413: Visiting and extending greetings to traffic police officers on duty

Lin Zifeng and the other two did not stay long at the wedding banquet, as they knew Li Qiang and his wife, as well as their family, still had the segment of toasting relatives and friends.

So they offered their blessings once more at the banquet and drank the wedding wine poured by the newlyweds; of course, Wang Zhongyu drank a soft drink since he had to drive later.

Chen Yuxi also only had one glass of beer, while only Lin Zifeng drank a glass of White Liquor.

Thus, after twenty minutes or so, the three of them stood up to take their leave.

The family insisted on walking the three of them out of the hotel. At the hotel entrance, Lin Zifeng looked at the family and said with a smile, "Qiang Zi, enjoy your married life. It won't be too late to return to work after your vacation ends."

"Go back now, there are still so many relatives and friends for you to look after!"

The family members expressed their thanks one after another. After Lin Zifeng and the others waved goodbye to the crowd, they headed toward the parking lot.

Watching the three figures walk away, Li Qiang's father spoke up, "Qiang Zi, you really are following a great leader!"

"I didn't expect the Secretary and his wife to be so approachable and amiable."

"For such a high-ranking leader to keep a mere driver like you in his heart and treat you so sincerely—don't ever let his kindness down in the future!"

"In your work from now on, you must serve the Secretary wholeheartedly."

"My In-law relative is right, Qiang Zi. If it weren't for your connection, I'm afraid I would never have had the chance to drink at the same table as Secretary Lin in my lifetime."

"You are also a deputy section level Cadre now. You must remember that besides your own hard work, there is also Secretary Lin's appreciation and promotion!"

"In the future, work must come first. Yaoyao, you must support Qiang Zi's work and never throw tantrums because of it."

Hearing her father's words, Li Qiang's new bride, Wang Yaoyao, quickly said, "I know, Dad, don't worry! Your daughter knows what's important."

"Let's go, Qiang Zi. You and Yaoyao should go toast the guests now."

At Li Qiang's mother's reminder, Li Qiang gave an affirmative response and turned back inside with his family.

Wang Zhongyu drove while Lin Zifeng and Chen Yuxi sat in the back, merging once again into the flow of traffic.

"Zhongyu, after you drop us off, go straight home and enjoy the holiday with your family!"

While driving, Wang Zhongyu said, "Secretary, if you need the car, you can call me anytime."

"No need. Your driving skills aren't even as good as mine or Yuxi's! I can just drive myself when I go out, hahaha."

After saying this, Lin Zifeng was the first to laugh.

Wang Zhongyu gave a somewhat embarrassed smile and said, "I'll have to find some time to practice properly in the future."

Chen Yuxi reached out and pinched Lin Zifeng's waist, giving him a sidelong glance.

Just then, Wang Zhongyu drove to a crossroad and stopped as the light turned red.

Through the car window, Lin Zifeng saw two traffic officers on duty at the intersection. One middle-aged Auxiliary Police Officer looked familiar, and he immediately remembered who he was.

This person was Li Zhisheng, the Auxiliary Police Officer he had seen in the news who bravely saved a student. He was also the one Lin Zifeng had specially approved to be directly converted to a regular officer during the Municipal Public Security Bureau's current police force expansion.

However, since the recruitment work had not yet been completed, Li Zhisheng was still wearing his Auxiliary Police Officer uniform.

As Lin Zifeng spotted Li Zhisheng, Li Zhisheng also noticed Lin Zifeng's Car No. 1.

Upon seeing the Car No. 1, Li Zhisheng felt excited and quickly reached out to tug at Zhang Heng, who was standing beside him, whispering, "Heng Zi, it's the Municipal Party Secretary's Car No. 1."

Zhang Heng also looked over. At that moment, the red light turned green. As Wang Zhongyu drove the car past them, both men saluted the car Lin Zifeng was in, their eyes following it with respect.

Lin Zifeng took in every move they made. So, after Wang Zhongyu drove through the traffic light, he had him pull over to the side.

Chen Yuxi asked in confusion, "What is it, Zifeng?"

"Wait for me in the car. I'm going to go console those two traffic officers. I've seen that auxiliary officer on the news; he's a hero who saved a student. Zhongyu, grab two bottles of water from the trunk."

Lin Zifeng spoke as he opened the car door. Wang Zhongyu gave an affirmative response and quickly got out of the car.

Chen Yuxi turned her head to look at the two traffic officers behind them and obediently stayed in the car.

Lin Zifeng walked toward Li Zhisheng and the other officer, with Wang Zhongyu following behind holding two bottles of mineral water.

Seeing the two of them walking toward them, both Li Zhisheng and Zhang Heng became a bit nervous.

"Brother Li, why is the Secretary walking toward us?" Zhang Heng whispered.

"How should I know? Like you, this is the first time I've seen Secretary Lin in real life. Stop talking, the Secretary is almost here."

When Lin Zifeng and Wang Zhongyu reached them, the two officers saluted Lin Zifeng simultaneously and said in unison, "Hello, Secretary."

With a face full of smiles, Lin Zifeng first extended his hand to Zhang Heng, who hurriedly grasped it with both hands.

"Comrades, you've worked hard. On this National Day holiday when the whole country is celebrating, you have to stand on the road to ensure the city's traffic flows smoothly. On behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, I express my condolences for your hard work."

"Thank you, Secretary," Zhang Heng said excitedly.

Lin Zifeng took the mineral water from Wang Zhongyu and handed a bottle to each of them, then said with a smile, "You've worked hard. Have some water to quench your thirst!"

Li Zhisheng took the initiative to shake Lin Zifeng's hand and said with great emotion, "Secretary, I thank you on behalf of my entire family."

Though Li Zhisheng's words were brief, they were filled with deep feeling and sincerity.

Lin Zifeng nodded with a smile and said, "I recognize you, Comrade Li Zhisheng. I saw the news report about you bravely saving that student."

"You are a Comrade with high political awareness and a role model in our police force. In the future, do not forget your original intention and continue to work hard!"

"Please rest assured, Secretary. I will not fail your concern and expectations. In the future, I will definitely be a qualified police officer who serves the people wholeheartedly."

Li Zhisheng spoke with powerful conviction.

Lin Zifeng nodded and patted Li Zhisheng on the shoulder in encouragement, then bid them farewell and turned back toward the car.

It wasn't until Lin Zifeng's car had driven far away that Li Zhisheng and Zhang Heng finally lowered their saluting right hands.

"Brother Li, I really didn't expect to meet the Secretary here, and for the Secretary to be so approachable. It's truly exciting!"

"Once we get back to the team, we'll really have something to brag about."

"If the other team members knew that being on duty here today would mean receiving condolences from the Secretary, they'd definitely regret not coming to this post."

After Zhang Heng finished speaking with an excited face, he opened the mineral water and drank more than half the bottle in one breath.

Seeing that Li Zhisheng wasn't drinking, he asked in confusion, "Brother Li, aren't you thirsty? Why aren't you drinking?"

Hearing Zhang Heng's question, Li Zhisheng instead put the mineral water into his pocket and then spoke, "This is mineral water given by the Secretary, how can I just drink it like that?"

"I'm going to take it home to keep as a collection, as a souvenir."

Hearing Li Zhisheng's words, Zhang Heng realized his mistake and quickly screwed the cap back onto the mineral water, then added, "You're right, Brother Li. I want to take it home too, but it's a pity only half a bottle is left."

"Why didn't you remind me sooner?"

Even Lin Zifeng hadn't expected that the two of them would treasure two ordinary bottles of mineral water so much.

This is how things given by different people can be endowed with different meanings.