Rebirth of the Rising Sun

After receiving the call, Feng Sizhe quickly came to the Lotus Hotel and met Sun Zhengtao here.

As soon as Sun Zhengtao saw Feng Sizhe coming, he stood up with a laugh, shook hands with him, and then said jokingly, "Sizhe, why do I feel like you are avoiding me this time?"

"No, Minister Sun, I'm really too busy with work, and you're here for official business, so I don't want to bother you." Feng Sizhe laughed. Yes, he was really avoiding Sun Zhengtao this time. If you have to find out the answer, it's because he was avoiding suspicion, because he didn't want others to misunderstand him. If others knew that he had met Sun Zhengtao to reminisce about the past, it would be inevitable that someone would say that he was using the back door and wanted to compete for the mayor's position. If that was the case, the problem would become complicated.

In order to avoid such things from happening, or even to prevent such things from happening fundamentally, Feng Sizhe didn't even call Sun Zhengtao, so as to prevent other people from making wild guesses.

"Haha, only you know whether you are busy at work or not, but what I want to say is that even if you are busy at work, you should have time to call me." Sun Zhengtao was obviously dissatisfied with Feng Sizhe's excuse.

"Oh, that's not the case, actually..." Seeing that Sun Zhengtao seemed dissatisfied, Feng Sizhe hurriedly wanted to explain something.

"Okay, you don't have to explain." Seeing Feng Sizhe getting a little anxious, Sun Zhengtao was actually happy. "Sizhe, I'm actually very happy that you can do this. This shows that you really care about this matter. In fact, sometimes the more you pretend not to care, the more you care in your heart, right? And this time you obviously care a lot, but you pretend not to care in order to avoid the impact, which makes me very happy. At least I can see one thing, that is, you have matured a lot, you can suppress your temper and do things, which is very good, haha."

Sun Zhengtao suddenly turned from angry to happy, and said this again, which made Feng Sizhe a little stunned, but when he thought that the fact that someone could say this to you was enough to prove that they regarded you as a friend, he laughed again. "Haha, Minister Sun, don't praise me like this, otherwise I will be proud."

"Haha, we are allowed to be proud of a good job. But it's better to keep this pride in your heart. It's meaningless to speak it out." Sun Zhengtao said this jokingly. After that, he put on a serious face and said to Feng Sizhe, "Okay, now let's talk about work. This time I asked you to come here just to hear your opinion on the mayor candidate of Lianhua City. I wonder if you have any real thoughts."

As expected of the Executive Vice Minister of the Provincial Party Committee, he quickly adjusted his working state in just a few words, sometimes happy, sometimes worried. People with slower reactions would probably not be able to keep up with this pace.

Fortunately, Feng Sizhe's reaction was also very fast. He was able to quickly keep up with Guo Zhengtao's pace. When the other party asked about his work, he was able to quickly and clearly say, "I will completely obey the organization's arrangements for the selection of the mayor of Lianhua City. I will agree with anyone who is elected as the mayor. At the same time, I can also guarantee that I will fully cooperate with his work."

Feng Sizhe's statement was official and sounded pleasant to the ears, but it had no practical significance.

After hearing these words, Sun Zhengtao showed a little dissatisfaction on his face. "Comrade Feng Sizhe, I am not asking you how you will cooperate with the mayor, but whether you have any opinion on the mayoral candidate. Please do not answer the question in a roundabout way."

"Ah? Oh!" Feng Sizhe nodded again as if he had just understood, and then answered, "It's like this, after I came to Lianhua City, apart from being in close contact with Comrade Xia Xiang, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, I really don't know much about other people's work, so I don't think I have much say in this matter. In line with the work attitude of seeking truth from facts, since I don't know, it's better not to say anything, otherwise if I say something wrong, it will only cause trouble for the organization, right?"

Feng Sizhe was still not able to name a suitable candidate, which made Sun Zhengtao a little confused. Looking at Feng Sizhe who was as slippery as a loach, he couldn't help but laugh again, "Okay, Sizhe, I have finished my official questions to you. Now let's talk about the past as friends. So tell me what you really think of this mayor candidate."

Sun Zhengtao finally said this, and then Feng Sizhe smiled more. Then he seemed to relax and said, "Look, if Minister Sun had said this a long time ago, then I would know what to do. Well, to be honest, I was originally inclined to let Comrade Ruan Guiben, the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, take over this task. But then I took into account that he is a native of Lianhua City, which seems to be against the organization's system of promoting cadres, so I thought about it and decided..." Feng Sizhe stopped talking after looking up at Sun Zhengtao halfway through his words.

