"I'm busy with work, so I don't come back often," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile and a nod.
Liu Yonghua looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked, "Mayor Li, are you done with your business and are you leaving?"
"Yes, we're getting ready to go." Li Xiuyuan nodded.
"Mayor Li, since you're here and it's almost time, let me arrange lunch for you." Liu Yonghua quickly persuaded him to stay. Actually, it wasn't anything he could ask Li Xiuyuan for help, but Li Xiuyuan used to be the county magistrate's secretary, and now, at such a young age, he's the deputy mayor. Anyone with eyes could see that Li Xiuyuan's future was limitless.
It just so happens that his wife and the other party's father are from the same village, so they can be considered childhood friends. Having a good relationship with them can't hurt. As for treating them to meals, everyone will sign the bill, so he doesn't have to spend any money himself.
"No need, no need, Director Liu, maybe next time. I have things to do today. As you know, the county is having a meeting on Monday to prepare for the inspection. I only came here this morning because I had some free time," Li Xiuyuan said.
These words immediately resonated with Liu Yonghua, who nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, I originally wanted to come earlier, but there was another meeting this morning about the same thing, making me fill in all sorts of meeting minutes. I didn't get home until midnight last night. You know, it's one thing if the leaders in your central town come, but with the roads in our Huachi Town, how can the leaders possibly come..."
Li Xiuyuan smiled but didn't respond. He didn't want to speak too frankly with someone he didn't know well. Liu Yonghua was a veteran director of the Party and Government Office, so it was fine for him to complain. As a young man, he couldn't learn from these old hands.
People complaining means there's no hope for advancement. Even if word gets out, it doesn't matter, but you should be careful with your words and actions.
"Director Liu, well then, it's getting late, so we'll be going now. When you come to the central town, be sure to call me, and we'll find some time to get together." Li Xiuyuan said, and then he and Liu Yonghua exchanged contact information.
Liu Yonghua and Li Lijun saw Li Xiuyuan and his family off.
Li Lijun watched the car drive away and couldn't help but ask, "Director Liu, is this young man really the deputy mayor? I know Li Jian's family, they don't have many relatives there, how come he became the deputy mayor at such a young age?"
"He used to be the county magistrate's secretary. This young man is amazing! Do you know how long he's only been working here?" Liu Yonghua said, smoking a cigarette, full of感慨 (gan3kai3, deep emotion). Looking at himself, how old was he now, still stuck in the position of director of the Party and Government Office? Although he had joined the town's Party committee, compared to this guy, he was really...
"How long? He doesn't look very old, maybe two or three years?" Li Lijun guessed.
"Heh, two or three years? Less than a year. This time last year, he wasn't even working yet, and now he's already the executive deputy mayor, in charge of the construction of the new rural demonstration village in the central town, a project worth tens of millions." Liu Yonghua said, making no attempt to hide the sourness in his words.
Li Lijun's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, he had forgotten to get Jianguo's phone number.
On the other side, after Li Xiuyuan arrived at his aunt Li Siqin's house, Li Siqin became even more polite to him. Although the others did not live in Huachi Town, her family did. They had overheard Li Xiuyuan chatting with someone and didn't know what the position of the director of the Party and Government Office was, but seeing that the village chief Li Lijun was waiting at the village entrance in advance, he was obviously a leader.
"Xiuyuan, how do you know that leader?"
"How do I know him?" Li Xiuyuan found it difficult to answer this question. Could he say that he didn't know a party and government office director in a township at all, and that the other party knew him as Secretary Li in the government office?
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