Chapter 5 I'm in a bad mood, I don't feel comfortable anywhere

The Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, Yi Zhongda came to Huang Zidi with a request for instructions, and said, "This is the draft list of people going abroad, take a look." Huang Zidi glanced at the list, and said: "We go abroad to study and study, to broaden our horizons, to increase our knowledge, and to use foreign things for China. This is not the treatment of old comrades, nor is it tourism. The organization ministers of the four counties should all Go, and the comrades of the National People's Congress and the Political Consultative Conference will be transferred to the next batch."

Yi Zhongda looked at the list he had drawn up. If he followed Huang Zidi's suggestion, at least several people would have to be replaced, and said, "This list is recommended by various units." Huang Zidi said: "Then draw a line. Those who are over fifty years old are exempted. The inspectors are still mainly concentrated in the young and middle-aged." Yi Zhongda thought for a while, and felt that Huang Zidi's statement was also reasonable. The inspection team originally had two county committee organization directors, and two more county committee organization directors were added, but they were just eliminated.

The revised list of going abroad was sent to Zhu Minsheng, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. He glanced at the composition of the staff and signed the word "Agree". Guo Lan felt very sudden when she received the notice from the municipal party committee to go abroad, but this was an overseas inspection activity organized by the municipal party committee, so she didn't think too much about it, and asked the office to go through the formalities according to the document notice. In mid-July, the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee's overseas inspection team officially boarded the plane at Lingxi Airport.

After arriving in San Francisco after a long flight, Guo Lan felt quite tired.Just after staying in the hotel, Yang Teng from the comprehensive department came and knocked on the door. "Secretary Huang is looking for you in his room." Guo Lan hastily put on light makeup and came to Huang Zidi's room. Huang Zidi was wearing a light-colored sportswear, and he was much younger than in China. If it wasn't for his slightly bigger belly, he could still be described as dignified. He smiled and said: "Tonight, there is a treat from Shazhou, you go with me .” Guo Lan was a little surprised, and asked, "Who are the people from Shazhou in the United States?" She had contact with Huang Zidi when she was working in the Organization Department of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee. This is the first time for this kind of dinner.

Huang Zidi didn't answer directly, but said mysteriously: "You will know when the time comes." When they went downstairs, they saw a BMW parked at the door, and a person stood in front of the car, waving at Huang Zidi and the others.When Huang Zidi approached, the man said: "Welcome Secretary Huang, I have already made arrangements in Chinatown." Guo Lan knew this person, he was Yi Zhongling, a celebrity in Yiyang back then. When Guo Lan worked in the Yiyang Organization Department, she knew very well about the case of the Yiyang Procuratorate. She secretly said: "Hou Weidong mentioned Yi Zhongling, and he always looked down on him. Why did this person get involved with Huang Zidi? After working in the organization department for many years, she learned how to control her thoughts and emotions, greeted Yi Zhongling, and got into the car.

Yang Teng sat in the co-pilot seat, Yi Zhongling sat behind the driver, Huang Zidi sat in the middle, and Guo Lan sat in the right-hand seat in the back row. "Secretary Huang, I'm sorry to squeeze you." Huang Zidi smiled boldly: "It's not bad to be able to sit in a BMW in San Francisco." San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest place in the western United States comparable to New York's Chinatown. There are about 80,000 overseas Chinese living here. What is written and heard here is Chinese, and what they see is very traditional Chinese. It is a little China.The driver was Chinese, and he explained the history of Chinatown while driving. His accent sounded different from Mandarin, softer and more waxy. Yang Teng asked, and it turned out that he was from Taiwan.

San Francisco is well-known in the Chinese world. Guo Lan listened to the driver's explanation while looking at the street scene outside the window. Huang Zidi was fat and took up a wide seat. As the car drove, he bumped into Guo Lan's body from time to time, and he felt a faint fragrance floating in the car, and there was a wonderful scenery. Ever since he received 500,000 yuan and enjoyed countless beauties in the villa behind Yi Zhongling villa, Huang Zidi's thinking has undergone a sudden change.At the venue that day, Guo Lan, who had an elegant demeanor like a lily, suddenly touched his heartstrings. He was like a drowning man, a life-saving straw appeared in front of him, and he hurriedly wanted to grab this straw in his hands.

