In the quiet tea room, the unique aroma of Tie Guanyin filled the air. Chen Xing and Wang Rongyan, who had just finished attending the Municipal Government banquet, found another tea shop to drink tea. The people were quiet and the tea was fragrant, creating a different mood. The only difference was their state of mind.
Neither of them spoke. They were not in the same department, so the two of them were more like old friends. They were more relaxed and free with each other. Although Wang Rongyan had been disappointed for a while, he had now adjusted his mentality. He was transferred to Nanzhou University's Party Secretary and was called the youngest university's Party Secretary. In fact, this was the case. At 46 years old, Wang Rongyan was the first university's Party Secretary and had the title of professor. But if Wang Rongyan had to choose, he would rather not have this result.
Secretary Wang didn't bring his wife to Nanzhou? Chen Xing took a sip of tea. His research on the tea ceremony was only superficial, but after drinking a lot of tea, he could still taste the difference between good and bad. The key was that Chen Xing enjoyed the atmosphere of drinking tea.
He had just settled down in Nanzhou, so he wouldn't bring her over so soon. Besides, she had been in Beijing for a long time and had her own work. She might not want to come over. Wang Rongyan laughed. Compared to Beijing, there was really nothing fun in Nanzhou. She liked the big cities more. I'll go back often in the future.
That's right. If you're used to staying in one place, you won't like it if you move again. Chen Xing nodded. Wang Rongyan didn't look for him for anything special tonight. The two of them just came out to sit and chat.
The night was noisy and prosperous under the neon lights. As the political, economic, and cultural center of Nanhai Province, Nanzhou City also had a rich nightlife. Zhang Ruoming's family ate dinner. As usual, his wife went to the kitchen to clean up, and Zhang Ruoming helped his second grade son with his homework. At around 8 o 'clock, his son finished his homework, and the family went to a park near the community for a walk. For Zhang Ruoming's family, this kind of life repeated every day. Warm, plain, and fulfilling.
In the evening, that bastard Wang Huachuan suddenly asked me to stay and work overtime. He wanted me to make another copy of last year's economic data. He said the city leaders wanted it, but I didn't care. I said there was an emergency at home, closed the office door, and left. If I really stayed, I wouldn't be back until 10 o 'clock. I don't know where he put the saved forms. He just casually asks others to work overtime. That bastard is getting more and more bastard. Zhang Ruoming and his wife Li Qing found a stone bench in the park and sat down. As for their son, he was playing on the fitness facilities nearby. The couple was used to talking about work.
He was a deputy director, and his father was the director. Zhang Ruoming was a deputy director, and his father was the director. His father was a director. Li Qing frowned. You need to change your temper. It's easy to offend people in the workplace, and you don't know how to suck up to the leaders. You'll never be able to succeed if you continue like this.
Heh, you're also in the workplace, so it's not like you don't know how to do it. We don't have any power, and it's fine if we don't have money. It's not that easy to get promoted, and we're not good at flattering people. Flattering the leaders is already the limit. I can't do it if you want me to act like a slave and suck up to them. Besides, my temper depends on the people I work with. Which one of my colleagues didn't say that I'm easy to get along with, except for the leaders? Zhang Ruoming curled his lips. He worked in the National Accounts Department of the Municipal Statistics Bureau, and the Wang Huachuan mentioned just now was the deputy director. Although it was just a title, it was actually a deputy section chief. The statistics bureau was directly under the Municipal Government, and the director was a director. The heads of the various departments were all section chiefs, but because they were all called whatever the name was, the leader of the department was also called a director, but his rank was actually a section chief.
Zhang Ruoming had been working in the statistics bureau for nine years, and he was now a section chief. His administrative rank was a section chief, but it was a non-leadership position, and he only enjoyed the benefits of a section chief. Compared to a deputy section chief, this so-called section chief was actually nothing more than a chicken's elbow. It was a little higher than the average section chief, but to put it bluntly, it was still a bottom-level employee. Such a position was nothing more than a placement for some old, experienced staff with no future.
