At 6 p.m., Huang Wei sent a message saying he was waiting at the door. Li Xiuyuan then went out, Huang Wei opened the car door, and after Li Xiuyuan got in, they went to the restaurant together.
When the two arrived at the restaurant, Li Boyang and Yang Shaofu were already waiting at the entrance.
"Xiuyuan".
"Mayor Li." The two men stepped forward to greet him.
"Brother Li, let's have a couple of drinks tonight."
"Sister Yang, you look even more beautiful." Li Xiuyuan greeted everyone with a smile and led them into the restaurant. Now, only Wang Zhitao and Lu Ting were missing.
"Zhitao has work this afternoon, so he's probably picking up his girlfriend now. Everyone, please wait a little while," Li Xiuyuan explained on behalf of Wang Zhitao. The others weren't in a hurry and chatted while waiting for Wang Zhitao and his girlfriend.
The conversation naturally centered on Wang Zhitao's girlfriend.
"Zhitao has settled down and started a family, managing to do both without any problems."
"Yes, Zhi Tao is lucky to have met Xiu Yuan. Otherwise, he'd probably still be a bachelor, stuck in the General Affairs Department," Li Boyang said with some emotion, though his words were still full of flattery towards Li Xiu Yuan.
Although he is now the county magistrate's secretary, he knows exactly how he got the position, and his experience as the county magistrate's secretary is definitely not comparable to that of Li Xiuyuan when he was a secretary.
The longer he served as Yun Yanchang's secretary, the more he understood this principle.
When Li Xiuyuan was the county magistrate's secretary, he was the embodiment of Yun Yanchang, gentle and persuasive like a spring breeze and nourishing rain. There was nothing that Li Xiuyuan couldn't accomplish.
But his job as the county magistrate's secretary was different. He stayed by Yun Yanchang's side all day long, afraid that he might accidentally say or do something wrong. His job as a secretary was mainly to serve the leader well, and he devoted all his energy to that. As for other things, it wasn't that he didn't have the energy, but that he simply didn't have the opportunity.
Yun Yanchang didn't trust him that much either, so he could only do his job as a secretary.
"Oh, Brother Li, you flatter me. Zhi Tao's success is inseparable from his hard work. Even on this weekend, he got up early to work overtime. Zhi Tao is very serious about his work..."
As the group chatted, Wang Zhitao led Lu Ting through the door and they immediately turned their attention to her. Even Li Xiuyuan was seeing Lu Ting for the first time.
Lu Ting's appearance is, well, just average, nothing special. The only difference is that she wears glasses, which gives her a slightly quiet demeanor.
However, she and Wang Zhitao still look quite good together.
"Brother Li, Brother Boyang, Sister Yang, Brother Huang, I'm late." After his training in the central town, Wang Zhitao had become more worldly-wise. He greeted everyone in the room, even Huang Wei, whom he had previously looked down upon, respectfully calling him "Brother Huang."
“It’s not too late. Mayor Li just explained that you were working overtime on the weekend. He even said you’re very dedicated to your work.” Li Boyang spoke first, and it was the most appropriate person for him to take the lead.
Although Li Xiuyuan holds the highest position, he and Wang Zhitao are currently working in the same place. He has already explained things for Wang Zhitao, so it would be inappropriate to speak up for Wang Zhitao now. Therefore, it is most appropriate for him, as the county magistrate's secretary, to come.
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