Chapter 45
Please give me flowers and tickets, ho ho, just shout if you have nothing to do!
Lin Jinhong hesitated whether he should go to the town police station Director Huang to ask about the rumors. Unexpectedly, Director Huang came to the door on his own initiative. After work in the afternoon, Lin Jinhong went to the canteen to eat, and the police station director came over with two dishes.
, a bottle of beer came over, "Deputy Mayor Lin, why don't you eat alone, let's eat together?" His question was completely redundant. The food was already served, would anyone else refuse?
Lin Jinhong said hurriedly: "Welcome! Haha, I usually run around all day long, so I haven't had a drink with Director Huang very often. This is a rare opportunity. Come on, please take a seat!" He said and ran to add more.
Several dishes, I ordered a bottle of white.
After pouring two glasses of wine, he raised the glass and said, "I'd like to give Director Huang a drink, please!"
"How dare you be!" Director Huang hurriedly raised the cup, "I should be the one toasting Deputy Mayor Lin. Deputy Mayor Lin has a bright future. How dare I, a small director, be the toast of Deputy Mayor Lin."
"No matter who is toasting to whom, it's the same, drink!" Lin Jinhong smiled and poured the wine in the cup into his mouth.
Director Huang also laughed and drank the wine in his glass. After one drink, the conversation seemed to be much more casual. The two were chatting back and forth, and Director Huang suddenly mentioned the gossip. Lin Jinhong was suddenly startled, obviously.
Director Huang didn't come to me simply to drink. Why did he take the initiative to talk to me about this matter? After all, I didn't have any friendship with him, and they only had a drink together once when he was first elected as the deputy mayor.
"Director Huang, you also know that I have been running around the village and I really don't know much about this matter." Lin Jinhong took a sip of wine and took the opportunity to hide his surprised expression just now.
Director Huang lowered his voice and said: "Deputy Mayor Lin, you can't hide it from my eyes, haha! Don't talk about this, drink, let's drink!"
Lin Jinhong, who was aroused by him, had no intention of drinking. He took a few mouthfuls of food and suppressed the strong curiosity in his heart. Suddenly he remembered his grandfather's words, and in an instant, a basin of cold water poured down on his head, and his heart skipped a beat.
After calming down, he nodded and gestured to Director Huang with the wine glass, and the hot liquor flowed down his throat and into his stomach.
Lin Jinhong's performance was somewhat beyond Director Huang's expectations. There was a rumor in the town that Lin Jinhong was a man of action and had done a lot of practical things as soon as he took office. However, he was very immature in dealing with human relations in the officialdom and was often overjoyed. Now it seems that this seems to be a bit exaggerated.
Director Huang stopped talking and ate a few mouthfuls of food, with various thoughts flashing through his mind from time to time.
The bottle of white wine was almost empty, there were only a few plates left on the table, and there were only a few people eating in the cafeteria. Lin Jinhong ordered a few more dishes and two bottles of beer, but Director Huang did not stop him.
After the new dishes arrived, Director Huang suddenly sighed and lowered his voice and said: "Deputy Mayor Lin, let me tell you the truth. The rumors about you are because someone doesn't like you. After day and night investigations by our police, we finally found him.
Several important clues came out. But, Secretary Ma suddenly stopped allowing the investigation!"
Lin Jinhong suddenly paused while holding the vegetables with his chopsticks, "Director Huang, you keep calling me Deputy Mayor Lin. It's too obvious. Why don't I call you Brother Huang from now on, and you can call me by my name. It sounds friendly."
.As for whether the rumors are true or not, let’s ignore them. I think they will fade away in the next few days.”
"Sure! I like what Brother Lin said. I need Brother Lin to help you more in the future." Director Huang said, dipped his finger in the cup, wrote the character "Li" on the table, and then tapped it with his finger.
After knocking on it, he calmly erased it. "Brother Lin, you are smarter than me. You should already know it. If we have another drink, we will be full!"
Lin Jinhong nodded silently, raised the cup in his hand, "Brother Huang, do it!" They both raised their glasses at the same time and drank the wine in one gulp. After Lin Jinhong paid the bill, they parted ways and left.
On the way back to his dormitory, the word "Li" written by Director Huang flashed through Lin Jinhong's mind from time to time. Finally, he sighed silently, and a sentence came to his mind: Let's wait and see.
I went back to the dormitory, found a piece of rice paper, and wrote a couplet out of curiosity: The officialdom is like a battlefield, with vertical and horizontal movements; life is like a stage, everything is fake. The couplet is not very neat, but it feels like I have just experienced something.
Portrait.
In the blink of an eye, Fangfei's March passed and April arrived. April of the lunar calendar already felt a little hot, and wearing a shirt felt just right. After several months of sorting, thinking and summarizing, Lin Jinhong had some questions about adjusting the rural economic structure of Sanxi Town.
After that conversation with Director Huang, the rumors finally subsided, and he and Director Huang gradually became more frequent. In addition to Director Huang and Wang Xi, Luo Fei was recognized as Lin Jinhong's buddy, and their relationship seemed to be very close.
Tie. The four of them seem to have gradually formed a small group, and sometimes Chen Ran will appear in the group of four. However, her identity is sensitive and she is a woman, so she can only get together with everyone occasionally.
The Yamaguchi Village paper mill has finally been completed and is expected to be officially put into operation in June.
In mid-April, Lin Jinhong inexplicably moved out of his dormitory in the party and government compound and moved into a guest house with one bedroom, one living room, and a kitchen. The living conditions were much better. On the third day after moving into his new home, he ate in the cafeteria.
He was preparing to go home for lunch. Although there was a kitchen at home, his cooking skills were really not that good. Even when cooking noodles, he would occasionally burn them, so he still ate in the cafeteria. When he got home, he poured himself a cup of tea.
He put it in front of his desk, ready to read for a while. But unexpectedly, someone he never expected appeared - Li Ge, director of the National People's Congress.
I saw Li Ge holding a bottle of exquisitely packaged Wuliangye in his hand and standing at the door with a smile on his face. Lin Jinhong got over his initial surprise and hurriedly put on a smiling expression: "Director Li, you are a rare visitor. What a rare visitor! Please come in."
, come in quickly!" His smile was a bit professional, but it did not hinder his false enthusiasm.
Li Ge came in, put down the Wuliangye in his hand, looked at Lin Jinhong's room, and said: "Xiao Lin, it's not a big deal to call him this. I think it's more affectionate."
Lin Jinhong didn't know what kind of medicine he bought in the gourd, so he hurriedly waved his hands and said: "How can you trust me!"
"That's good! There has always been a misunderstanding between us. We all work in the town. If there is any misunderstanding, we can talk it over!"
"Yes! Director Li is right, I am young and energetic and do not understand the rules of officialdom, which is why these things happened."
Li Ge listened with a smile on his face and looked touched, "Xiao Lin said this, I don't even know what to say."
"Look at my head, Director Li has been here for so long and he hasn't even made tea!" Lin Jinhong patted his head, blaming himself, and got up to make tea for Li Ge.
"Thank you!" Li Ge smiled and said, "Xiao Lin, I won't disturb your rest, I have to go to work in the afternoon!"
Lin Jinhong was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Li Ge getting up to leave, he hurriedly said: "Director Li, this wine..."
"This is a gift from someone else. I don't drink much, so I asked Xiao Lin to help me drink, haha!" With that said, he walked out with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face. Lin Jinhong walked out of the door and watched him leave.
Chapter completed!