Forged in the fires of war: The Qi family's generals rewrite the fate of eastern Hebei.

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Qi Tongwei sat on the stool, and at this moment he was somewhat silent. His mother nudged him and said something.

"You silly child, your uncle is asking you a question."

Looking into Fang Zhenhua's eyes, Qi Tongwei spoke slowly.

"I...I feel that Han University is fine."

"It seems that what we said at the Summer Palace back then has come true. However, Handong University is also a good school, especially in Handong Province. Many leading cadres are graduates of Handong University. In particular, the Department of Political Science and Law of Handong University is the school's flagship major, and it is top-notch in the country."

"Uncle, I want to apply to the Department of Political Science and Law at Han University."

"Your choice is not subject to your uncle's interference. You can choose which school to attend and what major to study. The only thing your uncle can do to help you is to ensure that you are never bullied in your life."

"Tongwei, tomorrow your uncle will take Jinyu and the others to the city. You can come with your uncle, and I'll take you to see the mayor."

"My school?"

"I'll have Secretary Zhou call your principal and ask him to personally request leave for you."

Qi Tongwei nodded.

For him right now, the mayor is really nothing.

This isn't the first time Qi Tongwei has met Liu Anguo, the mayor of Yantai City.

He used to see Liu Anguo in Beijing almost every summer vacation, calling him "Uncle" with great affection.

Even Liu Zhongming and Qi Tongwei ate with him at the table more than once, calling him "Grandpa" repeatedly.

Who is Elder Liu?

These days, the most beautiful woman in the hall isn't someone without protection.

Seeing that Fang Lan was going to cook at home, Fang Zhenhua couldn't help but say something.

"Sis, why are you still cooking at home? Let's go out to eat."

Upon hearing this, Fang Lan immediately retorted.

"What, do you have too much money to burn? Or is it that you don't like my cooking?"

This was his own sister who had raised him, so how could Fang Zhenhua dare to have any objections? He quickly went over, put his arm around his sister's shoulder, and said...

"I'm just worried you'll get tired."

"I've been cooking for half my life, I'm used to it, what's so tiring about it?"

"Okay, okay, whatever you want. We're not going anywhere today, we'll just stay home."

"That's true."

While taking care of the child, Qi Tongwei looked at his uncle and mother in the kitchen. He couldn't help but laugh when he heard what they were saying.

At lunchtime, Fang Zhenhua took out a bottle of tea, opened it, and said to Qi Dajiang.

"Brother-in-law, this wine is special; it's a special supply from my father-in-law. Let's have a good drink together today."

Qi Dajiang was still the same honest and upright man as before. Fang Zhenhua opened the table and poured him a glass.

He quickly held out both hands to hold the wine glass, and kept talking.

"That's enough, that's enough."

"What's so special about this wine? So what if it's a special edition? Drink up! I know your alcohol tolerance."

Fang Zhenhua poured himself a full glass, then poured one for himself. He looked at Qi Tongwei beside him and said with a smile.

"You're still a student, so you're not allowed to drink alcohol. Once you get into university, your uncle won't care about you anymore. Today, you can drink Coke just like your younger siblings."

This also shows that Fang Zhenhua had become the head of the family.

We had a rare family reunion dinner and rested for a day.

The next afternoon, Secretary Zhou's car arrived downstairs, and he went upstairs.

After entering the Qi family's residence, Secretary Zhou finally spoke.

"Director Fang, I've already arranged leave for Tongwei. When would be a convenient time for him to go to the city?"

"Let's go now! We'll be in the city soon, and my brother-in-law will be getting off work soon."

"Yes, yes, you don't know, the mayor was so happy yesterday when he found out you were bringing some children to the city."

Despite being married to Liu Fei for so many years, he has only met his brother-in-law a handful of times.

After all, both of them are very busy with work, and it's difficult for them to meet up except during the Chinese New Year.

This time when he returned to Yantai, his brother-in-law happened to be working there as well, so the two of them should spend more time together.

Liu Anguo is also part of their faction and an important force in the government. He has just turned 40 and is already the mayor in charge of a region, which can be said to be in the prime of his life.

With the three children and Qi Tongwei in tow, Secretary Zhou personally drove them towards the city.

Liu Anguo's residence is Building No. 2 in the municipal party committee compound.

When they arrived at the door, they saw Liu Anguo's wife, Yang Lixue, standing there waiting.

After parking the car, Fang Zhenhua immediately opened the car door and got out.

"Sister-in-law, why are you waiting outside the door?"

"We're all family, what's wrong with waiting a bit?"

After Yang Lixue said something, Fang Jinyu, Fang Hongtao, and their two children got out of the car.

Upon seeing Yang Lixue, the three children immediately called out in their childish voices.

Auntie~ Auntie~

"Hey! Baby, you're here too? Come on, Auntie will take you to eat something delicious."

In Building No. 2, we waited until evening before Liu Anguo finally returned.

Chapter 84 Qi Tongwei's College Entrance Examination

Liu Anguo is forty years old this year, and in terms of appearance, he is very similar to Mr. Liu.

With thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a square face, he exudes an air of righteousness. Coupled with his towering height of 1.8 meters, he is arguably the standard for handsome men in this era.

