At eight o'clock in the evening, Liao Zexi went home.

Before Liao Fanmin could walk out of the study, Liao Zexi came in.

Liao Zexi's face was slightly red, with a hint of alcohol, he had just been promoted, and drinking was certain, but going home so early was beyond Liao Fanmin's expectations.

"Xiaomin, I've always wanted to have a good talk with you, today is a good opportunity, I'm afraid from tomorrow, I'm going to start busy. ”

"Dad, it's the end of the year, and there shouldn't be much to do. ”

"No, just Mayor Zhang told me, there are still some units of funds have not been solved, the city finance has not had too much money, we need to find a way to solve, we must find a way to coordinate, otherwise the New Year will not be peaceful, and a lot of condolences at the end of the year, have not yet begun, tomorrow morning to the National People's Congress meeting, the afternoon will start condolences. ”

Xu Wenqing entered the study with a cup of tea and handed it to Liao Zexi.

"Lao Liao, drinking less alcohol in the future is not good for your health. ”

"I know that I didn't drink much today, and Minister Zhang of the Organization Department took the car back to Fandu, and I went home. ”

Seeing that Liao Zexi and Liao Fanmin were both sitting, probably about to say something, Xu Wenqing nodded.

"You talk slowly, I'll go out for a walk, stay at home all day today, go out to breathe at this time. ”

Liao Zexi held the teacup and drank several sips of tea before speaking.

"Xiaomin, in fact, more than a year ago, I thought of you, you still remember when I was promoted to the Municipal Party Committee Office as deputy director, your mother and I have been speculating about who promoted me, but unfortunately we don't know, so I worked very hard in my work, was careful, and tried my best to do everything well. ”

"At the beginning of the year, I was transferred to the municipal government office as the director of the office, from that time on, I thought of you, your mother has nothing to do with the city, I have nothing to do with it, it is impossible to be promoted and reused for no reason, so many cadres in the city are very capable, why good luck always falls on my head. ”

"I first paid attention to Jia Yunmao, and later denied it, Jia Yunmao is doing business in Nanhua City, and it is unlikely that he will interfere in the affairs of Fandu City or even Xuanming City, and I work in the government office, and I know a lot of things, and I have not seen Jia Yunmao in the city's investment promotion work. ”

"Later, I paid attention to your classmates, and finally knew Cheng Yahui's name, and I knew the situation of Cheng Yahui's parents, which surprised me a lot, but I am not sure, Mayor Cheng's identity is not ordinary after all, he is concerned about the leading cadres at the county and department level, how can he care about the situation of me as a section-level cadre, and then I thought, maybe Mayor Cheng occasionally mentioned me in his words, so I was promoted and reused. ”

"Half a month ago, the Organization Department of the Fandu Municipal Party Committee came to the city to assess me, at this time, I can almost conclude that this assessment has a direct relationship with Mayor Cheng, at that time I don't know what position I will serve, my inner thoughts may be to serve as deputy mayor, which is also reasonable, the director of the municipal government office to serve as deputy mayor is a reasonable thing, this morning the municipal party committee held a cadre meeting, announced that I was a member of the Standing Committee of the Xuanming Municipal Party Committee, executive vice mayor, I knew that this must be Mayor Cheng's meaning. ”

"When Minister Zhang sent me back to the city, he had a very good attitude and fully affirmed my work, and at dinner, in front of Secretary Su and Mayor Zhang, he said that the Fandu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government highly affirmed my work. ”

"It's not general support and concern. ”

"Your second uncle and uncle once called me to tell me that you have a girlfriend in college, the girl is very good-looking, polite, and everyone is beautiful at a glance, they can't remember the girl's name, they know the surname Cheng, which makes me think of Mayor Cheng and Cheng Yahui instantly, you and Cheng Yahui are classmates in the third year of high school, and at the same time studying at the University of South China, it is normal to have a good impression of each other. ”

Speaking of this, Liao Zexi's expression became serious.

"Xiaomin, I have worked for so many years, when I was in the army, I was the company commander, the size is also a leader, after transferring to the place, I have experienced a lot of twists and turns, I thought that a lifetime would be dull and passing, who knew that after the age of forty, there are so many opportunities, quickly promoted, as the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water, the spring reciprocates, Mayor Cheng's appreciation of me, I must repay, otherwise I will lose my duty to be a man, I just don't know, why Mayor Cheng appreciates me, why will he promote me repeatedly, I hope you can tell the truth。 ”

"I don't want me to be promoted, it's the result of your grievances, so I'd rather continue to be dull, since the first month of the previous year, you have undergone great changes, becoming mature and stable, your mother and I are very pleased, at that time our hopes were pinned on you, I don't want your future life to be controlled by others. ”

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After a short period of thought, Liao Fanmin decided to tell the truth.

