"The first month of the year is the New Year, the first day of the new year, family reunions, young people paying New Year greetings to old people, regardless of men and women, eh yo yo yo eh eh eh yo yo, all of them have the new year's greetings Wear clothes, oh yo yo yo, put on those new clothes..."
Shanhai people have a fiery character factor and a lively factor in their bones. At banquets across the country, as long as Shanhai people are there, there will never be a moment of silence.
But on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Shen Nan, there were only red couplets and red lanterns. There was no smoke from firecrackers and no red confetti. The ban on setting off firecrackers made the New Year atmosphere a lot lighter.
Along the way, Yue Wen and Xiao Wu took turns driving, but Liao Xiangting fell into a deep sleep. He was too busy and tired during the twelfth lunar month. Yue Wen felt that he was like a bearing in this huge official machine. He had to push others to turn. I am also driven by the bigger bearing. I can't help myself, but I have to start over and over again.
Both of them were fast drivers. Seeing that Yue Wen was killing very fast, Xiao Wu was not to be outdone, and Tan Wenzheng's driver behind him was not far behind. The two cars entered Shennan City at around eight o'clock. At this time, people in the village had already been driving each other. People are going from house to house to say New Year greetings, but the streets of the city are full of pedestrians.
Liao Xiangting woke up, and two cars stopped in front of a hotel that was still open for business on the first day of the new year. Five people asked for a single room. The breakfast was similar to usual, but there were only a few extra plates of dumplings. Liao Xiangting ordered one. The dish was stuffed with pork and sauerkraut, but Tan Wenzheng ordered the dish with cabbage and pork.
"Cabbage, which means wealth, I would like to wish you all a happy new year. I wish you all will be rich next year! The development zone will be rich next year." Far away from Pingzhou, it is the first day of the new year again. Both Liao Xiangting and Tan Wenzheng have become very easy-going, and Tan Wenzheng is even more smiling. He picked up the water glass and toasted everyone with water as wine.
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Zhou Changying started her career in the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee. She has been living in the provincial government family home for many years.
After several people finished their breakfast, they went directly to the family's courtyard. It must be said that the guard here was very responsible. Hearing that they were here to pay Director Zhou New Year's greetings, they opened the door and let them in.
Around 9:30 in the morning, many cars were parked downstairs. Liao Xiangting smiled and said, "I hope we are the first."
Tan Wenzheng tightened his brand new tie and also smiled, "We have been driving for five hours. We are not the first. Who can be the first?"
Yue Wen understood why he came so early, just to show his sincerity, and since he had driven more than five hours to come all the way, he had to strive to be the first among the four cities to say New Year greetings. Compared with the first one, The distance between the sincerity of the second one and the first one is probably the distance from Qinwan to Shennan.
Tan Wenzheng's secretary Wu Feng didn't come. Yue Wen looked at Liao Xiangting and saw that he didn't say anything, so he followed him into the building.
Liao Xiangting stopped in front of a door. He could hear the bustling sounds inside through the security door. He raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door, and the door opened quickly.
Liao Xiangting's face was already full of spring breeze, and Tan Wenzheng's face was also full of spring breeze, "Director Zhou, sister-in-law, happy New Year."
Zhou Changying, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up in surprise, "Xiangting, happy New Year, your New Year in Shennan..." He immediately saw Tan Wenzheng who also came in from the door, "Director Zhou, sister-in-law, happy New Year ." Tan Wenzheng smiled and cupped his hands.
Yue Wen also walked in and found that the entire Zhou family had stood up, including adults and children, but a few people in coats seemed to be here to pay New Year greetings.
"We changed our shoes." The heater in the room was very hot, and Liao Xiangting unbuttoned his coat.
"No need to change, no need to change," Zhou Changying came over with a smile and took Zhou Changying and Tan Wenzheng's arms affectionately, "Hurry up and sit inside."
"Director Xiu, happy New Year." Liao Xiangting raised his hand to a middle-aged man again. Yue Wen had seen the photo of the leadership team of the National Development and Reform Commission. He was a deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission.
"Secretary Liao, Director Tan," Director Xiu was also surprised, "Are you coming from Qinwan?"
Yue Wen also sat down on a chair with the courtesy of the Zhou family members.