Feng Sizhe finished speaking halfway, and it was up to Sun Zhengtao to figure out what he meant next.

Judging from his performance in this sentence, Feng Sizhe seems to be inclined to recommend Ruan Guiben as the mayor, but his last sentence says that Ruan Guiben is a local and should not be recommended. This is equivalent to overturning the first half of his sentence. With this said, this statement becomes very interesting.

Feng Sizhe only recommended one person to be the mayor, and then he rejected the person himself, which is equivalent to him not saying anything. If you say he didn't say anything, he just said at the end of his words, "I think about it... " This fully shows that he actually has a recommended candidate. What kind of recommended candidate would make Feng Sizhe so embarrassed?

Sun Zhengtao looked at Feng Sizhe very carefully, seeing that this young rascal was speaking with a hidden meaning in his words, "Hey, Sizhe, I always thought you were a straightforward person, a person of temperament, who would speak directly no matter what you have to say. But today, it seems that my idea was wrong. It turns out that you are not that kind of person. It turns out that you also have times when you find it difficult to speak."

"Haha, Minister Sun, that's a good idea." Feng Sizhe did not deny Sun Zhengtao's words, but took the initiative to acknowledge them.

Feng Sizhe's active admission made Sun Zhengtao laugh, "Haha, Sizhe, I think I have guessed what you are thinking, huh?"

"Really? That's great." Feng Sizhe echoed Sun Zhengtao's laughter. In fact, some things are clear to both parties, and there is no need to speak them out. If they are spoken out, the effect will obviously be bad.

What did Feng Sizhe mean? Did Sun Zhengtao really know? The answer is yes. If Feng Sizhe didn't say anything, it was that he himself was also qualified for the mayoral candidate. The reason he didn't say it was because he was still a little shy and he was embarrassed to recommend himself. Although there is an idiom in ancient times called "毛遂自荐", how many people can really do it?

Sun Zhengtao had communicated with the candidate for the future mayor of Lianhua City and the head of the Organization Department, Yao Dejiang, before coming. Both sides actually understood one thing, Feng Sizhe was the right candidate. Feng Sizhe had been in the deputy department level position for four years, and from the perspective of time, it was not impossible for him to go further. But the problem was that Feng Sizhe was too young, only 31 years old, and he had been in Lianhua for a short time. If he was recommended to be the mayor of Lianhua this time, it would obviously be too difficult.

Back then, when Feng Sizhe came to Lianhua City to take up the post of executive vice mayor, Yao Dejiang and Sun Zhengtao had said that they would try to get Feng Sizhe the position of mayor within two years, so that he could make further progress. Now Feng Sizhe has only been in Lianhua City for less than a year, and it is obviously not easy to make Feng Sizhe make further progress in such a short period of time. If the time is postponed for a year, then this matter will be a natural outcome.

Seeing Feng Sizhe sitting there without saying anything, Sun Zhengtao sighed and said, "Sizhe, I know what you are thinking, but after all, you have only been in Lianhua City for a year. In such a short time, although you have made certain achievements, it is still difficult for you to get this position now. You also know the situation in the province. There has always been controversy about you. If we directly report your name this time, it will inevitably cause waves. Do you understand?"

"I understand. I don't want to make things difficult for anyone. I just want Minister Sun to handle things impartially. I know a little about the situation in Lianhua City. Apart from Deputy Secretary Ruan, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to find a symbolic companion. So if you don't mind, I'll act as the companion. If I really can't become the mayor this time, it doesn't matter. It only means that my efforts are not enough. In the future, I will only work harder and strive to be accepted by more people earlier." Feng Sizhe was not very discouraged. In other words, he had ideas about the position of mayor, but they were not very big. Perhaps he was aware of his own abilities. He also knew that it would be difficult to get the position of mayor now, so he didn't hold out much hope.

Many things in the world are like this, the greater your hope, the greater your disappointment. Therefore, facing the mayor election, which was not a sure win, he was prepared to keep a hand, that is, what if he failed to win. This is why he only wanted to be the second nominee, not the first nominee.

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Thanks to my old friend tramlzj for voting for the genius, thank you!!!