Qiao Liang thought that for Xu Honggang, he naturally wanted to reconcile and build a good relationship with An Zhe, but the initiative was not in his hands.
For An Zhe, he took the initiative to reconcile with Xu Honggang. I don't know how sincere he was. I don't know if he really thought that his previous view of Xu Honggang was biased, or if he had other considerations.
As for An Zhe's extended olive branch, I don't know what Xu Honggang really thinks in his heart, or how much he believes in what An Zhe said today.
But no matter what, at least on the surface, his former boss and current boss shook hands and turned their hostility into friendship. This was a kind of relief for him, at least he didn't have to be caught in the middle.
Thinking of this, Qiao Liang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At almost 6:30, Qiao Liang received a call from Deng Jun: "Chief Qiao, where is Secretary An?"
Qiao Liang looked at the city night outside: "Director Deng, we just entered the city."
"The dinner is scheduled to start at 6:30. All the leaders and veteran cadres are here. They are all waiting for Secretary An. How long will it take to arrive?" Deng Jun's voice was a little anxious.
"It's almost half an hour at most."
"Hurry up." Deng Jun hung up the phone.
Just when Qiao Liang wanted to urge Zhao Qiang to drive faster, An Zhe said from the back seat: "Deng Jun called to urge him?"
"Yes." Qiao Liang nodded.
"We've all entered the city, what's the rush?" An Zhe said calmly.
After hearing what An Zhe said, Qiao Liang did not rush Zhao Qiang.
After a while, An Zhe said: "Mayor Hong Gang, why did Xiao Qiao make Secretary Jing unhappy?"
From An Zhe's question, he knew that Qiao Liang had provoked Jing Haoran, but he didn't know what the specific matter was.
Since An Zhe asked Xu Honggang, Qiao Liang didn't need to answer.
Xu Honggang then told An Zhe the truth about the drinking session in Songbei.
"Interesting." After hearing what Xu Honggang said, Anzhe muttered to himself, and then stopped talking.
An Zhe didn't speak, and neither did Qiao Liang or Xu Honggang.
Although An Zhe said there was no rush, Zhao Qiang couldn't help but speed up. He arrived at Jiangzhou Hotel at 6:50 and parked the car in front of the banquet hall.
Qiao Liang breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still 20 minutes late.
An Zhe got out of the car and walked to the banquet hall, followed by Xu Honggang and Qiao Liang.
"Secretary An, everyone is here." Deng Jun greeted him with a smile.
An Zhe nodded and continued walking inside. Luo Fei, Tang Shusen and Feng Yunming were sitting on the sofa in the banquet hall talking about something. When An Zhe came in, they all stood up.
"Secretary An, I'm just waiting for you." Luo Fei smiled.
As soon as An Zhe left Yangshan, Luo Fei received a call from Qin Chuan and learned that An Zhe was rushing back to attend the dinner party. He felt very unhappy. Damn, he didn't attend the tea party that was originally planned, but he wanted to come during the meal.
I just finished hosting the tea party with a happy face, but the protagonist in the end was not me.
Luo Fei looked at Qiao Liang behind An Zhe. Qin Chuan told him that it was this kid's idea that An Zhe came back to attend the dinner.
Luo Fei couldn't help but be dissatisfied with Qiao Liang. Damn, this guy is really troublesome. If he didn't come up with bad ideas, An Zhe might stay in Yangshan tonight.
Qiao Liang didn't know that Luo Fei would have these thoughts at this time. Looking at the banquet hall, there were three tables of veteran cadres. The first table was the main hall that had been retired over the years. Jing Haoran was sitting there, and the other two tables were the retired auxiliary halls.
Emma, even after she retired, she talked about her level even when having a meal. Qiao Liang felt a little emotional, it seems that this level will be carried into the coffin.
Anzhe strode over, starting from the first table, shaking hands with the veteran cadres one by one, exchanging greetings and apologizing, saying that he was unable to attend the tea party during the day due to official duties and was late again.
