Minister Dou then laughed "haha" and said, "Xiao Feng, it seems that our country's recruitment pool is still a bit small for you."
I hurriedly said: "Director Dou, please don't say that. I have many shortcomings, and you may not know much about me. Jiangnan Province is my hometown, and I feel safe working in my hometown.
Even if I make a mistake in the future, I can still do other things to support myself. There are too many big leaders like you in Beijing, and I am not used to it."
He laughed, "That's right. Haha! Don't be nervous, I'm just asking you casually. In fact, I'm also thinking that for a young and capable cadre like you, even if I want it, you guys in the province won't
Give it to me. It is very difficult to train a young cadre now."
Hearing what he said, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Director Dou, you think too highly of me. I have no ability, I just like to do things seriously."
He then looked at me with a very serious look, "Xiao Feng, this time I came to your Jiangnan Province, I am very satisfied with your reception, and you have worked very hard. Well, I will give you a message, I hope you
Be sure to remember it at all times.”
He went to look at the slowly flowing river, then turned to me and said: "If the king does not keep secrets, he will lose his country; if the ministers do not keep secrets, they will lose themselves; if secrets are not kept secret, it will cause harm. Xiao Feng, you understand this sentence
What do you mean?"
I understood immediately, nodded hurriedly and said, "I know what this sentence means. Thank you, Minister Dou, for reminding me."
He smiled at me with satisfaction, and then walked quickly to the speedboat.
Just now, when Zeng Yufang came to talk to me, he was actually ready to get on the boat, but he was waiting under the boat. It was obvious that he wanted to tell me this specifically.
What he just told me was the words of Confucius. The original text is as follows: "When chaos arises, words are regarded as ranks. If the king is not secretive, the country will be lost; if the minister is not secretive, the body will be lost; if the secret is not secretive, harm will be caused. Therefore, a gentleman
"Be careful and don't come out." This means: The reason why chaos always occurs is that the source of chaos is often caused by words. If the king does not speak carefully, he will lose the country, and if the minister does not speak carefully, he will harm himself. This is important.
Failure to be discreet in matters will cause disaster. Therefore, a gentleman should be discreet in everything he does and say, and never talk nonsense.
Of course I can understand Minister Dou's words as his warning to me to enter officialdom in the future, but I am more willing to believe that he is warning me not to tell anyone about some of the things about his trip to Jiangnan.
Of course I won't talk about some things casually. After all, some things will be harmful to me if told. Besides, many things are arranged by me personally.
I controlled the time very well, and we returned to the hotel a little after five o'clock in the afternoon.
For the convenience of reception, we have arranged other guests who are coming today to this hotel, and I ask that everyone can only have a separate room. I had a rest in that city last night, and their
The arrangement made us very dissatisfied, especially Secretary Luo. This incident also reminded me of the importance of arranging separate rooms for guests. In fact, not everyone who asks to live alone is doing bad things, mainly because
From a human psychological perspective, we all need a private space.
Since we have such reception conditions and the funds are not so tight, why not make better arrangements?
This is the case now. Diligence and frugality are no longer regarded as a good style by others. Instead, they will be misunderstood by others as stingy. In fact, it is quite polite to say stingy, and some people may even think it is a kind of disrespect for him. So, like that
The arrangement can only have one result: a good thing turns into a bad thing. Things that have been prepared so hard will suddenly come to naught.
Of course I don't want this to happen.
A few days ago, Man Jiangnan called me and told me that someone in my workplace has been whispering behind my back recently that I am a prodigal because they think I spend too much money.
Man Jiangnan has left our company, so he can hear more real news about our company. I believe his words are true, but I can only smile bitterly: It's not that I spend money well, it's that I can't help it.
I think: The top leaders of other units must have the same helplessness and distress as me. So sometimes I often think: In a situation like this, how can the cost of official reception not be high? Nowadays, it is like this from top to bottom.
People from above enjoy such a standard of reception, how dare people from below still neglect it?
So I never believe that consumption of the three public goods will be effectively controlled.
After returning to the hotel, I first sent Minister Dou to his room, and then called Ruan Jie to inquire about the arrangements for the guests. She told me that more than a dozen guests had already arrived, and a few more would have to arrive at night.
I said to her: "Then it would be best if a leader from the Provincial Education Commission would accompany us to dinner tonight. From our side, you inform Director Ke that you and he will accompany you. Director Liang and I have to accompany Minister Dou. By the way,
You call the old director as well."
She said: "The Provincial Education Commission...may only have one deputy director."
