The owner of the restaurant knew that there was a distinguished guest, so he asked the chef to be more alert. The dishes were delicious, and the amount of chili was just right. Everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun were full of praise for the spiced beef, and they said they wanted to bring some back for their family to try. Liu Weihong instructed the boss to prepare three big bowls and sealed them in plastic bags. Each person had a bowl as a gift.
Liu Weihong took the initiative to settle the accounts.
Li Kaihuai wanted to fight for the money, but he said that he was embarrassed. How could he ask Liu Weihong to pay? They could claim it when they went back.
"Don't worry, it's just a matter of ten or twenty yuan," Liu Weihong said with a smile. The two leaders came all the way here. No matter what, they should let me do my best to be the host. When I return to the capital, the two of you can invite me again.”
Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun agreed.
Zhang Yiqun's face was slightly embarrassed.
Liu Weihong could tell that Zhang Yiqun was younger than Li Kaihuai. They probably felt that Liu Weihong had made a serious political mistake this time. Although he had the Liu family's big name to protect him, nothing big would happen. However, Liu Weihong had such a reputation. When he returned to the capital, Zhang Yiqun knew that he would never have anything to do with Liu Weihong again.
Their identities were too sensitive.
From the beginning to the end, Cheng Hui didn't say much. Although he was young, he had been nurtured by his family since he was young. His concept of hierarchy was very strict. He knew that working in the central government, the atmosphere of seniority was very serious. Since Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun were here, it was not his place to speak.
After the meal, Li Kaihuai pondered for a while and said,""Weihong, are you free in the afternoon? If it's convenient, let's go to the hotel together. We can talk about some things.”
Liu Weihong smiled and nodded.
Hence, the four of them left the restaurant and went to Qingfeng Hotel.
This guesthouse used to be the guesthouse of the Qingfeng prefectural party committee. It was renamed a guesthouse two years ago, which was considered to be in line with the trend of the times. Although the economic development of the Qingfeng area was slower, the spring breeze of reform and opening up still blew in. The people's views were gradually changing.
Li Kaihuai and the other two had been unusually low-key when they came to the Qingfeng area this time. They had not revealed their true identities. They had used a recommendation letter and work permit from a certain enterprise in the capital. They had also stayed in an ordinary single room, not the high-level executive room in the Qingfeng Hotel.
Speaking of which, the Green Peak Hotel was the highest-class hotel in the entire Green Peak area at that time. The conditions were also very limited. It was not even comparable to an ordinary guest house in a small county in the future.
However, at the end of the 1980s, most of the service industries in inland cities in the country were at this level, so they could not be picky.
"Xiao Cheng, you've worked hard. Go and rest first.”
As soon as they arrived at Li Kaihuai's room, Li Kaihuai instructed Cheng Hui.
Cheng Hui had come here with the identity of a " fire extinguisher ". Now that Liu Weihong had such a good attitude, Li Kaihuai knew that the fire extinguisher would not be of any use to him, so he sent him away. Although he was a descendant of Old Cheng's family, his official status was only that of an intern. There were some things that he was not qualified to participate in.
As soon as Cheng Hui left, Zhang Yiqun personally made tea for Liu Weihong. Then, he sat on the bed and opened his notebook on his knees, preparing to take notes. Qingfeng Hotel's conditions were too simple, so there were still tables. However, the two of them did not get into an " interrogation " stance, lest the atmosphere became stiff and Liu Weihong became muddle-headed. It would not be easy to end it.
Li Kaihuai slowly took out two magazines from his briefcase. One look and he knew it was Bugle Horn.
Liu Weihong had received the May 1st issue yesterday. As he expected,"A Clear Stand Against the Thoughts of Bourbon Liberty"(Part 2) had also been published in "Horn".
Old He's family was still very "cooperative".
"Comrade Liu Weihong, Comrade Zhang Yiqun and I came here this time to ask you about some questions. We want to understand the real situation.”
Li Kaihuai sat up straight and said seriously.
Since they were talking about business, they naturally had to change their attitude. It was definitely not good to be too polite.
"I understand."
Liu Weihong nodded calmly.
"This is our work permit."
Li Kaihuai and Zhang Yiqun followed the standard procedure and showed Liu Weihong their work permits.
Li Kaihuai's work pass showed that his official identity was the deputy director of a bureau in the Central Office. Zhang Yiqun worked in a department of the Central Organization Department. Without a doubt, this was all in name. Their real job was in the office of the highest official.
This was normal.
Other than the guards who belonged to the Central Guard Bureau, the rest of the staff around Old Master Liu had similar identities.
"Hello, Chief Li. Hello, Chief Zhang."
Liu Weihong greeted them politely.
"Comrade Weihong, to be honest, your performance surprised us.”
A smile appeared on Li Kaihuai's face, and his tone was no longer as serious.
