The dinner to receive Huang Rushan, the newly appointed Provincial Public Security Director airborne from the capital, lasted about two hours. It started at a little after four o'clock and ended before six o'clock in the evening. Hello, me, hello everyone, everyone was happy. [ka" During this period, Xiao Zixin Hall
Chang used the break to go to the bathroom and called home to ask his lover, Bai Xinyu, if Secretary Gao had arrived. Bai Xinyu replied: "Not yet. I just received a call from him, saying that he has come out from the provincial party committee."
, I guess I’ll be there soon, when will you be back?”
"I'll go back soon, it's almost done here." Director Xiao Zixin said, and then asked: "How's it going? You're almost done working alone, right?"
"Hey, I'm exhausted. I haven't been idle all afternoon. But those two female police officers in your department are very good. They can do everything. They are no worse than me. They will be fine soon. Hurry up and don't let Secretary Gao.
Come and wait..."
"Yeah, I understand. Okay, close it."
Director Xiao Zixin turned off his mobile phone, rinsed his hands after taking a nap, and looked at himself in the mirror. His face was full of spring breeze and his face was rosy. He was very proud. Although he was already middle-aged and slightly approaching the age of old age, he was very proud.
The trend was getting better, but every fine wrinkle on the face still seemed to show the strength of the old age. I looked around and saw that there was nothing wrong. I walked out of the bathroom and returned to the banquet venue.
After sitting down, Director Xiao Zixin laughed and saw that everyone had almost eaten. He took the cigarette handed over by Director Huang Rushan and lit it together. Director Xiao Zixin said:
"Brother Huang, how are you? I don't know if you can eat it? Is it delicious? This northern-style Maocaibo wine is much worse than the one you served me in the capital. I don't know if I can eat it well.
I’m done drinking, haha, I’m sorry!”
"Hahaha, not bad, not bad! Very good!" Director Huang Rushan said from the bottom of his heart: "It's really good, very unique!"
Speaking of the banquet in the capital mentioned by Director Xiao Zixin, he chuckled and said: "What the hell, Brother Xiao, you are a strong general and you have no weak soldiers!" Director Huang Rushan sincerely praised, "I just arrived in Beijing as early as
I said when I met you that you are a smart, intelligent and promising official. Although I have never been to you before, I have always been relatively familiar with the situation in Dajiang Province in the ministry. This time
I was asked to take over your job, but I was afraid that I was not qualified! However, to be honest, this is also a great trust in me! Your meal of "Northern-style Mao Cai Bo Liquor" made me deeply appreciate
The efficiency and ability of our brothers in the north cannot be underestimated, and it also shows my work ability and achievements in the past few years!"
Everyone was laughing and joking in harmony, and had almost finished eating and drinking. Director Xiao Zixin was secretly anxious, but he couldn't show it, so he made the following heartfelt remarks:
"For work in the office, I will have to rely on Brother Huang in the future. Although I have not worked here for a long time, my only experience is the generosity of our brothers in the north. We are all good brothers and comrades, and they are all very capable.
According to the ability and strength of the capital city, brother, you will only do better than me after you come here. Regarding work matters, we will discuss it in two days when we officially hand over. That’s it, Brother Huang, after withdrawing for a while,
The comrades in the hall also need to arrange some entertainment programs. As for my family, you also have a rough idea of the situation. After the old lady passed away, my old man's mood has not calmed down. He went back to burn the old lady's grave for the third time today and said nothing all the way back.
hair……"
"Oh! I understand, I understand!" Director Huang Rushan is indeed a very smart person. Director Xiao Zixin mentioned the topic and changed direction. He immediately felt Director Xiao Zixin's pulse and glanced at the table.
With a large number of exquisite dishes that were barely touched, he held Director Xiao Zixin's hand and shook it, saying, "Understood... I think it's almost done and can be removed. You're welcome, Director Xiao! As for me, I'll have fun with everyone."
Hey, let’s go to bed earlier. After all, we still have to focus on work, I understand everything, I understand!”
When everyone followed Director Xiao Zixin and Director Huang Rushan to stand up, the dishes were still being served on the big round table in front of them.
There are so many delicacies that you can’t finish eating!
