Du Fei and his son Du Xiaoshan left first in the car.

Zhang Ke and Tang Jing got into the car, watched Wang Yanbin guard the car door and sent Tang Xueqian in, waiting for the car to leave the school gate, and they could see him saluting this way.

"Xiao Ke wrote a good essay, where to go to eat at noon, Uncle Tang invites you?" Tang Xueqian said with a smile. By this time, no one had mentioned his poor test scores.

"I seem to be very busy now," Zhang Ke said with a shy smile, "I don't need you to induce a confession, my honest confession." A few days ago, I saw the draft of the overall scale of urban construction from my father, and the draft mentioned that the Sha Tin area should be completely demolished, and I felt that it was a pity. Write nonsense, don't take it seriously, if you want to take it seriously, don't catch me to be a coolie......" Zhang Ke cautiously introduced the topic to Xu Hongbo, writing this essay for the midterm exam I didn't realize that it would be seen by my father and Tang Xueqian in this way, from the first time I met Xu Hongbo, I had the intention to introduce him to Tang Xueqian and my father, but I couldn't find the opportunity. Tang Xueqian and his father also know Xu Hongbo, but the estrangement and suspicion between adults, coupled with Xu Hongbo's deliberate indifference to the officialdom, if they don't promote it by themselves, according to the current situation, the three of them will never have the possibility of getting to know each other.

"Xu Hongbo, I played chess with him, and he was embarrassed to win me, so I didn't have the cheekiness to ask him to play chess anymore." Of course, Tang Xueqian also took into account the relationship between Xu Hongbo and Wan Xiangqian, the current director of the Municipal People's Congress, regardless of whether Zhang Ke was nonsense or not, it was necessary to contact Xu Hongbo, and asked Zhang Zhixing, who was sitting in the front row, "Zhixing, it seems that I have time to ask Xu Hongbo to give us guidance on our chess skills." ”

I remember that Zhang Ke also mentioned that he learned chess with Xu Hongbo recently, Zhang Zhixing turned around and said with a smile: "Haizhou Chess Academy is in Shatin, didn't Zhang Ke say in his essay about the protection of the ancient streets in Shatin?" Anyway, if you want to find a place to eat at noon, it is better to go to Sha Tin to try your luck, maybe you can meet Xu Hongbo......"

Tang Xueqian said with a smile: "It's okay, I rarely go to Shatin to see, let Zhang Ke write this article first, and I don't have a place to put my face." ”

Liu Wenbing turned the head of the car, drove to Shatin, turned into the Qingshi Street on the bank of the Shugang River, Tang Xueqian deliberately asked Liu Wenbing to drive slower, he has not seriously examined this ancient building complex, Haizhou Chess Academy is in the Taoist temple at the end of Qingshi Street, and the tavern of Chen Feirong's house is in front of the Taoist temple.

Xu Hongbo usually drinks in the tavern at noon, Tang Jing's eyes are sharp, and she sees Chen Feirong riding in front. Chen Feirong saw the car coming, and hurriedly stopped on the side of the road to let the car pass first.

"Ah, Concubine Chen's family also lives here?" Tang Jing looked at Zhang Ke with a sudden realization, "No wonder you often come here to learn chess." ”

Tang Xueqian looked out the window, the girl was very beautiful, wearing the school uniform of Haizhou No. 1 Middle School, and laughed when she heard Tang Jing's words.

Not only Chen Feirong lives here, but Xu Sijia is also in an alley inside, Zhang Ke ignores Tang Jing, his father and Tang Xueqian are not so gossipy, and when her mother hears Tang Jing's words, her reaction is different. At the door of Chen Feirong's house, Zhang Ke said to Tang Xueqian: "Uncle Tang, there is another Jianye Hotel to the east, which is not bad in the vicinity, you go first." I went to look for Mr. Xu, and when I found him, I walked over, and the car was not easy to sit in. ”

Tang Xueqian saw that the tavern was quite dilapidated, and he planned to ask Zhang Zhixing to invite Xu Hongbo, but after hearing Zhang Ke take the initiative to ask for help, he didn't think much about it, so he let him get out of the car.

Chen Feirong pushed the cart forward, and saw Zhang Ke getting out of the car and looking back at herself, a little flustered, stopped there, and stared at Zhang Ke.

