Chapter 37 Chapter Thirty-Seven
Zhu Huaijing turned off the phone, and An Anxin stayed with Yuqin for two days.Yuqin can't be idle, even though it's the weekend, she still has to manage the hotel business.It's just that he is really haggard, and he puts on makeup carefully every time he goes out.
On Monday, Zhu Huaijing went to the office early in the morning.Not long after sitting down, Piglet called: "Brother Zhu? I heard that you are back, but I can't find you. The entertainment city is still sold, thank you. This entertainment city always makes my old man look like shit , from now on, he will never say anything again, right?"
Zhu Huaijing said: "Thank you for what? You are good at negotiating. Brother, you are a business genius!"
"Brother Zhu, I'm honored. Are you free tonight? I want to invite you to play and show my gratitude. Really, Brother Zhu, without your mediation, I can't even talk to Mr. Mei! Brother Zhu, Your Mei is so good!" Piglet laughed out loud.
Zhu Huaijing just pretended to be confused, and said vaguely: "Brother, you...you, you...hahahaha! Brother, it's too far-fetched to invite me specially. There will be more chances to meet each other in the future, let's try another day!"
Pijie laughed and said: "Brother Zhu, you are just putting on airs. It's settled, let's go tonight, it's still in Tianma Entertainment City. It's still in the handover period, so I can be considered half the owner."
Zhu Huaijing had no choice but to say: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
When it was almost noon, Mayor Pi called Zhu Huaijing.This was the second time that Mayor Pi called him personally, and he didn't know if he had any important orders.The last time Mayor Pi called, Zhu Huaijing thought it was his luck, and secretly rejoiced.This time he didn't dare to take such a chance.
"How many days have you been running down there?" Mayor Pi leaned back in the chair, with his hands folded on his lower abdomen.
Mayor Pi is just asking casually, which means greeting.Even so, Zhu Huaijing couldn't just answer yes and let it go, but he also couldn't talk long-windedly.He was well versed in this, so he replied tactfully, "This time, Mayor Sima is mainly going down to see if there are any problems in completing the financial and trade tasks in the second quarter. Generally speaking, the situation is not bad. It is generally believed that this year's financial and trade conference in the city The few policies that have been formulated are good, and the comrades are very motivated."
"Oh... OK!" Mayor Pi nodded, making it understandable that he was affirming Zhu Huaijing's report, and that he ended the topic.As a leader, just two words have such rich meanings. No wonder a report is often high-level, broad and profound.Zhu Huaijing has worked with the leaders for a long time, and his greatest specialty is being good at understanding the leaders' intentions.When Mayor Pi said "Oh... yes", he stopped talking and stood respectfully listening to the instructions.
"Please sit down, Huai Jing," Mayor Pi said.
Zhu Huaijing usually enters the mayor's office, usually standing.Follow the instructions and leave.Mayor Pi rarely cared about etiquette and asked him to sit down.The mayor of a city is too busy to talk too much with the staff around him.This time, Mayor Pi deliberately asked him to sit down, maybe there is something important to say.
At this moment, they heard noises outside, and knew that Fang Mingyuan had come back from outside.Mayor Pi then shouted: "Xiao Fang, it's time to get off work, you can go first. Huai Jing and I are talking about something." Only then did Fang Mingyuan realize that Zhu Huai Jing was inside, poked his head in and smiled, and left.Zhu Huaijing felt a little flattered, as if he had a better position in Mayor Pi's heart than Fang Mingyuan.
"Huai Jing," Mayor Pi said with a kind face and a gentle tone, as if he was talking about family affairs, "Your abilities are relatively comprehensive, your work is very good, and your style is also solid. I am satisfied. As I said, I will take care of your affairs. Be responsible to the end. I mean what I say. I have communicated with the relevant leaders and I am going to let you go to the Finance Department as the deputy director. The team of the Finance Department was completely changed last time, and all of them were arranged from the leaders of the prefectures and cities. Because the interior of the Finance Department is very complicated, the original leadership team has unclear relations with the heads of various departments. It is precisely because of this factor that we did not promote a single person from their department-level cadres, and sent them all from outside. In this way, we can The relationship inside is settled. There is still a position of deputy director. You go, I think you are familiar with financial work. You have been a deputy county head in charge of finance and trade in the county, and you have practical experience. When you go to the city, you will be the director of the finance and trade department. , Familiar with the financial and trade system. And your theoretical level is also good. I think some of the articles you wrote, or the book on financial resources construction that you edited, are all good. How do you think about this arrangement?"
Zhu Huaijing's chest was already pounding, and he wanted to express his gratitude all the time, but he couldn't interrupt Mayor Pi's conversation.After Mayor Pi finished speaking, he said: "I will follow Mayor Pi's arrangement. I have nothing to consider personally. I am only very grateful for Mayor Pi's respect. Mayor Pi, you know Huai Jing, no I can say too many beautiful words, anyway, I am the person you use, and I will not embarrass you wherever I go!"
Mayor Pi smiled and said: "I believe this. But one thing, you are still young, at your age, it is not too many to go directly from the director to the deputy department level in an important department. So I will tell you one thing, that is, from the beginning to the end You must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, be modest and prudent, and be kind to others. Huai Jing, I am just venting to you individually. In just a few days, the organization department will come to inspect you."
