Su Wen smiled and said: "Director Wu, I have remembered what you said today. If I really want to come to you, you will have to admit it."
Director Wu laughed, "Am I that kind of person?"
I also laughed. But at this time, I couldn't help but think: Maybe Su Wen is just joking now, but how could she be looking for a suitable escape route for herself in the future?
But to be honest, if she really wants to find a way out in the future, it would be meaningless to become a director of the Provincial Department of Health. It would be better than her previous position as transportation director in our Shangjiang City.
Of course, everyone has different ideas. But for Su Wen now, there are indeed many paths she can choose in the future. It can be seen from the joke between her and Director Wu just now.
After arriving at the Liaison Office in Beijing, I asked Su Wen to arrange for us to stay here. While Director Wu was washing up, I quietly asked Su Wen, "Last time, you reported to the leaders of the Liaison Office in Beijing about our expenses.
Yet?"
She nodded, "I told him, and he smiled and said it wasn't a big deal. Let me tell you not to take it to heart."
I looked at her, "That's it? Did he say anything else?"
She shook her head, "That's it. He didn't say anything more."
I understood immediately and nodded: "Xiao Su, when we settled the bill this time, we also settled the expenses from last time. By the way, you must pay attention that this time the expenses of all the leaders in the province are included in our calculations.
The account includes the air tickets for the leaders’ return trip.”
She looked at me and said, "Mayor Feng, our director has said that, so why should you take it seriously? The matter is indeed not big."
I smiled and shook my head and said: "Your director is very generous. He thinks it is not a big deal, but we must take it seriously. Xiao Su, there are some things that you need to think more about in the future. The leader's words should be considered from many aspects.
Understood.
For example, what your director said to you, obviously, he didn’t say not to let us settle the bill. Right?
Of course, because you used to be our cadre in Shangjiang City, I said this to you in private. With words like this, we will stop here. Xiao Su, in a word, you have to use your brain more in the future.
Understanding the true intentions of your leaders more will help your future development."
She seemed to understand, "Mayor Feng, thank you."
Next, Director Wu and I went about our own affairs: he went to the Ministry of Health, and I contacted Peter.
Peter was very happy to hear the news that I had arrived in Beijing. I said to him: "Mr. Peter, do you think we should meet now or have dinner together in the evening?"
He said: "Let's have dinner together in the evening. I have to visit some high-level officials in the afternoon. I'm sorry."
I thought to myself, this would be a good time for me to take a break. I said, "Okay. I'll have someone pick you up tonight. By the way, Mr. Peter, we are in the process of inviting the leaders of the Ministry of Health to attend this press conference."
Governor Wang has personally had a phone call with the relevant leaders of the Ministry of Health, and our director of the Jiangnan Provincial Health Department is now on his way to visit the leaders of the Ministry of Health. You can rest assured."
He said: "Thank you very much! Feng, please come to my place tonight. I have made an appointment. Let's have dinner together."
I hesitated, "Mr. Peter, will this affect your arrangements?"
He immediately said: "NO, NO! I sincerely invite you to our dinner. I hope you will definitely attend."
I knew that foreigners tend to speak more directly, so I agreed. Then he told me the place where we would have dinner that night. It was a well-known five-star hotel in Beijing.
Maybe it was because I woke up late in the morning and fell asleep for a while on the plane. After I got to bed, I couldn't fall asleep. So, I simply got up and called Zhuang Qing.
As far as the city of Beijing is concerned, the only thing that can really remind me of her at any time is Zhuang Qing. The relationship between me and her is irreplaceable by anyone else. Every time I go to Beijing, I can't help but think of her.
Miss her.
Originally, I was not prepared to contact her when I first arrived in Beijing this time because I thought my schedule would be very tight. But now, suddenly having nothing to do makes my inner longing for her suddenly come out.
And this feeling of longing is so uncontrollable that it is difficult to suppress it.
Her phone was busy. After waiting patiently for a while, she called again, but the line was still busy. So, I sent her a text message: I have arrived in Beijing.
It took about ten minutes for her to reply to me. I thought it was such a long wait. She asked me, "Have you really arrived in Beijing?"
Obviously, this was just a casual question from her, and it did not mean that she doubted that I had arrived in Beijing. I smiled and said, "Yes, I just arrived. What about you, are you in Beijing?"
She smiled and said: "I'm in Hunan. I'm filming a TV series here."
I suddenly felt disappointed, but I said, "It's okay. I have an official event in Beijing, so I'll call you to ask. I know you can't stay in Beijing all year round."
She smiled and said, "Yeah. Filming is my job, and I spend most of the year away from home. Are you disappointed now? How about I fly back to be with you?"
Of course I knew she wasn't joking with me. She can do what she says. I don't have any doubts about our relationship. And her words made me feel a little ashamed because I thought I couldn't be like her.
Like that. I hurriedly said: "Don't. Your things are important. When we are both free, let's go to a place to have fun for a few days."
She smiled and said, "Okay. But you don't have much free time, right? I'm going to take a break after finishing filming this movie. I want to go to Paris. Will you have time to go with me then?"
She didn't ask me if I was willing, but asked if I had time, because she knew that there was no question of willingness or unwillingness between me and her, the question was time.
I smiled bitterly and said, "We'll see when we get it. It'll probably be difficult."
She chuckled, "I guess you don't even have time. Paris is such a romantic city. It would be great if you could accompany me."
I suddenly became surprised, "Are you going alone? Is it not for a performance or something else?"
She smiled and said: "I just want to go and have fun alone. If you can go, we will go romantic together. If you can't go, then I will have to go alone and enjoy the romance of loneliness."
Although this was just a casual sentence from her, it made my heart tremble: Lonely romance, in the final analysis, is still a kind of helplessness.
I immediately said to her softly: "I will try my best to find ways to spend time with you then."
She said: "Yeah."
I was about to say "goodbye" to her, but then she suddenly asked me: "Feng Xiao, do you know Qu Jin's current situation?" (To be continued)