When Chen Chao went home at night, a person suddenly walked out from under a tree in the compound. He looked carefully for a long time before he recognized who it was. A bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said: "District Chief Zhang, it turns out to be you? So
It’s late, why are you here?”
Zhang Xiaoliang took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to Chen Chao, and said with a smile: "Secretary Chen, do you believe it was a chance encounter?"
Chen Chao twitched the corner of his mouth and sighed: "I can't help but believe it."
The two of them are not in the same camp. If they didn't meet by chance, then one of them has an ulterior motive.
Zhang Xiaoliang nodded, raised his eyes to look upstairs, and said with a smile: "Would you like me to come up and have a seat?"
Chen Chao did not expect Zhang Xiaoliang to be so direct, so he could only say with a wry smile: "Welcome! Welcome!"
After entering the house, Zhang Xiaoliang was not restrained. After changing his shoes, he looked around every room in Chen Chao's house. Then he commented with a smile: "Although the house is not big, it is decorated in a cozy way. It is said that
Your wife is a kindergarten teacher, and it can be seen from the layout of this environment that she is quite caring."
Chen Chao didn't expect that Zhang Xiaoliang knew him well. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized that this guy was originally the director of the Bureau of Statistics and had an intelligence network in his hand. There were rumors in private that the reason why Fang Zhicheng received support from many people so quickly was
This guy Zhang Xiaoliang is the one holding many people's hands.
Deep in the quagmire of officialdom, no one has a clue about Mung Bean, but if someone deliberately magnifies it, the consequences will be disastrous.
Chen Chao frowned, showed some hostility towards Zhang Xiaoliang, and said calmly: "District Chief Zhang, let's be more honest. Why did you come to me today? We have no friendship. You can go your own way.
I walk on my single-plank bridge, and the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river. This has always been my code of conduct."
Chen Chao's two words were a bit arrogant, but Zhang Xiaoliang did not feel dissatisfied. Chen Chao did have the capital to say these words. In his opinion, most of the credit for Deng Shaoqun's current achievements was due to Chen Chao, just like Lu Bu had Chen Gong.
Similarly, when Deng Shaoqun faced many major events, he had Chen Chao, a think tank, to make plans behind his back.
However, because Deng Shaoqun relied too much on Chen Chao, Chen Chao's career was not as smooth as others. Chen Chao and Deng Shaoqun had been together for five or six years. According to normal circumstances, they could have been transferred to the lower levels and then became officials.
But Deng Shaoqun did not let Chen Chao go, so now Chen Chao is still his secretary and has no chance to act alone.
Zhang Xiaoliang saw this, so he wanted to test Chen Chao. Everyone hopes to have a better platform to display their strength. Chen Chao has been suppressed for so many years. As long as he lights up a little fire, it is very likely to start a fire.
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If it were anyone else, he might have left in frustration when faced with Chen Chao's indifference, but Zhang Xiaoliang's mental endurance was not so fragile. Instead, he sat more firmly and spoke in a gentler tone, "Secretary Chen, you have served Secretary Deng for many years.
, your hard work is seen by everyone. It can be said that every achievement of Secretary Deng is due to you. But what did you get?"
Chen Chao didn't change his expression and sneered: "District Chief Zhang, I know you are a very powerful lobbyist, but it won't work here. Secretary Deng has been kind to me and trusts me. Over the years, he has been very helpful to me."
I have helped a lot, but if you want to instigate me, you will probably be disappointed. Before we completely break up, I hope you can leave so that we can both have some dignity."
Zhang Xiaoliang was good at observing words and emotions. When he saw Chen Chao trying hard to declare his loyalty to Deng Shaoqun, he felt more relaxed, because it seemed that Chen Chao's will was not firm enough.
Zhang Xiaoliang smiled slightly and said calmly: "Secretary Chen, you are a smart person, but you have wasted many years with Secretary Deng. If my investigation is correct, you will be thirty-five next year, right? This is not a good thing for a cadre. , but it’s a watershed moment. If you don’t start now and take charge of your own business, I’m afraid you will remain unknown for the rest of your life.”
Chen Chao frowned, stood up, pointed at Zhang Xiaoliang, and said righteously: "Please leave!"
Zhang Xiaoliang laughed twice, swept the corner of his clothes, stood up slowly, stared at Chen Chao, and said: "Secretary Chen, you have lost your temper. When you calm down, I will visit you again another day. .I believe we won’t be so quarrelsome next time.”
Chen Chao did not see Zhang Xiaoliang out. He sat on the sofa and contemplated. Then he took a cigarette, lit it, and took a long puff. After an unknown amount of time, the door was opened, and his wife Shen Lin walked in slowly. The living room was filled with smoke, and he frowned and said, "Husband, didn't I tell you not to smoke?"
Chen Chao put out his cigarette, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "I'm sorry, I forgot about something."
Shen Lin simply put away the cigarette case and spat: "You, you always forget things at critical moments. If you find out again in the future, I will deduct your pocket money."
Chen Chao nodded and said, "I promise I won't smoke anymore." Then, he glanced at the bag in Shen Lin's hand and wondered, "Honey, why is the strap of the bag broken?"
