Chapter 53: Being Remembered by the Minister of Organization

  He knew he was in the wrong, so he quickly changed his mind and saw Zhang Zhengtang taking out a cigarette, hurriedly fawned over to light it for him.

  "You little brat! Have you become bolder or what?!" Zhang Zhenggang scolded with a tone of resentment, as if he hated that iron wasn't turning into steel.

  "This... Secretary-General, calm down first. Let me explain." Liu Siyuan said with a flattering expression.

  "Go on, I'd like to hear what good explanation you have! The article has already been submitted to the internal reference! You little scoundrel, you've really made a name for yourself!" Zhang Zhengdong's face was furious.

  "Internal reference?" Liu Siyuan was shocked.

  "Rubbish!" Zhang Zhengdong said angrily. "Not only has the internal report been submitted, but the National Environmental Protection Agency has also called in. Now, not to mention the municipal party committee and government leaders, even the provincial party committee and government have been alerted. I heard that Governor Qiao attaches great importance to this matter."

  Liu Siyuan somewhat understood, it turned out that his phone interview had blown things up, and estimated that the leaders' original intention was to control the matter within Hanjiang City. Now, however, due to Xiao's internal reference article, the national Environmental Protection Agency has taken notice, making the situation even more delicate. Thinking about this also gave him a chill.

  "Secretary General, first of all, I must explain that I didn't know beforehand that the reporter was from Central. I only met her once when we were handling the food poisoning incident at Hanjiang University.

  Secondly, the chemical plant issue isn't really a secret. Our local media in Hanjiang and even the provincial media have reported on it before. If Central wanted to know, they couldn't have kept it under wraps anyway.

  Lastly, I think it's not necessarily a bad thing that the Environmental Protection Agency is paying attention. This incident has proven that our city government has always placed great importance on environmental protection, rather than just pursuing GDP growth. We should be commended for this."

  Zhang Zhengdong was both amused and annoyed, saying: "You're still boasting, you little brat actually put our municipal party committee and government leaders on the roasting rack!" After a while, he said: "Alright, let's do this. At the last working group meeting, your proposal for the Environmental Protection Bureau to invest in building a wastewater treatment system and charging enterprises for pollution was basically recognized by Mayor Chen, who also offered some valuable opinions. Let Xiao Zhao brief you on the specific instructions later, and based on Mayor Chen's opinions, write me a report, okay? Just hand it over to me directly."

  Liu Siyuan nodded repeatedly, vaguely understanding that Zhang Zhenggang was not really angry today, just pretending to be stern with himself. The few points he mentioned earlier, the leader couldn't have been unaware of them. The Environmental Protection Bureau taking action might not be a bad thing, especially for Mayor Chen it would be even more reasonable and justified. On the other hand, some supporters of the chemical plant must be under tremendous pressure.

  "By the way, you also need to write a self-criticism letter for secretly accepting an interview with the central media! You should have a deeper understanding of this, do you know that?!" Zhang Zhenggang said in a raised voice.

  Glumly walking out of the Secretary's office, Zhao Feng stopped him and asked with a concerned face how he was doing. Liu Siyuan replied with a sorrowful face that he had to write a self-criticism, what else could he do?

  Zhao Feng patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, saying that young people are a bit impulsive, making mistakes is inevitable, and believing that the Secretary-General also has an attitude of educating you as the main goal.

  Back in the office, he was also somewhat surprised by Zhao Feng's kindness. After all, he was just a deputy department-level deputy director. Even if Secretary Zhang had some appreciation for him, it wouldn't be enough to make Zhao Feng care so much about him.

  As soon as he sat down, Ouyang Qian walked to his seat with a cold face and said in an unpleasant tone: "Hey, my dad wants you to come to my house for dinner tonight." After finishing speaking, she didn't wait for him to respond and turned around to leave.

  Liu Siyuan is now really busy, with two big things on his head, and he has no time to deal with this little sister's emotional outburst. He was busy until after 6 o'clock, before finishing writing the inspection report, while that wastewater treatment plan had only just begun. When he looked up, he saw that the office was already empty, leaving only himself and Ouyang Qian.

  "Or should I drive you home?" Liu Siyuan asked casually.

  "Cut it out! Am I your driver? Don't you have legs yourself?" Ouyang Qian said viciously, and after finishing speaking, she loudly tidied up the table, grabbed her bag and ran out.

  Liu Siyuan was helpless, thinking that he would just take a taxi, but before leaving, he still couldn't help but make a phone call to Fang Xinyi, complaining to her about how the reporter Xiao Da she introduced had made him write self-criticisms for an entire afternoon.

