On this day, the four working groups sent by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League returned to the capital one after another, and Ye Zhiran listened to the work reports of each group separately.

Yu Hong and Ding Zhannian's working group destination is Yangtze River Province, and Liu Liu, the leader of the working group, reported on the summer camp activities organized and arranged by college students in Yangtze River Province and the content of social activities held. In general, the summer vacation life of college students in Yangtze Province is relatively rich in form and content.

Before getting off work, Yu Hong, who was excited, appeared in Ye Zhiran's office, and said with a smile as soon as he entered the door: "Ye Shu~ Ji, this time I went to Yangtze River Province to investigate and guide students' work, which is very energetic." ”

Ye Zhiran saw that there seemed to be something special in her smile, and couldn't help asking, "What's the matter?" Tell me about it? ”

"Ye Shu~ Ji, I went to Ding Zhannian's house, and I also dug up loaches and caught a lot of small fish!"

This kind of thing is something that almost everyone who grows up in the countryside of Jiangnan knows. When Ye Zhiran returned from school when he was a child, he and his classmates once poured water in the ravines of the field to catch loaches, but his hands and feet were covered with mud......

"Yu Hong, did you also go to the ditch to turn over the loaches? So dirty, you dare to go down? ”

"Ye Shu ~ Ji, I am the commander, command Xiao Ding to go down and catch it!"

Belch?

Ye Zhiran said with a smile: "Only a bored person like you go to the countryside to turn loaches, that's what a teenage boy does." ”

Because Yu Hong accepted the "new thing", he was very interested in talking, and asked with a smile: "Ye Shu~Ji, do you know how to catch the yellow eel?" At night, we took flashlights to plough the flattened paddy fields, and the eels would dig out of the dirt to find food at night. Pick it up from the water one by one, but. The eels are very slippery, and my hands are not strong enough to catch them. Well, that's it......"

She clenched her hand into a fist, then flexed her middle finger and made a finger curling motion in the air, meaning that this is how she grabbed the eel.

Ye Zhiran shook his head and said, "I also grew up in the suburbs when I was a child. Still use you to teach me? ”

But Yu Hong is different! This woman, who has lived in a big city since she was a child, is still in deep contact with the countryside for the first time, and has indescribable curiosity, I saw that her face suddenly changed, and she said in fear: "Ye Shu ~ remember, there are many snakes in the field!" The kind of red snake is the most terrifying, and it shines with a flashlight at night. The red and black rings are indescribably terrifying. The first time I shone the red snake, I was so scared that I threw away the flashlight. ”

"If you're so timid, why do you want to go out at night?"

"It's all Xiaoding! He said that yellow eels and frogs can only be caught in the paddy fields at night. ”

Coincidentally, when it came to Ding Zhannian, Ding Zhannian appeared at the door of the office and scratched his head. said: "Ye Shu~Ji, I brought the notice of next week's meeting." ”

"Hmm, put it on the table."

Yu Hong beckoned and said, "Xiao Ding, come here." I was reporting to Ye Shu~Ji about catching yellow eels at night, and Ye Shu~Ji said that he would too. ”

Ding Zhannian walked over obediently.

Yu Hong said again: "The National Day break is relatively long. We'll go to your hometown to catch yellow eels again. ”

"Director Yu, this can only be caught in the paddy fields in July and August, and in October, there is not much water in the paddy fields, and the yellow eels basically don't come out and can't be caught."

"So?" Yu Hong said disappointedly, "But, didn't you say that yellow eels can be caught in ditches and rivers?" ”

"This is very difficult, the yellow eels in the river and ditch are drilled in deep holes, and there are generally at least two exits, and there is no professional skill to catch at all."

Ye Zhiran frowned and said, "It's okay to get off work early, don't discuss how to catch yellow eels here." ”

Yu Hong stuck out his tongue, and then pointed outside to Ding Zhannian, as if he had some code, Ding Zhannian followed her out honestly.

When the two of them left, Ye Zhiran tidied up his office and prepared to go home.

The pace of work in the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League is not as fast as in other places, and although there are many things that need to be dealt with, they are all very regular and can be solved step by step. It's not at all like him as the mayor and the secretary of the municipal party committee~, and urgent matters that need to be dealt with at any time may occur.

Before he went out, Sima Shu~Ji appeared at the door and said, "Ye Shu~Ji, let's go, Ding Lao has arrived in Beijing, ask us to meet." ”

Every time Ding Lao came to Beijing, after finishing his business, he generally had to meet with the cadres of the regiment, before, Ye Zhiran had not yet worked in the Central Committee of the regiment, Ding Lao asked him to have dinner with the cadres of the regiment, but now the situation is different, he is already a member of the regiment.

When he arrived at the Great Wall Hotel to book a private room, Ye Zhiran saw that the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League ~ the first book of the record office ~ Zhou Shujun was also there, and he first stood on his heel and said hello to Zhou Shu~ Ji.

Zhou Shu~ Ji sat beside Ding Linlin, beckoned, and let Sima Zhan and Ye Zhiran take their seats.

In front of so many people, Ding Linlin did not deliberately show that he had an extraordinary relationship with Ye Zhiran, and said hello to the cadres of the regiment, ordered food, and ate.

At the dinner table, everyone inevitably talked about the biggest talk in the capital recently - the matter of Hou Delai and Mu Sizhen.

