This was the case when I invited Secretary He and Wu Shuang to dinner that night.
First of all, there is the arrangement of seats. Yang Shuguang and I are the highest-ranking people here, and we are both deputy directors. It is natural for me to sit in the main seat, because I am the guest. But Yang Shuguang wants Secretary He to sit
My left head, and I also asked Wu Shuang to sit on my right. He said that Secretary He was the person next to the provincial leader, but Wu Shuang was one of the main guests I invited today. He said that he was also serving us.
That’s all.
In fact, I understand his thoughts, because he does not really value the few of us here, but the leaders behind us. Moreover, he also said something at the time: Seventh-rank officials in the Prime Minister's Palace, you are all surrounded by gentlemen.
People. Therefore, it is appropriate for me and Director Liang to serve you together.
In addition, after finishing the meal, I discovered that he had secretly settled the bill without knowing when. When I blamed him, he said: Director Feng, it's all the same, you and I are paying the bill anyway.
I just had to laugh it off.
However, it was very relaxed when we had dinner together that day. No one was talking about work, they were all making harmless jokes, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Later, after dinner, Yang Shuguang invited everyone to have fun, but Secretary He said that there was something else at home. Since she said that, everyone dispersed. In fact, she was the real protagonist that night, because she was
Secretary to Governor He.
I never took the initiative to ask Yang Shuguang about Mujiao, because I was very careful: if that matter caused any trouble in the future, I would be responsible for it, and maybe I would still
May be legally responsible.
But Yang Shuguang is very smart. When we broke up, he came to me and said: "Brother, you are almost done with that matter."
Then I said, "I can't thank you enough. How much?"
He quickly waved his hands and said, "Let's not talk about these things between us brothers."
Just now, I was very careful when talking to him because I didn't want to leave any hidden dangers. But now I had to say something, "Brother Yang, you have to be careful. I'm very grateful to you."
, but you should know how powerful it is."
He nodded to me and said, "It's okay. I know how to handle it. I didn't come forward in this matter."
I immediately felt relieved, "That's great. Brother Yang, I won't say thank you anymore. If you have anything to do from now on, just tell me."
He laughed, "Definitely."
I don't take it seriously, because this is how the world is. Now that he has helped me so much, it is only normal for me to help him in the future.
Of course, we have a basic foundation of friends. This is also very important.
But I haven't called Mu Jiao until now. I hope she won't call me in the future to tell me that her father has gone out.
The old director and I kept chatting in the car. Soon, the motorcade entered the main city and stopped in a five-star hotel.
Next, the leaders of the Provincial Education Commission and I accompanied Minister Dou and Director Sun to their rooms. Governor Huang and Governor He immediately went to the small conference room upstairs in the hotel to wait.
According to the arrangement, the two parties will have a simple symposium next. This symposium actually has two functions. One is for the two parties to find a place to exchange a few words, and the other is to wait for the arrival of meal time.
Secretary Luo, Director Leng and I accompanied Minister Dou to his luxurious suite. Minister Dou said politely: "You comrades from Jiangnan Province are so polite."
Director Leng smiled and said: "This is what it should be. The leaders in our province attach great importance to Minister Dou's visit to our Jiangnan Province for investigation."
Secretary Luo also said: "Yes. Minister Dou, when you come to our Jiangnan this time, you must visit a few more places. We are renovating dilapidated buildings in primary and secondary schools across the province. Please give Minister Dou more attention to our work."
Guidance.”
Minister Dou said: "I am mainly in charge of admissions work. The purpose of coming to Jiangnan this time is to conduct more research on your admissions work. In addition, I also want to take time to visit the universities in Jiangnan Province."
Secretary Luo said hurriedly: "Of course we will obey your arrangement."
Minister Dou said: "You go to the conference room first. Xiao Feng can stay here. I will go up immediately after washing up."
Since Minister Dou made it clear like this, Secretary Luo and Director Leng certainly had nothing to say. Secretary Luo said to me: "Director Feng, then you will come up with Minister Dou later."
I smiled and nodded to the two leaders of the Provincial Education Commission.
After the two of them left, I immediately said to Director Dou: "Director Dou, please go and wash your face first. We have specially prepared towels and toiletries for you. We are still not sure about the things in the hotel."
He smiled at me and said: "Xiao Feng really deserves to be a medical student, he thinks so thoughtfully."
I suddenly felt very comfortable in my heart. Of course it is a pleasant thing to be praised by the leader, but I was thinking about one thing: he must not just keep me here just to let me accompany him? But also this
Director Shi Sun also returned to his room, which explained the problem.
Therefore, I think it is obvious that he is waiting for my reply. I have already taken the initiative to communicate with Director Sun about that matter, and Director Sun will definitely report it to him. This is inevitable.
