The next morning I called and booked a private room in a five-star hotel, and then sent a text message to Wu Shuang.
But not long after, I received a call from Secretary He, "Mayor Feng, I heard that you are planning to treat us tonight?"
Originally, I didn't plan to call anyone else tonight. I just wanted to have a meal with Wu Shuang alone and then have a good talk with her about the matter. What I wanted was that when she arrived at the dining place, I would ask her
You can also explain the matter clearly or apologize to her.
To complete the task assigned to me by Lin Yu, I first have to meet Wu Shuang alone, otherwise I will not be able to tell her anything at all. It is entirely possible for Wu Shuang to reject me, and she can fully
Reason. I can’t go back to my hometown and wait for her every day, right?
However, I didn't expect that Secretary He would call me. It was obvious that she had received a call from Wu Shuang. This also showed that Wu Shuang was already alert in his heart.
I immediately asked her: "Did Wu Shuang call you?"
She answered me: "Yes. She asked me if such a thing had happened. I was surprised because you didn't call me. But I thought you must have called her first before she had time to tell me.
.Haha! Mayor Feng, I want to confirm this matter, because I originally had another arrangement tonight, and I think I should move that matter away. Mayor Feng, who else is there tonight?
ah?"
She asked very directly, and her meaning was very clear: If the person in the evening was important, she would switch things over there. Of course, I didn’t think she was being hypocritical, because as a person around the leader, she was very polite in everything she said and did.
She is very cautious, so her words can only be understood this way: Her other arrangements tonight are also very important. If we don't particularly need it, she won't come. In other words, she is saying it politely.
reject.
But she valued the relationship between me and her very much, so she specifically made this call to me directly.
She has stayed with the leader for a long time, and she has unknowingly learned some of the leader's ways of doing things. Things like this can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Of course I can understand the meaning of her words, and then I
Said: "We are just a few friends hanging out here. If you are busy over there, don't worry about us. We can find another time. Anyway, I can go back to the provincial capital at any time. There are many opportunities."
She said: "That's it. That's okay. Let's change the time."
I suddenly thought of a question and said to her hurriedly: "Mi He, I want to trouble you with something. Is that okay?"
She smiled and said: "Tell me, what is it? As long as I can do it."
I smiled and said to her: "You can definitely do it. But I'm embarrassed to say it... Haha! That's it. If Wu Shuang calls you again, I want to trouble you to tell her that you are going to
When you come to our party, just say that I just called you. He Mi, I will explain to you the reason for this in the future. Is that okay? "
She kept laughing, "I see, so you want to have dinner with her alone? OK, of course I will make it happen. Haha! I will also tell her that we have a lot of people to attend in the evening. Don't worry.
, I am best at this kind of thing."
I couldn't laugh or cry, "Mi He, don't be joking. But I do have something I want to tell her alone, but she seems to be a little distrustful of me, so... Haha! I will explain it to you in the future."
At this point, I didn’t want to continue this topic anymore, because the matter had been resolved, so I immediately asked her: "By the way, Secretary He, how is it going when you go to the unit below? Why hasn't it happened after so long?
News?"
She answered me: "Governor He disagrees. She has not found a replacement for me for a while. I thought about it for a while. After all, I have not been with her for a long time. I will talk about it in a few years."
I said: "That's true. You can talk about it after you are promoted to a full-time position in the provincial government. After all, no provincial governor can speak for you. It is easy to be promoted to a full-time position. Then from now on, you can go to the local government and take up a full-time position in one step, or directly be promoted to deputy director.
.”
She sighed and said: "We cannot make the decision on many things ourselves, so just accept our fate."
I immediately laughed and said, "How come you have become so old-fashioned at such a young age? If you follow a big leader, you will have many more opportunities in the future than the people below you."
She smiled and said: "Okay, I'll borrow your good words. Okay, I won't say any more. In this case, I will take the initiative to call Wu Shuang. I am a good person and will do it to the end."
