Chapter 655: Chapter 655

Li Tanglu chuckled, "The catfish and old turtles you delivered, along with the turtle blood, were truly excellent! Such rarities are hard to come by! Even if you were to fish for them, you wouldn't be able to catch many. These items are still quite exquisite. After all, you've been recuperating recently, right?"

As he spoke, he broke out laughing, his demeanor hearty and cheerful.

The father and daughter of the Luo Family joined in the laughter, maintaining the joyful atmosphere.

Liu Zhizhong also smiled and nodded his head, "You've made me the subject of amusement, Old Secretary. Since the political environment isn't conducive to growth, I might as well make a strategic retreat."

Li Tanglu nodded in approval, "Ah, what a strategy, making a retreat to advance. Excellent! In that case, continue with your recuperation. Try to fish for more of these kinds of fish and send them to the Provincial City once a week. Deliver them to Minister Luo's home, and that should suffice. If you're too busy with your recovery, using a gourmet food delivery service is also fine. Can this be arranged?"

Liu Zhizhong smiled knowingly, "Please rest assured, leader. I will definitely take good care of my health and do a good job. I'll try my best to deliver them personally to ensure safety and the integrity of the food. If given the chance, I'll personally slaughter and cook them to ensure they're even fresher."

"Good, then it's settled."

Of course, when it was time for Liu Zhizhong to leave, he still remembered to ask both leaders if he should visit young Chen Yuanyuan in the hospital. After all, the incident had started because of him, and he felt quite guilty.

Just look at Liu Zhizhong's actions, aren't they impeccable?

Old Secretary Li was very pleased with his performance but said there was no need for him to concern himself further; the younger Chen should learn his lesson from his reckless behavior.

After leaving the villa, Liu Zhizhong was still quite excited inside.

Although Old Secretary Li hadn't given any explicit approval or made any definitive gestures, the fact that he favored these ingredients was a good sign.

The ways of officialdom are like fine craftsmanship slowly coming together; haste is ill-advised. Acting too quickly can lead to trouble!

Liu Zhizhong understood this political ecosystem in officialdom well; rapid promotions and appointments often lead to failure. After all, those in the limelight often become targets and can impede the ascent of others. Stand out too much, and you raise the political stakes too high—then nobody will want to play with you.

Having returned to the villa, Tian Lin sent a message saying just one thing: "Zhizhong, keep up the good work. Everything is off to a good start."

With those words, it was as good as settled!

While in the Provincial City, Liu Zhizhong, following Qian Xuan's arrangements, got to know Shu Xiu well, fostering a romantic connection.

In fact, that meant Shu Xiu would come home at night to keep him company. Shu Xiu told her father she missed the feeling of living in a house like her parents', with all the warmth and nostalgia of home. Tian Lin, doting on his daughter, naturally agreed.

Of course, sometimes when Shu Xiu would return, she'd either ride in Liu Zhizhong's Big Lao SUV, or they'd head straight to their rendezvous spot in the wild, where they'd get up to their escapades in the vehicle.

An unending supply of love and affection, countless sweet nothings, and endless good deeds—all these youthful energies were lavishly squandered.

Shu Xiu reveled in the peak pleasures of womanhood, her reliance and attachment to Liu Zhizhong boundless, sometimes wishing she could have him all to herself.

But it wasn't possible. Liu Zhizhong had to be more public—whether on her hands, on her belly, or even in her mouth...

Of course, to make things even more enjoyable for Liu Zhizhong, Shu Xiu bought him an air sleeve—as you know, that could be put to good use.

The pleasant times soon passed.

All in all, reuniting with Luo Shuxiu was a fiery passion that lasted about four days, reaching a sum of 13 times.

Liu Zhizhong, on his part, went for it only about four times, which was quite impressive.

Luo Shuxiu even joked that he was like the Big Liu Reservoir, opening the floodgates and unleashing a flood each time wasn't easy!

She had no idea that, during this period, there were also Shi Jing and Xu Jiao, waiting for Liu Zhizhong at his villa every night, or keeping him company during the day.

Liu Zhizhong remained potent and vigorous.

Amidst all this joy, he never stopped exercising his body, with a masculine beauty that wasn't overly developed but just right in terms of muscle tone, truly filled with elasticity and strength—what woman wouldn't enjoy touching and feeling it?

In the blink of an eye, it was time to part ways. Liu Zhizhong drove his Big Lao RV early in the morning, setting off on the road back to Yangzhou.

Because that day was also the day Lin Youyou was having surgery; he felt it was necessary to go back—a meaningful thing to do. Orıginal content can be found at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾※𝙣𝙚𝙩

Of course, he also contacted his mother-in-law these few days. The wounds on her face had healed well. The Zhang Family's compensation had also been delivered, with 50 million in cash landing in Lu Yumei's account. The entire Zhang Family, following orders from Zhang Zhengchang, had given up on besieging and suppressing Liu Zhizhong; there really was no other choice.

These few days were also tough for Zhang Zhengchang. Old Secretary Li Tanglu gave him a thorough scolding; Du Yuesheng made a phone call both as a greeting and to express helplessness, saying his brother-in-law was indeed behaving unacceptably; even his younger brother Zhang Zhenglong blasted him directly, stating that his brother had acted inhumanely.

Zhang Yuxing somehow also got wind of the matter, calling to give her big brother a piece of her mind. When Zhang Zhengchang asked her how she found out, Zhang Yuxing retorted, why should you care how I found out, big brother, you're old now, please act more like a decent person?

Zhang Zhengchang felt attacked from all sides. His wounds not yet healed, he immediately fulfilled his promise to Lu Yumei and henceforth lost all his reputation in Yangzhou; he just wanted to retreat from the world once he recovered.

Fortunately, Liu Zhizhong and Lu Yumei were also true to their word and honored the agreement, deleting all the videos. Let's cut people some slack, after all—hey, they were just trying to trap him, achieving the goal was all that mattered, right?

And this time returning to Yangzhou, Liu Zhizhong indeed needed to go fishing. He had also promised his mother-in-law to go on a vacation together.

The summer was still scorching, and finding respite from the heat was feasible—hey hey...

At this time, Zhao Han also ended her mourning period, saying she was preparing to get divorced. Liu Zhizhong felt he could make it in time for her divorce ceremony, haha...

However, what Liu Zhizhong didn't expect was a car accident on the road. Two large trucks overturned on the highway, blocking traffic for over twenty kilometers, and it took four hours to clear the way.

He was stuck in the middle, unable to take a detour and exit to the national highway. Moreover, the summer brought the rainy season, and it was said that sections of the national road had also suffered serious landslides—ah... this summer, the flood disasters indeed seemed more frequent. Drought victims dying of drought, flood victims dying of flood, yet this in no way affected the increase in summer grain yields, which reached a new high. This was something Liu Zhizhong learned while idly waiting in the car, watching the news!

Due to the traffic jam, Liu Zhizhong did indeed miss Lin Youyou's surgery.

By the time he arrived at the hospital, the surgery had already been successfully completed, very successfully.

Lin Youyou was pushed into the ICU for the final meticulous care, and after half a month, she could come out and be discharged.

Liu Zhizhong could only see Sister Lin Juan in the family observatory room outside the ICU. Upon seeing her, Liu Zhizhong was completely stunned, feeling an inexplicable impulse in his heart...