The two of them chatted for a while before hanging up.
Yu Hongwei looked at the night sky outside the window and thought to himself, "Xiao Rui, it's not that I don't want to remind you, but I really can't. I don't dare to. This time, the boss is really angry. You'd better look out for yourself."
After Li Rui received the reply, he immediately contacted the mayor, Sun Yaozu. His secretary picked up the phone and immediately relayed the news to him.
Sun Yaozu was overjoyed when he heard that. He thought that Li Rui was the one with the most influence. If he had personally made an appointment, he would have been able to arrange a meeting. However, that would have taken a long time. Li Rui, on the other hand, was able to make an appointment on the same day and meet the next day. Tsk, tsk … As the saying went, the closest family was the best. This was an unbreakable truth.
The next day, which was Saturday, Li Rui accompanied his boss, Song Chaoyang, to work for most of the day. At two o 'clock, he left with Sun Yaozu and rushed to Lu Zhouxing's house in the provincial capital to report their work.
Before leaving, Song Chaoyang also gave Li Rui a task to report his work on the poverty alleviation plan to Lu Zhouxing. He wanted to see what the future provincial governor's attitude was.
At the same time, he also considered that Li Rui was accompanying Sun Yaozu to the provincial capital to report his work. The appointment with Lu Zhouxing was in the evening. After the report, they still had to have dinner. After dinner, it would be about eight or nine o 'clock. They might not be able to make it back in time. Song Chaoyang told Li Rui that he could come back tomorrow instead of rushing back early in the morning. He could go and see Lu Qingman, which was equivalent to giving him a day of "home visit leave."
Li Rui had a plan in mind. He thought that if Sun Yaozu rushed back to Qingyang City at night, he would take his car back. If Sun Yaozu didn't come back at night, he would take this "home leave". After all, this was the first time he accompanied the mayor to work. It was very important to leave an impression on him. He couldn't let the mayor think that he only had women in his eyes the moment he arrived in the provincial capital. Otherwise, he would be looked down upon.
Sun Yaozu did not bring his secretary with him. He considered that with Li Rui, the first secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, accompanying him, he could also observe the ability of the first secretary of Qingyang City. There was no need for him to bring his secretary. What's more, this trip was just to report to Lu Zhouxing's home and visit him. There wasn't much that needed his secretary to do. Since that was the case, why would he bring him along?
Naturally, Sun Yaozu was in the Municipal Party Committee's car. Now, many provinces and cities have canceled special bus license plates and replaced them with ordinary license plates that are not easily recognized. However, Qingyang City had been using the old naming rules for bus license plates.
The second car drove out of Qingyang City and onto the highway, speeding all the way to the provincial capital.
In the car, Sun Yaozu casually asked in a casual tone, "Xiao Rui, when are you going to marry Governor Lu's daughter?" Li Rui had been very puzzled. How did an outsider like Sun Yaozu know about his relationship with Qingman? How did he know that Qingman and Lu Zhouxing were father and daughter? However, he couldn't ask these questions. He could only vaguely believe that "snakes have their own ways and mice have their own ways". Now that he heard Sun Yaozu ask such a sensitive question, his heart tightened. He didn't dare to speak carelessly and only said, "It's still early to get married. We're still in the process of getting familiar with each other."
Sun Yaozu looked at him sitting in the seat that his secretary usually sat in. He was very envious of his good fortune. He thought to himself that if he could climb up to such a high branch like the Lu family at his age, his achievements would be more than just a mere mayor. Sigh, it's really fate. He had no choice but to accept it. He pretended to be polite and said, "When the time comes for your wedding, you must tell me. I'll go and ask for a toast."
With his status, it was reasonable to say that Li Rui should be grateful that he said such amiable and demeaning words. After all, not every mayor would attend the wedding of a lower level leader. However, Li Rui sensitively guessed that Sun Yaozu might need this opportunity to get closer to Lu Zhouxing. On the surface, he said that he wanted to attend his wedding, but in reality, he had an ulterior motive. However, he couldn't refuse, so he smiled and said, "When the time comes, I'll definitely invite the mayor."
After chatting for a while, Sun Yaozu closed his eyes and rested for a while. Suddenly, he thought of something and opened his eyes. He asked, "Lil Rui, is there anything I need to pay attention to when meeting Governor Lu? Tell me about his likes and dislikes. " Li Rui thought carefully and replied, "As far as I know, there shouldn't be anything that needs to be paid attention to." Sun Yaozu thought to himself, "You're his future son-in-law. Of course, there's nothing you need to pay attention to in front of him. However, my status is different from yours. I'm going to meet a higher level leader. If I don't consider some details and anger him, I might as well not meet him." He didn't give up and asked, "Think about it carefully. This is my first official meeting with Governor Lu. I really want to leave a good impression on him."
If he knew that he had already left a bad impression on Lu Zhouxing, he probably wouldn't have asked this question.
