After sending Su Qiming off from the teahouse, Lu Yiwei tried to explain, but Zhang Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "It's late, and I'm tired. Let's talk about it tomorrow." After that, he got into the car and drove away.
Lu Yiwei looked at the car driving away. There was no joy in his heart for the promotion, but a heavy stone was pressing down on him, making him unable to breathe.
After returning to Nanyang County, Lu Yiwei went back to the Family Quarters of the Audit Bureau. He took out a beer from the fridge and drank alone on the sofa.
Thinking about what happened tonight, it was like a rollercoaster ride. Although Su Qiming had already explained, Zhang Zhiyuan's expression was obviously unhappy when he left. He was very afraid that the relationship that he had cultivated with great difficulty would fall apart in an instant.
Without Zhang Zhiyuan's support, he was nothing.
But could he blame Su Qiming for this? No! Su Qiming had good intentions, but the way he handled it was wrong. No matter what, he should have communicated in advance, and there would not have been such a misunderstanding.
Now that things had become like this, even if he had two mouths, he could not explain himself.
If Zhang Zhiyuan had been traumatized, no matter how he tried to explain himself, it would be useless. Faced with a crisis of trust, Lu Yiwei was badly battered. He drank himself into a stupor.
The next day, Lu Yiwei did not know when he was woken up by the ringing of a phone. He picked up the phone in a daze, and Xiao Yang said anxiously, "Minister Lu, Secretary Zhang wants you to go to his office immediately."
Lu Yiwei suddenly woke up and looked at his watch. It was already ten in the morning. He hung up the phone, washed up, and hurried to the County party committee's compound.
When he arrived at Zhang Zhiyuan's office, Xiao Yang came over and said, "Minister Lu, Secretary Zhang just arrived, and he asked you to come over as soon as he arrived. Hurry up, Secretary Zhang has a meeting later."
"Okay." Lu Yiwei straightened his clothes, knocked on the door, and went in.
Zhang Zhiyuan bent over his desk and signed a stack of documents. He did not raise his head to look at Lu Yiwei. Lu Yiwei stood there anxiously, holding his breath and glancing at him from time to time. The room was eerily quiet. Only the sound of the pen on the paper and the ticking of the clock on the wall could be heard.
This kind of situation is very rare. It seems that Zhang Zhiyuan is still angry with me. Lu Yiwei couldn't just stand there. He quietly walked to the desk and quietly opened the glass. Seeing that it was full, he still walked to the water dispenser and took some water. Then he put the glass on the desk slowly with his arm, afraid that the slightest movement would disturb Zhang Zhiyuan.
Time ticked by. The sound of the wall clock was like a wooden fish, striking Lu Yiwei's tense heart again and again. It was as if it was being held in the palm of someone's hand. With just a little bit of force, it could be crushed at any time. The feeling of waiting was painful, and Lu Yiwei's legs were numb and his head was spinning.
Although Zhang Zhiyuan did not look at Lu Yiwei, he could see the latter's every movement from the corner of his eyes.
Lu Yiwei did not dare to move. He knew that Zhang Zhiyuan was angry, so he stood there without saying a word.
At this moment, Zhang Zhiyuan slammed the pen in his hand on the desk and sat up. He glared at Lu Yiwei and lowered his voice, "What's wrong? My words don't work anymore? "
"No, no …" Lu Yiwei felt uneasy as he quickly waved his hand, "Secretary Zhang, that's not what I meant …"
Looking at Lu Yiwei's panicked expression, Zhang Zhiyuan's heart softened, and he calmed down, "Take a seat."
Lu Yiwei moved to the couch and carefully sat down. Stretching his numb legs, he said, "Secretary Zhang, believe it or not, I still have to give an explanation. I, Lu Yiwei, am an upright person, and I'm loyal to you. I will never do anything behind your back … "
"Enough," Zhang Zhiyuan interrupted Lu Yiwei and said with confidence, "Who else can I trust if not you?"
Zhang Zhiyuan's words instantly crumbled Lu Yiwei's heart. He felt wronged, but he had nowhere to vent it. Bi 'an said, "Thank you for your trust, Secretary Zhang. Don't worry, I'll go to Mayor Su and clarify things now." Saying that, he stood up and walked out.
"Come back!" Zhang Zhiyuan shouted and called Lu Yiwei back, "That's not what I meant. It's a good thing that Mayor Su is supporting you, and I'm looking forward to it. But if you analyze this carefully, how much will it benefit you, and how much will it harm you? "
Lu Yiwei was not in the mood to think about this, and he shook his head.
Zhang Zhiyuan said, "To be honest, I don't want you to get involved in this mess. I won't be at ease as long as you're involved with Ding Changhua. Moreover, there are Mayor Lin, Mayor Su, and Yang Derong behind you. Can you handle it? In the long run, I hope that you'll keep a low profile and make a smooth transition. It won't be too late for you to display your talents when you reach my level. The engineering field has always been a disaster area for corruption. It's not that I don't trust you, but I'm afraid that you'll be hurt because of the uneven distribution of benefits. Let me give you a very simple example. If other leaders want to install a construction team without qualifications and procedures, will you open the door? If you open the door, the quality of the project will definitely not be up to standard, and if you don't open the door, you will offend a lot of people.
