Chapter 4 Chapter 4: The pen has a hard-to-read scripture
The sky is gradually getting dark, and the desert, which has been noisy for a whole day, must restrain its temper at this time every day, and have a short period of calm, and then must muster up its energy to make long howls all night long.
The earth is fascinated by the sunset.
In the open space, the desert reveals bursts of compelling smell.Chen Yan sat on the sand beam, his heart was turbulent.
Two days ago, the Provincial Evening News sent a notice asking him to prepare for the handover, clear up the accounts, and go through the formalities.
Chen Yan was fired from the Evening News.
This matter had something to do with the last time Lin Yawen called the boss of the Evening News to complain, but it had nothing to do with it.The resignation was proposed by him.
After the siege of Lin Yawen happened last time, the boss of the Evening News was furious, criticizing him for stealing news, disregarding news standards, let alone organizational principles, daring to insult the local leaders and destroying the good relationship between the newspaper and the local government.Chen Yan knew that what the boss said was not only dissatisfied with him, but also worried that he would offend the local government and cut off the newspaper's financial resources.The support that the newspaper receives from the local government every year is not a small number, and the advertisements and sponsorships it receives from the county and township levels and enterprises each year are the prerequisites for the survival and development of the newspaper.Today's media competition is fierce, and advertising revenue has almost become the biggest factor in determining the life and death of the media.Newspaper bosses are always unwilling to offend local leaders.
However, in order to win the support of readers and increase circulation, non-party-run newspapers such as Evening News and Morning News have to rely on some weighty news reports, and even expose some violent news. Tear the government's wounds.This is the dilemma of the newspaper, and it is also the embarrassment of the newspaper boss.After the criticism, the newspaper sent people to the reporter station to check his accounts. Fortunately, there were no major problems in the account. Although there were some unreasonable expenses, the reporter station is now responsible for its own profits and losses and lives independently. If all expenses are reasonable, Can this press station survive?Chen Yan had passed this test.
Chen Yan finally decided to resign because of the manuscript.The news feature that I worked so hard to write last time was killed by the boss of the newspaper!The boss only gave him one sentence: this kind of manuscript is not suitable for distribution at present!Then avoid it.Chen Yan wanted to fight on the basis of reason, and the director of the editorial department who was in charge of the preliminary review of the manuscript said, forget it, Chen Yan, the boss has no choice but to do so. The pressure from top to bottom is too high right now, and the matter of the Huyang River Basin has become a sensitive topic, and even the provincial government is uneasy. Well, if we add fuel to the fire again, I'm afraid it will be...
Although the director of the editorial department didn't finish his sentence, Chen Yan understood that someone must be exerting pressure on the newspaper to use administrative power to block news reports.Sure enough, the situation in Morning Post and News Weekly was the same. The special articles written by Lao Hu and the others were also blocked. Regarding '121' and the "Blood Fight in South Lake", no news media could report the facts.Old Hu was full of complaints: "I knew this before, so why bother to go through all the hardships, dig up those materials, and write about it with a high-sounding sound."
Lao Hu and the others could bear it, but Chen Yan couldn't.Regarding the Nanhu incident, Chen Yan was convinced that he had dug more material and touched more pain. He even wrote a large-scale article on the reform of the flow management department, revealing the inevitability of the deforestation incident from the deep-seated contradictions of the reform, and also I extended my pen to the behind-the-scenes of the development company... I thought I could follow this clue and go deeper, but I didn't expect...
Soon, Chen Yan heard the news that from the province to the city, the news reports in the Huyang River Basin were fully restricted. The Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee held an emergency meeting, emphasizing three disciplines, and requiring all news units to strengthen the supervision of reporters. management, especially the management of journalist stations in various places.Reporters who violate journalistic discipline and write randomly should be dealt with seriously.The Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee then held a meeting and severely criticized the stationed reporters of several provincial newspapers. He was the one who received the most criticism at the meeting!
Chen Yan was confused, at a loss, and then became angry. He found Song Hanwen that day and asked in a very unfriendly manner: "Restricting journalists from writing, does it conform to the party's news policy, and does it conform to the principle of news supervision?" Song Hanwen didn't answer him directly, and said lightly: "Chen Yan, you have to change your temper. You are always cynical and you can't see the sun in your eyes. How can you do this? Our city has achieved so many achievements in these years, why don't you Going to publicize? There are so many epic characters, why can’t you see them?” As soon as Chen Yan heard it, he knew that Song Hanwen was talking about Chen Jiasheng and the eight old sand control men in Badaosha.He wasn't interested in it, really not.As early as when he was working in Hexi Daily, Song Hanwen asked him to interview Eight Old Man. At that time, he wrote several articles. The persistence and unyieldingness of the Shaxiang people were not written through the eight old men. "The reporter's pen can't just stay on the surface of the incident, but must go deep into it to dig out the things deep in the soul of the characters." This is what Song Hanwen told him at the time.Chen Yan has always respected Song Hanwen. When he first joined the newspaper, Song Hanwen took him under his wing. Chen Yan's fame or achievements in the press are inseparable from Song Hanwen's training and support.However, with the passage of time, Chen Yan always feels that many things are changing, especially Song Hanwen, who is in the officialdom, has become more.Chen Yan is sometimes in a trance. Isn't Minister Song now the editorial teacher Song who worked so hard to revise the manuscripts for these little reporters?Or is it the Song fighter who couldn't help but want to fight when he saw the current situation?
After being confused for a few days, Chen Yan decided to resign. In fact, at this time, he had no choice but to resign.The interview draft about the Huyang River Basin has been suppressed for a long time and cannot be sent out. I will go to other places to grab materials. When people hear that it is him, they all put on a straight face and refuse to accept it.Chen Yan secretly thought that someone was going to block him. Although he still couldn't tell who this person was, he keenly felt that his career as a reporter might be coming to an end here.
At this time, his backyard caught fire again, and this time, the fire was huge.
The incident was provoked by Jiang Shasha, for Shui Xiaoli, a reporter from the reporter station.
When Shui Xiaoli was mentioned, Chen Yan had to think of a strong scene.Shui Xiaoli's fuse was recommended to him by Qiang Guangjing.Chen Yan and Qiang Guangjing were originally high school classmates, and they gradually lost contact after they went to college. Later, when Chen Yan joined the newspaper office, he found out that Qiang Guangjing had also returned to Shahu County.Chen Yan was originally prejudiced against the word classmate. He believed that the relationship between classmates was very complicated.Everyone mixed in each other's jobs, and there was a hint of competition in the dark, comparing income, positions, and sometimes wives.This comparison makes the originally intimate relationship take on a worldly flavor, should be close but can't get close, should be united but can't always be twisted together.But it's hard for you to alienate him.Before Qiangjingjing, Chen Yan rarely had close friendships with his classmates, Qiangjingjing subverted his thoughts.