Zhu Huaijing understood what Mayor Pi meant, and told him not to talk outside first, but to strictly keep the secrets of the organization. "I'll pay attention." Zhu Huaijing's words were vague, but they also had multiple meanings: it meant not only paying attention to performance, but also paying attention to secrecy.Anyway, Mayor Pi was satisfied, he stood up and shook Zhu Huaijing's hand and said, "That's it? You go first, I'll leave later."
Needless to say, Zhu Huaijing was in a happy mood when he came downstairs.Just thinking about being happy secretly, he actually walked over along the corridor.In order not to appear groggy, he simply ran into the toilet at the end of the corridor to urinate.When I washed my hands, I looked at myself in the mirror, my face was really red, and my seal was shining, looking auspicious and prosperous.When brushing his hair, he purposely frowned slightly to conceal the color on his face.After all, it was time to get off work, and the hallway was full of colleagues getting ready to go home.
On the way home, Zhu Huaijing confessed to himself that even his wife should not tell this matter until the organization had a formal talk.However, he kept it a secret from his wife. What he considered was not the organizational principles, but wanted to try again whether he had the psychological quality of a great leader.When he learned that he was going to be the director of finance and trade last year, he told himself not to talk to his wife in a hurry.But in the end I couldn't help it, so I said it when I got home.This time he secretly made a bet with himself, if he refrained from saying it, it meant that he was still quite malleable in the officialdom; if he couldn't help but say it, it meant he didn't cultivate enough.
When she got home, Xiangmei was preparing to cook rice. "When you come back, don't call me to tell me. If you enter the house one step later, I won't have your rice." Xiangmei's words became less and less gentle.Fortunately, he was in a good mood today, and he didn't reply to her, just smiled.After a while, his son came back, and Zhu Huaijing took his son to ask him some questions about his studies.Xiangmei is quick to do housework, and the meals for the three of them are on the table in a short time.After lunch, Zhu Huaijing took a nap, an old habit.But where can I sleep?Always thinking about going to the Ministry of Finance.The Finance Department is a good place. He never dreamed that Mayor Pi would arrange him to such a good place.Xiangmei leaned against the bed and read a magazine.He was lying on his side with his back against her, closing his eyes and feigning sleep.Even though his mind was racing, his body remained motionless, and he didn't say a word to Xiangmei.After one noon, I finally proved that I may really have the psychological quality to be a big leader.But I also found that there is a happy event that is boring in my heart and I don’t tell my wife, which turned out to be a very uncomfortable thing.
Tonight's appointment with Piglet.It's nothing more than drinking, bowling, singing and dancing, and acting on occasion.Naturally, there is a young lady to accompany her, and the young lady is also very beautiful and good at seductive, but I can't find the same feeling as the Li Jing I met last time.After the entertainment, I said goodbye to the lady, thanked Piglet, and drove home, feeling empty in my heart.I can't help thinking of a few popular jingles, which are about the escort lady: smile when you meet, hug like a husband and wife; when you get the tip, fuck your mother.How boring!The warm business card left by Li Jing was thrown away by Xiangmei long ago.But Zhu Huaijing is a student of finance and economics. He is naturally sensitive to numbers. He almost has a special function in remembering phone numbers. He has never forgotten Li Jing's phone number.Just never played.When he was bored, he would think of that woman and even try to call her to see what kind of adventure he would have.The more he thinks like this, the more vigilant he is, don't do stupid things.He was afraid that if he was bored to the extreme one day, he would call that woman, so he wanted to forget her phone number and forget it.But he always thinks of her consciously or unconsciously, and at the same time wants to forget her phone number.But in fact, this is like reviewing homework frequently, and he will never forget Li Jing's phone number.
A few days later, someone from the Organization Department came to inspect Zhu Huaijing.The people to talk to were arranged by the Personnel Department of the general office, and most of them were the people in charge of various places.Secretary-General Liu specially instructed the Director of Personnel: "Look for comrades who can objectively evaluate the cadres to discuss the situation." Those who like to tell weird things go.In fact, people have learned to behave well now, so in front of the people in the organization department, they will naturally say all kinds of good things, and they will often sum up one, two, three, and talk about the subjects of investigation like saints.Because everyone knows that they are not Christians. Kneeling in front of the pastor to repent, they are facing mortals who are the same as themselves, or even mortals who are not as good as themselves.Who can guarantee that the people in the organization department will not spread the truth if they tell the truth?Maybe one of the people who came to investigate happens to be a friend or relative of the object of investigation?As a result, the comrades from the organization department inspected the general office for a day, did a solid job and understood the situation thoroughly, and found that Zhu Huaijing was really a good cadre with both ability and political integrity.Face-to-face inspections are completely different from secret ballots.
People patted Zhu Huaijing on the shoulder again, congratulated him on his promotion and asked him to treat him.Zhu Huaijing just smiled and didn't say much.He knew about the use of cadres, and he didn't say anything until the documents came down.