The dinner and subsequent actions made Guo Lan swallow a fly, and when she returned to the hotel, she felt the urge to confide in her.When she picked up the phone, she was surprised to find that the person she was most eager to confide in was actually Hou Weidong. She took the phone and went around the room, but in the end, the call was still not made. At this time, it was broad daylight in Lingxi, and Hou Weidong was sitting in the office when he received a call from Duan Chuanlin.Duan Chuanlin told Hou Weidong a piece of information: In Maodong, Shengbao Group encountered great resistance when entering the construction site.

It was the first time Shengbao Group entered the field. Several old women stood in front of the machine, full of courage.When the workers saw the gray-haired old woman, they couldn't listen to the reasoning, and couldn't bear to do it. Moreover, there were many young people around outside, so they had to leave the scene. The second time, with the intervention of the local government department, Shengbao Group started the machine on the planned land, but soon fell into the siege of the villagers. During the dragging, the cadres of the local department were beaten by the villagers. The third time, the construction team entered the construction again. This time, dozens of policemen appeared. After hearing the news, the villagers gathered more and more. The deputy mayor of Maodong, who led the team, saw that the situation had taken a turn for the worse and ordered to retreat.

The fourth time, overnight, bulldozers, excavators and other construction machinery suddenly entered the project site of Shengbao Group. Hundreds of policemen formed a human wall, and dozens of police cars formed a barrier to protect Shengbao Group from forced construction.All the villagers mobilized and clashed fiercely with the police. More than 20 villagers were injured and hospitalized, and several police officers were also injured. Subsequently, several villagers were detained. As the person in charge of Lingxi of the "Political and Economic Review", Duan Chuanlin stared at Maodong City very keenly, basically recording every process.

On the phone, Duan Chuanlin asked with great interest: "Director Hou, why did you reject the intentional agreement against all opinions? Did you foresee this situation?" Hou Weidong tried his best to avoid gloating, and said objectively: "If Chengjin has strong financial resources, it is not a bad idea to accept Shengbao Group's conditions. Now people are poor and short-sighted, and horses are thin and long-haired. Although I have not seen the agreement signed between Shengbao Group and Maodong, However, judging from the agreement signed between Shengbao Group and Chengjin County, the terms are not much better. Shengbao Group has passed on the expenses that should have been borne by the enterprise to the local government. The local financial situation is tight, so it can only be passed on to the local villagers. As for the formation of today’s situation.” Duan Chuanlin asked: "Director Hou, I'm a little confused. Anyone with certain administrative experience should be able to anticipate this situation. Why does Maodong City not be afraid of trouble and has to accept such harsh conditions? It's logically unreasonable." .” Hou Weidong said: "Lingxi implements a competitive system. The level of economic development is a rigid indicator for the promotion of cadres. This involves the political future of officials in various places. Naturally, everyone attaches great importance to this. Maodong is a weak economic city, and the desire for change is even greater. strong." Duan Chuanlin showed the reporter's relentless pursuit, and said, "This time you were promoted from the position of Chengjin County Party Committee Secretary to the Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau. It can be said that the Municipal Party Committee punished you in disguise. Do you admit this?" Hou Weidong laughed: "Heh, heh, Comrade Yishan, this is a normal job transfer. As a party member, I must unconditionally obey the organization's arrangements." Duan Chuanlin's pen name is Yishan. When he appeared in front of everyone as Duan Chuanlin, he was calm and polite. When he appeared in magazines or internal magazines under the name of Yishan, he was aggressive and pointed at the vitals. Duan Chuanlin calmed down and said: "Ju Hou, today is not an interview, I just want to know the real situation. With the development of the economy, there will definitely be more and more similar things. Shengbao Group is a good specimen. I want to be serious. Do the dissection." Hou Weidong said: "Yishan, you want to study Maodong. I have no objection. I just have a request. When studying Maodong, it is best not to bring Chengjin into it. For me, it would be a mistake to use Chengjin to contrast Maodong. Loyalty." Duan Chuanlin avoided answering