As far as Chen Yan and Qiang Guangjing are concerned, they are not very close. The two of them rarely communicate with each other. They only make a phone call when they need each other's help, and talk about the matter. The other party does what they can to help as much as they can. If you can't help, you're not afraid to complain.Qiang Guangjing had been sitting on the bench a few years ago, and he seldom helped Chen Yan. It was not until Lin Yawen mentioned him as the director that he provided Chen Yan with a little convenience in terms of publicity and advertising.But their spiritual collision and communication seem to be more and more important than this.The strong scene belongs to the kind of people who don't talk to you, and once they talk to you, they don't know how to keep it anymore.In this regard, he is more pure and thorough than Chen Yan.Qiang Guangjing's seriousness in friendship not only subverts Chen Yan, but also moves Chen Yan. Many times, they are in a state of dispute. Both of them want to use their own views to persuade and change each other. They are more stubborn than the other party and more difficult to change.
A year ago, Qiang Guangjing approached Chen Yan and said that he must ask Chen Yan for help with something.Chen Yan said with a smile: "You are a big director, do you still need my help?" Qiang Guangjing didn't joke with him, and said solemnly: "I can only find you for this matter. There is a girl with good character and ability. She wants to be a reporter herself, and I think she's doing it too. You should find a way to arrange her at the reporter's station." After speaking, Qiang Guangjing took Shui Xiaoli to the reporter's station the next day.Chen Yan's intuition at the time was that the strong scene must have failed, and his relationship with Shui Xiaoli had hurt his marriage.Maybe it was because he had learned a lesson once, Chen Yan was very sensitive to this kind of thing, but he didn't ask carefully, and he didn't dare to express his doubts.About feelings, it is impossible to ask clearly. He knows the strong scene, he is the kind of person who wants to save face and suffer, and he dare not reveal his feelings for Shui Xiaoli.It happened that there was an intern reporter at the reporter station, so Chen Yan took advantage of the situation and hired Shui Xiaoli, who graduated from the Chinese Department of the university.
Unexpectedly, this move annoyed Jiang Shasha.Jiang Shasha is now working in a private enterprise. Relying on Chen Yan's relationship, she has changed several units, and it is not comfortable to work anywhere. Now she is helping others in the office, answering the phone and receiving documents. It is very leisurely.But her eyes never left Chen Yan for a moment, especially Jiang Shasha stared closely at the woman beside Chen Yan.Ever since Shui Xiaoli entered the reporter station, Jiang Shasha and Chen Yan had been arguing endlessly. The last time Chen Yan went to Shawan Village for an interview, he was supposed to bring Shui Xiaoli down with him. Chen Yan was forced to change his plan.Unexpectedly, this time, Jiang Shasha intensified and brought the so-called improper relationship between him and Shui Xiaoli to Song Hanwen of the Propaganda Department.
This suspicious, terrifying, almost perverted woman!
Chen Yan arranged for Shui Xiaoli to go to the sub-district office for interviews to learn about the resettlement of the "40" and "50" people.In order to solve the re-employment of laid-off workers, the city has formulated special policies, and the laid-off workers over the age of 50 for men and over 40 for women will be uniformly arranged by the construction committee as city coordinators to cooperate with the urban management team to supervise urban sanitation work.This was originally a good thing, and it was also a popular project, but in the arrangement, there were not many arrangements for those who really belonged to the "40" and "50".At present, at least half of the people wandering around the streets with employment certificates do not meet this standard. Most of them are related households, or the leaders have approved the note and called.The reporter station received many letters from the masses, reporting this problem, saying that some girls who have just graduated from college, hang the sign of laid-off and re-employment, and eat "40" and "50" government subsidies of 400 yuan per month.But the laid-off workers who are really struggling to get by can't even find the door of the government.Chen Yan approached the sub-district office, wanting to learn more about this issue, but the sub-district office heard that it was him, and put up their shields one after another.Out of desperation, Chen Yan asked Shui Xiaoli to do an in-depth interview.When Shui Xiaoli came back from the interview that day, she said that the problems reported by the masses were basically true. From the two sub-district offices she visited, Dongguan and Xiguan, there were only four people who were really taken care of within the scope of the policy, and one of them was the director of the sub-district office. relatives.The rest are fakes.Shui Xiaoli also investigated even more absurd things. Some people received policy subsidies for "40" and "50" personnel, while working in their original units and eating double wages. The masses complained about this.
The two were discussing in the office how to write this manuscript and from which angle to expose it to attract the attention of the higher authorities.Unexpectedly, Jiang Shasha rushed in. Behind Jiang Shasha, two strange men followed.It was already eleven o'clock at night, and the office building was very quiet.After Jiang Shasha rushed in, she tore Shui Xiaoli indiscriminately: "You little slut, you shameless bitch!" Jiang Shasha tore Shui Xiaoli's clothes while swearing.Two men were holding cameras, snapping photos non-stop.Chen Yan was in a hurry, and rushed over to stop him: "What do you want to do, this is the reporter's station!" The man with the scar on his face suddenly showed a fierce look: "You are messing with men and women, using your power to coerce lesbians, we want to report you!"
"You bastard!" Chen Yan was so angry that he wanted to pounce on him and slap him on the mouth.Unexpectedly, before he made a move, Jiang Shasha's mouth had already slammed into his face.
This tigress is really disgusting!Thinking about it now, Chen Yan was still burning with anger and couldn't calm down.Sitting on the sand beams, he felt his face burning and aching.It was Jiang Shasha fan.Jiang Shasha really went crazy that night, and she ended up with five bloodstains on his face.
Shui Xiaoli's clothes were also torn, and she threw her bra on the ground.
Not to mention, the next morning, Jiang Shasha took those photos and a letter of accusation to Song Hanwen's office, crying and making noises, and splashed all morning there.Song Hanwen was so angry that he immediately called him: "I said Chen Yan, can you make less trouble, don't you think you are not famous enough?"
Chen Yan wanted to explain, but how could he explain it? Who do you ask to explain this kind of thing?Besides, he is a person who has had problems in his marriage. If he says he is innocent, who will believe him?
It was Shui Xiaoli who was suffering, she had memorized her name in vain, and she didn't dare to ask someone to argue with her.
Under internal and external troubles, Chen Yan was forced to leave his beloved newspaper.When he submitted his resignation report, Shui Xiaoli was also hesitating whether to continue working at the reporter station.