This time, he was agile and did not let Zhu Huaijing wait too long.In less than half a month, the appointment document of the municipal government came down.Zhu Huaijing was named at the top of this batch of appointed cadres, and the title of the document was "Notice on the Appointment of Comrades Zhu Huaijing and Others".The file was really downloaded, but there were fewer people asking him to treat him.Probably because before the documents came down, the directors who patted him on the shoulder were more casual with him and could joke around.They are all cadres at the same level!But now that he is really a cadre at the deputy department level, and the deputy director of the Finance Department, most of the directors understand what Zhu Huaijing is now.They themselves are immediately self-aware.Didn't Marx say it earlier?The world is constantly evolving and changing!Everyone is a Marxist, and this common sense of dialectical materialism is still understood.Now the situation has changed, instead of asking Zhu Huaijing to treat guests, but looking for an opportunity to invite Deputy Director Zhu, so that he can take care of him in the future.
Therefore, Zhu Huaijing only invited a few leaders including Mayor Pi and Secretary-General Liu, to thank them for their cultivation.Then it's someone else's treat.There were so many people who wanted to invite him, he really couldn't arrange it, so he had to politely decline the enthusiasm of many people, and took the time to come if he really couldn't refute the face.Zhang Tianqi also made a special trip to Jingdu to congratulate Zhu Huaijing on his graduation, and hosted a grand banquet for him.Yan Shangming actually set up a table at Tianyuan Hotel, asking Deputy Director Zhu to show his appreciation.This director Yan met Zhu Huaijing now, no longer always with that very professional face, he seemed very kind.Liu Zifeng, Lei Fuchen, Pi Jie, Fang Mingyuan, Song Daqing, Liu Zhongxia, and Pei Danian all invited him.After hearing Huang Dahong's report, Yuan Xiaoqi flew back specially to join in the fun.The most interesting thing is that Master Yuanzhen, when the news of Zhu Huaijing's promotion reached his pure Buddha place, he also called and said that he had to invite guests to congratulate him.Zhu Huaijing pushed for a long time, but he couldn't let go, so he asked Fang Mingyuan to go with him.Yuanzhen brought two beautiful nuns to accompany him, and ordered a table at a restaurant called Biyunzhai at the foot of the mountain.It was only after Zhu Huaijing went that he found out that Biyunzhai Restaurant was originally an economic entity run by Jingshan Temple.Director Zhu and Director Fang couldn't be wronged to be vegetarians, Yuan really came up with an idea, one table with two systems: one side has wine and meat, and the other side has vegetarian food.But halfway through the meal, Zhu Huaijing and Fang Mingyuan repeatedly persuaded and provoked Yuanzhen, and the Buddha stayed in his heart.
During the day, there are people who treat meals, and at night, people come to the door.Most of the people who came were the heads of some departments of the Department of Finance, who paid homage to the dock.There are also ordinary cadres from the Finance Department who come to the door, and they are very considerate.Zhu Huaijing hadn't officially gone to work yet, and he was not familiar with the people who came to the door, so they all needed to introduce themselves.This kind of scene that even Zhu Huaijing felt embarrassed, most of the people who came here did it very naturally.Zhu Huaijing guessed that they might have experienced this kind of scene a lot, otherwise they would not be so familiar with it.They are the most adaptable people in today's society, and their energy cannot be ignored.It would be naive and pedantic if the leaders thought that they were just flattering snobs and should not take it seriously, and even pretended to be decent and not reuse such people.In the officialdom, the leader always hopes to see himself raising his arms, and immediately responding gathers.Even if it is a hypothesis, try to create this situation as much as possible, so that you can appear to be very authoritative and popular.Zhu Huaijing realized this truth early on, knowing that these people who came to the door would make him appear very prestigious as soon as he stepped into the gate of the Finance Department.So these strange subordinates came to the door. Although he was uncomfortable in his heart, he looked very enthusiastic.He knew that people would come to visit him every day, so he declined all the activities arranged after dinner, and came home early.This naturally led to friends making fun of him as a model husband.There are some men with official titles on their heads, and when others laugh at him for being afraid of his wife or something, he will always say a few words of defense, and he feels comfortable in his heart.This is equivalent to being praised by others for having a good relationship as a husband and wife. You have no women outside and you are a decent gentleman.There are no women outside, how rare this is for a leading cadre!So whenever friends couldn't keep Zhu Huaijing any longer and said he was afraid of guilt, his defense seemed a bit modest, as if he had just been praised.Sometimes when Zhu Huaijing came back late, he felt that there were people around him secretly watching him.Because he guessed that someone might have been waiting under the shade of a tree or in a corner near his home, calling his home from time to time with a mobile phone, to test whether he was back.
These days, Xiangmei is always very happy.It is a good thing for a man to be promoted, and what makes her even more happy is that no matter how many dinners Zhu Huaijing goes to, he always goes home at night.She knew that the man was now the deputy director of the Finance Department, unlike the fact that he had to write materials soon after being in the office, and he rarely came back at night.
Zhu Huaijing was always so busy that he couldn't even go to Yuqin's place.He had no choice but to call and tell Yuqin that he would go to the Finance Department as the deputy director.Because Yuqin had just taken over Tianma Entertainment City, she was too busy during this period, so she only said a few words of congratulations on the phone.Judging from her tone, she was not as surprised as Zhu Huaijing expected.
