The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 503: Honey, please help me out!

Chapter 503: Chapter 503: Honey, please help me out!

Xu Li deliberately turned on her charm to ensure Xu Qianli would agree, subtly rubbing against him and even taking his hand to place it on her chest, her red lips close to his ear.

"Darling, just help me this once, okay? If you help me, I’ll be yours from now on."

"You know how great I am; don’t you want to have me for a lifetime? Don’t you want to own me forever?"

"Just nod, and from head to toe, I’ll be yours every day, every minute, every second, ready for whatever you want."

"Darling, husband, please say yes, I beg you..."

Xu Li pleaded relentlessly, enticing him, wishing she could provoke Xu Qianli into total loss of control.

She knew it was low, but she really had no choice. After her major supporter in the city was placed under investigation, it was nearly impossible for her to secure the role of Jinkou County Party Secretary next year, and she could very well lose her position as County Magistrate, possibly being demoted to a sinecure at the city’s political consultative conference or even at the union.

She was only forty and had her sights set on climbing higher in her political career; she wasn’t about to let it all be destroyed so soon.

If there was any hope left, she wouldn’t resort to seducing a man, but she truly had run out of options – her previous tactics had all hit dead ends.

Xu Qianli was her last hope.

Although this man was just a Deputy County Magistrate from the neighboring county, his influence was astounding. As long as he was willing to help, there would be no issues.

Xu Li kept rubbing against him; the smooth warmth of her body and the delightful sensation made Xu Qianli’s heart blaze, and he kissed her red lips fiercely.

Xu Li turned her face, avoiding his kiss, "Hold on, not like this. You haven’t agreed to help me yet?"

"Whether I help you or not depends on your performance. Let me have a taste first."

With a mischievous smile, Xu Qianli let go of Xu Li, leaned back, lit a cigarette, and watched her with a half-teasing, half-serious gaze, waiting for her performance.

"You meanie, you really love to tease people!"

With a coy complaint, Xu Li slipped out of Xu Qianli’s embrace, knelt down slowly, pulled down her shoulder straps, and let her dress slide down, revealing her tempting skin and impressively manipulated curves. Her hands then reached for Xu Qianli’s belt...

After a while, Xu Li grabbed a tissue to wipe her mouth corner and cleaned up Xu Qianli before throwing herself into his arms.

"How about it, are you satisfied?"

"I’m telling you, I’ve never even done this for my own husband, you’re getting quite a bargain."

"I’ve been so upfront with you, you should believe my sincerity now. I’ve made up my mind to be your woman."

"So, are you going to help me with the thing I asked or not?"

Xu Qianli took Xu Li’s delicate hand, kissed it lightly, and said with a cheeky grin, "What if I say I won’t help?"

"If you don’t help, I’ll hate you to death!"

Xu Li’s eyes suddenly reddened, having cast aside all her dignity and pride today. If she ended up with nothing, she would be utterly humiliated and would truly hate Xu Qianli to death.

Xu Qianli said, "Alright now, look at you, is it really worth it? I was just kidding, of course, I’ll help you."

Hearing that Xu Qianli was willing to assist, Xu Li immediately lit up with joy, "I just knew you wouldn’t be heartless."

"Don’t get too happy just yet. I’ve agreed to help, but who knows if I’ll actually be able to help you."

"After all, I’m an official from the neighboring province, and I really don’t have much of a network in Suyun Province."

He agreed, but Xu Qianli still knew his own weight. In Zhongzhou City, his word carried weight, but in Suyun Province, it truly didn’t go as far.

Xu Li said, "Then you’re seriously underestimating yourself. If we’re talking about who has the strongest connections in Suyun Province right now, you’re definitely near the top. And just on influence within Suyun Province alone, you’re in the top five!"

"How’s that?" asked Xu Qianli.

"Remember how you saved quite a few disaster victims in Qinglong Town? The leaders at all levels in Suyun Province have taken notice of you. Didn’t they already promise you positions as a deputy director and a Deputy County Magistrate?"

"That includes the number one and number two big shots from the province wanting you over at Suyun Province."

"Some time ago, when you were put under shuanggui by the Zhongzhou City Disciplinary Inspection Committee, those two big shots were enraged when they heard about it. They went together to speak up for you, which just shows how much weight you carry with them."

"With the high regard of number one and number two in Suyun Province, your words carry weight in Suyun Province."

"Little Xu, give me a hand, will you? With this connection you have, helping me secure the position of County Party Secretary next year will be a piece of cake."

Xu Li was extremely shrewd, and nothing escaped her notice.

Now, Xu Qianli was definitely Suyun Province’s hot commodity, able to navigate through the top provincial relationships.

If he was willing to help, who at the provincial, city, or county level would dare not to give him face?

"Since that’s the case, I’ll help you out. But we can’t be too obvious about it. Let me think about how to go about it," Xu Qianli said.

Having roped in Xu Li, Xu Qianli was naturally willing to help her.

In helping her, he was simultaneously helping himself.

Jinkou County, being adjacent to Jiang City, would bring many unexpected benefits in the future if its County Party Secretary was one of his own people.

But how exactly should he help?

He certainly couldn’t just work his connections and straight up ask for Xu Li’s promotion—that would be too deliberate.

After pondering for a while, Xu Qianli had an idea, "Got it. What if I invite number one and number two of Suyun Province to dinner under the guise of expressing my gratitude?"

Xu Li said, "That’s actually a great idea. If you invite them to dinner, it would be best if you bring me along. Just by showing my face there, knowing that I had dinner with number one and number two would definitely work in my favor. The only issue is they are both incredibly busy people. If you invite both at once, what if they can’t find the time?"

"Don’t worry, I’ll make sure they’ll have time!"

"Just wait, I’m going to make a phone call to arrange things."

Xu Qianli took out his phone and made a call to Qin Bijun. The call connected quickly.

"Hello, Mom..."

After exchanging greetings with Qin Bijun and making small talk for a while, Xu Qianli brought up the favor number one and number two from Suyun Province did for him, mentioning that he wanted to invite them to dinner as a thank you.

Upon hearing this, Qin Bijun readily agreed, assuring that she would arrange everything and telling Xu Qianli to wait for good news.

The conversation ended swiftly.

Xu Li, who had been sitting in Xu Qianli’s arms listening, asked out of curiosity once the call was over, "I’ve seen your profile, isn’t your aunt just an ordinary teacher? How can she have the power to arrange things with number one and number two of our Suyun Province?"

Xu Li had heard clearly, the woman on the other end of the phone had readily agreed, claiming she would handle it. What gave her the capacity to do so?

"What I just contacted was my mother-in-law, and her status is not simple. Those people in the province you see as beyond reach, number one and number two, have to politely address her as ’Madam’ when they see her. Since she’s promised to take care of it, there’s definitely no problem. Let’s just wait for the good news. Come on, now that we’ve got some time, let me give you some serious pampering!"