"Secretary Li, you've been promoted really fast! I toiled for six years in the municipal government office before I was promoted to deputy section chief, and you've been promoted to deputy section chief in less than a year."
“Hey, Brother Liu, you got promoted to deputy section chief in the municipal government office, while I got promoted to deputy section chief in the countryside. How can I compare to you? To be honest, if it weren’t for Brother Liu giving me face, I wouldn’t even be qualified to work directly with Brother Liu. It’s all handled by the city directly to the county, and then the county to our township.”
Li Xiuyuan cleverly changed the concept, replacing "municipal government office" with "city," which brought a smile to Liu Lingfei's face.
Li Xiuyuan continued, "Brother Liu, let me put it this way: anyone in your municipal government office who's willing to go to the countryside can get promoted to deputy section chief, but would you go? Who would be willing to go?"
Liu Lingfei could no longer hide his smile, and all the sour jealousy in his heart disappeared. He waved his hand and said, "That's too much, that's too much. But I'm used to working in the municipal government office, so I definitely wouldn't want to go to the countryside."
After exchanging pleasantries, the two sat down in a private room at the restaurant. Since he had invited Liu Lingfei to dinner, Li Xiuyuan not only wanted the photos, but also took the opportunity to inquire about the situation in the city.
Gossip about various leaders, rumors circulating in the municipal government—sometimes, political changes are hidden in these details. Besides, even gossip is good to know more about.
As Li Xiuyuan chatted, after several rounds of drinks and dishes, he brought up the matter of the provincial leaders' recent research visit.
Liu Lingfei took out a file folder and handed it to Li Xiuyuan.
"Xiuyuan, you can use these photos, but don't circulate them."
"Brother Liu, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. You can't trust me with something like this?" Li Xiuyuan took the file folder and put it in his bag.
"Haha, I trust you," Liu Lingfei said with a smile.
"By the way, Brother Liu, what are the names of the two leaders who led the research team this time—the director of the Provincial Party Committee General Office and the executive deputy minister of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department?" Li Xiuyuan asked casually.
"The Deputy Secretary-General and Director of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee is Fu Yongrui, and the Executive Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee is Su... Su Qihong." Liu Lingfei had drunk quite a bit, but his mind was still very clear.
He was able to be promoted to deputy section chief in the municipal government office, so he must have some ability.
"Brother Liu, how did it feel to accompany the leaders on their research trip? Were you nervous working alongside such leaders?" Li Xiuyuan asked curiously.
"Haha, these two leaders are actually alright, after all, they're just department-level cadres. Our city's Party Secretary and Mayor are both department-level cadres, we see them all the time, so we don't really notice them. But Deputy Secretary Liang, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, his every move exudes a different aura, that's truly imposing without being angry..."
Liu Lingfei's words were certainly a bit of an exaggeration. The city's Party Secretary and Mayor didn't even realize it; they saw each other all the time. People who didn't know better would think that Liu Lingfei wasn't a deputy section chief, but the deputy mayor, and that he was a colleague of the Party Secretary and Mayor.
However, Li Xiuyuan would not expose him. He just smiled and said, "Brother Liu, you see, this is why you don't want to go to the countryside. Your perspective is different from ours. We can only see the leaders on TV and in the news, but you can be by the leaders' side."
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