The officialdom of rebirth

Although Chen Yang has kept a low profile as much as possible, and expressed his attitude appropriately in his words, he is not very familiar with the other party, so there is no need to get close.

But when Ms. Wang heard the words, she still refused to let Chen Yang go, she continued to frown and looked at Chen Yang, as if hoping to recognize this alumnus in front of her from the memory fragments more than ten years ago. He claims to have an amazing memory, and basically anyone who has met him several times can remember it.

But it is a pity that Chen Yang was too low-key back then. He never showed his talents, had no position to speak of, and did not participate in any clubs and organizations in the school or in the department. During the official activities held in the school, he He only participated in it once, and it was an annual sports meeting held by their department. At that time, he was fooled by the class leader Jiang Xin, and he was forced to participate in the [-]-meter race that made people vomit blood. Of course, the final ranking He himself blushed when he mentioned it.

All in all, for a passer-by character like him who hadn't been in the limelight at all during school, it would be a miracle if Ms. Wang could really think of him.

Sure enough, after the death of countless brain cells, Ms. Wang had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​recognizing Chen Yang, and said directly, "Alumni, since we are in the same department, you should know me? Oh , I am the publicity member of the student union of the 88 school, and also the vice president of the student union of the Department of Political Science and Economics.

"This..." Chen Yang smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry. Ms. Wang, I really don't have much impression of this."

Chen Yang is indeed telling the truth. Although he himself was a passer-by through and through, he came from a wealthy family after all, so naturally he would not care about the so-called influential figures in the school or department, not to mention that Wang Lan is just a propaganda As a committee member, even he didn't know the name of the president of the student union at that school.

It's just that his big truth at this time seemed somewhat distasteful. A trace of displeasure flashed across Wang Lan's face, but she quickly covered it up. nice character.She also didn't want to offend others because of her negligence.

Immediately afterwards.Wang Lan made a gesture towards President Qin beside him, and continued to ask Chen Yangfa: "Alumni, it's not surprising that you don't recognize me, but President Qin was one of the teachers and students of our school in those years. They are all well-known influential figures. You can't even recognize Chairman Qin?"

"Xiao Wang. Look at what you said. I'm not such a famous person. I just did more work for my classmates in school."

Before Chen Yang could reply, President Qin smiled lightly and waved his hands again and again.However, during the conversation, it was the first time that he looked straight at Chen Yang, and even gave Chen Yang a slight nod to show his friendliness.

Obviously, although he said it lightly at the moment, he agreed with Wang Lan's words in his heart, and at the same time it was quite useful.

Chen Yang is really helpless towards these old schoolmates, especially since he really doesn't understand where President Qin's sense of superiority comes from. Fortunately, he won't really compare himself with these old schoolmates. At the same time, in order to prevent these old schoolmates from doing any more boring actions to avoid the limelight with him, he simply nodded against his will, and said with a smile: "Hehe, what, President Qin, I am in school I've seen it before, I remember that when the school held a general meeting, President Qin always led the students from the student union to help out on stage."

Chen Yang's original intention was to avoid trouble, but his unintentional words touched President Qin and others inadvertently. You must know that these people are the backbone of the student unions in those years, and they are usually used to flattery. Chen Yang's words are obviously not so pleasant to the ears, especially because Chen Yang has been in a high position for a long time, he has a unique demeanor of a high-ranking person. He usually doesn't feel it when he speaks, but it can be seen from others In his eyes, the subtle difference in the middle is extremely obvious, which is also the reason why no matter how pleasant he is in the Huahai Municipal Committee, the people below always feel like they are walking on thin ice when facing him.

Hehe, this guy has a big voice, do you think our student union is like a guy running errands in a teahouse?There is a lot of sternness in speaking, why didn't you see such a person when you were in school?

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Yang's words fell, President Qin and the others murmured in their hearts, and at the same time they became more and more curious about Chen Yang's identity.

