She looked at me and said, "Thank you. I just need a place to stay."
I nodded, "You can call me anytime. I will take you to see the house then."
She said: "Are you free tonight? Can I have a meal with you?"
I shook my head, "I haven't been free recently. Sorry."
Her expression suddenly darkened, "Okay..."
Then she left my office, and looking at her back, I felt very uncomfortable. Perhaps my sympathy for her accounted for a large part at this moment.
There are two main reasons why I didn't agree to have dinner with her. First, I didn't want to get involved with her in her current situation, because now is the time when her family relationship is the most sensitive, and it is also when things are most likely to go wrong.
time. Secondly, now I would rather spend more time at home with my father and children than waste time on such things.
What's more, I still have work matters that I need to deal with and worry about.
I don't think I'm tired of Ruan Jie's body, but compared with the troubles that may arise, I would rather give up my physical desires.
In fact, this is the old saying: For a man, when he treats a woman who does not have much affection, he will no longer cherish him as much as he did at the beginning. This is the absolute truth.
Men are only willing to give everything for the woman they really like. Perhaps the same is true for women when it comes to treating men.
Then I went to the old director because I was still not sure about one thing. And he was an old comrade, so he should be more experienced than me in terms of experience and views on certain issues.
The old director was reading the newspaper while wearing reading glasses. When he saw me coming in, he smiled and asked me, "Have Xiao Ruan finished talking to you?"
I nodded, "The current project is encountering difficulties, and she is a little discouraged."
But he immediately laughed, "I see, the reason why she is discouraged is not because of this matter, right?"
I was stunned. I was really surprised, because I had just found out what happened to Ruan Jie, and I had every reason to believe that Ruan Jie would never tell the old director about her divorce. Because Ruan Jie
Jie is just preparing for divorce, so she will not tell others such things easily. Even she told me after hesitation. And according to my observation, her relationship with the old director does not seem to have reached that level yet.
.I asked hurriedly: "Old director, why do you think so?"
He shook his head and sighed: "Just recently, I went to her office to discuss things with her, but I found her crying secretly there alone. She is such a strong woman, she can't do that for work matters.
, what's more, we haven't reported the progress of the project to you at that time, so she won't think that things have reached the end of the road. Therefore, I analyzed that she must be because of other things. Hey! This woman is too beautiful, troublesome things
Of course there are many more than ordinary women. So, God is always fair. Haha! Xiao Feng, you don’t think what I said is too mean, do you?”
I hurriedly said: "If she is not doing it for work, then according to your analysis, it may be her private matter. She is a lesbian, and it is difficult for us to ask about such things. By the way, boss
Director, why did you just say that you reported to me? Are you criticizing me?"
He laughed, "You... forget it. Xiao Feng, what do you want from me? You're not here to buy me a drink, are you?"
Suddenly I heard him talking about drinking, and I immediately thought of my father, so I said to him very seriously: "Old director, I think you should check your body. You have been drinking all year round, and I am very worried about it.
Worried about what will happen to your body."
He smiled and said, "It's okay. I know my body well. I go for a physical examination every year. Currently, except for a mild case of alcoholic liver disease, everything is normal."
I looked at him in surprise, "That means your physical fitness is pretty good."
He said with a smile: "I have always had a principle when drinking, which is to try not to get drunk. Just drink a small amount every day to enjoy it. Being drunk means that the liver's ability to decompose alcohol has exceeded. That is to say
The liver has been damaged. You used to be a doctor, so you should understand this, right?"
At this moment, I was stunned because I suddenly remembered the time when my father was managing the company for me in my hometown. At that time, Sun Lulu told my mother that during that time, my father was drinking almost every day, all for the sake of
The company invited the heads of various local departments to drink, and they often got drunk. At this time, I suddenly felt a sense of guilt - was it me who caused my father's current situation?
"Xiao Feng, what's wrong with you?" Seeing me in a daze, the old director asked me immediately. I suddenly woke up, and immediately saw the concern on his face in front of me.
I shook my head and said: "It's okay... By the way, old director, there is something I want to hear your opinion on."
He looked at me suspiciously, "Just tell me."
I immediately said: "Today we have a meeting to study the project. I think it is very difficult now, and it may also be very difficult to operate. But my idea is to try our best to make the enrollment work next year in our own newly built
It can be done in the admission center, but judging from the current situation, this may be very difficult.”
