Dong Jieyu was noncommittal. She looked at the lit bedroom window and asked, "Where's your wife?" Li Rui said awkwardly, "At home." Dong Jieyu asked again, "Are you happy?" Li Rui said, "I'm very happy when I'm dating. Once I get married and live with my family, I feel less happy. Maybe this is the normal process of love turning into family love." Dong Jieyu said, "Luckily I didn't marry you. It's still the same as it is now." Li Rui asked, "Are you happy with me?" Dong Jieyu said bluntly, "No. Other fishermen only fish for three days and dry their nets for two days. You fish for a day and dry your nets for a month. "Li Rui heard her analogy and almost laughed out loud. Dong Jieyu said lazily, "Okay, you go throw the trash. I'm going back."
Li Rui came back after throwing the trash. At the intersection of the west gate of the community, he accidentally bumped into Uncle Sui's second daughter, Sui Yue. Sui Yue must have just come back from walking with her mother. She was still hugging her mother's arm. The mother and daughter were both wearing sportswear. Even though they had already returned to the community, their footsteps were still fast. It was worth mentioning that Sui Yue's wavy hair was tied into a ponytail. Because of this, she looked very youthful. With a strong ponytail, a tall and slim figure, and a pair of red rimmed glasses on her face, she didn't look like a middle school teacher at all. Instead, she looked like a young and beautiful female university student.
"Sis, Auntie." Li Rui greeted respectfully. Even though he had never met Uncle Sui's wife, calling her "Auntie" wasn't wrong.
Sui Yue also recognized him and replied, "Ah, Xiao Rui. Have you eaten?"
She said the usual greetings that people used when greeting each other. It didn't show any affection or alienation. It could be said that she was very calm.
Li Rui said, "I've eaten …" But in his heart, he was thinking about how to tell her about the Top Ten Outstanding Youths.
Previously, when the two of them first met, Sui Yue's father, Uncle Sui, had asked Li Rui to help her enter the ranks of the top ten outstanding youths. Li Rui agreed and tried to help. However, before he could talk to his sister, Zheng Zijuan, head of the Municipal Party Committee's Publicity Department, about this matter, Ji Xiaojia stopped him.
Ji Xiaojia made it clear that on the surface, the Top Ten Outstanding Youth Activities had all sorts of voting methods, such as online voting, mobile phone SMS voting, and even a judging committee. It seemed to be very formal and solemn, but in fact, it was shrouded in layers of darkness. Basically, all of the prospective top ten outstanding youths were predetermined. Behind every outstanding youth, there was a fog that could never be seen through. If they wanted to push Sui Yue, who wasn't originally on the list of candidates, they would have to push someone out. This could cause an imbalance in the interests of all parties and bring trouble to Zheng Zijuan, the head of the Publicity Department.
Since she had already said so, Li Rui couldn't insist anymore. Later on, he didn't look for Zheng Zijuan about this matter. In the blink of an eye, two months had passed. The Top Ten Outstanding Youth Awards Ceremony had already ended in a hurry during the two sessions. He now had the title of "Top Ten Outstanding Youth" on his head. Even the certificate and trophy had already been placed at home. However, as a person, he couldn't only care about himself. He also had to consider the feelings of his friends. He had long thought that since he didn't handle this matter well for the Sui father and daughter, he should at least let them know. Moreover, if the east wasn't bright, the west would be bright. Since he couldn't help Sui Yue this time, he would find another opportunity to help her next time. It was a pity that he was usually too busy with work. He left early and returned late. Basically, he didn't have the chance to meet the Sui father and daughter. Now that he finally bumped into one tonight, of course, he had to explain things to her clearly.
Mother Sui said, "Ah? Xiao Rui? This is the Xiao Rui that your father always talks about, the one who works at the Municipal Party Committee? Tsk tsk, he's really not bad. He's tall and handsome, hehe. "Sui Yue smiled and said," Yes, that's him. He's really amazing. He's already the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee at such a young age. " Mother Sui smiled and said, "Xiao Rui, we all live in the same neighborhood. Don't be so polite. In the future, if you're free, come over and play." Li Rui knew that she was just being polite and couldn't be taken seriously. He said, "Okay, hehe." After that, he looked at Sui Yue and said, "Sister, I have something to tell you. Is it convenient for you? "Sui Yue said," It's convenient. What's not convenient about it, hehe. "
Mother Sui saw that the two of them wanted to talk about something, so she said, "Then I'll go back first. Xiao Rui, if you're free, come over and play." After that, she went back downstairs.
After Mother Sui left, Li Rui and Sui Yue went to the lawn and explained to her about the Top Ten Outstanding Youths.