Chairman Qin was a man of the day when he was in school, and he was a man of the day when he left the society. He has always been a core figure in various small circles. At this time, hearing Chen Yang's words made him feel a little uncomfortable. Sophisticated, but I still couldn't help asking Chen Yang personally: "Hehe, alumnus, we chatted for a long time, and I just heard that you said that you came from the Department of Political Science and Economics. I don't know if you can introduce me to everyone. Where is your surname now? Hehe, it’s rare for us to get together, let’s get to know each other, and we’ll have some support in the future.”

Although President Qin always kept his signature faint smile when he asked questions, and his tone was quite polite, but the number of questions he asked showed signs of competition.

The other people obviously meant the same thing, and they all focused their attention on Chen Yang.

Chen Yang has been in the officialdom for so many years, so he doesn't know the dirty thoughts in the hearts of these old schoolmates, but he has never liked to play tricks, so he smiled and replied truthfully: "Several schoolmates, My name is Chen Yang, in Huahai..."

Just when Chen Yang was planning to tell the truth to avoid troubles in the future, his cell phone rang at this moment, so he could only stop talking, and then smiled apologetically at these old schoolmates who were full of anticipation. , picked up the phone, got up and walked to the side to answer the call.

To his surprise, the call was not made by Niu Hulu, but Director Zhang of the Beijing Office. Naturally, Director Zhang didn't have any important things to report, and he just asked the boss if he needed to arrange accommodation. In fact, Director Zhang knows that the boss's home is in Yanjing.But this kind of flattery is not for nothing, isn't it?

Soon, Chen Yang hung up this boring call, and then he had to bite the bullet and return to his original position and sat down. While putting his handbag on the round table again, he felt that the atmosphere was somewhat weird. President Qin and others At this time, none of them said a word, but all looked at him, apparently still waiting for his answer.

"Hehe, keep talking about yours, leave me alone."

Chen Yang smiled helplessly.It can be regarded as dispelling the slightly weird atmosphere.

"Alumnus. See, you're quite busy. There's nothing else to do." President Qin asked with a smile, but he showed no sign of letting Chen Yang go.

"Hehe, a call from my subordinates. It's nothing serious." Chen Yang didn't care for a while.He just replied casually.

Originally, Chen Yang's reply could not have been more normal.However, the ears of President Qin and the others obviously changed when they heard it.

is not that right?These days, at such high-level and high-end receptions, Fan's speech is always slurred.Basically, they are those who like to pretend to be more like criminals.

And President Qin, all of them are noble people who often go to high-level entertainment and entertainment occasions. I don’t know how many people like this have met. In addition, when Chen Yang introduced himself just now, they quickly judged that Chen Yang was in school. 100% is a passer-by character, otherwise they, the backbone of the school's student union, would never have heard of Chen Yang's name, and Chen Yang was alone in this corner before, and no one was seen nearby As a companion, it is obvious that after leaving the society, he will not be a very important person.

Therefore, after analyzing and judging all these key information points together, a few people almost immediately engraved the words "pretending to be criminal" on Chen Yang's forehead.

Sure enough, several people looked at each other and smiled when they heard the words, obviously they all understood the faint smiles in their eyes.

After making such a basic judgment, several people completely let go, and Ms. Wang Lan even acted as a vanguard, and continued to ask with a smile: "Hehe, Mr. Chen, I'm really sorry, maybe My memory has declined so quickly over the past few years, I really don't have the slightest impression of you, alumnus."

Wang Lan spoke beautifully, but her tone didn't mean apologetic at all.

"Oh, Ms. Wang, you're being polite. I didn't really like participating in activities when I was in school. It's not surprising that Ms. Wang doesn't know me." Chen Yang replied very politely.

"Hehe, hello alumni, my name is Gao Yunhai, well, I should be a year or two higher than you, and I'm your senior, so I'll have the guts to call you 'Xiao Chen', hehe, don't you mind?"

Mr. Gao picked up the topic without any hesitation, with a vague sense of superiority coming from nowhere in his tone. After being holy, will you immediately give yourself two big mouths?

Chen Yang was extremely speechless, but they all came from the same school after all, so there's no need to make the atmosphere too tense, right?He smiled and nodded, and said with a wry smile: "Hehe, they are all alumni of the same school, so it doesn't matter what you call them."

