Chen Xing walked away to answer the phone. "Old leader, what can I do for you?"
"No, Chen Xing, I can't accept your words." Wang Rongyan smiled bitterly at the other end of the phone. Although he used to be Chen Xing's boss and was now at the vice-ministerial level, Wang Rongyan had no psychological advantage over Chen Xing at all. His vice-ministerial level was just a university's vice-ministerial level. Compared with the administrative level of the government, it was still a bit lower. To put it bluntly, he just enjoyed the treatment of a vice-ministerial level. As for power, what else could a secretary of the Party Committee of a university do except manage the affairs of the university? Speaking of power, he was not as powerful as Chen Xing. Even though Wang Rongyan knew that Chen Xing was just joking, he did not dare to say yes.
"Old leader, what can I do for you?" Chen Xing joked with Wang Rongyan and got down to business. If Wang Rongyan had nothing to do, he would not call him.
"Yes, I have something to do. Chen Xing, do you want to come out for lunch?" Wang Rongyan said.
"No problem. I can't refuse an invitation from the old leader." Chen Xing smiled and looked at the time. It was already 11 o 'clock. Wang Rongyan really picked a good time to invite him. He did not tell him in advance and only called him at 11 o' clock. However, obviously, Chen Xing could not argue with Wang Rongyan about this, so he agreed readily.
After deciding on a place with Wang Rongyan, they hung up the phone and walked back. Looking at Jiang Wan, Chen Xing originally wanted to say hello to his old friend after the law enforcement officers of the Sanitary Bureau left, but now he had to leave. The reason why Chen Xing did not come out was that he cared about his identity. Before he knew what was going on, Chen Xing did not want to show up. If the law enforcement officers of the Sanitary Bureau were really enforcing the law impartially, it would only increase the pressure on them and make them cower in enforcing the law. This was not what Chen Xing wanted to see. Although he knew Jiang Wan, Chen Xing had his own way of doing things.
Of course, if the law enforcement officers of the Sanitary Bureau were really looking for trouble as the old woman said, Chen Xing would not let Jiang Wan suffer. Even if he did not know Jiang Wan, Chen Xing would not allow the law enforcement officers of the government to enforce the law illegally and oppress the people.
"Xiao Li, stay here and find out what is going on. Tell me later. I have something to do and have to go now." Chen Xing raised his hand and looked at the time out of habit. Wang Rongyan just said on the phone that he would leave immediately, so he had to keep the appointment. It was not good to keep Wang Rongyan waiting for too long. Although Wang Rongyan was not as powerful as before, he was his former boss after all.
"Mayor …" Li Yong almost shouted. He looked around and felt lucky that no one was paying attention to him. Then Li Yong walked out and deliberately lowered his voice. "Mayor, where are you going? Do you need me to drive you?
No, give me the car key. I will drive myself. But you can take a taxi and leave by yourself. " Chen Xing smiled.
"That's OK. I will take the bus later. It is very convenient." Li Yong scratched his head with a smile. He was still a little worried. "Mayor, you seldom drive. I am afraid that you are not familiar with driving. Let me drive you."
"Why? Are you worried that I am not good at driving?" Chen Xing smiled and patted Li Yong's shoulder. "Don't worry. I have been driving for seven or eight years. Although I seldom drive, I know how to drive."
"Mayor, I don't mean that. I am afraid that it is inconvenient for you to drive yourself." Li Yong was afraid that Chen Xing would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained. He was a man of few words, so he always looked a little embarrassed when he explained. Chen Xing was amused and shook his head.
"Xiao Li, don't say more. I asked you to stay here. This is my task for you. You have to understand the situation clearly. I will ask you later." Chen Xing smiled and waved his hand.
"OK. Mayor, be careful when you drive." Since Chen Xing said so, Li Yong could only nod. He was very puzzled. He wondered why Chen Xing was interested in what happened here. It was nothing more than the law enforcement officers of the Sanitary Bureau. This kind of thing was not strange. Besides, there seemed to be no conflict at the moment. It was just that the owner of the small restaurant seemed to be begging the people of the Sanitary Bureau. He looked quite pitiful. However, if the small restaurant's hygiene was not up to standard, it was normal for the people of the Sanitary Bureau to enforce the law strictly. Since when did Chen Xing care about such a small matter?