I kept saying thank you, but I was smiling bitterly in my heart. It was best not to explain anything to her about something like this. The more you explain, the more confusing it would be. Besides, I can't explain such a thing, I can't explain it.
I was anxious all afternoon because I was worried that Wu Shuang would suddenly call or send a text message saying that he couldn't come.
But no, nothing like this happened until after five o'clock in the afternoon. I know that as a person of her level, as long as she can't come or is unwilling to come, she will definitely give me a reply, even if she is looking for
Excuse. Because after a person reaches a certain level or a certain circle, the issues to consider are much more complicated. Even if two people don't get along with each other, they will definitely not do things too far.
At half past five, I was already sitting in the private room of the hotel waiting for her. The food had been ordered and I was waiting for her arrival.
About half an hour later, I heard a knock on the door, and the voice of the waiter outside came immediately, "Please come in."
At this moment, I suddenly felt nervous. The door opened, and in front of me was Wu Shuang's beautiful face, but there was a trace of tiredness on her face today.
"County Magistrate Wu, I have been waiting for you for a long time." I said to her with a smile.
She looked inside in surprise, "Huh? Where are the people? Why are you alone?"
I immediately asked the waiter to go out, then moved the stool, and then asked her to sit down, "Sit down first, and I will explain to you."
Her expression suddenly changed and became a little ugly, "Mayor Feng, is this bad for you? Why do I feel like I've been cheated?"
I sat across from her and looked at her, "County Magistrate Wu, I have no other intention, I just want to chat with you. This is a public place, you don't have to worry at all. Magistrate Wu, I did call Secretary He and the others today.
I called them, but they couldn’t come because they had something to do. Magistrate Wu, we are still friends, right? It should be okay for the two of us to have a meal together, right?"
Her face was still ugly, and she stood up immediately, "Mayor Feng, I just came back from Beijing and haven't even returned home. I thought I had a stick friend here, so I rushed here immediately. Mayor Feng
"Chief, I'm sorry, I still have some things to do at home. Let's have dinner together at another time. I'm sorry."
At this time, I was not in a hurry anymore, "County Magistrate Wu, you can leave if you think I am not worth dating. But I want to say something to you as a friend: As the saying goes, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years
In Hexi, some things may not be as simple as you think.
County Magistrate Wu, you should know why I am so eager to see you, and I also know that some of the things you are facing now are very difficult. So as your friend, I hope I can help you. Of course, if you don’t think it is needed,
I won’t say much more.
If you really have something at home, we can meet at another time. I have no intention of forcing you... Oh, by the way, I remember we had an exchange before, and you did it for me.
I also did what you asked for.
So both of us are honest and trustworthy people. Besides, you should know that Zhuang Qing is my friend, but you did something to hide her from me. Haha! These things have passed, I don’t want to
Say more..."
She interrupted me before I finished speaking, "Mayor Feng, why do I think you are threatening me?"
I looked at her in shock, "Threat? No? Haha! Tell me, which sentence of mine just now meant to threaten you? Magistrate Wu, there is one sentence I want to remind you of, of course,
I just want to remind you as a friend: County Magistrate Wu, you have worked in the Jiangnan Provincial Office in Beijing for a long time, and you should know a lot of secrets of the leaders. This is a good thing and a bad thing, and the good things are those
Things may allow you to occupy a certain position in the leader's mind. Bad things... Haha! I don't need to talk more about this, right? So, I have always wanted to have a good chat with you, completely from
From the perspective of a friend, I want to give you some advice. Of course, if you don’t need it, forget it. Just forget about me. County Magistrate Wu, I’m done. You can decide for yourself now. Leave or stay as you wish.
, I can’t force you at all.”
I kept looking at her while I was talking, and I noticed that her expression slowly changed from anger to hesitation, and then to misery. After I finished speaking, she sat down slowly, and then said to me
Said: "If you want to chat with me as a friend, I have no objection."
