"Nan Nan, your father wants to see you for something, please take a shower quickly!" Yue Ping shouted outside the bathroom door.
"Oh, I understand." Zhou Nan agreed and sped up the process of taking a shower.
After rushing in a hurry, Zhou Nan got dressed, wiped his wet hair with a towel, and walked into the study. Zhou Ningyu had been waiting in the study for a long time. He was sitting behind the desk, holding a lit cigarette in his hand.
cigarettes, a little distracted.
"Dad, are you looking for me?" Zhou Nan greeted.
Only then did Zhou Ningyu come to his senses, sit up straight, and nodded gently to Zhou Nan, "Nan Nan, sit down."
Zhou Nan sat down and looked at Zhou Ningyu strangely. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Zhou Ningyu flicking a cigarette away and said, "You can smoke it."
Zhou Nan hesitated for a moment. Smoking was one thing, but smoking in front of his father, face to face with his father, was another thing. But he still took it and lit it in a decent manner, deeply
He took a sip and smiled softly, "Dad, what happened to you today? It makes me feel weird."
Zhou Ningyu smiled. At this moment, he was also a little surprised by his own behavior. He inadvertently put his son who had just graduated from college on an "equal" position with himself, and even pretended that he wanted to talk to him if he had something to do.
Zhou Nan's discussion posture.
Zhou Ningyu did have something to say. To be precise, he had something to discuss and communicate with Zhou Nan. He hoped that his son could help him come up with an idea or make a suggestion. I don’t know how long ago, in his heart, Zhou Nan’s “status” had skyrocketed.
It has risen to a height that ordinary people cannot imagine. Perhaps this is because Zhou Nan has been too "mature" and "weird" during this period, or it may be a kind of intuition and subconsciousness.
"You reported to Haidu Petroleum and Gas Company? How is the situation? Are you still adaptable? If not, we will find a way to transfer you out in two days." Zhou Ningyu asked casually absentmindedly.
Zhou Nan smiled and said, "Dad, it's good. I'm assigned to manage files in the company office. It's not bad. I don't have much to do. I'm quite free."
"Oh." Zhou Ningyu groaned and suddenly said softly, "Nan Nan, this is it: This afternoon, Secretary Ma Pingma of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection suddenly came to me and called me to his office to talk to me about something!
"
Zhou Ningyu mentioned Ma Ping, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Zhou Nan's heartstrings immediately tightened. He wanted to help his father move forward, and it involved important leaders in the city, so he couldn't help but ignore it.
"Ma Ping?" Zhou Nan asked gently.
"Not bad." Zhou Ningyu stared at his son quietly, as if trying to understand something from his facial expression, his eyes bright.
"Oh, that's right." Zhou Nan pondered for a moment, "Dad, why is he looking for you? Have you had any contact with Ma Ping before?"
Zhou Ningyu shook his head, with an expression on his face that seemed a little excited but also a little doubtful, "No, never. Just because there has been no contact, I felt very strange - Ma Ping suddenly found me, although he didn't say it directly,
But I also understood what it meant. Li Huimin fell, and our bureau was in chaos. Ma Ping was entrusted by the municipal party committee to temporarily take charge of the political and legal committee work. He wanted to..."
Before Zhou Ningyu finished speaking, he was hurriedly interrupted by Zhou Nan, "Dad, you don't have to say it, I understand what's going on. Ma Ping temporarily took over the work of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee because the case of Li Huimin was implicated in your bureau.
There are several deputy directors, and now you are the only one who is relatively clean in your bureau, so he wants to support you, and going to you is nothing more than a hint that you will join him..."
"The thing is obvious - there is no free lunch in the world, and there is no pie in the sky. If you don't pay anything and show your loyalty, it is impossible for others to promote you." Zhou Nan suddenly smiled, with a hint of certainty at the corner of his mouth.
A calm smile fell in Zhou Ningyu's eyes, and Zhou Ningyu let out a sigh of relief. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the slightly young son in front of him was so strange again.
