Zhang Lin noticed it this time, her heart skipped a beat, her face turned red, and she withdrew her hand.
Qiao Liang was immediately embarrassed. Damn it, would Zhang Lin feel angry that she was being frivolous?
Zhang Lin was silent for a moment, then continued: "What do you think about tonight's matter between you and Secretary Jing?"
Seeing that Zhang Lin didn't blame herself for what happened just now, Qiao Liang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said listlessly: "What else can you think about? If you offend Secretary Jing, don't think about advancement and promotion in the future. I'm lucky to keep my current job.
"
Zhang Lin shook her head: "Actually, you don't have to be so discouraged at all."
"Why?"
Zhang Lin said: "Because of two points. First, you are still very young and your official life is still very long. Secretary Jing is old and has entered the sunset period of his official life. In officialdom, age is a treasure."
Qiao Liang nodded: "What about the second point?"
"Second, officialdom has always been about hard-hitting generals. If Secretary Jing cannot be promoted to deputy provincial level, he will retire as municipal party secretary when he reaches the age. And with Secretary Jing's qualifications and background, even if he is promoted
At the deputy provincial level, you can at most serve as deputy to the National People's Congress or the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and will not hold any real power positions. Therefore, as long as you can successfully survive his final period in Jiangzhou, depending on your ability..." Zhang Lin did not continue.
He looked at Qiao Liang meaningfully and smiled.
Hearing Zhang Lin's analysis, Qiao Liang suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. Yes, the old guy was about to retire. Why should he be so worried and discouraged? As long as he was not caught by Jing Haoran during the last period when he was in charge of Jiangzhou.
Just wait for him to leave, won't you still be able to see hope?
Thinking of this, Qiao Liang became happy. Damn it, before Jing Haoran left Jiangzhou, he must be careful and cautious, and he must not let him catch anything.
I also felt that Zhang Lin was very smart, so I couldn't help but praise her a few times.
Zhang Lin smiled: "Actually, it's not just me who thinks so, but Minister Ye also thinks so."
"Oh, is this what Minister Ye said to you on the phone just now?"
Zhang Lin nodded.
Qiao Liang couldn't help but admire Ye Xinyi's clever mind, and suddenly thought of a question: "Director Zhang, you just said that we are already friends, right?"
"Yes, since we are friends, you can actually call me Sister Lin in private." Zhang Lin smiled slightly.
"Okay, Sister Lin."
This call from Sister Lin made Qiao Liang feel that the distance between him and Zhang Lin had shortened a lot.
"Sister Lin, I have a question to ask you. I don't know whether I should ask it or whether you will tell me the truth."
Zhang Lin blinked: "As long as it doesn't involve work or personal privacy, you can ask and I will try my best to satisfy you."
Qiao Liang was discouraged when he heard this: "Forget it, I won't ask anymore."
"Why?"
"Because this question seems to involve your personal privacy."
"Oh, why does it seem to be involved?" Zhang Lin was a little curious.
"Because I don't know if your relationship with Minister Ye is personal privacy." Qiao Liang said simply.
Zhang Lin understood that Qiao Liang had been struggling with this issue. Ye Xinyi had told herself before that Qiao Liang had always suspected that she and Ye Xinyi were colluding. She investigated and punished him that night to help Ye Xinyi be promoted to deputy director smoothly.
Zhang Lin felt that it was time to untie Qiao Liang's knot. Since we were friends, we had to get along with each other calmly and face each other sincerely, not to mention that he had just saved her life.
"Actually, this is not a secret. It's just that my favorite and I work together in the compound. I don't want to show too much intimacy in public and make everyone think too much. I can tell you now." Zhang Lin paused, "My favorite and I are sisters-in-law.
…”
What? Qiao Liang almost jumped up from the sofa. Although she always felt that Zhang Lin and Ye Xinyi had a good relationship, she didn't expect that they had such a close relationship. One was a sister-in-law and the other was a sister-in-law.
"Sister Lin, you, your, your husband is Ye Xinyi's brother? This, this is incredible." Qiao Liang opened her eyes wide.