I immediately asked the waiter to serve the food, and then asked Wu Shuang in front of me: "Would you like to drink?"
She hesitated for a moment, then shook her head slowly, "I'm very tired. Why don't you drink?"
The waiter quickly put the dishes on the table, and I asked her to go out again, "Let's talk about something, and I'll call you if necessary."
The waiter agreed with a smile and went out. Then I looked at her opposite, smiled and said to her: "Eat something, you must be hungry too."
She shook her head slightly, her eyes a little dull, "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"
I smiled and said, "County Magistrate Wu, you actually know what I want to talk to you about. Right? I think there are some things that we don't need to talk about so clearly. You and I are both officials, and we all have a lot of
You are helpless, and as a lesbian, you are probably more difficult than us men. I understand all of this. But County Magistrate Wu, have you ever thought about it? Whether it is you or me, we are actually just chess pieces.
Although this is helpless, we must consider one issue, that is, we must learn to protect ourselves. Don’t you think so?”
She did not come to see me, but she shook her head slightly, picked up the chopsticks to pick up some food and put it in her mouth, "Mayor Feng, why can't I understand what you are saying?"
I smiled and said, "County Magistrate Wu, in fact, what I just said didn't have any specific reference. Haha! That's it. Recently, I heard a very confidential internal information. A friend of mine in the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China told me privately.
. He told me that they had recently received a letter of report against a certain leader of our Jiangnan Province, and it was reported under a real name. When my friend told me about this, he kept shaking his head and sighing. He said, something like that
It didn't work at all, because the leader whom the whistleblower reported had no big problem at all. Instead, he felt that the whistleblower was stupid. He thought that the whistleblower was obviously instructed by someone...
..."
At this point, I found that she in front of me was already pale, and the hand holding the chopsticks was trembling. I pretended not to see it, and continued: "My friend also said that this matter will not cause any harm to the leader.
Impact, but the whistleblower is likely to become a victim. He feels that it is a pity for the whistleblower and it is too stupid to do that. County Magistrate Wu, I only heard about this matter, and it may not be true. Just listen to the story.
Just listen to it. Haha! Come on, eat more."
Then I put some food into the bowl in front of her.
She didn't speak and slowly put down her chopsticks. Then I saw her crying. She raised her head and looked at me, "Why...why are you forcing me like this? Why?"
?”
To be honest, the moment I saw her shed tears, I immediately felt a stinging feeling in my heart. I have a problem, that is, I can't stand seeing women shed tears. But at this time, I restrained myself
Feeling soft-hearted, I still looked at her, sighed softly, and then said to her softly: "Wu Shuang, I, Feng Xiao, am not a bad person. You should know this. I may have many shortcomings.
But I am at least financially innocent. I am the same as the leader who was reported, so even if someone wants to make a fuss about us, it will be of no use. As I said before, as a woman, you
It is definitely harder to get along in official circles than for us men. I can completely understand all of this. No one in this world can force you. In fact, it is you who forces you, because you simply do not dare to face the crimes you have committed.
It's a mistake, so some people have an opportunity to take advantage of it. It may also be because you have too high requirements for yourself, so you accidentally get involved in some things that you shouldn't be involved in. In fact...
...Many things can be solved. Wu Shuang, you are a woman, and you should not bear such heavy pressure. Maybe it is because of your weakness, or maybe it is because of other reasons unknown to me that you cannot
Don’t face things like that. Wu Shuang, if you think you need it, I’m willing to help you, as long as it’s what I can do. If you think I’m worthy of your trust.”
She was still shaking her head slowly, and after a while she raised her head and looked at me, "Mayor Feng, let's have a drink. Let's have some liquor."
I nodded to her, and then walked outside the door of the private room. I asked the waiter standing not far outside: "Bring us a bottle of Wuliangye. No, give us two bottles." (To be continued)