"It should be me who respects Secretary Chen-Secretary Chen, I'll do it first." Zhou Nan immediately got up and made a gesture to serve Chen Yan a cup, then picked up the cup and drank it all with a smile.

Chen Yan smiled slightly, nodded, and then raised her glass to take a sip.

"Okay, Comrade Zhou Nan, you can drink when you are young, and I, an elderly female comrade, can't compete with you young people for a drink, so I will express that my mind will be completed when I arrive."

"Secretary Chen, please feel free." Zhou Nan put down the wine glass in his hand, and did not "entangle" like Zhang Qiang and Sun Xiang and couldn't help persuading Chen Yan to drink.

"Hehe, young man, work hard, and the future is promising." Chen Yan smiled meaningfully, and there seemed to be a soft color in her gaze towards Zhou Nan.

Chen Dong sat on one side with an unsightly face, frowning.

He could feel that Chen Yan's "feeling" for Zhou Nan was changing in a direction he didn't want to see.

"Comrade Xiao Zhou has not been in the county for a long time, but he has made remarkable achievements in the county, and the city leaders have seen it...... Two days ago, I was still discussing with Secretary Feng of the Municipal Party Committee and several of our leaders, saying that among the young poverty alleviation cadres uniformly deployed by the Provincial Party Committee, that is, Comrade Zhou Nan of Ningshan, took root at the grassroots level in the shortest possible time and really bent down to do a lot of practical things. ”

Chen Yan smiled, "After I came to the county, although we haven't been in contact for a long time, I can find that you, a comrade, are very stable and comprehensive, work efficiently and have a solid work style...... Well, that's good. I hope that you will guard against arrogance and rashness in the future, continue to work hard in the county, and cooperate with Comrades Zhang Qiang and Sun Xiang to develop the economy of Ningshan......"

"What kind of spiritual civilization construction, what kind of party style and clean government construction...... These are all retreat work, but only economic development is pragmatic. Let's not talk about those vanity, as long as the economic development of Ningshan can take off the hat of a poor county within three to five years, this is the great achievement of your county party committee and county political axe team! ”

"When the economy develops, it is the people who get the benefits. The lives of the common people are rich, so that the people of the county can ask the poor to become well-off, this is the greatest achievement of your parents and officials! ”

"In a sense, Secretary Zhou of the Provincial Party Committee can come to Ningshan to investigate and investigate the work of attracting investment, which proves from the side that everyone's work has been effective, which is the affirmation of the work of the county party committee and county political axe team!"

"Of course, within the scope of the whole city, under the unified leadership of the municipal party committee team headed by Comrade Feng Botao, Ningnan City has worked hard with one heart and one mind since 1998 to vigorously promote investment promotion and urban construction, and all fronts have achieved remarkable results...... Secretary Zhou's visit this time proves that our work achievements have been recognized by the provincial party committee and provincial government. ”

"This is actually an important opportunity in the process of our city's economic development. Therefore, this time the municipal party committee and municipal axe attach great importance to it, before I came, Secretary Feng and Mayor Ma repeatedly instructed me, asking me to tell the comrades in Ningshan to do the work carefully and practically, and not to make any mistakes. ”

"In the past few days, my comrades and I from the inspection team will stay in the county...... Inspection is one aspect, and another important function is to help the county solve some practical problems. Comrades who encounter problems that cannot be solved in their work, and problems that need to be coordinated by the city, can find me, and the on-site office solutions that I can solve, and those that cannot be solved will be reported to Secretary Feng and Mayor Ma, and the two main leaders will help solve them! ”

Chen Yan put down the wine glass and began to make a high-sounding "speech", the banquet on this occasion is different from the ordinary officialdom dinner, with a certain formal political color, although some words are very empty, but Chen Yan, as the leader of the municipal party committee, must also say it.

Although Zhang Qiang listened respectfully, he was actually slandering in his heart: You old lady came to the county to help us solve the difficulty of a hammer, and it would be good if you didn't make trouble for us...... You've only been here for a day, so how many things have you found out for us?

But in his heart, he didn't dare to say this.

