"What?" Gong Yue shouted in surprise on the other end of the phone. She hadn't had enough fun yet.
"Xiaomu really has something to do and has to go back to Jingjiang. Who is like you, a young lady? Besides playing, she still has to work. "Liu Lihai scolded Gong Yue angrily. After that, he didn't wait for her to speak and hung up the phone.
Sun Xiaomu stared at Liu Lihai at this time, but she didn't speak again. The two people went out of the room and walked into the car together.
As soon as they got in the car, Liu Lihai drove the car very fast. Sun Xiaomu couldn't help saying, "Aren't you afraid of catching up with her car?"
As soon as Sun Xiaomu's words fell, Liu Lihai realized that he only wanted to send Sun Xiaomu back to Jingjiang. He didn't expect that Leng Hongyan had just left. He smiled awkwardly and slowed down the car. For a moment, the car was so quiet that only the heartbeat of the two people could be heard. Sun Xiaomu felt that Liu Lihai was still very nervous, but was he nervous because of his own situation or because of her? She quickly asked Liu Lihai, but she desperately suppressed this idea.
On the way, the two people didn't talk much until the car drove into Jingjiang City. Sun Xiaomu said to Liu Lihai, "You can rest assured and go to work. Don't worry about me. I will take care of myself."
Liu Lihai still looked at Sun Xiaomu worriedly and said, "Be careful. Bear with it if you can."
"Don't worry." Sun Xiaomu pushed Liu Lihai with his hand. "Go back. I'm not a child anymore. I know what's important."
"Mm." Liu Lihai nodded and walked into the car. He didn't look back. He was afraid that when he looked back, Sun Xiaomu would see the worry in his eyes, and he was also afraid that Sun Xiaomu would see the contradiction in his heart. Although Liu Lihai saw a kind of firmness in Sun Xiaomu's eyes that the sky would not fall, he felt a lot relieved. This girl was much stronger than him. However, he was still worried about her. Of course, he was also worried about himself. However, he had already prepared for the worst. At worst, he would just leave with Sun Xiaomu. But if he really reached that step, all his efforts over the years would be in vain. Moreover, he was somewhat reluctant to leave the officialdom. He discovered that he liked officialdom, liked challenges, and liked all kinds of struggles.
Liu Lihai was a little less excited when he went to work. He had a feeling that Leng Hongyan would not give up. With her strength, it would be easy for her to strangle him to death. In the past, he had always been worried about his career without Leng Hongyan's help. But now, he had a feeling of muddling through and resigning himself to fate. Although this was somewhat not in line with the ideals and ambitions he wanted, things had developed to this point. He still felt that it was worth it for him to lose such an official position for Sun Xiaomu. Perhaps he had not been completely immersed in the secrets of the mechanism. Deep in his heart, he still longed to be an independent him, to be a him with love. Although love was a very naive and childish reason for an official, although the family had been suppressed by the high price of the house and had lost its original meaning, although there was a kind of imbalance in their generation, he still wanted to leave a position in his heart that he could freely yearn for. He still wanted to hold Sun Xiaomu's hand and build a home that belonged to them. He did not want to develop such an unclear relationship with Leng Hongyan. As for how Leng Hongyan would deal with him, he wanted to wait and see. In the officialdom, no one knew who would be the final winner.
Just when Liu Lihai was thinking about it, the office phone rang. He picked it up and listened. It was Liu Shouwang. There was only one sentence: "Come to my office."
After Liu Lihai put down the phone, his heart calmed down. It came so fast. He began to worry about Sun Xiaomu. He called Zhao Guangming, the president of Jingjiang Daily. As soon as the phone rang, Zhao Guangming answered it. As soon as he answered the phone, he asked him: "Magistrate Liu, you are so busy. I thought you had forgotten all of us. Are you so busy that you don't even have time to go back to Jingjiang? Aren't you going to buy me a drink? "
Liu Lihai did not hear any change in Zhao Guangming's tone. He suppressed the question he wanted to ask Sun Xiaomu and said to Zhao Guangming: "You are my old leader. I can forget anyone but you. I just came to Lin County and am not familiar with the situation. There are indeed many things to do. When I get familiar with the situation, I will definitely go back to Jingjiang and buy you a drink. "
Zhao Guangming laughed on the phone and said: "I'm going to have a meeting. I will contact you when I return to Jingjiang." Before Liu Lihai could react, Zhao Guangming had already hung up. Liu Lihai stared at the phone for a while. The phone rang again. He thought it was Liu Shouwang urging him. He quickly picked up the phone and wanted to apologize. However, he heard Shi Zhilin's voice: "Magistrate Liu, please come to my office." Liu Lihai nodded. Shi Zhilin hung up the phone.
