Qiao Liang frowned and thought for a long time, then looked up at Zhao Xiaolan and shook his head: "I thought about it carefully, Secretary An really doesn't know."
"Are you sure?" Zhao Xiaolan stared at Qiao Liang.
"Absolutely and definitely, without a doubt." Qiao Liang said simply.
"Why are you so sure?" Zhao Xiaolan still felt doubtful.
Qiao Liang smiled: "First of all, every time Lu Qian reported to Secretary An, I was present. The content of their conversations never involved anything other than work, otherwise I would have heard something.
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Second, given Secretary An’s character, he always only thinks about work when doing things, and never asks about the family situation of his subordinates. Even when I follow him every day, he never asks how old my parents are, how healthy they are, and how many children there are at home.
Asked."
Hearing what Qiao Liang said, Zhao Xiaolan thought about her understanding of An Zhe and couldn't help but nodded. What Qiao Liang said seemed to make sense. Workaholics like An Zhe rarely have love for their children, let alone care about them.
Subordinate family.
Zhao Xiaolan couldn't help but believe it, and felt disappointed. Damn, this meal today was in vain. I didn't find out anything valuable.
But it was wrong to think about it. It was confirmed that Qiao Liang and especially An Zhe did not know about Lu Qian's family situation. This was also important information and valuable in a certain aspect.
Well, it seems that this meal is worth it.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaolan felt a little comforted and said: "Since you don't know Lu Qian's family situation, then I don't bother to inquire. Let the young people who admire Lu Qian pursue it on their own and forget about it."
Qiao Liang nodded: "That's right. When you fall in love, you only care about the other person. Why do you want to inquire about someone's family? This seems to have impure motives. It's not good, it's very bad."
When Qiao Liang said this, Zhao Xiaolan couldn't help but feel guilty and hurriedly agreed: "Yes, that's right. Besides, Lu Qian came from the capital and has been well-traveled. She may not be able to take a liking to these locals from Jiangzhou.
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Qiao Liang secretly scolded Zhao Xiaolan for being a bad mouther. Damn it, Lu Qian has taken a liking to her. Could it be that she is a country bumpkin? Bah——
After eating, Qiao Liang didn't want to pay the bill. Damn it, this woman took the initiative to ask her out, and her motive for asking her out was not pure. Why should I invite her to dinner?
Thinking of this, Qiao Liang rolled her eyes, then stood up: "Sister Zhao, please wait a moment, I will go and pay."
Zhao Xiaolan nodded, feeling satisfied that this boy would do the job. Although he was the one who made the appointment, he still took the initiative to pay.
After a while, Qiao Liang came back with a sad face: "Hey, Sister Zhao, I'm so sorry. I just found out that the payment card I bound was overdrawn, and I didn't bring any cash..."
Zhao Xiaolan secretly felt bad, but she met a poor man, then stood up: "It doesn't matter, I'll go check out."
Watching Zhao Xiaolan go to check out, Qiao Liang showed a smirk on his lips.
After settling the bill, the two of them were about to leave. As soon as they reached the stairs of the hall, they met Liu Yiping, Wang Qingcheng and several others chatting and laughing.
Seeing them, Zhao Xiaolan stopped.
Liu Yiping and Wang Qingcheng worked overtime today with people from relevant departments in the bureau. They got off work a little late, so they came here to have a light meal together and just came back after eating.
Seeing Zhao Xiaolan and Qiao Liang together, Liu Yiping and Wang Qingcheng were stunned. Hey, why are they together?
Without thinking too much, Liu Yiping and Wang Qingcheng let the others go first, and then greeted Zhao Xiaolan and Qiao Liang.
Zhao Xiaolan knew that they must be confused as to why she had dinner with Qiao Liang, and said: "Director Qiao and I met by chance today, and it was fine. Director Qiao kindly invited me to have a meal together, so we came here."
Qiao Liang secretly scolded Zhao Xiaolan for showing off, "Nima, what a chance encounter, you specially waited for me, what kind of invitation I extended to you, you took the initiative to invite me."
But of course Qiao Liang would not expose Zhao Xiaolan's words and nodded: "Yes, yes."
Liu Yiping felt strange. With Qiao Liang's character, how could he take the initiative to invite Zhao Xiaolan to dinner?
Wang Qingcheng believed it. Damn, he met the mayor's wife by chance. No one would miss such a good opportunity to get close, including Qiao Liang.
Wang Qingcheng couldn't help but be envious. Since he was assigned to the Cultural Bureau, he had never had the opportunity to have a meal alone with Zhao Xiaolan.
Thinking that this opportunity had been obtained by Qiao Liang, Wang Qingcheng felt jealous and a little angry.
At the same time, thinking about his current half-dead state, and thinking about Qiao Liang's red face, Wang Qingcheng felt quite uncomfortable. Originally, he was far ahead of Qiao Liang, but now, Qiao Liang has not only become the deputy chief and his equal.
level, and he was on the decline, while Qiao Liang was in full swing, with the same deputy office, but a very different potential and future.
