Chapter 1584: I told you she is my wife

Chapter 1584: I told you she is my wife

Hotel lobby.

It's three in the afternoon.

The few of them started chatting, getting to know each other. The other city leaders were all old comrades from Jiangnan Province, quite familiar with each other. However, Secretary Xie from Xiaxing City was new here, so it was necessary to introduce her to the other leaders' spouses. The conversation was relaxed, not about on work matters much. After all, this trip was mainly for tourism. Moreover, they were not from the same city, so there wasn't much overlap in their work. Most of the time, they chatted about daily life and cracked jokes, just like ordinary folks.

Xie Huilan smiled and said, "Your son is not even thirty yet?"

"No, just turned twenty-six," Hou's father said. "And he's not married yet."

Mayor Wang chuckled and pointed to Hou Wen. "Your standards are too high. You better hurry up so Mayor Hou and his wife won't worry."

Hou Wen seemed familiar with Mayor Wang. "Hehe, I'm still young."

Hou's mother sighed. "I've been telling Old Hou for a year or two, but he never listens."

Xie Huilan chatted casually. "Twenty-six is still young. I didn't get married until I was twenty-nine or thirty."

Hou's father waved his hand. "This kid can't compare to you."

Hou's mother half-jokingly said, "Huilan, since you came from Beijing, you know many people. If there are suitable girls, consider introducing them to our Xiao Wen, okay?" The identities of the people present were similar, so even though they were meeting for the first time, Hou's mother felt close enough to call Xie Huilan by her first name.

Xie Huilan smiled. "Sure. I'll keep an eye out for Xiao Wen."

Hou Wen was speechless. "Mom, you and Dad have been pestering me about getting married for a year or two. Can't your taste be a bit higher? I'm serving the people now. Where do I have time to think about love affairs? Sister Xie, please don't listen to my parents. I wouldn't dare to trouble you with introducing potential partners. Hehe, I plan to follow your lead and learn from you. No rush at twenty-six; we'll talk about it at thirty."

Everyone chuckled at his words.

"You rascal," Hou's mother playfully tapped her son's head. "Who are you going to follow? Don't call Sister Xie. From now on, call her, um, call her Aunt Xie." In terms of status, Xie Huilan, as the Party secretary of the city committee, was indeed a senior to Hou Wen and some other younger folks, but she was only five or six years older than Hou Wen.

Hou Wen hesitated for a few seconds and couldn't express himself. "Isn't calling her auntie making her sound old?"

Xie Huilan smiled. "Just call me Sister Xie, don't call me auntie. Hehe, let's keep it casual."

Mayor Wang laughed heartily. "Don't force Hou Wen if it sounds awkward. Secretary Xie is so young and beautiful. If you call her auntie, I can't bear to listen."

Xie Huilan modestly said, "What beauty? Mayor Wang is teasing me. Hehe, I saw your wife on the plane. She's even more beautiful than me."

Mayor Wang listened with pleasure and waved his hand. "My wife, when she was young, was indeed beautiful, but not anymore. She's aged. Now, let's talk about Mayor Hou's wife. She's the one who's getting younger by the day. She's not even forty yet." He turned to Hou's mother and said, "Sister-in-law, you must teach my wife how to maintain herself. You can't keep secrets."

Xie Huilan chuckled, "No need, Mayor Wang."

Mother Hou also asked, "How about we call him to check if he's arrived by now?"

"No need to call." Xie Huilan smiled, "My husband is already here."

Mother Hou was stunned, "He's here? When did he arrive, and where is he?"

Mayor Wang was also puzzled, "Didn't you say he hadn't arrived just now?"

Father Hou and Hou Wen looked around but didn't see him. Where did he come from?

Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Dong Xuebing filtered himself out. He couldn't help but spread his hands helplessly, making an innocent expression to his wife.

Xie Huilan also smiled. Under the stunned gazes of Father Hou, Mother Hou, and the others, she walked two steps forward and stood beside Dong Xuebing, naturally holding his hand. With a faint smile, she pointed and said, "Let me introduce hehe; this is my husband, Dong Xuebing."

"Dong Xuebing?"

"So, this is Dong Xuebing."

Father Hou and Mayor Wang were both stunned.

But they weren't the most astonished ones. The most shocked were Mother Hou and Hou Wen.

Upon hearing this, Mother Hou was dumbfounded, and Hou Wen almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Looking at Father Hou, Xie Huilan said, "I didn't expect my husband and your son to be college classmates. What a coincidence, hehe."

Hou Wen was about to sit on Dong Xuebing to death, shocked, he pulled him aside and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Dong Xuebing looked at him speechlessly, "I've been saying she's my wife all along. I said it in the taxi and just now when we entered the hotel. Didn't you listen?"

Hou Wen was speechless, "I thought you were joking."

Dong Xuebing: "......"

Mother Hou was the most embarrassed. Thinking back to her criticism of Dong Xuebing's nonsense earlier, she felt a flush of embarrassment on her face, a bit unable to face them.

Good heavens, what's going on here?

So the City Party Secretary is your wife, huh?