After get off work, I asked the driver to take me home, and then told my parents that I was going out to socialize in the evening. They didn't say anything.
My mother is in a particularly good mood now, probably because the money was recovered. Sometimes it is like this, when something is lost and then found again, the feeling is even more pleasant than getting a new thing.
I drove my car to Lin Yu's door and stopped, and she came out quickly. I had called her in advance just now.
"Sister, where are we going?" I asked her after driving the car out of the community.
She smiled and said to me: "Go north. Recently, a fresh fish restaurant opened by the lake over there. It tastes good."
I said to her with some worry: "Sister, aren't you worried about meeting someone you know?"
She smiled and said: "If we go openly like this, who would doubt anything? In fact, others often won't doubt us. If we think others will doubt us, it's because we have a guilty conscience."
I was silent for a moment, but I felt that what she said seemed right.
She looked at me and smiled: "I am your sister, right?"
I didn't know what she meant, "Yeah."
She smiled and said, "Isn't that okay? Besides, you and I are both single, so it doesn't matter what others say. You think so, right?"
I immediately understood what she meant: As long as neither of us gets married, no matter what relationship we have, it will not affect our future. But I feel a little strange: Why has her thinking changed so much recently?
What a big change? Why are you no longer as worried about being criticized by others as before?
Suddenly, I thought of a possibility: maybe others were talking about her relationship with Governor Huang, so I was allowed to be with her so openly to dispel certain "rumors"
So, why is she doing this now? After thinking about it, the only possibility is that she may be facing a critical moment of promotion.
So I asked her: "Sister, how is your situation?"
She said: "What happened?"
I smiled and said, "It's about you being the organization director."
She smiled and said: "Feng Xiao, you are getting smarter and smarter. Now our minister has been transferred to another province to be the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, and the position is temporarily vacant. The position of director of the organization department of the provincial party committee is not so easy to get.
Yes, it must be appointed by the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Now I feel it doesn’t matter, just try my best to get it.”
I sighed and said, "Yes, you can only let nature take its course. If you can do it, of course it's best. If you can't do it, you should take it lightly. Sister, after all, you are still young, don't be in a hurry, just take your time.
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She couldn't help but chuckle, "Feng Xiao, you are quite reasonable."
I smiled and said, "That's how it is."
She suddenly said to me: "Feng Xiao, if someone comes to ask you about your relationship with me, how are you going to answer?"
I was suddenly stunned, "Didn't you ask me this question just now? Are you my sister?"
She smiled and said, "Yes. I am your sister. I recognized you as my brother many years ago."
I couldn't help but get nervous, "Sister, will anyone really ask me this question?"
She shook her head and said, "Not necessarily. I'm worried about what might happen. Normally, no one will ask you. After all, my affairs are managed by the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, not the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection."
I hurriedly said: "Sister, don't say that, it sounds scary."
She looked at me and said, "Feng Xiao, if someone from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection comes to ask you about me one day, what will you do?"
I suddenly felt scared and said hurriedly: "Sister, please don't be like this? How could this happen? There is nothing wrong with you."
She asked me: "Do you really think there is nothing wrong with me?"
I thought she was a little weird today, "That's right, what's your problem? Hong Ya bought your villa for you, you are sisters, and as far as I know, you have never accepted bribes or anything."
She nodded, "I am definitely financially clean. The money Hong Ya earned has nothing to do with my position. I can make these things clear."
I was still very worried, "Sister, if that's the case, why did you suddenly tell me about this matter today?"
She laughed "haha", "Isn't this simple? There is only one position, but there are many people competing for it. In this case, there will definitely be someone behind the scenes. Today I will go out to eat with you in an open and honest manner. If so, those
People won’t say anything anymore.”
I seemed to understand, "Oh."
She said: "We won't talk about this anymore. Feng Xiao, that little witch is very good, and Governor Huang likes her very much."
I thought to myself: Of course it's good, but I still can't bear to part with it. I said: "She is more sensible."
She asked me: "Have you contacted her since you came back?"
I shook my head, "No."
She looked at me and said, "That's good. Feng Xiao, such things must be considered despicable in the eyes of others, but many people are doing such things. Therefore, the best way is to completely forget about it once you have done it."
.Do you understand what I mean?"
I said: "Yeah."
She sighed and said: "Actually, none of us are willing to do such a thing. But reality is reality, and many things are like this. It is reality that forces us to do it. As long as we do not do anything that violates the law, ethics
It doesn't matter if moral matters go off the rails a little bit. The world itself is very cruel, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy, so it is the right thing to handle some things flexibly."
I said: "Yeah."
She sighed: "Feng Xiao, I know you quite well. Anyway, let's not talk about this matter anymore. Didn't you say you have something to do with me? Just tell me now."
I asked her: "Sister, how far is it from where we want to eat?"
