When his superior retired, Li Lin, as his secretary, was implicated and demoted to an indefinite secondment as deputy township head in a remote rural town.
With no backing, Li Lin's polit...
Yuan Qingjiang was still very responsible. When he discussed the dinner arrangements with Li Lin during the day, he had originally set a very high standard for the meals, but was rejected by Li Lin. Li Lin bluntly said that such a large-scale gathering was against discipline. Although it was filed with the disciplinary inspection department in advance, we should still act low-key. Eating and drinking were not the fundamental purpose. As long as the comrades could eat comfortably and drink with peace of mind, it would be fine. Besides, our Pingyang finances are tight, and we don't want people to catch Mayor Qian's "excessive eating and drinking".
When Yuan Qingjiang heard what Li Lin said, he broke out in a cold sweat. If Li Lin hadn't reminded him, holding the banquet at a high standard might have brought negative impacts. If someone with ulterior motives caught on to it and made a big fuss about it, Pingyang might be about to set off another online public opinion incident!
Yuan Qingjiang immediately adopted Li Lin's suggestion and lowered the original high standard to a general standard...
Now that Qian Lingyun asked about the standards of the reception, Yuan Qingjiang took the responsibility without a second thought. He took the initiative to admit his mistake and frankly accepted the criticism from the city leaders without mentioning Li Lin at all, for fear that Li Lin would be implicated.
Unexpectedly, Qian Lingyun not only did not criticize Yuan Qingjiang, but gave him a thumbs up and praised him, "Director Yuan, I only knew that you were efficient, but I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful. I was going to remind you that the dining standards don't have to be too high, but I didn't expect you to have already thought of it. Very good, this banquet is very much to my liking!"
"What I just said was also sincere. In the future, no matter where the guests come from, we should use local wine if possible and support our local enterprises. Only then will the wine not be drunk in vain! Drinking Maotai, Wuliangye and Jianfeng all day long, are you drinking wine? You are drinking the blood of our employees! Although this is a bit exaggerated, it is sincere. In the future, we should drink less blood and more wine! Hahahaha."
Hearing this, Yuan Qingjiang was stunned and thought, it seems that Li Lin really understands Mayor Qian's thoughts and has made just the right arrangements!