Chapter 3 of October.

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Hou Weidong sat under the eaves outside the hall floor and watched the old lady Zhu take Xiaojia and Xiaojian toward the pond outside the yard.

The pond is a farmhouse scenery, but it is a rare game place for Xiao Jian. At first, she was a little timid, and then with the encouragement of Mrs. Zhu and Xiao Jia, she began to throw stones into the pond. Xiao Jian liked this game very much, and his laughter was particularly crisp. He threw a lot of stones into the pond, causing countless ripples.

Afterwards, Mrs. Zhu picked up a snail from the pond. Xiao Jian was a little afraid of this wet and black hard guy. Mrs. Zhu threw the snail back into the water and told Xiao Jian the story of the snail fairy.

Hou Weidong drank tea and watched the three old and young women playing by the pond from a distance, feeling very peaceful.

The eyes passed the pond, and there was a small river in the distance, and the bamboo forest by the river swayed in the wind.

Zhu Yan came back late last night, and he accompanied Qian Guoliang to receive several cadres from the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. The comrades who came from the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee included a main department, a deputy department, and a director. In terms of level, there was no need to be personally received by Qian Guoliang, secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. However, the location of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee was special, and Qian Guoliang happened to have nothing special. After listening to Zhu Yan's report, he agreed to attend a dinner to welcome the comrades of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. After the dinner, several colleagues from the Maoyun Municipal Party Committee were still waiting for him. Several people came to the Venus Hotel and drank a lot of wine. Then they returned to the southern suburbs. While drinking with the comrades of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, Zhu Yan felt a little drunk. After the second wine battle, Zhu Yan was completely drunk.

When I woke up in the morning, Zhu Yan had a split headache. When he went downstairs, he saw Hou Weidong sitting leisurely under the eaves drinking tea, and said, "You are here, why don't you wake me up?"

Hou Weidong stood up, pointed to the pond outside, and said, "Auntie takes my wife and daughter to play outside."

Zhu Yan looked up at the women playing outside, nodded and said, "Okay, I have to bring all the family. The two families will walk around from time to time, so that they will get closer and closer."

"Director Jiang hasn't come back?"

"She is busier than me now, and there is a class to start today." Zhu Yan rubbed his temples and said, "You sit for a while, I'll brush my teeth and wash my face."

Zhu Yan yawned and came to the bathroom. At this time, he had not been modified. He faced the mirror completely with his true colors. A night of hangover made his eyes look very prominent. A few years ago, he was still a handsome middle-aged man. In Maoyun in recent years, he had fought wits and courage with a group of people. He had tried his best to realize that his face was already old. Staring at the haggard face in the mirror, he sighed.

After getting drunk, Zhu Yan liked the sour soup noodles made by his mother the most. At this time, his mother took Hou Weidong's wife and daughter to play outside, so he did not disturb him. He came out of the bathroom and came to the kitchen on the ground floor. Seeing that Zhu Yan was going to cook noodles, Hou Weidong was about to come up to help. Zhu Yan waved his hand and said, "The person who came is a guest, don't worry. I have been in Maoyun for the past few years and don't want to socialize, so I often hide at home to cook noodles."

He picked some green onions from the flower table in the corner of the yard, cut them into green onions, peeled two garlic, slapped them into pieces, put them in a bowl, knocked two more eggs, then ignited the stove in the kitchen on the ground floor, and cooked a bowl of simple and fragrant egg noodles.

Holding egg noodles, Zhu Yan also sat under the eaves, eating noodles while chatting with Hou Weidong, saying, "I can now understand the old man's thoughts more and more. He has been in charge of work in the Provincial Planning Commission for many years. At that time, the Planning Commission was a department with great power. The subordinates who worked in the Provincial Planning Commission have outstanding talents in all aspects and now they have a good future. However, the pressure is also great. After the old man retires, he tries every means to move out of the city. I can now understand his thoughts."

Hou Weidong's age is a different era than Zhu Yan. He didn't feel that much like this. He smiled and said, "Secretary Zhu, your career is now at a prosperous time. You are still very early to retire. At least you have to make more than twenty years of contribution to Lingxi."

Twenty years of contribution mean that Zhu Yan must reach the ministerial level, which is a clever compliment.

Zhu Yan naturally understood the meaning and said, "I am satisfied if I can retire in fifteen years. I have been busy working for so many years. To be honest, I really want to retire completely and relax, but now I really want to retire at this age, but I am not willing to give up. This is the contradiction."

The first sentence can be said in front of many people, but the next sentence can only be said in front of the trusted person. After being with Hou Weidong for so many years, Zhu Yan and Hou Weidong trusted Hou Weidong very much, so he expressed his conflicts.

Two big yellow earth dogs have been active in this yard for more than ten years, growing from little dogs to old dogs. Now the old dog has lost its energy and is crawling lazy in the yard. He is no longer interested in new things, but is quick to enjoy the last little sunshine. Zhu Yan comes to eat noodles, and they are surrounded by them.

Before Zhu Yan came, Hou Weidong's eyes were on the old dog for a long time, and he said, "Secretary Zhu, I remember these two dogs for many years."

Zhu Yan threw a few eggs and said, "The life of a dog is only ten years old. It has been here two months since it was born. It has been raised from childhood to old age. In the end, it must be death. This is a natural law, and there is no way. My father has taken them for many years and has feelings for them. Just like a member of his family, he is unwilling to raise a new dog."

