On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Xiaozheng received a notice early in the morning, asking him to take his daughter Jiao Jiao and her husband to meet with the leadership at two o’clock in the afternoon. Hearing about the leadership meeting, Jiao Jiao, who already had a premonition, also showed an excited expression.
Zhou Xiaozheng put aside all affairs and ended the group meeting. He returned home early and took the two of them to the study to carefully instruct them on where they needed to pay attention to their speech and demeanor. He roughly analyzed a few possible questions and explained how to use words and phrases appropriately in a face-to-face conversation. He went through every detail of his past experiences facing the leadership.
Finally, Zhou Xiaozheng emphasized that the interview time may be less than two hours. He advised the two to prepare their words in advance before speaking and to think twice before acting on anything. The key principles were to remain calm, maintain a sincere attitude, and keep words concise.
After the two nodded, he finally realized that he was even more nervous than the children were. He felt proud of his daughter and son-in-law’s composure and confidence. When Jiao Jiao suggested bringing embroidery, he paced back and forth, pondering for a moment, then nodded gently.
No one knows his leader’s temperament better than he does. Looking at the couple in front of him, he believed the children would perform as excellently as ever.
Since Lin Lishan was still busy organizing a performance in the army and couldn’t take care of the children, Old Mrs. Cheng and her maid were invited over. His family didn’t elaborate on where they were going; firstly, to avoid any undue excitement or influence, and secondly, so that Old Mrs. Cheng wouldn’t worry.
After lunch, Zhou Xiaozheng asked them to close their eyes and rest for half an hour, then personally drove the couple to Zhonghai, where they first met with the secretary. They arrived forty minutes early to avoid any misunderstandings regarding their attitude.
Zhou Xiaozheng was very familiar with these colleagues and declined the offer for prior notification.
At 1:50, the doors of the reception room opened, and several elders entered.
Upon hearing the commotion, when the doors pushed open, Zhang Guoqing and his partner immediately stood up and bowed to greet those who entered.

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