I smiled and asked the director of the National Development and Reform Commission, "What do you think?"
The director of the National Development and Reform Commission said: "I don't know. But I have one principle when it comes to leaders, that is, to be humble. Leaders are always very tolerant of humble subordinates. Mayor Feng, I know you like to hear the truth, so I
Tell the truth."
I nodded, "What you said makes sense. But I think the best way is..." At this point, I glanced at the young man not far from us, and then lowered my voice, "Leaders are human beings too.
, face your leaders with sincerity, don’t think too highly of your leaders, just treat them as ordinary people like us, and that’s fine.”
Su Wen shook her head, "This is difficult to do."
I smiled and asked her: "Are you nervous in front of Secretary Rong? Or in front of me?"
She immediately laughed, "I was still very nervous at first, but then I stopped. You are all very kind."
I smiled and said, "Actually, that's it. At first, you regarded us as superior leaders, but later you discovered that we are actually human beings just like you. Respect your leaders, but what you need more is to have confidence.
.That’s it, you won’t panic in front of the leader.”
We chatted like this for about half an hour. Suddenly I found Xiao Hu running towards the outside of the courtyard. Then I suddenly seemed to hear the sound of cars coming from outside. In this alley, not all cars can come in.
And the sound of this car seems to be a little special, it is the roar of the motor that is unique to that Hummer.
I stood up immediately and said, "He's here."
Soon, we went to the door outside, and sure enough we saw Xiao Hu running to open the passenger door of the Hummer. I immediately ran towards the car and ran outside the door of the courtyard. At this time, I felt a sense of joy
Laughter came from the car door, "Mayor Feng, I'm sorry for keeping you, a parent from my hometown, waiting for so long. I'm really sorry!"
What appeared in front of me was a middle-aged man. Just as I imagined, he was a man about 1.8 meters tall, with a dignified appearance and a burly build.
I hurriedly ran towards him and said, "Director Hou, you still received us so warmly despite your busy schedule. We are really grateful!"
He stretched out his hand to shake my hand, and at the same time looked me over, "I have seen your photo, and you are as young as in the photo. I never thought that our leaders in Jiangnan Province have liberated their minds so much, and have begun to boldly use people like you.
A young cadre.”
I said humbly: "In our Jiangnan Province, there are already many cadres like me. Although young cadres have certain advantages, such as forward thinking and high energy, they also have many shortcomings. For example, they are easy to be impulsive and considerate when doing things.
The questions are not thorough, and sometimes you are even too arrogant and so on. Director Hou, you are from Shangjiang City and you are a big leader working in the central government. You will have to criticize and advise us more in the future."
He raised his head and laughed heartily: "I heard that Mayor Feng is very calm and low-key in his work. I am very happy to see you today. I feel ashamed to say that I have been away from my hometown for more than 20 years.
I have never been back. This is not because I am busy, but the real reason is laziness. I am so happy to be able to meet my parents in my hometown today."
I said a few words politely and immediately introduced the two subordinates next to him to him. He shook hands with them one by one, and then said to us: "Please sit inside. I will show you around my place."
."
We followed him into the courtyard. I was thinking about one thing: This man has not returned to his hometown for more than 20 years. This cannot be explained by the word "lazy". Maybe his hometown has had a great impact on him.
The injury made him unwilling to go back there again. I think this is the most likely possibility.
As Chinese, we all have a hometown complex in our bones, and Ye Luo returning to his roots is the most real emotion deep in the hearts of most of us. What's more, his current status is considered very high. I don't believe he has never returned home in glory.
impulse.
Therefore, the only explanation is that there was once an incident that caused him great harm. And the reason that can cause great harm to a person, so much that he does not want to go back for decades, is nothing more than the word "love" -
-The love between parents, the love between men and women, and the love between friends.
Of course, it's impossible for me to ask him unless he is willing to tell it himself.
But one thing I can completely feel is that his feelings for his hometown are relatively deep. Although he was willing to meet me because of Governor Huang’s call, I really felt his enthusiasm for us.
It comes entirely from his heart.
If this is really the case, then things will be easier to handle. I was thinking in my heart. But I still feel a little strange: Why did he bring us to a place like this for the first time when we met? This is his
There must be a lot of treasures in the showroom. Is his purpose just to show us his collection? Is it to show off? No, it shouldn't be like this. A person of his status will definitely not be like this.
frivolous.
While I was thinking about it, Director Hou had already taken us to the second entrance. It was a different scene here, with various tree species planted inside, including pomegranates, crabapples, magnolias, and jujube trees. I know, pomegranates and crabapples
These are the most common tree species in courtyards in Beijing. Pomegranates, which represent spring flowers and autumn fruits, are both beautiful and auspicious, and are a symbol of prosperity for descendants; crabapples, which represent spring flowers and autumn fruits, and together with magnolia, are known as the wealth of the Yutang; jujube trees have the reputation of conferring titles to marquises and ministers.
You can tell at a glance that the trees here are tens or hundreds of years old. It is really rare that they can be preserved to this day.
Director Hou took us into a room on the side of the second quadrangle. After entering, I found that it was a large study room with a large row of bookshelves filled with various books. In addition,
In addition, there is a large desk in front of the bookshelf that looks very simple, and behind the desk there is an equally simple and beautiful Taishi chair. There are many calligraphy and paintings hanging on the empty walls of the room.
"It's so beautiful." I couldn't help but sigh.
Director Hou looked at me, "Mayor Feng has research on ancient furniture?"
I shook my head and said, "I dare not say that I have researched it, but I have seen this style of furniture in some books. Judging from its appearance, it seems to be something from the Ming Dynasty. Furniture in the Ming Dynasty paid attention to simple shapes.
Rigorous structure, moderate decoration, and beautiful texture. Your bookshelves, tables, and chairs all have these characteristics." (To be continued)