When the dust settled, people in the Yueshan officialdom understood. This is the war between Zhang Qiusheng and Yang Zhigang. Because Peng Jiasheng had always followed the plan to find Zhao Xiaobei, no one saw Peng Jiasheng in this confrontation.
But Yang Zhigang knew that Peng Jiasheng's influence was indispensable. People like Yu Xiangbo are supported by Zhao Xiaobei.
"Xiao Bei, you are really my lucky star. From concealing the mine accident and underreporting the number of people who went down the mine, to using the power of the media to re-investigate the restructuring of the Guofu Mine to a high level, you have done everything right. It’s as if you already knew everything. Your kid’s strategy and style of doing things are really not what you should have at your age."
Peng Jiasheng praised Zhao Xiaobei fiercely in his office, and Zhao Xiaobei returned humbly:
"Leader, these are all due to your leadership. I am just a little man who is adding fuel to the fire. If we really want to get things done successfully, we need a tall man like you to take the helm and grasp the direction."
Peng Jiasheng was very satisfied with Zhao Xiaobei's attitude. Otherwise, all this was Zhao Xiaobei's plan and seemed to be his credit. In fact, there is no Peng Jiasheng at the helm, and he, Zhao Xiaobei, cannot afford to cause such a big disturbance. It is impossible for him to recruit Xia Xihua as secretary of the provincial government, even if he knows the ins and outs of these things.
Because of the unequal strength, struggles in officialdom are all contests at the same level. There are no vastly different opponents.
"Xiao Bei, pay attention to the trend of the matter. Your trump card must hit the target with one strike." Peng Jiasheng was talking about Guo Hailong's investigations.
"A good leader, I will always pay attention to it. If there is any situation, I will report it in time."
After saying this, the two of them started to work. During this time, Peng Jiasheng's face was full of joy, while Yang Zhigang's face was full of sadness. Now he is basically fighting alone. Governor Liu Guanghui made it clear from the beginning that he would not participate.
And as things unfold, the trend in Yueshan's official circles is slowly changing. More and more people came to the provincial party committee secretary to report on their work, and Zhang Qiusheng was very happy to see them. Moreover, Governor Peng's influence in the province is also increasing.
Zhao Xiaobei has been very busy these days. More and more people want to report to Governor Peng, and more and more people want to get close to him. This is the principle of both prosperity and loss.
Just when I came out of Peng Jiasheng's office, the phone rang.
"Secretary Xiaobei, I helped you so much and you didn't even say thank you. Is he being dishonest?" Zhao Xiaobei looked down at the number.
It's Wang Qianqian's phone number. I also suddenly remembered. After this matter came to light, I actually didn't even make a thank you call to Wang Qianqian.
"I'm sorry, Qianqian. It's true that I didn't do it right. After you helped me with this matter, I was so busy here that I even forgot to call you."
Wang Qianqian was actually just joking, "It's okay, let's meet in person without calling. I'm in Yueshan. If you treat me to dinner tonight, it's a thank you."
"You've arrived at Yueshan. It's okay to invite me to dinner, but I may be a little late due to the time. I..."
Before Zhao Xiaobei could finish his explanation, Wang Qianqian interrupted: "I know that your working hours as secretaries are not fixed and all come according to the leader's time. So you are busy first. If you can't have dinner, then treat me to a midnight snack. If you can’t get a midnight snack, just treat me to breakfast. Anyway, you owe me what you owe me.”
When Zhao Xiaobei heard Wang Qianqian being so frank, and then thought of her innocent face, he suddenly felt a certain different emotion in his heart. But he quickly suppressed it. Who do you think he is? Wang Qianqian's family is so prestigious, and being a secretary in their family means nothing.
"That's no problem. I'll call you when I'm done."
"Then I'll wait for your call." After hanging up the phone, Wang Qianqian smiled as brightly as a flower at Tang Linglong.
"Qianqian, you have to know. Zhao Xiaobei and you have different identities. There are some things that you don't have to agree with. Although I also think Zhao Xiaobei is very good, and his future can be said to be unlimited. But you have to know, Zhao Xiaobei Xiaobei is like an ant in our circle."
Wang Qianqian was very unhappy: "Sister Linglong, I know what you are going to say, but what I want to tell you is that what I like is him, not his so-called status. No matter where he goes in the future, I will like him. And as long as he is not If he doesn't like me, I won't let him go. As for anything else, I don't care. I've never valued status, and I also feel that the young men around us are a bunch of people who just sit on their family's laurels and suck away at them. , none of them have the drive and pursuit of Zhao Xiaobei."
Tang Linglong actually approves of Zhao Xiaobei and Wang Qianqian, because she has also seen too many second-generation officials who are careless. There are really very few young people like Zhao Xiaobei. Perhaps with the help of Wang Qianqian's family, With his ability, Zhao Xiaobei will definitely be able to soar into the sky.
When Wang Qianqian saw Sister Linglong stopped talking, she thought she was angry with herself. Quickly explain:
"Sister Linglong, what I just said does not include Brother Yuhao. Brother Yuhao is not on the same level as those of them. He is also as outstanding as Zhao Xiaobei."
When Tang Linglong saw her suddenly saying this, she must have known that Wang Qianqian had misunderstood, and she said jokingly: "That's still not as good as Zhao Xiaobei."
"He is equally excellent, otherwise he would not be worthy of you, Sister Linglong."
"They are all equally excellent, even Muna is the same."
They both laughed as they spoke.
It turned out that Tang Linglong had been chasing Peng Yuhao, but Peng Yuhao was as dull as Zhao Xiaobei and didn't feel it.
By the time Zhao Xiaobei finished his work in the evening, it was already past eight o'clock, so he quickly called Wang Qianqian.
"Qianqian, where are you? I'm done. I can't have dinner, so I'll treat you to a late-night snack and take you to experience Yueshan's nightlife."
"Okay, then you come to the Swan Hotel to pick me up."
Zhao Xiaobei hung up the phone and suddenly felt that it was really inconvenient not to have a car. I also want to buy a car, but I’m afraid it will be too eye-catching. Although private cars were not a rarity in 2004, they were still a bit difficult for small civil servants in the system.
Zhao Xiaobei took a taxi to pick up Wang Qianqian and went to the night market for a late-night snack. Wang Qianqian, when she saw the excitement and delicious food in front of her. He happily took Zhao Xiaobei's hand and ran towards the food stalls in the night market.
Zhao Xiaobei was surprised by Wang Qianqian's sudden hand-holding and didn't think much about it. I thought the little girl might just be enthusiastic. Looking at her hands full of food, she smiled brightly. Zhao Xiaobei's heart suddenly accelerated.