She looked ahead and said, "There's still a while. Well, there's a crossroads ahead. Okay, we'll talk about it slowly when we get there."
Just now we were on the outer ring of the city. We got off the road and drove a cement road not far ahead, which was about two or three kilometers. I immediately saw a small lake. It was almost dark now.
, the lake looked a little bleak. There was a courtyard-style building by the lake not far ahead, but the place was brightly lit.
"Sister, is this right here?" I asked.
She nodded, "Yes. Let's drive in."
I said: "What a great place. If a villa is built here, the value will increase greatly in a few years. After all, this is the north of the city and not far from the airport. It's a great place."
She immediately laughed and said, "Feng Xiao, you might as well become the boss of a state-owned enterprise. You have a really good business sense."
I smiled and said, "That's all I'm saying. If you really ask me to do something like that, I really can't do it."
She smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. As long as you sit in that position, you have to force yourself to learn even if you don't understand."
Suddenly something occurred to me: "Sister, was this place bought by an acquaintance of yours?"
She smiled and said to me, "Don't ask."
Since she said that, I didn't ask any more questions. I immediately drove the car inside.
Unexpectedly, there are so many people eating here. As the saying goes, good wine is not afraid of deep alleys. This sentence is really true. Who would have thought that there would be such a good business in such a remote place?
What surprised me was that the waiter here didn't seem to know Lin Yu. After we got off the car, we entered the lobby of the other courtyard together. A foreman wearing a blue Western-style suit came over and asked us: "Do you have a reservation?"
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Lin Yu replied: "No. Find us a place by the lake. Just the two of us."
The foreman said: "There is exactly one place for two people. Then come with me."
We passed through the people eating and followed the foreman to sit down at a small table by the lake.
The night has completely darkened, but the colorful lights here make the lake extremely gorgeous, making the lake more beautiful than its own color.
Watching the colorful lights on the lake swaying with the slight waves, I suddenly thought: The place of fireworks by the Qinhuai River described in those ancient poems is just that, right? But I suddenly felt that my
This thought is a bit funny: why do you suddenly think of that fireworks place?
Lin Yu ordered dishes, fried small fish, spicy silver carp with bean curd, steamed glutinous rice dumplings, and several vegetarian dishes.
"Do you want to drink?" she asked me.
I smiled and said, "Just drink it if you want."
She smiled and said: "Then let's have a half-pound bottle of Jiangnan Special Music. We have agreed that we will eat at our own expense today."
I said, "Okay. I'll pay the bill."
She looked at me and smiled, "Actually, it tastes better when you pay for the meal yourself. What do you think?"
I also laughed, "That's right."
But I was thinking in my heart: Maybe she had an element of performance today. Such dishes, even if the fish are wild, would cost less than a thousand yuan at most, right?
The location where we sat was very good, relatively far away from other seats, so it was easy for us to talk.
Then I said: "Sister, there is something I want to hear your opinion on..."
So I told her about the company's personnel arrangements, and finally asked her: "Sister, what do you think is the best way to handle this matter?"
But she asked me: "Your affairs in Beijing went very smoothly this time, right?"
I didn't understand why she suddenly asked me about this, but I still answered her, "It's done. Didn't I already tell you on the phone?"
She nodded, "Then tell me all about your project."
I was even more confused, but I still roughly told her what she asked.
After hearing this, she said: "That's right. I have always wondered before, how could the provincial government spend such a large amount of money to do this? But I couldn't tell you my doubts at the time.
Because I'm worried that it will affect your enthusiasm to do this."
I was very confused, "Sister, why did you bring the topic to this? What I want to ask you is our personnel issues?"
She smiled and said: "This matter is the most important. Don't worry, listen to me slowly."
So I looked at her, but I still couldn't figure out how her asking me about such a thing could have anything to do with personnel issues.
She said: "Feng Xiao, the things you went to Beijing to do this time have been very successful, so as far as you are concerned, your political achievements after arriving at the provincial recruitment office are completely enough, and this matter has also made you more popular in the unit.
The prestige has been consolidated. Do you think so?"
I nodded, "That's probably it."
She smiled and said: "In that case, are you worried about who won't listen to you? You are now the leader of the unit. Even if someone objects to your decision, you can act arbitrarily. As long as you don't do things that violate laws and regulations.
So, it doesn’t matter who your deputy is, the most important thing is your style and way of handling things.”
I think what she said seems to be true, "But, sister, after all, my subordinates have been so supportive of my work after I arrived at the provincial recruitment office. Now I have the opportunity to be promoted. If such an opportunity is taken by other people,
If I take it, what will my subordinates think?"
She nodded, "That's what you said. But have you ever thought about it? Why did I ask you about the specifics of the project just now?"
Once again, I felt confused, "Why?" (To be continued)