Chapter 49: The Provincial Governor Presents Another Difficult Problem

  "Liu Fei, you're quite bold, aren't you? You even dare to refuse the provincial party secretary's phone call?" Jiang Zhengyuan said in a deep voice.

  Liu Fei couldn't hear any emotion in his voice, but he knew that no matter what, he must have been at fault somehow. So he said solemnly: "Governor Jiang, I can only guarantee now that this kind of thing won't happen again next time."

  "Oh, how can you be sure?" Jiang Zhengyuan pulled over a chair and sat down beside Liu Fei, asking with a smile.

  Liu Fei scratched his head and said confidently: "I've already memorized Secretary Xu's phone number and voice just now, so I definitely won't recognize it wrong next time!"

  Jiang Zhengyuan smiled and thought to himself, "Liu Fei is quite clever, he knew his mistake and quickly found a solution to avoid making the same error again." However, he still seemed a bit immature. He needed to be reminded again, so he continued to ask, "Secretary Xu, you remembered that, what about the phone numbers of other leaders?"

  Liu Fei was taken aback, this question came too suddenly, he really hadn't thought about it before, but he wasn't stupid, seeing the playful expression in Jiang Zhengyuan's eyes, he also smiled, he could see that Governor Jiang didn't really mean to probe into his own responsibilities, so he relaxed and said: "As for the rest, I think you already have a plan in mind, please enlighten me."

  When Liu Fei said this, Jiang Zhengyuan was somewhat surprised. Generally speaking, even vice-ministerial officials would show respect in front of him, but this young man spoke to him in a very relaxed tone, which was indeed unusual. This reminded him of his days as a professor at the university, when some mischievous students liked to speak to him in this tone. It brought back memories of teaching and made him look at Liu Fei with more approval. Looking at Liu Fei's sincere eyes, he also recalled that Provincial Party Secretary Xu Guangchun had not reprimanded Liu Fei on the phone, but instead praised his serious and responsible attitude, which further solidified Jiang Zhengyuan's positive impression of Liu Fei.

  For Jiang Zhengyuan, who is used to lecturing, he has his own views on the relationship between young people and work. He believes that it's forgivable for young people to make mistakes at work, but if they don't take their job seriously, that's unforgivable. However, Liu Fei made mistakes precisely because he was serious about his work. Now it seems that this young man's work attitude is still very rigorous, and this is worth affirming. Nevertheless, Jiang Zhengyuan doesn't plan to let Liu Fei off so easily, after all, the dignity of a vice-provincial governor needs to be maintained. He plans to give Liu Fei another difficult problem to test his abilities.

  "Liu Fei, this time Secretary Xu has also spoken about it. This time we won't hold you responsible, but don't think this is a precedent. To avoid similar things from happening again, here's a directory of names and phone numbers of provincial committee, provincial government, and department-level leaders under them. Can you memorize all the contents of this directory?" Jiang Zhengyuan said while taking out a directory from the nearby cabinet and tossing it in front of Liu Fei.

  Liu Fei picked up the flower name list and flipped through it a few times, then looked up with some gratitude in his eyes and said: "Governor Jiang, how many days do you want me to memorize this?"

  When Liu Fei said this, Jiang Zhengyuan was slightly surprised. He had originally planned to let Liu Fei memorize it in half a month, after all, the thick flower name book recorded more than 300 phone numbers and names. Such dry things are not easy to memorize, when Chu Secretary first took office, he used more than 20 days to memorize them. Looking at Liu Fei's somewhat moved expression, Jiang Zhengyuan smiled, this young man's character is not bad, knowing how to repay with a grateful heart for such a small thing, he patted Liu Fei's shoulder and said: "Young man, are you sure you can memorize it in just a few days?"

  Liu Fei immediately straightened his back and said: "I've never fought a battle without being confident of winning!"

  Jiang Zhengyuan stared at Liu Fei for a while, and found that Liu Fei's eyes were full of confidence. He burst out laughing: "Good, very good! Indeed, the younger generation is to be feared! Alright, I'll give you a week's time, can you do it?"

