Chapter 49 Kung Fu Beyond Calligraphy

Does Secretary Niu have any objections to him? Xia couldn't figure it out and thought about it for a while, but he didn't think there was any conflict with him, and it was his first meeting again.

Then he felt relieved when he thought about it. Everyone had their own unique habits. Maybe Mayor Hu didn't drink the wine poured from others. He sat back on his seat, nodded and smiled, and it was obvious that Niu Xinliang's disdain for him. It is understandable that the mayor's secretary is at least a section-level cadre, and the county party secretary is not even qualified to be a secretary. Even if there is, he is at most a stock level, or even a level. Naturally, he cannot be compared with the mayor's secretary who is the top leader of the county bureau once he is on duty.

Hu Zengzhou pretended not to see what had just happened and continued to talk to Li Dingshan about some irrelevant topics, such as how Yan City is developing now, what influential manuscripts he had posted when he was in a national newspaper, whether it was easy to walk on the expressway all the way from the capital, etc., talking nonsense, but not mentioning the main topic. Li Dingshan was impatient and difficult to reveal it, so he had to deal with it with questions and answers, and didn't know what Hu Zengzhou meant to write some idle articles.

Xia Xiang also knew some knowledge about Hu Zengzhou's resume, knowing that he was from Qisheng, a neighboring province. Later, he was admitted to Yansheng University. After graduating from university, he stayed in Yansheng Province and entered the political arena. He walked step by step to this day. It can be said that he has never left Yansheng Province, and is considered to be half a member of Yansheng. So when he heard that he always mentioned Yancheng City and newspapers intentionally or unintentionally, and thought of the layout and layout of today's Ziqi Garden, he had a vague understanding in his heart.

Xia Xiang took the opportunity to get up and pour water. When he looked up, he saw a piece of characters on the wall. It was written in Liu style. The brushwork was vigorous and quite skillful. He wrote a self-encouraging poem: "If you don't come again in the prime of your life, it's hard to get back to the morning. If you encourage yourself in time, the years will not wait for others." It was recorded in one of Tao Yuanming's "Miscellaneous Poems", and there is no signature below.

He held the kettle in one hand and the teapot in the other, standing in front of this literal in a daze. Without moving for a long time, Li Dingshan blamed and said, "Xiao Xia, what's wrong with you? Add water to Mayor Hu quickly, don't be stunned."

Niu Xinliang didn't like Xia Xiang very much since he met, because he could see that Li Dingshan valued Xia Xiang far more than Hu Zengzhou's trust in him. Moreover, Xia Xiang was too young. A young man in his early 20s was a secretary for the county party secretary? He was a driver and thoughtful job! What kind of work does a secretary do? It is a combination of careful, thoughtful, patient and ability, a voice-over for the leader, and a spokesperson for the leader's image. He is so young, he knows what details are about and how to see the level of the details? It takes at least three or five years to learn to fully understand the intentions of the leader.

Niu Xinliang was selected from the Secretary Department by Hu Zengzhou, then the county party secretary, at the age of 26, and became his secretary. He had been in the Secretary Department for three years and no leader appreciated him, so he was deeply grateful for Hu Zengzhou's kindness. Later, Hu Zengzhou was promoted to deputy mayor and then mayor, and he was always following Hu Zengzhou, and his level was also mentioned from deputy subject to regular subjects. What made him uneasy was that although Mayor Hu was pretty good to him, he never regarded him as his confidant, and he always felt a sense of alienation.

Although he also holds the position of head of the General Section of the Government Office, he is very eager to be the position of deputy director of the government office. If he can be promoted to deputy director and then promoted to half of the room to deputy director, it will not be a waste of time to play with Hu Zengzhou. What disappoints him is that since he was promoted to the section level, Hu Zengzhou seems to have forgotten his requirements for progress and put him at the section level for three years, but there is no news of being promoted to the top half level.

Today, when he saw the young county party secretary and younger secretary, and the secretary's extremely trust in the secretary, and when he thought of his bleak future, Niu Xinliang was indescribable to Xia Xiang. Perhaps what he was unwilling to admit was that he was actually jealous of Xia Xiang when he was so young, and even if Xia Xiang had no level at all, the county party secretary could directly decide the promotion of section-level cadres.

