The train drove out of the station and began to speed up rapidly. The scenery outside the window changed from city skyscrapers to rural fields.
Li Rui sat by the window and admired the scenery outside for a while. When he was tired of looking at the scenery outside, he turned back and took out his phone to send a message to Zhang Yijin, "You will see me in half an hour." Zhang Yijin replied quickly, "What's so good about seeing you?" Li Rui asked her back, "Are you not happy with me?" Zhang Yijin replied, "No, you always make me angry." Li Rui replied, "Then I will only make you happy today, I will not make you angry." Zhang Yijin replied, "Come to the provincial government when you reach there. Give me a call, I will go down to pick you up."
The text conversation ended there, but there was no rush, because he would see her in a while. Then, he could flirt with her face to face.
The train was fast, and before he knew it, they had arrived at the provincial capital. Li Rui came out of the train station, passed through the square, and hailed a taxi by the roadside. However, after waiting for a long time, he did not see a single taxi coming. Just as he was about to change to another road, he suddenly saw a taxi stop. Then, the back door opened, and a short-haired beauty in white walked out. She was carrying a suitcase.
Li Rui quickly walked forward and was about to ask the driver if he could get a ride when he suddenly saw the beauty turn around and look at him. He just happened to see her face. If he did not look, he would not have known, but when he saw her face, he was shocked and cried out, "Reporter Zang?"
That beauty was not just anyone, but Zang Ning, the political reporter of the provincial newspaper. She went to Qingyang City to interview the Municipal Party Committee Secretary Song Chaoyang at the beginning of the year, and went to Qingyang City a while ago to have a tryst with Song Chaoyang. Li Rui knew all these secrets, and had long regarded her as his woman. However, he did not expect that the provincial capital was so small, and that he would be able to meet her outside the train station when he came to the provincial capital.
Zang Ning also did not expect to meet him here. When she saw him, she was stunned for a moment. Then, she smiled and said, "Secretary Li, it's you." Then, she politely took the initiative to shake his hand. Li Rui shook her hand and smiled. "I didn't expect to see you here. Are you going on a business trip?" Zang Ning shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't you know? I've been transferred to the Publicity Department of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee. I'm going there to perform my duties. I'll be living in Qingyang from now on. We'll be friends and colleagues. Please take care of me."
Li Rui was shocked again. Why did she give up her good job as a reporter at the provincial newspaper and get transferred to the Publicity Department of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee? Could it be that she wanted to use this opportunity to enter the political circle and develop her career in the officialdom? This was also possible. No matter how well she developed as a political reporter, it would be difficult for her to get promoted. However, if she entered the officialdom, with her excellent ability and the boss's care, she would be able to climb up much faster. At the very least, she would be able to become a deputy mayor or a district mayor in the future. But Li Rui did not know if this was her own idea or the boss's intention to train her. If it was her own idea, then this woman was too scheming. But then again, beautiful women … especially those who mingled in society, which one was easy to deal with? She smiled and said, "Don't worry. If you need anything in the future, just let me know. I'll do my best to help you. But I'm afraid I can't help you. Please take care of me. "
Zang Ning chuckled and said, "We're all on the same side. There's no need to be so polite in the future. When I get to Qingyang and settle down, I'll set up a banquet and invite you and Secretary Song to eat. You must come. Oh, what are you doing here? "Li Rui said," I'm going to the Provincial Government to get an expert certificate. "Zang Ning smiled and said," Okay. Then I won't delay you. See you when you return to Qingyang. "
The two shook hands and said goodbye. Zang Ning dragged her suitcase to the entrance of the station. Li Rui looked at her slender and lonely back and got into the taxi. He asked the driver to drive to the Provincial Government. He remembered Zang Ning said she was one of the "same side" and laughed. One of the "same side"? Yes. To a certain extent, she was one of the "same side". Li Rui suddenly thought of Sun Shuqin, who was in the Provincial Capital, when he thought of the "same side" arranged by his boss.
When the taxi arrived at the entrance of the Provincial Government, Li Rui paid the fare and walked to the sentry post. He showed his work pass to the armed police on duty. The armed police waved his hand and pointed at the door, asking Li Rui to register. Li Rui had experienced this before, so he did not mind. He went over and registered his name, birthplace, and contact information. But when he was about to leave, he was stopped by the security guard.
"Look at the camera!"
When Li Rui heard his reminder, he realized that there was a camera installed above the window, and it was connected to the computer. Visitors had to take a picture of the camera and leave their profile information. He thought to himself that the provincial government's security measures were getting stricter and stricter. But was there any practical reason to be so strict? Most of the time, it was just a waste of time. Li Rui cursed in his heart, but he could only look at the camera and take a picture.
