Chapter 2 Chapter two

When approaching Chuxi City, Zhang Yuan called her father and said, Dad, Brother Chen Mo and I came here together.Zhang Xiao said, Yuanyuan, I am doing research in the county. After you arrive in the city, find a place to live. I will return to the city tomorrow.In the end, Zhang Xiao specifically explained, don't bother the city. Zhang Yuan acted coquettishly and yelled at his father, you know, Dad, my father is an upright official, I will not tarnish my father's face. Chen Mo couldn't help laughing secretly as he listened to the phone call between the father and daughter.Zhang Yuan hung up the phone, turned around and said, what are you laughing at?Chen Mo couldn't help laughing, and said, Yuanyuan, hearing you and your father acting like a baby, I really thought you were a primary school student.

Zhang Yuan also laughed and said, girls are just acting like a baby. Chen Mo said, when you get married, let's see who you still act like a baby to. Zhang Yuan took a look at him and said, you don't have to worry about this, anyway, it's fine if you have a place to act like a baby. As soon as the car entered Chuxi City, Chen Mo didn't know where he was going.It is said that he is a local, and he used to come to the city quite often when he was the deputy director in the county, but the city has changed a lot in the past few years, there are many tall buildings, and it has a bit of a metropolis flavor.More importantly, Chen Mo does not have any acquaintances in the city, let alone friends. It turned out that when he was in the county party committee office, he also had some dealings with the secretaries of the city party committee office, but it was a work relationship. It's not about personal friendship. Besides, after three years, the original secretaries of the Municipal Party Committee Office might have been transferred long ago.

Chen Mo thought for a while and said, Yuanyuan, how about finding a place for you to live in first?Zhang Yuan asked, what about you?Chen Mo said, I will go to the Municipal Party Committee Office to report.Zhang Yuan said, just in time, I also want to take a look at the place where my father works. Chen Mo didn't expect to meet Li Yiguang as soon as he got off the car when he arrived at the municipal committee compound. Li Yiguang must have been waiting for a long time, and he was ready to wait any longer.Thinking that I said I would arrive in the afternoon, but now I arrived a few hours earlier, I felt a little embarrassed.

Li Yiguang didn't take it seriously, and greeted him and punched him affectionately, saying, Chen Mo, you dog days keep me waiting. Chen Mo quickly put on a smile, held Li Yiguang's hand and said, Director Li, Chen Mo is late, and you are guilty of keeping you waiting for a long time. Li Yiguang smiled and said, do you know you are guilty?Wait a minute and you will be punished with alcohol. Chen Mo smiled wryly, and dismissed the idea of ​​reporting. Obviously, it is inappropriate to take Li Yiguang to report, and seeing Li Yiguang's posture, it is by no means easy to dismiss him.

Chen Mo thought, after running for several hours, he was indeed hungry, so he might as well eat this big meal.Thinking about it, he smiled and said, if it wasn't for your drink, he would have arrived in the afternoon, where should we eat?We are really hungry. Li Yiguang didn't expect him to be so straightforward, he was a little overjoyed, and quickly said, get in the car, you follow behind my car.With that said, Li Yiguang got into his own car, and the two cars left the municipal committee compound one after the other. On the way to the restaurant, Zhang Yuan asked Chen Mo, who was that person just now?Chen Mo said, it was my former superior in You County, Director Li.Zhang Yuan said with a smile, okay, Chen Mo, he has returned home, and even the old superiors have come to welcome him.

Chen Mo smiled, Zhang Yuan's mouth was never forgiving, even if he said good things, there was a sense of sarcasm, like a rose, beautiful and prickly. The car stopped for a while, got out of the car and looked, it was parked downstairs of the rich man.Dafuhao is the most high-end restaurant in Chuxi City. It is opened by a mine owner in Youxian County. The restaurant has 12 floors, dining, sauna, and massage. There is also a bowling alley on the 11th floor.As soon as they got out of the car, the chunky boss came down to say hello, and said, Director Li, according to your order, the ultra-luxury box is reserved for you.

Li Yiguang nodded and said, Lao Qi, let me introduce you. This is Director Chen Mochen, who is run by the Municipal Party Committee and is a fellow from You County.He turned around and said to Chen Mo, this is the boss of the rich man, Mr. Tao Hui, the chairman of Huixin Company, we will call him Lao Qi, and if you are younger, you can call him Brother Tao.Chen Mo nodded, before he had time to say anything, Humpty Humpty said, I know, I know, Director Chen has been promoted, today's drink counts as Director Li and I will welcome Director Chen together.While talking, he took out his business card and gave one to everyone, including the driver Xiao Xiang.Chen Mo recalled it carefully, and made sure that he had never met this old seven. Seeing that he was so polite, he thought that this was nothing more than a formality on the scene, and he could not take it seriously, so he nodded and said, bothering me.Zhang Yuan listened, pursed his lips and smiled, and whispered into his ear, is it sour?

