The next morning, Lu Tao's family, Zhou Yihong, and Chen Pei visited the Egret Lake scenic spot in the western suburbs of Songshan City in high spirits and returned to the city around eleven o 'clock. Zhou Yihong had another task at noon, so he asked his secretary, Feng Antu, to bring Lu Tao's mother, sister, and brother-in-law to a specialty restaurant near Songshan Hotel. Lu Tao and Chen Pei went to Songshan Restaurant to attend the gathering of the local tax bureau.
When Lu Tao and Chen Pei rushed to "Songjing Xuan Restaurant," Wang Zhichang just happened to get out of the car. When he saw Lu Tao, he happily came over and patted him on the shoulder. He said with a face full of smiles, "Little Lu, you just arrived too? Chief Yuan and the rest shouldn't be here yet, should we wait at the door? "
Lu Tao smiled, "It's only 11: 40 right now, Chief Yuan and the rest shouldn't be here yet. We can wait here."
He then pointed at Chen Pei who was standing beside him and introduced, "Chief Wang, this is my university classmate, Chen Pei. She works at the provincial finance department and is old acquaintances with Chief Yuan."
Wang Zhichang hurriedly shook hands with Chen Pei and said enthusiastically, "Hello Little Chen. We're from the same department of finance and tax, so we can be considered half of the same profession. You're a leader of the provincial department, so you're welcome to come to our county to guide us. "
Chen Pei also said a few words of courtesy before standing to the side and letting Lu Tao continue chatting with him.
At around 11: 50, three cars drove up to the restaurant and stopped in front of it. Yuan Cheng got out of the first car. When he saw Chen Pei waiting at the door, his eyes lit up. He immediately rushed over and held out his hand from a distance. He smiled and said in a self-reproachful tone, "Section Chief Chen, sorry, sorry, I'm a little late and made you wait. Sorry, sorry, sorry!"
Chen Pei smiled and said, "Chief Yuan, we also just got here, so it's not a long wait. You don't have to be so polite!"
At this time, the few deputy directors and department heads of the Municipal Local Taxation Bureau who followed Yuan Cheng out of the car saw the new leader rush to Chen Pei as soon as he got out of the car. They couldn't help but wonder, What is the background of this plain-looking girl? Why is Chief Yuan more respectful than his superiors when he sees her? "
As if to dispel the doubts in these people's hearts, Yuan Cheng waited for everyone to come closer before pointing at Chen Pei and introducing with a smile, "Everyone, this is Team Leader Chen of the Provincial Finance Department's Budget Department's County and Township Group. She is my special guest today. Team Leader Chen's father was Chen Dengfeng, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Group Leader Chen was supposed to return to the provincial capital in the morning, but she gave me face and stayed to attend our lunch. It was my honor and Songshan's local tax bureau's honor. Come, let's welcome Team Leader Chen with a warm round of applause! "
As soon as he said this, the surrounding leaders of the Local Taxation Bureau, including Wang Zhichang, all exclaimed in surprise. Their faces were filled with awe, and they immediately followed Yuan Cheng and clapped their hands.
When Yuan Cheng used a boastful tone to introduce Chen Pei's identity, Lu Tao was a bit confused at first. He felt that Yuan Cheng shouldn't have brought up Chen Pei's identity as "the daughter of the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee" in front of so many people. But after thinking about it carefully, he understood: this was one of Yuan Cheng's tactics. To put it bluntly, he wanted to use Chen Pei's identity as a banner. Since he was new here, he didn't have any foundation or prestige in Songshan City's Local Taxation Bureau, so he brought up Chen Pei's identity. His goal was to tell the group of deputy directors and middle level officials in Songshan City's Local Taxation Bureau that he had a backer in the province. Even the daughter of the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee had to give him face and eat with him. This way, the subordinates who came to the party today would have a sense of respect for him.
Moreover, from today onwards, the colleagues who attended the gathering would spread the news that the new Director Yuan had a good relationship with the Provincial Party Committee's Deputy Secretary Chen, and that he had a powerful background. This would help him establish his authority within the Songshan City's local tax authority system, and it would be very beneficial for him …
After thinking this through, Lu Tao's lips curled into a smile. He couldn't help but turn to look at Chen Pei, but saw that she was also looking at him with a meaningful gaze. She also had a faint smile on her face, but her face was as calm as ever, as if she didn't notice Yuan Cheng's intention of using her to raise his reputation. She even gracefully clapped with everyone else …
When the applause stopped, Yuan Cheng introduced his colleagues from the local tax bureau to Chen Pei one by one. Lu Tao also introduced Wang Zhichang to him.
After shaking hands with Wang Zhichang, Yuan Cheng pointed at Lu Tao and introduced him to the deputy chief of the local tax bureau with a smile, "This is Little Lu from the Taolin County Bureau. His name is Lu Tao. Does anyone know him?"
Lu Tao was one of the lowest level officials. He almost never went to the Songshan city bureau for work, so none of the leaders present today knew him. However, a few of the deputy chiefs had participated in the party committee meeting regarding the revocation of Lu Tao's punishment. They had heard of Lu Tao's name long ago and knew that his punishment had just been revoked a few days ago. They didn't think that he would come to this Songshan city's local tax bureau meeting so openly, and that the new Chief Yuan would introduce him last. They couldn't help but be surprised and puzzled. A few of the deputy chiefs even had expressions of disapproval on their faces …
Yuan Cheng had already predicted that the deputy chiefs would have this kind of reaction after hearing Lu Tao's name. He smiled slightly and added, "This is Comrade Little Lu. He is Group Leader Chen's university classmate. However, from what I know, Group Leader Chen and Little Lu's classmate relationship has already turned into a relationship. Who knows, maybe in a few months, we'll have their wedding banquet to drink. Group Leader Chen, Little Lu, it's not too presumptuous of me to introduce you like this, right? Hahaha! "
It turned out that when they were in the provincial capital, Yuan Cheng could already tell that Chen Pei liked Lu Tao a lot. As long as someone mentioned her relationship with Lu Tao, her face would glow with joy. So at this moment, he purposely announced their relationship in a loud voice. His goal was still to win Chen Pei's favor …
Lu Tao knew that Yuan Cheng didn't know that he had already broken up with Chen Pei. When he heard Yuan Cheng bluntly introduce him and Chen Pei as a couple, he felt a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to say something, Chen Pei, who was standing right next to him, suddenly pulled on his right hand and leaned her body slightly on his shoulder. She said generously, "Chief Yuan, leaders, when I hold my wedding banquet with Lu Tao, I'll definitely invite everyone to my wedding banquet. When the time comes, all of you must come!"
As she spoke, she used her fingernails to scratch Lu Tao's palm a few times. Lu Tao immediately understood. She was learning from Yuan Cheng's strategy. She was using a tiger's skin as a flag to tell these leaders of the local tax bureau that Lu Tao would be the future son-in-law of the provincial party committee's deputy secretary. None of them could underestimate him!
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