Chapter 475 The Best of Both Worlds
Secretary-General Tan seemed calm and composed while holding the teacup, but he had actually been reciting in his heart, "Why don't you say it? How can I continue with what you say if you don't say it?"
When Minister Wu saw Secretary-General Tan like this, he was confused.
So, he was being used as a gun by Secretary-General Tan.
Facing Secretary-General Tan's knowing look, Minister Wu tacitly handed over the "step".
What he meant was very simple. He admitted that the position offered by Secretary-General Tan was indeed very suitable for his junior sister.
But they have been waiting for this good seedling for more than three years. Now the person has been transferred away out of the blue. Where can they find a suitable candidate?
"Then what do you say we should do?" Secretary-General Tan looked embarrassed and kicked the ball back.
Minister Wu thought to himself, what should we do, haven’t you already planned it in your mind?
Sighing, he said, "Secretary General Tan, since both positions are very suitable for her, why not let her take on both positions?"
Minister Wu has reasons to back up his statement.
In this era, it has become an unwritten rule that those who are capable should do more work, so it is not uncommon to hold multiple positions.
For example, Minister Gao of the Ministry of Water Resources not only serves as the deputy director of the Construction and Management Department, but he is also the deputy minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management.
Another example is Minister Jiang of the Organization Department, who was appointed as a deputy in the Seventh Machine Building Industry Ministry last month.
Let’s not talk about the distant past, let’s just talk about the Secretary-General.
He has several titles.
Sure enough, after listening to Secretary-General Tan, he just frowned symbolically, and after about two or three minutes, he nodded in agreement.
"Okay, then let's do as you say. But Changqing, you still have to coordinate this matter with Lao Li. If there are any problems, just ask him to come to me."
"Got it, let's talk about the Secretary General."
Minister Wu nodded. In fact, there was nothing to negotiate on this matter.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Planning Commission are right next to each other. On the 1st, 3rd, and 5th days, my junior sister works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and on the 2nd, 4th, and 6th days, she goes there. Each of them has 3 days, and no one takes advantage of the other.
Secretary-General Tan expressed his concern and had a smile on his face.
Minister Wu knew that this was the best option for Junior Sister, so he had nothing to say.
Only Lin Siqiao was stunned for a long time and couldn't recover.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Secretary-General Tan asked her, "Xiao Lin, if you have any ideas or difficulties, you can tell us now. The organization will try its best to help you solve them, or... you don't want to?"
Lin Siqiao came back to his senses and quickly shook his head, "No, I do!"
She was just a little nervous. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Development and Reform Commission were both among the best units of this era. Although an assistant director was just an assistant, he was a real deputy director-level cadre.
She was a newcomer and was suddenly asked to take charge of two such important departments. How could she not be confused?
What touched Lin Siqiao the most was the trust and love the two had for her.
In fact, before this, Lin Siqiao’s goal had always been the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and she had never thought that there would be other options in her life.
But when he saw the letter of appointment, Lin Siqiao was really dumbfounded.
As Secretary-General Tan said, no matter what she learned before or what she is doing now, it is more suitable for the NDRC.
Intellectually, she knew that she had to choose the National Development and Reform Commission. Only by entering this unit could she make the most of her ability as a prophet.
But emotionally, she is more inclined towards the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After all, her senior brother has been taking good care of her over the years.
Fortunately, Secretary-General Tan and Senior Brother did not give her the opportunity to worry and gave her a best of both worlds solution.
Thinking of this, Lin Siqiao bowed sincerely to the two of them.
Secretary-General Tan just didn't know what Lin Siqiao was really thinking at the moment, otherwise he would definitely say - you still don't understand yourself well enough.
He had already seen the relevant financial statements. No wonder people from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, and the military region were all trying to poach her.
Let me ask you, which girl can have such courage as her? Who else could achieve so much at her age?
At this time, Secretary-General Tan placed the letter of appointment submitted by Minister Wu a few days ago on the table.
