He said in a surprised voice, "Why do you say that?"
I smiled bitterly and said: "He is insinuating my father-in-law. In the past, my father-in-law was planning to invest in Shangjiang City, but the prerequisite was that the city's planning should be in accordance with his opinions, and he also required to take over all the projects in the entire city.
"
He said: "Didn't you oppose such a proposal at the Standing Committee?"
I smiled bitterly and said: "I objected, and my father-in-law did not blame me for it. He said that it was appropriate to consider the problem from my perspective. However, one moment and another, now Lao Chen
He was very angry with me, and he didn’t care what I said at the Standing Committee meeting. Hey! Forget it, ignore him, anyway, he didn’t say what he said in front of me, so just pretend I didn’t hear it. Let him do whatever he wants.”
He said: "The problem now is that no one dares to give him advice. Seeing him becoming more and more powerful, everyone dares to get angry but dare not speak. To be honest, I admire him very much, but I am also worried.
Something really happened to him."
Why am I not like this? To be honest, the top leader of a place is very important. If he were not in charge of Shangjiang City, our reforms would not be able to achieve such effects and achievements. You know, everything is difficult at the beginning. If it were not for Chen
The secretary's superb leadership skills first solved the people problem, as well as the morale problem of the city's cadres. Today's good reform situation is simply impossible to achieve.
For me, I can see many things and know the crux of some problems, but if I were asked to do it, I would definitely not have the courage like him. So now it seems that Secretary Chen’s character is actually a double-edged sword.
Sword, this double-edged sword solved the reform problem of Shangjiang City on the one hand, but hurt himself on the other hand.
I could only sigh, "There are some things that you and I are both weak-minded and incapable of doing. Originally, I was planning to go to him and have a good talk, but he rejected me."
He immediately asked me: "Mayor Feng, I would like to ask you a question: were you and him friends before? I know that you have a good relationship, but I don't know where your previous relationship has reached."
I didn't quite understand what he meant when he asked me this, "I just knew each other before. We met through other friends, but we didn't interact much."
He said: "But you are the only deputy mayor who personally led the four leaders to welcome you when you took office."
I couldn't explain some issues to him, "Minister Wu, you asked me this question...does it have any other meaning? Does this have anything to do with our current work?"
He laughed "haha", "Mayor Feng, don't get me wrong. I mean, I was thinking that if you were very good friends with him before, then as his friend you should have a good talk with him.
Talk, even if he rejects you, you should still go to him and have a good talk. This is a responsibility as a friend. Do you think so? Maybe it is because you are his friend that he feels that you are doing this now
It’s very inappropriate, that’s why I have such a strong opinion of you in my heart. Isn’t there a saying that says this? The people who hurt a person the most are his friends, not his enemies.”
I was stunned for a moment, because I suddenly felt that what he said made sense. Unfortunately, Secretary Chen and I were not really friends. I said: "We just knew each other before. We didn't know much.
We have a deep relationship. Perhaps among the team members in Shangjiang, he, I and Secretary Yang are the only ones who have been relatively familiar with each other before, so we are relatively close. That’s all."
He said: "That's it. That's not necessary. Hey! I always feel that as a man, the most important things in this life are two things: family and friends. In the final analysis, a person's struggle and hard work are
For these two things. One is to make my family live a better life, and the other is to make myself valuable in the hearts of my friends. That's all."
I smiled and said, "Minister Wu, your level is quite high."
He also laughed, "How is my level higher? It's just more realistic."
I said: "This is a state for you, a state of returning to nature."
He laughed, "Come on. Stop saying nice things. It sounds awkward to me. By the way, where are you now?"
I answered him: "On the way back to Shangjiang."
He immediately asked me: "The day after tomorrow is the weekend, how about it? Let's go fishing?"
I said: "It's the weekend. I have to go home to spend time with my old mother and children."
He said: "Brother, you can definitely bring your family to Shangjiang to stay for a few days. Especially on weekends, don't let them stay at home all the time. How about going out for a walk?"
I said: "Forget it. It's not convenient for them to eat or anything else when they get here. Let's wait until the children grow up."
He said: "Brother, I think you are too cautious sometimes. It's not necessary. When they get here, they take a bus to pick them up, and there's nothing wrong with the people below arranging a meal. You too,
I heard that you often pay the bill yourself when you treat guests privately. What do you ask other people to do?"
I laughed and said, "Who did you listen to? I didn't talk about that kind of thing everywhere as a means of promoting myself, did I?"
He said: "I also heard what others said. Okay, stop talking, this phone is getting hot. Let's talk slowly after we meet. How about? Let's go to see the new office building in the industrial park tomorrow. You
Can you arrange a time?"
I thought for a while and said, "Please contact me tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, I was thinking about what he just said about me often paying for private dinners. I immediately thought of the driver next to me, "Xiao Cui, are you responsible for my private dinners?"
Did you go out to speak?"
He suddenly became nervous, "Mayor Feng, I..."
I hurriedly said to him: "Don't be nervous, drive your car well. Xiao Cui, I know you did that to promote me to others. But do you know? That's not what I did intentionally to show to others, that's
I have always adhered to my principles. Some things change when I say them out, turning the issue of principles into a show. I don’t want others to see me like that, and this is not my intention. Xiao Cui, I know you did that.
It's a good intention. It's also my fault. I blame me for not saying hello to you before. I won't be able to do that anymore."
He hurriedly said: "I understand, Mayor Feng."
I said again: "Xiao Cui, you must remember one thing in the future, that is, you cannot talk about any conversations between leaders that you hear. This is a more important matter of principle. Do you understand?
"
He said fearfully: "I know, Mayor Feng. I..."
I waved my hand towards him, "Okay. I don't mean to criticize you, I just want to remind you to pay attention."
Then I stopped talking and started to close my eyes and fall asleep. At this moment, I couldn't help but think about what Minister Wu said to me before. He said that as a friend, you should fulfill your responsibilities as a friend.
His words really touched my heart. Although Secretary Chen and I are not exactly friends, at least we had a very good relationship before now.
Before now, he not only supported my work very much, but also gave me great trust. In addition, since I came to work in Shangjiang City, he has generally listened to my opinions.
In fact, in recent times, both Minister Wu and Secretary Yang have been worried. Like me, they are worried that something might happen to Secretary Chen one day.
This kind of worry is actually a kind of concern in the final analysis.
But they were neither willing nor dared to go to him to talk about some substantive issues. At this time, I was thinking: Do I really need to go to him to talk to him again? (To be continued)