Shui Qingzhang answered the phone quickly, but his voice was slow and leisurely.

"You haven't slept yet?" Li Yuanlang asked with concern and mentioned his two sons.

"They both fell asleep. Guyu studies hard and is not as clear as him, so let him go."

When Shui Qingzhang mentioned his daughter Shui Tingyue, he had so many thoughts that he inevitably felt depressed.

Li Yuanlang quickly changed the topic and went straight to the purpose of the call.

"Well." Shui Qingzhang said slowly: "Your analysis is reasonable, so I can give you a kind of compensation. Yuen Long, when you reach this point, you may take a step forward or stay where you are."

"Once you enter the Hou family, it is as deep as the sea. You can get to where you are today because of your struggles and your special background. Whether you are willing or not, Lu Linsong's status as son-in-law will always be with you in your future career steps."

"Whether he is here or not, you will be deeply affected. Some people will say that you are a soft-boiled man who made his fortune by relying on women. This sounds harsh, but isn't it true?"

"Actually, it's not just you, it's me too. I am Gu Zhongyuan's son-in-law, and I was eventually able to take the position of deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. The influence of the Gu family played a huge role in promoting it."

"This is normal. Officialdom is the same as doing business. Which company owner is willing to hand over the company to outsiders? The country was conquered by our fathers in the rain of bullets. It is unrealistic and unscientific to hand it over to outsiders to manage."

"Children are the first echelon, and sons-in-law belong to the second echelon, but sons-in-law are also trustworthy people. You see, those who stand at the highest position in the future will not be able to escape from this circle."

"From the current point of view, Lian Mingyu has a great possibility in the future. He has great advantages over you and has richer resources."

"It doesn't matter whether he is Yu Jinfeng's adopted son or biological son. What matters is that Yu Jinfeng tried his best to cultivate him."

"You are different from him. When you became Lu Linsong's son-in-law, Lu had already retired. Being in office and retiring are not only two different concepts, but also very different."

"Besides, your father-in-law doesn't have a strong desire for power, and he is an extremely kind-hearted person who doesn't like to use tricks. After you become his son-in-law, he can only help you in a limited way, and he also depends on other people's opinions."

"To use an inappropriate metaphor, he didn't help you as much as I gave you in the first place. It's just a pity that you and Tingyue are separated, but it is an ideal result for you."

"If you were still my son-in-law, you would definitely be implicated in the general environment of the Gu family. Not to mention whether you could keep your hat, you might end up in jail like us."

With a long sigh, Shui Qingzhang continued: "Yuen Long, you still have a long way to go in the future. No matter whether you can take advantage of the change of leadership to reach a higher level this time, don't lose confidence. It's yours, sooner or later it will be yours."

, it’s not you, you can’t get it even if you force it.”

Upon hearing Shui Qingzhang's words, Li Yuanlang had an unpleasant thought in his mind. Could it be that...

It's unlikely. Shui Qingzhang has left that circle, and the sources of information are very narrow. He is no different from ordinary people. Could it be that he has foresight?

Li Yuanlang really guessed that the election process the next morning was a success. He got his wish and became one of the forty-six people. He will rush to the capital in mid-October to participate in the world-famous conference.

In fact, he understood that Nie Shuanghan and Bao Daoye jointly summoned him last night to give him reassurance. At the same time, it also represented an attitude from above. Lu Linsong is Lu Linsong, Li Yuanlang is Li Yuanlang, and what should be given will be given to him.

Shui Qingzhang's "compensation" statement was straightforward, but it had exactly this meaning. It was regarded as an affirmation of Lu Linsong's plan some time ago.

But Li Yuanlang was not in a good mood. He even thought that this episode that appeared out of thin air before the provincial conference was convened was definitely not groundless.

Maybe someone wanted to return a favor to the Lu family in this way, and maybe they did it deliberately.

Then, Shui Qingzhang’s words are worth pondering.

Very simply, the most direct way to return favors to the Lu family is to promote Li Yuanlang.

But people use this method to repay, and there is no need to promote themselves.

What a good calculation and a good move.

Forget it, as Shui Qingzhang said, it's his own fault that he won't be able to escape sooner or later, so there's no point in rushing.

The initiative is not in the hands of the father-in-law, and he can't win it no matter how hard he fights for it. Instead, he has a reputation of overestimating his capabilities. Why bother.

