Chapter 620: Recommendation

My aunt wanted a divorce, and she didn't want to go back to her own home, so I had no choice but to take her home and arrange for her to stay in my study.

I prepared to go find my uncle to talk, but before I could start, a call came from the Municipal Committee, asking me to accompany relevant comrades to the province to report on work.

Before leaving, I found Qian Youyu and told him the reason my aunt wanted a divorce, which lay in the ten million lent to him. Qian Youyu was so scared he didn't dare say half a word; his current situation wasn't very good, the land money hadn't been paid, and half of it had been transferred away by Guo Wei. The remaining money wasn't enough for the land transfer fee at all.

Without money, the city wouldn't give him land. The key was that he had used the land as collateral for the loan, and the bank was waiting eagerly for him to get the land procedures, but he currently had neither money nor land. The bank didn't have much patience to wait for him, and when the final deadline arrived, they would definitely report to the police.

Qian Youyu's actions were suspected of fraud, and if the evidence was conclusive, he would never be able to get out of prison in his life.

I comforted him not to be too nervous; the most important thing now was to stabilize the bank, and only by stabilizing the bank could he have time to think of other ways.

Because of Guo Wei's departure, the Industrial Park Management Committee was also leaderless. The city temporarily arranged for a deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to preside over the work, but the industrial park was a mess, and no one could grasp the focus of the work in a short period of time. This just happened to give Qian Youyu a chance to catch his breath, and he had been trying every possible way to target Suxi Town during this period.

I accompanied the Secretary-General of the Municipal Committee and several others to Central Province to report, feeling heavy-hearted all the way, almost never smiling.

The Provincial Party Committee Office arranged to listen to the report the next day, and we sat together to hold a meeting for the remaining half day.

The focus of this report was Guo Wei taking money and going abroad without returning; such things were not uncommon in Central Province, but the amount involved was the highest in the history of Central Province.

The comrades at the meeting gritted their teeth and said viciously: "If this guy is caught back, he must be sentenced to death."

I didn't express an opinion; Guo Wei's situation was indeed not optimistic. As long as he dared to return to the country, a bullet would be waiting for him. Guo Wei sometimes thought a bit naively, thinking that once he went abroad, the country couldn't do anything to him, but he didn't think that now the whole world was fighting crime with one voice, unless he left the earth, otherwise he would eventually be brought to justice.

The only thing that made me puzzled and regretful was that Guo Wei tried every possible way to go abroad, but traveled thousands of miles to find Xue Bing. If he hadn't gone to find Xue Bing, who would have known where he went? This also proved a fact: the power of love is infinite. Guo Wei went abroad at the risk of his life, and there was only one conclusion if you traced it to the root: love is great!

We formed a meeting summary at the temporary meeting. Reported by the Secretary-General, supplemented by the Procuratorate. As for me, I would testify and explain when necessary.

I knew I was insignificant, so after the meeting, I decided to go find Lin Xiaoxi.

It seemed like a telepathic connection; before I could go find her, she had already called me first.

I asked in surprise: "Xiao Xi, how did you know I was in the province?"

She laughed softly on the phone and threw me a sentence: "Heaven's secrets cannot be leaked. Chen Feng, would you like to come to my house?"

I had been to Lin Xiaoxi's home in the provincial capital, and she still lived alone. However, her current living conditions were a world of difference compared to when she was in Chunshan County.

The house she lived in now was bought for her by her father, Deputy Governor Lin, saying it would be a dowry in the future. Lin Xiaoxi accepted her father's gift without hesitation. Anyway, she didn't want to return to her father's home. In her father's home, there was a woman only a few years older than her, whom she had to call "Mom."

After his wife died, Deputy Governor Lin did indeed live a few years of bland days. Later, one day he went to inspect the Provincial Television Station and saw his current wife at a glance, and was immediately shocked as a heavenly person.

Deputy Governor Lin Shengmao's current wife was named Ke Lili, and before marrying him, she was one of the leading figures of the Provincial Television Station. Ke Lili was only four years older than Lin Xiaoxi, and when the two stood together, you couldn't tell who was whose elder. Plus, Ke Lili had a strange personality, especially not liking Lin Xiaoxi. Therefore, after graduating from university, Lin Xiaoxi went to our Chunshan County in a fit of anger.

