After getting his boss's approval, Li Rui went to his boss and uncle, Du Minsheng's office to greet him in case he came looking for him in the afternoon.
When Du Minsheng heard that Li Rui had been invited by Jia Yulong to introduce Qingyang City's poverty alleviation work to the mayor of the Eastern State, he was happy for him. He thought for a while and said, "You've been accompanying the Song Shuji all day and interacting with other city leaders, so you should have developed your aura. I believe you won't have any stage fright in front of Mayor Wu Nan. You're also calm and wise, so you should be able to give Mayor Wu a perfect introduction and answer. But I still have to remind you that you have to guard against arrogance and rashness, and keep your mouth shut. Don't say a word that you should say, and don't say a word that you shouldn't say. Even if your answer is praised by the leader, don't be complacent and say meaningless nonsense. You have to consciously cultivate your style from now on. You can only go further and higher if you're steady and cautious. "
Li Rui nodded as he listened. He thought to himself, Secretary General is the best. Other than him, who else would take the trouble to teach me this kind of principle? He said seriously, "Secretary General, don't worry. I'll remember it."
Just like that, he didn't take a break. He grabbed his bag and rushed to the Municipal Government.
At the Municipal Government, the Eastern State's delegation, led by Mayor Wu Nan, was ready. They were already in the car and could leave at any time. However, the host, Jia Yulong, was still waiting for someone. He wasn't just waiting for Li Rui, but also for Deputy Mayor Robin, who was in charge of poverty alleviation.
Seeing Li Rui arrive, Jia Yulong complained in front of him, the Municipal Government's Deputy Secretary General, and the director of the Municipal Poverty Alleviation Office, Wang Yaocai. "This Old Robin is always dawdling. Xiao Li from the Municipal Party Committee is already here, but he's still upstairs. Two cars of people are waiting for him. He's really shameless …"
When these people heard his words, they couldn't say anything. They either smiled awkwardly or turned their heads away, intentionally avoiding this awkward scene.
This time, the Eastern State delegation came to Qingyang City in only one car, the Toyota Coaster. All the leaders, be it the high and mighty Mayor Wu Nan or the ordinary staff, were in the same car. Qingyang and Jia Yulong also followed suit and specially ordered a small team to drive the same Toyota Coaster. All the leaders of Qingyang sat in this car instead of their official cars. This would make him appear low-key and pragmatic.
After Li Rui got into the car, he lowered his head and bent over to sit in the last row. However, when he reached the middle, he was stopped by Jia Yulong.
Jia Yulong said in an unquestionable tone, "Xiao Rui, sit next to me."
Li Rui was flattered. When he saw that the seat next to him was empty, he looked around but couldn't find his secretary. He didn't know where his secretary was sitting, but since it was the leader's order, he had to sit down. If he were to be polite with him, he would appear petty. He didn't say much and sat down.
After waiting for him to sit down, Jia Yulong leaned over and said in a low voice, "Go back and tell the secretary that Xinying and I will be getting married soon. If he has time, I'll invite him to the wedding banquet."
Li Rui's heart skipped a beat. He knew that the "Xinying" Jia Yulong was talking about was Chen Xinying, the pitiful woman whom he had abandoned but was saved by his boss, Song Chaoyang. But he didn't expect that Jia Yulong would fulfill his promise to her before — marrying her as his wife. She could be considered a mistress for many years, and she finally became his official wife. It really wasn't easy. But then again, he, Jia Yulong, was a dignified executive deputy mayor. After divorcing and marrying his mistress, it wasn't a glorious thing no matter what. Since that was the case, why did he still invite his boss to the wedding? On second thought, oh, right. He didn't want to invite his boss to the wedding banquet. He just wanted to be polite. In other words, it was more like he was sending a signal to his boss. "Today, I, Jia Yulong, will give you an explanation for the trouble that Chen Xinying caused in the Municipal Party Committee that day. I've married Chen Xinying. From now on, she is my wife. In this way, the immoral and unethical things that I did when I kept her as my mistress will disappear. You can rest assured. "
"He must be thinking this way. Otherwise, if he really wanted to invite my boss to the wedding banquet, why didn't he tell him the wedding date? Why didn't he send him a formal invitation? Why did he just tell his secretary in private? "
After Li Rui understood Jia Yulong's true intention, he was very proud. He secretly praised himself for being smart, but his face was very respectful. He said, "Okay, don't worry. I will definitely tell the secretary about this."
