At around 2 a.m., Fang Zhicheng finally stopped tossing and turning. Qi Yun was satisfied and exhausted. She recalled: "What's wrong with you today? You're like a little tiger. I feel like my body is falling apart."
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "It's mainly because you cooperated well and I was full of energy."
Qi Yun pinched Fang Zhicheng's chest and sighed in a low voice: "Now that I think about it, it's really amazing. The first time I saw you is still vivid in my mind. At that time, I thought you were an impulsive young man, but I didn't expect that you were actually a shrewd and calculating person."
Fang Zhicheng muttered unbalancedly: "When did I plot against you?"
Qi Yun snorted and said, "How dare you say that you were not deliberately trying to seduce me when you were so caring about me? I always thought that I was the old cow eating young grass, but after thinking about it carefully, I suddenly realized that it was you, the bad boy, who secretly plotted against me and made me fall in love with you."
Fang Zhicheng was secretly happy. With Qi Yun's intelligence, she must have thought of it a long time ago, but she just never said it.
Fang Zhicheng naturally denied it, muttering, "It's obvious that you fell in love with me at first, and then I was hot-blooded and fell for you."
Qi Yun said unhappily, "Forget it, forget about all this. Whoever gets on whose pirate ship is on the pirate ship, we are all in the same boat anyway."
Fang Zhicheng suddenly remembered something and said, "If you don't go back tonight, is that okay?"
Qi Yun shook her head and said, "Since I separated from Lao Cao, I have been living at my parents' house. I am an adult now and have my own life. It's okay if I don't go back. The two old people have given up on me."
Fang Zhicheng said, "It's not going to work this way."
Qi Yun said, "Let's take it one step at a time. I don't know how to change my life now. I thought about divorce, but Cao Zhang disagreed, and neither did my parents. In the eyes of many people, I am very strong and decisive in dealing with problems. In fact, when dealing with personal matters, I don't have the courage at all. I am afraid of hurting my parents and facing a new life."
Fang Zhicheng could feel Qi Yun's loneliness and helplessness. He sighed softly and said, "Sister Yun, no matter what the future holds, I will do my best to protect you."
Qi Yun whispered, "Men are bad like this, they say a lot of sweet words, but women are stupid. They know that they may not come true, but they just love to hear them."
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Qi Yun was an important backup person that Li Siyuan had placed in the Huainan Provincial Party Committee Office before he left Qiongjin. Wen Jinglong knew Qi Yun's identity and did not restrict or exclude her. He even valued her very much. On the one hand, he valued Qi Yun's strong business ability, and on the other hand, Wen Jinglong also needed Qi Yun to connect with Song Wendi.
What does this mean
On the surface, Wen Jinglong sorted out the factional power of his predecessor after taking office, but in fact, Wen Jinglong still relied heavily on the power left by Li Siyuan to balance with Bu Yiren. Judging from the recent situation, Wen Jinglong and Song Wendi are very close, especially in the layout of Qiongjin, and he gave Song Wendi a complete green light.
Fang Zhicheng often received important information from Qi Yun. Of course, Qi Yun had principles and would not reveal confidential information of the provincial party committee to Fang Zhicheng. However, she would occasionally reveal some non-confidential but very important information to grassroots officials to Fang Zhicheng, which benefited Fang Zhicheng a lot.
If grassroots cadres want to achieve results, they must follow the spirit of the provincial party committee. If they can achieve results one step ahead, they will undoubtedly be set up as a benchmark by the provincial party committee for key publicity. Last year's campaign to eliminate ugliness and rectify social practices was a good example. At that time, the provincial party committee was emphasizing the need to rectify social practices. Fang Zhicheng took the lead and made a great success in Xiaguang, and then naturally attracted the attention of the provincial party committee.
So even though Xiaguang is a county in a third-tier city, it left a deep impression on Wen Jinglong's mind.
Fang Zhicheng and Qi Yun separated at around 4pm the next day, and then Fang Zhicheng rushed to Zhao Qingya's residence. To Fang Zhicheng's surprise, there were guests at Zhao Qingya's house - Executive Vice Governor Zhao Guoyi and a woman about 40 years old.
After Zhao Qingya's introduction, Fang Zhicheng learned that this woman was a deputy-department-level cadre of the Department of Culture and was now Zhao Guoyi's girlfriend. Her name was Shi Xian.
Zhao Guoyi took the initiative to shake hands with Fang Zhicheng and said with a smile: "Zhicheng, do you still remember the agreement we made a few years ago?"
Fang Zhicheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I remember."
Zhao Guoyi smiled and said, "I once said that after three years, I would give you a chance to choose whether to work for the provincial government. It still stands."
Fang Zhicheng politely declined, "Governor Guoyi, I still prefer the feeling of being at the grassroots level. I'm afraid I won't be able to adapt to the provincial level."
Zhao Guoyi pointed at Fang Zhicheng and said with a smile to Shi Xian, "See, my brother-in-law has a personality, right?"
Shi Xian nodded and said, "You are quite courageous."
If it were someone else, he would probably be overjoyed if the executive vice governor was willing to help him, but Fang Zhicheng was neither humble nor arrogant, and was not shaken at all. This momentum was enough to show his uniqueness.
Fang Zhicheng was very happy when he heard Zhao Guoyi calling him brother-in-law. Although he and Zhao Qingya had always been on and off, Zhao Guoyi's recognition actually showed that he had a place in Zhao Qingya's heart.
Fang Zhicheng secretly glanced at Shi Xian and found that she was not a very beautiful woman, but her long-term work in officialdom made her look refreshing, capable and very elegant.
Fang Zhicheng learned from Zhao Qingya that after a failed marriage, Zhao Guoyi was unable to get out of the shadow of marriage for a while, but now he has a new girlfriend, which is something worth celebrating.
Fang Zhicheng walked to the kitchen and saw Zhao Qingya busying herself. He smiled and said, "Do you want me to help?"
Zhao Qingya smiled and said, "What do you think?"
The answer was obvious. Fang Zhicheng saw the washed and cut ingredients on the table and sighed, "So you've already prepared for this."
Zhao Qingya said: "Today we are entertaining an important guest, you must play your best and not embarrass me."
Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said, "When I'm under a lot of pressure, I tend to make mistakes and treat salt as candy, so don't scare me."
Zhao Qingya didn't buy his tricks and said angrily, "If you fail, I'll throw you over my shoulder ten times."
Fang Zhicheng knew that Zhao Qingya had been thrown over his shoulder hard, and he couldn't help but shudder. He said miserably, "Why should I fall into this trap?"
Cooking is something that is deeply ingrained in one’s bones. Once you have mastered it, your skills will not become rusty even if you don’t cook for many days.
Fang Zhicheng spent an hour or so preparing six dishes, three meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, and a soup.
Shi Xian smiled and said, "I didn't expect Zhicheng to be so capable. Qingya will be blessed in the future."
Zhao Qingya was a little surprised, Fang Zhicheng quickly leaned over to her ear and told her that Zhao Guoyi had just introduced himself as her brother-in-law. Zhao Qingya's fair cheeks turned red, her mouth twisted, but she didn't say anything.
The four of them sat together for dinner. Zhao Guoyi suggested opening a bottle of white wine. Fang Zhicheng was not a good drinker, but he could not back down in such an occasion. The person sitting opposite him was not only his brother-in-law, but also the executive vice governor. Being able to toast with him was an honor that others would not dream of.