Zhou Hongyou, who was temporarily in charge of environmental protection, immediately heard about the general situation of Lu Yaozu's visit to Red Star. He was even more confused than the frightened Ping Yiquan, Lu Yaozu was obviously supporting Tao Tang, and a matter that should have been handled by the government alarmed the secretary of the municipal party committee, and besides, the secretary had just been in office for two days. What is the relationship between Lu Yaozu and Tao Tang?

Because Vice Mayor Wu, who was in charge of safety and environmental protection, did a small operation, Shangguan Hong asked him to take care of environmental protection. Ping Yiquan reported to him that the order to stop production was issued to Hongxing according to the procedure, and he agreed, because he wanted to "punish" Tao Tang, but he still didn't want to go too far, and told the Environmental Protection Bureau that it was enough to just turn off the line at the watch, and not to issue an order to completely stop production and rectify.

I don't know if Tao Tang doesn't understand, or I don't know, I suspect that Tao Tang doesn't take himself in his eyes at all, Tao Tang didn't look for him, he thought Tao Tang would definitely look for him. To his surprise, Tao Tang walked through Secretary Lu's path, looking at Ping Yiquan's demeanor, he could know Lu Yaozu's attitude without asking. The official character has two mouths, but the mouth of the big official is obviously bigger. Environmental protection is certainly important, but the responsibility for economic growth and stability is even greater. Lu Yaozu could find a hundred reasons to deny his decision, as long as people were willing.

Unexpectedly, a very trivial thing pushed himself to the opposite side of Lu Yaozu. What disturbed him the most was that Lu Yaozu did not play his cards according to common sense at all, bypassed the city government and dealt with the matter directly, ignoring his existence at all.

After Ai Weihua and Heping Yiquan left, Zhou Hongyou fell into deep thought.

The worst thing about officialdom is that it has been cut off. Lu Yaozu landed in Pingquan and shattered the dreams of a large number of people, including Zhou Hongyou.

The intelligence network of officialdom built up over the years has clearly failed. Wang Yi was promoted and entered the cadre sequence directly under the central government, but Lu Yaozu landed in Pingquan without a sound, without any warning in advance. The executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee must be a powerful figure, but he is far away from Zhou Hongyou, and Zhou Hongyou is not familiar with Lu Yaozu at all. The homework was done later, and after understanding it, Zhou Hongyou was taken aback. This Secretary Lu is not small, and his family background is enough to deter Zhou Hongyou, who is a civilian. Lu Yaozu has only been transferred to the Organization Department of Province G for only two years from the position of deputy director of a certain bureau of the Central × Department. Now there is a sense of sudden enlightenment, Shangguan Hong is really breaking people.

Don't think about being an executive deputy mayor, let alone have any slackness. Zhou Hongyou sometimes thinks that life in the system is like taking a bus, knowing its beginning and end. But I can't predict what I will experience on the way. Some of the people in the car have a long distance, some have a short road, some can calmly enjoy the scenery outside the window, and some people are very embarrassed, always in the midst of pushing and crowding. Of course, it seems that it should be comforting compared to the person who hangs by the door of the car and may fall down at any time.

Seats are essential for comfort and elegance, so people are always scrambling. Some people are lucky enough to be able to sit in the car as soon as they get in the car. Some people are so unlucky that even when the whole car is seated, he still has to stand. Sometimes the seats elsewhere keep vacating, but there is no movement next to me. And when you make up your mind to go somewhere else, the person who was sitting in the seat just now just left. In order to sit or keep their seats, some people disregard their conscience and even hurt others, while others have to give up their seats to others for one reason or another. Some people can finally sit down after a long wait. But by this time he had already arrived......

Yes, compared with his former classmates and colleagues, Zhou Hongyou's career was relatively smooth, and he got into the car. There are also seats where you can sit back and enjoy the scenery that flashes by...... For his age, he could wait, waiting for a change to a more comfortable seat...... Of course, the premise is that you can't get out of the car, and when you get off, there's nothing.

