Of course I understand. My father has not been proud of his official career all his life. He has worked at a nominal department level all his life. Now he is the general manager of an external investment enterprise in the county, and the project is still so big. Now, he is very popular in the local area.
He is a well-known entrepreneur, and I can completely understand his feeling of fulfillment.
But what I want to say to him now is not this matter, "Dad, there is something I have to tell you. Chen Yuan's mother is going to Singapore tomorrow, and she plans to take her child with her."
The father immediately spoke, "Why did she take the child abroad? How long will it take?"
I said: "She is going to visit an elder of hers. It is said that she has not seen an elder for many years. She will come back after the Spring Festival."
He suddenly began to ponder, "Well... your mother and I originally wanted to come see the child. In this case, forget it. I have a lot of things on my hands. Your mother will retire soon. Let's talk about it next year. Or you can find time.
Come back for a while?”
I immediately felt relieved, but I was joking at him: "Dad, it seems that you treat your grandson better than me. Can't you just come and see me?"
He smiled and said, "Should you come back to see us? Your grandson is so young, so of course we have to go see him. Since he is going abroad with his grandmother, let's go see him another day. By the way, there is something
,Peng Zhonghua’s wife is your classmate, right?”
I didn't expect that he would suddenly mention this matter, "Yes, what's the matter?"
He said: "This couple is so outrageous that they recently sold all the houses they bought. Originally, we were planning to sell some houses at a reduced price during the Spring Festival, but as a result, he ruined all our plans.
It's messy."
I asked: "They also sell at low prices? No way? Are they willing to do that?"
My father said: "What? He privately spread the word that some of the houses we were promoting this time had quality problems, which caused us a lot of trouble. Recently, people from the Quality Supervision Bureau came to check our quality problems every day.
,Isn’t that right? I have to invite the leader of the Quality Supervision Bureau for a drink tonight. What kind of classmate are you? Why is this like this?"
I seemed to understand, "I think it must be because the company hasn't paid him the bill recently, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't do that casually."
My father said: "Your father-in-law has siphoned off all the money from the company. We are in a very difficult situation right now. There must be some delays in payment, but we have been trying our best to find ways for him. The two of them treated me to a meal
I didn't want to go to dinner a few times, but considering that the woman is your classmate, I can't lose face. Now it's better, I don't know how to say anything to them now."
I thought about it and said: "Well, you go find Kang Demao. Isn't he the county magistrate now? Asking him to come forward and talk to Peng Zhonghua will probably have a certain effect. At least this person is not because of money.
You have to offend your immediate boss."
The father said: "I think you should go and talk to County Magistrate Kang. How can I find him?"
I immediately understood what my father meant, because he still has an aloof character in his heart, so he didn’t want to ask Kang Demao for such a thing. Or maybe he considered that the company was local after all, and it would offend people.
If there are too many, there will be many things that will be difficult to handle in the future. Moreover, the publicity of the project must be done through a TV station under the Radio, Film and Television Bureau. So I immediately agreed. After all, my father was right. It would be much easier for me to speak at Kangdemao.
So I immediately called Kang Demao. Of course, the initial greetings are still necessary——
"De Mao, how does it feel to be the county magistrate?" I asked him with a smile after the call got through.
He laughed "Haha", "Now I am still the acting county magistrate. I will officially take office after the National People's Congress election."
I also laughed, "It seems that I haven't heard of the acting county magistrate and acting mayor being elected, right? So, it doesn't matter to you whether they are acting or not."
He said this: "It's okay to think this way in my heart, but outside I must always pay attention to my identity as a 'generation', and verbally, I must always correct what others call me. This is political sensitivity."
"
I think he seems to pay too much attention to political sensitivity, which makes people think he is hypocritical, but I don’t want to say anything more, "Yeah, you guy, you are all official now. Demao, let me call you."
I’m calling you to tell you that I won’t be able to come back during the Spring Festival because I have to be on duty. So, if you go back to the provincial capital, give me a call and let’s get together.”
He smiled and said: "Okay. Go for it, and we will contact you then. Not to mention, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you very much. The first thing I will do when I see you next time is to kiss you hard."
I suddenly felt touched and warm, but I laughed and cursed: "You, you are making it sound like our relationship is abnormal. I think it is difficult for the folks in my hometown to imagine that you, a county official,
It’s so fun to look like this.”
He also laughed, "That's true. It's just like when we look at officials like Governor Huang. In fact, it makes you relieved when you think about it. People are just like that. It's just that people at different levels have different circles.
.The President of the United States still messes with women, right?"
I laughed, "It makes sense. By the way, Demao, let me tell you something..."
So, I briefly told him about Peng Zhonghua and his wife, and finally said to him: "De Mao, after all, Peng Zhonghua is the head of the department in the county, right? He is too careless about the impact of this.
?Although I am basically not involved in that project now, I think it is beneficial to the development of my hometown from every angle, right? If the project is abandoned halfway, it will definitely be detrimental to the economic development of the county and the future of the city.
Isn’t that right? Putting aside this, with his status as Peng Zhonghua, he shouldn’t do such arrogant things, don’t you think?”
He had been listening to me quietly and did not interrupt me at all. When I finished speaking, he said: "Feng Xiao, I have heard you talk about him before, but I think his woman is ours after all."
He is a classmate of the same class, and I was not in charge here at the time, so I have been advising you to be tolerant. I actually heard many people reacting to his problems after I got here, but it is really not convenient for me to say anything now. After all,
I have not been elected by the National People's Congress, and there is Secretary Long of the county committee in the county. He is the real number one in the county. Therefore, I cannot come forward in this matter for the time being. Old classmate, please understand my current situation.
kind of difficulty.”
What he said was "temporarily", and I heard clearly, "That's okay, I won't embarrass you. This matter is actually not a particularly big deal, but I think as long as they don't go too far, I can take care of many things.
Isn't it just for money? I'll just take the time to have a good talk with them. I mainly think about my father's age, and I'm worried that he won't be able to bear it if the pressure is too great. It's okay, Demao, I don't care either.
Just talking."
He laughed "haha", "Feng Xiao, there is one thing you should believe, that is: if God wants it to perish, it must first make it crazy. I can't say what will happen in the future now, but for our county, we really need to do a good job
Let’s clean up our officialdom. I will discuss this matter with Secretary Long after the National People’s Congress meeting. Feng Xiao, that’s it. Using this phone for too long is not good for your health. I feel my ears hurt.