this request, saying: "Recently, I have visited the grassroots more frequently, and found that the government took the lead in breaking the law. In the case of Maodong, the government seriously violated relevant procedures. For example, the land contracted by villagers It was requisitioned and forcibly leveled. Except for a government announcement, no agreement was signed before leveling the land. According to my investigation, the Lingxi Provincial Development and Planning Commission did not approve the Shengbao Group project. From the beginning to the end, the Maodong government It’s all illegal.” Hou Weidong said: "If you think about the problem from the perspective of the government, you can figure it out. In order to keep the Shengbao Group, the Maodong government adopted the method of going through the formalities while entering the market. The starting point is good. If they If you procrastinate, maybe another competitor will emerge." Duan Chuanlin pointedly said: "Laws, regulations, and policies are rules, and the government should take the lead in obeying them. You can't just violate the rules of the game just because you have a reason. In a word, even if you have a thousand reasons, the government can't act illegally." Hou Weidong said: "A considerable part of the achievements of reform and opening up was established by breaking the old rules. From the perspective of practical experience, a region's compliance with the rules of the game often means losing the opportunity, which is determined by the situation in Lingxi Province. Grassroots cadres are taking risks to attract foreign investment, after all, it is also to promote regional development.” After hearing Hou Weidong's defense for Maodong City, Duan Chuanlin laughed and said, "There is a saying in Lingxi that the ass decides the head. Director Hou clearly opposed the unequal agreement of Shengbao Group. When he heard me attack Maodong When the government was in charge, it still involuntarily defended Maotong.” Not long after the phone call between Hou Weidong and Duan Chuanlin ended, the villagers of Tangtai County, Maodong City came to the Lingxi Provincial Government and put up banners outside the provincial government.After the Maodong City Government was notified by phone, the deputy mayor led a team to Lingxi, and tried every means to bring the fifty-nine villagers who petitioned back to Maodong. On the night when this happened, Zhou Changquan called Hou Weidong. Zhou Changquan praised Hou Weidong in a rare way: "Shengbao Group's conditions are harsh, and the local government is too happy to protect the interests of the local people. It is understandable that the project is to improve the local economic strength by unscrupulous means, but it is not advisable at the expense of the interests of the masses. , Weidong, your mind is very calm." "Do something, don't do something, this is your teaching." Hou Weidong gave Zhou Changquan a high hat. He secretly called it a fluke in his heart, if he was a little weak and succumbed to the pressure exerted by the Shengbao Group, Chengjin County was sitting on the brazier at this time, and he sighed in his heart: "The road to politics is really like walking on thin ice! " Zhou Changquan explained: "Shazhou City is about to hold general elections, and now the city-level team is getting younger. The deputy mayor requires a young man in his thirties. You are competitive. During this period, you must pay attention to various things. You must not make mistakes during the critical period. In addition, you have been studying for graduate school, have you got your diploma? This is a timid code of competition. Although it is inconspicuous, it is very effective at critical times.” On Saturday, Hou Weidong asked the bureau office to send some wild fish from the Zhushui River to the head teacher of the Provincial Party School. Reading in the study, Hou Weidong received a call from Guo Lan. "Have you returned to China?" Guo Lan rarely took the initiative to call Hou Weidong, but Hou Weidong was very surprised when he received a call from Guo Lan. "I went back to China yesterday, and I have something to look for you." "What's up?" "I'm in Shazhou, do you have a quiet place, let's meet and talk." From Guo Lan's tone, Hou Weidong already sensed what happened. He thought for a while and said, "I'll pick you up by car and go back to Shazhou University." After talking with Zhou Changquan on the phone, the competing deputy mayor brought up the matter Schedule, during this period of time, he must not have any scandals, especially when dealing with unmarried beauties like Guo Lan, he must be more careful. "Well, I'll wait for you at the gate of the department store." Hou Weidong soon drove to the department store, and Guo Lan was waiting outside the mall with a small bag.After getting in the car and sitting in the passenger seat, she said apologetically, "I'm