Rebirth of Minister Qi

Qi Tongwei arrived at the door and looked into the waiting room. The familiar face, Mayor Zhang, was sitting inside. Qi Tongwei walked straight into the waiting room and waved to Mayor Zhang.

Mayor Zhang was a little embarrassed and surprised. Mayor Qi really seldom does things. How could he just talk about things in public?

Sometimes it will cause trouble for both parties. The normal process basically will not go through the middleman, and everything must be kept mysterious.

At this time, some cadres in the waiting room looked at the two with strange eyes.

Qi Tongwei doesn't care about all that. He is not a broker and doesn't like to act as a matchmaker for others. He doesn't rely on this for a living, so he has no concerns about speaking directly in public.

"Mayor Zhang, right? I'm also from Lincheng, and Secretary Ma just told me about this.

I have mentioned this to Deputy Director Jin, and they will notify you when there is news. Give the materials to the secretary and you can go back."

After saying that, Qi Tongwei prepared to leave in a leisurely manner, leaving Mayor Zhang standing there in a daze. Mayor Zhang quickly tried to call Qi Tongwei back.

"Then Mayor Qi, could you please honor us with a simple meal tonight at a nearby courtyard? You can arrange the dinner guests, and we won't make things difficult for you."

Qi Tongwei waved his hand and refused directly.

"I don't eat out. If my wife cooks at home, I won't eat. In the future, you should make more contributions to Lincheng. After all, it's my hometown."

After saying that, Qi Tongwei left. He did not intend to get involved in the personal connections between these middle-level officials and establish himself as an unreasonable and relationship-averse person. Instead, this would make things go smoothly for him. One of the main reasons why Secretary Zhao dared to use him was that Qi Tongwei would not bring him any trouble and would not promote him with an illness.

But Mayor Zhang was embarrassed because he had promised to help another department-level official raise their issue, but Qi Tongwei didn't give him a chance at all, so he failed to fulfill his friend's request.

The next day, Qi Tongwei arrived at Jin Xinkai's house early. The old general was already at home to take care of him and could only stay awake for a very short time every day.

Qi Tongwei looked at the jujube trees that were beginning to wither in the courtyard, and vaguely remembered that when he first came here more than ten years ago, these trees had just been planted not long ago.

The leaves swirled and fell. Autumn in the capital city marked the beginning of loneliness for all things. This old man would not be able to survive this winter. A flash of enlightenment came into Qi Tongwei's mind.

Jin Xinkai was dressed relatively casually today, but his style was no longer as fashionable and trendy as it was more than a decade ago. To say he was casual was just that he was wearing an executive jacket without a snow-white shirt underneath. His pants were no longer his favorite jeans, but suit pants, and he was wearing a pair of exquisite leather shoes. More than a decade in official career had worn away the enthusiasm of this young man and turned him into a fixed shape with various frameworks.

Also, the smile on his face is no longer the same as it was more than a decade ago. Now Jin Xinkai always looks serious subconsciously, with an indelible sadness between his brows.

"Come in with me, Grandpa is awake, and he wants to see you."

Qi Tongwei followed Jin Xinkai and hurried into the east wing of the courtyard that had been converted into a ward.

"Grandpa, Tongwei is here."

At this time, General Jin's old age could no longer be concealed. He could only struggle to stand up with the help of medical staff, but he could not stand for long and sat down on the sofa.

"Child, you are here."

As he spoke, Mr. Jin put his hand on Qi Tongwei's shoulder and looked at Qi Tongwei with strange eyes.

"Come here, come here, sit here."

After Qi Tongwei sat down, he spoke again.

"You guys go out first. Xiaokai, you go out too."

Although the others were puzzled, they still walked out obediently and closed the door.

"I think my time is almost up. I've been having more and more dreams recently, and I've seen a lot of old friends.

I recalled my first time participating in the revolution. I knew nothing at that time. We established a base in the Soviet area and followed that teacher across the Chishui River four times, making those people run around in circles, until we took root in northern Shaanxi.

Until the Japanese surrender, we continued to defeat the larger force with a smaller one, and our numbers grew as the battle went on. I really miss those days.

The Japanese invaders and the bald guys didn't understand why we could never finish the fight and why we could never win no matter how hard we fought.

But I know why we won. It was because the local people used carts and shoulders and sent their own sons to help us. That’s why we won.

Many people always say that our victory is the result of so-and-so's efforts, but I know that it is the local people who support us. We are working for the people and the masses in spirit, and we can win if we have justice in our hearts. This is the basis for our victory.

Although people's lives have improved in recent years, we have not yet fulfilled our promises to them.

During this period, some of the dreams I had were very strange and very real. I also dreamed of you. I dreamed that you became a corrupt official and finally committed suicide in the place where you were a hero.

Xiaokai also died in a small alley in Lincheng. Our whole family was in grief, and I did not survive the following winter.

The dream was so real, but the next day, when the sun shone on me again, I woke up and I didn’t know if it was a dream or not. "

As soon as these words came out, Qi Tongwei's body trembled. He raised his head and looked at the old man, but still said nothing.

“I know you are a good kid. You have done very well in the past few years. You always remember that you are a farmer’s child.

If you don't go along with those people, the few entrepreneurial enterprises in the place where you are in power will absorb the mess of laid-off workers in Northeast China.

You did the right thing in this matter. I seem to still have some strength. Please help me call the people outside, especially my sons, in. If I don’t say something today, I may never have the chance again.

In fact, I am still looking forward to that world. I miss that teacher and I have a lot to say to him, but if I don’t explain some things clearly, I am afraid I will not have the face to see that teacher.

Help me sit up."

Qi Tongwei nodded, tears already flowing down his face. He knew that the old man was at the end of his life. Qi Tongwei walked out and called the children of the Jin family in. More than a dozen direct descendants walked into the east wing, making it seem a little crowded inside for a moment.

"grandfather."

"father."

The people who came were the second and third generation children of the Jin family. Only a small number of them went into politics. According to Jin Xinkai, only three people from their three generations developed within the system. There is only one person in the second generation now, two of whom are wearing military uniforms, and two are just ordinary retired workers.

In their era, being an ordinary worker was a matter of great pride, and many children of senior officials were ordinary workers.