Sure enough, during the meal, when Liu Lihai tasted the Wuzhou specialty wine, he increasingly felt that it was not a local specialty wine, but a real Maotai wine. This discovery still surprised him. Along the way, he thought Zhao Hualiang understood Guo Baoxin's good intentions, but the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Wuzhou still entertained the Secretary with this kind of self-righteous cleverness.
When Liu Lihai realized this, Guo Baoxin had not started drinking yet. He took this opportunity to get up and walk to Guo Baoxin's side. He lowered his voice and suggested to the Secretary, "Secretary, how about some wine? Wuzhou's grapes are a major specialty in Jiangnan. They are very sweet and delicious. And with so many people toasting to you, I'm afraid you can't take it if you drink white wine. "
Liu Lihai risked being criticized to help Zhao Hualiang. Besides, Guo Baoxin should not drink too much white wine. If he drank with the local officials, it would be too late for him to persuade him.
Guo Baoxin listened to Liu Lihai's suggestion and asked with a smile, "Everyone drinks white wine, and I drink red wine alone?"
Although Guo Baoxin's voice was not very loud, at least the people at the table could hear him. Liu Lihai believed that Zhao Hualiang must have heard him. He also realized that Liu Lihai was hinting to him, so he stood up and looked at the Secretary, "Secretary, the grapes of Wuzhou are indeed the best, but the wine is made by a private workshop. I'm afraid that you won't like it, so I ordered Wuzhou's Yuntai wine."
Hearing Zhao Hualiang's words, Guo Baoxin's interest was aroused. He couldn't help but say, "Private enterprises are also enterprises. We should support them vigorously. Go and get some, I'll try it. You guys drink white wine, I'll make it special tonight. "
Hearing this, Liu Lihai's anxious heart finally calmed down. He quickly followed Zhao Hualiang out of the private room in the name of getting wine. As soon as they came out, Zhao Hualiang asked him, "Secretary, is there something wrong with the Yuntai wine we served?"
"Secretary Zhao, you know what I mean. If you're discovered by the First Secretary, all your hard work today will be for naught. "
As soon as Liu Lihai's words fell, Zhao Hualiang was frightened again. He didn't expect the personal secretary of the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee to help him so much. He quickly turned around and held Liu Lihai's hand tightly. "Secretary, thank you. Thank you."
"Don't thank me. Hurry up and prepare your red wine for the secretary. This time, don't play these tricks on me again. The Secretary is not so easy to fool. "Liu Lihai was not polite. If he continued to be polite, Zhao Hualiang would probably play the replacement trick again.
The problem of the wine was finally solved. Zhao Hualiang also understood that this time, the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee was a real person, and he was not putting on a show. He really liked his subordinates not to put on a show and talk about grandiose things. With this realization, Zhao Hualiang's gratitude and favorable impression of Liu Lihai immediately multiplied. Moreover, he secretly found the restaurant manager to replace the high-grade dishes he had prepared in advance with fresh specialty vegetables from Wuzhou. He didn't expect this to have such an excellent effect. When eating these seasonal vegetables, Guo Baoxin was full of praise. Moreover, while eating, he said without batting an eyelid, "The first stop in Wuzhou has fired off the first shot. Little Liu, go back and do a good job. You have to properly summarize the experience in Wuzhou and promote the factory to the entire province. Don't make an earth-shattering show when a leader comes up, as if you're afraid that the people don't know there's a big leader coming down. I'm just going to the countryside to see how the work is going, what practical difficulties and problems there are, which will be beneficial to the improvement and deepening of the work of our leaders. If your subordinates keep using the ostentatious show to deceive your leaders, when will you be able to carry out your work? Also, the ostentatious show should be curtailed. The taxpayers' money is not for us to put on a show and talk about eating, drinking, and playing. Instead, we hope that we can truly take from the people and use them for the people. "
Guo Baoxin's words made everyone in the room spontaneously applaud, and Zhao Hualiang was so shocked that he broke out in a sweat. At this time, he was afraid that Guo Baoxin would taste the wine. If he did, he would definitely find a hole to hide in tonight.
Because the liquor was fake, Zhao Hualiang was very worried that this matter would stir up a hornet's nest. In the evening, he used the excuse that Guo Baoxin had been working hard all day and needed to rest early as an excuse, so he didn't dare to lead the leaders of the four great families to toast Guo Baoxin one by one. Therefore, this meal was considered a smooth one.
But after drinking the wine and returning to his room to rest, Guo Baoxin began to meet with the leaders one by one, from Zhao Hualiang to Wu Zhi, and other leaders. The Secretary took turns to talk to them in his room. Because Liu Lihai's room was next to Guo Baoxin's, and because the Secretary had to serve tea to each leader when he was meeting with the leaders, Liu Lihai was the clearest about the people that the Secretary met with the whole night. And from the people that the Secretary met with, Liu Lihai understood that the Secretary wanted to rope in these middle forces, and in a real sense began to establish his hegemony in Jiangnan.