Chen Mo was taken aback for a moment, thinking about his own style, he also smiled. After entering the box, Li Yiguang pushed Chen Mo to sit at the top, but Chen Mo refused, the two of them pushed for a long time, Zhang Yuan said, you are so polite, I will sit.As he spoke, he sat down on the head. Chen Mo looked at Zhang Yuan's expression, and when he was about to say something, Li Yiguang spoke up, and Li Yiguang said, "That's right, we only have one lesbian here today, women first." After Li Yiguang said this, Chen Mo couldn't say anything more. Besides, seeing Zhang Yuan's expression, he might not be able to move, so he sat down next to Zhang Yuan. Lao Qi and Li Yiguang sat opposite each other. at the next head.

The dishes came up quickly, and they were very rich. Chen Mo thought that the dishes on this table should have been prepared a long time ago, otherwise it would not be so fast. He couldn't help feeling a little grateful to Li Yiguang in his heart. Just met Li Yiguang's smiling eyes. Li Yiguang looked at Zhang Yuan with a half-smile, then looked at Chen Mo ambiguously, and said, Director Chen, why don't you introduce him? Chen Mo said, my friend.Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yuan stretched out his hand and introduced himself, Peng Yuan.Li Yiguang quickly held her hand, and then let go, saying that it was a pleasure to meet her.

Chen Mo glanced at Zhang Yuan, wondering why she was named Peng again?Think about it again, and you will smile. Zhang Yuan's mother's surname is Peng, and it is not wrong to say that her surname is Peng.Chen Mo looked at Zhang Yuan with admiration all of a sudden, thinking that this little girl actually had intentions, even though she was usually joking. During the meal, the short and fat man named Laoqi called for wine, Wuliangye, Chen Mo said that he didn't eat wine, so let's get rid of it.Li Yiguang said, how can it be done, it is agreed, I will clean up the dust for you, how can I clean up the dust without wine?Lao Qi also said, that's that, Director Chen doesn't drink, does he think I'm an ordinary person?

