Zhou Yu had previously thought that Shen Huai was ignorant and incompetent. At this time, she walked in with the coat Shen Huai had given her. She stood in the living room and listened to him and Wu Haifeng sitting there, discussing the pros and cons of the city center lighting project. Only then did she truly realize: He had been blinded by his disgust in the past and had really underestimated this person.
People liked to discuss current politics and the economy. They would use a few fashionable words, and people who were full of economic theories could be found all over the street.
These people looked knowledgeable, but in fact, they had nothing in their hearts. They just had a mouth to talk big. When it came to being in power, it was just a slap on the brain.
Although Shen Huai had only talked about the lighting project in the city center in front of Wu Haifeng, and even the business situation around the unfinished Tianheng Building, from the many accurate data he casually quoted, it was obvious that he had really done research on this.
Zhou Yu was wearing Shen Huai's coat, and the front of his shirt was still open. He couldn't take off his coat and return it to Shen Huai, so he walked in and said,"Little Shen is an overseas talent introduced by the Provincial School of Economics. Of course, his knowledge and experience are better than us country bumpkins. The most popular people these days are overseas talents like Little Shen."
Shen Huai saw Zhou Yu looking over, but he held back from looking at Wu Haifeng's face. He secretly thought that even if there was some shameful relationship between Zhou Yu and Wu Haifeng, he would not like others to see through it.
Zhou Yu leaned forward and looked at the wound on Shen Huai's forehead that had been bandaged. He asked,"Is there anything wrong with your head? Does it still hurt?" Her face was very close to Shen Huai, but her chest was even closer to Shen Huai.
Shen Huai knew that Zhou Yu's concern wasn't sincere, but he had to admit that he couldn't help but feel a little comfortable when she looked at him with such "concern".
Some women indeed had such a talent. A gentle gaze could directly soften a person's heart. Moreover, Zhou Yu's appearance was so bright and charming that almost no man could resist her temptation, right?
But it was also very obvious that Zhou Yu was consciously using his talent.
Shen Huai thought,"Does Zhou Yu know what I'm going to talk to Wu Haifeng about next?" Why did Zhou Yu help Wu Haifeng soften his heart? If it weren't for Wu Haifeng, he wouldn't have eaten it.
Occasionally, he would feel strange. This should be a thought that only Shen Huai had before. Could it be that after fusing with his memories, there were still side effects?
Shen Huai only shook his head lightly and smiled,""What can happen? Just treat it as a fox claw scratching you at night."
Shen Huai's calmness made Zhou Yu unable to display it. He turned his head and said to Wu Haifeng,"Xinwu called me. I bumped into Little Shen by the lake and the 'mobile phone' fell into the lake. It took me a long time to get it out. I don't know if it can still be used. Her clothes are torn, and she still wants to borrow a coat from Little Shen…"
"You should call Xinwu back. He called me directly just now." Wu Haifeng asked Zhou Yu to call her husband back. Obviously, he knew about the conflict between Zhou Yu and her husband.
Listening to the conversation between Zhou Yu and Wu Haifeng, Shen Huai felt even stranger.
Wu Haifeng seemed to have noticed Shen Huai's confusion. When Zhou Yu got up to make a call, he took the initiative to explain,"Little Shen probably doesn't know that Little Yu is my niece, right? My family was poor since I was young, so I was sent to a Wu family for foster care. The Zhou family had produced officers from the Kuomingtang. In the 1960s, I wanted to join the army. I had no choice but to stop mentioning my relationship with the Zhou family. This interruption lasted for twenty to twenty years, as if it really had nothing to do with the Zhou family…"
Chen Huai could not help but sigh, What the hell was he doing before, he actually did not even understand this layer of relationship?
No wonder the Zhou family seemed to be so deeply rooted in Dong Hua. This kind of deep-rooted relationship was obviously not something that Zhou Yu could establish by being the daughter-in-law of the former municipal party secretary.
Sometimes, revealing secrets was like a deal.
Shen Huai saw that Wu Haifeng had told him that Zhou Yu was his niece as a secret, probably hoping to get some secrets out of him. He also knew what he wanted to hear, so he rubbed his nose and said,"I really didn't know Secretary General Zhou was Secretary Wu's niece. Oh, right, I just talked to Minister Tan and haven't reported to Secretary Wu yet…"
"Minister Tan is representing the province to talk to you. You don't have to report anything to me." Seeing that Shen Huai was so tactful, Wu Haifeng relaxed a little. It was easier to talk to a smart person. He stroked his hair and leaned back on the sofa to make himself look less concerned.
"Minister Tan is also considered an elder in my family. It's just that we haven't met much before, so we're still strangers when we meet. Minister Tan dragged me over mainly to catch up."