Chen Yan came to the desert this time because of the river basin.Although he is no longer working in the Evening News, his journalism career must continue. Even if he is a freelance writer, he must go to the end of this road.He came this time not to investigate deforestation, but to investigate tree planting.Based on his professional sensitivity, he concluded that in the next step, the city and county levels must make a big fuss about planting trees. He has seen this kind of game a lot.On the day he came down, Song Hanwen and the others happened to arrive at the county.It must have gone to organize promotional materials, Chen Yan thought, and said in his heart: "I can't let them say, I must expose the truth!"
This 40-year-old man still showed resilience in the face of a messy life.Moreover, those thorns on his body, the more difficult life is, the more thorny they are!
No wonder Qiang Guangjing commented on him in front of Shui Xiaoli: "This person is ruined because of his unrepentant character. If he is a little more obedient, the future will be bright."
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the desert, which had been quiet for less than an hour, showed its ferocity again.Just now it was as quiet as a sleeping desert, but suddenly the wind blew loudly and the evil sand rose up. Soon, Chen Yan was so dazed that he couldn't see clearly.
He walked back against the wind and sand.He stumbled and ran back to the town from Shawo, and as soon as he entered the guest house, he saw Qiang Guangjing sitting on the sofa waiting for him.
"Why are you here?" Chen Yan really didn't want to see a gloomy scene now, for one thing, it was because of Shui Xiaoli.After all, Shui Xiaoli was introduced by Qiang Guangjing, not to mention what was going on between her and Qiang Guangjing, just for the word "friend", Chen Yan also felt that there was such a scandal, and it was difficult to explain to Qiang Guangjing.On the other hand, Chen Yan is now a laid-off worker, and he no longer has the halo of a reporter on his head, let alone the bluffing hat of a reporter station chief.Seeing the strong scene with such a face, Chen Yan was somewhat embarrassed.
Qiang Guangjing didn't have these thoughts. He heard the news of Chen Yan's resignation for the first time. He wanted to go to the city to comfort him, but he was entangled in trivial matters and couldn't leave.Later, when he heard about the scandal between Chen Yan and Shui Xiaoli, he dropped his work and rushed to find him, but he happened to bump into Jiang Shasha's muzzle, causing Jiang Shasha to scold him.Knowing that Chen Yan had arrived in the desert, he hurried over.Now he is more and more worried about Chen Yan, Chen Yan is used to reining in the horse, and he is not sure that if he gets agitated, something will happen again.
He can no longer cause trouble.
Thinking about what Chen Yan provoked, Qiang Guangjing became disheartened, and he didn't want to talk to this person anymore.hopeless!This is his evaluation of Chen Yan.But it was impossible to ignore him, not to mention his relationship with Chen Yan, just because of the series of troubles Chen Yan brought to the county, he had to come to him and stop him!
"Where did you go, making me look for you everywhere?" Qiang Guangjing was furious when he saw him coming in, so he said angrily.
"Where else can I go? I went around in the sand nest." Chen Yan said emotionally.
"You don't even say hello when you come down, do you want to play vaporization?" Qiang Guangjing said while taking out a cigarette.Seeing his smug look, Chen Yan's face became duller and his tone became darker: "I want to evaporate, but can I evaporate?"
"You, what should I say about you?" Qiang Guangjing hated for a while, then felt bored, and said in a different tone: "Forget it, don't talk about it, let's go outside and drink." Pulling Chen Yan out, Chen Yan didn't want to go, Qiang Guangjing said: "Why, do you want to put on airs with me? Tell you Chen Yan, if it's not for the sake of my classmates, I won't bother to talk to you."
The two stood in the hallway and fought for a few words. Chen Yan saw the strong scene, and then followed out resentfully.
Facing the wind and sand, the two of them crossed the town, and in front of the dark shops, the strong scene shouted to open the door of a small restaurant.The proprietress is a young daughter-in-law who is less than thirty years old, and she looks very familiar with Qiang Guangjing.After being introduced, I found out that she was the daughter-in-law of secretary Hou of the township government.Secretary Hou Chen Yan recognized him. The last time he besieged Lin Yawen, he was scolded by Secretary Hou.Chen Yan didn't want to stay here and wanted to turn around and leave.Qiang Guangjing grabbed him and insisted on drinking here.In the end, Chen Yan compromised.Fortunately, Secretary Hou didn't show up during the whole drinking process, and his beautiful and enthusiastic young daughter-in-law was busy to and fro, which added some flavor to the dull wine.
Before they had drunk much, the two began to argue. Qiang Guangjing said, "Who do you think you are, from Xinhua News Agency or from CCTV? Some things are not what you think. Don't play big names at every turn. Chen Yan, listen to me. A word of advice, be safe, you should be clear about what to do and what not to do."
"I don't know!" Chen Yan said.
"Okay, since I don't listen to persuasion, I will say more." Qiang Guangjing really stopped talking and drank sullenly.Chen Yan couldn't bear it anymore, and said again: "I know you are afraid of me and want to stop me, but let me tell you, I have to investigate these things, this is my duty."
The strong scene is dumbfounding. If a person is so stubborn, what else can he say.Responsibility, you keep talking about responsibilities, don't others have responsibilities?How can you say that a reporter can investigate the matter of the river basin? Even if the investigation is clear, what can you do?He sighed, raised his wine glass, and wanted to touch Chen Yan, but Chen Yan ignored him.
He raised his glass and drank it down.Everyone said that if you eat a pit, you will gain wisdom. How could this not work for Chen Yan?
They talked very unpleasantly that day, Chen Yan seemed to have a lot of emotions, the more worried Qiang Guangjing was about him, the less he took Qiang Guangjing's words seriously.Later, Chen Yan drank too much, and even said in a mocking tone: "You came here to be a lobbyist for Lin Yawen, it is said that you have sold yourself to Lin Yawen since you became the director, I still don't believe it , Today I have seen this, what is a slavishness. Old classmate, you are full of slavishness!"
Qiang Guangjing looked at him: "You are drunk."
"I'm not drunk!"
"That means I'm drunk." After finishing speaking, Qiang Guangjing dropped Chen Yan and left the small restaurant.Chen Yan didn't follow, he called Secretary Hou's wife, "Bring me some wine, I want to drink more!" Secretary Hou's wife was timid and didn't dare to talk to him.Chen Yan yelled a few times, but there was no movement. He staggered to his feet and walked outside. After walking a few steps, his body went limp and he fell down.
It was so dark outside, the wind was still blowing, the world was filled with sand and dust, and the sky and the earth were dim.Standing on the street, Qiang Guangjing suddenly thought: Am I really servile?
Chen Yan didn't tell Chen Yan about the bad situation that day, he was in a hurry to find him, and there was another matter he wanted to talk about.
The backyard of the strong scene also caught fire.
Jiang Shasha took her two boyfriends to catch the rape, and went to the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee to file a complaint. Not only did Chen Yan bear a bad reputation, but it also set Qiang Guangjing's house far away in Shahu County on fire.
