Chapter 1586: Classmate’s identity

Chapter 1586: Classmate’s identity

Inside the Royal Hotel.

There was a bit of unpleasantness over a piece of luggage.

In front of many people, Hou's father scolded Hou's mother.

However, Dong Xuebing didn't think much of it. He didn't even consider it a big deal. Even though Hou's mother hadn't looked at Dong Xuebing properly at the airport or in the car, she was still the mother of an old classmate. Dong Xuebing's relationship with Hou Wen was there, so he didn't take it seriously. As Xie Huilan said, Hou's mother was Dong Xuebing's elder, and he should address her as "Auntie." It shouldn't be a big deal to carry her luggage.

Mayor Wang pretended not to see anything.

Hou's mother couldn't bear to lose face. After gritting her teeth momentarily, she relaxed and forced a regular expression. "Give me the luggage."

Dong Xuebing disagreed. "It's alright, Auntie."

Hou's mother insisted, "It's not appropriate. Auntie will take it herself."

"It's not that serious. I'll carry it up for you later," Dong Xuebing persisted.

Xie Huilan also said, "Sister-in-law, don't be polite to him. My husband may not have much else, but he's strong. Let him carry it."

Hou's mother hurriedly said, "How can I let him carry?"

She couldn't compete with Dong Xuebing, so she glanced at Hou's father.

Seeing that Dong Xuebing and his wife were indifferent, Hou's father felt relieved but didn't dare to be rude to Dong Xuebing. So, he took matters into his own hands and reached out to take his wife's suitcase. "You also need to take the luggage upstairs yourself." With that, he threw the suitcase to Hou Wen.

Hou Wen caught it and brought it over.

Dong Xuebing shook his head helplessly and didn't say anything more.

Xie Huilan looked at her watch. "The car hasn't arrived yet, has it?"

"It should be arriving soon. They're probably preparing over there," Mayor Wang replied.

Xie Huilan smiled. "Then I'll go upstairs with my husband to put away our things first and return later. Mayor Wang, Mayor Hou, Sister-in-law, see you later."

Dong Xuebing said, "Then we'll leave first."

Hou's father immediately said, "Mr. Dong, join us for the development zone inspection."

Dong Xuebing chuckled. "I won't go. I just made plans with Hou Wen to go out for a while this afternoon."

"How about having dinner tonight?" Hou's father tentatively suggested.

Mrs. Hou was taken aback. "He's not a cadre's family member, then what is he?"

Mayor Hou looked at Hou Wen. "Did your classmate tell you what he does?"

"He did. He's a civil servant," Hou Wen blinked. "What's wrong?"

Mayor Hou said, "There are many civil servants. I'm also a civil servant. Did he tell you what he specifically does?"

Hou Wen hesitated momentarily, "He told me that Xie Huilan is his wife, and my mom and I didn't believe him. We thought he was joking. Later, I didn't inquire much about his job. Dong Xuebing is just like me. He graduated only two or three years ago. What important position could he possibly hold? My situation in the state-owned enterprise is somewhat better. I could climb up faster by leveraging connections. But he is within the system and has to take things step by step. Many pairs of eyes are watching him. In three years, he probably meets the criteria for promotion. At most, he might become Section Chief. I think the possibility of him being a Deputy Section Chief is higher. Um, I've always thought Dong Xuebing was just an ordinary clerk. Isn't it, Dad? What's with all the fuss?"

Mayor Hou chuckled, "A clerk?"

Mrs. Hou also sensed that there might be a problem. She put aside her annoyance with her husband and lowered her tone, "Old Hou, what's going on?"

Mayor Hou replied, "You almost caused me a big problem."

Mrs. Hou anxiously asked, "What happened? Just say it."

"Yeah, Dad," Hou Wen said in confusion, "Just tell us."

Mayor Hou took a deep breath, "A few days ago, something happened in Xiaxing City, you know?"

Mrs. Hou said, "I heard a bit about it but didn't catch everything. What happened?"

Mr. Hou continued, "It's Xiao Wen's classmate who carried your luggage. Provincial leaders went to Xiaxing City for an inspection, and he scolded them from head to toe. And do you know the result? The provincial officials didn't continue the inspection and left in disgrace. Initially, Deputy Governor Jia was supposed to lead the delegation but fell ill and couldn't come. A clerk! Have you ever seen a clerk scold provincial officials for half a day, and the other party dared not to retaliate?"

Mrs. Hou exclaimed, "What?"

Hou Wen was also stunned, "Really?"

"What do you mean?" Mr. Hou said, "The matter has already caused a stir. Everyone in the province knows about it."

Hou Wen sighed, "Now that you mentioned it, I think I heard something about it, but I didn't ask for details."

Mrs. Hou hurriedly asked, "Old Hou, what does Dong Xuebin do exactly?"

Mr. Hou explained, "You guys... Even in the hall, you didn't think carefully. Secretary Xie is such a beautiful young city party secretary. How many people are worthy of marrying her? How many can marry her? But she chose Xiao Wen's classmate. If Xiao Wen's classmate didn't have some ability, do you think it's possible? Stupid! Look at my and Old Wang's attitude. Can't you tell? Things would have gotten worse if I hadn't taken a stand then."

Hou Wen urged, "Dad, please tell us quickly."

Mayor Hou sighed, "Your classmate is not any small fry now. Just because he's about the same age as you doesn't mean he's unimportant. He's a Division Chief level Inspector in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Eighth Inspection Office. He's in charge of our Jiangnan Province. With just a word, he can investigate the property declarations of provincial leaders. After obtaining approval, he has the authority to interrogate provincial leaders. You still asked him to carry your luggage. Why didn't you ask the governor to do your laundry?"

Hou Wen was shocked, " Division Chief level Inspector in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Eighth Inspection Office?”

Mrs. Hou was also startled, "I-I didn't know."