132: Report to the Provincial Party School

It was two incredibly happy days. Except for the time Chen Yuxi took to visit Chen Yuqing, returning in less than two hours, neither of them had left Chen Yuxi's home.

Chen Yuxi only went to visit Chen Yuqing because she was afraid her sister would become suspicious.

Early Monday morning, after they had finished breakfast, Chen Yuxi drove him to the Provincial Party School.

The two chatted and laughed all the way until they arrived near the Provincial Party School.

Lin Zifeng took his suitcase out of the trunk, and Chen Yuxi smiled and said, "Zifeng, My father is the President of the Provincial Party School. When you hold the opening ceremony, My father will definitely attend."

"By then, you will be able to see My father."

At the beginning of this year, during the personnel adjustments at the Provincial Level, Chen Yuanhua was promoted from Executive Vice Governor to Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and his ranking among the Provincial Party Standing Committee Members rose from sixth to third.

He became one of the true top three leaders of Huanan Province and also concurrently served as the President of the Provincial Party School.

That was why Chen Yuxi said that.

Hearing what Chen Yuxi said, he smiled and replied, "Does that mean I will be able to meet My father-in-law very soon?"

"If you have the guts, just go up and call him that when you see My father," Chen Yuxi said, not backing down.

"Forget it! If I dared to do that, Your Father would probably slap me in front of everyone!"

As Lin Zifeng said this, he made a frightened gesture, which made Chen Yuxi giggle.

The two chatted and laughed for over ten minutes. Under Lin Zifeng's urging, Chen Yuxi reluctantly got into the car and drove away.

Only then did Lin Zifeng drag his suitcase and turn to walk toward the main gate of the Party School.

Arriving at the gate of the Party School, he took out the notice issued by the Municipal Party Committee, registered at the gate, and successfully entered the Party School.

The guard at the gate even thoughtfully told him where the registration office was.

The Provincial Party School had just started work. Since the whole day was designated for registration, he had arrived the earliest and was the first to report.

The staff member responsible for registration took his work ID and glanced at him in surprise. Clearly, the other party had not expected that someone so young would already be a county magistrate.

Therefore, after he finished registering, the staff member even initiated a conversation with him.

"County Magistrate Lin, is this your first time attending a training class at the Party School? I want to remind you that once you are at the Party School, there are no county magistrates or Division Chiefs. Everyone must consider themselves students and strictly hold themselves to the standards of a student."

"Thank you for your kind reminder; I will keep it in mind."

He thanked the other party for the kind reminder very humbly.

The staff member nodded with a smile and handed him a key with a number tag.

"The dormitory is on the southeast side. This is your dormitory key. Two people share a room."

"You are the first student to report, so you can go pick your bed, get settled, and then you are free to do as you please."

"However, you must stay overnight at the Party School tonight. The opening ceremony will be held in the largest classroom tomorrow morning at nine o'clock. You can take this time to familiarize yourself with the situation inside the Party School."

Lin Zifeng thanked him again, turned, left the registration office, and walked toward the southeast side of the Party School.

There was also a staff member on duty in front of the dormitory building. Seeing him walk over, the staff member took the initiative to greet him.

"Hello, Comrade. Please show me your room number. Once I register it, I will issue your daily necessities."

He acknowledged with a sound, handed the dormitory key to the other party, and after registering, the other party brought out a washbasin.

Inside were daily necessities such as a towel, water cup, toothpaste, and toothbrush.

After thanking them, Lin Zifeng walked upstairs.

Entering the dormitory, he chose a bed and began to tidy up.

After getting settled, he walked out of the dormitory, went downstairs, and strolled around the Party School. While familiarizing himself with the situation inside the Party School, he called Chen Yuxi to briefly explain his situation at the Party School.

By nearly ten o'clock, the number of people arriving to report began to increase.

He had toured the entire Party School before returning to the dormitory door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a man of about thirty-five or thirty-six years old lying on the other bed.

He knew this person would be his roommate for the next three months.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the man quickly got off the bed, looked surprised for a moment, and then walked over to him.

While walking, he smiled and extended his hand, "Hello, you must be my roommate, right? I am Zhang Zimo from Jinhua County, Yuquan City. Very nice to meet you."

Lin Zifeng shook the other party's hand and said, "Hello. From now on, we are classmates. I am Lin Zifeng from Yushu County, Chunhua City. I hope that in the next three months, we can forge a deep friendship."

"Haha, let's sit down and chat! Judging by your age, you are at least ten years younger than me. I actually thought you were a staff member of the Party School just now!"

"I didn't expect that you would have been promoted to deputy section-level at such a young age. You definitely have a boundless future ahead of you!"

"I'll take the liberty of being the elder brother and call you Younger Brother Zifeng. You can just call me Brother Zhang!"

The other party said this very heartily with a loud laugh.

Zhang Zimo thought that at Lin Zifeng's age, being promoted to deputy section-level was already very rare; he didn't even consider Division-Head Level.

Chunhua City and Yuquan City were located in the north and south of Huanan Province respectively, quite far apart, so the county-level Cadres were not familiar with each other.

This training class for Division Level Cadres was for Division-Head Level and deputy section-level Cadres, which is why Zhang Zimo said that.

Lin Zifeng did not correct the other party; he felt it was better to keep a low profile.

After the two sat down, they began to chat happily, and the exchange was very pleasant.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Lin Zifeng smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, chatting with you makes time fly by. In the blink of an eye, it's already noon."

"My stomach is starting to revolt. Since we hit it off right away, let me treat you to a meal, Brother Zhang!"

"Younger Brother Zifeng, as your elder brother, how can I let you pay for the first meal? Let's go, I'll treat you to a meal."

After saying this, Zhang Zimo took the lead and walked outside.

The two chatted and laughed all the way, walked out of the Party School gate, hailed a taxi, and left the Party School.

Lin Zifeng had originally suggested settling for lunch at a small restaurant near the Party School.

However, Zhang Zimo insisted on refusing. His reasoning was also quite sufficient: this was the first meal they were having after getting to know each other, so it had to have some sense of ceremony.

This meal had to be a good one, and they could live a simple life later.

Therefore, the two got out of the car in front of a high-class hotel and walked inside.

They asked for a Private Room, ordered four dishes and a bottle of White Liquor. Soon, the waiter served the food and drinks.

The two chatted while drinking and exchanging toasts.

Because it was noon and it was the first day of reporting to the Party School, the two did not drink much. They split a bottle of White Liquor and finished lunch.