Chen Dong sat there, very embarrassed, neither to leave, nor to continue to stay, his face slowly turned red. He suddenly found that it seemed that it was difficult for him to integrate into the small circle of Zhang Qiang and these people anymore, looking at a few people talking and laughing, he gritted his teeth, or silently got up and held his wine glass, and smiled reluctantly, "Secretary Chen, Secretary Zhang, you go on, I'll go out and take care of the comrades over there." ”

Chen Yan smiled and nodded lightly.

Zhang Qiang also smiled indifferently, raised his hand to Chen Dong and said, "Well, Comrade Chen Dong, take care of the comrades over there, wait a while, the three of us will go over and toast...... Tell the leaders of the city that tonight, if anyone is not drunk or drunk, they are not allowed to leave! ”

Sun Xiang also smiled, "I'll go over with Comrade Zhou Nan to toast in a while, and Secretary Zhang will press the formation." ”

Chen Dong nodded and hurried away.

Zhou Nan looked at his departing "down-and-out" back, and a sneer on the corner of his mouth flashed.

………… Starting from the next morning, Ningshan County entered the almost "vigorous" reception preparations.

The first is hygiene. The county's urban areas were cleaned up, and all the people of the Environmental Sanitation Bureau were dispatched to strive to leave no dead ends in the urban areas. Enterprises, institutions, schools, and so on have also collectively mobilized their activities. Under the unified coordination of the county government, each township is responsible for the specific implementation, and the village party secretary mobilizes all the villagers to also launch a health protection campaign in the village.

The second is the atmosphere. The whole county has begun to hang welcome banners one after another, paint the walls along the streets, and organize some public facilities along the streets...... Almost overnight, new green bins were added to the county's urban areas, and wrought-iron public leisure seating was set up on some shopping streets.

The third is the key units and construction sites. Considering that Secretary Zhou of the provincial party committee may go to the county's schools, shopping malls, power plants, water plants, and other key units by name to inspect them, the county summoned the responsible persons of these units to make arrangements in advance, so as not to be caught blind when the time comes.

The main reason why Zhou Xiaolin came was to investigate the investment promotion of Ningshan County, so he will definitely go to the project construction site that is now being built or basically completed, and the corresponding preparation is also indispensable.

Fourth, public order. From now on, the county public security bureau began to promote the "strike hard" type of centralized management of public order throughout the county, and all the "suspects" who were included in the police's field of vision were put under focused monitoring; police cars were whistling in the county town, people's police were coming in and out, and many hooligans and ruffians who were active on the streets were honestly nested in their homes and disappeared for the time being.

At this time, if anyone doesn't have a long eye, they will definitely be cleaned up by the police.

The fifth is administrative reception and catering and accommodation reception. The reception office of the county party committee, which is responsible for receiving the food and lodging of the leaders of the provincial party committee, has actually entered the state in advance since last night.

Zhou Nan, who is responsible for the reception preparations at the entire level of the county, is the executive deputy county magistrate Zhou Nan, who did not stay in the office of his county political axe, but sat in the reception office temporarily established by the county party committee, worked on the spot, coordinated the work of various departments at any time, listened to work reports at any time, and issued work instructions at any time.

On 27 February, Feng Botao, secretary of the municipal party committee, and Ma Liguo, mayor of Ningshan County, personally rushed to Ningshan County, accompanied by Chen Yan, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, and principal leaders of Ningshan County, to inspect some "key places".

On the morning of February 28, an urgent call was made from the municipal party committee office to the county party committee office. The news came, at 9:30 a.m., Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee, and his entourage officially set off from the provincial capital to Ningshan, and the provincial party committee office notified Secretary Zhou not to go to Ningnan City, but to come directly to Ningshan County.

Zhou Xiaolin's trip was very low-key, and there were not many officials who followed him to investigate, and even fewer attachés. Yu Jiangang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, Kong Yan, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Organization, Wang Yunlu, Deputy Director of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, Qin Maoke, Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and Huo Qin, Deputy Director of the Theoretical Research Office of the Provincial Party Committee.

In addition to the above-mentioned five officials at or above the deputy department level, there are also some low-level attachés. According to the notice of the Provincial Party Committee Office, there are 12 people in this line. In addition, there were reporters accompanying several provincial media outlets.

At a little after 10:30 a.m., Feng Botao, secretary of the municipal party committee, and Ma Liguo, mayor of the city, together with some important leaders of the city, also rushed over from Ningnan and waited in Ningshan County.

