The two men were very polite to Liu Weihong. They extended their hands to him and introduced themselves.
The leader of the group called himself Li Kaihuai, and the younger man was called Zhang Yiqun. He didn't hide anything and said that he was a colleague of Cheng Hui's father, Cheng Jiuling. They worked in the same office.
They believed that with Liu Weihong's relationship with Cheng Hui, he would definitely know which office Cheng Jiuling worked in. The foppish playboys in Beijing were even more overboard than the street hooligans when they messed around, but there was one thing that the street hooligans could never compare to. That was to be clear about their families 'matters!
As for some street gangsters, they might have played together for more than ten years and would not know the situation of their brothers 'families when they were old.
There was no need to care. They were all ordinary families.
A silkpants was different. First of all, one had to have a prominent family. This was the foundation to become a silkpants.
Liu Weihong knew that Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun would not lie about this, and neither did they dare to. The fact that they could get Cheng Hui to lead the way to Qingfeng City to look for him already explained a lot of things.
At that time, no one dared to impersonate a staff member of the highest official's office.
Liu Weihong politely shook hands with them, not showing any signs of panic, displaying the good bearing of a scion from an aristocratic family.
Li Kaihuai was not in a hurry to explain his intentions. He looked at his watch and said,""Comrade Liu Weihong, it's time for dinner. Let's go have a meal together. After dinner, if it's convenient for you, let's have a chat together?”
His tone was very polite, as if he was discussing with Liu Weihong as an equal.
This was also necessary.
They were indeed the staff of the highest official's office, but Liu Weihong was Old Master Liu's grandson!
" Alright," Liu Weihong nodded with a smile." I haven't seen Xiaohui for a while. I was just thinking of having a good chat with him." The two of you are guests from afar. You should treat me as your host. Please!”
Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun looked at each other and nodded.
They saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
To be honest, they were indeed following orders when they returned to Qingfeng City. However, how to get in touch with Liu Weihong was a difficult task. Their positions were not very high, but they worked in the office of the highest leader, so they were very sensitive to politics. Their understanding of the national political situation, especially the high-level political situation, was far from what the officials of the same level could compare with. They were well aware of Old Master Liu's status and prestige in the party, as well as his political stance.
Since this time, the grandson of Old Liu's family had made such a scene, it was almost impossible for them not to link this matter to Old Master Liu.
Before they came, they had discussed it carefully and consulted Cheng Jiuling before finally coming up with this strategy.
This matter could not be investigated openly. He had to be very careful when interacting with Liu Weihong. He could not cause a strong backlash from him. Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun were both on high alert against this infamous " silkpants " of the city. This kind of rebellious young man was usually coaxed but not forced. If he was given a business-like attitude, he might not even care.
She couldn't use force on him.
He even dared to disobey Old Master Liu. Why would he be afraid of the staff of the powerful authorities?
Moreover, there was no reason to force him.
Could it be that he was going to be arrested just because he published an article on 'Horn'? If that was the case, it would make sense to arrest the editing staff of 'Hornbug'.
With Cheng Hui here, there would be some room for buffer.
If things didn't go well, Cheng Hui could do some work and not make it too awkward.
However, the calmness that Liu Weihong displayed was beyond their expectations. He had originally thought that this was a young and inexperienced silkpants who had been "instructed" by someone.
It was easy to understand why the elders of the Liu family had instructed Liu Weihong to take action. Liu Weihong was young, and his status was insignificant. It would be best if things continued to develop according to the Liu family's expectations. If there was a deviation and it went beyond his control, he could push all the blame on Liu Weihong. Anyway, he was just a " silkpants " and had no intention of developing within the system.
Sacrificing such an insignificant junior was not a big deal to the Liu family. As long as the Liu family did not fall, they would naturally compensate Liu Weihong.
They could not be blamed for thinking that way. No one in the entire Beijing higher-ups believed that Liu Weihong had written that article himself. They would not believe that such a big move was all orchestrated by Liu Weihong alone.
Liu Weihong led them out of the stadium. Before he went back in time, he had lived in Qingfeng City for many years. He was very familiar with the layout of Qingfeng City and knew where the chefs in the restaurants were better.
"Xiao Hui, are you at work?"
Liu Weihong chatted with Cheng Hui as he led the way.
Cheng Hui smiled and nodded." Yes, I registered a few days ago. I'm still an intern now."”
Cheng Hui's age was about the same as Liu Weihong's. She was studying at a famous university in the capital and would only graduate in July this year. However, the second semester of her senior year was basically an internship. Liu Weihong knew that he worked in the central office. In his previous life, Cheng Hui was a big shot among their group of "childhood friends". Although his position was not the highest, he had a lot of power.
Old Cheng's family had always been under the protection of the highest-ranking official. They had quite a bit of power in the central government and could play around in Beijing. Otherwise, how could Cheng Hui, a college student who had not officially graduated, be assigned to the Central Office for an internship?
