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Chapter 144 Zhang Family Gathering

Li Rui was silent. He knew that Chen Shiwei had a relationship with his grandmother, just like he was like his grandfather, and even Chen Shiwei had a deeper relationship with his grandmother than him and his grandfather. After drinking, Chen Shiwei once talked to Li Rui about his life experience: his parents starved to death in the era of the Great Famine. He was only ten years old at that time. It was his grandmother who took him to beg for food everywhere and raised him up. So he had a deep relationship with his grandmother. Once, for trivial matters, his wife said a few words to his grandmother in front of him. He slapped his wife and pointed at his wife and warned him solemnly. It can be said that his fault, but he must not say that his grandmother is not, otherwise he would get out of this family.

It is precisely because of this almost identical life experience, and one of the reasons why Li Rui and Chen Shiwei were closer than ordinary people, he sighed and said, "I'll go and visit after I go back in two days."

"Don't." Jiang Liansheng stopped him, "The other reason why Secretary Chen did not inform everyone was that he was afraid of trouble and was unhappy with social engagements. He wanted to quietly send the old man to the last journey."

Li Rui clicked, and he understood this quite well. Perhaps only at this moment did Chen Shiwei completely let go of all his disguises and return to a real him.

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The Zhang family mansion in the western suburbs of the capital is particularly lively today. The third son of the Zhang family, Zhang Jianxin, accompanied the Prime Minister to the grassroots level to celebrate the New Year with ordinary people. The second son Zhang Jianzhong went to the army with the head of the war zone during the Spring Festival. During the Spring Festival, the third son Zhang Jianguo, as a member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangdong Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Mingyang Municipal Party Committee, greeted the cadres and staff who worked on the front line on the first day of the Lunar New Year. So today is the day for the Zhang family to reunite.

Zhang Bingwen, the old man of the Zhang family, has retired from his leadership position for more than a year. He has worked hard for the party and the country for a lifetime and finally can rest. Although the leaders of the party and the country came to greet him two days ago, today is different. Today is a real family gathering. The old man specially changed into a brand new Zhongshan outfit and sat in the hall to accept the New Year's greetings from the younger generations. He had a lot of children and grandchildren, and was in a happy mood.

After a reunion, the old man's long brow suddenly frowned, "Why didn't Li Rui come?"

Only then did everyone notice that there was one missing today, and everyone focused their attention on Zhang Jianguo who was talking to Zhang Jianzhong. Although everyone here was their own people, Zhang Jianguo couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. After looking at his wife Qin Yangwei, he asked Zhang Xiuxiu, "Little sister, have you told him?"

Zhang Xiuxiu was dissatisfied with Zhang Jianguo's contempt for Li Rui. As the youngest daughter in the family, she always said whatever she had. She sneered: "Third Brother, you are asking funny. Li Rui is your son. Why are you asking me?"

Zhang Jianguo didn't expect his younger sister to slap him in public and said embarrassedly: "Don't you contact him often?"

Zhang Xiuxiu glared at her eyes and wanted to retort. She was pulled by her husband Bai Zhimin next to her and told her to talk less. It is rare for everyone to get together during the Chinese New Year. The old man is in a good mood, so don’t have any unhappiness.

Zhang Zhuoyang was actually quite gloating when he saw this, but when he saw the third uncle with a embarrassed look on his face, he hurried out to rescue him: "I told Li Rui that he is very busy now. They are undergoing a major safety inspection, and he can't leave for a while." As he said that, he saw that except for his sister-in-law's family, the rest of the people showed confused expressions, and quickly explained with a smile: "You may not know yet. Li Rui is now the director of the Coal Management Bureau of Nanqiao County, Pengcheng City, and is in charge of more than 80 coal mines. Isn't it amazing?"

After hearing this, the old man finally let go of his brows. Although he was very dissatisfied with what his grandson had done before, he was relieved as long as he did some serious work and did not cause trouble to the family.

