The town's Party committee members are all in their designated positions. If Zhang Xingdong wants to rise to power, someone else has to step down. Neither Zhang Xingguo nor Hou Peng would do such a thing.
Why bother getting rid of others and bringing Zhang Xingdong up? It's such a hassle.
But for Zhang Xingdong, since a considerable number of township party and government office directors in the county had joined the leadership team, he felt somewhat inferior whenever he went to the county for meetings and saw other township party and government office directors.
Who knows the grievances involved?
Neither Zhang Xingguo nor Hou Peng intended to let him join the leadership team. Only Li Xiuyuan, who had only been there for a short time, was willing to speak up for himself, even if it was just talk. But at least it meant that such a voice existed.
Therefore, he was willing to do the work when Li Xiuyuan asked him to.
It was almost time to leave work. It was Friday, and Lu Zhenhai usually left a little early to go home and cook, waiting for his daughter to come back. But this noon, his daughter called to say that she would be home a little late tonight because she was going out to eat with friends.
That's why he lingered until the end of the workday, just as he was getting ready to get up and was wondering whether to grab a bite at the cafeteria or go home to cook, when he received a call from Kang Yong, who said he wanted to treat him to dinner that night.
Lu Zhenhai refused without hesitation, but as soon as he left work, he ran into Wang Zhixing, who was also there to invite him to dinner.
Lu Zhenhai sighed inwardly. He knew it. Supporting Li Xiuyuan would inevitably lead him into the political vortex of the central town. Zhang Xingguo's man and Hou Peng's man were both testing him. Otherwise, these people hadn't mentioned inviting him to dinner before.
Lu Zhenhai still refused, saying that he already had plans for the evening and that his daughter was coming back.
After Lu Zhenhai politely declined, he didn't take it to heart. Anyway, it was just this once, and he didn't need to explain. In time, everyone would naturally understand his attitude.
This time, it was only because of Zhou Jianzhong that I was able to get this opportunity.
It was completely dark outside. Friday's workday had brought the weekend, and the atmosphere in the corridor was a bit noisier than usual.
When Hou Peng came downstairs with his driver, Li Xiuyuan was already waiting downstairs.
"Mayor Hou." Li Xiuyuan greeted Hou Peng with a smile, and Zhang Xingdong beside him nodded as well.
"Let's go. I'll leave tonight to you, Xiuyuan." Hou Peng said, his expression a little strange. What was going on? He, a town mayor, only brought a driver when he went out, but Li Xiuyuan, a deputy town mayor, brought both a driver and the director of the Party and Government Office. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Li Xiuyuan was the town mayor and he was the deputy town mayor. It was truly a reversal of the natural order.
"Mayor Hou, you're too kind. It's nothing, it's all for the sake of our central town," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile.
After they got into their respective cars, Hou Peng couldn't help but complain, "This guy is more arrogant than me."
The driver in front drove obediently without daring to utter a sound. Although Deputy Mayor Li was young, he was already a powerful figure in the central town.
The car stopped at Huangyuan Restaurant in the county. Li Xiuyuan and Zhang Xingdong got out of the car, followed closely by Hou Peng. They had arrived a little early. Shao Zhixing hadn't arrived yet, so the two drivers naturally wouldn't get in. The three of them went to the private room that they had booked in advance.
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