He sighed and said: "Yes. In fact, the size of the building we need is not very large, and the time required for construction and decoration does not take long. The environmental greening can be implemented step by step in the future. But now the project has been
I'm stuck here. I don't know how much time it will take to clear the relevant departments. This is the case for the provincial departments in Jiangnan Province. The main reason is that the mind is not emancipated, and there are also departmental interests at play. There is no way.
matter."
I nodded and said immediately: "Old director, I have an idea. Please help me analyze whether it is feasible."
He looked at me with a somewhat surprised expression, "Tell me."
I said: "I have already said at the meeting today that if Governor He comes forward, it may not have the same effect. Especially leaders at their level are even more taboo about intervening in matters that they are not in charge of. Last time
For coordination between the Waterway Bureau and the High-tech Zone, I went to Governor Huang, but now it is impossible for me to go to him again, and I believe that if I go to him again, he may not be willing to come forward again."
He nodded, "That's true. Our matter is not a big deal in the end. It's best not to bother him with such matters. And if you go to him again, he will think that there is something wrong with your ability."
I smiled bitterly and said: "That doesn't matter. The key to the problem is that I will probably be criticized by him and still fail to achieve the ultimate goal. But I suddenly thought of a way. Old Director, I want to use the relationship with Governor Wang's secretary
Go coordinate this matter, do you think this is reliable? After all, I haven’t been doing administrative work for a long time, and I don’t know much about the situation in the provincial government, so I am not sure about this matter.”
He immediately asked me: "Do you have a good relationship with Governor Wang's secretary?"
After thinking for a while, I replied: "We don't have a particularly good relationship, but we can still talk to each other."
He said: "Can we talk? Oh, I understand. What you mean is that there is a certain relationship between you, but it is not enough to be friends, or that he has asked you for help, so
Do you think he wouldn’t refuse if you proposed such a thing to him? Is that right?”
I immediately admired him greatly: he was indeed an old comrade and an old comrade. My words made him immediately understand the general extent of my relationship with Secretary Luo.
I nodded, "That's about it. Are you saying that it's inappropriate for me to go to him for such a thing? He might not sell the account?"
He pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "I think you can try to ask him about this matter. But..."
I asked him hurriedly: "Nothing but what? If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
He then sighed and said: "These people who work as secretaries for leaders now are all thieves. I'm thinking, if you don't have a very close relationship with him... Oh, no, even if
It will be the same even if it is a very close relationship, that is more likely...Xiao Feng, what I mean is, if you really want to find him, then you have to be aware of something.
All thoughts and preparations.”
I was a little confused, "What kind of mental preparation do you think?"
He said: "Transaction. Logically speaking, if he is willing to come forward to coordinate, there will definitely be no problem, and the effect will be very good. After all, he is the person next to Governor Wang and the leader of each department below.
I will definitely give him this face. Besides, who knows if he represents Governor Wang’s intentions? He can definitely play the vague concept card."
I suddenly remembered what he had come to see me about this time, "Yes, what you said makes sense."
He continued: "But think about it, will he do this favor in vain? So I analyzed that he will definitely put forward conditions. And the most likely condition he will put forward is to let one of his connections do this project of ours.
The civil construction part or the decoration part, or even the whole part. Because he knows very well that as a national unit, it is impossible for us to directly give him cash or something. Therefore, you have to think about this matter clearly first. If you think you can do this with him,
If you want to exchange, go find him, otherwise it's best to stop here."
I immediately hesitated because I felt that the old director's analysis was indeed very reasonable, and it was very likely that if I really went to him, this would be the result.
After thinking for a while, I asked him: "Old director, do you think there is any other better way to do this?"
He shook his head, "I don't know. Maybe this is the most effective way. But..."
I asked again: "So, do you think such an exchange can be done?"
He immediately laughed, "How should I answer this question? From a legal and party discipline perspective, it is definitely not allowed. And it is very likely that something will happen."
In fact, this was the question that I was hesitating about. Then I asked him again: "Do you mean to say that this matter cannot be done in this way?"
But he shook his head, "That's not true."
I understood immediately, but I still hesitated.
But then I suddenly saw him smiling weirdly at me. (To be continued)