Zang Yi smiled faintly and said, "Since you want to drink so much, I'll take you to a place."
Yuchi Dui smiled bitterly and said, "Is it your family again?"
Zang Yi laughed and said, "That's right, there are a few more top-quality bottles in the wine cellar recently."
Yuchi Dui smiled and said, "Since you said it is top quality, it must be good."
An hour and a half later, the two arrived at Zang Yi's villa in the western suburbs. Yuchi Dui sighed, "The environment here is good, but it's a little too deserted."
Zang Yi glanced at Yuchi Dui and said, "Yuchi, I am leaving Yanjing now. Although your father is now the second most important person in Yanjing City, you should also be careful not to be used by others."
Yuchi Dui nodded and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I like to play, but I will never play too hard. As for you, why did your uncle ask you to go to Huainan? As far as I know, although Wen Jinglong has been in Huainan for two years, the northern faction does not have much advantage there."
Zang Yi sighed and said, "Huainan is a pioneer in economic reform and a strategic location in the country. Although Wen Jinglong is a powerful provincial party secretary, Li Siyuan has been managing the area for many years, making it an impenetrable iron wall. With Wen Jinglong's power, he can only pry open a corner. If you want to completely open up the situation, it will take time and other means."
Yuchi Dui guessed, "Does your uncle want you to settle down in Huainan?"
Zang Yi said: "At least ten years."
Yuchi Dui said: "So long..."
Zang Yi smiled faintly and said, "Being an official in Beijing is easy, but there are bottlenecks. Going to the local areas to accumulate work experience while you are still young is the only way."
Yuchi Dui smiled and said, "You didn't rise to the top overnight. You were in the Development and Reform Commission right after you entered the officialdom. You worked in Guhe County for several years and made achievements before you were transferred to the Development and Reform Commission. Then you worked hard for several more years and made achievements before you got your current position."
Zang Yi sighed and said, "I have been working in the Northeast Revitalization Department for several years. Due to the international economic trend, the old industrial base needs to change its thinking if it wants to be revitalized. Perhaps we can find some reference from the economic development of Huainan."
Zang Yi is now the deputy director of the Northeast Revitalization Department and has achieved some results, but he feels that with the changing times, the old ideas of revitalizing the old industrial base in Northeast China are no longer effective. Zang Yi realizes that he needs to go out and see.
The two walked and talked, and entered the villa. The nanny knew in advance that Zang Yi was coming back, and had already prepared wine and food.
After a few drinks, Yuchi Dui was already a little tipsy, and suddenly said: "Zang Yi, I want to ask you, it doesn't matter if you don't tell the truth. Are you going to Huainan to meet that guy named Fang?"
Zang Yi was slightly startled and sighed: "Why do you think so?"
Yuchi Dui said: "Who in our circle doesn't know that you, Young Master Zang, like the thorny rose of the Ning family?"
Zang Yi smiled faintly and said, "You actually believed the rumors in the circle? Do you think I would sacrifice my future for a woman?"
Yuchi Dui paused. He knew that Zang Yi was an extremely calm person and would certainly not make such a mistake.
Zang Yi sighed and said, "After learning that Qiangwei and Fang Zhicheng were engaged, I was indeed a little depressed. Fang Zhicheng is just an abandoned person who was just adopted by the Su family. How can he be worthy of Qiangwei? Moreover, the alliance between the Ning and Su families is an agreement reached by the older generation. With Qiangwei's personality, I'm afraid she won't agree. They are too different and will never have true love."
When Yuchi Dui heard what Zang Yi said, he was a little surprised and said, "Master Zang, you don't have any other ideas, do you?"
Zang Yi smiled and said, "I didn't say anything, don't think too much."
Yuchi Dui sighed and said, "I heard that the guy surnamed Fang has complicated relationships with women. Do you want me to arrange for someone to teach him a lesson so that he will give up."
Zang Yi waved his hand and said calmly: "I've already gone to Huainan, why would I need you to help me?"
