Chapter 25: A late-night talk
"Oh. Su Can, so you're Su Can." Sitting on the sofa, Wang Bu smiled, looking somewhat surprised after Lin Luoran's introduction. "Did you write that reportage piece in last year's National Middle School Students' Essay Collection?" "Yes." Su Can nodded, holding a cup of hot tea Wang Bu had made for him personally. Lin Luoran had gone to her room to sort out some things, while Wang Weiwei occasionally passed through the living room and shot him a disgruntled look.
Su Can's reportage had been reprinted in internal reference publications and magazines such as Party and Government Style. As secretary-general of the provincial government, how could Wang Bu not have known about it? When reporters from the central media came down during the flood relief efforts, he had even been responsible for liaison and reception.
He had never expected to meet this Su Can by chance today.
Su Can should have left after escorting Wang Weiwei and the others to their door. But because it was Wang Bu, and Su Can wanted to get to know this Municipal Party Committee secretary better, he had not declined the invitation inside. He had not expected his identity as a young writer to bring them closer without his even trying.
"To write something that reaches the highest leadership at such a young age-you have a bright future ahead of you. Guard against arrogance and impatience, and use this as a starting point and motivation to study hard." Wang Bu smiled, but inwardly he was assessing Su Can in another light. Judging from the look in Su Can's eyes when he appeared at the door, his attention to detail was extremely rare for someone his age. He was clearly a child, yet Wang Bu felt almost as though he