Chapter Sixty-Two Is Not Simple

  This time, a total of six full-level cadres from Hanjiang City were exchanged to Ziwai City, and they were all sent by Deputy Director Liang Yusheng of the Organization Department of the Hanjiang Municipal Party Committee. Director Liang is over 50 years old, with a smiling face and a gentle personality, and he didn't put on airs in front of these six young people, so everyone quickly got along well.

  They say it's young people, but actually only Liu Sih-yuan is under 25 years old. The oldest is already 32 years old. Not only is Liu Sih-yuan the youngest, but his previous position was also the most dazzling. Generally, exchange cadres, especially young people, are not given a full-time job by the organization, basically all deputy positions, possibly because they think young people have enough momentum, but are too impulsive, need an old comrade to protect and guide, grasp the overall direction.

  But this time, Liu Siyuan is not only the incumbent but also the party secretary of a town with 100,000 people, which has shocked countless people. Several young people have been asking him about his background, and he can only pretend to be mysterious and profound, rather than honestly saying that his backstage is the Minister of the Organization Department?

  A few young people didn't know, but Liang Yusheng knew a bit about his background. The information he got was that Liu Siyuan was highly valued by the secretary-general and even the mayor at the municipal government, and also received special attention from Director Ouyang of the Organization Department. Although it was surprising to be directly appointed as the party committee secretary, after careful consideration, it could only be said that the leadership's support was strong, but it seemed a bit hasty. Along the way, he was very polite to Liu Siyuan and didn't show any signs of being in control.

  Liu Siyuan looked out the window, chatting with several exchange officials in a disjointed manner, but what he was thinking about was the night before his departure. He had taken Fang Xinyi to the hospital after she suddenly came down with a high fever due to getting caught in the rain, and then met her parents for the first time in the hospital corridor.

  Her mother, on the other hand, was very easy-going and had no airs about her. She first looked him up and down before curiously asking if he was indeed Liu Siyuan. Seeing that her daughter was unharmed, she then asked some questions with great interest.

  But his father was exceptionally stern, from head to toe without saying a word, Liu Siyuan didn't dare approach him, but somehow felt that his face seemed familiar.

  Ziwei City is located in the northwest of the province, not a remote place, but the second largest city in Qianhu Province after Hanjiang, the provincial capital. There is an expressway connecting Ziwei and Hanjiang, with good road conditions, and cars can drive on the highway for several hours before entering the urban area of Ziwei City. Returning to his hometown still makes him feel a bit excited, as Ziwei City has relied on the automotive industry in recent years, with extremely rapid economic development, and the prosperity of the city center is not far behind that of Hanjiang, a sub-provincial capital city.

  Yu Ye, the deputy head of the Organization Department of Ziwai City, led a team to welcome everyone at the city committee's compound. Yu Ye looked like he was only in his 40s, but his hair had already thinned out to a Mediterranean baldness, and he could only comb the remaining hair on both sides to the middle to cover it up, looking somewhat comical. He wasn't tall either, wearing a Sun Yat-sen suit with a sweater with a chicken-heart-shaped collar underneath, to be honest, compared to the officials in the provincial capital, this image was really somewhat rustic.

  Yu Yila grasped Liang Yusheng's hand, shaking it vigorously, her voice overflowing with enthusiasm: "Thank you, Director Liang, for bringing excellent young cadres to our Purple Wei and injecting new blood into us!"

  Liang Yusheng burst out laughing and said politely: "Director Yu is too polite, I also hope that the leadership of our Ziwai City will continue to whip these young people, hoping they can grow up in difficulties and become useful talents as soon as possible."

  Yu Ye immediately said: "Giving young cadres full growth space is an important instruction given by the municipal leaders to our organization department, Director Liang, you can rest assured."

  Liang Yusheng said repeatedly: "I believe that under the correct leadership of the Municipal Committee and Organization Department of Ziwai City, they will surely become talents quickly."

  Two people brought a few newcomers to open a simple handover meeting. At the meeting, two deputy ministers made speeches respectively. After the end, Liang Yusheng smiled and said: "That's it, I've sent someone over, there are still some things in Hanjiang City, so I'll leave first."

  Yu Ye hastily pulled him back, saying: "Director Liang, you've come all the way here and don't even eat a meal before leaving. How can this be? If word gets out, where will our Ziwu City put its face? Director Xu has already prepared a working dinner to welcome Director Liang."

  Liang Yusheng made another polite remark, and when he saw that the timing was about right, he said with a reluctant expression, "Let's just have a simple meal then. It's not often that we get to sit down together."

  Then the six full-time cadres were arranged to stay with Director Liang at the municipal party committee's guest house for one night. Liu Siyuan was assigned to share a room with someone named Wang Weiye, and during casual conversation, he learned that Wang had been assigned to work in the Economic Development Zone Management Committee of Ziwai City, serving as deputy director of the Investment Promotion Office. During their chat, Wang didn't avoid the topic, telling Liu that his father was the head of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of Hanjiang City. He smiled and said that he reckoned the leaders of Ziwai City had probably taken notice of this connection and were hoping that during his exchange period, he could bring some projects to the development zone.

  Wang Weiye was clearly curious about him, and at such a young age, he had become the head of the town, which made him somewhat astonished. Unfortunately, after asking a few questions, Liu Siyuan's evasive answers made him embarrassed to continue asking.

