After waiting for a long time, Liu Siming walked out of the building accompanied by a cadre of similar age. The two were chatting and laughing, and they seemed to be very familiar with each other. However, careful observation revealed that Liu Siming's waist seemed to be bent forward, and the fair-skinned cadre He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, like a war spinner, grinning wildly into the wind.
After a while, a white Honda car stopped at the door of the county party committee compound. Liu Siming waved his hand at Shen Tong, then opened the car door for the man, protected his head with his hands, and welcomed the man into the car. Liu Siming acted like this Skilled and sophisticated, he was worthy of being a secretary to the county party committee secretary.
After getting on the bus, Liu Siming said to the driver: "Brother Dong, go directly to the city." From his tone, he must be a very good buddy.
"Director Xie, let me introduce to you. This is the new college student assigned to our town, named Shen Tong." Liu Siming stuck out his butt, put his face into the co-cockpit, and said to the man.
The man did not look back at Shen Tong, but glanced through the rearview mirror and nodded with a half-smile. His expression seemed to express that a fledgling young man like Shen Tong could not yet catch his eye.
Liu Siming also felt that the man's attitude was not very friendly, so he urged Shen Tong: "Shen Tong, this is Director Xie Tianliang of the County Party Committee Office, please call Director Xie quickly."
Shen Tong hurriedly leaned forward, sat upright and respectfully called Director Xie. Xie Tianliang did not respond, but before Shen Tong could finish speaking, he pointed at the driver and asked, "Who is this?"
Liu Siming hurriedly introduced: "This is a friend of mine named Liu Haidong. He is the boss of a real estate company in Longnan City."
Xie Tianliang immediately changed his expression, his mood was high, he stretched out his hand and said hurriedly: "It's Boss Liu, nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"
Xie Tianliang was like a chameleon, disdainful of communicating too much with him, but when he heard that Liu Haidong was a real estate owner, he was particularly enthusiastic. Regarding this different treatment, Shen Tong suddenly felt like he was being ridiculed. His face was hot and he was embarrassed. Shen Tong clenched his fist tightly and secretly swore: "I will make you surrender one day."
Liu Siming and Xie Tianliang chatted one after another. Xie Tianliang suddenly changed his mind and said mysteriously: "Have you heard? Xu Tingyuan, the deputy mayor of Longzhong City, is very likely to be the next municipal party secretary of Longnan City. "
Liu Siming immediately enlarged his eyes and said hurriedly: "Really?"
Xie Tianliang adjusted his sitting posture and started to talk eloquently. He continued: "A classmate of mine was in the Provincial Party Committee General Office. He accidentally let it slip during a meal. I think it is 10% true. Now The Municipal Party Committee Secretary has also reached his age, and if he can’t reach a higher level in this provincial Party committee election, he will probably retire.”
As a township cadre, even the personnel adjustments in the county are not known until they are announced, let alone the city's leading cadres. The reason why Liu Siming is a little anxious is because Xu Tingyuan and the county party secretary Dong Haiquan who he served are the same year in Qinghai. After returning from the army, they were assigned to different agencies in Longzhong City. Over the years, the relationship between the two has been very close. Liu Siming also had dinner with Xu Tingyuan several times. If Xu Tingyuan can really come to Longnan City to be the municipal party committee secretary, then Dong Haiquan is very likely to make a comeback, and he himself will be out of the sea of suffering and usher in the second peak of his career.
Thinking of this, Liu Siming felt extremely excited. Over the past year or so, he had suffered too much. The past scenes, the distribution of borders, rumors, wives and children, had been suppressed for too long in his heart, and finally burst out at this moment. When I came out, tears welled up in my eyes unconsciously.
Xie Tianliang was a little confused when he saw Liu Siming's strange behavior. He asked: "Brother Siming, are you okay?"
Liu Siming also realized that he was a little embarrassed, so he said sheepishly: "The wind outside the window is so strong that my eyes can't stand it." Liu Haidong on the side quickly shook the glass up.
Shen Tong, who was sitting next to him, was also very familiar with this name, but he couldn't remember it for a moment. Shen Tong was running his brain quickly. He suddenly thought of Xu Xia and connected the two. Shen Tong opened his mouth in shock. Could it be that Is he Xu Xia’s father?
Along the way, the four of them leaned against the window and watched with their own thoughts. The night was hazy, and rows of green poplar trees moved back instantly as the car drove quickly, and sporadic lights far and near danced with the afterglow. The night sky of the city , so beautiful and gorgeous, it is more like paradise on earth than your distant Shihe Town.