Shen Huai looked down at the glass coffee table and could see Wu Haifeng's face reflected on it.
"Who is your family?" Wu Haifeng gasped and sat up straight again.
He guessed that there was a tacit understanding between Shen Huai and Tan Qiping. It was possible that Shen Huai had already contacted Chen Mingde's lover regarding Chen Mingde's death. Then, through Chen Mingde's lover, he contacted the province. He did not expect that Shen Huai and Tan Qiping had a direct relationship.
" My dad is an ordinary cadre under the Personnel Bureau of the Ministry of Agricultural Machinery. He's an old friend of Chief Chen and Minister Tan." Chen Huai was also afraid of blowing his own trumpet, so he only mentioned it lightly.
" Oh..." Wu Haifeng responded and smiled." Why didn't you say so earlier? Donghua has been running a lot of errands in the past six months. If I had known earlier that I had your relationship, it would have saved me a lot of effort."
The Ministry of Agricultural Machinery might have to be laid off in the next two years. Although the rank of an ordinary cadre in the department under the Ministry of Agricultural Machinery was likely to be on par with the local county or city deputy, his power was not too great. Wu Haifeng wouldn't pay much attention to it.
However, he could not underestimate them. It was much more convenient for the local government to handle matters at the central government. Moreover, as long as there was a chance for these ordinary officials to be placed in the local government, they could immediately turn around and become real power.
For example, Chen Mingde was previously an ordinary cadre of the Central Planning Committee. He was transferred to Huaihai Province and became the deputy director of the Planning Committee. Then, he was transferred to Donghua City and became the deputy chief of the Standing Committee. If it wasn't for this accidental death, he would probably be the deputy secretary and chief of Donghua.
Wu Haifeng didn't ask further after hearing Shen Huai's words. He thought that it made sense that Shen Huai had such a family background, knew Tan Qiping, and could be Chen Mingde's secretary.
Shen Huai knew that his second uncle and the others definitely did not like him to be too ostentatious in Dong Hua with the Song family's brand. He was also afraid that Tan Qiping would ignore him after hearing about his old news. It would be difficult to act in front of Wu Haifeng.
However, in the future, if he wanted to stay in Dong Hua and develop without borrowing the Song family or even Tan Qiping's power, his situation would be very difficult. The key was to have a limit.
If he didn't have anything to rely on, even if Wu Haifeng did him a favor and made a deal, why would he continue to support him?
The key was that Wu Haifeng would figure out what happened today sooner or later. If he didn't want Wu Haifeng to hate him, he had to let Wu Haifeng know that hating him wasn't beneficial to both parties.
The most fundamental principle of officialdom was the exchange of benefits.
Wu Haifeng touched his forehead and said," Oh, right. Donghua's Beijing office has been saying that they lack a deputy who is familiar with Yanjing. I even mentioned it to Chief Chen and asked him to recommend someone. He didn't want to let you go out to train…"
The deputy director of Donghua's Beijing office was at least a deputy director.
Shen Huai was so young, and he was only promoted to the official department after he followed Chen Mingde to Donghua. Although he had the halo of "overseas talent" on his head, if he wanted to be promoted to the deputy division level in just half a year, it would only be less conspicuous if he was thrown to the Beijing office.
Wu Haifeng thought that Shen Huai's parents were in the bustling Yanjing and would like this good job. After all, his father, who was an official in the central ministry, would take care of everything. It was better than staying alone in Dong Hua.
Shen Huai knew that Wu Haifeng was trying to bait him. If he didn't have Xiao Li to worry about, he wouldn't have rejected him. However, he had to stay in Dong Hua.
"My dad asked me to follow Chief Chen to the place mainly to accumulate more experience. He said that it's not good for young people to be too impetuous. Even if Chief Chen recommended me to go back to Yanjing, I wouldn't dare to go back. My old man is not even willing to be Chief Chen's secretary. He can't wait for me to go to the town and suffer. "Some time ago, Chief Chen even said that he wanted me to go to Meixi Town for two years. I didn't expect…" When he said this, Shen Huai's words choked up.
" It's sad that Comrade Mingde left just like that." Wu Haifeng suddenly realized that he could not figure out the young man's thoughts, so he could only follow his tone." Although Comrade Mingde left, we old guys are still here. We hope to see you continue to grow. What are your plans from now on?"
"Minister Tan also asked me what to do next. I said I want to stay in Donghua." Shen Huai put forward his request concisely. He knew that Wu Haifeng would not be able to figure it out, so he went back to the main topic." Minister Tan did not say anything else. I have to report to the province about the death of Minister Chen, so I bid farewell and left Minister Tan's room. According to Minister Tan, he probably doesn't want the situation to get any more complicated…"
After saying this, Shen Huai bid farewell and went upstairs to visit Chen Mingde's lover.
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