Meng Qiang hesitated for a moment, then called his sister Meng Lin to ask about Peng Yuanzheng's preparations for Friday's wedding banquet.
According to the Meng family's wishes, it is best for the wedding banquet to be held in the city, with the Meng family hosting the ceremony. Meng Qiang's appearance on behalf of the Meng family can be regarded as a formal disclosure of the relationship between the Meng family and Peng Yuanzheng.
But Peng Yuanzheng firmly refused and insisted on placing it in a neighboring county.
Meng Qiang has no choice but to force it. But fortunately, the difference between the county and the city is not big. The only difference may be that if Peng Yuanzheng handles this matter by himself, the procedures must be quite simplified, while the Meng family will basically handle it.
It needs to be more grand. Moreover, as the Meng family is in the limelight, there will definitely be a lot of guests. If Peng Yuanzheng was just hosting a banquet for his colleagues and friends, there shouldn't be many people attending.
This is Meng Qiang's true mentality. However, he really underestimated Peng Yuanzheng's influence in Xin'an City. Although Peng Yuanzheng did not send many invitations, there were definitely people who heard about it and left.
Peng Yuanzheng has always emphasized to his mother that this is not a make-up wedding, but a banquet. He works in a neighboring county and Xin'an, so it is not appropriate to get married without inviting guests. In order to maintain emotional connection with colleagues in the county and friends in the city, everything is kept simple.
, keep a low profile, this is Peng Yuanzheng’s principle.
"Meng Lin, how is the wedding banquet in the expedition going? There has been no movement so far." Meng Qiang smiled softly, "My eldest brother and I have been waiting."
"Second brother, the child is now older and he has his own ideas. He can do whatever he says. Last night he came back and told me that their county office helped him organize it and put it at the reception desk of the county party committee. He didn't post many posts.
.It’s just a gathering of colleagues and friends from the county and city.”
Meng Lin smiled and said, "The party will start at 6pm on Friday the day after tomorrow. If you have time, you can go over and join in the fun. If you don't have time, forget it."
Meng Qiang sighed, "Meng Lin, I'm definitely going, how could I not go? I originally wanted to put it in the city, and I'll come out to serve the wine. This is also a big happy event for our family, but this child is too stubborn -
-Forget it, he is also a leading cadre now. If he has his own ideas, just follow his ideas. Meng Lin, when you come back from the expedition, tell him, don't get angry about the coal coking project. I will help him coordinate it right now.
arrange."
After saying that, Meng Qiang hung up the phone. He couldn't continue talking to his sister, because Meng Lin had a completely negative eye on officialdom, and of course she didn't care about these things.
Meng Lin put down the phone. He turned to look at Feng Qianru and said with a smile, "Qianru, are you going to have your hair done tomorrow? You have to wear a wedding dress and makeup anyway!"
Feng Qianru smiled bitterly: "Mom, Brother Yuanzheng thought it was troublesome, so he said we should just dress up in our normal clothes. According to what he meant, we just have a meal with colleagues from the county, and there is no need to cause trouble."
Meng Lin was startled, then smiled and said, "Actually, it's okay. Our Qianru is so handsome. She actually looks better without wearing a wedding dress."
Feng Qianru was so embarrassed that she stamped her feet and said: "Mom, you are making fun of me again!"
Meng Lin looked at his daughter-in-law, who was as noble and beautiful as a flower, and laughed with satisfaction. With a son and a daughter-in-law like this, what else could she expect? But if Qianru had another fat boy soon, it would be even worse.
Perfect...
Meng Lin thought to himself, and glanced at Feng Qianru's lower abdomen with playful eyes, thinking that these two children have been together for such a long time, and it is said that they have never used contraception. Why has Qianru not made any move until now?
Now, the female elders of the Feng family, from Mrs. Feng to Meng Lin, Song Yuzhen, Zhang Lan, Feng Boxia and others, the only thing they are looking forward to is for Feng Qianru to get pregnant and give birth to a child quickly, adding a new bloodline to the thin Feng family.
…
Wang Hao walked into Peng Yuanzheng's office with a respectful smile, "County Magistrate Peng, I have arranged your wedding banquet. A total of 24 tables have been booked. Considering that leaders will attend, six more rooms have been arranged. Friday
In the evening, there is no reception duty at the reception desk, it’s just our family’s banquet.”….
Peng Yuanzheng frowned and said, "Twenty-four tables? Too many, completely unnecessary! There won't be so many people there! In addition, there is no need to set up a separate room. Whether it is a leader or an ordinary cadre, everyone who comes is me, Peng
Guests from the expedition are all treated equally and can stay in the lobby."
Wang Hao smiled bitterly: "Boss, 24 tables may not be enough. You have worked in the city for so long, and there will definitely be a few tables from the city and Xin'an District. In our county, just the leaders of the four major teams and various departments,
The team members of various units, as well as our colleagues in the county committee and government agencies, are all clamoring to join in the fun... Leader, we can’t let people go and have nowhere to work?”
Peng Yuanzheng hesitated for a moment, "Well, 24 tables is 24 tables. Anyway, I pay for it personally, so it doesn't matter. In addition, tell the comrades who are helping in the county office that no one is allowed to accept gifts or red envelopes. You
Help me put up a sign saying no to accepting red envelopes, and place it at the door of the reception desk."
