When taking a seat, Diao Chuanjing arranged the seats according to the size of the job. As for Zhang Yuanqing, he is in his seat.
Zhang Yuanqing naturally had to give in. In terms of rank, he should sit by the door. It's just that Diao Chuanjing said that he was a guest from afar and arranged Zhang Yuanqing to work for Wei Yuxiang.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Luan said: "Come on, Yuan Qing, come over and sit between me and Secretary Zhou. I feel safe with you in the middle. Don't forget, you were also the chief of the second section and served as my secretary for more than a week." "
Zhang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment. Zhang Luan asked him to sit in the middle. Doesn't that mean that he is still under Wei Yuxiang's control? What does that mean?
Zhang Yuanqing couldn't come, but Zhang Luan seemed to be serious: "If you don't come, I will sit over. When did we not sit together for dinner?"
Indeed, when he was in the city government compound, Zhang Luan had to sit next to Zhang Yuanqing every time he ate. In Zhang Luan's words, the two have similar personalities and were one family five hundred years ago.
But Zhang Yuanqing always felt that something was wrong, so Zhou Qiangbin said at the right time: "Today's dinner, there is nothing you can't sit at. You can sit wherever you like. It's the Chinese New Year, so don't mention that set of stinky rules."
As a result, Zhang Luan really vacated a seat, and Zhang Yuanqing couldn't sit in it. He felt strange in his heart, why Zhang Luan wanted to let him sit in the middle, it seemed that he was not completely expressing his closeness to him.
After sitting down, Zhang Luan seemed to have a good relationship with Zhang Yuanqing and chatted with him: "I brought some good things here today. How do you like it?"
Zhang Luan said and pointed to a plate of cold wild vegetables. Zhang Yuanqing took a look and thought, isn't this purslane? This wild vegetable is so common that it can be found in various places. In some places, it is called pig mother vegetable, melon seed vegetable, horse snake vegetable, etc.
Zhang Yuanqing smiled: "If Mayor Zhang is interested, I will pick some for you from the mountains in Baipeng Town next time. This kind of purslane should be eaten tender and fresh, and it does have health care effects on high blood fat and high blood pressure." .”
"I forgot, you just came back from the mountains. My old family gave me this thing in a big bag. I just brought some over for a dinner party today. I didn't expect that I would do a lot of tricks in front of you. Haha."
Zhang Luan laughed heartily.
The others laughed along, whether it was funny or not.
Under Zhang Lu'an's jokes, Zhou Qiangbin seemed a little silent. After their jokes were over, Zhou Qiangbin slowly raised his cup: "Okay, Lao Zhang, don't make jokes about Xiao Zhang all the time. Today is New Year's Eve, and the main reason is that we are all poor people who can't go home for reunion, so we can gather together Let’s have dinner together, I’ll pay for it tonight, I’ll be anxious if anyone takes it away.”
"Thank you, Secretary Zhou." Everyone raised their glasses and drank the glass.
Zhou Qiangbin asked Zhang Luan to bring the second drink, but Zhang Luan did not mention it and said with a smile: "Let Mayor Wei come, I won't mention this wine."
Zhang Luan basically refused, and then Zhang Yuanqing figured out something.
From the beginning to now, Zhang Luan was not willing to sit with Zhou Qiangbin at first, and now he was not willing to ask him to hold a second cup. Although he kept smiling and joking with Zhang Yuanqing.
But Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but think of what Fang Qiyu told him before, that Zhang Luan seemed to be quite critical of some of Zhou Qiangbin's actions. Looking now, Fang Qiyu's words are true.
Zhang Luan and Zhou Qiangbin should both be regarded as Mr. Zhou's disciples, and they are supposed to be on the same front. However, this faction is sometimes difficult to define.
For example, Zhou Qiangbin belongs to both Mr. Zhou's side and Secretary Yan's side. After reaching a certain level, it is not like the sects in martial arts novels as many people think. You are from Wudang, I am from Shaolin, and then we fight with each other in Huashan.
Within the system, the higher you go, the more your factional characteristics become blurred. Sometimes the connection and struggle between each other is a kind of unity and disagreement of ideas. For example, hawks and doves, even within the same faction, there are some different internal conflicts.
