Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

It was quite a coincidence that County Chief Lin went home early today, which is why Wang Long made a special trip to visit Xu Changqing.

Others might distance themselves from Xu Changqing, but Wang Long wouldn't.

It was Xu Changqing who helped him get together with Deputy County Chief Chen's daughter.

Before the marriage, everything was still uncertain. If Wang Long were to take advantage of Xu Changqing's misfortune at this time, he wouldn't even be able to get past County Chief Chen.

As Xu Changqing and Wang Long were leaving, they ran into Li Qiang, who was having a bad day. The three of them hit it off and found a restaurant to chat about their recent troubles over drinks.

When Wang Long heard that a specially admitted student had come to the Secretariat and had put Xu Changqing and Li Qiang in a very passive position, he couldn't help but laugh loudly: "Don't look down on him just because he's a specially admitted student. As long as he's still in the county government office, he'll have plenty of opportunities to help my two brothers get revenge."

"Putting everything else aside, if you hold back his reports, or if you need him to report to County Chief Lin, and then put him out of the spotlight, County Chief Lin's impression of him will deteriorate day by day."

Upon hearing Wang Long's words, Li Qiang, quick-witted, said, "By the way, Zhang Juan asked him to submit a report during the meeting this afternoon. I reckon that report should have been forwarded from Director Jiang to County Chief Lin before reaching Secretary Qi."

"I just wonder if Secretary Wang could stop him a little..."

Needless to say, this report is something that County Chief Lin and Secretary Qi are eagerly awaiting. Wang Long doesn't need to wait too long; as long as he submits it to County Chief Lin after 3 PM, it will reach Secretary Qi the next morning.

It may not seem like a big deal, but it does affect work efficiency.

Many factors affect work efficiency, but a lack of focus is also an important aspect, especially since this is an investment project that Secretary Qi is also very concerned about.

Wang Long pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "It's possible to put him on hold for a while. Let him hang out for a day, and no one will be able to say anything. Although it won't have a huge impact on him, he might still get a public reprimand."

"If he dares to speak up, he'll offend Zhang Juan as well. If he doesn't speak up, he'll have to suffer in silence."

Hearing this, Li Qiang was overjoyed and drank three cups with Wang Long in a row.

After the group finished their meal and drinks, they had just stepped out of the restaurant when they ran into Xu Hansheng.

Sitting in the car, Xu Hansheng turned his head and took a close look at Wang Long, making a mental note of him without saying anything more.

After escorting Gu Chenglong home, Xu Hansheng returned to Hongyunlai Restaurant.

The next morning, Xu Hansheng had Lao Chen drive a small truck to deliver the potted sun tree to the entrance of the county government compound.

Seeing Xu Hansheng and Lao Chen struggling to unload the truck, security guard Zhang Yu hurriedly stepped forward to help them carry the sun tree off the vehicle.

"Old Chen, you should go back now."

After unloading the truck, Xu Hansheng sent Old Chen away.

After all, he wasn't a staff member of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and couldn't freely enter and leave the county committee compound.

"Xiao Xu, let me help you carry it. Which floor are you taking it up to?"

Zhang Yu tugged at his clothes and said to Xu Hansheng.

"Brother Zhang, thank you so much. Is the third floor okay?"

Xu Hansheng asked with a smile.

Zhang Yu chuckled and said, "I don't have much else, but I'm strong enough. Let's go."

After saying that, the two of them carried the potted sun tree all the way up to the third floor.

Both Zhang Yu and Xu Hansheng were panting heavily. After resting for a while, Xu Hansheng saw Zhang Yu out of the office building and then went to the logistics department to get the spare key to Zhang Juan's office.

Xu Hansheng carefully moved the potted asparagus fern to the doorway after opening the office door.

After all, Zhang Juan had personally trimmed it, and Xu Hansheng couldn't just handle it without her permission. So he placed the asparagus fern in the passageway to the left of Zhang Juan's office.

Only then did Xu Hansheng push the potted sun tree into Zhang Juan's office. After that, he washed the ashtray on Zhang Juan's desk clean, replaced it with tissues, and then left Zhang Juan's office.

It wasn't until nine o'clock in the morning that Xu Hansheng picked up the report he had already written and went to Zhang Juan's office door, gently knocking on the door.

"Please come in!"

Upon hearing Zhang Juan's voice, Xu Hansheng pushed open the door and entered Zhang Juan's office.

Upon seeing Xu Hansheng, Zhang Juan's face immediately lit up with a smile. Pointing to the sun tree in the office, she said, "Did you bring this over?"

Xu Hansheng grinned and said, "Director Zhang, I see you really like flowers and plants, but that asparagus fern hasn't seen sunlight for too long, and its leaves are turning yellow. I'm worried that having it in your office might affect your health."

"Everyone says that the sun tree has a good meaning, symbolizing health, wealth, and a career that is as prosperous as the rising sun, so I ordered one."

"I didn't expect it to match the atmosphere of your office so perfectly."

Zhang Juan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Sit down. How's the report coming along? Let me take a look."

"Okay, Director Zhang."

As Xu Hansheng spoke, he handed the completed report to Zhang Juan.

Zhang Juan glanced at it a few times before suddenly looking up at Xu Hansheng, not because Xu Hansheng had mentioned Gu Chenglong in his report.

In many places, Xu Hansheng wrote in Zhang Juan's style.

That's really rare!

Zhang Juan had only helped Xu Hansheng revise a manuscript once before, but she never expected Xu Hansheng to be so perceptive!

"Not bad! You've made great progress. Apart from a few typos, there's nothing else that needs changing. Just correct those few typos and hand it back to me."

Zhang Juan handed the report to Xu Hansheng with great satisfaction.

"Thank you, Director Zhang. Without your guidance, I wouldn't have been able to improve so much. I hope to continue to learn from you in the future."

Xu Hansheng took the report from Zhang Juan, stood up, and said very respectfully.

Zhang Juan nodded slightly and said, "You're a thoughtful person. Focus on doing your job well, especially this report, which will ultimately be submitted to Secretary Qi. Put in extra effort!"

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, Director Zhang!"

Xu Hansheng responded and left Zhang Juan's office.

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On the other hand, Gu Chenglong had been pondering the matter that Xu Hansheng had told him last night since early this morning.

Would Li Qiang really do that?

To be honest, after sobering up, Gu Chenglong was quite suspicious.

The main issue is that he has never offended Li Qiang, so why would Li Qiang target him?

Could it be that Xu Hansheng is sowing discord?

Touching the tea gift box that Xu Hansheng had given him, Gu Chenglong narrowed his eyes, picked up the landline phone, and dialed Director Jiang directly.

Before long, Office Director Jiang Bo strode into Gu Chenglong's office.

"Director Jiang, do you know anyone in the secretariat of the county government?"

Gu Chenglong was asking a question he already knew the answer to. Jiang Bo's nephew, Jiang Yuan, had just joined the secretariat last year.

"My nephew Jiang Yuan works in the secretariat, Director. What's wrong?" Jiang Bo asked, somewhat surprised.

Gu Chenglong narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Director Jiang, could you call Jiang Yuan and help me confirm something? Did Li Qiang make things difficult for a man named Xu Hansheng yesterday?"

"What I'm saying is, didn't he reject Xu Hansheng's report four times in a row?"