Fu Guomin was helpless, hoping Xu Chunliang could come over to help persuade his wife. He would quickly take care of his work in Dongzhou in order to try to return to the Capital City as soon as possible.
Xu Chunliang felt quite sympathetic towards Fu Guomin. Others would be overjoyed to be valued by their leaders, but not him. His wife and child were in the Capital City, and living apart was driving him to distraction after only a few days back in Dongzhou.
Fu Guomin didn't want family matters to become too public, nor did he want the people at the Beijing Office to laugh at him. After much thought, he could only ask Xu Chunliang for help. Xu Chunliang was eloquent and also a colleague at the Culture and Tourism Bureau, and he should be able to calm his wife down.
Xu Chunliang was somewhat reluctant to get involved in others' family affairs. However, since Fu Guomin was his direct superior and was indeed in a difficult situation, he reluctantly agreed.
