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

Zhou Kaibin took the note, his expression softening as he said, "Yes, Comrade Xu Hansheng's attitude is very sincere!"

After saying that, he looked at Fu Changqing and said, "Director Fu, in my opinion, it's better not to let the disciplinary committee comrades search the place. For a hardworking cadre, being suspected and investigated at every turn will inevitably break the hearts of Comrade Xu Hansheng's parents!"

"I also feel sorry for Comrade Xu Hansheng's efforts. I think it would be better if a comrade from the County Party Committee Office went back with Comrade Xu Hansheng to get the relevant materials."

"If Comrade Xu Hansheng is truly innocent, this will minimize the impact. What does Director Fu think?"

Fu Changqing thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "That's possible, but I think it's better to have a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission supervise it, and then have Director Tan accompany Comrade Xu Hansheng back to retrieve the documents."

He knew very well that Zhou Kaibin's words were merely a gesture of respect to the county committee, and that it was impossible for them to actually do that.

Therefore, Fu Changqing took the opportunity to back down, asking Zhou Kaibin to send someone to supervise, while the county committee sent Tan Zhifei, Xu Hansheng's direct superior, to accompany Xu Hansheng back to retrieve the blueprints.

Whether Xu Hansheng's words are true or false, neither side will be put in a difficult position, so as to avoid making things awkward for each other in the future.

"Okay, let's do as Director Fu says!"

Zhou Kaibin smiled and nodded, then called over a cadre from the Discipline Inspection Commission. After giving him a few instructions, he turned to Xu Hansheng and said, "Comrade Xu Hansheng, please cooperate with our work!"

Xu Hansheng stood up and said, "Thank you, Secretary Zhou, for your trust in me!"

After saying that, Xu Hansheng stepped back and stood at the door, waiting for Fu Changqing.

Fu Changqing exchanged a few more pleasantries with Zhou Kaibin, and then left Zhou Kaibin's office together with the discipline inspection cadre.

Before long, Tan Zhifei and Xu Hansheng, along with the discipline inspection cadre, entered the Hongyunlai Restaurant.

Li Xiuru wondered why her son was off work at 10 a.m., when it was only 10 a.m.

Looking surprised, he asked, "Hansheng, why are you back so early today?"

Xu Hansheng smiled and said to Li Xiuru, "Mom, I didn't come back for lunch. There's an important project in the county, and I forgot all the blueprints and stuff at home, so I came back with Director Tan to get them."

As he spoke, Xu Hansheng pointed to Tan Zhifei behind him.

Tan Zhifei also said to Li Xiuru, "Yes, Hansheng forgot some important things at home, so we came along to get them."

The discipline inspection officials standing nearby nodded in agreement.

"Oh, go ahead then! Just let me know if you need anything!"

Li Xiuru waved to Xu Hansheng, watched the three of them go upstairs, then beckoned to a waiter, took out two hundred yuan and handed it to him, saying, "Go buy two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes!"

"OK!"

The waiter responded and quickly ran out.

Before long, Xu Hansheng and Tan Zhifei came downstairs, with the disciplinary committee cadre carrying a thick stack of printing papers.

"Director Tan, young comrade, you've worked hard. My son Hansheng is new to the job and doesn't know much. If there's anything he doesn't understand, we'll need your help and guidance!"

As she spoke, Li Xiuru stuffed two packets of cigarettes into the hands of Tan Zhifei and the discipline inspection cadre, respectively.

"Xiuru, this won't do..."

Tan Zhifei hurriedly pushed him out.

Although the discipline inspection cadre also wanted to decline the nomination, he was holding a large stack of documents and couldn't free his hands at all.

"Director Tan, this is just a pack of cigarettes. If it weren't for your guidance, would my son Hansheng be able to do his job so smoothly?"

As Li Xiuru spoke, she stuffed the pack of cigarettes into Tan Zhifei's shirt pocket and said seriously, "Even if we disregard the fact that you've helped Hansheng a lot at work, just considering the relationship between Yuling and me, would you really return a pack of cigarettes I gave you?"

