Rebirth: 1977

Xia Minglei and Qiao Jingyu, a married couple, never bowed to each other. It was the visitors to their house that interrupted the indifference and estrangement between them.

It's just that Xia Minglei was in a bad mood at the moment. When he heard his wife's exclamation, he scolded impatiently:

"What's all the fuss about? You've been turning those things over and over again, are you going to stop?"

"No, Lao Xia, look, here, and here, there are red envelopes in the three gift bags.

I forgot who sent this, do you remember? "

At that time, Qiao Jingyu didn't pay much attention to the cigarettes and alcohol that people brought. Who knew there was something hidden in them?

"Red envelope? What red envelope? Bring it here so I can see." Xia Minglei asked, thinking about which guests came today and what they were holding.

The tone was a little surprised.

“The three red envelopes must have been sent by one person and were all placed in a gift box.

I just happened to take a look and saw it. Otherwise, if I gave these things away, I would get into trouble."

As a cadre of a large enterprise, Qiao Jingyu was very aware of the seriousness of being discovered for leading cadres to have accepted bribes.

The red envelopes in the hands of the couple were heavy, and they were surprised and puzzled, so they opened the red envelopes together.

The red envelopes were made of red paper that was glued together by the user. They were very solid. "Wow, these are five new bundles of great unity. They should be worth around five thousand, right?"

Qiao Jingyu exclaimed. Normally, a stack of ten-yuan notes is one hundred, which is one thousand yuan.

Although they haven't been counted yet, they are obviously new bills taken out of the bank, so there probably won't be much difference.

Xia Minglei didn't say anything. Qiao Jingyu looked over and took a breath:

"You seem to have 10,000 yuan there?"

No wonder it feels so heavy in the hand.

"Put the money away and don't touch it. Don't mention it in front of the children. Also, think carefully, who sent it?

From now on, when someone gives you a gift, please look carefully at it. If someone finds out, no one will be able to have an easy time!"

Xia Minglei took care of his old wife seriously.

His current status is very noble, but also very sensitive.

If someone catches him accidentally, all his life's efforts will be wasted.

It's not that he doesn't love money. When the first sum of "ill-gotten gains" flowed into his hands, it was like opening a Pandora's box.

The greed in his heart will only grow more and more, and this is probably how the so-called "insatiable greed" begins.

But he is still idealistic and will not accept money from just anyone.

Some money is very hot and you must not touch it at all, otherwise you will be doomed.

What happened on the first day of the Lunar New Year made Xia Minglei determined to call Ye Tianshui, wanting to put aside past grudges, express goodwill, and deepen their friendship.

The Inspection Department headed by Ye Tianshui felt like a tight hoop pressing down on Xia Minglei's head, making him feel frightened from time to time.

Therefore, he must have a good relationship with Ye Tianshui, it was almost as if he was shouting in his heart.

He originally thought that as long as he took the initiative to show his goodwill, Ye Tianshui would not reject him as he had done in the past.

He even prepared gifts for visiting the Ye family manor to pay New Year's greetings.

He didn't prepare any wine, as that kind of wine was not available in the country now, and its quality was better than the exported wine produced by Ye Tianshui's own winery.

Ye Tianshui doesn't smoke cigarettes, but Old Man Ye and Hua Guoxing do.

Anyway, cigarettes are not heavy and easy to hold, so I prepared five packs.

He prepared bird's nest, old mountain ginseng, and cordyceps.

Especially knowing that Ye Tianshui has three children, he gave each of them a red envelope of 500 yuan.

When Ye Chen held a hundred-day banquet at the Yuntianshuise Hotel in Pengcheng, Xia Minglei went to the banquet. He thought that he was there to support Ye Tianshui, but he did not think of giving the child a red envelope.

At that time, Xia Zijian and his daughter had not yet divorced.

At that time, Xia Minglei still felt superior to Ye Tianshui in his subconscious mind.

This time, his preparations were grand and serious, and these things were indeed considered valuable gifts.

Who would have thought that Ye Tianshui would reject his "New Year's greetings" without hesitation.

When I answered the call, Zi Lan was beside me. She asked curiously:

"You really don't give him any face at all? Xia Minglei will be miserable during the Spring Festival holiday now."

The tone was one of indescribable gloating.

Even if Ye Tianshui didn't tell her about the dirty things Xia Minglei did when Xia Zijian left Pengcheng, Zi Lan still didn't have a good impression of Xia Minglei and his daughter.

At first, Xia Yingying ignored the love of her and Xiaoshui's children. At that time, Zi Lan only wanted her brother to be happy. She was just generous and didn't care. It's not that she didn't know that Xia Yingying actually despised their entire family.

Or it can be said that Xia Yingying didn't really love her brother at that time, so she could ignore her future in-laws.

Xia Minglei was filled with annoyance and resentment as he listened to Ye Tianshui's words on the phone, which seemed polite but actually did not give him the face to refuse.

He never imagined that when he was standing on a high position, facing Ye Tianshui, no matter how capable the young man was, he really admired him.

But there is more or less a sense of superiority in my heart.

Who knew that he would be so disrespectful to himself now.

After hanging up the phone, Xia Minglei stared at the carefully prepared gift beside him, thinking about his worries.

Qiao Jingyu came over. She heard the voice on the phone and was very angry, but she could only endure it.

Patting his shoulder, he persuaded: "Forget it, since he doesn't want to, let's not force him.

It's the young man who doesn't know what's good for him and is shameless. You don't need to pay too much attention to him.

Anyway, he has so many businesses in Pengcheng, and he will ask you to come to him when the time comes."

Xia Minglei glanced at her and said, "You don't understand. Stay out of my business and don't cause me trouble outside."

He gritted his teeth secretly, but had his own plans in mind.

Ye Tianshui is no longer the same person he used to be. He now holds the imperial sword in his hand. Who knows who he is going to target!

He, Xia Minglei, is no longer the Xia Minglei who used to be incorruptible, had no guilty conscience, and was not afraid of someone knocking on the door in the middle of the night.

Now if Ye Tianshui wants to cause trouble for him, based on the ability of his subordinates, Xia Minglei knows his own limitations and knows that he has loopholes and handles everywhere.

There are some things he dare not gamble on, and cannot afford to gamble on.

He decided to approach Ye Tianshui in a different way.

Xia Minglei knew that Ye Tianshui was preparing to set up a charitable foundation. Although Xia Zilan was the person in charge, everyone who was familiar with him knew that it was Ye Tianshui who was the host.

He wanted to regain Ye Tianshui's trust and respect, and planned to use part of his personal income to join the charity foundation.

In case Ye Tianshui turns against him one day, he can have an explanation for the money he stole from his pocket, and it can also be a way for him to fall back on it.

Xia Minglei's ideas were just a secret game and test with Ye Tianshui. He himself was not sure whether it would go as he wished.