Official Career Storm-Chapter 1356

Song Guanchao spent three months at the party school, so he's quite familiar with the provincial city.

Upon arriving in the provincial city, he headed straight to the city government and found a nearby agency to look for a place to stay.

The apartment he rented was in the same neighborhood as Wu Qiangwei.

After signing the contract and paying the rent, just as Song Guanchao was about to grab a bite and shop for some essentials, Liang Jiajia called.

"Did you arrive in the provincial city?"

"I've already rented a place."

"So fast? Where are you now? Have you eaten?"

"Not yet, just finished everything. Was about to call you, want to have a meal together."

"Then come pick me up."

Half an hour later, Song Guanchao picked up Liang Jiajia, who was drenched in sweat, hair and body completely soaked, her clothes clinging tightly to her.

"Are detectives always this busy?"

It's the weekend, yet she doesn't seem to have any time off.

Liang Jiajia pulled down her collar, facing the air conditioner vent: "Always busy, okay."

"There's a parking lot ahead, park there, and we'll go to that Fujian cuisine restaurant nearby. Their food is good."

She pointed, Song Guanchao nodded and found the parking lot.

After eating, Liang Jiajia accompanied him to the supermarket to shop for essentials.

Then she went with him to the rental apartment.

After a quick tour, Liang Jiajia commented, "Not bad."

She plopped onto the sofa, said, "I heard from my dad that Secretary Zhou seems to have an issue with you, did you offend him?"

Song Guanchao sat next to her, teasing her waist, "Just expressed some opinions in the office, and he holds a grudge. Who would've thought he'd be so petty to remember until now."

He briefly explained the situation, and Liang Jiajia widened her eyes, "Just because of this little thing?"

"Yeah," Song Guanchao sighed, "Does it sound unbelievable?"

Liang Jiajia said, "Good thing you're lucky, Governor Lu happened to catch wind of it, and even called you. As long as Zhou Zheng isn't foolish, he won't make things difficult for you anymore."

Song Guanchao nodded, was about to speak when his phone suddenly rang; it was Wu Qiangwei calling.

"It's Mayor Wu's call."

He mentioned, pressing the phone to his ear, "Mayor."

"Have you settled in?"

"Yeah, just had dinner, rented a place, ready to start tomorrow."

"Wait until Monday," Wu Qiangwei replied, "If you have time tonight, come by, I want to update you on some city government matters."

"Sure, I'll come over tonight."

After ending the call, Liang Jiajia asked, "What did Mayor Wu say?"

"She asked me to drop by in the evening to brief me about the city government."

"Mayor Wu seems to treat you quite well."

"How could she not, I'm her person."

Song Guanchao didn't delve into the topic further, brushing it off, his hands cheekily starting to undress her.

Within a couple of minutes, she'd been stripped completely.

Song Guanchao pounced like a hungry tiger, while Liang Jiajia half-heartedly resisted, quickly succumbing to his advances, letting out gasps as he explored deeply and shallowly.

They remained in the rental apartment until dusk; worn out by Song Guanchao's antics, Liang Jiajia didn't want to move at all, even dinner was ordered in.

After eating their fill, Song Guanchao checked the time and said, "I should go. Rest well at home."

Leaving home, Song Guanchao walked directly to Wu Qiangwei's place.

Halfway there, he suddenly felt he probably shouldn't have rented in the same neighborhood.

If she caught him going in and out with other women, it might cause some awkwardness.

Arriving at the door, Song Guanchao knocked lightly, and before long, the door was opened from within.

Today, Wu Qiangwei wasn't sure if she'd gone to city government, but at the moment she was clad only in a gentle style home wear.

Her hair was pinned up, casually secured with a butterfly hairpin, radiating a lazy allure, utterly captivating.

"Have you eaten?" When it's just the two of them privately, Song Guanchao spoke increasingly casually.

"Not yet."

"Want to go eat out?"

"I bought groceries."

Song Guanchao glanced towards the kitchen; indeed, there were various foodstuffs scattered about.

Clearly, Wu Qiangwei wasn't the cook, so the task naturally fell to Song Guanchao.

Over half an hour later, several dishes adorned the table.

Song Guanchao removed his apron, washed his hands, "Let's eat."

Despite having had dinner earlier, his appetite was large, plus with the day's exertion he could eat again in a short time.

They sat opposite each other, Song Guanchao holding his bowl and chopsticks, eating while gazing at her. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The intensity of his gaze was hard to ignore; even someone with thick nerves and slow reactions would sense it.

Wu Qiangwei felt rather uneasy under his watch.

This guy was getting bolder!

She took a forceful bite of hollow vegetable, deciding to assert her mayoral status.

Then suddenly she raised her head.

However, Song Guanchao wasn't flustered at all, neither trying to hide nor evade, simply smiling as their eyes met.

His calm reaction left Wu Qiangwei somewhat at a loss, her cheeks flushed, her gaze darting.

Ultimately she lowered her head, quietly eating plain rice.

The fleeting bashfulness made Song Guanchao's heart race, stirring a desire to hold her.

After eating half a bowl of rice, Wu Qiangwei regained her composure, raising her eyes again only to find Song Guanchao still watching.

"What are you looking at?"

"Looking at the Mayor."

"Why are you looking at me?"

"Nothing special, just haven't seen you in a while, want to look."

"..." His blunt honesty left Wu Qiangwei both embarrassed and annoyed, wanting to scold him but at a loss for words, just kept eating.

Song Guanchao stopped teasing her, asking, "Mayor, tell me about the city government a bit, so I can mentally prepare for work the day after tomorrow."

Wu Qiangwei let out a barely audible hum, knowing he was offering her an escape.

"Remember Secretary Han?"

"Yeah, vaguely."

He recalled Secretary Han was Han Lan, a woman in her forties.

His first impression of Secretary Han was she was mature, steady, and not very talkative.

Seemed like someone who gets things done.

Whether her actual character aligned with his initial impression would need to be validated through further interaction.

"Secretary Han offended Zhang Yan, so although she's Secretary, many don't take her seriously."

"Since I came to the city government, her situation has improved. But her approach is strictly by the book, without any leader's authority, making it hard to handle many matters well."

Discussing Han Lan, Wu Qiangwei frowned slightly; her character was commendable, yet her handling of affairs could be concerning.

Though Song Guanchao hadn't had deep interactions, her description gave him a general idea.

Not having a leader's aura sounds positive.

Yet in reality, such individuals struggle with their role effectively.

Without a leader's aura, people don't fear you, making it hard for your directives to be executed.

Simply put, people don't take you seriously.