After the meeting, Mayor Liu came to me and said, "Mayor Feng, you have brought glory to Shangjiang City today."
I hurriedly said: "First of all, this matter has the support of you and Secretary Chen, otherwise we would not be able to conduct the experiment. Therefore, the most important thing is that you as the leader have a vision. Your ideas are very advanced."
Mayor Liu smiled happily.
I believe that from today on, in our Jiangnan Province, the word "idea" will become popular in various departments and governments at all levels.
As the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, in our Jiangnan Province, his words have absolute authority, and his every word and deed will become the focus of attention of departments at all levels. Not to mention his speech, even the style of his clothes will be noticed by the following
People follow suit. In the officialdom, the effect of power is more powerful than the star effect. Because for people in the officialdom, everyone values the role of power more.
I heard that recently the heads of various provincial departments began to like playing tennis. Later I found out that Secretary Fang had a hobby of playing tennis. This is the reason.
Then I asked Mayor Liu: "Mayor Liu, do you have any plans for tonight?"
He looked at me and smiled, "What? Are you going to treat me to dinner?"
I smiled and said, "Yes. If you are free, let's find a place to have a few drinks."
But he shook his head and said: "Thank you. I have been arranged by someone else today."
I looked very regretful and said, "Then forget it. Mayor Liu, I hope you can give me this opportunity in the future."
He smiled and said: "We are colleagues and friends, there is no need to be so polite."
To be honest, I really doubt whether someone really arranged it for him. I can't rule out the possibility that he told me this because of face. Because in our Shangjiang City, although he is the mayor, even though he has the power in his hands
Not big.
Now that I think about what happened last night, I feel that Lin Yi invited him to dinner entirely because of me.
Of course, I just have suspicions. I can't continue to ask him more questions. Whether he is arranged or not has nothing to do with me. I have already invited him, at least as far as I am concerned, I have expressed
The most basic courtesy for oneself.
To be honest, from the bottom of my heart, I don't want to eat with him. I feel too tired. And I'm worried that if we eat together, we will talk about some sensitive issues.
Fortunately, he rejected me. I couldn't help thinking: Maybe the reason why he rejected me was the same as mine - he didn't want to talk to me in depth. He was avoiding it.
This is better and everyone is relaxed.
Because of his refusal, I immediately called Zhu Dan and said, "Let's have dinner together tonight. Are you free?"
She said happily, "Okay."
I smiled and asked her: "Tell me, what do you want to eat?"
She said: "Whatever."
I couldn't help but smile bitterly, "What is it?"
She immediately laughed and said, "Let's talk about it when we meet. I'm at the TV station. Come and pick me up."
I hesitated immediately, "Go back, I'll pick you up downstairs."
There was no sound on the phone immediately, and after a while I heard her say: "Okay."
I knew she might be unhappy. In fact, for me, I didn’t want her colleagues to know about our relationship, so I didn’t want to go there to pick her up. She must have understood what I was thinking. She just started
Her silence also expressed her dissatisfaction with my attitude.
But I feel that I can only do this because I don't want to add any trouble to myself and her future.
I asked the driver to take me home because I wanted to drive myself to pick up Zhu Dan.
But what I didn’t expect was that when I drove my car not far from home, I received a call from Governor Huang’s secretary, “Mayor Feng, Governor Huang invites you to have dinner with him tonight. Please.
You arrive at Nanyuan Restaurant before six o'clock."
I was stunned immediately, but I was just stunned for a moment, and then said to him: "Okay. I'll go right away."
This notification came very suddenly, and it was impossible for me to refuse. So I had to pick up the phone and call Zhu Dan, "Xiao Dan, I'm sorry, I just received a call suddenly. Governor Huang asked me to go to his place for dinner. I
It’s impossible not to go. I’m really sorry.”
She said: "Go ahead. I know you can't help it. So, will you come and stay at my place tonight?"
I hurriedly said: "Come on, of course I'm coming."
She asked me: "Do you want to drink again? Let me make you a cup of strong tea."
My heart suddenly felt warm, "Xiao Dan, you are so kind."
She said softly: "Actually, I'm better than you think. It's a pity that you don't cherish me."
I hurriedly said: "It's not that I don't cherish you... Xiao Dan, let's talk about it when we are together. I'm driving."
Her soft sigh came from the phone.
In fact, why didn't I feel uncomfortable? At this time, I suddenly had an impulse: I might as well talk to Lin Yu, and if possible, I would marry Zhu Dan.
But I know that if I really meet Lin Yu face to face, I will never be able to say something. Once, when Shangguanqin and I were talking about marriage, I had a problem with Lin Yu.