Yuchi Dui was stunned for a moment. He knew Zang Yi's tactics and said with a smile, "Since you regard him as your enemy, the man surnamed Fang will not have a good life."
Zang Yi is not undeservedly recognized for being among the top ten of the 100-person list at such a young age. His reputation was built step by step, with the support of the northern faction. He is steady and mature, has a flawless lifestyle, strong execution, and a strong sense of the overall situation. Zang Yi has been designated as a benchmark young cadre by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.
With the long-term relationship between Yuchi Dui and Zang Yi, he couldn't even see through Zang Yi's thoughts. Especially in the past few years, Zang Yi has become more and more unfathomable.
Of course, Zang Yi also has a flaw, that is, he is now 32 years old, but he has not yet married. Originally, it was rumored that Zang Yi was waiting for the rose of the Ning family. But now that the Ning family and the Su family are getting married, Zang Yi has become a topic of conversation in the circle. Some people laugh at Zang Yi for being a loser, while others sympathize with the political marriage that ruined Zang Yi's infatuation.
Therefore, many people speculated that Zang Yi went to Huainan, on the one hand to avoid the criticism of the Yanjing circle, and on the other hand to go there with the purpose of revenge.
Chapter 0698 Stumbling Block or Ladder
In a high-class ward of a hospital in Yunhai, Mr. Ning leaned against the pillow. Although he looked not very good, he seemed to be in a good mood. He looked at Ning Qiangwei kindly. His favorite granddaughter was peeling an apple for him. Ning Qiangwei's brows were twisted into a ball. Under her precise control of the fruit knife, she peeled the skin thinly. Soon, a round and yellow-white apple was peeled.
Then, Ning Qiangwei sliced the apple flesh, picked out the core, inserted a toothpick into each slice of apple, and handed a piece to Ning Lao. Ning Lao took it, took a bite, nodded and smiled, "It's delicious."
Ning Qiangwei smiled and said, "It's a pity that Grandpa can't eat too much. You have diabetes and can't eat things with too much sugar."
Old Ning shook his head and said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? Eating a little won't hurt. When we crossed the grassland during the Long March, we even ate tree bark. Now that we are old, we don't even eat apples. What's the reason?"
Ning Qiangwei said unhappily: "Grandpa, I'm not stopping you from eating, but I'm considering your health."
Ning Lao said angrily: "Forget it, I won't eat it."
Ning Qiangwei smiled and said, "Grandpa, why are you like a child? You get angry so easily."
Elder Ning paused and said slowly, "The reason why children are innocent and show their emotions on their faces is because they are a blank slate and have nothing to fear. We old people who are about to die are also like this because we have already lived our lives and experienced enough, so we take everything lightly and try to live as we please."
Ning Qiangwei heard a hint of old age in Old Ning's tone, and her heart inevitably trembled. She consoled him, "Grandpa, what else do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you right away."
Elder Ning waved his hand, sighed softly, and said, "My appetite has been getting worse recently, so don't bother yourself with me. Just stay by my side and chat with me. By the way, how did you handle the previous mission?"
Ning Qiangwei's eyes showed a hint of murderous intent, and she said, "The spy has been arrested. We lost three comrades, and several others were injured. With the opening up of the country, the spies are now hiding too deeply and have many tricks. Not only are they very capable and have strong disguise skills, but they also hired a group of thugs."
Ning Lao sighed, "The Republic may appear peaceful on the outside, but it is turbulent inside. Even within the party, not everyone is united. Each faction has its own ideas. If we are not careful, the Republic will fall apart like the former Soviet Union."
Ning Qiangwei's pretty face also showed a solemn expression. She said, "The spy we arrested this time is from an island country. He has settled in China for fifteen years. During his tenure at the university, he provided at least one hundred confidential reports to the island country, of which thirty-two involved national defense security, twenty-six involved economic security, and forty-two were analytical reports on various fields of Chinese society. He used his own research room as a base, bribed a group of desperate criminals, and brainwashed a group of students to collect intelligence for him."