After dinner, Sun Yadong, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, followed Gao Changhe inch by inch, and followed him all the way to the Xiaohong Building of the first guest house of the municipal party committee. Because Gao Changhe's family was not in Pingyang, the Municipal Party Committee Office gave up two guest rooms and a small reception room on the second floor of the Little Red Building to Gao Changhe as a dormitory.

When Gao Changhe walked into the Little Red Mansion accompanied by Sun Yadong, he couldn't help but think of the past eighteen years ago-

The first time he met his father-in-law, Liang Qingping, was in this small red building. At that time, he had just graduated from university and was assigned to a certain ministry in Beijing, and he took advantage of a business trip to visit his fiancée Liang Li in Pingyang. His father-in-law, Liang Qingping, was the secretary of the Pingyang Prefectural Party Committee, and he was under pressure to carry out a pilot project of the rural contract responsibility system for joint production in the midst of a great debate on the standard of truth.

Liang Qingping took him to visit this little red building, telling about the Russians, Japanese and Americans who lived in this small red building, and about the nearly 100-year history of this century city represented by this little red building. From this, he learned that this small red building, which was quite inconspicuous in appearance, was once the best building in old Pingyang, and had actually served as a consulate for the Russians, a secret service department for the Japanese, a place for the surrender of Japanese troops in the east, an office of the military coordination department of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and a former enemy headquarters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Many of the talks and meetings that have decided the history of Binh Duong have taken place here.

He was amazed at the time – how fascinating it was that it represented both history and power.

One of the clearest details I remember is that one night, during his conversation with his father-in-law Liang Qingping, the director of the office of the municipal party committee accompanied Liu Huabo, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee who was in charge of organizational work at that time, to come in. Liu Huabo handed over a document printed with a long list to Liang Qingping for signature, and after Liang Qingping read the list, after signing it, he slowly said to Liu Huabo, who later became the secretary of the provincial party committee: "So be it, for Binh Duong, an era is over, and the group of young cadres we appoint today will determine the history of Binh Duong in the last two decades of this century." ”

With the power in his hands back then, his father-in-law decided the history of Pingyang for nearly 20 years at that moment, and Jiang Chaolin was one of the more than 300 county-level cadres who were appointed at the same time. His father-in-law promoted him from secretary of the party committee of Daquan Township, Lieshan County, to deputy secretary of the Lieshan County Party Committee, in charge of agriculture......

Now, eighteen years later, it has come to a critical juncture that will determine history, and he has come to Pingyang.

Sun Yadong was also very emotional, and said sincerely: "Secretary Gao, you came at such a good time!" ”

Gao Changhe knew what Sun Yadong was going to talk to him about, so he deliberately shook his head and said, "Maybe it's not the time." ”

Sun Yadong asked, "What do you mean?" Afraid of contradictions? Don't dare to lift the lid of Pingyang? ”

Gao Changhe frowned: "Yadong, look at you, how can you open your mouth to lift the lid?!" ”

Sun Yadong didn't care about Gao Changhe's face: "If there is a cover, it will be removed!" ”

Gao Changhe didn't answer this topic, glanced at Sun Yadong, and walked into the living room downstairs.

The resettlement of Gao Changhe's residence was single-handedly handled by Liu Yiru, director of the Office of the Municipal Party Committee. When Gao Changhe and Sun Yadong sat down in the living room, Liu Yiru was leading several directors and deputy directors of the guest house to carefully inspect room by room, and finally implement the details of Gao Changhe's future life. From time to time, Gao Changhe and Sun Yadong heard footsteps on the stairs and Liu Yiru talking about arranging work.

