At the pinnacle of power: parachuted into your hometown as a leader right from the start!

As Jiang Feng and the others left, Liu Zhiming looked at Song Qinglian with a smile.

"Comrade Qinglian, I've always heard that there are frequent disputes within your Pucheng City Standing Committee, but now I think that rumor is definitely false."

"If you two are constantly arguing, how could you, the municipal party secretary, possibly attend Yuqiang's daughter's wedding?"

Song Qinglian said.

"Secretary Liu, our Standing Committee of Pucheng City is quite harmonious. Even if there are some disagreements, they are only due to differences in working methods."

"We are very good friends in our daily lives."

Liu Zhiming smiled and nodded.

"Hmm, not bad. It seems you're doing a great job as the top leader, clearly separating work from daily tasks."

"I hope you can continue to maintain this level of commitment. Provincial leaders are paying close attention to the development of Pucheng City."

At this point, he looked at Yu Shuming beside him.

"Old Yu, don't you think so?"

Yu Shuming nodded slightly and turned to look at Song Qinglian.

"Comrade Qinglian, we have indeed heard some rumors, but now it seems that rumors are not to be believed."

"I hope that in the future you will be able to unite your comrades even more and lead Pucheng City to new heights!"

Song Qinglian immediately nodded.

"Yes, Governor Yu, I understand. I will definitely work harder in the future, maintain good unity with my colleagues, and I will not let the leaders down."

Seeing this, Zhao Zhiping felt a smile in his heart.

It was only because Song Qinglian had a bad relationship with Gao Yuqiang and others that I had the chance to show off in front of Yu Shuming.

However, he couldn't let this opportunity slip by.

"Comrade Qinglian, I think you can't just focus on the problems of the comrades in the leadership team; shouldn't you also care about the comrades below?"

"The funds allocated by our Finance Department and Planning Commission were handled far too slowly by your Pucheng City government. You didn't even consider the opinions of your subordinates!"

Song Qinglian's heart sank. So it's finally happening? Zhao Zhiping's use of this opportunity to launch an attack was truly troubling.

"Hehe, Director Zhao, Director Li, you've misunderstood. It's not that we don't care about our comrades below, it's that we care too much."

"That's why we put a lot of effort into auditing this money, for fear that if our subordinates made a mistake, it would affect future development."

"Even if your Finance Department and Planning Commission don't allocate funds to the counties and districts below, our city is prepared to allocate funds to Yuanchang County to promote the project."

"Because we discussed the projects in Yuanchang County in detail later, and felt that these projects had great potential for development, we plan to allocate some funds to them in the near future."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhiping smiled broadly.

"Hehe, Comrade Qinglian, your work efficiency in Pucheng City is quite slow."

"The project in Yuanchang County has been underway for over a year, and it's only now that the approval process is complete? And only now that the decision has been made to allocate funds?"

Song Qinglian looked at the other party with a calm expression.

"Director Zhao, this involves the overall planning of our Pucheng City. After all, there are so many counties and districts now, and so many places where money is needed, so we naturally need to plan carefully."

"Moreover, the project funds from last year have been almost used up, so we naturally cannot allocate any more money to Yuanchang County."

"Our city's development follows a plan. We can't just decide one project is good today and stop other projects, can we? If we keep doing things haphazardly, when will the city ever develop?"

Hearing Song Qinglian's clever excuses, Wu Shujie smiled and said.

"If that's the case, then the province shouldn't be granting special funding to certain businesses or city projects either?"

"Is it possible that next year, in accordance with the plan, no further special funding will be allocated to Pucheng City?"

Song Qinglian paused slightly.

At that moment, Yu Shuming spoke up.

"Alright, alright, we're at the wedding reception now, so let's not talk about work."

"It's not easy for everyone to have a break, so let's not talk about these things anymore. Let's give ourselves a break and rest properly."

Yu Shuming spoke up not only to help Song Qinglian out of a difficult situation, but also because he didn't want things to get too ugly at his student's wedding.

Liu Zhiming chuckled and agreed.

"Yes, Lao Yu is right. In this environment and situation, everyone's main goal is to eat and drink well. That's the greatest blessing for the newlyweds."

Everyone smiled, since Yu Shuming and Liu Zhiming had both spoken.

They naturally stopped attacking Song Qinglian.

Seeing this, Song Qinglian breathed a sigh of relief.

If these people continue like this, his situation will become very difficult.

Meanwhile, in the other private room, Lu Rouxiang's heart sank when she learned who the visitor was.

Even the third-ranking official in the province came; this is clearly a show of support for Gao Yuqiang, Jiang Feng, and others.

If they do this, can they still target Yuanchang County?

Or, can they still adjust the leadership team of Yuanchang County?

Is this a joke? Why would such a high-ranking leader attend the wedding of an official of this caliber?

After waiting for a while, Lu Rouxiang used the excuse of going to the restroom to leave the private room.

Shortly after, Song Qinglian also came out of his private room.

The two walked to the side, their faces extremely grim.

"Secretary Song, what brings Governor Yu and Secretary Liu here?"

Lu Rouxiang looked at Song Qinglian with a puzzled expression and asked.

Song Qinglian's face was also very ugly, and he glared at Lu Rouxiang fiercely.

If it weren't for her, why would I have targeted the officials in Yuanchang County for no reason?

However, this idea only flashed through his mind briefly; he actually understood it.

Given his relationship and circumstances with Gao Yuqiang, things wouldn't be much better even without Lu Rouxiang.

"Because Jiang Feng is Governor Yu's student, and they're quite close."

Lu Rouxiang was slightly taken aback, looking at Song Qinglian with disbelief on her face.

"Secretary Song, how is this possible? Jiang Feng is just a country boy. How could he possibly become Governor Yu's student?"

Song Qinglian glared at Lu Rouxiang.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? I want to know why too."

Upon hearing this, Lu Rouxiang realized that Song Qinglian must have been targeted in the private room.

"Secretary Song, I'll arrange for someone to withdraw the preparations targeting Yuanchang County right away!"

Song Qinglian waved his hand.

"Let's just leave, damn it, this is really bad luck!"

After saying that, Song Qinglian returned to the private room.

Meanwhile, Jiang Feng and Gao Xin below had completed the ceremony and began toasting the guests.

They first toasted their parents and relatives before walking upstairs.

Not only the two of them, but also Gao Yuqiang and Jiang Quansheng came up as well.

The two of them then sat in the first private room to dine with Yu Shuming and the others.

"Teacher, we've come to offer a toast to all the leaders."

Jiang Feng walked into the private room, his face full of smiles as he addressed everyone.