Chapter 94 Party (Part 1)

In the new week, Gu Meng parked the car in the basement garage of the apartment and left one car key. Jiang Ningyue also linked the Mercedes me, but unfortunately she didn't have a driver's license and couldn't drive it at all.

During the provincial two sessions, negative news about the entire province will be stopped.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Ningyue quickly put the driver's license test on the agenda and asked the coach to arrange the test for her.

Upon learning that Jiang Ningyue had suddenly become active, the driving school coach shed tears. Teaching one student for so long would affect her ability to continue teaching other students!

On February 18, the provincial two sessions ended.

That afternoon, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee announced a personnel appointment and removal announcement.

The second session of the 13th Haizhou Provincial People's Congress elected Li Chunyan (female) as vice governor (concurrently) on February 18.

A colleague nearby saw the news on WeChat Moments and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh! Xiaoyue! Li Chunyan has become the Vice Governor."

"oh."

Jiang Ningyue's face was expressionless, but she was actually a little surprised. There were generally four types of high-ranking city party secretaries: members of the provincial party committee standing committee, vice governors, vice chairmen of the provincial people's congress standing committee, and vice chairmen of the provincial political consultative conference.

Jiang Ningyue originally thought that with Li Chunyan's qualifications, it would be good enough for her to be promoted to deputy director of the Provincial People's Congress, but she didn't expect that she would be directly promoted to deputy governor.

Being promoted to vice governor was nothing, as many municipal Party secretaries and mayors had also been promoted to vice governor. However, being promoted to vice governor while also serving as Party secretary of a prefecture-level city meant that Li Chunyan would definitely become a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo within the next two to three years.

The future is bright!

Jiang Ningyue sighed secretly, but remained calm on the surface.

The colleagues standing by were a little envious. They didn't expect Jiang Ningyue to be so lucky. It was okay that she had a good relationship with a municipal party secretary, but the most outrageous thing was that this young municipal party secretary was promoted.

It's outrageous!

A colleague lamented, "It's going to be hard to get involved in negative news about Gulin City in the future!"

A colleague chimed in: "Look for Xiaoyue. She and Secretary Li are not close to Governor Li."

A colleague laughed and joked: "It's hard to say, what if he gets promoted and doesn't recognize Xiaoyue anymore?"

Jiang Ningyue rolled her eyes.

At this moment, Li Chunyan called. She seemed to be sitting in the car. "Xiaoyue, do you have any plans tonight?"

"No." Jiang Ningyue stood up and walked outside. "What's the matter?"

"Well, I'll send you a location and you can come over after get off work."

"Hmm." Jiang Ningyue was puzzled for a moment, "Can you tell me what it is?"

"Nothing, just having a meal together."

"Okay, sister." Jiang Ningyue smiled, "I haven't congratulated you on your promotion to vice governor yet."

Li Chunyan smiled and said, "No matter how big or small the power is, it is all for serving the people. Okay, don't forget it tonight."

"Um."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ningyue returned to the office, and her colleagues all stared at her with strange eyes.

Jiang Ningyue felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, "What are you looking at?"

——

In the evening, after Jiang Ningyue got off work, she just opened the mobile phone app to take a taxi when a call came in. It was from Li Chunyan, the secretary of Gulin City.

"Reporter Jiang, are you off work yet? Governor Li asked me to pick you up."

Jiang Ningyue felt a sudden warmth in her heart after hearing this. Li Chunyan actually remembered that she couldn't drive. "It's okay, don't worry about me, I can take a taxi there myself."

"I'm already in the TV station's surface parking lot."

"You're already here?"

Jiang Ningyue was a little surprised. When she walked out of the building, Secretary Wang was indeed standing by the car waiting for her. They had met before in Gulin City, so she didn't say anything too polite.

They drove to a villa complex in the city center, parked in the basement garage of a single-family villa, and took the elevator to the villa's lobby. Li Chunyan and several others, both men and women, dressed in casual attire, were sitting around drinking and chatting. Jiang Ningyue recognized some of them, while others she had never met before.

Li Chunyan smiled when she saw Jiang Ningyue, "Xiaoyue, come and sit here."