It is generally a 3-hour journey from the provincial capital to Ningshan County. But Zhou Nan estimated that Zhou Xiaolin and his entourage must have a police car to open the road, and the speed would definitely be about half an hour faster than normal vehicle traffic.

That is to say, at about 12 noon, Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee, and his entourage will rush to Ningshan County, just for lunch in Ningshan County.

Feng Botao, secretary of the municipal party committee, looked up at the sunny sky, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and saw that it was already more than 11 o'clock, so he looked back at a group of city and county cadres standing behind him, and said loudly, "What about Comrade Zhang Qiang?" Comrade Sun Xiang, Comrade Zhou Nan?! ”

Zhang Qiang, Sun Xiang, and Zhou Nan county leaders were standing behind the buttocks of a group of city leaders, and suddenly heard Secretary Feng's call, and hurriedly squeezed into the crowd with a smile, and appeared in front of Feng Botao, "Secretary Feng." ”

Feng Botao glanced at the three of them, waved his hand and said, "It is estimated that Secretary Zhou is about to arrive, how is the lunch you prepared?" I think it's time to start preparing......"

"Secretary Feng, Comrade Zhou Nan has already made arrangements, please rest assured." Zhang Qiang said with a smile.

"Well, it's all arranged, and the leaders can dine as soon as they arrive." Sun Xiang also smiled respectfully.

Feng Botao's eyes fell on Zhou Nan, and Zhou Nan also smiled respectfully, "Secretary Feng, everything is ready." According to the prior arrangement, the two leaders of Secretary Feng and Mayor Ma accompanied Secretary Zhou, Secretary General Yu and Minister Kong, and the remaining leaders of the provincial party committee were received by the leaders of the city and county, and a total of three tables were arranged. ”

"According to the instructions of Secretary Feng and Mayor Ma, today's noon arrangement is a working meal, four meat, four vegetables and two soups, and no drinks are arranged. As soon as the convoy of the leaders of the provincial party committee entered the county seat, I immediately arranged for the reception of the county party committee to start serving the food by phone, so that the leaders of the provincial party committee could start eating as soon as they arrived. ”

Feng Botao smiled with satisfaction and nodded, "Well, it's good." This arrangement is very good, Secretary Zhou's style is simple, we arrange the meal not only to let the leaders eat well, but also not too wasteful and extravagant, so that the leaders are not satisfied. Don't arrange drinks at noon, but in the evening, you still have to arrange what you should arrange. ”

"Okay, I understand." Zhou Nangong should be.

Mayor Ma Liguo laughed on the side, "Secretary Feng, our county magistrate Xiao Zhou, but we will arrange it." The reception work in Ningshan County, but it was arranged by the county magistrate Xiao Zhou, I think it is very good, and many details have been taken into account...... I want to transfer Comrade Xiao Zhou to the municipal government office to assist me in my work......"

Feng Botao also laughed, the two main party and government leaders of Ningnan City laughed, and other city leaders also began to laugh in unison, and some city leaders even patted Zhou Nan's shoulder cordially.

While talking and laughing, suddenly a staff member hurriedly came forward and whispered a few words in Feng Botao's ear, Feng Botao's face changed, and he immediately waved his hand and said loudly, "Get in the car, go, Secretary Zhou of the Provincial Party Committee stopped on the outer ring road...... Let's go check it out! ”

Feng Botao parted the crowd and walked towards his car.

Mayor Ma Liguo also followed, and at the same time said loudly, "Don't follow other comrades, comrades in the county follow!" ”

………… Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee, and his entourage actually stopped the car next to the outer ring road, one kilometer away from the county seat.

More than a dozen police officers spread out from afar, and this section of the road was temporarily closed, albeit temporarily.

Feng Botao, secretary of the municipal party committee, and Ma Liguo, mayor of the city, didn't know why Secretary Zhou and his party suddenly parked in this place, but Zhang Qiang, Sun Xiang and Zhou Nan in the county suddenly had an ominous premonition at the same time.

The three of them sat in a car, Zhou Nan was in the co-pilot seat, and Zhang Qiang and Sun Xiang were in the back seat.

Zhou Nan turned his head to look at Zhang Qiang and Sun Xiang, Zhang Qiang frowned and said, "Both, I seem to be a little ......."