"Dad, I haven't said anything about this matter, but after I say it, you must keep it absolutely confidential. ”

Liao Zexi looked at Liao Fanmin and nodded, the look on his face was a little nervous.

"During the college entrance examination, I helped Cheng Yahui, I have always buried this matter in my heart, no one knows, Uncle Cheng and Aunt Luo have only met me once, entertaining Jia Tianxing and me for dinner, it may be that Cheng Yahui said something, Uncle Cheng asked me specifically after the meal, I didn't say anything, I didn't admit that the college entrance examination helped Cheng Yahui... ”

"Have you helped Cheng Yahui a lot? ”

"Without my help, Cheng Yahui would have chosen to repeat. ”

"It's really helpful to say this, but just with the help of the college entrance examination, Mayor Cheng won't do it. ”

"I don't know very well about this, maybe it will be some help, but it is not what Uncle Cheng expected. ”

Liao Zexi nodded, and instantly understood the truth, it should be said that when he was transferred from the Civil Affairs Bureau to the Municipal Party Committee Office, this step benefited from Cheng Zhenlin, and it may not be the case later, since someone knows the mystery, he will definitely try his best to help him Liao Zexi, in order to get Cheng Zhenlin's attention, and this time he was promoted to the Standing Committee of the Xuanming Municipal Party Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor, on the one hand, thanks to Liao Zexi's excellent work, and on the other hand, thanks to Cheng Zhenlin's speaking.

Thinking about the truth in this, a smile appeared on Liao Zexi's face.

"Xiaomin, what you said is right, there are some things I haven't figured out, in fact, after knowing the reason, everything is logical, and I must work harder in the future. ”

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Liao Zexi began to ask about Cheng Yahui again.

"Xiaomin, have you and Cheng Yahui decided on the relationship? ”

"Not yet, not so fast. ”

"I believe in your vision, but also proud of you, your generation, the pursuit of flowers, the pursuit of romance, and we were different at that time, but I always feel that life is not so much splendid, more down-to-earth, I don't say much about these truths, you will understand in the future, family is very important for men, if there is no good family, no matter how good a man, the ending can not be very good, life will be very painful, this life, I have to be grateful to your mother, without your mother's support and dedication, this family can not maintain now。。。 ”

Liao Fanmin looked at Liao Zexi and didn't speak, this was the first time he heard his father talk about things in the family.

"Xiaomin, how are you doing in the company, I heard that the New Century Company has developed very fast and has become one of the top private enterprises in Nanhua City. ”

"I have quit the management of the company and no longer meddle in the company's affairs. ”

"Why is this happening. ”

"I don't have time to work hard, I think that during college, my studies are still important, if I always pay attention to the company's affairs, my studies will definitely be delayed, and I can't have both, and after graduating from college, I can focus on my work. ”

"Okay, you know this very well, the second and the old man called many times, said about your help, if it weren't for you, they wouldn't be able to enter the construction company, let alone management, they couldn't get so much salary, they also said that the boss of the construction company respects you very much, but you definitely don't take advantage of the construction company, the construction company's boss Yang, admires you very much, always wants to thank you, but you refuse again and again, I was a little unconvinced, now it seems, all this is true. ”

"Dad, in fact, I also want to thank Boss Yang, he helped our family. ”

"Yes, thank you. ”

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Liao Zexi changed the subject again.

"This year, I plan to go back to the countryside around the twenty-eighth of the lunar month, what do you think. ”

"I think it's okay, Yaoyao's studies are too intense, and you can go to the countryside to relax. ”

"Yaoyao's academic performance is very good, I didn't let your mother and me worry about it, but the college entrance examination is only more than five months away, and I still can't completely relax, your mother and I hope that Yaoyao can be admitted to Peking University, and when we are old in the future, we can also go to the big city to see you and experience the life of the big city." ”

"Dad, you don't have to worry, Yaoyao will definitely be able to be admitted to Peking University. ”

"I hope that there have always been good things at home, but I always feel that something is unreal, and life is not so smooth. ”

"Dad, you're thinking too much. ”

Liao Zexi looked at Liao Fanmin and shook his head slightly.

Liao Fanmin's heart touched more, he knew that life was by no means smooth sailing, if it weren't for his rebirth, the family would still be in the middle of the storm, and unsatisfactory things would happen every day, but now the situation is different, although the family will encounter such and such things, but they can deal with it very well.

Liao Zexi's words today have regarded him Liao Fanmin as a real adult, which may be the biggest change in the family.