Secretary Yan was speechless. This Song had actually made him lie about military intelligence.

"Furthermore, let the people cultivate the land they need, and give them plenty of encouragement. This isn't the old society; as long as the people cultivate the land and work diligently, they won't go hungry. Right?"

"And those agricultural machinery institutes, don't let them give orders blindly. Getting more fertilizer is the real priority. If they're so capable, let them figure things out on their own within their institutes."

"If this isn't enough to eat, I'll try to get you the rest. I might even have to come and stay with you sometime. Please take good care of me then."

Secretary Yan: "..." He looked at Secretary Song with a wry smile, "The situation below is not easy to manage, and those veteran cadres below won't all follow my orders. Your matters are even more difficult to handle. Why don't you go and try to handle them?"

Secretary Song nodded, "So you go down first to get things started, and I'll support you from up here. When I go down later, you can take care of me too. Then I'll be able to handle these things perfectly every time."

"..." Secretary Yan smiled and stubbed out his cigarette. "Okay, it's settled then."

Upstairs in her office, Su Yu was preparing to draft her manuscript and begin writing.

Her writing skills are much better than before; she can easily come up with all sorts of revolutionary slogans. She had just started writing when Deputy Director Liu walked in and led her outside his office.

Deputy Director Liu asked, "Su, did you and Director Zhou know each other before?"

Su Yu shook her head. "I knew Mayor Qiu and some colleagues from the Urban Construction Bureau before. What's up, Director Liu? Is there something you need?"

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just about that article Secretary Shi asked you to write. I felt it might be a bit difficult for you as a newcomer, and I was wondering if we should find someone else?"

Su Yu said earnestly, "Director Liu, thank you for your concern, but I think I should do this myself. After all, it was Comrade Chu Hong before. If I find someone else to write it for me, Mayor Chen will be unhappy. He might even look down on my abilities in the future. Besides, Secretary Shi asked me to do it, and now our department has changed people. Will Mayor Chen have any thoughts about that? I don't want to implicate our secretariat."

Deputy Director Liu frowned. He was also somewhat displeased. Chu Hong was from the same department; what did those words mean?

Secretary Shi's actions have indeed put their department in a difficult position.

"Director Zhou has spoken. If you find it difficult, we'll find other comrades. It's better than messing things up."

Su Yu said confidently, "Director Liu, don't worry. Actually, my writing isn't bad. I've written quite a few articles for the factory newspaper before. Besides, Chu Hong is also writing now, so I guess Secretary Shi has made two preparations. If my writing isn't good, Chu Hong can fill in, and things won't go wrong."

Upon hearing Su Yu's words, Deputy Director Liu frowned again. "Chu Hong is writing too?"

"yes."

"I understand. Okay, then you can write it well. After you finish writing, you can let us take a look. We'll point out any problems."

Su Yu smiled and said, "Okay, Director Liu, now that you've said that, I feel more confident. I'll go and draft it right away."

“Go ahead,” Deputy Director Liu nodded.

After Su Yu left, Deputy Director Liu walked into his office with his hands behind his back and looked serious. He then called Chu Hong in for a talk.

"The manuscript that Secretary Shi asked Su to write, you're also writing it?"

Chu Hong was stunned. She had just started writing, how did it get to Deputy Director Liu?

She lowered her head and said, "Secretary Shi is worried that Comrade Su Yu might mess things up. I thought we couldn't let our secretariat be criticized too, so..."

"Alright, I understand. Chu, remember, you're part of the Secretariat. Everyone here is your comrade. Secretary Shi usually takes good care of you, and everyone's fine with each other. But don't go too far with some things."

Chu Hong's face immediately turned pale.

"Go inside and get to work." After saying this, Deputy Director Liu went into the office next door.

Director Zhou was packing his things inside, preparing to go out on business with Secretary Hao.

After considering the situation, Deputy Director Liu, remembering how highly Director Zhou had regarded Su Yu, reported the news he had just learned to him.

Both of them were experienced workers, and when they heard that Chu Hong was also writing a manuscript, they both understood what was going on.

Director Zhou slammed his fist on the table. "Old Liu, we're in charge of the secretariat. How we arrange work from now on is our business. Unless a city leader specifically requests it, everyone who needs to do business will have to go through us!"

A little while later, Deputy Director Liu went to the next office and announced to the secretariat staff that from now on, the secretariat could not take on any work privately; all work had to be arranged through him and Director Zhou. Regardless of who made the arrangement, they had to be notified.

Hearing Deputy Director Liu's words, Chu Hong's face flushed red.

Su Yu continued writing her manuscript with a smile.

After Deputy Director Liu left, everyone else in the office smiled with relief.

Li Mei said with a smile, "I think this is a bit targeted. Su Yu, what's going on with you?"

"Who knows? After all, the leaders have their own considerations. Sister Mei, you'll have many more opportunities in the future."

Li Mei covered her mouth and chuckled. She decided to write more articles lately to practice. She couldn't afford to miss the opportunity when her superiors assigned her important tasks.