Zhang Ke saw that Chen Feirong was like a little beast that had fallen into a trap, her eyes were flustered, biting her red lips, coupled with her beautiful and refined face, she was more willing to let people have evil thoughts.

Zhang Ke laughed sideways: "What, don't go home when you see me?" ”

Chen Feirong pushed the cart forward and asked Zhang Ke in a thin voice: "What are you looking for me?" Even so, the sound is delicate and pleasant.

"Look at your appearance, I can't look for you if it's okay?" Zhang Ke smiled, and couldn't bear to continue teasing her, "I came over to invite Teacher Xu to drink, I think at this time, he should be in your tavern." ”

"Are you looking for Teacher Xu?" Chen Feirong's face was slightly red, she pushed the cart to the door of the tavern, looked inside, turned back to Zhang Ke and said, "Teacher Xu is inside," her voice lowered again, and it seemed difficult to blurt out the words, "I want to thank you for my mother's hospitalization." ”

Zhang Ke smiled and said, "Don't thank you solemnly." ”

"This matter is very trivial to you, but for people like us......" Chen Feirong didn't finish her words, and pushed the cart into the courtyard through the narrow courtyard gate,

Zhang Ke was stunned for a moment, before pushing the door and walking into the tavern, the tavern was still very deserted, Chen Qi didn't have the heart to take care of the tavern during this time, and saw Xu Hongbo still sitting in the original position with three fingers between the wine bowl.

"I heard your voice and said you were going to invite me to drink again?"

"At the Jianye Hotel in front, my dad and Mayor Tang invited you to drink, and it was said that they were going to learn chess." Zhang Ke said with a smile.

"One is the mayor, the other is the secretary general of the municipal government, and his chess skills are much better than mine. Xu Hongbo turned his head and shouted loudly, "Chen Qi, today's account is hanging first, Zhang Ke invited me to drink somewhere else." Without waiting for Chen Qi to come out and respond, he and Zhang Ke walked out of the tavern.

Out of Qingshi Street, take a taxi to Jian Ye Hotel. Xu Hongbo has become a human spirit, and the meaning is clear at a glance, and there is no need to bother to speak.

Rushed to the Jianye Hotel, just got out of the taxi, a Toyota sedan pulled over from behind. Zhang Ke was startled, the Toyota car stopped, and a fat man came out of it, he circled around the Nissan car parked in front of the hotel, confirmed that it was Tang Xueqian's mount, and walked inside. Zhang Ke followed him into the hotel lobby and heard him shouting at the waiter in uniform behind the front desk: "Where is Mayor Tang, take me over." ”

Yes, you don't need to ask, just follow along.

Zhang Ke and Xu Hongbo looked at each other and smiled, and followed him up the stairs from the corner of the lobby. Walking to the third floor, the fat man noticed that Zhang Ke and Xu Hongbo had been following behind, his eyebrows raised, and the smile on his face did not disappear: "Which one are you looking for, the third floor is all private rooms?" Then he complained to the waiter beside him, "Isn't there anyone to entertain guests at this time?" ”

"I heard that Mayor Tang is eating here, and I'm worried that I can't find a place." Xu Hongbo said with a smile.

The fat man hesitated for a while, he couldn't recognize who Xu Hongbo and Zhang Ke were, the old and the young, the people who could catch up with Tang Xueqian, the level would not be too bad, and he smiled on his face, and said: "My surname is Wu, Koutian Wu, Wu Tianbao, you two ......" Seeing that Xu Hongbo and Zhang Ke didn't mean to introduce themselves, they didn't see annoyance, and walked forward tightly, pointing to the room in front, "Room 318, why don't you go in first?" ”

Zhang Ke smiled, looking at his momentum, he was probably the owner of Jianye Hotel, and when he heard the news that Tang Xueqian was eating here, he rushed over, but he was frightened when he entered the door. Ignoring him, Zhang Ke and Xu Hongbo pushed the door in first, and glanced back at the door before entering: "Mr. Wu, do you want to come in?" ”

"I'm going to get in." Wu Tianbao asked Zhang Ke to shout, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and followed him into the room.

Zhang Zhixing bowed his body and asked Xu Hongbo to take a seat, and when he saw Wu Tianbao coming in, he was a little strange and looked at Zhang Ke.

Zhang Ke spread his hands, saying that he didn't know him either, and sat down beside Tang Jing.

