Chapter 334: Secretary Liu Wants You to Go Over for a Talk

Guo Wei had clearly heard our conversation outside the door. From the moment he entered, his face remained gloomy. After sweeping his eyes over all of us, he sneered and said, "The person hasn't left yet, and the tea is already cold."

Everyone fell silent and accompanied him with awkward smiles.

I asked Guo Wei, "Secretary Guo, it's good that you're here. Why don't we have a meeting together?"

Guo Wei waved his hand and said, "I won't attend the meeting. I came to talk to you about something."

The implication of this sentence was that the other miscellaneous people should retreat.

The Deputy Secretary was a nimble person; he first smelled the scent in Guo Wei's words. He stood up, walked, and in one go, walked to the door. Seeing that the others hadn't followed, he stopped and scolded the Deputy Town Mayor and the others, "You people, are you all pig-brained? Didn't you see the Secretary wants to talk to the Town Mayor?" The others hurriedly stood up and ran out in a panic.

After the town cadres had all gone out, Guo Wei pulled over a chair, sat down across from me, looked at me, and didn't say a word for a long time.

I felt a bit uncomfortable being stared at by him, muttering in my heart, *This kid, what mystery is he playing? *

"I came because there really is an important matter," Guo Wei said as an opening, reaching out to ask me for a cigarette. He was a non-smoker; looking for a cigarette from me at this time naturally meant he had something on his mind.

"Speak," I said nonchalantly. Guo Wei was now the son-in-law of the Municipal Party Committee Secretary. Although Chen Meng had denied it in front of me, I understood that Chen Meng would not lose the warmth of her parents because of a Guo Wei. Chen Meng was a strong person, but on this issue, she would choose to compromise.

"Do you know why I didn't attend the meeting today?" Guo Wei remained calm, asked me for a lighter again, lit the cigarette, took a shallow puff, looked up at the sky, and slowly exhaled a smoke ring.

"Actually, when I was in college, I also smoked, and I smoked very heavily," Guo Wei laughed inexplicably, as if recalling the beautiful and dissolute time of college.

"I secretly smoked when I was in high school," I said, smiling as I took out a pack of cigarettes and threw it to Guo Wei. "Take it and smoke."

Guo Wei threw the cigarettes back and said firmly, "Now I just smoke for fun; it can't be taken seriously. Don't waste it; you smoke it yourself."

As he spoke, he stubbed the cigarette butt in the ashtray. A wisp of blue smoke rose from the butt, drifting straight up to the ceiling.

"I didn't go to the meeting because the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department sent someone to talk to me," Guo Wei said faintly, not looking at me.

"The Organization Department talking to you is a great thing; it means you, brother, are about to be promoted," I laughed, though my words were insincere, and a sour feeling welled up in my heart. *Damn it, it's easy to be an official when you have someone in the imperial court! * This rumor hadn't been out for ten days, and it looked like it was about to be implemented.

"It is indeed a good thing! But it's not what I wanted," Guo Wei said bluntly, which surprised me a bit.

"You don't want to be the Deputy County Magistrate?" I blurted out.

"It's not that I don't want to; it's that they won't let me do it."

"They? Who?" I was even more surprised. Could there be anyone who could shake Secretary Chen's decision?

"What the specific reason is, I'm not very clear right now. But what is certain is that both Deng Hanyu and I have worked in vain." He laughed, his laughter filled with bitterness.

Suddenly stopping his laughter, he looked straight into my eyes and said word by word, "The biggest winner is actually you!"

My heart skipped a beat, almost jumping out of my throat. But I had to appear calm and composed; the so-called "not changing color when Mount Tai collapses in front of you" was nothing more than describing a person's good composure.

I laughed, "Are you kidding? What does it have to do with me?"

"It has to do with you! And a lot. Only today did I realize that, in fact, the Municipal Party Committee leaders see us small cadres very clearly," Guo Wei said, seemingly with lingering fear, placing one hand on his chest. "Fortunately, we people are still considered upright."

Guo Wei's words left me in a fog. What "see clearly"? What "upright"? What did it have to do with me!

"To tell you the truth, I can't figure it out either. Now that the organization has made such a decision, I can't see any future." Guo Wei was clearly holding back words; he seemed to be waiting for me to open the floodgate for him.

I stood up to pour him a glass of water, but didn't go back to sit in the chair. Instead, I leaned against the desk, crossed my arms, and looked down at Guo Wei, who was drinking water. A sense of pleasure suddenly grew in my heart. When looking at people, looking up makes one feel humble, while looking down gives one the pleasure of a king.

"Secretary Guan has returned, and he has even been promoted. These are things that neither you nor I expected, right?" Guo Wei said with a half-smile.

"Indeed, I didn't expect it," I echoed him, looking out the window. Outside, it was pitch black, as if someone had splashed a basin of ink into the sky, covering the firmament densely.

"Secretary Guan is indeed an old hand; he grabbed my soft spot in one go. I have to admire him," Guo Wei sighed and asked me, "Chen Feng, tell me, after I went to the countryside, what was my biggest wish?"

"Relocating the site! Building Suxi Town into a new satellite town!" I blurted out without thinking.

"Hmm, brother understands me!" Guo Wei smiled and said, "Tell me, is it pleasant for us to work together?"

"Pleasant! Very pleasant!" I laughed and patted Guo Wei on the shoulder. "If there is a next life, I still hope to be your partner."

"Lies!" Guo Wei rejected my flattery and asked seriously, "Since the relocation, I'll tell you the truth, I have no bottom in my heart. Why? Because a penny can stump a hero! I have no money, but I dare to do it. Hahaha." He laughed loudly, stared into my eyes, and said, "This time, it can be considered my sacrifice for you."

