At this time, Liu Baobao's appearance returned to mediocrity. Her fluffy hair covered most of her face, her slender and beautiful neck could not be perfectly displayed, and the delicacy of her face was not shown.
She answered me with a smile: "I read the latest issue of "Party Building" magazine, which contained the contents of your inauguration speech. People in our office thought your inauguration speech was very special, so someone talked about you and said that you had
You are a professor at the Medical University, but Secretary Fang of the Provincial Party Committee once took a test on your poetry, and it is said that your talent was also appreciated by Secretary Fang."
Kang Demao looked at me in surprise, "Is this happening?"
I smiled bitterly and said, "What? It's all nonsense from outsiders. I'm a medical student, so how do I know anything about poetry?!"
Just now, I could clearly feel the jealousy in Kang Demao's question, so I hurriedly denied the matter. However, I still felt a little strange about Liu Baobao's answer just now, "Who in your office is talking about this?"
Things? I feel like this person still knows something about me."
She replied: "Mayor Feng, you used to be the director of the Provincial Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, right? The current deputy director there, Dai Qian, and her ex-husband is the section chief in our office."
I suddenly remembered that something like this really happened: Dai Qian's former husband worked in the district government. I asked hurriedly: "How is Dai Qian doing now after she divorced her ex-husband?"
Liu Baobao answered me: "The relationship between the two of them seems to have improved recently. It is said that the two of them are planning to remarry." [
I nodded, but in my heart I was not optimistic about the marriage between Dai Qian and her man. After all, their family was too chaotic.
However, I didn’t want to talk about it anymore on such an occasion, so I raised my glass to the two of them and said, “Come on, I’d like to toast you two. Nice to meet you.”
Kang Demao said from the side: "Where can two people worship together? They must come one by one."
I smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, let's come one by one. Xiao Chen, I'll respect you first."
The four of us didn't drink much in the evening, mainly Kang Demao and I. After all, the two girls were not familiar with me, so I paid attention. Later I said to Kang Demao: "Let's stop here today.
I hope your dreams come true soon."
Kang Demao said to me: "Let's continue in another place after drinking?"
I knew what he meant, which was that we would go to a place like Song City and continue drinking. I shook my head and said, "I can't do it today, there are still very important things to do tomorrow."
Then I pulled him aside and said to him in a low voice: "De Mao, you have a wife and children. You are about to take up the most important position. Don't cause anything to happen now."
He smiled and said: "No. Don't worry. I thought it wouldn't be fun for you and us to drink together? So I asked the office director of the district government to arrange for the two of them to come. These two are not very good, but they are still good.
It's quite cute. Feng Xiao, how about it? I think you seem to have a good feeling for Xiaoliu."
I was slightly surprised: How could he see it? I smiled hurriedly: "Don't talk nonsense. How is it possible?"
He smiled "haha" and patted my shoulder, "When you were toasting to them alone in the evening, you first deliberately toasted Xiao Chen, which means that you like Xiao Liu in your heart. Your kind of deliberateness
, in fact, it is to prevent others from noticing your true intentions. Old classmate, I have also studied psychology, you can’t deceive me.”
I was even more secretly surprised, because I did have a deliberate intention when I was toasting, and I did have the kind of thoughts he just mentioned in my heart. Because the moment when Liu Baobao ruffled his hair, it really made me
My heart trembled, and it was precisely because of this that I was so deliberate when toasting. This is actually a normal psychological reaction that many people have, and its purpose is to prevent others from discovering the secrets of their hearts. That is
It is a subconscious involuntary reaction and an instinctive reaction of self-protection.
But I will definitely not admit this. This is more of a kind of self-protection. And I know that his psychology is not very good. It is possible that this is just a temptation on his part. I smiled and said: "You
Isn’t this nonsense? You mean, if I go to pay homage to Xiaoliu first, that means I like Xiao Chen, right? What about you? Who will pay homage first? Haha! You guy, you’re still so mental
When it comes to studying, there are only two of them women, so whoever I respect first will be problematic in your eyes."
He also laughed, "I'm kidding you. Well, let's call it a day. I have to go home right away. Ding Xiang has been particularly sensitive recently. She always feels that there is something wrong with the relationship between the two of us. Feng Xiao,
From now on, if you are free, please come to my house often. Next time we will have a drink at my house or your house."