Looking back at Jiang Wan again, Chen Xing walked out of the alley. The moment Jiang Wan, who was confronting Ma Jiang, raised her head, she vaguely saw Chen Xing's figure. When she took a closer look, she found that Chen Xing had already walked out. Jiang Wan couldn't see it clearly, and she would never think that that person was Chen Xing. She could only smile bitterly in her heart. Was she dizzy from anger? How could she even have hallucinations? Shaking her head slightly, Jiang Wan's face was also inexplicably sad. What kind of suffering did she suffer? Couldn't a single woman go out and make a living by herself? Why did she always have to suffer hardships that others didn't? At a restaurant on Coastal Avenue, Chen Xing could only nod his head.
He knew that this restaurant was opened by Lin Hong. He asked Wang Rongyan to set the location, and Wang Rongyan told him this restaurant. At first, Chen Xing didn't pay much attention to it. He only noted down the name of the restaurant. He knew that it was in this area of Coastal Avenue and he could find it easily. Now that he had arrived, Chen Xing didn't need to think about it to know that this was Lin Hong's restaurant. After all, he had eaten here before. Although he didn't remember the name of the restaurant, he recognized it as soon as he came over. When he arrived at Lin Hong's place, Chen Xing immediately thought of Lin Hong, whom he hadn't contacted for a few days. He couldn't help but gossip in his heart. He wondered if Lin Hong and her bodyguard had made any progress.
Chen Xing, he was here. Wang Rongyan, who had arrived earlier, had been standing at the window of the private room upstairs and watching. When he saw Chen Xing get out of the car, Wang Rongyan was ready and stood at the door to welcome him.
Old leader, I've been too busy recently and haven't had the chance to drink tea at your place. When Chen Xing saw Wang Rongyan coming out, he quickly walked up to him. He still respected Wang Rongyan. Moreover, the two of them didn't have any intersection of interests now. On the contrary, there were fewer suspicions and possible conflicts between them. Their relationship had improved a lot.
You're a busy man. It's normal that you don't have time. It's not normal if you're idle all day. Wang Rongyan smiled and welcomed Chen Xing into the private room. He said, "As long as you have time, come to my place at any time. I'll serve you with good tea."
"That's good. I've long heard that you've hidden some good tea leaves. Even you can't bear to drink them. I'll be eyeing those tea leaves. Old leader, don't feel bad when the tea leaves come." Chen Xing smiled. The two of them talked back and forth. In fact, they were more polite words. Looking around the private room, Chen Xing casually asked, "Old leader, why did you want to eat at this restaurant?"
"Why? What's so special about this restaurant?" Wang Rongyan looked at Chen Xing doubtfully. "This restaurant isn't too far from our school. Plus, it has a good reputation. That's why I wanted to come here. Who asked you, the mayor, not to set a location? You asked me to say it. I don't have a particularly good place to go.
It's really close to your school. " Chen Xing smiled and nodded. He just asked casually. Since Wang Rongyan explained it like this, Chen Xing didn't intend to say anything more. He smiled and said, "Old leader, you're not looking for me today just to invite me to dinner, are you?"
"If I said it was specially to invite you to dinner, it would seem hypocritical." Wang Rongyan smiled and shook his head. He could also feel that after he was transferred to Nanzhou University's Party Committee Secretary, his relationship with Chen Xing had become harmonious. There was less estrangement and vigilance between them when they were in the Ministry. At this moment, Chen Xing was so straightforward. Wang Rongyan didn't deliberately hide anything. There was indeed something that needed the mayor's help.
"Old leader, don't call me the mayor. It's more comfortable to hear you call me Chen Xing." Chen Xing smiled.
"Chen Xing, you're still talking about me. Look at you calling me old leader. I don't feel comfortable listening to you. I can't accept it." Wang Rongyan laughed as well. In fact, he was quite comfortable listening to it. From a director with real power to the secretary of the Party Committee of a university, Wang Rongyan's heart was not just a little bit different. Although his rank had been promoted, so what? In this university, his future was basically hopeless. Most importantly, the power in his hands was not just a little bit less.
