"Secretary Ma, you should smoke yours." Bai Ruiqi said to Ma Wanhe, who snuffed out the third cigarette.

"I'm not smoking, old man, what do you have to tell me? You say. Ma Wanhe put the cigarette butt in the ashtray.

Bai Ruiqi leaned forward and said, "Oh, there is something you may have heard, Ma Dong of the Cultural Bureau, oh, it is my son-in-law, and he is also one of the candidates for the deputy head of the non-party." ”

"I've been told about it." Ma Wanhe said with a pleasant face, "Just because he is your family, I really asked about this matter, according to the people from the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Comrade Ma Dong's performance in all aspects is not bad, and the hardware is also outstanding among these candidates." ”

"The conditions are met, but he is my son-in-law after all, and there are a lot of negative discussions!"

"In my opinion, this should be the case, first of all, your old man should not treat him as your family, and treat him equally; Secondly, the ancients said, 'Internally do not avoid relatives, and externally do not avoid hatred.' As long as he is qualified, you will boldly make an appointment proposal, and of course, if he does not meet the qualifications, you must also hold this threshold. Don't be burdened, sir, organizationally believe that you will definitely handle this kind of thing! ”

Bai Ruiqi was moved: "Secretary Ma, thank you very much for your trust in my old white head from the organization, but, in order to avoid suspicion, do you think this is good?" When this issue is discussed at the meeting, the other candidates will be discussed first, and Ma Dong will be the last one. When discussing him, I took the initiative to avoid it, so as not to make it difficult for everyone to express their position! ”

Ma Wanhe heard Bai Ruiqi say this, pondered for a while and said: "Old man, you are so deeply aware of righteousness, which is really respectable!" That's fine, when Secretary Cai comes in a while, I'll communicate with him..."

Ma Wanhe had just finished talking at this time, Cai Yifu came in.

"Secretary Wanhe, I'm really sorry, I'm late, the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee came to ask about the relevant situation, I just finished reporting." After he finished talking to Ma Wanhe, he said to Bai Ruiqi: "Old leader, I've kept you waiting for a long time!" ”

"It's okay, I know you have a lot to do." Bai Ruiqi said lightly.

"Secretary Cai, just now Bai Lao told me that when the Standing Committee held on Monday to discuss the issue of non-party personages serving as deputy candidates at the same level, the other candidates were discussed first, and Comrade Ma Dong was put to the end of the discussion, and when discussing him, Bai Lao asked to take the initiative to recuse himself." After Ma Wanhe saw Cai Yifu sitting down, he said to him.

"Old leader, there's no need for this. Everyone knows who you are, so I think it's better to follow the normal procedure. Cai Yifu helped his glasses and said to Bai Ruiqi.

From Cai Yifu's snickering eyes behind his glasses, Bai Ruiqi had already sensed the other party's duplicity, so he said: "This matter, I made such a decision after careful consideration, when discussing Ma Dong, if I am present, everyone is bound to have scruples, in order for everyone to be able to express their real opinions, I better avoid it." I don't think we need to argue about this anymore. ”

"It's better to be respectful than to obey! Secretary Cai, just do what Bai Lao wants. Mr. Bai, please tell us about the recent progress of your work. Ma Wanhe lit another cigarette.

"Brother Tong, tell you good news!" Cai Yifu, who returned to his office, said on the phone with Tong Weidong, member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda. He sat down on the table excitedly, his legs shaking, and his right hand, which was not holding the microphone, was holding his glasses.

"Oh, Secretary Cai, what? Are you looking for me? Okay, I have an urgent matter at hand, and I'll be in your office in a moment. ”

As soon as Cai Yifu heard what Tong Da Fat Man said on the phone, he immediately understood that there was someone else next to Tong, so he cooperated and changed his words: "Oh, okay! Minister Tong, you are busy first! ”

"Please come in!" Cai Yifu shouted when he heard the knock on the door.

Tong Da Fat, who came in, said: "Ma Dong's daughter-in-law Bai Lu happened to report to me just now, so I changed the conversation. ”

Cai Yifu pointed to the sofa and said, "I feel it, my brother reacts really fast." Have a seat! ”

"Brother Cai, what's the good news? I was so excited to hear you on the phone just now! The fat Tong sat on the sofa.

Cai Yifu walked out of the desk and said, "Excited, not generally excited, brother, listen to me tell you slowly..."

"Old whitehead, this is called Zhifun!" After listening to Cai Yifu's story about Bai Ruiqi's request to take the initiative to avoid, Tong said, "Otherwise, if everyone denies Ma Dong's words in front of him, where will his old face go!" ”

Cai Yifu brought a cup of hot tea to Tong Da Fat and said, "In this way, those who are still a little hesitant in front of him will not have any scruples, but this first shot has to be put by you first!" Because only you can hit Ma Dong's vital point 'steadily', 'accurately' and 'ruthlessly'. ”

"Brother Cai, don't worry! I'm going to get this head right, hey, I'll tell you something. After Tong Da Fat finished speaking, he told Cai Yifu that Min Chunhui invited him to dinner at noon yesterday and begged him to sing praises for Ma Ji and speak first.

Of course, Cai Yifu understood that Tong Da Fat Man was currying favor with himself, and after listening to his smug expression, he laughed and said, "Ha... Ha... Min Chunhui really found the right person. Brother, you're so drunk! You must know that 'Jing Chu Building' is an unusual big restaurant! ”

"Min Chunhui really invested for Ma Dong! Yes? Ha... Hah..."Tong Da Fat put the laughter behind.

"Pony, did you quarrel with Bai Lu last night? Where did you go in the middle of the night? Bai Ruiqi, who returned home, asked Ma Dong with concern on the phone.

"Dad, it's all a matter of tongue and tooth fighting, I'm going back to Qiancun, so you and my mother are anxious."

"It's okay, your mother and I know, nine times out of ten, she complains about Bailu, she is spoiled by us!"

"Dad, my temper is also a little anxious, I'll go back and apologize to her after this time!"

"How can two people live without quarreling? In the past, Bai Lu was fine. Bai Ruiqi said, "Little Ma, next Monday, your business is going to be at the meeting, I learned about it, the new Secretary Ma also asked about your affairs, and the conclusion he came to is the same as the conclusion of my assessment, you are very good!" ”

Ma Dongxin said, You can pull it down, I have heard the recording of the conversation between Cai Yifu and Tong Da Fatzi, if you don't convince them, they won't speak for me.

"Dad, what you said at the wine table that day was right, Cai Yifu will not agree to my promotion, and at the same time, I feel that Tong Da Fat may not be able to listen to Uncle Min's words, as for Secretary Ma, he didn't even participate in the meeting, no matter how good his impression of me is, it will be in vain. My business, let it be! Ma Dong said as if he didn't care.

When Bai Ruiqi heard Ma Dong say this, he praised that young people should have such a mind that they can afford to put it down. He also persuaded Ma Dong that if he couldn't be elected this time, he shouldn't have any unhappiness in his heart, let alone affect his work because of temporary gains and losses, because gold will shine sooner or later, etc.

Ma Dong said again in his heart, don't talk to me about these useless things, I can understand the things in the officialdom better than you. It is useless to have the ability and virtue, you are a piece of gold the size of a basin, and if you are covered with a black cloth and buried deep in you, it will not shine. If you want to make a career in the office, you can only do it by unscrupulous means!