Ruo Ming, I say, are you stupid? Li Qing saw her husband staring blankly at the TV, so she pushed him a little.
Zhang Ruoming came back to his senses. He pointed at the TV and stuttered. No … no, Li Qing, did you see that? The news was introducing the new Mayor Chen. There was a shot of him working in the Ministry of Education. He really looks like my classmate from university.
You're not really daydreaming, are you? Li Qing turned to look at the TV. The camera had already switched to another scene. Even if it wasn't, Li Qing didn't recognize Zhang Ruoming's classmate who shared the same name as the new mayor. She was just doing it subconsciously.
Zhang Ruoming said helplessly when he saw his wife turn to look. The camera had already switched.
Even if he didn't, he can't be your classmate. Li Qing shook her head with a smile. Look at how old you are. Even if your classmate is older than you, he's at most two or three years older. He's not even 35 years old and he's already a mayor. Do you think it's possible? Don't overthink it. Hurry up and eat. The most important thing is the stomach.
Zhang Ruoming smiled bitterly when he saw his wife didn't believe him. He couldn't say anything. Even he couldn't be sure that the person in the scene just now was his classmate from university, Chen Xing. Even though they looked similar, there might be people with the same name and similar looks in this world. There were over a billion people. Even if something strange happened, it wouldn't be a big deal.
The meal was mundane. For Zhang Ruoming's small family of three, this was just an ordinary meal that was repeated every day. However, because of the small episode that had just happened, Zhang Ruoming seemed a little absent-minded. After the meal, Li Qing cleared the table. Zhang Ruoming sat on the sofa in the living room for a while. He got up and went to the bedroom, rummaging through the drawers.
What are you looking for? Rummaging through the drawers. When Li Qing walked in, she frowned when she saw her husband rummaging through the originally neatly arranged drawers.
Nothing. Oh right, where's my graduation photo from university? Why is it gone? Zhang Ruoming squatted down to look for the last drawer at the bottom of the table.
So, you still think that the incoming Mayor Chen is your classmate? When Li Qing heard this, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She walked over to the wardrobe and vaguely remembered that there were some old photos in the bottom drawer of the wardrobe. They hadn't been touched in a long time. She wanted to see if there were any in the wardrobe. If there weren't, she didn't know where he put them. It had been so many years, who knew if he had kept them.
Yes, I kept the graduation photo. Other useless things might be thrown away, but how could I throw away the graduation photo? Zhang Ruoming shook his head.
Li Qing rummaged through the bottom drawer of the wardrobe for a while. Not long after, she found an old photo. Oh, this one, right?
Zhang Ruoming took a look and realized that it was indeed him. He happily took the photo and looked at it carefully. Then, he pointed at the young and inexperienced Chen Xing in the photo and said to Li Qing, "Do you see this? This is Chen Xing. If you have the chance, pay attention to the new Mayor Chen and see if he looks similar to the person in the photo."
Is this for real? Li Qing looked at the person her husband was pointing at, her face full of doubt.
I'm not saying it's real, I just want you to see if they look like each other. Zhang Ruoming smiled and shook his head. No, I have to call my former classmates in Haicheng. They should be in contact with Chen Xing. Maybe they know something.
If he really is your classmate, you haven't been in contact with him all these years, so your relationship with him is probably just like that. You still want him to take care of you? Li Qing smiled disapprovingly. Although she said it, she didn't think that her husband could really be classmates with the new Mayor Chen. If they really were classmates, then her husband would probably be rich.
Zhang Ruoming and his wife were still discussing Chen Xing. That afternoon, in the Nanzhou City's Great Hall of the People, all the officials above the division level held a city-wide meeting. The Municipal Party Committee, the departments directly under the Municipal Government, the municipal districts, and the counties (cities) all attended the meeting.
Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Organization Minister Chen Jindong, Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Nanzhou Municipal Party Committee Secretary Ge Jian-ming, and other provincial and municipal leaders attended the meeting.
At 2 o 'clock in the afternoon, the meeting officially began. When Chen Jindong, Ge Jian-ming, and other provincial and municipal leaders walked into the meeting, the audience burst into thunderous applause. Chen Xing's position was behind Ge Jian-ming, followed by Shen Lingyue, the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and then Li Haocheng, the Deputy Mayor. In the officialdom that paid particular attention to ranking, there was no doubt that Chen Xing's position meant that his position was above Shen Lingyue, the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Chen Xing, who was about to be appointed as the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of the Nanzhou City, would become the second most important person in Nanzhou City. In the afternoon meeting, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Minister Chen Jindong, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, announced the appointment of Chen Xing as the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. The Deputy Mayor and Acting Mayor would be appointed by the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress in accordance with the legal procedures, and then the Mayor would be elected by the Municipal People's Congress.
After entering the venue, everyone took their seats according to the original arrangement. Chen Xing sat on the right side of Chen Jindong, and next to him was the executive vice mayor, Li Haocheng. Chen Xing only met Li Haocheng when the afternoon meeting was about to start. Interestingly, after Chen Xing arrived at the Municipal Government from the airport in the morning, Li Haocheng didn't even show half of his head. In the afternoon, when he bumped into Chen Xing by chance, Li Haocheng pretended not to see him and walked with his head down.
