Rebirth without Regrets

Chapter 71 Dialogue

In the evening, the rain became much lighter, but it was still a bit light.

A black Audi slowly drove out of the city hall and drove towards the municipal party committee family compound at No. 39 Binhe Road under the rain and stars.

This Audi is the car of Zhou Qihong, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. After Audi entered China in 1986, it quickly became the first choice for government official vehicle procurement with its perfect displacement system, luxurious but not luxurious, stable and restrained image, and good quality.

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In recent years, with the heavy investment of Feiyuan Company and the government's determination to develop, Xichang's popularity has been greatly improved. In order to meet the needs of external publicity and reception, after study by the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and approval by the Provincial Party Committee, Xichang City

In early 1989, he also purchased two Audi cars, which were used as the cars of the Municipal Party Committee Secretary and the Mayor respectively.

However, after Leng Yunyi took over as mayor, he still used the original Santana, and sent the Audi car to the Municipal Economic and Trade Bureau as a reception vehicle. Therefore, the Audi car that often goes in and out of the municipal party committee and government is only Zhou Qihong's No. 1 car.

The car drove smoothly, but Zhou Qihong, who was sitting in the back seat, had a worried look on his face.

Zhou Qihong is fifty-six years old this year. He is not a native of Xichang. He was originally a teacher in Dechang County. At the age of thirty, he met a noble man by chance and was appreciated by the magistrate of Dechang County. In this way, he entered an official career and also

It was a smooth rise, step by step, from an ordinary office worker to the director of the county government office. Later, the county magistrate was transferred to Xichang County Party Committee Secretary, and another opportunity was found to transfer him to Xichang as the director of the county committee office. He was less than forty years old.

However, the good times did not last long. Less than a year later, the old leader died of illness. He suddenly became a child without a mother. Not only was his admission to the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China in vain, he was also dumped by the new county party secretary to the seventh position of the Party History Office.

Eight years. There is nothing we can do about it. For a department as core as the County Party Committee Office, the new leader must be someone who is considerate. Isn’t this how Zhou Qihong kicked out the former director?

It was not until Wang Peiyuan became the mayor that he came into people's sight again. Everyone suddenly discovered that after thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, overnight, Zhou Qihong stood up again.

The reason why Wang Peiyuan hired him was, firstly, because of his ability, secondly because he had no background, and thirdly, the county party secretary who originally admired Zhou Qihong was Wang Peiyuan's cousin, so he was more or less one of his own.

However, Zhou Qihong had always been in the government and lacked experience in grassroots work. Therefore, Wang Peiyuan had no idea of ​​letting him take up a full-time position. Zhou Qihong himself also knew his fatal injury. Besides, he was already very good at being able to stand up from a place like the Party History Office.

Satisfied.

Wang Peiyuan has allowed him to step by step from the deputy director of the municipal government office, to the director, to the deputy mayor to the municipal party committee.

The deputy secretary has had a lot of feelings along the way.

To be honest, it was a complete accident that he could become the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. He did not even expect it. He originally thought that he would serve as Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee for a few more years, and then serve as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and then retire. If he had not flown

Yuan Company invested in Xichang, if Wang Peiyuan had not been transferred to Chengdu, and if the butterfly had not flapped its wings gently, then Zhou Qihong would definitely have no chance of being the municipal party secretary.

In fact, Zhou Qihong also understood that the reason why Wang Peiyuan pushed him out to be the secretary of the municipal party committee when he left was not because of his ability. On the one hand, he was not innovative enough and was more than conservative, and Wang Peiyuan did not want Xichang's development pattern to be affected by any changes. Secondly,

It is my age advantage that can help Leng Yunyi occupy this position first. When he is almost retired in a few years, Leng Yunyi can naturally take over the position of municipal party committee secretary. If he is replaced by a younger one, Leng Yunyi will want to

It's not impossible to get to the top, but it will be a lot more troublesome.

At the beginning, Zhou Qihong always adhered to this idea and cooperated with Leng Yunyi's work. However, as time went by, his thoughts after taking office gradually expanded. It is no wonder that the municipal party committee secretary is only in charge of the party in name, but he is

He is the city's top leader with great power in personnel and finance, equivalent to a fifth-grade prefect in ancient times, and a local emperor. Who would like to give up all their efforts to become an empty municipal party committee secretary?

So his thoughts began to change. Many times, he liked to be bureaucratic about Leng Yunyi's work proposals, find some faults, and even make some obstacles. Although the results were not very great, he wanted to show his existence through this.

Let me tell everyone with practical actions that Zhou Qihong is the legitimate secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.

But the outcome of the confrontation between Mayor Hong Gang and Leng Yunyi shocked him and made him feel very disappointed. He was unwilling to give up his rights just like this, but he was worried that he would encounter the same result as Hong Gang. Hong Gang was okay,

He is still young and at least has the position of director in the provincial capital. What about him? As a result of failure, he can only go to the National People's Congress and the Political Consultative Conference to wait for retirement, and once again suffer the cold eyes of others? Every time he thinks of this, he can't help but

His whole body would tremble, and his back would be covered in cold sweat.

