A few pots of potted flowers swaying in the wind on the table add a bit of vitality to the serious and quaint office.

Yang Weiguo picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.

His office is newly renovated, after all, the former mayor Dai Qingguang is not glamorous, and many people in the officialdom have such taboos, and the people below certainly dare not slack off. Therefore, although this kind of thing is a bit of a waste of life and money, it has gradually become a potential practice, even if Yang Weiguo doesn't actually have this kind of thought, he won't say anything.

The area of the office is not too large, and the office of the secretary is only about 40 square meters together, not to mention compared with when he served in the coastal city, even the office in the capital ministry is much larger than this. However, when it comes to decoration, it is extremely luxurious, with crystal crystal chandeliers, solid wood floors, mahogany desks and chairs, and leather sofas, all of which show wealth and luxury, and people never imagined that the building with mottled exterior walls would be so magnificent.

Looking at the bright sunshine outside the window, Yang Weiguo couldn't help but feel a little depressed. I have been in Dongping for a whole week, and there have been a lot of small meetings at the conference, but I have no clue about the work. Thinking of Lu Qingdong's cloudy eyes that narrowed into a line behind the thick lenses, the incomprehensible meaning, Yang Weiguo couldn't help but scold: "Old fox."

From the local to the central, Yang Weiguo has encountered all kinds of opponents in his career, but he has never felt as powerless as he does now. Lu Qingdong always seems to have a breezy and amiable smile on his face, and he speaks without a trace of anger, just like an old man waiting for retirement, but in fact he is a scheming master, who does not see rabbits and eagles, and takes the power in his hands very seriously, just like a dog that protects food, and bars his teeth and cracks his mouth when he sees others wanting to lean over. The other old fritters are not fuel-efficient lamps, and they often talk about him left and right, but there is no real word. Especially Executive Deputy Mayor Liu Yunqiang, don't look at him as taciturn on weekdays, but in fact, the reason why Lu Qingdong was able to stand up for Dai Qingguang is that he can be said to have made great contributions.

Yang Weiguo knows that the top is in the next game of chess, and although Dongping is small, it is a vital part of the chess game. However, he has no foundation in Dongping, and the situation is not very familiar, his eyes are black, although he seems to be the head of a city, and the scenery is infinite, but he is trapped in the big net woven by these people, and his strength is useless. It seems that chess is born from a broken place, and I still need a good entry point. I can't wait.

What's more, he still has the word "generation" on his head.

Thinking of this, Yang Weiguo couldn't help but feel a little irritable, lit a cigarette, and thought silently.

Just then, I heard a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Yang Weiguo extinguished the cigarette butt in the ashtray, sat back in his seat, and suddenly regained his original look.

The door was pushed open, and then Wu Wenjun, the director of the office, walked in with a polite young man. While Mayor Yang had a kind of majesty on his face, the corners of his mouth flashed with joy that could not be hidden.

"Mayor Yang, he is Lin Chendu." Director Wu introduced Yang Weiguo in a cautious and slightly flattering tone that Lin Chenwan had never seen before.

"Hehe, thank you for your hard work, Director Wu." Mayor Yang looked up at Director Wu and said with a smile.

Before coming to Dongping, Yang Weiguo had actually studied Wu Wenjun's archives. I just came to Dongping, and I have not yet had the idea of replacing the director of the office, and changing the mayor halfway through is already a big fluctuation for the municipal government, and many people are confused. At present, it is better to maintain stability in all operations, and take this opportunity to observe this Wu Wenjun more to see if this person can be of great use.

"It's not hard, it's all what I'm supposed to do." Director Wu replied repeatedly, but his heart was as comfortable as drinking a glass of ice water on dog days. Mayor Yang's expression always seemed to be as calm as water, but Wu Wenjun was clearly sure that just now, a look of satisfaction and appreciation flashed on his face that had not changed expression.

However, Wu Wenjun did not get carried away, but continued to maintain that respectful expression, and after asking Yang Weiguo for nothing else, he turned around and told Lin Chenwan a few words, and then retired first. When I went out, I pulled the door back. Then he waited in the secretary's room outside, waiting for Mayor Yang's orders at any time.

The devil is in the details. He Wu Wenjun can get to where he is today, but it is not without reason.

"You're Lin Chendui?" Mayor Yang sat on the office chair and looked at Lin Chenwan with interest.

It has been a week since Mayor Yang arrived, but Lin Chenwan was hospitalized, and this was the first time he had seen him. From the outside, Yang Weiguo has a thin face and a high nose bridge, which is no different from ordinary people, but standing in front of him, he can quickly feel the pressure he brings, and his blazing eyes are always watching you, as if all your thoughts are hidden in front of him.

"Yes, I am." Lin Chenwan replied a little awkwardly. Rao was mentally prepared before, but when he faced Yang Weiguo, the kind of awe that arose spontaneously from the bottom of his heart could not be avoided. The heart that had already calmed down couldn't help but pound again, and his breathing couldn't help but become short, and his hands and feet didn't seem to know where to put them.

"Hehe, don't be nervous, sit!" Yang Weiguo said with a smile.

Lin Chenwan sat down in a hurry, not to mention how nervous he was, his palms were full of sweat, his mind was slightly dizzy, and he even lost his ability to think.

"How many years have you been working in the city office?" Yang Weiguo asked.

"One...... A year and a half! Lin Chenwan stammered.

Yang Weiguo saw that he was still nervous, and as soon as the topic changed, he asked with a smile: "Do you have a girlfriend?" ”

"It's not ...... yet," Lin Chendu's face turned red.

