Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Xu Yongcheng was observing Ruan Guiben as he spoke, wanting to see what his attitude was towards this matter.

Listening to Xu Yongcheng talking about the new secretary who was about to take office, Ruan Guiben calmed down a lot. In fact, Ruan Guiben was full of curiosity about the new secretary. He wanted to know what kind of person the new secretary was and whether this person was worthy of his sincere interaction.

Seeing that Ruan Guiben seemed to be interested in this topic, Xu Yongcheng smiled and said, "I knew Secretary Che before. He is very capable at work, has rich experience, and is very righteous. I think such a person is worth following, so I took the liberty to contact him in advance, but guess what he said."

"What did you say?" After hearing what Xu Yongcheng said, Ruan Guiben also became curious.

"Haha, Secretary Che said that he admires Secretary Ruan very much and he is willing to be a good friend with you and work together for the development of Lianhua City." Xu Yongcheng was just making up a bunch of nonsense. In short, he said all this just to stabilize Ruan Guiben and win him over first.

"Really?" What Xu Yongcheng said was something Ruan Guiben had not thought of before. He had never seen Che Zaichao before, but he wanted to make friends with him before he even came to Lianhua City. This was a good signal. After all, the power of the municipal party secretary was still very large, especially in a city. He was basically like a local tyrant. If he established a good relationship with this person, then he would be able to do twice the result with half the effort.

"Of course. Secretary Che also said that the development of Lianhua City cannot be separated from the help and support of your Ruan family. Mr. Ruan was one in the past, and you are one now. You are all heroes of Lianhua City. This is an achievement that cannot be erased. For this reason, he will fully respect you after coming to Lianhua City, and will discuss things with you." Xu Yongcheng said with a solemn look.

"Oh, that's great. Please tell Secretary Che that I will also support him in his work." Ruan Guiben believed Xu Yongcheng's words and had a slight liking for Che Zaichao who had not arrived yet.

"Haha, sure, sure. I wonder if Secretary Ruan has time. If so, I would like to invite you out for dinner so that we can reach a consensus on what changes should be made in certain aspects of Lianhua City after Secretary Che arrives." Seeing that the time seemed to be about right, Xu Yongcheng thought about going out for dinner with Ruan Guiben. This would not only deepen their friendship, but also let outsiders see that he, Xu Yongcheng, was going to make a comeback in Lianhua City.

Ruan Gui could have chatted with Xu Yongcheng for a while, but it was only for the sake of Secretary Che Zaichao who had not yet taken office. In his heart, he still looked down on Xu Yongcheng, who only knew how to pretend to be an insider, but was actually an outsider who gave orders blindly. Now that he heard someone wanted to invite him out for dinner, how could he agree? "Well, I'm really sorry, I promised my father that I would go with him, so..."

Ruan Guiben had no choice but to find an excuse to turn it down, but this excuse made Xu Yongcheng think that the man really had something to do and had to accompany the old man, so he said enthusiastically, "Okay, then we'll just wait for the opportunity. Secretary Che will be here soon anyway. Let's have a meal together after Secretary Che comes."

"Okay, okay." Ruan Guiben nodded and agreed. If the new secretary took office, it would be normal for him, the deputy secretary, to have a meal with him. Even if this kind of thing was spread out, it would not be a big deal.

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At the dinner table hosted by Feng Sizhe, Xia Xiang whispered in his ear.

"Sizhe, you invited these people, isn't it a bad idea? If other comrades knew about this, would they have other ideas?" Xia Xiang said with a look of consideration for Feng Sizhe. As someone who was about to leave Lianhua City, he knew that even if he did something wrong, others would not care about him anymore. But Feng Sizhe was different. He still had to be the mayor here and continue to work. If he did something that offended his colleagues at this time, it would not be beneficial to the development of his future work.

"Haha, it's okay. Actually, I didn't invite anyone else because I wanted you to have a more comfortable meal. If we invite all the members of the Lianhua Municipal Party Committee, then everyone will have their own thoughts and it will be meaningless whether to have the meal or not." Feng Sizhe wanted to leave Xia Xiang with a good memory in the end, so he didn't invite those people who he thought were messy.