  Liu Siyuan felt a sense of regret, thinking that this was supposed to be an exchange for outstanding young cadres, but the ones who came were all with backgrounds. And Wang Weiye's job was really simple, he only needed to take care of projects and didn't need to worry about anything else. Apart from this, it was likely that he wouldn't need to manage others or be managed by anyone else, purely coming to mix and accumulate experience. Unlike himself, as the party secretary of Beixi Town, he had to take care of all matters in the town, not a single detail could be neglected. Moreover, he was under the scrutiny of countless people, and even a slight mistake might become a Waterloo for his career.

  Yu Ye said it was a working dinner, but in fact the welcoming banquet was arranged in a luxurious private room of a four-star hotel next to the municipal party committee. Li Zhexuan, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, and Xu Yingjie, head of the organization department, both attended the welcoming banquet.

  It's been a few months since we last met, and Li Zhexuan looks even more spirited than before. It can be seen that he has finally gotten rid of his life as a secretary. Now he is free to roam like a fish in the sea or a bird in the sky. He must be living a pretty comfortable life lately.

  At the same time, Liu Siyuan heard that Xu Tingjie, the head of the Organization Department, was 36 years old this year, but looked like she was just over 30. She took good care of herself. With curly hair, big eyes, deep eyes, plump lips, and a stunning figure, she must have been a great beauty in her youth. Although she is getting older now, she has gained a more mature charm. Her figure is also curvy, and even wearing a suit can't hide her surprising curves. Among the women Liu Siyuan knew, only Ouyang Qian's bust could be compared to hers, but Ouyang Qian's biggest flaw was that her butt was slightly smaller, unlike Xu Tingjie's full buttocks.

  Wang Weiye, sitting next to Liu Siyuan, sighed softly: "I've long heard that among the Standing Committee members of the Ziwai Municipal Party Committee, there are three young cadres in their thirties. Today, I saw two of them at once."

  Liu Siyuan listened and suddenly thought of something, smiling: "Is there another one who is also Mayor Yan?"

  Wang Weiye nodded and said: "The backgrounds of these three people are all very deep, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy for them to become deputy directors or even directors in their thirties."

  Liu Siyuan smiled and asked if he knew the background of these three people. Wang Weiye quickly replied, "Mayor Yan is the only son of our old secretary in Qianhu Province, previously developed in Beijing, recently probably sent down to be tempered. Secretary Li was the secretary of former Governor Qiao, arranged by Governor Qiao before he left. As for Minister Xu, she herself doesn't have much background, but it's said that her husband is a red second generation."

  Liu Siyuan sighed, it seems that the saying "there is no privacy in officialdom" really makes sense. Wang Weiye casually mentioned the backgrounds of three people and made them clear, but he didn't know whether his relationship with Li Zhexuan and Yan Chuting would be exposed. Before being transferred, he had communicated with the two based on Fang Xinyi's confession, hoping they could help keep their acquaintance a secret.

  Li Zhexuan thought for a moment and burst out laughing, readily agreeing. Yan Chuting seemed puzzled, thinking that since he had come to work in Ziwei City without any acquaintances, it was rare to have someone like Liu Siyuan who knew him, so naturally he should socialize more, why pretend to be strangers. Liu Siyuan couldn't say anything about him, originally giving up, but unexpectedly the next day Yan Chuting called him, saying that his father had heard and strongly agreed with Liu Siyuan's idea, although he was still a bit confused, but told Liu Siyuan not to worry, would try to keep their acquaintance a secret. Liu Siyuan also hastily said don't worry, since I've come to work in Ziwei too, naturally I'll report my thoughts and work to you, Yan Dage, the latter laughed and said, if you have this skill, just report your thoughts and work to Xiaoxian more often, speaking without any mayor's airs.

  Li Zhexuan indeed followed the agreement at the dinner party, treating all six young people equally and having a drink with each of them, without showing any closeness to Liu Siyuan. When clinking glasses, he just used some clichés to encourage him a few words. On the other hand, Xu Yingjie seemed to be quite curious about him, and her eyes showed a hint of playfulness.

  Liu Siyuan's drinking capacity was actually quite ordinary, and fortunately, this dinner party just touched on the essentials. He wasn't the main character, and he had paid his respects to those who needed it. The formalities were complete, and everyone had drunk enough, so they dispersed. When Liu Siyuan went to the bathroom, a young man suddenly came over to shake hands and introduce himself as Zhang Jianjun, Secretary Li's secretary. In the instant their hands touched, Liu Siyuan felt a small piece of paper being quietly slipped into his palm. He opened it when no one was looking and saw that it only had a time and place written on it. He thought for a moment and suspected it was Li Zhexuan's handwriting.

  After dinner, Liu Siyuan washed his face and was about to go out. Wang Weiye smiled and said, "So Brother Liu has an appointment too." He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Did Brother Wang also have an appointment?" The latter smiled and said, "As a newcomer, I should pay respects, so I invited my dad's old comrade, Vice Mayor Sun. Who does Brother Liu have an appointment with?" Liu Siyuan smiled and said, "I don't have the privilege of knowing high-ranking officials, just meeting up with some old classmates from party school."

  Wang Weiye didn't ask much, nodded and seemed to understand. The two of them walked together to the door, just in time to see the other two exchange personnel also walking out. Then the two of them looked at each other with great tacit understanding, smiled simultaneously, it seems that this time the six people who came down are really not simple.