Chapter Fifteen Night

  "Director Wang, come to my office for a moment." Mayor Li gave Wang Zhiyuan a call.

  Wang Zhiyuan walked into Li Town Mayor's office, "Mayor Li, what's up?"

  "Tell me, why did the village school teacher compromise on this matter of misusing the school's funds?"

  "What? Won't happen, these several nail households are so easy to talk to?!" Director Wang was also puzzled, putting it bluntly, if someone really wanted to investigate this matter, Qi Xiaonan would likely be investigated.

  At the end of July, Qinghe Village's small reform pilot work came to its final stop, with teachers and students participating in an assessment organized by the municipal education department.

  The assessment results were quite satisfactory, with six teachers including Li Wenxuan passing the exam smoothly. Li Wenxuan was assigned to teach at Xin Qiao Primary School due to his excellent performance. Eighty students also took the exams as required by their respective primary schools, and five students including Zhao Xiaoyan advanced to the corresponding grade levels. The rest were set back by no more than two grade levels, but that didn't matter - what was most important was that they had books.

  "Chen Gong, what great news!" Li Wenyuan was very excited.

  "What good news, Teacher Li," Chen Gong asked.

  "The Qinghe Town government has allocated a special fund for the original village primary school students to attend school, saying that after the demolition is completed, they will no longer settle any fees separately for the village primary school. This is already quite good, it's said that part of the income from the village primary school land acquisition or transfer will be used for the village primary school, but who knows what will happen in the future, only when the money is in hand can we be sure."

  "It's not as bad as you think, it was decided at the municipal government's standing committee meeting, who dares to make trouble? Our Qinghe trial has set a good precedent again. Don't worry about it. By the way, have you guys made up for the originally withheld funds?"

  "Alright, this time we'll take it together. Little Chen, you wouldn't know, Qinghe is a reform pilot area, with so many eyes watching here, who dares to make trouble? Other places can't be guaranteed. However, there's one way to completely eliminate the problem."

  "What's going on, Teacher Li?"

  "It's just that if you become a district head or a mayor, it would be easy to handle, whoever makes trouble will have their position revoked."

  "Haha, okay, Teacher Li, I'll do my best for your wonderful idea."

  ……

  Chen Gong really worked hard, a month of lectures in Fuhai City, half a year of assisting the reform work of various towns and villages in Xin Qiao District, busy to the point of being unable to open his eyes, fortunately, Wei Shuqin was always by his side for interviews and reports, and after work, they could encourage and cheer each other up.

  Half a year passed quickly, on the eve of Chinese New Year's Eve, the Nanqiao District Education Department held a district-wide primary school reform work summary meeting. The village and town reform was finally fully completed. As soon as Director He Youcai announced the end of the meeting, Chen Gong drove back to Qinghe in the old Hafei Lobo that the town had assigned to him.

  Chen Gong was on the phone with his mother Li Xiuzhen in the car, "Don't worry about me, I've been very busy with work these past few days, I don't think I'll be able to make it home for New Year's today. Take care of yourselves and tell Grandpa not to worry about me, okay? Happy New Year, Mom, yeah, bye."

  Chen Gong's heart had always wanted to go home, but he thought that although he was now doing well in Qinghe Town, in front of his dad, he was still a loser. He didn't want to go back and see the look on his dad's face. Besides, after the last time he got fired from the company and ran away from home, he didn't know if his dad still had any anger left in him after all this time. Even if not, seeing him would surely bring it out again. Moreover, Wei Shuqin had invited Chen Gong to take a few days off during his seven-day holiday to go to Fuhai City and find her.

  On New Year's Eve, at 8 o'clock in the evening. Chen Gong was alone on the streets of Qinghe Town. Although he had a half-hour phone call with Wei Shuqin, who could bear the loneliness of being away from home and alone? During the day, Li Fenghua also called to ask Chen Gong to go to his house for New Year's, but Chen Gong didn't want to go and cause trouble for Li Fenghua's family. After all, New Year's is a time when families are together, and having an outsider around always feels awkward.

  Chen Gong thinks that sending New Year's greetings via text message is not proper, it has become a mere formality. He believes that the traditional way of visiting relatives and friends in person, although old-fashioned, is more effective and can shorten the distance between people.

  Chen Gong was hesitant about whether to call Song Huiyun first, as she was the one who had saved his life. He had tried calling her many times before, but it never went through. Now that he finally got in touch with her, all he could think of saying was thank you.

  "Sister Song, it's me, Chen Gong. Yeah, I'm making a special call to wish you a happy new year, may your family be harmonious and beautiful, and may each year be more beautiful than the last." Chen Gong sincerely thought that Song Huiyun was not only beautiful in appearance but also had a beautiful heart. Although her face had begun to show some signs of aging, it couldn't hide her captivating face and noble temperament.

  "I'm drinking alone, can you come and keep me company for a bit?" Drinking alone!! Chen Gong still thought that Song Huiyun was happily having New Year's Eve dinner with her husband and children at this time.

  "Drink less, Song Jie, wine is not a good thing. What about your husband and children?" Chen Gong thought that such an excellent woman must have a perfect family.

  "Why are you asking so many questions? Do you have a car?" Song Huiyun was getting a bit impatient.

  "Yeah, this half year they assigned me a broken Hafei, it can still run." Chen Gong listened and always felt that something was off, what's wrong with Song Huiyun, originally it seemed like it wasn't like this, maybe she had drunk quite a bit.

  "It's fine as long as you have a car, come and I'll tell you. Ah, originally wanted to go to the bar alone, but they're all closed, come to my place instead, Mei Feng Xiaoqu in Xin Qiao District, call me when you arrive." Chen Gong just wanted to ask a few more questions, but the phone had already hung up. Forget it, I'll just go and see what's going on, something must have happened at home.