Fang Mingyuan took over as the Director of Finance and Trade, and another secretary was arranged for Mayor Pi in the office. This secretary was surnamed She, named She Zhi, and was very young.Deng Caigang was transferred to the Security Division as the deputy director.Zhu Huaijing guessed that the transfer of Deng Caigang was probably Fang Mingyuan's attention.Deng Caigang had been working in the Finance and Trade Department for many years, and he was always the deputy director. It was time to make a move, otherwise Fang Mingyuan would not work well with him.Zhu Huaijing couldn't figure out why Deng Caigang was so mediocre, so he couldn't be promoted.The security office is really not a good place to go.The gates of the government were blocked by petitioners twice in three days, and the people in the security office did not have a good day.
Zhu Huaijing is now waiting to report to the Finance Department, and he has handed over the work of the Finance and Trade Department to Fang Mingyuan.I don't have anything specific to do these days, I just go to the office for a walk and read the newspaper every day.But the matter of the treats has not been finished yet, almost every day someone calls to ask him out.Zhu Huaijing was almost a little tired, too lazy to socialize every day, and most of them shirked it.Besides, friends who have a lot of face, those who want to invite have already been invited.In the past few days, subordinates from the Finance Department began to invite him to dinner.Most of the people who made an appointment with him were people who came to the door.After thinking about it, Zhu Huaijing felt that it was better to be cautious about this matter.After all, I don't know much about these people, so it doesn't matter if they come to have a polite chat with them.But once you sit at the dinner table, you will inevitably have to talk a lot, and it is not appropriate to talk too much in front of subordinates you don't know very well.Therefore, when his subordinates asked him to have dinner, he declined, speaking very politely.
Today is Friday, Zhu Huaijing intentionally turned down all the entertainment, and wanted to spend time with Yuqin.He had told Yuqin early on that he would come over at night and have dinner with her.Unexpectedly, when he was about to leave work, Deng Caigang came to ask Zhu Huaijing to have a meal with him.Zhu Huaijing never thought of this.The office had already sent off Zhu Huaijing, and it was done together with the three events of sending off Deng Caigang and welcoming Fang Mingyuan, and it was nothing more than a lively meal.Deng Caigang was afraid that he had made a lot of determination to invite him to dinner, so it was not easy to shirk.He had no choice but to tell Yuqin to come back after dinner.
Deng Caigang didn't ask anyone else to accompany him either, just the two of them went to the skyscraper revolving restaurant on the top floor of Tianyuan Hotel and found a seat by the window.This is the tallest building in Jingdu.As dusk draws near, the city, which has been bustling all day, is immersed in an ambiguous tone, like a young woman who hastily left the house after dinner, waiting for her lover standing under the plane tree on the street.
"Just now, there is actually no need to come to such a luxurious place, just find a small shop with a better environment." Zhu Huaijing said.
Deng Caigang said with a smile: "It's nothing, just the two of us, I can still afford it."
When ordering food, Zhu Huaijing kept being polite, not allowing too many orders, and not ordering high-end dishes.Deng Caigang saw that Zhu Huaijing was so polite, so he had no choice but to obey him.So the two only ordered four dishes and one soup, most of which were home-cooked dishes.When choosing wine, Deng Caigang insisted on drinking baijiu, so Zhu Huaijing had no choice but to let him go and added a bottle of Jiannanchun, which was low alcohol.
After pouring the first glass of wine, Deng Cai just raised his glass and said, "Huai Jing, congratulations on your success, let's do it." It's hard for Zhu Huaijing to say polite words to each other, because it's really a shame that Deng Cai just went to the security office. For his injustice, I had no choice but to say thank you.After saying some irrelevant words, Zhu Huaijing was ready to pay back. Deng Caigang raised his glass first and said, "Thank you Huaijing for taking care of me for more than a year with this glass of wine." Zhu Huaijing felt ashamed and hurriedly said : "Where is it, little brother, I am a soft-spoken person, and I have not fulfilled my responsibility." The two toasted their glasses and did it.Zhu Huaijing suggested that the pace of drinking should be slowed down, otherwise you will get drunk after three or two drinks.He took out a cigarette, handed Deng Caigang one, and lit him first. "Just now, did you go to work there?" Zhu Huaijing asked as calmly as possible, trying to make Deng Caigang realize that this was a kind of genuine concern.
Deng Cai just didn't speak, but raised his glass, "I'm about to toast you with a third glass of wine. This glass of wine can be regarded as parting from the bar. Huai Jing, I've had enough. I don't want to go to the security office, and I don't want to go to the government. I don't want to stay anymore. Don't talk too much, let's have a drink." The two toasted together.
Zhu Huaijing was quite surprised, not knowing what Deng Caigang had planned.Deng Caigang turned around and told the waitress behind him: "Please do yourself a favor. We will pour the wine ourselves." After the lady left, Deng Caigang let out a long sigh, "Huai Jing, to be honest, I invite you to sit down today. It’s because we’ve worked together for so long and we’re very happy. It’s fate. Second, I have something in my heart that I want to talk to someone, and I’m so bored in my heart. I’ve worked together for so long, and I can see how you behave. I admire you. I think I have some things to say to you. I don’t want to stay in the government anymore. In fact, it doesn’t make sense to talk to anyone, or to say it or not. But I I've been bored for a few days, so I need to talk to someone to make me feel better."
Zhu Huaijing comforted: "Just now, I said, you'd better calm down."
Deng Caigang said with a smile: "The past few years, I have been calm enough. You are only in your early forties, and I am almost fifty years old. As the saying goes, people stop at the junior level, and people rest at fifty. As for the officialdom, I I’m already tired of it. It’s sad to say that after working in the officialdom for most of my life, I finally realized that this is not the place for me to stay. The past twenty years have been a complete mistake.”
