On May 1st, the Qingfeng District's cultural and educational system basketball competition officially began.
The Green Peak District had one city and eight counties under its jurisdiction. Each county and city would select three teams. In addition to the teams organized by the departments directly under the district and the schools, there were more than 35 teams participating in the competition. It was one of the rare sports events in the Green Peak area in recent years.
Because this year was the 40th anniversary of the National Day, the prefectural and administrative departments still attached great importance to this competition.
Commissioner Lu Dayong personally attended the opening ceremony and delivered a passionate speech. Liu Weihong realized that Principal Zhu was also sitting on the platform, and he had arranged for him to sit in the middle.
No matter what, Principal Zhu was a county-level regimental commander. In the cultural and educational system of a region, this level was very high. He should enjoy such treatment. However, Liu Weihong also noticed that Principal Li of the Industry and Trade School was also sitting on the platform. His seat was even closer to Commissioner Lu than Principal Zhu's.
This was a signal.
Principal Zhu and Principal Li were both county-level regiment-level officials. The Industry and Trade School was established after the Agriculture School, and Principal Li was promoted much later than Principal Zhu. However, the organizers arranged the positions in such a way. In a country where everything was based on seniority, there was a special meaning in arranging the positions in such a way. Liu Weihong estimated that Principal Li had gotten the upper hand in the competition to become the director of the district education committee. The officials of the cultural and educational system were very well-informed in this aspect. They must have heard some kind of news, and it was a relatively reliable news, so they arranged the positions of the two principals like this.
This was also a chance to flatter him.
As long as Principal Li sat on the throne of the board of education director, he would become the boss of the board of education officials in the blink of an eye.
Commissioner Lu Dayong was also in his fifties. He looked more gentle and refined, more like an intellectual than an official. His speech was quite good. Even though it was in official language, one could still tell the level of his speech.
It was also a skill to be able to speak the official language with both voice and emotion.
Liu Weihong was well prepared for this match.
He cared about this competition.
Of course, Liu Weihong did not care about the award or the symbolic bonus. He cared about Principal Zhu's feelings. Old Zhu really wanted to win this basketball competition. Especially since he might lose the competition with Principal Li for the position of the board of education director, the honor of being the basketball champion was especially important to Principal Zhu, who cared about his face.
Since the higher-ups attached great importance to this matter, they had to do their best.
This was the basic rule of officialdom.
Forty years of life experience and the ups and downs of the officialdom in the capital told Liu Weihong that if he wanted to stand out in the system and make a difference, it was important to have a strong background, personal ability, and wisdom. It was also important to follow the rules.
He had to abide by the rules of the circle he was in.
Otherwise, all of your colleagues would reject you. No matter how strong your background was or how capable you were, it would be difficult for you to display your abilities. If you couldn't fit into the 'mainstream circle' and were not welcomed, not to mention your superiors, even if your peers or even subordinates wanted to make things difficult for you and disobey you, there were ways to do so.
Liu Weihong had seen too many stories of the "third generation of the red" who had a strong background.
After the opening ceremony, the official competition began.
First was the group stage.
There was no suspense about this. Although it was not a very formal competition, it was still divided into seeded teams and non-seeded teams. The agricultural school basketball team had always been famous, so it was naturally included in the seeded team. It was not in the same group as the strong team of the industrial and trade school.
In the group competition, the agricultural school team swept all their opponents and advanced to the first place in the group without any fear or danger.
Tang Qiuye followed him to the city's competition venue. Just like in school, she held a towel and tea and squeezed into the front of the crowd. As soon as there was a pause, Tang Qiuye would run over to pass Liu Weihong a towel and tea. She was very busy.
"Why are you here?"
Liu Weihong felt strange.
" Hehe, it's May Day. It's a holiday…"
Tang Qiuye smiled happily, appearing completely unmoved. The appearance of such a sexy beauty on the basketball court attracted many men's burning gazes.
Liu Weihong was enlightened. However, his thoughts immediately flew to the capital. According to the convention of the distribution of the Bugle Horn, a new issue of the magazine would be published on May 1st. In this issue, there would definitely be a clear-cut opposition to the ideology of capitalist liberation (Part 2).
Since He Jingqiang had sent him (top), he would definitely not miss this (bottom). For such a big matter, He Jingqiang would never do it alone. He must have discussed it with the elders in the family. It could be considered as the "collective decision" of the old He family!
Old Liu's family and Comrade Yuehua were gradually distancing themselves from each other, which was what Old He's family was happy to see.
The basketball match was on the fourth day.
It was a rare day of rest for the Agriculture School team. Liu Weihong and his teammates sat in the stands to watch the other teams play. The group stage had ended yesterday, and six teams had been selected to enter the finals. Liu Weihong had to carefully study the tactics of the other strong teams.
Tang Qiuye was still sitting beside Liu Weihong.
