Because Principal Han was in a hurry to return to Hanjiatun Primary School, Chang Ming drove him to the Ganping County Bus Terminal and took the shuttle bus to Shuiming Township. Li Yuanlang called Han Wei again and arranged for him to pick up Principal Han at the Shuiming Township station.

And drove him safely to his home.

Afterwards, Chang Ming drove his Mercedes-Benz from Ganping County to Guangnan City on the expressway.

On the way, the two had a quick bite to eat at the service area and arrived at Guangnan City around three in the afternoon.

Chang Dongfang wanted to have this meal at his house. When he first visited the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee's house, Li Yuanlang couldn't leave his hands empty. Even if Chang Ming advised him not to buy anything, there was nothing missing at home.

Li Yuanlang said that he bought what he wanted from his family. He went to a large supermarket in the city to pick out a few supplements suitable for Chang Dongfang's age group, and arrived at Chang's house at four o'clock.

In fact, Chang Dongfang's home is not far from Shui Qingzhang's Villa No. 1. They are both in a similar layout. The decoration is not luxurious, but compared to Shui Qingzhang's home, his home has a few more new appliances.

After all, Shui Qingzhang only has one person living here, so it's fine as long as he can get by, unlike Chang Dongfang's family here, where the family atmosphere is very strong.

Chang Dongfang's wife was at home, busy in the kitchen with the nanny. Hearing Chang Ming's greeting, he came out of the kitchen wearing an apron. After listening to Chang Ming's introduction, he said politely: "Come here. You bought such things, Li Yuanlang.

That’s very kind of you.”

Li Yuanlang smiled and responded: "Auntie, this is what I should do as a junior. You should call me Yuen Long. It sounds cordial."

"Okay, Yuen Long." Chang Dongfang's wife happily took the things and asked Chang Ming to talk to Li Yuen Long. She then returned to the kitchen to get busy.

Chang Ming made tea for Li Yuanlang and brought fruits. The two sat on the sofa in the living room, chatting and smoking. After a while, they heard a car horn blaring outside the door, and Chang Dongfang and his secretary walked in one after another.

Li Yuanlang quickly stood up to greet him. Chang Dongfang took off his coat and handed it to his secretary, and asked when Li Yuanlang arrived.

"Secretary Chang, I was talking to Chang Ming not long after I arrived." Li Yuanlang replied flatteringly.

"Okay, sit down." Chang Dongfang politely asked Li Yuanlang to sit on the sofa, while Chang Ming waited on him.

"Yuen Long, I've wanted to invite you to my house for a light meal for a long time, but I haven't been able to get free time. This time, you and Chang Ming happened to be going to the provincial capital. I called you here by the way. Didn't it delay your work?" Chang Dongfang took a sip of strong drink.

Tea, asked.

"No delay, Secretary Chang asked me to be on call." Li Yuanlang took the Chinese cigarette from Chang Dongfang and lit it for him first before lighting it himself.

"Did Chang Ming not cause any trouble for you during this trip to the provincial capital?" Chang Dongfang asked, taking a deep breath from his cigarette.

"Chang Ming did a very good job. He helped me take care of Principal Han so that I could do my own thing." Li Yuanlang thought for a while. Since Secretary Chang Dongfang was present, there were some things he couldn't say clearly, so he kept half of what he said.

"That's good. Chang Ming has a lot to learn. Yuen Long, please take him with you. Chang Ming, do you hear me?"

"I know Third Uncle, now I will learn from Secretary Li. Third Uncle, this time in the provincial capital, I really saw Secretary Li's ability." So Chang Ming told the complete story about Principal Han losing money.

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Chang Dongfang couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that Li Yuanlang really had communicative skills and could deal with all kinds of people, which made him look up to Li Yuanlang again.

Here, Secretary Chang Dongfang saw the three people talking and asked Chang Dongfang if there was nothing wrong, he would leave first.

"You go back first. We won't keep you here since we have guests at home." Chang Dongfang nodded, and the secretary nodded to the three of them and walked away.

He is very discerning and knows that the boss has guests at home and it is not convenient for him to stay. The details are done well, which is quite qualified.

When there were only three people left in the living room, Li Yuanlang hesitated whether the next thing he was going to talk about would go behind Chang Ming's back. After all, it involved high-level secrets, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

"Secretary Chang, I heard Uncle Shui mention that you like to write poems very much. I wonder if I have the honor. Please write a poem for me so that I can hang it on the wall as a motto for diligence, so that I will not make detours in the future.

and the wrong road." Li Yuanlang remembered Shui Qingzhang telling him that Chang Dongfang was obsessed with writing poems by himself and was often on par with famous contemporary poets. He especially liked to write the newly written poems in his own hand. If someone asked for it in person, he would be happy.

Don't be very happy, be as satisfied as possible.

As expected, Li Yuanlang's words immediately made Chang Dongfang smile and said: "Secretary Qingzhang is looking up to me. I just have this little hobby, which is far from writing poetry in the true sense."

He stood up involuntarily and walked towards the study.

Chang Ming did not feel Li Yuanlang's true intention, and followed Li Yuanlang towards the study. The moment he entered the door, Li Yuanlang suddenly touched his pocket and exclaimed: "Oh, I may have forgotten my cigarette in the car, Chang Ming, you

Go and look for it for me."

Chang Ming said: "There are plenty of cigarettes at home, I will get you one later."

