Director Xiao Zixin's words suddenly reminded Secretary Gao Wentai of many things from that year. However, Director Xiao Zixin mentioned that he saw coffee for the first time at his house and he praised it as "good stuff".
, but seemed not to be impressed at all: "Oh...why am I not impressed? Did I say it? It's possible, but coffee is indeed a good thing! Hahaha,..."
"Secretary Gao, maybe you have forgotten, but that incident left a deep impression on me! Since then, I not only quietly ran to the store to buy coffee, but I have been drinking it to this day, for more than 20 years.
..." Director Xiao Zixin smiled brightly. He stood up again and poured wine for Secretary Gao respectfully, and then poured it for his old father. The old father was happy tonight. This was the only expression he had expressed in the past few days since the sudden death of his wife.
Happy smile.【,.
In his whole life, he rarely had a homely meal with a deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, and it was at his son's home. If his son hadn't been capable, and if the big shot in front of him hadn't taken a liking to his son in Xuanpu County, everything would have happened.
I'm afraid there won't be any anymore...
Therefore, he was not a big drinker originally, but when he was happy, he drank a lot of glasses of wine without realizing it!
"Old man, if you feel happy today, drink a few more drinks. This son of yours is a real man!"
"Happy, happy, drinking," Director Xiao Zixin's old father, Xiao Laowen, nodded repeatedly, grinning broadly, "You're drinking a lot, hey, Gao, Secretary Gao, you drink too!!"
Before Director Xiao Zixin left the provincial capital to go to Beijing to serve as an official, he invited Secretary Gao Wentai to a private banquet at his home. It was really just to get in the mood, atmosphere, and friendship. In the past, it didn't matter whether it was the officialdom of the Chinese dynasty or the gangsters.
, treating guests to dinner means that the bigger the hotel, the more respect it has, and the stronger the relationship, the greater the pomp and circumstance. However, nowadays, no matter whether it is the officialdom or the gangsters and gangsters, treating guests to restaurants is nothing more than a "face project"!
Only true friends can be invited to one's own home, and only one can be invited to one's own home.
Thinking of his almost half-life official career and character, Director Xiao Zixin sighed inwardly. Although the Provincial Public Security Department is not far from the Provincial Party Committee building, Director Xiao Zixin often meets Secretary Gao when he goes to the Provincial Party Committee and provincial government meetings.
But it was rare to have such a relaxed and heart-to-heart talk like tonight. After a family dinner, the more I drank, the happier I felt. After drinking for a while, Director Xiao Zixin found that his old father was a little over the top and was exhausted. After all, eight
He was over ten years old, and the sudden death of his old mother had a mental impact on him. If Secretary Gao hadn't come to the house, he wouldn't have persisted so late and drank so much...
At this time, Bai Xinyu happened to come over to toast Secretary Gao. She looked at her husband Xiao Zixin and then at her old father. After the toast, she saw Xiao Zixin's signal and said:
"Dad, do you want to rest for a while? I'll help you..."
"Well, then, Secretary Gao, I'm going to lie down in the room for a while while you two have a good drink..."
"Okay, okay, old man, please go back to your room and take a rest. I'm afraid you haven't had much rest these days. Are you happy with your drink tonight?" Secretary Gao stood up and looked at Director Xiao Zixin and his lover Bai Xinyu, supporting each other.
They took their old father to another room to rest, and heard Director Xiao Zixin's old father, Xiao Laowei, turning around and saying: "Happy, happy, happy..."
Director Xiao Zixin settled down and the old father came back, and continued to drink and talk with Secretary Gao Wentai, sometimes about the international situation, sometimes about the chaos in the country, sometimes about some things and work in the department and the province...
Speaking of going to the capital to become an official, Secretary Gao Wentai said slowly and thoughtfully: "Xiao, over the years, I have almost watched you develop and grow up in this officialdom step by step. If you do a good job, you are a good person."
aspect, the more important aspect is your character, popularity, and connections. These are the powerful guarantees that can ensure your rapid development in the long term. If you are only promoted by others, you will not live up to your expectations and you will be on the wrong team.
, Becoming a victim of interest groups is not uncommon in our province and across the country. There are many people who have risen to great heights in one step. They are still speaking on the podium today, but they will be double-regulated tomorrow, and they will be nothing the day after tomorrow..."
