"Brother Li." Li Xiuyuan greeted Li Boyang as he came out of Yang's office.
"Xiuyuan is here. Come in, sit in the office for a while, have some tea. Yunxian will be here soon too." Li Boyang was very warm and polite to Li Xiuyuan. It wasn't until he became Yun Yanchang's secretary that he truly understood the difference in how Yun Yanchang regarded him and Li Xiuyuan.
More importantly, he was able to become the county magistrate's secretary because of Li Xiuyuan's recommendation; otherwise, he would never have had the chance.
"Brother Li, it's alright, go ahead and do what you need to do," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile after following Li Boyang into the office.
"No rush. There's a meeting at the CPPCC this afternoon, and Yun County needs to go there. But it's after 3 p.m., so you should have enough time to give your report," Li Boyang said while making tea for Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan looked around Li Boyang's office. Compared to Yang's office, it seemed rather messy. The files on the desk and the documents in the cabinets weren't exactly sloppy, but they gave off a cluttered feeling.
Of course, if this kind of mess appeared in a leader's office, it would mean that the leader was busy, but if it appeared in a secretary's office...
Li Xiuyuan hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Brother Li, being a secretary to a leader must be quite a busy job, right?"
"Well, to be honest, Xiuyuan, when I saw you as a secretary, you always seemed to handle things with ease. But now that I'm a secretary myself, I've realized it's not that simple at all, and I'm always flustered."
"Haha." Li Xiuyuan said with a smile, "Brother Li, actually, I'm also quite flustered when I'm working, but when I'm with the boss, I have to pretend to be at ease, for fear that people will see my timidity." Li Xiuyuan said with a smile, he wanted to remind Li Boyang to tidy up the office, but he couldn't say it directly.
Honest advice is hard to hear; that's human nature. What you think is for the other person's good may actually make them uncomfortable. If Li Xiuyuan were the county magistrate's secretary and Li Boyang were just the deputy section chief of the general affairs department, then Li Xiuyuan would have spoken up directly.
Because of his status and position, he directly suppressed Li Boyang.
But now, Li Xiuyuan is at the deputy section chief level, and Li Boyang is also the county head's secretary, and they are about to be promoted to deputy section chief. It would be inappropriate to keep suppressing him like this.
People always need to adjust their way of getting along with others based on changes in their status.
"Pretending to be completely at ease?" Li Boyang pondered Li Xiuyuan's words, his eyes thoughtful. Li Xiuyuan didn't say anything more. The two chatted for a while, and Li Boyang saw that it was almost time, so he got up to go to Yun Yanchang's office.
"Xiuyuan, Yun County should be arriving soon. Go there for a bit, and report back when Yun County arrives. I'll come and get you then," Li Boyang said to Li Xiuyuan.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Li." Li Xiuyuan thanked him and waited in Li Boyang's office. After a while, Li Boyang came over.
"Xiuyuan, Yunxian has come and wants you to come over."
Li Xiuyuan nodded, stood up from the sofa, and walked outside. Just then, his phone rang. Li Xiuyuan took out his phone and glanced at it. It was a message from Wang Zhixing.
"Mayor Li, at six o'clock tonight, at Rumeng Restaurant, I've got a wild turtle, it's already being stewed. Let's have a good drink together tonight."
Li Xiuyuan looked at the message on his phone, a smile appearing on his face. He took out his phone and replied with a message: "Okay, I'll be there at six o'clock tonight."
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