The old director and I went downstairs together, and then we took a taxi to the riverside, where we still had the same fish farm, the same private room, the same pot of fish, and then some food and drinks. There was also a bottle of Maotai.
"I don't drink this stuff." He said immediately after seeing the bottle.
I immediately laughed and said, "Old director, why are you so confused? What's wrong with drinking? Many things are caused by our temporary greed."
He was startled, then sighed and said: "Xiao Feng, I have lived to such an old age, how come I still don't understand as well as you? It's a pity that I have all the wine."
I smiled and said: "Old director, you are wrong again. Those wines are a pity, but they take away your troubles? It's okay. I will find you some bottles of good wine in a few days. I gave them to you,
Just feel free to collect it and drink it, because I don't need to bribe you."
He said: "Okay. Open it, let's drink!"
I smiled and said: "Let's drink!"
The two of us drank a bottle of wine, a bottle of Maotai. Then I told him what Governor Huang asked me to tell him, "Send the wine to the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Provincial Education Commission tomorrow."
He said: "I will send it."
I felt completely relieved because he was truly calm inside.
To be precise, our drink was a psychological therapy session for him. I specially asked for Moutai in order to make him face what had happened. He accepted it, which means that he truly
Go face it. In fact, there is a kind of letting go called facing it calmly. This is what I suddenly realized at this moment.
I asked him to send the wine to the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Provincial Education Commission tomorrow, and he immediately agreed without any hesitation. This already showed that he no longer cares about his reputation at this moment. If he does something wrong, he will do something wrong.
His heart has become calm and indifferent.
To be honest, I can comfort him and provide him with psychological counseling. But I know that if I face such a thing, I may not be able to do it as well as he does. Maybe I will never be able to extricate myself.
Therefore, I admire him very much in my heart.
Any person, as long as he has a strong heart, is worthy of admiration.
Later, I took a taxi to take him home. It was already midnight when I arrived at his house. He was already a little drunk. I guess it was also love.
Because of emotions.
Chenchen was still there, and she looked at me gratefully, "Come in and sit."
I shook my head, "No. I have to go home. I have something to do tomorrow."
She looked at me, as if she was hesitant to speak. I immediately asked her, "Is there anything else?"
She was startled for a moment, then shook her head and said: "It's okay. You can go back and rest early. Thank you."
I smiled at her, then turned and left. Maybe it was because of the drink, but I felt so light on my feet.
The next night, we hosted a banquet for Governor Huang at a five-star hotel in the provincial capital. Secretary Chen and I were waiting outside the hotel early.
Governor Huang arrived on time at 6:30, and he was accompanied by the deputy secretary-general who contacted him, and his secretary.
After the meeting, Governor Huang took the initiative to shake hands with us, and I felt that his palms were a little moist. Maybe he had not had a good rest last night. I suddenly thought of Udon plums, and I felt a sense of emotion in my heart.
We really only talked about work at the wine table, mainly about some issues in the reform of state-owned enterprises in Shangjiang City, including project establishment and some issues related to banks.
Secretary Chen reported carefully, but Governor Huang's reply was very clear. In short, it was one sentence: the province will provide strong support.
After dinner, Secretary Chen invited Governor Huang to drink tea. Governor Huang shook his head and said, "Let's do it some other time. I've been too busy lately and I'm feeling a little unwell. You're busy too. I've said everything that needs to be said. You follow the provincial regulations."
Just do it with bold spirit."
Secretary Chen nodded and said: "We will work hard to do a good job. Leaders, please rest assured. Governor Huang, can you take a step to speak? I have something else I want to report to you alone."
Governor Huang seemed to hesitate for a moment, then nodded immediately.
We went to the lobby below to wait. About a quarter of an hour later, Governor Huang arrived, accompanied by Secretary Chen. We put him, the deputy secretary-general and Governor Huang's secretary in the car.
Mayor Feng, you did a very good job on this matter. Our work will make faster progress because of this."
I found that he was in a very happy mood. I guess the conversation he had with Governor Huang just now was very good. I can completely believe that what he just talked to Governor Huang was a private matter and his own personal matter. And I also know that today’s conversation was just for business.
It's just an appearance, but his real purpose is these last ten minutes.
My analysis is certainly well-founded. Governor Huang told me that day that he had to first test out Governor Wang’s attitude before deciding whether to come to our dinner today, and he came today. This already shows that Governor Wang
The president forgave Secretary Chen for that matter.
Leaders also need to make choices, not to mention that what Secretary Chen did was not malicious to Governor Wang. Secretary Luo, a small secretary, cannot completely influence the relationship between him and Secretary Chen. It may only have affected him.
It's just a temporary emotion.