Knowing that Deng Caigang just wanted to speak his mind, Zhu Huaijing had no scruples and said, "I joined the municipal government later, and I don't know about some things. I just feel that you are wronged here. What's going on?" What? I never understood."
Deng Cai just raised his wine glass to light it up, and then he did it himself, leaving Zhu Huaijing to do as he pleases.It took me a long time to say: "According to the words of the leaders, I am immature. There are two things that made me unable to turn over in the government. The first thing was several years ago. I said something strange. Discussion: The leader does small things, but the secretary thinks about big things. I said that the leaders in the city are all leaders of the "four sons", running the field, drawing circles, cutting tapes, and approving notes. Saying a few words at that meeting was like a third-rate singer running in a ballroom. When I said drawing circles, I meant that they went out of Huihai to climb Wenshan all day long, and drew circles on documents. Then they cut ribbons everywhere, which is cutting circles. Belts. There is also how much money is needed here, how much steel and cement are needed there, and the leaders are busy approving notes. I think these "four sons" are trivial matters for the leaders of the city government, and their major concern is safety. Think about the long term. But who is thinking about these major issues? It is the government secretary team, and these writers sit at home all day long, thinking hard. How can the government do a good job in this way? I also know that these words cannot be passed officially. I didn’t even think about who to report to through the channel. I just joked among my colleagues. But some people reported it. Of course, these words are taboo. The second thing is that the city launched an anti-corruption essay campaign that year I was also naive, I really wrote an article, and put forward ten suggestions for tackling corruption. But because my article was too targeted, some leaders were not happy. I heard that when reviewing the article, A leader of the general office attended as a judge. When he commented on my article, the secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection asked softly, who is this? We heard that leader naturally understood what the secretary of the Disciplinary Commission meant. I said a few words in an understatement. The judges all understood and agreed that my article did not correctly evaluate the achievements of our city's anti-corruption work, but they avoided talking about the suggestions in my article and rejected it. This is a It’s a small matter, but some people are very sensitive. Later, some people spread rumors that I could be transferred to Hong Kong’s ICAC. From this incident, I can see that in the minds of some leaders, anti-corruption is just a show.”
No wonder Secretary-General Liu spoke of Deng Caigang in such a tone. In the eyes of the leaders, Deng Caigang was a man who had no authority and had radical remarks.Zhu Huaijing has also heard that the leader does small things and the secretary thinks about big things, but he doesn't know that the allusion comes from Deng Caigang.Zhu Huaijing remembered that he seemed to have said such things somewhere, but fortunately no one reported it.In the way of being an official, the most important thing to be careful is to let disasters come out of your mouth.He sympathized with Deng Caigang, and knew that what Deng Caigang said was reasonable, but he couldn't make any comments, so he just said vaguely: "Just now, it's such a reality, there's nothing I can do about it."
Deng Caigang drank another glass of wine and said, "Nowadays, there are fewer bloody people. I don't pretend to be serious, and I know that I am not an impassioned person with a special sense of justice. I’ve said everything I can’t say, sometimes it’s a whim. In this society, who else has a sense of justice? Tickets, houses, honors, status, etc. are all dominated by others. Can you not be honest and obedient? I know I have offended the above , I just want to learn to be good, keep my mouth shut, speak slowly, and just concentrate on doing things. But it was too late, my impression had already been fixed in their minds. This time, it is called the rotation of cadres, and I was transferred to the security department .It is clearly a prank, but you want to say how important the work of the security department is, and how appropriate it is to transfer me, so I can't give any reason to refute, so I have to suffer from being dumb. I thought about it for half a month, and I don't want to be here anymore The government did it."
"What are your plans? Just now, I advise you to reconsider and don't act on your will." Zhu Huaijing said.
Deng Caigang looked out the window and said, "It's like we are sitting in this revolving restaurant. If you change the angle, you will see another view. Why should I stay here? As long as I don't want to be an official anymore, everything will be easy to handle. I have the qualifications of a lawyer, and I worked as a part-time lawyer in the early years, and I also fought some beautiful lawsuits. I have a friend who is doing business in the south. He has already done a lot. He recruited me to join the team long ago, and I had concerns at that time. He contacted me again recently, and I agreed to go over and serve as the vice president of their company, mainly helping him with legal affairs. Although I also work for others, I have more freedom. "
Zhu Huaijing also looked out the window.It was getting dark early, and the blazing lights were burning the crowded buildings, and the whole city was like piles of burnt briquettes.And above the city, there is a pink mist, like a mournful woman.Deng Caigang seemed relaxed, but the atmosphere felt by Zhu Huaijing was tragic and lonely. "Just now, to be honest, I don't need to ask for favors in front of you, but I want to tell you that I spoke for you, but, again, I am a soft-spoken person!" Zhu Huaijing said.This was not a lie, Zhu Huaijing had indeed recommended Deng Caigang to be the director of the Finance and Trade Department, but he changed his tone when he saw that Secretary-General Liu was not interested in this man at all.Part of this was because Zhu Huaijing had to look at Secretary-General Liu's eyes and talk, and part of it was unnecessary to make himself boring because of Deng Caigang. Anyway, he couldn't change Secretary-General Liu's view of anyone.