Of course I couldn't say "no". I smiled and said, "Okay. Let's make an appointment in the future. But you and I are both busy people, and it's not easy to drink together."[
He nodded and said: "Yes. But I envy you very much. You are alone and don't have a wife to bother you."
I smiled bitterly and said: "Come on, you are a stuffed man and don't know how hungry he is. How good is it to have a wife? Someone will serve you when you are drunk, and someone will warm you in the winter. How is it like me? Forget it, I won't tell you anymore. Demao
, your thoughts are very dangerous."
He laughed again, "I'm kidding you. Old classmate, you are still single like this. Find someone to get married as soon as possible. Dingxiang and I are always worried about you."
I smiled and said, "Why are you in a hurry? I'm not in a hurry." At this point, I looked at him, patted his shoulder, and said to him sincerely: "De Mao, it's a joke, I'll give it to you.
Tell me, now that you and I have come to this point, it is all the result of the care of Minister Lin and Governor Huang. We all have to thank them in our hearts. You also know that they do not need us to repay anything, but we must
You have to do your own thing well and don't cause trouble for them."
He nodded and said: "I know. Feng Xiao, I didn't do some things very well in the past. You can be so generous, which makes me very touched. I used to think that Ding Xiang was too sensitive to many things, but now I think
Come on, she is right about some things. She is right in what she said. She said that the two of us used to be classmates and friends. This kind of relationship is rare and we should cherish it. "
I couldn't help but nodded and said, "Yes. In fact, in many cases, women see problems more carefully and accurately than us men."
He also nodded and said: "Yes. Feng Xiao, there were things you and I didn't do well in the past. In the final analysis, it was because we were too young. From now on, we must be more tolerant of each other and consider each other more. That's it.
If we do that, we won’t have the same problems we had before.”
I also sighed in my heart, "Yes. Demao, in fact, as long as the two of us talk through some of our ideas, nothing will happen. In fact, many times in the past, I found that I cared too much about the relationship between us.
The friendship between us has been broken, so we have to be more cautious, which is actually not good. We should be the same as before, the more casual the better when we are together. Don’t you think so?"
He nodded and said: "Yes. Feng Xiao, let's go. The two of them are waiting outside. By the way, please see them off later. They will come with you."
I smiled and said, "Okay. But you really don't need to ask them to come today. This will make it inconvenient for us to talk."
He laughed "haha", "It's good to have them here, the atmosphere is different. Weren't we all like this before?"
I shook my head and said, "We were all different before, and many people didn't know us. Don't you think so?"
He smiled and said: "That's true. Feng Xiao, you are right to remind me that units like the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee are different from the Department of Land and Resources. Now I suddenly find that I am still too impatient and get carried away. I have to pay attention to it at any time in the future.
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I said hastily: "I didn't say that to you."
He shook his head and said, "I know it myself. Alas, after arriving at the National Land Office, I indulged in the wine table every day. I became corrupted and became impetuous."
I suddenly felt that he has really changed now, and has become so deliberate in everything. Being deliberate actually means caring, especially caring, and this kind of special caring will make a person become more fake.
Officialdom is also a level of society. Although there are many rules that need to be followed, if the people in it are too deliberate, they will be considered false and disgusting. Some leaders especially like to be arrogant, arrogant, and trustworthy.
When people are together, they are just like chickens and dogs. What's the point of that? Leaders are also human beings, so why should they make themselves so different?
Now, I can feel that maybe when Kang Demao goes to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, he will probably become like that. But it is not easy for others to tell him such things. When a person thinks he is great
At that time, in his eyes, he only had superiors.
Of course, this is just a guess on my part now, I hope he won’t become like that by then. But one thing I have already felt is that he is competing with me everywhere now. I don’t think so, because
I never thought about showing my superiority in front of him.
Anyway, I am quite happy today, because he at least showed a desire to get back on good terms with me today, and also said some intimate words to me in person. I know that this is very important to him.
It is not easy to tell.
We parted ways at the bottom of the restaurant, and Kang Demao said to the two girls: "Mayor Feng's house is on your way, so you can take his car."