Gao Changhe was speechless and said, "Director Liu's work is really careful and thoughtful." ”

Sun Yadong said: "You are the secretary of the municipal party committee, can she be careful and thoughtful?" She did the same to Jiang Chaolin. ”

Gao Changhe said: "This is very good, there are many and complicated things in the office, and there really needs to be such a female housekeeper." ”

Sun Yadong smiled coldly: "Secretary Gao, I can tell you, this housekeeper may not be as good as you think!" She has followed Jiang Chaolin for ten years, from the deputy director of the Municipal Party Committee Office to the director, she is Jiang Chaolin's hardcore subordinate, and she only recognizes one Jiang Chaolin in the entire Pingyang! If you are willing to listen to me, I will persuade you to transfer this housekeeper from the municipal party committee office. It's probably good for her and good for you. Secretary Gao, this housekeeper is also in her early fifties, and her daughters have become the executive deputy county magistrate of Lieshan, so I don't think it's suitable for her to do this kind of work of serving people. ”

Gao Changhe said half-truthfully: "Yadong, my first day in office, why do you keep slandering, ah?" ”

Sun Yadong's thought of lifting the lid was very stubborn, and he said: "Secretary Gao, don't call me haha, I'm really good for you!" You should know in your heart that Pingyang has made achievements in its work over the years, and their cadres have always been very good, and their eyes are staring at Shenzhen and Shanghai, not even the provincial capitals, so you can afford it? ”

Gao Changhe became serious at this time: "Well done, of course the cadres and masses in Pingyang must be confident!" Yadong, let me tell you something from the heart, I just can't get used to those fake models of 'modesty', I have put the economy up, and the experience of development has been summed up, what is the blind 'modesty', ah? Of course I'm going to have to sit in the front row! ”

Sun Yadong reminded: "It's not you who have boosted the economy, it's people who have boosted the economy......"

Gao Changhe couldn't help it, sank his face, waved his hand and said: "There is no 'we' or 'people' now, it's all the same thing, that is: Pingyang team, Pingyang people!" ”

Sun Yadong sighed: "What do you guess Mayor Wen Chunming said after the meeting ended today?" ”

Gao Changhe glanced at Sun Yadong attentively: "What did Mayor Wen say?" ”

Sun Yadong snorted: "Mayor Wen said, it's thunder and lightning now, I can't see it clearly, and I don't know if it's the sun or the moon that will rise in the future?!" ”

Gao Changhe quietly let out an "oh".

Sun Yadong said again: "Don't you understand the meaning of Wen Chunming's words? The sun shines on its own, and the moon borrows the light of the sun, and he compares Binh Duong's past economic construction achievements to the sun, ridiculing you for borrowing their light! ”

Gao Changhe smiled: "I think it's good to be able to borrow this light." Yes? ”

At this moment, the waitress lady walked in and said, "Secretary Gao, there is your phone number at the service desk, and Secretary Liu Huabo of the Provincial Party Committee is looking for you." ”

Gao Changhe didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went to the service desk to answer Liu Huabo's call.

Liu Huabo said on the phone: "Changhe, I'm going back to the provincial capital tomorrow, the weather is good tonight, I want to go to the coastal area to see the flood control situation there, Comrade Chaolin leads the way, you accompany you, set off immediately, do you think it's okay?" ”

Gao Changhe was about to get rid of Sun Yadong's entanglement, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I'll come over immediately." ”

After hurriedly saying goodbye to Sun Yadong at the gate of the Little Red Mansion, Gao Changhe got into his car and let his car be transferred to a small convoy of three Audi cars that were opened by police cars.

When the car got on Beijing Road, Gao Changhe noticed that the car in front of him was Jiang Chaolin, the former secretary of the municipal party committee, and the license plate 0001 was inexplicably huge and inexplicably impressive under the red light of the tail lights of the car.

Is it the sun or the moon that is about to rise in Binh Duong?

Wen Chunming's words couldn't help but echo in his ears again, making Gao Changhe think deeply.

Of course, he wants to be the sun and the sun of the new century. After several iterations and cautious efforts, the provincial party committee chose him at the last moment, and only then did it set up the cross-century team of Pingyang, and obviously hoped that he would be the sun of the new century. If it was just for Shoucheng, in order to make him a transition, he would never be sent to Pingyang. Then, from now on, he actually has no way back, he can only look ahead, open up a channel to the future, and can only create new brilliance on the basis of brilliance. Any skeptical gaze will be crushed and shattered in the face of his determination and actions. Because, he never thought of being a moon to borrow someone else's light, never!