On this day, the four working groups sent by the Youth League Central Committee returned to the capital one after another, and Ye Zhiran listened to the work reports of each group.
The destination of the working group that Yu Hong and Ding Zhanian belong to is Yangtze Province. Team leader Liu of the working group reported on the summer camp activities organized by college students in Yangtze Province and the content of social activities held. Overall, the summer vacation life of college students in Yangtze Province is rich in both form and content.
Before getting off work, an excited Yu Hong appeared in Ye Zhiran's office. As soon as he entered the door, he said with a smile: "Secretary Ye, this trip to Yangtze Province to investigate and guide students' work is very exciting."
Ye Zhiran saw that there seemed to be something special in her smile, and couldn't help asking: "What's going on? Tell me?"
"Ye Shu~ji, I went to Ding Zhannian's house, and I dug up loaches and caught a lot of small fish!"
¡°Almost everyone who grew up in the rural areas of Jiangnan knows how to do this kind of thing. When Ye Zhiran came back from school when he was a child, he and his classmates once poured water and turned over the soil to catch loaches in the ravines of the fields. However, his hands and feet were covered with mud
"Yu Hong, you went to dig up loaches in the ditch too? It's so dirty, how dare you go down there?"
"Ye Shu~ Secretary, I am the commander, instruct Xiao Ding to go down and catch him!"
Well?
Ye Zhiran smiled and said: "Only a bored person like you would go to the countryside to hunt for loaches. That's what teenage boys do."
Because Yu Hong accepted the "new things", he talked enthusiastically and asked with a smile: "Ye Shu ~ Secretary, do you know how to catch the eels? At night, we took the flashlight to plow the paddy fields, and the eels would come out of the soil at night. I just dig out of the water and pick them up one by one, but my hands are not strong enough to catch them"
She clenched her hand into a fist, then curled her middle finger and made a finger-flexing motion in the air, meaning she caught the eel in this way.
Ye Zhiran shook his head and said, "I grew up in the suburbs when I was a child. Do I still need you to teach me?"
But Yu Hong is different! This woman, who had lived in a big city since she was a child, had had in-depth contact with the countryside for the first time, and she was indescribably curious. Her face suddenly changed, and she said fearfully: "Secretary Ye, there are a lot of snakes in the fields! That kind of red snake is the scariest one. When I shined a flashlight on it, it was red and black. It was indescribably scary. The first time I saw the red snake, I was so scared that I threw away my flashlight. "
"Why do you still need to go out at night if you are so timid?"
"It's all Xiao Ding! He said eels, frogs, etc. can only be caught in the paddy fields at night."
It happened that when Ding Zhannian was mentioned, Ding Zhannian appeared at the door of the office and scratched his head. Said: "Secretary Ye, I have brought the notice for next week's meeting."
"Well, put it on the table."
Yu Hong waved his hand and said: "Xiao Ding, come here. I am reporting to Secretary Ye about catching eels at night, and Secretary Ye said he can do it too."
Ding Zhannian walked over obediently.
Yu Hong said again: "The rest time is longer during the National Day. Let's go to your hometown to catch eels again."
"Director Yu, this can only be caught in the paddy fields in July and August. By October, there is not much water in the paddy fields, and the eels have basically stopped coming out, so they cannot be caught."
"Is that so?" Yu Hong said disappointedly, "But didn't you say that eels can be caught in ditches and rivers?"
"This is very difficult. The eels in rivers and ditches all burrow into very deep holes. There are usually at least two exits. It is impossible to catch them without professional skills."
Ye Zhiran frowned and said, "If you have nothing to do, get off work early and don't discuss how to catch eels here."
Yu Hong stuck out his tongue, and then pointed outside to Ding Zhannian. As if it was a secret signal, Ding Zhannian followed her out honestly.
After the two of them left, Ye Zhiran tidied up the office and prepared to go home.
The pace of work at the League Central Committee is not as fast as elsewhere. Although there are many things that need to be dealt with, they are all regular and can be solved step by step. It's completely unlike when he was mayor or municipal party secretary, emergencies that needed to be dealt with could happen at any time.
Before going out, Secretary Sima appeared at the door and said: "Secretary Ye, let's go. Mr. Ding has arrived in Beijing and asked us to meet."
Every time Mr. Ding comes to Beijing, he usually has to meet with the league cadres after doing business. In the past, before Ye Zhiran went to work at the League Central Committee, Mr. Ding would invite him to have dinner with the league cadres. Now the situation is different. He has Is a member of the group.
When Ye Zhiran arrived at the Great Wall Hotel to reserve a private room, he saw that Zhou Shujun, the first secretary of the League Central Secretary's Office, was also there. He stood up and asked Secretary Zhousay hello.
Secretary Zhou sat next to Ding Senlin and waved to Sima Zhan and Ye Zhiran to take their seats.
In front of so many people, Ding Senlin did not deliberately show that he had an unusual relationship with Ye Zhiran, saying hello to the league cadres, ordering food, and eating.
At the dinner table, everyone inevitably talked about the biggest topic of conversation in the capital recently - the matter between Hou Delai and Mou Sizhen.
Secretary Zhao Lin said: "The matter between Mayor Hou and Miss Mou's family is really like a blockbuster movie, with ups and downs, and the plot is always beyond the audience's expectations. Now the Hou family is constantly refuting the rumors, saying that there were rumors some time ago. Those things are all rumors, and the person who contributed money to Mayor Hou's account has not even seen Miss Mou." After saying that, he shook his head, as if he didn't believe it.