Liu Lihai was puzzled. What was going on today? Why were they looking for him? Gong Daojin would return from Beijing tomorrow. If they joined forces, even if Leng Hongyan did not say anything, he would not be able to stay in Lin County. This was also good. It was better to leave with Sun Xiaomu than to live in fear every day. However, he was not reconciled. The reform he wanted was going to end before it started.
Liu Lihai first went to Liu Shouwang's office. He knocked on the door carefully. He did not know why he had suddenly become so cautious. He was like a child who suddenly lost the vigor of an adult. In the past, he also respected Liu Shouwang, but he would not be so careful. Because he had Leng Hongyan behind him. Because of the relationship between Leng Hongyan and Yao Haidong, and because of the relationship between Yao Haidong and Liu Shouwang. When they were involved, he felt that he was also a part of their small group. But now it was different. He had lost Leng Hongyan, such a big backer. He had to be careful.
When Liu Shouwang saw Liu Lihai, he kept looking him up and down, which made Liu Lihai very puzzled. He could not help but feel nervous. His heart beat wildly for no reason. Did something really happen? But except for the shameful thing between him and Leng Hongyan, he did not seem to have done anything wrong. Did something happen to Leng Hongyan? But Zhao Guangming's tone did not sound like something happened to Leng Hongyan.
Liu Lihai suddenly felt like he had fallen to the bottom of the valley. He stood there stupidly.
Liu Shouwang looked at Liu Lihai for a few minutes. He was really a little strange. This boy had just come to Lin County not long ago. Why did so many people care about him? First it was Leng Hongyan, then Wu Yueying, and even Ruolan spoke for him. Ruolan resigned after coming out of Liu Lihai's office, and she only told him after she resigned. She did this not to embarrass him, nor to hinder Liu Lihai's education reform. She even said, "There are too few officials like Liu Lihai who are willing to work. You must protect him." He thought it was just because Liu Lihai had a face that women were infatuated with. He did not expect that as soon as he arrived at the office, he received a call from Wu Haotian, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Jingjiang. On the phone, he asked about Liu Lihai's situation in Lin County in detail. He also instructed Liu Shouwang to fully support Liu Lihai's education reform work. The education reform in Lin County was a test site. If the test was successful, the experience would be promoted to the whole city.
Liu Shouwang did not expect that the letter of complaint that he and Gu Desheng encouraged not only failed to bring down Liu Lihai, but also won the attention of Secretary Wu Haotian for his education reform. Moreover, Liu Shouwang wanted to promote the experience of Lin County to the whole city. For him, this should be a good thing, but he could not be happy. For the first time, he really tasted what kind of power it was to be respected by the younger generation. Now, he had to put away all the mentality of confrontation with Liu Lihai, support him wholeheartedly, and stand on the same line as him.
Liu Lihai was particularly uncomfortable under Liu Shouwang's gaze. He asked, "Secretary Liu, why are you looking for me?" Only then did Liu Shouwang stop looking at him and said to him enthusiastically, "Sit down and talk."
After Liu Lihai sat down, Liu Shouwang said, "I have been opposed to your education reform for a while, mainly because when I first came to Lin County, I was also carrying out reform. In the end, someone did something behind my back and blocked the government's door. Because of this experience, I am worried that you will cause such a situation again, and we, the dispatched cadres, will really become the laughing stock of the people of Lin County. Although we should not be opposed to the local cadres, when we want to carry out our work, it is often easy to form opposing opinions. I believe you have also felt it. This kind of opposition, whether we are willing or not, is real, and it can't be improved in a short period of time. Sometimes, if you think about it from the perspective of these local cadres, it can also be understood, right? Who doesn't have a few relatives of the third aunt or the fourth aunt? Who can be truly impartial in front of their relatives? So, Xiao Liu, I specially went to the village two days ago to understand the situation of the village schools. I also feel very sad about the situation of the old teachers, so I decided that no matter what happens, I must support you to carry out the education reform to the end. "
"Really?" Liu Lihai was so happy that he forgot everything and blurted out a very childish question. However, Liu Shouwang did not care about his attitude, and nodded heavily. Liu Lihai really did not expect Liu Shouwang's attitude to suddenly change, and to become on the same line as him. At this time, Liu Shouwang took a sip of water from the cup, and Liu Lihai hurriedly adjusted his mood. He tried to calm himself down, but his heart could not calm down. He was wondering what made Liu Shouwang suddenly change his attitude. He did not believe Liu Shouwang's words about the old village teachers. In fact, they had long known about the situation of the old village teachers, but none of them was willing to encounter these arduous and unrewarding troubles during their own term of office. Could it be that Leng Hongyan spoke up for him behind his back?
For some reason, at this time, when Liu Lihai thought of Leng Hongyan, he actually had a feeling of heartache. Yes, he hurt her, and he hurt her to the point that she was bleeding.
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