I was just worried that Secretary Luo had given up his job, and now Director Leng was in the hospital again. After all, these guests were leaders from prestigious schools, and the standard of reception was too low. I said: "Today is just a registration time, and it is impossible for leaders from the province to come forward."
The reception. Governor He has arranged for tomorrow evening. So it is best for a full-time leader of the Provincial Education Commission to attend the reception tonight. I can’t do anything about it, after all, Minister Dou is here. I will propose a toast to you at that time, and you will also toast to me.
Guests, please explain. Secretary Luo will ask you to say a few more words. I believe he will agree. After all, this is a big matter."
Although I estimate that the relationship between Ruan Jie and Secretary Luo is not normal, it is impossible for me to let Ruan Jie feel that I know about this matter. So I can only say this, and I fully believe that only her intervention can invite Secretary Luo to come.
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Secretary Luo may not necessarily sell my face again. After all, he has participated in the reception for several days. If he wants to dodge today's matter, it is not convenient for me to say anything. So the best way is to let Ruan Jie come forward.
She said: "I'll try my best."
I laughed "haha", "It's not my best, it's a must. You used to be the office director of the Provincial Education Commission and you know how to do leadership work. Director Ruan, please!"
Then before the meal, Director Liang and I went to meet each guest separately, which meant briefly saying hello. After all, I am the host, and doing this can make the guests feel a kind of enthusiasm. Of course,
I also told them that Minister Dou was in Jiangnan Province and that he would attend the meeting tomorrow.
In this case, I believe they will not have any thoughts about me because I cannot accompany them to dinner today. They are all leaders and should know the difficulties of being a leader.
I didn’t drink much tonight because Minister Dou said he was a little tired. Governor He said: That’s okay. In fact, what I’m most afraid of is drinking.
Later, I went to the private room where the vice-principals were received to toast a few glasses of wine. The reception task for tonight was completed. This was the most relaxing day in my opinion.
Then I went to my office, because I needed to familiarize myself with tomorrow's speech again, and at the same time, I also thought about whether there were any other problems in this meeting that I had not thought of yet.
At night, most of the entire office building has no lights, and only a few rooms on our reception center floor have lights on. When I stood under the office building, I immediately felt that it seemed a bit eerie.
But I still insisted on going upstairs.
After staying in the office for less than half an hour, my cell phone suddenly rang. I glanced at the caller ID and was stunned because the call was actually from Director Leng.
I could only answer it, even though I was scared inside.
"Xiao Feng, please come to my ward. I live in the ward of senior officials." He said, his voice was a little hoarse.
Ruan Jie must have told him that my reception mission was over today. I thought to myself.
He agreed repeatedly and immediately left the office door. I was thinking: What did he ask me to do at this time? Maybe he asked me to keep the matter secret for him? This is the only possibility.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly: Feng Xiao, why are you worried? It's not you who's in trouble! But at this moment, I seem to understand the true meaning of what Director Dou said to me - knowing the secret of the leader is really not a good thing.
, the only one who is worried and frightened is myself.
Director Leng's ward is easy to find because he lives in a single ward for senior cadres, on the top floor of the internal medicine inpatient building. This floor is full of wards for senior cadres.
I used to be a doctor, so of course it was easy to find him - just go to the nurse's station and look at the inpatient sign, and you would immediately know which room he was in.
There was a small glass window on the door of the ward. I looked in from there and found him sitting on the sofa inside watching TV, wearing a striped hospital gown.
I knocked on the door, and he immediately looked at me at the small glass window and waved to me. I immediately opened the door and went in, then put the fruit basket in my hand on the bedside table next to the hospital bed.
This ward is very good. Although it is not big, it is very cozy. It is about more than ten square meters, with a bed, a sofa, and a toilet. It is also equipped with a TV, air conditioner, microwave, etc.
"Come on, Xiao Feng, come and sit down." He greeted me, very kindly and enthusiastically.
I immediately went to sit down and asked with concern: "Director Leng, your family didn't come to accompany you?"
He said: "I've gone back. This is a senior cadre ward, and you don't need family members to accompany you. If something happens, you can call the nurse at any time. You used to be a doctor, don't you know?"
I clearly felt the sense of superiority revealed in his words. I said, "I know, I'm just asking. Director Leng, are you feeling better now?"
Of course this is nonsense. He almost died, and now he is here watching TV alive. But I can only ask him this way, otherwise what other topics can I find?
He nodded, "I feel much better..." Then, he had nothing to say, and I could only sit quietly. I didn't know what I should say, after all, what happened between him and Ruan Jie