To put it in perspective, the Eastern State was like a special teacher with excellent teaching skills. There were only two children in the class who were not doing well in their studies. As long as he tutored those two children, the entire class would improve. On the other hand, Qingyang was just an ordinary teacher with average teaching skills. However, almost half of the children in the class were not doing well in their studies. He would have to spend more time and effort to tutor them, and the results might not be as good. Because of this, even though Wu Nan and Song Chaoyang were facing the same problem of poverty alleviation, Wu Nan was doing it much better than Song Chaoyang. For the same reason, Song Chaoyang had to launch a city-wide poverty alleviation campaign in Qingyang to have a better chance of achieving poverty alleviation. On the other hand, Wu Nan only had to focus on the two impoverished counties in the Eastern State.
Li Rui sighed as he thought about it. They were both officials, but they had different lives. Boss and Wu Nan were both officials, and Boss's position was half a rank higher than Wu Nan's. However, the circumstances and difficulties they faced were completely different. Boss had to give it his all in order to achieve something in the poor and backward Qingyang. On the other hand, Wu Nan only needed to pay a little attention to solve the problems easily and efficiently. It was simply infuriating. Boss was probably frustrated when he faced Wu Nan. Even though Wu Nan was only a mayor, he was the mayor of a city with a strong economy. Boss, on the other hand, was the secretary of a city with a poor economy. It was hard to tell who was more successful between the two.
Along the way, they enjoyed the scenery of the Eastern State. Before they knew it, they had arrived at the Eastern State Municipal Government Guesthouse.
Every government in the country had a guesthouse, but not all of them were called "XX City (County) Government Guesthouse." Some cities changed their official name to "guesthouse" for the sake of being fashionable, pleasing to the ear, or to show off their city's history, culture, and uniqueness, or for the sake of attracting business. For example, Qingyang City had named their guesthouse "Qingyang Hotel." It sounded grander than "Qingyang Municipal Government Guesthouse," but in reality, it was still an official guesthouse under the jurisdiction of the Qingyang Municipal Government. The people from the Eastern State did not seem to think much of it. The guest house was simply called the guest house.
As the car drove into the courtyard of the hostel, Li Rui turned his head to look at the eight-story grey building opposite the hostel. If he was not mistaken, that building should be where the Eastern State Municipal Government was located. Not only was it marked on the road sign, but there were also armed police standing guard at the entrance of the building. Thinking that Wu Nan was waiting for him inside that building, he suddenly felt a surge of excitement.
After getting out of the car, the driver led Li Rui to the restaurant of the guest house and ordered a sumptuous breakfast for him to enjoy. Then, he took his gifts and luggage out of the car and put them in the room that had been prepared for him. Then, he returned to his side and gave him the room card.
Li Rui thanked him and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you. You haven't eaten yet, right? Why don't you sit down and eat with me? " The driver smiled and said, "I'm not hungry yet. Director Li, you can eat your food. Don't worry about me. I'll go out and make a call." Then, he took out his phone and walked out.
Ten minutes later, when Li Rui had just finished eating, the driver came back and said to him, "Chief Li, I just talked to the mayor on the phone. She asked me to ask you if you're tired now. If you're tired, the training can be postponed. You can go back to your room and rest. " Li Rui smiled and said, "I'm not tired at all. The training can start as planned. Shall we go now?" The driver nodded and said, "Okay, let's get in the car then."
The two of them came out of the restaurant and returned to the parking lot. Then, they got into the car from before. The car slowly drove out of the courtyard of the hostel and towards the Eastern State Municipal Government across the road.
Looking at the armed police standing guard at the entrance of the Municipal Government, the solemn and quiet atmosphere in the courtyard, and the tall eight-story building, Li Rui felt that it was only now that he felt the high and mighty power of the mayor, Wu Nan. His heart skipped a beat. When they met later, would she still treat him as affectionately and gently as before and through the phone?
Before getting out of the car, Li Rui looked at the time on his watch. It was exactly a quarter past eight. It was still early, so there was still plenty of time in the morning. At least, he would not affect the start and progress of the training because of himself. Thinking of that, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Leaders of the Eastern State, I'm coming. I'll show you the glory of the Qingyang Army!"
When he stepped on the ground of the Eastern State Municipal Government, Li Rui's chest was filled with pride. He planned to use these two days of training to show the leaders of the Eastern State the ability and quality of the Qingyang Army. Of course, more importantly, he wanted to use this opportunity to tell the organizer of the training, Wu Nan, "You chose me, and I didn't let you down."
