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

Xu Hansheng took the report handed to him by Xu Hansheng, his red lips slightly pursed, quite satisfied with what Xu Hansheng had just said.

It's strange, really. How come Xu Hansheng always manages to hit the nail on the head with every single word he says?

It sounds like Xu Hansheng is admitting his mistake to Zhang Juan, but in reality, he is explaining to Tan Zhifei that it wasn't Zhang Juan's inadequate supervision, but rather Xu Hansheng's problem that caused the delay.

This demonstrates a proactive approach to taking responsibility.

Of course, taking the blame for such minor matters is a way of showing one's loyalty to the leader.

But for major incidents, even those that would warrant a demerit, Xu Hansheng would absolutely never take responsibility for Zhang Juan.

This is nothing more than a superficial effort.

But it was this superficial politeness that improved Zhang Juan's impression of Xu Hansheng even more.

"Director Tan, please take a look. If there's anything inappropriate, I'll have Xiao Xu revise it."

Zhang Juan handed the report in her hand directly to Tan Zhifei.

With Xu Hansheng's groundwork laid, she no longer needed to explain anything to Tan Zhifei. Since she was the one who asked Xu Hansheng to go back and revise it, what she presented now was the final version.

Tan Zhifei smiled as he took the report, glanced at it briefly, and then suddenly looked up at Zhang Juan.

Some parts of this report are clearly written by Zhang Juan.

Not only could he tell, but Secretary Qi and County Chief Lin could also tell them apart at a glance.

"Hehe, since Director Zhang has already reviewed it, I don't need to look at it in detail. Secretary Qi is still waiting."

After saying this, Tan Zhifei stood up, shook hands with Zhang Juan, and then took his leave.

There's nothing left to read in this report. Any parts that look a little awkward are deliberately made awkward; Tan Zhifei personally revised them, which is a direct slap in the face.

Moreover, Zhang Juan's actions weren't that obvious, and the sentences weren't grammatically incorrect. Without close inspection, no one could find any fault with them, so he naturally wouldn't offend anyone over such a trivial matter.

"Alright, go back to work."

Zhang Juan smiled and said to Xu Hansheng.

"Okay, Director Zhang, please feel free to call me anytime if you need anything."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng turned to leave, but Zhang Juan suddenly called out to him, "Wait a minute."

"Director Zhang, please speak," Xu Hansheng turned around and asked with a smile.

"Oh, right, go to the logistics department and get two ashtrays. I don't smoke, so I forgot to prepare them. Director Tan wanted to smoke a cigarette earlier, but he refrained from doing so because I didn't have any ashtrays here," Zhang Juan said casually.

Xu Hansheng thought for a moment and said to Zhang Juan, "Director Zhang, how about this? I'll go home and get two during my lunch break. The ashtrays we bought in the logistics department are all plastic, which are really inappropriate for your office."

Zhang Juan nodded and said, "Okay, you can go ahead and get busy."

Xu Hansheng nodded and left Zhang Juan's office.

Women often pay the most attention to details. Don't underestimate two ashtrays. As long as they make her happy, Xu Hansheng's image in her mind will be different from others.

……

On the other side, Su Jie, holding a report that Xu Hansheng had copied before, strode into Li Qiang's office.

"Brother-in-law, look."

Su Jie quickly walked up to Li Qiang, pointed to the places Li Qiang had corrected earlier, and said to Li Qiang, "I just noticed it too. This is clearly a woman's writing style."

"Could it be that Xu Hansheng had already shown the report to Director Zhang before submitting it to you, and that Director Zhang specifically instructed Xu Hansheng to make these changes?"

Li Qiang, his face dark, took the report from Su Jie and said in a deep voice, "Alright, I understand. You can go back now. It's not good for others to see you spending too much time in my office during working hours!"

After saying that, Li Qiang quickly walked out of the office and went to the door of an office opposite the logistics department on the second floor, where he gently knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Xu Changqing yawned and said in a somewhat lazy voice.

Upon hearing Xu Changqing's voice, Li Qiang hurriedly pushed open the door and went inside.

"Director Xu!"

With a broad smile, Li Qiang handed Xu Hansheng's report to Xu Changqing and said with a smile, "Director Xu, could you please take a look and see if the corrections I made are Director Zhang's?"

Just now, it was Su Jie's text message that reminded Li Qiang.

Especially after hearing what Su Jie said to him, Li Qiang became even more certain that it was his comment that had angered Zhang Juan.

Xu Changqing took the report, glanced at it, and couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying, "That's right, this is Zhang Juan's handwriting. She has a habit of adding flowery language to her writing, for example, this sentence..."

As she spoke, Xu Changqing pointed to a passage that Li Qiang had specifically circled and said, "What 'clear waters and blue skies,' what 'lush mountains and clear waters'? Such words seem out of place here. But actually, they're meant for the higher-ups to see, to show that she's also involved in this work."

"You've already circled her name, and you even said her Chinese was taught by a PE teacher. It would be strange if I didn't get angry with you."

Holy crap!

Li Qiang instantly understood everything. No wonder Xu Hansheng was so calm and collected, and every time he handed in something, even the mistakes were exactly the same.

He did this on purpose!

Only after provoking Li Qiang three or four times in a row would Li Qiang write that comment.

His backhand became Xu Hansheng's leverage against him.

This is it!

This really offended Zhang Juan terribly.

"Women and petty men are the most difficult to deal with!"

Xu Changqing sized up Li Qiang and said with a faint smile, "However, you don't need to take it too seriously. Zhang Juan isn't that difficult to talk to. Just admit your mistake to her another day, and it should be fine."

"But don't provoke him for the next day or two, or you'll be in for a world of trouble! If a woman takes things too seriously, the consequences can be dire..."

After saying that, Xu Changqing leaned back in his chair and slowly began to drink his tea.

If he still harbored a sliver of hope before, and after being rebuffed by Xu Hansheng, he still had a chance to return to his original position.

But now, after reading Xu Hansheng's report, they are completely desperate.

In most cases, as long as Qi Hongchang doesn't leave Yutong County, he'll be stuck in logistics for the rest of his life.

"Director Xu, you have to help me!"

After hearing what Xu Changqing said, Li Qiang almost cried. He said he would apologize to Zhang Juan in a couple of days.

It's too late!

There's another meeting at noon, and most likely Zhang Juan will make things difficult for him there.

Xu Changqing shook his head helplessly and said, "I'm not familiar with her, how can I help you? You've seen my current situation, even you don't like me anymore, so won't she avoid me?"

This……

Li Qiang, looking embarrassed, said to Xu Changqing, "Director Xu, you've really misunderstood me. I really didn't mean it that way. Oh, right, I almost forgot, these are the cigarettes you asked me to bring you before..."

As he spoke, Li Qiang placed a pack of Su cigarettes on Xu Changqing's desk.

This was indeed something he had prepared to give to Xu Changqing, but before he could give it to him, Xu Changqing was marginalized.

"You've put your heart into this!"

Xu Changqing casually put the pack of cigarettes into the drawer, then slowly said, "Women, you know, they like flowers and plants. This office is much smaller than mine, understand?"