Book ~ Record Book ~ Remember Zhao Lin said: "The matter of Mayor Hou and Miss Mu is really like a blockbuster, with ups and downs, and the plot always surprises the audience. Now the Hou family is vigorously refuting the rumors, saying that the things that were spread some time ago are all rumors, and the person who sent money to Mayor Hou's account has not even seen Miss Mu's face. After saying that, he shook his head, as if he didn't believe it.

Sima Zhan was furious because he saw Ye Zhiran over this matter that day, and he spoke very horizontally, saying, "I tend to believe the opinion of the Hou family, this matter was deliberately made up by someone." Miss Mu Jia can't be this kind of person. ”

Zhou Shujun said: "If it is true, there must be quite a complicated reason behind it. The second miss of the Mu family has always had a good reputation, and she is not a person from the same way as her sister. ”

Ye Zhiran had a good impression of Zhou Shujun and said, "I agree with Zhou Shu~Ji's opinion. Moreover, as far as I know, Miss Mu Jia created public opinion inside and outside the circle, purely for revenge. That incident, she paid for a stand-in to do it, and according to the two people who had a relationship afterwards, the woman and Miss Mu looked completely different. ”

"Well, this ** is fresh, but it's also possible, after all, Miss Mu is not something that anyone can see, and it's normal not to know her."

Ding Forest nodded and said: "Ye Shu~ Ji never guesses, this must have been verified." It can be seen that Miss Mu and Mayor Hou are resentful couples. ”

Zhou Shujun sighed: "Hou Lao went to the hospital in a fit of anger, and I heard that when Mayor Hou and Miss Mu divorced, he compensated a huge amount of family property. Although we don't know the internal cause of this incident, Miss Mu ruined the reputation of the Hou family like this, and the Hou family obediently lost money when she divorced, so it can be seen that a major event that we don't know about must have happened. Otherwise, it can't be said. ”

Ding Lao also sighed: "Hou Lao has been wise all his life, and the high-level people are even clever in horizontal and vertical means, so he must be sighing that there is no successor to the Hou family, right?" ”

Sima Zhan nodded and said: "The first of the four young people in the capital to lose their competitiveness was actually Mayor Hou, everyone couldn't imagine it a year ago, right?" ”

In politics, anything can happen before the last step is taken, and this is not surprising to everyone.

In the large private room on the twelfth floor, twelve members of the group gathered around to drink and eat. Among the twelve people present, Ding Linlin has all the virtues and virtues, and his activity energy is also the largest.

Ding Shulin waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about this matter, after all, Hou Lao is a respected leader of the older generation, and he wants to save some face for the Hou family." Since the beginning of this year, international crude oil prices have continued to rise sharply, and the oil price issue has a great impact on China's economic development. ”

Ding Lao opened this head, and the cadres of the League Department discussed the national energy strategy. The cadres of the Youth League are generally young, and in addition they have been doing youth work all the year round, they are relatively open-minded and active, and they will soon start a debate around the issue of energy strategy.

After eating, Ding Lao asked Ye Zhiran to meet him at the hotel where he stayed, and after talking about the recent events, Ye Zhiran said: "Ding Lao, I had another trouble with Hou Delai a few days ago. ”

"Huh? What's going on? ”

Ye Zhiran told in detail about Hou Delai instructing people to rush to his private room to take pictures.

Ding Forest said: "Hou Lao cultivated Hou Delai as the successor of the Hou family, but now it seems that Hou Delai is not a good successor. If Hou Lao is gone, it will be questionable whether the Hou family can maintain unity in the hands of Hou Delai. After all, he has lost points one after another recently, and many people are not optimistic about him anymore. ”

With a cup of tea, the two sat in the suite to discuss matters. In Ye Zhiran's mind, Ding Lao is the best "military advisor", not only knows the domestic political arena well, but everyone above the alternate member of the Central Committee, Ding Lao can immediately tell everyone's origin, ability, potential, and political philosophy.

Ye Zhiran nodded and said, "Mayor Hou is bullying me like this, Elder Ding, I'm ready to fight back." ”

"Not busy, not busy." Ding Lao immediately denied it and said: "The Hou family is not the strength on the surface, and among the Standing Committee members who have retired, there are also his confidants and friends. Hou Delai's problem can only be solved after the old man is gone, so as to reduce the resistance, and at that time, if Hou Delai is taken down, he will lose the chance to recover. ”

Ye Zhiran thought for a while and said, "Hou Lao is very sick this time, and the cadres of the Hou Department have all come to Beijing to visit him. ”

Ding Lao said: "You have to carefully observe who has gone to the hospital to visit Hou Lao in the past few days? What are the different attitudes of the candidates? You must be good at discerning the general trend of the future from the small changes and seeing the subtle things, so as to help temper your political insight and judgment. ”

Ye Zhiran nodded deeply and said, "Elder Ding is right. ”

Ding Lao smiled and said, "Xiao Ye, I'm more and more optimistic about you now." There is a kind of 'momentum' in politics, and when the 'momentum' rises, everything will develop in accordance with the changes in this 'trend'. I feel that your 'momentum' is already rising, just look at the people around you, all of them are making rapid progress. Aren't your old subordinates, Wang Jingyu, Zhang Liren, Shen Rong, etc., going higher and higher? The other people you know and come into contact with, Feng Hanxuan, Tang Guoqiang, Huang Minhai, Lu Daojun, and Chen Chengqiang have risen rapidly one by one. Including your father-in-law also took the position of commander of the large military district. Xiao Ye, this is the 'potential', after your 'potential' rises, it will push you to continue to ascend, and you don't have to worry about people like Hou Delai at all. ”