Sui Yue didn't really care about this award. She had a casual attitude when she participated in this selection. She felt that it would be good if she could be selected, but if she couldn't, it wouldn't affect her at all. She also didn't expect to use this award to climb up the ranks. She also didn't want to climb up the ranks and become a leader in the school. It was just like the old saying, "One can't be strong without desires." Previously, when her father asked Li Rui to help with this matter, she was a little unwilling. She felt that she would owe him a favor for nothing. However, no matter how she persuaded, her father wouldn't listen and insisted that Li Rui help. She had no choice but to agree. As the semester was coming to an end, there were exams, grading papers, and holidays … The school became busier and busier, so she slowly forgot about this matter. It wasn't until Li Rui mentioned it that she suddenly remembered that there was such a matter.
She said embarrassedly, "You're still thinking about this matter? I'm really sorry to have caused you trouble. Actually, I didn't think much about this event. It's just that my father is such a utilitarian person and insisted on … Sigh, I'm really sorry to have made you think about it. " Li Rui saw that she was reasonable and didn't blame him for not doing anything. He nodded secretly and said, "Don't be so polite. We live in the same neighborhood, so you're not an outsider … Speaking of which, I'm still not capable enough. Uh … Let me take a look at this year's competition. If there aren't any big problems, I'll definitely push you up. " Sui Yue hurriedly said, "Aiya, don't. Xiao Rui, this is already embarrassing enough. If I let you think about it any longer, haha, I'll be letting you down."
The two of them were polite to each other. After they finished talking about this matter, they casually chatted for a while. The content was nothing more than their respective jobs, lives, and families.
Li Rui found out that Sui Yue's husband was a construction contractor. He had a certain amount of connections in the city and had taken on many projects. As a contractor, he didn't do much work usually and went around treating people to meals and leisure. The Mercedes-Benz that Sui Yue drove last time was also his. From this, one could guess that he was very good at earning money. It was no wonder that Sui Yue didn't care about the reputation of being one of the Top Ten Outstanding Youths. The two of them had a five-year-old daughter who was currently in preschool. Sui Yue was going back to her parents' house tonight and was going to stay there for a few days.
After all, Li Rui and Sui Yue weren't very familiar with each other. From the day they met, they had only met twice. Hence, they didn't have much to talk about. After chatting for a while, they parted ways and went home to rest.
Time flew by. Soon, it was Friday night. The First Secretary's annual meeting was set for that night. Before they got off work, Li Rui specially rushed to the First Secretary's office to discuss with everyone about the annual meeting that night.
Some people were puzzled. How were they going to hold the annual meeting? How were they supposed to hold it? Was there a need to discuss? In fact, it wasn't the case. The First Secretary's office was not a department that could let everyone go at any time. Even if it was only held once a year, they couldn't just take a break. Someone had to be on duty. Otherwise, if the higher-ups in the province suddenly sent an emergency telegram or made an emergency call and no one in the office answered, it would delay the big event.
Furthermore, the First Secretary's office was special. Li Rui had to accompany the Municipal Party Committee's Secretary, Song Chaoyang. Unless there was something extremely urgent, it wouldn't be good to take a break. For this year's annual meeting, he didn't intend to take a break. Instead, he wanted to rush over after work around 9 pm. In short, it was fine as long as he didn't delay the most important part of the annual meeting.
After discussing for a while, they decided to split into two groups and rush to the venue of the annual meeting at Shengjing Hotel. The first group would be led by Deputy Director Sun Dazhong. He would lead Zhang Hui and the others to rush over first. The second group would be led by the First Deputy Director Yuan Xiaodi. She would be on duty while waiting for Director Li Rui to get off work. Then, the two of them would rush over together. Before leaving the First Secretary's office, Yuan Xiaodi had to borrow someone from the Second Secretary's office to take over the night shift.
There was only one reason for this meticulous arrangement, and that was to not delay things! As the saying goes, "There is no small matter around the leader". It was reflected in such details.
After the small meeting, Sun Dazhong, Zhang Hui, and the others drove to Qingyang Hotel. Yuan Xiaodi and Li Rui were busy with their own things. They didn't dare to wander around before their boss, Song Chaoyang, got off work.
That night, Song Chaoyang gave Li Rui face and got off work before 9 pm. Li Rui quickly called Yuan Xiaodi and told her that they could go now. After Yuan Xiaodi arranged for the seconded person to be on duty, she drove to Qingyang Hotel first and waited for Li Rui at the entrance.
After Li Rui sent Song Chaoyang back to his room, he rushed out of the VIP building like a bird released from its cage. After meeting up with Yuan Xiaodi, the two of them drove to Qingyang Hotel.
In less than 15 minutes, the two of them arrived at the medium-sized banquet hall where the annual meeting was held. The banquet hall wasn't small. It was about the size of a basketball court. There were only seven people in such a large space. No matter how lively and gorgeous the venue was, it couldn't hide the cold and lonely atmosphere.
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