Chapter 151: Taking a step back
When Tan Shaoqiang came out of Huo Qinqun's office, he was meeting Lin Song who was walking hurriedly.
Lin Song's face was not very good-looking. Tan Shaoqiang greeted him. He just nodded and knocked on the door and entered the room.
"Many people think that Tan Shaoqiang is coming to me, it's really inexplicable. I heard that he went to find Lu Zheng yesterday? He jumped up and down and was playing the piano randomly." The mood was not very good when Tan Shaoqiang got mixed up, so Huo Qinqun picked up a cigarette and lit one randomly.
Lin Song was stunned for a moment and realized that the secretary of the relatives had a lot of opinions about Tan Shaoqiang. However, it was not the time to discuss Tan Shaoqiang before him, and he said, "Secretary, I heard something."
Seeing Lin Song's face serious, Huo Qinqun raised his eyebrows and said, "It's Courtyard No. 2 again?"
Lin Song nodded and said, "I just heard that an hour ago, the Prime Minister's Office called Lu Zheng and asked Lu Zheng to go to Beijing tomorrow afternoon. The Prime Minister wanted to listen to his ideas on the development of Wushan in person. I think it should be a matter of the city with independent planning and clearing the policies of the deputy provincial level. After receiving the call, Lu Zheng told Yu's Ministry of the No. 2 Court that the Politburo meeting will discuss the issue of the deputy provincial level in a few days, and it will be clear."
Huo Qinqun's brows gradually frowned.
Lin Song said again: "This time it should be very important to explain our Wushan development ideas and policies in front of the Prime Minister. Whether we can go to the vice-provincial level may just depend on these questions and answers." He couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Although the secretary of the Qinqun was the top leader, in the minds of the central leaders, when they mentioned Wushan, they were afraid that the first person they thought of was Lu Zheng.
Huo Qinqun held the cigarette butt and didn't speak for a long time.
Although Wang Yubao rushed over at noon, Lu Zheng still had lunch with Lao Li and Bai Erqiang at the Mingzhu Hotel as originally arranged, but he also ordered Wang Yubao to come to this dinner.
Wang Yubao was quite happy, obviously Zhengzi didn't treat him as an outsider.
On the table, Lu Zheng asked the waiter to pour a glass of red wine and said with a smile: "Uncle Er and Li Tou are both casual and drink white. I only have this cup, so don't dip Yubao. If you drink some alcoholic beverages, your face is wrong."
Wang Yubao smiled and said, "You are going to Beijing to celebrate with a monk. Can you drink some wine to celebrate with you?"
That being said, Wang Yubao still asked the waiter to pour tea, but he was very capable of organizing wine. He asked for two bottles of Wuliangye and ran the big old man Li and Bai Erqiang to drink one bottle of Yu.
While chatting during the meal, Old Li and Bai Erqiang gradually realized that Mayor Lu was going to Beijing to meet the Prime Minister tomorrow. The two looked at each other and Mayor Lu's future became brighter and brighter.
Of course, Wang Yubao was so angry that Mayor Lu didn't say anything about going to Beijing.
"Uncle Er, how much gambling debt do you owe outside?" Lu Zheng suddenly asked Bai Erqiang.
Bai Erqiang was startled and said carefully: "At that time, I borrowed 100,000 yuan one after another, and Keli was refining it. They asked me to pay back 300,000 yuan."
Wang Yubao didn't know what was going on, so he frowned and said, "Who? The little bastards outside don't have eyes anymore. Uncle, I'll do it for you and treat them well." Although the man in front of him was quite vulgar and not angry, Lu Zheng kept calling him his second uncle, so he was naturally his own person, the emperor and his poor relatives, maybe some distant relative of Zhengzi.
Lu Zheng waved his hand with a smile and said, "I'll pay back the debt, but the interest cannot be calculated like this. If it is calculated like this, it's usury, which is illegal. Lao Li, you can do this. According to the highest interest rate allowed by the current financial policy, how much should I pay back." He said to Bai Erqiang again: "Uncle Er, write an IOU for Litou, work hard in the future, pay installments and return the money to Litou."
"Okay, okay." Bai Erqiang agreed repeatedly, knowing in his heart that Xiaoshuang's uncle was blocking himself. In fact, Mr. Li may not really pay back the money, and maybe he will give up the gambling den and lend money.
But no matter what, Mayor Lu is really good to him. Who is Mayor Lu? Tens of millions, billionaires are not sure of the honor to have a meal with him. Signing a letter may be billions of capital flows and the life welfare of millions of people, but they have to work hard to help him quit gambling. In the eyes of people, it may not be a big deal, but it is not a shame to Xiaoshuang.
Alas, I just hope that Xiaoshuang will not be ungrateful when she returns to China after studying, otherwise the old Bai family will be sorry for Mayor Lu.
