Chapter Seventy-six: Meeting the Wind

  The government of Yongping County, an Audi A6 slowly drove into the yard, the car stopped steadily, Zhang Qingyun opened the door and raised his eyes to find that Li Gang had actually come to welcome him in person, with several staff members from the government office behind him, all smiling.

  "Qingyun, you've done a great job! Everything went smoothly, too smoothly. Today, the people below gave feedback that construction has already started on the site. Your performance has left many people in shock!" Li Gang said emotionally, tightly grasping Zhang Qingyun's hand.

  Zhang Qingyun hastily humbled himself, saying that he was just following the instructions of the county party committee and government. Lai Gang didn't have the heart to listen to his empty words, and Zhang Qingyun had only spoken half of what he wanted to say when Lai Gang interrupted him:

  "Alright, alright, Qingyun, don't say anything else. Tonight at Xia'er Mountain Villa, I'll host a dinner for you."

  Li Gang was so enthusiastic, and Zhang Qingyun couldn't say anything more. Then he shook hands with the others one by one. He clearly felt that people's eyes on him were different, the government officials showed a bit more respect in their enthusiasm, it seemed that his martial arts performance this time had some influence in Yongping.

  To Lijiang's office, Zhang Qingyun originally wanted to understand the progress of strengthening government office construction, but Lijiang was somewhat excited at this time and asked about some high-profile cases, Zhang Qingyun had no choice but to answer one by one. Of course, what he said was basically fabricated, but Lijiang listened with continuous nods.

  Bid farewell to Li Gang, Zhang Qingyun went out and bumped into Wu Dezhong as soon as he went out. Zhang Qingyun hurried forward to greet him. Wu Dezhong was also very happy, calling Zhang Qingyun a great achievement for Yongping, and gave high praise to Zhang Qingyun in the conversation, saying that the government would definitely reward him.

  After Wu De's departure, Zhang Qingyun secretly admired him, thinking that a big boss is indeed a big boss. What he did was not very beneficial to Wu De, but others didn't have any reservations and still showed leadership qualities. Being able to do this is truly rare and precious.

  "Director Zhang! Director Zhang!"

  Zhang Qingyun turned her head to look, and Wang Hua and Zhang Qian were already walking towards her with big smiles on their faces. Seeing that Zhang Qingyun had seen them, Zhang Qian hurriedly quickened her pace and said:

  "Director Zhang! You've really become a celebrity now. This morning, Secretary Huang came to the office and instructed me that as soon as you return, I should send you to his office. Hmm, aren't you going to get promoted again?"

  Zhang Qingyun and Wang Huahua shook hands, and with a light tap on Zhang Qian's little head, laughed: "You think promoting cadres in the organization is playing house? You want to be promoted for doing such a small thing? You're still far from it!"

  Although that's what he said, Zhang Qingyun was still very happy in his heart. He knew that Wang Hua and Zhang Qian were genuinely happy for him. After all, the two of them were under his direct leadership, sharing the same honor and shame. Now that he had gained recognition from others, they also gained face.

  After chatting with them for a while, Zhang Qingyun suddenly remembered that Huang Songshan wanted to talk to him, so he quickly tidied up his appearance and rushed to the secretary's office.

  Huang Songshan's office was a bit messy, with stacks of files on his desk. He was engrossed in reviewing something, his head buried among the papers. Zhang Qingyun knocked gently on the open door, but Huang Songshan didn't react for a while. Zhang Qingyun had no choice but to stand at the doorway and wait quietly.

  After a long time, he finally lifted his head, his eyes lit up, and he stood up to joke: "Ah, our meritorious official is back? Qingyun, come, come, sit, it can't be compared with Lijiang County over there! It's chaotic."

  Zhang Qingyun deliberately pretended to be a bit awkward and walked in, sitting on the front sofa, of course, saying some humble words.

  "Wow, you're really impressive! Qingyun, your performance this time is truly astonishing, you've exceeded everyone's expectations! You're indeed one of the outstanding young cadres of Yongping, with exceptional abilities! Tell me, are you going to be commended or what?" Huang Songshan said.

  Zhang Qingyun's heart skipped a beat, Huang Songshan's question was not easy to answer, no matter how he answered it would be inappropriate. Zhang Qingyun could only awkwardly smile and say nothing.

  Huang Songshan licked his lips, smiled slightly, and said: "The alarm on the Gaotai Bridge has been lifted, but this incident exposed many problems. Among them, Deputy County Magistrate Wu mentioned that the government was not doing its job properly, requiring strengthening of the government office building, which I agree with in principle.

  However, the government office needs to be rectified, and our county committee office also needs to strengthen it. There is a rumor that you will be sent to the government office to take charge, what do you think?

  Zhang Qingyun's heart skipped a beat, and he looked up at Huang Songshan, finding that the other was staring at him without blinking. He secretly thought that Huang Songshan was formidable, as this was a sudden attack on himself. Fortunately, Zhang had been studying this issue for some time, so he understood the subtleties of the situation clearly in his mind; otherwise, there might have been a real possibility of making a mistake.

  "Secretary Huang, this might not be quite right? Although the organization now attaches great importance to young cadres, after all, government agencies are at the deputy departmental level and are core departments. It's hard for a young cadre to convince others if they go there?" Zhang Qingyun said.

  Huang Songshan smiled, apparently he was still quite satisfied with Zhang Qingyun's answer. He looked at Zhang Qingyun again with a higher opinion of him, thinking that this young man was politically mature and well-versed in the art of advancement and retreat, and his future prospects were boundless.

  "Well, that's good. I understand your personal opinion, but after all, we still need to decide through the Standing Committee. You will be a non-voting delegate at the next meeting and take minutes!" Huang Songshan said indifferently, and from his expression, Zhang Qingyun couldn't tell what he was thinking.

  As Zhang Qingyun walked out of Huang Songshan's office, he felt a bit apprehensive. Earlier, Huang Songshan was testing him, and his words had effectively blocked his own path to going to the government agency. He couldn't become Li Gang's secretary now, and without Li Gang as a backer, how could he proceed with his work? For a moment, he felt frustrated.

  At night, at Xia'er Mountain Villa, Li Gang and Zhang Qingyun clinked glasses together, the atmosphere was very harmonious, and they gradually drank a bit too much.

  "Ha! That's great, that's really great! This has saved my face, many people were waiting to see me make a fool of myself, but now they're the ones who look foolish. Come on, let's go!" said Lijian with relish.

  "County Magistrate Lai, you should drink less! Your body is important, I'll finish this cup for you, do as you please?" Zhang Qingyun said with concern, supporting Lai Gang's swaying body.

  "Go away, Qingyun! I'm fine, I can drink another pint and still be fine. Today I'm in a good mood! Oh, by the way, do you know about the reform proposal put forward by Deputy County Head Wu? Of course, I support it, but there's one regret... You might not be able to be my secretary anymore!" Li Gang pushed away Zhang Qingyun's hand and said, finishing his cup of wine in one gulp.

  Zhang Qingyun also hastily drank up, but his heart was racing non-stop. Lai Gang is borrowing wine to build a relationship with himself, it seems that he has also seen the door in between, and does not dare to pull himself into government affairs, nor is he afraid of having some thoughts in his heart, so he came up with this inferior strategy.

  As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Qingyun's back broke out in cold sweat. He thought to himself, given his relationship with Li Gang, was it necessary for him to do so? Couldn't he have just spoken directly to him about the issue? Had Huang Songshan done something that caused Li Gang to harbor resentment towards him?