"Yes, Secretary Gao, you praised me for my good character and wide network of contacts. In fact, I have had you as a role model in these years. Without you, I don't know how to deal with Ruliu, but with you, everything I encounter is
When something is difficult to deal with, I will think about it, if Secretary Gao encounters it, how will he deal with it? Strangely enough, when I think of you, I will have many solutions and be able to face the reality.
Handling difficult relationships and complicated situations..."
"Well, so, over the years, you have really done a good job. Not only have you done a good job, but more importantly, you have grasped the rules of officialdom. You know how to speak human words to people, and you have your own way to deal with it.
Only in this way can we be invincible." Secretary Gao agreed and affirmed his statement very much.
Director Xiao Zixin laughed, and then said: "Secretary Gao, my old father was here earlier. I am embarrassed to say that I just told you about seeing coffee at your house. In fact, I was your pawn in Xuanpu County back then.
When I was a secretary, every move you made played a great role in educating and inspiring me in my official career."
"Haha, I have almost forgotten those things, do you still remember?" Secretary Gao took a puff of cigarette and smiled happily.
"I remember, especially some things from back then. I can't forget them even if I want to. I remember them more clearly than some things that happen now. Apart from anything else, I still remember that I was very nervous when I attended the first enlarged meeting of the county party committee.
, that was the first time in my life that I attended such an important meeting of the county committee meeting. Although I was your secretary and the acting chief of the comprehensive section of the government office at the time, I was not a party member at that time! Hahaha, attending the county committee meeting,
I record that this is the first time I saw you scold Director Lin Lin of the Agriculture Bureau and some bureau leaders in person for not doing their job well at that meeting..."
"Oh? Is that the case?" Secretary Gao laughed loudly, but he immediately nodded and admitted, "My habit of swearing was developed at that time. Haha, I didn't use to curse when I was the deputy director of the municipal government. Although I
I don’t remember much, but it must be related to these things. I have scolded many people..."
"But what makes me strange is that you scolded them so much, but they didn't hate you. You know, in my opinion at that time, their bureau leaders were all great officials in front of the people, but in front of you, in the county committee meeting
But all of them are similar to the third grandson. Even if you scold them, they don’t hate you and smile all over their faces. Even after you left, they still have a very close personal relationship with you. I was still surprised at the time! In the meeting
You are so humiliated, you are not young, and you are old enough to be an official, how can I not hate you?"
"They don't hate me?"
"No hate!" Director Xiao Zixin nodded affirmatively, "Later you were transferred and went to another county-level city to be the municipal party committee secretary. Not only did they often come to see you, but when they came back and talked about you, they all admired you.
, full of admiration!”
"Haha... People are cheap, that's what they do at the grassroots level. If you don't scold them, sometimes they will really look down on you. It's very deceptive..."
"Later I studied, why?" Director Xiao Zixin said, "Why do people not only not hate you but also admire you when you scold you? Why do you think it is, Secretary Gao?"
"Why?" In fact, Secretary Gao understood completely in his heart. How could he not understand? But he pretended not to understand.
"First, you personally promoted them and gave them the first pot of gold in the officialdom. Second, you scolded them purely for work matters, without any personal grudges. With these two fundamental
Article, of course they won’t hate you! After that, no matter how you take care of them in terms of work or remuneration, or how you should support them in other matters, it will still be the same. This makes them feel particularly moved. This kind of character is a
Real human character, perhaps this is what people often call 'emphasis on both kindness and power', right?"
"So, they obey, and everyone obeys, but I'm surprised, you have scolded everyone, especially the chief bureau chiefs, but you have never scolded me in so many years. At that time, I was still thinking, you wanted to scold me,
what should I do?"
"What should I do?" Secretary Gao asked Director Xiao Zixin, turning the Great China in his hand.
"Haha... I didn't think about it at the time, and I didn't understand it later." Director Xiao Zixin laughed and told the truth, "However, with my straightforward personality as a college student, if you scold me, I will feel embarrassed.
But for the sake of work, I can only endure it, but I may quit. I would rather not be your secretary and return to the Petition Office as a clerk than quit... It's very possible, hahaha
,...If that were the case, I'm afraid there wouldn't be today, let alone those official affairs and promotions that happened later..."
"Yes, Xiao," Director Xiao Zixin's words seemed to suddenly open a long-closed field switch deep in Secretary Gao Wentai's mind. He smiled slightly, but his expression was very rich and rapidly changing.
