The clean and concise ward is very warmly furnished, the faint smell of disinfectant in the air is slightly pungent, Shao Huadong's wife Wang Qian is lying on the hospital bed, she is still slightly weak after less than two or three days after the operation, after all, the kidney replacement is not a small operation, now Wang Qian is still in the observation period, it remains to be seen whether the new kidney will reject the body, but from the current point of view, Wang Qian's recovery is not bad, Shao Huadong, who has been nervous these days, is finally a little relieved today, Because the doctor said during the ward round in the morning that Wang Qian's current condition is very good, yesterday's examination report also came out, and it was normal.

Wang Qian can now get out of bed and walk around carefully, but most of the time he still lies on the bed to rest, Chen Xing came over after eating at noon, Wang Qian is taking a lunch break, Chen Xing didn't come in to disturb, this high-level ward is a one-room configuration, the outside of the ward is a small hall, the area is not large, in the hospital can only be regarded as an ordinary high-level ward, in addition to this, the hospital also has a special ward for the hospitalization of senior party and state leaders, which is really luxurious.

But for Shao Huadong, a deputy department-level cadre in the following cities, it is already very good that the hospital is willing to give him a ward for senior cadres, which is still because Zhang Yituo said hello, you must know that ** is also a place where many high-level leading cadres of the party and the state are sick and hospitalized, and the cadre wards of the hospital are only provided to cadres at or above the department level.

"It's okay now, right?" Chen Xing looked at Shao Huadong and asked with concern, just standing at the door of the room and looking at it, Chen Xing didn't go in, for fear of disturbing Wang Qian's rest.

"In the morning, the doctor made a round and said that the situation was very good, but it is still in the observation period, and it is someone else's kidney after all, even if it is a matching kidney, it cannot guarantee that there will be no rejection 100%, so it is not completely out of danger now." Shao Huadong shook his head, but his expression was much more relaxed, at least the operation was completed, and it was completed successfully, the night before the operation, Shao Huadong was really nervous, and he couldn't sleep all night, but his wife was more open than him, saying that life and death are life and prosperity, if she can't get over this hurdle, then it is destined to be her life, just relax.

"Since the doctor said that the situation is good, it is a great joy, and now the doctors like to be scary, and the condition is serious, not very strict, they dare to give you a critical illness notice, so the doctor said that it is good, that is, the recovery is very good, Comrade East China, you should be happy." Chen Xing said with a smile.

"I'm not happy now, and when the doctor says I'll be discharged, I can really breathe a sigh of relief at that time." Shao Huadong shook his head and smiled, and then glanced at Chen Xing suspiciously, "Why did Mayor Chen suddenly come to the capital?" ”

"It's not for the rolling project of Nangang, Governor Shun gave me an order to let me go to the capital with Mr. Song for public relations, for this more than 20 billion project, not only the province attaches great importance to it, but Mr. Song is about to catch fire." Chen Xing said with a smile.

"Oh, that's what happened." Shao Huadong suddenly said that the rolling project of Nanjing Iron and Steel is a big project for the province and the city, and it is no wonder that the governor Shun Baolai will also pay attention to it, more than 20 billion is not more than 2 billion, no matter where it is put it is a big investment, although Shao Huadong did not follow up on this matter, but also concerned, "Is there any eyebrows on the side of the National Development and Reform Commission?" ”

"Don't mention it, the people of the National Development and Reform Commission, Mr. Song has been running several times before, and I haven't even seen a leader who can speak, and I also went to work with Mr. Song this morning and waited for two hours, and finally returned empty-handed." Chen Xing smiled helplessly.

"Now the people in the cities below are running projects in the capital, and the National Development and Reform Commission has the right to approve major projects. Shao Huadong nodded understandingly, "It's normal for them to be arrogant even if they have an arrogant attitude. ”

"This matter will not be in a hurry for a while, first look for the relationship and then look at the situation, the new project of Nanjing Iron and Steel has not moved, I don't know if there is any other reason, this has to wait until the officials of the National Development and Reform Commission to know." Chen Xingdao.

