Chapter 65: Smoking Addict
That night at Deputy County Chief Wen Xinghai's home, Hu Jiao had a pleasant meal, fun and conversation.
Wen Xinghai did not act in a fearful manner and did not lower his attitude. With his deliberate efforts, his whole family got along well with Secretary Hu of the county party committee.
Hu Jiao also experienced the Sanmei literati's warm and welcoming attitude towards people, and also appreciated Huangshan Tower's courage to pursue love at all costs.
The reason for their happiness was because of the young couple. Until now, Wen Xinghai and his wife still don’t understand why their beautiful daughter chose a countryman with a strange appearance like Huang Shanta?
When Hu Jiao asked further questions, Huang Shanta embarrassedly revealed a secret.
It turned out that after Wen Yuzhi graduated, Wen Xinghai planned to keep her in the county town, and he had also contacted the receiving unit, the County Science and Technology Commission, a fairly quiet place.
But the county party secretary at the time nominated Wen Xinghai to take over a project. Wen Xinghai knew the tricks involved, so how could he dare to take over?
So the daughter became a scapegoat and was sent to the most remote Kaochuan Township Party Committee to work as a propaganda officer.
Huang Shanta happened to be in the township government as well. From the first moment he saw Wen Yuzhi, he fell deeply in love with her, but he was very calm and did not let his passion get the better of him.
Huang Shanta grew up in a single-parent family in the countryside. His mother raised him with great difficulty. He is very clear about his own role.
The most valuable thing for a person is to know himself.
Therefore, Huangshan Tower could only guard this flower in the city from afar. He thought of countless ways, but they were all overturned by himself in the end. If he wanted to gain Wen Yuzhi's favor and eventually become his woman, there must be extraordinary circumstances and extraordinary means. Both are indispensable.
It happened that during that time, Wen Yuzhi's boyfriend at school came to see her. Wen Xinghai and his wife didn't know this, because their daughter had already had a boyfriend when she was about to graduate from school.
The guy is very handsome, about 1.80 meters tall, young, masculine, handsome, and a classmate of Yuzhi. It's amazing to meet such a competitor... Of course, the so-called opponent is just Huangshanta's wishful thinking.
Anyway, after Huang Shanta finished his calculations, he found that there was no chance for him to turn things around.
Think quickly!
Huang Shanta decided to take a risk. He was popular in the village, and it was also his hometown. He also went to junior high school in the village middle school and had a lot of buddies. Huang Shanta found two tough guys who were famous in the village streets.
He targeted Yuzhi's boyfriend. When the two of them were driving on the road after dinner in the evening, he suddenly jumped out, first acted like a hooligan towards Yuzhi, and then kept insulting the handsome guy.
Yuzhi was bullied so badly that she cried and made a fuss. She regretted coming to such a deserted place and was extremely disappointed with her boyfriend.
This guy kept nodding and fawning, handing out cigarettes and apologizing.
Riding a bicycle past Huangshan Tower was of course arranged in advance. Seeing Yuzhi suffering, of course he had to draw his sword to help.
Not to mention, Huang Shanta was really capable of fighting. His two buddies also really fought. Huang Shanta was a thin and small man, but he relied on his bravery and managed to beat the two buddies away. They were frightened afterwards because they had never seen Shanta fight desperately. On that day, they really doubted whether he would kill people on the spot if it was not fake.
The handsome guy followed Yuzhi and Huangshanta, not knowing whether to leave or to persuade them. When they arrived at the township clinic, Yuzhi was about to report the case, but Huangshanta persuaded her not to do so, saying that it was just a superficial injury and as long as she was okay, it was fine.
That night, the handsome guy took a passing coal truck and left.
How could he have the face to stay?
Huang Shanta had to receive an IV drip for the whole night. Yu Zhi looked at him and remembered how he fought the bad guys. His two eyebrows stood upside down on his protruding forehead and his eyes were bloodshot. For him, he would not back down even if he couldn't win.
This is a real man!
The more I look at it, the less I hate it. On the contrary, I think Huangshan Tower is very cute...
Huang Shanta felt bad when he saw Yuzhi had been guarding him. He was quite conflicted. He didn't want to deceive his beloved, but he was afraid of losing Yuzhi. Finally, he gritted his teeth and took the gamble!
He confessed everything, but Yu Zhi just smiled and didn't blame him or scold him.