Then he drove away. He drove a car owned by the Ministry of Land and Resources, a Mitsubishi Cross Country. Maybe he felt that it was inconvenient for him to drive them by bus because he was worried about the negative impact. Especially in this critical period,
He had to be particularly careful.
And the purpose of him calling the two of them here today must be to accompany us to drink. Ultimately, he feels that if the two of us drink together, we must talk about some issues in more depth, but he doesn't want to do that. Yes.
, this must be the case, because this also prevents me from having an in-depth conversation with him. But he has to invite me, because he has to show a gesture. So far, he has to rely on
I.
I feel like I finally figured everything out at this point.
However, I really didn’t want to think like that, and I immediately wished in my heart that I was a villain with my heart in the heart of a gentleman.
After getting on the bus, I asked them where they lived. After they told me their home address, I realized that they were not exactly traveling with me, which further confirmed my analysis. But since they had already
After getting in my car, I should naturally send them there.
When we were in the car, Xiao Chen asked me: "Mayor Feng, is this your Shangjiang City car? Your government would actually buy such a car for work?"
I smiled and replied: "There is no way the government can buy such a car. This is my private car. I bought it many years ago when I was a doctor."
My answer was mainly to avoid being misunderstood by them. After all, I am an official now, and driving such a car will inevitably be associated with me.
Liu Baobao also asked me at this time, "I heard that doctors are very rich. Right, Mayor Feng?"
I shook my head and said with a smile: "It is impossible to be very rich. It is true that the income is slightly higher than that in the general industry. If a person really wants to make money, it is impossible to rely on a career. He must have an investment perspective."
Xiao Chen asked me: "Mayor Feng, where did you invest before?"
I replied: "Real estate."
She immediately said: "How much does it cost?"
I smiled and said, "It doesn't take much, just a down payment. Think about it, how fast did housing prices rise in the past? The interest paid every year is basically negligible."
She smiled and said: "Mayor Feng, you are so awesome. Are you still investing in real estate now?"
I immediately laughed, "Why do I feel like I am answering a reporter's question? Haha! No, I don't have that much extravagant expectations for money, I just need to spend enough. Besides, I am an official now, and those who know me know that I am investing.
, people who don’t know me think I am a corrupt official. I have a principle that I will never seek benefits for myself in my position. This is the bottom line. So now I am very happy that I have made some money in the past few years, which is enough for me.
It’s been spent in this lifetime. And you also know that for an official like me, my food, accommodation and transportation can be reimbursed, so why bother to earn so much money?”
Liu Baobao said: "Mayor Feng, there are very few leaders like you nowadays."
I smiled and said, "Don't say that. There are many people like me. Many things are misunderstood by others. As an official, if you really want to do something, you have to take a big risk. I
This man is cowardly and doesn’t want to go to jail for the rest of his life. Haha! And I also believe that many officials have the same idea as me.”
They all laughed.
But I believe they won’t believe my statement. After all, the atmosphere of today’s officialdom has become like this. Moreover, they themselves belong to this circle, but they are just at the bottom, but they understand the habits of the officialdom.
It was also very profound, and I no longer believed that there was any pure place in the officialdom.
But I have to say this. I am like this myself, I know this best, but I cannot use other people's filth to set off my own integrity. This is also the minimum rule and principle.
Xiao Chen got out of the car first, and then Liu Baobao and I were the only two people left in the car. At this time, the feeling I had when I first saw Liu Baobao had calmed down, and there was no longer anything special.
I felt it. At that time, I was just stunned for a moment.
The city has just entered its most prosperous night at night, and the traffic on the road is still weaving. Although the speed of the traffic is slow at this time, it has not reached the level of traffic jam. We didn't speak for a while after Xiao Chen got off the car.
Later I felt that such silence was not good, because it would make the atmosphere dull and ambiguous.
Later, I started asking her, "How long has Xiaoliu been working? Which school did she graduate from?"
She replied: "I have been working for two years and graduated from Beijing Normal University. I originally wanted to teach, but my parents said it would be better to be a civil servant, so I took the exam for a government agency."
I smiled and said, "Teaching is actually very good. It's much simpler than working in a government agency. I used to be a teacher, but I still miss my life at that time."
She chuckled, her voice was pleasant, "I know, you used to be a university professor."