Immediately, Bai Erqiang thought again that he might be managed by General Manager Li in everything he did in the future, and he couldn't help but feel sad. However, although General Manager Li was just a helping hand for Mayor Lu, he was also a top figure in Wushan. I don't think he would be too busy to stare at him often. When the limelight has passed, wouldn't he be rich and delicious?
Thinking of this, Bai Erqiang swept away the decay of his parents just now, and became energetic again, raising his glass to toast Mayor Lu and Secretary Yubao.
Lu Zheng could almost imagine his complicated mental journey. He shook his head and said that Uncle Bai could only leave it to the elder Li for training.
After dinner, Lu Zheng, Wang Yubao and others broke up. Hu Zi came to the hotel to pick him up and drove straight to the Standing Committee.
On the way, Lu Zheng asked Hu Zi with a smile: "How far have you developed with Miss Xiaoqu?"
Hu Zi scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Probably, I might get married on the National Day. I haven't told my family yet."
Lu Zheng nodded with a smile and said, "You have to force you, a donkey, and you won't be able to rush you or move."
Hu Zi laughed, indeed, the two of them are now talking about marriage, Hu Zi has always been passive and was pushed away by Qu Xinru, and sometimes he even felt that it was like a dream.
Lu Zheng asked again: "Which wedding room is planned?" Hu Zi now has two houses in Wushan, a villa courtyard by the Nanhu Lake, and a welfare room divided by the city government's logistics.
Hu Zi was stunned and said, "I, I haven't thought about it yet."
Lu Zhengqi said: "I will get married in a few months. You didn't even take Xiaoqu to see the wedding room. Although they were all decorated, you and Xiaoqu are a family in the future. How could you listen to her opinions and do simple soft decorations?"
Hu Zi was stunned and said, "Xiao Ru has never talked about the wedding room. Wait until I turn around and ask her."
Lu Zheng took the phone and handed it to him, saying, "Pull it over and call her now. It won't be possible if you don't urge you. I have something to say to her when I'm done."
Hu Zi had a bitter face, turned the steering wheel and entered the walkway to find a place to park the car, looked at the watch, and called Qu Xinru.
Qu Xinru's pager was bought after dating Hu Zi. It was not possible to leave information and only display the call number. Even so, the price of 700 or 800 yuan, plus the Internet access fee and annual service fee, is also the salary of her white-collar worker in the joint venture for more than a month. Of course, the average salary of employees of Changming Group is over 1,000 yuan, and Qu Xinru's income is not very high, because she was less than two years old. Lu Zheng knew this and it was funny after he was in love. The little girl was desperate to get in love. She bought this pager just to facilitate contact with Hu Zi, so that Hu Zi would not have such excuses to push her date.
After a while, Qu Xinru's phone call came back and heard Hu Zi talking on the phone with her. It turned out that Qu Xinru didn't know that Hu Zi had a villa in Wushan. When Hu Zi spoke, Qu Xinru's tone was eight degrees higher, "Du Xiaohu, what else do you have, I don't know?" Lu Zheng could hear it clearly.
Hu Zi whispered a few words, as if saying that Brother Zhengzi was in the car, and Qu Xinru's voice immediately became inaudible.
After a while, Hu Zi said, "Wait, Brother Zhengzi has something to ask you for trouble." He covered the microphone and handed the eldest brother to Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng took it and said with a smile: "Hello, Miss Xiaoqu."
"Brother." Qu Xinru was cautious over there.
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I'm getting married soon. Congratulations, I just want to tell you. There are still a few months left, and there are a lot of things to do. Hu Zi is busy with me. Let's do this. I'll ask someone to help me. This person's surname is Li, and Hu Zi and I are both comrades-in-arms, and they are also enthusiastic. How about it, do you need it?"
Qu Xinru hesitated and asked, "That's right, isn't it too troublesome?"
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "No trouble, we are all brothers. I will give him your contact information and ask him to contact you directly. Then you will make an appointment with Hu Zi, have a meal together, and get to know each other."
"Okay, okay, thank you brother." Qu Xinru seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. With the mayor as the decision, this marriage should not be scalpers. Hu Zi is not concerned about it, and he can't make fun of his brother Zhengzi. During this period, she was really worried. Seeing Hu Zi's absent-mindedness, she walked three steps forward, and Hu Zi only followed one step, which made people worry about what happened in the end of the marriage.
So, Qu Xinru hesitated for a while and said, "Brother, thank you really."
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Thank you for what I do. I just found a big deal for you. Just tell me not to blame me. I think Hu Zi has learned from me, and he doesn't care about anything. His ideas are getting more and more positive. Looking at him, sometimes I reflect on my attitude towards people and things."
