Chapter 797: Chapter 797 Classmate Sentiment
The Milky Way Restaurant was a fine dining spot in Nanping City, very upscale indeed. Zhou Dahuo’s decision to dine here meant he was splurging a bit.
Ji Yang grew more appreciative of this Zhou Dahuo. The guy understood the value of spending, although his goal was Ji Yang himself, and he employed some tactics in his approach, he was certainly more adept than other classmates.
“Old classmate, up for a few rounds?” Zhou Dahuo pulled Ji Yang over, inviting him to play mahjong.
“I don’t know how to play this, let’s just chat with everyone.”
“Sure, sure, we rarely get together, everyone’s busy with their own lives. Today we should have a good catch-up.”
One by one, the classmates walked in.
There was some surprise upon seeing Ji Yang; nobody expected that Ji Yang, the most talked-about classmate, would show up today.
“Hey, old classmate, what kind of wind blew you, our busy man, over here?” a female classmate named Jiang Xiaoli asked with a smile.
Jiang Xiaoli wasn’t considered beautiful, but she was definitely prettier than the average girl, with a distinct charm that made her popular among the boys in the class.
Ji Yang replied with a smile, “Just got home today and Heizi spotted me, then Dahuo called me over.”
Zhou Dahuo chuckled, “Now that you’re a leader, you must have a lot on your plate, definitely no time to hang out with us idlers. By the way, I haven’t asked yet, are you transferred back here?”
Facing everyone’s curious glances, Ji Yang replied with a smile, “Yeah, I’ve been transferred back from South Dian Province.”
“Is it because that place is lagging in development, or something like that?”
“Not really lagging behind anymore. The development pace there is pretty fast now, it’s matched up with our province in all aspects.”
“Sigh, maybe in other places, but here in Nanping, things are complicated. The officials only think about lining their pockets. Just recently, several city leaders were arrested in the anti-corruption drive.”
Zhou Dahuo’s eyes lit up as he looked at Ji Yang, “What’s your role since you’re back? There’s a severe lack of leading officials in Nanping City now. I’ve heard many departments have leaders who were arrested.”
A classmate named He Xiaobo interjected, “I heard from my significant other that the corruption case in Nanping City involved too many officials; the top two positions in many departments are compromised. They brought in some officials from outside, so Ji Yang, were you brought in to refill these positions?”
“He Xiaobo, does your significant other work in the government?” Ji Yang asked.
He Xiaobo had a trace of smugness in her tone when she had spoken, signaling that her man had insider information. For original chapters go to novel[f]ire.net
She replied with a smile, “Not exactly in the government, just a small role at the Water Resources Bureau.”
“Be careful, He Xiaobo. The temptations out there are too strong. I’ve heard that many officials got implicated and into trouble. Make sure he doesn’t get into any mishap.”
“Zhang Xiaocui, what are you talking about? I heard your man almost got into trouble.”
The two female classmates used to clash back in school, and now they were arguing again.
Ji Yang found it amusing and asked Zhang Xiaocui, “What does your man do?”
“Hmph, urban management, strutting around all day.”
“What are you talking about?”
As the two seemed ready to fight again, Zhou Dahuo intervened with a laugh, “Alright, alright, it’s a class reunion today. Let’s not get into that. Those who weren’t involved in the anti-corruption campaign should count themselves lucky; we should congratulate the two.”
Ji Yang remarked, “I didn’t expect Nanping City to be so chaotic.”
“It’s a bit better now, but Ji Yang, even with the anti-corruption measures, some underground forces haven’t been completely dealt with. I hear it’s pretty complicated,” another classmate warned.
“Old Du, you shouldn’t talk nonsense.”
Du Mingwei’s expression changed slightly, and he hastily said, “Right, right, we shouldn’t speak carelessly. We are just common folks; better to live our simple lives.”
Ji Yang suddenly sensed there might be more happening beneath the surface.
Yet, looking at everyone’s demeanor, Ji Yang knew he probably wouldn’t get much out of them.