Chapter 244: Return to Yanjing
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When the passenger plane landed smoothly at the capital airport, Ning Lizhong took the lead and walked down the gangway, followed by Chen Mingyuan and driver Fan Jiang, both of whom were carrying suitcases in their hands.
New Year's Day is coming, the capital Yanjing is already a snow-capped, silver-covered scene, the world is a white vast, fortunately, the heavy snow has already stopped, although the flight is late, but finally able to arrive as scheduled, will not delay the trip.
Under the gangway, Director Xu of the Dongjiang Provincial Office in Beijing had already congratulated him, and he knew Ning Lizhong's habits, so he didn't dare to bring more people to greet him, and only brought two staff members over to help.
Not far away, on the tarmac, two black Beijing Mercedes-Benz cars were parked, with conspicuous passes on the windows.
Whether or not the Beijing office can park the car smoothly in the airport is the most direct proof of the ability of the Beijing office to carry out activities in Beijing, and it is also an important criterion for whether the director of the Beijing office is qualified or not.
"Ning Shuji, you have worked hard all the way."
Without waiting for Ning Lizhong to land on his feet, Director Xu greeted him with an arrow step, and asked for warmth with a bright smile.
The two staff members were also very eye-catching, and without waiting for Director Xu's instructions, they quickly took the suitcase from Chen Mingyuan and Fan Jiang's hands, picked it up and put it in the trunk of the Mercedes-Benz.
Ning Lizhong shook hands with Director Xu, looked around, and sighed, "The wind in Yanjing is still so strong!" β
"Yes, it's a bit windy today." Director Xu smiled with him and asked, "Ning Shuji, do you think you should go to the Beijing Office first?" β
Ning Lizhong groaned, waved his hand and said, "It's not too early, let's go again tomorrow." β
At this moment, it was already evening, and Director Xu knew that Ning Lizhong wanted to go home first, so he hurriedly trotted in front and went over to open the car door.
Ning Lizhong was about to step over, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a jeep with a military license plate parked not far away, and next to him, there was a majestic soldier standing with the rank of two poles and two stars, and he was a lieutenant colonel.
Ning Lizhong's eyes flashed with a different color, not that he was surprised by the other party's military rank, but that the military license plate of the jeep was a sequence belonging to the National University of FΓ‘ng, and it seemed that the lieutenant colonel was obviously here to pick up people.
He was silent for a while, and it wasn't until he got into the Mercedes-Benz that he asked Director Xu, "Do you know the soldier?" β
Director Xu has been in Beijing all the year round, and what he does is to make friends with immortals from all walks of life, so he naturally recognized this military car, and hesitated: "I met it once before, it seems to be an instructor at the National FΓ‘ng University." β
Ning Lizhong bowed slightly, obviously Director Xu didn't know much about this, but if he could drive an instructor from the National University to pick up the plane in person, he must be a powerful person with a status no less than his own.
In this regard, he didn't pay much attention to it, every New Year's holiday, officials from all over the country rushed to the capital to visit and reminisce about the past, this has long been a norm in Chinese officialdom, like his own trip to Yanjing, basically for this purpose, and the lieutenant colonel went to greet him, probably the princes of which place.
The two cars drove one after the other towards the airport passage.
Chen Mingyuan glanced at the passenger plane through the rearview mirror, and happened to see a graceful and beautiful woman walking down the gangway with the crowd, and it was Mu Jiayin.
At the same time, the lieutenant colonel also strode up and gave a military salute to Mu Jiayin.
"Third little sister, Director Hou and Director Mu are waiting for you at home, and I have instructed me to send you over directly."
The lieutenant colonel said angrily, his unrestrained face revealing a bit of awe.
Mu Jiayin nodded lightly, looked at the Mercedes-Benz that had gone away, and got on the military jeep
Chen Mingyuan also learned that Mu Jiayin was going to return to the capital on the day before leaving, and it was said that there were some important matters that she needed to deal with in person, but Mu Jiayin didn't want to make a noise, and booked the seat of economy class by herself, and at the same time, she had no contact with Chen Mingyuan along the way.
Although she and Chen Mingyuan have a close personal relationship, but when it comes to family and faction matters, they still need to avoid suspicion from each other, she has been in Qiantang for more than two months, except for Shang Wenbin, Ye Qingxue and other people, including Ning Lizhong and other officials, they all know nothing about this proud daughter of the sky in Sijiu City coming to Qiantang, after all, she came to Qiantang for a leisurely play, and if her whereabouts are leaked, it will only add unnecessary trouble.
Chen Mingyuan also respects her meaning, and has never mentioned it to Ning Lizhong so far, anyway, his relationship with Mu Jiayin has always been limited to personal friendship, and it is related to the political joint, and everyone still knows it clearly.
It stands to reason that he, as Ning Lizhong's secretary, is to report truthfully in every detail, but the status of the Chen family's sister-in-law makes him have to be cautious in his words and deeds many times.
Similar to the affairs of the Chen family, he and Ning Lizhong have never discussed half a sentence, at present, he only needs to perform the duties of a good secretary, and it is not beneficial to each other to get involved in other things.
It's just that, according to the current situation, the subtle figure that is sandwiched between the family and Ning Lizhong, I don't know how long Lu Dao can last.
Glancing at Ning Lizhong's thoughts, Chen Mingyuan knew that the significance of his visit to Yanjing this time was not trivial, nominally to run the project, but in fact to visit the immortals of all parties, and strive to make the last fight for entering the political/bureau.