Qiang Guangjing's wife, Niu Lili, was the niece of Deputy Commissioner Niu of the Administrative Office before Hexi was evacuated and established as a city. She grew up in Deputy Commissioner Niu's parents.The marriage between Qiang Guangjing and Niu Lili can be regarded as a political marriage. Qiang Guangjing was born in a farming family. Although he went to college, he has a little literary talent. If he hadn't been promoted by Deputy Commissioner Niu, he might still be teaching in a rural middle school. .Relying on this, Niu Lili has an advantage in the face of a strong situation. Although Deputy Commissioner Niu has long retreated to the second line, Niu Lili's advantage has not retreated, and she is active at the forefront of this family.Niu Lili looks mediocre, saying Pingping has already praised her a lot, if I tell the truth, I am a little sorry for Qiang Guangjing, Qiang Guangjing didn't dare to say it before, but now, after drinking, he would occasionally say it in front of friends or colleagues In the last few sentences, he once described his wife to Chen Yan like this: "She comes from Yuanmou Cave, and she has all the advantages of Yuanmou people." Lacking the strength to contend with the strong situation, his character has become even worse, not only domineering, but also suspicious, and the whole jar of jealousy is full of jealousy that should be eaten or not.Qiang Guangjing knows his wife well, and is extra careful when interacting with lesbians.Even so, Niu Lili continued to burn the flames of war against him.
A year ago, Niu Lili suddenly discovered that the relationship between Shui Xiaoli and Qiang Guangjing was abnormal. This little girl from the countryside had burning eyes, as if she was spying on their marriage, and her feet were ready to be inserted at any time.Niu Lili became uneasy. First, she warned Qiang Guangjing not to have unreasonable thoughts. Later, when she saw that Qiang Guangjing was about to move around and had the stupid idea of trying to fight her own way, she moved in with her natal family and gave Qiang Guangjing a vivid political lesson. Qiangjing should remember the kindness of Niu's family for knowing him, and don't think that Niu's family can do anything wrong if they are out of power.Qiang Guangjing was afraid of getting entangled with Niu Lili in this matter, and knew that he couldn't do it, so in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he entrusted Shui Xiaoli to Chen Yan.Unexpectedly, Niu Lili was also caught up in Jiang Shasha's disturbance.Niu Lili heard the rumor from nowhere, saying that Chen Yan was just a scapegoat, and that the real wolf was his stronghold.
Am I really a wolf?
Standing on the dark street, Qiang Guangjing suddenly asked himself, and Shui Xiaoli's clear face slowly appeared in front of him.
In Hexi in May, the sun is bright, the wind is soft, and the sky is full of brilliant colors.
For several days, Shui Xiaoli was busy with her mother's illness. A week ago, her mother came to see her from the countryside. When the two were eating, her mother suddenly fainted, which frightened Shui Xiaoli.At night, my mother said that she had been dizzy for the past few months, that she had no strength, and that she didn't want to do any work in the field.Shui Xiaoli was so worried that she didn't fall asleep all night, so she took her mother to the hospital the next day and visited several hospitals. The doctors had different opinions.Some say it is senile osteocalcemia and osteoporosis.After checking and checking, nothing was found, which made Shui Xiaoli even more uneasy.My mother is a farmer, and she has been very strong all her life. She usually has a headache and brain fever, so she is willing to spend money to take medicine, and the resistance will pass.This time my daughter took her to check it up and down. After spending so much money, she felt distressed and refused to let her check it again. Sickness has come." Shui Xiaoli said: "You are not a small problem, people are not afraid of getting sick, they are afraid of delay, this time we have to find the root of the disease."
"I want to look for you, but I won't look for it." The mother suddenly became angry, no matter what Shui Xiaoli said, she just didn't agree to go to the hospital again.Shui Xiaoli insisted on taking her there, but her mother shook off her hand and went to the station. "If you don't let me live, I'll go back, so as not to waste money every day." No way, Shui Xiaoli had no choice but to follow her mother's temperament and take her to the shopping mall. She wanted to buy some clothes for her, but who knew My mother was very thieves. When she saw her going to the clothes, she walked out of the mall angrily.After walking around all morning, I didn't buy anything, so the mother and father came back empty-handed.
Shui Xiaoli lived in a rented house, under the care of Chen Yan, the rent reporter stood up half, and she paid half.But she dared not tell her mother, only that the house was given by the newspaper.When the mother saw that her daughter lived in such a good building and was still using a computer, she thought that her daughter would have a good future, and that she did not go to college in vain.There are quite a few girls in Banshigou who went to college, but none of them are as promising as my daughter.The daughter of the Zhang family graduated last year and is still at home, unable to find a job.The second child of the Chen family next door, who was also a university student in the provincial capital, is now working for a contractor. I heard that... Thinking about this, my mother is a little pleased with herself, and also a little worried.As the saying goes, raising a daughter is like raising a tiger. The bigger the daughter, the greater the mother's worries. One day, if she is married off in a serious way, the mother's heart will not be at ease any day.Mother came this time because of this.Right now, my daughter is a reporter, and she often goes in and out with big leaders, and she can even show her face on TV when she has time, so she has to seize this opportunity and quickly find a husband's family, preferably in Hexi City, so that she can rest assured .My mother really wanted to mention this to her, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Shui Xiaoli said, don't worry about my affairs.
Don't worry about it, how can a mother not worry about her daughter?Mother thought in her heart, but she didn't dare to say more.The mother could tell that her daughter didn't want to talk about this topic, and she blushed and became anxious when she mentioned it.I thought in my heart, my daughter probably has someone in her heart?
Mother lived in the city for a week, and before she left, Xiaoli didn't get a word of truth from her mouth.As for Shui Xiaoli, it was not easy for her mother to come to Hexi, and she felt guilty when she came and went back without buying anything.The day her mother left, she was very sad. She was not only worried about her mother's illness, but also felt that she owed her a lot.
Less than an hour after her mother left, the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee called and asked her to attend a meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon.
After Chen Yan resigned, only Shui Xiaoli and another reporter named Zhang were left at the Hexi reporter station.The reporter surnamed Zhang was younger than her, and he didn't want to be a reporter from the beginning. It was his father who forced him in through his relationship.In the past two days, he simply disappeared, did not go to work, and did not speak to Shui Xiaoli.Shui Xiaoli was responsible for everything big and small in the reporter's station.Before her mother came, the leader of the Evening News talked to her, revealing that she wanted her to take over Chen Yan's shift and take charge of the work of the reporter station.Shui Xiaoli was still hesitating, should she continue working at the reporter station?Now she didn't hesitate anymore, leaving the press station, where did she go?Can't let mother add gray hair to her again?
