Li Rui noticed that Xu Da was dressed like a government employee. If someone who did not know him saw him, they would think that he was a government employee who accompanied the Deputy Governor here.
Li Ruixin's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Xu Da thought that it was too boring to travel abroad, so he asked his father to help him find a new job in the government office? That way, he could have a stable job. Well, it wasn't that it wasn't possible, but it was still a little abrupt.
At the same time that he saw Xu Da, Xu Da also saw him. He quickly gave him a look and turned his head away, not looking at him. He quickly followed his companions out of the building.
Li Rui was stunned. Although he had seen the look that Xu Da gave him, he didn't know what he meant. However, from his actions, he could guess that he didn't seem to want to talk to him. Thinking about it, it made sense. He was with the members of the inspection team, so how could he leave the team and come out to talk to him? Forget it. I'll find some time to call him in the afternoon and ask him about it.
Back in his office, Li Rui first made a cup of tea. After sitting at his desk, he hurriedly went through the documents that had been piled up on his desk for the past two days. He categorized what needed to be categorized, labeled what needed to be labeled, and put away what needed to be put away. After he was done with his work, he went out of his room and went to the Secretary-General's office. He wanted to find out about the situation and official business from him for the past two days. At the same time, he also wanted to tell his boss that he was back.
Du Minsheng was not in the office, and his secretary, Feng Jun, was not there either.
Li Rui went back to his room. Now that he had some free time, he remembered Wu Nan's instructions before he left Dongzhou. He took out his phone and called her. It was only when he made the call that he realized that his actions would interfere with Wu Nan's work. Unfortunately, the call had already been made, so there was no point in hanging up. At the same time, he felt a little proud of himself. There were probably less than ten people in Qingyang and Dongzhou who could call Nan Wu at any time like him, right?
The call was quickly connected, and Wu Nan's warm and enthusiastic voice came from the other end, "Hello, Xiao Rui, have you returned to Qingyang?" Li Rui said, "I just arrived. I'm just calling to let you know that I'm safe. I'm not disturbing your work, am I?" Wu Nan said, "No, I'm in my office now, hehe. You must be exhausted from the training two days ago. Go back and have a good rest. "Li Rui said," Okay, you should also pay attention to rest. Don't work too hard. Also, if you need any help, just let me know. Even if I can't make it in time, I can at least give you some ideas. "
He was referring to the pressure that Wu Nan had faced from the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and the deputy mayor, Zhou Yulin, when he was in power in Dongzhou, and that pressure would not disappear in a short period of time. He was not in Dongzhou, so he could not help Wu Nan fight against those two groups, but he could provide some advice and help alleviate the pressure.
Wu Nan understood what he meant, and said, "Xiao Rui, you're still the best to me. You're always thinking of me." Li Ruixin said, "You're not bad to me either." He whispered, "It's work time, so I won't disturb your work. Let's talk some other time." Wu Nan asked, "If I want to talk to you, when is the most convenient time to call you? Erm, it's not an emergency. " Li Rui thought for a while and said, "Around nine in the evening. I'll be on my way home during this time, so it'll be more convenient." Wu Nan said, "Okay, I'll remember it. Let's talk again later. Bye."
After hanging up, Li Rui called Ding Yijing to let her know that he was safe. Ding Yijing was busy and did not have time to talk nonsense with him, so she hung up after a few words.
Before putting down the phone, Li Rui deleted all the call and text records as usual. He did not want Lu Qingman to find "evidence" when he got home, even though Lu Qingman did not have the habit of checking his phone.
Time passed, and soon it was noon. Secretary General Du Minsheng came once before. Li Rui learned from him that the Japanese company inspection team led by Vice Governor Wen Hanqing had finished their inspection of Qingyang. Boss Song Chaoyang and Acting Mayor Yu Heping would hold a farewell lunch for them at noon. After the lunch, they would take a short break and return to the provincial capital in the afternoon. Before the lunch ended, Song Chaoyang would not return to the Municipal Party Committee.
When Li Rui heard the news, he thought to himself that since the boss was going to attend the lunch and he did not need to accompany him, he might as well go home and have lunch with Qingman. He could also bring his suitcase back and go back to work with Qingman in the afternoon.
He had a good plan, but before he could leave, he received a call from Secretary General Du Minsheng. Du Minsheng asked him to go to the Qingyang Hotel immediately and have lunch with the staff of the Provincial Government Office who came with Vice Governor Wen Hanqing.
