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

Xu Hansheng's answer was commendable. Although it lacked fancy words, it was clear, concise, and comprehensive.

Fu Changqing nodded in satisfaction, then continued, "You and your colleagues are working together on a task assigned by your supervisor, but your colleague is uncooperative, causing slow progress. How would you handle this?"

After a moment's thought, Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "In this situation, to ensure that the work can be completed on time and with high quality, I will take the following measures to resolve the issues with my colleagues."

It is important to emphasize the importance of completing tasks on time, since government departments are not private companies and there is room for negotiation on everything.

When completing tasks assigned by superiors, timeliness is the top priority.

We can't expect to leave the tasks assigned in the spring standing still in winter.

If it loses its timeliness, even the most perfect completion becomes meaningless.

"In addition, I will remain calm and rational. First, I will avoid conflicts or arguments with colleagues and face problems with a peaceful mindset. At the same time, I will seriously reflect on my performance at work to see if there were any inappropriate behaviors or words that caused my colleagues' dissatisfaction."

"Then, I will find a suitable time to communicate with my colleagues... After the communication, if my colleagues are still uncooperative and affect the normal progress of the work, I will report the situation to my superiors as soon as possible, objectively explain the reasons for the problem and the current progress, and seek their help and support."

"At the same time, I will continue to do my best to complete my work and tasks, and try my best to avoid any negative impact on the work due to the lack of cooperation from colleagues."

This second question seems simple, but it actually has three key points.

First, ensure the task is completed on time; second, conduct investigation and analysis; and third, and most importantly, report to the leadership promptly after understanding the situation.

Seek instructions beforehand and report afterwards. These eight words sound simple, but in reality, there are subtleties involved.

Before seeking instructions, you must have your own understanding and analysis. Otherwise, you will treat the leader like a patriarch, asking about everything, big or small, without getting to the point, which is also not acceptable.

As for the post-event report, it should not be a mere fabrication, but rather a thorough investigation and understanding that reflects the actual situation and highlights the key contradictions in the problem.

This makes it easier for leaders to give clear instructions.

This is a major reason why many novices, despite asking for instructions and reporting, fail to get to the point and end up achieving the opposite of their intended purpose.

This is because they haven't figured out their place and don't understand what they're supposed to be doing.

Xu Hansheng understood this perfectly well. In short, it meant making it clear that you serve the leader, not the other way around.

In his past life, his benefactor awoke from his dream with just this one sentence!

At this moment, a hint of appreciation flashed in Fu Changqing's eyes as he looked at Xu Hansheng. It could be said that Xu Hansheng's answer was very concise, without any lengthy explanations, but every word hit the nail on the head.

Either Xu Hansheng had prepared thoroughly beforehand, or Xu Hansheng was simply suited to making a living within the system.

Thinking of this, Fu Changqing lowered his gaze slightly and looked at the third question. But when he saw the question, his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

This question is clearly beyond the scope of the curriculum!

This is hardly a civil service exam question. Even Fu Changqing himself couldn't answer a single word of it after seeing it.

Thinking of this, Fu Changqing glanced around, coughed lightly with a somewhat unpleasant expression, and continued, "Candidate number one, question three... You have ten minutes to think about it. Make sure you think it through before you answer!"

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, thank you, examiner."

Fu Changqing sighed softly. It seemed that Xu Hansheng would not get a high score at all; at most, he would only get a passing grade.

No matter how perfectly he answered the first two questions, the third question was definitely beyond the ability of someone his age and status could answer.

Thinking of this, Fu Changqing said in a deep voice: "The third question is about the consequences of a lack of autonomy among grassroots cadres and how to improve it."

What?

Upon hearing this, Tan Zhifei suddenly looked at Fu Changqing. This was a civil service interview question; even for a cadre position, the questions shouldn't be this difficult!

Is this really an exam for provincial governors and mayors?

Moreover, is this the kind of question that someone of Xu Hansheng's caliber should be able to think about or should be thinking about?

It seems there are bad people among the masses.

Everyone else frowned as well. Jiang Qinghua, the director of the county government office, turned to look at the person next to him, a section chief in his forties from the organization department. The section chief also frowned. Who the hell came up with this question?

Even the county magistrate might not be able to answer that!

Only Xu Changqing had a barely perceptible, sinister smile on his face. As for this question, let alone Xu Hansheng, even if Secretary Qi were to answer it, he still wouldn't be able to answer it.

This is a list of ten questions on grassroots issues that Xu Changqing copied from the Party newspaper. It is one of the ten major questions raised in the draft for soliciting opinions from various regions!

Even party newspapers and state media have to solicit opinions from all over the place, so how could Xu Hansheng answer that question?

The answer is obvious.

Overall, even if Xu Hansheng couldn't answer the question, he could still get a passing grade, and no one would pursue the matter further afterward.

Xu Changqing felt a surge of self-satisfaction, while Liu He beside him couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Xu Changqing's question was simply a stroke of genius.

That's so ingenious, it's practically unsolvable.

Although it is actually beyond the scope of the curriculum, it is still plausible.

The county government office does indeed need to interact with grassroots cadres, and enhancing their initiative is indeed one of the key aspects of the work. Since Xu Hansheng is going to join the county government office, this question is also for work-related purposes.

After all, they are specially recruited talents, so they have to be better than ordinary people, right?

Just when everyone in the meeting was pessimistic about Xu Hansheng, and even the staff member in charge of taking notes was about to close his notebook, Xu Hansheng suddenly cleared his throat, smiled and said, "Reporting to the examiners, candidate number one has finished thinking."

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing, who had been secretly sneering, was taken aback.

How could he actually answer that?

Tan Zhifei, who had already given up hope, suddenly looked up and stared at Xu Hansheng with a shocked expression.

Everyone else turned their gazes toward Xu Hansheng.

Even Fu Changqing looked at Xu Hansheng with a hint of surprise and said, "Candidate number one, please answer."

"First, a lack of autonomy among grassroots cadres will lead to the following consequences..."

With a smile, Xu Hansheng confidently said, "First of all, the work of grassroots cadres lacks soul. Because they lack autonomy, they do whatever the higher-ups say, completely treating themselves as cogs in an assembly line, following rules and procedures without passion, enthusiasm, or creativity."

"Secondly, because grassroots cadres lack autonomy, they also lack a sense of responsibility and accountability for their work. Without the motivation to do their job well, they will not think about whether their work is realistic or whether feedback and improvement are needed. This will also make them hesitant to innovate and be flexible."

"As long as it's just to get the job done, good or bad, people will do whatever they can, and there will even be a negative mentality that the more they do, the more mistakes they make, and the less they do, the better. They would rather not do anything than take the blame. The end result is that grassroots governance lacks vitality, grassroots problems cannot be substantially resolved, and formalism is rampant."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, and even Fu Changqing's eyes widened in astonishment!