I was the youngest at the table, followed by Governor Huang’s secretary, and Governor Huang specially introduced me, so I drank the most wine, because everyone at the table toasted me several times, so I had to toast back.
They are the same number of times.
Fortunately, Governor Huang protected me later. He said, "Don't get him drunk. I'll have to talk to him about something later."
However, I was still a little tipsy at the end of the banquet.
After the others left, Governor Huang left me alone. He asked me, "Xiao Feng, do you want to do administrative work?"
I shook my head hastily, "I can't. I'm a doctor and I can only treat people."
He smiled and said, "That's fine. It's better to be a doctor, it's simple."
I said, "Yes. I don't like to use my brain very much, and I don't know how to observe people's emotions."
Only then did I realize that I had become very courageous after drinking. Normally, I would never have said such a thing.
"I see, you are very smart. Forget it, administrative work is actually not interesting. Not everyone is suitable, and not everyone develops so well. Being a doctor is not bad, and it is also very respected.
"He sighed.
I smiled and said, "I think so too."
At this time, he suddenly asked me: "What do you usually call Lin Yu?"
I replied without thinking: "I call her sister."
He laughed and said, "Yes, it's great that she has a brother like you. Okay, you go ahead. I also want to use this time to talk to other people about something. By the way, your classmate named Kang Demao listens
It’s pretty good, right?”
I nodded, "It's not easy for him. Everything he has now depends on his own personal struggle."
He also nodded, "I know. But I think you are better. You have helped him so much, but you don't take any credit. He is lucky to have a friend like you. Okay, Xiao Feng, you go back first."
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I hurriedly said goodbye and left. I found his secretary and the local secretary at the door. It turns out he hasn't left, I thought to myself.
As soon as I got in the car, I received a call from Lin Yu, "Come to my house right away. I just drove out of the hotel."
I was a little embarrassed because I agreed to Kang Demao. So I said to her: "Kang Demao and I have agreed that he will go to my house to pay my parents New Year's greetings soon."
"Then you come to my place later. I'll wait for you." She said and then hung up the phone.
I looked at my phone in a daze.
After calling Kang Demao, I drove home. As soon as I got downstairs, I received a call from him. He told me that he was under the teahouse. Then I remembered that he had never been to my house, so I hurriedly walked outside the community.
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He brought a business car, and the driver was also there. After the side door of the business car slid open, I realized that the car was full of colorful things. I immediately understood that this guy must be going around to pay New Year's greetings tonight, and
They are all for personal gain. I smiled and asked, "What are these?"
He took down four beautiful paper bags from the car body, "This is what Secretary Lin asked me to do. She and I each have one. It's nothing, just cigarettes and alcohol."
"Thank you. I'm not polite about government-owned items." I said with a smile, and then took the two paper bags from his hand, and found that one bag contained two bottles of Maotai, and the other bag contained two sticks of Zhonghua cigarettes.
Immediately, he and I each carried two paper bags and walked towards my home. When leaving, Kandemao told the driver: "Wait for me here."
I thought to myself: He might go up and sit for a while and then leave. That’s fine, everyone is tired now. Just as I was thinking about it, I heard him asking me: "Feng Xiao, you seem a little drunk today?"
I smiled bitterly and said, "Yeah, I'm the youngest at the table. If I'm not drunk, who will be?"
"Can I ask? Who are you hanging out with tonight?" he asked again.
I said, and then added: "I was very scared at first, because I am the only commoner with a flat head. But wine is really good, it can build up courage."
He laughed and said immediately: "Feng Xiao, don't you see it? Governor Huang's arrangements today are very particular."
"What's the point?" I asked in surprise.
"Director of the Department of Health, Secretary of the Party Committee of your Medical University. Think about it, what does this contain?" he said with a very mysterious expression.
I suddenly remembered what Governor Huang asked me at the end of the banquet, and I understood it immediately. Then I smiled lightly and said, "I am not interested in some things."
He said: "In the middle of the Anti-Japanese War, a group of American journalists went to Yan'an. They were inspired by the spiritual temperament of the Communists. After returning, they lamented to Soong Meiling that there was such a group of motivated, healthy and honest people in China. Soong Meiling finally said
In a sentence: I admit that maybe what you say is true, but that is just because they have not tasted the taste of real power."
I heard him suddenly tell such a historical story. I was stunned and immediately understood, "You mean to say that as long as a person becomes an official, he will be obsessed with power?"
"Yes. Men are naturally obsessed with power." He nodded.