Jiang Ningyue sat next to Li Chunyan, who introduced her, "This is my sister, Jiang Ningyue. She's now the head reporter for the provincial TV station."

Jiang Ningyue quickly waved her hands, "I can't be the head of the family. I've only been here for half a year."

Many people around laughed, and someone said, "Reporter Jiang, don't be so modest. We often see you on TV."

"Yeah, I often see your news on WeChat Moments."

The atmosphere at the scene was very harmonious, and Jiang Ningyue also understood that these people were a small group with Li Chunyan as the core. Most of these people were at the municipal bureau level, a small number were at the county and department level, some were the top leaders of provincial departments, and some were the second-in-command of important departments.

Simply put, Jiang Ningyue is not even a deputy section chief and has no qualifications to enter this circle.

However, when Li Chunyan introduced Jiang Ningyue, she said that Jiang Ningyue was her sister, so Jiang Ningyue was qualified. No one dared to look down on Jiang Ningyue.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Jiang Ningyue also poured a glass of wine. Although she had forced herself into this circle, she didn't want to express any opinions. She just drank silently and ate her food. Occasionally, Li Chunyan whispered a few words to Jiang Ningyue, and then Jiang Ningyue spoke.

Li Chunyan: "Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, do you have any plans?"

"No." Jiang Ningyue shook her head, "I'm alone."

"Okay, you can continue to accompany me tomorrow night."

Jiang Ningyue: "..."

Seeing Jiang Ningyue's embarrassed expression, Li Chunyan smiled and said, "There won't be so many people tomorrow night."

"Okay."

Jiang Ningyue smiled and nodded.

She hates crowded occasions, especially those where she doesn't know most of the people.

However, Jiang Ningyue added the contact information and WeChat accounts of almost everyone. Even though she didn't know them personally, as a media monitoring reporter, she knew she would likely need them in the future. It was common for a public affairs reporter to have her WeChat account filled with people.

After dinner, we directly connected to the karaoke machine in the lobby. The entertainment activities for middle-aged people are so simple and boring.

Of course, it’s mainly because there are female compatriots on the scene, otherwise some people may have some other hobbies.

A second-in-command of a provincial department said with a smile, "Reporter Xiaoyue, I heard you sing very well. Come sing a song for us."

Jiang Ningyue smiled and waved her hands, "Director Sun, you guys can have fun."

"Hey! Reporter Xiaoyue, you are so disrespectful when I invite you for the first time!" Director Sun's face turned a little darker due to drinking.

Li Chunyan frowned, her voice not loud but echoing in the hall, "Old Sun, first sing me a song called 'Young Man's Ambition Does Not Worry'."

Director Sun was stunned for a few seconds, as if he had not expected that Li Chunyan would intervene in a joke between him and Jiang Ningyue.

However, after a brief moment of distraction, Director Sun immediately smiled and said, "Great! The leader understands me. 'Young Man's Ambition Does Not Worry' is one of my favorite songs!"

The people who were watching coldly from the side also understood the position of Jiang Ningyue in Li Chunyan's heart through Director Sun's behavior.

"Several storms, several springs and autumns, wind, frost, snow, rain and rapids."

Director Sun's voice echoed throughout the entire hall. Although he had just an ordinary voice, the song he sang surprisingly had a sense of vicissitudes of life.

"The golden shield is forged in blood. In times of danger, we must show our skills and abilities."

When the singing reached its peak, Minister Sun even added some movements. Jiang Ningyue couldn't help but smile and said, "Minister Sun sings quite well."

Li Chunyan smiled and nodded. Everyone pretended that nothing had happened to the little incident that happened before.

After Mr. Sun finished singing, everyone applauded enthusiastically. Jiang Ningyue stood up and said, "Mr. Sun just sang a song, so I'll sing one too. Everyone can sing it."

Everyone looked at Jiang Ningyue curiously. Jiang Ningyue went to the jukebox and selected a song.

"A vast river with wide waves, the wind blowing the rice flowers on both sides fragrant."

Jiang Ningyue's heavenly voice filled the entire hall through the speakers, bringing smiles to everyone's faces, and many people even hummed along...