Provincial Party Committee

Chapter 18

The days passed quickly, and a few months passed quickly.Yu Yanmei's belly became more and more pregnant, and soon it was the due date. She went to the hospital for a check-up, and everything was normal. When the time came, she gave birth to a boy in the hospital.The boy is very beautiful, with big eyes, skin as white as porcelain, arms like lotus roots, each section, and he loves to laugh, he is a very cute little baby.

In order to take care of the children, Cong's mother specially arranged for Qiu Ling to follow Yu Yanmei and take good care of their children.When he had nothing to do, Wang Yiming would hold the child and accompany Yu Yanmei, basking in the sun and taking walks in the yard.

One Sunday afternoon, Wang Yiming's family of three went for a walk in the big yard, and walked to the fountain without knowing it. Yu Yanmei was a little tired, so she sat down and rested for a while.At this time, Wang Yiming suddenly saw that, more than 20 meters ahead, Secretary Zhao of the Provincial Party Committee was leading an old lady walking in his direction.

Old Secretary Zhao didn't know Wang Yiming, the little secretary. Besides, he was the boss in the yard. He could go wherever he wanted, and he didn't have to follow anyone's face. He walked towards the fountain without slowing down.At this time, Wang Yiming wanted to avoid it, but it was too late.Besides, he felt that he didn't need to avoid it at all. Now was the time to rest. Although he was a little secretary, he took his wife and children with him to rest and rest. He didn't offend anyone, and there was no need to avoid it.So he just stood there, teasing his son with a smile, deliberately not meeting Secretary Zhao's eyes.When Secretary Zhao approached, he smiled and glanced at Secretary Zhao, and greeted him: "Hello, Secretary Zhao."

Secretary Zhao had noticed their family of three for a long time, and he liked children very much. He walked up to him, carefully looked at the child in Wang Yiming's arms, looked at it, and gently touched the child's fair face with his hand , squeezed his arm lightly again, turned to his wife next to him and said, "Look at this kid, how good-looking he is! His skin is so white, like jade, and the flesh on his arm is so firm, so cute!"

His wife kept observing the child in Wang Yiming's arms and said, "It's good-looking and has no flaws." Then he looked back at Wang Yiming and Yu Yanmei and said, "Both parents are good-looking, and the child can't be wrong."

At this time, Yu Yanmei had already stood up, and said generously, "Hello, Uncle Zhao, and Auntie Tong!"

Secretary Zhao was very surprised, looked Yu Yanmei up and down carefully and said, "You girl, you look so familiar, whose daughter are you?"

"Uncle, my father is Yu Kaishan. When I was young, I often saw you in the big courtyard of the city hall."

"Ah, so it's Yu Kaishan's daughter! Who are you?"

"Report uncle, I am the third child."

"Ah, I've grown up so much, and I'm a mother now. Do you work in the office?"

"No, I'm in a school of finance and economics, and my elder sister Yanli works in the office. My name is Yanmei."

"Oh, I know I know."

Secretary Zhao glanced at Wang Yiming and said, "Young man, which department do you work in?"

"Report to Secretary Zhao, I work in the secretariat of the General Office."

"How many years have you been working?"

"Almost three years."

"Which university did you graduate from?"

"Chinese Department of Qingjiang University."

"The article must be well written, right?"

"It's not bad. I have published articles in "Qingjiang Daily". They are all prose and so on, and they have no influence."

"Okay, okay, let's communicate when we have time, I like young people with literary talents."

As he spoke, Old Secretary Zhao glanced at the child again, and said, "You are such a beautiful child, have you named him? What name to choose, it is very learned."

Wang Yiming said, "Get up, call Wang Li."

"Why is it called this name? Is there a history?"

Wang Yiming said: "Yes, propriety, righteousness, honesty and shame are the four dimensions of a country. If the four dimensions are not expanded, the country will perish. So I named the child Wang Li, which has this meaning."

Secretary Zhao smiled and said: "This mood is good. It seems that you are still very knowledgeable. Although you are young, you have a good foundation in ancient Chinese. If you have not proposed family planning now, you have a son, and you will name him Wang Yi." The third child will be called Wang Lian. But Wang Sha can’t be used as a name because it has a derogatory meaning. If you give birth to a girl, you can call her Wang Rong, which is also very good!”