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Shui Xiaoli came to the Propaganda Department on time. The meeting was held in the meeting room on the second floor of the small building. In addition to the reporters from "Hexi Daily", "Hexi Evening News", TV stations and various reporter stations, there were also county propaganda The leader of the Ministry and a member of the County Party Committee Reporting Group.Qin Feng also came, sitting in front, seeing Shui Xiaoli, Qin Feng took the initiative to come over to say hello.When Shui Xiaoli just graduated, she asked Qin Feng to be a correspondent in the report team of the county party committee. Qin Feng asked her to write a manuscript, saying that it was to test her writing ability. After the manuscript was handed in, there was no news. .Shui Xiaoli waited at home for more than a month, panicked, and didn't want to find a place to resettle herself. She was determined to squeeze in the way of reporters.Later, through a middle school Chinese teacher, she got to know Qiang Guangjing, and with Qiang Guangjing's help, she became a hired reporter for Shahu County TV Station.When she was working at the Shahu County TV station, she had contact with Qin Feng. The impression Qin Feng left on her was far less beautiful and profound than that of Qiang Guangjing. She even had an unspeakable prejudice against Qin Feng.
But these are all in the past, and now Shui Xiaoli has learned to deal with all kinds of people.
Shui Xiaoli warmly extended her hand and greeted Qin Feng.Qin Feng said: "When the meeting is over, please sit alone." Shui Xiaoli nodded, but she didn't know if she could really sit with Qin Feng.
The meeting was presided over by Deputy Minister Lin of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee. There was only one topic, to unify the thoughts, to unify the thoughts of the city and provincial media reporters stationed on the same line, and use two to three months to set off a publicity campaign for Hexi, Hexi, Promote the high tide of Sand Lake.Deputy Minister Lin first conveyed the spirit of the Municipal Party Committee's Propaganda Work Conference, and then gave ten opinions on the problems existing in the current propaganda work.These ten opinions are very targeted, and among them are statements.
Shui Xiaoli's mood darkened because of Vice Minister Lin's public criticism of Chen Yan. In addition, the scandal between her and Chen Yan had already spread in the press circle. Turning his head, avoiding the eyes that were directed at her.
In the past year of working at the reporter station, she has learned to understand Chen Yan from ignorance, and then learned to respect and admire him.In Chen Yan, there is indeed a spirit of dedication to journalism, and there is also a persistence of journalists who dare to seek the truth and ask the source.As a newcomer, she learned a lot from Chen Yan, but unfortunately, Chen Yan finally left the circle.
Vice Minister Lin's criticism stirred up waves in her heart, and she felt sorry for Chen Yan in her heart.
After criticizing Chen Yan, Vice Minister Lin started talking about other issues, but Shui Xiaoli couldn't calm down for a long time. She didn't listen to what Vice Minister Lin said next.
After the meeting, Vice Minister Lin left the participants from several press stations, reiterated the discipline of journalism, and emphasized the five prohibitions.It was only then that Shui Xiaoli realized that this meeting was tantamount to chanting a "tightening spell" to the reporters. In the future, no matter whether it is an interview or a press release, it must first report to the Propaganda Department. All reports on major events will be uniformly organized and reviewed by the Propaganda Department. draft.
When she came out of the conference room, her steps became heavy, and she suddenly felt a little shaken by the journalism career she was fascinated by.
Walking out of the municipal committee compound, Shui Xiaoli saw that Qin Feng was still waiting at the gate, and was about to get away, but Qin Feng was already calling her.Shui Xiaoli walked over bravely, Qin Feng's enthusiasm made her puzzled, Qin Feng has always been indifferent to her, today is so abnormal, can there be something wrong?
When Qin Feng approached Shui Xiaoli, he really wanted to prove one thing.A few days ago, news suddenly spread from the county that Qiang Guangjing was likely to become the head of the Propaganda Department.Qin Feng didn't believe it at first, so he asked Qiang Guangjing to be the minister.The director of his office has been stuttering, and he is almost burnt out, why let him come to the Propaganda Department?But then he heard more definite news, and the person who delivered the news told the story clearly, and he couldn't bear it anymore.Qin Feng is determined to win the post of minister. Qi Maolin once wanted him to move to another department to be the top leader, but he still expressed a wish in a tactful way, wanting to continue working in the propaganda department.In the county, although the Propaganda Minister is not a very affordable role, it is a very conspicuous role. Moreover, the Propaganda Minister can usually join the county party committee team and work for a year or so. As long as there are no major problems, he can be justified. Mention the Standing Committee.Qin Feng originally thought that no one in Shahu County could compete with him for this seat, nor could he.As long as Qi Maolin continues to be the secretary, this seat will be his.Therefore, even though he was complaining, he was not in a hurry, who would have thought that a strong scene would suddenly appear...
Qin Feng invited Shui Xiaoli to "Dahongpao" to eat hot pot, the hot pot there is very authentic, and he has reserved a seat.Shui Xiaoli hesitated, she really didn't want to go to "Dahongpao", her heart was in a mess all day, she was full of troubles, how could she have any mood?But she had to go. After all, Qin Feng is the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Shahu County. She is a prince. As a little reporter, she dared not make others unhappy, so she stammered: "Minister Qin, why don't you change the day? Another day I invite you, my mother is here today, I have to go back and cook for her."
"That's right, please go with the old man." Qin Feng smiled.
"My mother has a bad stomach and can't eat spicy food." Shui Xiaoli hurriedly said again, this lie made her feel uncomfortable.
"Then change to another place, how about going to Huangjinjia to eat seafood? I haven't eaten in the newly opened Seafood City. It can be regarded as a blessing from you. It's a real treat."
Qin Feng wanted to invite this meal wholeheartedly, Shui Xiaoli couldn't refuse anymore, thought for a while and said: "Let's go to Dahongpao, I'm not used to eating seafood."
"What about your mother, why don't you pick her up first?"
Shui Xiaoli blushed: "No, my mother is so nervous when she sees you. She has never had dinner with the leader before."
"What kind of leader am I? A leader has a chicken feather on top." Qin Feng stretched out his hand to stop the car as he spoke. He didn't really think about going to pick up Shui Xiaoli's mother. For today's meal, he just wanted to be with Shui Xiaoli eats alone.
"Dahongpao" is a chain store in Chongqing. After opening, the business is booming and it is very popular with Hexi people.Shui Xiaoli and Chen Yan came here twice before, and they were full of praise for the taste here.