Yuzhi said that the two not only knew each other, but also had seen Huangshan Tower drinking with them. Think about it, how big can the poorest rural street be? If you fart in the east, you can hear it in the west.
Then why not expose it?
Yuzhi said, why did you expose it? First, it was to test your boyfriend, and second, it was to punish Wang Shanta for his behavior.
Huangshan Tower was hit so hard that his whole body was in pain, but he felt that he had made a profit, and a big profit!
All the township cadres were dumbfounded. Such a beautiful girl became Huangshanta’s girlfriend!
After hearing this, Wen Xinghai cursed, "Nonsense," but his expression was quite satisfied. Men should be like this. If you like someone, you should do whatever it takes. If you dare to think but not to do it, you are not a real man.
Hu Jiao also admired that being ugly is not scary, but being ugly and cowardly, without spirit and confidence is hopeless!
Yuzhi finally said that after they got married, she would call him a weasel, but Huangshanta called her a little fox.
Hu Jiao laughed and joked, "You guys, don't say anything about each other. If you are not from the same family, you won't enter the same door."
At nine o'clock the next morning, Hu Jiao presided over the first enlarged meeting of the second standing committee of the county party committee. He drafted an outline the day before and revised it according to the manuscript written by Huang Shanta. He made a formal report at the meeting, on the next central work and main tasks, and made detailed arrangements and specific requirements for party building, party style and clean government construction, and ideological learning of party members and cadres.
Afterwards, Acting County Mayor Shi Jingyuan made an interim report on the government's work.
Finally, there was the report on adding two comrades to the Standing Committee. There were not many objections to the first two reports. Everyone was reciting slogans and they were passed smoothly.
Regarding the two candidates recommended by the county party committee, deputy county party secretaries Cheng Anping and Wu Qin strongly opposed it and even proposed that since there was no consensus, the municipal party committee would decide on the dispatch and the county party committee would no longer recommend anyone.
Hu Jiao sneered in his heart. He did not expect Cheng Anping to keep quiet, so he decisively proposed a vote to the Standing Committee, which was passed by a vote of 5 to 4.
Cheng Anping remained calm, showing no trace of his harsh protest just now. Wu Qin was also smiling. Although she voted against the proposal, she did not seem to care, nor was she disappointed.
The Minister of Propaganda did not feel guilty. Today's opposition basically meant he stood against the new secretary. But it was okay. He would just follow Secretary Cheng and Secretary Wu closely. If the sky fell, there would always be someone taller to hold it up.
Only Li Bing from the Armed Forces Department had a bad look on his face. Originally, he, as the Armed Forces Minister, had no weight, but he was singled out as a clown. According to convention, his vote would basically not be counted, as the unspoken rule was to abstain, abstain, and abstain again.
If you must agree, then follow the leader closely.
I didn't perform well in today's play. I ended up becoming the new secretary's eye-dropper. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to do the work of the armed forces department in the future.
Although funding and the like are directly managed by the city military sub-district, how can you not ask for help when you are in a local place, at someone else's dock?
Forget it, I’ll think of a way when I can’t handle it anymore.
After thinking it over, Li Bing's expression gradually calmed down. Hu Jiao was making a summary speech. In view of the current situation where some committees, bureaus and offices lacked a top leader, he asked the Organization Department to conduct an investigation and implement it as soon as possible.
Cheng Anping mentioned it last time, and Hu Jiao asked him to discuss with Chen Yongzheng about submitting a list. Cheng Anping privately contacted Chen Yongzheng several times, but to no avail.
This made Cheng Anping quite dissatisfied. Yesterday he quietly went to the Municipal Party Committee and found Minister Ning of the Organization Department to report on his work. He didn't know what the situation was, but after he came back, he never mentioned any candidates again.
Hu Jiao didn't care. After announcing the adjournment of the meeting, he asked the people from the Organization Department to contact the Municipal Party Committee. He rushed to the Municipal Party Committee in the afternoon to confirm the recommended candidates as soon as possible to avoid any unnecessary complications.
Minister Ning stretched out his hand, then quickly retracted it. Hu Jiao knew that this was a greeting from a certain leader, but he had to be wary of Minister Ning's thoughts and his temper.
Qiu Mingqian and Zou Kaigui took the cars provided by the National People's Congress and the government respectively and rushed to the city. Hu Jiao had done what he should do.
As for whether they can communicate well with the leaders in charge, that is their business.
