After the Standing Committee members reported, the deputy county magistrates also arrived one after another, and individual section chiefs also came to report. In fact, as Qiao Haitao said, the report is just a cover, this is just an excuse for people, and asking Secretary Chu to "sit down" is the real purpose. It's better to be able to invite the secretary, even if the secretary can't go, at least he shows his respect.

And Chu Tianqi did not completely refuse these invitations, but also gave the same excuse: there was a lot of entertainment during the return home, and it was appropriate to postpone it for a few days.

Although the people did not deliberately ventilate, they still had a brief exchange with a few good people, and they all knew the secretary's statement. At this time, everyone realized that the secretary was a prevarication, a way of refusing in order not to be blunt. So many people's hearts calmed down, anyway, the secretary didn't just reject me, so many leaders also refused? But individual leaders felt a little awkward, even if the secretary couldn't participate, he had to have a selective and hierarchical refusal, how did he confuse me with those small section chiefs?

The days passed, and soon the fifteenth day of the first month passed. Since the 16th day of the first lunar month, the unit has no longer kept people on duty, but has become a normal work.

At half past two o'clock in the afternoon of the 16th day of the first lunar month, the county party committee held another enlarged meeting, which was attended by members of the standing committee of the county party committee, deputy county magistrates, and members of the party group.

Every year after the Spring Festival, whether it is a province, a city, a county, or a township to hold such a meeting, it is generally held on the 18th day of the first month. Although sometimes the word "heart-to-heart meeting" is not directly mentioned, or there is a more dignified meeting name, it will involve content such as "work with peace of mind".

The same is true of this meeting, the county party committee is mainly made by Yue Wen and Xia Maocheng, and on the government side, Ke Yang and Wang Xiaojing made speeches, of course, other participants also gave them the opportunity to speak.

After everyone finished speaking, Chu Tianqi made a speech. As the secretary of the county party committee and county magistrate, Chu Tianqi's speech must have both height and specific requirements. Everyone understands these contents, but Chu Tianqi still spoke very seriously and seriously, and also emphasized and interpreted some key items.

Hearing that the secretary finished his summary, people thought that the meeting was coming to an end, and they were all waiting for the word "end", and some people even thought about some matters after the meeting and how to spend the weekend.

Chu Tianqi did not do what people expected, but waved away his serious expression, replaced it with a smile on his face, and said something else: "At half past six tonight, I have a treat!"

What? Treats? Where is this? People retracted their minds that had wandered and replaced them with deep doubts.

Chu Tianqi added: "The location is the county government hotel, ask Liu Zhuo which room is specific." Today is my personal treat, and I sincerely invite everyone here to go, but I don't force it. If anyone has special circumstances and can't go, just say hello to Liu Zhuo. Meeting. With that, he got up and left the house.

After being stunned, people rushed to Liu Zhuo and asked about the matters they cared about.

But Liu Zhuo could only tell people the specific place to eat, and replied with three words to other questions: I don't know.

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At six o'clock in the afternoon, the "Juxian Hall" of the county government hotel was newly decorated, and Liu Zhuo and another deputy director stood at the door of the hall, waiting for the arriving VIPs. In fact, they arrived here at five o'clock in the afternoon and personally arranged the tableware matching, serving order, and starting time.

"Juxian Hall" is the smallest banquet hall in a government hotel, usually with a maximum of ten dining tables, generally used for comrades-in-arms or classmates gatherings, and often used as a place for "thanking guests" before and after the wedding banquet.

Today, the table setting here has changed, and the ten-person tables with a diameter of one and a half meters have all been removed and replaced with three large tables. But the three tables were not the same size, the main table due north was larger, a fifteen-seater table, but now only eleven chairs were placed, and the other two were twelve-seaters.

A new off-white tablecloth has been laid on the table, a purple mouth cloth has been placed in the shape of flower petals, and wine glasses, chopsticks, and spoons have all been placed in place. The goblet is crystal clear, the beer glass is moderate, the liquor glass is small and delicate, and the wine dispenser has a novel shape. In the middle of each table are two bottles of white wine, one bottle of red wine and a few drinks.

People began to come, and the first to arrive were Qu Yong, Yang Furui, Gao Jiaming and others, who were arranged to a table of twelve people closer to the door, and all the section-level personnel who came sat at this table.

Deputy county magistrates, deputy directors of the National People's Congress, and vice chairmen of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) also arrived one after another, and their seats were on another 12-person platform.

The members of the Standing Committee of the county party committee also began to come, Xia Maocheng was the first to arrive, and then people arrived one after another. Their positions are easy to find, they are all on the fifteen-person table, and there are table signs on it, and the position is clear at a glance.

With the arrival of people, tea, fruits, melon seeds, candies and so on are placed on the table. While eating, people chatted and chatted, but they couldn't help but wonder: What kind of guest did the big leader invite today? Although he muttered in his heart, no one asked, and although this was a place to eat, people should also pay attention to whether they should say something or not.

