The buffet was very simple, there were no too many dishes, and there were no drinks, and soon the dishes on their plates were eaten one after another, and the staff sent soup, making a simple lunch, which was soon over.

Under the gaze of everyone, Qi Tianxiang, Zhang Qunfeng and other provincial and municipal leaders slowly left the table and walked out of the restaurant. When he walked out of the restaurant and walked in the corridor, Qi Tianxiang looked at Zhang Qunfeng again and proposed: "It's easier at noon, why should I have a few drinks with you in the evening, otherwise it will be too rude." ”

"It's not rude to say anything, but if you say it, you still treat me as an outsider." Zhang Qunfeng looked at Qi Tianxiang with a smile, and continued with a little seriousness: "Let's go according to the original plan!" This side said that I was going to go, and the following was already ready, and suddenly changed the time, so that the following was not easy to adapt. It is said that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and it is difficult to be free in officialdom! ”

Qi Tianxiang originally asked for Zhang Qunfeng's opinion, and he didn't mean to stay, seeing Zhang Qunfeng's resolute attitude, it was not easy to force it, so he turned his face to Wang Xiangdong and said: "Then I have to ask Comrade Xiangdong to do it for me, and I have to bring my heart to me at night no matter what, so that Minister Zhang can feel the sincerity and hospitality of our rivers and seas." ”

Seeing Wang Xiangdong nodding and smiling meaningfully, Qi Tianxiang turned his head and instructed Liu Ligao who was following behind him: "You must pay attention to the combination of work and rest, you can't just take care of time and work, ignore rest, and take care of Minister Zhang's body is your responsibility, you don't know much about this." ”

"Okay, you don't want your mother-in-law, I promise you a few more drinks at night, can't you return it if you don't get drunk?" Zhang Qunfeng was very impressed by Qi Tianxiang's meticulousness and thoughtfulness, but he still stopped Qi Tianxiang's words, and said with a slight smile: "It's already here, let's leave it at that!" You have so many things to do, let's still come to Japan for a long time, and if you have the opportunity to go to Beijing, let's cook wine with green plums and talk about wine! ”

"Then it's a word, let's see you in Beijing." As he spoke, he had already walked to the door of the hall, and the vehicles were parked under the porch in turn, Qi Tianxiang looked at Zhang Qunfeng with a smile, shook hands warmly and watched him board the car, and then shook hands with Wang Xiangdong, watched him get into the car, and waited until all the vehicles drove out of the porch in order, then looked at Liu Ligao and ordered: "You don't have to wait to send me, let's take care of Minister Zhang!" It's still what I just explained, pay attention to the minister's body, don't be too tired. ”

Seeing Liu Ligao nodding frequently, Qi Tianxiang knew that he understood what he meant, and Qi Tianxiang also knew that Liu Ligao and Zhang Qunfeng had a good personal relationship, and he should know Zhang Qunfeng's current physical state, and he would take care of it, so he glanced at Liu Ligao seriously, and gently waved his hand to signal that he could go.

After a short effort, the vehicles and crowds gathered in front of the foyer dispersed, leaving only a few provincial government personnel such as Zhou Tong and Xiao Zhang, as well as officials from the transportation department waiting to see Qi Tianxiang off.

Qi Tianxiang habitually raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, turned his face to look at Zhou Tong and said with a slight smile: "Let's go too!" The guest is at ease! ”

As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang turned around and shook hands with the personnel of the traffic hall who saw him off, slowly walked to his special car under the eyes of everyone, and turned around and whispered to Zhou Tong in between getting into the car: "Get in my car." ”

When the vehicle left the compound of the Traffic Department, Qi Tianxiang slowly said to Zhou Tong: "You can do the report prepared in the afternoon!" As I said not long ago, don't rush to get a plan and make a plan, nor do you simply compress the personnel, but do more research, contact more relevant departments and personnel, consider the feelings of the personnel who are about to be streamlined, and reasonably arrange their next work and life. If these follow-up problems are not resolved, and there is no perfect way out, we should not start to negotiate a plan. ”

"I understand what you mean, and I will definitely convey your opinions and instructions to them in full." Zhou Tong listened carefully to Qi Tianxiang's words, and solemnly said: "They have done a lot of work during this period of time, and they have compiled Lao Liu and several of them, and they have also continuously conducted thorough research on various departments, bureaus and commissions and institutions. ”

Qi Tianxiang patiently listened to Zhou Tong's narration, and thought for a while before saying: "Investigation and investigation, these work must be done in a practical and detailed manner, and if necessary, a questionnaire can be adopted, which can be carried out between the parties and within a certain range of society." It can take the form of discussion and discussion, or it can take a one-on-one investigation to understand everyone's mind. ”