"Well, it's in a hurry." Shao Huadong nodded in agreement, and suddenly asked, "By the way, I heard that Mayor Chen wants to rectify the pollution problem in the petrochemical industrial zone?" ”

"Yes, the pollution of the surrounding ecological environment in the petrochemical industry zone has reached a very strict point, and it can no longer be allowed to continue. Chen Xing said sadly.

"Mayor Chen, the pollution problem in the petrochemical industry zone has been a long-standing problem, and it has always been a difficult problem, I am afraid that it is not so easy to solve, if Mayor Chen really wants to solve it, I am afraid that he must be prepared to face pressure from all sides." Shao Huadong said worriedly, others are in the capital, but it does not mean that they will ignore the work of the government, the secretary Chen Yang will pick out the key points of the day every day and report to him, Shao Huadong is very clear about the work in the city.

"It is because this is a big and difficult problem that tests our conscience more, others can not do this for the sake of GDP, but I Chen Xing can't do it, since I am now the mayor of Nanzhou City, then I have to shoulder my own responsibility, for the benefit of the official party, this sentence is not just an empty word, but must be put into practice of the truth, as long as we are in this official for a day, we must remember our mission." Chen Xing said with a straight face, whether he was sensational, or that he deliberately showed his tall and glorious side, Chen Xing would not care what others thought, these were his real thoughts.

"Now there are not many officials like Mayor Chen, even if there are, due to the constraints and restrictions of the rules and regulations in the system, some officials who want to do something practical are helpless and powerless, in fact, sometimes they are not officials who do not think about the people, they really can't do anything, of course, we can't deny that more officials only care about the official hat on their heads, and don't care about the life and death of the people, which is also an indisputable fact. If the top level does not have the courage to carry out reforms, the difficulties and resistance will become greater and greater when the shortcomings have accumulated deeply. Shao Hua Dong said.

"You don't have to wait until later, there are already deep shortcomings, and it is not easy to reform, because of the obstruction of vested interests, and the interests that need to be compromised in all aspects, it is difficult to reform." Chen Xing told the truth, here is just him and Shao Huadong, Chen Xing didn't have too many scruples.

"If you don't reform, I'm afraid it will be ...... in the future" Shao Huadong did not say the last few words, he is undoubtedly taboo, now some radical reformers shouted the slogan that no reform is a dead end, but at the highest level, this voice does not occupy the advantage, some people want to reform, some people want to stick to the rules, even among the reformers, there are two different opinions, whether it is radical or moderate, there is no unified opinion within the reformers, the opinions of the decision-making level are not unified, and they want to promote reform from the top down, It's not easy to say, at least in the past few years, there is not much hope.

"In any case, having a voice for reform is a kind of progress." Chen Xing smiled, "But we are also full of food and support, and it is not our turn to worry about this kind of thing." ”

"It shouldn't be my turn, but not necessarily for Mayor Chen, and Mayor Chen may have a day when he enters the top level." Shao Huadong said with a smile, and glanced at Chen Xing meaningfully after speaking, Chen Xing will definitely not stop at the department level, and there must be no problem at the deputy ministerial level, as for the ministerial level, Shao Huadong will not dare to speak falsely, but as long as he reaches the ministerial level, he will undoubtedly be qualified to participate in the affairs of the national level, although he cannot affect the overall situation, but at least he can make his own voice heard, for example, the remarks made by the provincial party secretary and governor are completely different from the impact of the remarks made by a mayor, not to mention anything else, The members of the Central Committee are basically cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels, and the possibility of deputy ministers joining the Central Committee is very small, and although there are some of them, they can only be said to be rare.

"Comrade East China is modest, and it is the responsibility of the husband to deal with the major affairs of the family and the country, and as long as he is a member of this country, he has this qualification and obligation." Chen Xing smiled disappreciatively and diverted the topic, "Comrade East China, let's not talk about the far away, just talk about the millions of people in Nanzhou City, and you, the parent official, also have to take responsibility." ”

"Of course, I am from Nanzhou City, and the lives of the people can get better and better, and I will be happy from the bottom of my heart." Shao Huadong nodded, he is different from Li Haocheng, he is also a local cadre, and he has a pragmatic side that Li Haocheng does not have.

Chen Xing and Shao Huadong were talking, the phone rang, Zhang Ming called, Chen Xing looked at it, and his eyebrows suddenly showed a little joy, could it be that the matter of the National Development and Reform Commission has already been eyebrows?