I was shocked and looked at him inexplicably, exclaiming, "What do you mean? I don't understand."

"Don't understand? I'll make you understand." Guo Wei changed his sitting posture and began to face me.

"Secretary Guan—oh, now called Director Guan—he specifically named me to go to the Economic Leading Group. The condition he offered is that as long as I go, he will provide the funds to help us complete the construction of Suxi Town."

"If you don't go, he won't give it?"

Guo Wei shook his head and said, "Not a penny."

"Why must you go?" I asked curiously.

"Not just me, but also Deng Hanyu; both of us must enter the group," Guo Wei sighed and went to get his cup.

"This is a good thing!" I said, showing infinite envy. "With both money and power, how much can be done."

Guan Peishan's three sentences at the meeting actually conveyed a message. Chunshan County was still under his control. An agency with both money and power, which could even override the County Party Committee, seemed extremely abnormal in any period.

"Actually, these are all Secretary Chen's intentions," Guo Wei revealed the secret in one word.

"Why?" I was even more surprised. The changes during this period made me a bit overwhelmed.

"You know what Deng Hanyu's father is. Deng Hanyu has been sitting in the position of Town Mayor of Chengguan Town until his butt is almost calloused. If he doesn't move, he can only wait to die. As for me, you know, there are reasons. So, the two of us entering the group is not Old Guan's intention, nor the Municipal Party Committee's intention, but Secretary Chen's intention. Understand now?" After Guo Wei finished these words, he exhaled a long breath and turned to say easily, "It's good for you instead."

"How am I good?"

"Whose nephew are you?" Guo Wei smiled darkly. "Don't think everyone is blind."

"Is it a settled matter?" I asked, my heart surging.

"Basically settled. Deng Hanyu and I didn't attend the meeting for a day because we were talking to the people from the Organization Department. I'll tell you the truth, let alone Deng Hanyu not being able to figure it out, I can't figure it out either," Guo Wei laughed loudly and teased me, "You kid, you have good luck; you got a Deputy County Magistrate position without spending a penny."

I laughed along with him. I was laughing at myself for being in the dark about everything, like a puppet being manipulated by others.

"Just wait, someone will come to talk to you. If there are no accidents, someone will come to notify you early tomorrow morning. Work hard, brother, I'm optimistic about you." Guo Wei stood up to leave.

"Leaving already?" I wanted to keep him. His sudden arrival and words left me confused, unable to tell north from south.

"Not leaving? What are you keeping me for? To continue smoking your secondhand smoke?" Guo Wei patted my shoulder and said earnestly, "I'll leave the relocation of Suxi Town to you, brother."

I watched him walk out blankly, my head feeling dizzy.

If everything was as he said, wouldn't I have picked up a pie that fell from the sky?

Just as I was letting my imagination run wild, a secretary from the County Party Committee Office came in and asked me, "Are you Town Mayor Chen Feng?"

I nodded and looked at him suspiciously.

"Secretary Liu invites you over for a talk," the secretary made a gesture of invitation.

This came too fast, too suddenly. I hadn't adapted yet and stood there foolishly, not knowing how to take a step.

"What does Secretary Liu want with me?" I asked, starting to examine my appearance in the mirror.

"I don't know! I'm just ordered to find you. What the specific matter is, is the leader's business; I don't know," the secretary looked at me smilingly as I adjusted my clothes.

"Where to?" I asked after tidying myself up.

"Secretary Liu is waiting for you in his office. We can go straight there," the secretary led the way out the door.

Walking out the door, I found the corridor crowded with cadres from various townships, all drunk and shouting to go to the sauna to sober up.

Mao Ping was hunched over, lying in front of a trash can, vomiting earth-shakingly. Seeing me, he smiled weakly, his eyes filled with red threads.

The secretary shook his head and sighed, saying in a low voice, "These township cadres, it's as if they've never drunk before. Look, what have they drunk themselves into."

I smiled and said, "It's not their fault. They deal with mud all year round and rarely have time and opportunity to be idle. With such a good opportunity, if they don't indulge themselves once, I'm afraid they won't be able to live up to themselves."

Our words both had that meaning, so after we finished speaking, we smiled knowingly.

Just then, the elevator came up. When the door opened, Yue Bai came out, holding a bag of things. Seeing us, she smiled faintly and hid the things behind her back.

We both smiled. I said, "Going out?"

Yue Bai said "Hmm," stood still, and asked me, "Going out?"

I said, "I have something to do."

Yue Bai smiled softly and turned to leave. A corner of the things in her hand was exposed; it was actually a pack of sanitary napkins.

Entering the elevator, the secretary asked me, "Do you know this beautiful cadre?"

I nodded and said, "She's from my town, a female comrade in charge of enterprises."

The secretary laughed and said, "They all say your Suxi Town produces beauties; seeing it today, it really lives up to its reputation."

I didn't respond to his words. Men, when together, are nothing more than a few topics: beauties, fine wine, and good deeds.

Walking out of the hotel door, I saw Secretary Liu's car parked at the entrance. The driver saw us and got out to open the door for us to enter. Just as I was about to bend down, I heard a shout from behind: "Brother Chen, are you going out?"

Looking back, it was Xiao Mi, standing with my Aunt as a beautiful scene, smiling at us.

I waved my hand and said, "I have something to do; let's talk when I get back." After speaking, I ducked into the car. The secretary sitting in the front row turned his head and said, "Chen Feng, you know so many beauties!" ===== CHAPTER 335 =====