Because Guo Baoxin was busy meeting with the leaders all night, Liu Lihai was also busy receiving these leaders all night. By the time the Secretary finished his meeting, it was already late at night. He prepared the Secretary's pajamas and clothes for the next day before leaving the Secretary's room.
When Liu Lihai returned to his room, it was already past midnight. He was so tired that he didn't even want to take a shower. But after a busy day, he was covered in sweat, so he had to take a shower. He forced himself to cheer up, took a quick shower in the bathroom, and fell asleep on the bed. He thought he would fall asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow, but after he fell asleep, he couldn't fall asleep.
Liu Lihai thought of Xu Xinhua again. When they were drinking, he had been taking care of Guo Baoxin, so he didn't have time to go to another table to have a toast. He also noticed that Xu Xinhua didn't come to this table to have a toast. Of course, the main reason was that the local leaders took the opportunity to have a toast to the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. The other people who came down also didn't come to have a toast to the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Maybe this was also Guo Baoxin's habit.
So, Liu Lihai still didn't have the chance to meet Secretary Xu Xinhua. At this point, he still had doubts. But at this point, it was impossible for him to meet Secretary Xu Xinhua, and it was even more impossible for him to call him or text him. These people didn't turn off their phones, and they didn't dare to. If they woke up the Secretary, it would be extremely rude.
Liu Lihai believed that he would have the chance to meet Xu Xinhua one day.
That night, Liu Lihai's mind was in a mess, and he didn't know how he fell asleep. He only got out of bed when his phone's ringtone woke him up. He hurriedly washed up and went to see Guo Baoxin.
He didn't expect that when Liu Lihai opened his door, Zhao Hualiang was standing there. It's so early. What is Zhao Hualiang going to do?
When Zhao Hualiang saw Liu Lihai's door was open, he quickly went in without an invitation. He pulled Liu Lihai and asked, "Secretary, you must be more familiar with Secretary Baoxin's characteristics than our subordinates. Also, Secretary Baoxin has been helping me secretly yesterday. I will definitely remember this favor. Now, I have something to ask Secretary Baoxin. I can understand that Secretary Baoxin doesn't like to be ostentatious. I can understand that Secretary Baoxin likes to eat and drink, but it's been a long journey. If you go back empty-handed, we will feel bad. Do you think we should get some local specialties for you? "
Zhao Hualiang looked at Liu Lihai eagerly, as if he was Secretary Baoxin's spokesperson. But Liu Lihai was a newcomer who had just taken over Guo Baoxin's position. This was the first time he encountered such a problem. Secretary Baoxin couldn't even forgive Lu Wei for accepting gifts from others, so how could he accept gifts from others? Also, as a secretary, he couldn't accept gifts from others on behalf of Secretary Baoxin. But Zhao Hualiang was talking about local specialties. Even if Secretary Baoxin didn't care about these local specialties, who would be willing to go back empty-handed with a provincial party secretary who was too poor?
Liu Lihai understood that if the water was too clear, there would be no fish.
So, Liu Lihai asked Zhao Hualiang, "Secretary Zhao, regarding the gifts, Secretary Baoxin definitely can't accept expensive gifts. As for local specialties, how did you deal with them before? "
Zhao Hualiang saw that Liu Lihai's tone had softened, so he quickly said, "In the past, it was all given to the driver and the secretary, and we don't know how to deal with them. But now, I found out that Secretary Baoxin doesn't seem to like Secretary Baoxin, and Secretary Baoxin has been helping me, so I treat Secretary Baoxin as one of us. That's why I dared to ask Secretary Baoxin about the arrangements. "
Zhao Hualiang's words still shocked Liu Lihai. It seemed that everyone had seen Secretary Baoxin being treated coldly, while Liu Lihai, as a secretary, was quite important in everyone's eyes. Otherwise, why would Zhao Hualiang come to ask for advice from his little secretary?
Liu Lihai's pride rose again, and at the same time, he wanted to find out what Secretary Baoxin was playing at. Now, he wanted to take this opportunity to look for Xu Xinhua, first to ask for advice, and second to see how the secretary would explain his actions.
"Secretary Zhao, how about this? I will accompany Secretary Baoxin to exercise later. As for the local specialties, I will discuss with Secretary Baoxin, and they can put some in the back of the car. However, you must remember that it can only be local specialties, and not old wine in a new bottle. This is what Secretary Baoxin hates the most. "
"Thank you, Secretary Baoxin. Don't worry, it will definitely be some local specialties. I dare not do that again, really. Also, Secretary Baoxin has been helping me all the way, so how can I make things difficult for Secretary Baoxin? "Zhao Hualiang expressed his gratitude and his attitude.
"Secretary Zhao, I am relieved that you can think this way. I think you already know about Secretary Baoxin's characteristics. He hates to see people do fake things. "Liu Lihai emphasized Guo Baoxin's preferences.
At this point, Liu Lihai thought that Zhao Hualiang would not act smart anymore. Therefore, he used the excuse of taking care of Guo Baoxin, shook hands with Zhao Hualiang, and walked him out of his room.
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