It's just that Chen Yang seemed to be speaking quite magnanimously, but when he heard Mr. Gao and the others, his taste changed again.

Hey, calling you "Xiao Chen" is flattering you, what's the matter, it seems like you're not happy about it?

Mr. Gao felt a little upset, and he spoke sharply: "Xiao Chen, I just heard half of what you said earlier. I know that you are working in Huahai, but I don't know whether Xiao Chen is actually doing business on your own, or you are doing business for the Communist Party. Where does the Communist Party work?"

"Uh, what about this." Chen Yang hesitated for a moment, then said bluntly with a smile, "Hehe, I'm working for the Huahai Municipal Committee, so I should be working for ** as you said, Mr. Gao."

"Oh." Mr. Gao was slightly startled. He obviously didn't expect to hear the words "Huahai Municipal Committee" from Chen Yang's mouth. He was just a department-level cadre, so he continued to ask with a smile, "Look at Xiao Chen, you are also a smart and capable person. It seems that you should do well in your municipal committee, but I don't know what specific responsibility you are in the municipal committee. What about a piece of work?"

Chen Yang had seen countless people, so he could naturally hear the weird taste in Mr. Gao's words, and these people asked him questions like a cannonball, no doubt they regarded himself as an object that could be teased at will.

And Chen Yang has never had the habit of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, nor is he interested in it.He smiled and said bluntly: "Hehe, I can't talk about which work I'm in charge of specifically, um, it should be regarded as a comprehensive job in the municipal committee."

Yo, still grabbing a full-time job?This Xiao Chen's tone is not small!

President Qin and the others looked at each other and smiled again, but out of their hypocritical sympathy, they didn't intend to expose Chen Yang and embarrass him too much.

But not revealing the truth doesn't mean they won't continue molesting Chen Yang, even though, the two of them usually do the most things...pretending to be aggressive.But this does not prevent them from successfully getting to know those who have no skills but who like to pretend to be the most annoying.

"Oh. Xiao Chen, you are in charge of comprehensive work in the Huahai Municipal Party Committee? Could it be the Secretary-General of the Huahai Municipal Party Committee?" There was an exaggerated expression on that sister's face, but the unconcealable smile in her eyes was She deducted a lot of points for her clumsy performance.

"Wow, that little Chen Nong is amazing!" Wang Lan followed up and said something in Huahai's local dialect.Surprised.He reached out and patted his chest exaggeratedly.Taking a deep breath, "Hiss...then Xiao Chen Nong is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee? At the level of the main hall? Oh no, the deputy department-level leader?"

Chen Yang really wanted to see the exaggerated performances of these two old women again.Quickly corrected: "I am not the secretary-general of the municipal party committee, but I am actually..."

"Ah? Xiao Chen, is it possible that you are the leader of Huahai?" Mr. Gao's face changed suddenly, and he exclaimed before Chen Yang finished speaking.It's just that his "Xiao Chen" title, which he has always refused to change, has undoubtedly deducted a lot of performance points from him.

"Hehe, that's it." Chen Yang patiently and helplessly smiled.

"Xiao Chen, don't be scary. You are really the secretary of the Huahai Municipal Party Committee? Wow, I'm really scared..."

Wang Lan continued her exaggerated performance in her poor Huahai dialect.

"Hehe, Xiao Wang, we at Yanda University have such a great leader, we should all feel honored, there is nothing to be afraid of, Xiao Chen is our alumni, in the future we have to ask Xiao Chen to take care of us, it is true .”

Unwilling to be lonely, Sister Zhang jumped out again, this time she didn't pretend at all, and just laughed out loud.

Chen Yang looked at the posture of several people, and naturally guessed that the other party didn't listen to a single word he said, oh no, he didn't listen to half a word, and now he completely regarded himself as a clown.

For a moment, he couldn't help but secretly frowned, these days, no one would believe the truth?And although I usually keep a low profile, I have been in the headlines of the party media a few times anyway. Why don't these bird people usually read newspapers and don't care about practical things?Never heard of my name?

