"What should we do?" Gu Cheng's lover was obviously worried.
Although Gu Cheng does have a lot of power in Hedong Province, looking at the whole country, a deputy provincial and ministerial level cadre really means nothing.
Putting aside the actual influence, within Hedong Province, there are several actual cadres at the provincial and ministerial level. As for cadres at the deputy provincial and ministerial level, there are even more. There are dozens of them, plus various aspects.
There are really many veteran cadres who have retired.
Normally, people think that Gu Cheng is very powerful, but when it comes to a critical moment, he has to consider that his level still has inherent shortcomings compared with several official officials in the province.
Especially in this sensitive period, Comrade Yue Shan is the secretary, and the governor has grabbed hold of him, and his power has reached its peak.
It is conceivable that before the central government sent a new governor to Hedong Province, no one could restrain Comrade Yueshan's power. This was also the most dangerous period for him to rule the city.
Gu Bing happened to offend Ye Kai, a stupid young man, at this time, and he took him down.
Although Gu Bing is now brought back by Ye Kai to celebrate the New Year, Gu Cheng knows very well in his heart that Ye Kai plays this trick very well, which makes him unable to express his suffering, but there is nothing he can do about it.
If Gu Bing had not been brought back by Ye Kaikai, Gu Cheng had many ways to allow Gu Bing to escape smoothly and then disappear.
If that's the case, Gu Cheng is not only fine, but he can also bite back and rely on Ye Kai to hand over Gu Bing. He can pretend to be framed. Anyway, Gu Bing is missing.
If there is no one to prove it, he can say whatever he wants.
But now that Gu Bing has returned home, this responsibility falls on Gu Cheng.
If he allows his son to flee, then his work as deputy secretary of the provincial party committee will be over, and no one will be able to protect him.
What followed was probably an investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, until he went through everything he had done. They found evidence that was enough to convict him of Gu Cheng and understand the matter.
So this idea is definitely not feasible. Gu Cheng has also thought about how to deal with the future, but he has not found any good way. Is it really necessary to send Gu Bing back after the New Year?
In that case, Gu Cheng's prestige in Hedong Province will be completely ruined. No one will be willing to rely on Gu Cheng's wings anymore, because it means that he has completely lost control of the situation.
"Let's celebrate the New Year at home honestly." For the time being, Gu Cheng couldn't think of any good countermeasures. Even if he thought of a countermeasure, he couldn't tell Gu Bing and his lover.
In Gu Cheng's words, his wife and son just have the head of a human and the brain of a pig. Telling them about these arrangements will definitely only have disadvantages but no advantages. Instead of doing this, it would be better not to talk about it to save worry.
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There is an old saying: On the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God will go to heaven to say good things and keep the lower world safe.
The customs here in Longcheng basically continue the northern folk customs. For example, in these days, you should say more "yes, good" and other auspicious words, and avoid saying "no, no" and other annoying words.
However, Ye Kai took his driver Li Shun and several comrades from the municipal party committee to the grassroots to express condolences to the people.
It has been a fine tradition for many years to express condolences to the masses during holidays. The objects of condolences include retired comrades, people in need, households with five guarantees, family members of military martyrs, and some special figures, etc.
Municipal Party Committee Secretary Jin Zekai, Mayor Mu Wanrong, Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary Xie Shiyao, and Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary Ye Kai are all big shots. They each led a group of people to go to various condolences points.
The tasks assigned to Ye Kai were from the group of retired comrades.
"This division is interesting." Ye Kai couldn't help but laugh after reading the tasks of each group.
"What's so interesting?" Li Sheng asked curiously.
As the driver chosen by Ye Kai himself, Li Sheng himself has the characteristics of being from the military intelligence system and can be regarded as Ye Kai's own team. Therefore, he is naturally not afraid to say some things in front of him.
"Retired cadres are the most difficult group of people to get rid of. No one wants to come even for Spring Festival condolences because they are afraid that they will complain and complain." Ye Kai said, "I didn't expect this group of people to be really damaging.
This task has been assigned to me."
Logically speaking, Ye Kaixin had just arrived, and although he should have participated in such an occasion, it was a bit underhanded to give him such a difficult task right out of the gate. But thinking back, if someone else had taken it
For this task, the most you can do is deal with it with a few sentences, a few perfunctory sentences, and it will be fine when you turn around.
But Ye Kai is different. He is the Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. If he ignores the problems reported by these old men and old ladies, he will be scolded in the future.
Sure enough, along the way, I could hear people complaining.
Fortunately, Ye Kai was young enough, and these old men and women were very happy to see him. Moreover, they had heard about Ye Kai's previous actions to rectify the four hegemons of Dragon City, so they felt that this young secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection was still
Very good.
So the complaints were complaints, and no one was trying to make things difficult for him.
After returning to the municipal party committee compound, everyone gathered together for dinner.