Vertical and horizontal are combined, and water has no permanent momentum. This is the normal situation in the system.
It’s just that Zhou Qiangbin and Zhang Luan are far from this level, and the factional connection should be obvious to them at this time. The two of them are both old disciples of Zhou and should support each other.
But why, Zhang Luan feels vaguely alienated now.
Zhou Qiangbin must have noticed it, but he didn't say anything. Instead, after drinking the first three glasses together, he started to clink glasses one by one. The first one is Zhang Luan.
"Mayor Zhang, you have worked hard this year. The work pressure next year will not be light, and the burden will be all on you."
Zhou Qiangbin said with a smile.
Zhang Luan smiled and said: "Secretary Zhou, I know that you are the busiest when it comes to busyness. In fact, I am just playing soy sauce and following you to wave the flag and shout. I will wait for the conference after the year. After you are elected, you will lead our city government. , show your fists and have a big fight."
The two clinked a glass and drank the small glasses in one gulp.
Zhou Qiangbin looked at Wei Yuxiang again: "Mayor Wei, thank you for your support in work. I won't say anything else. I just drank this drink."
Wei Yuxiang looked very bookish, but he was a heavy smoker. Zhang Yuanqing looked at him and it seemed like one of his index fingers was yellowed by smoke. He picked up the wine glass and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Secretary Zhou, let's not say those polite words. I'll hit you wherever you point."
After saying that, the two of them drank it all in one gulp. Zhang Yuanqing took advantage of every opportunity and stood up to pay respect to Zhang Luan.
"Haha, Xiao Zhang, you went downstairs, and now you are making rapid progress. You have a low eyebrow, and you know you are dormant."
Zhang Luan seemed to be able to see through Zhang Yuanqing's hidden nature at a glance.
Zhang Yuanqing didn't care and smiled: "Mayor Zhang, haven't I always been lying down in front of you? I never got up."
Zhang Luan seemed to be pointing out: "It is a good thing to be dormant. Sometimes you have to be calm, otherwise you will just drift with the crowd. In this system, those who drift with the crowd will not end up well. It can only be said that they drift wherever they go. , forget it."
Zhang Yuanqing accepted the instruction respectfully, but in his heart he always felt that these words were not meant for him to hear. While he was drinking, he glanced sideways at Zhou Qiangbin, but he showed no reaction.
This meal made Zhang Yuanqing feel uncomfortable. Sometimes he felt that he had caught some subtle emotions, and sometimes he felt that he was being too preoccupied. But he can be sure of one thing, that is, there must be something wrong with Zhang Luan.
Besides Zhang Luan had a drink with Zhou Qiangbin, he also drank more with Zhang Yuanqing.
People who don’t know still think that Zhang Yuanqing is Zhang Luan’s nephew. Even Diao Chuanjing was secretly stunned. Did Zhang Yuanqing have a very charismatic personality? Why did he feel like these leaders were surrounding him like crazy bees and butterflies.
Even Wei Yuxiang looked at Zhang Yuanqing with admiration and took the initiative to have a drink with him. Zhang Yuanqing also hurriedly responded. Especially for one cup, I ran to Wei Yuxiang with a wine measuring device to toast.
He has been thinking about that path, and if he gets Wei Yuxiang's support, it will be a great help. I can't always go to Zhou Qiangbin for everything, what's that like?
After the meal, Zhang Yuanqing was a little drunk.
When the meal was over, Zhang Yuanqing shook his head and was about to get up to see Zhou Qiangbin off.
But Zhang Luan pulled him away: "You kid, do you still think you are Secretary Zhou's secretary? Secretary Zhou will be sent by Xiao Diao, and you kid will take me back."
Zhang Yuanqing looked helplessly at Zhou Qiangbin. Zhou Qiangbin laughed when he saw this and asked Zhang Yuanqing to send Zhang Luan back first.
Zhang Yuanqing also had this idea. He felt that Zhang Luan asked him to deliver it because he had something to say to him, and it should be related to Zhou Qiangbin.
