Ever since Liang Xiangwen was scolded by Peng Yutao on the phone, he couldn't wait to rush back and explain to Peng Yutao in person in an attempt to gain his forgiveness.

He walked to the door of Peng Yutao's office and knocked nervously. Only after getting Peng Yutao's permission did he go in.

Peng Yutao saw that it was Liang Xiangwen who came back, and asked him curiously, "Minister Liang, why did you come back alone? Where is Li Lin? Why didn't he come up with you?"

Liang Xiangwen said, "I asked them to go back to the hotel to rest first, and then come up to report to you about their work in the provincial capital."

Peng Yutao was puzzled, thinking that the whole thing was initiated by Li Lin. If he didn't come to report in person, how could you, Liang Xiangwen, have the nerve to come and take credit alone?

He smiled, but it was not easy to expose him, so he just let him report enthusiastically.

Liang Xiangwen grinned and said, "Secretary Peng, as soon as we arrived in the province, I urged Li Lin to go and see Minister Li Lan, and I went directly to the provincial TV station and found Deputy Director Song..."

Peng Yutao nodded perfunctorily, and suddenly asked Liang Xiangwen, "So, Minister Liang, you played a key role in this matter?"

Liang Xiangwen thought Peng Yutao was affirming his achievements, so he said modestly, "It's the result of our joint efforts. It's hard to say who played a key role."

Peng Yutao smiled, thinking that Liang Xiangwen was very smart. He muddied the waters first, and then divided the profits equally without mentioning anyone's contribution.

He wanted to save some face for Liang Xiangwen, but when he thought about the fact that his subordinates were all mediocre, he couldn't help but get angry. He sneered and said, "But I heard that Deputy Director Song didn't give you any face. If Li Lin hadn't shown up later, you wouldn't have even been able to see Director Liu. Minister Liang, is that the case?"

Ah? Liang Xiangwen's face turned red, and he stood there in embarrassment, speechless for a moment.

Peng Yutao sighed and continued, "Minister Liang, I am not denying your contribution, but I feel that your foolish attitude is treating me and everyone in the municipal party committee and government as fools.

The three of you went to the provincial government to do some work, and after you got the job done, you left the two of them aside and came to me to report. What kind of behavior is this?

Let me tell you the truth, when we were talking on the phone in the province, all the members of the Standing Committee were present. You hesitantly reported unclearly and pushed all the responsibility onto Li Lin. This kind of behavior of yours makes people look down on you, do you know that?

Later, Li Lin called back and said that the problem would be solved in half an hour. Half an hour later, the problem was really solved. Everyone knew clearly that if it weren't for Li Lin, you wouldn't be able to do it at all!"

"Secretary Peng, I..." Liang Xiangwen's expression changed rapidly and he was too embarrassed to raise his head.

Peng Yutao felt a little tired. He was tired of dealing with these mediocre people. He waved his hand and didn't want to listen to Liang Xiangwen's explanation. He said, "Lao Liang, this matter has come to an end. Don't mention it again!"

Liang Xiangwen felt ashamed. He thought he would get some praise from Peng Yutao after returning, but he didn't expect that his happiness would turn into sorrow...

He shook his head in annoyance, sighed, and left Peng Yutao's office in disappointment.

...

Li Lin went directly to Qian Lingyun's office.

This time, Secretary Lu Hui did not stop him. Instead, he greeted him with a smile and led him directly into Qian Lingyun's office.

Lu Hui skillfully made a cup of tea for Li Lin, nodded politely, and turned to leave, leaving Li Lin and Qian Lingyun alone in the room talking.

He walked outside and closed the door. He was a little curious about what the two people were talking about in the house, so he unconsciously put his ear to the door.

When Qian Lingyun saw Li Lin coming in, he smiled and said to him, "Xiao Lin, you've worked hard on this trip. You did a good job and made me proud. Hahaha..."

Li Lin smiled and said, "I didn't do anything. I relied entirely on Sister Lan's connections in the province. Otherwise, I would never have been able to do this on my own."

Qian Lingyun nodded in appreciation, "Not arrogant or impatient, very good! But there is no need to underestimate yourself. Your connections are also a reflection of your ability. In other words, if you don't have the ability, how can you have such a wide network of contacts? This fully proves the strength of your personality!"

"Mayor Qian, you're too kind. If you hadn't fought for me in the city, no matter how well I did this matter, I wouldn't have gotten any credit at all." Li Lin said with a smile.

"Well, I have discussed this with Minister Lin. Tomorrow the Organization Department will issue an official order to promote you from section level to deputy division level. Once the state-owned assets restructuring is completed, you will be directly announced as deputy county magistrate of Shannan County." Qian Lingyun said in an affirmative tone, as if the matter was a done deal,

...

See Wei Minmin coming back from the province.

Colleagues in the office couldn't help but ask her out of curiosity, "Team leader, how did you do it? You calmed down the negative public opinion about the cotton mill in just one day? Isn't that amazing?"

"Yes, Team Leader Wei, tell me, did Minister Liang personally come forward to meet with the senior leaders of the province? Otherwise, how could the incident be resolved so quickly?"

"Hey, I heard that Team Leader Li Lin went to the province with you guys? Why didn't he come back? I heard that Team Leader Li Lin also played a significant role this time..."

Everyone stopped working and surrounded Wei Minmin, asking questions non-stop.

Everyone looked at Wei Minmin curiously, expecting to hear some shocking remarks from her.

According to Wei Minmin's usual cold personality, she would certainly wave her hand impatiently and drive everyone away.

But this time she didn't, instead she smiled and said to everyone, "This time it's all thanks to Team Leader Li Lin. If he hadn't stepped in, this matter would have been difficult to resolve..."

When everyone heard this, their mouths opened in surprise.

They originally thought that the reason why Li Lin was involved in this matter was simply because of his identity as a team leader. He had an unshirkable responsibility for matters related to the reorganization of the cotton mill, so he had to accompany them on the trip.

But no one expected that Li Lin, a township-level cadre, could play a key role in this matter.

That’s the provincial capital, a provincial capital where there are a lot of division-level cadres... Section-level cadres are not even worthy of serving tea or water in that circle!

So they were very shocked. For a moment, the entire conference room was silent and everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces.

When Wang Baokun heard everyone's discussion, he suddenly paused in writing. He was also surprised that it was Li Lin who accomplished this.

But, so what?

After thinking about it, he smiled and thought, "Oh, can I give him a promotion?"

It took Wang Baokun almost ten years to climb up from a section chief to a deputy director in the Finance Bureau. One can imagine how difficult it was.

At the municipal level, from the section level to the department level, there is a gap that is difficult for ordinary people to cross, and those who can get ashore are rare!