It can be said that we are now in a very sensitive period, whether it is the Chen family, the Mu family, Ning Lizhong and other faction members, they must take into account the interests of all aspects, and there is no room for mistakes!
In the face of bad traffic conditions, the Mercedes-Benz car finally arrived at the faculty residential area of Yenching University after seven turns and eight turns.
After Ning Lizhong was transferred out of the ministry, according to the regulations, the housing was returned to the unit, and now every time he returns to the capital, he lives in the apartment assigned by his wife from the school, which is more than enough for three bedrooms and one living room.
Director Xu didn't follow suitably, left a car, and led people to leave after seeing Ning Lizhong go upstairs.
The three of them came to the door of the apartment, rang the doorbell, and after a short time, a woman with still charm opened the door, looked at it, and said with a smile on her face, "Come back, quick, enter the house." β
The woman is Ning Lizhong's wife, Zeng Wenjing, as her name suggests, she has an elegant and peaceful temperament, and has been engaged in teaching and research all year round, which makes her more knowledgeable.
After serving as Ning Lizhong's secretary for two years, Chen Mingyuan and the lady of the scribe had already been familiar with each other, and after a polite greeting, he changed his slippers with Fan Jiang and followed in with his suitcase.
"On a snowy day, the flight should be late."
Zeng Wenjing thoughtfully took her husband's scarf and coat, and said with a smile: "But it's just right, just in time for dinner." Then he said to Chen Mingyuan and the others: "You two should also leave a piece, the food in the Beijing Office can be compared here." β
Fan Jiang smiled: "It's not good, and I also left food for me at home." β
Ning Lizhong played a round and said: "Don't embarrass Lao Fan, follow me outside all the year round, it's rare to go back to Yanjing, let him go back to talk to his wife and children first." β
"Also, it's better to see your family first." Zeng Wenjing didn't hold back much, turned his head and said: "Then Mingyuan stayed, I went to Qiantang before, you helped entertain me, this time it's up to me to do my best to fulfill the friendship of the lord." β
Chen Mingyuan was about to excuse himself, when a beautiful young girl suddenly came out of the house, and when she saw Ning Lizhong, she hugged her like a pigeon, and called 'Dad' crisply.
Chen Mingyuan recognized her, it was Ning Lizhong's daughter Ning Qiqi, Zeng Wenjing had brought her to Qiantang this summer, and the two had a relationship.
Ning Lizhong lovingly rubbed his daughter's little head and said, "Those who have graduated are still so unruly, and they are not afraid to joke to outsiders." β
Ning Qiqi found Chen Mingyuan and the two of them, hurriedly let go of her arm, stuck out her little tongue, and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of, Mingyuan and Lao Fan are not outsiders." β
Zeng Wenjing scolded with a smile: "I also said that Mingyuan is two years older than you, not to mention his current achievements, just looking at the cultivation of others to deal with people, it is enough for you to be ashamed." β
"Mom, why are you saying these words again?" Ning Qiqi covered her ears and said angrily: "After coming back from Qiantang in the summer, he always used Mingyuan as an example to count me, and my ears were about to become calloused. β
Chen Mingyuan teased: "That's really embarrassing, Qiqi probably hates me in her heart." β
As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.
Zeng Wenjing greeted: "Don't patronize and talk, the food is almost cold." β
Ning Qiqi smiled bitterly: "Mom, I forgot to tell you, I won't be eating at home tonight." β
Zeng Wenjing reproached: "I haven't seen each other a few times a year, why did your father still run out when he came back." β
"I can't either, today is the birthday of an old classmate of mine, after graduation, everyone hasn't seen each other for a long time, so I made an appointment to get together together, I can't miss the appointment." Ning Qiqi grabbed her father's arm and said coquettishly: "Anyway, Dad is going to stay at home for a few days, I promise, after tonight, I will accompany you throughout the whole process, and I will not leave an inch." β
Ning Lizhong had no choice but to agree to this precious girl.
Zeng Wenjing worried: "I looked at the weather forecast just now, and it said that it would snow at night, and it would be inconvenient for you to go out and take a taxi now." β
Fan Jiang said: "I'll send Qiqi there." β
Zeng Wenjing said: "Aren't you going home, drive the car away, what will Mingyuan do when you wait." β
Chen Mingyuan proposed: "Don't get in the way, I'll go with you, send Lao Fan home first, and then take Qiqi to meet her classmates, find a place to eat by the way, and when it's over, Qiqi will call me, and I'll send people back." β
Fan Jiang and Ning Qiqi are gone, leaving themselves alone here as light bulbs, and they can't eat well.
Seeing that Zeng Wenjing still had to persuade her, Ning Qiqi hurriedly quipped: "That's the best, it's rare for Dad to come back, you two should be so sweet and sweet, we won't leave this an eyesore." β
"Dead girl, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Zeng Wenjing was about to screw her daughter in shame, Ning Qiqi hurriedly jumped to the side lightly, picked up her satchel, and said with a smile: "Dad, I will take care of your secretary, you just need to take care of my mother." β
After speaking, she pulled Chen Mingyuan and ran out of the door happily.
Looking at her daughter's shadow disappearing at the door, Zeng Wenjing couldn't cry or laugh, and immediately thought of something, and said in a low voice: "Qiqi seems to like Mingyuan's ......"
Ning Lizhong sighed, didn't say anything, and knew in his heart that with Chen Mingyuan's ambition and temperament, it was difficult for an ordinary woman to pry his feelings anymore.
(To be continued.)