Zhonghai City is a municipality directly under the Central Government, with the same administrative level as the provinces. It is at the ministerial level. The subordinate district government is naturally at the department and bureau level. Meng Xiaoguang can serve as the deputy director of the Organization Department of the district party committee, which means that the level is at least deputy department.
In Gaochang County, they are people at the level of deputy county magistrate and deputy secretary of the county party committee.
What's more, Meng Xiaoguang is still the leader of the Organization Department.
You must know that in Chinese official circles, the status of the party committee's organizational department is very important, much higher than other departments. Its members basically have a smooth career and most of them become core leaders.
Not to mention the status of Zhonghai City in China, apart from Yanjing and Guangdong, which province can compare with it?
Regardless of rank, position, region, or even age, Meng Xiaoguang crushed him.
No wonder Meng Jiantang didn't return the gift. A young man who was inferior to his son in every aspect came to toast, so there was no need to pay attention.
It is enough for Meng Xiaoguang to return the gift!
Everyone in the Li family looked embarrassed.
Although they were not in the officialdom, after listening to Meng Xiaoguang's introduction, they knew that Meng Xiaoguang was far superior to Li Chengye.
This tone not only failed to win back, but also allowed him to show off his strength.
My aunt's face was even more ugly.
She has always been proud of her son, but she didn't expect to be slapped in the face today.
"Brother Xiaoguang is very good. I sincerely admire him. We will communicate more with him in the future."
After all, Li Chengye had been in the officialdom for several years, and he quickly regained his composure and smiled lightly.
Although Meng Xiaoguang is superior to him in all aspects, Gaochang County is a small county with narrow upward channels, so it cannot be compared with Zhonghai City. Moreover, Meng Xiaoguang's family is rich and powerful, and he must have connections. This is not something he can do solely by his own efforts.
It's comparable, so there's no need to belittle oneself, let alone rush to flatter oneself.
"Brother Chengye, thank you."
Meng Xiaoguang smiled slightly, "I came to Gaochang with my parents this time. On the one hand, I want to check for Xiaoya, and on the other hand, I also want to visit a college classmate. His name is Hou Guangxian, and he is now the deputy county magistrate here."
"ah……"
Li Chengye opened his mouth wide, "Is Deputy County Magistrate Hou your classmate?"
Meng Xiaoguang nodded: "He and I are good friends, and we have been in contact since graduation. It's just that we are too far apart, so we haven't met. We just take advantage of this opportunity to get together."
Li Chengye's expression suddenly changed.
Hou Guangxian has worked in Dongchang for several years and has considerable ability and political achievements. It is said that he is a popular candidate to be the next county magistrate, and many people are fawning over him.
Although Li Chengye was down-to-earth and hard-working, he could not pretend to be aloof in the officialdom, so he naturally wanted to find someone to support him. Unfortunately, he had no connections at home and had no chance to find one.
Since Meng Xiaoguang and Hou Guangxian are good friends, can he use this relationship to connect with Hou Guangxian to make his future career smoother?
In any case, he and Meng Xiaoguang are now considered quasi-relatives.
"What's wrong with Brother Chengye?"
Meng Xiaoguang looked at his expression and vaguely guessed what he was thinking. A trace of amusement flashed in his eyes and he asked calmly.
Mrs. Meng even crossed her arms, showing unabashed disdain.
Li Chengye glanced at her and Meng Xiaoguang, and his mind suddenly became clear. He thought to himself: "You have looked down on us to begin with. I am not as good as Meng Xiaoguang and I have already failed to support the family. If I no longer have the guts to plead, wouldn't it give you more leverage?
Disgrace the old Li family?"
Thinking of this, he shook his head: "It's nothing. Whenever Brother Xiaoguang wants to go to Deputy County Magistrate Hou, just tell me and I will drive you there."
With that said, he turned around and returned to his seat.
Meng Xiaoguang was quite surprised.
He also thought that after Li Chengye heard that Hou Guangxian was his college classmate, not only would he immediately fawn over him, but at least he would change his attitude and be very enthusiastic toward him, and he would take the opportunity to ridicule these small citizens with backbone.
Don't you want to save face in front of us? Instead, you want to see how you are not only being ruthlessly crushed, but also being begged in return.
Unexpectedly, Li Chengye ignored him.
"If you had changed your attitude just now and flattered that boy, you would no longer be my son."
After Li Chengye sat down, his aunt said in a low voice with a dark face.
Li Chengye was startled.
"What do you think that boy means when he mentions Hou Guangxian?"
The eldest aunt sneered in a low voice, "He obviously did it on purpose. Not only did he want to put you down, but he also wanted to see you fawning over him in return, so that he could slap our family in the face. And even if you fawned over him, he couldn't do it for you.
Build a bridge with Hou Guangxian, let alone Guangming and Xiaoya are not married, we are not relatives yet, even if we are married and become relatives, without any friendship, why should they help you? "
"I know, Mom."
Li Chengye lamented that he did not expect that his mother, a retired elderly woman with little education, could see more clearly than he, a young cadre in the prime of life.
The eldest aunt added: "In this world, there are always people who are better than you. It's normal to not be able to compare with others. Just keep your mentality right. But if you have no backbone and look down on yourself, it will be even more contemptible."
Li Chengye nodded silently.
Chen Hao listened with emotion.
When I saw my eldest aunt being so proud and showing off her son in public, everyone would probably think that she was a superficial housewife, but I didn't expect that this housewife could say these words.
It seems that everyone has his own wisdom in life.
"When I meet Secretary Qiu tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I would like to mention Brother Chengye and help him."
Immediately, Chen Hao thought to himself.
"Daughter, your brother Chengye has finished paying respects. It's your turn to pay respects."
The second aunt said to Li Yunxia.
Although the second aunt, the eldest aunt, and the old aunt were chattering before because they were showing off their children, now in front of outsiders, they immediately shared the same hatred and formed a united front.
Li Chengye was suppressed by Meng Xiaoguang and failed to fight for the old Li family, but the same could not be said for Li Yunxia.
With a master's degree from a prestigious school and a quasi-doctoral degree, my second aunt has plenty of confidence.
Li Yunxia nodded. Just now she saw Li Chengye crumbling in front of Meng Xiaoguang. She felt very uncomfortable. She walked to the main table with a water glass and said, "Mr. Meng, Mrs. Meng, and this brother Xiaoguang. I am Li Yunxia, Guangming's cousin.
I am twenty-six years old this year. I have just graduated with a master's degree from Yanjing University of Science and Technology. I am preparing to study for a doctorate at this school. Welcome you to come. I will give you a drink with water instead of wine. "
After saying that, drink it all in one gulp.
The second aunt smiled.
My daughter behaved very well.
However, when the Meng family heard this, they just looked at each other and smiled, with disdain in their expressions.
Meng Jiantang and Mrs. Meng did not speak, let alone toast, and turned a blind eye to Li Yunxia.
Meng Xiaoguang glanced at Li Yunxia with a half-smile, then turned to Meng Xiaofei and pursed his lips, meaning it's your turn to appear.
Meng Xiaofei stood up with a glass of water, elegantly smoothed the air bangs in front of her forehead, and said with a smile: "Just now, it was my eldest brother who responded to your eldest brother, and now it's natural for me to respond to you. What a coincidence. Like you, I also just graduated with a master's degree.
After graduation, I plan to study for a Ph.D., but our schools are different. I am studying at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and just returned to China two days ago."