Chapter 12: Heated Arguments

On January 9th, the rising sun woke up the birds perched on the trees in the neighborhood, jumping happily on the branches, chirping and calling for friends, as if they were going to have a discussion.

A new day begins.

Lin Yueqin got up early in the morning and was busy with breakfast for the three of them. Most of the family of three usually "prematurely" in the canteen of their respective units, Lin Yueqin occasionally makes it at home, mainly to feel the warm atmosphere of the three of them dining together.

Breakfast for three people is also relatively simple: one hot dry noodles, one noodle nest, one eggnog, plus one glass of milk per person. Although Lin Yueqin had been busy all morning, she was still very happy to see her husband and daughter eating deliciously.

"Mom's breakfast is so delicious, the taste of hot dry noodles is almost as good as Cai Linji's, and the fried noodles are also golden and crispy, fragrant!" Jiajia praised while eating.

Cheng Fenglei glanced up at Lin Yueqin, and smiled: "You look at Jiajia's fart, your mother must be very useful!"

"Hey, Comrade Cheng, isn't it to your old man's taste?" Lin Yueqin said coquettishly.

Cheng Fenglei hurriedly changed his words: "To be honest, this tastes really good! However, I hope that with the strong encouragement of Comrade Jiajia and me, Comrade Yueqin can guard against arrogance and rashness, continue to improve, and the cooking level is getting higher and higher, so that we can enjoy more delicious food in the future! Haha." ”

Hearing the praise of the two, Lin Yueqin suddenly felt a small sense of accomplishment in her heart, but she still pretended not to buy it: "Cut! You two will play tricks." Pity me for my hard work!" he got up and went to the kitchen to clean up.

Jiajia secretly grimaced at Cheng Fenglei, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

After breakfast, the family of three began to leave for work. Cheng Jiajia drove her mother to the hospital first, and then went to work at the TV station. Cheng Fenglei drove directly to the district government.

The Binjiang District Party Committee and the District Government are all in a compound, sharing a 12-storey office building, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the environment is very quiet and quiet. In the compound, the tall camphor trees are covered like umbrellas, and they are full of verdant. Although it was winter, there was no sense of despair of winter.

As soon as he sat down in the office, the phone rang, and when he saw that it was Li Linyuan, secretary of the district party committee, who called, Cheng Fenglei hurriedly picked up the microphone. "Feng Lei, come to my office, I have something to discuss with you. ”

Li Linyuan, secretary of the Binjiang District Party Committee, is 57 years old this year, graduated from the Department of Political Science and Education of Central China Normal University, and has worked as a high school political science teacher and secretary of the school's Youth League Committee. At that time, just in time for the whole country to advocate that cadres should be "knowledgeable, younger, and professional", he was selected to work in a state-owned enterprise. He has successively served as the director of the workshop, the director of the office of the party committee of the factory, the deputy secretary of the party committee and the secretary. Later, he was selected and transferred to Binjiang District as deputy district head and executive deputy district head, and until three years ago, he was appointed secretary of the district party committee.

Li Linyuan has rich experience in grassroots work, understands economics, has a lively brain, and has many methods. His shortcomings are also very distinct, he has a strong personality, a big temper, a stubborn personality, he sees what he wants to do, and the nine cows can't pull it back, and he is so happy that he is good at doing some superficial articles.

In August 2016, Cheng Fenglei was promoted from the executive deputy head of Hanjiang New Area to Binjiang District by virtue of his outstanding work ability and outstanding work performance, replacing Li Linyuan as the head of Binjiang District People's Government.

Over the past three years, the two have been working together relatively harmoniously, ventilating each other in case of trouble, usually complementing each other, helping each other in the same boat, uniting and harmonious, and not engaging in "fighting in the nest". As a result, Binjiang District has made great progress in recent years, with an annual GDP growth rate of more than 9%, much higher than the national average.

As soon as I walked into Li Linyuan's office, a pungent smell of cigarettes came to my face. Li Linyuan is an "old smoking gun", smoking at the level of one or two packs of cigarettes every day.

"Feng Lei, sit down, sit down, there is something I want to discuss with you." Li Linyuan motioned for Cheng Fenglei to sit opposite his desk, habitually took out a cigarette and was about to throw it to him, and suddenly remembered that Cheng Fenglei was not a smoker, so he said: "It's a good habit for you not to smoke, it's not like my old smoking gun, you can't quit if you want to." ”

Cheng Fenglei said with a smile: "The key is a matter of habit, there is no good or bad. However, I still advise you, brother, that it is best to properly control the amount every day, at first from two packs a day, and slowly reduce it to one or half packs, which is better. ”

"Yes, smoking is harmful, it has to come down slowly, after all, age is not forgiving, and smoking too much is not good for the lungs. What's more, if it causes lung cancer, it will be a big problem, haha. Li Linyuan cut to the chase after a few words of greeting: "Feng Lei, I told you last time that there are still two big activities to be held in our district before the Spring Festival: one is to hold a large-scale commodity fair, and the other is to hold a Spring Festival group meeting and New Year gala, I don't know how the preparations are now?"