I said: "Secretary Chen, I haven't done anything. I just contacted the leaders according to your instructions. By the way, today I also connected with Director Ye of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and he also expressed his strong support for us.
Work."
He said: "Let's go have a cup of tea and chat by the way."
Then, just the two of us went to the teahouse inside the hotel. After the two of us sat down, he said to me: "Mayor Feng, you and Mayor Qin both have some connections in the province. After all, you both came from the provincial capital.
But Mayor Qin is in charge of industry, and things in the city cannot be separated from him. Lao Liu is practical and steady in doing things, which is his advantage, but he is timid and has little relationship with the province. He is at home
When the time comes, you have to visit more provincial departments, so you don’t have to stay in the city every day. When he is away, you have to go back to the city to take his place. This will be the arrangement from now on."
I nodded, "I will obey your arrangement. It is true that many matters in the city require more communication with the departments in the province."
He looked at me with a smile on his face, "Mayor Feng, you are different from Mayor Liu. On the one hand, you and I are old friends, and on the other hand, you are a deputy. I really hope that you can often be in front of me."
Suggest some contrary opinions. Don't worry, I have such tolerance, and I will never have an opinion against you because some of your opinions are too harsh. You don't need to be so submissive in front of me at any time, I still like you as before
You, Mayor Feng, I find that you seem to have changed a lot recently, and you no longer like to speak your true thoughts in front of me as you used to. This is not good. At night, the municipal party committee secretary has great power, but
This can also easily lead to mistakes in some of my decisions. Just listen and you will understand. Both you and Secretary Yang should remind me of certain things at any time."
I didn’t know whether he was excited after drinking or it was really his inner thoughts. I said: "I don’t feel that I have any changes? I just mentioned some of my personal opinions to you not long ago, didn’t I?"
He smiled and pointed at me, "You, don't think I don't know. I heard from Lao Liu that now you have to report to him for everything. This is a good thing, but it's not always a good thing. You are in charge
At work, it is right to report big things to him, and just do small things by yourself. For example, the meeting on city management held by your abbot this time was very good. This matter should have been caught long ago. And I also listened
You said you criticized the people below you very severely, right? That’s right. Take care of what needs to be done, and catch what needs to be done. If you report everything, that will tie your own hands and feet, which will not be conducive to your work.
Develop."
I didn’t expect him to be so well-informed, and I felt that this was even more abnormal. I said, "I accept your criticism. But I will definitely report some things to you in the future." Then, I immediately changed the topic, "
Secretary Chen, you just mentioned the issue of urban management. There is one thing in this matter that I am still very worried about until now, so I will report it to you now."
He immediately said: "Oh? Come and let me listen."
I immediately said: "There are serious hidden dangers in the drinking water problem of our residents in Shangjiang City. Secretary Chen, the drinking water in our Shangjiang City is led from a reservoir on the mountain to the water plant and then disinfected and delivered to every household.
......."
He asked me in surprise: "Aren't we drinking river water?"
I shook my head, "As far as I know, a few years ago the province required urban residents along the river to stop pumping drinking water from the river as much as possible, and the province also allocated special funds. Later, Shangjiang City decided to supply drinking water from the mountain.
A reservoir in the country diverts water. But now I discovered that the Water Conservancy Bureau actually rented the water surface of that reservoir to some farmers for raising water, which caused huge pollution to our water sources. Fortunately, there are disinfection procedures in the water plant, otherwise it would be possible
There has been a problem for a long time. I have personally visited the reservoir and the situation there is really shocking. Moreover, this result has caused the water plant to suffer serious losses every month because they provide clean drinking water to the city.
The cost has increased a lot. This is not what I am most worried about. What I am most worried about is what if someone poisons me. Now we in Shangjiang City are about to carry out the reform of state-owned enterprises. As the reform deepens, the life pressure of ordinary people will increase.
It will increase a lot, especially those laid-off dual-income workers. What if some people can't bear the pressure, or a person suddenly appears who wants to retaliate against society? You know, the current reservoir is completely open, without any
With the safety measures in place, anyone can come in and out at will, and there are even cases where someone poops and pees in the reservoir."
He hurriedly interrupted me, "Stop talking. This is so disgusting. I don't drink bottled water every day."
I smiled and said: "Secretary Chen, what I told is the truth. That's why I severely criticized the Director of Environmental Protection that day. Although the Water Conservancy Bureau is in charge of the reservoir, the monitoring of environmental protection issues is his responsibility? From this it extends to
Another problem is that our department heads in Shangjiang City have poor initiative in their work. Secretary Chen, no matter how strong the horse is to pull the cart, it is difficult to achieve results. Are you
Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, I think the problem of cadres must be addressed first. The problem can not only be solved by changing a group of cadres, but the key is to establish a cadre mechanism that can be promoted and demoted." (To be continued)