Seeing Qiao Liang's exaggerated performance, Zhang Lin waved her hand: "Sit tight, don't be so excited, I haven't finished talking yet. We are cousins, and Ye Xinyi is my husband's distant cousin."
So that’s it, cousin-in-law, distant cousin. Qiao Liang nodded and sat down, then thought of another question: “Then, isn’t Ning Hailong your cousin-in-law?”
Hearing Qiao Liang mention Ning Hailong, Zhang Lin had an expression of disgust in her eyes, but then sighed and nodded: "From the perspective of the relationship between Ning Hailong and Xinyi, this is the case."
Looking at Zhang Lin's expression, Qiao Liang felt that Zhang Lin probably didn't like Ning Hailong, and murmured: "Although Ning Hailong looks handsome and has a good workplace, I seem to feel..."
"What does it feel like?"
"It feels like Ning Hailong and Minister Ye are not the same people."
Zhang Lin was startled for a moment, then nodded and sighed: "Oh, what a sin, my favorite woman is a miserable woman, and I am mostly responsible for her unfortunate marriage."
"What's going on?" Qiao Liang was very curious. Although she knew she shouldn't pry too much into other people's privacy, she couldn't help it. After all, Ye Xinyi was the woman she had had that kind of relationship with.
Zhang Lin remained silent.
"Since it's not convenient to say it, then I won't say it." Qiao Liang also felt that she had asked too many questions.
Zhang Lin was silent for a long time, and then said: "It seems that this is something that cannot be said to others, but it seems that you can know it."
"Why?"
"Because you saved Xinyi's life, and because I think you and Xinyi can also be friends."
"What do you think?" Qiao Liang smiled bitterly.
Although he saved her life, he did something to Ye Xinyi again. While Ye Xinyi was grateful to herself, she also felt unforgivable hatred. These two emotions were intertwined, which determined that although Ye Xinyi would no longer treat her
Thinking of yourself as an enemy, but being a friend seems very far away. It would be nice to be a good colleague.
Seeing Qiao Liang's wry smile, Zhang Lin said: "People are emotional animals, and people can change. I know that your relationship with Xinyi was very normal when you were in the newspaper office, and we both had some opinions. But since Li Youwei's accident, since you
I was transferred to the department with my favorite, especially after you saved my favorite that time, her view of you seems to have changed unconsciously."
"So you think she and I can be friends? So you think you can tell me?"
Zhang Lin nodded.
"Then tell me." Since Zhang Lin said so, Qiao Liang was curious, so he followed the trend.
Zhang Lin took a breath and said softly: "I met my favorite not long after she started working at the newspaper. At that time, I was still a deputy section cadre of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and my husband was the captain of the Shizhong District Criminal Police Brigade, and Ning Hailong was my husband's deputy.
, served as the deputy captain of the Criminal Police Brigade. At that time, Ning Hailong was not only tall and handsome, but also very capable, which was highly appreciated by my husband. Also, Ning Hailong’s family background was also good, and his father, Ning Zixuan, was the director of the Municipal Party Committee Research Office.
Ning Hailong was single at the time and often came to my house for dinner. I got to know him a little bit over time. I learned that he didn’t have a girlfriend and that he didn’t have a boyfriend at the time, so I wanted to match them up. With the support of my husband, I introduced them to each other, and Ning Hailong immediately launched a fierce offensive against his favorite, picking him up from and to get off work, sending flowers to watch movies, and often visiting his favorite's home with gifts.
At that time, my favorite family was in a difficult situation, and my mother was seriously ill and was hospitalized, and she urgently needed money for treatment. After Ning Hailong found out, he took out a large amount of money from his family to pay for the treatment, and stayed with his favorite mother in the hospital every day for three days. He took care of her very attentively and considerately.
She was deeply loved by her favorite mother and moved her heart. Before her death, her beloved mother took the hands of her beloved mother and Ning Hailong and entrusted her heart to Ning Hailong..."
Qiao Liang listened to Zhang Lin's story with rapt attention.