Zhang Ruoming had to accept the leadership of Wang Huachuan in the division, who was his immediate superior. Wang Huachuan was only 25 years old this year, and he was promoted to the position of Deputy Director in less than three years. Zhang Ruoming never respected him, but it wasn't because he wanted to take advantage of his seniority, thinking that he could look down on Wang Huachuan just because he was older and had more experience. It was because Wang Huachuan was really unreliable in his work, skipping work every other day. Not only did he skip work every other day, it was just like the old saying, a man without hair is not reliable. As Deputy Director, Wang Huachuan often neglected his duties, but whenever he made a mistake, his subordinates had to pay for it. This caused many people in the division to be unhappy with him, but no one dared to say anything because Wang Huachuan's father was the head of the bureau.
I'm a woman, it doesn't matter if I can make it or not, but you're a man. You can't still be a section chief when you retire, right? Even if it's not for yourself, you have to do it for our family. If you have some real power, our lives will be much better. Li Qing sighed, it's not like you don't know that Zhang Juan in our office, isn't it because her husband is a section chief in the construction committee? She brags all day in the office about how great her husband is, and after that, she talks about which department she bought the clothes she's wearing from, how they cost a few thousand a piece, and how her bag is LV.
She asked a friend to bring it back from abroad. I'm angry listening to her farting every day.
Then just pretend that she's just farting. Why are you listening to her bullshit? In the future, whenever she opens her mouth, just put on your headphones and let her talk to the wall. Zhang Ruoming comforted his wife with a smile. His wife worked at Nanjian Third Bureau, the full name of which was Nanhai Province Engineering and Construction Corporation's Third Bureau. It was also a pretty good state-owned enterprise in Nanhai Province, with good salaries and benefits. Zhang Ruoming had heard his wife mention a lot about the people in the office, and Zhang Juan was one of them. She was a middle-aged woman who loved to show off. Zhang Ruoming had met her a few times, and she would always call him Little Zhang. Zhang Ruoming hated her the moment he saw her, and he didn't have a good impression of her. His wife happened to be working face to face with her, and their desks were placed together. She had to endure the bombardment of her big mouth every day.
I don't want to listen to her, but the problem is that she's talking to you on purpose. Can you just ignore her with your headphones plugged in? How are you going to survive in the office like that? Li Qing rolled her eyes. She had used the word 'survival', which was a cruel word, but this was the true portrayal of the office. The art of survival in the office was also a profound knowledge. Li Qing wasn't like Zhang Ruoming, who had a distinct personality. She hoped to get along well with the people around her. Even if it was someone she hated, Li Qing still wouldn't show the slightest bit of disgust. She would always make people feel like she had a good relationship with everyone.
That Zhang Juan kept talking about luxury goods. Even if her husband was a section chief in the construction committee, no matter how much money he had, as long as he wasn't corrupt, he wouldn't let her squander it. She wasn't afraid that her big mouth would bring trouble to her husband. In this day and age, one shouldn't flaunt one's wealth. Zhang Ruoming snorted.
Maybe she thinks her husband is great and isn't afraid of being investigated. If she wants to flaunt, then let her flaunt. I'll just treat it as a mosquito buzzing in my ear every day. Li Qing smiled.
Sigh, speaking of which, out of all the husbands in your office, I'm the one who didn't give you any face. Zhang Ruoming smiled bitterly. He also knew that his wife had sacrificed a lot for him. She had never complained about him not living up to her expectations. When she saw other people flaunting their husbands in the office, she felt a sense of loss. But when she came back, she would only treat it as a joke and talk about who loved to flaunt in the office. Zhang Ruoming saw all this, but he didn't say anything. Zhang Ruoming felt bad in his heart, but he was powerless to change this situation. It didn't matter if he didn't have a backer, and he didn't have money to show filial piety to the leaders. It wasn't that Zhang Ruoming hadn't tried to curry favor with the leaders, but he really couldn't do it.
Forget it, let's not talk about these things. We're already very happy compared to most people. At least we're living a well-off life. We have a house to live in, and the money we earn is enough to make ends meet. It's already very good. In the future, as long as we save enough money for Lele to buy a house and get married, there's nothing to worry about. Li Qing looked at her son who was playing next to her, and a happy smile appeared on her face. Many people knew this sentence, but saying it was one thing, and being able to do it was another. Not everyone was born with an open-minded mentality. Li Qing wasn't a naturally optimistic person, but after getting used to the current life, she got over it.
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