Deng Cai just nodded, his eyes were obviously a little drunk, "Huai Jing, thank you. I know that you are also a person without a backer. It is not easy to be able to go so smoothly.... Alas, I have no choice but to leave here. Do something you like to do, and you will feel more at ease in your heart.”
Deng Caigang had made up his mind to go, so Zhu Huaijing stopped persuading him and raised his glass, "Just now, since that's the case, I borrow flowers to present this glass of wine to the Buddha. I wish you all the best and success in everything!" Today Zhu Huaijing understood Deng Caigang thoroughly, and proved him The original judgment, that this is a very decent, capable, backboned person, and also has his own thoughts, is unfortunately all in vain.On weekdays, Deng Caigang seemed to be silent and unremarkable in the office.Who knew he would have so many ideas of his own?His thoughts may be a bit deviant, but he can be frank and can learn from heaven and earth.Deng Caigang finally had the courage to take this step.Who knows how many other Deng Caigang are respectful on the surface, but full of grievances in their hearts, but they have to be so wronged all the time?Zhu Huaijing was afraid that Deng Cai would say outrageous words after drinking too much, so he would not let him drink alone, and always confronted him.Just a bottle of wine, as long as he drank a few more glasses, Deng Caigang would not be too drunk.Finally the bottle of wine was exhausted, and Deng Caigang wanted to order wine, but Zhu Huaijing stopped him.After paying the bill, the two drank a cup of tea and left the table.
Zhu Huaijing called a taxi and went to Yuqin's place.Seeing the lamp in Yuqin's room from a distance, he has a deer in his arms.I went upstairs, opened the door, and saw a flower basket on the coffee table.Just as Zhu Huaijing was feeling strange, he saw a flower basket on a flower stand in the corner.At this time, Yuqin came out of the bathroom, wearing pink pajamas, her long hair was loosely rolled up, her face was reddish and bright, and she had a shallow smile, which was extraordinarily charming. "What day is today?" Zhu Huaijing stepped forward and hugged Yuqin.Yuqin exuded a faint fragrance, she moved her mouth to kiss him lightly, and said softly: "Today is a very warm day."
Zhu Huaijing went to the bathroom to take a shower and came out. Yuqin was already standing at the door of the bedroom, still smiling slightly.As soon as she stretched her hands forward, her head was raised slightly, and her nose, mouth, and chest were all lifted up attractively. Only her eyes seemed to recede slowly, as if she was constantly waving.Zhu Huaijing couldn't bear to destroy this beautiful posture, so he gently stretched his hands over.Yuqin just took his hand and slowly retreated into the bedroom.
The lighting in the bedroom is romantic, as if a thin layer of rose-colored powder is floating emotionally.The bed was obviously specially arranged, and the spacious Simmons was covered with a white blanket, which almost gave a sense of vastness. Zhu Huaijing couldn't help but think of the vast grassland and the galloping riders.On the dresser by the window is another beautiful flower basket.Zhu Huaijing had long been intoxicated, and his whole body turned into a vast and unrestrained river, going east and west, heaving and falling.Yuqin is like a migratory female fish, jumping on the rushing beach head and happily going up the water in order to find the waters where the bed rests and give birth.
Zhu Huaijing went to the Department of Finance to report for his post, and was brought by the head of the organization, which was somewhat meaningful.Because generally only the departmental-level cadres take office, the head of the organization will personally take them there, and the deputy head of the department is usually accompanied by the deputy head.A few days later, Mayor Pi went to the Finance Department to inspect the work and gave some instructions.
Then Deputy Mayor Sima also went to the Finance Department.The top and bottom cadres of the Finance Department knew that the new Deputy Director Zhu was extraordinary.Their guesses were quickly confirmed.The leaders of the Department of Finance re-divided labor, and Zhu Huaijing was in charge of budget, finance, enterprise finance, party affairs, personnel and daily affairs of the agency.Although he is at the bottom of the leadership team, because he was the last to be transferred, and he is the youngest, but his actual power is like the second in command.
Now that Zhu Huaijing has become the deputy director of the Finance Department, he is also a little nervous.Fortunately, he studied finance and economics, and has been in charge of finance and trade for many years. He is also very smart, and he quickly adapted to it.Besides, the departments in charge of the specific business are responsible for their respective responsibilities, as long as he does not appear to be an outsider when making decisions.Usually when a new leader is sent from above, the subordinates always have a scale hanging on their eyelids, weighing how much you weigh at any time.Zhu Huaijing can always say one, two, three in everything, and he knows how to respect people, but the officials below say that he knows business very well.How can leaders not understand business?But often in the mouths of the masses, understanding business seems to be the highest evaluation of leading cadres.It shows that the masses don't actually have high requirements for leaders, as long as you are not a big idiot.Zhu Huaijing felt a little funny when his subordinates praised him for his high professional level.He thinks it's like the general leadership's handwriting is ghostly. Occasionally, when he sees a leader whose handwriting is a little more correct, the subordinates will marvel that the leader is a calligrapher.