But more and more people are getting out of the car by accident. Just yesterday. He received news that a colleague in the province who had just been promoted to a department official for less than a year had "gotten off." The official website has not yet been announced, and it is estimated that it will be seen at night......

Now, of course, we have to fix the mistakes. But Zhou Hongyou can't go to the municipal party committee to admit his mistakes, that's too pediatric, and the effect will not be good.

Whoever started the trouble should end it. I'm afraid it will fall on Tao Tang......

Today is the 15th, Wednesday, and it has been a little long to wait until the weekend, but after thinking about it, Zhou Hongyou still insisted on it until Saturday afternoon before calling Tao Tang.

"Old classmate, are you in the factory?" Zhou Hongyou heard the roar of the machine, and said in his heart, this guy is in the workshop.

"Of course," Tao Tang walked to the door of the workshop, "where can I go?" ”

"Work and rest must be combined. I hear the sound of the machine, you must be speaking down there. Haha, come home in the evening, I made hot pot with my own hands and tried my craft. Don't, don't say you can't come, if you don't come, I'll pick you up at Red Star. ”

"Okay. Tell me the address. ”

"I'll send you your phone, so you don't have to remember."

"Well, see you in the evening." Tao Tang turned off the phone. Then I saw my nephew Tao Youdao, "Huh? ”

Seeing that there was no one near Zuo, "Second uncle, I went in the morning, don't ...... people alive or dead" Tao Youdao said about the decoration money.

"That's it? Find your own way! Otherwise, I will take back the house and I will take care of it myself. Tao Tang said coldly.

"yes, I'll talk to them again......"

"You have to understand the price, including the price of wages. Don't be afraid of trouble, and don't be careful about taking advantage. Then sign a formal contract with them, write down the price, construction period, and the rights and obligations of both parties clearly, and find a knowledgeable person to review it before signing. If the budget is overrun, it will be cut down, 300,000 packages, including the necessary electrical appliances and furniture...... It's not a matter of more money and less money, I think 300,000 is enough, even if your parents make up for it, you can't ask for it. Looking at his nephew's frightened expression, Tao Tang softened his tone, "Youdao, this is for your good and my good, but the main thing is for your good." Society is very complicated, there is never a free lunch, you must remember to be a person of rules, even if you lose at the starting point, you will definitely win at the end. ”

"I remember, I'll go now."

After giving 300,000 decoration money to his nephew, Tao Tang never asked about the Golden Olive House, two days ago he met his nephew in the workshop, only to know that the decoration team sent by Tang Yikun took over the project, and the nephew did not pay a penny, not to mention the price, the other party said that the decoration money was out of someone, and he came out with a few sets of decoration plans for him to choose, and then he started to dry, and now the ground is almost finished, and the wall tiles are being pasted. Tao Tang was on fire at that time. scolded his nephew a few words and ordered him to make up for his mistakes.

At half past six in the evening, Tao Tang took a taxi to Zhou Hongyou's house on Fuxing Road, a two-story villa with old walls crawling with creepers. But the yard is very spacious enough to park three small cars casually.

"The yard is big enough." Tao Tang said to Zhou Hongyou, who came out to greet him.

"This villa was built in the 90s of the last century, very close to the unit, if you walk, you can enter the office from the side door of the city hall. It's only ten minutes away. I'm just making it convenient, come on, let's come in. ”

Tao Tang didn't expect Zhou Hongyou's home to be simpler than imagined, and even a little shabby, the huge living room was empty with a group of old-fashioned fabric sofas, the decoration style was very old, the lampshade of the chandelier was yellowed, and only the large-screen LCD TV looked relatively new.

"Mansions." Tao Tang handed the bag in his hand to Zhou Hongyou.