Qu Xinru just giggled, but didn't know how to talk. Mayor Lu laughed at himself and couldn't really follow the words and respond.
Lu Zheng said, "Okay, Hu Zi and I are leaving, I have time to chat." He hung up the phone and waved to Hu Zi: "Let's go."
In the No. 1 Courtyard of Standing Committee, Teacher Jia was not as enthusiastic as Lu Zheng’s last time when he saw Lu Zheng. I think she had heard about something, and knew that the young mayor had a very unhappy relationship with her old Huo recently.
She asked the babysitter to serve Lu Zheng, but she went into the house to call Huo Qinqun, and then she didn't come out again.
Huo Qinqun didn't expect that Lu Zheng suddenly came to the door. He was having lunch break and was a little annoyed when he was disturbed, let alone Lu Zheng.
Seeing Lu Zheng handing a stack of information to him, Huo Qinqun asked, "What?" The beginning of this material was about the content involving Wushan's political and economic reform. He was even more displeased. Are you here to demonstrate to him?
Lu Zheng said: "In the morning, Director Zhou from the Prime Minister's Office called and asked you to go to Beijing tomorrow. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the Prime Minister took half an hour to meet us and listen to our idea of the development of Wushan. I thought, I won't go. The Prime Minister is a bit conservative, and I have a problem. When it comes to rising, he doesn't care about anything, for fear of backfiring. Secretary, you are relatively stable, keep a close eye on me, and you have a sense of reporting work. Moreover, you are the top leader and are most qualified to represent the entire people in Wushan. Only when you go can you be worth it.
Huo Qinqun was stunned and stared at Lu Zheng's thoughts on Lu Zheng's guess. He didn't care much about Lu Zheng's words judging the Prime Minister. Perhaps Lu Zheng said it just so natural.
Lu Zheng said again: "I had a talk with Director Zhou openly and honestly. Director Zhou also said that the Prime Minister was telling him to find us, and you and I can go either way."
Huo Qinqun was stunned for a while, then said, "This is not right. You have always caught the economy. It's okay if you don't go?"
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "The Prime Minister will not ask in depth. Besides, although I am catching the economy, isn't it your dear secretary to make the final decision in the end? In fact, you are the one who knows the whole of Wushan, and don't shirk it. I have a self-knowledge. If I go, I might make mistakes during the Q&A. We will probably have no chance to upgrade to Wushan. You will be sure to take action yourself. What is the future development prospect of Wushan? It depends entirely on you, the secretary."
After drinking a sip of water, Lu Zheng said again: "Secretary, I actually have no other idea. I just want to work with you to build Wushan well. Wushan well, we are all well, don't you think?"
Huo Qinqun looked at Lu Zheng deeply and nodded slowly.
When Lu Zheng said goodbye, Huo Qinqun sent him out of the yard for the first time. Yue Dongfang, who had just moved from the yard No. 2, was thinking about this scene.
When he got off work in the evening, Wang Yubao came to Lu Zheng's office and went into the room and asked, "Mayor, I heard that it was Huo Qinqun who went to Beijing to meet the Prime Minister tomorrow? What's going on?"
Lu Zheng looked at him and smiled, saying, "It's nothing, it's good to go to the group."
In Lu Zheng's smile, Wang Yubao was initially confused, but then realized something, and then suddenly realized it.
Zhengzi asked Lao Huo to go to Beijing to meet the Prime Minister without seeing him like this, but Lao Huo has always been very proud of his face, which is a huge deal for him.
Zhengzi still hopes to get the cooperation of Huo Qinqun. If he is in Wushan, he will appear to have a mayor and secretary who is dull. Huo Qinqun's heart is angry and will compete with Zhengzi everywhere in the future, then many of Zhengzi's work will not be easy to carry out. Zhengzi's ambitions are great and he does not want his layout to be affected by the gains and losses of a corner and a place.
Thinking of this, Wang Yubao laughed and said, "I understand. You have kicked the ball to Huo Qinqun. As for what he does in the future, let him weigh it for himself."
Lu Zheng looked at his watch, walked down, handed Wang Yu Baogen cigarette, and said, "Drink some wine tonight and chat." He thought, "Old Huo and I have different ideas. It is difficult for everyone to think about you and I are good. Let's get along again. In the future, team unity is more important than anything else."
Wang Yubao hurriedly took out a lighter to light a cigarette for Lu Zheng and smiled and said, "Yes, now you are obviously a carriage. In the Standing Committee and the Municipal Party Committee Plenary Session, he does not have the upper hand. If he continues to fight, his prestige will only be damaged. Lao Huo is a shrewd man and will not do anything to kill the enemy and lose one thousand of himself. But it is difficult for him to submit. Let's go and see. If he doesn't know how to politely, we will fight him."
Chapter completed!