The car passed through the back gate of the compound and drove directly to the VIP building of the Lotus Hotel.

The split-level building where Lin Guodong lives is backed by a mountain and faces a lake. It is a standard apartment in a VIP building, and there is a 05 sign on the exterior wall.

Ye Qingping got out of the car and rang the doorbell in front of the building.

Lin Guodong's secretary Xu Wenjun soon appeared at the door.

Ye Qingping gave a brief introduction.

Xu Wenjun shook hands with Yi Haitao and Chu Tianshu and let them into the room.

The layout of the building is spacious, much higher than the split-level structure of ordinary commercial buildings, and the decoration is very simple but very exquisite. The building stone is granite and the wood is oak.

Downstairs is the living room, dining room, bathroom and two guest rooms.

Xu Wenjun took the three people to the stairs on the second floor and pointed to the top. He quietly turned sideways and stepped aside, and secretly gave Chu Tianshu a wink.

Chu Tianshu knew how to advance and retreat, and knew that he was not qualified to meet such a senior leader as Lin Guodong, so even without Xu Wenjun's wink, he would not have followed Yi Haitao and Ye Qingping in recklessly.

Chu Tianshu stopped, handed the rice paper in his hand to Yi Haitao, and then followed Xu Wenjun to the living room downstairs.

Xu Wenjun asked Chu Tianshu to sit down on the sofa and rushed to pour him a cup of tea. When passing the cup, he said intentionally or unintentionally: "Minister Lin is in a good mood today."

Chu Tianshu was stunned for a moment, but he immediately understood that Xu Wenjun was trying to show his kindness to him.

Don't underestimate what Xu Wenjun said just now, which seemed to be an understatement. Sometimes this sentence is worth a lot of money.

When meeting with senior leaders, no one wants to talk about their own affairs, but success or failure often depends on the mood of the leader.

If the leader is happy, he will be able to listen to what you want to talk about. Maybe with a wave of his hand, the matter you are talking about will be solved satisfactorily, and at least there will be a satisfactory answer. If the leader is in a bad mood, you still have to ask the leader for help.

If I help you worry about things, nine times out of ten you will be disappointed.

Chu Tianshu stood up and took the teacup, smiled, and said softly: "Thank you, Secretary Xu."

Xu Wenjun said: "Xiao Chu, this is not a formal occasion. Don't act like you are in an agency. You should call me Xiao Xu or Wenjun."

Chu Tianshu said: "That's inappropriate. You are a few years older than me. I should at least call you Brother Xu."

Xu Wenjun said nothing, which was regarded as acquiescence.

In the eyes of all officials, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Minister is an extremely important role.

According to regulations, the organization director of the provincial party committee is ranked lower than the deputy secretary and executive deputy governor in the standing committee of the provincial party committee. Some are even ranked behind the secretary of the municipal party committee or the secretary-general of the municipal party committee in the provincial capital city. However, his importance is compared with them.

Not inferior at all.

Because he holds the power of life and death for officials at all levels in the province, and a single word of his mouth may determine the progress or retreat of an official's life.

Speaking of which, Xu Wenjun is several years older than Chu Tianshu, and he is also a deputy director.

However, the importance of an official does not entirely depend on the level of his position, especially the secretary.

The secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Minister follows the minister all day long. Although he cannot directly determine the progress of an official, he is the bridge and link between officials and the minister. Provincial cadres are willing to curry favor with him and hope to become his friend.

Therefore, Chu Tianshu would certainly be surprised and grateful when Xu Wenjun took the initiative to show his kindness to him.

After sitting down and chatting for a while, Chu Tianshu felt that Xu Wenjun did not show the kind of arrogance that is common among people around some leaders, but rather seemed to be close to others of the same age.

Chu Tianshu tentatively proposed to exchange communication methods with Xu Wenjun, and he readily took out a business card. There was no unit or position on it, only a landline number and a mobile phone number.

This kind of business card is usually only passed between friends.

When they met for the first time, he received such courtesy. Chu Tianshu suddenly felt flattered, and he was still wondering: In this way, Yi Haitao really has a relatively important position in Lin Guodong's mind. Xu Wenjun loves the whole family, so he will treat him so well.

You are so polite.

After chatting for a while, Xu Wenjun said: "Xiao Chu, let's go up too."

"Is this...appropriate?" Chu Tianshu stood up and said hesitantly: "Brother Xu, the leaders are talking, I am a nobody..."

Xu Wenjun smiled: "Haha, it's okay, Minister Lin told me, let's meet together."

Oh! Chu Tianshu breathed a sigh of relief. However, he still admired Xu Wenjun's agility. He sat with him for a while and let the leaders finish what they had to say, and then took him up, with just the right sense of proportion.

After going upstairs, Xu Wenjun gently opened the study door, and Chu Tianshu followed closely and walked in quietly.

There are two bookshelves against the wall in the inner room. In the middle is a large table covered with felt and rice paper. A middle-aged man is leaning over and writing.

Ye Qingping was holding the paper and ink with both hands at the side. Yi Haitao was watching attentively, nodding from time to time to show his respect.

Needless to say, this middle-aged man is Lin Guodong, the director of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.

Lin Guodong was wearing a black long-sleeved T-shirt and gray high-grade wool casual trousers. He looked very focused and didn't seem to care whether Chu Tianshu came in.

