"You've spent it all, how is that possible?" Pang Ming's voice rose an octave, obviously in disbelief.
Xie Wan looked at him innocently, and said in a very sincere and honest tone: “County Magistrate Pang, you really should have told me about the house repair earlier.
Although Mr. Chen from Zhenhua said that the 6 million yuan they donated would be used for infrastructure and education in An County, building houses for county government officials can barely be considered infrastructure.
We spent 500,000 yuan. Even if Zhenhua comes to audit next year, will they really stop cooperating with our project in Sichuan Province just because of this 500,000 yuan?
I don't think so.
Even if it does, what does that have to do with An County?"
When she said this, Pang Ming and Zhong Liqin's faces darkened.
Why is it not An County’s business anymore?
If An County misused the donation and problems were found in foreign audits, and they stopped cooperating with Sichuan Province, would the province forgive them?
Definitely not, each of them may lose their official position.
Zhong Liqin rebuked Pang Mingdao: "Old Pang, you are so confused. How can we use the funds that foreign investors gave to our An County to develop infrastructure and education to build houses for our company?"
Pang Ming glanced at Zhong Liqin and thought to himself, “That’s not what you said when I asked you to sign before.
Although you didn’t express your agreement, you didn’t object either.”
When they established the project to renovate the house, they did not mention where the money would come from.
Zhong Liqin would never admit now that he had agreed to Pang Ming's proposal.
Pang Ming was quite quick-witted and immediately said to Xie Wan:
"Xiao Xie, you misunderstood. Didn't I tell you that I would borrow 500,000 first?
Our county government only has tens of thousands of dollars in its account right now, which is definitely not enough to repair the house.
Financially, apart from the donation from Zhenhua, there is currently no money available from other places.
Let's borrow 500,000 yuan first, and then pay it back when the finances are better next year.
It's just a loan, I think even if the other party really sent an auditor to check the accounts, they probably wouldn't say anything."
Xie Wan nodded repeatedly, “Yes, County Magistrate Pang, you are talking about borrowing.
But how do you know that our county’s finances will be able to pay back the 500,000 yuan next year?
Aren’t we making losses every year? "
Pang Ming was so angry that he was speechless.
Liu Jiang and his men were in the same group as Pang Ming, so they definitely couldn't let Pang Ming deal with Xie Wan alone, so they started to chime in:
"Deputy County Magistrate Xie, you also live in the unit dormitory. Look at the houses in our unit's staff quarters. Which one is not old and dilapidated?
Even Secretary Zhong and County Magistrate Pang only live in a three-bedroom, one-living room house, which was built in the 1960s. The sewers are always clogged and the outer walls are often flooded.
Xie Wan nodded humbly: "This is indeed a problem, how can we let the leaders live in a leaky house?
I will criticize Mr. Liao in the office later. He is very irresponsible in his work.
In this case, we should have called a construction company to repair it long ago.
Doesn’t our county government still have tens of thousands of dollars in its account?
I think it should be enough for a house repair."
Liu Jiang rolled his eyes when he heard her say that and said, "Those tens of thousands of dollars are for the company's entertainment expenses, travel expenses, office expenses and other daily expenses.
All the money has been used to repair the house. Is our county government still going to function?"
Xie Wan scratched his head and pretended not to understand, asking: "Why don't we ask the office to sort out an account and see how much our unit's office and travel expenses are for a year?
The biggest expense item in our unit every year is entertainment expenses?
But I have been here for two months. Except for the last time when the provincial leaders came with foreign guests, I asked about the total amount spent on entertainment expenses, which was 370 yuan.
For two whole months, I haven't seen our county government host any other higher-level departments or foreign exchange groups?
It is said that our annual entertainment expenses are tens of thousands, who did we entertain?"
Several standing committee members were silent.
Who are you entertaining? You’re entertaining yourself.
If they didn't spend public money on eating and drinking all day, they would have had the money to repair the house long ago.
For some reason, Zhong Liqin coughed, breaking the silence, and said to Xie Wan, "Xiao Xie, don't mention the past.
The last time we received provincial leaders, I heard that it was you who proposed the dining standards.
I think this is great. In the future, our county’s reception standards must strictly follow four dishes and one soup, and there must be no extravagance or waste.”
Xie Wan didn't intend to fall out with anyone. They were all colleagues and had been in the officialdom for many years. It was best to stop at the right time for many things.
She believed that unless these people really did not want a career in politics anymore, the extravagant lifestyle in An County would definitely be restrained.
Seeing that Xie Wan had no intention of pursuing this matter further, Zhong Liqin nodded in approval and then asked:
"Xiao Xie, County Magistrate Pang's proposal to repair the house is not just for our own consideration.
I can personally promise that once a new house is built, I will not participate in the allocation.
Just now, Xiao Xie, you suggested to repair the old house. I think this is a good idea. You can contact the county construction company. It shouldn’t cost much just to repair it.
It’s enough for me to live in my current old house.
I understand Lao Pang. He proposed to build the house mainly for the young comrades.
There are still many comrades in our unit who have been assigned to work in recent years and still have no housing.”
When Pang Ming heard Zhong Liqin speak for him, he immediately changed the subject and said:
"Yes, Secretary Zhong still understands my intention.
Xiao Xie, you may not know the housing situation in our unit.
For old cadres in the past, even if they have retired, as long as they are still alive and their positions are still registered with us, the houses allocated to them will not be returned.
But the unit always needs fresh blood, right?
Many of the colleagues who were assigned or transferred in the past few years did not receive any housing. They all received housing subsidies and rented houses outside.
Housing in the county town is already in short supply and it is difficult to rent a house. Some comrades have several members of their family squeezed into one house, and the conditions are really terrible.
Since we are all colleagues, shouldn't you help me think of a solution?"
What Pang Ming said was true. The reason why Xie Wan was able to get a house after being transferred here was mainly because her rank was high enough and she was lucky. The house happened to be the residence of the former deputy county magistrate. He was transferred away and the house was vacated a few days ago. Before it was distributed, she came here.
Xie Wan knew in his heart that he definitely couldn't say anything against it.
If she said it, she would be making enemies with all her colleagues in the unit.
After this meeting, because of her late departure, the news that everyone had no place to live would spread to all departments of the county government.
Fortunately, she was prepared for this.
She raised her right hand and said innocently, "But what can I do? The money has really been spent!"
“How could it be possible that it’s all gone?”
"Six million? Xiao Xie, even if you are a spendthrift boy, it's impossible for you to spend all six million in one month, right?"
"Xiao Xie, you're wrong. If you don't want to lend it, just say so. Why bother to trick us into spending it all?"
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