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

It was Xu Hansheng's words that deeply inspired Tan Zhifei, who even changed how he addressed Xu Hansheng, now calling him Comrade Hansheng directly. This was a form of psychological recognition.

Xu Hansheng smiled and said to Tan Zhifei, "Director Tan, I'll have driver Chen take you and Aunt Jiang home right away. It's such a small matter, and it's all our fault for making you angry."

"We should have reminded Xiao Kai a few things before we started eating; it was our oversight."

Tan Zhifei shook his head slightly and said, "That child has a point. If he hadn't told you, and you hadn't told you either, who would have known that such a thing had happened?"

"If it weren't for that child's innocent remark, the county would never have understood where the problem lay, allowing it to persist. How could they attract investment under such circumstances?"

"So, don't blame the child; he did the right thing."

From Tan Zhifei's perspective, Xu Kai made no mistakes other than speaking impulsively.

Otherwise, as he said, he would never get an answer as to why Xu Weimin didn't move the factory back.

Soon, Xu Hansheng saw Tan Zhifei and his wife into their car. Only after watching Tan Zhifei drive away did Xu Weidong whisper, "Do you think Director Tan will speak up for our family to the Party Secretary?"

Xu Hansheng chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Impossible!"

"I already told him not to do anything so degrading. He's the director of the county government office, making such a fuss over a restaurant being fined. Doesn't that just tell everyone that he has some kind of shady relationship with our family?"

"However, he will definitely tell Secretary Qi the truth about this from a different perspective. Tomorrow, let's just wait for Secretary Qi's furious outburst!"

"We can let go of the money from our family, but those two people must be fired!"

"A kind person is often bullied, and a good horse is often ridden!"

"From now on, our restaurant won't be subject to any fines that anyone can impose!"

Hearing Xu Hansheng's words, Xu Weidong felt a sense of relief.

It seems that my son has really grown up and knows how to share the burdens of his parents.

Afterwards, Xu Hansheng went up to the fourth floor and called Xu Kai downstairs. The family then enjoyed a meal together happily.

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The next morning, Tan Zhifei waited at the office door early.

At eight o'clock in the morning, a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing an administrative jacket and with a side-parted hairstyle, walked into the municipal party committee office carrying a thermos.

He is none other than Qi Hongchang, the Party Secretary of Yutong County!

Upon arriving at the office door, Qi Hongchang glanced at Tan Zhifei and frowned, asking, "Director Tan, is something the matter?"

Tan Zhifei hurriedly turned around, his face beaming, and approached Qi Hongchang, saying, "Secretary Qi, I'm here to report to you. Last night, Xu Weimin returned to Yutong County, and I met with him at Hongyunlai to discuss moving the factory back."

Qi Hongchang nodded, pushed open the office door, and said, "Come in and let's talk."

As he spoke, Qi Hongchang strode into the office, sat down at his desk, placed his thermos cup down, and then said with a smile, "Tell me, is Xu Weimin satisfied with our county's investment attraction policies?"

He was full of confidence.

Prior to this, he specifically notified County Magistrate Lin Hanlong to have the County Government Office formulate a completely new set of policies in accordance with Lishui County's investment promotion policies.

In every aspect, it is not necessarily better than Lishui County, but it is definitely not inferior in any way.

Furthermore, with Tan Zhifei personally intervening, Xu Weimin should be able to understand the significance of this matter.

However, Tan Zhi sighed softly and said, "Secretary Qi, it's all my fault for being incompetent and failing to do the work you assigned me. Although I met with Xu Weimin last night, we didn't even have a chance to discuss policies..."

Ok?

Qi Hongchang looked at Tan Zhifei with suspicion and asked, "What's going on? Is Xu Weimin really against it?"

Tan Zhifei shook his head and said, "This...it's not that Xu Weimin is against it, but rather, there's a reason for it."

After speaking, Tan Zhifei recounted the entire incident in detail.

Qi Hongchang nodded slightly, the smile on his face gradually fading, and said calmly, "Do you know which two departments they are?"

Tan Zhifei hurriedly nodded and said, "I know, it's the Health Bureau and the Food and Drug Administration."

Qi Hongchang said calmly, "Then why don't you deal with this? Is it the Health Bureau that's not cooperating, or the Food and Drug Administration?"

At this point, Qi Hongchang's tone had become very low. Although his face, which was usually calm and composed, was serene, Tan Zhifei could sense from a distance that Qi Hongchang was like a volcano about to erupt!

"Secretary Qi, it's like this, I originally wanted to help resolve this matter, but Xu Hansheng refused. He said that since I was representing the County Party Committee Office, it was really inappropriate for me to stand up for their restaurant's trivial matter."

"He wanted to take the enforcement receipt to the disciplinary committee to seek an explanation."

Tan Zhifei simply repeated Xu Hansheng's original words.

Upon hearing this, Qi Hongchang nodded slightly, then said to Tan Zhifei, "Alright, I understand. You can leave now."

Tan Zhifei responded and respectfully left Qi Hongchang's office.

Once inside the large office, Tan Zhifei had no interest in working.

While smoking in the corridor, he pondered what Qi Hongchang would do next.

What form will Xu Hansheng take today to file a complaint with the Discipline Inspection Commission?

This matter concerns his own vital interests, which is why Tan Zhifei is particularly concerned about it.

Just as Tan Zhifei was smoking and pacing back and forth, he inadvertently saw the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and Director of the Supervisory Commission quickly walk into Qi Hongchang's office.

Seeing this, Tan Zhifei finally felt relieved.

He didn't need to listen to anything Qi Hongchang had to say. Based on his understanding of Qi Hongchang, he knew that Qi Hongchang would definitely not let yesterday's matter go easily.

Dismissing two junior staff members is a minor matter; if things go wrong, Qi Hongchang might want to clean up the entire Health Bureau and Food and Drug Administration.

Both bureau chiefs will be in deep trouble.

There was nothing that could be done; the location of this incident was too coincidental, affecting Qi Hongchang's political achievements project. This was almost equivalent to murdering one's parents.

If he were Qi Hongchang, he wouldn't give up so easily either.

More than half an hour later, Zhou Kaibin, from the Discipline Inspection Commission, left Qi Hongchang's office with a serious expression.

Immediately afterward, Tan Zhifei's phone rang.

Upon seeing that it was Qi Hongchang calling personally, Tan Zhifei quickly answered the phone, saying, "Secretary Qi, you wanted to see me?"

"Come to my office!" Qi Hongchang said, then hung up the phone.

Tan Zhifei hung up the phone, strode into Qi Hongchang's office, and quietly closed the door before asking Qi Hongchang, "Secretary Qi, what instructions do you have?"