Some of these veteran cadres were very old. When An Zhe shook hands with them, they sat there and didn't move. I don't know if they really couldn't stand up, or they were dissatisfied with An Zhe's absence from today's tea party and late dinner, and felt that An Zhe had something to do with it.
It is not enough to show disrespect to them by neglecting them.
Jing Haoran stood up when shaking hands with An Zhe. He felt quite complicated at this time. Although he was the former secretary of the municipal party committee, he was the youngest veteran cadre among this group of people. His table was in the main hall, and he sat there.
Here, the ranking can only be below.
Thinking of the infinite glory and scenery of the past, Jing Haoran suddenly felt lost.
After greeting the veteran cadres, Anzhe looked at Luo Fei and others: "Mayor Luo, I will accompany the first table, you and Secretary Tang will accompany the other two tables, and Mayor Hong Gang and I will be the deputy chiefs."
Luo Fei nodded and looked at Feng Yunming: "Minister Yunming, you can accompany me as deputy chief."
Feng Yunming smiled and nodded.
Five city leaders came, and An Zhe and Luo Fei each took one as their deputy. Tang Shusen was left alone.
Tang Shusen looked at Qian Weishan standing aside and waved: "Secretary-General Qian, you and I will be your deputy."
Qian Weishan agreed and came over.
The arrangements were thus made, and everyone sat down to prepare for the banquet.
Qiao Liang put An Zhe's water glass in front of him and planned to go outside to eat with the staff. An Zhe saw that there was an empty seat between Jing Haoran and Xu Honggang and pointed: "Xiao Qiao, you can sit here.
Provide services to all old leaders."
Qiao Liang was slightly startled. Damn it, except for Xu Honggang, this table is in the main hall. Is it appropriate for me, a small official, to sit here?
Seeing that Qiao Liang was stunned, Xu Honggang patted the seat and smiled: "Xiao Qiao, since Secretary An has spoken, you can come and sit down."
Qiao Liang then went over to sit down, turned around and smiled respectfully at Jing Haoran.
Jing Haoran rolled his eyes at Qiao Liang, looking like he was ignoring him. Damn it, this bastard was teasing him a few days ago. He wanted to jointly develop barren hills with him, open a spicy hotpot, and even go to the night market to bake.
Mutton skewers, unexpectedly, the kite suddenly turned over and reached this position.
Jing Haoran was of course very confused by Qiao Liang's sudden change. He had been thinking about An Zhe's intention for doing this these days.
As soon as An Zhe arrived in Jiangzhou, he overturned the resolution he had made while in office and vindicated Qiao Liang. Although this decision was not made by himself on the surface, it was somewhat of a slap in the face.
An Zhe asked Qiao Liang to be his secretary. On the one hand, Jing Haoran was surprised, but on the other hand, he felt embarrassed. It seemed that this successor did not consider his own face at all.
Thinking of these, and the fact that An Zhe was absent from today's tea party and late for the dinner, Jing Haoran couldn't help but feel a little dislike for An Zhe. When he was in office, no matter how busy he was, he never missed the annual tea party for veteran cadres.
It seems that Anzhe did not realize the importance of veteran cadres and the great power of veteran cadres.
After the food and wine were served, Anzhe stood up and gave a toast.
An Zhe looked around at everyone and said loudly: "Dear old leaders and seniors, the new municipal party committee team is holding a tea party for veteran cadres directly under the municipal government today. Firstly, I would like to express my cordial condolences to all the old leaders and seniors. Secondly, I hope that you will appreciate the work of the new municipal party committee team."
Give great support..."
Everyone looked at An Zhe, and Qiao Liang looked at the expressions of the senior department-level cadres at the table. Some of the old faces were calm, some were smiling, some were stern, and some were expressionless.
Qiao Liang nodded secretly, these old guys have all experienced bloody storms in the officialdom. They have seen a lot and have rich experience. Each of them can even write a thick and exciting novel.
