After Yan Baiyang left Governor Nie Liwen's office, cold sweat broke out on his back. He thought to himself, "My awareness is still a little weak! But the Governor has been a real help."
He then handed over the candidate for deputy mayor to the Organization Department and returned to Xiyun City. However, he still reported two candidates, as he could not betray Governor Nie Liwen.
Since the governor has made it very clear, he doesn't need to report to the provincial party secretary. His goal has been achieved.
When Yan Baiyang returned to Xiyun, the people who attended the secretary's meeting also came to ask him. Yan Baiyang told them that the Provincial Party Committee was leaning towards Feng Yuxing as the candidate for the deputy mayor of Xiyun City. He did not dare to say too much, after all, he had not yet received the approval of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department.
The issue of selecting the deputy mayor of Xiyun City suddenly became silent, because even the air in Xiyun City was filled with a strange smell because of this matter.
Officials who relied on connections were also warned not to blindly use their connections to inquire about the selection process. The provincial party committee did not explicitly state that the selection of Xiyun City's deputy mayor would be decided by the provincial party committee, but this practice had already made it known to some core members of Xiyun City that the provincial party committee would still make the decision.
The provincial party committee was decisive this time and approved it three days later.
As expected, the candidates approved were Feng Yuxing.
Some members of the Standing Committee secretly congratulated themselves on not going against the will of the Provincial Party Committee, and could not help but sigh at their good fortune;
Others, however, took an indifferent attitude towards the matter, believing that it was just a political plot and that who became the deputy mayor had little to do with them.
Others were very dissatisfied with the result.
These dissatisfied people do not care how capable Feng Yuxing is at work; they only care whether their own interests are harmed.
For them, the emergence of Feng and Xing means that their vested interests may be affected, so they feel resentful towards them.
They also expressed dissatisfaction with the provincial party committee's meddling in municipal affairs, believing it to be an act of exceeding its authority. In their view, municipal affairs should be handled by the city itself, without excessive interference from the provincial party committee.
Feng Yuxing had just arrived at the office in the afternoon when his secretary Pei Qingyuan had already prepared a cup of fragrant, steaming hot tea for him in the office.
However, before he had even finished half of the cup of tea, he received an urgent call from Zong Daixiang, the head of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department.
Zong Daixiang only told him that there was an important meeting that he had to attend immediately, but he did not mention the specific content of the meeting and only left a brief instruction.
Feng Yuxing didn't ask any more questions. He quickly packed his clothes and briefcase, asked his secretary Pei Qingwu to have his driver, Lao Le, prepare a car, and headed directly to Xiyun City. Also notified was County Magistrate Xin Chunguang.
Feng Yuxing and Xin Chunguang arrived at the Xiyun Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government at the same time. After getting off the car, they did not go into the small auditorium immediately, but smoked a cigarette not far away.
"Comrade Yuxing, what kind of meeting is this? It's so sudden!" County Mayor Xin Chun said as he lit a cigarette.
"I don't know either! Minister Zong just told us to go to the small auditorium of the city government to attend the meeting immediately. She didn't say anything else!" Feng Yuxing was also confused.
"Could it be that the provincial party committee has approved the candidate for deputy mayor?" County magistrate Xin Chunguang is still quite sensitive about official positions.
"Look at you, you're obsessed with power. You think about everything in terms of power. Even if the deputy mayor is decided, it has little to do with us! Why are you so excited?" Feng Yuxing was amused by the county magistrate who was obsessed with official positions.
"Hey! It's hard to say, maybe this deputy mayor is you?" When the county magistrate Xin Chunguang spoke, his expression looked like a fortune teller.
"Do you really think that the deputy mayor position is something you can just pick up by chance? Oh! It was just given to me so casually! If it had anything to do with me, why didn't Minister Zong tell me in advance!
Besides, with my qualifications, it's not my turn to take advantage of the situation. You know, people who meet the requirements, hehe... can line up from here to the side of the road!"
Feng Yuxing glanced at Xin Chunguang after he finished speaking, his eyes implying, "You're obsessed with power. You always think of everything as a position!"
"Hey! Comrade Yuxing, you never know. Maybe the Municipal Party Committee wants to give you a surprise!" The county magistrate, a power-loving person, used his imagination, which was really amazing.
"How can it be a surprise? If you judge it that way, it's a shock!" Feng Yuxing said unhappily.
"Comrade Yuxing, let's make a deal. If you become the deputy mayor, you have to recommend me to take your position so that I can get a taste of being the county party secretary!" County Mayor Xin Chunguang expressed himself in his rogue style.
Xin Chunguang's judgment is not without basis. He has been in politics for decades. Considering that the provincial party committee rejected three deputy mayor candidates in a row, it is itself very abnormal.
It is obvious that the provincial party committee does not want to be involved in the disputes over the appointment of local cadres, so it rejects the proposal and lets the Xiyun Municipal Party Committee choose the candidates they want. This is in line with the thoughts of the bigwigs.
"Okay, okay... If I become the deputy mayor, I will recommend you to be the secretary of the Changming County Party Committee, okay?" Feng Yuxing did not take Xin Chunguang's words seriously.
Then he smiled and said, "Start now and pray that I get the position of deputy mayor. Time is running out. We need to go into the small auditorium now, otherwise the people from the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government will accuse us of disregarding party discipline. That would be troublesome!"
The meeting time was at 4 p.m., and they were ten minutes early.
When Feng Yuxing and Xin Chunguang walked into the small auditorium, it was as if time froze for a moment. Everyone's gaze in the auditorium was drawn to them as if by a magnet.
This sudden attention made the two of them a little confused, and even their steps became a little restrained. The originally relaxed atmosphere instantly became solemn, and they could only greet some people who passed by with a little embarrassment.
The expressions in everyone's eyes were different. Some showed joy, some were full of envy, but some people's eyes were not friendly.
These complex emotions intertwined, making the atmosphere in the small auditorium increasingly tense. Feng Yuxing and Xin Chunguang could only bite the bullet and continue forward, trying to quickly escape this awkward situation.
At this time, Feng Yuxing and Xin Chunguang had different thoughts in their minds.
Feng Yuxing thought, "I haven't offended the city leaders, have I? It seems like many of them have bad eyes?"
County Magistrate Xin Chunguang was astonished, thinking, "I didn't really guess right! Look at the way they're looking at Comrade Yuxing, it's as if they can't wait to beat him up!"
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