Wu Tianbao found out that Xu Hongbo and Zhang Ke were originally rushing to Tang Xueqian's dinner, and hurriedly introduced himself: "I am the manager of Jianye Hotel, and Tang Xueqian is busy with everything, and it is an honor for all the staff of Jianye Hotel to come to our Jianye Hotel for dinner......"

"Although I am busy, I still have to eat," Zhang Ke turned around, "It's not an honor or an honor," he looked sideways at the menu pressed under Tang Jing's arm, "How do you pick what you like to eat?" ”

"What's your opinion?" Tang Jingxiu raised her eyebrows slightly, her black and white eyes looked at Zhang Ke intently, and her voice was soft and charming, "I don't care if I have any opinions." ”

Zhang Ke smiled helplessly, looked at Tang Xueqian and said, "If you want to wait for Tang Jing to make up her mind about what to eat, we are all going to starve to death, why don't you let Manager Wu help recommend a few dishes?" ”

Tang Xueqian laughed and said, "Then ask Manager Wu to recommend a few dishes......

Wu Tianbao glanced at Zhang Ke more, did he have Zhang Ke's words, he didn't have the time to speak, he recommended a few special dishes, and went down to arrange them in person with the menu.

Xu Hongbo, Tang Xueqian, and Zhang Zhixing are all acquaintances, but they are not familiar, and the topic naturally starts with Zhang Ke learning chess. Zhang Ke learned chess in the Children's Palace when he was in elementary school, when Xu Hongbo had just resigned from public office and taught chess in the Children's Palace, Zhang Zhixing and Tang Xueqian were still serving in Haizhou Normal School, and Zhang Ke did not leave too deep an impression on him.

The topic should naturally be carefully avoided by Xu Si, starting from the art of chess, it is necessary to talk about the inheritance of Go in Haizhou, the Taoist temple at the end of the bluestone alley, since the end of the Ming Dynasty, there have been many Go masters, and Haizhou's Go has gradually declined to the Republic of China.

After Zhang Ke mentioned the question of demolition or retention, he spent his energy carefully studying the Minqing buildings in Sha Tin, and also heard that the people in the Planning Bureau were inclined to demolish and rebuild. can write straight in front of Tang Xueqian, he naturally has to spare no effort to exert influence on Tang Xueqian, so as to save the fate of the ancient buildings in Sha Tin.

Tang Xueqian said with a smile: "This question was raised by Zhang Ke first? ”

"He bumped into me drinking in a tavern, and a game of chess first ruined my prestige, and then asked me if it would be a pity to tear down all Sha Tin and rebuild it, so I thought about these questions," Xu Hongbo said, "I started to do some work these days, which is to piece together the history of Sha Tin Ancient Street, and Shugang River flows out of Kumho, but Kumho was filled in in the 60s in the reclamation of the lake, leaving only the small Kumho in the People's Park, the lake is less than 11, the Shugang River has become a canal, and the riverside bluestone street was originally called Sha Tin Straight Street, at least not many local people know the old name." The Taoist temple at the end of the straight street is the Qingyang Temple, which was built in the late Southern Song Dynasty, destroyed in the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and rebuilt in the early Ming Dynasty, but the scale is small...... Although Sha Tin is old and dilapidated, Haizhou has accumulated cultural heritage and cannot be demolished. ”

Tang Xueqian nodded thoughtfully: "The city entrusted the Urban Planning Bureau to draft the general design draft of the urban plan, which was last year, and the planning ideas were discussed and approved by the meeting of the Municipal Standing Committee, only mentioning the renovation of the old city, and did not involve the protection of the old city, and the ideas were seriously restricted, and there was a need for adjustment...... "took the folded test paper from the pocket of his jacket and said: "Zhang Ke wrote an essay, and Mr. Xu helped him look at it......"

It is not very difficult to veto Ding Xiangshan, the key planning ideas were discussed and approved by the Municipal Standing Committee meeting, Tang Xueqian also has a part, and the other Standing Committee members are still in office, and there will be no less resistance to readjusting the planning ideas. Xu Hongbo didn't know what kind of article Zhang Ke wrote to make Tang Xueqian pay so much attention. Xu Hongbo took it and read it carefully, and the more he read, the more surprised he became, the questions that he had not fully thought through in just 2,000 words were all lit up one by one, and there are really geniuses in this world.

