At the end of the banquet, Qi Tianxiang was accompanied by Hao Han and Wang Jinlong, and walked slowly to the small sign behind the county hotel, Xu Fang took the excuse to see the night scene of Pingyuan County, accompanied by Xiang Youzhi and Tian Feng, secretary of the county party committee, and Luo Jimin, the county magistrate, went out from the main gate and walked on the street.

This is also the helplessness of the reception work, and at the same time two provincial leaders came, although there are priorities, but in the eyes of the grassroots, they are all big people who can't afford to offend. What's more, in a small plain county, it is very rare to come to a city leader, and this time two provincial leaders, accompanied by so many provincial government officials, plus the leaders of Qinghe City, the county party committee and the county government are at a loss.

Fortunately, Qi Tianxiang and Xu Fang were very easy and generous this time, not only did they not ask for any after-entertainment programs, but they were even exempted from accompanying them after dinner, which was undoubtedly the biggest relaxation for the grassroots. Leaders want to move freely, which is of course something that cannot be desired.

Walking through the quiet tree-lined paths and walking through the dark night, although he has not been here for a long time, in Qi Tianxiang's mind, he can still smell the familiar smell of the past and find the mark of a long time ago.

A few years ago, it was here that Qi Tianxiang began the first leap in his career in Hehai Province, and in just a few days, he completed the amazing move before the appointment of the secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Not only did they take Pingyuan County as the starting point, they eliminated a large number of county officials, including Peng Qun, but also directly eradicated the underworld forces entrenched in Pingyuan County, including a vice governor and two department directors, and introduced a huge shock to the officialdom of Hehai. As a result, Qi Tianxiang's reputation was recognized by more people because of the incident.

It is this mysterious and secluded courtyard, this small trick with the pattern of the late Qing official eunuch's house, which made Qi Tianxiang the first time, and also made him have an unforgettable nostalgia for this place. At the same time, he also has a complex and contradictory psychology, it seems that everything is caused by small tricks, but he clearly feels that he has nothing to do with this small courtyard, and the only sign of existence is that he once lived here, and once wandered in the seclusion and simplicity here.

Thinking like this, Qi Tianxiang, accompanied by Hao Han and Wang Jinlong, followed the waiter to the second row of room No. 3 and opened the dusty memory......

As soon as the door of the room opened, Qi Tianxiang's mood immediately became excited, and he followed the waiter into the room, Qi Tianxiang looked slowly, looking around. Although I know that this is just an ordinary room of Xiaozhao, I don't know how many people have lived in it, but I still feel new and familiar.

"It's still this room, it's still the same as before, it's like yesterday, it's been a few years, and I always feel as if I haven't left here." Qi Tianxiang and the waiter tidied up the room quickly, and after leaving with interest, he turned to look at Hao Han and said, "You are really kind people, you are very thoughtful, thank you!" ”

"You are so polite, how can you bear a thank you for the work of the world." Hao Han said with a slight smile: "Revisiting the old place, of course, it is the familiar things that make it more emotional and feeling." ”

Qi Tianxiang knew the meaning of Hao Han's words, so he smiled faintly, and stretched out his hand to signal Hao Han and Wang Jinlong to sit down and talk. When he saw Hao Han cleaning the teacup with a quick gesture and the demeanor of kimchi, he sat down with a slight smile, and was very satisfied with Hao Han's humility and low-key.

On such an occasion, as the secretary of the Qinghe Municipal Party Committee of Hao Han, even if he did not instruct the waiter to pour tea, it should be operated by Wang Jinlong, as the mayor. Rank is authority, but also power. What's more, among the three people in the room, two men are just one woman. But Hao Han didn't feel any excuse, just like the hostess of the family, it was normal to serve tea and pour water. There is no distinction between the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor, let alone the difference between men and women, there are just two big brothers, and she should be entertained.

Looking at Qi Tianxiang's eyes looking at him, Hao Han poured the tea and came over, and said to Qi Tianxiang disappreciatively: "It feels a little weird, isn't it?" ”

"What's weird? Is there anything wrong with it? Qi Tianxiang looked at Hao Han in confusion, then turned his face to look at Wang Jinlong, and asked confusedly, "Is there any problem?" Or is there something wrong? ”

Wang Jinlong looked at Qi Tianxiang in a daze, as if he didn't understand what he was talking about, and asked puzzledly, "What do you mean?" Isn't it normal? ”

Wang Jinlong said and looked at Qi Tianxiang, and looked at Hao Han seriously, when their eyes met Qi Tianxiang's eyes again, both of them couldn't help but burst into laughter suddenly, and they were out of control, and tears of laughter flowed out.

The pranks of Qi Tianxiang and Wang Jinlong, as well as the uncontrollable laughter, immediately made Hao Han's face flush, and his shy expression did not recover for a long time. This is the cooperation between two men, and it is also a tacit understanding formed by getting along for a long time, although he thinks that he has known Qi Tianxiang for a long time, but such a tacit understanding has never appeared once. From this, I felt a deep sense of vinegar in my heart, and there was a trace of jealousy.

