The bustling traffic of the carriages and horses infinitely exaggerated the vastness and grandeur of the city. The bustling streets were full of vanity and prosperity. The buildings came one after another, and the factories were connected. Driving into the old industrial city of Ji Yuan, observing the city's appearance in the car was like looking at flowers in the fog. He really didn't know how much savings and heritage there were here. The densely packed houses and dilapidated factories were squeezed together, mixing together. You couldn't tell which was the industrial zone and which was the residential zone. It was winter, and as soon as it was dark, rows of towering chimneys all over the city rushed to spit thick smoke into the sky. They curled up and spread into the sky, then blended with the mist that had just risen. Although the night had yet to fall and the sun was still red, Ji Yuan City had long been wrapped in thick smoke and was drowsy.
Sandwiched in a row of cars, Desert Storm kept moving and stopping along with the traffic jam ahead. The driver, Xiao Zhang, kept pressing the hoarse electric horn, but the car still couldn't rush forward.
" Da-da-da-" The secretary dialed the number." Hello, is this the office?"……Chief Yu's car had entered the city…What, directly to the Floral World? Alright, I'll tell Chief Yu immediately.”
"Chief Yu, let's go straight to the hotel.”The secretary turned around and humbly told me," The leader of the City Five has been waiting for two hours.”
"Alright." The person in the back seat responded, but then he asked,"What did you say on the phone just now? What's going on?”
"Uh, this is the name of a big restaurant in Ji Yuan. It was very luxurious! Chief Yu, you'll know when you go. It's not worse than your big hotel in Beijing.”
"Old Secretary, call 110!" The driver suddenly shouted.
He really couldn't stand the feeling of being stuck in a traffic jam.
"What?" " What did you say?" the secretary asked angrily.”
"Call 110 and tell them to clear the way.”The driver continued to instruct with a straight face.
"Good, good, good." The old secretary seemed to have sensed something from the driver's unquestionable authority." I'll shout, I'll shout." With this speed, it would take a long time to reach!”
Under the guidance of the rotating red police light, the car sped up.
The driver's expression relaxed as he stuffed a tape into the loudspeaker in the car. Immediately, Chopin's barcarole began to play in the rhythm of the oars. The balanced and long tune revealed a faint sadness and sorrow. This great composer, who was good at writing lullabies, dedicated this baroness Steckhaus with a baronette. For many years, this matter had been puzzling. However, once the space wrapped in iron sheets was filled with this lingering melody, the example made people relax from the tiredness of the intense journey and let out a long sigh of relief.
four
I don't understand why the political leaders of Ji Plain would choose a place like the 'Flower World' to welcome me. They wanted to show that the remote Ji Plain was not out of fashion through the extravagance of debauchery. Or do they want to show their sincerity by spending extravagantly? Or perhaps there was no reason at all. It was just that as usual, any important person who came would be received here.
Hopefully, the real reason was the latter.
No matter what the reason was, today, this city that had set up layers of barriers for me to enter in the past, causing me to break my head and bleed, causing me to yearn for it and grieve for it, was finally broken into by me!
My intrusion was very successful and dignified. I stepped into Ji Plain, the holy land that I yearned for, under the welcome of all the prominent figures.
Ah, Ji Yuan!
Amid the cheerful music, the spacious banquet hall was filled with joy. The men were dressed in suits and leather shoes, free and easy; The ladies 'skirts fluttered in the wind, and their gorgeous clothes were beautiful. The host and guest laughed and laughed, walking and walking. The two tycoons of Ji Yuan's political scene, one on the left and one on the right, politely accompanied me to my seat. Qi Ji, the secretary of the municipal party committee, sat on my left. He was steady, confident, and never smiled. He had the temperament of a Confucian descendant. Qin Bai, the director of the People's Congress, sat on my right. He had white hair and was old. He had just stepped down from his position as the chief of the department. He looked tired and exhausted. Yang Jian, the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, sat down in turn. This person was very experienced in making jokes and was very good at stealing other people's scenes. The host of the welcome party was Qin Bai, but because he interrupted from time to time, the old man felt ashamed. In one night, he was in the limelight, showing his full politicalness. Although the deputy chief, Lu Qiang, didn't speak like him, he seemed to be more arrogant than a cow. He was dressed in a branded suit and had a big belly. When he spoke, he would talk about everything and speak rudely. He looked like the boss of Ji Yuan. It was as if he had really become a strong person after taking out Lu Qiang's name. The other important people were the Secretary of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee, the head of the Chinese People's Political Conference, and the political commissar of the military division. They all seemed gentle and sincere, and they were polite to me, keeping a respectful distance. There were more than 40 tables of various sizes. The people seated were all fat, and after the banquet began, they began to arrogantly give orders.
Amid the lingering music of the concert hall, I sipped the slightly bitter beer and chewed the delicate seafood and the vegetables that were as smooth as cheese. What I saw and heard along the way came into my mind like a sad picture:
The north wind howled. In the dilapidated shantytown, the classroom was drafty. The children's hands were frozen and cracked. When they saw the pencil case I gave them, they all smiled happily.