Xu Hongbo read softly "The clear water surrounds the city, the pink walls and tiles, and the ancient bridges are continuous", and he looked up and said: "Good article, at least the uncle of the Planning Bureau must read it......"

"It's a pity that the article is too short, the article should leave a lingering rhyme, let others agree with it, and the meaning must be thorough," Tang Xueqian looked at Zhang Ke, "Can you write a big article?" ”

Zhang Ke was grabbing a cumin pig's trotter in his hand and gnawing on it, his hands were greasy, and he squeaked and said: "Teacher Xu has studied this, and if he wants to write a big article, he also needs Teacher Xu to write a brilliant pen, and it is not good to catch child labor." ”

Tang Xueqian knew more about Xu Hongbo's resignation from public office than others, and he was not sure that he would be recognized by Xu Hongbo, so he tentatively asked Zhang Ke a word, but asked Zhang Ke to gently dial Xu Hongbo's body, and he was really clever. With this article as the foundation, supplementary information can become a good article, but whose hand this article comes from and whose influence is very different.

Tang Xueqian didn't dare to take the false name for himself, he took the lead in rediscussing the idea of urban planning, who knows what other Standing Committee members and Wan Xiangqian would think, so the political risk is too great.

Xu Hongbo is a folk person, but he is not far from Haizhou officialdom, plus the resume between Xu Hongbo, the article is from him, it is really a stroke of genius.

Thinking about it this way, Tang Xueqian felt that Zhang Ke's astuteness hid wisdom that adults could not reach, and when he heard Zhang Ke say this, he naturally wanted to give it a try, pretending to smile helplessly, and turned his head to Xu Hongbo and said: "Teacher Xu taught Zhang Ke to play chess, and also asked him to write an article, this article also needs Teacher Xu to polish his pen, what information do you want, let Zhixing help you go to greet the uncle of the Planning Bureau......" The words were also very dissatisfied with the bureaucratic style of the bureau.

Xu Hongbo was a little hesitant, this big article was naturally Tang Xueqian's use, and the key to it could be figured out in a blink of an eye, and if he agreed, he would undoubtedly be re-involved in the whirlpool, and he would no longer be able to get out of it.

"Does Mr. Xu think it's a pity that the Qingyang Taoist Temple has been demolished, or does my chess skills be too poor to be taught?" Zhang Ke picked up the wet tissue, wiped the grease off his lips, looked at Xu Hongbo fixedly, and thought: After spending all these thoughts, I went around and let you slip away casually, wouldn't I have been wronged to death? Seeing that Xu Hongbo hesitated and didn't agree, he said, "Wine is good wine, and the banquet is not a good banquet, I just told Manager Wu of Jianye Hotel that Mr. Xu invited Mayor Tang to dinner, if you don't agree, the money for this table of wine and food will be enough for you to have a headache." ”

"Nonsense, you are a scoundrel when you are Uncle Tang?" Tang Xueqian laughed and said to Xu Hongbo: "When Director Wan was the secretary, you wrote a few good articles, and I liked to read them, but unfortunately they were just good articles......

Xu Hongbo hesitated for a moment before he smiled and said, "I only have twenty yuan in my pocket, and I can't afford this wine." "If the planning ideas cannot be adjusted, it will be a pity that Sha Tin will be demolished.

After the wine was exhausted, Zhang Ke handed the wallet to his father under the table, although Wu Tianbao would not charge for meals, but his father could not erase his face to eat and drink in vain, and he may not have enough money in his pocket.

Zhang Zhixing took the wallet, opened it and saw that the thick stack of banknotes was much bulging than his wallet, and he didn't know how much money Xie Wanqing gave Zhang Ke, it seemed that the pocket money was not less than his old man, he smiled bitterly, and went out to pay the bill with the wallet.

Everyone stood up to leave, Zhang Ke said: "It's a pity that so many dishes are left, Teacher Xu lives near here, and I will help Teacher Xu pack and send them back." ”

Tang Xueqian said with a smile: "If you don't go with us, forget it, and make excuses, when do you eat, will you feel that the leftovers are a pity?" ”

Zhang Ke smiled shyly, if he didn't separate from Tang Jing at this time, he would definitely not be able to get out of it later. I led Zhitong to see Xu Wei last night, and today I asked Xu Si to lead Xu Wei directly to the company to see Sister Wanqing, and the introducer always has to show up.

(To be continued)