"㹏 Ren."
"Xiuyuan is here, let's go in and sit down." Pang Zhifeng stood up and said. There were only eight tables in the entire restaurant, but there was a small private room at the end.
After Xiuyuan followed Pang Zhifeng into the private room, he discovered that the decoration inside the room was quite good, much better than the outside. The chairs were all upholstered, unlike the hardwood stools outside.
"Old Zhou, just serve whatever you like." Hot tea had been prepared in the private room. Pang Zhifeng handed the tea to Xiuyuan and turned to instruct the owner of the restaurant.
Lao Zhou was a middle-aged man. He nodded with a smile and turned to go out to make arrangements.
Pang Zhifeng explained to Xiuyuan, "This Old Zhou is a distant relative of mine. He's a very honest man, but he's a good cook with his own special ingredients. Also, the beef and mutton are quite fresh. You can try some later. Of course, it would be nice if it's quiet here so we can talk."
Xiuyuan smiled and nodded to show that he was very interested and would definitely try what Ren recommended. However, he knew in his heart what the word "quiet" meant. It did not mean that there were no guests outside.
But the guests outside are generally not from the unit, unlike Xiaokang Restaurant and the like. The probability of running into people from various units when you have a meal there is too high. It would be bad if they were overheard.
This Pang Zhifeng was very quick in serving the dishes. Pang Zhifeng brought over a bottle of Fenjiu.
"This wine isn't particularly good, but I've saved a lot of it. It's pure grain wine. Try it."
"Ren, we agreed that I would treat you, how can I do this?" Xiuyuan stood up and quickly took it and opened it.
This is sorghum liquor from the countryside, but the wine has an amber hue inside. Obviously Pang Zhifeng didn't lie. This wine has indeed been stored for a long time, and it is also brewed from pure grains, not mixed with alcohol.
"Ku Ren, this is obviously a good wine. I am in for a treat today."
The two exchanged pleasantries and began to eat and drink. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Pang Zhifeng, still a little tipsy, looked at Xiuyuan and said, "Xiuyuan, I'm actually quite envious of you.
I entered the system at the age of 23. After five years, I was promoted to deputy section chief level, and after three years, I was promoted to section chief level. That's eight years.
When I was promoted to the rank of section chief, I was already 31 years old. Four months later, I was promoted to the rank of deputy section chief. It took me five months to move from the rank of deputy section chief to the rank of full section chief. When I was 40, I was promoted to the rank of full section chief.
But at that time I knew in my heart that my political potential had been exhausted and there was no possibility of taking another step forward.
Actually, I wasn’t walking too slowly at the back, I was a deputy section chief in the fourth grade and a section chief in the fifth grade, which is not too slow in our small county, but I was walking too slowly at the front…”
Xiuyuan listened, turning the wine glass in his hand, and remained silent.
Pang Zhifeng continued, "Twenty-three to thirty-three, these ten years are the golden ten years of your official career. If you slow down one step, you will slow down all the steps. If you miss this golden period, even if you have something important to do, you may not have as many opportunities.
But it just so happens that the golden decade between 23 and 33 is also the period when most young people are most disdainful of worldly affairs and the most tired of the unspoken rules. Moreover, the more capable they are, the more arrogant they become, always thinking that gold will always shine.
But what is the reality? Having ability is not enough, you have to be sensible; being sensible is not enough, you have to respect the interests of others; respecting the interests of others is not enough, you have to transform the interests into sincerity; sincerity is not enough, you have to make your leaders feel your sincerity!
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