Longnan City is the second largest city in Dongjiang Province. In ancient times, it was said that it connected to all directions in the south, Xiongguan Pass in the north, Guanzhong Granary in the west, and Yandu Market in the east. Convenient transportation has made this hometown famous for thousands of years. Extraordinarily important position. Before the reform and opening up, the chemical industry in Longnan City could be said to be resounding throughout the country. However, after the reform and opening up, the once glorious old industrial base entered a period of decline, like an old man, faltering on the road of reform. In the tide.
As the car drove through the city, we could see some declining factories everywhere, including grain machinery factories, bearing factories, mechanical and electrical factories, agricultural machinery factories, etc., which looked so dim in the night.
After a while, the car turned into a yard, and Shen Tong saw Zhao Yitang's car from a distance. He thought to himself: "Is Secretary Zhao here too?"
After the car stopped, Zhao Yitang miraculously appeared in front of him and opened the front door with a smile on his face. Xie Tianliang was not polite, and he slowly got out of the car in a leadership posture.
"Director Xie, you have worked hard all the way, please come in quickly." Zhao Yitang held Xie Tianliang tightly with one hand and made a greeting gesture with the other hand. Xie Tianliang straightened his clothes and walked up the steps with eight-figure steps.
Shen Tong took advantage of the night to carefully observe this small courtyard, with green tiles and gray bricks, cornices and brackets, a typical courtyard of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the long corridor, waiters in cheongsam were lined up, all beautiful and pink, and all smiling. Sweet, and even more graceful and charming under the red lanterns.
Crossing the end of the corridor and going up the stairs, you will see another scene. The huge courtyard is decorated with red, which is like a wedding scene of a wealthy family. Entering the main hall, there is a large round table in the center of the spacious room. The ribbons radiate around the bright crystal lamp hanging above. Looking at the decoration, it is extremely elegant. From the placement, hanging, display, painting, carving, and decoration, they are all in the antique Ming and Qing style, surrounded by wood carvings, paper-cut window grilles, and pear wood strips. For a few days, the candlelight and moonlight, especially the waiters walking in the center, were like a young girl waiting to be married, pitying Chu Jingyi.
The dazzling sight made Shen Tong stunned and eye-opening. Although he had stayed in Longzhong City for five years, he had never been in a luxurious hotel, let alone touched this paradise on earth. He had to admire it. The owner of this hotel is able to combine traditional culture with modern civilization in such a way that they complement each other so well, which further highlights the status of those who dine here.
Xie Tianliang was surrounded by a group of people and was very satisfied as he walked forward. The joy and achievement on his face were beyond words. He kept saying: "Cousin Yi, I have spent a lot of money on you."
The moment he walked in, Liu Siming grabbed Shen Tong. Shen Tong also reacted quickly, looked around and quietly handed the envelope to Liu Siming.
"As the saying goes, 'There is heaven above, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou below.' I don't think this 'Cuijuxian' is any worse than Suzhou and Hangzhou. Look at this exquisite craftsmanship, that one was not made by a skilled craftsman. You Look at the flowers and fish jumping in this garden. Although it is not as good as the small bridge and the flowing water, it has more of the boldness and grace of our northerners. It is so beautiful!" Xie Tianliang sat down and excitedly used the scenery to express his emotions.
"Who doesn't know that you, Director Xie, are proficient in history books, have traveled far and wide, talked about classical culture, discussed Taoism, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I, Zhao, feel inferior to me. In my opinion, it is just an ordinary courtyard, but with your wonderful words embellishment, Let this 'Cui Juxian' be even more radiant." Zhao Yitang said with a compact face and a cheerful expression.
"There, there, your cousin Yi was ordered to dispatch a general on the battlefield. Although his official career was somewhat tortuous, he was a late bloomer." Xie Tianliang quickly changed the topic and introduced Zhao Yitang.
Zhao Yitang felt unhappy when he heard Xie Tianliang's words, but he still forced a smile and said, "Yes, I am deeply loved by Secretary Wu. I, Zhao, am frightened and have no talent for governing the country and scholarship, but I was ordered to do this. In this way, Shihe Town has not improved at all. It’s a disgrace to the mission.”
"I can't say, if it weren't for you, would Shihe Town have discovered mineral resources? The road ahead is long, not now, but in the future." Xie Tianliang comforted him.
Shen Tong watched the two of them singing and singing in a verbose manner, with not a single word of truth in their mouths, which was very ridiculous. The language of officialdom can be said to be broad and profound. It is paradoxical, and the meaning of the words is so confusing that it is difficult to understand, wandering around in right and wrong, right and wrong, right and wrong, etc. There are hints between contradictory and opposing concepts, which are not clear at a glance, but stable and incomprehensible. People in officialdom pay attention to mature and steady temperament, careful thinking, foresight, and cautious words and deeds.