sorry to disturb you on Saturday." Seeing Guo Lan's worried look, Hou Weidong said with concern, "You're welcome, you'll be on the highway later, please fasten your seat belt." Turning on the car stereo, the affectionate and melodious singing of the Four Brothers Choir quickly filled the space in the car. fill up. "Are you happy studying abroad this time?" "I'm just talking about what happened when I went abroad, and I want to hear your opinion." Guo Lan is full of worries and has nowhere to vent to others. In her heart, Hou Weidong is the most trustworthy person besides her parents. Hou Weidong comforted: "Don't frown, there is no flaming mountain that cannot be overcome." The car got on the highway, and Guo Lan said: "I'm in a mess, so be quiet for a while, and I'll talk to you again when I get to Shazhou University." When Hou Weidong heard the words to turn off the music, Guo Lan said, "Don't turn off the music, let me listen to it for a while." She listened to the music with her eyes closed, and her mind gradually calmed down. When she opened her eyes again, the car had already arrived at the toll gate of Yiyang Expressway. "Are you in Yiyang?" "It's here. The car takes less than half an hour, very fast." After entering Shazhou University, the car was driving on the road between trees. Guo Lan looked at the green trees on both sides through the car window and said, "University is really good, it is like a paradise. My previous choice was wrong." "The world is as dark as crows, and universities are not a pure land nowadays. The key is mentality. If you have a bad mentality, you will feel uncomfortable wherever you go." After going up to the professor's building, Guo Lan opened the door of the house, but she didn't see her parents. Then she arrived at Hou Weidong's side. She stood at the door and said, "My parents went for a walk outside." "Don't be the door god at the door, come in and sit." Hou Weidong opened the window, boiled water with a kettle, and turned on the TV. The deserted home felt like home. "There is no fruit, so I can only drink tea." Hou Weidong made tea and put it in front of Guo Lan, and the two sat on the sofa in the living room. Guo Lan drank tea and asked, "How is Huang Zidi?" "Why did you suddenly ask him, people are very complicated, it's hard to comment in one sentence, and I have conflicts with him now." "I want to hear the reason for the conflict between you and Huang Zidi." Although Guo Lan was the head of the county party committee in Chengjin, she didn't know the deep-seated reason for the conflict between Hou Weidong and Huang Zidi. "It's very simple. When the Chengsha Highway was being built, there were four tenders on the Chengsha Highway. Huang Zidi introduced Yi Zhongling to undertake the construction of one tender section, but I rejected it. This was the beginning of conflicts and estrangements. Huang Zidi and I had a good relationship before. of." Guo Lan said with anger on her face, "Yi Zhongling, it's this Yi Zhongling again!" Hearing Yi Zhongling's name, Hou Weidong's heart skipped a beat. Instead of asking, he took out a few discs beside the stereo and said, "What do you want to hear?" "You have good Soviet songs here, just put those few discs." Hou Weidong put the plate of Soviet songs in, and after a while, the singing of "A winding, thin and long road" sounded again in the room.This song "Little Road" was born in the flames of the Great Patriotic War. The young girl followed her sweetheart and went to the battlefield to fight against the enemy. She is beautiful but not weak, affectionate but not lingering. The singing is strong and brave, which is quite suitable for the current Conversation situation. After the music started, Hou Weidong resumed the topic just now, and said, "Yi Zhongling has gone to the United States, why should he go, and with what qualifications?" "He didn't go with the group, but he came to the United States ahead of time. In fact, he went to the United States to serve Huang Zidi." Thinking about what happened in the United States, Guo Lan was very angry, and said, "This Yi Zhongling is too outrageous." !" She was born in a scholarly family, and although she was angry in her heart, her words were very gentle. Hou Weidong said bluntly: "Yi Zhongling is a scum, the sky network is well restored, and he is careless." This refers to the case of the Yiyang Procuratorate. Guo Landao: "This time when the Shazhou delegation arrived in the United States, Yi Zhongling picked Huang Zidi for dinner that day, and Huang Zidi called me over. After eating, he didn't tell me in advance, and went directly to the bar where the striptease danced. It doesn't matter if you look at the exotic style, I'm not so conservative, the key is that Huang Zidi is too disgusting, and Yi Zhongling is too hateful." Hou Weidong knew Guo Lan's character well, and when she heard her say this, he thought to