But Zhou Nan had already fallen into a state of "strategizing" and was completely unaware of Zhou Ningyu's emotional changes in these details. He thought to himself and said, "I understand dad's thoughts. You were immediately moved and felt that this was a
There was no opportunity, and I was not sure whether Ma Ping could be transferred to deputy secretary and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee in the next step, so I was a little worried about the gains and losses and couldn't make up my mind."
Zhou Nan's words hit the mark on Zhou Ningyu's true state of mind at the moment. He sighed and lowered his voice, "It is absolutely impossible to be the top leader, because the top leader is usually the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee. Even if Ma Ping can do things, he can only do so at most.
He is just an executive deputy director, with a higher ranking and some real power... If I stand up and Ma Ping can't get anything done, it will make me look ugly."
"Dad, let me analyze it for you. If you think it makes sense, just listen. Look, people like Li Huimin and Lu Qing have close relations with the Municipal Party Committee Secretary Song Jianxiang. They are famous as grasshoppers on a rope. Li Huimin and
Things happened to Lu Qing one after another, which means that the higher-ups have a firm attitude towards this case, and Song Jianxiang will be moved sooner or later. But now Ma Ping is just entrusted by Song Jianxiang to temporarily take charge of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, and he wants to take another step
——The possibility of changing from the Standing Committee to Deputy Secretary, and from the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission to the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee and the Director of Public Security is very small. Because this position is no longer decided by the city. Especially when there is such a large area in Haidu City
A major official corruption case...Under this situation, the province is likely to make a major change in the city's cadres..."
"You mean, Ma Ping is unreliable?" Zhou Ningyu frowned.
"Dad, it's not that Ma Ping is unreliable, it's that Ma Ping can't control the next step." Zhou Nan said softly.
Zhou Ningyu pondered and was speechless for a long time.
Zhou Nan was not in a hurry, and sat there quietly, waiting for Zhou Ningyu to make a decision. After all, Zhou Ningyu was responsible for his own career path, and Zhou Nan was at best a "consultant". He could only use his reborn information advantages and keen judgment to make the most of his decision.
He constantly reminded his father to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, better choose sides, and ensure a brighter future. But after all, he cannot replace Zhou Ningyu's "thinking" and independence. If he loses his independent judgment and decision-making ability,
, Zhou Ningyu can't go far in the officialdom, Zhou Nan is only a supporter after all.
At the same time, Zhou Nan also wanted to test his father's political acumen and see if he could face the current chaos and undercurrents and draw the most "suitable" judgment based on the current clues.
Zhou Ningyu did not disappoint Zhou Nan. He thought for a long time and had long forgotten that his son Zhou Nan was sitting in front of him. His brows were frowning and relaxing. Finally, he smiled slightly, glanced at Zhou Nan, and said in a cheerful voice, "The situation is so chaotic now.
It’s better to stay the same and adapt to all changes…who knows what the future will bring, haha.”
Zhou Ningyu's implication is simply that the fall of Li Huimin, Lu Qing, Song Jianxiang and others will be involved. I don't know how many people will be involved, and I don't know if Ma Ping will be involved. Instead of taking the risk to go to Ma Ping, go and fight.
In an unknown future, it is better to sit back and wait for changes, to protect yourself first and then talk about other things. This is a relatively conservative choice, but for Zhou Ningyu now, it is the most suitable.
Zhou Nan's eyebrows were raised, and he felt very comfortable. He stood up with a smile and said, "Dad, that's it. The situation is so chaotic now, so you'd better not move around, keep a low profile, do your job well, and wait for changes in the future.
Well, I guess the chaos won’t last long..."
With that said, Zhou Nan walked out of the study and returned to his room without waiting for Zhou Ningyu to say anything else.
Not long after lying on the bed, the big brother dinged. Without thinking, Zhou Nan grabbed it from the bedside and said slowly and calmly, "Who is this? I'm Zhou Nan."