"You're still inexperienced, and your foundation is not stable. To put it bluntly, you don't even have anyone you can use around you. Who will take care of you if something happens? Will Su Qiming? If he will, he won't leave the cement factory and run back to the city. This is not an alarmist talk, but it's very likely to happen. "
Zhang Zhiyuan's worry was not unreasonable. If it was a small project that cost a few hundred thousand, no one would pay attention to you even if you did well or not. But this project was different. There were countless eyes staring at you, waiting for you to make a mistake, and then they will teach you a lesson. With such a big cake, everyone wants a piece of it, and it's not wise to offend anyone.
Lu Yiwei panicked and timidly said, "Secretary Zhang, I know my own capabilities. I will definitely not be able to get this project done. Why don't I talk to Mayor Su and reject it?"
"How are you going to reject it? Can you reject it? " Zhang Zhiyuan replied, "Didn't you see how anxious Su Qiming was last night? He wanted me to make a decision immediately, as if he's afraid that I will regret it."
Since this won't do, Lu Yiwei's heart was in a mess. "Secretary Zhang, give me some ideas. I will listen to you."
"Since it has come to this, you can only move forward." Zhang Zhiyuan sighed as he looked out of the window. "This is also good. You can use this opportunity to gain experience, and it will be beneficial for your growth. As for your position, Shiwan Village's Secretary and Village Head. The reason for this arrangement is to give you as much power as possible. If there is another Village Head, it will definitely influence your thinking. Do you have any opinion on this? "
Lu Yiwei shook his head stiffly.
"Alright, since you have no opinion, let's go to the Standing Committee tomorrow to pass it, and take up the post as soon as possible. Deal with the things on hand in the next two days, okay? "
Looking at Lu Yiwei's back as he left, Zhang Zhiyuan couldn't bear it, and he was more or less worried about his future.
On the surface, Su Qiming looked dignified, thinking about Lu Yiwei's future, but what was the truth? He clearly knew the relationship between Ding Changhua and Yang Derong, but he forcibly inserted Lu Yiwei, a chess piece, to mess up the situation. Wasn't this pushing him into a fire pit? If Lu Yiwei worked hard and withstood the pressure from all sides, he might be able to make a bloody path by taking an unconventional approach. If he couldn't, he would be besieged by Yang Derong, and his future would be ruined. At this moment, it was difficult for Zhang Zhiyuan to compete with Lin Haifeng, who was behind Yang Derong.
Zhang Zhiyuan's mind was also in a mess. In the near future, he would leave Nanyang County. If he really left, what would happen to Lu Yiwei? It was always a worry for him. If he went to work in the provincial capital, he still couldn't get a firm foothold, and it was impossible to bring Lu Yiwei to his side in a short time.
From fighting against the underworld, cracking down on illegal mining, and enterprise restructuring, he had offended a large number of people. If he left, Lu Yiwei would be completely exposed and lose his protection, and there would be a lot of people besieging him. If someone from Lin Haifeng's camp came to replace him as the County party committee secretary, Lu Yiwei's life would be even more difficult.
Zhang Zhiyuan lay on the chair and thought for a long time, then suddenly shouted, "Xiao Yang, ask Lu Yiwei to come up now."
Lu Yiwei had just gone downstairs when he received Xiao Yang's call and ran up again.
"Yiwei, quickly look for candidates in the next two days. Tell me who you think is good, and I'll let you bring them to Shiwan Village. I can give you the green light, but there's no limit to the number of people, "Zhang Zhiyuan said.
Lu Yiwei understood what Zhang Zhiyuan meant, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Secretary Zhang."
"Don't thank me so quickly. You must treat them seriously and screen them carefully. I'll do my best to support and help you. Also, I plan to ask Duan Changyun to help you. He's a veteran revolutionary and has some prestige in Nanyang County. You might not be able to do some things, but you should at least give him some face. What do you think? "
"That's great!" Lu Yiwei could tell that Zhang Zhiyuan was still thinking for him.
"Alright, you can go first. Get Xiao Yang to inform Secretary Ma and County Yang to come to my office for a meeting."
At the same time, Yang Derong's office was also in a heated discussion about this matter.
Gao Bowen said, "Boss, is it Su Qiming's idea or Zhang Zhiyuan's to let Lu Yiwei be in charge of this project?"
Yang Derong pondered with a cigarette in his mouth. "I'm not sure about this. Su Qiming was the one who suggested it last night, and I was also shocked when I saw Zhang Zhiyuan. I'm not sure if it's an act. But Lu Yiwei is Zhang Zhiyuan's man, so how can he not know who to promote? I think the two of them have colluded and put on a show together. This Zhang Zhiyuan is really cunning! "
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