Chapter 160
When they arrived at the brigade headquarters and Hou Yongjun introduced them to each other, Zhou Jiani politely nodded to Su Chenghai who had followed behind, "Hello, Captain Su."
Su Chenghai shuddered and waved his hands, saying, "I don't deserve it. We're all comrades now."
Even though they were quite irritable during the previous few days, they actually don't dare to use some underworld terms in public anymore, and only maintain their own rules in private.
Zhou Jiani readily changed her tone: "Hello, Comrade Su!"
"Team Leader Zhou is truly... young and promising." Su Chenghai couldn't tell if he was genuinely praising her or if there was some hidden meaning behind his words. Zhou Jiani responded openly and modestly, "Not really. I've just been working to bring some benefits to the people."
Su Chenghai snorted barely audibly and sat down on the chair next to him.
Although Yang Hong arrived late, he was more tactful. At least his tone seemed more sincere when he praised Zhou Jiani.
Other people from the cargo store also came, and greeted Zhou Jiani with smiles, either sincerely or falsely.
Hou Yongjun acted as the go-between. After everyone arrived, he smoothed things over, then used Zhao Yuzhen to start the conversation. He said with a smile, "Comrade Zhao, it's been a while since you've been to our Nanwang Brigade." He then apologized, "A few days ago, a few naughty kids in the village were causing trouble, causing some comrades some injustice. We've had a thorough discussion with their parents, and we'll definitely not let them cause trouble again. On behalf of everyone, I apologize to you."
He then looked at Song Chao's glasses. "Comrade Song's glasses were broken while he was inspecting the work. I've discussed it with Captain Niu, Captain Li, and Captain Jia, and we've decided to pay for a replacement pair for Comrade Song. We'll be seeing each other frequently, and without your guidance, we'd be feeling unsure. Don't you agree?"
The other captains all smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes!"
Because people from their own village were causing trouble, the commune cadres were reluctant to come. This made them angry at the troublemakers and they were also more or less embarrassed to face these young comrades.
Hou Yongjun hadn't been so embarrassed to speak in years. As he spoke, he rubbed his legs non-stop. He looked at Zhou Jiani, then at Su Chenghai, and continued with a stiff upper lip, "Uncle Su, in the years before the village had a weaving industry, we relied on the comrades in the goods store to work hard pushing goods out to sell, walking hundreds of miles to generate income for the village. The village will never forget everyone's efforts. Today, our commune is vigorously promoting the weaving industry. Led by the Qianjin Brigade, we have exported those baskets and baskets overseas, not to mention opening up the domestic market. Now, our Xihe Commune's weaving industry is quite well-known. Now, thanks to the care of the commune leaders, we are now able to share this opportunity and join in weaving. We are also particularly grateful to the Qianjin Brigade for their willingness to share their technology. Not only did they give us jobs, but they are now willing to give up their orders and help us develop."
"Uncle Su, you've worked hard over the years, and you'll have to keep working hard. We need to develop our unique weaving techniques, and we can't lose our traditional weaving products. Many people need these baskets and wicker baskets, but we still have to rely on you to export them."
Su Chenghai's eyebrows twitched. He looked at Zhou Jiani, who was sitting there steadily, and said uncomfortably, "Didn't Team Leader Zhou open up sales channels for traditional woven products? Are you willing to give up?"
In just a few days, they sold two or three times the amount of goods they did in the same period of time. It's hard not to be shocked!
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "I'm busy enough with special weaving. How can I have the time to branch out and do traditional weaving?" This can be regarded as a statement that she will not get involved in the sales of traditional weaving products.
Su Chenghai felt relieved. Their previous analysis was good, and it seemed that the team leader was really trying to teach them a lesson this week.
Although he is young, he is very experienced.
Yang Hong said with a big smile on his face: "Team Leader Zhou is indeed a man who can do great things. Since Team Leader Zhou is straightforward, I will not hesitate. I will unite with Brother Su and lead the children to work diligently for the welfare of the team."
This was a disguised way of expressing his stance to Su Chenghai: you are the boss, you are still the boss, and I, the second in command, will never have any bad intentions. In the future, if there is goods here, everyone will sell the goods here. If this side is too busy, he will be responsible for gathering the supply from their side and not create any small splits.
The team leaders also expressed that they would train more talents as soon as possible and strive to form two groups in the future, one group specializing in production orders and the other group specializing in traditional weaving products. Anyway, both sides make money for the village, so who would complain about having too much money?
However, Zhou Jiani had tricked the cargo company. From now on, they will earn two yuan less for each item when they purchase goods from the village. It was their fault for not sitting down and discussing it properly from the beginning, but for making trouble. This can be considered as a small lesson for them.
The two sides reached an agreement and the matter came to an end. Zhou Jiani was finally able to sit in the office quietly for some time, but Qiu Zeming was extremely busy, following Director Zhai to attend meetings and make reports every day.
After learning that the greenhouse project was going to be promoted nationwide, Zhang Baosheng initially worried that their scale had grown too large. What if the vegetables could not be sold? However, Qiu Zeming arranged for a transport team to take away a full truck of vegetables and sell them directly to the provincial capital and several municipal cities outside.
Then he analyzed the situation with him in detail and made Zhang Baosheng understand that with the nationwide promotion, the selling prices of off-season vegetables may fluctuate, but the country has a large population base and it is unlikely to affect sales, so overall it will still be profitable.
In addition to being praised by his superiors, Zhang Baosheng has been walking with a proud look on his face recently.
Qiu Zeming also began to take Liu Yan with him to meetings and presentations. Liu Jingguo, as a father, was grateful but didn't say anything nice. He just focused on taking care of the greenhouse affairs and slaughtered a chicken at home and invited Qiu Zeming to dinner. Qiu Zeming declined, saying that he was afraid of the bad influence.
