156: Wu Lingxiang comes to the door

Vu Linh Huong, with a hint of excitement, arrived at this small town in central Akalin Province with her bodyguard, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong.

The trip with the Hanoi foreign affairs delegation went very smoothly. After all official engagements concluded, the delegation members went on a shopping spree in the capital of China, preparing to return to Hanoi.

Vu Linh Huong then found the head of the delegation and informed him that she wanted to stay in China for a few more days to meet some friends.

The head of the delegation readily agreed.

How could he not agree? Vu Linh Huong was originally sent by her family to join the delegation for a bit of 'gold plating,' and she had also studied at Jingcheng University in China, having only graduated a few months prior.

Furthermore, Vu Linh Huong had a bodyguard with her, so her safety was assured in China.

After getting her leave approved, Vu Linh Huong excitedly took Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, packed the Moutai and chunghwa cigarettes she bought at the duty-free shop, along with the top-grade bird's nest she brought from Vietnam, and flew directly from Jingcheng to Hongdu, the capital of Akalin Province.

She didn't even stop to see the Pavilion of Prince Teng, instead transferring to a high-speed train directly to Li Qinghe's hometown county, and finally taking a ride-hailing car to the town.

While in the car, Vu Linh Huong called Li Qinghe's mother, Luu Nguyet Nga.

She had kept her Dragon Country People SIM card all this time, and now put it back into her phone for this trip back to China.

The first time she called, Luu Nguyet Nga saw it was a Jingcheng number and thought it was a scam call, so she didn't answer.

Having lived in China for so many years, Vu Linh Huong knew the Dragon Country People people's wariness towards unknown numbers, so she called again.

On the second attempt, Luu Nguyet Nga answered.

She heard a young-sounding girl on the phone say she was Li Qinghe's girlfriend from Vietnam.

A surprised Luu Nguyet Nga initially thought Nguyen Thi Linh had come to China, but having worked in a public institution for many years, she quickly composed herself.

Indeed, the person on the other end introduced herself as Vu Linh Huong, from Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.

Although Luu Nguyet Nga wasn't familiar with Hanoi or other places, she had heard Li Qinghe mention it a few times, and with Vu Linh Huong's emphasis, she knew this was a girl from the Vietnamese capital.

From her voice alone, it was clear she was a steady and poised girl.

What pleased Luu Nguyet Nga even more was that Vu Linh Huong spoke Dragon Country People very standardly, which made their conversation very smooth.

Although she didn't yet know what Vu Linh Huong looked like, the first impression from their phone conversation made Luu Nguyet Nga very fond of her.

After hanging up, Luu Nguyet Nga immediately video-called Li Qinghe to confirm.

Learning that Vu Linh Huong was actually from a high-ranking official family in Vietnam made Luu Nguyet Nga a little nervous.

As Li Qinghe had said, the highest official she had ever seen was a deputy county head, and that was from a distant corner.

Now, she was actually going to host a girl from a foreign high-ranking official family, who was also a graduate of Jingcheng University.

Luu Nguyet Nga felt that her son had become successful.

So, she confidently went to her leader to ask for leave. Her unit was the town's cultural station, where work was leisurely, with nothing much to do except organize reports and do some publicity.

When her leader asked for the reason, Luu Nguyet Nga directly stated, "My son's girlfriend is visiting for the first time, a top student from Jingcheng University. I need to go buy some good food to entertain her quickly."

Although Luu Nguyet Nga was proud, she only mentioned what was appropriate. The term 'foreigner' was too sensitive and required discretion in public institutions and government departments.

Sure enough, when the leader heard Luu Nguyet Nga's words, he repeatedly sighed, "Your Mao Mao is really impressive! He quietly found someone from Jingcheng University. My Bing Bing has been home playing games for a year since graduation, not wanting to do anything."

"Oh, but your Bing Bing has a good dad, doesn't he? Unlike my Mao Mao, who can't rely on my Old Li and has to make his own way." Luu Nguyet Nga subtly flattered the leader, which significantly brightened his expression.

After successfully getting leave, Luu Nguyet Nga immediately called Li Qinghe's father, Le Truong Xuyen.

"Your son's girlfriend will be home soon. I'm going to the market to buy groceries now. You have 10 minutes to show up at the market entrance."

"Ah? What..."

Before Le Truong Xuyen could ask a follow-up question, the call was disconnected.

Le Truong Xuyen worked at the town's forestry station, considered a minor leader in the office, but in the town, he didn't even count as having a rank.

Luu Nguyet Nga often complained about this, believing he hadn't created a good environment for Li Qinghe, and that their son had to work hard to find a wife on his own.

Le Truong Xuyen, who had no grand ambitions, had a good attitude. He figured his life would just pass him by.

His son could earn whatever he wanted, especially after his son recently transferred 2 million yuan to his wife's card, he felt even more relaxed. His son was capable, and he didn't have to worry about anything.

Every day at work, he would chat with colleagues and occasionally handle some tasks. His life was quite pleasant.

However, after receiving his wife's call today, he sensed from Luu Nguyet Nga's voice that something unusual was happening. So, he quickly asked his leader for leave and drove his old Jetta in a hurry to the entrance of the market.

"Wife, what's going on today? Who did you say was coming on the phone?"

After waiting at the market entrance for about 20 minutes, he saw Luu Nguyet Nga emerge, her hands full of chicken, duck, fish, and meat. Le Truong Xuyen eagerly stepped forward to take all the groceries, cautiously asking her.

While 'henpecked' is often associated with Sichuan Province, it also exists in parts of Akalin Province, and unfortunately, Le Truong Xuyen was one such husband.

"Your son's other girlfriend is coming home, a graduate of Jingcheng University..."

As Le Truong Xuyen put the groceries into the trunk, Luu Nguyet Nga sat in the passenger seat and recounted Vu Linh Huong's background to him.

"That rascal..."

Though he cursed Li Qinghe, Le Truong Xuyen was secretly quite proud.

This was his Old Li family's descendant, and look how impressive he was, having captured the heart of a foreign high-ranking official's daughter. As for the matter of other girlfriends, Old Li could only express envy for his son; there was nothing else to say.

Li Qinghe had always been very independent since he was young. For example, with his studies, Le Truong Xuyen had never enrolled him in any extracurricular tutoring classes.

He only bought Li Qinghe some past exam papers and other supplementary study materials.

Yet, Li Qinghe still admirably got into a 211 university, which truly made Le Truong Xuyen proud at work.

Now, something even more pride-inducing had happened: Li Qinghe had found a girlfriend from Jingcheng University.

For Le Truong Xuyen and Luu Nguyet Nga, the identity of a Vietnamese high-ranking official's daughter was actually less impressive than the prestige of being a Jingcheng University graduate.

Because that was something they could genuinely and subtly boast about.

Li Qinghe's home was in a community at the junction of the town and county seat. It was very cheap back then, bought when Li Qinghe was a few years old for less than 1000 yuan per square meter. From then on, housing prices soared.

Now, housing prices in the town are around 8000 yuan per square meter.

The couple returned home, and just as they finished organizing the groceries in the kitchen, Luu Nguyet Nga received a call from Vu Linh Huong.

"Little Wu, oh, you're already at the community entrance? No rush, we'll come out to meet you."

Luu Nguyet Nga hung up the phone and hurriedly urged Le Truong Xuyen to quickly change his clothes and come out with her to pick up Little Wu.

The couple rushed to the community entrance. The community guard smiled and greeted them, "You have distinguished guests."

"Yes, my son's girlfriend is visiting."

The couple walked out of the community entrance and saw a tall, elegantly dressed girl standing there.

Vu Linh Huong