Right path to power

In fact, Juliet showed her utmost sincerity this time.

She secured a one million yuan municipal-level special fund for industrial development from Ma Guanghua and plans to invest it all in cultural tourism promotion.

In addition, she came up with a new idea: the county would take the lead in establishing the Fuchuan County Cultural Tourism Investment Company, and all cultural tourism projects in the county would be uniformly operated by the Cultural Tourism Investment Company in a market-oriented manner, which completely changed the previous extensive and fragmented operation model.

Lin Xiao's heart stirred as she listened.

These are not empty slogans, but constructive measures proposed by Julie Shu after in-depth consideration.

It seems that after the wedding incident, Juliet has shifted her focus to promoting development.

This relieved Lin Xiao.

Throughout, he was unwilling to spend his main energy on internal strife and power struggles.

In addition, Zhu Lishu also stated that she had communicated with the Municipal Finance Bureau and cleared up the previous misunderstanding. The Finance Bureau will fully support the construction of Fuchuan in the future.

"Thank you, Secretary Zhu. The problem was solved as soon as you stepped in," Lin Xiao said with gratitude.

Zhu Lishu smiled slightly and said, "We are a team, and our goal is always the same: to promote the development of Fuchuan. Next, we will divide the work, cooperate, and work together to ensure that all tasks are carried out effectively."

After a pause, she took the opportunity to talk about the follow-up work arrangements: "There are only two months left until the end of the year. I plan to hold a county-wide work promotion meeting the day after tomorrow to reiterate the annual assessment tasks, and have all departments and sectors make up for their shortcomings so as to completely shed the label of being backward this year."

This year marks the beginning of our three-year development plan. Thanks to everyone's efforts, all aspects of the county's work are progressing, especially with the investment from Zhongdingyuan and the gradual completion of the Changning River cultural tourism project, which has truly boosted the county's development vitality. With just over two months left, we must do a good job in concluding the year, implement the first phase goals of the three-year plan, and also boost the morale of all cadres and the masses in the county.

Only by achieving outstanding results can we win honor and prestige.

Zhu Lishu's gaze was firm, her expression serious, but she was full of passion for getting things done and starting a business.

After reflecting on his own experience, Lin Xiao also shared his thoughts on the year's final work.

As the saying goes, "A thousand cups of wine are not enough when drinking with a bosom friend, but even half a sentence is too much when talking to someone with whom you don't see eye to eye." As long as everyone shares the same goal, communication will be much smoother.

Two days later, the county party committee convened a county-wide year-end work promotion meeting.

Leaders of the county's four major bodies, as well as principal leaders of county-level government departments, townships, county-affiliated public institutions, enterprises, and enterprises and institutions located in the county, attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Zhu Lishu first made overall arrangements, set the tone for the final work, and put forward the overall goal of reversing the backward image of Fuchuan County in the city.

Subsequently, Lin Xiao made detailed arrangements for various tasks, including economic indicators, project construction, work safety, people's livelihood protection, and year-end assessment, clarifying time nodes and emphasizing responsibilities for the key tasks.

With one main focus and one supporting role, one clear direction and one unified approach, the entire meeting was characterized by a clear division of labor and a unified pace.

At the same time, the main leaders of the four leading bodies and their members, as well as the members of the leading bodies and the heads of their respective units, signed performance evaluation responsibility agreements at each level, which served as the basis for year-end performance evaluations.

Everyone could clearly feel that after the holiday, Zhu Lishu and Lin Xiao had unprecedentedly aligned goals and moved in unison, unlike the previously rumored tense relationship.

Those who initially had some reservations, seeing how harmonious the top two leaders were, decided to focus their attention on their work, believing that this would lead to a better future.

Deputy Secretary Gao Chengce's gaze was gloomy. He also sensed that the relationship between Zhu Lishu and Lin Xiao had improved significantly after the holiday. He reported two very targeted matters, both of which were firmly rejected by Zhu Lishu.

"What exactly happened? Could it be because Secretary Wang attended Lin Xiao's wedding? But isn't she one of Ma Guanghua's people? With the mayor backing her up, she's still so timid and cowardly..."

Gao Chengce knew that Lin Xiao had invited Wang Yuanze to be the officiant and several members of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, but he did not know that Lou Changyang and Liang Weiwang were attending the wedding, nor the identities of the Song family elders.

