In the evening, Chen Xing was invited to Shao Huadong's home for dinner. Shao Huadong lived in the residential area of the Municipal Party Committee. If Chen Xing came to Shao Huadong's home as a guest, some people would associate it with Shao Huadong. However, Shao Huadong and Chen Xing were on the same side now, so it was not strange for Chen Xing to come to Shao Huadong's home in person.
Shao Huadong's wife, Zhou Nan, had been wanting to thank Chen Xing since she had a kidney transplant in the capital. Shao Huadong had been taking care of her body, so he didn't even let her go to the kitchen. Now his wife's body had recovered, and her condition was good after several postoperative examinations. There was no rejection. Shao Huadong dared to let his wife do some housework. He also knew that his wife couldn't stay idle. It was almost impossible for her to do nothing.
Zhou Nan had been cooking for the past few days, so she asked Shao Huadong to invite Chen Xing over for a home-cooked meal. Shao Huadong immediately nodded and agreed. He understood what his wife meant. It was more meaningful to cook at home than to invite Chen Xing to a hotel. The couple always felt grateful to Chen Xing.
Chen Xing was not the only guest tonight. There was also an old friend of Shao Huadong, Hong Lijie, the mayor of Anshun District in Nanzhou City. Shao Huadong didn't deliberately invite Hong Lijie before, but Hong Lijie came to Shao Huadong tonight.
When Chen Xing came, Shao Huadong and Hong Lijie were making tea in the living room. Hearing the knock outside the door, Shao Huadong looked up and said to Hong Lijie, "It should be Mayor Chen." After saying that, he quickly got up to open the door.
Hong Lijie also followed him. When the door opened, as expected, it was Chen Xing standing at the door. Shao Huadong smiled bitterly. "Mayor Chen, why didn't you call me in advance before you arrived? I could have picked you up downstairs.
It's not like I don't know the way. There was no need to be so troublesome. " Chen Xing smiled and waved his hand. "We don't need to be so polite."
"Mayor Chen." Hong Lijie stood behind Shao Huadong and greeted Chen Xing respectfully.
Well … Chen Xing glanced at Hong Lijie and nodded slightly. As one of the main leaders of Anshun District, Chen Xing naturally knew Hong Lijie. Chen Xing was a little confused as to why Hong Lijie was here, but he didn't ask directly. Instead, he smiled and walked in with Shao Huadong.
After the three of us sat down, Shao Huadong said with a seemingly unintentional smile, "District Chief Li Jie and I are old friends. Last night, he made a surprise attack on me and came over to freeload a meal without saying anything."
Hearing this, Chen Xing smiled again. He knew that Shao Huadong was explaining to him that it was not him who had arranged for Hong Lijie to come over, but Hong Lijie had coincidentally come over. Chen Xing did not care about this.
Mayor Chen, please take a seat. I'll make some soup and you'll be able to eat it soon. Zhou Nan brought the dishes out of the kitchen and smiled at Chen Xing.
Sister-in-law, why are you the one cooking? You should rest more. I heard that Hua Dong is also a good cook and is famous in the government. You should let Hua Dong do it. I have always been looking forward to trying Hua Dong's cooking. Chen Xing said with a smile.
I've been resting so much that I've almost rusted. Now that I'm in good health, I can't stay idle. Zhou Nan was full of smiles. She did not treat Chen Xing as an outsider at all. There was a sense of cordiality in her words. To her, Chen Xing was her lifesaver.
Mayor Chen, if you want to try my cooking, you can come over anytime. It's easy to make a meal. Shao Huadong said with a smile.
That's a promise. I'll come over and eat your cooking if I have the chance. Chen Xing nodded with a smile.
While talking to Shao Huadong, Chen Xing looked at Hong Lijie and changed the topic. "The district should also pay attention to the resettlement houses for the villagers in the cancer village and speed up the construction.
Mayor Chen, don't worry. Our district government has specially held a few meetings on the construction of the resettlement houses. Our comrades in the district attach great importance to your instructions, Mayor Chen. " Hong Lijie straightened his back and said with a straight face.
"Well, Chang Zhijian, the director of the district's Chengguan street office, has done a good job on this matter. He deserves to be praised." Chen Xing mentioned Chang Zhijian casually. Praising Chang Zhijian in front of Hong Lijie, the district mayor, Chen Xing's casual words were undoubtedly the greatest affirmation of Chang Zhijian.
Director Chang has indeed done a good job. Hong Lijie was stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled and agreed with Chen Xing's words. He thought to himself, "Chang Zhijian is really capable. He has quietly cozied up to Chen Xing. Based on Chen Xing's words today, no matter how stupid Hong Lijie was, he knew that he had to praise Chang Zhijian when he returned to the district. The next time he was promoted, he had to strongly recommend Chang Zhijian.
Hong Lijie didn't know that Chang Zhijian had actually not cozied up to Chen Xing. It was just that Chang Zhijian had done a lot of work on the construction of the resettlement houses. With this, Chang Zhijian made Chen Xing remember him. Chen Xing would never mistreat a cadre who was willing to listen to him and work.
