Chapter 234 Not on the same path
Of course, the content of the conversation was inseparable from people like Zhang Liming who they had just met.
Lin Yan briefly explained Zhang Liming's background. Zhang Liming was very famous in the circle of children from the Yanjing compound. Firstly, it was because the status of his elders was not low. Secondly, Zhang Liming was a little older than Lin Yan and the others. In addition, Zhang Liming was very capable and had a good reputation, so he became the "big brother" in the eyes of many people.
Although Lin Jianhang and Lin Yuhang are quite familiar with Zhang Liming, especially since Lin Jianhang and Zhang Liming are classmates, they can be said to be childhood friends.
But the relationship between the two brothers and Zhang Liming is not very good. They have looked down on Zhang Liming since they were young. In Lin Jianhang's words at the time, Zhang Liming is very "fake". Lin Jianhang has a straightforward personality and despises such fake guys the most, so he seldom interacts with Zhang Liming.
Brothers Lin Jianhang and Lin Yuhang were sent to the army to serve as soldiers, and Zhang Liming was also sent to the army by his family. But unlike the Lin brothers, Zhang Liming was not a military man in the army. Not long after he joined the army, he started as a clerk and then became a political cadre. He was able to thrive in the army with his natural ability to socialize.
Lin Yan knew Zhang Liming, but they hadn't met for a long time. She just heard that Zhang Liming was doing well in the army and had been an instructor many years ago.
However, I heard a few years ago that Zhang Liming retired from the army and returned to the local area, and was then recommended to go to university.
Of course, the university Zhang Liming attended was not the same as the one Lin Yan and Song Yuanchao applied for. At that time, the college entrance examination had not yet been resumed, and the only way to go to university was through organizational recommendation. Since most of the recommended persons were workers, farmers, and soldiers, these college students were also called "worker, peasant, and soldier college students."
After graduating from university after two years, Zhang Liming was transferred to a local township. At that time, Lin Yan was still in the Northwest. Unexpectedly, a few years later, Zhang Liming was transferred back to Yanjing and started working in a ministry.
"Why did you sneak here? It's so mean of you not to take me with you." Just as Lin Yan was telling Song Yuanchao about Zhang Liming's situation, Luo Yang's voice suddenly rang out. Looking up, she saw the boy sweating and complaining.
"Aren't you with Zhang Liming and the others ? What? Don't you want to chat anymore?" Song Yuanchao asked with some surprise.
"What is there to talk about with them? They are just a bunch of..." Luo Yang opened his mouth and said, but felt it was inappropriate to say it, so he pulled a chair and sat down next to Song Yuanchao.
"Boss, another bowl of cold tea!" Song Yuanchao saw that Luo Yang was sweating all over, especially since this guy was wearing a long-sleeved shirt today. How could he not be hot in late August if he kept covering himself like this?
The boss responded and brought a bowl of herbal tea. Luo Yang took it and drank it. After taking a sip, he frowned and looked at the herbal tea in his hand with disdain: "What is this? It's hot? Why is it bitter like Chinese medicine?"
"This is herbal tea, made from Chinese medicine. It can clear away heat and detoxify. You'll get used to it after drinking a few sips." Song Yuanchao explained with a smile.
Luo Yang looked around, as if he was looking for a shop that had a big bowl of tea or something, but this wasn't Yanjing, how could a herbal tea shop in Pengcheng have such a thing? Helplessly, Luo Yang could only continue to pick up the herbal tea and drink it again. At least it was better to have something to drink than nothing.
He put down the cold tea, took out a cigarette and handed it to Song Yuanchao: "These guys who followed Zhang Liming are all idiots. If it weren't for my face, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to them. It was boring for me to stay there alone after you left. I barely said a few words to you and then found an excuse to run away. Later, I looked for you in the vicinity for a long time but couldn't find you. I guessed that you were hiding in an idle place, so I ran away to look for you. Now I finally found you."
"Haha, it's not that exaggerated, right? I think Zhang Liming is still very polite to you." Song Yuanchao asked with a smile while smoking.
"Polite? This kid is polite to everyone he meets. You may not know, what did we call him before?" As he said that, Luo Yang looked at Lin Yan. Lin Yan laughed when she recalled it.
"What's your name?" Song Yuanchao asked curiously.
"Granny Zhang!" Luo Yang answered word by word, and then continued: "Don't be fooled by this guy's smiling face and nice words. He can talk about great principles very clearly, but he is really not that good, very fake. Only a few fools still treat him as a treasure and follow him around. Who knows that one day he will trick them into being sold and help him count the money."
As he spoke, Luo Yang looked at Song Yuanchao and suddenly laughed, "But Granny Zhang made a mistake today. Old Song, you are awesome today! You made me and Yan Zi proud. Wang Juan, that silly woman, didn't think before she spoke and she deserved to be criticized. But I guess it's very likely that Zhang Liming was behind her saying these things."
"But now, you're pretty good at Tai Chi. With just one move, you made that stupid woman Wang Juan suffer a loss. Even Zhang Liming probably didn't expect this to happen. You don't know, after you left, that stupid woman Wang Juan was so furious. Hahahaha, it made me laugh to death!"
