Right path to power

"If Chung is so sincere, why not just offer yourself to me? Haha..."

Guan Tong leaned over from the side and said with a smile.

In an instant, Zhong Xue's face flushed crimson. She said shyly, "Sister Tong, how...how could you do this? There are so many people here!"

Guan Tong reached out and put her arm around her shoulder, whispering in her ear, "Little sister, I've been there. A talented young man like Lin Xiao is a rare find. Since you've met him, you have to take the initiative and hold him firmly in your grasp. You have to strike first, otherwise you'll regret it when he's already taken."

Guan Tong paused for a moment, then continued, "To be honest, if I were a few years younger, I wouldn't let you have it, haha."

Guan Tong's words made Zhong Xue feel increasingly embarrassed. She subconsciously looked up at Lin Xiao, only to find that Lin Xiao's gaze had also fallen upon her. The two young, passionate lights met, and Zhong Xue shyly looked away, but her heart was already pounding wildly.

However, Lin Xiao appeared to be quite calm.

Around 11 p.m., Jiang Yuanping once again suggested that everyone raise a glass together, and that would be the end of the evening's gathering.

Once downstairs, everyone left.

Before they knew it, only Lin Xiao and Zhong Xue remained.

"Where do you live? I'll take you home."

In the final period of her life, Zhong Xue rarely drank alcohol, so by this time her drunkenness had subsided considerably.

"I'll just take a taxi back, what about you?"

"I'll just take a taxi back to the hotel."

"That……"

Lin Xiao pointed to a fork in the road on the right, indicating that this was his direction, while Zhong Xue pointed to the road directly ahead, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

At that moment, a taxi stopped.

"You go first."

"it is good."

Let's have dinner together sometime.

"OK."

"Thank you, Lin Xiao."

"You're welcome……"

A short while later, another taxi arrived.

……

On Monday, Lin Xiao had just stepped into the secretary's office when You Zhengbo came to report on the situation.

This weekend, the inspection team worked overtime to investigate and found that six primary and secondary schools were illegally organizing paid tutoring.

"Among these problematic schools, three also had unsafe conditions in their school cafeterias, with loopholes in the procurement, transportation, and processing of ingredients..."

You Zhengbo first introduced the problems he had discovered, and then made arrangements for the subsequent work: "Our county has a total of 48 primary and secondary schools. Currently, our undercover investigations have mainly focused on schools in the urban area. Next, we plan to shift our investigation focus to schools in rural towns..."

Yu Zhengbo also mentioned that the fees vary from school to school. Schools with higher fees set up slush funds to distribute welfare benefits, while those with lower fees use the funds to pay for labor costs.

"What about the county education bureau? How well is the oversight work being implemented?"

"It is understood that the Education Bureau mostly turns a blind eye, meaning it doesn't really care. Some parents have made phone calls or written complaint letters, but nothing ever comes of it."

After listening, Lin Xiao seemed to understand something. He realized that the reason why the illegal tutoring situation in Fengshan County was so serious was closely related to the county education bureau's indulgence and even tacit approval.

Without effective oversight, it's like power breaking free of its cage.

After organizing the materials in the inspection office, Lin Xiao went to the inner room to report the relevant work progress to Gong Lei.

"What is the status of the Education Bureau's handling of the Fengshan Elementary School cafeteria issue?"

"There has been no feedback yet."

Gong Lei sneered, "He's just hoping for a lucky break! Do you know what? Yesterday, Guo Jianxin, the director of the Municipal Education Bureau, called me and fully affirmed the education work in Fengshan County. He said that this year our county's college entrance examination results have reached a new high, the rate of students admitted to key universities has increased, and two students have been admitted to Beicheng University. He said that our county government leadership is effective and the county education bureau has implemented its work efficiently. He praised Fu Xiaocong highly, as if Fengshan County's education work would regress by decades without him, Fu Xiaocong. What kind of nonsense is that?"

Lin Xiao laughed along with them, never expecting that these people would have the nerve to talk about the quality of education in Fengshan County.

Guo Jianxin's praise of Fu Xiaocong was clearly a blatant lie, yet he spoke with such conviction and seemed to enjoy it.

