Li Lin had absolutely no intention of humiliating Chu Yao, not at all, because the two of them had long been strangers. What was there to bother with a stranger?
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Li Lin calmly walked onto the stage. Secretary Wang Jin also walked onto the stage under the guidance of the host, and soon a staff member stood behind Wang Jin holding a crystal trophy, ready to hand it to him at any time.
Wang Jin's appearance on stage made the applause from the audience even more enthusiastic... He walked up to Li Lin calmly and steadily, shook hands with him with a smile, nodded and said, "Comrade Li Lin, you are great. You have made great contributions to the economic development of Pingyang. I am proud that our Hanjiang has such an ambitious young man like you!"
Li Lin said to Wang Jin with a calm smile on his face, "Secretary Wang, thank you for personally presenting the award to me. I feel extremely honored. With your encouragement, I will definitely work harder and do my best for the development of Pingyang and even Hanjiang."
Listening to Li Lin's simple reply, Wang Jin nodded with satisfaction, took the trophy from the staff behind him, handed it to Li Lin solemnly, and said, "This trophy is not big, but it is very heavy. I hope that while you get the honor, you will also shoulder this heavy burden for our Hanjiang and forge ahead!"
"I will definitely live up to your expectations." Li Lin said with a serious expression.
The two shook hands, and the audience burst into thunderous applause again...
Xu Wen was watching Li Lin and Wang Jin having an intimate conversation on the stage. Somehow, she was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. She didn't even bother to wipe her tears. She kept clapping and waving to Li Lin on the stage.
At this time, Chu Yao, who had just stopped crying, saw Xu Wen react and wondered if Li Lin had just waved at Xu Wen?
She widened her eyes in surprise and looked at Xu Wen in disbelief, but then she thought, it's impossible! Her father Chu Guoan clearly said that Li Lin was Li Lan's adopted gigolo, how could he have any relationship with Xu Wen?
Although she was confused, she would rather believe that there was no connection between Li Lin and Xu Wen.
Some of the guests around noticed Chu Yao and Xu Wen's loss of composure just now. First, one of them lay on the table and sobbed quietly, and now another one was crying excitedly... Their eyes moved curiously between Li Lin on the stage and the two beauties in the audience, and they couldn't understand what the relationship between these two beauties and the outstanding young people on the stage... Their eyes were full of surprise.
At this time, Xu Wen had regained her composure. She also felt that Chu Yao had been staring at her, so she turned to look at her, smiled and said nothing.
She knew that Chu Yao must be full of doubts after seeing her attitude towards Li Lin, but so what? There is no need for me to report to you, Chu Yao, who I like and who I am with, right?
After receiving the award, Li Lin came down from the stage and just sat back in his seat. Several young cadres quietly moved to Li Lin's side, shook hands with him enthusiastically, and said to Li Lin with a bright smile on their faces, "Director Li Lin, I'm from the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee. I'm glad to meet you. Can you leave your contact information? I want to learn more from you in the future..."
After writing down the contact information, another person immediately came over, smiling politely, "Director Li Lin, I'm from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and I'm a soldier under Minister Li Lan. This is my phone number. Contact me when you have time, hehe..."
In a short while, Li Lin shook hands with more than a dozen people and left their phone numbers. Most of these people were from provincial units. The young cadres who were nominated as outstanding youth candidates were basically the key training targets of various units and had great prospects in the future.
Li Lin smiled and shook hands with these people one by one, leaving their contact information. When no one else came, Niu Qing and Bai Xiaohua came to Li Lin with a smile.
Niu Qing scratched his head awkwardly and said to Li Lin apologetically, "Director Li, I apologize for my previous attitude towards you. Please don't treat me as that kind of villain. I just said those words because I felt unbalanced at first... But I know that your talents are far better than those of us in the Municipal Party Committee Office. I admire you and respect you. I hope you don't take it personally. From now on, I will be your little brother and follow your lead. Director Li, you are a magnanimous person..."
Bai Xiaohua also said embarrassedly, "Yes, Director Li, in fact, the two of us are really here to coordinate. We know our own strengths and weaknesses. It is impossible for us to be selected as outstanding youth. Our talents are far inferior to yours. You are the real hero of Pingyang. You have resettled jobs for thousands of laid-off workers in Pingyang. We really admire you and respect you. I feel the same as Chief Niu. As long as you don't mind, the two of us will be your little brothers in the future. If we can help you with anything, just tell us!"
Seeing the two people sincerely apologizing, Li Lin smiled and shook hands with them respectively, saying, "Do you think I'm a stingy person? Haha, I didn't take what you said before to heart at all. I'm also very happy to meet you two. When we go back, we'll have a chance to drink together. We're colleagues, and we'll have many opportunities to interact with each other in the future, don't you agree?"
Although Niu Qing and Bai Xiaohua had said some excessive words before, their original intention was to stand up for their colleagues in their unit whose positions were squeezed out by Li Lin. This also shows that the two of them are upright and loyal.
Besides, they have already realized their mistakes. As the saying goes, forgive others when you can. Li Lin believes that from now on, these two people will respect Li Lin wherever they go and will never dare to be disrespectful to him again!
Because they are all smart people, from the moment Wang Jin personally presented the award to Li Lin, they should have known that their status and position were far inferior to Li Lin's. In other words, Li Lin had already reached a height that they could never reach in their lifetime!
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