"If there are leaders from the city or county attending, they will be arranged in the innermost room. There is no need to open a separate room." Peng Yuanzheng added, "Let Tian Ming and Huo Guangming bring two people to help me coordinate. I will ask the county government later.
Comrades who work as helpers drink! But remember, don’t delay your work because of it!”
"Don't worry, boss. I've already said hello to everyone. I'm only here to have a drink and dinner. I won't bring any red envelope gifts, so I won't cause any trouble to the boss."
Wang Hao took the order and left. Peng Yuanzheng put down a piece of material in his hand and was going to talk to Gong Hanlin about nominating and recommending several department-level cadres. For example, Wang Hao from the county office was promoted to a regular position, and Xie Hui from the county bureau was
After becoming a full-time official, a group of seven or eight cadres, all in the administrative rank of the county government, will be waiting for them.
Gong Hanlin was listening to someone snitching in the office. He was Zhiling, a deputy chief clerk in the county government office.
Zhiling is 26 years old. After graduating from college and working in the county office for two and a half years, she has been promoted to deputy chief clerk. She is the sister-in-law of a deputy director of the Municipal Industry and Commerce Bureau.
Zhiling is the deputy director, theoretically on the same level as Wang Hao, but she holds a false position, while Wang Hao is the deputy director who is clearly in charge of the work in the organization. There is no comparison between the two.
Zhiling stood in front of Gong Hanlin's desk, "confiding" in a low voice, and there was inevitably a bit of resentment in her words. She originally thought that when Wang Hao became a full-time employee, she would naturally become the actual deputy director, but the result was not what she expected. Peng Yuanzheng
The purpose of this leader in charge is very clear, to trust and reuse Huo Guangming. There are rumors that Huo Guangming will be promoted to deputy director of the county office. Once Huo Guangming rises, she will no longer be able to perform.
Wang Hao was relatively close to Peng Yuanzheng, and he had been helping Peng Yuanzheng with the wedding banquet in the past two days. Gong Hanlin also knew it very well. This kind of thing cannot be hidden even if he wants to. And Peng Yuanzheng intends to promote Huo Guangming,
It's not groundless.
What makes Gong Hanlin feel a little uncomfortable is that the main leader of the county office originally served him as the county magistrate, but now, the county office first revolves around Peng Yuanzheng, leaving Gong Hanlin aside -
- In his mind, this is almost equivalent to taking over Nestlé and taking over the place.
Therefore, when Zhiling "complains" here, he doesn't show anything on the surface, but he actually resonates with it in his heart.
"County Magistrate Peng..." Zhiling was about to continue, but was interrupted by Gong Hanlin with a wave of his hand, "Okay, Xiaozhi, you go back first, I know what I know. Don't worry, anyone who works hard and organizes
The city will see it with their eyes - the county will not let honest people who work peacefully suffer!"
"As for those people who are jumping up and down, don't worry about them. Work is the foundation. Without work, everything is empty!"
Gong Hanlin's attitude became serious. He saw that the young woman Zhiling was suspected of "fanning the flames". Although he needed such a person to "gather information" for him behind his back, he didn't like Zhiling's character of stirring up trouble.
….
In fact, people like Wang Hao and Huo Guangming are really not people who jump up and down. The real people who jump up and down are headed by Zhiling in the county office - they like to inquire about things, spread gossip, and also like to report to the leaders.
He prefers to stir up trouble everywhere.
Gong Hanlin said this, but he was still right in judging people. However, for his personal political interests and to suppress Peng Yuanzheng, he blacklisted Wang Hao and Huo Guangming in his heart.
He has fallen into a misunderstanding in his thinking. He always thinks that Peng Yuanzheng is trying to seize his power, trying to oust him as the county magistrate, threatening his political status. But in fact, Peng Yuanzheng has always treated him.
With an attitude of "support and assistance" - it was just that by some mistake, and with the secret encouragement of the city's top brass, Peng Yuanzheng was pushed to his opposition.
As for people like Wang Hao, they are not "hiding the pot, table and kang". Wang Hao is a cautious person. He is actually more "careful" about Gong Hanlin, but Gong Hanlin can't see it at all. He only sees Wang Hao relying on
The side of the expedition to Peng.
Not to mention Huo Guangming. He was an ordinary clerk and was too far away from the county magistrate Gong Hanlin. He was lucky enough to be selected by Peng Yuanzheng and work beside Peng Yuanzheng. Of course, he must be loyal to Peng Yuanzheng. This is
Basic qualities for working beside leaders.
At Huo Guangming's level, he cannot yet consider the various twists and turns among the county's senior leaders. All he cares about is personal promotion and life's small calculations. If Huo Guangming knew that he had offended Gong Hanlin,
He was even regarded as a thorn in the flesh by Gong Hanlin, and he would definitely scream that he died unjustly.
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City Hall, Meng Qiang's office.
Meng Qiang asked his secretary to call Meng Jianxi, the top leader of Xin'an Gas Corporation, for a talk.
Although Meng Jianxi claimed to be a relative of the Meng family and a cousin of Mayor Meng, in fact, it was the result of his shaved head and hot temper, and his active flattery. When he heard that Mayor Meng took the initiative to find him, he was ecstatic.
Meng Jianxi did not dare to neglect and immediately drove to the city government. Entering the city government office building, he went straight to Meng Qiang's office.
Meng Qiang's secretary stopped him in the corridor, "Manager Meng, the leader is on the phone with Secretary Dongfang. Please wait for a few minutes." (This site...your support is my greatest motivation.)