I work in a government unit, surnamed Liu, ranked seventh, there is an unspoken rule in our bureau, that is, no matter how busy the work is, when the middle-level and above cadres in the bureau retire, everyone has to get together to respect the elderly. In the past, the leaders stood at the front station, and our followers were as they went, and they brought one or two bottles of liquor.
Who would have thought that when Director Zhang of the bureau retired this year, he actually called us six middle-level people over, saying that he would have a good dinner, have a big meal, and also show us the followers. A few of us discussed, and I happened to have a good wine from the old wine cellar a few years ago, so I brought a jar to me.
When the feast began, we arrived a little early and set the jar of wine on the main table
。 Director Zhang looked at it and shook hands with me with a smile: "Alas, Section Chief Liu, I didn't hurt you in vain! I have drunk this jar of wine, just give me a foundation for an old man, drink hard!" I was sweating as I listened, but I didn't want to say anything, I just laughed and accompanied.
After a while, the other five old comrades of the same age as Director Zhang also arrived one after another. I saw that 6 old people who had taken a back seat gathered together, facing this big round table full of eight dishes, all of them were full of energy, and they regained the heroic spirit of their youth.
When I sat down, Director Zhang showed my jar of wine, saying what kind of wine it was, where it was produced and where it had been cellared for a few years, which made the other five old people hungry when they saw people, and they couldn't wait to try it immediately. I also muttered in my heart: Although good wine is not afraid of culverts, it is not a BMW to blow the horn after all? Director Zhang, you are really happy as if you are confused.
During the banquet, several old leaders chattered about the past of the unit decades ago, and talked about the various wrongs of today's young people's style. I listened to it a lot, but I wasn't too interested. On the contrary, the old people are comfortable and living like in the past, which makes me understand a little: it turns out that being a leader is nothing more than this, how big the frame is when you are young, and it is nothing more than this when you are old.
When they were half-filled, after three rounds of wine, the interest of the old people grew. Just when I thought it would be a drinking conversation with the old masters, after about half an hour, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open. I saw a middle-aged man walk in with his hands behind his back, and I looked, isn't this the newly arrived Director He?
Director He is considered to have been lucky in recent years, he has been a supervisor in a higher-level department for many years, and when he saw that he was also entering the age of sixties, he was demoted to an organ in our small county town and started all over again. From the first day we took office, he was foaming at the mouth and threatening to make great changes. None of us took this too seriously, thinking that it was just three fires for a new official to take office.
But who would have expected that this entry, Director He's arrival would be so overwhelming. With a wave of his big hand, the old people in the private room fell silent, and all of them had sincere and frightened expressions on their faces. I couldn't help but sit upright and secretly speak: Isn't this new director an expert?
Director He looked around, his face was gloomy, and he squinted at us with a turbulent belly: "Ladies and gentlemen, after I took office, I heard from comrades that your unit was influenced by you in the early years, and some unhealthy trends were formed. I have come today to explain to you the revolutionary position......"
Speaking of this, Director He had already turned around before he spoke, and invited a young man into the box. I saw that the man was in a straight suit, with a straight waist and a solemn expression. He changed his usual manners and demeanor, and swept the faces of each old man one by one with a calm and somewhat obscene gaze.
I paid close attention to the observation and couldn't help but smack my tongue: Could it be that this is the place that Director He has brought from the higher departments as his "cronies" on the road of innovation? From the eyes of this young man, it can be seen that he is not an ordinary person!
As soon as the conversation changed, Director He suddenly pointed directly at the jar of wine on our table, full of sorrow: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is a new era, and we must eliminate many bad habits one by one if we innovate our office style. For example, I will never allow this kind of behavior of subordinates slapping horses and currying favor with superiors! Section Chief Liu, sit down!"
I didn't understand the meaning of Director He's words for a moment, and I was stunned. Suddenly, I heard Director He say in a rough voice: "I think your old wine is something to please the horse, right?
I suddenly felt like a thunderbolt from the sky, and my whole person was not good! I waved my hand again and again: "Director He, Director He!