Shui Qingzhang also had a lot of affection for Zheng Li, even stronger than Gu Yu, which surprised Li Yuanlang.

It's easy to understand if you think about it carefully.

When Zheng Li was a baby, the Gu family was in a state of turmoil.

He and his wife were both imprisoned, Shui Tingyue became insane, and Li Yuanlang almost died after being demoted.

In short, the fact that this child was able to survive was a matter of luck and even more of a miracle.

Shui Qingzhang sincerely felt that he owed Zheng Li a lot. Naturally, the balance of love and affection was tilted towards him.

Even though Zheng Li was unfamiliar with Shui Qingzhang, he tried his best to resist, especially calling out the words "Gu Qingming", which made him even more confused.

Grandpa made him cry in just a few strokes.

Fortunately, there was a nanny to take care of her and she was carried upstairs to coax her.

Li Yuanlang saw with his own eyes that Gu Yu secretly followed the nanny upstairs.

Seeing all this, Shui Qingzhang was so excited that he burst into tears and muttered: "It's blood relationship after all. You see, Gu Yu has been very curious about him since he came in from Qingqing, and has a natural sense of closeness. If Xiaoyue is alive in the sky,

You will also be so happy that you can’t open your mouth from ear to ear.”

"Uncle Shui, don't get excited..." Li Yuanlang said with emotion, and his eyes became moist.

He held back his tears.

He comforted: "Today is the Chinese New Year, we want to be happy."

"Yes, I understand." Shui Qingzhang picked up the pipe, looked at it and said, "Do you remember it? This is what you gave me originally. There is nothing left from the past. I have always kept this pipe."

"When it came out, it was still there, indicating that our former father-in-law relationship will be preserved for a long time."

"Look what you said, no matter what happens, I will never forget your care and help to me in my life." Li Yuanlang lit up Shui Qingzhang and watched him enjoy the comfort brought by nicotine.

"It doesn't matter whether you remember my kindness to you or not. I suppressed you in the first place just to train you..."

Shui Qingzhang's seemingly unintentional words gave Li Yuanlang an enlightenment. He instantly opened up all the channels in his brain cells and suddenly thought of something.

"Uncle Shui, are you referring to..."

"Haha." Shui Qingzhang smiled and said nothing.

"I understand, it should be like this." Li Yuanlang said in surprise: "My previous judgments were all wrong. I know how to deal with it now."

"This is a good thing." Shui Qingzhang hit the nail on the head, "If a person wants to grow, he cannot do it in a honeypot. He needs strong winds and rain, and only then can he be invincible."

"Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust a person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind and will, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions. Therefore, if he is tempted to endure, he will benefit what he cannot do."

Listening to Shui Qingzhang reciting this passage of "Mencius Addresses the World", Li Yuanlang deeply understood the essence of it.

One is negative and the other is positive, one is the other and the other is different. They complement each other to illustrate the two sides of the same philosophy of life.

It neither makes people feel dull because of positive preaching, nor does it make shocking remarks just to win people's favor.

It is both eloquent and pleasant to listen to, and it also provides warning. It is neither mediocre nor presumptuous.

"Yuen Long, you have understood it thoroughly, which proves that you have grown a big step." Shui Qingzhang took several long puffs of his pipe and poured the remaining tobacco into the trash can next to him.

I have to say that Shui Qingzhang is not worthless as his father-in-law said.

That was because in the eyes of his father-in-law, Shui Qingzhang was not high enough, and his style and vision were inferior to him.

But in Li Yuanlang's opinion, his father-in-law understood the content before him, and he was a hundred times better than himself.

"Actually, during my conversation with Bai Qing's father, I realized that he was not in good health, so I had the slightest idea. Could this be a test for me?"

Li Yuanlang analyzed: "I think this test should not have been so fast originally. It was when my father-in-law discovered that there was a red light on his body and he had to move forward."

"Yu Jinfeng's cooperation just shows the good relationship established between them. The hypothesis you mentioned before may have been recognized by my father-in-law, but he used this excuse to launch a series of challenges to me."

"Yeah." Shui Qingzhang nodded frequently, "However, I think this is half true and half false."