The city government building is not very far from the municipal party committee's family compound. There were few people and cars on the road on a rainy day, so we arrived in a short time.

Seeing the No. 1 car belonging to the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, the guard at the door saluted politely, raised the railing, and the car quickly drove in.

Seeing the Audi car driving away, a slightly shorter guard said angrily: "What? There's not even a single response. It's a big deal if you take the No. 1 car."

The tall guard next to him smiled and said, "Are you daydreaming? If someone else is the secretary of the municipal party committee, will you respond to a little guard standing at the door?"

"What's this?" The shorter guard curled his lips and said, "When Mayor Leng used to live here, he would greet us with a smile every time the car came in and out. Sometimes he would come down and chat with us when he was not busy.

What a nice person. How can he be like Secretary Zhou, who keeps a straight face all day long, as if others owe him money, and never looks at us again."

"Just brag." The tall guard looked completely disbelieving: "A high-ranking official like Mayor Leng will still chat with you? What are you talking about?"

"Mayor Leng nags us about everything, such as asking who we are from? How much is our salary now? How many people are there in the family? How are we living? Are the prices of food expensive now? In short, there are many. At that time, you

I haven’t come here yet, so I don’t know. If you don’t believe it, just ask the big cows and they go..."

When he returned home, Zhou Qihong had just entered the door when he heard his wife Hu Hui talking to someone inside. When he listened carefully, it was his daughter Zhou Fang's voice.

"Ah, Xiaofang is back. Old lady, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zhou Qihong changed his shoes and walked into the house. Zhou Qihong only has a daughter, Zhou Fang. She is thirty-one years old and works at the Xichang Iron and Steel Plant with her son-in-law Lu Jianming.

Since the Xichang Iron and Steel Plant family area is still seven or eight kilometers away from Xichang city, we rarely come back during weekdays except after weekends and holidays.

"Dad, are you back? Let's get some food ready." My daughter Zhou Fang took out a plate of dishes from the kitchen and placed it on the dining table, then returned to the kitchen.

"What's wrong with my daughter?" Zhou Qihong asked Hu Hui in a low voice, seeing that his daughter's eyes were a little red, as if she had cried.

Hu Hui, who was wearing a scarf and was arranging the dining table and preparing the dishes, looked back at the kitchen and whispered: "It's not because of work. The steel plant has been suspended for two months, and you refuse to come forward."

Help them adjust and arrange a good job, no, the young couple had a quarrel over this, and one person ran back."

Hearing this, Zhou Qihong's original good mood because of the arrival of his daughter disappeared. Maybe it's because people of his generation are very enlightened. Although he holds a high position, he never takes any care of his children and never allows them to do so.

If the daughter and son-in-law encounter difficulties outside, they will inevitably feel resentful.

The meal was unsatisfactory, and the atmosphere was very heavy. Although Hu Hui kept trying to bring the topic to her daughter's work, Zhou Qihong remained sullen and refused to answer.

After dinner, Zhou Qihong went into the study alone, sat at the desk and smoked a cigarette. It was not that he didn't want to take care of his daughter's affairs, but years of education and concepts prevented him from opening up. He always believed that now

The rights are given by the country and the government, so that he can better serve the country and the people, rather than using them to seek personal gain for his own family. He is old, and he is not willing to lose his protection in his later years.

But what about the daughters? Do you have to watch them go into business and live in trouble? Now you and your wife can still help them, but what will they do if you go?

I don’t know how long it took, but the whole study was filled with smoke.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the sound of the doorbell, and didn't pay much attention to it. Except for urgent matters, he usually did not receive colleagues to discuss business at home after returning home. This was well known, even if there were uninformed or ignorant people.

, Hu Hui will also turn it away.

Within two minutes, the study door was pushed open, and Hu Hui walked in. He was immediately choked by the strong smell of cigarettes, coughed twice, and complained: "Smoking so many cigarettes again, you old man is going to die?

"After saying that, I opened the window of the study room, and the fresh air mixed with some rain stars rushed into my face, and the whole room suddenly felt much refreshed.

At this time, Hu Huicai said to him: "Old man, Mayor Leng is here and is in the living room."

"What? Mayor Leng, what is he doing here?" Zhou Qihong was shocked when he heard this. It turned out that when Leng Yunyi lived here, he had also visited his home, but after moving away, he was too busy to come and never visited his home.

.What is the purpose of his coming here this time?

He was confused, but Zhou Qihong stood up immediately, strode out, and said, "What kind of wind brought Mayor Leng here? Why didn't you call in advance so we could have a few drinks?"

"Haha, I just came here because I wanted to have a drink with the secretary." Leng Yunyi stood up, took the initiative to stretch out his hands and shook Zhou Qihong's hand firmly, and took out a bottle of wine from the bag beside him to joke.

He said: "Feiyuan Company gave me the good wine, twenty-year-old Maotai. How dare I enjoy it all to myself? Come and have a drink with the secretary."

