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

The people in the car were enlightened by Xu Hansheng's words.

In particular, the sentence, "We serve the leaders, not the other way around," immediately made Wang Yu and Zhao Dongxu understand why Xu Hansheng had been promoted to head of the research lab in such a short time.

They did indeed provide answers to every question, whether it was a question raised by a leader or a problem that Xu Hansheng discovered himself, and they always provided the alternative answers.

In other words, he is someone who is useful to the leader.

If we don't promote people like this, what kind of people should we promote?

Only Chen Ling was focused on the scenery outside the window. To be honest, she came along this time specifically to experience this pastoral landscape.

Soon, the car drove into Longping Town.

When Xu Hansheng and the others jumped out of the small truck, Zhang Chenguang, the Party Secretary of Longping Town, Dai Shujie, the Town Mayor, and other key leaders of the town government were already waiting at the gate.

Upon seeing Xu Hansheng and the others, Zhang Chenguang hurriedly stepped forward and took Xu Hansheng's hand, saying, "Section Chief Xu, welcome, welcome! It's an honor for our town for the county leaders to come here to conduct research."

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Secretary Zhang, you're too kind. We came to Longping Town to conduct research, and we wouldn't have been able to do without the strong cooperation of Secretary Zhang and all the comrades in Longping Town."

Zhang Chenguang smiled and nodded, saying, "Please rest assured, Section Chief Xu, we will fully cooperate with Section Chief Xu and the colleagues in the research office in the research work in Longping Town. Let's go inside and have some water first."

As they spoke, Zhang Chenguang and Dai Shujie led Xu Hansheng and the others toward the town government's office building.

As they walked, Zhang Chenguang said to Xu Hansheng, "Ever since Secretary Qi inspected the town last time, we've been eagerly awaiting the county's projects to be implemented."

"Recently, I have asked the relevant departments in the town to do some basic research. I would like to ask Section Chief Xu to give us a good review later."

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Secretary Zhang, you're too kind. I wouldn't dare to presume to oversee things. Comrades from Longping Town are more familiar with the situation here."

"Being able to obtain such valuable information on the first day has greatly reduced the pressure on our work."

"No wonder Secretary Qi often says at meetings that we should learn from the comrades in Longping Town and do our work ahead of time, instead of chasing after it."

Hearing this, Zhang Chenguang felt even happier.

It's already difficult enough to be praised by Qi Hongchang, but to be used as a benchmark by him is even more remarkable.

It seems his hard work paid off; his boss finally recognized his efforts.

Although Xu Hansheng said it casually, Zhang Chenguang knew very well that although Xu Hansheng was just a section chief in the research office, a mere section-level cadre, he was definitely a close advisor to the emperor!

He spent almost every day circling around the county leaders, so he had no doubt about Xu Hansheng's words of praise.

"Xu Hansheng?"

Just as the group stepped onto the stairs leading to the second floor, a familiar voice came from the corridor.

Ok?

Xu Hansheng, Zhao Dongxu, and the others almost simultaneously looked towards the corridor on their left.

A figure walked out of the reception room.

"Hello, Comrade Xu He."

Xu Hansheng glanced at Xu He and greeted him with a smile.

"Section Chief Xu, it really is you!"

Xu He walked up quickly with a big smile on his face, and took the initiative to extend his hand to shake hands with Xu Hansheng.

Zhao Dongxu stepped forward, blocking Xu He's path, and frowned as he sized Xu He up, asking, "Comrade, may I ask who you are?"

When Xu He saw Zhao Dongxu stop him, he was initially embarrassed, but then turned his gaze to Xu Hansheng.

"He was my colleague when we were in the secretariat."

Xu Hansheng gently pushed aside Zhao Dongxu, who was blocking Xu He, stepped forward, extended his hand, shook hands with Xu He, and then said to the people around him, "When I first arrived at the Secretariat, Comrade Xu He took me under his wing for a while."

Upon hearing this, Xu He's face flushed red, and he looked at Xu Hansheng with gratitude, saying, "Section Chief Xu, I..."

Before Xu He could finish speaking, Xu Hansheng interrupted with a smile, saying, "Comrade Xu He, I'm really sorry, Secretary Zhang and I have some work to discuss. We can talk about it later when we have time."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng turned to Zhang Chenguang and said, "Secretary Zhang, let's go."

Zhang Chenguang nodded, glanced at Xu He, then whispered a few words to one of the clerks beside him before leading Xu Hansheng and his group toward the office on the second floor.

Watching Xu Hansheng being escorted upstairs like a star surrounded by everyone, Xu He felt a mix of emotions.

He came to the Longping Town Land Office to apply for a land use permit, but even with the approval document from the County Land Bureau, he was left waiting all morning.

In the entire town of Longping, no one received him. He was taken directly into the reception room by a clerk and didn't even get to see a single major official.

They were both from the same county, but Xu Hansheng's treatment was worlds apart from his.

Not to mention the junior leaders in charge of land matters, even the town's Party Secretary and Mayor personally lined up to welcome them.

We're all just trying to be human, so why is there such a huge difference?

Clearly, the Longping Town Land Office was not deliberately ignoring him; rather, the entire town leadership was busy preparing to welcome Xu Hansheng.

Compared to the work of welcoming Xu Hansheng, he, a junior clerk in the county government's secretariat, was completely ignored.

This sense of loss made Xu He feel even worse.

"Comrade Xu He, I'm really sorry, the town leaders have been busy all morning, please bear with us."

Just then, the clerk, who had been speaking coldly before, came forward with a beaming smile.

"It's nothing, I just don't know who the director of the land bureau is..."

The clerk shook his head helplessly and said, "It's really hard to say. As you can see, Secretary Zhang and the acting mayor, along with leaders from relevant departments, are accompanying Section Chief Xu on his research trip."

"As for when I'll be able to find the time, I'm not entirely sure. How about this, come with me, sit down and have a cup of tea to quench your thirst."

After saying that, the clerk led Xu He to another reception room. This reception room was obviously much better. Not only did it have a sofa, but the surrounding furnishings were also much better than the previous reception room, which only had four white walls.

Before long, the clerk poured Xu He a cup of tea and brought him a small plate of melon seeds, placing them on the table next to him. Then, the clerk said to Xu He, "Comrade Xu He, please sit for a while. I'll go out for a bit. If you need anything, just call me."

After saying that, the clerk quickly walked out of the reception room and headed towards the second floor.

At this moment, in the conference room on the second floor, Zhang Chenguang handed the town's research report to Xu Hansheng and said, "Section Chief Xu, this is a research report that our town prepared in advance. Please take a look."