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Although Minister Liu of the Publicity Department was on Governor Gu's side, Governor Gu and Secretary Liang weren't irreconcilable enemies, let alone had any major conflicts with Vice Governor Qiu. Therefore, they were quite cooperative with Su Yu's work. When Su Yu visited the Publicity Department, the staff there were generally very supportive.
This further solidified Su Yu's resolve to work in the Publicity Department. If it were the Ministry of Transport, she wouldn't even consider it. Minister Hu was clearly a petty and calculating person; he had a conflict with Vice Governor Qiu, and he wouldn't be polite to her, his secretary.
In order to subtly cultivate a good relationship with Minister Liu's family, Su Yu also made sure to utilize her position as a wife's diplomacy, asking Song Ma to act as a go-between. As Vice Governor Qiu's secretary, her position was somewhat sensitive, making it difficult to contact them privately.
When Song Ma heard that her daughter-in-law wanted to cultivate a good relationship with Minister Liu's family, she immediately perked up. "No problem, that man is a good person, we've dealt with him quite a bit." As the director of the Provincial Women's Federation, she had interacted with all the women in this compound. Of course, to openly and legitimately deepen relationships with certain people, an opportunity was needed.
As someone who had dealt with enemy agents before, Song Ma naturally possessed some of her own skills.
Secondly, Song Ma invited some idle women from the compound to a tea party at the Women's Federation, ostensibly to inquire about the family life of the provincial compound members.
The invited women came to the Women's Federation without hesitation.
First, Song Ma inquired about their individual living conditions, and then asked them to summarize their experiences and teach young people how to maintain family happiness and build a wonderful family.
After finishing her business, Song Ma chatted with Minister Liu's wife, saying, "Your family is a model family. I'd like to invite you to give a speech as a representative at the end of the year."
Minister Liu's wife was immediately flattered.
As a woman without a work unit, she always considered herself a housewife. She always felt inferior to the women in the compound who did have jobs. If it weren't for her husband's success, she felt she wouldn't be able to hold her head high.
And now I'm being asked to speak as a representative? How can I possibly accept this?
Aunt Song smiled and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"No, no, no problem!" Minister Liu's wife said firmly. After all, her husband was a minister, a member of the provincial standing committee. She couldn't afford to lose face. She would brave any danger!
Song Ma said, "Alright, come over here more often when you have free time, and we can discuss how to speak then."
“No problem!” Minister Liu’s wife continued.
After the matter was settled, Minister Liu's wife would try to visit the Women's Federation whenever she had the chance. However, Song Ma was sometimes too busy with work to discuss it with her, so they would simply arrange to meet after get off work in the evening.
So Minister Liu's wife simply waited until after get off work to go to the Song family's place to find Song's mother.
"Are you going to say something?" Su Yu asked, feigning curiosity, when she saw the two discussing work after getting off work.
Song Ma smiled and said, "Yes, the province is celebrating the Spring Festival, and we'll be having a celebration in our compound tonight. I'm planning to invite a few model families to speak. Minister Liu and his wife have never had a fight in all these years; they live a happy family life. So, I'd like to invite Minister Liu's wife, Comrade Wang Qin, to give a speech."
Su Yu smiled and said, "This is a good thing. Aunt Wang, you should share more of your experience. It will give us young people more opportunities to learn."
Minister Liu's wife smiled, her face flushed. "I... I'm worried about that too, afraid of letting everyone down."
Su Yu said, "It's just a speech, you can just write a draft beforehand. How about this, Aunt Wang, you think about what you need first, and I'll write it down for you in formal language."
Su Yu is the chief secretary, and Minister Liu's wife has no doubt about her writing ability. The drafts for the provincial leaders are all written by people like them.
Minister Liu's wife immediately said, "This, this has really delayed your work."
Su Yu smiled and said, "I'm just supporting my mom's work. I also hope that the event she's organizing goes very smoothly."
Hearing this explanation, Minister Liu's wife felt relieved. At least they didn't owe anyone a favor. It's not easy to owe favors in their provincial compound.
"Alright, I'll leave this to you, Su."
Writing articles is a piece of cake for Su Yu, let alone writing about the promotion of the Women's Federation, which is a piece of cake for her.
Minister Liu's wife made several trips to the Song family, and Su Yu spent an entire night writing the draft. Then the two of them discussed and revised it, and the draft was finalized in three days.
Su Yu deliberately delayed the process; if she wrote the article too quickly, it would seem like the matter was very simple. Taking more time showed that she valued it.
Minister Liu's wife kept running around to the Song family's place, which quickly attracted attention.
Minister Hu also came to the Liu family's house.
Both men had good relationships with Governor Gu, so they interacted regularly. However, they rarely visited each other.
Minister Liu was quite surprised by Minister Hu's visit and had his wife bring out some good tea to entertain him. "Oh, Mr. Hu, what brings you here? Please have a seat. What brings you here? Does the Ministry of Transport need our Publicity Department's assistance?"
Minister Hu smiled, holding his teacup. "There's nothing wrong with work. I just came to sit with you."
Minister Liu didn't believe that people at their level would engage in deep conversations with casual acquaintances. They wouldn't casually visit each other's homes, lest it be perceived as forming cliques or engaging in favoritism.
After the two drank tea for a while, Minister Hu said with a smile, "Recently, Su, who works alongside Vice Governor Qiu, has been frequently visiting your department."
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