Wang Yiming said with a smile: "It's very good, let's make it like this first."

After talking for a while, Secretary Zhao and his wife left. Before leaving, they said to Yanmei: "Girl, come to our house if you have time, and accompany you Auntie Tong. She has retired and has nothing to do. I'm too busy at home alone." After speaking, he paced away.

Wang Yiming didn't know that just in this ordinary afternoon, a chance encounter and a few casual chats would change his fate in the future, push him to the cusp of power, and become the only one in the entire provincial party committee courtyard. Talk about a new star.

Half a year later, under the operation of Yu Yanli, his rank changed from deputy chief staff member to chief staff member. After just over three years of work, he divided the house, got married, had a child, and lived step by step. The established track is running smoothly.He didn't know that his life was about to undergo earth-shaking changes, but all of this came so unexpectedly, without any warning.

In March of this year, the provincial party committee promoted another batch of department-level cadres. One of them was Secretary Zhao's secretary Zheng Nanqi.The most important thing for Secretary Zhao now is to select a new secretary to take over the seat left by Zheng Nanqi.As for his secretary, Secretary Zhao has always used it boldly. The longest time for his secretary is three or four years. He believes that young people should use it as soon as possible if they can.Put more burden on them so that they can grow faster.The current cadre system emphasizes seniority in everything, and when they really wield great power, they all become a bunch of old men and old ladies.In this way, in fact, it is not good for the cause of the party and the country, and it is not good for talents to stand out.Therefore, when it comes to employing people, he has always been very emancipated, advocating the bold use of new people.It is best to have a group of people in their forties to join the leadership team of the provincial party committee; a group of people in their 3s to join the leadership team at the prefecture and city level; people in their 30s, if they are particularly outstanding, can also join the leadership team at the county level.His thoughts coincided with the spirit of the central government at that time about boldly selecting young cadres. In the 20s, the central government clearly stated that it is necessary to vigorously promote the rejuvenation of leading cadres at all levels, and select a group of people around the age of 80 with high quality and broad development prospects to join the central leadership team. People around the age of 50 enter the provincial leadership team.

Qiao Yuanfang, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary-General, proposed to Secretary Zhao several candidates for secretary.They are all around 35 or six years old, graduated from university, and have long-term experience in secretarial work.There are a few relatives who are far away from Joe.

Secretary Zhao looked at their resumes and felt dissatisfied. At this time, he remembered Wang Yiming he had met before, and knew that he was in the Secretariat of the General Office, but he didn't know the specific name, he only knew this The young man is Yu Kaishan's son-in-law, so he said: "You can find this Yu Kaishan's son-in-law for me, this young man, I have talked with him, and I think he is good. Let him try it!"

Qiao Yuanfang immediately figured it out. Looking at Wang Yiming's age, he found it difficult. Wang Yiming was only 25 years old and had only been working for three years. Obviously too young.He told Secretary Zhao what he had learned.

Secretary Zhao said: "Isn't he just young? What's wrong with being young? This is precisely an advantage! When Chairman Mao led everyone to start a revolution on Jinggangshan, at that time, the party cadres at all levels were so young! Lin Biao was 24 years old. , is the commander of the legion. There are too many senior cadres in their 20s. Our current cadre selection system is becoming more and more rigid. In terms of qualifications and age, they are all qualifications. Let alone Jinggangshan, it is the Three Kingdoms At that time, Zhuge Liang was only young when he came out of the mountains. At the age of 27, he became a military adviser and general. Zhou Yu, in his 20s, was the governor of the general, leading thousands of troops. Young Talented people can make great achievements, and only when they do great things can they be motivated, I see, let this Wang Yiming have a try, if it doesn't work, let him go back to be an ordinary secretary, isn't it all right!"

