Rebirth in officialdom and rising to the top

As Qi Fenglian narrated, scenes from the early 90s seemed to appear in Ye Siqi and Chen Wang's minds.

In 1992, Qi Fenglian was a 17-year-old student in her second year of high school.

At that time, she lived with her parents, who were workers in the Second State-owned Cotton Spinning Factory in Qincheng City, in a courtyard for the families of employees of the Second Cotton Spinning Factory, which was later named Cotton Spinning City.

At that time, Qincheng City, like other cities across the country, was also facing a wave of large-scale layoffs of employees.

This is the torrent of the times, enveloping every worker in that era and moving forward involuntarily...

It is very unfortunate that Qi Fenglian's parents are among the next batch of laid-off workers.

Just when Qi Fenglian's family was feeling gloomy, a pair of incredibly beautiful mother and daughter suddenly moved next door to her house:

Tian Xiao'e, a 32-year-old single mother, and her 13-year-old daughter Tang Yuyu, who is still in the first grade of junior high school.

What is strange is that the wave of layoffs seems to have no impact on the beautiful Tian Xiao'e. She actually bucked the trend and easily obtained the worker establishment of the Second Cotton Spinning Factory when others were worried about being laid off, and became an official worker. female textile worker.

As Tian Xiao'e's only daughter, Tang Yuyu naturally entered the middle school for employees' children of the Second Cotton Mill.

This school has now become a well-known key middle school in the Cotton Spinning City. Even at that time, all parents wanted to send their children to study there.

Hearing this, Ye Siqi couldn't help but interrupt Qi Fenglian with a solemn expression:

"In 92? I remember that Secretary Wei Dagong was the director of the Second Cotton Mill at that time, right?"

Qi Fenglian knew that Ye Siqi had grasped the key to the problem, and said with some admiration:

"Secretary Ye is right. The director of the factory at that time was now Secretary Wei. He seemed to be at the senior level at that time?"

Ye Siqi corrected:

"It's at the deputy department level, but that's not important. Director Qi, please continue talking."

Qi Fenglian fell into memories again:

"Actually, Tang Yuyu's mother Tian Xiao'e is a pretty good person. After my parents were laid off, our family's life became very difficult. Tian Xiao'e often helped our family with food..."

"It is also for this reason that when everyone in the Workers' Family Court was pointing fingers and talking about Tian Xiao'e and her daughter, I became good friends with Tang Yuyu, who was only 13 years old at the time and was still very innocent and kind..."

"In my opinion at the time, the kind and kind Aunt Tian Xiao'e was definitely not a bad woman who traded her body for fabric as others said, until..."

Speaking of this, Qi Fenglian's eyes flashed with pain, and she couldn't say any more.

Chen Wangyang, who seemed to have guessed the ending of the story, poured a cup of tea himself and placed it in front of Qi Fenglian:

"Director Qi, let's have a sip of tea first and then continue talking!"

"Thank you, Director Chen!"

Qi Fenglian glanced at Chen Wangyang gratefully, picked up the teacup and drank it all, and then continued:

"It wasn't until midnight one night in the second summer that I was woken up by the heat in the middle of the night. I wanted to get some water from the public faucet in the yard and flush it. As a result, as soon as I opened the door, I saw Wei Shu coming out of Tang Yuyu's house... …Director Wei!”

"I was shocked at the time and quickly closed the door. I didn't sleep well that night. I kept thinking whether Aunt Tian Xiao'e was really like what others said, a woman who used her body in exchange for a weaving system. A bad woman?"

"It is precisely for this reason that the next day I rejected Tang Yuyu, who usually goes to school with me every day. Seeing her disappointed and leaving, I felt very uncomfortable..."

"What I didn't expect was that from that day on, the rumors that Tian Xiao'e was Director Wei's lover and that Tang Yuyu was Director Wei's illegitimate daughter were spread and spread very loudly!"

"At that time, Tang Yuyu believed that I was the one who told the story, and came to question me with a look of disappointment and sadness. Even though I repeatedly swore that I was not the one who told the story, she still refused to believe me..."

"Three days later, something even more terrifying happened. Tian Xiao'e actually hanged herself in her own home. Her body was found naked, and her face was filled with anger and despair, as if she was accusing something..."

When she said this, Qi Fenglian choked up uncontrollably:

"Although I knew that this incident had nothing to do with me, I was still extremely guilty at that time. Unfortunately, when I wanted to comfort Tang Yuyu, Tang Yuyu had already been picked up by someone who was said to be her father..."

Hearing this, Ye Siqi couldn't help but ask:

"What was Secretary Wei's reaction to this incident?"

Qi Fenglian shook her head, feeling slightly absent-minded:

"He had no reaction at the time, as if nothing had happened. However, one month after Tian Xiao'e committed suicide, he was transferred from the Second Cotton Spinning Factory and was said to be the deputy mayor of a prefecture-level city in southern Qin Province. ”

Ye Siqi and Chen Wangyang looked at each other and said in unison:

"Hanshui City!"

The absent-minded Qi Fenglian nodded slightly:

"seems like it."

At this time, Ye Siqi said to Chen Wangyang somewhat meaningfully:

"Second brother, if the information I got is correct, Wei Dagong's journey to success started when he was transferred to the position of deputy mayor of Hanshui City!"

Chen Wangyang also said thoughtfully:

"Obviously something like this happened that was equivalent to a stain, but instead of stalling, his official career was prosperous all the way until he took the position of secretary of the provincial party committee. This is really strange!"

Ye Siqi shook his head and said:

"At that time, the old man of the Zhang family was still the provincial party committee secretary of Qin Province. Wei Dagong, who had returned from the army, was considered a direct descendant of Mr. Zhang. With the protection of Mr. Zhang, it was natural for him to have a smooth career. What really surprised me was that Yes, he was transferred out sooner or later, but he was transferred just one month after Tian Xiao'e's death. If you want to say that he had nothing to do with Tian Xiao'e's death, I don't believe you at all!"

After hearing these words, Qi Fenglian, who prides herself on being quite courageous, started to sift through chaff:

My Marx!Are these words something that a small deputy director-level cadre like me can hear?

Who is the old man of the Zhang family?At least Qi Fenglian, who is a native of Qincheng City, knows it very well!

When she was young, if someone's children were naughty and disobedient, parents would often scare them with this sentence:

"You little bastard, if you don't obey me, I will let General Zhang come and chop you with a big sword!"

And Zhang Dadao is the most affectionate name that the people of Qin Province have for Zhang Zhonghe, the founding father who once served as the captain of the Dadao team and killed countless little devils...