When Li Rui entered the Provincial Government's compound, he took out his phone and called Zhang Yixin. Zhang Yixin heard that Li Rui had reached the compound and asked him to wait on the first floor of the office building.
Li Rui shouted. "Don't hang up first. Hey, you don't have to come down personally to fetch me. How can a Deputy Chief of the Provincial Government's General Office come down personally to fetch a Section Chief? This will only make people overthink. How about this? You tell me where to go, and I will go there myself. " Zhang Yizhen felt that it made sense and said, "Then you can come up by yourself. Go to the fourth floor, the big conference room at the east end. You can go in when you get there. If you don't go in, you can wait for me at the door and prepare for your speech. Is that okay with you?" Li Rui said, "No problem." Zhang Yizhen hung up the phone.
Li Rui followed Zhang Yixin's instructions and went up to the fourth floor. He walked along the corridor towards the East end and saw a big meeting room with double doors. The door was half open, and Li Rui could see what was going on inside. There were 3 to 4 staff members busy setting up the scene, and there were also a few people who looked like reporters. They were discussing something in a low voice. There was a red background picture hanging on the wall behind the stage. Li Rui looked at it from a diagonal angle. There was a line of big words written on it. "Shannan Province's First Public Crisis Training Certificate Award Ceremony." There were a few lines of small words written on the bottom of the picture. It was the organizer and the contractor. There were also plants and flower baskets placed beside the stage. It looked very formal.
After looking at the picture, Li Rui walked out of the room and went to a quiet place. He was thinking about what he should say to prepare for his speech later. This speech was very simple, and he just had to follow the routine. First, he would praise the benefits of this training, then talk about what he had learned. Lastly, he would talk about his vision and expectations.
"Aiya, Li Rui …"
Li Rui was deep in thought when he suddenly heard a familiar male voice. He turned around and saw that the person was his previous roommate, Yang Dong. He was very happy to see him again. He felt like he had just met an old classmate. He quickly went up to him and shook his hand. At the same time, he understood that Yang Dong had also received the expert certificate, and it was probably the only certificate in the Eastern City. Of course, the reason he was able to get the expert certification was not necessarily because of his grades. It was because the Eastern State City he was from had the highest GDP in the province. But then again, his grades were not bad. At the very least, he was better than the other student from the Eastern State. Otherwise, he would not have been chosen.
However, Li Rui did not understand. The Eastern City's GDP was the third highest in the province, and there were only three spots left for each city. One of them was given to him through shady means. The other two spots should be given to the top two cities. Why was it the Eastern City's turn? This was strange. Was it based on the GDP per capita?
After the two of them chatted for a while, another student from the Jingnan City arrived. Thus, the three city level students who received the expert certificate were all present.
Li Rui and the two of them forced a smile. However, their hearts were cold. Well, there were a total of four people who received the expert certificate this time. However, none of them got the certificate with their real grades. All of them got the certificate through shady means. Just thinking about it was as disgusting as swallowing a fly. How could they be happy about it?
As the three of them were chatting, the rhythmic sound of high heels could be heard from the corridor. Li Rui's heart skipped a beat when he heard it. He turned around and saw a beautiful woman walking towards them from the entrance of the corridor. Who else could it be other than Zhang Yimiao? When he saw her, he was happy from the bottom of his heart. If it were not for the fact that there were outsiders around, he would have walked over to greet the beauty.
Zhang Yixin walked up to the three of them and greeted them one by one with a smile. When she greeted Li Rui, she did the same as the other two. She didn't say a word, didn't make an expression, and didn't even look at him.
Li Rui understood that she was deliberately giving him the cold shoulder to avoid arousing suspicion. However, he did not take it to heart. He was just wondering if he should have lunch with her at noon and spend some time with her in private.
"In a while, there will be a simple award ceremony. The secretary general of the provincial government, Hui Zhengguang, will personally give you the expert certificate. After that, Li Rui will be the representative to speak. I will be interviewed by the provincial newspaper and the TV station. That's all. Do you have any questions? "
After Zhang Yimiao briefly introduced the process of the ceremony, she looked at the three of them with her beautiful eyes. Li Rui and the other two of them nodded to show that they had no questions.
Zhang Yimiao nodded slightly and asked the three of them to wait outside. She went into the conference room and asked when the ceremony could start.
At this time, the student from the Jingnan City said to Li Rui and Yang Dong very affectionately, "After the ceremony, don't leave. I will treat you two to a meal. Haha."
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