Although Lou Changyang and Liang Weiwang made public appearances at the event, and many people noticed these two distinguished guests, most ordinary guests did not recognize their identities.

Those who knew the inside story were all close friends of Lin Xiao within the system. Naturally, they wouldn't reveal this information casually, but would just keep it to themselves.

Shu Xiaobing's expression was also unpleasant. She had finally seen Zhu Lishu stand up for herself, but she gave in again in the blink of an eye, which was truly disappointing.

Tang Meiyun was even more frustrated. Yesterday, Zhu Lishu called her to her office and severely criticized her for pushing construction companies into cultural tourism projects, which led to the collapse of the walkway.

This made her feel extremely aggrieved—it was originally Julie Shu who arranged for her to coordinate this matter, but now it has become her own fault.

"You can't beat the Lin family, so you take it out on me. I won't accept that. Since you're no good, then you should step aside..." Tang Meiyun made up her mind.

At that moment, the image of a middle-aged man involuntarily appeared in her mind, along with the greedy, possessive look in his eyes when he looked at her.

That evening, the first season of Huajiang TV's "Childhood in the Countryside" officially premiered nationwide. One episode aired every Friday night for a total of twelve episodes, with each two episodes telling a complete story, all filmed in the same location.

In other words, the Changning River Valley in Fuchuan County will be featured twice.

This will undoubtedly bring about a huge promotional effect.

Sure enough, the show quickly became a trending topic after it aired.

According to the broadcast schedule, the two episodes filmed in Fuchuan County will be broadcast in December, at which time the program's ratings may be even higher.

Lin Xiao quickly seized this opportunity and arranged for relevant departments to increase publicity efforts for the Changning River Valley tourism belt as the filming location for the program.

In the days that followed, it attracted quite a few people eager to get a sneak peek.

As the top two leaders focused their attention and energy on their work, the working atmosphere in Fuchuan County changed, and all units took action, devoting themselves wholeheartedly to the year-end closing work.

For Lin Xiao, focusing on key projects is only part of the task at hand; he is already thinking about the overall work plan for the county next year.

Since assuming the role of acting county head in June, he has gradually implemented an investment of 3 billion yuan, which has led to a rapid improvement in the main economic indicators of Fuchuan County. It is expected that the annual assessment results will be in the middle to upper range of the city.

This is a dramatic change for Fuchuan County, which has long been ranked at the bottom of the city.

In other words, Lin Xiao has delivered a decent performance.

As for his official employment, it won't be until July next year that he will have completed two years of service. But no matter when he becomes an official employee, it won't affect his work.

Having a job is one thing, doing things and starting a business is another.

The two complement each other, but do not interfere with each other.

On Friday evening, Lin Xiao and Song Wanqing treated everyone to a meal at Qinghe Courtyard Private Kitchen in the city.

The restaurant has a very low-key entrance and is easy to miss if you don't look carefully. There are only a few private rooms in the courtyard, and reservations are only accepted in advance. They rarely accept walk-in customers, so the privacy is very good.

Tonight's guests include He Zhiqiang, Liu Yun, Yang Xueting, Qi Mingchen, An Xu, as well as Ji Qingjun, Hu Jizu, and Ji Jianghua.

"County Head, Director Song, I'd like to propose a toast to you both, wishing you a long and happy marriage and many children," Qi Mingchen said, raising his glass.

Song Wanqing's work has been transferred to the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, where she will serve as the director of the research office.

Previously, when she worked in the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, she was already designated as a chief staff member. This time, after being transferred to the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, she was directly assigned to a substantive position at the level of section chief.

She was a top student at Beicheng University and had been transferred from the Provincial Propaganda Department. This arrangement wasn't unusual, and the research lab was considered a peripheral department within the Propaganda Department, so most people wouldn't notice it.

But for Song Wanqing, what position she was assigned was not important. She didn't have much interest in a career path; she just wanted to follow Lin Xiao.

The people I invited today are Lin Xiao's key team in Fuchuan County.

Of course, Lin Xiao's team didn't consist of just these people; he didn't invite other section-level cadres.

No matter what, this kind of thing shouldn't be done too ostentatiously.

Afterwards, everyone offered toasts to congratulate them.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

"County Magistrate..."

After finishing my meal, I had just reached the door when I heard a surprised voice.