"Hey, come to me, what kind of gifts. The house belongs to the municipal government. Symbolically intersect the rent. Zhou Hongyou saw Tao Tang's thoughts, "Most of the leaders have moved away, and when I was transferred, I was arranged here and never moved." I have a house in Beiyang and I don't want to buy it...... We people are actually not suitable for asking for land, and we will get out of the house with a single order, why bother so much? Actually, I can't afford it either. When it comes to salary, I'm not as good as you. Come on, go up to the second floor and have a look. Satisfy your curiosity and let you enjoy my collection. ”

Throwing the gifts on the coffee table and changing his shoes, Tao Tang followed Zhou Hongyou to the second floor. The hallway is cramped, with four or five bedrooms, and the structure is really old. Zhou Hongyou brought Tao Tang into a large room with 30 square meters in the shade, "This is my study and collection room, remove a partition wall, and open up the two rooms ......"

Tao Tang looked around the room. "Oh, I don't think you like these...... In addition to the bookcases, an entire wall has been made into a storage compartment, which is filled with collectibles. It's a mess of porcelain, inkstones, cold weapons, and even old-fashioned table clocks and tube radios.

"It's all worthless things I bought, the most expensive is this, it cost me four thousand oceans ten years ago, and my wife complained about it for at least a week," Zhou Hongyou carefully took down the ancient inkstone, "It is said to be a Duan inkstone, I have seen it from an expert, it must be something from the Song Dynasty, but it's a pity to knock off a corner, otherwise it's worth a little money......"

"You've got a lot of stuff." Tao Tang admired the old objects with great interest.

"I love nostalgia. There is always something good to find at the antique market in the Palace of Culture...... Like this radio, the condition is quite good, but unfortunately the tube can't be matched, otherwise it can still ring. Sometimes I wonder, who was its original owner? How did you abandon it? It's fun to think about that, right? ”

"I used to have one at home, but it doesn't seem to be as advanced as this, I broke it when I was a child, and my grandmother was reluctant to throw it away, and now I don't know where to throw it away...... It's really good......" Tao Tang stroked the solemn and generous radio with purple and red wood surface, "In the fifties and sixties of the last century, this thing should have been a valuable object, and it was probably older than us." ”

"That's right. I've seen it, there is a mark on the back, it was produced in six or three years, and it wasn't even ours at that time. ”

He saw Tao Tang's gaze fall on the calligraphy and painting on the wall, "Graffiti, I'm afraid of people's jokes, keep it for myself to appreciate, haha." ”

It is a work in regular script in willow style, recording Liu Yuxi's "Burrow Inscription".

"Nice words, really." Tao Tang praised sincerely, "It's a bit of work, you've been practicing for many years, right?" ”

"That's right, if I'm not on business, I'll write at least fifty big characters a day."

"Yes, be prepared for future inscriptions."

"My wife said the same thing, I hope that one day. Ha ha. ”

"By the way, isn't my sister-in-law here?" Although he was a classmate, Tao Tang didn't know Zhou Hongyou's wife, and he considered whether to bring any gifts before coming, he was stupid in this regard, and finally only brought two tubes of tea - it is estimated that there is no shortage of people, the key is that this thing can be used and is not bad.

"I'm not at home, I went back to Beiyang to see her parents...... It's not because of you, she goes back every week, and her father-in-law has a very serious kidney disease and is on dialysis for a long time. Let's just come on today, everything is alive, just waiting for you. Zhou Hongyou dragged Tao Tang down to the restaurant on the first floor, the wide dining table was already full of prepared dishes, the main dishes and beef and mutton in excellent condition were placed on the plate, Zhou Hongyou plugged in the socket of the hot pot, "It's all ready-made, what seasoning do you want?" ”

"Tahini." Tao Tang sat down, "What about the child?" I don't even know if it's a boy or a girl, going to school in Beiyang? ”

"Daughter. It's in Beiyang. It's a freshman in high school, and my studies are pretty good. The girl is good, the daughter is more worry-free than the son, and she will be filial in the future. What kind of wine do you like? I've got a few good bottles of wine here, and I think you're okay. ”

"What the hell, it was a little high last time. I think it's better to drink beer. ”

"The beer is too boring, one bottle, the total amount is dry...... he opened a bottle of Moutai, "It's not now, there are documents on it, and this kind of thing can only be drunk at home." He poured a sip of the cup for Tao Tang and filled it for himself, "Come, for the sake of friendship." ”

"For the sake of friendship."

