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

Xu Hansheng sneered inwardly, then slowly stood up and said, "Director Jiang, I think I would wholeheartedly support whoever is elected deputy section chief, except for myself. Moreover, I will definitely do my best to complete the tasks assigned to me by the deputy section chief."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng sat back down in his original seat.

At this point, recommending anyone would offend everyone except the person being recommended. Asking Xu Hansheng to take on such a huge burden from afar is simply impossible.

Seeing Xu Hansheng's humble and respectful attitude, Zhang Juan and Wang Yuwen, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but nod in approval.

If Xu Hansheng were a veteran employee with over a decade of experience, such performance would not be surprising. However, Xu Hansheng is a newcomer.

This makes it stand out.

For a moment, Jiang Qinghua could no longer make things difficult for Xu Hansheng. After all, it was an appointment of a deputy section chief, and it would be too obvious for him to ask a staff member for his opinion again and again.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qinghua smiled and nodded, then looked at Zhang Juan and said, "How about this, Director Zhang, please consider it carefully and give me the list after lunch break."

After speaking, Jiang Qinghua glanced at Li Qiang, who was still standing there like a wooden statue, and frowned, saying, "Section Chief Li, you have ten minutes to tidy up your belongings. Don't be late for reporting!"

After saying that, Jiang Qinghua turned and walked out of the secretariat office.

Pfft!

As soon as Jiang Qinghua and Zhang Juan left, Li Qiang plopped down on the ground.

"Section Chief Li, what's wrong?"

Xu Hansheng stepped forward, helped Li Qiang up from the ground, patted the dust off his trousers, and sighed softly, saying, "Section Chief Li, please don't take it to heart. What I said before was just a joke. But I didn't expect the organization to value you so much and actually send you to the Poverty Alleviation Office. I will definitely visit you there when I have the chance."

At this moment, Xu Hansheng's expression was very sincere, showing no intention whatsoever of trying to belittle Li Qiang.

However, no matter how sincere Xu Hansheng's words were, to Li Qiang they sounded like merciless mockery!

"Heh, why are you pretending to be a good person?"

Li Qiang shoved Xu Hansheng aside, gritting his teeth as he said, "I admit I lost! But it wasn't because I lacked ability; it was because I had no connections, no backing! If you hadn't used your connections, you would be the one leaving today!"

Finally, Li Qiang clenched his fists and roared at the top of his lungs.

After being scolded by Zhang Juan a couple of days ago, everyone in the department handed over their home addresses. Therefore, everyone in the secretariat knew that Hongyunlai Restaurant belonged to Xu Hansheng's family.

With so much money, who would believe that Xu Hansheng's family doesn't have some connections?

"Section Chief Li, I know that no matter what I say, you won't believe that what I just said came from the bottom of your heart, but time will tell."

After Xu Hansheng finished speaking, he turned around and walked back to his seat.

As a victor, one must adopt the demeanor of a victor.

Furthermore, Li Qiang is not a heinous criminal; he simply chose the wrong side. As long as he corrects his mistakes, he can still be a good comrade.

Only by having a broad mind and the capacity to tolerate others can one go further and more steadily!

"Section Chief Li, let me see you off."

Wang Yuwen smiled and stepped forward, gesturing for Li Qiang to proceed.

Li Qiang glanced at Wang Yuwen, then turned and walked back to his office with a look of resentment.

After tidying up briefly, Li Qiang walked out of the secretariat office alone.

Hearing the sound of a tractor engine coming from downstairs, Xu He, Su Jie, and the others all stood at the window, watching Li Qiang, who was sitting on the back of a four-wheeled tractor, gradually drive away.

At this moment, Li Qiang's back looked incredibly lonely, and even the midday sun shining on his back couldn't erase the desolation of the moment.

"Brother Xu, Director Zhang wants you to go to her office immediately."

Liu Haitao, who had just returned from smoking outside, approached Xu Hansheng with a broad smile and spoke very politely.

Although he didn't personally witness Li Qiang leaving alone, Xu Hansheng's influence on Liu Haitao over the course of just one morning was immense.

They kicked Li Qiang out of the county government office without making a sound. Does that mean they had no connections?

Even a section-level cadre is still a cadre!

Therefore, he also changed how he addressed Xu Hansheng, just like Du Xinyang.

"Brother Liu, you're too kind."

Xu Hansheng smiled as he stood up and walked into Zhang Juan's office.

"Please sit down."

Zhang Juan smiled and pointed to the chair opposite her, saying, "Tell me, why didn't you become the deputy section chief? It was such a great opportunity; you could have easily become the deputy section chief just by nodding your head."

For a deputy section-level cadre, there's no need to go through any procedures; it's just a matter of a word from Jiang Qinghua.

Even Zhang Juan didn't understand why Xu Hansheng refused.

"Director Zhang, my idea might not be fully developed, but Section Chief Wang was originally seconded from the research office, and Director Zhang even publicly praised me at a meeting a few days ago. If I agree to this now, won't Director Jiang have some reservations?"

Xu Hansheng looked at Zhang Juan sincerely and said, "I think Director Jiang wouldn't want both the section chief and deputy section chief to be people Director Zhang is very kind to, right?"

"As long as I can learn and improve under Director Zhang's guidance, I think there will be other opportunities in the future. However, if this incident causes Director Jiang to have a negative opinion of Director Zhang, then I would be letting Director Zhang down for his support."

Upon hearing these words, Zhang Juan looked at Xu Hansheng with a somewhat complicated expression.

It must be said that Xu Hansheng's words really moved Zhang Juan. It was truly rare that he could think of Zhang Juan's interests at this critical moment, and even consider the impact of this matter on Zhang Juan.

Even Wang Yuwen, whom she personally promoted, might not be able to wholeheartedly consider her needs at crucial moments.

"Um."

After a long pause, Zhang Juan nodded heavily, without saying anything more, but smiled and looked at Xu Hansheng, saying, "Now that there are no outsiders here, tell me your thoughts."

As they were talking, Zhang Juan poured Xu Hansheng a cup of hot water and pushed it in front of him.

Xu Hansheng held the water glass and thanked Zhang Juan. Then, he pretended to be deep in thought. After a long while, he said to Zhang Juan, "Director Zhang, since you don't treat me like an outsider, I'll speak from the heart. From a work perspective, Lao Shen is the most suitable person for the position of deputy section chief."

Zhang Juan originally thought that Xu Hansheng would recommend either Du Xinyang or Xu He, but to her surprise, the person Xu Hansheng recommended was exactly the same person she had chosen.

Why? Tell me your thoughts.

Zhang Juan asked with some curiosity.

"Because the work of the secretariat is very special, it involves a lot of paperwork, and Lao Shen has a lot of experience in this area."

Xu Hansheng seemed to be deep in thought, and then said seriously, "If he were just a staff member, he would definitely think of himself as someone who only cares about his own job and wouldn't care about others. However, our department is a bit special. Chu Nan, Jiang Yuan, and I are all newcomers and have very little experience in this area. I don't need to say anything about Sister Xu's level; Director Zhang should be well aware of it."

"As for Xu He and Du Xinyang, their abilities in this area can only be described as so-so. Section Chief Wang has just taken over the work of the Secretariat. If he cannot achieve results, or at least be better than when Section Chief Li was in charge, then Director Zhang will be suspected of nepotism."

"Therefore, to motivate Lao Shen and encourage him to proactively help newcomers and colleagues whose work abilities are still lacking, this deputy section chief position is perfect for him!"

"Of course, my idea is very immature and is only for Director Zhang's reference."