The three of them went downstairs all the way, and Meng Haichao asked Wang Baoyu about his current situation while walking, especially the work of the Education Bureau, and asked if he was comfortable.

It is better to be able to speak than to listen, Wang Baoyu has vaguely realized that Meng Haichao probably wants to transfer himself to the city, and he is really excited.

Xia Yida followed behind the two of them, muttering a little, and the old Gao with a small mouth seemed to be complaining about Meng Haichao's favoritism, and he didn't care too much about her, the former secretary.

The canteen of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee is an independent small building located on the west side of the building, which coincides with lunch time, and is naturally bustling with people coming and going.

Meng Haichao walked in slowly, said a few words to the waiter at the door, and the waiter left and took two clean plates from the cabinet and handed them to Wang Baoyu and Xia Yida.

The canteen is spacious, clean and bright, surrounded by tables and chairs similar to fast food restaurants, and on the long table in the middle, there are dozens of dishes, all of which are full of color and fragrance, and the workmanship is exquisite, which seems to be not bad compared to a big hotel.

Dining in this kind of place, Wang Baoyu still maintained his due demeanor, just sandwiched a few dishes at random and took two steamed buns, as did Meng Haichao and Xia Yida.

However, the biggest problem with Xia Yida is that it is too eye-catching, and everyone's eyes in the room are on Xia Yida, and they are amazed that there are really such beauties in this world. Xia Yida is used to this, but he didn't see it.

Wang Baoyu was quite proud in his heart, the bald man ran with the moon, and couldn't help whispering to Xia Yida: "Except for not cutting off the bottom, as long as you are willing to be my daughter-in-law, I can agree to any conditions." ”

"Okay, then sew it on!" Xia Yida hehe Wang Baoyu's face was cold, and this move was even more ruthless.

Meng Haichao greeted the people at the next table as he walked, there were several deputy secretaries of the municipal party committee, and the heads of other departments, of course, Wang Baoyu and Xia Yida also nodded politely.

Wang Baoyu finally understood the reason why Meng Haichao brought him to the cafeteria, most likely to make himself familiar with these people first.

Wang Baoyu saw from a distance that on a table in the corner, there was a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who was Wei Xingbang, secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. Wei Xingbang looked up and happened to see Wang Baoyu and Xia Yida, he just smiled slightly, did not speak, and continued to bow his head to eat.

"Xiao Wang, if you don't have enough to eat, go get it, you're welcome!" After sitting down, Meng Haichao looked at Wang Baoyu's plate and smiled.

"Hehe, in fact, I don't have a lot of food." Wang Baoyu said with a smile.

"Is it because you didn't eat well when you were a child, so you grew so short?" Xia Yida teased.

Wang Baoyu frowned, what did he say, but Meng Haichao laughed and said: "Han Xin is not high, and he assisted Liu Bang to seize the world; Chairman Deng, the chief architect of our economic development, is not tall, but he can remain in the annals of history forever and be admired by future generations. ”

"Minister Meng, what about those of us who ate well when we were young and grew tall?" Xia Yida raised his head with a smile and asked Meng Haichao, his mouth was stuffed full, looking very casual.

"That's a good boy." Meng Haichao laughed, his eyes were full of love.

"Did you hear that, Minister Meng also praised me, dwarf!" Xia Yida smiled as he ate.

Lao Tzu is not so short! Isn't it just not burly enough, you have to be one meter eight long to be called tall! Wang Baoyu thought depressedly, lowered his head and just pulled a few mouthfuls of food, and suddenly looked up, but saw a person he knew walking over from the opposite side, who was Wang Yifu, secretary of the Municipal Legal Committee.

"Hehe, Minister Meng is here." Wang Yifu stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Secretary Wang rarely eats in the cafeteria, let me introduce you to you, this is my former secretary Xiao Xia, Xia Yida. This is the director of the county education bureau, Wang Baoyu. Meng Haichao got up and said.

Wang Yifu nodded and smiled at Xia Yida, looked at Wang Baoyu carefully and said, "Xiao Wang is now famous, and he has made great contributions in eradicating the Wuxiang Cult. ”

Wang Baoyu hurriedly got up and said politely: "Secretary Wang, you have praised it falsely, I just entered the responsibility of a citizen." ”

"Yes, the children can be taught." Wang Yifu said, taking the dinner plate and going straight to Wei Xingbang's table.

"Xiao Wang, Secretary Wang seems to be very interested in you!" Meng Haichao said with a smile.

"We didn't have a good relationship before." Wang Baoyu said honestly.

"I don't think so, there are not many people interested in Secretary Wang, and he seems to know everything about you very well." Meng Haichao said thoughtfully.

"Are you a family?" Xia Yida asked curiously, probably because both of them were surnamed Wang.

"It's not."

"I don't think so, you see how handsome people are, with the charm of a mature man." Xia Yida sighed and praised, Wang Yifu is indeed dignified, no wonder Xia Yida, who has eyelids on the top of his head, is full of praise.

However, deep down, Wang Baoyu has no good impression of this character with the same surname, of course, it is due to the poisoning incident and his protection of Li Chuanzong, the mayor of Liuhe Town.

"Yes, Secretary Wang's bearing is extraordinary, and I heard that his daughter is also outstanding in appearance and very smart." Meng Haichao laughed.

"Am I pretty?" Xia Yida asked rhetorically.

"Hehe, in the eyes of the elders, you will always be the most beautiful." Meng Haichao said with a smile.

"He is a dignified political and legal secretary, and I dare not compare with him as a small person." Wang Baoyu said disdainfully.

"In fact, no matter how big an official is, by nature, he is a mortal. Therefore, no matter who you get along with, as long as you can be neither humble nor arrogant, and correctly grasp the scale, you can get along well. Meng Haichao nodded.

"Minister Meng, I think you're more interested in this stinky boy." Xia Yida said jealously.

Meng Haichao laughed and didn't explain. looked at Wang Yifu and Wei Xingbang casually, the two of them had solemn expressions, as if they were discussing something while eating.

Back in Meng Haichao's office, the fragrant tea was still warm, Wang Baoyu still couldn't help but light a cigarette, and Xia Yida moved his body, for fear of choking on the smoke.

Meng Haichao flipped through the calendar and said, "Xiao Wang, Xiao Xia, how do you two understand the sentence that you would rather be the head of the chicken than the tail of the phoenix?" ”

Wang Baoyu was immediately alert, he remembered that not long after he arrived in Funing County, when he sent a painting to Meng Haichao, Meng Haichao told him an allusion of "not being subject to fish", and the story was remembered, but the name of the protagonist was not remembered. It's just that this time, what does Meng Haichao want to remind himself?

"Minister Meng, I think this sentence makes sense, no matter how good the phoenix is, it's quite stuffy to smell the ass when it's a tail, it's better to be the head of a flock of chickens, but it's also comfortable. When you look at people or things, the first thing you see is your head. Wang Baoyu said bluntly.

"The phoenix is a sacred bird, and the heaven and earth are incomparably noble. And what is the point of being the head of the herd? I still think it's better to be a phoenix. Xia Yida refuted Wang Baoyu's view.