Hearing what Qiao Liang said, Zhao Jiejie nodded. Of course, he was eager to go further. He was not even a member of the county team at present. If he really became the executive deputy of the county government, then his position in the county would be very high. His ranking has greatly improved, and he can also join the county team. Although his rank is the same as deputy director, his status and voice in the county are quite different.
While the two were talking, Zhao Jiejie took the initiative and asked, "County Magistrate, I heard that people from the construction company are here to cause trouble again?"
"No." Qiao Liang smiled helplessly, "But I'm not here to cause trouble. I just want an explanation from the county. It's a legitimate request, so it's understandable."
"Look what happened. The mess left by Secretary Miao has to be cleaned up by the county magistrate." Zhao Jiejie said and looked at Qiao Liang, "County magistrate, in fact, in many places, new officials ignore old accounts. I think you should just ignore this matter."
"How can this be so? It's impossible for us to be cadres and not be responsible at all." Qiao Liang sighed.
"But this matter is really difficult to handle. Most of the funds have been transferred out by the fraud gang. It's not that easy to get them back." Zhao Jiejie shook his head.
"Take your time and see if there is any solution later." Qiao Liang said.
"I find it difficult. This is a deadlock, unless money from the county finance is used to fill this hole." Zhao Jiejie said not optimistically.
Qiao Liang didn't understand this truth, but this matter couldn't be dismissed at once.
At this moment, Qiao Liang's cell phone rang. Seeing that it was Li Youwei, Qiao Liang picked up the call immediately.
"Liang Zi, are you free tonight?" Li Youwei asked on the other end of the phone.
Qiao Liang thought for a moment, "I'm free."
"Then you come to the city and let's have a drink." Li Youwei said.
"Okay, then I'll go there tonight." Qiao Liang nodded and agreed, then wondered if Li Youwei suddenly came to him for a drink. Is there something wrong?
After Qiao Liang and Li Youwei talked on the phone, they talked about work with Zhao Jiejie for a while, mainly focusing on the development issues of the development zone. Qiao Liang was undoubtedly satisfied with the current work of the development zone, which is why he valued Zhao Jiejie. In this place, the other party was not only the first person to take the initiative to approach him, but also had outstanding abilities. Therefore, Qiao Liang wanted to elevate Zhao Jiejie to a more important position.
Of course, Qiao Liang has no say in Zhao Jiejie's arrangements, but he is now in charge of Songbei's work and has the right to make suggestions to the city. In addition, Feng Yunming, the municipal organization director, supports him. Qiao Liang is quite confident in Zhao Jiejie's arrangements. .
Time passed in the evening, and Qiao Liang took a car directly to the city after get off work. Li Youwei invited him to have a drink at home.
After Qiao Liang arrived in Jiangzhou city, he went directly to Li Youwei's home.
"Boss, have you been waiting for a long time?" Qiao Liang said with a smile after entering the door.
"No, I've just been back for a while. I was counting the time. I know how long the journey from Songbei to the city is." Li Youwei smiled and said, "It's really hard for your sister-in-law tonight. I'll make a temporary appointment in the afternoon." Let her buy the groceries, otherwise we won’t be able to add more groceries at night.”
"Every time I come, my sister-in-law always prepares a table of sumptuous dishes for me, which makes me feel embarrassed." Qiao Liang said with a smile.
"Liang Zi, you are not an outsider, why are you embarrassed?" Li Youwei's wife Gu Shuyun said with a smile.
"Okay, sit down and eat. It's almost seven o'clock. I guess you're hungry too." Li Youwei said with a smile, picking up the wine and pouring it.
Seeing this, Qiao Liang quickly stood up and brought the wine over, "Boss, I'll take care of pouring the wine."
Li Youwei sighed inwardly when he saw Qiao Liang's actions. Qiao Liang had great respect for him from beginning to end. The way the two of them got along was actually more like an elder and a junior. Li Youwei had always been very concerned about Qiao Liang's growth. , this is also the reason why he agreed to Xu Honggang. It was not because he didn't want to offend Xu Honggang's face, but because he did have some considerations for Qiao Liang in his heart.
Thinking that Xu Honggang no longer called Qiao Liang 'Xiao Qiao', but called Qiao Liang by her first name. At the same time, Li Youwei could vaguely see that Xu Honggang was full of disgust towards Qiao Liang in his words, which made Li Youwei Because he was very helpless, he had a good personal relationship with Xu Honggang, but he also valued his relationship with Qiao Liang, but now he was caught in the middle and it was hard to be a good person.
Qiao Liang poured the wine and said with a smile, "Boss, have you got the alcohol bug in your belly? Otherwise, why would you want to drink with me?"
"Liang Zi, I came to see you tonight because I have something to do." Li Youwei smiled and said bluntly that there was no need to beat around the bush between him and Qiao Liang.
Hearing that Li Youwei was looking for something to do with him, Qiao Liang secretly thought to himself, and sure enough, he guessed that Li Youwei suddenly came to him for a drink, and he guessed it right.
"Boss, what's the matter?" Qiao Liang asked.
"It's about the case of Xu Chan, director of your Songbei County Office." Li Youwei said.