This was also the reason why Cheng Jiuling had sent her son, Li Kaihuai, and Zhang Yiqun to Qingfeng City.
With Cheng Hui's identity as an intern, it was perfectly justifiable for him to go on a business trip. Otherwise, it would really be difficult to arrange it.
"Second Brother, your essay…"
Cheng Hui looked around. Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun did not seem to pay much attention to them. He lowered his voice and said, as if he wanted to give Liu Weihong a reminder.
Liu Weihong reached out to stop him and said calmly,""Xiaohui, you're working now. Your identity is different. You can say what you should and can't say what you shouldn't. This is a rule. Don't break it at will."
Cheng Hui was stunned. He nodded with admiration on his face.
Second Brother was indeed different. Not only was he fierce in fighting, but his knowledge was also superior to others. No wonder he could write such a powerful article. At that time, the younger generation of people in their group had a lot of admiration for Liu Weihong.
Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun looked at each other again.
They did not seem to pay much attention to Liu Weihong and Cheng Hui, but in fact, they were paying attention to their every move. Liu Weihong's calmness was beyond their expectations.
Qingfeng City was the headquarters of the Qingfeng region's government. However, like all the small cities in the mainland at that time, it was not large. There were only a few decent streets in the entire Urban area. Transportation like taxis didn't exist at that time. The real taxis were two-wheeled motorcycles and three-wheeled motorcycles.
Liu Weihong led the three guests from the capital straight to Spiced Restaurant and introduced them with a smile."Uncle Li, Uncle Zhang, this is a private restaurant. It's quite famous in Qingfeng City, especially the spiced beef. It's very authentic and is a specialty of Qingfeng City. You guys came from afar to try the authentic local flavor?”
Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun looked to be in their thirties or forties. They were only a few years younger than Liu Chengjia, so Liu Weihong addressed them respectfully.
"Good, good. I just want to try the local flavor.”
Li Kaihuai smiled and nodded repeatedly.
It was only eleven o'clock, so there weren't many customers. Liu Weihong asked for a private room.
There was only a fan in the private room. There was definitely no air conditioner. Even the office of the prefectural committee secretary didn't have air-conditioning back then. Fortunately, it was only the beginning of May in the Gregorian calendar, and the weather was not hot. It was enough to have a fan.
Because he was participating in the basketball competition, Liu Weihong had been wearing his jersey for the past few days. Even though he had a bye today, he still wore his jersey. He had originally planned to organize a training match in the afternoon. Apart from him, Li Kaihuai, Zhang Yiqun, and Cheng Hui were all well-dressed. Even Cheng Hui was wearing a fitting grey suit. Such attire was very eye-catching in Qingfeng City at that time.
The owner of the restaurant was sure that these guests were not ordinary people. He personally entered the private room and greeted everyone. He held a menu in his hand and acted as an ordering staff.
"Uncle Li, Uncle Zhang, you're guests from far away." Liu Weihong smiled.”
Li Kaihuai quickly waved his hand and said,"It's precisely because we're guests from afar that we don't know the local specialties. You should order.”
"Alright."
Liu Weihong did not stand on ceremony.
"Boss, give me a serving of spiced beef. As for the other side dishes, you can look at them. I want the most authentic local flavor…Hmm, just four hot dishes, two cold dishes, and one soup. Remember, don't let it be too spicy. My friends are all from the north, so they can't eat spicy food.”
The boss agreed repeatedly.
"Weihong, I didn't expect you to be so meticulous." Li Kaihuai said with a smile. I used to work in the neighboring Yidong Province for a period of time. I can eat spicy food. Old Zhang and Little Cheng are not as good.”
In the beginning, he addressed him very formally," Comrade Liu Weihong." Now that Liu Weihong was calling Uncle Li and Uncle Zhang, they naturally could not be stubborn anymore. Even a junior like him had such a bearing. Liu Weihong could not compare to the two senior officers. Furthermore, they had come here to understand the real situation. If they could build a good relationship with Liu Weihong, it would be very helpful for them to complete their mission.
"Heavy oil, salt, and spiciness are the characteristics of Chu Nan's dishes. It's very satisfying to eat and sweat profusely.”
Liu Weihong said with a smile.
"Yes, the leader once said that only those who can eat chili will have a firm revolutionary stance.”
Li Kaihuai joked.
Zhang Yiqun also laughed." Old Li, I don't agree with what you're saying. Does that mean that Xiao Cheng and I aren't firm on our revolutionary stand?"”
Laughter rang out in the room, and the atmosphere became much livelier.
"Chu Nan's dishes are too spicy, but it might not be all good. Sometimes, the spiciness was too strong and covered up the original taste of the dishes, making them not as fresh. It was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden and eating eggplants without the taste of eggplants. Northern cuisine was better than Chu Nan's in maintaining the original colors and flavors of the dishes.”
"Yes, that's right."
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