Qi Tianxiang looked at Hao Han's shy expression, and felt that the joke could only go so far, after all, they were all people with certain identities and positions, and the necessary face still had to be retained. This kind of joke can be stopped in moderation, not only to convey friendship and liven up the atmosphere, but also to close the relationship with each other, and to eliminate the strangeness and restraint brought by some positions. There can be such a joke, and in a sense, it shows that Qi Tianxiang did not treat the two of them as outsiders, which is the most important substantive meaning.

"Okay, no kidding, I believe that our Secretary Xiao Hao will have a rare opportunity like this again this year." Qi Tianxiang opened his mouth to maintain Hao Han's face, and waited until she sat down before he said gently: "It's not too early, you two should go back to rest separately after chatting for a while." ”

"It doesn't matter, there haven't been a lot of things lately, and now at this time, agriculture is the big one, even if you don't come to inspect, Mayor Jinlong and I will come down and take a walk." Hao Han looked at Qi Tianxiang, knowing that Qi Tianxiang was afraid that they would have any personal matters, or that their urgent work needed to be arranged, and he didn't want to affect their time too much, so he explained: "We started early in agriculture, and the drought was severe last winter, and the city made special arrangements for this, basically without much delay, and now it seems that the situation is still relatively ideal." ”

Looking at Qi Tianxiang's focused expression, Hao Han continued: "This is mainly due to the exchange and training of a group of cadres in Hezhou City, their cadres who came over were distributed more in our grassroots townships, and after our cadres came back, most of them were enriched to the grassroots level, and they did bring some atmosphere and pragmatic working methods." ”

Qi Tianxiang listened to Hao Han's explanation and knew that there was a special meaning for him, because this work was a key task when he was the secretary of the Hezhou Municipal Party Committee. Now that she mentioned it lightly, in fact, it was to make him happy, and she was also very excited about the careful and meticulous thinking of the female cadre in front of her, so she changed the topic and said gently: "Let's talk about things at work tomorrow, let's talk about your personal affairs!" When are you going to return to the team? ”

Hao Han immediately asked Qi Tianxiang's seemingly casual words, knowing that Qi Tianxiang had been concerned about her question, although he had not explicitly and officially mentioned it, he had said it a few times, but this was the first time that he had asked such a straightforward question now, and he knew in his heart that Qi Tianxiang had already begun to plan this matter. But when you ask yourself what you really think, it's really hard to fully explain.

When he was transferred from the Municipal Legal Committee to Pingyuan County as the county magistrate, there were very complicated reasons, and one of the important aspects was to avoid suspicion. Tan Pingshan, as the secretary of the Municipal Legal Committee, personally selected Hao Han, a master of the School of Political Science and Law, to the Municipal Legal Committee, and gradually cultivated to the position of office director, his own intentions are more sensitive, plus Tan Pingshan's wife is not in good health, his daughter is sick, and Hao Han is waiting to be married, so the discussion and speculation have never subsided. Tan Pingshan is not afraid of crooked shadows, and he has always been loyal to his marriage. But in the face of Hao Han's increasingly urgent concern, he was in a dilemma, and the move of the subordinate showed Tan Pingshan's attitude.

Later, after Tan Pingshan resigned from the Municipal Legal Committee and became the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, he had the intention to let Hao Han return to the Municipal Legal Committee, but without Tan Pingshan's political and legal committee as secretary, Hao Han was unwilling to go back, and the reason for this was not very clear. Later, after experiencing the political storm in Pingyuan County, especially the suicide of Peng Qun, secretary of the county party committee, Hao Han was temporarily appointed to preside over the county's work as the county magistrate, and smoothly transitioned to the position of secretary of the county party committee.

In the next few years, Hao Han's career was like a rocket, first became the secretary of the county party committee, and then successfully became a member of the Standing Committee of the Qinghe Municipal Party Committee, thanks to the favor of Wang Jianjian, the secretary of the municipal party committee at that time, became the deputy mayor of Qinghe City, and then became a powerful chess piece in the power struggle, and was promoted to mayor, and finally succeeded Wang Jianjian, becoming the young secretary of the Qinghe Municipal Party Committee and the youngest municipal party secretary in the province.

For these rapid changes, Hao Han is very clear about the reasons for this, although he has the education of a master's degree graduate and the status of a young county party secretary, but in a few years to complete the transition from the secretary of the county party committee to the secretary of the municipal party committee, relying on academic qualifications and ability alone, everyone knows that it is impossible, Hao Han especially understands this.

This is also thanks to the blessing of Tan Pingshan's spirit in the sky, which makes Hao Han's heart ache even more. Tan Pingshan is Qi Tianxiang's good friend, and the life-saving benefactor of Yan Yong, the brother of Qi Tianxiang's wife Yan Li, and Yan Bonian's godson. Wang Jianshe is Yan Bonian's former secretary, and has served as Yan Bonian's secretary-general for many years, and has an inexplicable family relationship with the Yan family. The transfer from the secretary general of the provincial government to the secretary of the Qinghe Municipal Party Committee is itself for the consideration of the position of the previous step or the retreat to the province. At the critical moment of the power struggle, Qi Tianxiang took advantage of the situation and easily repelled Wang Jianjian's opponent. Among these seemingly complex network entanglements, Hao Han is the one who ultimately benefits, seemingly unrelated, but it is intriguing.