At first glance, it turned out to be the old leader, Deputy Mayor Fang Yukun.

Apparently, the fact that Fang Yukun was ridiculed by others did not affect his mood.

With a smile on his face, he reached out his hand and shook it with Li Yuanlang.

"Deputy Mayor Li, you are young and promising. I thought back when you and I worked together in Ganping County, I thought you could do it. Sure enough, in just a few years, you are like me. Haha!"

There are always people coming and going in the corridor, and this is not the place to talk.

Li Yuanlang suggested: "Vice Mayor Fang, can you give me a cup of tea? Let's drink and reminisce about old friendships."

The two deputy mayors were standing in the corridor talking and laughing, and it was inevitable that word would spread, whether good or bad.

Especially at times like this.

"Hey, why bother looking for something far away? You're just fine here."

No matter how you say it, Li Yuanlang is a newbie. He should take the initiative to go to Fang Yukun. There is no rule for Fang Yukun to come to his office.

But unable to withstand Fang Yukun's insistence, Li Yuanlang had no choice but to ask Fang Yukun to come in and take a seat.

Li Yuanlang did not have a secretary and did not need one.

He works in Wuma County, which is only in name only. He can save some things if he can.

Anyway, the city government has several deputy secretaries-general, and everyone can handle his errands.

Li Yuanlang made tea for Fang Yukun himself and sat on the sofa with him.

At first, Fang Yukun chatted with Li Yuanlang in a nonchalant manner, and Li Yuanlang responded with a smile.

To be honest, he only had superficial respect for Fang Yukun and no deep feelings for him.

The two of them have different concepts and different ideas. As the saying goes, if they have different paths, they will not work together.

Fang Yukun came to him because he was interested in Li Yuanlang's development prospects.

A thirty-six-year-old deputy mayor is rare in the province and will definitely have greater potential for promotion in the future.

If you don't expect to be Li Yuanlang's good friend, at least you can't become an enemy.

Therefore, what Fang Yukun did was an attitude and a form.

Since the relationship is not close, the content of the chat will not be in-depth, it will just be some useless polite words.

After chatting for more than half an hour, Fang Yukun said everything he needed to say, and the scene fell into an awkward silence for a while.

Li Yuanlang picked up the teacup and reminded: "Deputy Mayor Fang, try this tea. It tastes quite authentic."

Everyone understands the principle of serving tea as a farewell to guests.

But Fang Yukun was very hesitant, as if he was hesitant to speak.

Li Yuanlang felt very strange.

Fang Yukun took a sip of tea, ignored the taboo, stood up and closed the door.

When he came back, he changed his smile and asked very seriously: "Yuen Long, I heard that you and Wei Xin... you married Jin Wei Xin's daughter. Is this true?"

Li Yuanlang nodded affirmatively, "We just got married not long ago."

"It's true." Fang Yukun said emotionally: "The Jin family has fallen. You can take her in and protect her at this difficult time. Yuen Long, you are a caring person."

After sighing, Fang Yukun asked again: "Are you staying at the municipal party committee guest house at night?"

"It should be." Li Yuanlang said: "It's too late and the road at night is not safe. I will go back to Wuma County tomorrow."

Fang Yukun stood up, patted Li Yuanlang on the shoulder, and said sincerely: "Let's have dinner together tonight, just the two of us. Congratulations on your promotion."

Li Yuanlang waved his hand to refuse, and Fang Yukun said solemnly: "If you still regard me as your old leader, brother, give me this face."

When it came to this offer, Li Yuanlang had no choice but to agree.

"I'll send a car to pick you up when the time comes. Just wait for my call."

Throughout the afternoon, Li Yuanlang's phone calls were not idle. Old friends such as Jin Sheng, Ji Tianhou, Zhang Quanlong and Han Wei, as well as county leaders such as Liu Tianfu of Wuma County, and even Ruan Haiqing unexpectedly called to congratulate him.

Ji Tianhou proposed that he and Li Yuanlang go out to get together in the evening. Li Yuanlang told him that Fang Yukun had made an appointment with him alone.

"That's it, Yuen Long, call me as soon as you finish over there. We haven't had an open chat for a long time, and we need to meet up anyway."

"Okay." Li Yuanlang understood that the meal between him and Fang Yukun was just a formality and would not last long, so he agreed wholeheartedly.

Although they are old leaders and senior superiors, they cannot be compared with the old relationship between Ji Tianhou and Jin Sheng.

After calling Li Yuanlang, Di Hualong sat next to Ruan Haiqing.