Lin Xiaoxi going to Chunshan County of course had a background; County Party Secretary Guan Peishan was an old subordinate of Deputy Governor Lin in the past, and arranging a job for an old leader's child was simply not a matter.

I agreed to Lin Xiaoxi's invitation without any hesitation. First, we had been separated for a long time, and I really missed her. Second, I had something in my hand, and I wanted her to see it first.

Lin Xiaoxi was alone at home, and she welcomed me into the door with a smile, wearing home clothes.

After sitting for a while, Lin Xiaoxi said her father was coming over for dinner in the evening, and wanted me to accompany her father to say a few words.

I smiled and said: "What is my status? No matter what, it's not my turn to accompany the leader to speak."

Lin Xiaoxi glared at me and said: "Back home, my father is no longer a leader, he is just an old man, and usually can't find a few people to talk to. You have no interest relationship with my father, so you can say whatever you want."

I thought to myself, Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi, who said we have no relationship? The relationship is huge. If I played the trump card in my hand, would your father still dare to call himself a leader in front of me?

But I still feigned a flattered look and said: "Xiao Xi, aren't you afraid I'll say the wrong thing? If I say the wrong thing, your father will think your friends are of poor quality."

Lin Xiaoxi laughed and said: "Then don't say the wrong thing."

I said embarrassedly: "I don't know what words should be said, and what words should not be said."

"How you say it at home, when you see my father later, just say it like that."

I was shocked and said: "How can that be? This is not my home."

"Just treat my home as your home."

"Is this okay?" I said hesitantly.

"In front of you, Chen Feng, there is nothing that is not okay. As long as you are willing, no one can stop you." Lin Xiaoxi sighed faintly and said: "If it weren't for Huang Weiwei, today you would be the master of this house."

My heart stirred, and I didn't dare to look at her. A sense of unease began to rise in my heart; this woman before me had once poured all her love into me, and I, after a night of spring breeze, had walked away.

She hummed a song and went to the kitchen to get busy, while I sat alone on the sofa in the living room watching TV.

Lin Xiaoxi was now a director at the Provincial Television Station and didn't need to go to work every day. Her stepmother Ke Lili had resigned from the TV station and opened a cultural media company of considerable scale.

By the time she finished the third dish, I heard the doorbell ring, and just as I was about to call Lin Xiaoxi, she called me from the kitchen: "Chen Feng, you go open the door."

I had no choice but to get up to open the door, and as soon as the door opened, I saw Deputy Governor Lin standing at the door, and my legs almost went soft.

Deputy Governor Lin clearly saw my panic, and he smiled and reached out his hand: "Chen Feng from Hengyue City, right?"

I nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, not daring to look him in the eye. I hurriedly turned sideways to welcome him in.

Lin Xiaoxi came out with an apron around her waist, laughing and shouting: "Dad, I've invited the person for you!"

Deputy Governor Lin nodded calmly, walked straight to the dining table, deliberately sniffed and said: "Fragrant! Really fragrant! My old Lin family's daughter, this skill has completely inherited her mother's craft."

As soon as Lin Xiaoxi heard her father mention her mother, her eyes turned red, and she lowered her head to go into the kitchen.

Deputy Governor Lin sighed lightly, returned to the sofa and sat down, saying: "I want to eat a home-cooked meal now, I can only come to Xiao Xi's place."

I didn't even think and blurted out: "What about your wife? Can't she cook?"

Deputy Governor Lin smiled faintly and said: "Xiao Ke's cooking is not bad. It's just that she is busy now, not touching home all day long. Let alone eating the food she cooks, it's hard to see her person now."

Lin Xiaoxi walked out of the kitchen and said with a heartache: "Dad, from now on, you come to my place every day. Anyway, you are alone at home."

Deputy Governor Lin sighed and said: "After all, this is your home."

"Isn't my home your home?" Lin Xiaoxi raised her voice and said: "You only have me as a daughter, apart from me, where else do you have a home?"

