At the same time that Zheng Sen and Fang Kewei arrived in Australia, the mayor of Christmas Island, Xiao Baitu, also arrived in Manchester City on another passenger ferry that went directly to Manchester City.

It's just that Xiao Baitu's arrival was a little different from the arrival of the two of them, and Zhao Shijie, who had already received the notice in advance, personally took a carriage to the port to greet him.

At this time, Xiao Baitu's return, I'm afraid it is not as simple as an ordinary vacation, if it was a vacation, he would not deliberately take a telegram to Zhao Shijie to report his arrival.

Obviously, his arrival is for the position of the General Administration of Urban Planning and Management, which is currently competing for many people, but there are few people who are qualified and competent, among which Xiao Baitu is one of those very senior.

To say that he was originally promoted as mayor this year, it would be a little bad to be promoted at this time, but after all, he has been on Christmas Island for two years, and it is extremely difficult to develop a deserted island into a transit point for Australian commodity trading.

At the same time, he has also made great contributions to the country's economy, and it is normal for such a person with qualifications and contributions to be promoted exceptionally.

Of course, Xiao Baitu's purpose in returning is certainly not as simple as a planning director, and with Zhao Shijie's understanding of him, the young mayor is quite ambitious, but also an extreme expansionist and conservative.

Walking so close to the guy in Baozitu on weekdays, you can see that he is actually partially conservative in his heart, but compared to the conservatives in China, he is a little different, and he has a very strong heart for expansion.

After Hu Xijing learned the news of Xiao Baitu's return, he told Zhao Shijie that he must be drawn into his camp, not only to get an old man with rich qualifications, but also to prepare Zhao Shijie for a higher position in the future.

Xiao Baitu is a good hand in developing the economy. Everyone can see from the rapid growth of Christmas Island's economy that although there is a factor of relying on Australian transit points, it is indeed not easy to do what it is today.

Therefore, Hu Xijing analyzed that Xiao Baitu came back to send a telegram to Zhao Shijie, which was by no means as simple as a simple greeting from a friend, he wanted to see how much Zhao Shijie valued him. If you pay attention to it, you will definitely come to greet him personally.

On the dockside, Xiao Baitu was dressed in a gray orthodox suit, carrying a rattan suitcase and standing in place, looking at the person standing next to the luxury carriage not far away, smiling and waving his hand.

"Shijie, I haven't seen you for a few months and you have become a lot calmer, and you are now becoming more and more like a big leader."

Zhao Shijie smiled and took the suitcase with his own hands, "You have also learned to pat on the back." But this is your strength, Bao Zitu just went and you came back, aren't you afraid that your New Year's friend will break off with you, I heard that Bao Zitu is very small-minded. ”

"Hehe, that's your misunderstanding, in fact, Baozitu's heart is not so small, you just need to have more contact with him."

"Well, just kidding. I still know what Lao Bao is like, don't look at it as a bureaucrat. In fact, the heart eye is not bad, and it is very considerate of the collective, but the birth is unacceptable. ”

The two of them chatted while walking, and got into the carriage until they got into the carriage, and Xiao Baitu asked intentionally or unintentionally: "I heard that a new department will be established in the local area recently, the General Administration of Urban Planning and Management. Is there a candidate for the director? ”

Zhao Shijie squinted at each other, and sure enough, he guessed well with his daughter-in-law, this little rabbit is indeed running for that position, and he is going to ask for his own suggestion just after they met, which shows that he is indeed very interested in that position.

"Candidates. At present, there are three, and among these three people, they are the oldest and have very good political achievements, and as for the other candidates, there are even more, at least about ten. If you want to run for office, then the oldest one belongs to you, and I am afraid that no one can compare with you with the best political performance, how do you want to come back. ”

"I think, it's useless, do you think it's possible for me to come back, whether I can take this position or not. Don't say that I don't have any roots in my homeland, I'm afraid I'm not their opponent. Xiao Baitu deliberately said this because he wanted to hear Zhao Shijie's advice.

"At the moment, you're at a disadvantage, but there's one thing you're definitely better than them, and that's that you have enough to do with it, and that's something that no one can deny, no one can deny that, and most importantly, the president expects a lot from you."

Zhao Shijie said that Zhou Aiguo's importance to Xiao Baitu is not false at all, and Zhou Aiguo hopes that Xiao Baitu can enter the Congress and promote his development model.

"Old Zhou has high expectations for me," Xiao Baitu obviously didn't expect that he would be favored by the president, so he had some doubts in his heart.

"Yes, Mr. Zhou's importance to you is obvious to everyone, when you were the mayor, he intended to transfer you back as the mayor of Manchester, but at that time, the geographical location of Christmas Island was still very important, so he was not in a hurry to transfer you back, this time the position of the director of the planning bureau was also the first to think of you, which shows that the importance of you is very great."

After listening to Zhao Shijie's words, Xiao Baitu was a little flattered, this is worth it, the president values himself so much, it seems that he has never visited him every time he comes back, it seems that he must visit this time.

"So this location is actually very close to me, what do you think of this, Shijie, I want to hear what you mean."

"To be honest, it's still difficult for you to win this position, because after all, you don't have supporters in your own country, and you're a non-partisan person, so there are fewer people who support it, and if you don't mind, I think you should join us in the centrists, at least you have absolutely no problem in supporting."

Zhao Shijie invited him so directly, how could Xiao Baitu not understand the meaning, but now is not the time to agree, he must wait for a while, so that all factions can see his return, and Zhao Shijie will offer a higher price to absorb him.

"Shijie, actually, I am very interested in this position, I will not hide this from you, and I do want to come back, but as for joining the centrists, I can't answer you right away, I need to think about it for a while, can I."

"Of course, if you don't join me, I won't hold a knife to your neck, you can rest assured that no matter what you choose, everyone is still friends."

"Yes, that's right, it's a friend, no matter if we are still friends in the future, there is no need to be restrained between friends, so I want to invite you and my sister-in-law's family to dinner tonight." (To be continued......)