In this way, in a word, Wang Yiming's fate changed completely.How accidental all this is, but how inevitable it is in the dark.Afterwards, Wang Yiming thought about it again and again, why God gave him such a fate, he felt that everything was too incredible.If I hadn’t been assigned to work in the office, nothing would have happened; if I hadn’t taken my family for a walk that day, and ran into the old secretary by chance, nothing would have happened in the future; Secretary Zhao's interest, he wouldn't stay and talk to him so much; if his wife Yu Yanmei didn't take the initiative to say hello and called "Uncle Zhao", which caught his attention, he wouldn't remember himself as a small person , everything seems to be very accidental, but it happened without any suspense. It seems that all of this is fate, this is the fate of this old man and myself.

At eight o'clock on Monday morning, just after cleaning the floor of the secretariat's office, Wang Yiming was wiping the tables one by one with a rag in his hand.As the youngest secretary of the secretariat, in the past three years, he has almost always been the first to come to the office. Cleaning the office, wiping the table, sweeping the floor and turning on the water have all become his duties.Usually he has finished cleaning, and other people come here without haste, and say symbolically: "Thank you, Xiao Wang, take a rest, let me come!"

Wang Yiming said: "No, it will be over soon."

Sometimes, if he saw Director He's office was open, he would clean it with a wink, mop the floor, wipe the table and sofa, and Director He would praise him while reading the newspaper: " Xiao Wang, not bad, not bad."

In the whole department, he is the youngest, and everyone is older than him, so he doesn't think it's okay to do these things. He came from a rural child and has plenty of strength. This kind of work is better than when he was in his hometown. It is much easier to help the family with farm work, and it does not take a few minutes.

He didn't care what other people thought of him. Anyway, at the end of the year, he was almost always the one who got the most votes, one person one vote, democratic elections, and on-the-spot checks.He felt that this might be the result of his love of labor.He didn't know that in the agency, everyone's qualifications are similar, and the opportunities for promotion are very limited, so they all become rivals, and no one wants to let their opponents gain a little advantage. On the contrary, he just The newcomer to work is not a threat to anyone, so everyone voted for him.Coincidentally, he also loves labor very much. He has indeed done a lot of work for everyone throughout the year, and it is only natural that he gets advanced.

So he made progress every year. For three consecutive years, he also increased his salary by one level. The first-level salary was seven yuan. At that time, he could buy two packs of milk powder for his son. He was very happy.He found that he became more and more a petty citizen, and he began to be complacent when he got a little benefit.Back home, he talked to Yu Yanmei about his salary increase, and his eyebrows were beaming.Afraid of hurting his vanity, Yu Yanmei first praised him a few words, comforted him, and then said: "We don't pay attention to these small favors, I like you because you are a learned man. People with ideals and ambitions, you still have to study hard, improve your abilities, and strive for a big career. He cares about every detail like a small city citizen, not the man I like."

Hearing this sentence, Wang Yiming felt enlightened, yes, if his wife hadn't reminded him, he would have fallen into the life of a petty citizen without knowing it, and couldn't extricate himself.

Wang Yiming summed it up, this may be because he has lived at the bottom of society for a long time, and his vision is not broad. Worrying about it will destroy a man's ambition and make him a mediocre person.

After learning from the pain, Wang Yiming immediately broke free from his ego and repositioned himself. He took the Deputy Secretary-General of the General Office as his goal to surpass, and devoted himself to studying his official documents and the speech he drafted for Secretary Zhao, trying to figure out the ideas inside. He is familiar with the current situation and data of various industries such as agriculture, industry, commerce, and transportation in Qingjiang Province, and he is familiar with many situations day by day.He is a caring person, and he must achieve the goal he has identified.He didn't know that one day he finally found an opportunity to display what he secretly prepared, which made him shine, and was quickly appreciated by Mr. Zhao, which laid the foundation for his prosperity.

This morning, Wang Yiming cleaned up the entire office before sitting at his desk and reading the news from that day's "Qingjiang Daily".At this time, Director He walked in hurriedly, glanced at Wang Yiming, and said, "Follow me." After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the office without even looking at the other comrades.