It's just that these officials, who have been in the officialdom for too long, really can't eat anything. Their big or small, round or square bellies are basically filled with all kinds of high-end drinks and seafood.
Mountain delicacies or local rare local specialties (such as those thorn sprouts that have just been launched and exported to Japan), health-preserving products xxx and water radishes that are all like little red lanterns, fingers shipped directly from the green food base
A prickly cucumber with a large head)...and finally settles into a thick minzhimin paste.
In contrast, eating in official circles is a matter of face.
"There are too many dishes to eat" is a normal situation. There are many reasons for this. First of all, our famous chefs cannot forget to taste all the famous dishes. Secondly, the service managers in the restaurant will seriously recommend it. Third
Third, if you order too little, it means you are not sincere. Fourth, and most importantly, it is not a personal expense anyway.
Haha Director Xiao Zixin is no exception. No matter how incorruptible he is, he can't help but drift with the tide in the turbid officialdom. Any prominent figure who treats guests without leaving most of the dishes on the table seems to be disrespecting the guests.
When Director Xiao Zixin and Director Huang Rushan walked out of the small banquet hall, Director Huang Rushan took Director Xiao Zixin's hand and shook it: "Brother, if you have something at home, don't delay any more. Let's go quickly, everyone."
We are all brothers, don’t use those polite words!”
"Okay, Brother Huang, I'm sorry. If I have time another day, I'll spend time with you!"
"Hahaha, you're welcome, you're welcome!"
Director Huang Rushan took the initiative to open the car door for Director Xiao Zixin. After getting in the car, Director Xiao Zixin reached out from the car window and held his hand tightly, then held his fist until the car slowly left the Nanhu Hotel...
After leaving the Nanhu Hotel, Director Xiao Zixin breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, what he was most worried about was the time issue. He was worried that the schedule for tonight was too tight, and he was afraid that he might not be able to open it for a while. It was not good here.
Director Huang Rushan was neglected, and Secretary Gao Wentai couldn't be kept waiting at home. Now, everything is going smoothly, just in line with the expected time in his mind. It seems that everything is not a big problem, Huang Rushan Director
I am very happy, Secretary Gao Wentai can get back in time...
When we arrived upstairs and entered the door, Director Xiao Zixin had just changed his slippers at the door. His lover Bai Xinyu poked his head out of the kitchen when he heard the commotion, smiled slightly, and asked in a low voice: "You're back? So soon?"
"Is Secretary Gao here?" Director Xiao Zixin asked with a smile and a nod.
"Well, it's only been five or six minutes! Hehe..." Bai Xinyu made a face and said to him: "It's just you."
Director Xiao Zixin didn't care about talking nonsense with his lover. He put on his leather sandals and took a few steps to the living room. He saw that Secretary Gao Wentai was talking to his old father. Hahaha, he said happily: "Secretary Gao is here!"
"Hey," Secretary Gao turned around and saw him, "As I was talking about you, how about you just come back? Didn't you treat the new director who came over there disrespectfully? He's from the capital. I'm here.
It doesn’t matter, we are all old people, it’s okay to sit for a while longer.”
Director Xiao Zixin chuckled, and while explaining and responding, he couldn't help but think in his heart that Secretary Gao really understood and cared about their subordinates. Originally, he didn't say anything on the phone, but it seemed that everything was under Secretary Gao Wentai's control.
Under control!
As soon as Director Xiao Zixin came back, their family banquet also started.
My lover Bai Xinyu and the two female policemen brought large plates and small bowls from the kitchen and placed them one by one on a large table. This family dinner was completely as arranged by Director Xiao Zixin in advance.
Yes, for someone who has been with Secretary Gao Wentai for more than 20 years and is now a high-ranking official and well-paid person, Director Xiao Zixin can be said to know Secretary Gao’s preferences and preferences very well, such as what to eat, what to drink, what to play, and what to use.
Wait, wait, etc., they are all as clear as a roundworm in his stomach. Therefore, a few days ago, he had already discussed and made arrangements with his lover Bai Xinyu in bed for tonight's family dinner more than once...
For Secretary Gao Wentai, the truth is that no matter what kind of luxurious banquet it is, he has experienced it, eaten it, drank it, seen it, so the focus of this family banquet is not on the food, but on the atmosphere. Of course, what is being eaten?