Qin Feng booked a private room, and after the two sat down, Qin Feng said: "I've wanted to invite you to dinner for a long time, but I haven't been able to find a chance." Shui Xiaoli knew that Qin Feng was talking about face, how much did she have? I can still weigh a few pounds, and I have never had any hope that any man will think about her so firmly, including strong scenes.Qin Feng said another beautiful sentence, which means that he is very grateful to Shui Xiaoli for giving him this face.Shui Xiaoli just wanted to reciprocate courtesy and compliment him a few times.But today she is in such a bad mood that she is not enthusiastic at all.水晓丽就是这样，只要心里一装事，脸面上便写得清清楚楚，想虚伪一下都不行。
“最近是不是压力太大？”秦风一边帮水晓丽摆放餐具，一边问。水晓丽哦了一声，又摇摇头，道：“也没啥，我们做小记者的，哪有什么压力。”
“这话就不对了，你现在哪是小记者，马上要升记者站站长，你可是后起之秀啊。”秦风说着，又提起水晓丽前段时间发在省报上的一篇特稿，说那篇稿子在圈里引起很大反响，能在省报头版发长稿，不是件容易事啊。
水晓丽喝了一口茶，抿住嘴，不说话。她不知道该怎么应付秦风，是热情，还是该矜持，或者两样都不需要。她不习惯在自己不感兴趣的男人面前露出本真，更不习惯拿腔拿调。她想自然点，却又自然不起来。这顿饭或许就不应该来吃，现在她后悔了，原来跟一个并不熟悉的男人单独吃饭是件很难受的事。服务员端来了火锅，水晓丽喜欢吃辣，越辣越过瘾，秦风怕她吃不惯，点的是微辣。水晓丽想，如果跟强光景在一起，就省了这一连串的尴尬。她跟强光景单独吃过饭，不止一次，她爱吃什么，强光景总是能猜到，每次不用她说，总能做到心领神会。
他现在做什么呢？她忽然就想。
“你好像心里有事？”秦风忽然问。
“没，没事。”水晓丽赶忙摇头，想拿纸巾擦擦额头上渗出的细汗，慌乱间差点打翻水杯。秦风的目光投过来，盯在她脸上，似乎在揣摩她，神态不安到底是为了什么？
水晓丽努力将强光景的影子驱走，不该乱想的，她提醒自己。但此时，她又不能不想。她忽然就想起自己刚毕业的那段时间，对如今的大学生来说，那段日子可能是最困惑最具压迫感的，它是大学生们最为恐惧的一个转折期。水晓丽在那段日子饱受了时光的煎熬，也被面前的这个男人深深折磨过。是的，折磨。秦风可能早把那件事忘了，水晓丽却永远无法忘记。那段日子，她蹲在那个叫板石沟的小村庄里，天天盼着来自秦风的消息。有的时候，有些人的一句话，一个微笑，会对另一些人的一生产生影响。水晓丽甚至不敢想，如果不是后来遇到强光景，不是他的鼎力相帮，她现在的日子，又该是怎样一种颜色？
“来，干一杯，向你表示祝贺。”秦风不知啥时已倒好了酒，目光热热的，望住水晓丽。水晓丽机械地端起酒杯，她是想喝下这杯酒，真的想喝。
这时她的电话响了，一看是陈言打来的，心里一热，放下酒杯，跟秦风说：“不好意思，我接个电话。”
水晓丽拿着手机出了雅间，刚一接通，陈言就在电话里叫：“你跑哪去了，我刚从沙漠里回来，还没吃饭呢。”水晓丽说：“我在外面。”陈言说：“我知道你在外面，强主任跟我在一起，这阵就在你楼下，你马上回来。”说完就将电话压了。一听强光景也来了，水晓丽的心就开始扑扑跳，她在外面略略平静了一会，走进雅间说：“对不起，秦部长，我妈的胃病又犯了，我得赶回去。”说完，也不管秦风怎么想，拿着包就逃了出来。
强光景果然跟陈言在一起。看见水晓丽，强光景的目光闪烁了一下，很快又将火星熄灭了，浅笑着道：“不好意思，把你这么紧的叫来，没耽误啥正事吧？”水晓丽刚要说话，陈言插话道：“你就别假斯文了，听得我耳朵发麻。”取笑完强光景，陈言跟水晓丽说：“找个地方吃饭，我们一天没吃东西了。”
三个人来到磨香坊美食城，茶水还没来得及点，陈言就嚷道：“来三斤羊排，十天没闻见羊膻味了，馋。”水晓丽问强光景，想吃什么？强光景笑道：“随便。”陈言接话道：“又斯文了不是，来两只驼掌，强大主任好这个。”水晓丽便点了驼掌。在河西，驼掌有“小熊掌”的美称，算得上珍肴。一下午折腾来折腾去，水晓丽的肚子也呱呱叫了，她点了两道自己喜欢吃的菜，又要了一瓶河西王。三个人便拉开了话头。
说来也是奇怪，跟陈言和强光景在一起，水晓丽的心情突然就好了，再也没有秦风面前那种压抑，更没了那份堵。说话中水晓丽才知道，陈言这些日子一直在沙漠，不但把南湖跑了个遍，还独自去了一趟北湖。“那些地还闲搁着，心疼啊。”陈言道。强光景一听他又要老生常谈，打断他说：“你别看见啥也心疼，那些地有历史原因。”
“什么历史原因，都是你们这些官僚找的借口，你去看看，北湖的农民现在过的啥日子？”
“又激动了是不，我说你这人能不能不激动？”强光景道。强光景最不满的就是陈言这一点，整天把牢骚挂在嘴上，好像全世界就他正直，清白。
强光景是那种心里有想法却很少在嘴上说出来的人，政府部门干久了，牢骚两个字，就慢慢离你远了，特别是强光景这个位子，牢骚话几乎要不得。强光景一再告诫陈言，要管好自己的嘴，别让牢骚毁了前程。陈言听不进去。
水晓丽一看他们两人又要吵架，忙说：“先吃饭，吃过了你们再争。”一句话说得两个男人全都没了话。
