Excellent little farmer

For dinner, we chose Fengzeyuan Hotel on Zhushikouxi Street. This was the most famous Fengzeyuan restaurant renovated in the 1950s and 1960s. It was once known that central leaders especially loved to dine here, but I don’t like it very much. Shandong cuisine is not my favorite type of food.

Faced with Liu Yan's strength, Liu Ruotong was very reluctant, but probably because she didn't want to expose the discord within the family in front of outsiders, Liu Ruotong still behaved relatively restrained, but the cooperation between her and me was still lacking, so I It felt like it was another drill with Liu Ruotong. Fortunately, Huang Wenhan and Liu Yan both thought that it was the first time for the two young people to be in front of two much older brothers, so they seemed a bit stiff, but it didn't matter. I was suspicious, but I still felt that the relationship between the two of us was not as warm as imagined, let alone love at first sight as mentioned.

Huang Wenhan really likes Fengzeyuan's dishes. I don't like seafood such as shark's fin and fish maw. Even if it is famous Shandong cuisine, I have no interest in it. I just want to avoid showing any flaws in front of Huang Wenhan.

After dinner, when I left with Huang Wenhan, I received a call from Liu Ruotong, reminding myself that I must perform according to tonight's performance standards tomorrow, which made me quite depressed.

"Qingquan, this girl is not bad. Although her temperament seems a bit cold, she is still okay. Although the Liu family's reputation is mixed, it was only ruined by one or two unscrupulous children. Liu Zhongda's family has always been strict in upbringing. And you are quite well-known in the diplomatic community, and you are not young anymore, so..." Huang Wenhan stopped talking and did not say anything further.

"Brother Huang, this progress is too fast, isn't it? I have only known her for half a year. We have only met a few times and had a few meals. Such a hasty and hasty decision is also harmful to myself and her. The other party is irresponsible, isn’t it?”

I said cautiously: "I have discussed it with her, and I still think it is more appropriate to stay in contact for a while to increase our mutual understanding and affection."

"I'm not asking you to do anything right now, but it's time for men to get married, and for women to get married. If you're going to be twenty-eight at the beginning of the new year, then the girl should be twenty-five or six, right? Even now, we advocate late marriage and late childbearing. , it’s not considered an early marriage at your age, right?”

Huang Wenhan glanced at me and said leisurely: "I don't know the specific period of time you are talking about?"

My scalp immediately felt numb, so I had to bite the bullet and said: "Uh... we think we can get acquainted and cultivate the relationship for a year or two, and wait until the time is right before we think about marriage. Brother Huang, are you a little too impatient? Even we..."

"Qingquan, what are you thinking about? You still have to wait a year or two? What is your status now? You are already a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and a cadre at the deputy department and bureau level. Do you understand? You don't even have one in your family. How can you Do you want your superiors to believe in your maturity?" Huang Wenhan said angrily, as if he hated iron but could not make steel.

"Maybe you think I'm meddling, but I'm doing this for your own good! You have laid such a foundation, and your political performance and official reputation are also good. Why don't you think about it and strive to make progress as soon as possible? Only you can stand Only when you are in a higher position can you feel your own insignificance, and you will be more and more eager to have a bigger stage for you to display your talents and abilities. I believe you have felt this now. I believe you have impressions and feelings of all the changes from the county magistrate to the current Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee and District Party Committee Secretary. I don’t need to go into details here, you can think about it yourself."

Of course I know, but if I have to sacrifice my life's happiness in exchange for this kind of thing, I am indeed a little unwilling. What's more, this matter involves not only myself, but Liu Ruotong is also facing this dilemma. , I don’t know how she responded?

"Brother Huang, I will consider it carefully. However, I don't want to make a hasty decision like that. It is a lifelong matter. I think it is more responsible and better for both parties to be cautious." I did not flinch and expressed my thoughts directly. out.

Huang Wenhan shook his head and said no more. He also knew that he was always an outsider on this kind of issue. Pressure from the outside world would only work through internal factors. If the other party was unwilling, no one could do anything about it.

"Brother Huang, has the matter with the Ministry of Energy been basically finalized?"

I am also very concerned about this issue. The Department of Energy has gone from separation to consolidation, and then from consolidation to separation. Now it has reached a critical moment.

