After Yao Haidong received the call from Secretary Wu Haotian, he said to Liu Lihai and Zhu Dejiang, "Secretary Wu asked you to attend the banquet tonight. Try not to talk too much when you have the chance, understand?"
"Got it." Zhu Dejiang responded with a smile. He didn't expect to eat at the same table with Secretary Wu Haotian.
Liu Lihai didn't say anything and just nodded. He was still a little uncomfortable. Before this, Secretary Wu Haotian didn't plan to let them attend. However, this feeling soon passed. He was just a small deputy county magistrate. If it wasn't for Leng Hongyan, he wouldn't be qualified to eat at the same table with the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.
After Yao Haidong told these two people, he quickly went to pick up Leng Hongyan. Leng Hongyan had already finished singing, but she was surrounded by the soldiers. All of them wanted her autograph. She was like a popular singer, loved by the stars.
With the help of Leng Xiuhai, Yao Haidong squeezed to Leng Hongyan's side and said in her ear, "Secretary Wu is urging you."
"Okay. I got it. " After Leng Hongyan responded, he said to the soldiers, "I'm sorry, everyone. Those who didn't sign, you can sign it next time. I really have to go. I'm waiting in the city. " As he said that, he bowed again, causing the soldiers to cheer again, but they still refused to leave. Leng Xiuhai had to give an order and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my order. Everyone, disperse immediately." As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers quickly turned around and dispersed. The speed of their movements surprised Liu Lihai a lot. Only then did he realize that the army's organizational discipline was indeed strong.
After Leng Xiuhai sent Leng Hongyan and the others to the car, he waved goodbye to Leng Hongyan. Leng Hongyan also waved goodbye, but it could be seen that Leng Hongyan was very excited. He had not been on the stage for many years, and it had been many years since he had the feeling of being surrounded by the stars. Today, he had experienced it in the army and swept away all the unhappiness he had suffered during the day.
"Department Head, you sang really well." Yao Haidong started to flatter her.
"Yes, she sang so well," Zhu Dejiang added.
Liu Lihai did not speak again. It was probably because of the special relationship between him and Leng Hongyan that he could never flatter her in public.
"County Head Liu, how was my singing?" Leng Hongyan, who was sitting in the front seat, turned his head and looked at Liu Lihai with an excited face.
At this moment, Liu Lihai wanted to find a hole to hide in. If this woman did not show off her feelings, she would be a dead person.
Liu Lihai did not want to speak to express his disgust. However, Zhu Dejiang, who was sitting beside him, poked him, and he had no choice but to speak. He said, "'Imperial Concubine Drunken Sea' was sung with the most effort."
"Haha." As soon as Liu Lihai's words fell, Leng Hongyan suddenly burst into laughter, which made everyone in the car a little confused. However, after being stunned for a moment, Yao Haidong and Zhu Dejiang also laughed along. Of course, Liu Lihai did not laugh.
After laughing, Leng Hongyan did not target Liu Lihai anymore. Instead, she said, "I have not been so excited for many years. I found that I quite like the stage. Once I am on the stage, I feel like I have returned to my teenage days. It is still beautiful when I am a teenage girl."
"But Department Head looks young and beautiful like a teenage girl." Zhu Dejiang said. Zhu Dejiang was like this. Even if he was flattering someone, he would do it naturally. He did not think that there was anything wrong with it. Moreover, Leng Hongyan did look very young. Her curves were not much worse than a teenage girl's, and she had the elegance, nobility, and tranquility that a teenage girl could not compare to.
The car soon drove into the city. The place where Secretary Wu Haotian held the banquet was the hotel where Li Gaocheng, the governor, was entertained in the morning. This hotel was located on the lakeside. Not only was it beautiful, but it was also the designated place by the Municipal Party Committee to entertain guests. Therefore, for ordinary citizens, this place was infinitely mysterious.
When Liu Lihai was still a student, he used to come to this place with his classmates. They just walked around the lakeside and knew nothing about the decoration of the hotel. They just guessed one after another by the lakeside. Now, this Lakeside Tricolor Hotel had been renovated over and over again. Liu Lihai had only been in it twice. It was to interview the leaders from Beijing. He had only been in it twice as an accompanying reporter.
Now, Liu Lihai was qualified to enter the Lakeside Tricolor Hotel again because he followed Leng Hongyan. It was the first time for Zhu Dejiang to enter this hotel. Even though he was the Deputy Director of a branch office, he rarely had the opportunity to enter this kind of hotel. The main reason was that this hotel was only an official reception point, and it was almost not open to the public.
When Yao Haidong's car arrived at the entrance of the hotel, he was surprised to see that Secretary Wu Haotian, Director Hu Guoan, and Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wu Tao, were all standing at the entrance of the hotel to welcome them. Seeing this, Yao Haidong understood that Secretary Wu Haotian was asking for forgiveness. This trick was very lethal to Yao Haidong. As the dignified Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, it was very difficult for Wu Haotian to put down all his airs to welcome his former subordinates. Looking at his posture, it was obvious that he was ready to apologize.