himself: "Could it be that Huang Zidi has unreasonable thoughts about Guo Lan?" He knew that Yi Zhongling was evil, so he said: "Yi Zhongling is a human being." Slag, stay away from him in the future." Guo Lan blushed slightly, and said, "Yi Zhongling played the side drum, and the main character was Huang Zidi. I didn't expect such a dignified leader of the municipal party committee to have such dirty thoughts. He actually took advantage of his drunkenness and proposed to keep in close contact with me. connection between men and women.” Thinking of Huang Zidi's appearance, Hou Weidong felt a little unbelievable, and said: "I won't be surprised to say that Huang Zidi is greedy for money. His behavior in the past two years has shown signs of this. I really haven't heard of his problems with women. said." "I don't want to talk about him anymore, it's really disgusting. He gave me a watch and a gold necklace, and I threw them in the trash can." Guo Lan laughed at herself, "I didn't expect that he would use this kind of watch and gold necklace. A gold necklace to buy me, am I the kind of vain woman who can be bought with a watch and a necklace? It’s too cheap!" Hearing this absurd thing, Hou Weidong was stunned, then laughed, and said, "This is too absurd. Could it be that Huang Zidi's brain has been infested with sperm?" After saying this foul language, he thought of Guo Lan sitting across from him, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, I said a foul word, but it also reflects Huang Zidi's moral standards. These essential things are covered by the halo of his official position. It was completely exposed once." "It's okay, I sometimes want to say foul language, but I never said it, I really can't say it. Apart from the temptation of money, Huang Zidi promised me many times that he would let me be the deputy secretary-general of the municipal party committee." Hou Weidong shook his head and said: "I never thought that Huang Zidi is a master of deconstructionism in life. He smashed sacred things in front of us. Fortunately, our ability to bear is strong enough, otherwise our thoughts will be confused." Recalling the sense of sacredness when she first came to work in the organization department, Guo Lan felt rather gloomy, and said: "It may be a mistake to work in a government agency. I should be like my father, teaching in a university, living in an ivory tower, regardless of the outside world. Is it spring and summer or autumn and winter.” The more Hou Weidong thought about it, the more absurd he felt, he kept shaking his head, and said: "As the saying goes, a gentleman is a good-looking lady, Huang Zidi has this idea, which means that you are attractive, and it also means that he is a man, but he should not use public utensils." It is the most unforgivable way to ask for personal affection. Moreover, Huang Zidi should have self-knowledge, how can he be worthy of you, this is a typical toad wanting to eat swan meat." He added, "For Huang Zidi's sake, He is already middle-aged, drinking every day, his stomach will inevitably grow up, his brain will be used every day, his forehead will inevitably be wrinkled, his big belly is full of wrinkles, his appearance is really hard to please a beautiful woman. His best choice is to take To produce things worth exchanging, some people rely on property, Huang Zidi can only rely on the power resources he has, which is also his rent-seeking for power." Guo Lan said angrily: "He underestimates me too much, can I betray myself for the sake of official position?!" Hou Weidong said: "It's not that he underestimates you, but that there are too many such things in real life, and there are quite a few leaders who rely on female sex for their position." Guo Lan couldn't refute his words for a while. Hou Weidong persuaded: "You don't have to take this matter to heart, just wipe it off gently like a spider's thread, and face Huang Zidi in the future, and treat it as nothing. But you must categorically reject his unreasonable thoughts, and you can't give him any rewards." No illusions, otherwise it will get worse." Guo Lan's face was slightly sad, and said: "After this incident, I have seen it clearly. I am going to pick up the books again, take the postgraduate entrance examination first, and then try to stay in the university. If I have the conditions, I will go to Lingxi University. If it doesn’t work, I’ll go back to University of Shazhou.” Hou Weidong did not expect that Guo Lan would have such an idea, and said: "The head of the organization of the county party committee is already a very important position. Don't you feel regretful to give up this coveted position? You are taking other people's mistakes to blame for your actions. Punish yourself, and if everyone thinks like you, it will form a situation where bad money drives out good money." Guo Lan said: "I am not impulsive. I have this idea a long