“Principal, I have no requirements. I am willing to teach in Meilin Village,” Su Ziying said affirmatively.
After praising Su Ziying's dedication to education, Pi Kai smiled and saw her off. Su Ziying had agreed, so the matter was considered settled. As for the remaining three contract teachers, there was no rush; let things unfold.
These three contract workers are actually on the payroll for employment three to five years from now, which is a small but significant benefit.
Meanwhile, at the town government of the central town, Li Xiuyuan did not go to Meilin Village in the morning, but dealt with some matters in the town. Although he said that he focused his main energy on Meilin Village, he was still the executive deputy mayor, and there were some tasks that needed to be handled by him.
After finishing some tasks at hand, he went to Hou Peng's office to report on the Meilin Village Primary School.
Hou Peng felt a headache coming on when he heard that Li Xiuyuan had come to ask for money. Fortunately, Li Xiuyuan only wanted 20,000 yuan. He was grateful that Li Xiuyuan had helped him get some money from the Finance Bureau before, so he couldn't refuse to give him any at all.
It's just that giving 20,000 yuan felt a bit difficult.
"Mayor Li, you're the real tycoon now! I heard the county allocated another two million," Hou Peng said, sounding a bit pained.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Mayor, that's different. One thing at a time. That's special fund. If I dare to misappropriate it today, the county will have to talk to me tomorrow."
Li Xiuyuan's words were both an explanation and a warning. Although the two million had been deposited into the account, and Yun Yanchang had given instructions that most people wouldn't dare to touch it, and Lei Yi wouldn't allow anyone to touch the money, there were definitely many people eyeing it.
Hou Peng understood Li Xiuyuan's meaning and nodded, saying, "I know. The funds are for designated purposes only, and there are instructions from above. I certainly won't have any designs on them, but what about Secretary Zhang..."
Hou Peng's words were somewhat meaningful and served as a reminder to Li Xiuyuan. Although Li Xiuyuan had suppressed Zhang Xingguo at the last township party committee meeting, and Zhang Xingguo had not made any moves recently, it did not mean that Zhang Xingguo had truly given up.
With such a large project worth tens of millions in the central town, Zhang Xingguo is essentially "letting the cat watch the meat and the badger guard the field." It would be strange if Zhang Xingguo could resist reaching out; he will definitely reach out and won't give up.
“I will also report to Secretary Zhang,” Li Xiuyuan said calmly.
He has never let his guard down against Zhang Xingguo, but since Zhang Xingguo is not making any moves for the time being, he will not take the initiative to attack. After all, Zhang Xingguo is the Party Secretary and the top leader, and it is not so easy to take action against him.
"Oh, right, Mayor Li, there are often meetings at the county and city levels. Since you're not in town all the time, it's always me and Deputy Mayor Wang who go to the meetings. We're both too busy. You should attend some of these meetings in the future," Hou Peng said.
This was the peak period of the endless meetings and paperwork, with countless meetings every day. Since Li Xiuyuan wasn't going, the task of attending all the meetings fell entirely on Hou Peng and Wang Zhixing. During this time, the two of them were either in meetings or on their way to meetings.
“Mayor, I know, but the project in Meilin Village is also very important. Otherwise, it would be better to trouble Deputy Mayor Wang.” Li Xiuyuan said. Many meetings are actually meaningless; people just sit there. Right now, Meilin Village is extremely busy, and he would rather stay on the Blackwater River embankment than sit in the meeting room.
“No, from now on, you have to attend at least one meeting every week to relieve some of the pressure on us. We can’t push this mule to its limits. Deputy Mayor Wang has complained to me countless times that if this continues, he’ll die of overwork in the meeting room. Besides, you can get to know and interact with people from other townships and various departments in the county at these meetings, which will benefit you…”
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