When the cadres of Nanzhou City, who were already sitting below the stage and waiting, saw Chen Xing's seat, they were already talking about it. It was one thing to know that Chen Xing was coming, but another thing to see Chen Xing in person. At this moment, Chen Xing became the focus of everyone. Most of the people's eyes fell on Chen Xing, and they were all discussing in low voices. The people sitting above couldn't hear what the people below were saying, but there was no doubt that everyone was talking about Chen Xing. Shen Lingyue, the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Li Haocheng, the executive vice mayor, both had tense faces. It was hard to tell what they were thinking.
The meeting was presided over by Ge Jian-ming, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. When Ge Jian-ming spoke, Chen Jindong glanced around the huge venue and inadvertently glanced at Chen Xing beside him. Chen Jindong had a strange feeling. Among all the cadres present, there was no one younger than Chen Xing. Many of them were old enough to be Chen Xing's father.
Ge Jian-ming only made a short speech. Chen Jindong was more important than him. Moreover, the theme of today's meeting was to announce the appointment of Chen Xing, not an expanded meeting of cadres of the Municipal Party Committee. After Ge Jian-ming said a few words, Chen Jindong, the director of the Organization Department, went to the stage and announced the decision of the Provincial Party Committee. Chen Xing was appointed as a member of the Municipal Party Committee, a member of the Standing Committee, and a deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Nanzhou City. He was also nominated as the executive vice mayor and acting mayor of Nanzhou City.
After Chen Jindong's speech, Chen Xing, the protagonist of today's meeting, went to the rostrum. As Chen Xing walked forward, everyone's eyes followed him. Chen Jindong was sizing up Chen Xing. Ge Jian-ming was also sizing up Chen Xing. Shen Lingyue and Li Haocheng's eyes were also fixed on Chen Xing. At this time, Ge Jian-ming's eyes swept over Shen Lingyue and Li Haocheng imperceptibly. There was a faint smile in his eyes.
Standing on the stage with rows of people sitting below, Chen Xing felt a little emotional. This was the second time he had experienced such a scene. The last time was when he was appointed as the deputy county magistrate of Ximen County. Today's situation was very similar to that of a few years ago. The only difference was the time, place, and people. The level of the meeting was higher, and he would also be presiding over the work of a city.
Could it be that this young man was so nervous that he couldn't speak? Seeing that Chen Xing had been silent, Shen Lingyue, who was sitting on the stage, slightly raised the corner of his mouth. Compared with Chen Xing, he was indeed qualified to say that Chen Xing was a young man. He was 50 years old this year, almost 20 years older than Chen Xing. Today was the first time that Chen Xing appeared in front of the city's cadres. If he showed stage fright, he would become a laughing stock. Shen Lingyue gloated a little in his heart.
After all, he was a young man.
At this time, Executive Deputy Mayor Li Haocheng said in a low voice. Although there was no sarcastic smile on his face, the meaning was very clear. He was intentionally or unintentionally belittling Chen Xing.
Chen Xing slowly patrolled the venue. It was not to the extent of stage fright, but with Chen Xing's young age, sitting in such a position, he had already become the focus of other people's discussion. Chen Xing undoubtedly had to strive to keep a low profile. With a light cough, Chen Xing's speech was short and powerful, just like his character.
I am very honored to be able to stand on this podium. I would like to thank the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial government for their trust in me. Their trust has given me such an opportunity to work together with all of you here for the welfare of the seven million people of Nanzhou City, and the opportunity to contribute to the economic and social peace, stability, and rapid development of Nanzhou City.
Chen Xing paused for a moment and his tone became a little more relaxed. Today, all of you are the ones being held for the meeting. However, all of you are the backbone leaders of your respective units and are the ones holding the meeting for others. I believe that all of you might be used to giving long-winded reports in meetings, but when you are the audience, if there is a leader who has been speaking for an hour or two and is still going on and on about the script he has written in advance, all of you will be applauding and cursing in your heart at the same time. Is there an end to the scolding of the leader? This is not the way to sing a lullaby.
As soon as Chen Xing finished speaking, someone in the audience couldn't help but burst into laughter. Immediately after, the laughter grew. This young leader, Chen Xing, made everyone's eyes light up.
Chen Xing gestured for the crowd to quiet down as he said with a smile. In order to prevent everyone from cursing at me, I'll make it short. I only have three sentences to say.
Chen Xing's expression gradually became serious. To be able to work in Nanzhou City, I am very honored, and I also feel deeply responsible. I have three requirements for myself:
One: Cherish the opportunity, fulfill my duties, and strive to take the overall situation into account;
Two: Perform my duties seriously, work hard, administer according to the law, and accept the supervision of the people;
Three: Act swiftly and decisively, be honest and clean, do my best, and spare no effort to serve the people.
No matter how long I will work in Nanzhou City in the future, I will strive to achieve these three requirements and do my best. This is my self-discipline for myself, and I hope that I can share it with everyone.
Chen Xing's words were sonorous and forceful. Each word was firm and loud. Not only did everyone present see Chen Xing's calmness and steadiness, which did not match his age, as well as the boldness of his speech, but the people on the stage also felt his extraordinary political wisdom.
Chen Jindong smiled and took the lead in applauding Chen Xing. His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Chen Xing. No one knew what he was thinking. What followed was a thunderous applause. Ge Jian-ming even looked at Chen Xing thoughtfully.
Shen Lingyue and Li Haocheng's applause was faint. Both of them were unwilling. Everyone else was applauding, and the two of them couldn't just sit and do nothing.
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