Fang Zhenhua was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, but he immediately stood up after seeing Liu Anguo.

When Liu Anguo saw Fang Zhenhua, his eyes lit up. After handing his briefcase to Secretary Zhou, he walked over and grabbed Fang Zhenhua's arm.

"Good lad, you're even harder to see than the commander. Let me think, since you and Feifei got married, we've only met three times, haven't we?"

"Big brother, you can't blame me for this. You didn't even come to my wedding with Feifei."

"Haha, I was just busy with official duties. Besides, didn't I send your sister-in-law back to the capital?"

"Don't tell me that. You should tell your sister. She's remembered you all these years."

"Blame me, blame me."

Liu Anguo laughed repeatedly.

At this moment, Fang Jinyu and the other two also ran out and shouted loudly.

"Uncle, uncle."

Upon seeing this, Liu Anguo immediately squatted down. Miss Fang ran the fastest and threw herself into her uncle's arms.

Liu Anguo picked her up and gently pinched her nose with his left hand.

"Have you missed your uncle?"

"What are you thinking about?"

Fang Jinyu tilted her head and thought for a moment, then placed her hand on her heart.

"Think about it here."

Haha, Liu Anguo burst into laughter upon hearing his niece's innocent words.

He doted on his two younger sisters, especially his youngest sister, Liu Fei.

Not being able to attend Liu Fei's wedding has always been a regret for Liu Anguo.

So he also extended his affection to his nephews and nieces, showing them great fondness.

He and Yang Lixue had only one daughter.

This child was born in 83 and is only four years old this year (by Chinese reckoning), the same age as Zhao Mengsheng's son.

Holding Fang Jinyu, Liu Anguo then saw Qi Tongwei.

"Tongwei is here too?"

Qi Tongwei had to follow Fang Jinyu and the others in calling him "uncle," so it was only natural for him to do so.

After dinner, Fang Zhenhua and Liu Anguo went to the study.

Some things can only be said between the two of them, the brother-in-law and the sister-in-law.

Liu Anguo crossed his legs and lightly flicked the ash from his cigarette.

"Zhenhua, I've heard about what you've done. You've made great contributions these past few times! I've benefited from your achievements."

"Brother, let's not talk about my affairs, let's talk about you! With the reshuffling next year, is there any hope for you to become the Party Secretary of Yantai City?"

Liu Anguo shook his head.

"It's hard to say. Secretary Xu and I arrived in Yantai at almost the same time. He has deep connections in the province. If nothing unexpected happens, he will still be the one to take over as the municipal party secretary next year."

"What do you think of this Secretary Xu?"

"Well, Secretary Xu came up from the bottom, and his work style has a strong local cadre style."

What is meant by the "local cadre style"?

In this era, leaders who rise from the bottom up, carrying a strong local cadre work style, almost all have two characteristics.

Firstly, they are conservative; secondly, they are rather domineering. To put it bluntly, they like to make their own decisions.

This was quite different from the style of Liu Anguo, a young man from the capital, but it was precisely this kind of person who existed in the domestic political arena at that time.

Fang Zhenhua nodded, and then asked.

"If possible, could Dad put some effort on top?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Anguo shook his head.

“Dad is in a very critical situation right now, so I don’t want our family to become the target of public criticism in Beijing because of my situation. We need to keep a low profile as much as possible for now.”

Liu Anguo was not a good-for-nothing in the capital. His political abilities were quite outstanding, although not as good as Pei Yihong's, but still very strong.

Therefore, he was well aware that, at present, Liu Zhongming's position was crucial, especially if the Liu family did not want to become a thorn in the side of the major families in the capital.

Therefore, at this time, it is essential to maintain a low profile.

Liu Zhongming absolutely cannot appear too assertive, as this would displease the senior leaders above him, not to mention the possibility of him using underhanded means to promote his son to the position of municipal party secretary.

Don't underestimate the Party Secretary of a municipality just because he's only at the bureau level. In the eyes of the bigwigs in Beijing, he's just a nobody.

However, the signal transmitted is unfavorable.

Politics is sometimes not just about what you do, but about what you want to do.

"Who is Secretary Xu's powerful backer in the province?"

"The provincial party secretary is Zhu Fenggong. Secretary Zhu is a veteran of Handong Province and has a high prestige in Handong. However, Secretary Zhu is getting old and will probably have to retire in the next term."

"It seems that Secretary Xu and Secretary Zhu have a very close relationship! Secretary Zhu is trying to push him up before he retires."

Liu Anguo smiled.

"Back when Secretary Zhu was the commissioner of the prefectural government, Secretary Xu was his secretary. How could their relationship be anything but close?"

The Commissioner of the Administrative Office is associated with a special administrative division, namely the region.

The administrative body of a region is called the Regional Administrative Office, and its highest administrative officer is the Regional Commissioner.

However, after the 80s, cities and prefectures began to merge in large numbers, and prefectures were gradually abolished.

"My path is basically clear. As for you, you are now the director of the Third Bureau of the General Staff. But in my opinion, doing intelligence work for too long is probably not a good thing, is it?"

Have you ever considered transferring to a regular military unit in the future?