Before going to the Municipal Party Committee, Hu Jiao called Li Zonghe's secretary Feng Yong. It happened that Feng Yong had just returned from a meeting in the province. The so-called meeting in the province was just a matter of moving from one street to another.
Pushing open Li Zonghe's office, Hu Jiao respectfully called out "Principal."
Li Zonghe smiled and waved, "Come here, Jiaojiao, you still remember me as your principal. Why didn't you come to see me and check on the military situation after being away for so many days?"
Hu Jiao laughed, "Principal, you know Sanmei has just been through a big turmoil. If I don't unite my comrades as soon as possible, I won't be able to see you."
Li Zonghe pointed at him, took out a pack of special cigarettes from his pocket, and threw one to him. "I heard that you didn't smoke before. How are you now? Do you smoke a lot?"
Hu Jiao shook his head. "Not much. When I'm busy at work, I only buy half a pack at most."
Li Zonghe lowered his voice and said, "I want to discuss something with you! Have you seen this cigarette?" He shook the white package in his hand, and when Hu Jiao nodded, he asked, "How many do you have at home?"
Hu Jiao frowned and thought about it, "I don't remember. The last time I came back from Yanjing, I seemed to have brought two pieces. I don't know if it was this. I didn't open it to see, but you right?"
Before taking office, Li Zonghe studied at the Central Party School for three months. He learned about Hu Jiao's mother from his classmates who worked at Yenching University. Except for the governor, no one else in the province knew the truth.
Otherwise, why would Li Zonghe want to show goodwill to Hu Jiao?
"Look, take a look at the ones that were distributed to you. I want as many as you can get. Also, take a look at the ones you brought from Beijing. If the filter tip is this long, bring me two."
Looking at the length Li Zonghe gestured, Hu Jiao nodded, "No problem, I'll go back later and personally deliver it to you in the evening."
Li Zonghe was satisfied. When he was studying at the Party School, one of his classmates was the descendant of an old revolutionary. He had tasted the cigarette and missed it very much.
And they also know the origin of cigarettes. Many provincial-level officials are not qualified to enjoy them, and some have never even seen them.
Li Zonghe doesn't drink much, but he loves to smoke, and he especially likes special cigarettes. When he was the president of a university, everyone knew about his hobby. Of course, he didn't want to embarrass himself by smoking ordinary good cigarettes.
But how many people can find extraordinary good cigarettes?
"You came up this time for the county party committee, right?"
Seeing that Li Zonghe took the initiative to bring it up, Hu Jiao began to report in detail on the work of the past few days, as well as the two comrades approved by the county party committee standing committee, and reported on their abilities, work experience, and the organization's preliminary investigation.
Li Zonghe nodded, "You know the inside story. The recommendation was originally given to you by the Municipal Party Committee. As long as you have no problems, open up the situation as soon as possible, and make achievements, I support you!"
Hu Jiao was truly grateful, "Thank you, Secretary!"
Li Zonghe laughed and scolded, "Don't give me that. Just call me the principal. There's no one here. Remember tonight, ten o'clock. I'll be waiting for you at home."
After Hu Jiao left, he reported to the deputy secretary, the mayor and Minister Ning of the Organization Department respectively, and returned home at dinner time. The couple had not seen each other for nearly ten days and were not very intimate. It seemed that since their son began to walk and learn to talk, most of Juanjuan's thoughts slowly shifted to their son.
Hu Jiao didn't take it seriously. Some things in life can be scary once they become habits.
It’s just that neither of them has the experience or awareness in this area.
Hu Jiao sneaked into his parents' study, took out a box from under the table and tore open the seal.
When leaving Yanjing, he not only brought cigarettes and alcohol, but also a lot of specially supplied medicines and supplements. Hu Jiao was not very clear about the value of them. He did not meet Yan Rongrong and Chen Guoli during his two visits to Yanjing. However, he met Ye Chun twice. He heard that the two of them went to the local area to conduct some research, and Ye Chun revealed that Chen Guoli was very likely to become an official.
This time Hu Jiao was no longer an outsider in the circle. Although Ye Chun did not seem more friendly, his attitude was slightly respectful.
Hu Jiao also couldn't help but sigh at the powerful influence of his grandfather's family.
In Hu Jiao's generation, his uncles and aunts are all girls, and he is the only boy. Therefore, no one has given him any special guidance on these consumables for men. As for elders such as his father and uncles, it is even less likely that they would brag in front of the younger generation. They would rather he stay away from them . Who would let him smoke or drink them?
