The municipal party committee and the municipal government team were adjusted, and the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor were all transferred, Wu Qiang was originally hopeful about the promotion, but in the end, the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor were transferred from other cities, and Wu Qiang was still the deputy secretary.

Hopes of another promotion were dashed. Wu Qiang was like a deflated ball, as if he had changed in an instant, he was not interested in anything, he had no spirit in the past, and he was listless all day long.

Later, Wu Qiang heard some rumors about the adjustment of the main leaders of the municipal party committee and the municipal government: the reason why SW decided to replace the secretary of the Mashan municipal party committee and the mayor at the same time seemed to change the structure of the leadership group of Mashan City on the surface, but the real reason was that the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor had been at odds for a long time, and the unprincipled internal friction had an impact on the future development of Mashan. Now that the principal responsible comrades of the municipal party committee and government have been replaced, the city needs to have leaders who are familiar with the situation to ensure the continuity of Mashan's work.

After understanding what happened, although Wu Qiang's thoughts fluctuated, but after a little longer, after the mediation of psychological self, he seemed to have some understanding of the arrangement of SW and a deeper understanding of the ZZ principle. Wu Qiang even secretly rejoiced: he was fortunate not to be involved in the entanglement of the two top leaders, otherwise, he would have been adjusted out of Mashan by SW.

The adjustment of the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor touched Wu Qiang's soul a lot, and he had a deeper understanding of the unity of the maintenance team, and he took it very seriously, especially after Zhou Siguo was transferred to the secretary of the municipal party committee, although Wu Qiang had some resistance in his heart, he paid attention to maintaining Zhou Siguo's image everywhere on his face, and tried his best to do a good job in the things or requirements arranged by Zhou Siguo, giving people the impression of respecting Zhou Siguo in everything.

At this time, Wu Qiang is no longer a grassroots cadre, and has served as a leading cadre in the city for a long time, Wu Qiang has a new understanding of his career in life, and has his own considerations. More importantly, his promotion in the future is inseparable from Zhou Siguo's recommendation and support. Even if SW decides to promote himself, when ZZ inspects, he will first listen to the opinion of Zhou Siguo's leader, and Zhou Siguo's opinion is very important. Only by having a good relationship with the top leader can it be possible to pave the way for his promotion. As a lesson from the past, if the deputy post has a conflict with the main post, it will be the deputy post that will be affected in the end. For some people, when they reach the position of the main job, the space for further progress in life has been limited, but the deputy position is different, and it is possible that the life has come to an end.

While trying his best to improve the relationship with Zhou Siguo and actively complete the tasks assigned by Zhou Siguo, Wu Qiang felt more and more that Zhou Siguo seemed to be different from his predecessor's style of doing things. Although he has not worked with his predecessor for a long time, in Wu Qiang's eyes, although his predecessor's style is a little domineering, he is very transparent in dealing with people, never shying away from his own opinions, and even in meetings, even if his proposal is opposed by most people, he still insists on it. As for things like eating and drinking in life, I don't care about it.

In the summer of one year, the weather was relatively hot, and after working overtime at night, he was a little tired, so Wu Qiang wanted to go out for a walk, exercise his body, and move his muscles and bones.

The night is already very deep, the street lamps appear listless, the French plane trees on both sides of the road are illuminated by the street lamps, leaving a vague shadow, but few pedestrians are seen, the air is much fresher, giving people a feeling of refreshment.

Walking on the sidewalk, Wu Qiang recalled everything he had experienced since coming to Mashan from time to time, thinking about his future work arrangements, and seemed to pay no attention to everything around him. When passing by the guest house of the municipal party committee, there was a sudden noisy sound, which was particularly clear in the middle of the night. Wu Qiangxun went to prestige, couldn't help but be surprised, and looked at it, in the small square of the guest house, the then secretary of the municipal party committee and a few friends were sitting on a small stool around a long table, eating mutton skewers and drinking beer. The then secretary of the municipal party committee seemed to be very happy, rolling up his trouser legs, putting his shirt on his shoulders, wearing a sweatshirt, holding a lamb skewer in one hand and a large cup of draft beer in the other, eating meat and drinking a lot. Looking at everything in front of him, Wu Qiang seemed to have discovered other people's private parts, for fear of being recognized by the then secretary of the municipal party committee, and was a little embarrassed, so he lowered his head and wanted to slip away quickly.

Unexpectedly, Wu Qiang didn't go far when eager footsteps came from behind him. Wu Qiang suddenly understood everything, and walked faster, as if he had encountered a thief. Sure enough, a familiar voice came from behind him: "Secretary Wu, you are taking a walk, the secretary asked you to drink two glasses together." ”

Wu Qiang really didn't want to go, as the leader of the municipal party committee, he ate and drank in the open air in the guest house, and the pedestrians on the roadside saw it clearly, which damaged the image. In addition, Wu Qiang also has his deeper considerations: the then secretary and the mayor did not agree, everyone in Mashan City knew it, and the then secretary drank in public, once it reached the mayor's ears, it would cause the mayor to misunderstand, and there were legends that the then secretary would be transferred, and the mayor might take over, Wu Qiang did not want to wade into this troubled water.

