I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 837 Zhou Yu's Conversation with Her Husband
Zhou Yu carefully washed the teacup, dried it with a soft cloth, and gently placed it back in the tea cabinet. She returned to her workstation, took out a clearly printed schedule, and walked towards Fang Qingye's desk.

"President Fang, as scheduled, we are to visit the BYD New Energy Base at 10:00 AM today for research and a meeting with General Manager Lü," Zhou Yu reminded him.

Fang Qingye looked up from the document, said "Oh," and glanced at the schedule. His gaze lingered on the item "Communicating with President Chen on Operations Center Matters," and he suddenly blurted out:
"Zhou Yu, the workload at headquarters is increasing, and President Chen will need to devote himself fully to the operations center. Do you think we should consider creating a vice president position?"

"Huh? This?" Zhou Yu looked at Fang Qingye, and seeing the questioning look in his eyes, he had no choice but to answer:
"Fang Xing, you've stumped me. This is a major strategic issue for the entire bank. My level and vision are far from being able to see this level. I think you've already considered the whole picture."

Fang Qingye didn't press further, simply nodding and saying, "Let's go to Biyadi." With that, she took her thermos and left the office.

"I'll go inform the credit department." Zhou Yu quickly picked up his briefcase and followed him.

But I felt a little uneasy.

What's wrong with Fang Xing today?
First they ask whose idea it was, then they ask me, a temporary secretary, about such an important matter as whether a new vice president position is needed. Isn't this putting me in a difficult position? I don't even know if my answer was correct. Will it displease Fang Xing?

"If Hu Lingling were here, how would she have answered? She always seems so happy, like a pretty face, but it turns out being a pretty face isn't easy."

When Zhou Yu got home from get off work in the evening, under the warm yellow light, she ate her meal and couldn't help but tell her husband Zhang Wei about what happened that morning.

"Why did President Fang suddenly ask me these two questions? I don't even know if my answers were appropriate. Sigh, being a secretary is really tough." Zhou Yu sighed, listlessly poking at the rice in her bowl.

Zhou Yu's husband is named Zhang Wei. He is an ordinary cadre in the county's Bureau of Commerce. He always wears a slightly worn navy blue jacket and black-rimmed glasses. His appearance is as ordinary as his name.

He listened to his wife's words, smiled, and considerately placed a piece of deboned fish in her bowl, saying:
"Being a secretary to a leader isn't that easy. Look at the secretaries in our county party committee office and government office, aren't they all incredibly shrewd and capable?"

"Then tell me, was my answer correct?" Zhou Yu asked.

Zhang Wei pondered for a moment: "Actually, the answers to these questions aren't about right or wrong, but about whether they're appropriate. Your bank manager is asking you because he really wants to know the answers, but rather your attitude!"

"My attitude?"

"Yes, the first thing is that, given the relationship between President Chen and Gao Pan, President Chen would definitely call and inform the other party in advance. I'm 100% sure of it."

"So, is the suggestion to establish a Chief Risk Officer position an overreach or Chen Xing's idea?" Zhou Yu asked curiously.

"Well... it's hard to make a hasty judgment," Zhang Wei said, adjusting his glasses as he pondered.
"Both of them are returnees from overseas and business elites, so it's normal for their thinking to be similar. But if... I mean if, this idea was originally conceived by your President Chen, and he didn't say it himself but had Gao Pan report it, then it at least shows two things: First, President Chen genuinely cares for Gao Pan and is willing to give him the opportunity to shine; second, it also shows that President Chen is a relatively kind person and not so eager for credit."

"Yes, people in the industry are saying that Chen Xing is a good person, better than Zhao Wenjun."

"Hey, don't join in the gossip, especially given your current status!" Zhang Wei warned.

"I know, I'm keeping my mouth shut right now," Zhou Yu quickly replied. "Let me tell you, the second question is to test whether your mouth is reliable! It's obvious that Fang Xing hasn't informed the other vice presidents about the new position, meaning you're the first to know his thoughts! If this gets out, he'll suspect you first. Then your temporary secretary position will be over!" Zhang Wei warned.

After thinking about it carefully, Zhou Yu realized that this was indeed the case!
"Oh my, Zhang Wei, your analysis is spot on! You've really figured out what the leader is thinking!" Zhou Yu said with a smile. "I think you could be a leader someday!"

My husband graduated from China University of Mining and Technology and is quite intelligent.

"Become a leader? Our family has neither money nor connections, let's forget about it," Zhang Wei said indifferently.

Zhou Yu fell silent.

Indeed, Zhang Wei's family lives in the countryside, most of his relatives are farmers, and his parents are just ordinary workers.

Seeing that her husband had also fallen silent, she gently comforted him, "It doesn't matter if you can't be a leader. We can just live a simple and ordinary life. Look how much pressure there is to be a leader these days. You can't do this or that. There are accountability issues, disciplinary actions, and you might even end up in jail."

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Actually, I don't care. I just don't want to be a leader. Now that we're implementing a parallel job rank system, your salary will definitely increase. But you, Zhou Yu, should seize this opportunity and try to become a full-fledged employee in the future!"

To this day, Zhou Yu is still a temporary worker!
“But my position as secretary is only temporary. When Hu Lingling comes back from maternity leave, I’ll have to give her back the position. Am I supposed to find a way to oust her?” Zhou Yu asked.

"Don't even think that way!" Zhang Wei quickly said.

"What makes you think you can compare to Hu Lingling? Her father-in-law is the deputy director of the power bureau. I heard he's on friendly terms with your Fang Xing at the dinner table. My dad's just a farmer, he doesn't have that kind of influence."

"Just do your job well, be quick and efficient, keep your mouth shut, and go out with President Fang more often. If he can't drink, drink for him. People are all human. Even if you don't become his secretary in the future, he will take care of you if there is a chance to become a full-time employee. You are not a state-owned bank, so whether you can become a full-time employee is just a matter of President Fang's word."

"Before, when Fang Xing took you out for social events, you looked very unhappy," Zhou Yu muttered.

Zhang Wei chuckled twice, said nothing, and then put another piece of fish on his wife's plate.

My wife is beautiful and has a great figure. She goes out to social events with her equally young, successful, and wealthy boss. At the dinner table, amidst the bright lights and revelry, I, as her husband, can't help but have all sorts of wild thoughts. I worry that one day I might unknowingly find myself wearing a green hat (a symbol of infidelity).
However, it seems now that my thoughts were somewhat unnecessary.

Fang Qingye is a good person. Although banks have always been known for producing beautiful women, she has never been seen getting close to any female subordinates or having any scandals with them.

After his wife finished entertaining him at a social event, he would immediately have the driver take him home and never linger outside.

While Zhou Yu and his wife were eating and chatting, Fang Qingye was also video chatting with Xia He in her bedroom at the nursery.

(End of this chapter)