"What opportunity?"
“Of course, it’s an opportunity to strengthen my friendship with Mayor Chen,” Su Yu said with a smile.
Having spent so much time together, the two had developed a tacit understanding. After a moment's thought, Secretary Song guessed Su Yu's intention without her even needing to know.
Secretary Song nodded. "I'll report to Secretary Qiu as well. Actually, Secretary Qiu and Mayor Chen have similar styles. The only difference is their philosophies. If he knew I was up to something behind the scenes, he'd probably give me a piece of his mind."
Su Yu said, "The job of a secretary is to help the leader deal with all sorts of troublesome people. Besides, we're doing this openly and aboveboard."
Secondly, Su Yu asked Director Zhou's wife to arrange a dinner date with Li Mei.
Since Su Yu started school, Li Mei has rarely contacted her. After all, they live far apart, and her job has changed, so she doesn't have time to visit Su Yu anymore.
After hearing the message from Director Zhou's wife, she quickly tidied herself up and went to a restaurant near Old Su's house early in the morning.
"Su Yu, it's been so long!"
Li Mei said warmly.
Su Yu sized her up and down. "Secretary Li is becoming more and more imposing."
"What?" Li Mei waved her hand. "There's no other way. I have to keep myself presentable for work. Otherwise, I'll embarrass my superiors. By the way, why did you think of calling me? Weren't you on your date with Secretary Song?"
"I can't exactly live with his cat," Su Yu said with a smile, then handed her chopsticks.
Li Mei was too embarrassed to ask Su Yu to do her work. Su Yu had helped her get this position, and it would be presumptuous of her to ask her to do chores now. She couldn't bring herself to do something so shameless.
Su Yu smiled and said, "I asked you out today because I have something important to discuss with you."
"What is it, you?" Li Mei immediately sat up straight.
Su Yu said, "You don't know, do you? Vice Mayor Xu's daughter is my roommate."
"Huh?" Li Mei looked surprised. "What a coincidence!"
"Unfortunately, they came specifically for me. You get the idea?"
Li Mei paused for a moment, then thought it through and understood Su Yu's plan. Vice Mayor Xu wanted to use Su Yu's connections to cultivate a good relationship with Secretary Qiu.
If these two get along well, what will happen to their boss?
As Mayor Chen's secretary, Li Mei still cared about her boss.
She opened her eyes wide and looked at Su Yu, "What's on your mind?"
"That depends on what your leader thinks. And I've also heard that a relative of your leader's wife is currently working in the secretariat."
“I know about this; my supervisor even asked about it. But I heard that Director Zhou was appointed by the province. He was recruited by the province.”
"What a coincidence, Xu Lili, her mother is the section chief of the provincial organization department."
Hearing this, Li Mei instantly understood. With so many city leaders, they didn't really care what each other's wives did, unless it was a high-ranking official. Although the provincial organization department was a powerful department, a section chief like that was hardly noticed. So they hadn't thought of it that way.
Looking back now, it's clear that if they really wanted to get people in, they could have done it.
"How come our leader didn't know?"
Li Mei asked, puzzled.
Su Yu said seriously, "There are two possibilities. One is that they did it in private, intending to do a good deed anonymously. The second is that they are planning to do something underhanded. They brought him in first, and then found an opportunity to report him. It's not impossible that they would try to smear Mayor Chen."
"..." Li Mei felt that this matter was really complicated. She hadn't thought of any of these intricacies if it weren't for Su Yu.
"What should we do then?"
"I don't know either, but Sister Mei, to be honest, the reason I'm telling you this information is that I hope Mayor Chen and Secretary Qiu can get along well. After all, judging from their personal conduct, I have a high opinion of these two leaders. You, coming here and already causing all this trouble, can we trust you? That's why I completely ignored Xu Lili. Besides, we have a good relationship, and I hope we can interact openly and honestly in the future."
Li Mei nodded. "I know what you mean, but I don't know if my words will work. As you know, the conflict between Mayor Chen and Secretary Qiu is not a trivial matter. Especially after Secretary Qiu took that position, Mayor Chen has been holding a grudge for a long time."
"No matter how angry you are, it's nothing compared to being harmed by someone." Su Yu picked up her chopsticks and ate her noodles. "Let's eat, let's put the leader's matter aside for now. You can bring it up occasionally when you have the chance."
Meanwhile, at Secretary Qiu's home, Secretary Song was drinking and discussing official business with Secretary Qiu.
After hearing from Secretary Song about how Vice Mayor Xu's family had given preferential treatment to Mayor Chen's relatives, he was so angry that he prepared to smash a cup.
"This kind of thing must not be tolerated!"
“Mayor Chen may not know this, but I think we should give him a chance. Let him find out about this and see how he handles it,” Secretary Song advised.
Secretary Qiu downed the wine in his glass in one gulp. "I'll go find Old Zhou in the secretariat later and have him talk to Old Chen. I'll wait and see how he handles it."
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