Chapter 44: Glory? No way, Luo Xiaotong let that fat guy Liu sit for a while, fining someone was not something he could decide on his own.

  Fat Liu's attitude was quite amiable: "Young man, you're really humorous. The fine is up to me to decide, not up to you." He almost said that at this time he was the big boss, and everyone under his control were just kids.

  Lu Xiaotong didn't have the heart to joke around: "I know this, but I'm not the one who counts. Even if it's a fine, it's still up to the town leaders to take responsibility."

  Out of the boiler room, three steps and two steps ran up to the third floor. On the way, I met Qi Tian on the second floor, said hello, didn't notice what Qi Tian said, just said there was an urgent matter to find the mayor, and rushed upstairs.

  Hao Meiyan was sitting in the office, on the phone, seemingly chatting with someone she knew very well. She was laughing and smiling, occasionally letting out a soft giggle. When Luo Xiaotong came in, she motioned for him to sit down and pointed to the cigarettes on the tea table, indicating that he could help himself. Luo Xiaotong had something on his mind and wasn't there to idle around, so he didn't have the patience to wait. He stood up and sat back down again after a while.

  Hao Meiyan was talking to someone on the phone while looking at him, guessing that he had an urgent matter and didn't chat with the person anymore, saying that someone was looking for her and would talk later, hanging up with a lingering enthusiasm.

  "Little kid, look at you, like a fire burning on your butt, what's going on?" With a smile on his face, his eyes stared at Luo Xiaotong, exceptionally gentle.

  Luo Xiaotong didn't have the mood at this time, roughly telling Hua Meiyan about Liu Pangzi's situation, hoping she could go and take a look. Hua Meiyan stared at Luo Xiaotong until he finished speaking, then laughed: "Don't worry, we all know Liu Pangzi's temper, it's nothing, just trying to find an excuse to make us surrender. This guy is really something, making trouble out of nothing. I'll go down and take a look with you." After finishing speaking, she opened the drawer and took out two boxes of cigarettes, also Zhonghua. It seems that public servants are all very patriotic, uniformly smoking Zhonghua cigarettes, even if they don't smoke, they have to collect them to show their patriotism. However, what made Luo Xiaotong puzzled was that Chen Hua's drawer had money, and Hua Meiyan's drawer had cigarettes, maybe every leader's drawer has something, the drawer is their treasure chest, with everything they need.

  Luo Xiaotong followed behind Hao Meiyan, he wanted to walk alongside her, but felt it wasn't suitable, how could a nobody like him stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the town head. He still had some self-awareness after all. But this way wasn't bad either, for the first time tightly following behind the town head, it was also somewhat impressive. Moreover, following behind Hao Meiyan allowed him to unscrupulously admire her slightly plump butt, so sexy that it easily made people's thoughts stray. No wonder the secretary was like that with her, she really was enchanting.

  On the way, Hao Meiyan turned back and asked if that fat Liu had said anything else. She was smiling all the time while asking, and although it was winter, Luo Xiaotong felt warm and comfortable all over. After hurrying a few steps, he told Hao Meiyan that Fat Liu hadn't said anything, just wanted to fine them. Hao Meiyan didn't ask any more questions and arrived at the boiler room.

  Liu Pao sat in the house, surrounded by smoke, his originally small eyes becoming even smaller due to the smoke. When he saw Hao Meiyan, they immediately enlarged and sparkled: "Mayor Hao, it's been a year since we last met, and you're getting more beautiful." His eyes were fixed on Hao Meiyan's chest, looking as if he wanted to dive in and take a look at any moment.

  Hao Meiyan slightly raised her eyebrows: "Fatty Liu, you're getting better and better at extortion." Apparently they were extremely familiar with each other, speaking without any courtesy.

  Pangzi Liu smiled and threw away the cigarette butt in his hand: "Hao Town Chief, how can you say that? I am handling this impartially and implementing policy regulations. Your early ignition has nothing to do with me, but if you start the furnace without our Boiler Inspection Department's inspection, once an accident occurs, it will not only be your responsibility, but I will also be implicated."