  All the way, Chen Gong drove and sent New Year's greetings to Guo Kesheng, Wang Guoqiang, He Youcai, Zhang Mingzhang and others. After finishing the phone call with Liu Yadong, Meifeng Community arrived. Chen Gong stopped the car by the roadside and dialed Song Huiyun's mobile phone. This place is really hard to find, asked three families selling firecrackers.

  Chen Gong followed Song Huiyun up the stairs, swaying from side to side as she walked.

  Chen Gong gently closed the door, "Song Jie, why are you drinking so much for no reason?"

  "Don't ask me, I'll tell you myself. I want to get it off my chest." Song Huiyun plopped herself down on the sofa and smoothed out her skirt that had been wrinkled from sitting.

  "Do you know, Chen Gong, I took notice of you the first time you came for an interview. Song Huiyun's face was flushed, her eyes full of longing as she gazed at Chen Gong, her right hand brushing her long hair back from her forehead. On this cold winter day, the air conditioner in Song Huiyun's home was turned up to a heat that couldn't be described."

  "Sister Song, what's wrong?" Chen Gong felt like he was being devoured by Song Huiyun like a dish, wondering if he was dreaming. The noble Sister Song was making such an enchanting and casual pose in front of him. Chen Gong swallowed his saliva, and because the room was too hot, he also took off his jacket.

  "Chen Gong, you look just like my first boyfriend, really, very similar." Song Huiyun picked up the red wine in her cup and drank it down, staring at Chen Gong without blinking.

  "Don't drink anymore, Sister Song, you've already had a lot." Chen Gong hurriedly stopped Song Huiyun.

  "Don't mind, listen to me. When my boyfriend and I were preparing to get married, he died in a car accident. At that time, I also wanted to accompany him, really, I'm not afraid of death, but I was worried that he would be lonely on the other side. Then, that damn man appeared, he was my boyfriend's boss, he comforted me, encouraged me, candlelight dinner, movies, sending flowers, he did so many things for me, and I softened up, I wanted to live a good life, I wanted to continue being taken care of, so I married him. Less than half a year later, I divorced him, and I even made him go to prison, do you know why?" Song Huiyun spoke slowly, as if recalling something while talking.

  "Why? Was he mean to you? What did he do wrong?" Chen Gong also became somewhat interested in knowing what happened afterwards.

  "He was bad to me, I can forgive him for that, after all, he pulled me back from the brink of collapse. But do you know what he did? He was with my boyfriend when the accident happened, on a business trip in the suburbs, and at the time of the accident, he didn't even call for help, he just stood by and watched as my boyfriend died!" Song Huiyun's voice became agitated.

  "Your husband, oh, why didn't that man go save your boyfriend?" Chen Gong asked.

  "Why, because he wanted me, he was jealous of my boyfriend. That's why I kept my body for over twenty years and gave it to an enemy, not even my boyfriend had touched me, but I was so stupid and gave it all to that bastard." Song Huiyun continued punching the sofa.

  "Sister Song, don't get excited, drink some water, I'll pour you a glass." Chen Gong stood up and went to the water dispenser to fetch a paper cup of water.

  "Do you know? Do you know how I found out about this? It's really strange, even I think it's unbelievable. That damned man came back drunk one day and told me himself, I was almost paralyzed." Song Huiyun continued to drink her red wine.

  When Chen Gong put the glass of water in front of Song Huiyun, he saw that there were already two empty bottles of red wine under the sofa, plus one on the tea table that was almost finished, making a total of three bottles.

  "Sister Song, bad people will get their retribution, you are a good person, you should live well." Chen Gong kept comforting Song Huiyun.

  "Chen Gong, I miss my boyfriend so much. When I see you, it's like seeing him. I want to hug him, I want to tell him I'm sorry, I want to tell him I've been waiting for him all along." Song Huiyun said as she pulled Chen Gong in front of her and wrapped her arms around his neck.

  "Sister Song, stop it, you might have had too much to drink." Chen Gong's heart was now boiling with passion, like a stormy sea, and if something happened, he thought that after Song Huiyun sobered up, he would not dare to face her. Wanting to push her away, Chen Gong's brain could not resist the temptation.

  Like this, the two of them half-pushed and half-just on the sofa, stroking each other's body, their tongues entwined like a maze, unable to separate.

  The two were passionate for a while, Song Huiyun held Chen Gong's hand and slowly lay down on the sofa, with her legs tightly closed together, one of them lifted slightly, and the black color of her skirt was faintly visible from under her white underwear, adding a few points to the tempting flavor.

  Chen Gong thought to himself, "Endure, endure, endure. I absolutely cannot take advantage of others in their time of need. Am I still human? Song sister is my benefactor."

  Chen Gong himself drank a mouthful of spilled water, resisting the familiar feminine scent coming from Song Huiyun's body.

  Song Huiyun lay on the sofa, her eyes shining with tears as she looked at Chen Gong. "Chen Gong, can you be my boyfriend for just one night? I know I'm not worthy of you, I'm much older than you and I only think of you as another person, but I'm really tired of living. I just want this once, if I can have it with you, I'll be content. Just pity me, an older sister, and accompany me, okay?" As she spoke, Song Huiyun slowly unbuttoned her shirt and unzipped her skirt.

  Chen Gong had been holding back for a long time, and being teased like this, no one would be able to remain calm. Chen Gong took off his clothes and pounced on her, the two of them kissing passionately, and soon Song Huiyun's tender arm was left with Chen Gong's handprint.

  Song Huiyun let out **moans, her voice growing louder and louder. Her two delicate white arms stretched towards Chen Gong's back, trying to touch every inch of skin she could reach.

  Soon, Song Huiyun's voice was mixed with Chen Gong's heavy panting.