At this time, Wu Qiang knew better that the then secretary of the municipal party committee invited him to drink, which was to save face, and if he did not agree, he would first offend the then secretary of the municipal party committee, after all, he was still in office. In desperation, Wu Qiang smiled slightly and had to return the same way.

When he came to the beer stall, Wu Qiang understood the reason why the then secretary of the municipal party committee invited him to drink: several township leaders in his hometown came to the city to do business, and they made an appointment to visit the then secretary together. After the secretary stayed for dinner, he seemed to feel that he was not very happy, and he didn't know who proposed to go out to eat mutton skewers, but the secretary at the time agreed without even thinking about it. So, after eating, the group came to the Municipal Party Committee Guest House for a second drink. happened to Wu Qiang walking by alone, and in order to envelop Wu Qiang, the then secretary sent someone to call him to drink beer.

The scene of that night left Wu Qiang with a deep impression and was unforgettable. Later, Wu Qiang had an in-depth understanding of the then secretary: the then secretary had a habit of often drinking the first one, and then drinking the second one at the stall and brewing it with beer. The office of the municipal party committee was worried that the secretary at that time often went to the stall to drink beer, and was discovered by the citizens, which would not have a good impact not only on himself but also on the leaders of the entire municipal party committee, so he temporarily built a barbecue point on the square in the courtyard of the guest house. Later, after Secretary Zhou Siguo took office, he felt that it was unelegant to build a barbecue point on such a solemn occasion, so he canceled the barbecue point and planted some trees and flowers.

Wu Qiang often compares Zhou Siguo with his predecessor in his heart, and feels more and more that there are many differences between Zhou Siguo and his predecessor: Zhou Siguo usually speaks very little, and people always can't guess his thoughts, and the implementation is always half a beat. This branch of his own bud always wants to stick tightly to Zhou Siguo's thick rootstock, and have a better result, however, maybe because of different attributes, there is really no result, although Zhou Siguo has never criticized himself, and he has not made any major mistakes in his work, but he always feels that Zhou Siguo and himself seem to be separated by a layer of belly, more polite, and less confidant.

At that time, Secretary Ren was different, he spoke extremely straightforwardly, to the extent of casualness, and he was extremely transparent, and he could be called a clear distinction between love and hate. The person who likes it is regarded as a flower; For people who don't like it, they always look unpleasant, and they criticize people regardless of the occasion. Therefore, some leading cadres have quite a lot of opinions about the former secretary. According to the character of the former secretary, he still goes his own way. After drinking beer in the guest house that time, the secretary at that time regarded Wu Qiang as a close friend, and always discussed with Wu Qiang first in case of trouble, and the relationship was extremely harmonious.

When life is boring or at a loss, I always want to find spiritual sustenance. Wu Qiang remembered an incident he encountered when he was the secretary of the county party committee more than ten years ago, when he went to the south to investigate. After the inspection, the host arranged a tour, and when I heard that I was visiting the temple, Wu Qiang, who was proud of the spring breeze at that time, did not seem to be interested in all this, and always felt that it was a kind of life escape for the frustrated, and it seemed to be far away from him. It was a sentence from the local reception party that prompted Wu Qiang to change his mind: although he didn't dare to say that the nuns and monks in the temple had all seen through the red dust, but there must be a series of bitter stories behind everyone, their lives were richer than those of us who were officials, and they were also bumpy, and some of them were successful people back then, and you were just a student in front of them. Or a child who has just learned to walk.

The other party's words made Wu Qiang's heart full of magic for that strange world.

As soon as he walked into the nunnery, looking at the nuns who were meditating with extraordinary temperament and handsome appearances, Wu Qiang felt shocked in his heart, especially when he heard the reception party say that some were doctoral students, some were well-known figures in the literary and artistic circles, and some were civil servants, Wu Qiang felt even more incredible in his heart.

In his spare time, Wu Qiang chatted with a young nun, especially when he heard that the nun was also from the north and a former college student, and was a monk due to emotional problems, he was even more interested.

When listening to the introduction of others, the nun once had an unforgettable love, and then looked at the front of him, meditating cross-legged with a calm and peaceful demeanor, Wu Qiang's heart couldn't help but be full of doubts, and even shocked: How many young people in the world are trapped by love and harmed by love? As a result, there are beautiful legends such as Liang Zhu and the peacock flying southeast. The nun looked very calm, and said indifferently: do what you want, be at peace with what you want, be content with the status quo, and not the present.

The scene of visiting the nunnery, especially the words that the young nun said, sounded in Wu Qiang's ears from time to time, especially the sentence that is at peace with the encounter, like old wine, the more you taste it, the more fragrant and flavorful.

After experiencing a rough in life and being in a bad mood, Wu Qiang thought of the nun again, borrowed to the south and set off, and entered the nunnery alone, wanting to see the young nun again, hoping that life would have greater gains, but Wu Qiang was extremely disappointed: I don't know that the young nun saw that others had discovered her past, or had other considerations, and left the nunnery soon after meeting Wu Qiang, and has not been heard from since.