Chapter 56: Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee

  Although the two men are very different in age, they get along well. Yan Sannan is older and his memory and learning ability are not as good as Liu Siyuan's, so the latter often helps him with his studies. On the other hand, Yan Sannan has spent many years working in the government and has risen to a high position, which is not just due to his bravery; he also has some unique insights into officialdom that can sometimes inspire Liu Siyuan.

  "Come on, Little Liu, try some of your sister-in-law's cooking." Yan Sannan was holding a thermos bottle in his hand, probably containing some dishes cooked by his wife.

  "Captain Yan, you're too polite, how can I accept that."

  "Come on, just eat." As expected of Old Man An, he was straightforward. Liu Siyuan also stopped being polite, and the two of them got into position, drinking wine that Sui Nan had somehow produced from somewhere while tasting his wife's home-cooked dishes.

  "Alas, I'm old and useless now." As he ate, Yan Shannan couldn't help but sigh a few times.

  "I said, Captain Yan, don't be modest, yesterday's 1000-meter run, you old man is indeed a precious sword that never gets old." This party school training is called militarized management, so there are some physical education projects, such as push-ups and long-distance running. Speaking of yesterday's 1000-meter run, it was a miserable experience for these cadres. In the end, the top two finishers were Liu Siyuan and Yan Sannan."

  Yansheng shook his head repeatedly, "Alas, don't mention it, I ran a thousand meters in four minutes and fifty seconds, you pulled me almost a lap! Let those kids at the bureau know to laugh their teeth off."

  Liu Siyuan hastily comforted him, saying: "I'm telling you, Captain Yan, 4 minutes and 50 seconds is also second place."

  The latter smiled wryly and said, "Come on, are those guys who ran for over six minutes also called runners?"

  After finishing speaking, both of them couldn't help but burst out laughing. After a while, Yan Sannan said: "You're lucky, kid! You're already deputy section chief at 22 years old. This time when you go back, shouldn't you be promoted to full section chief?"

  Can't help but say, Yan Si Nan is still quite accurate, Liu Si Yuan also vaguely guessed that he would definitely make progress in his studies when he returned, but he humbly said: "I'm nothing, look at County Magistrate Gao who was a standing committee member of the county party committee at the age of 27. And Director Fan, who is already at the deputy department level at the age of 30."

  Yansu Nan pondered for a moment before saying, "You're referring to Fan Zhiwei from the Finance Bureau, right? He's in the same situation as me, empty. Last time, the Provincial Health Department openly recruited deputy directors, and it was clearly stated that all provincial-level officials could participate, except for ordinary provincial-level officials like us in this vice-provincial city. To be honest, I think Gao Lingfeng is more promising. Being a county party committee member is a real powerful position, and it's easier to achieve results locally. Although he's still a deputy director now, his future development potential will definitely be better than Fan Zhiwei's."

  Liu Siyuan expressed a different opinion: "Captain Yan, I disagree with you on this. The Finance Bureau is a great place, and if Fan can become the head of the department there, that would be a bright future."

  Yan Nan waved his hand and said, "You don't understand this. For officials below the department level, it's indeed faster to get promoted in the municipal party committee, municipal government, or directly under the municipal bureau. Fan Zhiwei also benefited from this. However, once you reach a certain level, especially after becoming a deputy director, if you want to advance quickly, you'll definitely be put on hold. I'm telling you, I, Yan Nan, have made so many third-class achievements, but why can I only stay at the department head level? The key is that five years ago, I had an opportunity to be sent down, but I gave it up myself. If I had gone to Nanyang City back then to serve as a deputy bureau chief for one term and then turned regular, even if I returned to Hanjiang or went to the provincial hall, I estimate that becoming a deputy ministerial-level official before retirement would have been guaranteed."

  Liu Siyuan asked in surprise: "Why did you give up back then?"