On the issue, Director Xiao Zixin also has his own arrangements and special plans, just like he received Director Huang Rushan at the Provincial Committee Nanhu Hotel before tonight. Although he did not have specific requirements before, it was just a general instruction standard. However, the following responsible
The Director of the Political Department and the Director of the General Office were able to successfully and carefully arrange this reception banquet that made Director Xiao Zixin very satisfied and Director Huang Rushan very happy...
At the family banquet, the specialty and focus was Director Xiao Zixin’s lover Bai Xinyu’s specialty dish. It’s very simple to say, one is Korean miso soup, the other is cold shredded dried tofu... Generally speaking, these two dishes are
, any ordinary people can make it, and some of them are very delicious and exquisite. However, Bai Xinyu has learned many special foods of the Korean people in Xuanpu County under the guidance of his mother since he was a child. Not to mention other things, that's it.
A Korean specialty miso soup, the name of the dish seems to be inedible. Oh my god, what is Shenma miso soup? Can you drink it?
Can miso bean paste be used to make soup? I have always heard that miso bean paste is used to eat green vegetables. If you use it to make soup, it will have a weird taste. Is it delicious?
Very delicious
The ingredients are the same, but the special flavors are very different. In the past, Secretary Gao Wentai has eaten at Director Xiao Zixin’s house many times, and each time, those delicacies were not welcomed by Secretary Gao, but instead those that were very farm-like.
The special and home-cooked side dishes that are perfect for drinking and eating are the unique craftsmanship of Director Xiao Zixin’s lover Bai Xinyu. Secretary Gao will be full of praise every time he leaves Director Xiao Zixin’s home! He not only praises Director Xiao Zixin for his blessings
, and also praised Bai Xinyu for being a good wife who lives at home!
And the dried tofu just brought back from Elder Xiao Zixin’s Niangniang Village is another one of a kind. The dried tofu from Niangniang Village has been a major local brand for many years. It does not need advertising, but it has become more and more known to people all over the world.
Several unique dry tofu villages have gradually formed. The dry tofu produced there is made from local high-quality soybeans using old-fashioned manual processes. It is so thin that when opened one by one, it is as thin as paper.
Just as translucent...
After being processed by Bai Xinyu's skillful hands, it was cut into thin and even pieces, as precious as gold wire. It was paired with a variety of fine seasonings. When you shake it, wow!
When you eat it, the aroma immediately fills your mouth and fills your heart!
Despite this, Director Xiao Zixin still asked his lover Bai Xinyu and his subordinate police officers to go to the supermarket and buy a lot of fresh delicacies from the mountains and seas (there are actually many in the refrigerator at home) to match these hometown specialties that Secretary Gao has always loved.
Director Xiao Zixin had already drank a lot when he received Director Huang Rushan at the Nanhu Hotel, but he still had some food left in his stomach. Of course, the purpose was just to spend some time with Secretary Gao when he came back.
After the banquet, Bai Xinyu arranged for the two policewomen who were helping to go to another room with her to eat and drink. From time to time, she would come over and look after this place.
Here, only Director Xiao Zixin and his old father Xiao Laowen accompanied Secretary Gao Wentai. The three of them toasted one after another. Because they were at home with no outsiders, and they were old friends for many years, not only Director Xiao Zixin himself was very
If you let it go, even Secretary Gao Wentai, who has been known for his seriousness in the province for many years, took off his coat and wore only a white shirt on his upper body. He drank happily and was sweating profusely...
"Old man, you have given birth to a good son! He is smart, capable, and capable! No, he will soon be an official in the capital. This is not easy in today's social environment."
After Director Xiao Zixin toasted Secretary Gao, Secretary Gao made another round of toasts. He specially toasted Director Xiao Zixin’s old father, Xiao Laolian, with three glasses of wine. He drank all three glasses in one gulp, then put down the glass and sighed:
"I grew up in a rural area, and I also herded cattle...so I know that in this social environment, it is not easy for me to reach the position I am today. It also reflects the attitude towards people from poor rural families in the past in official circles.
The child still has some outlets, but now they can’t. Similarly, your son Xiao Xiao can do it step by step, all by his own efforts, without any background. Haha, when it comes to background, I was one before, but now he can go to Beijing.
