But Zhou Qinglan has to go to work and teach, so who will take care of the two girls?
Zhang Shuzhen couldn't stay. Sheng Liancheng hadn't retired yet, Sheng Xiping hadn't been transferred to Songjianghe, and the Sheng brothers, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu, absolutely refused to go to Songjianghe. So Zhang Shuzhen had to stay at the forest farm to take care of these men.
Zhou Mingyuan made a good point before, wanting to transfer Sheng Xiping to work in the bureau. But in practice, it's been quite troublesome.
Sheng Xiping is the factory manager of the processing plant in the forest farm. He is a leader, though not a big shot.
If we transfer him to Songjianghe, which unit should we assign him to? A lumber mill or fiberboard factory as an ordinary worker? That definitely won't work.
But if we were to assign him a position as a department head, firstly, there would need to be a vacancy, and secondly, it would need to be done in a legitimate and justifiable way.
Zhou Mingyuan is the bureau chief. Now that the bureau chief responsibility system is in place, Zhou Mingyuan has the final say on all matters related to the bureau.
But if the son-in-law is transferred to work in the bureau and immediately becomes a cadre, there's no legitimate reason for this; it just doesn't make sense.
Therefore, Zhou Mingyuan planned to set up a processing plant in the bureau and arrange for the newly recruited workers from the collective farm to work there, and at the same time, he transferred Sheng Xiping from the forest farm to take charge of the work.
Even if I don't become the top leader, I can still gain experience as a deputy and be promoted in a couple of years.
The report was discussed at a meeting in the bureau, and the bureau's leadership team unanimously agreed. It was then submitted to the province, and the construction of the factory began while waiting for the province's reply.
Unexpectedly, at this very moment, someone wrote a letter to the provincial authorities to report the matter.
It is said that Sheng Xiping, as the director of the forestry processing plant, failed to set a good example and secretly had a third child, twins, while the entire forestry system in the province was following the policies of higher authorities.
This constitutes a serious violation of relevant regulations and should be punished by the organization.
It was also said that Zhou Mingyuan, as a bureau leader, knew that his son-in-law had made a mistake, but instead of criticizing or punishing him, he promoted his son-in-law to be the director of the bureau's newly built processing plant, which constituted nepotism and serious dereliction of duty.
Originally, this was something that everyone knew but turned a blind eye to.
But now that it's been brought to the forefront, things are getting complicated.
Unfortunately, at the beginning of this year, relevant policies were indeed tightening, and Sheng Xiping happened to catch the wave.
An investigation team was set up by higher authorities to investigate the situation. Zhou Mingyuan and Sheng Xiping were both temporarily suspended from their duties to cooperate with the investigation.
There are even rumors that Songlin High School is reconsidering Zhou Qinglan's job situation.
For a time, both the Zhou and Sheng families were shrouded in gloom.
Zheng Xianyong, the secretary of the forest farm, was furious.
"Damn it, if I find out who the hell is so wicked as to harm you behind your back, I'll beat them to death."
Sheng Xiping is currently in charge of the processing plant. With Sheng Xiping suspended from his duties for investigation, no one else can take over the processing plant, and it may have to shut down.
The burden of feeding, living expenses, and supporting the families of more than 100 workers is no light one. As the head of the farm, how could Zheng Xianyong not be anxious?
"No, I have to report this to my superiors and put in a good word for you. Is it really necessary to make such a fuss over such a trivial matter?"
Zheng Xianyong was so anxious he didn't know what to do, so he could only look for someone higher up.
"Uncle, please don't. You shouldn't get involved in this. If you do, you might get dragged into it too."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping quickly stopped Zheng Xianyong.
“This is something we didn’t think through. It has nothing to do with the venue or you, Uncle Zheng. We can’t let it drag you down.”
He had said it wouldn't work, that it would cause trouble, but no one listened.
Sheng Xiping had been reborn once and had witnessed how surreal these things could be, so the current outcome was not entirely unexpected.
The main reason is that the Sheng family and Sheng Xiping have indeed been too prominent in the past two years, which has aroused envy.
No matter the era, those petty people who resent others' success and laugh at others' failures will always exist.
These kinds of people are like maggots in a sewer; they don't have much ability, but they're incredibly disgusting.
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Zheng Xianyong couldn't think of any other ideas and was so frustrated he was practically tearing his hair out.
"Uncle, I have no other choice. If it doesn't work out, I'll just quit. I'll take all the responsibility myself and not drag anyone else down with me."
It was alright with Zhou Mingyuan; at most, he'd just get a criticism or a warning.
Anyway, the matter of transferring Sheng Xiping to the bureau is still just a suggestion and has not been implemented, so it's not a big problem.
After all, Zhou Mingyuan's work ability is evident to all; he has accomplished a lot in the two years since he took office.
It's impossible to remove him over such a trivial matter.
The main concern is Zhou Qinglan. If she really loses her job, wouldn't all four years of university education have been for nothing?
Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan are the main people responsible for this matter, and if investigated, they certainly cannot escape responsibility.
So Sheng Xiping's idea was to risk his own life to save Zhou Qinglan's job.
He can do anything down here, making a living won't be a problem, but what can Zhou Qinglan do down here? Tutoring classes aren't popular these days.
"No, no, this is ridiculous! What a huge mistake! Is it really worth losing your job?"
Look how hard it is to find workers these days. What will you do if you lose your job? Go hunting? No way, that's not a long-term solution.
If your parents found out, it would make you furious.
Besides, you single-handedly set up that processing plant; if you just quit, no one else can run it.
Zheng Xianyong panicked as soon as he heard this. How could this be allowed? If Sheng Xiping is fired, who will be in charge of the processing plant?
"Uncle, this has to be done, no matter what. My wife and I, one of us has to take responsibility. I can't let her lose her job."
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