However, Zhang Jianguo frowned and said, "Isn't he in the Pengcheng Planning Commission? Why did he go to Nanqiao?" Others may not know that there is a Nanqiao County under Pengcheng. He knew that because this place is his ex-wife's hometown, he felt a little uncomfortable when he thought about it. At the same time, he turned his attention to Zhang Xiuxiu. He knew that Zhang Xiuxiu had a classmate who used to be the deputy mayor of Pengcheng to help take care of Li Rui. For this reason, Zhang Xiuxiu also specially found Tian Qiming, deputy secretary of Su Huai Province, to find her classmate as the position of organization minister.

He thought he knew this son very well, just a playboy who was ignorant and was waiting to die. Zhang Xiuxiu must have been the director of the Coal Management Bureau by his classmates. He worked at the grassroots level for a long time. Although Mingyang City, where he is located, does not produce coal, he is very clear about the weight of the director of the coal management bureau in a large county for coal production. How could Li Rui be a good director of the coal management bureau? This is a joke!

When Zhang Xiuxiu saw Zhang Jianguo looking at him with suspicion and a little blame, she immediately said unconvinced: "San brother, don't look at me. This was what Li Rui took the initiative to ask. He was able to become the director of the Coal Management Bureau entirely depends on his own ability. I didn't help. Third brother, I was surprised. Other parents hope that their children will have a future. Why don't you want to see Li Rui?"

Zhang Jianguo's face suddenly became a little uneasy. He thought he was also a member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangdong Provincial Party Committee and the top leader of the economic city of Mingyang City. He has been in a high position for a long time and is not angry. Now he is scolded by his younger sister in front of the whole family. He immediately lowered his face and said, "With his appearance, he can be the director of the coal production county. Nanqiao is a county with a large coal production. The position of director of the coal management bureau is very important. If something happens, can he bear this responsibility?"

In fact, Zhang Jianguo’s worries are not unreasonable. Not long ago, the coal mine accident in Hexi Province was right in front of him. Just based on the impression Li Rui gave to everyone before, everyone did not believe that he could be the director well, and even Zhang Xiuxiu was worried.

"Uncle San, Li Rui is doing a good job. When he first went down, he was just a deputy director. He was desperate to become this director." Zhang Zhuoyang saw that the atmosphere in the room became a little nervous, so he quickly stood up and said.

His words suddenly attracted everyone's attention. Zhang Zhuoqing from the second family quickly said curiously: "Boss, tell me quickly, how did he fight for his life."

Although Li Rui went down to the well to save people, it did not mean that no one knew about it. Zhang Zhuoyang just heard what Xue Feng, Zhao Wenlong and others said. He couldn't help but stutter when he heard it. He didn't expect that Li Rui would be so bloody. He immediately said it vividly, and finally sighed: "I was very scared when I heard it. Think about it, the water was pouring out again hundreds of meters underground. He tied a rope around his waist and went down, an explanation that he couldn't do his life."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this. Zhang Zhuoqing was stunned and couldn't help but touch his cheek. He was two years older than Li Rui. When Li Rui first came to Yanjing, his face was hit by Li Rui's fists. Now, when he remembered the past when he and Li Rui were having a slight pain on his cheek.

Zhang Xiuxiu was even more surprised. Although she knew that there was an accident in a coal mine in Nanqiao County, she knew that there were no casualties in the rescue in time. Today, she heard Zhang Zhuoyang say this and realized the danger. She immediately exclaimed: "This guy doesn't give me any wind at all. He doesn't consider the consequences of such a dangerous thing."

"Xiuxiu, what are you talking about? As a party member and cadre, you have to be in danger and rush forward." The old man made a voice, and at the same time he nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Zhang Zhuoyang: "So, Li Rui is doing a good job now?"

"It's really good. Grandpa, listen to me and tell you that he is now in the small county town of Nanqiao. I heard that the county party secretary valued him very much and asked him to be responsible for the construction of the coal chemical industry zone. Gao Changlong, secretary of the Pengcheng Party Committee, also specially praised him..."

Zhang Zhuoyang was vigorously praising Li Rui to the old man, and a disharmonious voice came out next to him, "Isn't it that I borrowed the power of my family!"

Zhang Zhuoyang knew that the voice was made by the third brother Zhang Zhuoqing. He immediately looked at him with a serious look and said, "Third brother, you have to make a basis for saying this. As far as I know, in Pengcheng, no one except the Organization Minister Guo Wending, knows Li Rui's true identity." As he said that, he couldn't help but mock him, "If you want to say who likes to often talk about his family background, who knows it in his heart."