To give the simplest example, he was the director of the Department of Higher Education. In his field of responsibility, he was in charge of all the universities in the country. Even the head of the subordinate universities, even if their rank was half a level higher than his, had to deal with him with a little bit of flattery. If they needed something from him, they had to deliberately curry favor with him. But now, he could only manage the more than 2000 acres of land of the Nanzhou University. Outside the university, his words didn't have any use. He was no different from the leaders of other universities. Although Wang Rongyan had now adjusted his mentality, he was still somewhat unwilling in his heart. However, there was nothing he could do. The fact that Chen Xing called him old leader made him feel very gratified.
"Old leader, I think we'd better not waste time talking about this." Chen Xing smiled and changed the topic. "Old leader, why are you looking for me today?
Hey, I have something to trouble you with. " Wang Rongyan smiled bitterly. "Isn't our university going to expand? We need to expropriate land from the surrounding areas. We ran into a snag in the district government."
"Oh, what's going on?" Chen Xing was surprised. Normally, the local government strongly supported the development of local universities. Although the Nanzhou University was a subordinate university, the Nanzhou Municipal Government also regarded it as a sign of higher education in Nanzhou City. There was a special document supporting the construction and development of the Nanzhou University. Normally, such a problem should not have occurred.
"This may have something to do with me offending the people in the district." Wang Rongyan smiled awkwardly. When he said this, Wang Rongyan's helplessness could be imagined. He was a deputy ministerial cadre, but now he was like a tiger being bullied by a dog.
When Chen Xing heard Wang Rongyan's words, he looked at Wang Rongyan in surprise. No matter what, Wang Rongyan was a deputy ministerial cadre. Even if he wasn't just a leader of a university and couldn't control the local area, the people in the district didn't need to go out of their way to curry favor with him. However, they shouldn't go to the extent of making things difficult for Wang Rongyan. In any case, Wang Rongyan's rank was there. He couldn't do anything to the local cadre, but he had the ability to communicate directly with the leaders of the city and province. Why would the people in the district deliberately make things difficult for Wang Rongyan?
As Chen Xing thought this, his face showed some hesitation. He wasn't in a hurry to respond to Wang Rongyan's words. Wang Rongyan seemed to see through Chen Xing's thoughts and smiled helplessly. Chen Xing, logically speaking, the people in the district have no reason to make things difficult for our university. No matter what, Nanzhou University is the face of Nanzhou City's universities. Just like you said, the municipal government has also issued a decree requesting the relevant departments to provide strong support. This matter can be traced back to a few months ago. At that time, we had some disagreements with the district party secretary, Geng Jiansheng. At that time, we didn't expect him to take it to heart and now he's making things difficult for us.
Old leader, why did you have a conflict with Geng Jiansheng? The two of you should be working at a completely different level. When Chen Xing heard Wang Rongyan say this, the doubts in his heart grew. Nanzhou University's campus was within the jurisdiction of Nanming District, and Geng Jiansheng was the Nanming district party secretary. One was the top leader of the district, and the other was the top leader of a university.
Chen Xing, at that time, you hadn't come to Nanzhou, so there were some things you didn't know. Wang Rongyan patiently explained to Chen Xing, "Geng Jiansheng's son had just taken the college entrance exam this summer, and his results were a mess. He came to our school's vice principal, Tang Yuanqing, who was in charge of admissions, and requested to let his son study here. Tang Yuanqing agreed. I didn't know about this at first, but this summer, there was a car accident at school. A student who stayed over for the summer was hit by a car.
"This car accident was very bad. The driver was driving without a license, drunk driving, and speeding, and that person was Geng Jiansheng's son. This brat's character was definitely not good. He drove into our school to pick up girls. At that time, I didn't know that the person was Geng Jiansheng's son. I originally thought that the traffic police would investigate this vicious campus traffic accident strictly, so I didn't directly ask about it. I just paid attention to the traffic police's punishment. However, after a few days, there was no movement. I asked my subordinates to understand the situation, and only then did I find out the reason. At that time, I was furious, and I fought with the traffic police."