, "Xiao, those things in the past, how did they come through step by step, how could I forget? In fact, tonight you also proposed the idea of becoming an official, or to put it bluntly, the principle of officialdom with the characteristics of our Chinese dynasty, that is
The word "forbearance" means "forbearance". If you are a junior official, you have to try your best to endure it. If you can't bear it, which leader will promote you? Right? In the officialdom of the Chinese dynasty, the senior official level crushes people to death. This was something we used to say xxd. Now,
Isn’t it a true portrayal of ourselves?”
"In the officialdom, let alone one level difference. You have been an official for so many years and have traveled to so many places, including counties, cities and public security agencies. Which agency, unit, and government is not like this? Even if it is half a level difference,
, you have to take half a step back when you walk, if you get ahead of yourself, you will be in danger... Everyone, isn't this how you and I walked through step by step? So the people of the Celestial Dynasty have always liked to say a word, called Ning**tou, no
Be a phoenix. In a department, a government agency or a municipal party committee, be the top leader, chief bureau, or boss. You must stick to your word and keep your word. Who among the following dares to dissent? If you don’t, then stop doing it, and all the previous years of hard work will be wasted in a blink of an eye.
……is not it?"
"right."
"These, whether it is you or me, we have all been the top leaders and bosses. You are still the top boss of the Public Security Bureau. In two days, you will no longer be. You will go to the capital to report to a higher leader again.
When you become a deputy, you have to adapt to the kind of tolerance, tolerance and patience of attacking others... It's all like this. Not only you, Xiao Xiao, but also me, Gao Wentai, who you always think is strong, don't always do this too?
This is officialdom, officialdom with Chinese characteristics."
"As for what you just mentioned, when you were my secretary, I even publicly scolded the top leaders of the government at meetings, and they tolerated it. Why have I never scolded you?"
"Why? Secretary Gao?"
"First, I know that you literary people have a low reputation. I also worked as the mayor's secretary back then. I have experience and know that those of us who work as secretaries and play with pens are different from those of them who do specific work and want to be officials. Secondly,
I also know that we all have tempers. If you respect me, I will serve you well. If you don't respect me and scold me in person, then I may not serve you. Why don't you just eat a bowl of rice? Why do you have to?
Become a secretary? Right? Xiao Xiao, did you also have this idea back then?"
"Yeah!" Director Xiao Zixin nodded without hesitation and laughed! "You are so amazing, Secretary Gao. After so many years, it seems that you really got into my heart and understood me so well! I really felt this way at the time.
Firstly, I am afraid that you will scold me, and secondly, I have also thought about it, if it doesn’t work, I will quit... Hehe. If it were like that, I would never be able to survive until now, let alone become the director of the Public Security Bureau and go there.
Become an official in Beijing..."
"So, when you are an official, it is very important to understand the characteristics of the officialdom and the personalities and pursuits of your superiors and subordinates. Otherwise, you will not be able to be an official well. In addition, there is another point, which is the fundamental reason why I have never scolded you.
"
"what?"
"It is your word processing ability, this is the foundation. No matter what ideas the leader has, you can deeply understand them immediately and quickly write a speech or article that satisfies the leader. You
Say, what leader would be willing to scold such a secretary? Wouldn’t he like it and not promote him? Isn’t that right, Xiao?”
His heartfelt words made Secretary Gao Wentai feel happy and made Director Xiao Zixin feel emotional and sincerely admire him. However, when they were in Xuanpu County, the relationship between the county magistrate and the secretary was not like this.
Scenario?
"We are now considered high-ranking officials in the Celestial Dynasty. Those who are high-ranking officials and well-paid are also privileged people in the eyes of the common people. However, looking back on the past step by step when you and I just started to embark on the road of officialdom, there are
Is it that easy? I scolded others in meetings, and others scolded me in some public places when they were leaders! It’s all the same, Xiao. To be honest, I have been able to go smoothly until I am now the deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee
In this important position, there is a combination of luck and my repeated efforts. It is also related to the fact that people above me appreciate me and promote me.”
"Well," Director Xiao Zixin nodded sincerely, "just like you have repeatedly emphasized and promoted me."
"But no matter how high our official position is, aren't we just ordinary people in the final analysis? We also have emotions and desires, relatives, friends, wives and children. We have two legs and a belly, and we don't have more heads than others, right?
?” Secretary Gao Wentai was full of emotion, and with the help of alcohol, he started chatting, “So, whether I go down to inspect the work or sit in the huge and luxurious office of the provincial party committee, I can do more human affairs and good deeds.
Never do ghost or bad things, this is also the bottom line of being a human being! Xiao!"