  Yan sighed and said, "Alas, it's all because of that kid in my family. He didn't study well since he was young. Your aunt and I couldn't control him even when we were in Hanjiang. Now that we've gone to Nanyang, he's still causing trouble."

  Liu Siyuan nodded in understanding.

  "So, Little Liu, I advise you to take a break while you're still young and don't have any burdens. You can get married again when you come back."

  Liu Siyuan shrugged indifferently and said, "Me? I'm still unsettled in my current position. If I can continue to work in the Supervision Office of the Hanjiang Municipal Government for a few more years, that's also okay."

  Yans Nan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Heh heh, kid, I know you have someone backing you up at the municipal government. Now it's good to take advantage of the shade under the big tree, but let me remind you that next year is an election year."

  Liu Siyuan's heart suddenly tightened, and he couldn't possibly not know about the handover of power. Last time when accompanying Ouyang Qian to visit the Yan family in Beijing, he also got a lot of inside information that others didn't know, but always thought it had nothing to do with him. However, being reminded by Yan Shengnan, he suddenly realized that if even Secretary Zhang or Mayor Chen changed positions, wouldn't his own backing be gone? But then again, thinking that he was going to transfer to Ziwu anyway, it didn't matter.

  "I see. This is like playing chess, it's all about planning ahead and not making rash moves at the last minute." Yan S'nan said with a serious tone, looking at Liu Siyuan who seemed to be deep in thought.

  The head of the party school is called Su She, and he is also the deputy director of the municipal party committee's organization department. He is over 50 years old, almost at the peak of his career, and has been in the organization for a long time. Even Ouyang Xinghua, the director of the organization department, would give him some face.

  Principal Su is usually not very concerned about the organizational department's affairs, so he puts all his energy into this party school. He is a strict person, meticulous and feared by all students. I remember when we first came in, several people in the class had strong resistance to some physical training, just doing one push-up would say their waist was not good enough and ask for rest. The instructors couldn't do anything about it, so they invited Principal Su, and as a result, he issued a direct notice that those who failed in physical education could not graduate. None of them dared to speak out against him.

  Party school students need to ask for leave, and they must get the approval of Principal Su before they can do so. So when someone informed Liu Siyuan that his leave had been approved, he was stunned, first because he had never applied for leave in the first place, and second because he didn't know who this mysterious person was who had somehow managed to win over Principal Su. It's worth noting that there were countless students who wanted to take a leave but couldn't.

  Liu Siyuan was also somewhat surprised at first, but soon he received a call from Hu Tian, and then he knew what was going on. The municipal party committee secretary's son had taken action, so Principal Su still had to give him some face.

  The place is still the same, Jin Yan Nightclub, Liu Siyuan has been here many times, familiar with the road under the leadership of the security guard into Hu Tianfang's exclusive suite. The people haven't changed much, Li Zhexuan and Zheng Gaofeng are all present, and there are four or five others he doesn't know, but overall, they're not very old, mostly in their thirties, with two around his age. Each person has a woman by their side, but Lu Xiaojun is nowhere to be seen, they're all service staff from the nightclub, even one was arranged for Liu Siyuan.

  The estimated red card given to Liu Siyuan is also a provocative figure, with a prominent front and back, extremely revealing clothes, and if it were someone else, they might not have been able to keep it up. Unfortunately, she encountered Liu Siyuan, who was originally not very interested in women, and his taste had already been spoiled by the beautiful women around him, so he couldn't be bothered with ordinary-looking women. The last reason is that today his attention was focused on Hu Tianfang, eager to know what he was hiding, and what important matter he wanted to discuss with him.

  "Hey, everyone is gathered here today to celebrate Li Ge's special day." Hu Tianfang didn't keep him waiting for long. He stood up first, raised his wine glass and loudly declared: "Today, the Provincial Committee Standing Committee officially approved that Li Ge will take office as a member of the Ziwai City Party Committee, Deputy Secretary, in charge of party mass construction, one month from now!"