A few minutes later, Li Rui was standing in front of the office of the mayor, Wu Nan. Her office was not like Song Chaoyang's office, which was divided into an inner and outer room. The inner room was for her own use, and the outer room was for her secretary. Her office was a stand-alone office, and only she could use it. As for her secretary, she worked in a small room opposite her office. Similarly, she could provide her with all kinds of services easily.
Li Rui noticed that Wu Nan's secretary had changed. It was not the male secretary, Guan Bao. Instead, it was a female secretary in her thirties. Thinking of Guan Bao, he sighed inwardly. Sigh, he brought this upon himself.
The female secretary went into the office to report to Wu Nan. Soon, she came out and waved Li Rui in. "Director Li, the mayor invites you in."
Li Rui nodded and smiled at her. After thanking her, he walked into the office with his head held high and his chest puffed out. He closed the door behind him.
The female secretary glanced at his back with a curious look on her face. However, she didn't stay for long and quickly returned to her office.
As soon as Li Rui entered the office, he saw Wu Nan get up from behind his desk and come out to greet him. When he saw this, his heart warmed. He could not help but look at her with tenderness. He greeted her, "Mayor Wu, I'm here." As he spoke, he walked up to her and reached out to shake her hand. However, his left hand was carrying a briefcase, so it seemed a little cumbersome.
Wu Nan walked up to him with a smile on her face. She reached out her hand and shook his hand. Her elegant and beautiful red phoenix eyes stared at him without blinking. She sized him up. Her eyes finally stopped at the bruise on his left forehead. After looking at it for a while, she opened her mouth and said, "Xiao Rui, you've worked hard!" Although she did not say much, her words were full of affection.
Li Rui said, "It's not hard. I've been resting on the way here. It's the driver who has worked hard. Haha." As he spoke, he squeezed her small hand. He felt that her hand was warm and smooth. It was soft as if there were no bones in it. It felt so good to the touch. He really wanted to hold it for a while longer. However, how could he do that? He consciously let go of her hand.
Wu Nan retracted her hand and put it together with her other hand, forming a heart shape. She let it hang naturally in front of her body and said with a smile, "This time, you came all the way here to help me. I owe you a big favor." As she spoke, she saw that there was no one behind him. She frowned and said angrily, "This Fang Mei, why didn't she come in to get some water? I …"
Li Rui hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Mayor Wu, you don't have to be so polite. I'm not thirsty. Besides, I brought a glass of water. It's almost time for work. Let's talk about the training."
Wu Nan smiled at him and said, "The training isn't urgent. Take a seat first." As she spoke, she walked to the door and opened it. She shouted, "Fang Mei!" After she spoke, she did not care if the other party heard her. She turned around and walked back in. When she saw that Li Rui was still standing there, she said in surprise, "Why didn't you sit when I asked you to? Do you want me to invite you? Haha. "
As soon as she finished speaking, the female secretary rushed in. She shouted as soon as she entered the room, "Mayor, you called for me?"
She was stunned when she shouted this because she saw that her boss, Wu Nan, had a smile on her face! Seeing this scene, she felt as if she had discovered a wonder of the world and was immediately stunned. This was because in her impression, ever since she became the mayor's secretary, she had never seen her smile. Every day, her face was either solemn or cold and tired. Not to mention smiling, she had never even seen a trace of a smile on her face. But today, right now, she suddenly smiled, and smiled so happily. This was simply too rare!
Just like how rare things could not last forever, the smile on Wu Nan's face quickly disappeared. When she turned to look at Fang Mei, her beautiful face had already frozen. She said patiently, "Don't you know how to pour water for my guest?"
Fang Mei could tell that she was emphasizing the importance of Li Rui's identity, and at the same time, expressing her dissatisfaction with her. She was shocked, but she obediently agreed and hurriedly went to make tea.
Wu Nan looked away from her tiredly and turned to Li Rui. She raised her beautiful eyebrows and said, "Sit."
Li Rui smiled bitterly. He had no choice but to go around the coffee table and sit on the sofa.
Fang Mei quickly poured a cup of hot tea and carefully placed it on the coffee table in front of him. She said, "Please have some tea." Then she said to Wu Nan, "Mayor, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Wu Nan waved her hand impatiently. After she left and closed the door, a faint smile appeared on her face again. She walked to the sofa and sat down. She looked at Li Rui with a smile and sighed, "Why is it that my secretary is either cunning or stupid? Why is it that not a single one of them is useful, but other people's secretaries are so good?" Li Rui was drinking tea. When he heard this, he almost choked. He coughed and said with a smile, "Other people's secretaries are so good? Whose secretary? Which secretary is so good? "
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