Inside the office of the Party Secretary of the central town, steam rose from the teacups on the table. Zhang Xingguo looked at Hou Peng, who was sitting opposite him with a conflicted expression, and said, "Mayor Hou, just say what's on your mind."
Hou Peng has been here for half a day, and he's been rambling on and on. He clearly has something to do, but he hasn't gotten to the point.
Zhang Xingguo was annoyed by this. No wonder Li Xiuyuan was dealing with you at the town government. Just say what you have to say. What are you waiting for? Look how decisive Li Xiuyuan is.
"Secretary, it's like this. Li Xiuyuan just mentioned to me that since Deputy Mayor Wang left, our town government is short of a deputy mayor," Hou Peng said. He actually wanted to be more tactful and hopefully get Zhang Xingguo to bring it up himself so that Zhang Xingguo could help him.
Hou Peng had been pondering this in his office for a long time. Since procrastination wouldn't work, he might as well take the initiative. But if he relied on himself alone, it would be difficult to compete with Li Xiuyuan.
Not only could they not win the argument at the town party committee meeting, but they also couldn't win the argument at the county party committee's organization department, and they had no advantage at the county party committee's standing committee meeting.
In that case, we need to drag Zhang Xingguo into this mess, and ideally, get Zhang Xingguo's support.
But after chatting for a while, they still hadn't found a good starting point, and Zhang Xingguo became impatient. This Secretary Zhang's composure was lacking. No wonder that someone who is the top leader and secretary can't even control the town party committee meeting.
"Li Xiuyuan proposed it? He's still a deputy mayor himself, and he still has ideas about the new deputy mayor candidate?" Zhang Xingguo's eyes widened. If Li Xiuyuan wanted to compete for a section-level cadre position, such as the position of director of an office in the town, that would be normal.
It's normal for a deputy section-level cadre to have a confidant at the section-level, but Li Xiuyuan himself is only a deputy section-level cadre, yet he's now interested in the candidate for deputy town mayor and wants to get involved.
"I can't say for sure, after all, Deputy Mayor Li isn't an ordinary deputy mayor," Hou Peng said.
Zhang Xingguo waved his hand: "Alright, don't think about this too much. The promotion of deputy section-level cadres is decided by the county and has nothing to do with our town. However, Comrade Li Xiuyuan is right. We should report this to the higher-ups and add a deputy town mayor."
Hou Peng nodded, waiting for Zhang Xingguo to continue, but Zhang Xingguo stopped talking after that.
Hou Peng couldn't help but ask, "Secretary, and then what?"
"What? That's it?" Zhang Xingguo spread his hands. "Didn't I say that this was a decision made by the county and has nothing to do with our town?"
The new deputy mayor is here. Let Li Xiuyuan interfere if he wants. That's a matter for the town government. What does it have to do with the town party committee? He'd love for Hou Peng to fight with Li Xiuyuan. He'd prefer Li Xiuyuan to force Hou Peng into a corner and cause a scene.
Only when the two fight can he sit back and watch them fight, and only then can he act as the top leader, mediating their conflict and leveraging his influence as the town's Party Secretary.
Anyway, Hou Peng is usually in charge of the work at the town government, so he doesn't interfere much.
Upon hearing this, Hou Peng immediately became anxious: "Secretary, the county will definitely decide on the selection of the deputy mayor, but our town also has a say. We should recommend someone."
"Well, the town has the right to make recommendations, but the final decision rests with the county's organization department." Zhang Xingguo was a shrewd man; he wouldn't act without seeing the benefit. He knew Hou Peng wanted his support, but why should he? Did Hou Peng expect his support just by asking?
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