At 8:00 am, Lauchenggui returned to work at the Construction Bureau as usual.

  Lao Chenggui, as usual, went to various departments for a tour. This was his old habit. He looked like he was in good spirits and had a slightly protruding belly. He joked with several female accountants from the Planning and Finance Department, "Beautiful ladies, look at me today!"

  The female accountants cheered and jumped together.

  "Director Lao, you look great today."

  "The old director looks five years younger."

  "Wow, where did this handsome guy come from?"

  Everyone is thinking the same thing, and no one dares to ask about his absence from work these past few days, each pretending to be deaf and dumb.

  Only Labour Secretary Lui hasn't been seen, Director Cheung has taken sick leave and the wife of Secretary Wong has given birth.

  At 9:30, Lao Cheng summoned a meeting of team members and informed the office that Xiang Tianliang would be in charge of taking minutes.

  After finishing the bank deposit, they rushed back to the office and had just sat down when he received a notice asking him to take minutes at the meeting.

  Looking at Li Xiaogang, Xiang Tianliang pointed at himself and stuttered: "Li Ge, you, you didn't notify the wrong person, did you?"

  "No mistake, go quickly." Li Xiaogang's face was full of envy. This kid had struck it big and was in charge of recording the bureau party committee meeting, a job that only the office director was qualified to do.

  There are seven members of the bureau party group, consisting of one chief and six deputy directors. In the order listed in the document, they are: Lao Chenggui, Gao Xing, Chen Wenyun, Yu Feilong, Sun Zhanlu, Guo Hongda, and Chang Zhonglin.

  Sun Zhanlu was just over 40, rich and powerful. Guo Hongda and Chang Zhonglin were 55 and 53 years old respectively, according to the age limit, they should have retired to the second line.

  It was unexpected that Xiang Tianliang would be appointed as the conference recorder, everyone was surprised. There is a dedicated secretary, Director Zhang and Secretary Wang are not present, it should be the secretary of Gaoxing to take the meeting minutes, or at least, it should be replaced by Xu Lao Fuzi or Ye Nan from the bureau office who has better writing skills, how could it be Xiang Tianliang?

  He pointed to the slightly shy Xiang Tianliang, and Lao Chenggui smiled and said: "Everyone thinks it's strange, but actually, it's not strange at all. Yesterday, the leader of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department came to talk to me."

  At this time, mentioning the Organization Department is a sensitive topic, and everyone's spirit suddenly came up.

  Only towards Tian Liang did he understand that Lao Chenggui was using the name of the Organization Department to fulfill his promise.

  "The head of the Organization Department criticized me, saying that our Construction Bureau does not respect talents. Comrade Xiao has been here for half a year and still hasn't been transferred to a regular position, and we're going to evaluate him again. Does this mean that the Construction Bureau doesn't need college graduates anymore?"

  After a pause, Lao Chenggui continued: "The main responsibility for this matter lies with me. I want to make self-criticism to Comrade Xiao Xiang. It's just right that everyone is here today, so we can solve the problem of Comrade Xiao Xiang's transfer to regular status. So, I've called him here in person. Everyone has any opinions or suggestions, feel free to speak up."

  This statement is saying that if a leader gives face-to-face feedback to their subordinates, isn't this slapping the leader in the face? It's bullying the young and deceiving the old. With hard work and integrity being valued, who would dare come out and give feedback?

  Xiang Tianliang suddenly stood up and was about to express his views, but Lao Chenggui waved his hand, "Xiao Xiang, sit down, no need to say anything."

  He nodded and sat back down towards Tian Liang.

  Chang Zhonglin smiled and said: "Xiao Xiang's performance is not bad, I think it's time to make a decision." He was the first to express his attitude as a loyal supporter of Lao Chenggui.

  Sun Zhanlu, who rarely spoke, smiled and said: "I agree with Lao Chang's opinion. Little Xiang is very enthusiastic about his work."

  Yu Feilong's face looked terrible today, and Chen Wenyun's face was always gloomy. None of the three people had any intention of speaking up.

  Another old man, Guo Hongda, although he was a sworn enemy of Lao Chenggui, had no grudges against Xiang Tianliang and was also covered by the big hat of the "Organization Department", so he had no reason to oppose.

  "Comrade Xiaoxiang's transfer was never a problem in the first place." Guo Hongda said loudly, as if afraid that everyone wouldn't hear him.

  Lao Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Then let's vote by show of hands." As he spoke, he was the first to raise his hand.

  Everyone raised their hands and let out a sigh of relief towards the bright sky.

  "It has been unanimously passed." Lao Chenggui announced to Xiang Tianliang.

  At this time, Chang Zhonglin smiled and asked: "Chenggui, the Organization Department is looking for you. It's not just about solving the problems of young people, but also mentioning us old guys, right?"

  Lao Chenggui smiled and nodded: "This is the theme of today's meeting, it can be said to give everyone a hint, in one sentence, this old guy is useless, should let young people take over."

  "Director, don't say that, with this good body of yours, I think you can still work for another five or eight years."

  Sun Zhanlu also chimed in on one side, while Chen Wenyun and Yu Feilong remained silent, smiling ambiguously as they sipped their tea.

  Lao Chenggui said: "It's no use, it's time for you young people to take action. I've already reported my thoughts to the Organization Department, and there should be results soon."

  Delighted, he said: "Director, but we all disagree. Such a large unit, with over 200 people, how can we leave you? Does everyone agree?"

  "Of course, natural law is irresistible."

  Everyone smelled the gunpowder in these words and was momentarily stunned.

  The grievances between the two have been going on for a long time, but at this time, saying such hurtful words, Guo Hongda is also too unscrupulous.

  Sun Zhanlu said to Guo Hongda, "I think the Construction Bureau really can't do without the old director. If we want to take charge of this family, the four of us are still not qualified." As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Gao Xing with a hint of intention.

  His face muscles twitched slightly, but he still smiled and said, "Yes, we're all too tender, and don't have the experience of old comrades yet."

  Lao Chenggui adjusted his tone from anger and laughed: "Old comrades, old comrades, the older you get, the more muddled your brains become. Old Chang, Old Guo, and I should not think of occupying the toilet without taking a dump. The world belongs to them, it belongs to the young people."

  Then, he turned his head and said: "You four people, Gao Xing, Wen Yun, Fei Long, Zhan Lu, you are ready to take over. I have already expressed my thoughts to the organization, and the organization has also made a decision."

  "You four... are ready to take over", this sentence is quite impressive.

  He buried his head in recording towards the bright sky, thinking that it was impossible for all four of them to take over together. There must be someone who would be the leader, right? With what Old Director said, could the four of them still sit tight?

  As for official positions, as long as the formal documents have not yet arrived at the unit, there may be variables until the last second. As long as the formal documents have not been issued, all four deputy directors still have hope.

  That is to say, anything that may happen will become impossible, and on the other hand, anything that may not happen will become possible.

  He's delighted at heart and can't wait to see what happens next.