The business of Yuqin's hotel is getting better and better.Zhu Huaijing often introduced some conferences to Longxing Hotel, which was a great help to Yuqin.As long as there are meetings throughout the year, the guest room business of the hotel will not worry.Zhu Huaijing is in charge of the funds of administrative institutions, so as long as the place is suitable, it is not a problem to introduce some meetings.Of course, according to the regulations of Longxing Hotel, there is a commission for introducing large business.Zhu Huaijing felt that it was not good to accept the money, but Yuqin said that she had followed the hotel's regulations for many years, so he accepted it.
Zhu Huaijing moved into a new house with four bedrooms and two halls in the Finance Department.As a newly promoted deputy department cadre, I should pay attention to everything, and the house is not decorated much.It's just that Xiangmei thought the furniture was too old, so she replaced all the sofas, tables and chairs, cabinets, beds, etc. with new ones.Nowadays, things are expensive and money is worthless. I just bought some necessary furniture and spent about 130,000 to 40,000 yuan.As soon as the account was settled, Xiangmei felt a little distressed.Zhu Huaijing comforted and said that money is earned by people and spent by people, so just spend it.
It is inconvenient for Zhu Huaijing to park his car at the Finance Office. He is afraid that others will not know the truth and think he is a corrupt official. Otherwise, where would he get his private car?He had a special car now, and he could have returned that car to Piglet, but he thought it would be better to use his own car sometimes, and it was interesting to have a private car, so he decided to keep that car.The car is still parked in the government garage, and it can be driven when needed.
On a chance occasion, Zhu Huaijing heard that the writer Lu Fu had died, and he had been dead for almost half a year.Lu Fu divorced his wife long ago, lived alone, and died for several days. When people pried open the door of his house, they found him lying on the balcony, smelling like a human being.The forensic doctor checked and said that he died of drunkenness.His remarried wife came to take care of his funeral. She didn't believe that Lu Fu died of drunkenness. He said that he didn't usually drink alcohol, so how could he be so drunk?Zhu Huaijing calculated that the date of Lu Fu's death was right before and after Zeng Li left Jingdu, that is, after Lu Fu wrote the article that he wanted Yuan Xiaoqi to expose.Since then, Roof's article has never seen the light of day again.When Zhu Huaijing heard about it, he just took it as a street anecdote and didn't say anything, as if he didn't know this person.There was a certain association in his mind, but he only let that association hide below his throat, and kept it from jumping up to his tongue.