As expected, as soon as they got off the car, Secretary Wu Haotian took the lead to come over. After seeing Leng Hongyan, he warmly greeted him and took the initiative to stretch out his hand. Leng Hongyan also generously stretched out his hand. The two shook hands. Wu Haotian said with a smile, "Lady Ji is getting more and more beautiful."
"Secretary, just call me Comrade Hongyan, or Leng Hongyan." Leng Hongyan also said with a smile. Only then did Yao Haidong breathe a sigh of relief. No matter how many thoughts the two of them had at this moment, at least they took care of each other's face. At least everyone was smiling, and this smile was a sign of mutual harmony.
"How can we do that? Your identity is different now. You are the General's wife. We have to look up to you. " Secretary Wu Haotian responded with a smile. Then he waved for Secretary Wu Tao of the Commission for Discipline Inspection to come over. Wu Tao and Leng Hongyan knew each other and had worked together before. But now that Leng Hongyan had become the General's wife, he had to listen to Secretary Wu Haotian. He put aside all his thoughts about Leng Hongyan and took the initiative to stretch out his hand and shake Leng Hongyan's hand. "We haven't seen each other for only half a year, but Lady Ji is really dazzling."
"You and Secretary Haotian are the pride of Jingjiang's Wu Group." Leng Hongyan said with a hidden meaning.
"Even if we are compared to Lady Ji? Lady Ji is the pride of Jingjiang. "Although Wu Tao said this with a smile, his tone was still sarcastic.
Yao Haidong was afraid that Leng Hongyan would be angry. He wanted to walk away from this greeting and go directly to the private room for dinner. But Leng Hongyan didn't care about them at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "I am basking in the glory of our Old Master Ji. Once I come back, I am really flattered by such high standards and glory."
At this point, Wu Tao didn't dare to continue. Leng Hongyan had already brought up Old Master Ji. If he continued, it would be too impolite. He quickly said, "The Director of the State Security is still waiting to shake hands with Lady Ji. Come here, State Security." After that, he turned around and slipped away.
Director Hu Guoan walked over. He was the most embarrassed at this moment because he had spoken to Leng Hongyan a few hours ago. A few hours ago, Leng Hongyan was just a female department head who had resigned. A few hours later, she became the Lady Ji that Hu Guoan had to look up to. He couldn't accept this change, but Secretary Wu Haotian forced him to accept it. He also had to apologize to Leng Hongyan personally, so he had to come.
When Hu Guoan approached Leng Hongyan, Yao Haidong was a little nervous. He was afraid that Leng Hongyan would turn around and give Hu Guoan a hard time. But Leng Hongyan didn't do that. Instead, he smiled and let Hu Guoan extend his hand. After they shook hands, Hu Guoan said, "Lady Ji, I am really sorry. I didn't recognize you and offended Lady Ji. The Secretary has criticized me, and I have been reflecting on my mistakes. Moreover, if I had known that Lady Ji was coming back to Jingjiang, I would have gone to welcome her personally. I wouldn't have let my subordinates cause trouble at Lady Ji's house. It's all my fault that I didn't know Lady Ji's identity. So, Lady Ji, ignorance is not a crime. Please be magnanimous and forgive me this once. "
Yao Haidong didn't expect Hu Guoan to apologize so quickly. He thought that he would at least apologize when everyone was drinking and joking around. He didn't expect Hu Guoan to apologize to Leng Hongyan in a serious manner. His attitude was very sincere. Of course, Yao Haidong didn't know what he was thinking. But in terms of face, Hu Guoan did it. It wasn't easy for Hu Guoan to do this. He was someone who didn't even give face to the Mayor. Other than Secretary Wu Haotian, he didn't care about anyone in Jingjiang.
Zhu Dejiang and Liu Lihai also witnessed Hu Guoan's apology. They were quite surprised. Especially Zhu Dejiang. He never dared to think that Hu Guoan would apologize to someone.
Of course, Liu Lihai knew very well that they weren't apologizing to Leng Hongyan. They were apologizing to Lady Ji. In a sense, Leng Hongyan was now a First Class Madam. Her identity and status weren't something they could compare to. They thought that the person they were apologizing to was Old Master Ji. Because of this, they could behave like this in front of Leng Hongyan.
This was Liu Lihai's current thought. Liu Lihai didn't know what these people were really thinking. But on this day, Liu Lihai believed that he would never forget it. This day had given him too many feelings, and the dramatic contrast between the low point and the high point was also too great, too great. After experiencing this day, Liu Lihai believed that he would definitely be able to handle more things and more people.
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