It’s not up to me, the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, to have the final say, so I say, it’s not easy!”
Hearing such a heart-to-heart talk from a deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Director Xiao Zixin's old father, Xiao Laowen, was not confused. He nodded in agreement frequently and kept sighing.
"Yes, yes, Secretary Gao... I have known you since I was at home in the early years, and I always heard our son talk about you when he went home. He can do what he does today, but he can't do it without you!"
Director Xiao Zixin's old father, Xiao Laowen, nodded repeatedly and fully agreed with Secretary Gao's heartfelt words.
He doesn't understand being an official, but he knows very well what it means to be a human being.
"Yeah, although I can't say that Xiao Xiao has nothing to do with me today, but to be honest, when I was in Xuanpu County, my promotion and reuse of Xiao Xiao was indeed a key factor in his development today.
More importantly, he is smart and capable. Indeed, as long as someone provides him with a stage or opportunity, he will be able to seize and seize the opportunity in time. Otherwise, if he is not the material to be an official, no matter what, I will
Promotion is not possible either. In today's unique environment, when you are an official, there are no backstage bosses, and no one will promote you. If a young man from rural areas wants to get ahead, it is not even harder than reaching the sky, but it is almost..."
Secretary Gao Wentai had a heart-to-heart conversation with his old father. They were very harmonious and harmonious. Director Xiao Zixin just silently poured him wine again and again, smiling and listening. He specially arranged this tonight
The purpose of this family dinner is to listen carefully to the teachings of this old leader and county magistrate who has always been kind to me before leaving Dajiang Province to become an official in the capital. After all, no matter how smart and capable I am, no matter how I gradually gain experience in officialdom,
It has been formed and enriched, but the road of officialdom that I have walked with Secretary Gao and the changes in officialdom that I have seen time and time again are still obviously insufficient. Ginger is still old and spicy!
Listen more and ask for more advice. After all, it will have a better and more realistic impact and inspiration on his future officialdom in the capital.
This also reminded him of a detail that he seemed to have long forgotten.
I remember that when the Xuanpu County Government Office just became the acting section chief of the Comprehensive Section, he once went to the home of Secretary Gao (then County Magistrate Gao) to give gifts. Haha, the salary was low at the time, and he had never given gifts to leaders before, let alone
I don’t know if it’s more appropriate to give a gift to a county magistrate or a god? I wanted to ask some of Corey’s secretaries, but I felt it was inappropriate, so I randomly went to the store and bought two cigarettes like Laosi Hao in accordance with the gift-giving custom of the country people at that time.
, two bottles of good wine, plus two bottles of canned meat, two canned fruits...
Hahaha,……
In fact, even based on the wages and consumption levels of the government at that time, today's cigarettes are not considered good cigarettes, and the wine is not considered good wine, just average and average.
Finally, when he arrived at Secretary Gao's house, he was left alone to eat and let him know that there is a drink called "coffee" in the world!
Previously, Director Xiao Zixin had received higher education and was not bad at studying. He was also an outstanding student union cadre in the national key university where he worked and was a good person. However, he had never heard of such stuff, let alone
He knew it was very useful. That day, he originally wanted to give away the things and stay for a while before leaving. However, it was time for dinner. Secretary Gao had just arrived home from work, and there were no other banquet arrangements that day, so he wanted to leave.
At that time, Secretary Gao and his lover wholeheartedly stayed with him for dinner...
After all, it's really not a good idea to stay, haha. The little "gift" he gave may not be enough for the "meal". But it's not a good idea to forcefully leave. After all, Director Xiao Zixin
It can be seen that both Secretary Gao himself and his lover sincerely wanted to stay with him for dinner, but they stayed in such embarrassment, and they definitely had the best "big meal" since he went to college.
”, the memory is profound, and it is still fresh in my memory!
After finishing the meal, Director Xiao Zixin discovered that in the wine cabinet of Secretary Gao's house, among the various types of fine wines, there was an exquisite and beautiful dark brown glass bottle that was very strange. What was it?
Very curious!
"What is that, County Magistrate Gao?" Director Xiao Zixin later pointed at it and asked innocently.
"Haha, that's a good thing," Secretary Gao said happily at that time, "coffee!"
coffee!!