Luo Yang was so happy that he slapped his thigh and laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward. Song Yuanchao, who was watching from the side, was particularly worried. This guy was sitting on a bamboo bench made by hand by locals. What if he moved too much and broke the bench?
"By the way, Luo Yang, do you know when Zhang Liming will come back? Wasn't he downstairs before?"
Since Luo Yang mentioned Zhang Liming, Lin Yan couldn't help but ask a question. She was just talking to Song Yuanchao about Zhang Liming.
"I just found out about it today. I heard that he came back three months ago." After saying this, Luo Yang gave Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan a look that said "you know it in your heart", and then continued: "After this kid came back, he went to the ministry and got a regular section chief rank. I heard that he will be transferred from the ministry to the local government in some time. As for where he will go, I don't know yet, but in my opinion, the local government will definitely not be bad. Moreover, with his current conditions, if he is transferred to the local government, he will be promoted half a level. It is possible that he can become a deputy county magistrate or deputy secretary."
Regimental-level cadres are currently at the division level. If Lin Jianhang were to be demobilized, he would be demoted in accordance with the demobilization arrangements. Therefore, even if Lin Jianhang had made meritorious contributions on the front line, he would only be a deputy division chief when he returned to the local area.
However, Zhang Liming went directly from the local government to the ministry and came out at the same level. This arrangement was clearly to pave the way for Zhang Liming. With both local and ministerial work experience, and with Zhang Liming's own background, his future can be said to be limitless.
They just chatted briefly about Zhang Liming. In Song Yuanchao's opinion, the possibility of him having contact with Zhang Liming in the future was very small. What path the other party took and what kind of person he was had nothing to do with him, so he just let it go after listening to these words.
The entire morning was spent in a long wait. It was not until around 2:30 in the afternoon, when the official results of the meeting in Yanjing came out, that Pengcheng was greeted with a warm cheer.
Many leaders from Yanjing and local areas came to the establishment of Pengcheng Special Economic Zone, which was enough to show the importance attached to the Special Economic Zone. The establishment of the entire Special Economic Zone was grand and lively, with drums and gongs and flags waving everywhere. Amid warm applause, leaders took turns to speak on stage, giving great support to the newly born Special Economic Zone government, as well as encouragement and expectations.
After the speeches of the two main officials of the SAR government, the establishment ceremony finally came to an end. What followed was a series of celebration activities. At this time, Song Yuanchao, Lin Yan and Luo Yang were standing outside the crowd. When watching this scene, Song Yuanchao didn't know what Lin Yan and Luo Yang were thinking, but he felt sincerely moved in his heart, because at this moment he personally witnessed a history.
After the ceremony, Lin Daoyuan's secretary Xiao Shao saw Song Yuanchao and others on the outskirts of the crowd from afar. He whispered something to Lin Daoyuan, who raised his head and looked in their direction. Then he greeted Luo Yanhua who was standing aside, and the two of them walked straight towards them.
"Uncle (Dad), Uncle Luo (Uncle Lin)..."
Lin Daoyuan and Luo Yanhua walked in front, with their secretaries following behind them. Seeing them coming, Song Yuanchao, Lin Yan and Luo Yang hurriedly greeted the two elders.
"Yan Zi, you haven't come to my house for a long time." Luo Yanhua was very happy to see Lin Yan. Lin Yan, Luo Lin and Luo Yang grew up together. They all lived in the same compound. Luo Yanhua and Lin Daoyuan were colleagues, and the relationship between the two families was very good.
When they were young, the children went back and forth between the two families and they were inseparable. Luo Yanhua treated Lin Yan no differently than his own daughter. However, due to special reasons, both families encountered some changes, so they had less contact. However, the feelings between the parents and the children on both sides have never changed.
Lin Yan smiled and called Uncle Luo. Luo Yanhua then looked at Song Yuanchao and looked at him with admiration: "Song Yuanchao, I've heard about you for a while. I told my Luo Yang that I'd like to invite you and Yanzi to come to my house when I have time, but this guy always turned a deaf ear to his father's words. We didn't have the chance to meet until today."
"Hello, Uncle Luo. When we return to Yanjing, Yan Zi and I will visit you and receive your teachings." Song Yuanchao stretched out his hands and shook hands with Luo Yanhua, smiling and speaking in the manner of a junior.
"Great, I welcome you to visit! By the way, Old Lin, our two families haven't gotten together for a long time. How about we go back and arrange it, and have a meal together?" As he spoke, Luo Yanhua turned his head and said to Lin Daoyuan beside him with a smile. Lin Daoyuan immediately smiled and agreed, saying that this was possible.
After a few jokes, Luo Yanhua didn't say much. After all, this was not a good place to chat.
When asked when Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan were planning to go back, Song Yuanchao replied that they would return to Yangcheng today and would probably stay in Yangcheng for two days before returning to Yanjing.
"Okay, we'll see each other when we get back to Yanjing." At this time, Luo Yanhua's secretary used his eyes to remind him that the time was almost up. Luo Yanhua nodded and said to Song Yuanchao and the others, then greeted Luo Yang, turned around, shook hands with Lin Daoyuan, and left first.
After the Luo father and son left, Lin Daoyuan also wanted to leave. Before leaving, he specifically asked Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan to go directly to Baiyun Hotel to meet him after returning to Yangcheng.
