I set off from home on time at five o'clock in the afternoon. My father looked at me and hesitated to speak. I said to him: "I will be right back after dinner."
He nodded towards me.
On the way, I received a call from Kang Demao, "Feng Xiao, can I come to your house to pay New Year's greetings tonight? I finally managed to get rid of what happened tonight. Secretary Lin happens to have her own affairs."
"No. I have something to do tonight." I said, not wanting to tell him that Lin Yu and I were together tonight.
"What should I do? I don't have any other time? Can you push me over there?" he said.
"It's really not possible." I said, after thinking about it, I thought it would be better to tell him, lest he think I am too arrogant. We are classmates, and it would be too unworthy for such a misunderstanding to arise. "Sister Lin and I are here tonight.
Let's go together to pay New Year's greetings to Governor Huang. Demao, thank you. We are old classmates and good friends. There is no need to be so polite. By the way, I'd better return your card to you, just in case.
Where do you want the money?"
"Just leave it with you. Just let me know when you are ready to invest in the project. Feng Xiao, you are so awesome. You are actually working with Governor Huang. I will have to rely on you more in the future. So, you
Call me when you're over there. Feng Xiao, I'm not here to wish you a New Year, I'm here to wish your parents a Happy New Year, do you understand? I have to come, otherwise I will feel bad, have insomnia at night, and be in a trance during the day.
.Do you want me to be like this?" he said with a smile.
I laughed too, "Okay. Just do as you say."
In fact, I suddenly understood now that what I told him tonight was actually out of subconscious vanity. So I immediately regretted it because I was worried that Kang Demao would think of me and Lin Yu, as well as Lin Yu and Governor Huang.
Relationship. Maybe I worry too much. I comforted myself in this way.
When I arrived at the Hilton Hotel, Lin Yu had already arrived, and there were several people inside, whom of course I didn't recognize. When Lin Yu introduced them to me, I suddenly became panicked, because two of them turned out to be my immediate boss, a doctor from the Department of Medicine.
The party committee secretary of the university and the director of the provincial health department. Another one is the president of Jiangnan University. The others are the director of the provincial education committee, the secretary of a certain city, and the commissioner of a certain region. I am the only one who is an ordinary citizen.
They were all looking at me and smiling. The Party Secretary of the Medical University looked at me kindly and said, "Feng Xiao, I have heard of you for a long time. You are the youngest department director of our affiliated hospital. Not bad."
I had no choice but to smile at him in response. In fact, I was terribly frightened.
It didn't take long for Governor Huang to arrive, taking his secretary with him. I saw him that night, and now I can see him more clearly. I found that he looked very young, with a clean shaven beard on his cheeks.
He is black and green, which adds to his masculine charm. He is wearing a black suit and a pair of black-rimmed glasses, which makes him very elegant.
After he came in, he shook hands with everyone one by one, and finally it was my turn. In the past, he shook hands with others and then let go, but when he came to me, he kept holding my hand, "
Xiao Feng is good. I troubled you last time about my relative. Your skills are excellent and your medical ethics are very good. My relative praised you."
Of course I knew he was talking nonsense, so I had to match his words and said: "It should, it should. I am honored to be able to serve the leader's relatives."
He laughed and let go of his hand, then sat on the main seat and continued to say with a smile: "Xiao Feng is really good at talking."
The secretary arranged seats for everyone. On the left and right of Governor Huang are the director of the Health Department and the director of the Education Committee. Next to the director of the Education Committee is the president of Jiangnan University, and next to the president is the secretary of the Medical University. To the side of the director of health are Lin Yu,
The secretary of another place, the commissioner, and then me and Governor Huang’s secretary. My position is exactly opposite to Governor Huang. Of course, he is the first and I am the last. I still know this
.
The waiter started serving the food and also brought wine. Wuliangye.
Governor Huang began to speak, "Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year. Today I have invited the main leaders of the health system and education system, as well as leaders of universities and local governments, to have a meal together. Let's celebrate the Spring Festival in advance.
We are all familiar with each other and have been old friends for many years. When I used to work at the Provincial Education Commission, everyone would get together like this every year before the end of the year, so this year is no exception. But today there is an extra child, our Dr. Feng
.I invited him here today not only because he helped my relatives, but also because I think a young person should be added among us so that we can feel energetic. In fact, I still do it to this day.
I miss the time when I was working in a university. At that time, I was with students every day, and I felt very young. Alas! Decades passed in a flash, and I started to feel nostalgic."
"Mayor Huang, how old are you? You are only one year older than me, okay?" said the president of Jiangnan University.
"Yes. Although Mayor Huang is the highest-ranking person here, I am the oldest in age. Governor Huang, you can still serve for many more terms, but I can't. I will retire next year. I think back then I
When I was in my forties, I was never afraid of drinking with young people like you. But I can’t do that now,” said the director of the Education Committee.
"That's true. At that time, everyone was very energetic and drank a lot. And the food tasted good. It's not like now, when everything tastes bad," said the secretary of the Medical University.
"Things at that time were basically not contaminated. Today's food has too serious safety hazards." Lin Yu said with a smile, "So, I plan to vigorously develop green vegetables in our city. We are a satellite city of the provincial capital and also a satellite city of the provincial capital."