People's psychology is sometimes strange, because Niu Xinliang feels that Xia Xiang is the secretary of the county party committee secretary, which is much younger than him at that time, and his mentality is unbalanced. When Xia Xiang stood stupidly in front of a picture of calligraphy, forgot the responsibility of a secretary, and only admired it in an inappropriate manner, he finally couldn't help laughing out loud, got up and took the kettle from Xia Xiang's hand, and added water to Hu Zengzhou and Li Dingshan, and said in a tone of being experienced: "Xiao Xia is still young, Mayor Hu and Secretary Li don't blame him, everyone is here, it takes time to grow up. When I was a secretary for Mayor Hu at the beginning, I made many mistakes. Thanks to Mayor Hu's magnanimity and gave me the opportunity to correct me, I have achieved a little bit of maturity today."

Niu Xinliang said something calmly and put a high hat on Hu Zengzhou, and seemed to be kind enough to speak for Xia Xiang. At the same time, he also hinted that he had followed Hu Zengzhou for a long time. As for how Hu Zengzhou and Li Dingshan interpreted it, he of course hoped that Mayor Hu would remember his contributions.

Hu Zengzhou smiled but said nothing. Li Dingshan looked angry and was about to scold Xia Xiang for a few words, but Xia Xiang admitted his mistake first: "I'm sorry, Secretary Li, I was distracted for a moment. Sorry, Mayor Hu, I made you laugh. The main reason is that these words are written in a very vivid way and have the charm of Liu style. Although they are not signed, they seem to be the work of a master of calligraphy."

Hu Zengzhou looked at Xia Xiang with interest: "Xiao Xia also understands calligraphy? Tell me, what are the advantages and disadvantages of these characters?"

Xia Yao smiled embarrassedly: "I don't dare to show off in front of Mayor Hu. Besides, I just like calligraphy and only know some basics. How dare I talk nonsense in front of the leader?"

Li Dingshan looked at Xia Xiang with a suspicious look on his face, but he refused to say anything. He knew that Xia Xiang was not the one who caused trouble, and maybe he had another purpose. Hu Zengzhou smiled generously and said in a very tolerant and generous tone: "Secretary Li, we have all walked by when we were young, and we also knew that the impulse of young people seems real because of impulse. Therefore, we should allow young comrades to make some mistakes, be tolerant and love them, right? Especially Xia Xiang, just was just stunned, this was not a mistake at all. Who wouldn't allow subordinates to be stunned in front of the leader? If this is true, when we were having a meeting above, some comrades below took a nap. Do we still have to drive them out? We should allow Comrade Xiaoxia to tell the truth and tell the truth, right?"

Hu Zengzhou's words were both official and casual, leaving Li Dingshan with nothing to say, so he had to nodded to Xia Xiang: "Today's task is to meet Mayor Hu, get to know him, and ask Mayor Hu to support my future work. But since he was sitting together and talking, it would be nothing to say something off-topic."

Li Dingshan’s implication was to tell Hu Zengzhou that he hoped to hear his statement and his support for his work. However, Hu Zengzhou seemed to have not heard it, and said to Xia Xiang: “Come on, I won’t talk about work today, I only talk about calligraphy. Let’s listen…”

Li Dingshan tried hard to hide his disappointment and lowered his head to eat.

Xia Xiang showed a shy smile, turned around and pointed to the words on the wall and said, "Tao Yuanming's poem is a self-encouraging poem. The poem expresses his ambition. From the recording of this poem, we can see that the writer is diligent and self-encouraging. Then, every stroke is full and full, with full strokes, and it is extremely powerful. The pen in the middle turns the pen and the writing turns into a dragon and snake, and the brushstrokes become vigorous and free. The last few iron and silver strokes give people a feeling of strength passing through the back of the paper. The whole poem was completed in one go, without a pause in the middle. Even if it is seen by the great contemporary calligraphers, it should be rated as a masterpiece."
Chapter completed!