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

On the other side, it was already 8 p.m. when Li Qiang and Su Jie returned to the county from Qingshan City.

Glancing at the time, Su Jie frowned and said, "It's too late. It's probably not appropriate to go see Section Chief Xu at this hour. Also, you spent over four hundred yuan on a hair clip? Is that... is it a presentable gift?"

According to Su Jie's idea, buying any other gifts would be superfluous; two bottles of Moutai and two cartons of cigarettes would be both simple and direct.

Furthermore, Xu Hansheng's family owns a restaurant, so he can easily turn it into cash. Isn't that great?

As a result, Li Qiang was stingy and bought some kind of oatmeal and bone-strengthening powder, which is something no one would want.

I went all the way to Qingshan City just to buy a designer hair clip, that's really something.

Su Jie felt anxious for Li Qiang after watching this.

As Li Qiang followed Su Jie home, he chuckled and said, "Xiao Jie, you just don't understand. Giving gold and silver... what kind of family does Section Chief Xu have?"

"We can't afford to send a large gift, and they wouldn't even look at a small one."

"These hair clips are very popular right now, and they're quite expensive. Section Chief Xu may not need one, but his mother can, right?"

"Wear it out, it's neither gold nor silver, so you don't have to think about too many things. Most people won't pay attention to these details, and it's not on Section Chief Xu's person. That way, Section Chief Xu will remember your intention."

At this point, Li Qiang said with a hint of smugness, "Your brother-in-law can't really help you with anything else, but when it comes to giving gifts and building relationships, he does have some experience!"

Su Jie rolled her eyes at Li Qiang and said dismissively, "Hmph, what are you bragging about? If you're so capable, why are you working on poverty alleviation in Pingshan Township?"

This is truly an insult that exposes someone's weaknesses; Li Qiang's face was filled with embarrassment.

Even now, Li Qiang still can't figure out how someone recorded the recording, and how it ended up in Qi Hongchang's hands.

The key point is that the timing was also so precise.

But one thing he was very clear about was that this recording was definitely related to Xu Hansheng. He just couldn't understand how Xu Hansheng could so quietly and discreetly eliminate him and Lin Hanlong together with a single recording.

During this period, Li Qiang did nothing but think about everything that had happened before. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he couldn't keep fighting with someone like Xu Hansheng.

Even if he had a criminal record, he would still try his best to side with Xu Hansheng.

As the old saying goes, birds fly far when they follow the phoenix, and people's character improves when they associate with the virtuous.

If you don't follow the right people, the result will be like him now, being thrown into the poverty alleviation office, with no hope of promotion for the rest of his life.

……

The next day.

When Xu Hansheng arrived at the office, Zhao Dongxu and Wang Yu were already waiting at the office door with their backpacks on.

"Section Chief Xu."

"Section Chief Xu."

The two greeted Xu Hansheng with great enthusiasm.

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, saying, "I won't be going to Longping Town with you today, but please pay close attention to the points I mentioned yesterday."

Zhao Dongxu and Wang Yu nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Section Chief Xu, we will definitely pay more attention and will never let you down."

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, saying, "I believe in your abilities, and also..."

As they spoke, Xu Hansheng handed a packaged gift box to Zhao Dongxu, saying, "Take this to Secretary Zhang in Longping Town and convey my thanks to him."

"I'll just say thank you, Secretary Zhang, for the mushrooms you gave me yesterday. Next time I have the chance to go to Longping Town, I'll visit Secretary Zhang's parents again."

Zhao Dongxu took the bag and glanced inside. It was full of cartons of Huazi cigarettes, as well as two cartons of Panda brand cigarettes, which were not commonly found in Yutong County.

Holy crap!

Isn't this return gift a bit too extravagant?

Although he was puzzled, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, Section Chief Xu, I understand."

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Alright, be careful on your journey, and come back as soon as possible."

After saying this, Xu Hansheng personally escorted Zhao Dongxu and Wang Yu to the stairwell before waving goodbye to them.

After leaving the county government compound, Zhao Dongxu carefully counted the items in his bag: ten packs of cigarettes and two packs of giant panda cigarettes.

This is a real investment.

The problem is, Longping Town isn't a central town, so was it really necessary for Xu Hansheng to do this?

The income and the effort put in are completely disproportionate.

With these questions in mind, two hours later, as soon as Zhao Dongxu arrived in Longping Town, he knocked on Zhang Chenguang's office door.

"Please come in."

Upon hearing Zhang Chenguang's voice, Zhao Dongxu pushed open the door and entered.

Upon approaching Zhang Chenguang, Zhao Dongxu handed him the bag Xu Hansheng had given him, saying, "Secretary Zhang, this is from our section chief, who specifically asked me to bring it over."

"Our section chief is very grateful to Secretary Zhang. He said the mushrooms he gave him yesterday tasted delicious. We are so sorry that Secretary Zhang went to so much trouble. Next time we go to Longping Town, we must visit Secretary Zhang's parents."

After saying that, Zhao Dongxu pushed the bag directly in front of Zhang Chenguang.

Zhang Chenguang looked at Zhao Dongxu with considerable surprise, and remained stunned for several seconds.

First of all, he did bring Xu Hansheng a lot of mushrooms yesterday, but that was because the research lab was in charge of researching projects in Longping Town, so they got some rare items to give to Xu Hansheng as gifts.

Furthermore, if Xu Hansheng was simply returning the gift, there was no need for Zhao Dongxu and Wang Yu to bring it over.

Finally, he said he was going to visit his parents. What does that mean?

You won't accept it?

That would be to save face for Xu Hansheng.

收？

Zhao Dongxu and Wang Yu were both witnesses in this, this...

Zhang Chenguang was also caught in a dilemma.

However, before he could speak, Zhao Dongxu put down his things, turned around and left his office.

"Eh..."

Just as Zhang Chenguang was about to call out to Zhao Dongxu, the latter had already closed the office door.

Staring at the tote bag on the table, Zhang Chenguang was at a loss.

What exactly does Xu Hansheng mean?

After thinking it over, Zhang Chenguang picked up the phone and called Xu Hansheng.

A short while later, Xu Hansheng's voice came from the other end: "Secretary Zhang, did you receive the gift I asked Zhao Dongxu to deliver?"

Uh……

Zhang Chenguang was speechless for a moment when Xu Hansheng asked him a question. Was Xu Hansheng really that direct?

"Received, thank you Section Chief Xu."

After a full two seconds, Zhang Chenguang finally spoke with a forced smile.

Xu Hansheng said calmly, "It's good that you received it. By the way, I was too rushed yesterday and forgot to introduce you. Wang Yu is the nephew of Deputy Minister Wang of the Organization Department."

"It's clear that Secretary Qi attaches great importance to this project, and I'm confident that Secretary Zhang will be able to satisfy him."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Zhang Chenguang was even more confused.

Xu Hansheng's two sentences don't match at all.

The first part introduces Wang Yu's background, and then it jumps directly to Secretary Qi.

That's such a leap in thinking!

Then, he frowned, opened the bag, and pulled out more than a dozen packs of Zhonghua cigarettes, as well as the two packs of Panda cigarettes. Zhang Chenguang immediately felt that his brain was even less capable of processing the information!

Shouldn't it usually be two packs of cigarettes and two bottles of alcohol?

But all Xu Hansheng gave them were cigarettes!

Furthermore, what is the meaning behind the pairing of ten Chinese tigers with two giant pandas?