"Children are the future, and school canteens cannot afford any problems, especially in terms of food safety and hygiene. The fact that multiple school canteens have hygiene issues indicates a serious oversight in the Education Bureau's work, and those responsible must be held accountable."

"Then, County Chief, what is your opinion?" Lin Xiao asked tentatively.

"If I remember correctly, the contractor of Fengshan Elementary School's cafeteria is Fu Xiaocong's brother-in-law, right? In that case, let's suspend him from his duties for investigation. Once the investigation is clear, we can consider the next steps."

Lin Xiao smiled knowingly and said nothing more. He then returned to his office and called Tang Songying, the deputy county head, asking him to come to the county head's office.

A short while later, Tang Songying walked into the secretary's office. It was clear that he wanted to get some information from Lin Xiao, but Lin Xiao just smiled and led him to the door of the inner office. She knocked on the door and then pushed it open to go in.

"County Chief, Deputy County Chief Tang is here."

"Okay, bring in a cup of tea."

"Yes, County Head."

Then, Lin Xiao left the inner room.

While tea was being brewed, a surprised voice came from the inner room: "County Magistrate, this is too sudden! Fu Xiaocong is currently fine, so isn't it a bit unreasonable to suddenly suspend him from his post?"

When Tang Songying heard the decision, he was stunned and remained silent for a long time before exclaiming in surprise.

"What's wrong with that? Is it because he does a great job? Or are you very satisfied with his work?"

Gong Lei frowned and asked three questions in a row. Before Tang Songying could answer, he continued, "I have already discussed this matter with Secretary Huang. For lazy and negligent officials who think that doing nothing is a merit, that they make big mistakes if they do big ones, small mistakes if they do small ones, and that they don't make any mistakes if they do nothing, we must give them a warning and put them under strict control. We must not let them lie low."

As a leading cadre, inaction is a fault. The quality of education in Fengshan County is deteriorating, with many schools violating the requirements for reducing student workload and illegally organizing paid tutoring. In particular, hygiene problems have occurred in the canteens of many schools. As the competent authority, the Education Bureau cannot shirk its responsibility.

The problem remained unresolved, yet I received a call from a leader at the Municipal Education Bureau. Was they genuinely trying to praise us, or were they putting pressure on me? "The county doesn't have many vacant positions for officials who don't even take their jobs seriously."

Gong Lei spoke sternly, his eyes sharp, and finally gave the order: "Comrade Song Ying, this afternoon you go to the Education Bureau to announce the county party committee and county government's decision, and also convey what I just said to them."

Tang Songying's face was somewhat gloomy. He had long been rendered speechless by Gong Lei's words, and he could also clearly sense that Gong Lei was dissatisfied with the county's education work, even very dissatisfied. As the deputy county head in charge, he certainly bore the responsibility.

Although he wanted to help Fu Xiaocong, he was already in a difficult situation himself, so he couldn't worry about that for the time being. The most important thing right now was to extricate himself from this matter.

"Yes, County Head, it's my fault for not doing my job well. I apologize to you. Education is related to the expectations of nearly 800,000 people in the county and the future of Fengshan County. However, in recent years, the student population has been seriously declining. In this regard, we have not had enough countermeasures and have not implemented them effectively. It is my fault for not supervising the Education Bureau enough..."

Tang Songying tried to explain, but Gong Lei interrupted him with a serious expression before he could finish: "Comrade Songying, whether education work is done well or not is not a matter of my satisfaction or the city's satisfaction. The key is whether the people are satisfied, and whether the students and teachers are satisfied."

You say there's a serious loss of students, but do you know why parents are willing to spend more money to send their children to study in other places? Don't they know the hardships of accompanying their children to school? Doesn't this indicate a problem with the quality of our education?

Therefore, as the leader in charge of education, I hope you will think carefully about how we can turn the current situation around and even attract students from the surrounding cities...

Gong Lei confidently outlined his vision for the county's education work, while Tang Songying grew increasingly uneasy as he listened, because the more confident he was, the more it showed that County Head Gong was dissatisfied with the education work.

If the leader is dissatisfied, then being a subordinate won't be so easy!