"Chen Xing, do you want to see Wang Weilin from the Industrial Planning Department? I asked someone to greet you, Wang Weilin will be free, if you want to see him, you can make an appointment to meet him now, he will come out, and I will send you his number later. Zhang Ming's voice rang on the phone, which was indeed good news for Chen Xing.

"Really?" Chen Xing said in surprise.

"Nonsense, you think I'm full and can't make fun of you." Zhang Ming scolded with a smile and hung up the phone quickly.

Chen Xing still has something to say, Zhang Yi has already hung up the phone, slightly stunned, Chen Xing immediately smiled bitterly, these two brothers Zhang Ming and Zhang Yi have two completely different personalities, but the neatness of hanging up the phone is exactly the same, they all want to hang up, they don't drag the mud and water at all, and they don't ask him if there is anything else here.

"What, good news?" Shao Huadong didn't hear the phone clearly, but he could see the clue from Chen Xing's expression.

"It can be said that it is good news, I finally invited the director of the industrial planning department to come out, it was not easy to see him before, I am now contacting Mr. Song and going to meet the director Wang, he must be more anxious than me." Chen Xing said with a smile.

"That's good news." Shao Huadong looked at the time, glanced at the ward inside, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mayor Chen, I'll go with you." ”

"Comrade East China, you should stay here and take care of your wife, if you pass a piece of the past, you will be absent-minded, it is better to stay here and be down-to-earth." Chen Xing smiled and pressed Shao Huadong back to his seat, "You don't have to go, just let me go with Mr. Song." ”

"Mayor Chen, after all, this is a big project in our Nanzhou City, and I, the deputy mayor, can't help but care." Shao Huadong smiled bitterly.

"If you stay in the ward, no one can say you don't care." Chen Xing shook his head and smiled, "If you leave, what if your wife wakes up and no one is there, you just said that you are not out of the danger period, and you have to take care of it." ”

"It's okay, there are nurses here, so the nurses can't afford to be paid." Shao Huadong said with a smile.

"Comrade East China, you just stay in the hospital, I still have to call Mr. Song, so I won't talk to you." Chen Xing half-jokingly pushed Shao Huadong back, "You don't have to send it, this is the hospital, we don't have so much red tape." ”

took the elevator downstairs, Chen Xing contacted Song Zhengming in time, and told Song Zhengming about it first, Song Zhengming on the other end of the phone was almost dancing happily, so happy that the corners of his mouth were almost grinning to the root of his ears, and said with a smile, "It's still Zhang Shao's face, and at noon, he can let that Wang Si Elder agree to come out at noon, we don't have that face." ”

"Anyway, I invited someone out, no matter whose face he is." Chen Xing was also in a good mood, Song Zhengming said this, and he reflexively raised his hand to look at the time, isn't it, it's only about one o'clock now, and Director Wang may still be taking a lunch break, but he is willing to come out, and Zhang Ming doesn't know who he is looking for.

"Mayor Chen, then we'll meet later." Song Zhengming smiled and hung up the phone.

After contacting Song Zhengming, Chen Xingcai called up the number Zhang Ming had just sent to himself from the text message, and called Wang Weilin, the voice on the other end of the phone was quite magnetic, Chen Xing was sure that the other party was Wang Weilin, and introduced his identity with a smile, and the two made an appointment to meet at the place of meeting, Chen Xing happily got into the car, and sighed in his heart, these years, it doesn't matter if there is no human affection, it is extremely difficult to do anything, so many people go through the back door, in fact, they are not all forced out.

As soon as he got in the car, Chen Xing's mobile phone rang again, and his mobile phone suddenly became lively at this time, but after seeing the phone number this time, Chen Xing was stunned for a moment, picked it up and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"Mayor Chen, do you have time in the afternoon, someone wants to sit with you." The call was made by Chen Zhongwei.

"Who?" Chen Xing asked very dryly.

"It has something to do with the noon incident." Chen Zhongwei said a little.

"I'll call you later, I'm not available right now." Chen Xing thought of what happened in the box at noon, and said in his heart that what was going on, what did he do with that matter at noon.