Taking the opportunity to talk to Chen Xing, Hong Lijie smiled and said, "Mayor Chen, I heard that our city's subway project is going to be approved?
Who said that? Chen Xing's face turned serious. He thought to himself, "The project has not even taken shape. I don't even know if I can get out of the Development and Reform Commission. My subordinates have already started to spread the news. In the officialdom, even a little bit of news can spread like wildfire."
"I also heard a lot of people talking about it." Hong Lijie laughed dryly. He came to Shao Huadong's place today to inquire about the subway project. Anshun District was far from the downtown business district. He didn't know if the subway line would pass through Anshun District. As the district mayor, Hong Lijie was naturally concerned about this matter. Whether the project project was going to be approved or not, he had to inquire about it first so that he could get first-hand information and deal with it. The early bird gets the worm.
Mayor Chen, it's like this now. As long as there is a little movement in our city, our subordinates will start to swarm up like flies smelling meat. Shao Huadong smiled and said, "Lijie, I think you came here tonight to inquire about this matter, right?"
"Yes, I didn't expect to meet Mayor Chen." Hong Lijie answered honestly.
Chen Xing glanced at Shao Huadong. He knew that Shao Huadong deliberately asked Hong Lijie this question to let him know that he didn't tell Hong Lijie about the subway project. Chen Xing didn't suspect Shao Huadong. Even if Shao Huadong said it, Chen Xing wouldn't care about it.
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In Haicheng, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Zhao Yiping, had just returned home after a busy day of work. Now, she seemed to be glowing again. Some time ago, she was affected by all kinds of rumors because of the investigation of her son, Sun Zhihe. Now, she was promoted to the position of the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Zhao Yiping's official career seemed to have the help of God. Every time, she could turn misfortunes into blessings, and she was promoted step by step. Zhao Yiping was now proud of her success.
The matter of Zhao Yiping joining the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee had not come to a conclusion yet. With Haicheng's current economic status in Jianghai Province, it was not that Zhao Yiping was unqualified to join the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Previously, Zhou Mingfang, as the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, also served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. If Zhao Yiping also joined the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, it could only be said that it was normal. But now, the crux of the problem was that there were people in the senior management of the Provincial Party Committee who didn't want to see Governor Zhou Zhiming rise to power. Everyone knew that Zhou Zhiming actively promoted Zhao Yiping to the Standing Committee in order to increase his right to speak on the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, but not everyone was happy to see this result. The matter of Zhao Yiping had not come to a conclusion yet because the senior management of the province was still playing games.
When Zhao Yiping returned home, it was rare that her husband and daughter were both there. After entering the door, Zhao Yiping sat down on the sofa and complained that she was tired.
"Mom, let me give you a shoulder massage." Zhao Qing walked to the back of the sofa and massaged her mother.
"Aiyo, my daughter is getting better and better at pleasing people." Zhao Yiping was full of smiles. At times like this, perhaps the shrewdness in her heart would be less.
"Where's Sun Xiang? Haven't you been with him these days?" Zhao Yiping asked.
"No, I don't know what he's busy with, but I'm too lazy to ask." Zhao Qing twitched her mouth. Ever since her father-in-law was taken away by the Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Sun family had plummeted. The relationship between Zhao Qing and her husband, Sun Xiang, had become more and more sensitive. Sun Xiang used to be arrogant, full of superiority, surrounded by a group of people who wanted to curry favor with him. Now, everyone was avoiding him as if he was a plague, while the Zhang family was getting more and more prosperous. Sun Xiang's mentality was also changing. In the past, he was arrogant, but now, he had an inferiority complex. He would even get angry from time to time, as if he was possessed. Zhao Qing was too lazy to care about him. She went back to her mother's house and didn't care about Sun Xiang.
"He's probably spending money to get his father out again." Zhao Guoli cut in.
"Xiao Ran, tell him to stop wasting money. Those who have a bit of ability won't dare to get involved in this. Those who promise to help him are just trying to cheat him of his money." Zhao Yiping frowned.
The key was that he had to listen to her. Zhao Qing snorted. "Anyway, I don't want to say anything. If I say too much, people will say that the Zhang family is heartless. I don't want to do that kind of thankless thing."
"What? Did Sun Xiang say that about you?" Zhao Yiping's face darkened.
"Who else could it be other than him?" Zhao Qing nodded.
"He used to be a smart person. How could he be so useless? Just a little setback and he became like this." Zhao Yiping said unhappily. Sun Xiang, who used to be a good son-in-law in her eyes, now fell into this kind of evaluation. However, Zhao Yiping didn't mention a word about her. Not only did she not help the Sun family at all, but she also avoided them as far as possible, for fear of being involved.
"Forget it. Don't worry about him. He can do whatever he wants." Zhao Qing smiled as if she was talking about a stranger.
Zhao Yiping just nodded, took out a letter from his pocket and waved it in his hand.
"Damn it. What is this?" Zhao Qing took it curiously. The envelope had been opened. Zhao Qing casually took out the letter from it.
"This is a report letter." Zhao Qing said in surprise. Soon, Zhao Qing's mouth opened wide. "Report Zou Fang?" "Isn't that Chen Xing's mother?"
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