Zhu Yan held a big bowl and ate with a messy hair. At this time, he was the typical demeanor of the uncle next door, without the majesty of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.

When Zhu Yan was having dinner, Hou Weidong just sat on the side and watched. The two of them talked some gossip but did not touch the topic. Hou Weidong knew that Zhu Yan had something to say, but he still based on his old habit when he was a secretary. If Zhu Yan didn't say it, he wouldn't ask.

Zhu Yan put down the bowl, and he washed it clean. He did not change his sportswear. He just combed his hair, then took the fishing rod and went to the water river with Hou Weidong.

The water of the river is still so cool, and it has not changed color as the city approaches.

Zhu Yan looked at the clear river water and remembered the Dongxiang River polluted by the small gold mine. He couldn't help but sigh: "The Dongxiang River is located in a mountain. It is not easy to protect it. Xiong Dawei was able to keep this Xiao He like this, which really made contributions to protecting the environment in the west of the Lingxi. What is the Scientific Outlook on Development, there is no need to find other examples. This is the Scientific Outlook on Development."

Hou Weidong held the same view on some people and said: "In the past, there was a Qingshui River in Chengjin, which produced breams. I am really afraid that everyone's environmental awareness would be insufficient and that Qingshui River would also pollute."

Zhu Yan slowly brought the topic to Maoyun City. He said: "You have been to Dongxiang River recently. You know the situation of the river. This time the city made up its mind to turn off all the small gold mines that were illegally illegal along the river banks. And it was all the way to the end. During the period when the small gold mine was closed, the water quality of the river water was much better. Qingda Gold Mine is a big gold mine with advanced technology and good tailings. It has no major impact on the environment."

Hou Weidongdao: "Mr. Mushan always has a sense of social responsibility. He is different from those bosses who only know how to make money."

Zhu Yan gradually began to get into the topic and said: "Weidong, you must be mentally prepared. This time the provincial party committee is ready to adjust your work."

Governor Zhu Jianguo once discussed the issue of adjustment of cadres in provincial government agencies with Executive Vice Governor Zhou Changquan. Deputy Secretary-General Hou Weidong included the scope of recommendation this time. At this time, he heard Zhu Yan invite him to dinner from the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, and he knew that he would definitely move. At this time, Zhu Yan told the matter, indicating that the provincial party committee had already decided.

When Zhu Yan saw Hou Weidong going to speak, he waved his hand and continued: "This time, the cadre fine-tuning, Governor Zhu personally called me. He spoke very politely and tactfully, but the meaning was clear, that is, the provincial government cadres have been slow to move in recent years, and several deputy secretary-generals should have moved. After comprehensive consideration, the organization department recommends you to work in Maoyun City. You are expected to be the mayor of Maoyun City Government."

Hou Weidong was transferred to the provincial government as the deputy mayor of Shazhou City and worked in the provincial government for more than a year. Now he has been transferred to Maoyun City. This kind of promotion method of "grassroots institutions and grassroots institutions" is relatively common in Lingxi. It is beneficial to the comprehensive understanding of cadres and is a normal channel for cadre promotion.

For officials, the running water does not rot, and the door hinge does not rot. The officials who are often mobilized show that they have great potential. The kind of jobs that have worked in a unit for decades can only become the boss's bench and basically have no political potential to tap.

Hou Weidong was not too surprised to get this position, nor did he deliberately go to the Western style of modesty, saying: "Secretary has laid a good foundation in Maoyun, and I will feel very relaxed when I work in Maoyun."

This question is exactly what Zhu Yan wants to say. He shook his head and said, "Wei Dong, today, I won't talk. Maoyun's economy has indeed developed well in recent years, but the situation is not as optimistic as in the newspaper. You know very well what happened back then. I had the opportunity to become the deputy secretary of the prefectural committee because there was an earthquake in Maoyun's political arena. In addition to Zheming, the team members were basically caught in one go. This is a major case that caused a sensation in the province. Now when it comes to anti-corruption, we always have to mention Maoyun's case back then."

"Maoyun is located in a mountain and remote. The cadres' thoughts are generally conservative and have no broad vision. Everyone guards their own acres of land and wants to dig out a golden doll from the ground. Under this situation, many cadres have close ties with non-ferrous metal ores, which is similar to Chengjin back then."

"But there are different places. Specifically, the entire Maoyun Prefectural Committee team was ruined and many cadres were promoted in violation of regulations. Now these cadres are still on their posts. After I arrived in Maoyun, I tried to change many cadres. We foreign cadres always have to go. We still have to rely on Maoyun local cadres to do things. We have inertia. Good or bad work styles will form path dependence. It is obviously not possible to change the cadre atmosphere and rely on a generation of leaders. From this perspective, the cadre problem is my most troublesome problem."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Zhu Yan changed his words and raised his voice, saying, "I believe that after the efforts of several leaders, it will bring a good political style to Maoyun."

"Since the organization trusts me and Secretary Meng supports me, I will do my best to promote Maoyun's work." Since Hou Weidong joined the work, except for the period of time he has been doing specific work, he is not afraid of Maoyun's chaos, but he is the mayor of Maoyun, and after all, he is not the secretary of the municipal party committee who has just said nothing. This is his regret.

Zhu Yan said: "I asked you to come today. We will not talk about metaphysical issues. I will introduce to you Maoyun's real situation, especially the four major teams and several important deputy positions. You must also be mentally conscious."
Chapter completed!