In early July, Director Wu was transferred and Zhai Xiangqiang was appointed as the Party Secretary and Director of Xihe Commune, remaining in his position.
The former deputy director Tan Dehai will serve as the deputy secretary of the Party Committee, and the position of deputy director remains unchanged.
Secretary Wu was transferred, but his secretary Wei Xiangyang was not transferred with him. Before he was transferred, Secretary Wu talked to Zhai Xiangqiang again and said that if Wei was demoted, with his current rank, the position he would get would not be much higher, and he was reluctant to let him go. In addition, Xihe Commune was developing rapidly now, and it would be better for him to stay in the commune than to go anywhere else. He still wanted to put him in the handicraft products group, which would be easier for him to achieve results.
But being a team member definitely wasn't right for him, as he was the former top leader's secretary. Zhai Xiangqiang also didn't want to be the team leader directly. Comrade Zhou had the merits and skills, so he couldn't just be promoted and then fired before he even secured his position.
Zhai Xiangqiang asked Zhou Jiani to discuss arranging a deputy team leader for their group. Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "With Secretary Wei's status, he can be the team leader, not just the deputy team leader..."
Zhai Xiangqiang said angrily, "Just speak to me properly. There's no one else here. Don't beat around the bush. Just say what you want to say."
Zhou Jiani: "I don't think he's suitable!"
Zhai Xiangqiang: “…”
Zhou Jiani smiled again and said, "You see, you're not happy again when I let you speak directly. How about I analyze it..."
Zhai Xiangqiang glared at her unhappily. Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "The beginning of our team's work was the most difficult and arduous. You know how much grievances Zhao Yuzhen and Song Chao suffered back then. You can't just ignore their hard work now that things are going smoothly and things are over, right?"
If a deputy team leader is to be nominated, he has to be selected from among her team members. They are already familiar with the work process and cooperate well with her. They must be uncomfortable with this sudden appointment.
Zhai Xiangqiang thought for a while and said, "After all, she is Secretary Wu's secretary. It's not right to treat her badly."
Zhou Jiani said, "How about this? Let's add a Party Committee to our department and let Secretary Wei be the Secretary of our Party Committee, on the same level as me."
"outrageous!"
Zhou Jiani spread her hands. "Then what do you say?" She appealed to his reason and emotion. "Secretary, you personally selected Zhao Yuzhen and Song Chao for me. They are both extremely outstanding, and they are grateful to you. How inappropriate it would be to create a rift between them over this matter?"
That means we are in the same group.
Someone knocked twice at the door. Director Zhai turned around, looked, and smiled. He raised his finger and pointed, "Comrade Xiao Qiu, you've come at the right time. Tell us how to adjust this matter."
Qiu Zeming also had a foxy side. After listening, he said, "Director, I'm not from the commune. How about letting Secretary Wei go with me to farm?"
Zhai Xiangqiang gritted his teeth, raised his finger and pointed at the two of them, and said unhappily: "You two really need to become a couple."
Two good-looking faces smiled at him.
Finally, their craft product group set up a publicity department. Zhou Jiani suggested: "We should promote more, so that more people can see our products and leaders can see our progress."
She said seriously, "We won't exaggerate or deliberately show off in front of the leaders. But I believe that if we have achieved something, we must let the people know about it. The purpose is to pass on this spirit of hard work and development, and then influence more friends and neighbors to develop their own unique paths. Working for the welfare of the brigade is working for the welfare of the people. If we do well, they can also generate foreign exchange for the country like us."
To put it bluntly, it is just writing articles to brag.
Zhai Xiangqiang thought about it and, putting aside the question of whether it would be too conspicuous, this was a disguised form of advertising. If this could bring in more orders for the commune, wouldn’t that be a good thing?
He nodded in agreement.
A secretary is the leader's penman. Isn't it easy to write this kind of article?
With the addition of one more person, the office was also adjusted. The office could not accommodate one more person, but moving Secretary Wei alone would seem too exclusive, so the three of them were arranged together. Team Leader Zhou now had his own office, and their department became more like a department.
Although Zhao Yuzhen and Song Chao are both very good team members, they are not nosy, don't complain, and are very cooperative, but it will definitely be more comfortable to have an office of your own. Who would refuse?
On the day of moving office, Zhou Jiani had to control her emotions. If she was too sad, it would seem fake, but she couldn't laugh out loud either, as it would make her feel uncomfortable.
Zhao Yuzhen glanced at her several times and whispered to Song Chao, "Is the team leader laughing?"
Song Chao pushed up his recently-replaced glasses and said, "If it were me, I'd also be grinning. It's so cool to have my own office."
Zhou Jiani glared at him without much dignity and knocked on the table: "I heard it."
Zhao Yuzhen was speechless: "Team Leader, we all saw you laughing secretly."
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "At noon, we'll have lunch at the state-owned restaurant. It's my treat. Comrade Wei, oh, Minister Wei, are also welcome to join us."
Zhao Yuzhen rolled her eyes openly and said that the team leader was laughing just now.
Wei Xiangyang was not familiar with everyone yet, so it was difficult for him to joke around, but he was a careful observer and immediately determined that the colleagues in this department got along very well with each other. The leaders did not have airs, and the subordinates dared to gossip and joke in front of them.
He sighed in his heart. He knew that his joining was not very welcome. He heard that these positions were added temporarily. Now because of his joining, the office had to make adjustments. He was also worried that he would be excluded from work in the future. However, looking at the current atmosphere, his worries were slightly reduced.
In the future, he should perform well at work, make achievements, and secure this position, so as to repay the old secretary for his concern for him.
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