Li Lin's speech was very brief, but his attitude was sincere, which made the deputy county-level cadres present look at him differently.

They thought to themselves, great, he has climbed to a high position at such a young age, yet he is neither arrogant nor impatient, and he knows how to respect his predecessors, which is quite humble!

Wu Aiguo and Jiang Weihua, on the other hand, were dismissive of Li Lin's speech. They just drank their tea and never looked at him directly from beginning to end. They even sneered deliberately, with a very contemptuous attitude.

After the meeting, Wang Songlin, director of the government office, took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Li Lin.

"Hello, County Magistrate Li, I am Wang Songlin, the director of the government office. I will be serving you from now on. Your office is ready. I will take you to see if there is anything that needs to be adjusted or improved." Wang Songlin said politely.

Wang Songlin is 47 or 48 years old this year. Although the government office is a section-level unit, he enjoys the treatment of a fourth-level researcher, which is deputy division level.

This is mainly due to the fact that Wang Songlin served the county leaders well and was deeply trusted by them. So when there was an opportunity for promotion, they naturally thought of him. It can be said that he is the first to get the moon because he is close to the water.

Li Lin smiled and said to him, "Director Wang, you don't have to be so polite. We are old acquaintances. When I was in the village, I often asked you to find County Magistrate Ma to sign and seal. You can arrange things without looking at them. They will definitely be in place."

Li Lin is now the deputy county magistrate, but he doesn't have the airs of a county leader at all. This makes Wang Songlin look up to Li Lin. He smiles and reaches out to show him the way, taking Li Lin to see the newly renovated office.

At Ma Qingyuan's request, Li Lin's office was placed next to his office. It was a room no larger than 18 square meters. The desks, chairs, bookcases, tea cabinets, sofas and other office furniture were all brand new and spotlessly clean.

Li Lin naturally had nothing to complain about the office conditions. For him, as long as it was convenient for work, anything was fine.

"Oh, by the way, when it comes to choosing an assistant, do you want me to select one from the young people in the office, or do you want to find one yourself? I heard from County Magistrate Ma that you are in charge of many areas, and it would be much better to have someone to help run errands. What do you think..." Wang Songlin asked in a friendly manner while standing in Li Lin's office.

Li Lin thought about it and suddenly thought of someone, so he asked Wang Songlin, "Director Wang, who was Chang Guochao's former secretary? What does he do now?"

"Oh, you are talking about Zhang Yupei... He is now helping with chores in the General Affairs Department and is no longer a secretary to the leader... County Magistrate Li, do you know him?" Wang Songlin said.

"We met a few times when he was with Minister Shen, so we know each other. How was his performance when he was Chang Guochao's secretary?" Li Lin asked.

Wang Songlin smiled and said, "He is very hardworking and has no complaints about hardship and hard work, but he is just unlucky... He used to be an assistant to Minister Shen in the Organization Department, and his career was going well. Later, I heard that he said something wrong in front of Minister Shen, so he was transferred to our government office.

His father is also an old retired cadre in our county. He talked to me several times. I had no choice but to recommend him to Chang Guochao as a secretary... Who would have thought that Chang Guochao would be dismissed after that incident? Now the county leaders all have their own secretaries and assistants. No one wants Zhang Yupei, so I can only temporarily place him in the General Affairs Department to help out. If you are interested in using him, County Magistrate Li, why not let him follow you and try it out first? If you think he is suitable, then keep him."

There is actually a reason why Li Lin is interested in Zhang Yupei.

The first time I met Zhang Yupei was when Chang Guochao invited us to dinner. When he came out of the box after a quarrel with Chang Guochao, Zhang Yupei was sitting at a small table outside eating a bowl of noodles...The leader was in the room hugging a beautiful woman and eating delicious food, while he, the secretary, was only eating a bowl of noodles with pickles. That scene was quite touching.

What surprised Li Lin the most was that even though Zhang Yupei was treated like this, his first reaction when he saw Li Lin was still to smile. That smile was very pure and you could tell it was from the heart...

That night, Li Lin walked over and patted his shoulder, asking him with concern, "Why are you only eating noodles? You can also order some meat dishes. It's tiring enough to follow the leader around every day, how can you make do with eating?"

Zhang Yupei smiled awkwardly, scratched his head, glanced at the private room where Chang Guochao was, and then smiled and said to Li Lin, "Secretary Li, I am not picky about food, as long as I am full. Besides, there are people who know me in the restaurant. It would be a waste if I ordered two dishes for myself. How would they view our county cadres?"

Li Lin was very surprised at that time. He never thought that Zhang Yupei, who looked a little dull, could actually say such highly enlightened words. Not only could he say them, but he could also actually put them into practice. In this respect, he did better than most cadres!

The second incident was the time when Li Lin was ambushed by a profiteer in the county hotel. Later, he heard Zheng Pei talk about Zhang Yupei.

She said, "Zhang Yupei is a nice guy. That night he came to me to get the room key and saw me holding you up. He wanted to help, but Chang Guochao kept urging him to hurry up... Zhang Yupei first sent Chang Guochao upstairs, then ran down to help you into the house, but he didn't help. Later he called me to ask if I was okay and if I needed any help... I don't know if you two have a good relationship, but seeing how much Zhang Yupei cares about you, I guess you have a very good relationship."

After listening to Zheng Pei's story, Li Lin was very grateful to Zhang Yupei. Although he didn't help much in the end, his sincere heart was inexplicably touching!

"County Magistrate Li? What do you think? Do you want me to call him over so you two can talk first?" Wang Songlin saw that Li Lin fell into silence, so he took the initiative to ask.

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