"Director Song..." Zhou Shengsheng was panting heavily from running, trying to catch her breath.
Song Yan didn't urge him, but waited patiently. He even took off the water bottle he was carrying on his back, unscrewed the cap, and handed it directly to Zhou Shengsheng, telling him to take his time and not rush.
After a long while, Zhou Shengsheng finally recovered: "Director Song, the office just called. Your family has been calling these past few days, but unfortunately, you weren't at the office and didn't answer."
"I was just calling my workplace from the village office to inform the agricultural science institute technicians about their return to the city when a colleague told me that your family called and your wife wrote a letter!" Zhou Shengsheng said to Song Yan excitedly.
Zhou Shengsheng is a recent college graduate who was assigned to the county government in his hometown to serve as Song Yan's secretary.
When Zhou Shengsheng was first assigned his position, he was somewhat unconvinced when he learned that his future boss was a young man not much older than himself. It wasn't until he met Song Yan in person that he was convinced by his young boss.
Despite his young age, Song Yan is very capable. Since he just joined the company, many of the "veterans" in the company do not have much faith in him because of his youth. They are often not very cooperative in many matters, and even after Song Yan assigns them tasks, they often make excuses.
This made it difficult for Song Yan to carry out his work, and he was in a very passive position in the early stages of arriving at his new unit.
However, Song Yan was not discouraged. On the contrary, he became more determined after each setback and actively sought ways to deal with the situation.
As the office director in charge of the economy, Song Yan's first task was to investigate all the unit's accounts. Fortunately, the county head, like Song Yan, was parachuted in and could maintain consistency with Song Yan on certain matters, forming a united front.
Because of the reforms, the various departments of the former Revolutionary Committee were directly merged into various government units, and many old accounts have not yet been thoroughly investigated.
Song Yan, on the other hand, planned to take this opportunity to proactively apply for an audit of all kinds of accounts.
Because of the opportune timing, the newly arrived county magistrate, fearing any lingering historical issues, began to provide Song Yan with unwavering support in this regard.
As expected, the investigation revealed that many cadres and staff members had used official business to enrich themselves. Most shockingly, the head of the finance department had embezzled public funds for many years without any consequences, and no one had discovered his illegal activities.
Following the results of various investigations, those who deserved punishment were punished; those who deserved to be dismissed from public office were dismissed, and those who deserved to go to jail were sent to jail...
This series of actions immediately stunned those "old folks." In Chow Sang Sang's words, they were completely subdued by Song Yanzhi, and their previous inaction never reappeared.
In fact, everyone knows that Song Yan, at such a young age, was transferred from a large unit in Beijing to his current position, which is somewhat of a demotion in disguise. There are only two possibilities.
One reason is that they offended their former superiors and were directly reassigned; the second reason is that cadres with connections or abilities are sent down to gain experience, paving the way for better opportunities later.
Originally, everyone was still speculating and thinking about observing for a period of time to see which type of person Song Yan belonged to. After all, the future prospects of the two types of people are very different, and everyone's attitude towards him definitely needed to be carefully considered.
But Song Yan's move made it clear to everyone that he was no ordinary person, and they began to treat him with more respect, secretly preparing to be careful.
In any case, people like Song Yan, who can assess the situation, seize opportunities, and successfully break through barriers, generally have a bright future.
People's attitude towards Song Yan quickly changed and became very enthusiastic. Those who often acted arrogantly because of their age, long service, or retirement in a few years would treat Song Yan with respect.
After all, they are parents; even if they don't think about themselves, they should think about their children...
Zhou Shengsheng, who had just graduated, witnessed Song Yan's rise from obscurity to prominence and couldn't help but admire him greatly.
It can be said that Chow Sang Sang is now a huge fan of Song Yan, especially since he always does things personally and never puts on airs or shows off, which makes Chow Sang Sang respect him even more.
Seeing Song Yan often working alone by lamplight at his workplace, working tirelessly day and night to generate income for local farmers and fill their stomachs, one can't help but feel a sense of loss.
As a native of this land, Zhou Shengsheng has deep feelings for it. Seeing that there is such a person, especially one who is his leader, who is willing to think about this land and truly care about the people of this land, he is deeply impressed and inspired by Song Yan's charm, and becomes completely devoted to Song Yan.
In addition, Chow Sang Sang had seen a photograph in the left breast pocket of Song Yan's shirt more than once. At first, he did not know that the photograph was of Song Yan's wife, but he was certain that this person must be someone very important to Song Yan.
Whenever Song Yan finished his work and could finally sit down to rest, he would always take out this photo from his pocket, look at it carefully, and gently stroke it. The tenderness in his eyes made people feel a deep love.
However, as time went on, especially when Director Song first came to the unit and needed to undergo various reviews, one particularly noteworthy point was that his wife had been sent abroad to study by the government. Although neither of them had any political problems, the fact that both Song Yan and his wife were so outstanding still attracted everyone's attention.
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