When Qiao Liang heard this, he was startled for a moment. His mind was spinning, and he quickly guessed the reason, "Boss, is Secretary Xu looking for you?"
"Liang Zi, you are a smart man. I can't hide anything from you." Li Youwei smiled and said, "That's right, Lao Xu came to see me today to discuss Xu Chan's case."
"What does Secretary Xu want to do?" Qiao Liang asked in a deep voice.
"He wants to protect Xu Chan." Li Youwei said.
"Boss, this is impossible. Xu Chan is not just violating discipline." Qiao Liang shook his head and said, "To tell you the truth, Xu Chan and I also have some friendship. If Xu Chan just violates discipline, I am willing to be lenient. of."
"I heard from Lao Xu. He said that Xu Chan's problem involved two situations. One was that he received 300,000 yuan, and the other was that he bought a house at a price lower than the market price. These two problems are small. It's not small, it's not particularly serious." Li Youwei looked at Qiao Liang, "Liang Zi, since Lao Xu came to see me, I think he must have gone to see you first, right?"
"Well, Secretary Xu called me, and he personally went to Songbei for Xu Chan's transfer, and tried to take Xu Chan away from our county prosecutor." Qiao Liang curled his lips, " Secretary Xu is not ordinary concerned about Xu Chan’s affairs, he personally runs errands and is very busy."
"That's right. Lao Xu told me that the leaders of the province are paying attention to Xu Chan's matter. This is probably why he is so concerned about it, and I guess this leader has a lot of weight." Li Youwei looked serious, "Liang Zi, the reason why I am willing to help Lao Xu do this is not because of his face, but because he convinced me to some extent."
Qiao Liang looked at Li Youwei with some confusion. He knew that Li Youwei was not an unprincipled person.
"Liangzi, Lao Xu is right when he says something too strong. In the system, even if you are the leader or the top leader, you cannot be tough on things. Everyone must learn to compromise. Do you understand?" Li Youwei said solemnly.
"Boss, I understand the truth, but compromise depends on the situation." Qiao Liang frowned. He remembered what An Zhe once taught him. Compromise is also a part of work. What Li Youwei said today is The same principle applies, but in Qiao Liang's view, compromise is okay, but compromise cannot be done without principle.
"Well, if Lao Xu's request is too excessive, I will naturally not help him open his mouth, but I think what he said can be properly considered. The most important thing is that in this way, you will not offend others too much. This is right. It is also good for you, after all, you still have a long way to go in the future. When you are promoted in the future, it will be very detrimental to you if the leaders above stop you at a critical moment." Li Youwei said.
Hearing what Li Youwei said, Qiao Liang felt relieved. He knew that Li Youwei's ultimate goal was out of concern for him.
After pondering for a moment, Qiao Liang said, "Boss, by bringing this matter to this, I have actually offended someone."
"It's better for you to take a step back now than to offend someone to death." Li Youwei said with a smile.
"What is Secretary Xu's request?" Qiao Liang asked.
"Old Xu's suggestion is to characterize Xu Chan as surrendering on her own initiative, and then ask her to return the house, hand over the 300,000 yuan that she embezzled, and finally give her a sanction of dismissal from public office, and let the matter be over." Li Youwei said.
"Haha, Secretary Xu is really good at planning." Qiao Liang said with some irony.
"No matter what his plan is, you really don't need to offend too many people for Xu Chan's case. As long as it doesn't violate the general principles, it's okay to handle it appropriately and flexibly." Li Youwei said.
Qiao Liang did not refuse in a hurry. After all, it was Li Youwei who spoke in person. Qiao Liang always wanted to give Li Youwei face. Furthermore, Qiao Liang also felt some guilt and sympathy for Xu Chan deep down in her heart.
After thinking for a moment, Qiao Liang said, "Boss, I'll think about this after I go back."
"Well, that's natural. Although I'm telling you this, it doesn't mean you have to agree. The final decision is still yours. You don't have to consider my face." Li Youwei said with a smile, "My original intention is mainly I don’t want you to offend too many people, as this will be detrimental to your future growth.”
"Boss, I understand everything. Don't worry, I know what's going on." Qiao Liang nodded.
"That's good." Li Youwei picked up the wine glass and said with a smile, "Okay, now that we've finished talking about the business, it's time to drink. Let's have a few drinks tonight... Hey, think about it, we haven't had a drink in a long time..."
"If the boss is so interested, I will definitely accompany you." Qiao Liang said with a smile.
The two of them chatted while eating and drinking. After a while, Li Youwei said with emotion, "It's easy to fall down, but it's hard to turn around."
Qiao Liang didn't know what Li Youwei meant when he said this. He didn't know whether it was because he was inspired by Miao Peilong's fall, or because he remembered what happened to him.
Li Youwei continued, "I used to wonder if there were any people who had everything going smoothly from childhood to adulthood? I once thought that there was a person around me who should be classified as this kind of person, but after talking to him, I realized that was not the case. He doesn't understand my life, and I don't understand his life either. I thought it should be like this, but in fact he is like that. After thinking about it, I can only think that maybe it's someone who has everything going smoothly, but at least I don't. Saw it."
