After having dinner with Lu Yuan, Lu Jiang returned to the county town.
Early the next morning, Lu Yuan left, while Lu Jiang went to the county government building after having breakfast.
The old gatekeeper saw Lu Jiang standing at the gate, looking towards the government building, and called out, "Who are you looking for?"
Lu Jiang's cold face remained expressionless as he calmly said, "Sir, I'm here to take up my new job!"
The gatekeeper was taken aback. He had heard that some people had recently started working at the county government, and the highest-ranking official was the county party secretary!
He asked, "Are you here to take up your new job? Please wait a moment." He turned his head and saw a very familiar figure, and immediately called out, "Qian Mao, Qian Mao!"
Upon hearing the gatekeeper's shout, Lu Jiang immediately looked at the person walking towards him from the opposite side. It was a very energetic young man, who looked to be over 1.8 meters tall, with big eyes, double eyelids, and the square face that was popular these days.
When Qian Mao heard someone call his name, he turned around and saw that it was the gatekeeper. He turned and walked over, saying, "Grandpa, what can I do for you?"
The gatekeeper liked Qian Mao very much, so he smiled and said, "This young man is here to take up a job at our county committee. Take him in."
Qian Mao nodded and said, "Okay." Then he turned to Lu Jiang and said, "Hello, my name is Qian Mao, I'm an officer from the county propaganda department, please come with me!"
Lu nodded and said "Thank you" to the gatekeeper. Then he followed Qian Mao toward the county government office building.
The old gatekeeper stroked his thick, black hair and said, "This young man is quite polite!"
Qian Mao smiled and asked, "Which department do you want to work for?"
Lu Jiang said, "I need to find County Chief Qi and Secretary Fan!"
County Chief Qi, Secretary Fan? Hearing his words, Qian Mao turned his head and glanced at Lu Jiang: "Okay, come with me."
Lu Jiang had a cold expression on his face, and some of the young girls in the county committee office were whispering among themselves when they saw the two of them.
However, Qian Mao was not interested in this, nor did he intend to settle for someone, and he was even less interested in these women who were all talk and no action!
He saw Secretary Fan and County Head Qi shake hands with Lu Jiang. At this moment, he also vaguely sensed that this young man seemed to be extraordinary. In particular, he saw that Secretary Fan had a very respectful attitude towards this young man. Sure enough, when Secretary Fan announced that this new young man was the new county party secretary.
The county committee members were in an uproar. No one had expected that this young man would be the county party secretary. He must have a bright future ahead of him!
What was even more unexpected was that this new official made three bold moves upon taking office, and the first of them targeted Qian Mao. He had actually gone from being an ordinary staff member in the propaganda department to becoming the personal secretary of the county party secretary. Moreover, he could see that this Secretary Lu was a pragmatic person, and his ideas and actions exceeded everyone's expectations.
Qian Mao felt extremely excited. Even if he had to run around in the fields with Secretary Lu every day, he would be willing to do it. Moreover, he learned a lot of data processing methods from Secretary Lu, which he had never encountered before.
In short, since Qian Mao became Secretary Lu's secretary, he has become very busy, but in good spirits. He used to never talk about work, but now he has a catchphrase: "Our Secretary Lu said..."
Looking at his third brother's current state, Qian Duoduo could sense his happiness. Who wouldn't want to follow a promising and good leader? It seemed that this young Secretary Lu was just such a person.
After finishing his meal, Qian Sheng sat at home sighing and complaining.
Qian Mao finally finished the task assigned by his superior and went out for a drink of water. He saw Qian Sheng sitting in the main room, tending the stove, looking towards the door as if there was something interesting there.
Qian Mao walked over and said, "Dad, what are you looking at?"
Qian Sheng glanced at his somewhat thin third son, then looked towards the door and said, "Your mother has been with your second brother and his wife for several months now. The New Year is just around the corner, and I don't know if they will come back."
Qian Mao took a sip of water and said, "My second sister-in-law must be quite pregnant, right? If she's in her final month, I doubt my mother and fourth brother's wife will be able to come back without worry."
Qian Sheng sighed and said in a low voice, "Back then, our family was big and lively, but now, it's just me leading the two of you. Duoduo has to go to Feng Zhiqing's place to study, so I don't see her every day. And you, you're always following the secretary around, running around even more happily."
Qian Mao smiled and said, "Dad, I really think it's a good thing to be by Secretary Lu's side. Back when I was in the propaganda department, I did the same things every day. I could already see the day I would retire."
But things are different now. Every day brings different events, and the ways to deal with them are different too.
Take the case of the educated youth in Yuanbao Village last month, for example. It caused such a big stir. Two educated youths had a conflict, which dragged in all the villagers. In the end, it was Secretary Lu who intervened and sent both educated youths directly to Song Chang for reform through labor.
Qian Sheng glanced at Qian Mao, and he felt that the way this matter was handled was somewhat similar to that of this third young man.
When Qian Mao saw his father looking at him like that, he understood what his father was thinking, so he smiled and said, "Do you think I would have done the same thing if I were handling this matter? Hehe, Dad, that's why I'm willing to follow Secretary Lu, because I've found that we're the same kind of people!"
Qian Sheng said, "It's getting dark, go and bring Duoduo back."
Qian Mao nodded, stood up, and went to put on his cotton-padded coat to pick up his sister! Before he even got near the educated youth compound, he saw someone running towards him, and when they saw him, they were about to pounce on him.
After Zhou Lina's suicide attempt, Qian Mao completely distanced himself from these women. Just as one was about to pounce on him, Qian Mao simply stepped aside.
Jiang Caiqin was dumbfounded. No, how could this man be so rude? He saw someone about to fall and didn't even help her up; instead, he backed away.
Qian Mao also saw Secretary Jiang Caiqin lying on the ground. He immediately patted his chest and said, "Oh my god, that scared me to death. I thought something had fallen over. It was just a person! Luckily, it didn't hit me, or I would definitely have missed work."
Hearing Qian Mao's words, Jiang Caiqin felt a surge of resentment, but she still said in a sweet, coquettish tone, "I just accidentally fell down, could you help me up?"
Qian Mao took another step back, shook his head, and said, "It's hard to say when a man and a woman are alone together." Then, he cupped his hands into a megaphone shape and shouted loudly, "Jiang Zhiqing has fallen! Jiang Zhiqing has fallen!"
Jiang Caiqin was even more dumbfounded this time. Was this man an idiot? Was it so hard for her to find a good man to marry?
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