It is the largest vegetable supply base in the provincial capital, so I think this project is very necessary."
"Secretary Lin, if you succeed in this matter, your merits will be immeasurable. The people will definitely thank you." Governor Huang said with a smile.
"Then please ask Governor Huang to allocate more project funds to us," Lin Yu said.
Governor Huang laughed and said, "Look, Secretary Lin is really good at asking for money, and he won't even let go of such an opportunity."
Everyone laughed. I laughed too.
I feel that this kind of environment and atmosphere is very fresh, and it feels like a completely different world from what I have been exposed to before.
"However, the project Secretary Lin mentioned is indeed very important. The issue of food is too important to the people, and food safety issues cannot be ignored. Director Zhang, your health supervision department must increase its crackdown on inferior food." Huang Sheng
Keep going authentically.
"Governor Huang has given instructions, we just follow them," the health director said with a smile.
"I am not giving instructions, it is the people who need you to do this." Governor Huang said, "I believe everyone is the same, and most of them eat in the hotel. The people are scolding us for corruption behind our backs, but in fact they have no idea about our
It’s painful. Eating in a hotel is the most painful thing. It’s better to go home and drink a bowl of porridge with pickles. Don’t you think so?”
Everyone laughed again. Everyone said "yes"
The commissioner said: "It's even worse for us down there. We have to drink a lot. We often don't even eat much of the food after a meal. When we get home, we have to make a bowl of instant noodles and eat it to feel comfortable. To be honest, I have always been very sad.
I hate the person who invented treating guests. Although the banquet venue is high-end, the tableware is also high-end, and even the guests are also high-end. Needless to say, the dishes include shark fins, abalones, and delicacies from mountains and seas, but they are not delicious and they are not full, just as Director Tang said
, I might even have a bowl of instant noodles when I get home."
Governor Huang said with a smile: "That's right. So I really hate this current trend. But it's no good if it's not like this. There's nothing I can do about it. Speaking of which, let me tell you a story about a banquet. During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a
General Han Qi got into a temper over the rules at the banquet. Who was Han Qi? He and Fan Zhongyan defended the border and fought against Xixia, so there was a Korean in the army. The Western thieves were frightened when they heard this, and the army
There is a saying that "the Western thieves were frightened to death" when they heard about it. Han Qi later became the Prime Minister and entertained guests. At the formal banquet, there was a full-time master of ceremonies called Bai Xiren. When Han Qi picked up the lychee, the Baixi people shouted, "Han Zizheng"
It’s time to eat lychees, please eat lychees together. Han Qi was upset and said to himself that I would not eat them, so he put the lychees down. As a result, the man at the white table shouted again, Han Zizheng didn’t want to eat lychees anymore, everyone should put them down. As a result, Han Qi was given to him.
So happy."
Everyone laughed.
"Also," Governor Huang said with a smile, "the annoying role of the Baixi people continued until the Qing Dynasty. Their main job was to count the red envelopes and arrange food according to the number of gifts given to the guests. For example, serving ducks
When the meal comes, I will shout: Here comes the duck, if you give me less than 500 yuan, please leave the table."
Everyone laughed even more. I also laughed until my stomach hurt. I suddenly felt that Governor Huang was not only funny, but also very knowledgeable.
The local secretary then said: "I have a friend who used to run a business banquet company, specializing in arranging banquets. He told me that the venue for business banquets must be good and the price must be expensive to show politeness and attention to the guests.
, showing the identity of the host. But you must not arrange overly delicious dishes, because once the food is good, people's attention will unconsciously shift to eating, making it difficult to talk about business, and the guest of honor will be embarrassed. He is also special
It is emphasized that if there are female guests at the table, try not to order birds, because it is difficult for women to restrain themselves from biting the wings. When such food is served, it is indecent to nibble, and it is uncomfortable not to nibble, and it is also very distracting."
Governor Huang nodded and said: "Actually, no matter in ancient or modern times, eating a big banquet is not an easy thing. It may not be a good meal, and it may not be full. Therefore, real eaters stay away from those banquets. Real eaters keep away from those banquets.
Delicious delicacies are rarely found in roadside stalls or in the kitchen of one's own home, and can rarely be found in luxurious hotels. Unfortunately, we rarely have such a good taste now. Officials have become public figures, no different from those celebrities.
, it is a troublesome thing if you go to a roadside stall to eat and be recognized. You are not afraid of being assassinated, but you are worried that someone will kowtow to you and complain. Really, I went to a place for research not long ago, and I planned to do a private visit incognito.
Oops, I was recognized, and a middle-aged woman knelt in front of me and couldn't stop complaining. It's not that I don't think I should handle such a thing, but that she ruined the purpose of my incognito private visit.
Later, I ordered an investigation into that case, and it turned out that it was not an unjust case at all, but someone instigated that evil woman to file a complaint first."
The commissioner said: "I know about this. It is estimated that your whereabouts were also quietly told to the woman at that time. The main reason is that the local party and government teams are not united, so that is why one party did that little trick."
Governor Huang nodded and said: "That's right. But the problem has been clarified. Each party has fifty big boards, and the secretary and mayor there have withdrawn. Okay, let's not talk about work. Come, let's have a drink together, I
I wish you and your family happiness and a happy Spring Festival." (To be continued)