Liu Zhizhong saw this and still found it a bit funny, he couldn't help saying, "Secretary Du, if you have something to say, please just say it, I'm all ears!"
Du Yuesheng chuckled, leaned in closer, and spoke as if he were whispering, "That, the turtle blood you had last night was really good, so powerful, hehe..."
He laughed, his dark face brimming with a cheeky vibe.
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhizhong also laughed, "Hehe, old turtle blood, indeed very nourishing. Of course, local catfish and old turtle meat are very nutritious! It seems, Secretary Du, that you had a very satisfying night last night?"
"Satisfying, satisfying, very satisfying..." Du Yuesheng's face was all smiles, that kind of smug pride and arrogance that men obtain, which was absolutely brilliant. Latest content publıshed on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝙣𝙚𝙩
Liu Zhizhong saw his dark circles and knew that he had worked overtime last night, and quite fiercely at that.
In his heart, however, Liu Zhizhong silently laughed: Black Donkey Du, oh Black Donkey Du, what do you know? Although old turtle blood is nourishing, I added another ingredient, which is even more nourishing, hehe...
On the surface, Liu Zhizhong gave a thumbs up, "Secretary Du is awesome! Youthful and strong, robust and vigorous, living a happy life!"
Listening, Du Yuesheng felt good but couldn't help remarking sentimentally, "Ah, the old saying in Yangzhou goes well, 'Local catfish, old turtle, in old age like a young lad, women worked to exhaustion, from last night till dawn, haha...'"
Liu Zhizhong had heard of this saying before; otherwise, he wouldn't have set such a stage.
As a result, Liu Zhizhong looked baffled, "We in Yangzhou, have such an old saying?"
"Why not? Haha... Does it not hit the nail on the head?"
"It does, hehe, it does... It's only people of your age, Secretary Du, with extensive experience, who can remember and come across such old sayings. Our ancestors summarized it so aptly, hehe..."
"Isn't that so? The words passed down by ancestors always mean something..."
"That's right, that's right ..."
With that, the conversation naturally became much lighter.
Eventually, Du Yuesheng said to Liu Zhizhong, "Zhizhong, since you're fairly free these days, think of some methods, go fishing more, catch some local catfish and old turtles, hehe, especially the old turtle blood, keep some for me."
Liu Zhizhong, quick-witted as he was, instantly grasped the main theme of today's meeting and immediately said, "No problem at all, Secretary Du. I'll listen to the arrangement, follow orders, for sure! Speaking of catching old turtles, I was lucky this time, but I actually have a way to do it, just need time, to locate the right spot, to bait the area, and set the rod..."
"Really? Hehe, you do have the time! Tell me, how are you going to do it?"
This brought the conversation back to Liu Zhizhong's area of expertise.
How to say it, in his youth, his foster father did indeed put in a lot of effort to raise him, earning money in every way possible.
Butchering pigs for New Year, of course, also catching turtles to sell...
As Liu Zhizhong talked about this, Du Yuesheng was pleasantly surprised, very happy, thinking that in the future, there would be plenty of turtle blood, there would be no shortage. Wouldn't it be great to sort out his little secretary thoroughly? And he might even cultivate a few other lovers, hehe?
Finally, Du Yuesheng, delighted, said, "Zhizhong, do it well. Old Du here, I'm a man of gratitude and principle, ha! You lad are reliable, able to handle things! I'll think about it when I get back."
Above in officialdom, when a top leader says they'll think about it for you, that means they really will think about it and arrange things.
On the contrary, if they say wait for implementation, that just means keep waiting because it might never happen.
If they say they'll research a bit more before deciding, that almost certainly means it's very unlikely...
Liu Zhizhong knew these things, so he quickly expressed his gratitude and mentioned he would swiftly see to the matters of sourcing local catfish and old turtles, and then he also needed to take his leave.
Du Yuesheng, however, said, "Hey, Zhizhong, don't rush off, stay, let's have lunch together. Didn't you just send over some fish and turtle meat? Come on, let's eat together..."
Liu Zhizhong had to bring up his mother-in-law, claiming she was injured and couldn't go out to buy groceries or cook, women care about face, and she wasn't used to eating out these days, and ordering food delivery wasn't feasible either.
Du Yuesheng, understanding, remarked, "That's true too! Then you better head back, taking care of your mother-in-law is important! She will surely be a great help to your affairs, take good care of her!"
"Um, thank you, Secretary Du, I will. Once things are settled, the fish for you and Minister Zhang, we still need to eat together, I'm currently raising them at home."
"Alright, alright, we'll talk about that when the time comes. You just go, make your mother-in-law comfortable, everything will be comfortable, hehe..."
This old lecher Du Yuesheng, talking about this, his smile was so wicked!
Liu Zhizhong looked depressed, awkwardly saying, "Secretary Du, your joke... goes a bit too far..."
"Did I joke? No! What are you imagining, lad? Don't even think about it, that's your mother-in-law, your mom!"
"Uh..." Liu Zhizhong was taken aback by Du Yuesheng's dead-serious demeanor, damn, how bad!
Sigh~~~ But then again, a big shot male leader in the local officialdom, which one of them is a fuel-efficient lamp? Which one isn't bad?
Even Minister Zhang Tianbao, who appeared gentle and refined, wasn't he also... hehe...