Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: The Summoning

”Mayor Luo, good morning!”

”Mayor Luo, good morning!”

”...”

Feeling that the greetings from staff members along the way seemed double the usual number, Luo Zhenggang was somewhat puzzled and hastened his pace towards the office.

”Good morning, Mayor!” As Luo Zhenggang entered his office, Secretary Wang just finished all miscellaneous tasks—cleaning was done, tea was brewed, and the newspapers were placed on the desk.

”Xiao Wang...” Luo Zhenggang stopped Secretary Wang: ”Is there something happening today? Or is there some gossip about me?”

Secretary Wang thought for a moment and shook his head: ”No, I came early this morning, everyone seems normal, oh... but, it seems they are a bit more enthusiastic than before.”

”I just found it strange that everyone is more enthusiastic today...” Luo Zhenggang waved his hand: ”Forget it, bring in the documents.”

”Sure!” Secretary Wang brought the documents to the inner room, then went out with a frown, feeling uneasy after his boss mentioned it.

”Boss, I remembered!” Secretary Wang suddenly rushed into the inner room excitedly, forgetting not to call Luo Zhenggang ’boss’ in his urgency.

Luo Zhenggang’s brows slightly furrowed imperceptibly, nodding to Secretary Wang to continue speaking.

”Mayor...” Realizing his rashness, Secretary Wang’s face turned red: ”In the future, I will be careful, please give me a chance to correct myself, Mayor.”

Luo Zhenggang waved it off: ”I’m not blaming you, just speak your mind!”

”I think the sudden enthusiasm from everyone might be because of the announcement about the Eastern New District?” Secretary Wang carefully observed Luo Zhenggang’s expression, relieved when he saw the boss pondering his words, but then stunned upon noticing Luo Zhenggang’s arm.

”That’s possible, all right, you can go now.”

”Mayor, I’ll take my leave!” As he spoke, Secretary Wang sneaked another glance at Luo Zhenggang’s bruised arm, involuntarily gasping and his mouth twitched.

”Cough, it was nibbled by the Little Seagull my daughter is raising!” Luo Zhenggang noticed Secretary Wang’s reaction and explained to preserve Wen Xin’s reputation.

After Secretary Wang left with a scared look, Luo Zhenggang felt helpless. Seeing Secretary Wang’s expression, he knew his explanation must have been taken as a cover-up, and poor Wen Xin ended up taking the blame for Dou Dou’s mischief.

”Ring ring ring...” The internal phone call that didn’t go through Secretary Wang made Luo Zhenggang straighten up, clear his throat, and pick up the phone: ”Secretary, what’s up?”

”Xiao Luo, come over!”

...

”Hehe... had a falling out with Wen Xin?” Liu Zhengxing caught a glimpse of the bruise on Luo Zhenggang’s arm, and a smile appeared on his usually impassive face.

”It wasn’t that, it was from the Little Seagull Ye’er is raising!” Luo Zhenggang was frustrated. Secretary Liu called him over and the first thing he mentioned was this!

Little Seagull would nibble, especially right below the inside of the elbow, extremely conspicuous. The problem was that everyone wore short sleeves this season. If he suddenly wore long sleeves, who knows what others would speculate. No, he must punish that little rascal tonight!

”Hehe...” From the laughter, it was clear that Luo Zhenggang’s explanation was taken as a cover-up.

”Secretary...”

”It’s nothing, it’s normal!” Liu Zhengxing interrupted Luo Zhenggang: ”We are from the same hometown, and although we don’t share a surname, both belong to the ’Zheng’ generation, so what’s there to be embarrassed about?”

”Is there anything you’d like to ask me to do, Secretary?” Luo Zhenggang gave up on explaining and at the same time, his heart tensed up. Generally, when the conversation turns to fellow townsmen and seniority, it means there’s something they want him to do.

Secretary Liu Zhengxing smiled faintly: ”The day after tomorrow, which is Saturday, is my father’s birthday. Your whole family should come and join the festivities!”

”Sure!” Luo Zhenggang said with a reflective smile: ”Time flies. It feels like last year’s birthday party was just yesterday, and now a whole year has gone by!”

Liu Zhengxing took a stack of documents from the drawer: ”Take these and study them. Since it’s decided that you’ll take charge, you must start preparing in advance!”

Luo Zhenggang took them and glanced through, a hint of resignation flashing in his eyes. When he looked up, no emotion could be discerned: ”Don’t worry, Secretary, I’ll study them carefully!”

”Good, that’s what I wanted to discuss with you. Next year Mayor Huang will be retiring, and I will suggest to increase your responsibilities. We’ll put on a show together. The future looks bright!”

”Thank you for your kind consideration, Secretary!” Luo Zhenggang seemed excited, but internally he felt incredibly bitter. Putting on a show? Wasn’t that just for others to see?

Upon returning to his office and seeing all the eager-to-please faces, Luo Zhenggang felt a complex mix of emotions. Everyone envied him for picking the right side, but they didn’t understand where his difficulties lay. Given another chance... he might still choose the same path!

”Mayor, Mayor Huang asks for your presence!” No sooner had Luo Zhenggang stepped into his office did Secretary Wang hurry up to greet him.

Luo Zhenggang sighed softly: ”Did he say what it’s about?”

”I asked, but... but I got scolded by Secretary Yu!” Secretary Wang reflexively rubbed his ear.

”Understood!” Luo Zhenggang said helplessly. As his own prestige grew, Mayor Huang’s expression grew darker and darker, seemingly calling him over for trivial matters ”to discuss” just to assert his authority.

After ”having tea” at Mayor Huang’s place and it was already 11 am, Luo Zhenggang scratched his head in frustration. The whole morning was wasted—a clear illustration that higher ranking officials can indeed be oppressive. This was probably the underlying reason why everyone was so eager to climb the ladder.

Back in his office and looking through the materials Secretary Liu had given him, Luo Zhenggang’s mood got increasingly irritable. He had Secretary Wang check the qualifications of these companies, and the results were extremely disappointing. He simply couldn’t imagine what the end result would be like if these companies were responsible for building the New Eastern District!

Everyone only saw his success, including Mayor Huang who was about to retire. Who could imagine that he was actually standing on the edge of a cliff, where a single misstep could lead to his downfall.

From the moment he chose this path, he had lost the right to choose again. Right or wrong, he would just go with it, trying his best to be blameless.

...

”Brother, stand up straight, don’t move, your feet must stay together!” As soon as Luo Zhenggang entered, Luo Ye was forcing Luo Feng to practice standing against the wall. Luo Feng pleaded with sweat all over his face: ”Ye’er, why do you love to torture your brother so much?”

”Who’s torturing you? This is to make your posture more upright. Look at the curve of your back; do you want to end up looking like a hunchback?” While speaking, Luo Ye helped Luo Zhenggang twist a hot towel: ”Dad, wipe your hands!”

”Dad, did something unhappy happen?” Luo Ye suddenly noticed that Luo Zhenggang was a bit distracted.

”No, I’m just a bit tired today, not feeling very well!” Luo Zhenggang passed the towel back to his daughter and rubbed her little head before heading to the sofa to read the newspaper.

”Honey, I remember what I wanted to say this morning. Secretary’s father’s birthday is on Saturday; what should we bring as a gift?” Wen Xin had been pondering all day about what she had forgotten, and finally remembered it while getting eggs earlier.

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