The words were so serious that Chen Mo couldn't refuse, and the waiter came over to pour good wine.Li Yiguang poured wine for Zhang Yuan himself, Chen Mo wanted to dissuade him, but Zhang Yuan accepted it with a smile. During the drinking process, everyone exchanged cups and cups, and the atmosphere was very lively. While dealing with Li Yiguang and the others, Chen Mo thought in his heart that Li Yiguang came to pick him up early in the morning, and he definitely did not come here just for him. To be honest, he had a bad relationship with Li Yiguang after working in Youxian County Committee for a few years. Not bad, that is, the usual relationship between superiors and subordinates.There is no personal friendship in the officialdom. Anyone who has experience in the officialdom knows that the relationship between people is a mutual use. Colleagues and acquaintances usually deal with each other not far or near. , someday it will be used by someone else.With such thoughts in mind, Chen Mo was tempted when drinking. After the first three glasses of wine passed, the latter ones were all thrown into the teacup while no one was paying attention.Chen Mo was not afraid that Li Yiguang would ask him to do something. After all, Li Yiguang was a member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee, so he didn't need his help in matters in the county. Moreover, he just came back, and his position was only a deputy director, so he couldn't help much.The big deal, Li Yiguang just wanted to climb up to Zhang Xiao through him.It's okay to introduce Li Yiguang to Zhang Xiao, the main reason is that he doesn't know Zhang Xiao's thoughts yet, and he is afraid of arousing suspicion. After eating a meal for more than two hours, Li Yiguang and Lao Qi were a little drunk. Although Chen Mo vomited most of the wine, he was also a little groggy.Zhang Yuan also drank a few cups, his eyes were watery, and he looked even more charming.After the meal, Li Yiguang wanted to invite everyone to wash their feet, massage and play bowling. Chen Mo said, let's go, the days will be long.Li Yiguang didn't insist, and said, Chen Mo, do you want to go back to You County? If we go back, shall we go together? Chen Mo thought about it for a while, and said, he has to report tomorrow, and when he reports, he will come back to You County, and he will inevitably disturb the old leader. Li Yiguang said, Chen Mo see where you said?You were originally a member of our Youxian County Party Committee, now that you have returned to your hometown, why don't you go to my place to have a look?Well, if you don't tell me when you come back, don't blame me for whipping you next time we meet. Chen Mo said, how can it be, how about this, after reporting for duty, I will give me a few days off no matter what, and I will definitely call you first when the time comes. Li Yiguang smiled and said, this is right, we will go back to the county first, and contact me when we get back. After sending Li Yiguang away, Lao Qi was still sticking to Chen Mo and the others, saying, Director Chen, I will open a room for you, so you can rest here. Chen Mo quickly said, thank you Brother Seven, I just came back, it's better to report first.Lao Qi didn't hold back too much, and politely sent them out of the gate, said goodbye with a smile, and went in. Chen Mo and the others got into the car, and after the car had driven a long way, Chen Mo asked the driver, Xiao Xiang, if the municipal party committee and the municipal government had a guest house.Xiao Xiang said that there is a municipal party committee guest house, but it has been repaired for a long time, and the conditions are not very good. Now visitors from the four major families in the city generally do not arrange to live here. Chen Mo said, since the Municipal Party Committee has a guest house, let's go to the Municipal Party Committee Guest House. When he arrived at the guest house, Xiao Xiang went to register the room, and without asking Chen Mo and Zhang Yuan, he registered two single rooms.Chen Mo felt that Xiao Xiang was a tight-lipped and taciturn person all the way, but he was very good at handling things, so he couldn't help but have a good impression of him in his heart. After moving the luggage in, Xiao Xiang said goodbye.Zhang Yuan was so excited after drinking that he refused to go to his room, so he sat on Chen Mo's bed and chatted with him.Somehow, as I was talking, Li Yiguang came. Zhang Yuan said, your director Li is not simple. Chen Mo asked, why is it not an easy way? Zhang Yuan said, this is a patient person. No matter what you do in this world, you are afraid of those who are patient. Chen Mo understood, Zhang Yuan meant that Li Yiguang came here specially to clean up the dust for him, but he didn't ask for anything, and what he was doing was fishing for big fish with a long line.Chen Mo smiled and said, what use is his patience to me? I'm not a big fish, so why put so much effort into it? Zhang Yuan smiled and said, Chen Mo, you are pretending to be stupid, you are the confidant of Mayor Zhang Da, and this is their most realistic use value.Besides, since you are deeply liked by the mayor, you must have a bright future. You are a potential stock, and you are also a promising long-term investment. Chen Mo laughed and said, Zhang Yuan, you are really talented in the design institute, where did you learn this?Zhang Yuan stuck out his tongue and said, half of it is enlightenment, and the other half is learning from books. Chen Mo said with a smile, talking nonsense again, where is there such a book. Zhang Yuan said, thanks to you, you are still engaged in literature, and now you don’t even know about bestsellers.Haven't you heard that there are three treasures for being an official? Chen Mo said, I really don't know.Zhang Yuan said, Hei Houxue, Zeng Guofan, traditional Chinese painting.Chen Mo couldn't help laughing out loud. In fact, he thought that Zhang Yuan would definitely mention these three books, and sure enough.He has not read Hei Houxue, but he has read the last two books. He read them as novels and thought they were well written.However, although Chen Mo is locked up in the editorial department to write novels, he also knows that there are indeed some people in the officialdom who regard Zeng Guofan and traditional Chinese paintings as official secrets.I heard that a fallen official read Chinese painting and exclaimed, if he had read this book earlier, he would not have lost today! After chatting for a while, we had nothing to say to each other.Chen Mocai felt that it was a mistake to bring Zhang Yuan along with him. It was very inconvenient for a lonely man and a widow.Speaking of which, Chen Mo actually knew that Zhang Xiao had no objection to Zhang Yuan's association with him. Aunt Peng even hoped that the two of them would be together. Every time he went to Zhang Xiao's house, Aunt Peng would call Zhang Yuan back to accompany him, saying yes. Young people have a common language, no matter how you listen to it, it sounds a bit suggestive.Chen Mo also has a good impression of Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan is smart and beautiful. Although she is a bit of an alternative city girl, she also knows what's cold and what's hot.However, he never thought of Zhang Yuan as his girlfriend. He imagined a girlfriend with an average appearance, but with a gentle and pleasant personality, not the savage girlfriend type. In addition, he was transferred to the Chuxi Municipal Party Committee. Everyone knew that it was due to Zhang Xiao's relationship. If he had something to do with Zhang Yuan, what would others think? Wouldn't Chen Mo be regarded as a follower?From the aloofness of a literati, he doesn't want others to treat him like this.Besides, he understood Zhang Xiao's character and Zhang Xiao's integrity. If he fell in love with Zhang Yuan, not only would it not benefit his future in the slightest, but it would only make Zhang Xiao scruples about promoting him. While Chen Mo was thinking about something, Zhang Yuan said, Chief Director, you are the master here in Chuxi City, so you have to take me shopping anyway.Chen Mo said, shopping?I don’t even look at your face, you’ve turned red-faced Guan Gong after drinking, why go out on the street?Zhang Yuan took out a small mirror from Xiaokun's bag, took a look at it, and sure enough, his face was as red as a fire, and said with a smile, "That's really the case, I will forgive you today, but you must take me shopping tomorrow." .