Sima Zhan was furious because he saw Ye Zhiran because of this matter that day. He spoke very well and said: "I tend to believe the opinion of the Hou family. Someone deliberately fabricated this matter. It is impossible for Miss Mou's family to be like this." kind of people.¡±
Zhou Shujun said: "If it is true, there must be quite complicated reasons behind it. The second lady of the Mou family has always had a good reputation, and she is not the same person as her sister."
Ye Zhiran was very fond of Zhou Shujun and said: "I agree with Secretary Zhou's opinion. Moreover, as far as I know, Miss Mou's public opinion inside and outside the circle is purely for revenge. She paid for that matter A stand-in was hired to do it, and according to the later descriptions of the two people who had sex, the woman looked completely different from Miss Mou. "
"Well, this explanation is quite new, but it is also possible. After all, not everyone can meet Miss Mou, so it is normal not to know her."
Ding Senlin nodded and said: "Secretary Ye never makes any guesses, so these words must have been verified. It can be seen from this that Miss Mou and Mayor Hou are bitter couples."
Zhou Shujun sighed: "Mr. Hou went to the hospital angrily. He heard that Mayor Hou paid a huge amount of family property when he divorced Miss Mou. Although we don't know the underlying cause of this matter, Miss Mou ruined the Hou family's reputation like this. The Hou family still paid the money during the divorce, which shows that something big must have happened that we don¡¯t know about, otherwise it would be unreasonable.¡±
Mr. Ding also sighed: "Mr. Hou has been a wise man in his life, and he is very clever in connecting and collaborating among the top management. I must be sighing that there is no successor to the Hou family, right?"
Sima Zhan nodded and said: "The first among the four young men in the capital to lose competitiveness was the mayor-elect. No one would have imagined it a year ago, right?"
In political matters, anything may happen before reaching the final step. This will not surprise anyone.
In the large private room on the twelfth floor, twelve members of the group gathered together to drink and eat. Among the twelve people present, Ding Linlin has the most respectable virtues and has the greatest activity energy.
Ding Senlin waved his hand and said: "Let's not discuss this matter. After all, Mr. Hou is a respected leader of the older generation and wants to save some face for the Hou family. Let's talk about the energy issue. Since this year, international crude oil prices have continued to decline. Rising sharply, the oil price issue has a great impact on our country¡¯s economic development.¡±
Mr. Ding started this, and the cadres of the Youth League started discussions around the national energy strategy. The cadres of the Youth League are generally young. In addition, they have been engaged in youth work all year round. They are relatively open-minded and active. They will soon start a debate around energy strategy issues.
After dinner, Mr. Ding asked Ye Zhiran to meet him at the hotel where he was staying. After talking about the recent events, Ye Zhiran said, "Mr. Ding, Hou Delai and I had another quarrel a few days ago."
"Huh? What's going on?"
Ye Zhiran told in detail what happened when Hou Delai ordered people to rush to his private room to take pictures.
Ding Senlin said: "Mr. Hou trained Hou Delai as the successor of the Hou family, but now it seems that Hou Delai is not a good successor. If Mr. Hou leaves, it will be difficult for the Hou family to maintain unity in the hands of Hou Delai. Problem. After all, he has lost points recently and many people are not optimistic about him."
With a cup of tea, the two of them were sitting in the suite discussing matters. In Ye Zhiran's mind, Mr. Ding is the best "strategist". Not only does he know the domestic political arena well, but he can immediately tell everyone's origin, ability, potential, and political philosophy. .
Ye Zhiran nodded and said: "Mayor Hou is bullying me like this, Mr. Ding, I am ready to fight back."
"Not busy, not busy." Mr. Ding immediately denied it and said: "The Hou family is not as powerful as it seems on the surface. Among the standing committee members who have retired, there are also his close friends. The problem of Hou Delai can only wait until Mr. Hou is gone. Only in this way can the resistance be reduced, and if Hou Delai is captured at that time, he will lose the chance of recovery. "
Ye Zhiran thought for a while and said, "Mr. Hou is very ill this time, and all the cadres from the Hou department came to Beijing to visit him."
? ?The old man said: "You have to carefully observe who has been visiting Mr. Hou in the hospital in the past few days? What are the different attitudes of the cadres in the Hou department? You can tell the world from a leaf, and you have to be good at seeing the changes in small things. Only by knowing the general trend of the future can we exercise our political insight and judgment.¡±
Ye Zhiran nodded deeply and said, "Mr. Ding is right."
Mr. Ding smiled and said: "Xiaoye, I am more and more optimistic about you now. There is a kind of 'power' in politics. When the 'power' rises, everything will develop in accordance with the changes in this 'power'. I feel that your 'power' 'You are already here, just look at the people around you, everyone is making rapid progress. Aren't your old subordinates, Wang Jingyu, Zhang Liren, Shen Rong, etc., getting better and better? , Feng Hanxuan, Tang Guoqiang, Huang Minhai, Lu Daojun, and Chen Chengqiang have risen rapidly, including your father-in-law, who has also taken the position of commander of the military region. Xiaoye, this is "power". Once your "power" rises, it will continue to push you. If you are in power, you don¡¯t have to worry about people like Hou Delai.¡±