3 p.m.

Office of the Secretary of the Xiyun Municipal Party Committee.

Two people were drinking tea and chatting, one was the owner of the office, the municipal party secretary Yan Baiyang, and the other was the mayor Qiu Shangnan; Mayor Qiu Shangnan rarely came to Yan Baiyang on his own initiative.

Mayor Qiu Shangnan blew on the hot steam of the tea, took a sip, put it down, looked at Yan Baiyang, and said:

"Comrades Baiyang! Some comrades from the Changming County Party Committee and County Government have reported to the Municipal Government that our Changming County Party Committee Secretary Feng is not doing his job and is wandering around aimlessly all day.

That's not all, they've also messed with the guys at the Finance Bureau, redecorating their offices and replacing their cars. The comrades in Changming County are quite dissatisfied!"

"Oh! I really haven't heard of this news. He came to me that day. He inspected various towns and villages every day and kept playing the victim to me! Is your information correct?" Yan Baiyang certainly knew what Qiu Shangnan was talking about, but he had to cooperate with Feng Yuxing now, so he could only pretend to be stupid.

"Comrade Baiyang, the level of dissent among the comrades in Changming County is probably even more serious than I knew. We must be mentally prepared and avoid any chaos. Otherwise, our reputations will be ruined by this young man!"

Qiu Shangnan's expression, which was full of worry for the overall situation, was seen by Yan Baiyang as a great actor.

At present, Yan Baiyang is not as strong as Qiu Shang in controlling Xiyun City.

But an uncontrollable person appeared, and as the mayor, Qiu Shangnan must be unhappy.

But the appointment of Feng Yuxing as the county party secretary of Changming County was a decision made by the provincial party committee. He wanted to object, but there was no way. Now he just wanted to use the excuse of maintaining stability as an excuse to get Yan Baiyang to join forces with him and prevent Feng Yuxing from destroying the original ecological balance.

Unfortunately, Qiu Shangnan chose the wrong person and had the wrong idea. Feng Yuxing was appointed as the county party secretary after Yan Baiyang asked the provincial party committee for help. How could he turn against Mayor Qiu Shangnan?

"Oh! Comrade Shangnan, what new news have you received from Chang Ming?"

At this moment, Yan Baiyang realized that Qiu Shangnan's visit must mean that there must be new news today.

Although Qiu Shangnan did not directly point out Feng Yuxing's misconduct in his conversation just now, there are still clues to the deeper meaning.

Perhaps this is exactly Qiu Shangnan's style of doing things. He is used to speaking with a sense of party principles as the guide, conveying important information implicitly and profoundly.

Yan Baiyang understood that communication with Qiu Shangnan often required careful consideration in order to discern the hidden intentions behind it, and he couldn't let Qiu Shangnan lead the way.

"Oh! Before I came here, I heard from some comrades on Chang Ming's side that the Standing Committee members were dissatisfied with Comrade Yixing's recent performance and suggested that a Standing Committee meeting be held to discuss the current government work, that is, to report to Comrade Yixing..."

Qiu Shangnan spoke calmly, meaning that Yan Baiyang would feel anxious after hearing this. He also believed that as the municipal party secretary, Yan Baiyang should be anxious, at least that's what he thought in his heart.

"Oh! Comrade Shangnan, so, since Comrade Yuxing took office, no one in the county party committee or county government has ever reported to him?"

When Yan Baiyang said this, his facial expressions were rich, showing Qiu Shangnan a moderate look of "shock".

Qiu Shangnan was stunned by An Baiyang's sudden about-face. A thought suddenly occurred to him: "Oh no! How could I have forgotten about this?"

Qiu Shangnan's thoughts continued to escalate: "I hope there won't be any collective incidents. Otherwise, this will be an open exclusion of outside cadres, and then it will turn into an arrangement to resist the organization. Then Changming County will be completely reorganized!"

Qiu Shangnan said awkwardly: "I don't know much about this either!"

Changming County Party Committee.

The Standing Committee was convened on time.

Feng Yuxing took a few sips of tea, cleared his throat, and said, "This morning, our County Party Committee Deputy Secretary, Comrade Yun Wang, told me that everyone wanted to have a collective work report. Listening to reports is also part of my job. If any comrade has work to report on in that area, then let's get started!"

"Oh! Anyone who wants to report, just raise your hand. There's no need to follow the order as before." Feng Yuxing added.

In the past, speeches were ranked according to political standing.

Of course, this is an unwritten rule; everyone has their own responsibilities, and there's no hierarchy. But in practice, the county party secretary always makes the final summary speech at the Standing Committee, followed by the county governor, deputy secretary, executive deputy county governor, and disciplinary committee secretary... The rest of the group can proceed in any order.

Although Feng Yuxing said this, some people think that they are ranked higher and will not speak first.

The first person to speak was Ou Jiang, the deputy county magistrate and secretary of the Changlin Town Party Committee. He holds the position of county magistrate concurrently, so his ranking is the lowest among the thirteen standing committee members.

"Secretary, County Magistrate, and comrades, good afternoon!" Ou Jiang was the first to speak, greeting everyone. "Secretary, comrades from the Development Zone have reported to the County Government that some factories in the Development Zone are experiencing product stagnation and want to upgrade their production lines. We're looking for government policy support..."

After Ou Jiang spoke, he looked at Feng Yuxing, meaning to give him an answer.

Feng Yuxing instantly realized that the reason these people had complaints about him was mainly because he had recently not only renovated his office, but also replaced his vehicle. The total cost was undoubtedly a considerable amount, and it was roughly estimated to cost hundreds of thousands of yuan.

He did not immediately comment on Ou Jiang's speech or propose a discussion.

"Comrades who need to speak, please continue!" Feng Yuxing said, and continued to study the chemical reaction produced when tea leaves and boiled water were mixed together.

Next came the work reports of Zeng Gongmei, Minister of the United Front Work Department, and Ji Menxiang, Minister of the People's Armed Forces. It was all about spending money. Ji Menxiang, Minister of the People's Armed Forces, was just trying to upgrade the equipment for the soldiers in the armed forces, saying it was to meet the needs of modernization. Anyway, his vision was quite high.

Feng Yuxing still did not comment or promote discussion on whether the special design proposed by the spokesperson was reasonable; those who need to make work reports should continue!

The person who stood up to give the work report this time was Executive Deputy County Mayor Xiang Linsen. He glanced at Feng Yuxing and Xin Chunguang and said:

"My responsibility is to assist the county mayor, promote and track the progress of various tasks. I will talk about other things later. Let me just mention one thing: the planned land left over from previous years is now covered with grass taller than a person. I think this work should be started as soon as possible. If we can effectively utilize this idle land left over from previous years, our county's economy should be able to reach a higher level.

However, to activate this batch of idle land, our Merchants Group must take action and actively contact some large enterprises. Before that, we must do some infrastructure work and introduce preferential policies to attract enterprises.