"You are very smart." Secretary Li became much kinder after his worries were resolved. He nodded and looked at Guo Haoran. "Last week, I went to the province to attend a meeting on related work. It happened that other comrades at the meeting were talking about this matter and even produced a ranking list. I remembered the previous report in the Jingcheng Daily, so I came to take a look today."
Huo Qianli smiled bitterly in his heart. He had never expected that this ranking would actually lead to competition among administrative units for this job, and directly recruited this person.
He could even guess the truth that Secretary Li did not say. For example, when several secretaries were chatting, Secretary Li said that our county was doing well and that village was even reported in the city newspaper. But he was ridiculed by others, saying, "What are you good about? Is it good to be ranked 48th?"
As a result, the secretary became depressed.
The leader was depressed, and Huo Qianli, as the person involved, was naturally in trouble.
Only then did Guo Haoran finally understand the whole cause and effect. He looked at Huo Qianli with a little fear. If this guy really cheated, he would probably be cheated today as well.
Fortunately!
Then he asked with a little puzzlement: "These things you have here are obvious, why are they ranked like that?"
Huo Qianli sighed, "Our Hushan Village is poor, with poor conditions and a shortage of manpower. Perhaps we have been neglected."
Without further ado, the two leaders looked at each other. With their experience, they were able to figure out the general idea.
Secretary Li smiled and said, "I agree with you that you lack the necessary conditions, but it's a bit unreasonable to say that you are short of manpower!"
Huo Qianli said: "I'm not talking nonsense. The two leaders may not have noticed when they came here just now. Let me show you the road we are repairing now."
Next, Huo Qianli led everyone to see the road that was about to be repaired, and described the original appearance of the road, how he thought of repairing it, and the process of how it was built. Of course, he did not avoid the story of the funding. Secretary Li teased, "You just told us this, aren't you afraid that we will worry about you doing this in the future?"
Huo Qianli chuckled and said, "As long as what we do is right and good, I believe the leaders will support it."
Secretary Li pointed at him and said to Deputy Secretary Guo, "Look, now you are starting to put a hat on us and raise the bar for us! Haha!"
Everyone smiled, and the atmosphere became completely relaxed.
After laughing, Secretary Li looked at the road that had been widened and reinforced and only needed to be paved with gravel, and said with emotion: "As long as our thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than problems. The slogan of connecting every village and every road has been shouted for so many years, but every village and town just asked for money. Comrade Haoran, it is worth our careful consideration!"
“Yes, it’s worth summarizing.”
At this time, Huo Qianli and the others knew what to do and shut up, watching their eyes and their noses.
Fortunately, this was not the place to discuss business, so the two of them only said these two sentences and then said goodbye and returned to the village committee together.
Standing at the entrance of the village committee, Secretary Li said to Huo Qianli, "Okay, today's trip disturbs your weekend rest. We, the annoying ones, will leave. You just do your best!"
Naturally, everyone tried to persuade them to stay, or at least have a meal before leaving.
Gu Daqiang rubbed his hands nervously, "My family just slaughtered the New Year pig today, the leader wants to have some!"
"Really? We all feel uncomfortable around you. You should know how to be annoying, right, comrade Haoran?"
"Yeah, let's skip the meal. When you reach your expectations next year, we'll come and have a celebratory drink with you."
After seeing it in person, Guo Haoran gained confidence, and finally helped Huo Qianli before leaving!
Secretary Li was slightly startled, then smiled generously, "Yes, we'll have the celebratory drink!"
"In that case, please wait a moment, leaders!"
Huo Qianli opened his mouth and whispered a few words to Gu Daqiang, who then hurried back home.
Soon, he ran out carrying four plastic bags.
Gu Daqiang panted slightly, "Leader, this is a native pig I raised myself. It didn't eat a single bite of feed. It was fed with pig grass, corn, and sweet potatoes. I feel bad if you don't eat it, so take this back and try it."
Huo Qianli chimed in, "Secretary Li, Deputy Secretary Guo, rural people value etiquette the most. Since you are not here for a formal inspection, if you just go back like this, our Hushan Village will be laughed at."
Secretary Li waved his hand and said, "We really can't accept it. We have anti-corruption rules."
Huo Qianli smiled slightly and blinked slyly, "Giving some money can also be regarded as supporting the poverty alleviation cause of our Hushan Village."
The two leaders were slightly stunned, but after careful consideration, they realized that it was feasible.
So, everyone stopped refusing. The two secretaries each took a large pig's trotter, and the secretary and the driver each carried two pounds of three-line pork belly.
The money was naturally calculated according to the village price, and it wasn't too much, so it was considered a small bargain.
Before leaving, Secretary Li shook Huo Qianli's hand and said, "Very good, work hard! If the city asks, I will try my best to explain it to you."
"Please rest assured, Secretary Li!"
Guo Haoran also shook hands with Huo Qianli and patted his shoulder affectionately. Everything was said without words.
Watching the SUV go away, Huo Qianli turned around and said to Gu Daqiang: "Brother, I'm sorry to have cost you money today."
Gu Daqiang waved his hand, "Compared to the big thing, this little bit of meat is nothing. I can just kill another one another day."
Huo Qianli let out a long breath. What happened today finally dispelled the leader's anger and he also got a chance to report alone for such a long time. It seemed that it could be considered a blessing in disguise?
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That night, Zheng Qiang, a senior official in Qianfu Town, came home after a social event and saw his wife sitting on the sofa, wearing a facial mask and watching TV. He couldn't help but frown and said, "Another facial mask. It only took 10 to 20 minutes, and ten yuan was gone. Isn't it a waste?"
His wife rolled her eyes at him and said calmly, "Facial masks take 10 to 20 minutes, what about you?"
Zheng Qiang's expression froze and he walked into the house angrily.
Just as I was about to change into my pajamas, a text message came in.
【Based on people's livelihood and development, we will grasp the key points and open up a new situation. 】
Sender: Secretary Li Qiao.
Fifteen minutes later, the secretary's wife took off her mask and walked to the bedroom door in confusion. She saw Zheng Qiang sitting on the edge of the bed, half of his coat hanging on his left hand, muttering, "What does this mean? Why did you send this to me at this time? What does it mean?"
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