Jia Yulong nodded and shrank back.
This was the first and last sentence he said to Li Rui in the car. From this moment on, he didn't pay attention to Li Rui anymore.
Li Rui was happy to be at ease. He waited for Deputy Mayor Robin to get in the car. After the car started, he took out the poverty alleviation notes from his briefcase and reviewed the content related to poverty alleviation. He also wrote down the questions that Wu Nan might ask later and sorted out the framework and items of the answers in his mind.
The car drove out of the city and headed north. Li Rui looked at the direction the car was going. He wondered which poor village Jia Yulong would take Wu Nan and the others to. Jia Yulong didn't say, and he didn't ask. Now he was confused. However, this wasn't a problem for him. No matter which poor village they went to, he could make his words sound real in front of Wu Nan and the others. At this time, he recalled the past when he went to the countryside to help the poor. Suddenly, a beautiful and arrogant woman appeared in his mind. Thinking about his relationship with her now, he couldn't help but smile. If he could go to the countryside with her for a while, he would be happy.
"Ah, Shuyao, Shuyao, how good would it be if you could come with me on this mission today?"
Just when he was lamenting that the beautiful Deputy Director Ling Shuyao wasn't by his side, his phone rang. He took it out and was surprised. It was a call from his lover, Zheng Zijuan. She didn't contact him easily. Once she did, there must be something, and most of it was related to him. For example, Gao Dongdong sent people to spread his pornographic photos on the Internet. Did something happen to him again? He picked up the phone anxiously. In front of Jia Yulong, he didn't formally call Zheng Zijuan "Minister Zheng". He didn't want Jia Yulong to know that he had a close relationship with Zheng Zijuan. He only said, "Hello, I'm outside …"
Zheng Zijuan's surprised voice came from the other end. "Guess who I saw just now?" Li Rui was stunned. He wondered how he could guess. The Municipal Party Committee was so big and there were so many people. Who would know who you saw? He asked carefully, "Who was it?" Zheng Zijuan said, "Your wife, Lu Qingman." Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief and laughed. "So what if I saw her? She works in the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. She also works in the Municipal Party Committee building. What's so new about that?" Zheng Zijuan said, "No, I met her in the Municipal Party Committee building for the first time. After chatting with her, I found out that she came to Qingyang City to temporarily work there. Moreover, she is already married to you. If she didn't take the initiative to mention this, I would have thought that she was still your girlfriend. "
Li Rui smiled awkwardly. He recalled that when he was hospitalized after being attacked by Gao Dongdong's hired thugs, Qingman came to stay with him in bed and he kissed her in the ward. However, Qingman must have been very embarrassed when she saw her just now. He said, "Yes, I didn't have time to tell you about this." Zheng Zijuan said sourly, "Now that you have a wife, how can you still care about your sister?" When Li Rui heard that, he couldn't catch his breath and coughed continuously. He thought to himself that this sister must be very lonely. How dare she say this to him in the middle of the day? Wasn't she afraid that others would hear it? He said awkwardly, "Of course not …" Zheng Zijuan also had some misgivings and didn't say too much to him. She said, "I don't have anything else to say. I'm just thinking that … I'm your sister after all. It's fine if I didn't know about your marriage, but since I know about it, it's not right for me not to express my gratitude. When you're not busy later, come find me at the publicity department. I've prepared a sum of money for you. Although it's a little late to give it to you now, it's better to be late than never, haha. "
When Li Rui heard that, his heart warmed and he was very touched. He wanted to reject it, but he knew that she wouldn't agree anyway. He wanted to be polite with her, but he felt that he couldn't express his gratitude to her over the phone. He didn't want to waste time and said, "Alright, I'll look for you later. That's all for now."
After he hung up the phone, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He thought to himself, What the hell is this? Not only did this sister of mine not avoid my marriage, she even wanted to give me money. Does she really think of me as a sister in the truest sense of the word? But how can my relationship with her be as simple as that of a brother and sister? I really don't know what she's thinking.
They didn't speak for the rest of the journey.
After about two hours, the two Coasters from Qingyang and Dongzhou finally arrived at their destination. To Li Rui's surprise, their destination turned out to be the trial county of the city's poverty alleviation campaign. At the same time, it was also the suburban county that he was most familiar with, Shuanghe County. The final stop was the Jiupo Town Party Committee and Government Compound that he couldn't be more familiar with.
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