The meeting place is still at Lian Mingyu's home.

After the greetings, both sides sat down, Lian Mingyu talked about something irrelevant, making Li Yuanlong extremely uncomfortable.

But he kept dealing with Lian Mingyu without any inappropriateness.

About ten minutes later, a series of movements sounded at the door.

Soon, two figures appeared in the living room.

The one ahead is Zhang Wanxing, member of the Standing Committee of the Minzhong Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Ruozhou Municipal Party Committee.

Ai Minggao followed closely behind.

"Happy New Year, Governor." Zhang Wanxing took the initiative to say hello to Lian Mingyu. Seeing Li Yuanlang present, he also smiled and said politely: "Deputy Director Li is here too."

Lian Mingyu could sit still, but Li Yuanlang couldn't help but stand up, so he stood up and shook hands with Zhang Wanxing.

Ai Minggao is among the lowest positions among several people.

First, he bowed half-bowed to Lian Mingyu and said the same words as Zhang Wanxing.

But for Li Yuanlang, he basically maintained a mechanical smile.

However, this kind of smile is appropriate to describe it in one word, and it is not a smile on its face.

Lian Mingyu waved his hand and said, "Everyone is acquaintance, don't be polite, just sit down."

Just as Zhang Wanxing was just touching his butt on the sofa, Lian Mingyu suddenly stood up and said, "You guys talk first, I'll go and make a phone call."

After saying that, he got up and left, and walked out of the living room.

After Lian Mingyu left, Zhang Wanxing raised his legs and took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth. Ai Minggao, who was standing beside him, hurriedly bent down to light it for him.

A light blue smoke spewed out, and Zhang Wanxing said slowly: "Deputy Director Li has a good complexion. I think he must be in a very good mood. I admire Deputy Director Li's true manly demeanor."

Li Yuanlang smiled faintly and responded: "Secretary Zhang is proud of his youth. I believe that under your leadership, Ruozhou will definitely have a bright future and a prosperous future."

This sentence is a pun, and the last eight words are very ironic.

The first half of the sentence refers to Ruozhou, and the second half of the sentence refers only to Zhang Wanxing’s personal career.

It means that Zhang Wanxing's position as secretary is not glorious and unconvincing.

Zhang Wanxing naturally understood Li Yuanlang's meaning, but after all, he was provoking first. The key is that his appearance came with a mission.

So he set himself a smooth move, "Haha, Deputy Director Li is still so eloquent in his speech."

The conversation changed and said with a serious expression: "Xiao Kaifeng took him away for investigation, which was his own fault. Currently, the position of executive vice mayor is vacant. The meaning of Secretary Zhou of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor Lian of the Provincial Party Committee is that he hopes that the candidates of Ruozhou Municipal Party Committee will be recommended."

"Deputy Director Li is an old leader in Ruozhou. He is familiar with things and people. I want to hear what Deputy Director Li has to say."

As he said that, Zhang Wanxing couldn't help but glance at Ai Minggao.

Li Yuanlang finally understood the real reason why Lian Mingyu called him in a hurry.

On the surface, it is to hand over the power to recommend candidates to yourself.

In fact, it is not the case.

The appearance of Ai Minggao shows that Zhang Wanxing may have determined that Ai Minggao is the most suitable candidate to take over as executive vice mayor.

Li Yuanlang's mention of others can easily arouse Ai Minggao's dissatisfaction.

When he mentioned him, Ai Minggao followed Zhang Wanxing's attitude. Now he has obviously boarded the big ship of Zhang Wanxing.

How can such a trick escape Li Yuanlang's sharp eyes?

He shook his head and said, "Secretary Zhang has praised me. If you don't have the position, you will not do anything. The recommendation is the matter between Ruozhou Municipal Party Committee and your Secretary Zhang. How can I, an outsider, say anything?"

"Deputy Director Li Yan Chong." Zhang Wanxing shook his head, "This is not a formal occasion. We are just chatting and talking in private, so there is no need to think complicatedly."

He turned his face and looked outside, stood up with his hands on the sofa armrests. Zhang Wanxing said to himself: "I don't know if the governor has finished calling. I have something to report to him. Deputy Director Li sits first, and I'll come when I go."

When Zhang Wanxing left, only Li Yuanlang and Ai Minggao were left in the huge living room.

"Deputy Director Li, please drink water." Ai Minggao walked to Li Yuanlang, raised his teacup and handed it over.

"Thank you." Li Yuanlang took it and calmly asked about Ai Minggao's recent situation.