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Li Yuanlang returned to Lanqiao City.

Within a few days, Li Zihui was appointed as deputy section chief of the first section of the municipal party committee secretary.

The first secretary department mainly serves Li Yuanlang. In the past, this position was held concurrently by the municipal party committee secretary and secretary.

Since Li Zihui had just been promoted and he was the deputy section chief in name only, his main responsibility was to serve Li Yuanlang.

On the day he took office, section chief Bao Xianzhi called him over and served him tea and water for a while and was polite to him.

"Chief Bao, don't be busy, I have something to do over there."

"I know Deputy Section Chief Li is busy and Secretary Li can't do without you. Don't worry, I won't take up too much of your time." Bao Xianzhi placed the tea cup in front of Li Zihui and handed Li Zihui the cigarette.

Li Zihui waved his hand, "Chief Bao, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"That's it." Bao Xianzhi rubbed his hands and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "I asked you to come here. I have something to discuss with you. That's it. The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and someone has brought some benefits to our department.

I'm hesitant about how to deal with it, so I want you to help me come up with an idea."

Li Zihui was stunned, "Secretary Li has strict rules on this matter and will never allow private benefits. Section Chief Bao, you know Secretary Li's temper..."

"No, no." Bao Xianzhi shook his head and said: "Deputy Section Chief Li, you misunderstood. I don't want to accept it. It's because the welfare unit is special, Pingzhuang Coal Mine, do you know?"

"Of course I know." Li Zihui nodded and said, "That's a well-known coal mine in our city and a big producer of profits and taxes."

"Alas!" Bao Xianzhi sighed: "General Manager Fan Zhaodong of Pingzhuang Coal Mine not long ago sent Corey a batch of welfare products, which are not worth much."

"While chatting with me, Mr. Fan mentioned that there were some small coal mines operating illegally near their Pingzhuang Coal Mine. Mr. Fan reported this to Shenlin County many times, but the other party took no action, which made them very upset.

It’s embarrassing and very distressing.”

Li Zihui said: "Mr. Fan can report through formal channels that Pingzhuang Coal Mine is not affiliated with the Provincial Pingchuan Mining Group, which is a unit managed by the Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission."

"The only difference lies in this matter." Bao Xianzhi explained: "Mr. Fan and the others didn't want to make this matter too serious, which would be bad for everyone. So, taking advantage of the opportunity to give us benefits, Mr. Fan asked to see us.

When I met Secretary Li."

"Deputy Section Chief Li, do you think you could ask Secretary Li sideways and get his opinion?"

After talking around the bush for a long time, Bao Xianzhi actually asked Li Zihui to inquire about Li Yuanlang's attitude.

After all, he is the secretary and can speak in front of Li Yuanlang.

This was no small matter, and Li Zihui readily agreed.

That afternoon, when Li Yuanlang woke up from his lunch break and Li Zihui followed him to the municipal party committee building, Li Zihui brought up the topic of Fan Zhaodong.

Li Yuanlang suddenly stopped, turned around and asked, "Are you talking about the Pingzhuang Coal Mine in Shenlin County?"

"Yes, this is the coal mine." Li Zihui described in detail the problems encountered by the Pingzhuang Coal Mine. There are so many small coal mines nearby, which damage the natural environment. Because the small coal mines do not meet the standards, the mining cost is low, and coal is lower than that of Pingzhuang.

Coal mine prices have nearly doubled, seriously affecting coal mine sales.

Li Yuanlang nodded, thought for a moment and said, "I understand."

Then there is no more.

This confused Li Zihui. He was not sure whether Secretary Li wanted to see Fan Zhaodong or not.

The next morning, Li Zihui received a call from Bao Xianzhi and asked about the matter. Li Zihui replied: "Secretary Li didn't say see you or not see you. Just let Mr. Fan continue to wait for news."

Unexpectedly, after waiting for five days, Li Yuanlang didn't mention this matter at all, and it was even harder for Li Zihui to press him.

After get off work in the evening, Li Zihui sent Li Yuanlang home.

When he arrived at the door, he handed the briefcase to Li Yuanlang. Li Zihui turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Li Yuanlang: "Zihui, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is a custom of climbing mountains to collect mugwort. At four o'clock tomorrow morning, you can come and pick her up.

Me, let’s go for a walk around the area.”

"Yes." Li Zihui readily agreed.
Chapter completed!