Thinking of this, Wang Qingcheng couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Seeing Wang Qingcheng's expression, Qiao Liang seemed to have guessed some of his thoughts, and sneered in his heart.
Qiao Liang has never had a good impression of Wang Qingcheng. When he served as Zhang Lin's deputy in the Third Office, he took refuge with Zhao Xiaolan and often troubled Zhang Lin behind his back. Now he works as a deputy in the Cultural Affairs Bureau, which is good because he didn't get beaten up by the deputy director.
That's good.
From Wang Qingcheng's expression, Zhao Xiaolan seemed to have guessed something. He had always followed her very closely, and she often said good things about him in front of Luo Fei. Now that he was in this situation, although the deputy director was still there, his future seemed bleak.
, although he has left the system, considering that Luo Fei is in the midst of employing people, he still cannot be left out in the cold. He should be pulled when he should be pulled. After all, he still has certain abilities. After all, he still sincerely wants to rely on himself and Luo Fei.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaolan looked at Wang Qingcheng: "Director Wang, have you drank tonight?"
"No, no one drank tonight." Wang Qingcheng said.
Zhao Xiaolan nodded: "Director Qiao and I drank some red wine tonight. It is inconvenient to drive, otherwise I would trouble you..."
Wang Qingcheng suddenly regained his energy: "Okay, no problem, I'll drive you back."
Qiao Liang guessed that Zhao Xiaolan wanted to use this reason to talk to Wang Qingcheng alone and win over him.
Zhao Xiaolan then said to Qiao Liang: "Director Qiao, are you coming together?"
Qiao Liang waved his hand: "No, I ate a little too much and wanted to take a walk to digest my food."
Qiao Liang's words played into Zhao Xiaolan's wish. She didn't want Qiao Liang to follow and hinder her from talking to Wang Qingcheng.
Then Zhao Xiaolan took out the car key and handed it to Wang Qingcheng. They nodded to Qiao Liang and Liu Yiping and left.
Qiao Liang and Liu Yiping walked out of the hotel and watched Wang Qingcheng drive away with Zhao Xiaolan. Liu Yiping turned to look at Qiao Liang: "You really took the initiative to date her tonight?"
Qiao Liang laughed: "Do you believe it?"
"I don't believe it." Liu Yiping said.
"You don't believe me and you still ask that?" Qiao Liang said.
Liu Yiping frowned: "Then why did she say that?"
"It's very simple. It shows the nobility of the mayor's wife." Qiao Liang said.
Liu Yiping frowned again: "Why did she take the initiative to ask you to dinner?"
"Because I'm handsome." Qiao Liang said seriously.
Liu Yiping laughed dumbly, knowing that Qiao Liang didn't want to tell her the reason, so she stopped asking.
Then Liu Yiping said: "Let's go for a walk together?"
"Okay, let's go for a walk over there." Qiao Liang pointed to the street garden across the road.
Liu Yiping nodded, and the two of them crossed the street and went to the garden in the middle of the street.
At this time, there were few people in the garden in the center of the street, the light was dim, and there were men and women in twos and threes tinkering with something in the dark.
The two of them walked casually.
After a while, Liu Yiping said: "I read today's Jiangdong Daily. The emergency environmental management in Songbei, Yangshan, was heavily publicized. You and Chint Group are both in great glory."
Qiao Liang said: "Do you think it's just scenery?"
"What else?" Liu Yiping blinked.
"Think about it carefully." Qiao Liang smiled slightly.
Liu Yiping thought for a moment and shook her head: "I can't think of anything else."
Qiao Liang nodded. Liu Yiping was now far away from the core circle of high-level officials. She couldn't think of any excuses.
Liu Yiping continued: "I think this publicity will be of great benefit to you and Chint Group. Was this report ordered by Secretary An to make Minister Chu?"
From Liu Yiping's words, Qiao Liang felt that she and Chu Heng didn't seem to have close contact recently.
Qiao Liang shook his head: "Secretary An didn't know about this in advance, and neither did I. This was done by Minister Chu."
Liu Yiping was slightly surprised: "Given the relationship between Minister Chu and President Li, it is rare for him to engage in this kind of publicity. It seems to take the initiative to show favor to President Li. Of course, it can also be understood that he wants to bring glory to you.
Tiancai had to bring Chint Group along with him."
Qiao Liang smiled: "Maybe your analysis makes some sense."
Liu Yiping also smiled: "I know that Minister Chu is very good to you and has always cared about you. Minister Chu and President Li have that kind of relationship. It is not easy for you to be able to move freely between them."
Qiao Liang laughed silently, Liu Yiping only knew one but not the other.
Liu Yiping was silent for a moment, then asked: "Why aren't your parents at home?"
"Huh? How do you know?" Qiao Liang looked at Liu Yiping.