Deputy Governor Lin shook his head and didn't speak, turning to ask me: "Xiao Chen, you came this time, are you all prepared?"

I didn't understand the meaning of his words; was he testing the waters? As soon as this question popped up, I tried hard to suppress it but couldn't.

I smiled humbly and said: "Leader, I don't know the specific content very well. I came because I was a partner with Xiao Guo for a period of time in the past."

Deputy Governor Lin nodded and said: "I know this."

I still wanted to explain, but Lin Xiaoxi had already called us to eat.

Deputy Governor Lin was clearly in high spirits, and he let Lin Xiaoxi take out a bottle of good wine he had treasured. I looked at it; authentic thirty-year-old Moutai, the best of the best!

The leader wanted to drink, so of course I had to go all out. Let alone wine, even if it were poison, I would drink it without hesitation in front of him.

You must know that you must show understanding and obedience in front of the leader. Anyone who is a leader sees all kinds of obedience in front of them. They are used to seeing all kinds of faces, and what kind of person they are, they can see clearly with one word and one action.

Deputy Governor Lin and I had dealings a few years ago. When he visited our Chunshan County incognito, I saw him at Lin Xiaoxi's home. However, Guan Peishan was there at the time, and now there were only the three of us.

Sure enough, after a glass of wine, Deputy Governor Lin asked me: "Is Old Guan okay?"

I was speechless for a moment. I knew nothing about Guan Peishan's recent situation, just like him. Since he asked, not speaking seemed impolite.

So I said politely: "Report to the leader, Secretary Old Guan is doing well."

Deputy Governor Lin nodded and smiled, and personally picked up the bottle to pour me wine. I was startled and jumped up, hurriedly reaching out with both hands to take the bottle from his hand. He refused me with his eyes, and while pouring me wine, said: "Old Guan, this person, has worked hard for the revolution all his life. Of course, gold is not pure, and people are not perfect, let alone in the era of reform, there will always be some small mistakes in some places. After all, we have nothing to learn from."

I nodded repeatedly in agreement and said sincerely: "Leader, what you said is absolutely reasonable."

Deputy Governor Lin glanced at me and continued: "Xiao Chen, you are also a national cadre now, you must know that as a cadre, there must be risks. How to avoid this risk depends on a person's political literacy and political ability. Some people have worked hard for the revolution all their lives, and in the end, they are ruined by a small matter. In my opinion, this should be viewed from two perspectives."

I interjected: "Leader, what you said is all reasonable. I also feel that people will make mistakes, as long as they can change, they are good comrades. You say, isn't it?"

Deputy Governor Lin nodded and smiled, saying: "Xiao Chen, you, your political literacy and ability are not bad. A few days ago, I chatted with a leader in your city, talking about the lack of a capable person in the Hengyue City Industrial Park. I won't hide it from you today, I thought of you at that time."

My heart was tense, but I said repeatedly: "Leader, I can't, I really can't."

Deputy Governor Lin picked up his glass and said: "Come, let's touch one."

I hurriedly held up the wine glass with both hands, touched it lightly under the rim of his glass, raised my neck, and drank it in one gulp.

"Young man, being humble is also right. However, when the country needs it, you should move forward bravely!" Deputy Governor Lin put down his glass and said: "I recommended you."

Lin Xiaoxi on the side clapped her hands and laughed, saying: "Dad, you really have an eye! Chen Feng, this person, managing an industrial park is a waste of talent, he, he should be in a higher position."

Deputy Governor Lin looked at his daughter with love and said: "The road must be walked step by step, just like we eat, we must eat one bite at a time. Xiao Chen goes to the industrial park, as long as the work is outstanding, are you afraid there will be no place to use his talent?"

"We are all old, the world is yours, and it needs you to develop!" Deputy Governor Lin looked at me deeply and said: "A person must learn to seize opportunities. There are many thousand-mile horses in the world, but Bole is not everywhere!"

I nodded sincerely, and the gratitude in my heart was simply beyond words.

I almost reached into my pocket to take out the things I brought; for Bole, what could I not bear to part with? ===== CHAPTER 621 =====