Wen Huaishu, the executive vice president of the party school, a little old man in his fifties, was already waiting for Xu Haodong at the door.

After Xu Haodong got out of the car, he first responded to the greetings of the cadres and the families of the cadres at the door, and then slowly came to Wen Huaishu, and joked with a smile: "Old Wen, do you feel that the atmosphere here today is like the scene of ordinary school parents sending their children to school." ”

Wen Huaishu accompanied Xu Haodong to walk inside, and said: "Inviting the families of cadres to participate in the graduation ceremony is only something that you Xu Haodong can think of, and I can be regarded as convincing you." ”

Xu Haodong and Wen Huaishu have not been in the same thing, but they have been neighbors for half a year, at that time Xu Haodong had just been transferred from the township to the city, and Wen Huaishu had just been transferred back to his hometown Yunling from the provincial party school. Xu Haodong rose step by step, while Wen Huaishu basically stood still, only from the dean of education to the vice principal, and just two years ago he was promoted to the executive vice president.

But Wen Huaishu is also a person that Xu Haodong respects, like Xia Fulin and Li Zijian, Wen Huaishu is as his name suggests, and he is also a typical reader, indifferent to fame and fortune, with no intention of career, in officialdom, and in learning. Wen Huaishu is not only a well-known party history expert in China, but also a member of the National Writers Association and a visiting professor of the Department of History of Dongjiang University.

Seeing that it was still early, Wen Huaishu invited Xu Haodong to his office, "Haodong, you are a big boy, and you don't have any dealings with our old friends, you have been in office for almost a year, and you don't come to see me, a bad old man." ”

"Old Wen, I'm busy." Xu Haodong said: "However, I haven't been here, when I first took office last year, and on the National Day last year, I came to the martyrs' cemetery twice. At that time, I wanted to stop by to see you, but when I thought about paying homage to the martyrs and coming to see you, it was not appropriate. ”

Wen Huaishu didn't laugh, and asked after a sigh: "You went to the martyr's cemetery again just now?" ”

Nodding, Xu Haodong said: "Forget no one, you can't forget those martyrs who are buried in the ground." ”

"yes." Wen Huaishu nodded and said: "Forget who you are, and you can't forget those martyrs who are buried in the ground, one of your suggestions last year was right." It is indeed a wise initiative to put the martyrs' cemetery under the jurisdiction of our party school, and now all the students studying in the party school have their first class every Monday in the martyrs' cemetery, and I think the results are very good. ”

"Old Wen, then please take this as a system to decide." Xu Haodong said: "In addition, I have another idea, this year has been designated as the year of national defense education in our Yunling City, and I hope to combine national defense education with patriotic education." Therefore, I would like to have your party school take the lead and invite the families of the 325 martyrs to Yunling when the time comes, and your party school will come up with a plan first. ”

Wen Huaishu asked, "This is a big deal, when are you going to do this event?" ”

"It's still early, it should be around the August 1st Army Day."

"Okay, I'll show you the plan when I'm done."

Xu Haodong's gaze turned to the two rows of bookshelves against the wall, "Old Wen, what masterpieces have you made as a great writer recently?" ”

"What a great writer, don't laugh at me." Wen Huaishu said: "In the past two years, I have been busy, running outside for half of the year, my heart can't calm down, and I can't write anything decent. I've already made a plan to step up from those titles and write a few books in peace. ”

"I've got your back." Xu Haodong said: "However, you don't want to resign from the position of executive vice president of the party school." ”

Wen Huaishu said with a smile: "That's no way, I'm fifty-two this year, and I have to retire after one year according to the regulations." ”

Xu Haodong waved his hand, "You are a professional, the age can be relaxed, in my opinion, you can work until you are sixty years old as the executive vice president of the party school." ”

"That's a good idea." Nodding, Wen Huaishu asked, "Hey, how are you?" Heard that you are going to publish an economics paper in a major journal around the world? ”

"It's working, it's working." Xu Haodong sighed lightly, "Old Wen, I envy you, if I had listened to you and learned from you, maybe I could have become a good teacher, and now I am at least an associate professor." ”

"You're not bad now, are you?" Wen Huaishu said: "Of course, being an official is a tiring job, being a corrupt official is tiring, afraid of investigation, being a good official is even more tiring and lonely." But this is the path you have chosen, and it is a road of no return, and you can't go back. ”

"Hey, I'm going to be tired of this." Xu Haodong smiled and said: "What is the road of no return, Lao Wen, your words are too ugly to hear, and they do not match the identity of the executive vice president of the party school, please explain." ”

"Haha...... Within our Yunling City, anyone can turn back, but you Xu Haodong can't turn back. ”

"Why can't I turn back?"

Wen Huaishu said with a smile: "You are now an Internet celebrity, the whole world knows you, and you have registered with the superior organization department." Li Jiguo can resign and not do anything, and within our Yunling City, there are no less than five people who have the ability to be mayors. Yan Fang can resign, and there are no less than ten people who are qualified for the post of deputy secretary. But there is only one Xu Haodong, I can't speculate about your future, but for now, no one can play the big game of chess in Yunling City, except for you Xu Haodong. ”

"Go, don't put a high hat on me, old master, I won't eat your set."

Wen Huaishu said seriously: "It's really not a top hat, if you resign and don't do it, the organization will definitely disagree with 10,000, and you can't run away, so your career has come to this point, you can't turn back, you can only move forward, even if it is a thousand dangers." ”

"That's right, people are in officialdom, and they can't help themselves."

"It's because you've gone beyond the ordinary." Wen Huaishu said: "Haodong, you once told me that economics is a palace, and the power field is not. After stepping through the gate of power, most of the people stood on the ground, looking at the holy tower with about twenty steps, but only a small number of people could climb it. You are now at the deputy department level, and there are five levels above, have you ever seen an official of your level take the initiative to hang up the crown? ”

"No, there are quite a few corrupt officials who fall."

Wen Huaishu said: "So, it's because at your level, the ladder down is gone." ”

Xu Haodong pondered and asked, "Old Master, then how should I continue?" ”

"Don't be a corrupt official, that's number one. Political correctness, this is the second. Third, self-protection, you already have it, you are an Internet celebrity, whoever wants to engage you has to think twice. Fourth, the uniqueness, you basically have this, your economic theory can make you enjoy a reputation in the party. Fourth, to create political achievements, Yunling City is not only your experimental field, but also the experimental field of your superiors, and you are creating political achievements. ”

"It's a cliché, I know." Xu Haodong smiled and said: "Now our Yunling City is trying to upgrade to a prefecture-level city, old master, can you make any tricks to make our Yunling City suddenly become popular." ”

After thinking about it, Wen Huaishu patted the table and said, "There is." ”