There is an older master chef in the restaurant, who is said to have been working here for more than 20 years. He is currently posting a portrait of the Kitchen God in the kitchen, and then smearing a little sugar syrup on the Kitchen God's mouth.
When others asked curiously, he said, "On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, Grandpa Zao Lord, you went to heaven and ate sugar cakes in your mouth. You didn't say anything in front of the Jade Emperor. You returned to our house to celebrate the New Year. You have rice and rice."
Wear clothes on your face.”
Everyone laughed when they heard it, but Kai Kanazawa, secretary of the municipal party committee, said that this was a local folk song in Longcheng. In fact, they often did this kind of thing when they were young.
"Life was hard at that time, and it was only at this time that I could eat some sesame candies. It was all thanks to the Kitchen God Grandpa and Kitchen God Grandma." Kanazawa Kai said with some emotion.
Among the people present, it is estimated that Ye Kai did not have much emotion about his previous life. The others basically nodded in agreement and agreed, saying that the economic situation has indeed changed a lot over the years, at least the lives of ordinary people have improved a lot.
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Deputy Secretary Xie Shiyao is older. He has been having bad luck recently. Not only is he hopeless for promotion, but he has also been overpowered by the newcomer Ye Kai. He is not in a good mood either, and his words are a bit sour. "Speaking of which,
The Kitchen God is unlucky enough."
"What do you say?" someone asked.
"There are many spacious houses, but the Stove Lord is only allowed to smoke in the kitchen day and night. No meat is given to him to smell the aroma, and no water is given to him for dry mouth. He works hard and keeps the family safe. Although his position is low, he is considered a good person. The Kitchen God's grandmother married
"The chicken follows the chicken, and there is never a word of complaint." Xie Shiyao said, "I finally made it to the Golden Week at the end of the year. I went on vacation on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month and returned to work on New Year's Eve. The family thought to themselves, what if they told the Jade Emperor about me?
What should I do if I say bad things about you? So I bought the cheapest but stickiest Guandong sugar melon with ill intentions, and muttered: On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen King will go to heaven, say more good things, but not bad words. When the Kitchen King is not paying attention, use Thunder
Instead of hiding their ears, they used roasted sugar to stick to the mouths of Stove King and his wife, causing them unspeakable suffering. The remaining sugar was reluctant to throw away, so the whole family shared it."
After everyone heard this, they all laughed.
Just then the master chef came over, served the dishes, and also gave a plate of sugar melons.
"Haha, for good luck, I hope the city's work will be better this year." Municipal Party Secretary Kai Kanzawa picked up a sugar melon and said to everyone with a smile.
Others also followed suit, and Ye Kai was no exception.
It's just that he really doesn't have much love for this sugar melon, and he also discovered that Xie Shiyao took the sugar melon but didn't eat it.
It seemed that Xie Shiyao noticed Ye Kai looking at him, so he smiled and said, "As I get older, two of my teeth are loose. I like to eat sugar melon, but I'm worried that my two teeth will be glued off."
"That's good. It's time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. It's also good to get two new teeth." Kai Kanazawa smiled.
Kanazawa Kai and Xie Shiyao have known each other for a long time, but they are not afraid of telling a few jokes.
"Secretary Jin, you can make it easy. Replacing a tooth costs hundreds of dollars. The price of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new is a bit high." Xie Shiyao replied.
Mayor Mu Wanrong interrupted and said, "Secretary Xie is right. I went on this trip this year and heard a lot of discussions. The price of medicines on the market has increased significantly, which has affected the lives of many families."
"The government cannot afford public medical care, but the phone bills for some diseases are indeed very high, and ordinary families cannot afford medical treatment. This problem also needs to be taken seriously." Kanazawa Kai also has some feelings. As the secretary of the municipal party committee, he has to face many problems, but he
The conversation changed, "However, we have become one of the pilot projects for the tax-sharing system reform. This year's work will be very arduous. I am a little worried about whether we can sustain it. The pressure on the city government will increase again.
Mayor Mu should pay more attention."
"If we find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, we should be able to cope with the past." Mu Wanrong frowned when talking about this matter, "But the investment in public utilities will definitely be greatly affected. By then, health and education will
Key areas will become the hardest-hit areas, and the difficulty will indeed be greater."
The tax-sharing system sounds good, but ashes return to dust, but the portion allocated to local finance is much smaller, which will inevitably affect investment in all aspects, especially public utilities, with education and health industries bearing the brunt.
If we don't use our brains on these two issues, the city government's finances will definitely not be able to survive.
Ye Kai took a sugar melon and licked it, and felt it was a bit sweet. But when he smashed it in his mouth carefully, he felt that the aftertaste of this sugar melon was slightly bitter.
Suddenly something clicked in his mind, thinking that this tax-sharing system was actually similar to this sugar melon. The sharp increase in central fiscal revenue was indeed a good thing, but the many troubles it would bring were unavoidable.
In the end, it’s hard to draw a conclusion on whether it is sweet or bitter.
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