"I'm still in Midong District, the same as before."

Li Yuanlang looked outside the living room and shook his head gently, "I don't think so, Secretary Zhang still admires you very much."

"Secretary Zhang is kind to me, I don't deny it. Good birds choose trees to live in. When you served as the Secretary of Ruozhou, I didn't get anything. Instead, you didn't speak for me when it comes to the candidates for the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee."

"Deputy Director Li, I don't refute your attitude just now. But do you know that your opinions have greatly changed others' lives."

"We are classmates at the Party School or fellow dormitory. You know exactly what kind of person I, Ai Minggao, are. Your words seem irrelevant to you, but they play an important role in me."

"What Secretary Zhang asked you for advice is equivalent to giving you a great favor, but you were not sure, which disappointed me."

"I will remember you when you mention me and always remember your kindness. Deputy Director Li, for the sake of our classmates for many years, I sincerely hope that you can help me at critical moments."

"I am forty-seven years old this year. If I remain in my current position, I'm afraid I will never have a chance again. After all, the opportunity of the Executive Deputy is once a lifetime. I beg you again, help me. Ming Gao will never forget it and remember it forever."

Ai Minggao spoke earnestly and sincerely, especially his eyes were full of excitement, and his face turned red.

Li Yuanlang took a sip of tea, slowly placed it on the coffee table, and sighed: "Minggao, you have been immersed in the officialdom for many years. You should understand that today, I am not suitable to say anything to recommend to anyone."

"I am the deputy director of the People's Congress of Minzhong Provincial People's Congress, not the Secretary of the Ruozhou Municipal Party Committee. I cannot decide your future. Secretary Zhang is your leader. You walked through the wrong temple gate and burned the wrong incense."

So Li Yuanlang stood up decisively, strided hard and walked out.

"Wait!" Ai Minggao hurriedly grabbed Li Yuanlang's arm, and found it rash, so he immediately let go of his hand and begged sincerely: "Li Yuanlang, is it so difficult to ask you to say something for me? Secretary Zhang has given you the right to recommend, and you don't care about my feelings at all!"

Li Yuanlang raised his face, put his hands into his pockets, and refused coldly: "Minggao, don't mess around. You know my personality. I will say what I should say, but I won't say a word."

"You ask yourself, can you really be the executive vice mayor of what you are doing now? You can collect antiques everywhere, use inferior products as good ones, buy and sell, and make ill-gotten money from it. For the sake of our classmates, I advise you to actively explain the situation to the relevant departments as soon as possible so as not to follow Xiao Kaifeng's footsteps."

"You..." Ai Minggao's face turned red from red due to surprise and anger. He looked at Li Yuanlang in surprise and pointed at him, and his fingers trembled involuntarily, "You, are you investigating me?"

Li Yuanlang sneered: "You also need to investigate. All your actions have spread. If you don't know, don't do it yourself. If you stop at the right time, you may have the opportunity to redeem your sins. If you go all the way to the dark, sooner or later you will regret it. Goodbye!"

Just as Li Yuanlang rushed towards the door angrily, Lian Mingyu suddenly appeared, called him in time, frowned and looked at Ai Minggao, and asked coldly: "What's going on?"

"Governor, I, I..." Ai Minggao didn't know how to answer for the first time and stuttered.

Zhang Wanxing followed Lian Mingyu, looked at Ai Minggao with cold eyes, and said unhappily: "Ai Minggao, why did you provoke Deputy Director Li?"

At this moment, Ai Minggao really doesn't know how to answer.

Lian Mingyu immediately issued an order to expel guests, "The New Year made Comrade Yuen Long unhappy. I don't welcome you here, so I will leave!"

"Yes, yes." Zhang Wanxing nodded like a pecking rice, glared at Ai Minggao fiercely, and glanced at Li Yuanlang from the corner of his eyes when he passed by Li Yuanlang.

Ai Minggao lowered his head, but didn't even look at Li Yuanlang, so he went out to chase Zhang Wanxing soon.

"Yuen Long, why bother to be angry with such a person? Come, sit down, I have something to ask you."

Lian Mingyu said it easily, but Li Yuanlang has different interpretations.

After all, he is a governor and he has to give the face he deserves.

After sitting back, Lian Mingyu touched his thick black hair and felt a lot of emotion, "Time flies so fast, and in a flash, time makes us one year older."

"Life has been a decades long, but it is actually very short. Especially when you enter the official career, no matter what position you are in or what achievements you make, it is just a drop in the ocean and insignificant."
Chapter completed!