The meeting place was still at Lian Mingyu’s home.

After the greetings, the two parties sat down, and Lian Mingyu rambled on, talking about irrelevant topics, making Li Yuanlang extremely uncomfortable.

But he kept dealing with Lian Mingyu calmly and did not reveal anything wrong.

About ten minutes or so, there was a series of sounds at the door of the room.

Soon, two figures appeared in the living room.

In front is Zhang Wanxing, member of the Standing Committee of the Minzhong Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Ruozhou Municipal Party Committee.

Following closely behind was Aimingao.

"Happy New Year, Governor." Zhang Wanxing took the initiative to greet Lian Mingyu. When he saw 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 support him, so he stood up and shook hands with Zhang Wanxing to greet him.

Aimingao is the one with the lowest position among several people.

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

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

However, this kind of smile can only be described in one word: a smile that is superficial but not a smile.

Lian Mingyu waved his hand and said: "We are all acquaintances, no need to be polite, just sit down."

Just when Zhang Wanxing's buttocks touched the sofa, Lian Mingyu suddenly stood up and said, "You guys talk first, I'll make a phone call."

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

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

Breathing out a puff of light blue smoke, Zhang Wanxing said slowly: "Deputy Director Li looks good, and I think he must be in a very good mood. I admire Deputy Director Li's ability to bend and stretch as a man."

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

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

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

In other words, Zhang Wanxing's position as secretary was not achieved with honor and is unconvincing.

Zhang Wanxing naturally understood what Li Yuanlang meant, but after all, he was the one who provoked him first. The key is that he appeared with a mission.

So he tried to smooth things over, "Haha, Deputy Director Li is still so eloquent."

The topic changed and he said with a serious expression: "It is his own fault that Xiao Kaifeng was taken away for investigation. The position of executive deputy mayor is currently vacant. Secretary Zhou of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor Lian hope that the Ruozhou Municipal Party Committee will recommend a candidate."

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

As he said this, Zhang Wanxing glanced at Ai Mingao involuntarily.

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

On the surface, it seems that he is giving himself the power to recommend candidates.

This is not the case.

The appearance of Aimingao shows that Zhang Wanxing may have decided that Aimingao is the most suitable candidate to take over as executive deputy mayor.

Li Yuanlang's mention of others could easily cause Ai Mingao's dissatisfaction.

When it comes to him, Ai Mingao closely follows Zhang Wanxing's attitude. Now he has obviously boarded Zhang Wanxing's big ship.

How could such a little trick escape Li Yuanlang's fiery eyes?

He shook his head and said: "Secretary Zhang promoted me. I will not seek political advice unless I am in my position. Recommending candidates is a matter between the Ruozhou Municipal Party Committee and you, Secretary Zhang. How can I, an outsider, make irresponsible remarks?"

"Deputy Director Li is serious." Zhang Wanxing shook his head, "This is not a formal occasion. We are just chatting in private. There is no need to think complicatedly."

Turning his face to look outside, Zhang Wanxing stood up with his hands on the armrests of the sofa. Zhang Wanxing said to himself: "I don't know if the governor has finished the call. I still have something to report to him. Deputy Director Li will sit down first. I'll be back when I go."

"

After Zhang Wanxing left, only Li Yuanlang and Ai Mingao were left in the large living room.

"Deputy Director Li, please drink some water." Ai Mingao walked up to Li Yuanlang, raised the teacup with both hands and handed it over.

"Thank you." Li Yuanlang took it over and calmly asked Aimingao about his 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 appreciates you."

"Secretary Zhang is kind to me, I don't deny it. A good bird chooses the right tree to roost in. I didn't get anything when you served as Ruozhou Secretary. On the contrary, you didn't speak for me in the selection of Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee."

"Deputy Director Li, I don't refute your attitude just now. But do you know that your opinions can greatly change other people's lives?"

"We are classmates in the party school, or roommates. You know exactly what kind of person I, Ai Mingao, am. Your words may seem insignificant to you, but to me, they have a decisive effect.

."

"Secretary Zhang's idea of ​​asking for your advice is tantamount to giving you a huge favor, but you didn't grasp it, which makes me very disappointed."

"If you mention me, I will definitely keep it in my heart and remember your kindness forever. Deputy Director Li, for the sake of our classmates for many years, I sincerely hope that you can help me at this critical moment."

"I am forty-seven years old this year. If I still stay in my current position, I am afraid I will never have another chance. After all, this opportunity for executive deputy only comes once in a lifetime. I beg you again, help me. Ming Gao will never forget it and will remember it forever.

."

Aimingao spoke sincerely and sincerely, especially his eyes were full of excitement, and his face turned red because of it.

Li Yuanlang took a sip of tea, slowly put it on the coffee table, and sighed: "Ming Gao, you have been immersed in officialdom for many years. You should understand that today, it is not suitable for me to say anything about recommending anyone."

"I am the deputy director of the 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 went to the wrong temple and burned the wrong incense."

As a result, Li Yuanlang stood up decisively and walked out with long strides.

"Wait a minute!" Ai Minggao grabbed Li Yuanlang's arm anxiously. Realizing that he was reckless, he immediately let go and sincerely pleaded: "Li Yuanlang, is it so difficult for you to say something for me! Secretary Zhang

I gave up my right of recommendation to you, but you don’t care about my feelings at all!”

Li Yuanlang put a serious face on his face, put his hands in his pockets, and refused in a cold voice: "Ming Gao, don't be so messy. You understand my character. I will say what I should say, and I won't say a word if I shouldn't."

"Ask yourself, what you are doing now, can you really serve as the executive deputy mayor? Searching for antiques everywhere, passing them off as good ones, buying and selling them, and making ill-gotten gains. For the sake of our classmates, I advise you

We must proactively explain the situation to the relevant departments as early as possible to avoid following in the footsteps of Xiao Kaifeng.”

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

Li Yuanlang sneered and said: "There is no need to investigate. Everything you have done has been spread all over the world. If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing. If you stop at the right time, you may have a chance to atone for your sins. If the road goes dark,

Sooner or later you will regret it one day. Goodbye!"

Just as Li Yuanlang walked toward the door angrily, Lian Mingyu suddenly appeared and stopped him in time. He frowned at Aimingao and asked coldly: "What's going on?"

"Governor, I, I..." Ai Mingao didn't know how to answer for a moment and stuttered.

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

At this moment, Aimingao really didn't know how to answer.

Lian Mingyu immediately issued an eviction order, "Comrade Yuen Long will be unhappy if you celebrate the Chinese New Year. I don't welcome you here. Please leave!"

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

Ai Minggao lowered his head and quickly went out to chase Zhang Wanxing without even looking at Li Yuanlang.

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

Lian Mingyu said it easily, but Li Yuanlang had a different interpretation.

After all, he is the governor of the province, so he should be given the face he deserves.

Sitting down again, Lian Mingyu touched his thick black hair and said with emotion, "Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, time makes us one year older."

"Decades of life may seem long, but in reality they are very short. Especially when entering an official career, no matter what position you are in or what achievements you make, it is just a drop in the ocean, insignificant."
Chapter completed!