As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang took a breath of change and said: "Although the current structural reform and streamlining is focused on the divestment of public institutions, we cannot just focus on the establishment of public institutions, still less can we apply a blanket approach, and we must still focus on the merger of institutions and the adjustment of functions on the basis of the withdrawal and merger of public institutions, comprehensively consider various factors, and carry out these tasks from the angle of development and overall stability. ”

"The necessary labor pains must be had, and someone must sacrifice and bear them, working for decades, neglecting and no support, the psychological gap and loss are immeasurable!" Qi Tianxiang was a little sad, and said to himself in a solemn tone, then looked at Zhou Tong, and said with a serious expression: "Therefore, we must think clearly about the diversion measures, and we must think clearly about the path that should be there, and there are more ways to choose and buffer methods, so as not to let the large-scale wave of layoffs in the restructuring of state-owned enterprises repeat, nor can we only care about the immediate interests and ignore the stability of the overall situation, irresponsible things can no longer be done, we can't afford to withstand such pains again and again." ”

"Please rest assured that I will convey your worries and thoughts to everyone in the organization." Zhou Tong was moved by Qi Tianxiang's words, especially the fluctuation of emotions, and couldn't help but say with feeling: "I am also a person who has experienced several ups and downs, and I have had and empathized with the sense of loss you mentioned. Since you trust me and leave this matter to me, I will definitely not let many people be sad and lost, and I will not let the labor pains hurt countless people again. ”

Qi Tianxiang listened to Zhou Tong's confession, it was not easy for such a restrained person to be able to say it here, so he stretched out his hand and gently patted the back of Zhou Tong's hand on the armrest, and said sincerely: "His heart is commendable, his ambition is expressive, let's be careful and do our best!" ”

Perhaps feeling the heaviness of the topic, Qi Tianxiang calmed down his emotions and changed the topic and said: "The report from the old house can be put a little later in the afternoon, you inform him not to worry, the report is secondary, and the reward is the right thing, and you will go over after you are busy in the afternoon, let's accompany this old guy to have a few drinks in the evening, it is also difficult for him." ”

"I'll call him in a little while and tell him what you think and get him ready." Zhou Tong hurriedly took Qi Tianxiang's words and said with emotion: "They are all in their fifties and almost sixty, and they have been going for more than a month, and they don't go home or stay in the city, just go around below, this old guy is also hard enough." But if you think about it carefully, you can understand that after so many years, it is also a rare luck to be able to work with someone who understands him and believes in him, even if he is tired to death. ”

"What is alive and dead, there can't be anything other than life and death?" Qi Tianxiang knew the meaning of Zhou Tong's words, so he glanced at him and said with emotion: "When our thousands of horses don't die of old age in the grassland or stables in order to wait for Bole, and don't work selflessly to repay our gratitude, our political ecology will be beautiful." At that time, Maxima was relaxed, and Bole was also at ease. ”

Perhaps feeling that his feelings were a little serious, Qi Tianxiang turned his face to look at Zhou Tong, and said with a slight smile: "You still don't know this old guy, a typical desperate San Lang, he spared no effort to do things, and he didn't want to die, for the infrastructure project of the City Games, he ate and lived on the construction site, and he stared at the big picture of the project, and then took off his work clothes and returned to the office, which was more than 40 days!" didn't go home, didn't leave the construction site, lost more than a dozen pounds, and when I got home, my wife didn't dare to admit it, and she cried in distress. ”

"But these pasts, do you remember, does anyone still remember? Do the people who worked with him remember back then? Isn't it time to slander and slander, to dismantle and dismantle Taiwan, doesn't the old guy still end up with 'Feng Tang is easy to be old, Li Guang is difficult to seal'? And people are sitting back and enjoying the success, soaring. Zhou Tong couldn't help but sneer, and said uneasily: "In the past, I still paid attention to a reward for meritorious deeds, and I was afraid of some social influences, but now I don't care about this at all, I only look at the circle, only look at the surface of the work, so it will take time for political prosperity!" ”

Qi Tianxiang knew what happened to Youfang Construction, which triggered Zhou Tong's emotion, which is also difficult to solve in a few simple words, not to mention that the confusion he said also exists, and he has not figured out the problem, so how to enlighten him? The only thing that can be done is silence, but there are only two of them in the car, and silence is bound to bring dullness, so I can only sigh deeply and say sincerely: "I feel the same way as what you said, but confusion can exist, you can think, you can think, you just can't say it, you can't affect your emotions for this, it's really hard to think about it." ”

"It's hard or not, I'm afraid it's sad and meaningless." Zhou Tong looked at Qi Tianxiang and smiled, and smiled very happily, and said solemnly: "They are all dozens of years old, it is not easy to be credulous with just a few words, and as the old saying goes, 'people can't step into the same river twice' and fall in the same place twice, it is even more impossible. ”

Qi Tianxiang looked at Zhou Tong with a slight smile, understanding the meaning of what he said, and also knowing very well what such a conversation could achieve, so he looked at him deeply and said no more.