On the roadside, rows of laid-off workers with straw ropes tied around their waists, wrapped in tattered cotton coats, and stomping their feet in the cold were peddling along the street. They stretched out their trembling hands and trembled as they weighed the weight of the half-hearted customers. For a dime, the two sides argued endlessly...
My mood began to sink. The old minister's sorrow at departure, his unexpressed premonition, rose to my heart with a sense of foreboding.
"Do you want to dance?" Secretary Shi asked me.
"I won't."
"It's good that you don't want to dance. I don't know how to dance either." The secretary of the municipal party committee heaved a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
"Heh, I don't believe it. Yu Shi has been overseas for four years, yet he doesn't know how to dance?”Yang Jian pulled my arm." Come, look at the dance partner I found for you. Isn't she beautiful?”
He waved his hand, and a charming young lady with heavy makeup walked over with light footsteps.
"Secretary Yang, I really don't know how to." I declined.
I knew that if I got off the dance floor, I would immediately see a scene of drunkenness dancing in front of me. This is something I don't want to see.
"Come, come, come. No problem. As a capital official, don't look down on the commoners in the ravine!”As he spoke, he pushed the young lady into my arms.
I frowned slightly and immediately looked at the municipal party secretary for help.
"Forget it, forget it. Chief Yu had been in the car all day and should rest.”The secretary said as he put on his clothes.
"Then, I'll make up for it another day." Deputy Secretary Yang was obviously disappointed.
In the depths of the night, everything was silent. The high-ranking residential area in the city center was brightly lit. The higher-ups who attended tonight's banquet were probably at home reporting their first impression of me to Madam. Tonight, tomorrow, and in the next few days, Yu Ming would become an important topic of discussion.
I consciously reflected on my first appearance and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. My mood was calmer.
To be honest, this mission was indeed a gilded one.
I was selected as a reserve cadre in the Ministry a few years ago. In the past, I was the president of a large enterprise and obtained a master's degree in business administration from a foreign country. My quality is not low. However, in terms of my qualifications, because I have never been a local administrative leader, this has become a major flaw for those old Beijing officials to nitpick me. " What's missing, I'll make up for it." Being demoted became a necessary step in my career. Even though the minister was a little worried, his father-in-law thought that it was unnecessary. However, in order for me to be able to confidently walk up this step in the future, I have to work hard for a few years in the position of a prefecture-level administrative leader.
The difference between sending a subordinate and promoting a subordinate was the difference between experiencing the role and entering the role. Generally speaking, the officers who were promoted on the spot had to get into the role. If you don't become hard and do hard work, you won't be able to make achievements and it will be difficult for you to gain a firm foothold. It was different for the lower-ranking officers. His important task was to experience and provide a sense of experience for future promotions and governance. In this position, the actual work was usually handed over to the local officials to do, and he was just going through the motions. According to the fashionable saying of the plan, the lower-ranking officials sang a three-step song: The first step was to make friends. When they first arrived, they had to visit celebrities and "mountain bosses" from all walks of life to win their favor so that they could take care of them in the future. The second step was to support each other. You have to accept all kinds of invitations and participate in their various meetings and activities. This was not difficult to do. You read the script that they had written, and then Miss Guo cut it with the ribbon-cutting knife. Clapping sounds could be heard. Also, if a superior from a subordinate department or an important customer from a company came, they would think that you were giving them face and would be very touched if you could accompany them for a drink and make them feel strong. Welcome and send off, entertain and sing, two things in a flash, it was time to sing the third step song. At this time, people are holding banquets to send you off and ask you to take care of the local work after you enter the capital. After that, you can return victorious.
From what Yang Jian and Lu Qiang said at the banquet tonight, they don't want me to get involved in the actual work of Ji Yuan. "Big or small matters, you'll take care of our Brother Mu 'er's warehouse! On important occasions, you just need to shake hands and raise your glass.”From what he said, he didn't need to worry or work hard here. As long as he had the title of chief, he could easily complete the tasks assigned to him. Of course, there was a hidden meaning in their words. We can't do our best for you for nothing. In exchange, you must give us actual authority.
In the current era where the philosophy of "survival" and "win-win" prevailed, people were afraid of difficulties and not afraid of leisure. Faced with the situation in Ji Plain, I can go with the flow and transcend to a high level. I can easily pass a few years, then return to the capital and return victorious. This was both the minister's wish and his father-in-law's wish. If Caiying's illness is cured, in a few years, I will be able to live a peaceful life in the capital. Everyone will be envious of my husband and wife.
It's just that I was born with a straightforward personality. I studied abroad for many years and always wanted to combine knowledge with practice to make great achievements. Also, can my ancestral nature of drawing my sword to help when I see injustice guarantee that I will remain silent and indifferent in the face of living human reality?
Even I can't guarantee this, let alone the minister and my father-in-law.
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