NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1183
Liu Zhizhong looked bewildered, absolutely impossible to reveal the truth to the smiling tiger.
"Ah? Mr. Zheng, what do you mean by that?"
This expression, such great acting, not a trace of falseness.
Zheng Xitong smiled, glanced at his wife, and pointed at Liu Zhizhong, "You, fella, are you even speaking fake words in front of your godfather?"
"No, godfather, what lies did I say?"
Continuing the performance, staying true, Liu Zhizhong's acting was flawless.
In officialdom, it's not about performance, it's about acting skills. Actually, it makes sense.
Zheng Xitong nodded, couldn't see any flaws, and said: "The anti-corruption affair in Shanan, those videos, weren't they produced by you?"
"Oh, Mr. Zheng, speaking of this, I was completely unaware! Talking about this matter, my heart is still fearful now, feeling lucky!"
"Oh? What happened?" Zheng Xitong seemed quite interested.
And Mrs. Zheng, of course, was also watching her godson with concern.
Liu Zhizhong shook his head and said: "That place in Shanan is indeed filled with smoke and chaos, demands for food, drinks, and gifts, lying flat to blend into death. If I hadn't set a policy for myself back then to sink to the grassroots, do research in the countryside, walk around everywhere to gather real information, I fear I would have been pulled with them to eat, drink, and play, would have ended up in the video, and would have been caught in one sweep! If I had been caught too, it would have been a huge joke, not just losing face for the organization, but for the Zheng family too! So, thinking about it, it was really incredibly lucky."
Zheng Xitong and his wife listened with solemn expressions, nodding continuously.
Zheng Xitong said: "So you're saying you felt powerless against those corrupt practices?"
"Not entirely! After all, we're in the same group, eating and drinking together, it would be inappropriate not to attend regularly, plus unable to mingle. The interest group in the county, they may not make your projects happen, but ruin ours, they'll do that for sure. Fortunately, when interacting with them occasionally, I don't care about them, only focus on myself, drinking moderately. You must have heard that in Shanan, I'm known as the County Mayor with no political future!"
Liu Zhizhong said the last sentence in the local dialect of Shanan, sounding odd, making both Zheng Xitong and his wife laugh heartily, truly cheerful, bringing the atmosphere of the dining table alive.
Zheng Xitong continued eating while saying: "I thought, you went to Shanan wanting to make political achievements, would need to ask the Provincial City, ask me, for projects and funds! Haha, who knew, there was this twist in fate, it helped you greatly. Your aftermath work in Shanan was done well, prominently outstanding! This matter, you really didn't do it?"
"Godfather, how could I have such capability? No, really not..."
"Yes, alright… It's a good thing you benefited, isn't it? Come on, eat, eat..."
Saying that, Zheng Xitong also served Liu Zhizhong some food!
The father-son relationship still seemed so harmonious indeed...
After the meal, Mrs. Zheng also asked Liu Zhizhong when he would go back to Shanan, after resting for a few days.
Liu Zhizhong said tomorrow, going back to Yangzhou, to accompany his wife at the Hospital, then would head straight from Yangzhou over mountains and hills, without returning to the Provincial City.
Speaking of this, Mrs. Zheng sighed, "Oh... this child, still values feelings and justice! Your wife, being comatose for so long, is also a problem..."