time ago. The trip to the United States is just a catalyst." "Do you really think that the university is a piece of pure land? I can't see it. If you stay in the post of head of the organization of the county party committee, you can at least choose a few more cadres with high moral character for Chengjin. This is something we can do; easily retreat, You might regret it later.” Guo Lan had a somewhat complicated expression on her face, but then became firm. The song "A Small Road" ended, and "Night in the Suburbs of Moscow" also ended, and the music played the melody of "Katyusha" again. Hou Weidong said: "Forget about Huang Zidi, he can't cover the sky with one hand, he will kill himself if he does many injustices. Guo Lan, you should do what you should. It is stupid to punish yourself for Huang Zidi's mistakes." Guo Lan showed a slight smile on her face, and said, "Thank you for your encouragement. My thoughts a few days ago were too pessimistic. Don't punish yourself with other people's mistakes. I wrote down this sentence." Asked again , "Do you have any cheerful tunes?" "All my dishes are here, you choose." Guo Lan took out the pieces in Hou Weidong's collection to have a look, and said, "You keep saying you don't understand music, but I think your discs are really good." She chose a disc and said, "This is a disc of tango music." "Try the effect first." Hou Weidong put the plate in, and the sound of music flew out of the iron guy. Guo Lan listened for a while, and said: "This piece is composed by Carlos Gardel, the uncrowned king of Argentine tango. The Chinese name is "Only for Yiren". This song is the first choice for tango, and Schwarzenegger also used this song when he danced with that woman in the movie." After the dance music was over, Hou Weidong played it again and said, "You dance very well." Hou Weidong and Guo Lan met for the first time in the ballroom at the back door of Shazhou University, and this experience was deeply etched in their memories.After a brief silence, Hou Weidong and Guo Lan looked at each other, and their eyes were glued together again. Hou Weidong bravely said: "I invite you to dance this tango." The tango is cheerful, and the melody of "Only For Iraqis", which combines hardness and softness, reverberates in the room.A tango, both of them were a bit unfamiliar at the beginning, but soon became smooth and proficient, turning in the living room.After the dance music ended, Hou Weidong and Guo Lan hugged each other. "Weidong, thank you." "no need thank me?" "You are a strong man, which makes me feel at ease." Hou Weidong's lips touched Guo Lan's lips cautiously, a piece of moist and soft, and a faint fragrance, this fragrance is not the smell of cosmetics, nor the smell of perfume, but the fragrance from the lips and teeth. Guo Lan raised her head and greeted Hou Weidong. The two sucked and stirred each other. Time stopped at this moment, and the world suddenly froze because of this deep kiss. Hou Weidong hugged Guo Lan tightly with both hands, he didn't dare to put his hands into her clothes.In his mind, Guo Lan is like a lotus flower in water, which is so beautiful that it makes people feel distressed.After kissing for a while, there was a knock on the door. Guo Lan was startled, blushed, and hurriedly hid in the bedroom. Hou Weidong opened the door and saw Mrs. Guo standing at the door. "Xiao Hou, when did you come back, can you leave at noon, come to my house for lunch, you must not have bought food?" Hou Weidong smiled awkwardly: "I have something to do at noon and I want to go out for dinner, thank you Mrs. Guo." "We are neighbors, don't be too polite, just tell me if you have anything to say." Mrs. Guo stood at the door, gossiped for a while, and when she left, she said, "Xiaohou, you must remember what I told you last time. In the heart." When Hou Weidong returned to the bedroom, Guo Lan had already tidied up the slightly messy clothes and said, "What did my mother tell you?" When Hou Weidong closed the anti-theft door, he said to himself: "I bought this house in Shazhou University at the beginning, it seems that there is a certain destiny in the dark." Hearing the question, he replied: "Your mother's heart disease, you should be clear." Guo Lan blushed slightly and sighed. After Mrs. Guo got angry, the two stopped dancing and sat in the living room chatting for a while. Guo Lan said: "I'm going home for one night, when will you leave?" Hou Weidong said: "Leave in a while." When Guo Lan returned home first, he rested for a while and called Guo Lan before leaving home. When I came to the car, I turned around and saw Guo Lan standing on the balcony of her home, looking down. Hou Weidong waved towards the balcony, opened the car door, waved again, and got into the car. When the car left Shazhou College, Hou Weidong turned on the car stereo, and soon, the singing of the Four Brothers Choir echoed in