  Fang Xinyu seemed surprised on the phone, saying that he had never allowed Xiao Yuheng to interview him. When Liu Siyuan said that the interview content was all in the internal reference, she also seemed a bit anxious and hurriedly said that she would go ask Xiao Yuheng what was going on. Later, her tone also showed some apology, which made Liu Siyuan feel a bit embarrassed. He quickly said that it wasn't her fault, things were still within control, and told her to focus on the exam and not worry about him.

  After hanging up the phone, he went downstairs and just as he stepped out of the door, he saw Ouyang Qian's car waiting at the entrance. Seeing him honking the horn repeatedly, Liu Siyuan felt a warmth in his heart. It seemed that she was also tough on the outside but soft on the inside, scolding him on the surface but actually waiting for him downstairs all along.

  As soon as she sat in the passenger seat, I heard her complaining: "You're driving so slowly, are you suffering from senile dementia or something?"

  Liu Siyuan didn't bother with her either and changed the subject: "What did Minister Ouyang want to see me about?"

  Ouyang Qianbai gave him a white eye and said, "How do I know? You are an old fox and a young fox, thinking about it all day, just knowing how to harm people."

  Probably in the entire Hanjiang City, she is the only one who dares to speak like this. Liu Siyuan was so angry that he couldn't help but laugh, and yet he didn't dare to retort, so he could only remain silent.

  "Yesterday's was Liu Director himself who wanted to go, our second department has only one capable person, so you had to accompany the old man."

  "Hmph, you won't go and be a mistress yourself?" Ouyang Qian said with puffed up anger.

  "Haha, on the one hand, I have a meeting this afternoon, you know that. On the other hand, Deputy Director thinks that with him taking charge, my presence is no longer needed." Liu Siyuan said with a smile.

  "Deputy director? Don't be ridiculous, look at him! He's like a stray dog being chased around everywhere, give me a break." Ouyang Qian scolded bluntly.

  "Haha, so I won't let Xing Ge accompany you, Xing Ge is experienced and smooth in handling things, just in case something happens, there's someone to take care of it. By the way, he even praised you for being well-behaved yesterday." Liu Siyuan continued to explain.

  Who knew that Ouyang Qian suddenly burst out, she stepped on the brakes hard, and the car screeched to a halt by the side of the road, giving Liu Siyuan a big fright. Just as he was about to ask what's wrong, he heard her roar: "Liu Siyuan, remember this, I'm not worried that no one wants me! Don't bother worrying about me!"

  Liu Siyuan only vaguely grasped the key point, and it turned out that Ouyang Qian was mainly angry about this reason. It's just that why she would get so furious over this matter is somewhat incomprehensible.

  The two of them walked silently to the Ouyang's house. Fortunately, Mr. and Mrs. Ouyang Xinghua were still quite enthusiastic towards him. Both of them chose to ignore Ouyang Qian's emotions, which made her even more depressed. She hastily ate a few mouthfuls of food before rushing back to her room.

  "This girl is really spoiled." Ou Yang Xing Hua said with a helpless expression.

  "It's nothing," Liu Siyuan said immediately. "Yesterday, our colleagues were still praising her, considering the overall situation and having tolerance." He then roughly recounted what had happened yesterday, especially how Wei, the deputy director of the Health Bureau, had been gazing at Ouyang Qian with a flirtatious look, but Comrade Ouyang Qian had not lost her temper on the spot, instead choosing to endure it silently.

  The Ou Yang couple obviously didn't know about this, and after listening, both of their faces looked a bit unsightly. Ou Yang Xing Hua's face was gloomy as he chuckled and said: "I know that Wei Da Nian from the Health Bureau." Liu Si Yuan felt a sense of emotion in his heart, thinking that this Vice Director Wei had been remembered by the Minister of Organization Department, and estimated that this time he would have to suffer a bit.

  "That Liu Jianguo is also a local, after all, a deputy director, a regular section-level cadre... Alas!" Madame Ouyang Zhang Qi also showed obvious dissatisfaction. However, she was targeting Liu Jianguo.

  "Alas, Minister Ouyang, to mention it, our Director Liu might also have some views on me. Although he volunteered for this matter himself, after all, it was still for my sake..."

  "Director Liu is an old comrade, he talks about politics and discipline, don't worry about what others think, just do your own thing." Ouyang Xinghua waved his hand.

  "Don't worry about that deputy director, Little Liu." It was Mrs. Ouyang who comforted her.

  Ouyang Xinghua stood up at this time and said: "Little Liu comes, we go to the study room to sit."

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