Right path to power

"Mom, let's sit down and talk it over."

After Xiang Fangjing sat down, she said with a smile, "Son, it's like this. As you should know, the supply and marketing cooperatives are not as profitable as before. It may be difficult for this system to continue. I heard recently that there will be restructuring and layoffs. You never know when you might be laid off."

Instead of this, we should think of a solution ourselves sooner. So, a few of my colleagues and I discussed it and said that we could open a supermarket together, with each person contributing some capital and holding shares proportionally. We would also manage and operate the business together, and the annual dividends would be distributed proportionally.

I was thinking that our 100,000 yuan fixed deposit is about to mature, so I wanted to discuss it with you to see if we could invest it. If the business does well, we can save more money before your wedding, and then your wedding home will be secured.

Lin Xiao was still surprised by his mother's perspective. Of course, he also knew about the supply and marketing cooperatives. The supply and marketing cooperatives were a product of their time, but after so many years of development, they were no longer suitable for the current market economy. In addition, the internal management of the supply and marketing cooperatives was chaotic, and the profits shrank year by year. They really couldn't sustain themselves for long. On the other hand, if you choose the right location, opening a supermarket can still be quite profitable.

Seeing Lin Xiao's thoughtful expression, Xiang Fangjing felt somewhat uneasy.

"Mom, I wholeheartedly support this. You can go for it without worry. Even if it doesn't work out, Dad and I are still here. As for the wedding house, that's a matter for later. We'll deal with that separately."

"Hu child, what do you mean by 'future'? Don't you want your father and me to hold our grandchildren soon and enjoy our old age?"

"That's not what your son meant, so don't overthink it. Since your son said he'd like to participate, then go for it! We all support you."

At this moment, Xiang Fangjing felt a sense of relief and said with considerable confidence, "Don't worry, we won't lose out. The supermarket system is actually very similar to that of the supply and marketing cooperative. We'll be able to handle it easily after a period of practice."

Lin Changhe and his son nodded in agreement. Then, they told Fang Jing about their initial idea of ​​opening a supermarket together with several colleagues. Lin Xiao reminded them that in a partnership, everyone's responsibilities and rights must be clearly defined in advance to avoid problems later on.

The family chatted for almost an hour before going back to their rooms.

The next morning, after Lin Xiao finished washing up, she received a text message from her driver, Yuan Xiaomin, saying that he would be downstairs soon.

Lin Xiao quickly went downstairs and got into the car. As soon as she got in, she heard melodious and soft light music. Yuan Xiaomin just nodded and didn't say anything. In fact, he had always been a man of few words but a down-to-earth person, which was what the leader liked.

After picking up Gong Lei, they headed towards the county government. Once there, the three of them went to the canteen for breakfast.

After arriving at the office, Lin Xiao compiled the reform plan of the county government office. He then emailed it to Xie Tiancai, and then went to Zhou Tianxiao's office to discuss it for nearly an hour before the two of them came to report to Gong Lei.

Gong Lei carefully reviewed the document, making revisions to some details, and said, "This plan is generally quite mature. Please revisit the parts I modified, and I'll communicate with Secretary Huang later. We'll hold an office meeting this afternoon to finalize this, and then you can submit it to the Organization Department for approval. We should try to send out the document within this week. In short, this needs to be implemented as soon as possible so that the office can operate normally and efficiently. Xiao Lin, please inform them of the afternoon meeting later."

"Yes, County Head."

Lin Xiao wrote things down in his notebook, a habit he had developed over time. However, he still had some doubts. As long as the adjustment of the internal departments of the county government office was approved by the county mayor's office meeting and then reported to the county party committee's organization committee for approval, it seemed that the county party secretary's consent was not required.

Therefore, Lin Xiao simply did whatever the leader instructed her to do.

Gong Lei first called Huang Zaichuan, then went to communicate with him using the materials printed out by Lin Xiao, while Lin Xiao went to inform the county leaders about the meeting.

He first called Cheng Junjie, the secretary of Executive Deputy County Head Hong Feng, but when the call didn't go through, he couldn't help but think of the band-aid on Cheng Junjie's head and couldn't help but smile.

As soon as the call connected, Lin Xiao said first, "Secretary Cheng, please tell County Chief Hong that there is a county chief's office meeting this afternoon."

Upon hearing Lin Xiao's voice, Cheng Junjie, who had been frowning, was startled and regained some energy.

"Okay, Director Lin," Cheng Junjie said softly. "Director Lin, is there anything else?"

Cheng Junjie asked again, watching Lin Xiao walk up as if in a helicopter. He felt envious and jealous, and sometimes he even wondered if he could learn something from Lin Xiao.

"That's all, let's leave it at that for now."

Lin Xiao could certainly sense the change in Cheng Junjie towards him, but he still didn't take it to heart, since there were quite a few people like him.

He then called the liaison officers of several deputy county heads and asked them to inform the deputy county heads about the afternoon meeting.

In reality, the liaison officers are just a few secretaries in the county government office. According to regulations, only deputy provincial and ministerial level officials are assigned full-time secretaries. Those below that level only have working liaison officers. Their staffing is under the jurisdiction of the party committee office or government office at the same level, and they are all coordinated and allocated by the office.

Therefore, the official title used externally is "liaison officer." This is part of the office job division, and the person is a work assistant rather than a personal assistant to the leader. Therefore, they do not appear to the public as a "secretary."

However, these liaison officers also undertake secretarial work such as drafting documents for leaders, handling meetings, and managing schedules, so they are often referred to as "secretaries" in actual work.

However, whether they are officially designated "secretaries" or simply referred to as such, everyone within the system knows that these are the people who are closest to the leaders.

In about twenty minutes, Lin Xiao had notified everyone. It was quick with the secretaries, just a few words, but one or two of them couldn't get through on the internal phone, so Lin Xiao had to call the leaders himself, which inevitably took a few more minutes.

It took Gong Lei an hour to return to his office.

"Kobayashi, come in with me for a moment."

"Yes, County Head."

Then, Lin Xiao got up and followed Gong Lei into the inner office. He poured some more hot water into Gong Lei's teacup and stood aside waiting for instructions.

"Sit down too, I have something to tell you, please take note."

Seeing the joy on Gong Lei's face, Lin Xiao knew that this was a good result from his talk with Huang Zaichuan, so he sat down without ceremony.

"Here's the thing, I've already discussed it with Secretary Huang. In order to better promote some key tasks, the county will make appropriate adjustments to the work of several deputy county heads. I will formally propose this at the county head's office meeting this afternoon. Let me give you a sneak peek: First of all, the Development and Reform Bureau and the Investment Promotion Bureau will now be under the supervision of County Head Chu..."

As Lin Xiao took notes and pondered, he immediately understood why Gong Lei had personally gone to communicate with Huang Zaichuan. This was not only about the adjustment of the county government office departments, but also about the division of responsibilities among the several deputy county heads. The latter indeed required the county government party group meeting or the county head's office meeting to study and propose a plan, and then report it to the county party committee standing committee for study and approval before it could officially take effect.

This adjustment brings about a significant change: the number of core departments under the supervision of Executive Deputy County Head Hong Feng has decreased by one, and the remaining one is the Finance Bureau, which is usually overseen by the County Head personally.

Therefore, Gong Lei's purpose was extremely strong and clear.

Chu Mingjing, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Deputy County Head, was previously in charge of agricultural and rural work. Although rural work is equally important, there is a clear difference in the amount of power between the two, given that it is a thankless and demanding task.

Of course, with the cooperation of Chu Mingjing, a member of the county party committee standing committee, Gong Lei's work could proceed more effectively.