It was the first time for him to be in such close contact with such a high-level leader. Chu Tianshu's heart couldn't help but beat wildly. He didn't dare to disturb him, so he just stood a little far away, held his breath, and looked at Lin Guodong with reverence.

As a deputy provincial cadre, Lin Guodong can be said to be very young. He is only forty-eight years old this year. His square face is already slightly chubby and glowing red. His hair is thick and neatly combed back. His eyes are bright and full of hair.

He has inner confidence and domineering power. Even though he has never been up close, he can feel the powerful aura radiating from his body.

After looking at the people, Chu Tianshu stretched his neck and looked at the rice paper.

Lin Guodong writes in running cursive, which is vigorous and powerful. In terms of layout and composition, he has the boldness and boldness of running cursive. However, in terms of brushwork, he also has the foundation of Yan style and Wei stele, which is very unique.

Although Chu Tianshu is not good at calligraphy, Long Ruochen still recommended to him the works of Huai Su and other cursive calligraphers in the Longmen Inn, and also talked to him about some key points in calligraphy appreciation. Therefore, Chu Tianshu can more or less do it.

See some clues.

After finishing writing, Lin Guodong read softly: "If you don't ask for anything rashly, your heart will be at peace; if you don't do anything rashly, your body will be safe." Then he straightened up, looked up and saw Chu Tianshu, and asked: "Hey, you are Comrade Haitao's secretary, your name is

...that Chu...?"

Chu Tianshu said loudly: "Report to Minister Lin, my name is Chu Tianshu."

"Yes, yes, I can't say it when it comes to my mouth." Lin Guodong put down his pen and said with a smile: "Chairman Mao once had a poem called Ji Mu Chu Tianshu. Is that the origin of your name?"

Of course that is not the case, but the big boss has already said it, and it would be boring to argue anymore. Chu Tianshu nodded in agreement.

In fact, when Chu Tianshu pretended to be Wei Shijie and went on a blind date with Xiang Wanqing, Xiang Wanqing heard his name and asked the same question. At that time, Chu Tianshu's answer was: My surname is Chu, and my seniority happens to be Tian.

When my grandpa was choosing his name, he chose the word "Shu", from which Chu Tianshu came. Grandpa's intention was not particular, he just wanted his grandson to be comfortable every day.

Lin Guodong smiled, suddenly tapped Chu Tianshu with his hand, and said, "Xiao Chu, come here and see how my handwriting is doing?"

Chu Tianshu was stunned.

Yi Haitao and Ye Qingping both winked at him and told him to hurry over.

Chu Tianshu walked over, pretending to tilt his head, opened his eyes, and read it carefully from beginning to end, but he thought about praising Lin Guodong. He had heard too much, and it was meaningless to say it, but he didn't dare to say what he just said

I expressed my opinion, but I was worried that if I said it wrong it would appear to be showing off, so I hesitated and remained silent.

Yi Haitao and Ye Qingping were secretly worried for him, thinking, Chu Tianshu is usually very clever, why can't he even say nice things now? Is it because he has lost courage after meeting the big boss?

Lin Guodong, on the other hand, was not impatient and looked at him calmly with his hands behind his back.

In the end, Yi Haitao couldn't hold it any longer and asked, "How are you doing, Xiao Chu? You should speak up."

Lin Guodong smiled and said: "Haha, Haitao, don't worry, let him think about it before we talk."

Chu Tianshu thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "I'm reporting to Minister Lin that Xiao Chu doesn't know calligraphy and doesn't dare to make any comments."

"Hey, you kid." Yi Haitao was really anxious, pointed at Chu Tianshu, and smiled helplessly.

Lin Guodong laughed loudly, pointed at Chu Tianshu and said, "Okay! You really have the courage to tell the truth."

Then, he suppressed his smile and said slowly: "Since I arrived in Southeast Province, almost everyone has praised me for my writing ability, which can be seen from the back of the paper, and my extraordinary momentum. Anyway, there are so many good things to say, and people keep coming to ask for words, which makes me confused.

You are really like a great calligrapher. You are the only one who speaks out and doesn’t dare to make any comments. It’s obvious that I am just an average person and have just started. Just because I am the leader, you don’t dare to say anything.”

Chu Tianshu panicked and added stupidly: "Minister Lin, I didn't mean that. Your calligraphy level is much higher than mine."

Lin Guodong laughed again.

Yi Haitao's expression was stiff, and he laughed dryly.

Ye Qingping and Xu Wenjun covered their mouths and did not dare to laugh out loud.

Chu Tianshu crossed his arms and forced an awkward smile.

"Minister Lin, I..." Chu Tianshu looked around and said uneasily.

"Young man, it's okay." Lin Guodong interrupted him with a smile, pointing to the calligraphy works on the table, and said: "My university teacher at that time was the real master of calligraphy. I studied with him for several years, but I only learned a little bit.

It’s just a bit of fur. However, don’t underestimate this little bit of fur. Even in today’s age when we forget to pick up a pen and forget to write, we can still use it.”

Chu Tianshu didn't know where he got the courage, so he took the opportunity and said: "Minister Lin, please give me a calligraphy painting."

Even Yi Haitao felt that Chu Tianshu's request was too abrupt. Just now he was saying "I don't dare to make any comments", but in the blink of an eye he asked for words again. Could Lin Guodong be happy?
Chapter completed!