"Why do you worry about these things? They are divided and combined, combined and combined, and they are divided. This is also caused by the continuous changes in the country's economic development and management concepts. The National People's Congress is already studying this issue, and it is estimated that there should be a rough plan. Okay." Huang Wenhan did not answer clearly.

"Are the people from the Coal Ministry strongly opposed?" I pondered for a moment and then asked.

"what?"

Huang Wenhan glanced at me. In front of me, he didn't do much to hide it. He waved his hand and said, "Your ears are quite long! Not only the Ministry of Coal, but also CNOOC and Sinopec are not willing to see the Ministry of Energy." Established, the same goes for the Ministry of Electric Power. The entanglement of departmental interests is the main factor, even exceeding the needs of national interests. Hum! They are not short-sighted or stupid, but too smart."

"Hehe! I'm afraid that some people are smart but their cleverness is mistaken! Vice Premier Hong is not someone to be trifled with. Things he decides on must be carried out to the end. Isn't he a famous saying, there is no hesitation until death." I He chuckled.

"Alas! Even if the Ministry of Energy can really be established, if it wants to truly play a leading role, it still needs a process. The purpose, role, functions, responsibilities and rights will all test the role of shouldering this heavy responsibility. It is not an easy task. .”

Huang Wenhan shook his head and said: "The department in charge of the energy industry under the Economic and Trade Commission is actually just a decoration and has no effect at all. As the situation changes, we are required to unify our energy industry. Management, otherwise, this decentralized management will definitely affect the formulation of our future energy policies, which is unacceptable for a country with rapid economic development and increasingly strong energy demand."

"Reforms will inevitably touch the interests of some vested interests. It depends on whether you make an exception." I looked straight at him and said softly: "For the sake of national interests, everything must give way."

"Well! This is also my point of view, and it is also the point of view of Vice Premier Hong. Reform will inevitably have to pay some price, but for the long-term interests, pain will also be inevitable." Huang Wenhan seemed to think of some other issues. road.

"Labor pain is unavoidable, but the country can do more to alleviate pain." I added quickly.

"Oh?" Huang Wenhan turned his head and stared at me in surprise.

"The pain of state-owned enterprise reform has begun to appear. This will greatly affect social stability, and it will also have a considerable negative effect on reform and opening up. The trend of reform and opening up is inevitable, but the country should do something for those who have to pay the pain. .

For example, the unemployment and employment insurance mechanism, the establishment of the minimum living security system, the social re-employment system and the skills training system can keep up. By improving and establishing these systems to protect the basic living needs of laid-off workers and ordinary citizens as soon as possible, we can largely avoid Contradictions have become more acute, especially with the undeniable reality that the polarization between rich and poor has intensified with economic development. If we do not do a good job in this area, it will easily increase social unrest, highlight the instability of the social situation, and bring negative consequences to the cause of reform and opening up. to trouble. "

Huang Wenhan fell into deep thought. Although he was not in charge of state-owned enterprises, after all, he had experienced the reform pilot of state-owned small and medium-sized enterprises in Yuzhou City, and had personally experienced the difficulties and confusion faced by laid-off workers. He worked hard for the country. For decades, middle-aged people were suddenly pushed into society and were told that the government no longer cared about them. They no longer had the advantage of age and lacked survival skills. Moreover, there were old people at the top and young people at the bottom. Such a huge group, The government really cannot ignore it.

But this is not a problem between two enterprises. As the pace of reform of state-owned enterprises across the country continues to advance, contradictions will become more prominent and the number of laid-off workers will become larger. If the country wants to fundamentally solve the problem, it still needs to develop the economy, but this is a long-term process. , during this period, this group also needs the state to undertake their basic living security and re-employment training, and this is not a small project. As I said, it will be a quite grand and systematic project, and It's not something that he alone or even any leader can solve with a slap on the head.

Taking a slight breath, Huang Wenhan nodded calmly and said: "Qingquan, it's good that you can think so long-term. The country will take this step sooner or later. It is better to leave early than to leave late. But the country There are also difficulties. Firstly, the reform of state-owned enterprises is still very controversial. Although the 17th National Congress has determined the major policies, the specific implementation still needs to be implemented after the 11th National People's Congress convenes next year.

I am still anxious in my heart, but there are some things that cannot be rushed. Haste makes waste, so we can only find ways to build momentum in public opinion in advance, and then do some preliminary preparations and wait for it to be confirmed before we come back. Pushed away. "