the car.There is still a faint fragrance on his lips, which is Guo Lan's unique taste, a unique taste. Hou Weidong has been in a faint excitement, this feeling is so familiar, yet so strange.He drove onto the expressway, and slowly calmed down, recalling the conversation with Guo Lan in his mind. "Why are you thanking me?" "After talking with you, I feel very at ease. Weidong, your belief is firm and unyielding. This is the greatest advantage of a man. A real man not only refers to physical strength, but also spiritual strength." "I am ashamed of such an evaluation." Driving on the highway, Hou Weidong pondered over the comment "firm faith", and secretly said: "Do I really have faith? After graduating from university, I went to Qinglin Town, from quarrying to jumping tickets to become the deputy mayor, and then I walked step by step. In the past, I was driven by things more often, and it was the instinct of social survival that pushed me forward. "Maybe subconsciously there are ideas of self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and world peace, but this is not the same thing as firm belief." Hou Weidong repeatedly asked himself: "Do I have faith? What is my belief?" This question has been entangled with him. When the car entered the urban area of ​​Shazhou, he said in his heart: "Now don't ask more questions about beliefs, but solve practical problems." Back in Shazhou, Hou Weidong called the office and asked the driver to pick him up at home.Then he went home and shaved off his beard, put on a clean shirt, carried his purse, and went downstairs. The car was already waiting downstairs, and Du Bing was standing beside the car. When he saw Hou Weidong walking out of the gate of the Crescent Building, he hurried up to greet him. Hou Weidong was a little strange and asked, "Du Bing, haven't you reported for duty yet?" Du Bing took the bag naturally, and said, "Secretary Hou, I'm going to Lingxi this afternoon. Before arriving at Lingxi, I'll say goodbye to you." "Heh, you don't need to be too polite. From now on, you are the leader of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. In the future, you have to say a few more good words to Shazhou and the Municipal Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau." Du Bing said respectfully and gratefully, "Secretary Hou, I will always be your soldier. If you have any instructions, you can do it." "The Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee is in a very good position. If there are no accidents, you will also take up a leadership position in the near future. I give you eight words, sharp eyes, quick hands, diligent legs, and tight mouth. What Haiyang gave me is a good summary, and if I use these eight words to guide my behavior, I will definitely gain a lot.” "I will definitely keep Secretary Hou's teachings in mind." "Don't think about your girlfriend for the time being. After you gain a foothold in the province, transferring will be a piece of cake." Du Bing sent Hou Weidong to the office. Yan Chunping had already made hot tea and put it on Hou Weidong's desk.Du Bing saw the light yellow stains on the outer edge of the teacup at a glance. When Hou Weidong went to the bathroom, Du Bing patted Yan Chunping on the shoulder, pointed to the tea stains on the cup, and said, "The teacup is pure white, and the tea stains will be obvious. You should change to another cup." Yan Chunping said: "Brother Du, I didn't notice it, thank you for reminding me." He walked out quickly with the teacup in hand, quickly cleaned the teacup, and when he was about to put the tea leaves, Du Bing said again: "You scald the teacup with boiling water." Yan Chunping scalded the teacup with hot water, and said, "Brother Du, you can go to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. Secretary Hou has considered you too thoughtfully, and you will be a member of the party in a few years." Du Bing knew that Hou Weidong followed Ding Yuan's path, and he was grateful in his heart, but he didn't express it in front of Yan Chunping, and changed the subject with a slight smile. At this time, Hou Weidong returned to the office. He wiped his hands with a towel and said, "Is there anyone in the city to take you to report?" Du Bing didn't say which leader was going to deliver it, but said implicitly: "Someone delivered it." Hou Weidong didn't ask any more questions. He looked in the bookcase, took a set of books, and said: "I just graduated from Shazhou University, and Secretary Ji was the vice president of Shazhou University at that time. He gave me a set of books. Give me "Ordinary World", this is the new version I bought, it is my gift to you." Du Bing took this set of hardcover "The Ordinary World" and said, "Secretary Hou, please help me write something." Hou Weidong laughed and said, "You know my handwriting is ugly, so don't inscription it." "Secretary Hou, this word has a different