The door of Li Xiuyuan's office was closed. The afternoon sun was shining brightly. It was his first day in office in the central town and there was no division of labor yet. He could only listen to Wang Zhitao muttering about the town's rumors in the office.
Zhang Xingguo is superstitious about Feng Shui? Wang Zhitao's words have a basis in truth. Li Xiuyuan definitely doesn't believe it if he says it's completely groundless.
If someone said that the staff dormitory and cafeteria in the back were designed by a Feng Shui master hired by Zhang Xingguo, Li Xiuyuan would definitely not believe it.
He's a Feng Shui master, not a fucking designer. How can he design staff dormitories and canteens?
"Okay, let's talk about these things later. What about other aspects?"
"Ma Tao, the town's disciplinary committee member, and Kang Yong, the town's organization committee member, are close to Secretary Zhang and follow his lead. I heard that Kang Yong seems to have some other relationship with Secretary Zhang.
Then there’s Deputy Secretary Lu Zhenhai, who keeps to himself, and Town Mayor Hou Peng, who has a good relationship with Minister Qi Weihua of the Armed Forces…”
Li Xiuyuan roughly understood after listening. Zhang Xingguo still has a lot of say in the central town. He has three votes in the seven-member town party committee team. In addition, he is the secretary, which basically allows him to grasp the situation in the town.
Next, it was Wang Zhitao's turn to perform. The situation in a township could not be explained clearly in a few words. Although he said he had arrived some time in advance, he still had not figured out these things. He could only roughly sort out the interpersonal relationships for Li Xiuyuan.
However, this is enough for Li Xiuyuan to have a preliminary understanding of the central town. He can take his time to deal with the rest.
An afternoon passed quickly. In the evening, Wang Zhitao wanted to invite Li Xiuyuan out for dinner, but Li Xiuyuan refused. It would not be a good idea for them to go out to a restaurant to eat and drink on their first day in the central town.
This is different from when I first started working at the government office. Back then, I was just an ordinary clerk and it didn't matter if I went out for a meal or a drink in the evening.
He was in the central town. He was the executive deputy mayor. No matter how he ranked in the party committee, he was the second-in-command of the central town government, especially since he was also responsible for the Meilin Village project.
It seemed as if no one had paid any attention to him since the afternoon, but he probably knew how many pairs of eyes were watching him secretly.
"Then how about this, Li Zhen? I'll go out and buy some wine and food and drink in the dormitory. That should be okay, right?" Wang Zhitao said.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and went back to the dormitory first. Wang Zhitao quickly packed up the food and drinks and came back. Li Xiuyuan's dormitory was not small and there were ready-made tables and chairs.
The two closed the door and chatted while drinking.
After a few drinks, Wang Zhitao opened up and talked about the affairs of the Economic Development Office. Several people in the Economic Development Office were very difficult to deal with. He had no one to rely on in the central town and had no way out.
He once went to find Zhang Xingguo, but he walked to the door and came back. He knew that it was useless for him to find Zhang Xingguo. If a director cannot control his subordinates and asks the secretary to help him, then he has no use for his job as director.
"Li Zhen, that Yu Shaohua is the worst kind of person. He relies on his family's connections in the county and does whatever he wants. One time, he bullied me when I was reporting. He didn't understand the situation and probably omitted data for two companies. I had just arrived at the time and signed the report as soon as I saw it. But then I got a call from the county criticizing me.
He even pretended to be a good guy there, explaining to his superiors that I had just arrived and didn't understand the work of the central town, and that they, his subordinates, would remind me in time in the future.
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