Chapter 169: Section Chief? Deputy Director!
That day, Gu Meng did not leave, but slept on the same bed with Jiang Ningyue. Lin Chenxi went home, and the next day, when Lin Chenxi came again, he was carrying two bags in his hands.
"A gift for you."
"What is it?"
Jiang Ningyue took out the gifts curiously. Both bags were filled with watches. She opened the first one and looked at the logo.
"Cartier?"
"Yes." Lin Chenxi smiled, "What about the other one?"
"I don't know this one." Jiang Ningyue told the truth. She knew Cartier only because a colleague of hers was wearing a Cartier Blue Balloon.
"This is Jaeger-LeCoultre's Rendezvous collection," Lin Chenxi said with a smile. "You're going to Shannan Province, so I have to buy you a few watches you can wear."
Jiang Ningyue looked resistant, "This isn't good."
“They’re not expensive.”
Lin Chenxi said casually, "This one is only a few hundred thousand. I'm not stupid, I won't buy you a watch worth hundreds of thousands."
"All right then."
Jiang Ningyue thought for a moment and nodded, "I'll transfer the money to you."
"..." Lin Chenxi resisted the urge to roll his eyes, "I bought you two watches, and you still have to give me money?"
"Otherwise it would be considered bribery!"
Jiang Ningyue smiled and transferred 300,000 yuan to Lin Chenxi. She obviously didn't need this little money. However, Jiang Ningyue still had to be cautious.
Afterwards, Jiang Ningyue packed up again. Apart from some underwear and a laptop, she took the rest of the things with her either to be mailed or purchased there.
Before leaving, Jiang Ningyue also mentioned it to her family. Everyone in the family was very happy, which was in sharp contrast to Jiang Ningyue's slightly sad mood.
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Friday, August 30, 2019.
At Haining International Airport, Li Chunyan led the team, the counterpart assistance office, the East-West Cooperation Promotion Association, and the cadres involved in this exchange and cooperation have all arrived at the airport.
After arriving at the airport, there was a special farewell ceremony. Jiang Ningyue also took a photo with everyone, holding a bouquet of flowers and smiling.
On the plane, Jiang Ningyue sat next to Li Chunyan. As the plane took off, Jiang Ningyue sighed slowly.
Li Chunyan smiled and asked, "Xiaoyue, isn't your family from Shannan Province?"
"yes."
Jiang Ningyue nodded slightly, "I'm home now."
Li Chunyan patted Jiang Ningyue's hand and said nothing.
The plane landed in Chuanquan City, the capital of Shannan Province.
Li Chunyan led the team from Haizhou Province, and as a courtesy to Shannan Province, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Zhang Yan came to the airport to greet them.
The group took a minibus to the Shannan No. 1 Holiday Inn in Shannan Province, a five-star hotel owned by the Shannan Construction Investment Group. It served as the "guesthouse" for the Shannan Provincial Party Committee and Government.
A simple meeting and welcome party was held in the hotel's banquet hall.
After that, we started eating here directly.
Li Chunyan and the others naturally couldn't eat in the hall, so they went to a special private room. Logically, Jiang Ningyue wasn't at that level yet. However, Feng Xin still called Jiang Ningyue over.
Inside the box, Secretary Zhang Yan looked at Jiang Ningyue with a smile, "Comrade Jiang, I've been waiting for you to come back."
"I am deeply terrified."
Jiang Ningyue quickly said modestly, "In the next two years, I will work hard and live up to your expectations."
Zhang Yan smiled and nodded.
While eating, Jiang Ningyue just focused on eating, pretending she didn't exist.
However, they often mentioned her in random places, which made Jiang Ningyue feel uncomfortable during the meal.
After dinner, everyone went to the conference room to chat.
It was a casual chat, but it was also an exchange between Shannan and Haizhou provinces. Both sides needed to reach a consensus on how to appoint aid workers.
Many people's positions had already been determined before they came, and most of the party members and cadres who came to support the construction went to impoverished counties. After all, you weren't invited here to enjoy yourself.
However, Jiang Ningyue's arrangements had not yet been finalized. The reason was simple: on the one hand, Jiang Ningyue had been invited by Zhang Yan, and her arrangements would depend on Zhang Yan's opinion. On the other hand, if Jiang Ningyue were to be assigned to a poor county TV station, she would be overqualified.
Secretary Zhang Yan smiled and said, "We generally promote leading cadres who come to Shannan Province by half a level. Why do we promote them by half a level? On the one hand, it reflects the preferential treatment we offer here in Shannan Province. Right? When they come here, they can't just carry sacks and do hard labor. On the other hand, promoting them by half a level allows us to better guide our work and spread advanced experience."
But can they be promoted one level? I think they can. For example, a section officer at the Haizhou Provincial Water Affairs Bureau was originally assigned to Dahe County as deputy director, a deputy section-level position. However, due to his outstanding work ability, courage to take responsibility, and willingness to act, he was promoted directly to director after just six months. This is equivalent to a promotion of one level.
I personally feel that Comrade Xiao Jiang's abilities are unquestionable. Therefore, there's no problem with promoting him one level higher. Of course, this is my personal opinion, and everyone is welcome to express their own opinions.
Now that Zhang Yan has spoken, who could object?
The so-called half-level or full-level promotion here only meant an increase in position and salary. In reality, Jiang Ningyue's establishment was still in Haizhou Province. So, let alone a full-level promotion, even if she was promoted to vice-ministerial level, after returning to Haizhou Province, Jiang Ningyue would still be a deputy section chief.
Li Chunyan smiled and nodded, "What Secretary Zhang said makes a lot of sense. Xiaoyue, don't let Secretary Zhang down!"
After a brief moment of surprise, Jiang Ningyue immediately stood up and said, "Thank you Secretary Zhang for your recognition. I will definitely work hard."
The leaders of Shannan Province and Haizhou Province have spoken, so who else can have any objections?
I was chatting with Nian Sisi and the others while drinking a few days ago, but I didn’t expect that on the first day of my arrival, I would be promoted from deputy section chief to deputy director.
The other people present were stealing glances at Jiang Ningyue, wondering what they were thinking.
After the chat, everyone checked into Hotel No. 1. When the waiter assigned the rooms, he secretly changed Jiang Ningyue to a river view suite.
As they went upstairs, Li Chunyan looked at Jiang Ningyue with a smile and teased, "Xiaoyue, you're a deputy director-level leader now. You can't wear jeans and a white T-shirt all day long. How about this? Let Feng Xin take you clothes shopping tomorrow."
"Buying clothes?" Jiang Ningyue thought for a moment and said, "I brought a lot of clothes. I also brought a suit."
"Buy a few more sets." Li Chunyan advised with a smile, "Let Feng Xin go with you."
Jiang Ningyue thought about it and finally nodded.
The next day, Jiang Ningyue and Feng Xin went shopping in a nearby shopping mall, mainly choosing women's professional attire.
Feng Xin is in the office all year round and has come into contact with countless leaders. She has the most experience in how to dress appropriately and without being exaggerated.
Under Feng Xin's leadership, Jiang Ningyue's fashion sense was forced to undergo a major transformation.
Shannan Province and Haizhou have different climates. Haizhou is located on the coast, and the temperature is several degrees lower than that of Shannan Province. Therefore, the temperature in Shannan Province is very high now.
With Jiang Ningyue's approval, he bought a lot of suit pants and shirts in light green, blue, stripes and other colors.
As for why white was not chosen, it’s because white is indeed somewhat transparent.
"Would you like to buy some high heels?"
Feng Xin said with a smile: "I haven't seen you wear it yet."
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