Zhou Wen took a deep breath, stuffed the newspaper into the bundle of newspapers and magazines, and still picked up his bags.

"Where is Assistant Zhou?" The young man at the post office asked.

"Go home."

"Get in the car, if you can't get a taxi at the gate of the county government, I'll send you there." As he spoke, the young man opened the door of the postal van.

"Thank you then." Zhou Wen lowered his head and got into the car.

The post office delivery car was driving fast, and the driver was a forty-year-old man, who said while driving: "Assistant Zhou, I also went to the street that night, your words are really uplifting!" The kid surnamed Xie is really a thousand cuts, and it's not an exaggeration. ”

The young man who delivered the letter said: "I heard that the county magistrate Tang released the people as soon as he came back, is this really fake?" ”

"It's definitely true, people say that the surname Xie is the nephew of the Tang County Magistrate, I don't think it's false at all." The driver snorted angrily, suddenly stepped on the accelerator and honked the horn, stopping a long-distance bus bound for Jiangbei City.

"Assistant Zhou got on the car, got on and left, and the ticket was cheaper than in the station." The driver said enthusiastically.

Zhou Wendao thanked him, got off the post office car with his bags, and boarded the long-distance bus, which was a privately operated passenger car, without air conditioning, and the seats were in tatters, which were already full of passengers, and he could only sit on the Mazha Zi outside the station.

Zhou Wen was a little hesitant, considering whether to go back to the bus station and wait for the next bus, and the people in the car had already recognized him at this time.

"It's Assistant Zhou!"

"Assistant Zhou!"

"Assistant Zhou who criticized Xie Yuqiang."

More than a dozen people stood up to give up their seats to Zhou Wen, this next week Wen was really embarrassed to get off the bus, and was forced to press on the "best position" behind the driver, Zhou Wen thanked him repeatedly, took out a ten-yuan bill from his wallet and handed it to the conductor, but was pushed back, the bold eldest sister who ran long distances shouted: "Assistant Zhou, if I collect your money, I won't let people scold to death." ”

There was a burst of laughter in the car, and several male passengers took out cigarettes to invite Zhou Wen, this kind of long-distance bus in the countryside is not forbidden, Zhou Wen hesitated a little or took the cigarette and put it in his mouth, hula four or five lighters were handed to him at the same time, the flames were scattered, and his simple face was full of sincere respect.

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Finally returned to Jiangbei City, because of the recent busy work, Zhou Wen has not been home for two months, out of the long-distance bus station, took a taxi and went straight home, how to explain to Liu Xiaojing about the loss of the job, he had no score in his heart, thinking that he had not been home for a long time, so he first went to the vegetable market to buy a fish, three catties of pork ribs, and a few bags of his son's favorite potato chips, and then went home.

When he walked to the door of the house, it was exactly three o'clock in the afternoon, and there should be no one at home at this time, Zhou Wen took out the key from his bag, threw it into the keyhole, and just turned it twice, the door suddenly pushed open from the inside, and Liu Xiaojing, who was full of tears, stood at the door.

"Xiaojing......" Zhou Wen opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, he was keenly aware of what his wife already knew.

Liu Xiaojing didn't say anything, just pounced viciously, grabbed and bitten, and desperately beat Zhou Wen, but Zhou Wen didn't explain, just let her vent her emotions.

After a while, Liu Xiaojing calmed down, and lay on Zhou Wen's shoulder and cried bitterly: "Zhou Wen, you have lost your conscience, what should we do if you die!" ”

"Okay, okay, I'm not going to live well." Zhou Wen patted his wife's back and coaxed her like a child.

"Then you promise me that you won't be desperate next time." Liu Xiaojing said with a sob.

"Okay, I promise the leader, I won't ...... next time Hey, what the hell did you see me doing? Zhou Wen wondered.

"It's still pretending, the provincial news station has broadcast, such a big flood, you are the first to jump down, hum, even the secretary of the provincial party committee said that you are a desperate San Lang, this time you can show your face, and you will definitely be promoted to the deputy department next time."

Zhou Wen smiled bitterly, brought in the things outside the door, pulled Liu Xiaojing to sit down in front of the sand, looked into her eyes and said, "Xiaojing, let me tell you something, don't be angry." ”

"What, you name it." Liu Xiaojing wiped the remaining tears on her face and said happily.

"I resigned."

"What, you're quitting!" Liu Xiaojing immediately jumped up.

"Zhou Wen, are you crazy, you actually resigned at a good time! You didn't burn it. ”

"I can't help it, Nantai County can't tolerate me, I've already told Liu Ziguang that I will work in his company, 3,000 yuan a month, have two days off, don't work overtime, just work at home, and I will pick up and drop off my children to school in the future, and I don't have to worry about intrigue anymore."

Looking at her husband's tired and emaciated face, Liu Xiaojing also calmed down, she thought for a while and said: "I respect your decision, anyway, if you are not an official, you can't starve to death, and it's not bad to be a happy ordinary person." ”

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Nantai County Government, Tang County Magistrate is reading the press release of the county newspaper, this is a few well-known pens in the county concocted articles, the whole article is a trace of praise Tang County Magistrate leading cadres and the masses of flood relief sycophants, but also with a lot of perfect angle and light photos, wearing a raincoat Tang County Magistrate standing on the embankment to point out the country, the glow of the sun with the surging river, a bit of national leaders.

