Plotting

  Han Dong didn't know if Shen Congfei had said anything to Wu Jiequan, but this was a good opportunity, and maybe he could use Wu Jiequan to eliminate the misunderstanding Shen Congfei had about him. He said: "Thank you, Uncle Wu, I'll pay attention in the future. When I first arrived, I thought about sorting out my work before reporting to Director Shen, but later Director Shen was always busy, and I asked for instructions several times without seeing him. When I get back, I'll ask for instructions a few more times."

  That's good, as long as you get your work done, the leader will remember. Wu Jiequan nodded.

  After Shen Zuo Fei was scolded by him last time, he quickly called to explain and also hinted that Han Dong was arrogant and didn't report work to him. It seems there were some misunderstandings between them, but this young man is not bad after all. Moreover, from what Li Lao said, this young man's identity should not be simple, otherwise he wouldn't have said such things. Li Lao has been a soldier for his whole life and may have several comrades who are doing better.

  Wu Jiequan took a sip of tea and said, "Xiao Dong, have you read the latest newspaper?"

  Han Dong's spirit was lifted, and he was worried that he couldn't find an opportunity to discuss this topic. Although Wu Jie had retired to the second line, exchanging ideas with him was also a good idea. After organizing his thoughts, he said: "I think recently public opinion has generally been warning against Russia as a mirror, emphasizing stability. Of course, there are also many people who believe that we cannot let Russia's turmoil affect our reform efforts, after all, the national conditions of the two countries are different."

  "What do you think? Should we prioritize stability or reform?" Wu Jiequan looked at Han Dong with interest.

  Han Dong had long been clear about the relationship between reform, development and stability in his mind, and did not directly answer Wu Jiequan's either-or question. He smiled and said: "Uncle Wu, I think we can't just talk about whether stability or reform is more important, but rather consider them together. Why did Russia experience such turmoil, and I even think it won't last long, it may completely disintegrate..."

  "Haha, your point of view is quite sharp, okay, go ahead and talk about your ideas."

  "Yes, I think the reason why Russia is like this is mainly because their reform path did not conform to national conditions and committed a one-size-fits-all mistake. Our China is different, our reform is a gradual process, so it's unlikely to appear in Russia's situation. Of course, we should take Russia as a mirror, properly handle the relationship between reform, development, and stability, from the perspective of our country's national conditions, I think not only continue to deepen reform and opening up but also further increase the intensity of reform, only reform can promote development, and only when developed, can truly ensure stability."

  "Oh——" Wu Jiequan was slightly moved, unexpectedly Han Dong's point of view was so radical. In the current situation, even if someone thinks that reform and opening up are still needed, no one dares to say that they want to increase the intensity of reform. But what he said seemed to have some reason too, if people can't eat or dress warmly, how can stability be guaranteed?

  "What you said makes some sense, but if there isn't a stable environment and we rashly increase the pace of reform, won't that have the opposite effect?"

  "So I say that stability, reform and development should be considered in conjunction with each other. The three are mutually complementary and promote each other. If they are separated, it is easy to lose sight of one or the other."

  During Han Dong and Wu Jiequan's conversation, no one else interrupted, and Mei Gu even turned down the TV volume a bit to avoid being disturbed by the sounds from the TV.

  Through conversation, Han Dong found that Wu Jiequan himself should be conservative and did not want to try to persuade him. He just expressed his own views clearly.

  "After all, young people are like that. Compared to me, this old man, Xiaodong is full of energy and motivation, which is not bad." Wu Jiequan said with approval, although he still felt that the current situation should prioritize stability, but also had to admit that Han Dong's point of view was reasonable.

  However, considering the current domestic situation, your views are too sharp and radical, it's better to be more cautious. After all, you're still young, if you get a bad reputation because of this, it won't be worth it. Also, the situation with Fuyi is a bit complicated, you should also be more careful. When you go back, report your work to Shen Congfei, it will be beneficial.

  "Thank you, Uncle Wu. Your words have benefited me greatly." Han Dong said gratefully. Although the two people's views may be different, Wu Jiequan's words were actually pointing to him, and this intention was not bad.

  Wu Jiequan burst out laughing, "You don't have to give me any more of that nonsense, I just wanted to chat with you, and if you gain something from it, that's because you're perceptive."

  Li Dayong said, "Yes, Old Wu has had less of the soul-stirring soup? Han Dong, you can spare some." Before becoming the deputy director of the People's Congress, Wu Jiequan was the executive vice mayor of Rongzhou City, and naturally there were many people who flattered him. Even now that he has retired to the second line, there are still many people who fawn on him.

  Wu Jiequan glared at him, "You old man know a lot."

  Han Dong couldn't help but smile, people get older, and sometimes they really are like little kids again.

  After dinner at Li Dayong's house, Han Dong took the bus back to Fuyi County. In the afternoon, he played mahjong with Li Jian Gong, Wu Xiao Bao and Wu Xiao Li for a while. He felt that Li Jian Gong and Wu Xiao Li were indeed a match made in heaven, one was steady and down-to-earth, the other was gentle and quiet; as for Wu Xiao Bao, after getting familiar with them, he became talkative and kept telling jokes, saying that he had started a company with someone else and bragging about it, making Han Dong want to cover his face.

  Han Dong thought that with his father's face, business would definitely be easy to do, and when it was his turn to cover for him, he didn't know how long he would have to wait.

  Back in Fuyi County, Han Dong took out the article he had written and revised it again. After discussing with Wu Jiequan, he felt that his point of view should not be too radical at first, so he would use this article to test the waters.

  After revising it, Han Dong recopied it again, thinking that when computers become more widespread, typing on the computer will be much faster.

  On Monday morning, Han Dong called Zheng Yongzhong, the secretary of Shen Congfei, "Secretary Zheng, I'm Han Dong. Is Mayor Shen available? I'd like to come over and report on my work."

  Zheng Yongzhong asked and soon said: "Director Han, Mayor Shen will be free in half an hour. You can come then."

  "Alright, thank you Zheng Mi." Han Dong let out a sigh of relief. Shen Congfeng was willing to meet him, this was a good turn of events. To show his sincerity, Han Dong decided to go over right away. Waiting for half an hour at the statistics bureau wasn't as good as going to wait at Zheng Yongzhong's place.

  Han Dong folded the manuscript and put it in his pocket, told the office and went downstairs, letting driver Lao Yue take him to the county government in that old Jeep.

  This time, Han Dong is preparing to use the name of reporting work to show that article to Shen Congfei. If he thinks it's okay, it's best to send it out under both their names. This can achieve a one-stone-two-birds effect and also benefit his future development.

  Arriving at the county government building, Han Dong thought to himself: "I wonder if Shen Congfei will be influenced by Wu Jiequan. If not, he won't just refuse to co-sign the article, but might even have other ideas. It seems I can only take a gamble. After all, isn't Shen Congfei Secretary Huang Wenyun's man? Secretary Huang is a reformist, after all."