Listening to Feng Sizhe's explanation, Xia Xiang nodded. Forget it. Since Feng Sizhe had thought about it, he had nothing to say. In fact, although Feng Sizhe was young, he had a lot of experience in struggle. From the time he first entered the officialdom to now, he had been in a place full of gunpowder smoke. But which time did he really suffer any harm? This young man was incomparable in this aspect, so others didn't need to worry too much about it.

Perhaps Feng Sizhe and Xia Xiang had oversimplified the matter, thinking that it was just a meal together and not a big deal. However, they had not expected that those people who were not invited to the meal all had their own ulterior motives. They all felt that they were not valued, which contributed to Che Zaichao's ability to quickly bring them to his side when he arrived in Lianhua City.

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It was noon at the Huabei District Government Building in Lianhua City, and the sun was high in the sky. Although it was the end of the year, the weather in the south was still very uncomfortable under the sun, so the staff on duty went into the house to rest.

Outside the district government, a man who was not very tall but had sharp eyes and a smiling face got out of an Audi car and walked straight to the gate of the district government accompanied by a person dressed like a secretary. Because the staff on duty had hidden in the house to watch TV, the two of them walked into the district government building smoothly.

In the Huabei District Government Building, the middle-aged man and the young man walked around the building smoothly. They didn't see a single person. The entire five-story office building was empty. Not even a leader on duty was there. The older man smiled, then took the phone from the secretary and dialed a number. "Hello, is this Comrade Feng Sizhe? Please come to the Huabei District Government... Ah, you're asking who I am? I'm Che Zaichao."

That's right, the middle-aged man who made the phone call was overtaking the car. Without waiting for the official order from the Provincial Party Committee, he came to Lianhua City first, and he was visiting incognito. This was exactly the effect he wanted. He wanted to see the work situation of the staff here. Not to mention that after arriving at the Huabei District Government Building, he really found the problem. In a dignified district government building, there should be leaders on duty even after get off work. You know, it is the busy farming and harvest time. What if something happens somewhere in Huabei District and the people come here to report the problem?

Feng Sizhe did not rest. Now was the busiest time of the year, with various work summary reports and the most critical farming season. He saved his lunch break to work. At this time, he received a call from someone claiming to be Che Zaichao. He did not dare to be careless. After answering the call, he asked Chen Guangming to prepare the car. He went straight to Huabei District. At the same time, he called Li Haiwen on the way and asked him if he was in the Huabei District Government Building.

Li Haiwen was taking a lunch break at home, and when he received Feng Sizhe's call, he didn't dare to lie and said that he was not at home and was processing documents. But when he heard that the new secretary had arrived at the Huabei District Government Building, he didn't hesitate and immediately drove straight to the District Government Building.

In the Huabei District Government Building, Feng Sizhe met Che Zaichao for the first time.

Che Zaichao is 48 years old, but because he is well maintained, he looks only about 40, and he doesn't look that old. Looking at this man who is not as tall as himself, but has bright eyes and a smile on his face, Feng Sizhe guessed that he must be Che Zaichao, because if he is not the new secretary of the Lianhua City Municipal Party Committee, he would not have such temperament and confident demeanor, so he quickly stretched out his hand and said politely, "You must be Secretary Che, I am Feng Sizhe."

"Haha, Mayor Feng is really young. I've always heard that my partner is the youngest mayor in the country. I was under a lot of pressure when I heard that. Now I finally meet him in person. You are indeed very young. When I was your age, I seemed to be just a section-level cadre. But I am already very pleased. Haha, the old saying is right, the waves behind push the waves ahead." As soon as Che Zaichao saw Feng Sizhe, he said some words that really benefited the other party.

Che Zaichao works in journalism and has been doing external affairs in the Information Department of the Ministry of Public Security. So he is a very good talker and knows what words you like to hear and can accept, and what words you don't like to hear. So, talking and dealing with people is a common thing for him.

Listening to Che Zaichao's "praise", Feng Sizhe also smiled and replied, "Secretary Che, you are too polite. The youngest mayor is just a joke. As party cadres and public servants of the people, we should not be divided by age. I believe that as long as we have responsibilities and burdens, we must work hard. Being young is not an excuse, and being old is not an excuse either. We are all serving the people."

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