It's also because Chen Yang is very good at self-cultivation, so he didn't bother to talk nonsense with them at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, you continue to chat, and I'm leaving."

After finishing speaking, he immediately planned to pick up his handbag and get up to leave. President Qin, who had been silent all this time, had sharp eyes and saw that he was going to leave, so he smiled and waved his hands, stopping the unscrupulous ridicule of the others: "Hehe, you guys, almost That's enough, we are all alumni and old classmates, so don't go too far when you are joking."

Chairman Qin's influence really wasn't hidden, and the few people suppressed their laughter, but the smile in their eyes couldn't be concealed no matter what.

President Qin turned his head to Chen Yang and said, "Xiao Chen, everyone is joking with you, so don't mind too much, sit back quickly, don't be angry, ah!"

Well, after working for a long time, it turned out that I mind?

Chen Yang was really speechless, and hearing President Qin's tone, he really didn't understand who he was.

There was no other way, Chen Yang really didn't want to break his face with these stupid old schoolmates, so he could only sit back patiently.

Chairman Qin nodded in satisfaction, changed his tone, and said to Chen Yang in a somewhat critical tone: "Xiao Chen, we all came from Yan University. When we were in school, the student union of my school The chief can be regarded as your leader, don't you deny that?"

Chen Yang nodded dumbfoundingly: "Well, it's what you say it is."

"Then, old brother, I'll just say a few heartfelt words to you. You, you yourself said just now that you are working in a government agency, and I am also working for an organization now. I can barely be regarded as a middle-level and high-level cadre. , Some words, you have to pay attention to proportion and occasion, some jokes can't be made casually, understand? It's like what you did just now, you said. Is the secretary of the Renhuahai Municipal Party Committee something you can casually use as a joke? "President Qin looked at Chen Yang with a serious expression and said.

Chen Yang couldn't describe his mood in words at this moment, and this time it was his turn to laugh out loud: "Hehe, who is that, President Qin? I really wasn't joking with you... ..."

"Xiao Chen! Be serious! I'm telling you this for your own good, do you understand?" Chairman Qin interrupted Chen Yang with a straight face.But in his heart, Chen Yang felt that the mud couldn't support the wall.

Chen Yang really wasn't in the mood to stay any longer. He didn't bother to look at the vivid expressions of these people. He raised his wrist to check the time, got up and said, "I'm sorry, President Qin. And everyone. I really have to go."

But this time Chen Yang still couldn't make it. It wasn't that someone stopped him, but that the lights in the venue suddenly dimmed, and at the same time, a bald old man with a big belly walked nearby.This person is not someone else.It was an old professor surnamed Li who taught Chen Yang back then.

Of course.Back then, Professor Li was just an ordinary teacher, but now he has climbed to the top of the Yanda School Committee and became the vice president.Of course, the ranking is still relatively low.

"This alumnus, the reception is about to start, where are you going?"

Vice President Li asked Chen Yangdao kindly, but there was a bit of reproach in his words. After all, the banquet hall has quieted down now, and it is time for the school leaders and alumni representatives to speak on stage. Not very polite.

Chen Yang did recognize the professor who taught him back then, and he has always been a person who respects his teachers. At this moment, he was embarrassed to say that he wanted to leave early, so he could only bite the bullet and sit back again. .

Vice President Li was obviously just passing by here, and after nodding at Chen Yang with a smile, he stopped looking at Chen Yang.And he was about to continue walking towards the rostrum on the red carpet, but suddenly stopped, looked at Chairman Qin with a slightly surprised face, frowned and asked: "I remember you, you are Qin Kai from the 85th class , who was the president of the student union in those years?"

"Hehe, Principal Li, hello, I'm Xiao Qin." Qin Kai smiled and stood up quickly, shaking hands with Vice Principal Li.

"Qin Kai, by the way, what unit are you working in now? I was very optimistic about you back then. I remember that you seemed to have returned to your hometown when you were assigned." Vice President Li simply stood up and exchanged greetings with Qin Kai.

"Hehe, Principal Li, I have been transferred to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange for several years now, and I have not made any career after graduation. I have disappointed you, Principal." Qin Kai replied with a smile. The faint smile clearly exposed the pride in his heart.