I suddenly remembered her previous evaluation of me, and immediately asked her: "By the way, what else did your colleague say about me?"
She replied: "Although you are young, you are very capable. She also said that if it were not for you, the Provincial Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital would not be able to be built so well." After finishing speaking, she couldn't help laughing.
I immediately understood what she was laughing at, "Haha! Are you laughing at me being an obstetrician and gynecologist? It's nothing. There are so many male obstetricians and gynecologists in the country. It's just a profession."
But she was still smiling, "No, I can't completely associate your current identity with your former obstetrician and gynecologist. Mayor Feng, did you really want to treat female patients before?"
I replied: "Of course. The main job of obstetricians and gynecologists is surgery. A large part of gynecological diseases require surgery, so we male doctors are the most suitable for that kind of profession. At least we are physically stronger than female doctors."
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She said: "That's it. I thought it was a delivery or something."
I shook my head and said: "Delivering babies is not the job of doctors, most of them are done by nurses. But caesarean section is the job of our doctors, so it is also an operation."
She smiled and said: "I still find it very mysterious. By the way, Mayor Feng, Director Kang said that he will be transferred to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee soon? You classmates are really amazing, you are still so young, you are the mayor."
, and he will immediately become a bigger leader. If we do, it may be difficult to get to the director level in the future."
I was secretly surprised because I didn't expect Kang Demao to tell them such a thing. So I hurriedly asked: "Did he tell you?"
She nodded and said, "Yes."
I was suddenly surprised: Kang Demao, who has always been cautious and steady, how could he suddenly become so frivolous? You know, personnel arrangements in officialdom are the most sensitive matters. Kang Demao once worked in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and
Now that he is at the deputy director level, he should fully understand the powerful relationship between this.
So, why did he tell them this? It was obvious that he was very excited, and he was so excited that he needed someone to share the joy in his heart. But I don’t think this should be the main reason, because anyone can do anything
There has to be a reason and an intention, especially for something like this.
Is it possible that Kang Demao has thoughts about one of them? Or does he have thoughts about both of them? From now on, he will be the deputy minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. This position of leadership is difficult for girls in the civil service system.
Restrain the temptation.
This is a common trick used by men. That is: first implant the temptation into a woman's subconscious, and then in the next step, she can quickly enter and capture the other party.
This trick is often very effective. Just think about it, among the young people working in the civil service, who doesn’t want to make rapid progress? Who doesn’t want to take shortcuts? Such temptation is difficult for ordinary people to resist. I suddenly thought of Ruan from before.
Jie, isn't she like that? And Zeng Yufang. If there is any difference between the two of them, it is that one is passively tempted, while the other actively seeks shortcuts.
I never think that they themselves have much fault. If they have any fault, it is because of desire. But as human beings, who doesn’t have desires? Especially young people, career, money, everything, everything is at stake.
It is the source of desire. If you want to get something, you must give it. Once a woman understands this truth, the man's goal will be achieved.
Now, I seem to have understood everything, but I began to hesitate in my heart. I was not hesitating for the two girls who had dinner with us today, but for Kang Demao and his family.
I made a lot of mistakes when I was married, which brought huge disasters to my family and my wife, and I still feel guilty about it to this day. Including me later.
He became more unruly and unruly. In fact, the most fundamental reason originated from this. Without those sins in the past, how could he have given up on himself later?
I introduced Lilac to Kangdemao, but now Kangdemao seems to have other ideas. I can't just watch their family break up.
But I couldn't help but think again: Can I handle such a thing? I am also a man. Once a man has the idea of cheating, no one else can pull him back.
I was hesitating, so I didn't speak. There were a lot of cars in front of me, and they weren't going very fast, so even if I was distracted thinking about those things, I wouldn't be completely distracted.
After a while, I suddenly heard her next to me asking: "Mayor Feng, did I say something wrong?"
I smiled bitterly and said, "You didn't say anything wrong. Director Kang was too careless with his words. His transfer order hasn't been issued yet, so this kind of thing shouldn't be brought up. Xiao Liu, please tell Xiao Chen, don't talk about it."
Let’s talk about this matter.”
She said: "Oh."
At this time, I suddenly said to her: "Xiao Liu, you are very beautiful."