Dingxiang and Udonmei were in a snack bar outside the restaurant. They came out soon. Kang Demao came to shake hands with me. When our hands were tightly held together, he said to me: "Old classmate
, the past is past. There are some things I did not do well, and I can only blame myself. I hope you will say more good things about me in front of Minister Lin and Governor Huang in the future. In fact, I really did not betray them."
Maybe it was because I was drunk, but I couldn't help but asked him at once, "Demao, Governor Huang also believes that you didn't do that, and Minister Lin also believes that. Of course, I must believe it too. But
I want to ask you, do you have such thoughts in your heart?"
He was stunned for a moment and then hurriedly replied: "No, absolutely not!"
I seemed to understand, so I said to him sincerely: "De Mao, the betrayal in your heart is also very terrible. That is the prelude to betrayal. We are old classmates and old friends, so I will tell you something intimate: Since we
After embarking on this road, the only thing we can do is to stick to it till the end. Although this idea seems foolish and even ridiculous, we can only do this. There is no way to do this.
I know better, no need for me to say more. Do you think so?"
He sighed: "There is no regret medicine in this world. Feng Xiao, some things are not what you imagine. Alas! If you want to blame, I can only blame myself."
I said: "I know. In fact, the key to the problem is that you have been guarding against me. So I am very sad. That time, I gave you money and you didn't want it. Why bother? Do you know? That money is my personal
I went down to find Ning Xiangru to borrow it. But I didn’t expect you didn’t want it.”
He let go of my hand and said, "Let's go. Feng Xiao, I'm very jealous of you. You have a better life than me. Please go to Minister Lin and Governor Huang."
Then he drove away, taking Lilac with him.
I stood in the courtyard full of cars parked outside the restaurant and didn't want to get in the car for a long time. Because at this moment, I felt so blocked inside.
When I went to work the next day, Lilac came to my office. I found that her face was very ugly, and she didn't have a smile.
I was surprised, "Why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
She ignored me and immediately sat down on the sofa. I hurriedly went to pour her water, and then asked her with concern: "Dingxiang, what's wrong? Who bullied you?"
She suddenly raised her head and looked at me, "Feng Xiao, what happened to you and De Mao?"
I didn't expect that she would come all the way to ask me such a question, and I was stunned. At the same time, I was still a little confused: Why did she ask me this question?
I didn't know how to answer her for a while, "Um...Ding Xiang, why did you suddenly think of asking me such a question? De Mao and I are very good, nothing happened?"
She glared at me and said, "Don't lie to me. He got drunk after going back last night, and then went crazy at home. He kept calling you a bad guy. As a result, I asked him today, but he didn't say anything, and he also
He spoke to me severely. Feng Xiao, what happened to you? When we had dinner together last night, I felt something was wrong between you two. You are classmates and buddies, how could this happen? "
I looked at her and said to her softly: "We really have nothing. Just trust me. Really. Dingxiang, I find that you have become suspicious and worried now. This is not good. He and I are
We are classmates and friends, and we often joke with each other when we are together, and sometimes even scold each other."
She looked at me suspiciously, "Really?"
I nodded and smiled at her, "Really. Why did I lie to you?"
She stood up immediately, "Then I'm relieved. I came here to do some things today, and I came to ask you by the way. By the way, Feng Xiao, Xiaowu is very good, you must cherish it."
I couldn't explain anything to her, because she was Kang Demao's wife after all. I said, "Let's take it slow. We'll talk about some things later."
She looked at me and shook her head: "You, why are you so carefree when you are in such a position? I can see that you don't like Xiaowu at all. Feng Xiao, I think it's not good for you to be like this."
I was very surprised: Why did she seem to know everything? But then I seemed to understand: women are always very sensitive, and they often trust their own intuition.
I said: "Dingxiang, I can't tell you about my marriage for the time being. You know that I'm very scared."
She shook her head and sighed, "That's alright. I'm leaving then. Feng Xiao, if De Mao has done anything wrong to you, please forgive him, okay? He's not bad, he's just too good and too strong. You know all of this.
.You have done so many things for him, he should remember it in his heart."
I grinned and said, "Haha! I know. There is really nothing between him and me. Don't worry."
She smiled at me and left.
I looked at her leaving back and sighed in my heart: Lilac, you will never understand men's things.
Just that afternoon, I received a call from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, "Director Feng? Please come to the cadre section of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee immediately. We want to know about your situation."
