Lin Hua smiled and said: "What I just said is only a principled situation, it is assumed that no leader is willing to help you speak, but you personally submit a review appeal to the organization, then you must come up with enough evidence to prove that you have not violated discipline and law, and then the organization will consider revoking your punishment." However, if there is a leader who speaks to you, especially if the top leader of the municipal local taxation bureau supports you, your county bureau will definitely consider revoking your punishment. To put it bluntly, we are not yet a complete society governed by the rule of law, and the factor of rule by man still accounts for a large proportion. Sometimes the leader says that you made a mistake, and even if you didn't, you will be dealt with, and the leader says that you did not make a mistake, and even if you do, you will be safe and sound - I am not wrong!"

Lu Tao just wanted to answer, but Lin Hua's mobile phone rang, and as soon as he answered, it was Yuan Cheng who called, saying that he and Director Li had arrived outside the hotel and were looking for a place to park, asking them which box they were in?

Lin Hua hurriedly said: "Director Yuan, Lu Tao and I came out to greet the two leaders. ”

Then, he took Lu Tao downstairs in a hurry, walked out of the hotel, and saw Yuan Cheng and Li Zitong coming over one after the other, hurriedly greeted them respectfully, and then pointed to Lu Tao and said: "Director Li, Director Yuan, this is Comrade Lu Tao of the Taolin County Bureau, his hometown is also from Qingxi County, and he was a civil servant who took the exam at the same time as me. ”

Yuan Cheng walked over first, shook hands with Lu Tao with a smile, patted him on the shoulder very affectionately and said: "Xiao Lu, when Lin Hua asked me to come over for dinner just now, he introduced your situation to me, saying that you are very capable and talented, and now when I see him, the young man is also very handsome, like a movie star, not bad!"

Subsequently, Li Zitong also smiled and came over to shake Lu Tao's hand, but he didn't praise him as enthusiastically as Yuan Cheng, but when Lu Tao greeted him, he responded with the word "good" in his mouth, and he didn't say much.

After entering the box and sitting down, Yuan Cheng raised his eyes to look at Lu Tao and asked, "Xiao Lu, I heard Xiao Lin say that you still have a college classmate who wants to come over for dinner together, hasn't she arrived yet?"

Lu Tao raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and when he saw that it was already 12:45, he was also a little puzzled in his heart, and replied: "It should be almost there! Half an hour ago, she called me, saying that the road from the Finance Department was a little congested, and it might be a little late, so let's eat first, don't wait for her." But now more than half an hour has passed, why hasn't she arrived yet? Why don't you let the waiter serve the food first, let's wait while we eat!"

Yuan Cheng hurriedly waved his hand to stop him and said, "Don't serve the food first, it's okay if we wait." ”

Li Zitong was afraid that Chen Pei would not come, so he said to Lu Tao: "Xiao Lu, why don't you call her again and make sure when she will arrive." ”

Lu Tao hurriedly dialed Chen Pei's mobile phone, but the bell rang for a long time but no one answered.

Li Zitong and Yuan Cheng stared at him on the phone without blinking, and seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, their faces showed anxious and disappointed expressions at the same time......

After making two calls in a row and no one answered, Lu Tao was also a little panicked, worried that something would happen to Chen Pei, so he hung up the phone and said to Li Zitong and Yuan Cheng: "It's strange, she hasn't answered the phone, and I don't know what's going on." ”

Li Zitong and Yuan Cheng glanced at each other, and then looked at Lu Tao with scrutinizing eyes, and a thought welled up in their hearts at the same time: This Lu Tao shouldn't be lying! Maybe Chen Pei didn't promise him to eat together at all, but he wanted to show off in front of Lin Hua, so he lied and said that Chen Pei would come. Now that Chen Pei doesn't answer his calls, she may just ignore him......

Thinking of this, the smile on Yuan Cheng's face disappeared, and he suddenly asked Lu Tao: "Xiao Lu, when did you make an appointment with your classmate for dinner?

As soon as Lu Tao saw his expression, he knew that they were suspicious of his words, and he felt a little uncomfortable, and reluctantly smiled: "I made an appointment with her at around half past eleven, and the location of the hotel was also sent to her." I called her at 12:10 and she said that she had already gotten into a taxi, and she didn't know why it hadn't arrived yet. ”

At this moment, his mobile phone suddenly chimeled, and when he looked at the caller ID, it was Chen Pei calling: "Lu Tao, I just got off the bus at the entrance of the alley and went to a nearby shopping mall to buy some things." My phone was in my bag, and it was noisy in the mall, so I didn't hear my phone chirping. I'm at the door of the hotel now, which box are you in?"

"We are in box 8 on the second floor, you want the waiter to take you up!"

After he hung up the phone, Yuan Cheng asked excitedly, "Is it your classmate here?"

Lu Tao nodded and said, "Yes, she went to a nearby mall to buy something just now, so she was late for a while and didn't hear my call, and now she is downstairs." ”

Li Zitong couldn't hide the excitement and joy on his face, stood up and said, "Xiao Lu, your classmate is a lesbian, in order to show respect, let's all go outside the door to greet you!"

Lu Tao saw that Li Zitong and Yuan Cheng in order to cover up their eagerness to see Chen Pei, and in order not to leave an impression on himself and Lin Hua to please the leader's daughter, when talking about Chen Pei, he never mentioned the words "Deputy Secretary Chen's daughter" or "Chen Pei", and only said "your classmate" in his heart, despising their hypocrisy in his heart, but also admiring their good psychological quality and acting skills......

After walking out of the box, Yuan Cheng consciously moved his body sideways, letting Li Zitong line up behind Lu Tao, and pulled Lin Hua, who was about to drill in front of Li Zitong, and glared at him sternly, signaling him to understand self-respect, not to trespass in front of Director Li, and to let Lu Tao introduce Director Li to Chen Pei first......

Soon, Chen Pei followed a waiter upstairs, and saw Lu Tao standing at the door of the box at a glance, and saw two middle-aged men and a young man behind him, with a hint of surprise on his face, but after thinking about it, he understood: The two middle-aged men must be the leaders of the Provincial Local Taxation Bureau, and it is estimated that Lin Hua invited him to eat with him on his own initiative.

Thinking of this, she was a little unhappy in her heart, but considering that these people might be helpful to Lu Tao in the future, it would be good to meet and chat with them, so she suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart, showed a smile on her face, walked over with elegant steps, stood in front of Lu Tao, and said in an affectionate but slightly disgusted tone: "Lu Tao, what are you doing here? Do you greet me as a foreign guest? I went to visit you in Taolin County last time, why didn't I see you greet me with such a grand courtesy?"

Lu Tao saw that she deliberately mentioned in front of Li Zitong and others that she had visited her last time in Taolin, obviously wanting Li Zitong and others to understand her intimate relationship with her, so he smiled very cooperatively: "Pei Pei, you came here suddenly, I didn't know in advance that you would go to see me, how can I greet you?