He took off the pen cap and carefully signed the word "agree" on the two letters of appointment.
"Here, hold this."
Secretary-General Tan solemnly handed the appointment report to Lin Siqiao.
"I have never misjudged anyone in my life. Xiaolin, please don't let me down."
Lin Siqiao hugged the appointment letter in his hand tightly, "Please rest assured, I will not let you down."
Secretary-General Tan nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, take your appointment letter and go do what you need to do. By the way, the bread you made last time..."
Lin Siqiao understood immediately and said with a smile, "How about I make some and send it to you some other day, with less oil and less sugar?"
Secretary-General Tan laughed even more happily now.
When Minister Wu came out of Secretary-General Tan's office, he was surprised.
"Junior sister, did you make the bread they brought back from the country last time?"
"Um."
After Lin Siqiao nodded, his thoughts went back to May of last year. Oh, no, it should be the year before last.
In May of the year before last, on the evening of the day when Hua Fang ended her trip to the country, Secretary-General Tan gave her an address.
He asked Lin Siqiao to help him buy 100 loaves of bread so that he could take them back home.
It was only when Lin Siqiao arrived that he found out that the bakery had moved away several years ago.
After asking around, Lin Siqiao finally learned the approximate location from a merchant.
It was already past 8 o'clock in the evening when we found the store, and there were less than 4 hours before the flight took off.
Unfortunately, when the clerk heard that Lin Siqiao wanted to buy a croissant, he just shook his head.
They had stopped making that kind of bread a long time ago, and as for Lin Siqiao's proposal to pay extra to buy it, the other party clearly rejected it.
Their store is already preparing to close, so don't even think about working overtime.
Seeing that the communication was fruitless, Lin Siqiao could only ask the clerk about the size and approximate shape of the croissant, and then she rushed back to the embassy as quickly as possible.
Lin Siqiao had learned desserts in cooking classes, so making a croissant was not a difficult task for her.
Fortunately, the embassy kitchen has ovens and other things.
After rushing around, Lin Siqiao finally delivered the baked croissants to Secretary-General Tan before the plane took off.
Lin Siqiao had tried his best to restore the style of the bread, but Secretary-General Tan could still tell the difference at a glance.
Lin Siqiao did not hide anything and told everyone the situation.
Unexpectedly, after Secretary-General Tan found out, he did not say a word of blame. Instead, he thanked Lin Siqiao several times.
Now that the old matter of the Secretary-General was brought up again, coupled with the expression on Senior Brother's face, Lin Siqiao couldn't help but feel curious.
"Big Brother, does this bread have any other deep meaning?"
Minister Wu was silent for a while, and after getting in the car, he slowly told the truth.
It turned out that there were several people who worked and studied in the country at that time. When the leader revisited the old place, he was inevitably reminded of the past. These breads were specially brought by the leader for them.
As he spoke, Minister Wu told the story of how he visited one of them in the hospital.
After tasting the bread made by Lin Siqiao, the other party smiled and said that the taste of this bread seemed different from before and was a little sweeter than before. ”
Lin Siqiao sighed after hearing this. She had tried to use less oil and sugar, but she didn't expect it was still sweet. If only she could have found that store earlier.
"Everyone must be feeling very sorry that they didn't get to taste the flavor they remembered."
Unexpectedly, Minister Wu shook his head and said, "No, they don't feel any regret."
Minister Wu still clearly remembers that after that person finished speaking, he said something else with emotion.
He said that life was too bitter before, and it would be better if the bread was sweeter.
After a long silence, the leader finally said something. He assured everyone that the bread would become sweeter and sweeter in the future.
He promises!
Lin Siqiao's heart trembled slightly when she heard this, she knew that the leader's words had a hidden meaning.
But isn’t life in the future just as the leader expected? The bread in the bakery is getting sweeter, and so is the life of ordinary people.
This prosperous era is what everyone...wishes for.
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