Sun Xiang looked out of the car window and said in a low voice, "Secretary Zhou, where they are standing, it seems that we are laying plastic tarpaulins...... Ah, that's not quite right! ”

Zhou Nan couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said that Secretary Zhou of the Provincial Party Committee had inadvertently discovered the strangeness of this place, so he stopped to check it out...... And judging from the current situation, there must be some "clues".

As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Nan secretly hated in his heart: Chen Yan, a woman who has not achieved enough things and has more than enough failures...... It's bad, once there is a basket of such details and it is exposed in public by the leaders of the provincial party committee, this is a major scandal...... There are also reporters from the provincial media accompanying him, in case it is exposed, Ningshan County is afraid that this time it will be famous!

At the same time, of course, Zhang Qiang and Sun Xiang are also worried about this.

So, before the car could stop, the three of them couldn't wait to jump out of the car and trot towards the place where a group of officials had gathered.

Feng Botao and Ma Liguo got out of the car, came to the front with a respectful smile, and greeted Zhou Xiaolin, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Yu Jiangang, Secretary General of the Provincial Party Committee, Kong Yan, Director of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and other important leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, ......who were standing at the front of the crowd and looking under the highway.

Zhou Xiaolin slowly turned his head to look at Feng Botao and Ma Liguo, smiled faintly and waved his hand, "Comrade Botao, Comrade Liguo...... When we walked here, we suddenly found that the peach grove below was nice, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and the scenery was very charming, so we stopped the car to take a look. ”

At this time, Zhou Nan and the three of them had already rushed over. Hearing Zhou Xiaolin say this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

This year, the weather in Ningshan warmed up relatively early, although it was only the end of February and the beginning of March, but the wild peach forest in the ravine below, at this moment there are already many pink stamens on the peach trees in full bloom, looking from afar, the green cover is full of flowers, the scenery is really good.

But on the depression between the peach grove and the road, it was under Chen Yan's hands that Ningshan County was covered with a "fig leaf" to cover up a layer of shallow floating soil. Although it looks very flat, similar to a complete square platform, it is actually a "paper tiger", and people must fall into it if they want to step on it.

Zhou Xiaolin and other leaders of the provincial party committee greeted Feng Botao and Ma Liguo, said some words, and pointed at the peach grove below, but Zhang Qiang, the three county parents and officials standing behind the crowd, had a layer of cold sweat on their foreheads, in case ...... In case the leader of the provincial party committee Yaxing has a seizure, and he wants to go down to see the peach blossoms up close, wouldn't it be ...... Kong Yan suddenly turned her head and smiled, beckoned and said loudly, "Comrade Xiao Zhou!" ”

He turned his head to Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee, and smiled, "Secretary Zhou, this executive deputy county magistrate in Ningshan County is the young poverty alleviation cadre who was uniformly deployed by our organization department, and Comrade Zhou Nan, the former big boss of Feiteng Group. This is the cadre you personally ordered. ”

Kong Yan was very impressed with Zhou Nan, so she recognized Zhou Nan at a glance. Moreover, the trip of the secretary of the provincial party committee also has a certain relationship with Zhou Nan. At the beginning, Zhou Nan, a business genius who gave up business and entered politics, was placed as a poverty alleviation cadre in Ningshan, a poor county, and Zhou Xiaolin, the senior leaders of the provincial party committee, were concerned.

Of course, this kind of inspection and investigation is mainly related to the poverty alleviation strategic project of Binhai Province that he led to promote. Hundreds of poverty alleviation young cadres went to the central and southern regions, which was promoted by Zhou Xiaolin, and now that this strategy has achieved results, Zhou Xiaolin himself naturally intends to support a typical one.

Under various coincidences, Ningshan County was selected.

After listening to the words of Kong Yan, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Organization, the profound eyes of many leaders of the Provincial Party Committee present were projected on Zhou Nan.

And Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee, also put on an indifferent and reserved smile, and turned his head to look at Zhou Nan, who was not far away with an elegant temperament, although his eyes were peaceful, but full of the awe-inspiring momentum of the superior.

Suddenly becoming the focus of attention, Zhou Nan was taken aback, but he did not panic, but smiled calmly, and walked over quickly while responding to Kong Yan's words.

(To be continued)