Du Minsheng's intention was not bad. He wanted him to take the opportunity to get acquainted with the cadres of the Provincial Government and expand his network. Although this kind of network seemed too small for Li Rui, who was the son-in-law of the Provincial Government, who knew if these connections would play a big role one day?
Li Rui was reluctant to go, mainly because he was tired of this kind of social occasions. However, he had to listen to his boss and uncle. He had no choice but to get up and go to the Qingyang Hotel.
A quarter of an hour later, he was sitting in a private room in the VIP lounge of the Qingyang Hotel restaurant. There were two or three local cadres at the table. One of them was his old acquaintance, Yu Heping's secretary Ji Gang. The rest were all staff from the Provincial Government Office. What surprised him was that Wen Hanqing's driver, the short-haired and tall beauty he met downstairs of the Municipal Party Committee, was also sitting there.
In fact, the drivers who came from the province this time were invited to a separate meeting. Although there were also staff from Qingyang, it could not hide the fact that these drivers were at the bottom of this banquet. However, the female driver of the Deputy Governor was arranged to sit at the second-to-last table. She was able to sit with Li Rui and Ji Gang, who were all officials of high status, and eat together. What other reason could it be other than Wen Hanqing's love for her?
"It seems that Governor Wen truly loves her. Not only does he take her everywhere, but he also protects and takes care of her on various occasions. More importantly, Governor Wen is taking a huge political and family risk by doing this for her. If this is not true love, then there is no true love in this world!"
Li Rui secretly praised Wen Hanqing in his heart. At the same time, he also admired Wen Hanqing. He felt that Wen Hanqing was a real man, and he was the typical type who loved beauty more than the country. It was really a miracle that such a rare person could survive in the officialdom.
At this time, the banquet had not started yet. The people at the table introduced themselves to each other, shook hands, and said hello to each other. Only the short-haired beauty ignored everyone. She lowered her head and played with her phone. She put on a look that said, "I don't want to know you, and you don't want to know me." Fortunately, everyone knew her identity and special features, so no one argued with her.
Li Rui was friendly and humble. He took the initiative to stand up and pour water for the guests from the province. Of course, there were waiters in the private room. However, in this kind of situation, everyone was willing to do this kind of thing personally. They would not ask the waiters to do it. Otherwise, how could they show their sincerity?
He walked half a circle around the table and poured half a cup of fragrant hot tea for everyone who passed by. Soon, he went to the short-haired beauty.
The beauty noticed that he was going to pour water for her. She quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Thank you, but don't bother. I don't drink tea."
Previously, when she lowered her head and played with her phone and ignored everyone, everyone thought that she was outstanding and did not put others in her eyes. Only Li Rui had interacted with her before and knew that she was actually very polite. Now that he saw her reaction and words, he was even more sure of this point. He smiled and said, "Oh? Is that so? Then I'll pour you a cup of water? "
The beauty smiled and said, "Don't bother. I'm not thirsty."
Li Rui smiled at her and asked her to sit down. He continued to pour tea for others. After pouring all the tea, he went to the waitress at the door and asked her to prepare a pot of water. The waitress quickly came back with a pot of water. Li Rui took it and went back to the short-haired beauty and poured a cup of water for her.
The beauty was very grateful. She stood up and thanked him. She asked, "You are the secretary of the First Department of the General Office of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee. Your name is Li Rui, right?" Li Rui was very surprised. He asked curiously, "How do you know? Do you know me? " The beauty pursed her lips and smiled. She shook her head and said, "I don't know you. I just heard you say it when you introduced yourself."
Li Ruixin was shocked. He thought that the beauty was only focused on playing with her phone. Who knew that she quietly knew everything that happened during the banquet. Tsk, tsk. You really can't judge a book by its cover. You can't assume that someone is a flower vase just because they look like a flower vase. But then again, if she was just a flower vase, how could she have been doted on by Wen Hanqing for such a long time? He must have other skills as well.
The beauty took the initiative to extend her hand to him and said, "Let's get to know each other. I'm Pei Qi. Thank you for taking care of me." Li Rui held her soft white hand and gently shook it. He smiled and said, "You're welcome. As the host, this is what I should do. Haha. Sit down and drink some water." He then let go of her hand and did not hold it for a second longer.
Pei Qi smiled and nodded. She looked at him again and then sat back down.
Ji Gang who was diagonally opposite saw this scene. He curled his lips slightly and then turned his head away.
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