强光景今天来，是专门跟水晓丽谈记者站的事，上次林雅雯因了陈言，跟晚报老总电话里发脾气，陈言辞职后，晚报老总找林雅雯征求意见，让她推荐一名站长，林雅雯哪顾得了这些，知道人家也是客气，顺口将这事推给强光景。强光景跟晚报方面谈过两次，向晚报郑重推荐了水晓丽，晚报也有这方面的意思，只怕水晓丽太年轻，缺乏挑重担的经验。
强光景将意思说了，水晓丽居然犹豫着，说自己还没想好，到底要不要继续在晚报干下去，她还没拿定主意。
强光景真诚道：“机会不是每个人都有的，机会面前，你要敢于把握，而且一定要把握好。”
水晓丽瞅了一眼陈言，陈言抱着羊排啃，顾不上说话。强光景知道水晓丽是在考虑陈言，说道：“你自己的事，自己拿主意，没必要看别人脸色。”
陈言脸一绿，抱着羊排的手慢慢放下来，极不舒服地望了一眼强光景。这些日子，他让强光景批得体无完肤，再批，怕是就真该回家拾狼粪去了。不过对水晓丽的想法，他也不赞同。他擦了把嘴，道：“别犹豫了，一句话，干。”
水晓丽感激地看他一眼，正想说什么，又听他道：“你不干，我这边无所谓，怕是有人一辈子要骂我。”
水晓丽垂下头，陈言已不止一次把话头往她跟强光景身上引了，她让陈言说得心乱，又渴望他能继续说下去。这些天来，她反复在想一个问题，自己对强光景，到底算不算……
她的脸红了，她知道自己心里藏着什么，只是一直没有机会说出来，或许，强光景也不希望她说出来。默了片刻，她的目光冉冉抬起，略带娇羞地，落在强光景脸上，她发现强光景看她的目光并无特别，还是以前很透明的那种，心里一灰，低住头不说话了。
这天强光景走时，再三鼓励水晓丽，一定要她拿出信心来，把这个记者站站长干好。
一直强撑着不把这些当回事的陈言，心里竟也泛起一层苦味。他承认，强光景说得对，失去记者站这个平台，以后的路将很难走。
况且，他失去的，还不仅仅是记者站这个平台。
强光景最终给他留下一句话：“好自为之吧，兄弟，别再糊里糊涂了。”
让强光景担任宣传部长是宋汉文推荐的。县委宣传部长一直空缺，副部长秦风又牢骚满腹，动不动借酒消愁，祁茂林也犯急。加上市县两级即将展开宣传攻势，宣传部的工作就成了大问题。这天他和林雅雯陪宋汉文吃饭，席间谈起这事，宋汉文婉转地说：“我倒觉得强光景不错，干宣传部长，光会写不行，关键还得有政治觉悟，党性要强。”
宋汉文说得看似随便，在心里，却也是深思熟虑了的。祁茂林对宋汉文的建议很感兴趣，之前他不是没考虑过强光景，但凡县上能干点的年轻干部，他都想过了，尤其县委和政府两个大院的。强光景身份特殊，祁茂林没在他身上做太多文章，这阵听宋汉文郑重推荐，祁茂林就开始琢磨强光景了。琢磨半天，举起酒杯道：“部长这个建议不错，能考虑。雅雯，你说呢？”祁茂林将目光投向林雅雯，征求她的意见。林雅雯也举起酒杯，淡淡地笑了笑，没说话。
宣传部的工作上不去，林雅雯照样着急，但让谁当这个部长，不是她这个县长考虑的。她虽是反对过秦风，但具体让谁干，从没认真想过。宋汉文突然提到强光景，让林雅雯甚感意外。她的第一反应是，祁茂林一定会多想，且不说强光景到底能不能胜任这个宣传部长，单是冲她跟强光景还有宋汉文三人之间的关系，就能让人想入非非。事实上她从未动过这脑子，更没向宋汉文私下提起过，她心里有点怨宋汉文，这话不该随便说的。林雅雯现在很注意跟祁茂林的关系，这也是一次次教训中总结出的，对这种敏感话题，她还是少插言的好。
没想，当天晚上，祁茂林就找她交换意见。祁茂林说：“这个位子不能再空了，既然秦风不合适，就得选一个合适的人来干。老宋这想法不错，我看强光景行，你再考虑考虑，如果办公室的工作能腾开手，就让强光景到这边来。”
林雅雯没想到祁茂林会如此直率，如此情急，一时不好作答，但又不能不发表意见：“这事让我想想吧，宣传部是要害部门，不能太草率。”
“行，你综合考虑一下，回头给我意见。”祁茂林说。
虽是对强光景的工作时有不满，真要让他离开，林雅雯又难了。细想起来，强光景这个办公室主任，当得还是很到位的，尤其是对她负责这一点，更是没得说，再换一个人过来，她还不知能不能适应。可宣传部这边她又不能不考虑，哪边的工作都不能耽搁，一个部门的工作赶不上去，影响就是一大片。林雅雯犹豫了一天，本想征求一下强光景的意见，听听他本人怎么说。后来一想，还是算了，事情才在征求意见阶段，别弄得满城风雨。
两天后她给祁茂林回话，同意强光景到县委那边去。祁茂林很高兴，说：“既然我们两人意见一致，就抓紧上会，这事宜快不宜慢。”
这事本来挺顺当的，一二把手意见一致，等于就是定了，上会只是个程序。谁知提到会上，意外发生了。
刚等组织部许灵把意见提交出来，付石垒便站出来反对：“让强光景到宣传部，这提议太草率了吧？”许灵赶忙解释，说组织部事先已征求了不少意见，大家普遍认为，强光景同志是最佳人选。
“大家？许副部长，你说的这个大家是指谁，不会是个别人吧？”付石垒的口气很不友好，已经有点像挑衅了。许灵将文件夹合上，没再说话，她在等其他常委表态。
祁茂林也没想到付石垒会反对，事先他没跟付石垒通气，有些气不是乱通的，该通的通，不该通的，就得按组织原则来。见付石垒话头不好，祁茂林插话道：“大家都谈谈，有意见是好事，证明我们这个班子是负责的。”
付石垒以为祁茂林在鼓励他，接着道：“强光景同志近来工作表现是不错，但他缺少宣传工作经验，宣传这个口，跟办公室工作不一样，它是喉舌部门，不是哪个人都能胜任。让强光景担任部长，我很担心。我们选拔一把手，首先得从工作出发，得为部门的工作着想，得考虑到县上的大局，而不能一味地想着把哪个人安放在哪个位子上，这种风气要不得。”
许灵的脸色暗下去，林雅雯脸色更暗，付石垒这些话分明是在影射她。
“石垒你扯远了。”祁茂林提醒道。
“我觉得不远，既然要谈，我就把自己的意见全谈出来。强光景同志在办公室主任这位子上是干得不错，操心，勤恳，任劳任怨。但他的局限性也很大，缺乏一个年轻干部应有的锐气，服从得多，创新得少，有些服从甚至不叫服从，是一味地听命于人。这一点政府这边反应很强烈。还有，他处理起事情来喜欢拿稀泥抹光墙，典型的和事佬角色……”
“石垒！”祁茂林听不下去了，付石垒这样说，等于是拿强光景攻击林雅雯，他怕林雅雯一激动，跟付石垒当面争起来。
