Li Xiaoning had not planned to do anything to He Dongliang at first, but now that he saw that his character was so bad, his face suddenly darkened and he said coldly: "Who are you? We are drinking here, why are you here to stir things up?"
When Tang Fei saw that Li Xiaoning was angry, he immediately stood up and yelled at He Dongliang: "What? Can't you hear what people are saying? My brother is telling you to get out! If you don't get out, believe it or not, Master, I will beat you up."
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He Dongliang's face turned purple with anger, but he didn't dare to get angry. After holding it in for a long time, he turned around and left.
Li Xiaoning picked up the wine glass and said: "Da Fei, colleagues, today is my first day in Pingshan Town. Thank you for your compliments, and I hope you can continue to take care of me in my future work!".
Everyone present felt very relieved when they saw that Li Xiaoning had such a tough background and that He Dongliang, who had always been domineering, could only hold back in front of him. What was even more rare was that Li Xiaoning was so low-key and kind to them, even though they were together.
The time was still very short, but everyone present was already deeply impressed by him. So everyone stood up and raised their wine glasses. Tian Wannong said on behalf of everyone: "Mayor Li is too polite. What are you going to do in the future?
We will never refuse!"
Despite He Dongliang's small episode, the meal was still very harmonious. Li Xiaoning's goal of building a good relationship with his colleagues was also exceeded. At least in the minds of these people, Li Xiaoning's core status has been unanimously recognized.
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After the banquet ended, Bai Dengke stopped Zhao Aihua and Wang Yong and said he wanted to talk.
Speaking of Bai Dengke, he was originally considered a figure. He was one of the few college students in Pingshan Town in the past ten years, and he was also a top student at a prestigious university. When he graduated, he came back to build his hometown with unlimited enthusiasm.
I didn't want to, but because of Pang Weidong's jealousy, I was assigned to the family planning office. Over the past few years, I had already become discouraged. At a young age, I began to live a life of reading a newspaper and a cup of tea every day.
Although he hasn't spoken much, Bai Dengke has been observing Li Xiaoning since he took office. Regarding this young deputy mayor, Bai Dengke initially thought that he must have been promoted so quickly because of his connections.
, and then thought that if Li Xiaoning had a very strong relationship, how could he be "assigned" to a place like this?
But later, Li Xiaoning's various performances made Bai Dengke couldn't help but admire him from the bottom of his heart. He was also a young man, but he was a real dragon. His heart that had already lost its passion couldn't help but move. Maybe this
Is it his own opportunity? So, he kept Zhao Aihua and Wang Yong. Both of them were considered to be quite capable people in Pingshan Town. The three of them often drank together and were considered relatively good friends.
Bai Dengke first opened a big wrinkled front door for Zhao Aihua and Wang Yong, and then said calmly: "Two leaders, what do you think of our new young deputy mayor?"
Wang Yong took the cigarette, straightened it with his hand, paused on the palm of his hand, glanced at Bai Dengke meaningfully, and teased leisurely: "What? You want to hug the thick thigh so soon? But I think now
It's a little too early to make a decision. It's true that Mayor Li has a strong backstage, but he is too young and doesn't understand the tact in official circles. On the first day he took office, he changed the secretary, mayor and deputy mayor.
I’ve offended him all over, I’m afraid it will be difficult for him to make a difference in Pingshan Town in the future.”
Zhao Aihua lit the cigarette, took a long drag, gritted his teeth and said: "Pang Weidong is jealous, so he doesn't want to see Mayor Li, just like when Deng Ke first came here; Zhang Erwa treats everyone who comes from the city.
I don't like them. So the attitudes of these two people don't mean anything. It's just that Mayor Li offended He Dongliang very much today. This man is a villain, and he is from the same family as Deputy County Magistrate He. He will definitely give Mayor Li secretly in the future.
A stumbling block."
Bai Dengke snorted coldly and said: "You haven't seen it today yet. Mayor Li doesn't take He Dongliang's grandson seriously at all. I also think he is not worthy of being Mayor Li's opponent. I want to
To tell you the truth, in my opinion, Mayor Li has extraordinary magnanimity, and his future achievements will definitely be limitless. Taking advantage of his low position, it might be an opportunity for us to get close to him!"
Wang Yong hesitated and said: "What you said makes sense. Mayor Li is indeed not a simple man. However, since he has been assigned to our Pingshan Town, it means that he must have offended someone more powerful. Besides,
Now everyone above the deputy mayor is ignoring him. Isn’t it a bit risky for us to get closer? Do you want to take another look..."
Bai Dengke said angrily: "Brother Yong, this is your problem. You are hesitant about what to do. It's really a waste of your name. I think you shouldn't call Wang Yong, just Wang Yong."