I suddenly became excited: this day has finally arrived.
Now, I have the most basic understanding of the departments under the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. I know that the Cadre Division 1 is responsible for the inspection of cadres at the deputy department level and above of provincial agencies. The Cadre Division 2 is responsible for the provincial and municipal institutions.
There are inspections for cadres above the deputy department level. In addition, there are the Organization Department No. 1, Organization Department No. 2, etc., which are responsible for the education of cadres. There is also the General Department, which is responsible for the dispatch of cadres and other tasks. Kang Demao was there before.
Deputy Director. In addition, there is also the Cadre Supervision Division. Anyway, there are many divisions under the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, but just now I heard very clearly on the phone that it was the Cadre Division.
The news that Lin Yu told me at that time is consistent with today's phone call, which means that my appointment is likely to be available soon. Today they called me to ask me to go, which means that I have to go through the final procedure.
That’s all.
A call from the Discipline Inspection Commission can make people tremble with fear, but a call from the Organization Department can make people excited. I couldn't help but almost laughed out loud: They are all key departments in the province, why is the gap between them so big?
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The winter in Jiangnan is like Xiaojiabiyu, like a girl's footsteps, coming quietly and then walking away quietly. It comes and goes quietly, and sometimes it is really difficult to notice.
We Jiangnan people should know that the wind from Jiangnan blows quietly in winter, and the snow from Jiangnan also floats quietly in winter. Everything is so gentle.
The winter in Jiangnan is a great test of the patience of Jiangnan people. It will give you some pain, although it is only slight, but it lasts for a long time, giving people a speechless feeling.
In such long and continuous days, if some people can't bear it anymore, they will surround the charcoal stove and never want to leave. If those people can bear it, they can be found anywhere outdoors in Jiangnan.
figure.
I was driving on the road and saw the clothes of pedestrians on the roadside. Many people were still wearing autumn clothes. I thought that for people who were born in the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, there may be no winter in our hearts.
Soon we arrived outside the seat of the Provincial Party Committee. The Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee was also inside.
There were armed police on duty at the door, and they stopped me.
I got out of the car and smiled at the guard, "The Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee asked me to have a talk."
The guard's face was still as calm as water. He stretched out his hand towards me and said, "Identification."
I only had my ID card with me, so I immediately took it out and handed it to him.
He took it and looked at it, "Do you have a work permit? Or a letter of introduction."
I was immediately dumbfounded: Why do you need these things? I shook my head hastily, and the proud mood I just felt suddenly disappeared, "I didn't know I wanted these things, so I didn't bring them."
The guard still had the same look on his face, "I'm sorry, but you can't go in. You can get it after you go back."
I suddenly remembered something, "I have their phone number. Can you answer it after I dial it?"
The guard said: "No."
I suddenly went crazy: If such a thing can't be solved, why should I talk? Suddenly I noticed a kind of vigilance in the guard's eyes when he looked at me, and I immediately understood: I shouldn't have told him just now that I was going to the Provincial Party Committee
The person talking to the Organization Department may have thought that I was too young, so he didn't believe me at all. Or maybe my image was too immature in his eyes, and I didn't look like an official of that level at all.
"Drive away quickly. You can't park here." The guard had already given me the order.
I had no choice but to drive away from the gate and stop not far ahead. I started calling Lin Yu, "Sister, someone from your Cadre Division called me today and asked me to come to your place to talk.
.But I didn’t bring a letter of introduction, and the guards outside wouldn’t let me in. What should I do?”
She immediately laughed and said, "You should call the cadre department before arriving. They will send someone out to pick you up. Why are you acting like a country bumpkin? Yes, I will ask them to pick you up right away."
I was very ashamed and felt like a country bumpkin.
I drove the car outside the gate again and said to the guards with a mocking smile on my face: "They came out to pick me up."
The guard ignored me, but did not let me leave again. He simply regarded me as air. I know that the guards here have seen a lot of big cadres, so I may really be like air in their eyes.
Same.
Soon, someone from the Second Cadre Division came out to pick me up. It was a young man. He went to say a few words to the guard, and the guard nodded to him.
The young man got into my car, and I slowly drove the car inside. I found that the guard who blocked me just now was standing straight and saluting my car.
At this moment, I truly felt the majesty of this place, and at the same time, I also felt that the things of power were not so illusory. (To be continued)