She felt this kind of disgust, but she didn't blame me for it. But I knew that she couldn't live without me.
Because of the estrangement between us that time, it was impossible for me to talk to her about this issue again. In fact, I knew very well in my heart: the biggest obstacle to my marriage was not other things, but Lin.
Education.
This is actually a kind of cause and effect. I planted the cause many years ago, and now I have to face the consequences. I cannot escape.
After I arrived at Nanyuan Restaurant, I went directly to the place Governor Huang told me. Of course it was the luxurious VIP area in the east building. When I entered, I found that Governor Huang had not arrived yet, and only his secretary was there.
I asked him: "Why did you suddenly talk about wanting to eat?"
He shook his head and said, "I'm not particularly sure. Governor Huang asked me to inform you, so I called you."
Just as I was talking, the Secretary-General of the Provincial Government Office came. After shaking hands with me, he immediately asked Governor Huang’s secretary: “Have everything been arranged?”
Governor Huang's secretary replied: "Everything has been arranged."
The secretary-general said: "Let me take a look at the menu."
Governor Huang's secretary hurriedly called the supervisor of this building. After looking at the menu, the secretary-general said: "This menu is not good. All seafood in it is removed. The leader has gout and cannot eat such things."
I was secretly surprised: When did Governor Huang get gout? I remember that he ate seafood last night. Is there a higher-ranking leader besides him tonight? Because it was explained by the words of the Secretary-General
This point: of course, the arrangement of dishes can only cater to the preferences of the highest-ranking leaders.
Obviously, Governor Huang's secretary did not know what other leaders would be attending today's dinner. Therefore, I did not ask the secretary-general, because I estimated that Governor Huang's secretary would ask.
Sure enough, Governor Huang's secretary was immediately heard asking: "Secretary-General, you mean, Secretary Fang is coming?"
The secretary-general nodded and said, "Yes. Today, the provincial government originally invited Secretary Fang to dinner. Governor Wang went to Beijing for some temporary matters, and Governor Huang is arranging today's dinner."
I immediately became nervous: Is it Governor Huang’s consideration to ask me to come for dinner today? But I immediately rejected my idea, because as the executive deputy governor, he cannot just call someone here.
It is the minimum principle and rule to attend a dinner party attended by the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Unless Secretary Fang calls my name. Thinking of this, I suddenly became excited.
But I immediately calmed down, and then asked the Secretary-General: "Isn't Governor Wang still there during the meeting in the afternoon?"
The Secretary-General smiled and answered me: "Yes. He went to Beijing after the meeting. He went with your Secretary Chen. It is said that the National Development and Reform Commission notified you about your automobile project. Don't you know?"
I smiled bitterly and shook my head, "I guess it's for admission. I don't need to go for this, right?"
In fact, I knew in my heart that I should have participated in this matter. After all, I was in charge of it. However, I clearly felt one thing from this matter: Secretary Chen completely ignored me.
The secretary-general saw my disappointment, he smiled and patted my arm, "Mayor Feng, you performed well today. Secretary Fang called me by name and said he wanted to see you tonight. This shows that Secretary Fang thinks highly of you."
Ah, Mayor Feng, your future is bright."
I was embarrassed and said: "Secretary-General, you are kidding me. The work I have done is only so small, it is not worth mentioning."
He laughed "haha", "Mayor Feng, your performance today is indeed very good. In such an occasion, your performance is not something that everyone can achieve. You spent a lot of money on this report."
It is very organized, concise, unique in form, and it uses standard Mandarin. You may not know that Secretary Fang originally requested that Mandarin be used at various provincial meetings, but many people can’t speak it, and
Secretary Fang sometimes doesn’t understand our Jiangnan accent, so you really stood out today.”
My mood became excited again, and I immediately asked him in a low voice: "Secretary-General, is it really Secretary Fang who asked me to come by name?"
He smiled and nodded: "Yes. Governor Huang told me so."
I asked again: "Are there many leaders coming to the dinner today?"
It makes sense for me to ask this, because I saw a large round table that could seat more than a dozen people with a lot of tableware on it.
He said: "Secretary Fang, the Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, the Director of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, Director Lin of the Organization Department, and all the deputy governors from the government are coming."
I suddenly panicked, "I'm of such a low level, it's not good for me to participate in such an activity, right?"
He smiled and said: "Secretary Fang called you by name, don't be nervous. But you have to drink a lot of wine tonight. Haha!"
I couldn't help but smile bitterly: It's okay to drink, but such an occasion is indeed very stressful. (To be continued)