Li Rui thought for a while and said vaguely, "Oh, he likes calligraphy. He usually likes to play with ink." Sun Yaozu was overjoyed and said, "Look, look. I told you to think about it carefully. As expected, you can think of some details. Xiao Rui, these details might not be important to you, but to me, they're quite important. Think about it again. Please, I'll treat you to a meal when we get back. " Li Rui naturally wouldn't be tempted by such petty tricks. He thought for a while and said, "I really can't think of anything. I've never seen him meet with his subordinates, so I have no way of knowing his attitude."
Sun Yaozu finally gave up and closed his eyes again.
When the car arrived at the provincial capital, Jingnan, the hour hand was already pointing to four o 'clock. Sun Yaozu couldn't calm down. He opened his eyes and carefully thought about everything that happened when he met with Lu Zhouxing. He went through all of his words and actions in his mind before he finally calmed down. He looked at Li Rui in front of him and asked, "Xiao Rui, what do you think of your boss's plan to start a poverty alleviation campaign?"
Li Ruixin's heart moved. Why did this old man suddenly ask him this question and ask him to evaluate his boss's actions? Was he trying to sow discord, or did he have other intentions? He said, "Mayor, as a subordinate, it's not appropriate for me to evaluate Song Shuji's work." Sun Yaozu laughed and said, "Didn't I ask you to make an evaluation and just casually talk about it? See if you can help me change my mind. "Li Rui said," Then I'll just casually talk about it. Please don't mind me if I say anything wrong. I think that Song Shuji found an excellent entry point. The development of a city is like a wooden bucket in all aspects. We can't just focus on increasing the height of the long board, we also have to increase the height of the short board. When the short board is taller, it can hold more water. Song Shuji's poverty alleviation plan is just right for the bottom of the pot. It's like adding a bunch of firewood to the bottom of the pot. If this matter is done well, it'll be a great achievement. The results won't be inferior to our Qingyang City's major achievements in attracting investment or industrial development. "
Sun Yaozu snorted in his heart. He thought to himself, No wonder he's Song Chaoyang's secretary. Even his words are so flattering and he looks like he's loyal to his master. But why don't you think about it? How can poverty alleviation be so easy? You've helped a large number of poverty-alleviation cadres and village cadres to become rich, but how many of the real poor have been helped? The water here is too deep. You guys are too stupid and naive.
When they were about to reach the Provincial Party Committee's compound, Li Rui called Yu Hongwei. Yu Hongwei told him that he was waiting at the entrance of the compound.
After hanging up the phone, Li Rui reported the situation to Sun Yaozu. When Sun Yaozu heard that Lu Zhouxing's secretary was personally waiting outside, he was both happy and depressed. He was happy because Lu Zhouxing really gave Li Rui face, but depressed because it wasn't because of him.
The second car arrived at the entrance of the Provincial Party Committee's compound. As expected, Yu Hongwei was waiting there.
Li Rui went down to meet him. The two of them shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. Sun Yaozu didn't dare to be arrogant. He took the initiative to get out of the car and talk to Yu Hongwei.
When he got out of the car, he happened to hear Yu Hongwei say to Li Rui, "… He went to attend the award ceremony. He'll be back soon. I'll bring you guys home first."
When he heard this, Sun Yaozu didn't think much of it. Who was the provincial governor? He was the second-in-command in the province. People like him didn't have weekends or holidays. Something could happen at any time. Not to mention the provincial governor, even Sun Yaozu himself could only apologize to the guests if an emergency came up while he was entertaining guests. There was no helping it. This was the disadvantage of being a leader.
He smiled and walked over. He took the initiative to extend his hand to Yu Hongwei and said, "This must be Director Yu. Hello, I'm Sun Yaozu from Qingyang City. Since Governor Lu has something urgent to attend to, we'll wait at home first. It's okay, it's okay. " Yu Hongwei looked at the skinny mayor and sneered in his heart. He thought to himself, "It's okay. You old man, you'll suffer today." However, he smiled and shook hands with him. "Thank you for your understanding, Mayor Sun. Alright, let's go in then." As he spoke, he looked at Li Rui with pity. He didn't say anything and went to greet the armed police at the entrance.
Yu Hongwei brought the second car to the Standing Committee's family building in the compound. He parked it in the parking space in front of Lu Zhouxing's house and personally led the two of them to sit down in the living room. He personally made tea for the two of them. After pouring the water, he looked at his watch and said apologetically to the two of them, "Please have a seat. I'll bring Governor Lu back." He smiled and turned to leave.
Sun Yaozu nodded in satisfaction and said to Li Rui, "Director Yu is not bad. He's very friendly." Li Rui smiled and said, "Yes, he's a warm-hearted person."
The two of them sat on the sofa and drank tea. They chatted casually and waited for Yu Hongwei to bring Lu Zhouxing back.
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