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Qin Feng was very busy for the next two days.

On the morning of the second day of the first lunar month, Qin Feng drove Zhou Qian and his daughter to Hu Jiayun's home to pay New Year's greetings to Hu Guangxiang. At noon, he drank some wine with Governor Hu Guangxiang. In the afternoon, he went to Zhao Hongjian's home and had dinner there.

For Qin Feng, whether he goes to Hu Guangxiang's house or Zhao Hongjian's house, it is no longer going to the leader's house, but visiting the elders' or relatives' houses, so Qin Feng now takes Zhou Qian and his daughter with him.

Of course, Qin Zhouqi received a lot of red envelopes when he went to these two places.

After paying New Year's greetings to these two people, Qin Feng had not even completed half of his task.

On the morning of the third day of the first lunar month, Qin Feng visited the home of Vice Governor Qi Jinliang, and then visited the homes of several leaders including the Ministry of Agriculture and the Development and Reform Commission.

These relationships must be maintained no matter what position Qin Feng is in. In any case, Qin Feng's network of relationships among city-level leaders in the entire Jiangnan Province is still very strong.

At noon, Qin Feng invited Zhao Hongjian's secretary Long Guangping to dinner. In the afternoon, he went to pay New Year's greetings to the two leaders. In the evening, he invited Hu Guangxiang's secretary Liu Changlin to dinner together.

These days, especially today, Qin Feng was almost immersed in alcohol. Even if Qin Feng had a good alcohol tolerance and was in good health, he couldn't handle it.

Adhering to the principle of not bothering others during the Spring Festival, Qin Feng took a taxi out and back.

When he came back, Qin Feng felt dizzy and somewhat out of consciousness.

When Zhou Qian saw Qin Feng coming back, reeking of alcohol, she immediately supported him and squatted down to change his shoes for him: "How much did you drink?"

"I have no choice but to drink. I don't know how much I drank, but luckily I knew it. I pretended to be drunk and took a taxi back. If I drank more, I would definitely fall on the table." Qin Feng said happily.

"You are still feeling proud. Look at you, you reek of alcohol. Sit for a while. I'll get you some bath water. Take a good soak to sober you up." Zhou Qian changed Qin Feng's shoes and asked her aunt to make a cup of tea for Qin Feng.

Qin Feng sat on the sofa for a while. Zhou Qian came out of the bathroom, went into the room to get some clean clothes for Qin Feng, and then helped Qin Feng into the bathroom.

Qin Feng was lying in the bathtub, and Zhou Qian was squatting behind the bathtub, holding Qin Feng's head. For both of them, there was no discomfort at all, after all, they were already an old couple.

"You should drink less in the future. You don't feel it when you are young, but when you get older, your body will be full of problems. Look at my dad, he also drank desperately for work when he was young, and then you saw him get sick when he got older." Zhou Qian massaged Qin Feng, pressing his head and shoulders.

"These relationships must be maintained well, not for my personal future, but mainly for work and for Xiquan. If Xiquan wants to develop and alleviate poverty, it certainly cannot rely on Xiquan alone. This requires strong support from the province. As you know, provincial policies are one thing, and whether these policies can be smoothly implemented is another. In a society where human relationships are important, no matter how advanced the system is, it cannot avoid the issue of human relationships." Qin Feng sighed.

"You are so much like my dad in this respect. All you think about is work and the common people. You never think about yourself. Sometimes I don't quite understand what's the point of you doing this?" Zhou Qian sighed.

"How can it be meaningless? Others may not understand, but you should. Do you remember when you helped me with the live broadcast in Bishan? Weren't you happy to see the people making money? If there is a chance, I will take you back to Bishan, especially Niujiaoshan Village."

"Look at the life they are living now, and think about the life they lived before, and you will understand the significance of what we are doing." Qin Feng said with a smile.

He drank too much today, so he said so much to Zhou Qian out of emotion.

Qin Feng was lying in the bathtub, stimulated by alcohol and kept talking to Zhou Qian about work. Zhou Qian moved a small stool and sat behind Qin Feng, pressing his head and shoulders to help him feel more relaxed.

Qin Feng soaked for a long time before finally changing his clothes and coming out. Because of the bath and Zhou Qian's massage, a lot of the alcohol had dissipated.

Qin Feng played games with his daughter for a while when his cell phone rang again.

Qin Feng took a look at his phone, then walked into the room to answer it.

Zhou Qian just glanced at him briefly, and then continued to take a shower as if nothing had happened. She was sweating from giving Qin Feng a massage.

When Zhou Qian came out of the shower, she found Qin Feng had already changed into his going-out clothes and was sitting on the sofa.

"Are you... going out?" Zhou Qian asked curiously as she looked at Qin Feng, who was dressed neatly.

"Um... Zhou Qian, I have something to do and I have to go out for a while."

"So late?" Zhou Qian was surprised.

Qin Feng didn't say anything either.

"Be safe and remember to come back early tomorrow morning. I'll ask them to pick us up at nine o'clock." Zhou Qian said with a smile.

"Okay." Qin Feng nodded and walked out.

Watching Qin Feng walk out, Zhou Qian felt mixed emotions. She watched Qin Feng's departing figure silently and didn't speak for a long time.

Qin Feng drank and walked out of the community alone without driving.

There was a car parked on the road in front of the community entrance. Qin Feng walked over, opened the passenger door and got in.

Qin Feng got in and the car started and drove out immediately.

"I knew you would come out. You still can't bear to leave me." Zhang Yingying said with a smile while driving.

Ever since Qin Feng lost his temper with Zhang Yingying on New Year's Eve, Zhang Yingying has been contacting Qin Feng these past few days, taking the initiative to admit her mistakes and wanting to meet Qin Feng, but Qin Feng has always ignored Zhang Yingying.

The first reason was that Zhang Yingying’s behavior that day really angered Qin Feng. The second reason was that Qin Feng was too busy these two days and had no time to pay attention to Zhang Yingying.

Qin Feng received a call from Zhang Yingying just after he came out of the shower. Zhang Yingying told Qin Feng directly that she was now outside Zhou Qian's community, and if Qin Feng did not come out to see her within half an hour, she would go directly to Zhou Qian's house to find him.

With Xie Fengmin and his daughter at home, Qin Feng would never let Zhang Yingying go today, so he had to go out even though he knew that going out late at night would make Zhou Qian suspicious.

This is why Qin Feng put on his clothes and came out late at night.

"Zhang Yingying, do you think it's fun to make such a fuss?" Qin Feng asked with a dark face. As he asked, he opened the window and lit a cigarette.

"I miss you. I know you will be unhappy if I do this, but I really can't control myself. Do you know how long it has been since we last met? Do you know that I came to Zhongjiang to celebrate the New Year just for you? Do you know that I spent the entire New Year alone? Do you know how lonely I was?"

"I've been waiting for you since Chinese New Year, waiting for you to come and see me, but what happened? I waited from Chinese New Year to the first day of the first lunar month, then the second day, the third day...it's like you disappeared. Not to mention coming to see me, you didn't even reply to the messages I sent you."