The soldiers' children, carrying luggage and bowls and chopsticks, were immediately horrified.
Li Ping recalled Su Yu's words of encouragement to the students before, and said seriously, "It's okay, we're not afraid of hardship. Whether it's tough or not, think of the Long March of 25,000 li. We're only going to walk this short distance, no problem!"
"..."
So, led by Luo Wei and several militia members, Li Ping led the children of soldiers to the commune below in a grand procession.
Su Yu watched everyone leave through the window and smiled.
Song Dongzheng stood behind her watching, "Aren't you going to say hello?"
"Why bother greeting them? They're just a bunch of kids, no need to deal with them. Li Ping and I are on good terms, as long as Li Ping can keep them in check, that's enough. Besides, being too deliberate will only create a bad impression."
When these children go home, their families will definitely ask them who they've been in contact with. If she deliberately tries to get close to these people, it might make the parents think that the activity had ulterior motives, causing others to have a negative opinion of Li Ping, which wouldn't do her any good.
This is good. It gives Li Ping a chance to teach these unruly kids a lesson and temper their character. It also gives some people in the county a false impression.
The two people who caused all this remained calm, but the others in the county government compound were not so calm.
Especially the comrades in the armed forces department, because the military and the government are usually separated, the people in the armed forces department rarely get involved in the major events in the county.
Now that they know someone in the county has such a good relationship with the provincial military region, their attitude is naturally different from before.
At least Minister Liu of the Armed Forces Department felt that if Secretary Lin and County Chief Song clashed next time, he would definitely help County Chief Song. After all, he was one of their own.
As for the other families in the county government compound, things were not peaceful either.
Director Jin's wife nagged, "I told you a long time ago, don't go against County Chief Song. Look how capable he is. He's young and has so many connections. He'll definitely go further than you in the future. You went too far. Do you think he'll treat you well in the future?"
"I'm doing this all for my job," Director Jin said, forcing a smile.
Director Jin's wife said, "But County Magistrate Song has done a very good job too. Look, since he came, he's helped the county exchange mountain products for grain, and he's done a better job than other counties. He's also running a pig farm in the county, so the county has more meat available. He did a good job with this land reclamation project too. Who among the people doesn't praise him?"
Hearing his wife's words, Director Jin was speechless.
He understood some of the reasons, but he had already reached an agreement with Secretary Lin. Besides, it was Secretary Lin who had promoted him in the first place.
Inside the county public security bureau, Li Jianfeng was also chatting with several of the bureau's captains.
As a deputy director parachuted in from elsewhere, his days here weren't easy. But it was a good opportunity, so he cherished it. After arriving, he worked quietly and diligently.
He was naturally calm and composed, and being a down-to-earth person, he quickly became one of the locals.
Normally, Song Dongzheng didn't ask him to do anything, so he got along with everyone at a leisurely pace and made a few colleagues with whom he got along quite well.
After the news from the provincial military region arrived, some people talked about it and secretly discussed with him whether County Chief Song was more capable or Secretary Lin was more astute.
He laughed and said, "No matter who's better, County Chief Song has people under his control now. Besides the militia, I reckon he'll have people backing him from the provincial military region too. If our Public Security Bureau doesn't listen to him, he won't need us. But that means we won't have any more opportunities to make contributions. Anyway, I'm hoping to have something to do."
Hearing Li Jianfeng's words, the others also felt quite frustrated. Because Director Jin was helping Secretary Lin, he wasn't very proactive in assigning tasks, and as a result, County Chief Song no longer trusted their county's Public Security Bureau. He would delegate any tasks to the militia, leaving those of them below no chance to prove themselves.
As a leader, if you can't let your subordinates make contributions, people will start to have some complaints.
Su Yu didn't care what others thought.
She came here purely for a vacation and to spend time with her partner.
As for the matter of hosting a dinner party, of course, there's no need to do that anymore.
Even lunch was brought to her by Song Dongzheng from the cafeteria.
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