Chapter 564: Chapter 564: The Consequences of Making Mr. Song Angry Are Severe
Yuan Qin still remembered, three years ago, when Song Baiyan was serving as the Finance Minister, he urged Congress not to pass the bill concerning the exchange rate issue of a certain country. However, during the voting phase, a councilman surnamed Liu switched sides at the last minute.
According to Ji Ming’s description, Song Baiyan sat there with his entire face darkened.
At that time, he was also responsible for driving for Mr. Song.
That afternoon, Yuan Qin watched Song Baiyan come out of the Parliament Building, without uttering a word the entire way, the atmosphere in the car was oppressive, and it was also the first time he saw Mr. Song’s emotions so openly displayed.
Afterward, in Ji Ming’s words, that day Mr. Song was truly “furious with shame”.
Hence, the next day Mr. Song personally paid a visit to the Liu Family.
It was like a whim, without prior notice, Councilman Liu just happened to be out playing golf and wasn’t home, Song Baiyan’s visit left Mrs. Liu at a loss for words with happiness, the Finance Minister was a key member of the President’s Cabinet, directly responsible for the economic and financial affairs of Country S, and also held the most substantial authority within the Cabinet.
The advantage of a councilman is to run for President, but beyond that, their power is far from that of the Finance Minister, Song Baiyan.
When Song Baiyan sat down in the living room of the Liu’s, Mrs. Liu was somewhat pleasantly surprised, thinking her husband and Song Baiyan must be very close friends, and fearing that she would neglect the guest, she personally brewed tea for the Finance Minister, then called over her seven-year-old daughter from upstairs, who was practicing piano, to greet Song Baiyan.
Unlike most politicians who get headaches around children, Song Baiyan seemed to truly enjoy kids, Ji Ming stood aside, observing Song Baiyan kindly inquire about Councilman Liu’s daughter’s studies with great patience, it was for this reason that Councilman Liu’s daughter lingered in the living room, refusing to leave, and volunteered to give the Finance Minister a tour of their home.
Song Baiyan courteously declined, but eventually accompanied the child on a walk around the house. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ N0veI.Fiɾe.net
In the evening, Song Baiyan rose to leave the Liu’s.
On the way back, Councilman Liu’s phone call came through.
Yuan Qin was driving in the front, but he could also sense Councilman Liu’s anxiety, Song Baiyan did nothing at the Liu’s, merely sitting with Mrs. Liu and the child for a few hours and having a conversation, yet that alone already made Councilman Liu as vigilant as if facing a formidable enemy.
A minister, a Cabinet member, suddenly came over for tea at his house.
Actually, the word “suddenly” couldn’t be used.
—It was after he had reneged on his word and done something that had wronged Song Baiyan.
The timing of Song Baiyan’s visit, when he himself just happened to not be home, inevitably led him to believe it was a set-up.
Who knew what Song Baiyan might have done at his home.
When Councilman Liu returned home, learning that Song Baiyan had visited, in contrast to his wife’s joyful expression, his heart sank, with only one thought in his mind: Song Baiyan had come to settle scores!
When his daughter told him that she had taken “Uncle Finance Minister” around every corner of the house, he truly began to fear afterwards.
Song Baiyan was already familiar with every plant and flower in his home, and if he intended to do anything, it would be effortlessly easy.
Country S prohibited firearms, but that doesn’t mean there were no cases of burglary and murder.
Although he had only cast an affirmative vote, Song Baiyan’s visit signified that Song Baiyan kept it in his mind, he hadn’t forgotten Song Baiyan’s darkened face in Congress, and Song Baiyan’s presence in his home today, and getting along so well with his wife and daughter, further indicated that Song Baiyan was scheming to do something.
Even if his thoughts were a bit exaggerated, he had to guard against it.
Answering the phone, Councilman Liu started off with an apology, then added: “My wife and daughter don’t know about my work matters, it was me who broke my promise, please don’t make it difficult for them, Finance Minister.”