Return to Li Lan's residence.
Li Lin greeted the two women chatting on the sofa indifferently, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in big gulps.
Even though I just came out of the teahouse, I still feel thirsty for some reason.
Xu Wen and Li Lan looked at Li Lin with some surprise, as he was in a bad mood. They didn't understand why he went out happily but was so depressed when he came back.
Li Lan drank his tea in silence, leaving the opportunity to ask questions to Xu Wen.
Xu Wen stood up and walked to Li Lin, smiling mischievously, "Director Li, who made you angry?"
Hearing this, Li Lin's somewhat tense expression immediately relaxed, a smile gradually appeared in his eyes, he stretched out his fingers and pinched Xu Wen's face habitually, and said, "No matter who provokes me, as long as I see you, all my anger will disappear."
Xu Wen held Li Lin's hand and smiled shyly.
Li Lan sat nearby and watched their intimate actions. She felt so embarrassed that her expression became uncomfortable. She wanted to hide, but she had nowhere to go. She could only pick up the teacup again, take a sip, and slowly put it down.
Li Lin suddenly realized that Li Lan was still in the room. He thought it was inappropriate to do so, so he quickly withdrew his uneasy hands from Xu Wen and smiled in Li Lan's direction a little embarrassedly.
The two sat down beside Li Lan, one on the left and one on the right.
Li Lan smiled and asked Li Lin, "I've never seen you so angry before, what happened?"
Li Lin did not intend to hide anything. When Li Lan asked, he told them in front of them how Zhao Jie had given him money in order to seek promotion.
Finally, he sighed and said, "I am not angry, but I feel heartbroken. I am also a farmer's child, and my family is not well off. I just can't stand seeing public officials running around for money for their own selfish desires. They all work to earn a salary. If they hadn't done anything illegal, how could they have saved so much money? When I think that this money might have been plundered from ordinary people, I get so angry."
Xu Wen nodded firmly and said, "Well, from what you said, this township official is really despicable. He relies on his family's wealth to do whatever he wants. Does he treat our government as a business?"
Li Lin looked at Xu Wen lovingly and smiled. Although she was not in politics and didn't seem to care much about politics, as long as Li Lin brought it up, she would criticize it from the correct standpoint. She seemed a bit anti-official and anti-rich, but she looked very cute when she pouted her little mouth.
Li Lan's expression gradually became serious. She said sternly, "Xiao Lin, you did the right thing. You must remember that no matter what position you hold in the future, you should not have any financial dealings with anyone. However, if you encounter such a thing again, you can give the other party a couple of warnings, but don't go too far. Mayor Qian's previous experience is a lesson for you. I don't want you to repeat his mistakes."
Xu Wen may not have understood what Li Lan said, but Li Lin did.
When Qian Lingyun was the executive vice mayor, in order to make an example of others and stop others from giving him money or gifts, he actually made a list of people who had bribed him and directly handed it over to the Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation and handling.
Those cadres who bribed him were either dismissed or demoted. How could they not hate Qian Lingyun?
Besides, the cadres who could afford to give money and gifts to Qian Lingyun were basically the top leaders of the municipal units. They had worked in the city for many years and had complicated relationships. Some of them even had connections with the provincial government. They had suffered from Qian Lingyun's misfortune and were holding their breath to keep an eye on Qian Lingyun. Sooner or later, they would make Qian Lingyun suffer a big loss.
Didn’t the “tea can” incident happen later?
The man who sent the tea to Qian Lingyun was a county-level official. He was secretly instructed by someone to give Qian Lingyun a tea can filled with gold. Qian Lingyun saw that he was honest and thought that it was not easy. A box of tea was not worth much money, so he did not take it seriously and accepted it.
Unexpectedly, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection soon received an anonymous report that Qian Lingyun had accepted bribes, and the time, place, and form of the bribes were clearly described...so much so that the comrades from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection went to Qian Lingyun's office and searched around, and they found the box of tea in the tea cabinet.
After this incident, Qian Lingyun reviewed it over and over again, unable to understand why he was framed by others... Now he understands, and he is much more careful in this regard. He always has a ruler in his mind to measure what he can accept and what he cannot accept.
We can't generalize about everything. Even if relatives and friends still come to visit during festivals, Qian Lingyun is such a big leader now. He can't just keep his subordinates out when they come, right?
Doing so would be too inhumane and could easily offend villains. That's why Li Lan said that we should learn from Qian Lingyun's lesson and not generalize everything.
Li Lin nodded and said solemnly, "Sister Lan is right. It's mainly because I haven't been a township leader for long. I lack experience in many things and sometimes I can be a little extreme. However, I'm not afraid of offending people. I have my own yardstick in my heart."
"That goes without saying. I believe in you." Li Lan smiled and continued, "I have confidence in your character. No matter where you go, I always believe that you can make the right choice. To put it bluntly, ask yourself in advance whether you are doing this out of public interest or selfishness. As long as you are doing it out of public interest, you should overcome all difficulties and do it resolutely and firmly. If it is out of selfishness, you must decisively cut it off!"
Listening to Li Lan's words, Li Lin nodded solemnly, as if thinking about something.
As for Xu Wen, she seemed surprised that these words came from Li Lan's mouth. She couldn't help but look at Li Lan again with an expression of admiration.
Not to mention being an official, even if you are an ordinary person, when you are hesitant about something, you should ask yourself whether you are doing this out of public interest or selfishness. If it is selfishness that is at work, you must not do it. You will not succeed if you do it, and there will be no good results if you succeed. Even if you get good results temporarily, you will still be affected by the negative impact of this matter in the future.
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