  Liu Fei said that one week would definitely be enough, but thinking about it, he had just started working and had already given Vice Governor Jiang a bad impression for the first time. He had to think of a way to change his opinion of himself. For now, the only thing he could do was to make him recognize his ability, and this was the best opportunity in front of him. Liu Fei weighed the thick flower name book in his hand, suddenly raised his head and said: "Thank you, Governor Jiang, but I don't need a week, one night is enough!"

  "What? One night?" Jiang Zhengyuan furrowed his brow as soon as he heard Liu Fei say that: "Liu Fei, young people having momentum is not a bad thing, but you must make sure to hit the mark!" This was a well-intentioned reminder.

  Liu Fei looked at Jiang Zhengyuan with sincere eyes and said very affirmatively, "Governor Jiang, I always mean what I say. You can check on me tomorrow."

  "Alright, alright! You'd better remember this, Liu Fei. If you can really do it tomorrow, I'll keep you as my secretary!" Jiang Zhengyuan stood up and patted Liu Fei's shoulder heavily before walking back to his own room.

  Time flies quickly, it's almost time for lunch.

  Footsteps were already echoing in the corridor.

  But Liu Fei didn't move. As a new secretary, he at least understood the basic principle that since his leader hadn't left yet, how could he, a small secretary, leave first?

  At this time, Vice Governor Jiang Zhengyuan called him. After he pushed the door and went in, Jiang Zhengyuan handed him a meal card and said: "You just arrived and it's not convenient to eat, so use my meal card for now!"

  Liu Fei was worried about where to go for lunch, after all, the lunch break was only about an hour long. The most convenient option was to eat at the company cafeteria, but he had just arrived and didn't know how to get there. Unexpectedly, the governor was very considerate of his subordinates and lent him his own meal card. However, thinking that if he used the governor's meal card, the governor would have nothing to use, Liu Fei said: "I'll use your meal card, what will you do?"

  Jiang Zhengyuan waved his hand and said: "Let you use it, I am a provincial governor, do I still need to worry about eating?"

  Liu Fei stuck out his tongue and thanked him before turning around to leave. As he walked, he thought to himself: "Brother's IQ is not high anyway, how could he not think of this?"

  It's not that he didn't think of it, but rather there are many things in the official circles that people who haven't truly assimilated can absolutely not think of. Let alone him, a university graduate who has just graduated.

  Liu Fei followed the mighty army of diners to the office cafeteria.

  The canteen is a two-story building. The first floor is where ordinary civil servants eat, and the second floor is where the main leaders of the provincial party committee and government have meals. Each floor has many small private rooms, which are usually where department heads and deputy department heads in the provincial party committee and government have their meals. In the hall, there are also many tables set up for ordinary civil servants to eat. The hierarchy is very clear-cut.

  Liu Fei entered the cafeteria, swiped his card to buy a serving of braised pork, a serving of rice and a bowl of egg soup. As he was carrying his food looking for a seat, he saw a man in his 30s walking over, smiling warmly at Liu Fei and saying: "You're Liu Fei, right? I'm Cheng Hui, Secretary to Governor Ma. We secretaries usually eat at the Clear Wind Pavilion, why don't you join us?"

  Liu Fei looked at Cheng Hui's bright smile, like a spring breeze, and couldn't help but feel a little affection for him. After all, he was now in this big courtyard, unfamiliar with the surroundings, and having someone to guide him was not a bad choice. Especially when he heard that the provincial secretary's people were eating together, if he didn't go, it would seem out of place. So he smiled and said: "Secretary Cheng, thank you so much! I was worried about finding a place in the main hall! Then I'll go to Qingfeng Pavilion with you!"

  Cheng Hui smiled and nodded, "Alright, I'll lead the way!"

  Turning around, Cheng Hui's face revealed a hint of venom. "Hmph, Liu Fei, you're finally in my hands this time! You actually dared to offend our Governor Ma, you really are tired of living, aren't you? This time, if I don't get rid of you from the provincial government compound, my name isn't Cheng!"

  Poor Liu Fei had no idea that he was step by step walking into a deep pit that had been dug long ago.