This woman had taken a leave of absence and was determined to watch the entire competition. She wanted to see Liu Weihong's glorious moment on the podium.
Liu Weihong was touched by her affection.
Since everything had started over, then he would change it!
Therefore, Liu Weihong didn't avoid anything. He chatted and laughed with Tang Qiuye beside him. From time to time, he would give pointers to the basketball court, explain the various rules of basketball to her, and analyze the technical characteristics of the main players of the other teams.
Tang Qiuye kept smiling happily, but she kept a certain distance from Liu Weihong.
This was something Liu Weihong especially admired.
Tang Qiuye was also a person who "understood the rules". Even though she liked Liu Weihong, she was careful not to cause him any trouble. Perhaps, when love reached its peak, it was a display of single-mindedness for the lover.
"Second brother!"
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded behind Liu Weihong. A hand patted Liu Weihong's shoulder.
Liu Weihong was shocked and quickly turned his head to look. His face revealed a very surprised expression.
"Xiao Hui? Why are you here?"
The person standing behind Liu Weihong was a young man in his early twenties. He looked rather quiet and delicate, and his figure was moderate. He was one of Liu Weihong's best friends in the capital's rich playboy circle, Cheng Hui. Cheng Hui was also present when she had a conflict with He Weiqiang in the villa. Although he looked gentle, he was not slacking off when fighting. At that time, he had a beer bottle in each hand and was prepared to fight.
However, Liu Weihong had never expected Cheng Hui to appear in Qingfeng City.
At that time, transportation wasn't developed. Unlike in the future, planes and high-speed trains were everywhere. It only took ten hours to travel from the capital to Qingfeng City. It even took less than ten hours to fly directly to Daning and take the highway to Qingfeng City. If the timing was accurate, three to four hours would be enough. ** It wasn't easy during the New Year. The train ride took a total of twenty-five to twenty-six hours.
Cheng Hui grinned awkwardly and said hesitantly,""Second Brother, don't be angry if you tell me…"
When Liu Weihong's childhood friends were in their twenties, they were more afraid of him. Liu Weihong's reputation in the capital's silkpants circle was built through fighting. Later on, when the Liu family lost power, everyone was a few years older and had seen more of the world. Naturally, they no longer had this fear.
Liu Weihong's heart sank. He waved his hand and said,""Let's go and talk. There are many people here."
Cheng Hui's sudden appearance in Qingfeng City was already very abnormal. With such an expression, it was obvious that something was wrong. Liu Weihong did not want his colleagues in the agricultural school to hear something that they should not hear.
"Little teacher…"
Seeing that Liu Weihong was about to leave, Tang Qiuye got anxious and stood up.
"I have something to do. My friend is here. I'll tell you later."
Liu Weihong turned his head and instructed, then hurriedly walked to the side with Cheng Hui.
"Second Brother, I'm sorry. It's not that I want to bother you. My old man instructed me to lead the way for someone.”
Cheng Hui scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
"Lead the way for who?"
Liu Weihong became vigilant.
"Ah…"
Cheng Hui raised his chin in another direction.
Liu Weihong looked in that direction and saw two middle-aged men in their thirties or forties. They were both dressed in suits and were well-dressed. They had a steady aura and one could tell that they were from important backgrounds. Seeing Liu Weihong looking over, the two men smiled. One of them even raised his hand to greet Liu Weihong.
"Who is it?"
Liu Weihong asked with a frown.
"I don't know him either," Cheng Hui said sincerely. My old man instructed me to come to Green Peak with them to look for you. They also stated that this matter could not alarm the local comrades. They just said that it was a meeting between friends to chat.”
Cheng Hui did not seem to be faking it.
Liu Weihong frowned even more.
The " old man " that Cheng Hui mentioned was actually not old. It was Cheng Hui's father, Cheng Jiuling, who was only in his forties, about the same age as Liu Chengjia. However, Cheng Jiuling worked in the office of the highest official, which was no small matter.
Old Master Cheng was an old subordinate of the highest official and was persecuted to death during the Great Revolution. The highest-ranking official cherished the past and took special care of the descendants of the Cheng family. Thus, even though Old Master Cheng was no longer alive, Old Cheng was still considered a wealthy family in the capital.
Cheng Jiuling had specifically instructed Cheng Hui to bring two strangers to Qingfeng City to look for him, and she had not told her comrades in the city about it. She had made it so mysterious that it must be something unusual.
There was no doubt that they were here for the article.
He did not reveal his identity because he had some misgivings.
Of course, it was not because of Liu Weihong, but because of Old Master Liu.
Even the highest-ranking official respected Old Master Liu. They were old comrades.
These two people were most likely here to understand the real situation, but it was hard to say if they were under the orders of the highest leader. The political circle in Beijing had always been very complicated.
Before Liu Weihong could finish his consideration, the two middle-aged men had already walked over. There was a friendly smile on their faces, and it did not seem like they had a special mission.
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