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

Xu He was stunned for a while before following Xu Hansheng through the back door of the restaurant.

Xu Hansheng led Xu He along the escape route at the back door of the hotel, directly to a private room of about twenty square meters on the second floor.

At this moment, Li Xiuru was already waiting in the private room.

After all, Li Xiuru and Xu Weidong have been running a restaurant for many years, and their interpersonal skills are practically second nature to them.

When Xu Hansheng's colleagues from work came to visit, as a parent, it was essential to meet them.

"Brother Xu, come in quickly!" Upon arriving at the door of the private room, Xu Hansheng ushered Xu He directly into the room.

Li Xiuru also hurriedly got up, and Xu He greeted her.

"Mom, this is Brother Xu who is in charge of taking care of me. He's been taking good care of me lately..." Xu Hansheng said, giving a brief introduction to Xu He.

Li Xiuru nodded slightly and said, "Hello, these past few days, Hansheng has been talking about you a lot when he came back. He said you took good care of him when you were at work. My Hansheng just started working at the county government and there are still many things he doesn't understand. I'll have to trouble you to take care of him in the future."

Xu He smiled sheepishly. In truth, he hadn't really helped Xu Hansheng much this past week. After all, Xu Hansheng was still getting used to the work environment, and the secretariat hadn't assigned him any specific tasks, so there was no question of helping him.

"Auntie, actually I didn't help much, but if there's anything I can do to help in the future, we'll definitely do our best!" Xu He said, then smiled at Li Xiuru.

Although Xu Hansheng was still smiling and nodding at Xu He, he was already giving Xu He a score in his heart.

Xu He, having spent so much time within the system, had become quite slick in his speech and actions. He was referring to situations where he might be of use in the future; in other words, he wanted Xu Hansheng to actively ask him for help. Whether he would actually help in the future was another matter entirely!

Xu Hansheng only silently gave Xu He a comment in his heart, his face remaining expressionless.

"Okay, okay!"

Li Xiuru smiled warmly at Xu He and Xu Hansheng, saying, "Please have a seat, I'll have the kitchen serve you your food right away!"

After saying that, Li Xiuru turned to Xu Hansheng and asked, "Hansheng, do you want to drink beer or baijiu?"

Xu Hansheng smiled and turned to look at Xu He with an inquiring gaze.

Xu He smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie. We'll just have beer. We have to get up early for work tomorrow morning."

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, then said to Li Xiuru, "Mom, have the kitchen bring over two cases of Budweiser."

After saying that, he gestured for Xu He to sit down at the table.

Before long, all the food and drinks were served, with a total of three cold dishes and four hot dishes, plus an extra nourishing soup.

Although this table was arranged by Xu Hansheng according to the lowest standard, in Xu He's eyes it was already the highest standard.

If Xu Hansheng hadn't been treating, this meal alone, including drinks, would have cost several hundred yuan!

Looking at Xu He's bright smile, even Li Xiuru couldn't help but secretly admire her son.

Previously, she was worried that the meal was too meager, without even a decent signature dish, but Xu Hansheng insisted, so Li Xiuru had no choice but to do as Xu Hansheng instructed.

However, the undisguised smile on Xu He's face was enough to show that Xu Hansheng's arrangement was just right.

After closing the door to the private room, Xu Hansheng took out two cigarettes, handed one to Xu He first, and then said, "Brother Xu, you've seemed particularly busy these past few days?"

As they talked, Xu Hansheng took the glass, filled it with beer for him, and began to chat about work in a casual manner.

Although Xu Hansheng had risen to the position of provincial leader in his previous life, he was still unfamiliar with the work of the county government office. After all, he had come up from the water conservancy department, and there were many things he did not know.

Especially in the secretariat, it's necessary to gradually understand where the key points are and what tasks he will be responsible for in the future.

"Sigh, it's still the same chicken farm's permits. I've been running around for almost a week, and the hygiene inspections keep failing. They won't change it no matter what I say. Just when things finally got rectified, the health bureau started cracking down on it again these past few days."

At this point, Xu He picked up his glass and took a swig of wine.

Xu Hansheng nodded slightly and said, "Oh, so this kind of work also has a time limit? It seems that the work in our secretariat is not easy either."

Hearing this, Xu He couldn't help but start talking, "Brother, you didn't think the secretariat was just for running errands for the leaders, so you just moved it directly to our department, did you?"

"You haven't officially started working as a secretary yet. Putting everything else aside, just drafting documents is very troublesome. You need to understand national policies and then check if there are any relevant documents from the province."

"If there are similar related documents at the provincial and municipal levels, we still need to see if the documents from all parties conflict, and ultimately decide which document to follow. We cannot cross the boundaries of the policy, but the leaders will not give special instructions on these boundaries."

"It all depends on your own judgment. If you handle it well, you can get the draft approved on the first try and you've finished the job. If you don't handle it well, it'll be endless revisions. And you still have to finish it within the deadline. Otherwise, it's pointless to submit a draft that your boss needs in the morning in the afternoon."

"So you didn't see Old Shen? He's only forty-eight this year, and he barely has any hair left. That's from staying up all night!"

Xu He snorted softly, took a sip of his food, and sighed as he chewed, "But even someone like him is considered good. As for me..."

At this point, he subconsciously glanced at Xu Hansheng and said, "In a couple of days, you'll find out that their job of drafting documents is considered easy."

"Those of us responsible for liaison have to deal with eight hundred departments a day. The county requires that we connect as quickly as possible and get things implemented as soon as possible. However, each bureau has its own requirements. If you don't meet the standards, you can't get the stamp, and without the stamp, individual business owners can't officially start operating, which goes against the county's requirements!"

"But those who come to us and ask us to make contact are all problematic. Otherwise, it's just a matter of getting a few stamps; they wouldn't need us at all."

Xu Hansheng then nodded in understanding.

It seems this job is not so easy after all.

Thinking of this, Xu Hansheng poured Xu He another glass of wine and said, "Brother Xu, come, let me toast you. I'll need your help and support at work in the future."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng clinked glasses with Xu He, and the two drank it all in one gulp.

After putting down his wine glass, Xu He said thoughtfully, "By the way, Xu Hansheng, you can ignore everyone else, but you must not offend Su Jie."

"Don't say anything in front of her, especially about Section Chief Li!"