From then on, these two words that had never been heard of were deeply remembered by Director Xiao Zixin. How is it so good? It is undoubtedly drinkable, but what is the taste of it?
?I don’t know! Director Xiao Zixin’s heart was filled with endless reverie and mystery. You know, in Xiao Zixin’s opinion at that time, Gao Wentai, the head of a county, was well-traveled and had experienced all kinds of good things.
He had eaten, drank and had fun, and from that time to this day, the only time he could say the three words "good stuff" was from his mouth!
It can be seen that coffee is something that Secretary Gao likes and is unique in his heart.
Although Secretary Gao didn't make him a cup to taste it at that time, after returning home, Director Xiao Zixin went to the store to look for it as soon as he got a glass of it the next day to see if there was anything like this in the store and how much a bottle cost.
?
As a result, it really does exist, and it’s definitely expensive!
Director Xiao Zixin still remembers that his monthly salary at that time was only more than 230 yuan, and a small bottle (Nescafe coffee was divided into three bottles at the time) of about 50 grams cost 36 yuan, and a medium bottle cost 36 yuan.
It seems to be 56 yuan per bottle, which is about 100 grams. The large bottle should be 150 grams, which is more expensive, costing 87 yuan! Damn, that’s less than half a month’s salary... (I later learned that this is not the case, there is another kind
It came in a 500-gram iron can, haha, but it wasn’t available in Xuanpu County where Director Xiao Zixin was based at that time.)
Despite this, Director Xiao Zixin still stood there hesitating for a long time, his mind wandering, always thinking about trying it. Is it such a magical flavor that Magistrate Gao can praise it?
He weighed his pitiful salary and decided to buy it. Even if he bought the smallest size, he felt distressed. However, in the end, he gritted his teeth and asked the waiter to take out a bottle and buy it!
Go back and rush, damn, it’s miserable!!
Like pig gall.
It's like Director Xiao Zixin was ill when he was a child, and the pig gall his old mother gave him to nurse had a bitter and bitter taste... However, soon there was a fragrance or other magical taste in his mouth that left him with endless aftertaste...
Hahaha, later someone told him: "Add sugar. If you don't add sugar, why won't it be bitter? Coffee is inherently bitter!!"
Later, after he became the section chief and the deputy director of the Xuanpu County Government Office, people gradually began to give him gifts. One of them was that more and more people liked to give him "Nescafe coffee", and they specially gave it to him.
Those in large glass bottles, of course, the salary level also began to increase rapidly at that time. Not only did he deliver coffee, but he also delivered boxes of expensive sugar cubes, coffee mates and the like. Later, he became the top boss of the Public Security Bureau.
After assuming the leadership position of the Director, many foreign species have been sent back from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the United States, Russia, Brazil, South Africa and other places.
Those foreign products, both in terms of packaging and quality, are absolutely first-class and outstanding, which made Director Xiao Zixin couldn't help but like them very much.
But what impressed me the most was Russian coffee. That’s not to say how delicious it is. No, on the contrary. Although the packaging material of Russian coffee is not bad, and it is also packed in iron cylinders, it only looks good, but it doesn’t taste good.
, just like those aircraft, tanks and cannons produced by the former Soviet Union and now Russia, they are very rough, very delicate, and the taste is really bad. And the ones with the best and purest taste are of course Brazil and South Africa. He went to inspect and learn from them by himself.
Those exquisite coffees he brought back from time to time or were sent to him by others...
That’s where the coffee comes from, and the taste, flavor and characteristics are absolutely unparalleled!
Thinking of this, Director Xiao Zixin smiled
"What are you laughing at, Xiao?"
Secretary Gao Wentai talked enthusiastically with Director Xiao Zixin's old father, Xiao Laowen, for a long time, then turned to ask.
"Haha, Secretary Gao, guess what I was thinking just now?"
"What are you thinking about?"
"I thought of the first time I went to your house, the time my sister-in-law stayed with me for dinner, and then you told me that the beautiful and exquisite glass bottle in the wine cabinet is called 'coffee'... Haha
! Thinking about it now, it was from that time that I truly embarked on the road to officialdom. Under your guidance and promotion, I got to where I am today step by step! Really, Secretary Gao,
Thinking of these, I still vividly remember them!!”
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