Zhou Qihong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly took it, looked at the bottle of wine over and over again, and said: "Twenty-year-old Moutai? That's a must-have. Old lady, go stir-fry some side dishes. I'll be with you today."

Mayor Leng is lucky to have a few sips." He doesn't have any hobbies. He just likes to drink a few sips when he has nothing to do. He doesn't drink much. I've only heard of good wines like Maotai for 20 years, but now that I can drink them, I'm naturally a little drunk.

*I'm so excited, I can't wait.

Feiyuan Company often sends good things to Leng Yunyi, and every time it is done openly and honestly. This is a well-known secret in the city. It is strange to say that a company as big as Feiyuan is the one that other places want to invite.

If you don't want to go, there is no need to use these means to build relations with the Xichang government. Moreover, Feiyuan Company only sent things to Leng Yunyi, even though Leng Yunyi was only the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee at the time, and he, the municipal party committee secretary, and the then mayor Hong Gang were both

I have never enjoyed such treatment.

Besides, Leng Yunyi has never given Feiyuan Company any extra preferential treatment or benefit from the service because of this. Every time he cooperates with Feiyuan Company, others cannot negotiate, but he went to negotiate.

The conditions often exceed everyone's expectations. In such a situation, what else can anyone say? I can only say that others, Feiyuan Company, only recognize him, and there is no other way.

I heard that it was Leng Yunyi who contacted Feiyuan Company at that time. He must have various unknown relationships. Whatever the case, as long as everyone benefits from this, as for Feiyuan Company sending Leng Yunyi good things

, everyone has nothing to say except a bit of envy. Who would let himself not have this ability?

The two of them entered the study room and chatted for a while, before Hu Hui cooked some dishes to go with the wine.

Leng Yunyi opened the bottle, and a strong aroma of wine wafted out, and the whole room was filled with the aroma of wine. As soon as Leng Yunyi poured it for Zhou Qihong, Zhou Qihong couldn't wait to take a sip, with a look of aftertaste on his face.

After a while, he said: "Well, it is indeed the Maotai that has been produced for 20 years. It is mellow and soft, with rich aroma and long aftertaste."

"If the secretary likes it, just drink two more glasses. It's not too much to drink. As long as it's in moderation, it's good for the body."

"I thought so too. I was afraid that your sister-in-law would interfere and not let me drink. Haha, if you hadn't come here today to take advantage of you, I wouldn't have had a chance to take a few sips. I'm so hungry right now."

Neither of them drink much, they drink slowly and carefully, and they spend most of their time talking.

"Secretary, was that Xiaofang outside just now? I haven't seen her for a long time, are you okay?" Leng Yun asked without leaving a trace.

Zhou Qihong gave a bitter smile and said: "What's the matter? This factory has stopped production for more than two months. The couple was quarreling at home and ran back to their parents' house. Tell me, what's wrong with young people nowadays? I don't know myself.

No matter how hard they work, the elders will come forward to help them find a better job. I, the municipal party secretary, am not working for them, so what right do I have to change their job?"

Although the two sometimes have different political views and sometimes get involved in fights, Zhou Qihong still believes that Leng Yunyi and he are the same kind of people. They never seek power for personal gain for their family members. His wife Li Yuanfen has always been at home to support her husband, raise her children, and take care of the housework. Therefore,

Treating him as a close friend, the family's incomprehension and anguish were poured out to Leng Yunyi under the influence of alcohol.

"Secretary, what you said makes sense. People nowadays think differently from us." Leng Yunyi took a sip of wine and said, "But our government has a big responsibility for the steel plant to be like this.

Thousands of families are facing difficulties in their lives because we did not do a good job, and we are sorry to them."

Zhou Qihong seemed to think of the situation of his daughter's family. Even a family like theirs, which basically had no burden, was so angry now. Others, including seniors and juniors, didn't know what to do, and some expressed their regrets.

: "Yes, serving as an official will benefit one party. Now the steel plant is not operating well. As the parent officials of Xichang, we are really embarrassed to face them. How are you talking with Feiyuan Company now?"

"I came here this time to report some things to you, Secretary." Leng Yunyi pondered for a moment and said: "Feiyuan Company's attitude is very clear and affirmative. It can acquire the steel plant, but it must be acquired together with Xichang Mining Company.

The offer is also very good, 330 million acquisition, otherwise we will give up the acquisition..."

"The price is quite good, but it is not a non-performing asset after all..." Zhou Qihong also frowned and said with some helplessness. Although the country has issued policies to encourage reform and development in various places, matters involving state-owned assets are still very sensitive and cannot be done.

If you do it well, you will have a bad reputation for destroying the family's assets.

"Yes, so I am also very confused, so I can only come to the secretary for help."

"Haha, you are a good expert in economics, so don't drive my old man to the shelves." Zhou Qihong smiled, seeming to be very satisfied with Leng Yunyi's attitude, and said: "If you have any good ideas, you can tell me, as long as

It's good, it's good for solving problems, and it's good for the people. I, the old man, will definitely support it." Since the other party showed sincerity, I also expressed my stance.