332: Central Party School Advanced Training Class

After Lin Zifeng left Jiang Shiyu's Office, he went to visit Li Xinzhang and Wan Guoliang. Li Xinzhang's warmth toward Lin Zifeng was full of appreciation.

Wan Guoliang went without saying; the relationship between the two was much closer than that of Lin Zifeng and Li Xinzhang.

He only stayed in Li Xinzhang's Office for about half an hour.

In Wan Guoliang's Office, however, at Wan Guoliang's repeated insistence, he chatted with him until it was time to get off work.

"Secretary Zifeng, take my car directly to the hotel in a bit! Stay in the City Level tonight and return to Yushu City tomorrow!"

Wan Guoliang said with a chuckle.

"Secretary Guoliang, the City Level isn't far from Yushu City, and I've already had my Secretary and driver come to pick me up.

I'll take your car to the hotel in a moment, and after the banquet ends, I'll head back to Yushu City.

It’s already been arranged in advance. Yushu City is holding a Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting tomorrow morning; how can I, as the Secretary, be absent?"

Lin Zifeng declined the other's invitation to stay, stating his reasons.

"Work comes first, so I won't keep you. I originally thought we could have a long talk through the night! We'll have to save it for another time.

Next time we go to the Provincial Level for a meeting, let's go visit Secretary Chen together. My ability to take this step further this time was thanks to Secretary Chen's strong recommendation!"

Facing Lin Zifeng, Wan Guoliang spoke these words quite openly.

Lin Zifeng agreed very readily.

Seeing that it was about time, the two left the Office together, went downstairs, got into the car, and rushed toward the hotel.

Wang Zhongyu saw Lin Zifeng and Wan Guoliang leave together in the car and immediately had Li Qiang drive the car to follow behind.

When Lin Zifeng returned home, it was already almost eleven o'clock. Chen Yuxi and Lin Yining were both already asleep.

He took a shower and got into bed. Although he was very careful, he still woke Chen Yuxi.

Chen Yuxi said drowzily, "Hubby, you're back. It's so late, why didn't you stay overnight in the City Level?"

"The City Level is holding a Standing Committee meeting tomorrow, so no matter how late it was, I had to rush back.

It's late, let's get to sleep quickly!"

As Lin Zifeng spoke, he pulled Chen Yuxi into his arms. Chen Yuxi nodded and closed her eyes again.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than two months had gone by. It was now early June, and people had shed their heavy clothes for cooler attire.

During these two-plus months, work in all sectors of Yushu City had been progressing steadily and rapidly.

Since Lin Zifeng had been promoted to Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, he was not only the Municipal Party Secretary of Yushu City but also one of the Municipal Leaders. Consequently, the discordant voices that used to appear in the shadows had now completely vanished.

All the policies formulated by Lin Zifeng could be implemented fully without any compromise.

Having become a Standing Committee Member, Lin Zifeng possessed a natural advantage; no one was foolish enough to cross him.

However, Lin Zifeng often cautioned himself that he could not use this advantage to turn Yushu City into his own personal dictatorship.

Normal debates, disagreements, and differing opinions must be allowed in the work.

The focus of his work remained on Yushu City; he only went to the City Level when Chunhua City held meetings.

He only set aside a few days a month to work in Chunhua City.

Over a month ago, Jiang Yufei had processed her unpaid leave and began traveling to various places alone, with her final destination being Shen City in the south.

Whenever Lin Zifeng could find the time, he would call or video chat to check on Jiang Yufei's situation away from home.

Li Yuhang had also completely established himself in Yushu City. Using his personal network, he had brought nearly a billion in investment projects to Heping Town.

This not only provided a boost to the economic development of Heping Town but also brought vitality to the economic growth of Yushu City.

One morning, Lin Zifeng was in his Office listening to Executive Vice Mayor Li Deyou, the Party Secretary of Xiangyang Town, report on his work.

Just as their conversation was nearing its end, Lin Zifeng's private cell phone rang.

Executive Vice Mayor Li Deyou was very perceptive and immediately stood up to take his leave.

Lin Zifeng nodded with a smile. Once the other man had stepped out of the Office and thoughtfully closed the door, he picked up the phone.

The call was from his father-in-law, Chen Yuanhua, bringing him a piece of news.

The Central Party School was holding a three-month refresher course for outstanding young Cadres starting on June 15th.

This refresher course required students to be under thirty-five years old and they had to be Cadres at the Division-Head Level or Bureau Level.

Huanan Province had recommended two students: one was Lin Zifeng, and the other was Zhang Chinglei, the Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of Yuquan City.

The refresher course held by the Central Party School also required participants to be detached from their regular work.

The notice would be issued later today. Chen Yuanhua emphasized to him the importance of this refresher course for his future official career development.

The son-in-law and father-in-law chatted on the phone for over ten minutes. Lin Zifeng asked if Chen Yuanhua could take another step forward; the answer was that the competition was fierce, and Chen Yuanhua was continuing to observe from the sidelines.

It would likely take more than a month for a result to emerge.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Zifeng was in high spirits, happily humming a little tune in his Office.

Just as Chen Yuanhua had said on the phone, Lin Zifeng received the forwarded notice from Chunhua City that same day.

For the next few days, Lin Zifeng spent his time preparing to attend the refresher course at the Central Party School.

To this end, he specially held an enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee and handed over some work to Xu Minghao, who would temporarily preside over the affairs of Yushu City.

He took Chen Yuxi and their daughter to stay at Mr. and Mrs. Lin Jiahua's home for a day, and also made a special trip to Miaoshan Town to see his grandparents.

Knowing that Lin Zifeng was going to participate in the three-month Central Party School refresher course, Chen Yuxi decided to take Lin Yining to live in the provincial capital for those three months.

Having made all the preparations, Lin Zifeng planned to take his wife and daughter to the provincial capital tomorrow, and from there go directly to Beijing to attend the refresher course at the Central Party School.

That night, Chen Yuxi carefully prepared daily necessities for Lin Zifeng, packing an entire large suitcase.

Looking at Chen Yuxi carefully preparing his things, a sense of happiness welled up in Lin Zifeng's heart.

When Chen Yuxi stood up, he hugged her slender waist from behind, rested his chin on her fragrant shoulder, and said softly, "Wife, you're so good."

Chen Yuxi turned around, put her arms around Lin Zifeng, and said in a sweet voice, "Once you go to Beijing, it will be three months before you come back.

You must think of me every day; don't let the glitz and glamour of Beijing dazzle your eyes."

Lin Zifeng nodded and said, "Wife, I will think of you and our daughter every moment."

The couple embraced and spoke sweet nothings for a while before Lin Zifeng picked up Chen Yuxi and strode toward the bedroom.