Just when Wang Yong wanted to continue his theory, Zhao Aihua pulled him away and said, "Deng Ke is right. If everyone is optimistic about Mayor Li, it won't be our turn to burn the cold stove. Besides, I think Mayor Li
It’s not like he was assigned to take office, but the county organization director personally sent it to him. When Pang Weidong took office, a deputy director also came. I guess, 80% of the time it was him who asked for it. We are all legitimate
Years, it’s better to give it a try.”
"But...!" Wang Yong was still a little hesitant.
"Stop it." Bai Dengke threw the cigarette butt on the ground, crushed it with his foot, and said through gritted teeth, "After passing this village, there will be no shop like this! Besides, you and I are already like this, no matter how bad it is, it can be worse.
Where to go?"
Wang Yong took two long puffs of cigarette, and finally made up his mind and said: "Okay! Then let's give it a try and burn the cold stove of the new deputy mayor!"
Li Xiaoning didn't know Bai Dengke's plan. After the banquet, he went back to the family planning office and asked Meng Meihong to find out the family planning work information in recent years. He read it for three hours until it was time to get off work.
, just arrived at the town government dormitory.
This is a row of houses with blue bricks and red tiles. It looks like they are old. When you open the door, a musty smell hits your face. The floor is full of messy items, like barracks that have been evacuated in a hurry after a defeat, old newspapers, and glass.
, grain grass, bamboo slices, and wall calendars occupied the center of the room. A skinny mouse was startled and ran out squeaking.
Li Xiaoning faced the mess in the room and was stunned for a while. Then he realized his situation. There was a thick layer of black rat droppings in the room. The density of rat droppings had already exceeded his imagination. When he walked into the room,
When the leather shoes step on the dry black mouse droppings, they make a "sand, sand" sound, just like walking on the beach.
Pushing open the door to the inner room, I found that the furnishings inside were extremely simple, including a bed covered with straw, a heavy-looking wooden table, a wooden stool with a broken leg, and a scroll paper taped to the wall.
The Brigitte Lin poster beside me, the paper has turned yellow, and I don’t know what year or month it was from.
Li Xiaoning tried to push the window. Fortunately, the window could move. With the sound of "quacking" and the falling dust, the window slowly opened, and the lush green mountains immediately came into view, illuminated by the setting sun.
, the leaves on the mountain dance with golden light from time to time, which makes people feel shocked. The scenery outside the window forms a sharp contrast with the environment inside the house.
Slowly recovering his thoughts, Li Xiaoning returned his attention to the room. It was already evening, and the light in the room gradually dimmed. Li Xiaoning tried to pull the light cord, but fortunately, the incandescent light bulb hanging on the roof actually turned on.
, but the black rat droppings all over the house were particularly dazzling.
Li Xiaoning stood in the middle of the room, looking at the room that was as messy as a garbage dump, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
There is a bed, but there is only a pile of rotten straw full of rat droppings, making it impossible to sleep in it; there is water, but it is just tap water at the end of the corridor, there is no boiled water to drink; there is electricity, except for an incandescent light bulb, and there is no TV.
There are air conditioners and other electrical appliances, not to mention computers and the Internet; there is garbage, but there are no brooms, mops and other cleaning tools...
Standing in the middle of the room, Li Xiaoning felt particularly lonely. This was his first day working in Pingshan Town. Before he came here, he was full of ambitions, but the scene in front of him really had a huge impact on his confidence.
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"Have I fucking traveled through time? Why does it look so unlike the 21st century, but before liberation?" Li Xiaoning laughed at himself with a wry smile.
Li Xiaoning was in a daze for a while, then realized that he still had to save himself, so he left the room and closed the door behind him, preparing to walk around the street and buy some necessities for daily life.
The sun has set, and the houses along the street are lighting up one after another, but most of them are dim incandescent lamps. It is precisely because of these electric lights that there are traces of modern civilization in Pingshan Town. It is time to eat.
As time passed, the aroma of food wafted from every house. The aroma was so tempting that Li Xiaoning kept swallowing his saliva. As he walked, he thought about the bustling streets of Binhai City, Cheng Xiaoxi's voice and smile, and...
Tang Wei's sexy and passionate mood made Li Xiaoning feel a little sad. His eyes were a little moist and the scenery he looked at was a little blurry.
After turning a corner, Li Xiaoning saw the Pingshan Hotel where they had lunch, but the door was tightly closed at this moment. It seemed that the passenger flow in Pingshan Town could only allow the hotel to open at noon, and no one came at night.
Have a meal.
The streets in Pingshan Town were very short. It didn't take long for Li Xiaoning to turn around. In the end, he didn't find an open restaurant. Fortunately, there was a shop on the corner of the street that was still open. There was a white wooden board hanging above the door.
The calligraphy pen reads "Pingshan Town Department Store".
Li Xiaoning walked into the store and found that the goods were quite complete. There were daily necessities such as thermos bottles, brooms, and dustpans, as well as biscuits, instant noodles, ham sausages and other foods, and even rice cookers on the shelves. Seeing these, Li Xiaoning couldn't help but
I breathed a long sigh of relief—dinner was finally here!