"You mean..."

Shui Qingzhang explained slowly and rationally: "The half-deception is focused on the cooperation between your father-in-law and Yu. They are acting for outsiders, and given their status, they will never express it directly and let the people below guess.

It’s more reasonable.”

"Half truth means that the people around them will mistakenly think that your father-in-law and Yu have differences, so they will definitely suppress the Lu family in order to please Yu."

"Looking at the entire Lu family, you are the only one in the officialdom who has the greatest influence. Naturally, you bear the brunt. As for the Lu family siblings, they are just appetizers, adding a handful of firewood to the raging fire."

"Some people have misunderstood and artificially set up obstacles for you. But your father-in-law and others are just watching from the other side, carefully observing your reaction and processing ability."

"Fortunately, you didn't mess up your position. You used your method to temporarily resolve this crisis. It's not a great success, but at least you handled it properly."

"Yuen Long, among the people targeting you, the mayor should be involved, right?"

Li Yuanlang agreed, "You are right. It has been found out that the man behind taking away my secretary was Secretary-General Ma Pengfei of the municipal government. He is highly regarded by Mayor Fan Jun."

"It was he who used his connections to get the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to intervene and conduct a vigorous interrogation of Fang Yan. It was he who undisciplinedly circulated proposals for dealing with Fang Yan at the Standing Committee meeting, disrupting the view and confusing the audience."

"At the meeting, I gave a serious response to his actions. I also emphasized that I will not pursue the matter, but I will only allow it once. If it happens again, I will complain to Secretary Nie of the Provincial Party Committee and ask him to seek justice."

"Everyone with a discerning eye will see that besides Fan Jun, who else can alarm Secretary Nie?"

While playing with his pipe, Shui Qingzhang said meaningfully: "This behavior against you must be interpreted from two aspects."

"One is the test you face from above. We have mentioned it many times, so I won't go into details."

"The other one is your own problem."

Li Yuanlang was startled, "My question?"

"Yes." Shui Qingzhang nodded vigorously, "I discovered it before when I was serving in the Donghe Provincial Committee, but I never mentioned it because I didn't want to hurt you."

"Now, I have nothing to worry about and can open my heart. Since you and Tingyue got married, you have accumulated a natural sense of superiority in your bones."

"In the officialdom, without connections, background, and backing, you will never be able to go very far. This is an eternal truth."

"While you were my son-in-law, your colleagues, including your superiors, took more or less care of you."

"And this care is not just about helping you. Even if you have a problem, they will try to turn a blind eye and not care."

"Naturally, you developed the habit of not paying much attention to your superiors. Later in Xiangbei, Rongshan and Anjiang, especially Anjiang, Luan Fangren was your father-in-law's old general. With him supporting you behind your back, you became even more

Can’t feel it.”

"When you arrive in Beijiang now, you rarely move around Secretary Nie Shuanghan. This is an official taboo. As the secretary of the municipal party committee, you must establish good communication channels with provincial leaders, especially the top leaders."

"Otherwise, things will happen again against you in the future. This time it's your secretary. If I can't protect you, I'll attack you directly next time."

"Yuen Long, you are the top leader in Lanqiao City, the absolute core. Under this trend, there are still people who are secretly plotting against you. I can only say that you have not done well in some aspects and have not reflected your power well.

stand up."

"The municipal party committee secretary has absolute say in the city. Even if some people are dissatisfied with you, when it is disadvantageous to you, you must carefully consider whether it is worth it."

"Yuen Long, I guess very few people would say this to you, not even your father-in-law. I said it mainly for your own good. It's not too late to make amends. I hope you can learn from it."

Li Yuanlang fell silent.

Because Shui Qingzhang's words directly touched on his shortcomings.

Indeed, he did not go to the provincial party committee to visit any leader before the Spring Festival this year.

He didn't even visit the Provincial Military Region Commander Yang Liang.

In addition, the newly appointed Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Guo Ziping, is still an old acquaintance, and Li Yuanlang still has no plans to visit him.

Now that Shui Qingzhang's words mentioned this, Li Yuanlang simply expressed his inner thoughts.
Chapter completed!