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

Jiang Qinghua looked Xu Hansheng up and down with a smile, nodded in satisfaction, and then slowly said, "If there's nothing else, you can go and report to Deputy Director Xu in charge of the Secretariat. If you have any problems in the future, you can directly report to Director Xu."

Director Xu?

Xu Changqing?

Xu Hansheng's heart skipped a beat!

Isn't that a coincidence?

Xu Shuai's father, Xu Changqing, was actually the deputy director in charge of the secretariat.

Generally speaking, a newly hired staff member like Xu Hansheng is not allowed to report to higher-ups. If he has any issues and wants to raise them with his superiors, he can only go to Xu Changqing at most. As for Jiang Qinghua's office, he doesn't even have the right to enter.

Moreover, even if he wanted to report a problem, Xu Hansheng couldn't travel across mountains and seas to come directly to Jiang Qinghua.

But Xu Changqing is also the deputy director in charge of the secretariat. If he says something casually, wouldn't it be easy for the head of the secretariat to make things difficult for him?

This was something Xu Hansheng hadn't expected.

But he still smiled and bowed slightly to Jiang Qinghua, saying, "Okay, thank you, Director Jiang."

After saying this, Xu Hansheng left Jiang Qinghua's office.

Seeing that Xu Hansheng came out after only a minute or so, Liu Haitao was not surprised at all. After all, Jiang Qinghua was the director of the county government office, a section-level cadre, and also a member of the party group of the county government, which was half a level higher than the section-level leaders of other units.

If Xu Hansheng hadn't been specially recruited, he would never have had the chance to meet Jiang Qinghua.

"So, what did Director Jiang say?" Liu Haitao asked in a low voice as he stepped forward with a smile.

"It's nothing, just something about me working hard in the future," Xu Hansheng replied with an awkward smile and in a low voice.

"This is already pretty good. We got to see Director Jiang once. When we first arrived, it had been more than three months, and we still hadn't been able to see him once," Liu Haitao said with some envy.

Xu Hansheng just smiled and didn't say anything more. In government agencies, the most taboo thing is to talk too much. The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. If you talk to someone's face, you'll make a mistake. If you talk behind their back, you'll make a mistake behind their back.

After all, he was a newcomer and had no idea who was connected to whom or what their relationship was. Who could guarantee that what he said to Liu Haitao wouldn't reach Jiang Qinghua's ears?

There's a saying that you shouldn't discuss private matters with more than three people, and you shouldn't discuss business with more than six people. But that's not entirely true. In a completely new environment, you shouldn't talk too much, let alone more than three people. Even face to face, you shouldn't be too talkative.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see Director Xu."

After Liu Haitao finished speaking, he led Xu Hansheng to the door of the third-to-last office, knocked gently on the door, and went into the office, saying to Xu Changqing, "Director Xu, Xu Hansheng has arrived."

Xu Changqing's lips curled slightly upwards. He put down the official document in his hand, looked towards the door with a cold smile, and said, "Let him in."

"Okay, Director Xu."

After Liu Haitao finished speaking, he waved to Xu Hansheng, then retreated to the door and gently closed it.

"Xu Hansheng." Xu Changqing sat behind his desk, a sinister smile on his face, and looked Xu Hansheng up and down. "It's true what they say, things change. I just felt that we were destined to be together."

Xu Hansheng looked at Xu Changqing with neither arrogance nor servility and said, "Director Xu, I am also very sorry about what happened a few days ago. I really didn't know that it was Commander Xu who instigated it. Otherwise, I would definitely go to the Discipline Inspection Commission and file a separate complaint."

Xu Changqing was waiting for Xu Hansheng to back down and admit defeat, but to his surprise, Xu Hansheng changed his tone and instead of backing down, became incredibly tough.

"Want to file another complaint?"

Xu Changqing raised an eyebrow and stared at Xu Hansheng with an unfriendly gaze.

"Yeah, what is Xu Shuai? He's just a junior staff member who hasn't even started his job yet. How does he know Li Dong and the others? Did Director Xu act as a go-between?" Xu Hansheng bluntly stated his opinion.

The feud between him and Xu Changqing couldn't be resolved simply by giving in. Xu Shuai was destined to have no connection with the system, and as long as Xu Changqing had a breath left, there was absolutely no way he would reconcile with Xu Hansheng.

This is a grudge that cannot be resolved no matter how many gifts you give or how many kind words you say.

Rather than bowing down and being bullied by Xu Changqing, it's better to confront him directly. As long as his second uncle's factory isn't fully completed, Xu Changqing won't dare to openly target him. As for sabotaging him behind his back, Xu Hansheng can only deal with it as it comes.

"Xu Hansheng, you've really impressed me."

Xu Changqing fiddled with his lighter, a threatening look on his face, and said, "I hope your work ability is as good as your smooth talk. In the first week, take your time to familiarize yourself with the environment so that you can fully devote yourself to the intense work later."

At this point, Xu Changqing called out towards the door, "Liu Haitao!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Haitao hurriedly pushed open the door and said, "Director Xu, you called me?"

With a broad smile, Xu Changqing pointed at Xu Hansheng and said, "In a little while, you take him to meet Section Chief Li, and then take him to complete the onboarding procedures. As for the rest, just follow Section Chief Li's arrangements."

After saying that, Xu Changqing waved to the two of them, picked up the documents on the table, and started reading.

"Okay, Director Xu."

Liu Haitao responded and led Xu Hansheng back to the main office of the secretariat.

Upon entering the large office, Liu Haitao led Xu Hansheng directly into a separate small office next door.

Xu Hansheng glanced at a middle-aged man in his forties sitting at the desk opposite him, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Section Chief, my name is Xu Hansheng, and I'm new here."

The middle-aged man sized up Xu Hansheng a few times, then chatted with him briefly as a matter of routine before turning to Liu Haitao and saying, "He's in charge of liaising with companies. Have Xu He mentor him."

"OK!"

Liu Haitao nodded heavily in response, but his expression clearly changed the moment he turned around.

Seeing that Liu Haitao's expression was off, Xu Hansheng started chatting with him casually.

Through the conversation, Xu Hansheng learned that there were a total of nine secretaries, one of whom, named Wang Long, had been selected by County Magistrate Lin to serve as his secretary.

Apart from Wang Long, the entire secretariat consists of six men and two women.

Liu Haitao started working a year earlier than Xu Hansheng, so he was practically a newcomer. However, he was still quite shrewd. But after a year in a place like the county government office, Liu Haitao had become quite slick. He would gloss over many things he shouldn't say, but he did introduce a few people to Xu Hansheng.

One was Xu He, whom Section Chief Li had mentioned; another was Shen Guofu, the old pen-wielder of the Secretariat; and the last one was a woman named Su Jie.

When this person was mentioned, Liu Haitao's face clearly showed disgust, and he emphasized to Xu Hansheng, "You'd better be careful with this woman!"

Xu Hansheng nodded subconsciously and asked, "What happened to Su Jie? Did she complain about you to the boss?"