I opened one stick, then another pack, took out a cigarette and looked at the filter. Wow, it was really longer than the cigarette.
Hu Jiao pursed his lips. He didn't dare smoke at home because it polluted the air. There were either girls or children at home, and the secondhand smoke affect their health.
Secondly, I was afraid of being scolded by my mother.
She found a bag and stuffed five cigarettes in it. She then opened the pack and looked at it. No evidence could be left behind. Although Hu Jianguo knew that he smoked, his mother didn't know. Having never seen her son smoke, his mother usually wishfully believed that her son was a good person.
He did not take the special-supplied cigarettes from the province. Li Zonghe had a monthly quota anyway, so this little bit was not a big deal.
After talking and playing with the mother and son, and telling Juanjuan about Sanmei's general work, Hu Jiao waited for Tao Gui to drive over, and then quietly went out with a cigarette in hand.
Li Zonghe walked around the house and attended a dinner party in the evening. Thinking about what Hu Jiao might bring, he felt itchy in his heart, so he simply went back early to wait.
The family members didn't know what he was waiting for, they just thought it was about work, so they made him a cup of ginseng tea, then left the living room one by one and hid in their own rooms to entertain themselves.
Tao Gui is very proud now. He later found out that the cigarettes Hu Jiao gave him last time were special cigarettes supplied to the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee. This made him very proud in the car team.
What can one pack do?
But he couldn't possibly ask Hu Jiao for it. Seeing Hu Jiao coming out of his house tonight finally confirmed the rumor that Secretary Hu was indeed the son of a senior official of the provincial party committee!
And when Tao Gui saw the bag Hu Jiao was carrying, his eyes lit up. Cigarettes!
Hu Jiao sent Huangshan Tower to rest early. The Sanmei County Government has an office in Nanhu, which is specially used for county staff to rest and strengthen contacts with municipal and provincial departments.
The third deputy director of the government office also serves as the director of the South China Office. Except for weekends, he works .
Hu Jiao got into the car and saw Tao Gui's eyes sweeping over the bag intentionally or unintentionally. He understood what this guy was thinking. He thought that since one of the bags had been opened, he took out a bag and threw it to Tao Gui, saying, "Take it yourself! You can't buy this even if you have money. It's more valuable than the last one."
Tao Gui felt so happy that he felt dizzy. He could only enjoy the food with a secretary like him.
The car stopped at the Municipal Party Committee's accommodation area. Li Zonghe did not choose the Provincial Party Committee's house, but moved directly from Nanzhao University into Building No. 1 of the Municipal Party Committee.
Hu Jiao gently rang the doorbell. Li Zonghe put out his cigarette, a smile on his face. He took a few steps over and opened the door to the living room. He didn't look at Hu Jiao, but only at the bag in his hand. He grabbed it and said, "Let me take a look first!"
Hu Jiao was a little scared. He had heard about the principal's hobby, but for someone of his level, what kind of good cigarettes must he not have seen?
Li Zonghe motioned Hu Jiao to close the door, then walked upstairs. Hu Jiao had no choice but to follow him. The two entered the study. After Hu Jiao closed the door again, Li Zonghe quickly opened the bag, "Have you seen it? Is it the kind with a long filter tip?"
Hu Jiao nodded, "I opened one, but I don't dare smoke at home."
Li Zonghe was so excited that he shamelessly asked that classmate for two packs at the Party School. He was so embarrassed that the classmate reluctantly gave him two packs.
Now it is very likely to be five!
Li Zonghe tried to pull the package open a few times but failed, so he simply handed it to Hu Jiao and said, "You do it!"
Hu Jiao opened a few cigarettes, took out a cigarette and handed it to Li Zonghe, then took out a lighter to light it for him, "Principal, is this the cigarette?"
Li Zonghe did not answer. With his eyes half open and half closed, he took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, took another breath, and then answered, "This is the taste! The packaging, the filter, and the taste are the same!"
Is it really that good?
Hu Jiao thought to himself and reached out to take a cigarette to try, but Li Zonghe held him down with an obviously fake smile on his face, "Jiaojiao, have this. Come on, have this." He handed the white cigarette box on the table to Hu Jiao.
After leaving the Municipal Party Committee residential area, Hu Jiao secretly attacked the smoking secretary in his heart, without thinking that the cigarettes came from his own hands, and if he didn't let him smoke them, wouldn't he come back to deal with him himself?