"That's not going to work, you still have to work harder. Although the eldest husband has no wife, he can't all beat the singles, hehe. ”

……

After chatting for a while, Lin Chenwan gradually relaxed, and he also felt that this Mayor Yang was not so difficult to get along with as he imagined, just with his demeanor and cordial and kind attitude, it was not something that ordinary people could resist being close to him. It seems that he will not have a very difficult life in the future, so he also asked Yang Weiguo and answered.

After chatting casually with Lin Chenwan for a while, Yang Weiguo suddenly raised his head and looked at him and asked, "Is your mother's rheumatism better?" ”

"It's much better, but it still hurts badly when it's windy and rainy...... Hey, how do you know? As soon as he was halfway through speaking, Lin Chenwan was taken aback, looked up at Yang Weiguo in surprise, and asked puzzledly.

Yang Weiguo smiled, looked at Lin Chenwan kindly and asked, "Xiaodui, do you really not know me?" ”

"You?" Lin Chenwan was stunned, staring at Yang Weiguo with his eyes, as if he was trying to find everything about him in his mind.

Yang Weiguo was not in a hurry, but personally stood up and poured a cup of hot tea for Lin Chendui, put it in front of him, and then sat down and looked at him with a smile, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

Lin Chendui thought for a long time, and finally his heart moved, he remembered something, looked at Yang Weiguo in disbelief and asked, "Are you......?" Big...... Uncle Big Eyes? ”

Hearing Lin Chenwan call out this title that had been sealed in his memory for a long time, Yang Weiguo smiled, and unconsciously, a picture scroll that had been in his mind for a long time suddenly appeared, and it was so clear, as if it happened yesterday.

"Uncle Big Eyes, is it really you?" Lin Chenwan couldn't help but get excited. This is not just because he suddenly discovered that Mayor Yang, who was high in the sky, was actually the big-eyed uncle who allowed him to pee on his neck when he was a child, but that long-lost emotions were like a big river bursting on the embankment, which was difficult to suppress.

"How have you been doing in the past few years?" Mayor Yang asked with some concern, and he also felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He faintly saw the familiar shadow on Lin Chendu's body, especially the high bridge of the nose and the slightly curved corners of the mouth, which were almost carved out of a mold.

Lin Chenwan didn't answer, but a bitter smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Can you get by? Since the death of his father, all the burdens of the family have been pressed on his mother's thin shoulders, and life has become increasingly poor. Whenever he saw his mother busy outside in the wind and rain, and even went to the hospital to sell blood to collect his tuition, Lin Chendui felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and once had the idea of dropping out. In order to reduce his mother's burden, he would always try his best to go out to work part-time during holidays. He still remembers one summer vacation, he worked in a brick factory, and he earned five yuan by moving bricks for a day under the scorching sun. But when the holiday was about to end, he went to the boss to settle the bill, only to find that the boss had long since disappeared, and the brick factory had also been called to someone else. That day, he squatted at the door of the brickyard and cried, for the first time in his life, very sadly, and so helpless.

……

Although everything has passed, many experiences are still deeply engraved in his heart.

Seeing Lin Chendui's expression, Yang Weiguo could somewhat guess that Lin Chendu's family had not had a good time over the years, he sighed lightly, and said in a somewhat low tone: "When I came back from a business trip, I found that you had moved. I've been looking for you all these years, but there's never been a clue. Hehe, I didn't expect you to move here. If it weren't for the fact that I happened to come to Dongping this time, I really wouldn't know. By the way, what about your mother? When I'm going to see her. Alas, it's been almost ten years, and time flies so fast. Speaking of this, a look of nostalgia couldn't help but appear on his face.

Speaking of this, Lin Chenwan also had a lot of doubts in his heart. In his memory, moving was a common occurrence, as short as three or five months, or as long as three or five years, and his mother would take him to move once and start over in a strange place. And every time it comes to this time, it is always Lin Chendu's saddest time, because it means that he will be separated from his good friend again. Every time I asked my mother why she always moved, she always wiped her tears and didn't say a word, and over time, Lin Chenwan stopped asking, but buried all these questions in her heart.

This kind of wandering life did not come to an end until he was admitted to Hwacheon University.

"My mother still lives in the countryside of Pinghai, and she tosses a little bit of land when she can't be idle all day long, and she has been reluctant to take her to Dongping." Lin Chenwan said helplessly, it could be seen that he was incomprehensible to many of his mother's behaviors and thoughts. But then he asked again: "By the way, what about Aunt Yuru and Sister Kexin?" Didn't they come to Dongping with you? ”

"Hehe, it's not arranged here, they're still in the capital, and they'll come after a while. Your aunt and Kexin would be happy to death if they knew you were here......"

Lin Chendui couldn't help but laugh at the little girl with two pigtails in her mind who followed her all day long, calling "Brother Dusk" and "Brother Dusk".

After chatting for a while, Lin Chenwan finally couldn't help it anymore and asked, "Uncle Yang, you're not easy to be the mayor, are you?" At this time, he took a serious look at Yang Weiguo for the first time, although he still looked very young, but the years still left some clues on his face, and a few gray hairs in his ears showed the hidden hardships behind the seemingly proud spring breeze in the political arena.

Yang Weiguo laughed, pointed at Lin Chendui with his finger and said, "You stinky boy is also making fun of me?" After that, he sighed lightly, "It's really not easy to be the mayor of Dongping, but I will definitely be good!" ”

Yang Weiguo's words were sonorous and powerful, he patted Lin Chendui's hand and asked loudly, "Xiaodui, do you dare to wade this troubled water with me?" ”

"So I don't dare to ask for it!" Lin Chendui met Yang Weiguo's blazing gaze and said resolutely.

The two looked at each other and smiled.