"These little boys." County Magistrate Tang smiled helplessly, picked up the Montblanc fountain pen, and signed the agreement under the manuscript.

Ring the bell and let the secretary come in and take the manuscript, which will be directly telegraphed to the province through the relevant channels, and make a live advertisement for Nantai County in the newspapers and periodicals to save the negative impact.

The secretary picked up the manuscript, put a piece of paper on the table, and whispered: "The office turned over, Zhou Wen's resignation letter." ”

County Magistrate Tang didn't take it at all, and glanced at it with disdain and said, "Let the Personnel Bureau handle the formalities for him." ”

The secretary went out without saying a word, and the civil servant walked in with a water bottle and a newspaper, the county magistrate Tang didn't like to drink the hot water from the water dispenser, he felt that the water could not boil more than 100 degrees, and if he wanted to make tea, the water in the big boiler was warm enough, and while tasting tea, he also liked to read newspapers, read the People's Daily, read the Huaijiang Daily, read the Jiangbei Daily and other party newspapers, and read useful political information on them.

In order, first read the People's Daily, all of which are clichés and have nothing to pay special attention to, and then open the Huaijiang Daily, first look at the front page headlines, a color photo that occupies a large page comes into view, almost startling the county magistrate Tang, in the past, the front page was published the important speech of the provincial leader, the news of the inspection in a certain place, this time it is actually doing other news, this is a very worthy of attention to the wind direction.

Taking a closer look, County Magistrate Tang was even more shocked, isn't this Zhou Wen!

Just when the teacup was raised to his mouth, he choked on a mouthful of hot tea, and his shirt was wet, and the county magistrate Tang put down the teacup in embarrassment, and then looked at the headline in the newspaper: Fighting on the front line of flood fighting and rescue - remember a real *** member.

County Magistrate Tang's hands trembled a little, he didn't see clearly what was written in the article, but he just saw a bunch of praises and the affirmation of Zhou Wen by the main leaders of the provincial party committee and provincial government.

He suddenly came to his senses, why did Secretary Xu not agree to deal with Zhou Wen, this old and cunning official must have gotten some rumors in the provincial capital, not only did he not remind himself, but he messed around by himself, and this time he lost the adult.

The county magistrate Tang immediately rang the bell and called the secretary back, and asked him if the press release had gone out, the secretary hesitated and said no, the county magistrate Tang said that he didn't want to take it back, and the secretary went to do it without asking anything, but this made the county magistrate Tang even more suspicious, he suspected that he was the last person to see the Huaijiang Daily, and the county government from the messenger to the secretary, and then to various departments, all saw the photos published by Zhou Wen on the front page, and they must have guessed Zhou Wen's future, but no one reminded themselves, they were just happy to see themselves ugly, embarrassed by yourself!

After thinking about it, the county magistrate Tang still picked up the phone and dialed Zhou Wen's mobile phone, probably because the other party saw his number, and no one answered after ringing for a long time, the county magistrate Tang couldn't help but be annoyed, but thinking of the provincial party secretary Zheng Jiefu's comment on Zhou Wen "A real *** member", he couldn't help but panic, this is a clear signal that can't be clearer, Zhou Wen will be promoted and reused!

You must know how difficult it is for a grassroots cadre to be favored by provincial leaders, not to mention a section-level cadre like Zhou Wen, who is the magistrate of Tangda County, and he is also an unknown person in the provincial capital.

Hit again! This time Zhou Wen finally took it, and the county magistrate Tang adjusted his mood, first affirmed Zhou Wen's achievements, and then said in a reproachful tone: "Comrade Zhou Wen, the organization is strict with you, that is your love and concern, don't make a fuss, come back quickly, the county still has important responsibilities handed over to you." ”

I thought that Zhou Wen, a high-spirited guy, would take the opportunity to ridicule himself, but the other party agreed without being humble or arrogant, and didn't say half a word of nonsense, so that County Magistrate Tang still had a lot of lines that he didn't have time to say.

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Putting down the phone, Liu Xiaojing immediately asked, "They treated you like that, why did you go back?" ”

Zhou Wen pointed to the TV screen and said: "I'm not giving them face, I'm giving Secretary Zheng face, he praised me so highly, it's not good for me to be petty." ”

Liu Xiaojing said: "The secretary of the provincial party committee just mentioned it by the way, you still take it seriously." ”

Zhou Wen shook his head and said: "Since Secretary Zheng took office, he has been focusing on party building and reserve cadre training, this rainstorm and flood disaster, all parts of our province have been seriously affected, if I guess correctly, he will arrive in Jiangbei City tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, when I am not present, Tang County Magistrate naturally has no face, but my chance is gone." ”

"What chance do you have, you still want to be an official?" Liu Xiaojing pounced and viciously pinched Zhou Wen's thigh, causing him to roll everywhere in pain.

Finally calmed down, Liu Xiaojing asked, "What did that Liu Ziguang say over there?" ”

"It's okay, it's what he advised me not to give up." Zhou Wen put his hands behind his head, his eyes narrowed, and he began to look forward to his future.

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