Wang Rongyan told Chen Xing in detail, from how he fought with the traffic police to how Geng Jiansheng invited him to dinner and apologized on behalf of his son. Geng Jiansheng said that his son didn't mean to hit someone on purpose, and that it was an accident, so his son couldn't be blamed. Moreover, the student who was hit had already died, and they had already paid a sum of money as compensation. Wang Rongyan didn't want to let this matter go. Moreover, as a school leader, the traffic police didn't care about this matter anymore. What's the point of you standing up for him? The student who was hit had nothing to do with you.
Geng Jiansheng still respected Wang Rongyan. Even if he couldn't control him, he was still a vice-ministerial cadre. Geng Jiansheng didn't want to have a falling out with Wang Rongyan, so he specially invited Wang Rongyan to dinner and personally apologized. He hoped that Wang Rongyan wouldn't meddle in other people's business. However, Wang Rongyan didn't really buy his attitude, so Geng Jiansheng got angry later and said those more extreme words. At that time, Wang Rongyan was so angry that he flung his hands and left. The relationship between the two had completely fallen out, and it hadn't eased up until now. This incident happened during the summer vacation. It was already November, and it had happened a few months ago.
For more than a month after the incident, Wang Rongyan had been feeling unjust for the student who died. He had been pressuring the traffic police department, but the result was very frustrating. The person who handled this matter was the Nanming District Traffic Police Brigade, but they didn't pay attention to him at all. It was just like the old saying, a county official is inferior to a local official. Wang Rongyan's rank wasn't low, but he couldn't control them. On the other hand, the district secretary, Geng Jiansheng, could directly decide their fate. Everyone knew what to do about this matter, and they should know what to do. It wasn't worth offending Geng Jiansheng for Wang Rongyan, unless they didn't want to do it anymore.
At that time, it wasn't that Wang Rongyan didn't think of directly reporting this matter to the leaders of the city and province. He also looked for the mayor, Chen Xing's predecessor. The other party readily agreed and said that he would understand the situation. However, there was still no movement after that. Wang Rongyan could also see that the other party was just brushing him off. He just didn't want to refute him face to face. This also made Wang Rongyan feel a lot more disheartened. He could also directly look for the leaders of the province, but he had only been in Nanzhou for a few months. Moreover, he wasn't familiar with the leaders of the province. Even if they received him politely, so what? Even if they agreed, they probably wouldn't actually do it.
Wang Rongyan himself was in the system, so he understood better than anyone what it meant for officials to protect each other. In addition, the student's family wanted to keep the peace, so Wang Rongyan felt that jumping around like a clown was just a joke to others. It wouldn't solve any problems. Even if the matter passed like that, the grudge between him and Geng Jiansheng was formed at that time.
However, although Wang Rongyan no longer cared about the matter, he still fought back. He was someone who couldn't control the local government, but in the school, he still had the final say. Geng Jiansheng's son's grades were a mess, but he still wanted to study in the school. Wang Rongyan, as the secretary, directly said that they wouldn't accept students who didn't pass the moral, intellectual, physical, and aesthetic standards. Students like that would tarnish the pure land of Nanzhou University. No one should even think about entering through the back door. As a result, Geng Jiansheng's son couldn't study in the school. Vice-principal Tang Yuanqing even looked for him about this matter, asking him to bend the rules. There was no need to really offend Geng Jiansheng. In the future, they would have to deal with the local government. However, Wang Rongyan was also determined at that time.
In the end, Geng Jiansheng's son really didn't enter the school. As for whether he went back to study, or whether Geng Jiansheng used his connections to find another school for his son, Wang Rongyan wasn't sure. However, one thing was for sure, he had completely offended Geng Jiansheng. If Wang Rongyan had known that the district would set up obstacles for the land acquisition, perhaps he wouldn't have insisted on it at that time. However, no one could say for sure what didn't happen.
Sigh, speaking of which, I'm just being a busybody. Even the student's family didn't say anything, so why am I still making a fuss? Isn't that just asking for trouble? Chen Xing, don't you think so? Wang Rongyan sighed. Although the perfunctory attitude of the relevant leaders made him disheartened, the silence of the student's family actually hurt him even more. In the end, it was just like how Geng Jiansheng ridiculed him that night. Why should he, an outsider, stand up for him? His words really came true.