"Chang Ming, I'm used to smoking Liqun who costs fourteen yuan. I'd rather bother you to find it."

"Oh, okay." Chang Ming then pulled away.

Li Yuanlang followed Chang Dongfang in. While Chang Dongfang was writing and thinking about the content, Li Yuanlang took out Liqun cigarettes from his pocket and handed them to Chang Dongfang.

Chang Dongfang didn't notice it at first, but when he saw the brand on Li Yuanlang's cigarette box, he was suddenly stunned and immediately realized: "Yuan Long, do you have anything else to do?"

"Yes." Li Yuanlang said seriously: "You must know about Huo Qifeng, right? I went to the provincial capital this time and met with Uncle Shui and Governor Gu. When we talked about one thing, Uncle Shui felt that there was something wrong

The opportunity is before you, but I don't know what you think? Uncle Shui has already rushed to the capital, and tomorrow is the memorial service for Mr. Ye. He has to attend, and he didn't have time to ask for your opinion, so let me convey it to you."

"Oh?" Chang Dongfang looked at Li Yuanlang's expression and felt that the situation was important, so he walked out of the study, probably telling his wife not to let others come in and disturb him. In fact, he asked his wife to stop Chang Ming.

After returning, Chang Dongfang was worried and locked the door from the inside. Then he returned to his original position and listened quietly to what Li Yuanlang said next.

"It's like this. Uncle Shui may have to leave Guangnan. He asked me to convey to you that he hopes you can do your job and take his place." Li Yuanlang was precise and clear in his articulation. He spoke clearly in just a few sentences.

The crux and point of the matter.

Chang Dongfang didn't say anything after listening, but the expression on his face was not only surprised but also speculating on the sincerity and authenticity of Li Yuanlang's words.

A knot formed between his brows, and he just lowered his head and smoked a cigarette. It took him a long time to say: "Yuen Long, thank Secretary Shui for me. I'm afraid that I am too weak to operate."

Li Yuanlang heard that Chang Dongfang had some scruples, so he simply said it bluntly: "Secretary Wang prefers Mayor Shen, and Secretary Bai..." He deliberately left half of the words, and some words can be pointed to the end, there is no need to say them. It's too thorough and understanding, and it's enough to have a tacit understanding of each other.

Being able to identify Bai Zhongda, Chang Dongfang believed that Li Yuanlang must have gotten the information from Shui Qingzhang. To be honest, it was an open secret who the team member was.

Everyone has an informant. Even if you hide it well enough, the fire will never be contained in the paper. No matter how careful you are, there will be times when you are negligent. Besides, it is not a shameful thing to have a backstage supporter. On the contrary, the backstage supporter is powerful enough. Rigidity will lift all boats, and it will actually increase one's own worth; strong political resources will become a kind of tough armor, and others will not look down on you.

Chang Dongfang was not unmoved by Li Yuanlang's sincerity. From the moment he heard the news, he became alert.

Water flows to lower places, and people go to higher places. Who doesn't want to move to a higher level? A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. A person must have ideals and ambitions. Common people think so, and officials are no exception.

However, he could not show complacency in front of Li Yuanlang, not even a little bit. Chang Dongfang tried his best to suppress his restlessness. On the surface, he said that he would seriously consider it, and he had already started to make a draft in his mind on how to communicate with Secretary Bai.

If there comes a day when Shui Qingzhang is transferred, he has every reason to believe that Shui Qingzhang's transfer is a way to avoid the negative impact of the Universiade loan. Then, his only competitor is Shen Zheng. .

Their positional ability and qualifications make them the best candidates, unless an uninvited guest appears.

Wang Minghong valued him, but Bai Zhongda was not someone he could handle casually. The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, the third-largest figure after Wang Minghong and Qu Bingyan, his words also carry enough weight.

Not to mention Qu Bingyan, even Wang Minghong had to give up three points. This opportunity was once in a lifetime, so Chang Dongfang made up his mind to give it a try no matter what.

After all, I am already in my fifties, and after more than half of my life, going from deputy director to main director is a qualitative leap. There is only one word difference between "director" and "deputy", but they are thousands of miles apart.

The atmosphere of this dinner was very good. Li Yuanlang drank nearly a kilogram of wine with Chang Dongfang. He had Xiao Jiujiu in his heart. Only by drinking more to make himself drunk would Chang Dongfang feel that Li Yuanlang was a friend. Actually, for Then his guard will not be so strong and he will be willing to interact with him.

Chang Dongfang was so happy that he showed extraordinary performance and drank almost half a catty of wine. He was slightly tipsy and staggered when he walked. Chang Ming helped him go upstairs.

Chang Dongfang's wife invited Li Yuanlang to live at home. Li Yuanlang knew very well that it was just a courtesy. If he really had such an idea, Li Yuanlang would not agree.

If Shui Qingzhang was at home, Li Yuanlang would definitely go live with him. Now that the house is empty and the nanny is on leave, Li Yuanlang declined the kindness of Chang Dongfang's wife and Chang Ming's idea of ​​sending him away. He waved goodbye to Chang Ming and the three of them. Auntie, staggering from the villa area to the gate.

At the same time, Chang Dongfang, who was lying in the bedroom on the second floor, suddenly got up from the bed, walked to the window and looked down.

He walked very quickly without any instability.
Chapter completed!