付石垒抬起头，愕然地望了祁茂林一会儿，见祁茂林脸色铁青，他把口中的话咽了回去，不过看得出，他咽得很不甘心。
林雅雯这天克制得很好，在这个议题上，她一句话也没说，祁茂林这才松了口气。一看快到午饭时间了，祁茂林说：“先开到这儿吧，下午两点接着开。”
离开会场，林雅雯心里就翻腾起来，本来她就是忍痛割爱，让付石垒这样一说，好像倒成了她四处安插亲信。再者，强光景能算是她的亲信么？没错，强光景是她提起来的，工作当中也确实对她负责，但他是办公室主任，不对县长负责对谁负责，难道也学他付石垒那样，见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话？
她愤愤地回到住处，午饭也没心情吃，独自生了会闷气，刚想冲个澡，宋汉文的电话来了。
“碰钉子了？”宋汉文的口气听上去像是开玩笑。
“你怎么知道？”林雅雯问。
“老祁跟我说了。”
林雅雯哦了一声，心想祁茂林现在是咋了，会上的事，别人不说，他倒往外传得快。
“老祁让我劝劝你，让你别往心里去。”宋汉文又道。
“不用。”嘴上虽是这么说，心里，还带着情绪。宋汉文笑了笑，接着说：“人家提意见也属正常，用不着生气。还是想想，强光景走了后，办公室这边让谁干。”
这个老宋，他倒是操的心越来越多了。林雅雯转念一想，不对，老宋一定是听到了什么？“怎么，又有人跟你通消息了？”
“通消息倒没有，不过我听说，华蓉蓉可能要过去。”
“华蓉蓉？”林雅雯对着电话，忽然就纳闷了。华蓉蓉要到办公室，这是谁的主意？祁茂林，还是……
这个消息倒真是意外，林雅雯半天说不出话来，宋汉文在那边知趣地将电话压了。
这个中午，林雅雯再次犯了难，到底要不要让强光景过去？
一点钟时，强光景找来了。县委这边开常委会时，强光景还在忙着整理北湖的材料，林雅雯要得紧，已催了他几次。等把材料整理完，要去吃饭，才有人告诉他会上的消息。强光景直骂自己呆，事关自己的大事，他居然要等别人把消息送来。之前他虽是听别人议论，县上可能要动他，他想那一定是谣言，这种谣言每天都有，不足为信。没想真还提到了常委会上。这才急了，慌慌张张跑来，进了门，却又不知怎么跟林雅雯讲，站在那儿，吞吞吐吐道：“林县长，我……”
“你也听说了是不？”林雅雯将思绪从华蓉蓉身上收回，望住强光景，问。
“林县长，以前我没把工作做好，往后，我……”
林雅雯叹了一声，这个办公室主任，可真有他的。她所以事先没找强光景谈，就是怕他乱想。同样的事，搁强光景这儿，想法一准跟别人不一样。难怪省厅两位处长要笑他，他有时候的想法还有做法，真是透着股子迂腐。
“强主任，不是你把工作没做好，干部变动是很正常的事，组织上也是考虑到你能干，踏实，才做这次调整的。”
“林县长，我知道自己有不少缺点，宣传部那边还是让秦风干吧，如果你真是觉得我不适合继续留在办公室，随便找个单位让我去就行了，我能力有限，宣传部那边，胜任不了。”强光景说得很诚恳，一点也看不出他有什么情绪。
“乱弹琴！”林雅雯被他的话说得哭笑不得，她知道强光景不是在作秀，这阵儿，他心里定是这么想的。这个人哪，换到宣传部那边，到底合不合适？
“你先回去，组织上还没定的事，不要跟着瞎起哄。”林雅雯一时找不到更合适的话来安慰他，只好很原则地说了这么一句。
强光景越发不安了，嘴唇动着，却不知怎么把心里的话表达出来。在林雅雯面前，他从来是说得少干得多，有时甚至只干不说，受了委屈也从不到林雅雯面前解释。要不是这事太突然，他都没有勇气找上门来，他是一个认真做事的人，特别是当了办公室主任后，更是坚持一个原则，尽职尽责替领导把心操好，把责任尽好，不该添的麻烦，绝不乱添。但现在这麻烦，不添又不行。吭了半天，他终是一句话也没再说，低着头出来了。
几乎同时，祁茂林跟付石垒也在展开一场谈话。中午饭祁茂林也没吃，哪有胃口。付石垒这一杆子搅得，把他的胃口全搅没了，本来他还想，等常委会开完，再把手头的工作安排一下，陪上老宋，到北湖去吃羊肉。北湖的羊肉味道就是美，走遍天下，你都吃不到那么鲜嫩的羊肉。这下看来是去不成了，羊肉吃不成是小事，北湖的事得抓紧解决，再不解决，北湖要是跟着闹起来，这沙湖县，可就有好戏看。
这戏看不得呀！祁茂林深深叹了一口气。
气刚叹完，付石垒敲门进来了。祁茂林恨了他一眼，没说话。他心里想不通，今天这个局，付石垒搅得又是哪着？
“我不同意这样调整。”付石垒一屁股坐沙发上，蛮霸道地说。
祁茂林没吭气，想吭，但忍着没吭。
“不能由着她林雅雯，哪儿都把她的人安排满了，还要我们做什么？”付石垒又说。
祁茂林还是没吭气。
“祁书记，你不能太迁就她，过分地迁就，是会酿大错的。”付石垒跟祁茂林，算是县委和政府班子里在沙湖时间最长的两个人，这些年配合的也还不错，正是因了这点，付石垒在祁茂林面前，说话一向随便。祁茂林呢，私下场合，他是从不计较的，越随便越好，随便才能听到真话，随便才不至于让班子把他空架起来。
但今天，付石垒的随便让他不舒服，很不舒服。
“我说付县长，你能不能少说或是不说谁是谁的人这种话？”他终于忍不住了，不过他的口气还是很婉转。
“祁书记，这不是我说不说的问题，事情明摆着，强光景跟林雅雯的关系，一般干部都看得清，何况……”
“何况什么？你是说我祁茂林看不清，我祁茂林昏头了？”祁茂林的声音忽然就重了。
付石垒一震，但他还是没太当回事：“祁书记，我是替你操心，两边都让林雅雯把人塞满了，往后你咋开展工作？”
“付石垒同志，今天你说得够多了，我希望你能好好反省一下自己，这种无原则无纪律的话，说一句就够了！”
“祁书记，你……”
“我们讨论的是沙湖县的宣传部长，不是我祁茂林的宣传部长，也不是林雅雯的宣传部长。强光景同志是有缺点，但哪个人没缺点，你付石垒付县长就没有？”
“祁书记，我……”付石垒早已从沙发上站起来，进门后点着的香烟也不知啥时扔到了花盆里，他的面部表情剧烈变幻着，目光带了多重疑问，在祁茂林脸上搜来搜去。“祁书记，我说的是肺腑之言啊——”
“那好，等会你把这些话讲到会上！”祁茂林说完，抓起电话就打给秘书：“通知开会。”
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