Zhang Zhuoqing's face turned red, but he still said unconvinced: "Boss, I know that you are investing in a project in Pengcheng now. You and Li Rui are mixed all day long. Don't they know his identity?"

The meaning of Zhang Zhuoqing's words alludes to Zhang Zhuoyang's business operations and carries the Zhang family's brand everywhere. Zhang Zhuoyang smiled and said, "Last brother, I really want you to tell me, but I really don't know. You don't know, my project was helped by Li Rui, and I didn't take the upper level route at all..."

Seeing that the two juniors were talking less and less reliable, Zhang Jianxin couldn't help but scolded: "Zhuo Yang, please say a few less words."

Zhang Jianzhong also scolded his son: "Zhuo Qing, is there anyone who talks to your elder brother like this? You are not too young! Look at how you have made progress in the past two years of work? You should study with your elder brother and second brother." Zhang Jianzhong said, smiling at the old man: "Dad, after the New Year, you will go to the place to exercise."

Zhang Jianzhong's words immediately attracted the attention of the old man. Zhang Zhuocheng, the third generation of the Zhang family, was the most promising. He was the director of the Economic and Trade Commission at the age of 28, and was also the target of the Zhang family's current focus of training. The old man hurriedly asked: "Is that right? Where to go? What position do you hold?"

"Go to Yang County, Pinggao City, Shannan Province, and the organization asked me to go down to serve as the deputy secretary of the county party committee." Zhang Zhuoyang quickly replied,

"Shannan Province is our hometown! Yang County, well, I stayed there for two years when I was fighting the Japanese. The people there were simple and simple. I made great sacrifices to defeat the Japanese and liberate the country. It is an old revolutionary base. Zhuocheng! You must work hard when you get there." The old man said with emotion.

Zhang Zhuocheng nodded quickly and said, "Grandpa, I remember. When the organization talked to me, there were two places for me to choose, one was Hedong Province and the other was Shannan Province. I chose Shannan Province because I wanted to follow your footsteps back then and do a good job."

Hedong Province is right next to Yanjing, and its economy is much more developed than Shannan Province. When he heard that it was Zhang Zhuocheng who took the initiative to choose Shannan Province, the old man nodded with satisfaction, "Grandpa supports your choice. Although you are a cadre at the level of the department, I think it is quite appropriate to put you in the position of deputy secretary of the county party committee in the organization. You have been working in ministries and commissions for a long time, and what you lack is grassroots work experience. You must always remember that after going on, you must be cautious and impetuous, truly go deep into the people, be good at listening to the people's voices, so that you can do your work well. Yang County is still a poor county. I hope that after you get there, you will change the appearance of Yang County as soon as possible, develop the economy, and let the people live a good life."

"Grandpa, don't worry, I will remember your teachings and study hard from Uncle San, and will not embarrass you." Zhang Zhuocheng said solemnly.

"Okay, Uncle San believes that you can do a good job. If you encounter any problems in the future, just call me directly." Zhang Jianguo said with a smile.

As soon as Zhang Jianguo finished speaking, everyone began to praise Zhang Zhuocheng in a slight manner. Qin Yangwei felt a little uncomfortable on the side. He was just talking about Li Rui, and now he was exaggerating Zhuocheng, and Zhang Jianzhong and his wife were all proud of their faces. She pushed Zhang Zhuojie, the son standing beside her, and gave him a wink. Although Zhang Zhuojie was young, he had been very clever since he was a child. Facing his mother's eyes, he immediately understood it. He immediately ran to the old man, pretending to be innocent and said: "Grandpa, grandpa, I took the first place in the class in the final exam, so you can praise me a few words!"

"Is that so? First place! Okay, then grandpa will praise you." The old man immediately smiled and pulled Zhang Zhuojie down beside him.

This kid is fifteen years old and has just developed. He is holding a duck's voice and is still cute, which makes Zhang Zhuoyang, who is standing beside him feel chills. When he saw Aunt San standing in the crowd, he couldn't help but sigh and said in his heart: The fourth brother, the fourth brother, the brothers who should help, it depends on your own in the future.
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