At about 6:20, the two tables of 12 were full, and the main table was also occupied by 8 people, and only the three seats in the front were still empty. Liu Zhuo stepped forward at the right time and removed all the table signs on the main table.

The room, which had been a little noisy just now, suddenly fell silent, and people shook their heads to look in the direction of the door. In fact, people had been paying attention to it all the time, just eating and chatting while looking at the direction as if nothing had happened.

Under the gaze of everyone, two men and one woman walked into the house, and they were the three incumbent leaders of the county: Chu Tianqi, secretary of the county party committee and county magistrate, Yao Xueyan, director of the National People's Congress, and Shen Hailin, chairman of the CPPCC.

Waving at the people, Chu Tianqi, Yao and Shen walked towards the main table.

Coming to the front of the main table, Chu Tianqi pointed to the main seat: "Director Yao, please!"

Yao Xueyan waved her hand again and again: "Secretary, county magistrate, don't kill me, an old woman." Today, the secretary personally waited for me and Lao Shen downstairs, and asked me to walk in the middle, and I was already flattered. Seeing that you are sincere, I can't bear to brush off the secretary's good intentions, so I accept it as "old and female". But now you're going to have me sit in the middle, and that's a must. ”

"Director Yao, you are an elder and an old-timer, so it is natural for you to sit here. Chu Tianqi continued to be humble.

"No, no, shoes can't be out of shape when they are small. The secretary's bearing is admired by us, but I can't ignore the rules, I can't sit here, and I dare not sit here. Speaking of this, Yao Xueyan sat directly on the left side of the main seat, "Old age is rude, my old woman will sit first." ”

"Director, you ...... Good. Chu Tianqi paused and motioned to Shen Hailin, "Chairman Shen, let's sit down too." ”

"Thank you, secretary!" Shen Hailin sat on the right side of the main seat.

Chu Tianqi sat on the main seat.

After receiving Liu Zhuo's instructions, fruits, melon seeds, etc. were withdrawn one after another, cold dishes began to be served, and the waiter was busy pouring up the wine.

At this time, people found that the main table was full of people at the level of the Standing Committee of the county party committee, the deputy department level was at the 12-person table in the middle, and the people at the other table were both the principal and deputy sections. People also noticed that although the people at the table on the edge had different levels and different positions, they had one thing in common - they were all Chu Tianqi's people.

Although all the seats were filled with people, and although each table had its own characteristics, people could not help but wonder: What kind of guests did the secretary invite, why did they have these people, and why did they put these people in the same room? All the people present here were civil servants, and they were well versed in the dignity of the elders and children of the officialdom, and they had always observed this rule, and they really couldn't figure out this anti-rule phenomenon.

The wine has been poured, the cold dishes have been served, and the hot dishes have been served. Nodding to everyone at the table, Chu Tianqi stood up, and the others also wanted to stand, but they were stopped by him.

Everyone in the room looked at the main table and the young man on the main seat, wanting to hear what the secretary had to say, and wondering what the reason for the invitation was.

Smiling at the audience, Chu Tianqi spoke: "Most of the people here said that they wanted to invite me to sit down, and I promised everyone to push back the time." Today, we sit together, and I have fulfilled my promise to you. ”

What, what? People are even more confused. The secretary invited him to dinner today just to fulfill his promise? Is there any reason for this? It doesn't seem to make sense.

Chu Tianqi's next words answered everyone's doubts: "Of course, I am not only to fulfill my promise, but I have already had this plan, and I already had it before I came to the county on the eighth day of the first month. Why am I inviting you? I want to share with you one of my good news: I got married and got my certificate on New Year's Day. ”

After the wedding, the audience immediately burst into applause and congratulations one after another:

"Congratulations to the secretary!"

"Congratulations to the secretary!"

"The secretary is happy to be married!"

I don't know who came to say: "Give birth to a noble son early!"

"Hahaha......" the people laughed.

"Now that you are married, you have to fulfill your obligations. Chu Tianqi also smiled and said: "Everyone is sitting together today, there are no secretaries and county magistrates, everyone is my colleague, and they are all cheering for me Chu Tianqi." So don't be restrained for a while, on the premise of not getting drunk and not making trouble, although you drink openly, this is the wine I brought this time, and it is enough. Cigarettes are essential at almost all weddings, but now there are clear non-smoking rules, and it is not appropriate for us to smoke on this occasion. However, this etiquette is indispensable, and after a while, Liu Zhuo will give everyone a pack, please take it away, and smoke it again when it is allowed to smoke. ”

"Good, the secretary is wise. "Someone responded immediately.

Liu Zhuo had already gotten up at the right time and put cigarettes in front of everyone.

"Come, let's raise a glass together, thank you for the cheers!" As he spoke, Chu Tianqi picked up the wine glass in front of him.

People held wine glasses in their hands and got up one after another: "Congratulations to the secretary, congratulations to the secretary!"

"Bah", after each table clinked glasses, people drank it all.

Tonight is destined to be a night of drinking, a night of celebration!