Everyone didn't know what happened, but seeing the serious expression on the director's face, they all judged that something must happen, and this incident was related to Wang Yiming.Everyone looked at this innocent young man in puzzlement, some with sympathetic expressions, some with gloating expressions, and some with numb expressions.Wang Yiming didn't know what he had done or which leader he had offended, but since the director had found him, it meant that he had done something wrong, otherwise the leader wouldn't have found him with such a serious expression and messed around in the office. , Everyone has developed a habit. Seeing an official is three times a disaster. Generally, when a leader comes to you, it is because there are many bad things, and it is because you receive more criticism and less chance of praise.

But blessings are not disasters, and disasters cannot be avoided.When it came to his head, it was impossible to hide, so he simply calmed down and faced everything in life calmly.Wang Yiming put down the newspaper in his hand, gritted his teeth, and walked out of the office.

He followed Director He, one in front of the other, but saw that Director He did not enter his office, but walked down the stairs quickly, and walked to a small three-story building behind where the Standing Committee members work.That is the newest building in this big courtyard, it has just been put into use for a few years, and the exterior wall decorated with granite looks solemn and solemn.The roof of the building is made of red glazed tiles, and the eaves protrude long. The style is a bit of a combination of Chinese and Western styles. It is surrounded by tall poplar trees, and the leaves are rustling in the wind. lofty status.The armed policeman standing at the door held a shiny steel gun in his hand, and the bayonet was polished brightly by the soldiers.The two soldiers were meticulous, their eyes vigilantly swept over the faces of every visitor, and looked at everyone who wanted to enter the building.

Wang Yiming has been working in this building for three years and has never had a chance to enter it.Most of the time, he stood tens of meters away and observed the building from afar.He felt a little mysterious about the facilities inside.He feels unattainable for those who come in and out.He felt that only if he got mixed up like Director He, could he be qualified to enter and leave the building and report to the leaders inside.

Director He naturally had the opportunity to enter and exit the office building frequently, and the two armed police soldiers knew him, so they let him pass after seeing him.The two armed police soldiers stood at attention and saluted him.Chief He just nodded his head and smiled, as a return of the gift.When Wang Yiming was about to enter, the armed policeman stopped him and said, "Certificate."

Wang Yiming hurriedly took out his work card from his coat pocket and handed it to the armed policeman.Director He turned around at this time and explained: "This is Wang Yiming, the secretary of our secretariat. The secretary-general wants to see him, so I will take him to meet him."

At this time, the armed police soldiers returned the certificate to Wang Yiming, saluted, and made a gesture of inviting him in.Wang Yiming nodded awkwardly, and said softly, "Thank you, thank you."

At this time, he realized that it was Secretary-General Qiao Yuanfang who was going to meet him.He and Joe had only one close encounter, and it was at his wedding.At that time, he and Yu Yanmei had a toast in Qiao Yuanfang's box.Among the guests that day, Qiao Yuanfang was the biggest official, and Yu Kaishan was also in this box, personally accompanying the guests.

During the toast, Yu Kaishan pointed to Qiao Yuanfang and said to Wang Yiming: "This is Secretary-General Qiao, your immediate boss, and we have been good friends for many years. In this box, you don't have to call him by his official title. Just call him Uncle Qiao, he is a few months younger than me, and you will need Uncle Qiao to take care of you in your affairs from now on!"

Wang Yiming and Yu Yanmei brought two glasses full of wine, handed them to Qiao Yuanfang with both hands, and said, "Please take care of Uncle Qiao."

Qiao Yuanfang said: "Xiao Wang, yes, yes, young man, work hard and have a future."

Yu Kaishan went on to say: "If you don't take care of your brother, what future will he have!"

Qiao Yuanfang tilted his neck, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, put down the glass, breathed out the alcohol in his mouth, and said: "We brothers, don't talk so much, your child is mine. Child, you must be taken care of, so don't worry, brother!"

Then he patted Wang Yiming on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, work hard, with your father-in-law here, I don't worry about not having a good way out in the future."

Wang Yiming followed Director He, walked up the red-carpeted stairs to the second floor, turned left, stopped in front of an office door, knocked on the door softly, and heard a voice from inside: "Please come in." Only then did he dare to push open the half-hidden door and enter inside.

(End of this chapter)