Ruan Haiqing let out a long sigh and said with emotion: "I still underestimated Li Yuanlang. After lying dormant for more than two months, not only was he reinstated, but he suddenly changed his identity and became the deputy mayor. Now, he is the one who dominates Wuma County."

Picking up a cigarette, Di Hualong lit it for him.

After taking a few deep breaths, Ruan Haiqing said to himself, "I have finally seen through our relationship in the province. Why did he treat me so casually when I talked about the possibility of competing for the county magistrate?

.In fact, they have long known in their hearts that Li Yuanlang will come back, and no one can take away the top position under his butt."

Di Hualong did not dare to interrupt randomly. Deputy County Magistrate Ruan's mood recently was like that of his aunt when a woman arrived, uncertain.

If you don't capture a sentence correctly, you will be reprimanded.

Now people who are close to Ruan Haiqing don't dare to get close to him.

Only Di Hualong still has the courage.

It’s not that he likes to be lectured, it’s because as the director of the Wuma County Government Office, Di Hualong’s job is to deal with county leaders.

He had no choice but to hide away even if he wanted to.

In order to ease the embarrassment, Di Hualong cautiously suggested, "County Chief Ruan, I got a fifteen-pound big fat-headed fish and asked you to cook it yourself tonight. It's been a long time since I've eaten your braised fish in an iron pot."

These days, leaders have all kinds of weird hobbies.

Some like to play cards, some are happy to drink, some practice calligraphy with ink, and even more are willing to talk about life with women.

But Deputy County Magistrate Ruan is different from many people. He likes fishing and even more likes to cook and braise fish in an iron pot.

Not to mention, Ruan Haiqing’s skill in braised fish is indeed extraordinary.

He doesn't use seasonings to find the taste. He quotes the familiar saying that only simple ingredients can make delicious food in the world.

Whenever Ruan Haiqing is in a bad mood or in a good mood, he will rush into the kitchen and make a stewed fish in an iron pot.

He rarely eats the fish he cooks, but he enjoys watching other people eat fish.

For example, Di Hualong was deeply appreciated by Ruan Haiqing.

The reason is that the first time Di Hualong ate the fish cooked by Ruan Haiqing, he ate more than three kilograms in one go and was so exhausted that he was hospitalized.

Ruan Haiqing was deeply moved and felt that Di Hualong was a real and trustworthy person.

Over time, he became Ruan Haiqing's direct confidant.

Seeing that Ruan Haiqing was in a bad mood today, Di Hualong knew that if he wanted to make Ruan Haiqing happy, he had to do what he wanted.

Sure enough, as soon as Di Hualong made his move, Ruan Haiqing beamed with joy and joked: "You are such a dragon, but you are tempting me with this matter. I want to wash my hands in a golden basin."

"Don't mention it, Magistrate Ruan, if you don't cook fish anymore, where can I go to enjoy it?"

"You, you, you, you can just stretch your muscles and bones. Come on, let's set off right now."

Di Hualong smiled brightly, but secretly complained in his heart.

He now feels nauseous when he sees fish, and makes him want to vomit when he smells it, not to mention eating it.

No matter how delicious it is, everyone gets tired of it sometimes.

In order to make Ruan Haiqing happy, Di Hualong had no choice but to fight.

Li Yuanlang received a call from Fang Yukun, took the car he sent and rushed to a restaurant on the outskirts of Guangnan City.

He walked through the back door and went up to the door of a private room on the second floor. Li Yuanlang gently knocked on the door.

"Please come in." Fang Yukun's voice came from inside.

With a creak, Li Yuanlang pushed the door open and came in.

What caught his eye was that besides Fang Yukun, there were two people sitting on solid wood chairs in the room.

Li Yuanlang couldn't help but frown. It was agreed that the two of them would just reminisce about old times, but there were two more people there for no reason.

Moreover, Li Yuanlang didn't know any of these two people, so they were very unfamiliar.

At this moment, he had one foot in the door and one foot outside. As long as he pulled his legs back, he could exit.

Seeing Li Yuanlang's hesitation, Fang Yukun immediately stood up and walked over, grabbed Li Yuanlang's right hand, shook him, and pulled him into the private room.

The two men talking to Fang Yukun were one tall, one short, one fat and the other thin.

At the same time, he stood up and nodded politely to Yuen Long.

"These two are..." Li Yuanlang looked puzzled.

Fang Yukun quickly introduced Li Yuanlang, pointing to the tall and thin man, "This is Kuang Zhongyu." The short and fat man's name was Zuo Qihang.
Chapter completed!