On Friday, he had a farewell drink with his colleagues in the department. On Saturday afternoon, Huo Qianli said goodbye to his family, hugged his wife and son, kissed them, and drove away from home.
But he did not go straight to Hushan Village or Dongjiang County. Instead, he drove in the opposite direction and arrived at a farm house in the suburbs of Jincheng West Gate.
There, he met Guo Haoran and Gu Daqiang who also came there quietly.
The three of them sat in the room and talked until the early morning.
The next day, Sunday, Dongjiang County held a cadre meeting.
The executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the Jingcheng Municipal Party Committee announced the relevant appointment and removal decisions on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee.
Comrade Guo Haoran, member of the Dongjiang County Party Committee and senior official;
Comrade Ye Laiwu was removed from his posts as senior official, standing committee member and committee member of Dongjiang County and assigned to another position.
In the evening, there is naturally a grand welcome dinner.
Huo Qianli, who was not present, was in the hotel, calmly looking at the lights outside the window.
His battlefield will begin tomorrow.
The next day, Monday.
Early in the morning, the driver brought by Guo Haoran from the neighboring Sixi County drove Huo Qianli's car personally, carrying the head of the Organization Department of the Dongjiang County Party Committee and Huo Qianli to Qianfu Town.
Thanks to the post-disaster joint construction, the road traffic conditions from Dongjiang County to Qianfu Town have also been qualitatively improved.
Needless to say, the provincial road has been widened and smoothed again, and the originally bumpy asphalt county road has been turned into a smooth two-way two-lane concrete road.
Still winding, but no longer bumpy.
The car was driving steadily. Huo Qianli looked at both sides of the road. The original low and dilapidated adobe houses had almost disappeared, and were replaced by two- or three-story buildings.
These buildings are all identical, with bare gray-white cement walls on both sides, some with white painted slogans, tacky tiles on the front and anti-theft fences. In the eyes of artists or architects, they are simply too vulgar to be worth mentioning, but for government officials like Huo Qianli, this means a huge improvement in the living standards of the people.
An hour later, the car drove smoothly into the yard of Qianfu Town Committee and Town Government.
Huo Qianli pushed the door and got out of the car. He stood on the empty dam that he once knew well, looked at the crowded car park, and walked towards the office building.
Fifteen minutes later, another cadre meeting was held in Qianfu Town. Compared with yesterday's meeting, it was smaller in scale and lower in level, but Huo Qianli was much more nervous.
His eyes swept over the crowd below. In five years, there might be many new faces at the county cadre meeting, but for the grassroots townships, most of them were still familiar faces.
Qin Shan, with his outstanding achievements in Hushan Village, became famous and was promoted as an exception like Huo Qianli. He chose to stay in the township and successfully became the mayor of Qianfu Town last year.
Wang Anquan, limited by his age and perhaps also limited by his political resources, has never been able to successfully take that crucial step and is still the executive deputy mayor of Qianfu Town;
Wang Wei has also become the deputy director of the Party and Government Office in charge of party building and trade unions.
There is also Old Liu, who picked him up when he first came to Qianfu Town, and who has worked his way up to the position of director of the Health and Family Planning Office.
Small book stand
At the meeting, Minister Chen of the Organization Department of Dongjiang County Party Committee announced on behalf of the county party committee:
Comrade Huo Qianli serves as a member and secretary of the Qianfu Town Committee, and concurrently serves as director of the Dongjiang County Industrial Park Management Committee.
Comrade Nan Jiayu was removed from his posts as a senior official and committee member of Qianfu Town, and director of the Dongjiang County Industrial Park Management Committee.
Nan Jiayu did not attend the meeting due to personal reasons.
After the meeting, Huo Qianli greeted everyone one by one.
Relying on his familiarity with everyone and his former fame in Qianfu Town, he had firm control over the entire situation.
The fresh breeze of the eight regulations blew away the original glitz and glamour of the building, and a simple lunch was arranged in the government cafeteria.
Several major leaders of the town accompanied Huo Qianli and Minister Chen, and the eight of them sat around a round table in the private room.
The dishes were served quickly, with eight dishes and one soup, four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes, which did not exceed the standard.
Luo Xinghua, the office director in charge of the arrangements, took a bottle of mineral water and said with a smile, "Secretary Huo, Minister Chen, we don't have any wine for entertaining guests now because of the eight regulations, but on this occasion, we still have to show some respect. How about asking the leaders to taste the grain wine brewed by my friend's own winery?"
Huo Qianli exchanged a glance with the leader and said with a smile, "Minister Chen, come over here to show your appreciation, okay? Not much more, I still have work to do in the afternoon."
After Huo Qianli said this, Minister Chen couldn't refuse and nodded.
"Don't worry, leader. Just one cup."
After saying that, the waiter brought a tray and eight 200g cups.
Minister Chen raised his eyebrows, and when he saw from the corner of his eye that Huo Qianli didn't seem to react, he did not express his opinion.
After pouring the wine, Huo Qianli took the initiative to pick up the glass and said, "This first glass of wine is for Minister Chen. Thank you for your support for the work of Qianfu Town."
Everyone responded in unison, clinked their glasses, and the wine flowed down their lips into their throats.
Huo Qianli smiled and said, "Director Luo, your friend's winery is of pretty good quality. They can even taste the flavor of Wuliangye."
Director Luo nodded in agreement, "Isn't that right? That's what everyone says! I'll buy some for the two leaders later."
Huo Qianli waved his hand, "I don't drink much, so I won't bother you anymore. Come on, let's eat!"
After eating for a few minutes and taking a few sips, Director Luo turned around and called a young waiter, pointing at the table, "These dishes are cold, bring them down and heat them up quickly."
The waiter quickly did as he was told, and within a few minutes, brought over several steaming plates.
But the dishes inside have changed.
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