"Tao Tang, maybe he is old, and in recent years, he has always thought about the things of the past, the people of the past. Psychology says this is one of the hallmarks of aging. You're okay, except for your hair, you're in pretty good shape, and you look like you're exercising, but I'm not going to do it, look at my belly......"

"That's because you don't exercise too much, keep your mouth shut and open your legs, you really need to work harder." Tao Tang picked up a cucumber and dipped it in the yellow sauce and took a bite, "What's old, I guess you are small in the municipal team." ”

"The penultimate is not counting the words of the new Secretary Lu. I'm not athletic, I can't even drive, even though I have Ben. The biggest amount of exercise is walking. ”

"That's not going to work. At least play table tennis. Tao Tang raised his glass, "To you." Why don't you go back to Beiyang with your wife today? ”

"A bit of business in the morning. After the 18th Party Congress, the officials had a hard time. In fact, it turned out that there was very little rest. Get used to it. The relationship between the cadres and the masses has been very bad in recent years, and in fact, it is not easy for the cadres of the organs, and it is hypocritical to say it, and no one believes it. ”

"It's not good to blame the crowd. is like Red Star, who folded two big people in a row, how to win the trust of the people? Tao Tang knew that Zhou Hongyou must have something serious to talk about, eighty percent because Lu Yaozu went to Red Star, but Zhou Hongyou didn't say it, so he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to mention it.

"Tao Tang, you're not interesting enough." Zhou Hongyou finally got to the point.

"Why am I not interesting enough?"

"Why didn't you look for me about the Environmental Protection Bureau?"

"How do I know that your old man is in charge of environmental protection? That Deputy Director Ping was very domineering, and he sealed my production line without saying a word. I didn't even listen to an explanation. Fortunately, Secretary Lu is aware of the people's feelings, otherwise my production this month would have been in vain. ”

"Didn't you look for Secretary Lu?"

"I can't help it, stop for a day, and the output value of two or three million will be lost."

"Listen to them, Secretary Lu is quite familiar with you."

"Knowing is knowing." Tao Tang guessed that Lu Yaozu would never tell him about his relationship with him, Zhou Hongyou's intentions were already clear, but he estimated that with Zhou Hongyou's status, it would not be difficult to figure this out, "He and I are college classmates." ”

"I see...... Lao Tao, you really should tell me, now Secretary Lu may have an opinion on me......"

"You really can't blame me, first, I don't know that you are in charge of environmental protection, and second, I really don't want to alarm you because of a trivial matter. If you want to blame the Environmental Protection Bureau, especially the deputy director Ping, who is very awesome, I came to explain and ignored it at all, or I would alarm people? And it's just here. You are wronged, I am still wronged, so that Lu Yaozu privately blamed me for many things. ”

"It's time to straighten things out...... It's okay, by the way, come, eat meat," Zhou Hongyou took a big chopstick mutton and threw it into the pot, "This meat is good, it was fed by a friend to a fellow villager, authentic green food......"

"That's good," Tao Tang scooped up his chopsticks fiercely, "But I'm too indebted to food, so I can fill my stomach...... Come, drink. You've been drinking for a while......"

"It seems that you are a connoisseur of wine." Zhou Hongyou smiled, "Even if you're right, I've been here for more than fifteen years." Okay, two more bottles, take them with you when you go. (To be continued.) )

PS: My wife was hospitalized due to illness and just came back from the hospital.