Cheng Fenglei said: "The preparatory work is basically ready. However, there are new changes in the current situation, and I am worried that it will not be possible, so I suggest that it should not be held for the time being, and it is better to postpone the commodity fair until mid-2020. ”

"What kind of international joke are you making, how can you say that you won't do it?" Li Linyuan was very unhappy when he heard it.

"Tell me the reason!" Li Linyuan snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand in the ashtray, leaned his head back on the back of the boss's chair, looked at Cheng Fenglei with both eyes, and quietly listened to his explanation.

Cheng Fenglei said: "Secretary, there are a lot of new crown pneumonia patients in several hospitals now, and I think the situation is very bad." In Wuhan Jimin Hospital, where my family Yueqin is located, there was a phenomenon that medical staff were infected the day before yesterday, and more than a dozen of them fell down at once. My sister's hospital has recently seen more than 20 new coronavirus patients. It shows that the new coronavirus is very contagious and is likely to spread. ”

Li Linyuan laughed: "Wind and thunder, your vigilance and initiative are still quite high." But, I think you're a little nervous too. In the past 10 years or so, have there been few new types of epidemics? Mad cow disease and foot-and-mouth disease have caused local panic in the world. In the end, after a gust of wind blew, it didn't directly cause much harm to us in China. So, what kind of new coronavirus pneumonia that appeared this time, isn't it an epidemic, I don't think it's a big deal, it's not a big deal, is it necessary to make a fuss?"

Seeing that Li Linyuan was so disdainful of the new crown pneumonia, Cheng Fenglei was extremely shocked, and he simply said loudly: "There are now new crown pneumonia patients in Wuhan, and the number is not a few, and it is increasing sharply every day. And many medical workers have also been infected, so how can we not attach great importance to it? If we continue to carry out these large-scale activities, what will happen if there are virus carriers in the crowd and there will be a large-scale infection? The consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Talk nonsense!" Li Linyuan said angrily: "The more you talk, the more evil you become." I don't believe it! Didn't the experts and the city departments openly say that it would not be transmitted from person to person and that it could be controlled and controlled? Do you want me to listen to your hearsay and speculation, or do you believe their claims?"

Cheng Fenglei was also enraged: "Secretary Li, what I said is a real fact, and it happened in the hospital where my lover and my sister are, these are all true, not hearsay." Our government is the people's government, so we should put the people's lives and health above everything else, and such a government is a government that the people can trust and can do!"

Li Linyuan got up from his seat in a huff: "Don't sing any high-profile songs in front of me, isn't it for the people that we hold commodity fairs, develop the regional economy, and strengthen our economic strength? Our region's GDP growth rate in 2019 reached 9.3 percent, a new high in recent years, shouldn't we continue to maintain such a good situation?"

"GDP is important, but which is more important than people's lives and health?" Cheng Fenglei asked rhetorically.

Seeing that Cheng Fenglei was angry, Li Linyuan sat down and softened his tone: "Fenglei, I am 57 years old this year, and I can't do it until I retire from the second line and retire in a year or two, and I have done revolutionary work all my life, I don't want the GDP to decline in 2020 and fall into failure in my last work resume! Besides, the Spring Festival Gala is a routine arrangement in the district every year, if we suddenly cancel it this year, how can we explain it to everyone? Do you say that the epidemic is about to break out, so we want to cancel it?" Doesn't that cause panic in society?"

Li Linyuan picked up the thermos cup on the table, took a sip of tea, and continued: "In addition to the previous two activities, I also plan to learn from the successful experience of the 'Wanjia Banquet' in the Guanyinting Community of Liangjiang District, and start to hold a 'Thousand Family Banquet' activity this year, and slowly make it into a 'Wanjia Banquet' in the future, and gradually build it into a cultural brand in our Binjiang District!"

When Cheng Fenglei heard this, his face was full of astonishment: "You still want to hold a 'Thousand Family Banquet' activity? Isn't that even more terrible! Think about it, in this special period, if you hold a 'Thousand Family Banquet', thousands of people will get together, and the big scene will be lively enough, but how big is the risk? Secretary Li, it is indeed not alarmist, and it is absolutely impossible to do it!"

Seeing Li Linyuan staring at him with wide eyes, Cheng Fenglei changed his tone: "Of course, you are the head of our district committee, whether you will do it or not, or you will make the decision, anyway, I reserve my personal opinion!"

After speaking, he left Li Linyuan's office angrily.