"Yes." We all know the distance from Qinwan to here, so what time will we set off at this time? Elementary school students can also calculate this. Needless to say, "It seems that Shennan and Qinwan are about the same. Get up in the morning and wish you a happy new year." There are few people." Liao Xiangting smiled and changed the subject calmly.
Zhou Changying looked at him and said with a smile, "The city is not like my hometown in the countryside. We eat dumplings at twelve o'clock in the evening. After eating the dumplings, we start to greet the New Year. By the way, have you eaten? If not, eat some here."
"Eat," Tan Wenzheng said with a smile, "a few of us ate four plates of dumplings."
"Come here and give New Year greetings to your two uncles." Zhou Changying greeted the two children.
The child was very polite and sweet-mouthed. Liao Xiangting and Tan Wenzheng both smiled and touched their pockets. Although their expressions remained unchanged, their hands stopped. Leaders at this level are already far away from money.
Liao Xiangting glanced at Yue Wen. Yue Wen had already stood up with a smile, took out two red envelopes from his bag, handed one to Liao Xiangting and the other to Tan Wenzheng.
The two of them became lively again, and each of them stuffed red envelopes into the hands of the two children. "No, no need," Zhou Changying said politely. He did not have the slightest air of being the director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, but seemed to be a loyal elder. "One is enough, you see..."
"We're celebrating the New Year, we're celebrating the New Year," Liao Xiangting said with a smile. He smiled again and looked at Yue Wen, who was also sitting on the stool with a smile on his face, "Just to be happy and festive."
Xiao Wu always keeps a thick down jacket in his car in winter, just in case he works in the open air one day. Liao Xiangting’s business cards are all in Yue Wen’s bag, just in case he needs to exchange business cards one day, which is in the glove box of the car. , Yue Wen also keeps envelopes, letterheads and red envelopes in case he needs them someday.
When he learned last night that he was coming to pay New Year's greetings today, he went through what was going to happen in his mind, what would happen at which stage, what should be prepared, what to say, and how to do it. He went through it in his mind like a movie, and he was confident. , this red envelope was prepared in advance.
A few people talked about the customs and customs during the New Year and the major and minor events in the province, but they never mentioned the nuclear power plant.
Zhou Changying's mobile phone placed on the coffee table rang from time to time, with constant phone messages, as did the mobile phones of Liao Xiangting and Tan Wenzheng. Text messages to express New Year greetings became fashionable from that year on.
"Happy New Year, far away," Zhou Changying stood up with a smile, "Oh, it's so far away, just make a phone call, there's no need to run here anymore..."
Yuanfang?——Meng Yuanfang? Yunhai Municipal Party Committee Secretary? Yue Wen looked at Liao Xiangting, but Liao Xiangting was talking to Director Xiu with a gentle smile.
Did he take the initiative to call or was someone tipped off?
As a prefecture-level city, Yunhai is also an economically strong city. Zhou Changying and Song Yuanfang are at the same level, but their status is still far behind. However, it is unlikely that Song Yuanfang will come over to pay Zhou Changying New Year greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year. If he wants to come, He came right away, and it seemed that there was a reason for his words.
Yue Wen looked at Director Xiu, and then at several department heads from the National Development and Reform Commission who came to pay New Year greetings. Well, it seems that these four cities are related to the National Development and Reform Commission. This is not a competition for projects, but a secret war.
almost.
Zhou Changying talked for a while and then picked up the phone again. It could be heard from the phone that Yun Hai, Rongyang's secretary, and the mayor had all called. Qinwan Municipal Party Committee Secretary Luo Hongmin and Mayor Zheng Quan also called to express their New Year greetings.
, and the call from the Changwei Municipal Party Committee Secretary came last, and it could be heard from Zhou Changying's tone that he directly said that he wanted to come over to pay New Year's greetings.
"Brother, I finally went back to Shennan to celebrate the New Year. I won't go to anyone's house, so I will go to your house." On the phone, Changwei Municipal Party Committee Secretary Fan Shengwen's voice was very enthusiastic, "Our Le'an City Secretary and Mayor are also
Here we are, already off the highway..."
Le'an is a county under Changwei City. Like Xixiakou in Yunhai, it is a popular candidate to compete for nuclear power projects this year.