Wu Xinghua was a celebrity in the commune.
Most of the officials in the commune are not short of money, they have good jobs and high benefits, and they are also frequent customers of breakfast shops. There are even two female officials who ask Wu Xinghua to save breakfast for them every morning.
After greeting everyone along the way, the security guard took Wu Xinghua to the office.
I reached out and knocked on the door. It was not closed but ajar. The old man pushed the door open and greeted me, "Xiao Hu, what are you doing?"
The two people inside were stunned for a moment. One was Director Hu from the office, and the other was none other than Cheng Bing, the person involved.
Director Hu quickly stood up and said, "Hey, Uncle Weng, are you taking a walk? Come in and have a cup of tea?"
"Okay, Xiao Hu, do you have anything to do today? If not, I have something to talk to you about." Uncle Weng walked in carelessly and put the bag heavily on the table.
Seeing Director Hu being so respectful to the gatekeeper, Cheng Bing, who was confused, became nervous. He was very familiar with the cloth bag. It was clearly the one made by his mother, which he had just delivered to Pei Qinggang's house last night.
How did you get here?
"Ahem, Xiao Cheng, please go out first and come back later." Director Hu drove him away.
Cheng Bing's back was covered in cold sweat, and he nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes, Director, I'll come back later, I'll come back later."
As he walked towards the door and passed the security guard, Mr. Weng, he saw Wu Xinghua behind him and felt even more annoyed.
Uncle Weng spoke very artistically and did not sound like an old janitor at all. Director Hu in the office was also very respectful to him.
This step was decided after discussing with Pei Qingshan yesterday.
The security guard, Uncle Weng, is not just a security guard. His son was the previous commune secretary. Before Secretary Peng came, he was transferred to the neighboring county to serve as deputy county magistrate.
Grandpa Weng himself has an even more complicated identity. He is a retired cadre who returned to his hometown to guard the commune, but he did it out of sentimentality.
Wu Xinghua usually respects the elderly and loves the young. She greets Grandpa Weng every time she sees him, and occasionally brings him buns and dried fruits. At this time, if she pretends to be at a loss and tells him, he will definitely help.
So, I came directly to Director Hu.
"I won't bother Secretary Peng with this little matter. Xiao Hu, I'll leave it to you to handle. Cheng Bing's family isn't well off, so it's okay to take care of him on weekdays. But when it comes to selecting officials, I hope everyone will be fair and just."
Director Hu wanted to say something, but he stopped talking when Grandpa Weng raised his hand.
"I know what you want to say. If you have any opinions, you can report them to Secretary Peng. He has not been promoted yet. He is still the secretary of our Heping Commune. Besides, Secretary Peng promoted Pei Qingshan and Pei Qinggang. Did he avoid people? Can you say that these two brothers are incompetent?"
"You guys should generate some income for the commune if you dare. You know what kind of people I hate the most, Xiao Hu. If my words are no longer effective, I don't mind taking this old bone with me to the upper level."
Uncle Weng's saliva was flying everywhere, and a lot of it splashed onto Director Hu's face. He didn't even dare to wipe it off.
After Grandpa Weng finished speaking, he carefully took a handkerchief and pretended to wipe the sweat off his face to wipe off the saliva.
"Uncle Weng, you are right. I will definitely handle this matter properly. Just leave this thing here. Will you rest here for a while?"
"No." Grandpa Weng put his hands behind his back and said, "Xiao Hu, it's not easy for you to get to your current position. Don't have any bad thoughts or make mistakes. Work hard. The leaders will see every talented person. I'm leaving now."
He walked out with his hands behind his back, and his somewhat hunched back looked so tall in Wu Xinghua's eyes.
This is where the story ends.
Pei Qinggang's crisis was resolved, and Director Hu would not report it to his superiors. As for Grandpa Weng, he did a good thing and kept his merits and fame to himself.
"Well, Uncle Weng, I don't know how to thank you. How about I invite you to have a meal at our house?"
Grandpa Weng turned around, smiling, completely different from the serious look he had just had in Director Hu's office. "That's great, Xinghuaer. You don't have to prepare any fancy dishes. Just eat what you like at home."
Everyone in the commune knew that Wu Xinghua was selling buns, and many people mistakenly believed that she made the buns herself. Uncle Weng didn't pay attention to these things on weekdays. He just knew that the buns Wu Xinghua brought him tasted very good every time, and he couldn't help but think that Wu Xinghua's cooking skills must be very good.
After leaving the commune, Wu Xinghua went straight to the clothing store. Usually at this time, Ruan Niannian would go around the store, and Wu Lanhua would usually be in the store as well.
She felt her calves trembling.
Ever since she became the boss of the breakfast shop and has been studying hard with Ruan Niannian for the past few months, she is no longer a newbie who knows nothing.
She heard something different from what Grandpa Weng said. If she was not mistaken, Cheng Bing was just a pawn, and the idea of sending the money might have been that Director Hu's.
The purpose is to bring down Pei Qingshan and Pei Qinggang, who were inexplicably promoted by Secretary Peng.
Who wouldn’t be moved by seeing so much unity?
Even if Pei Qinggang was not tempted, as long as he did not discover it in the first place, he could still be accused of corruption and bribery.
By then, the matter will be linked to others, and even Secretary Peng might be implicated.
But who could have thought that this matter was solved quietly by the gatekeeper, Mr. Weng?
Wu Xinghua ran to Ruan Niannian's shop and told her about this. Ruan Niannian opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Yesterday she really thought that someone had given Pei Qinggang money to help him with something, and she never expected that there was this layer of conspiracy.
"Xinghua, I think you're right!" Ruan Niannian patted Wu Xinghua on the shoulder. "Brother Wolf, even though he's a grown man, doesn't understand you as well as you do. The great man was right. We women can also hold up half the sky."
She changed the subject and said, "Actually, Xinghua, have you noticed that your thoughts have far surpassed Brother Lang's? Ever since you became the store manager, you have so many things to think about every day. It seems that Brother Lang can no longer keep up with you. You have to constantly urge him to make progress, otherwise the gap between you will only get bigger and bigger, and sooner or later there will be a day when you can no longer look down on him."
Wu Xinghua felt that what Ruan Niannian said seemed a bit serious.
She looked down on Pei Qinggang? How could it be possible?
Although she did tell Pei Qinggang yesterday that she would divorce him if he dared to accept the money, she never took it seriously. She was just saying it and never thought of divorce.
Now that Ruan Niannian has brought the matter out in the open, Wu Xinghua couldn't help but start to think, if Pei Qinggang doesn't listen to her and really wants to accept the money, will she pretend not to know, or will she really report it?
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