In the car, after Zong Tao raised the question of whether to smoke or not, Li Qingyun was dumbfounded.

He took out a pack of "Double Happiness", shook it while unpacking it, and said, "I've been smoking it since I was in college, and it's been seven or eight years...... You must be a smoker, you must be a smoker, you see that your nails are exactly the same as mine, they are all yellowed......"

After Li Qingyun's ridicule, Zong Tao couldn't help laughing.

I always thought that this excessively young Director Li would be difficult to get along with, but who knew that it was not like that at all.

Looking at the calm way he spoke, it was obviously not pretended.

After taking the cigarette handed over by Li Qingyun, Zong Tao thanked him, and he quickly lit the fire.

"Director Li, to be honest, I was actually quite curious when I saw you for the first time during the meeting that day. ”

"Curious if I have any background, right? Normal, get used to it!" Li Qingyun smiled disapprovingly.

After listening to Li Qingyun's generous words, Zong Tao roughly understood, obviously Director Li did not shy away from saying this, which somewhat proves that he did not come to this point by relying on relationships alone.

Think about it, among so many young cadres in the provincial capital, there are connections to the sea.

But there is no one like Director Li who can reach this position at such an age.

If it's just a relationship, that's a bit unreasonable.

Moreover, because of his interest, Zong Tao also learned about some of Li Qingyun's previous work at the grassroots level below.

The ability to develop a county-level development zone into an economic center of the county in just two years is something that no one can ignore.

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The straight-line distance from Qinyang City to Thuan'an City is not far, starting at about ten o'clock in the morning and arriving at noon.

Originally, according to Zong Tao's meaning, he planned to continue to drive for another hour and settle down directly in Yuanbei County.

But Li Qingyun insisted that he stop at a service area halfway through, saying that he would rest for a while before setting off.

Obviously, he was thinking about Zong Tao for the sake of allowing him to have a time to adjust.

After all, driving for a long time is a manual job.

The two got out of the car talking and laughing, and when they talked to each other, they were already very familiar.

"Zong, if I go back or I'll drive for a while, I'm more familiar with the road to Yuanbei County!"

After sitting in a small restaurant in the service area, Li Qingyun said to Zong Tao with a smile.

When Zong Tao heard this, he waved his hand again and again: "No, Director Li, I'm really not polite to you! I usually have a lot of opportunities to go to the place, and I basically drive by myself." So, this little distance is really nothing to me!"

Zong Tao had been working in the Second Cadre Division of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.

The main tasks of the Second Cadre Division are as follows:

First, it is responsible for inspecting the leading groups and leading cadres at the prefecture level and above managed by the provincial party committee, and making suggestions on the re-election, adjustment and allocation of the leadership team, and the appointment and dismissal, exchange, treatment, and retirement (separation) of cadres;

Second, it is responsible for the inspection and approval of the organization minister of the municipal party committee and the filing and review of the top leaders of the county (city and district) party committees;

the third is to be responsible for the review and approval of the personnel arrangement plan for the re-election of the county (city, district) leadership group, and to grasp the situation of the cadres at the county and department level;

It also inspects and understands the reserve cadres at the city and department level and puts forward suggestions for training and using them; understands and grasps the situation of the ideological and work style building and democratic life meetings of the above-mentioned leading groups and puts forward work construction; and studies the policies for the building of the leading bodies and the contingent of cadres of cities and counties (cities and districts) in conjunction with relevant departments, and puts forward suggestions for macro guidance.

Because he often has to go down to local cities and counties to conduct inspection work, Zong Tao does have much more driving experience than Li Qingyun.

Seeing Zong Tao's insistence at this time, Li Qingyun didn't say much.

After taking a seat, Li Qingyun casually ordered two stir-fried dishes, a tomato egg soup, and the two of them ate it.

Because it is in the high-speed service area, there is quite a lot of traffic.

In addition, it happened to be a meal, Li Qingyun and Zong Tao only ordered two dishes, but they occupied a table and chatted very happily, so some people were unhappy.

"Hey, I said you two have finished eating. Leave early after eating, don't take up space!"

A bald head with a big shoulder, a round waist, a fat head and big ears stood in the aisle and shouted to Li Qingyun and Zong Tao.

Hearing this bald man's words, Li Qingyun frowned, but his eyes didn't look at this guy at all.

As for Zong Tao, he was also very calm, and he still smiled and asked Li Qingyun for some humanities and geography knowledge of Yuanbei County.

After the bald head saw that he spoke, people didn't take it seriously at all, and they became angry at the moment.

This guy waved to the three or four yellow-haired and green-haired followers behind him, and he was about to get ready to do something.

"Ma Ye, Ma Ye, don't don't~~"

Just when the bald head was about to call his subordinates, the quick-eyed shopkeeper hurriedly trotted over to greet him.

Seeing the boss coming, the bald head snorted and said, "Zhang Si, your business is getting more and more prosperous, and you don't even have to do my business, right? I have been here with my brothers for a long time, and I haven't even picked up a table for us?"

"Just these two boys, order two dishes, sit here for a long time, right? I'll reason with them and let them let them go, can't you?"

After the bald head said this, the shopkeeper nodded and said, "Master Ma, you are angry." I'll arrange your place, I'll arrange it!"

may have been intimidated by the fierce image of the bald head, Li Qingyun and their table have not yet reacted, and the people at a big table next to them have been frightened to check out in advance.

Seeing the vacant table, the boss hurriedly called his men to come and clean it up.

When the guy cleaned up, the boss didn't forget to talk to this bald head with a smile, for fear that he would cause some trouble.

Seeing that there was a table, the bald head no longer bothered Li Qingyun and them.

The shouting and the "yellow-haired" and "green-haired" under his command informed him, and a group of five people sat down.

One of the guys, who was half yellow and half red, glared at Li Qingyun and Zong Tao at the table next to him, and said unhappily: "Big brother, the two guys over there, do you want me and Xiaoguang to give them a look at the store later? Damn, I don't have any eyesight at all!"

Hearing this, the bald head glanced at the two people at the table next to him.

The words of this "half-yellow, half-red" guy just now, the people at the next table must have heard it.

But to the bald head's surprise, these two people were completely indifferent, as if it was none of their business at all.

Such an abnormal situation made the bald head more vigilant against Li Qingyun and Zong Tao.

For the first time, he made a gesture to veto the proposal of this "half-yellow and half-red" little brother.