Director Xiao Zixin was filled with excitement when he heard this. Not only was he impressed by Secretary Gao's heartfelt words, but also because Secretary Gao kept calling him "Xiao Ah", which was his leisure name back then!
To him, tonight's family dinner was like going back to the Xuanpu County Government, almost like a time travel or officialdom.
Seeing that he was almost drunk just talking, Director Xiao Zixin asked for permission to have some food and is the wine ready?
"I've finished drinking, but I haven't eaten anymore. I can't eat anything..." Secretary Gao Wentai shook his head, a little drunk, haha. His famous mite nose was getting redder and redder at this moment.
It was so red that compared with his rosy face, it made Director Xiao Zixin look even more friendly! However, Director Xiao Zixin still insisted that Secretary Gao eat some rice, not rice, but carefully made by his lover Bai Xinyu
A special ancestral food of Deputy Secretary Bai’s family: Thousand Layer Fried Pancakes.
hehe
Under Director Xiao Zixin's gesture, Bai Xinyu went to the kitchen with understanding and personally served her special small pancakes. They were very thin, fragrant, and exquisite...
Director Xiao Zixin rolled some shredded shredded coriander for Secretary Gao Wentai and asked him again and again: "Secretary Gao, try it, try it, hahaha, try Xiao's patented product, see how it goes, give us a review
Well."
"Well, not bad, not bad," Secretary Gao had no choice but to take the cake in his hand, took a bite, and said, "It's the craftsmanship of Deputy Secretary Bai's family. Xiao Bai, Xiao Xiao didn't fancy you for nothing back then. Sure enough, you are really his."
Good assistant, good housekeeper... smells, smells, and tastes delicious!"
While Secretary Gao Wentai was eating cakes and praising them, Director Xiao Zixin also happily ate two pieces of small thousand-layer pancakes made by his lover Bai Xinyu, and then moved them out of the large and luxurious wine cabinet.
jars of coffee
Open them one by one and ask Secretary Gao to taste them.
This coffee, ever since Director Xiao Zixin bought the first 36-yuan bottle of "Nescafe" for 36 yuan when he returned from his visit to Secretary Gao Wentai, he has never stopped drinking it, but he no longer has to pay for it himself.
Bought it. Now, every distinguished guest who comes to see him knows that Director Xiao Zixin of the Dajiang Provincial Public Security Department, their old friends, old leaders or acquaintances like this kind of stuff the most. Therefore, when they come, in addition to
In addition to giving away money, I can't help but mention some rare coffee varieties from all over the world.
Secretary Gao ate a small pancake and said nothing else. He kept saying to Director Xiao Zixin and his lover Bai Xinyu: "I'm full, I'm full. I can't eat anymore. No matter how good the food is, I can't eat it anymore."
I can’t pretend anymore…hehe…”
"This is at your house. I even ate some more food. If I were in a hotel, I wouldn't be able to eat anymore..."
Director Xiao Zixin and his lover Bai Xinyu absolutely believe this.
It was really like this. The personal feelings and the banquet at home were sincere and made Secretary Gao Wentai full of joy and appreciation. They also sincerely allowed him to eat a lot more, and they no longer forced it.
Secretary Gao wiped his hands with a napkin and went to the bathroom.
When he came back, he saw that Director Xiao Zixin had made coffee for him and himself. Before he could sit down, a very rich and complex flavor that was probably the most unique, richest and most fascinating in the world came to Secretary Gao Wentai.
The red worm nose is also inside (including the aroma of red wine, wild flavor, dried fruit, blueberry, grape, cinnamon, tobacco, sweet spice, log, and even chocolate. In short, it is an extremely complex one.
The unique taste is also a good taste that Secretary Gao is very familiar with. He is a classic old coffee lover. Xiao Zixin still knew through his family that there is such a good thing in the world), whether that taste is
The smell and taste are both very special, with various layers, just like the mood of having a beautiful woman...
"Drink, Secretary Gao, you are an expert when it comes to drinking. Hehe, can you guess what brand this is?"
"Yeah!" Secretary Gao only sniffed it and said without hesitation: "Cat poop, right?"
"Hahaha, exactly, exactly..." Director Xiao Zixin nodded in admiration.
They each picked up the small cup in front of them and took a small sip while it was hot. The taste was very delicious. Secretary Gao and Director Xiao Zixin called this so-called "cat poop", also known as "cat poop coffee".
"Cat poop coffee" is the coffee with the least production in the world. A 50-gram bag of coffee beans is worth 1,500 yuan and can only brew 3-4 cups of coffee. It is produced in Indonesia. Coffee beans are one of the food ranges of civet cats.
