150: Chapter 150 Support from Foreign Forces?

In the Guanghua Residential Complex in the capital, today was the weekend and there was no need to go to work.

Su Yi, wearing his glasses, was leaning on a lounge chair on the balcony watching the news, while Su Wan was busy in the kitchen.

If it were before, the two of them definitely wouldn't have any vacation time; they would both be busy in their respective departments right now.

But now, Su Yi was about to go to Sichuan Province, and Su Wan had also set aside time to accompany her husband.

Heaven knows how surprised the two department ministers were when they learned that their two deputies wanted to take a break; they approved the vacation instantly and even asked if it was enough.

After all, the two of them didn't have children.

They were usually model workers, completely devoted to their work—the ultimate overachievers.

It was normal for them not to rest for a single day in two or three months.

Sometimes, people were even afraid they might die from overwork and had to force them to take leave.

In no time, three dishes and a soup, emitting the aroma of food, were ready.

"Old Su, come and eat."

Su Yi took off the glasses on the bridge of his nose and placed them on the side tea table.

After putting away his phone, he walked toward the dining room.

Looking at today's dishes—tender beef, twice-cooked pork with potato slices, stir-fried phoenix tail, and tomato egg soup.

"Whoa, so sumptuous today? And these are all things I love to eat. Minister Su, you've been acting strangely lately."

Su Wan laughed and scolded Su Yi while serving the rice:

"You, Su Yi, it sounds just like I usually mistreat you."

"Also, from the dishes you love to eat, we should have known that you are from Sichuan Province; your dietary habits are exactly the same—heavy oil, heavy salt, and you love spicy food."

Su Yi took the porcelain bowl filled with rice and said with a smile:

"That's not fair to say."

"It's just that I wouldn't have thought in that direction before."

"We aren't detectives, and besides, even a detective wouldn't stare at other people's details 24 hours a day."

Su Wan sat down and picked up a chopstick-full of the reddish, glossy twice-cooked pork, placing it along with some garlic sprouts into Su Yi's bowl:

"Just eat."

"By the way, your appointment is about to be announced, right?"

Su Yi chewed the food in his mouth quickly, swallowed it, and then said:

"Soon. The announcement is next week, and I'll officially take office at the end of the month."

After a pause, he continued:

"The minister said he would send me over when the time comes, which counts as showing his support for me."

"But I want to go a few days early, and then meet up with the minister there when the time comes."

After finishing, he quickly took a few bites of food, not looking at his wife, but burying his head in his bowl to eat.

Su Wan nodded, then seeing Su Yi's appearance, she laughed:

"What, did you think I would refuse?"

"Actually, this is also what I was thinking."

"It's better to go early and get things done, so that when you take office, you won't be distracted from your work."

"You know that in recent years, Sichuan Province has been the focus of the whole country's attention, with several major projects waiting to be launched one after another."

"I believe that if Secretary Zhang wasn't truly in poor health, he definitely wouldn't have stepped down."

Su Yi looked up and chuckled:

"How could that be? My wife is the most reasonable person."

Then, after thinking for a moment, he said:

"But this time when I go down, there are still some obstacles."

"I'm not worried about the two ministers of Organization and Publicity in Sichuan Province; they are naturally on our side."

"I'm not worried about the military side either, as there is the old man's favor there."

"As for the Secretary-General position, the superiors told me I could bring my own people, which is the confidence the higher-ups have given me."

"This way, including me, that makes five votes, but it's still not enough."

"There are eleven votes in the Standing Committee; if I want to gain control, I still need to secure one more vote."

Speaking up to this point, Su Yi put down his bowl and chopsticks:

"Among the remaining six votes, only Secretary Zhiwen was previously on Secretary Zhang's side."

"This vote is now extremely critical; whichever side he leans toward represents which side holds the power of discourse."

"This time, going down early, besides resolving family matters, another important task is to gauge Secretary Zhiwen's thoughts."

Su Wan thought for a while and also put down her bowl and chopsticks, saying:

"Old Su, your thinking is correct."

"After all, if we really talk about it, you are the one going down to reap the rewards, so the local factions will definitely have opinions about you."

"Just as you said, the positions you currently hold have all benefited from our hard conditions—either they are from our respective families, or they are people we brought down, or they are thanks to my father."

"How to win over Secretary Zhiwen next is the real test."

"I imagine Secretary Yao has already started."

"If you really wait until you take office to go down, the risk is too great."

"When exactly are you leaving?"

Su Yi looked at his wife with a slightly evasive gaze and then said:

"Tomorrow!"

Su Wan glared at Su Yi and then said:

"What, are you afraid I'd stop you?"

"Leaving tomorrow and you only tell me today?"

"Very good, Su Yi, I'm heart-to-heart with you, and you're playing mind games with me?"

Su Yi quickly apologized with a smile:

"Wan'er, I didn't mean that."

"Look, look, this is the plane ticket Little Su booked for me."

"It was only booked this morning."

"I only decided this morning too."

"It's still fresh; look, it hasn't even been an hour yet, has it?"

Seeing that Su Wan was unmoved, Su Yi rolled his eyes, then slapped his thigh and said:

"Oh, I almost forgot an important matter."

Su Wan turned her head slightly toward Su Yi.

Seeing he had succeeded, Su Yi quickly said:

"This morning, Old Huang sent me news from back home, and I haven't reported it to you yet."

Perhaps she was interested in the news from Su Yi's hometown, or perhaps she wanted to give Su Yi a way out.

Su Wan turned around, stared at Su Yi with a serious expression, and didn't speak.

Su Yi wasn't afraid; whenever he made a mistake, he would use the "distraction technique," which worked every time.

Sometimes it was news, sometimes it was gossip.

"Well, things are fine back in my hometown."

"Mom and Dad are still living in the old house, and my three sisters are living happy lives."

"My eldest sister's son and my second sister's daughter already have children of their own."

"It's just that regarding my third sister and my little brother, Little Su—"

Su Wan was listening intently, and seeing her husband deliberately dragging out the long note, she pinched him resentfully and said:

"Are you going to talk or not?"

Su Yi dodged and said:

"Currently, the two of them are still single."

"My third sister's child is a doctor, currently working at a local hospital, which is pretty good."

"But my little brother, Little Su, is a bit extraordinary now."

Saying this, he spoke with a serious expression:

"I checked, and he now has three companies under his name and quite a bit of cash on hand."

"Combined, his net worth is around six or seven billion, and he has good relationships with several local business families."

"Even on the official side, there are people looking out for him."

"The most critical point is that those companies were acquired by overseas foundations and then gifted to Little Su."

"Now, Little Su has been targeted by that group from the Security Bureau."

"Those people are investigating, and they have almost finished checking."

"If nothing goes wrong, it will be in the next two days."

When Su Wan heard this, the first thought that appeared in her mind was:

"Foreign power support?"