  Hao Meiyan plopped herself down on the kang. Luo Xiaotong took one look and realized he had been so busy with the stove that he hadn't had a chance to sweep the dust floating on the kang. Hao Meiyan was dressed so nicely, and now she had sat down carelessly and gotten dusty all over - wouldn't he be held responsible? Hao Meiyan would definitely not be happy about it. He hastily found a clean rag and asked Hao Meiyan to stand up, then made an effort to wipe her down, seeing that some dust had stuck to her buttocks. He really wanted to lend a hand himself, his hands hovering near her plump hips before stopping, feeling embarrassed, he chuckled: "Mayor, you'd better do it yourself."

  Hao Meiyan took it over, patted it lightly, and handed it to Luo Xiaotong, then sat down again. Then he pulled out the two boxes of cigarettes from his pocket and handed them to Fat Liu, saying: "You, don't use regulations to scare me, Fat Liu, regulations are for others, when it comes to me, it's these two boxes of cigarettes, plus the inspection fees we should pay, do you agree?"

  Liu, the fatty, didn't mince words either. He took it and put it in a leather bag he was carrying: "Since Mayor Hao has spoken, how can I say no? Alright, I'll go along with you." He chuckled: "But what about my lunch today?" That face turned red and black, not showing the slightest bit of embarrassment, probably because he had been through this kind of situation many times before.

  "When did you come here with an empty stomach and leave?" Hao Meiyan's voice was a bit softer: "You are lenient to us, we also want to repay you." Turning her face to look at Luo Xiaotong, her eyes were gentle: "Xiaotong, after Liu checks the boiler later, you seal it well, then take him to Hongyu Restaurant in town.

  Lu Xiaotong was surprised and delighted, the town's reception of guests, ordinary staff were not close to the edge, a small temporary worker, how can enjoy such treatment? If it is Hao Meiyan casual perfunctory, then unknowingly went, but rather embarrassing.

  "Town head, I won't go," said Luo Xiaotong with a contradictory heart and mouth.

  Hao Meiyan raised an eyebrow: "Let you go, then go, my words you don't listen to, do you want Fat Liu to say that I can't lead subordinates?"

  "I didn't mean it like that," Luo Xiaotong hastily explained: "Town head, what I meant was——."

  "I don't care what you mean, but now you need to understand mine." Hao Meiyan still had a smile on her face, but her tone was firm: "It's settled then, I have some things to take care of, you guys go ahead and get busy. Once you're at the restaurant, give me a call. Xiao Tong, do you have my phone number?"

  Luo Xiaotong knew that Hao Meiyan was sincere in letting him go, and he couldn't help but feel excited: "Yes, yes, I've been working in the town for a short time, and Vice Mayor Chen gave me the town's phone book."

  "Alright, I'll wait for your call." Hao Meiyan stood up, and with Liu Xiaoxiao, told him to hurry up with the inspection, then pushed open the door and left.

  Hao Meiyan left, and Liu Pang immediately entered his working role. He carried a toolbox with him, saying that the inspection equipment was inside, but he never opened it to use it. Instead, he asked Luo Xiaotong this and that, nodded and said that everything seemed normal, so there was no need for tool inspection. Luo Xiaotong didn't say anything, but in his heart, he was very unhappy. The country let such a fat-headed guy do this kind of work, if there wasn't an accident, it would be strange.

  But Luo Xiaotong didn't care about these things, even if there were problems, it had nothing to do with himself. After settling the stove and locking the door, he came out with Liu Pangzi and went to the finance department to collect the inspection fee. As soon as they left the building, Luo Xiaotong felt extremely excited in his heart, taking the guests to a restaurant, which was usually the exclusive privilege of the heads of various departments, and unexpectedly, he enjoyed this honor today.