" You must have known about my situation before you came here," Liu Weihong said with a smile." Hehe, Liu Weihong is a young man who likes to mess around. He's very rebellious, right?"”
"It seems that the rumors are not to be believed." Li Kaihuai laughed. To be honest, you are more mature and steady than most of your peers. You are also very polite and well-educated. As expected of Elder Liu's grandson. No wonder the article was so interesting.”
This sentence was somewhat interesting.
Li Kaihuai was flattering him, but his meaning was not simple, especially the last sentence, which clearly had the meaning of "leading".
It was true that he and Zhang Yiqun were both staff members of the highest official, but this did not mean that their political ideals were completely the same. Li Kaihuai never dreamed that the person he was facing right now was not a real twenty-year-old youth. This young body was wrapped in a soul that had experienced many vicissitudes of life.
In Liu Weihong's memory, Li Kaihuai had become a big shot and a member of the Political Bureau. His political stance was closer to the old He family, and he was even rumored to be the backbone of the old He family. In the upcoming political storm, the old He family stood on the right side and obtained huge returns. Later on, they grew into a first-class aristocratic family in the country, forming their own system and becoming a decisive force in the high-level politics of the country.
Liu Weihong knew that Old He's family and Old Liu's family were not on good terms.
Li Kaihuai did not dare to twist the truth and report the conversation between them and Liu Weihong to the highest-ranking official. However, it was entirely possible for him to lure Liu Weihong into saying some 'inappropriate' words during the conversation. As long as Liu Weihong said it, he could report it to the highest-ranking official without taking any risks.
At this stage, the Old He family was undoubtedly very willing to see the Old Liu family and Comrade Yuehua fall out. And now, everyone believed that Comrade Yuehua was the successor that the highest-ranking official had decided on.
As long as the Old Liu family and Comrade Yuehua completely broke off relations, they would definitely not leave a good impression on the highest-ranking official.
"Director Li, you flatter me. Respecting the elders is a fine tradition in our country.”
Liu Weihong remained calm.
Li Kaihuai nodded and pretended to be very honest."Comrade Weihong, tell me about this article you wrote…Did you write this article yourself? Did he look up any information or ask anyone for advice?”
As Li Kaihuai spoke, he opened up two copies of Bugle Horn and gently handed them to Liu Weihong.
Liu Weihong took it but did not look at it. He had already looked at it carefully yesterday.
"I wrote this article. Why, Chief Li, is there something wrong with this article? Or did I say something wrong?"
Liu Weihong asked curiously.
Li Kaihuai did not expect Liu Weihong to ask this question. He thought that if he revealed his identity to Liu Weihong, it would definitely put a lot of pressure on Liu Weihong. Even if he was the grandson of the Old Liu family, he still had the concept of hierarchy. In this way, Li Kaihuai would be able to control the conversation. Who knew that the first sentence would turn Liu Weihong into the host?
"Ah, no, no. Just based on the article, your writing skills are very deep and your theoretical foundation is also very solid…Comrade Weihong, I heard that you studied animal science at Chu Nan Agricultural University?”
Li Kaihuai pondered for a while and said.
"Yes, my major is animal science.”
"This is really rare. An agricultural university student studying animal science has written such a solid and pure theoretical article. Even those writers in the political research office probably can't write such a standard. As expected, he was brought up. Minister Cheng Sheng used to be a famous writer of the Central Organization Department…"
Li Kaihuai seemed to have no intention, but he tried every means to lead the topic to Liu Chengsheng.
Liu Weihong smiled and said," Yes, Uncle's theoretical articles are indeed very interesting. I've read many of his articles and learned a lot from them."”
A surprised smile flashed across Li Kaihuai's face.
Although Liu Weihong did not directly admit that this article was Liu Chengsheng's idea, this sentence was already very good.
"Comrade Weihong, so you've shown this article to Department Head Cheng Sheng before you submitted it?" Zhang Yiqun suddenly asked.”
Li Kaihuai immediately turned his head and glared at Zhang Yiqun sternly, as if blaming him for not knowing the rules. No matter how young Liu Weihong was, how could he not see through such an obvious "confession"?
With just this sentence, Liu Weihong concluded that Zhang Yiqun was on the Liu family's side. It was no wonder that Li Kaihuai had a good career while Zhang Yiqun was unknown. It seemed that Zhang Yiqun would definitely be implicated by the decline of the Old Liu family a few years later and sink together with them.
Liu Weihong smiled and did not answer the question directly. He only said,""It's purely theoretical. I still have to learn from my uncle.”
He couldn't admit it directly, but he couldn't deny it either.
Liu Weihong's purpose was to let everyone guess that this article was Liu Chengsheng's idea and that it was the collective decision of the Liu family.
The smile on Li Kaihuai's face became even more obvious, but Zhang Yiqun's face was stern, and his expression was very unhappy.
It was hard to say who would have the last laugh.
Looking at Li Kaihuai's smiling face, Liu Weihong said in his heart.
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