就在朱怀镜听说鲁夫死讯不久，市里召开了慈善总会发起暨成立大会。袁小奇回到荆都，捐款四百万元，便当选为慈善总会副会长。裴大年捐款五十万元，被列为慈善总会的发起人之一，并成为慈善总会的终身理事。还有十几位企业家，因为捐款而成为终身理事。这些慈善的人们都坐在主席台上。朱怀镜也坐在主席台上，因为财政也拿了几百万作为慈善总会的启动经费。朱怀镜也被列为慈善总会的发起人之一，却没有当选为终身理事。因为他只是代表财政厅，那钱只等于政府出的。其实只有裴大年可以当之无愧地坐在主席台上，因为他是私营企业的老板，他的钱才是自己出的。在市里领导热情洋溢地阐述慈善事业重要性的时候，朱怀镜却有些心猿意马。这个社会终于容忍了慈善，办起了官方性质的慈善总会，也算是一个进步。可是望着台上坐着的这些慈善家，朱怀镜心里别是一番滋味。
其实朱怀镜对如今每天都在发生的咄咄怪事，只是闷在心里感慨，嘴上并不说什么。他越来越明白沉默是金的道理。朱怀镜就这么在副厅长的交椅上四平八稳的坐着，日子过得很自在。
朱怀镜做官的感觉正好，有件事情震动了他。皮杰出国了，他先是移民去了南美洲某国，此后又去了第三国、第四国，直至没有人知道他去了世界的哪个角落。皮杰走的隐秘，整个儿是低调处理，事先朱怀镜都没有听到半点风声。
玉琴听朱怀镜说皮杰移民去了国外，很是吃惊，眼睛瞪得老大，脸色都有些变了。朱怀镜好生奇怪，他实在想象不出皮杰的出国同她有什么关系。
没有不透风的墙，关于皮杰出国的事终于在外界传播开了，而且越传越神，说是皮杰卷款几个亿，隐姓埋名，不知跑到哪个国家去了。朱怀镜听说的传言有好几种版本，但基本情节是说皮杰卷款潜逃了。原来天马公司的自有资产并不太多，全靠银行贷款支撑。他这一走，公司就只剩下个空壳子，银行贷款等于丢在了水里。
朱怀镜最近没有去皮市长那里，不知他们夫妇现在怎么样了？这天晚上，朱怀镜去了皮市长家。小马开了门，叫声朱厅长好，便低头把他让了进来。小马的表情已让朱怀镜感觉到了一种不祥气氛。
皮市长和王姨正坐在沙发里，没有起身，只望着朱怀镜，打了招呼。没有开电视，又只开了一盏壁灯，客厅显得冷清而灰暗。
“怀镜，今天有空过来坐坐？”皮市长说。
朱怀镜听说这话似乎有怪罪的意思，忙说：“几次想来，打了电话，小马都说你不在家。”他说直就望着小马。小马会意，帮着遮掩：“朱厅长打过好多次电话哩。”小马倒了茶给朱怀镜端上，自个儿进里面去了。
“皮市长和王姨身体好吗？”朱怀镜发现这话问得很生硬，却又找不到更得体的话来。
皮市长说：“还好。怀镜，在外界听到什么话吗？”
皮市长问话从来不是这么直来直去的，朱怀镜愈加感觉到了事情的严重。看得出，皮市长也猜到他是为了什么事来的，也就不绕弯子了，直说了：“外面的传言，对皮杰不利。我是不相信，皮杰同我也常在一起玩，我了解他。”
皮市长叹道：“他是我的儿子，我都没能了解他啊！外界传言是真的，只是具体细节有出入。有人说他带走了好多好多亿，没那么多。初步查了下，可能有四千多万。检察院正立案调查。”
朱怀镜心里一怔，脑子都有些发木了。王姨哭了起来，说：“这孩子，要这么多钱干什么呢？我和老皮平时总是教育他要安分守己做生意，不愁吃、不愁穿，就行了。他可好，弄了那么多钱，还跑到国外去了。”
皮市长蜷在沙发里，似乎体积也缩小了许多，没有平日里看上去那么高大了。他背着壁灯，两只眼黑洞洞的，不知流露着什么神情。朱怀镜猛然间觉得，皮市长这模样完全是一位寻常老头儿了。他不知道要怎么安慰这两位老人，只望着墙上的壁灯叹气。朱怀镜感觉到阴影中的皮市长正望着他，便觉得眼前那灰暗的灯光格外刺眼了。“事情已经这样了，有什么办法呢？皮市长，我有个建议，不知该说不该说。我想，能不能找个合适的人，同检察院打个招呼。”朱怀镜试探着说。
皮市长摇头说：“王子犯法，与庶民同罪，打什么招呼？何况他只是我皮德求的儿子！唉，只要这个案子就事论事，不再借题发挥下去，就万福了。怀镜，最近你要是有空，多到这里来坐坐。”
朱怀镜点头应道：“好好，我会常来看看的。”
王姨说：“怀镜，你还年轻，前程不可限量，凡事都要谨慎，千万不要像有些人那样，贪小利，忘大义。到头来那样只会害了自己啊！我和老皮，几十年没拿别人一分一厘冤枉钱，硬硬邦邦几十年，不也过来了？老皮一直对我说，你是个人才，他对你可是寄予了厚望的。莫怪我王姨说得难听，一定要珍惜自己的前程，事事小心，处处留意啊。”
朱怀镜说：“谢谢王姨啊！这世上除了我老母亲，也只有王姨才会对我这么说哩。我知道我们年轻人的毛病，就是容易忘乎所以。经常听听王姨这种忠告，会清醒些的。世风变化太快了，现在年轻人的确不像皮市长和王姨这个年龄段的人了。你们年轻的时候，哪样苦没吃过？你们现在能够保持好作风，都是锻炼出来的啊。”
“怀镜哪，我和老皮枉然一世啊，到头来一个儿子都不在身边。好在老皮还有你这样的好同事，总算有个说话的人。”王姨说着硬拉起朱怀镜的手，轻轻拍着，很感动人。
朱怀镜心里有根神经真的被触动了，鼻子竟然微微发酸，却总算没有流泪。他也拍着王姨的手，说：“王姨，你和皮市长就把我当你们的儿子吧。有什么事，我随叫随到。皮市长对我的恩，我是怎么也报答不完的啊。”
皮市长说话了：“哪里啊，怀镜，你的进步，都是因为你自己工作能力出色。我呢，只不过当了个敢于用人的开明市长而已。这都是我应该做的啊。”
就这这意思说下去，话题就到了知恩图报上面，顺理成章。自然也就会说到有些人以怨报德，过河拆桥，没心没肺，可恶可恶！
王姨同朱怀镜正感慨世态人情，皮市长突然叹了一声，低声说道：“怀镜，雷拂尘出事了。”
“啊？”朱怀镜不知雷拂尘出了什么事，一脸惊疑。皮市长把头靠在沙发上，说：“今天下午，检察院已经把他收审了。他涉嫌受贿。这个人能力倒是不错，是个人才，在他的任用上，我是说了话的。没想到他在钱字上过不了关。唉，真不争气！他原来在老商业厅就是个有争议的人，被人家排挤出来，才去龙兴大酒店任总经理的。后来商业厅转变职能，成了商业集团总公司，他还是想回去，为自己挣面子。正因为如此，他就该事事谨慎呀？他的老对手还在那里，正打着灯笼找他的毛病，他自己偏偏就不过硬。眼看着要出事了，他托人找我。他自己不干净，我保得了他？”
“到底有多大问题？”朱怀镜问。
皮市长说：“检察长向我汇报过，初步掌握，有百把万块钱的问题。据说他在龙兴大酒店收买天马娱乐城的时候，向皮杰也伸过手。”
王姨感慨说：“人哪，一定要自重。人生一辈子，吃得了多少？用得了多少？要那么多钱干什么？我就不明白，这些人为什么见了钱就守不住自己了！”
朱怀镜感觉脸皮有些发僵，手都没地方放了。当初是他将雷拂尘引见给皮市长的，还常在皮市长面前说这个人如何如何能干，如何如何够朋友。皮市长就看重既能干，又够朋友的人。没想到雷拂尘这么快就栽了。朱怀镜觉得是自己弄得皮市长没面子。看得出，皮市长因为自己为雷拂尘的任用说过话而难堪。