meaning." Hou Weidong thought for a while, and said: "This is the banner of the first secretary of the town party committee when I was working. I like it very much. I will give it to you for mutual encouragement." He wrote on the title page of "Ordinary World": "Every major event has a Calm down, Hou Weidong." After Du Bing left, Yan Chunping walked out of Hou Weidong's office with excitement. He thought to himself: "It seems that what my father said is right, and there must be something wrong with Hou Weidong. If Du Bing can be transferred to the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, I will follow him." After Hou Weidong has worked for a few years, he will definitely be able to get a part-time job, or be transferred to a key department." Two other colleagues in the office saw Yan Chunping sitting in the office blankly, and one of them asked, "Chunping, didn't you sleep last night? Sitting here dumbfounded." Yan Chunping said: "I'm a little dizzy, go out and buy some medicine." Coming out of the office, Yan Chunping went to several bookstores one after another and bought a copy of "Secretary Science". full-time secretary." It took Hou Weidong half an hour to read through the thick stack of documents. He only read the titles of most of the documents. Only a few important documents and documents related to this bureau would he pay attention to the content.After processing the files, he took the latest internal reference of the Political and Economic Review, which contained interviews with economists.In an interview, some economists told reporters: "Some foreigners say that China's stock market is very much like a casino, and it is very irregular. There are also rules in the casino, such as you can't look at other people's cards. But here, Some people can read other people's cards, cheat, and engage in fraud." In the second edition, the securities case of stock manipulators Lu Xinjian and Zhu Huanliang was reported. Controlled more than half of the positions in the stock market of Zhongke Venture Capital, and carried out stock price manipulation transactions, involving a total of about 5.4 billion yuan of funds. After reading this report, Hou Weidong turned on the computer and thought for a long time before he remembered that he bought Shanghai Yu Garden.At that time, under the instigation of his ex-sister-in-law Jiang Chu, he successively bought 30,000 shares of Shanghai Yuyuan. He even forgot the price at which he bought it. At this time, he saw the newspaper, which aroused his curiosity. He was about to go home to get his card and go to the securities company to check the stocks when his cell phone rang. "Wei Dong, is it convenient for you to talk?" Guo Lan's voice sounded on the phone. Ever since the affectionate kiss at Shazhou University, she changed "Secretary Hou" to "Wei Dong".Hou Weidong heard Guo Lan's tone and said, "Let me guess, is Huang Zidi going to Chengjin County?" "You guessed it right. It was Huang Zidi who came to Chengjin for inspection. He has to listen to the report on the construction of grassroots organizations today, and he also has to go to the site in Shuanghe Town. I'm so annoyed by his face now, and I have to accompany him It's a day of entertainment." "Zeng Zhaoqiang is the new secretary of the county party committee, so he must accompany you all the way. You prepare the materials well, and don't let Huang Zidi catch your pigtails at work. The villain is hard to guard against, so you have to guard against it." "I really don't want to act here. I pretend to be a fake face every day. It's really meaningless when I think about it." "Life is so helpless, the key is mentality, you have to adjust in time, otherwise you will be very tired at work." "I always complain in front of you, you are annoying, I always wear a mask, it is rare to be able to speak my heart." Hou Weidong sighed: "There are thousands of friends, and how many bosom friends are there. I am very happy to hear what is in your heart." Putting down the phone, Guo Lan remembered the words "How many friends are there?", warming her heart, she hummed the theme song of the movie softly: "The mountains are green, the water is blue, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the sound is like weeping. Complaining, such as lamenting, what I sigh is that it is rare to have a confidant in life, the most difficult to see a confidant through the ages..." At noon, Hou Weidong went home and found out the fully-funded account card used for stock trading from the box, and drove to Lingxi Securities. Six hundred and seventy thousand!看到自己户头上的资金，侯卫东有些发蒙，给大哥拨了电话过去，问道：“大哥，以前嫂子江楚炒股，到底赚了还是亏了？” 侯卫国听得莫名其妙，道：“你什么毛病，哪壶不开提哪壶。”和江楚离异，是侯卫国心中的隐痛，他甚至不愿意听到江楚的名字。 “当初她让我买了股票，是她帮我选的，我放着没有动，今天去看，赚了五十来万，我想问问她的情况。” 侯卫国骂了一句：“这个世界不公平，你发财怎么如此容易！你嫂子前后投入十来万，多数是你给的钱，天天盯着股市，一天不操作就手痒，五行不定，自然输得干干净净。从股市出来时，只剩下两万多。” 侯卫东道：“嫂子办事太情绪化了，如果她找我，我还是会帮她。” 侯卫国叮嘱道：“你到家里，别谈江楚，我那位是个小醋坛子。”