However, coffee beans cannot be completely digested by the digestive system. The coffee beans are fermented in the civet cat's intestines and excreted in the feces. The locals take the coffee beans out of the civet feces and then process them, which is the so-called "cat poop" coffee.
Already...
This coffee has a unique taste and different texture, but people who are used to this taste will never forget it. Due to the gradual deterioration of the wild environment, the number of civet cats is also slowly decreasing, resulting in a very limited production of this coffee.
Coffee people are very lucky.
The two tasted it carefully while continuing to talk.
"Secretary Gao, you have rich experience in officialdom. I am about to go to Beijing. Although it is a good thing, on the other hand, I am not sure. What advice do you have for me?"
"Xiao," Secretary Gao Wentai nodded, thought for a moment, put down his coffee cup and said, "it is a good thing to be an official in Beijing anyway. How many people have dreamed of being an official all their lives. However, everything is difficult.
There are advantages and disadvantages. In the past, every time you were promoted or appointed in our province, I had more or less a role in it. You and I both know this. However, when you went to Beijing this time, I really played a role in it.
It’s not clear at all, and it’s not my fault, so when someone from Beijing came to the Provincial Party Committee to inspect you, I was a little surprised. It’s not easy, Xiao!”
Director Xiao Zixin nodded silently with a smile on his face. He also put down his coffee cup and listened intently to what he said.
"This at least shows that someone at a higher level in the capital has already noticed your talent and work level. Of course, the other thing is your character. However, I will not say more about those good things, background, and reasons. I will only say a few words.
, in any case, this is just the starting point for you to start your official career again at a higher level. You must always have an idea of this in your mind, and don’t forget it. Because, in China, I told you before
There are already too many things in the officialdom. In fact, things are very, very complicated, and there are too many unexpected happy events or troubles that can come to your door anytime and anywhere. This does not depend on human will, but you can do some things in advance.
Prevention, and avoidance of..."
"Say, Secretary Gao." Director Xiao Zixin nodded and humbly asked for advice.
"No more words, Xiao. In short, there are people in the court who are interested in becoming an official. Now someone from above has taken a fancy to you, just like I took a fancy to you in Xuanpu County. It is just a new starting point. We must seize it in the future.
You still have to find the main direction of attack as soon as possible. It is impossible to find a backer as soon as possible without a backer. There are many things that are never urgent. When you really find a strong new backer, then you can truly gain a foothold in the capital and show your ambitions.
…”
"Yes, Secretary Gao, I thought so too..."
"I have hope for you and it has never changed. Now that you are leaving, I only have one sentence for you: Man cannot bully God. Another sentence is that man is doing what God is watching, no matter God
Ma D, if you are good to the people, it is the law of nature. If you are evil to the people, there will be no tomorrow. The same is true for us as individuals when we are officials. We have no say in national policies, but when it comes to specific matters regarding how to treat the people, as long as we have the skills at hand
We have the final say, but we have the final say."
"I remember, Secretary Gao, the truth is really like this. Many times, I have been thinking about this at night..."
After drinking the first small cup of "cat poop coffee", Director Xiao Zixin prepared another glass of ice water for Secretary Gao and himself while talking.
Then I brewed another variety of coffee
Brazilian coffee.
"For a change, Secretary Gao, please try this again and see how it goes. A friend from Beijing brought it back from Brazil..."
After gently pouring out a small cup of new coffee from another coffee pot in his hand, he put down the exquisite coffee pot, and a completely different and special smell penetrated his nostrils. The sweet and bitter taste of coffee was extremely smooth in the mouth, and
It also has a light grassy aroma, with a slightly bitter taste, sweet and smooth taste, and an aftertaste that can make people feel refreshed and happy.
Both of them are coffee connoisseurs. During their official careers over the years, they have enjoyed delicious food, good drinks, fun and fun, including those world-famous good teas. However, when it comes to Brazilian coffee,
It has no particularly outstanding advantages, but it also has no obvious shortcomings. This taste is mild and smooth, with low acidity, moderate alcohol content, and a touch of sweetness. All these soft flavors are mixed together. If you want to combine them one by one
Identifying them is the best test for your taste buds.
Although there are such delicious good things, but
"No more, Xiao. Have another drink. I'll probably have insomnia again when I go home tonight, and your sister-in-law will have to worry about it again..."
Secretary Gao said, getting up, it looked like he was leaving.
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