"Take it, or don't ever come to our house for dinner again!"

Tan Zhifei gave an awkward smile and said helplessly, "Xiuru, since you've put it that way, I... fine! But don't do it again!"

After saying that, Tan Zhifei and the discipline inspection cadre took Xu Hansheng back to the discipline inspection office.

As soon as the door to Zhou Kaibin's office was pushed open, the disciplinary committee cadre groaned, "Oh dear, Secretary Zhou, what... what is all this? It's so heavy..."

"And this isn't even the end of the move! There's still a whole stack at home. Ouch, my back..."

Zhou Kaibin glanced at the stack of documents on the table, nodded slightly, and said, "Alright, no need to move them. Xiao Zhang, go find a few people to check if these are related to the cattle farming project!"

The disciplinary committee cadre nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, Secretary Zhou!"

After saying that, Xiao Zhang quickly walked out of the office. Not long after, he brought two cadres from the Discipline Inspection Commission and moved all the documents out of Zhou Kaibin's office.

"Please sit down!"

Zhou Kaibin pointed to the chair opposite him, his attitude noticeably more lenient than before, and he even smiled when he looked at Xu Hansheng.

"Thank you, Secretary Zhou!"

Xu Hansheng walked to the chair and sat down, quietly waiting for the result.

As time ticked by, it wasn't until 1 p.m. that Xiao Zhang, carrying a statistics sheet, strode into Zhou Kaibin's office.

"Report this!"

Xiao Zhang gently knocked on the door, stepped forward, and said to Zhou Kaibin, "Secretary Zhou, we've finished counting. There are a total of thirteen construction drawings for agritainment facilities inside!"

"And the blueprints are very complete!"

"There's also a very detailed breakdown of the materials needed for these thirteen drawings, their prices, and the human resource costs required for construction!"

"This is the table we compiled after the statistics were collected. Please take a look, Secretary Zhou!"

As they were talking, Xiao Zhang stepped forward and handed the statistics sheet to Zhou Kaibin.

Zhou Kaibin looked at the long list of statistics on the screen, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay, I understand. You can go now!"

Xiao Zhang responded and quickly walked out of Zhou Kaibin's office.

Looking at the statistical report in his hand, Zhou Kaibin smiled and said to Xu Hansheng, "Comrade Xu Hansheng, as the saying goes, true gold fears no fire!"

"He always keeps Secretary Qi's instructions in mind, and he works tirelessly day and night, devoting himself wholeheartedly to his work. He truly deserves to be called a role model for young cadres in our county!"

"This is both a misunderstanding and the strongest recognition of Comrade Xu Hansheng's work attitude and conduct in all aspects!"

"I hope you will continue to uphold and promote this serious and conscientious work ethic, as well as your courage to face and overcome difficulties in your future work!"

Xu Hansheng quickly stood up, shook hands with Zhou Kaibin, and said, "Thank you, Secretary Zhou, for recognizing my work and character. This is the greatest honor I have ever received!"

"Thank you, Director Fu of the County Party Committee, for giving me a chance to clarify things. I promise that in my future work, I will continue as always and will never slacken my efforts because of Secretary Zhou's praise!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Kaibin raised an eyebrow, pointed at Xu Hansheng, and said to Fu Changqing, "This young man is quite good!"

The misunderstanding and awkwardness were thus explained by Xu Hansheng as Zhou Kaibin coming to praise him, and neither Zhou Kaibin nor Fu Changqing needed to awkwardly explain anything to each other anymore.

Everything else is superfluous!

Fu Changqing smiled and said to Xu Hansheng, "Comrade Xu Hansheng, take these materials and go back to work!"

Once Xu Hansheng was out of sight, Fu Changqing's expression instantly turned cold. He took a deep breath and said, "Secretary Zhou, could I borrow the statistical details you have? I'll return them immediately after I finish reporting to Secretary Jiang!"