Old leader, don't say that. Not only do I not think that you're being a busybody, on the contrary, I think you're doing the right thing. If a student has an accident on campus, the school has to take responsibility, let alone such a terrible traffic accident. As the leader of the school, it's reasonable for you to seek justice for your student. How can you say that you're being a busybody? Even if the student's family wants to keep the peace, that's the family's business. If the family doesn't want to seek justice for their child, what's wrong with you seeking justice for your student?
At this moment, the way Chen Xing looked at Wang Rongyan was a little different from before. If the current harmonious relationship between him and Wang Rongyan became harmonious because there was no overlap of work and no conflict of interest, then at this moment, Chen Xing really respected Wang Rongyan a little.
In the officialdom, even if many cadres had a side of intrigue with others, many of them still had their own conscience and bottom line. Such people should also be respected. Chen Xing didn't have a particularly long contact with Wang Rongyan in the Ministry before. After all, Wang Rongyan was later transferred to the lower level, so he didn't know Wang Rongyan very well, nor did he have the right to comment on Wang Rongyan's side in the Ministry. Based on Wang Rongyan's approach in this matter, Chen Xing had a whole new level of respect for Wang Rongyan. Previously, when he called Wang Rongyan "old leader", it was more or less perfunctory. But this time, when he called Wang Rongyan "old leader", it was really from the heart.
Chen Xing, don't talk about this. I talked about this with an old friend of mine and was criticized by him. He said that I had stayed in the central government for a long time and didn't have local work experience and didn't understand the local situation. The local government was completely different from the central government. He said that I was transferred to the local government, but I still wanted to do things according to the style of the Ministry. It would be strange if I didn't get rejected everywhere.
Wang Rongyan shook his head with a wry smile. His old friend was one of the people who could confide in him. At that time, he said that now that he was transferred to the local government, he was only transferred to a college. On the surface, it was a promotion, but in fact, he had no real power. Not to mention that the old foxes in the Ministry might not necessarily give him face, those who had become shrewd in the local government would not listen to him. There was no need to look for trouble for himself. Wang Rongyan felt very uncomfortable when he heard this. His old friend's words were a little harsh, but they were the truth.
There was indeed a big difference between the central government and the local government. Chen Xing agreed with Wang Rongyan's last words. He was one of the few people who had worked in both the local and the central government. Although he didn't stay in the central government for a long time, he had some understanding of it. Therefore, Chen Xing was particularly clear about the difference between the two.
So I have learned my lesson. It seems that I can't be stubborn in the future. Wang Rongyan smiled.
"Old leader, don't. I think you should continue to maintain this style. This can't be called stubbornness, but keeping the bottom line of your conscience. I agree with you very much. Chen Xing said to Wang Rongyan very seriously.
It's rare for you, Chen Xing, to agree with my way of doing things. For this matter, even my family members said a few words to me. They said that what I did was right, but there was no need to fall out with people like Geng Jiansheng. Wang Rongyan shook his head.
Hearing this, Chen Xing was stunned. But he could only smile. He couldn't say anything about the matter between Wang Rongyan and his wife.
Alas, let's not talk about this first. It's more important to get down to business. Look, I'm getting sidetracked. Wang Rongyan smiled and told him his purpose. "Chen Xing, this time I came to you to ask for your help in the land acquisition. The district government deliberately refused to help us. Our school can't complete the land acquisition work alone. Apart from other things, if the district land bureau doesn't approve the land acquisition work, our land acquisition will be illegal.
Old leader, are you sure this time it's because of Geng Jiansheng deliberately making things difficult for us? " Chen Xing glanced at Wang Rongyan. It wasn't that he didn't believe Wang Rongyan's words, but he had to confirm it.
I'm 100% sure. Previously, I didn't think that it was because of what happened during the summer vacation that made Geng Jiansheng unhappy. But there are also some cadres in the school who have a lot of contacts with the leaders of the district. Someone privately leaked the information that the key to the problem lies with Secretary Geng. If Secretary Geng doesn't agree, no one dares to do it. Isn't it obvious that Geng Jiansheng is secretly making things difficult for us? " Wang Rongyan said angrily. In addition to being angry, he was also a little aggrieved. As a deputy ministerial cadre, he was humiliated in front of a divisional cadre, and there was nothing he could do. It would be strange if Wang Rongyan could feel happy.
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