"Principal Li, our President Qin is now a serious department-level cadre. You saw him right back then." Wang Lan quickly flattered President Qin.

Although Vice President Li already has an official status, he also brought a lot of students back then, and few of the students he brought were well-fed in the officialdom. I don't think it's too great, and his current administrative level is actually half a level higher than Qin Kai's.He smiled and said: "Hehe, Xiao Qin, I really didn't miss it, you are considered promising now."

As he said that, Vice President Li suddenly felt a little emotional: "If you say that I have been teaching and educating people at Yanda for so many years, among the many students I have taught, the most promising one must be the 89th class I have taught. Students from that class." He said, looking at Qin Kai and the others, "Hey, by the way, did you see any alumni from the 89th Department of Political Science and Economics coming to the reception?"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what the headmaster meant.Only Wang Lan was slightly stunned. If he had seen it, there really was one, but he was sitting at this table, but he didn't know whether he should tell the principal.

"Hehe!" Vice President Li rubbed his forehead, smiled embarrassedly, and then explained, "The political and economic department I led was really a big shot. I would like to invite this alumnus to speak to everyone in person, but I am afraid that his work will be delayed, so it is our fault, hehe..."

Vice-principal Li's vague words, coupled with the undisguised respectful expression on his face when he mentioned the mysterious person, was not at all like mentioning a student he had taken care of. Like the leader of the company, this undoubtedly aroused everyone's curiosity immediately.

Qin Kai was a little bit upset, after all, he had always been used to being a key figure in any occasion, and when he heard that an alumnus from Yan University who was highly praised by Vice President Li, he immediately had a question Thinking about it, he asked: "Principal Li, can you tell us, where does this amazing alumnus of Yanda University you are talking about work?"

"Hehe, why, don't you know? The secretary of the Huahai Municipal Party Committee is from Yanda, Chen Yang from the 89th Department of Political Science and Economics. Of course, I dare not call Secretary Chen by his name now. Hehe, remember when I I also taught Secretary Chen a year of economics, but Secretary Chen is really amazing now, I heard that he was elected to the Central Committee two years ago, and I have a good face when I say it."

Vice President Li's expression was shining when he spoke, especially whenever the word Secretary Chen was mentioned, he was as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

It's just that he didn't notice that when he was talking, the faces of Qin Kai and the others beside him suddenly became extremely exciting. Almost at the same time, they turned their heads to look at Chen Yang, who was still sitting at the table, dumbfounded. past.

Chen Yang actually heard Vice President Li's words, and when he saw everyone looking at him, he didn't say anything, but there was a faint smile on his face.

It's a pity that although he didn't have an exaggerated expression at this time, the shock he brought to Qin Kai and the others was definitely exaggerated to the extreme.

Although they still didn't dare to confirm whether the big man that Vice President Li was talking about was actually Chen Yang sitting in front of him, but there was no doubt that they didn't dare to show the slightest expression like they were acting in a stage play just now. .

For some reason, Wang Lan, who had offended the hard-working performance earlier, started to twitch her calves. She looked at Vice Principal Li with a strange and awkward expression, and asked in a low voice, "Principal Li, then, the one you mentioned Alumni, yes, it's called, what is your name, Chen Yang?"

"Although you are an alumnus, please don't just call Secretary Chen by his name indiscriminately. It's not good, do you understand!" Vice President Li replied with a frown. Obviously, he is very precious to his favorite student. Well, objectively speaking, he didn't just teach Chen Yang a class.

Wang Lan was startled, her legs went limp, and she almost fell back to the chair directly.

Mr. Gao was also a little panicked at this time, trembling and immediately asked: "Well, Principal Li, we, we also have a little Chen here, oh no, the school, alumni, well, it seems to be you, the one you mentioned ..."

Mr. Gao didn't finish his sentence, but at this time Chen Yang stood up on his own initiative, walked quickly towards the confused Vice Principal Li, stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Li, hello, I'm your student Chen Yang, unexpectedly You still remember me." (To be continued...)