I suddenly laughed, "That's not necessarily true. Are everything Song Meiling said right? When you mentioned this, I suddenly remembered a sentence. I seemed to have heard someone comment on Chiang Kai-shek's regime in two sentences.
"The Kong family's money, the Song family's power. That's Soong Meiling's sophistry."
He also laughed, "This sentence was said by Li Ao. The original words were: The Jiang family dynasty and the Chen family party, the money of the Kong family and the pressure of the Song family. Haha! Li Ao is a wild and unruly person who dares to say anything."
"But I think this sentence is very profound." I smiled.
"Feng Xiao, you are now the deputy director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Do you feel that you are the same now as you were when you were a doctor?" He asked me with a smile.
I was suddenly stunned. Yes, it seems to be different? At least I helped Yu Min after becoming the deputy director. This is actually the power at work.
He patted my shoulder and said, "Brother, you must seize the opportunity. Not everyone has such an opportunity."
I suddenly remembered something, "De Mao, Governor Huang also asked about your situation."
He looked shocked, "When? Asked in front of so many people? Impossible, right?"
I said: "No, he asked you when he left me alone after dinner to talk about something."
He immediately stopped and said, "Feng Xiao, please explain the situation carefully. Oh, I'm sorry, I'm a little out of control, but I really want to know what he said to you. Of course, if you find it convenient to talk about it."
I smiled and said, "What's the inconvenience to talk about?" So I told him what Governor Huang asked me one by one.
"Thank you, thank you!" What I didn't expect was that after hearing this, he suddenly put the thing in his hand on the ground, and then stretched out his hands to hold my hand tightly.
I felt that he had indeed lost his composure, so I asked with a smile: "De Mao, aren't you so excited? Didn't he just ask?"
He immediately let go of my hand, "Feng Xiao, you are not a member of the officialdom, so of course you are not sensitive. He is the deputy governor. Officials of his level will generally not ask anyone casually.
situation."
I seemed to understand, "De Mao, so you are going to be promoted again? Then I congratulate you in advance."
But he shook his head, "Promotion is definitely impossible, because my promotion this time is already an exception. How long has it been? No way."
I was immediately confused, "Then why are you so excited?"
"I analyze that I may have to change positions soon. The level will definitely be the same, but the position will be more important. So I want to thank you." He said.
I looked at him suspiciously, and when I saw him nodding towards me, I immediately smiled, "Congratulations. But I really have no intention of doing administrative work. You are right, power may attract every man, but I
I think your life is too tiring. Look how good I am now. Life is relaxed and happy, and it is not easy to make mistakes. Even if some things are mistakes for you, they are not for me. How good is this?
"
He laughed and said, "That makes sense. However, this time you may not be as free as before. Judging from the arrangements made by Governor Huang tonight, you will have new arrangements soon, I can be sure.
, either in your hospital or in the medical university, you will be given a position. It is obvious, otherwise why did you call the director of the health department and the secretary of the medical university? "
I thought for a moment and shook my head: "Impossible. First, I have already refused. Second, there is a commissioner and another municipal party secretary who are here today. By the way, the director of the Provincial Education Commission is also here."
"Of course the director of the Education Committee is from your medical university. Needless to say. The commissioner and the secretary, haha! Feng Xiao, if you think about it carefully, you should understand." He said, the mystery appeared again.
expression.
Think about it carefully? What did he mean by this? I was stunned. "I don't understand. Please remind me." I asked him after thinking for a while.
"The leaders of the Education Commission, the Health Department, and the universities are here, and what are the local leaders doing there? You still don't understand?" He said, and then added: "Feng Xiao, I didn't say anything."
I suddenly understood: The dinner tonight arranged by Governor Huang looks like a gathering of old friends, but it actually has a profound meaning. In the final analysis, tonight’s arrangements are all about Lin Yu and me. Yes, if
If only the leaders of universities, education committees, and health departments were present, wouldn't it be too conspicuous for Lin Yu to appear there?
After thinking about this matter, I suddenly realized something: Kang Demao must know the relationship between Lin Yu and Governor Huang! Yes, this guy must know. Moreover, maybe he asked me to introduce Lin Yu and his acquaintance
The ultimate goal is also Governor Huang.
I suddenly felt that Kang Demao was not that simple. However, even after I realized this, it was hard to ask him, because he could deny it at all, and it was meaningless for me to ask this question. He was
My classmates are also good friends, that’s enough. (To be continued)