Of course it is necessary for me to take the initiative to communicate with Director Sun. Last time in Beijing, Director Dou came to our Jiangnan Province when he was talking about the National Conference of Admissions Directors. But now he has decided to come early. What does this mean?
?If I don’t take the initiative to communicate with Director Sun, it means that we are very ignorant. Therefore, such things are causally related. If I don’t communicate with Director Sun, I suspect that many things will happen later.
Changes will occur. You must know that the hearts of leaders are sometimes as unpredictable as women, and their faces can sometimes change faster than the clouds in the sky.
I was about to speak when I saw him walking towards the bathroom. I followed him a few steps and found that he did not close the bathroom door after entering.
He is still waiting for me to tell him that thing. I thought to myself.
At this moment, I suddenly felt that it was difficult for me to express it, because I suddenly felt that the reason we discussed before seemed a bit pale and forced, so I quickly organized my words in my mind.
He turned on the hot water at the washbasin, then put the new towel we prepared for him into the hot water to wet it. I found that he put soap on the hot towel.
He is a person who pays great attention to hygiene, and he knows that new towels are not as clean as expected. I thought to myself.
Then I started to say to him outside the bathroom: "Director Dou, you are coming to our Jiangnan Province for investigation. One day we have arranged to go to the Peach Blossom Spring, and Governor Huang will personally accompany you there."
While rubbing the towel, he said with a smile: "You can go and have a look. I was very interested after Governor Huang told me about that place when I was in Beijing last time."
I immediately said: "Director Dou, there is also a dark wood in that place. I have already asked people to find out about it. It is said that a huge dark wood was dug out from the ancient river bed in that place. We will go and take a look at that time."
He smiled and said: "Okay. Xiao Feng, you have taken the trouble. The thing you gave me last time was really good. My wife really couldn't put it down. She said that the most satisfying thing about it was the sound of the piano.
It’s pure, and the notes played have the rhythm of the guqin.”
Here it comes. I thought to myself. Then I sighed and said: "Director Dou, we know that your wife is a musician. After I came back from Beijing, I wanted to find another dark wood instrument for your wife.
, but we searched all over the provincial capital and also asked many counties and cities privately, but we couldn't find it. Later we found out that the guqin we gave to your wife last time was a musician from our province many years ago.
The enthusiast specially found someone to make it, and the master who made the piano used ancestral craftsmanship. It took the master nearly five years to make the piano. Now the master has passed away long ago. Originally, we
I tried to find the apprentice of that master to make a few other musical instruments, but the craftsmanship of that old master was not passed down to anyone at all. It is really a pity. But it is not surprising. In today's business society, it takes several years.
No one is willing to spend a lot of time to make a piece of art, not to mention the process of learning the art is so long. Alas! It is really a pity that this craft has been lost like this."
When I said this to him, his face didn't change much, and it was so calm that it was hard to understand. But I didn't dare to say anything more, I could only wait for his attitude.
He started to wash his face, and I noticed that he was washing his face very carefully, covering both sides of his nose, inside the outline of his ears, behind his ears, and then his neck. He just slowly used the towel to wash his own face carefully.
The face and neck feel like they are being wiped with delicate items.
I find it a bit incredible, maybe because he has worked in the northwest for many years, so his skin is a bit dark and his pores are relatively large, but I never thought that he would care for his skin as much as a woman.
Finally, the towel on his hand left his face, and then he put the towel under the faucet again and scrubbed it carefully. He said, "Xiao Feng, thank you, you are so troublesome. You are a good thing in this world."
It’s been getting less and less, so it seems like the person in my family is lucky.”
I immediately breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said with a smile: "Director Dou, this is not luck, it's fate. Isn't there a saying that says this? All things are precious, and the virtuous will live there."
Minister Dou laughed suddenly, "Xiao Feng, you are really good at talking."
I think this is the time for me to say the following, "Director Dou, what we have prepared for you this time is also a specialty of our Jiangnan Province, a tea set made of yew trees in the virgin forest. This thing is very
It’s precious, and because the yew tree contains antioxidant elements, making tea with it can resist aging and prevent and treat cancer.”
He suddenly asked me in surprise: "You have yew trees in Jiangnan Province? And they can also be made into tea sets?"
I nodded and said, "Yes. Do you know this kind of tree?"
He smiled and said: "This kind of tree is very rare and is a very ancient species. Oh, by the way, you said it comes from the virgin forest. Do you still have virgin forests in Jiangnan Province now?"
I replied: "Yes, but the area is very small. The place is relatively remote. Fortunately, the area was not damaged during large-scale logging in the past." (To be continued)