Shen Lin said distressedly: "Forget it, two children were too naughty today and broke my bag during the fight. I feel so distressed. This is the wedding anniversary gift you bought me."
Seeing Shen Lin's cute look, Chen Chao smiled and said, "It's just a bag. I'll buy you a better one next time."
Shen Lin quickly shook her head and said, "I don't want to. Those female teachers in our school compete with each other all day long, they are too powerful. I don't want to become like them."
Chen Chao sighed. Shen Lin was still as pure and innocent as when she got married five years ago. He owed her a lot. After all, any man hopes to have a successful career so that his wife can live a better life, but he is in the area. He has been in the position of Secretary of the Party Committee for too long. He looks glamorous, but in fact he is just a puppet controlled by Deng Shaoqun.
Chen Chao smiled bitterly and said: "Wife, I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of you."
Shen Lin shook her head and said sweetly: "Husband, if you were greedy for vanity, I wouldn't have chosen you in the first place. I like you to be calm and wise, and it would be nice to live such a comfortable life for the rest of your life. The top priority is that we have a baby as soon as possible. A family of three would be very happy that way.”
Chen Chao kissed Shen Lin's neck and said happily: "Since you have a request, wife, let's start preparations now."
After they had made up, Shen Lin fell asleep soundly on Chen Chao's arm. Chen Chao then remembered that the two of them hadn't had dinner yet, but were reluctant to wake Shen Lin up.
Chen Chao is not an ambitious person, which is why he has served as a military advisor under Deng Shaoqun for many years in obscurity. However, he is not a stupid person. He has vision and judgment that are different from ordinary people. Although Deng Shaoqun acted tough in the past, he was not Stupid, arrogant and blind, but now Deng Shaoqun seems to have entered a dead end from which he can never get out. He regards Fang Zhicheng as a thorn in his side and confronts him everywhere. This is not the behavior of a wise man.
When Deng Shaoqun met Ma Zhencai, he knew how to be humble and seek retreat, but now he is a bit headstrong and always at odds with Fang Zhicheng.
Listening to Shen Lin's soft snoring with a slight fragrance, Chen Chao sighed. If the current situation is allowed to develop, I am afraid that he will follow Deng Shaoqun into despair. He is not an unfaithful person, but he also has a family. He has a wife who loves him very much. If he falls, wouldn't it involve Shen Lin leading an unhappy life?
After Zhang Xiaoliang returned home, his wife Lu Xiaofen had already prepared dinner. He washed his face first. Seeing that his son hadn't come home yet, he frowned and said, "Where's Xiao Lei?"
Lu Xiaofen placed the dishes and chopsticks and said, "I went to my classmate's house to do my homework, and by the way, I finished dinner at his house."
Zhang Xiaoliang frowned and said, "Which classmate is it?"
Lu Xiaofen smiled and said: "Zhou Zixian, your old colleague's family."
Zhang Xiaoliang nodded, sat down and took the chopsticks, and said: "Zhou Zixian's daughter has good grades, so she can let Xiao Lei run around more. Xiao Lei will take the high school entrance examination next year. If her grades are still the same as before, she won't be able to do well." If it doesn’t go down, that won’t work.”
Lu Xiaofen smiled proudly and said: "Now and then, as the district chief in charge of education, it is not easy for you to enter the key high school in the district. Even Zhou Zixian's daughter wants to enter the key high school, but she still has to show her performance. "
Zhang Xiaoliang knew that Lu Xiaofen would have something to say later, so he didn't continue. He took a few mouthfuls of rice and complained: "Today's rice is hard. You don't know that I have a bad stomach."
In the past, Lu Xiaofen would have lost her temper, but the Zhang Xiaoliang now is no longer the Zhang Xiaoliang she was back then. Lu Xiaofen smiled implicitly and said: "Let's make do with it, I will pay attention to it tomorrow."
Zhang Xiaoliang put his chopsticks aside and turned it into a bowl of soup. He took two sips and asked, "Did you get any benefits from Zhou Zixian?"
Lu Xiaofen secretly thought that Zhang Xiaoliang was smart, and said with a smile: "Husband, you are getting better and better now, and you guessed it right away. Today, Zhou Zixian's wife gave me a box of milk. I saw that it had been opened, so I opened it and took a look. I took a look and there was a big envelope inside."
Zhang Xiaoliang looked gloomy and said angrily: "You are confused! How can you ask for this kind of money? Please return it to me immediately."
Lu Xiaofen's face also turned ugly at this time, "Husband, I won't quit. How much we invested in order to allow you to climb up the ladder, and now we can finally recover it, how can you ask me to quit?"
Zhang Xiaoliang simply threw the soup bowl on the table, and the soup spilled all over the table, "A woman's view is so short-sighted. Do you know how many pairs of eyes are staring at me now, just waiting for me to make a mistake? How do you know, Could this red envelope from Zhou Zixian be a trap deliberately set by others?"
"As for that? It's only five thousand yuan." Lu Xiaofen muttered.
Zhang Xiaoliang waved his hand and said angrily: "If you want me to go to jail, just accept it!"
When Lu Xiaofen saw Zhang Xiaoliang leaving in frustration, she immediately lost her courage and sighed, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go back later. I'm destined to live a hard life in this life!"