Chapter Thirteen: New Job Adjustment

  As he walked into the office, he looked up to see Liang Jun and Chang Fang whispering to each other. Ye Pingyu turned around to avoid them, but when he saw Chang Fang stand up to talk to him, he immediately patted his chest and laughed: "Don't worry, Sister Fang, a little wine can't knock me down!"

  As soon as she heard this, Chang Fang smiled and said: "Hey, Xiao Ye, you're also learning to brag now, don't drink so much wine in the future!"

  Ye Pingyu hurriedly smiled and said: "Thank you, Sister Chang Fang, for your concern. I won't drink so much in the future!"

  Seeing the two of them chatting here, Liang Jun was puzzled. What were they talking about? Did Ye Pingyu drink last night? Was Chang Fang with him when he drank? Otherwise, why would they mention this matter? It seems that Chang Fang is very concerned about Ye Pingyu, which is a bit strange. How did the two of them suddenly become so close?

  "Xiao Ye, did you give that material to Secretary Zhao?" For a moment, he couldn't think of anything to say and it wasn't easy to interject, but then Liang Jun suddenly remembered the matter he had entrusted to Ye Pingyu.

  Ye Pingyu glanced at him and smiled in his heart, then said: "I handed it over to Secretary Zhao yesterday, didn't he look for you?"

  Liang Jun thought to himself, "I'll just wait a bit and then report this to Cao Da Fu, let Ye Ping Yu have a taste of his own medicine. Isn't he getting along quite well with Chang Fang? Let's have Cao Da Fu pour a bucket of cold water on him!"

  Just as he was thinking this way, it hadn't been ten minutes or so when Old Zheng suddenly came from outside and said to Liang Jun: "Little Liang, come over here for a moment!"

  Seeing Old Zheng's serious look, Liang Jun hastily ran over and followed him to Zhao Yuangong's office. As soon as they entered, Zhao Yuangong asked him: "Little Liang, is this the draft of the work points you wrote? It's full of mistakes, the sentences don't make sense, and there's no logic at all. Old Zheng, how did you let it pass as the acting director of the office? How can I report such a work plan to the party committee?"

  Just now, Lao Zheng was scolded, and then he went to call Liang Jun up. As soon as Liang Jun took over the materials handed over to Zhao Yuangong, he saw that Ye Pingyu had not made any changes at all before handing them over to Zhao Yuangong. After messing around for half a day, he didn't even have time to set him up, but instead, he set himself up!

  Liang Jun had nothing to say, although he was Cao Dafu's confidant, Zhao Yuangong was the deputy secretary, and he was not yet the director of the Party and Government Office. He didn't have the qualifications to compete with Zhao Yuangong, so he could only admit his mistake and take it back for revision. Old Zheng also spoke up for him on the side, saying that he had been careless for a moment and hadn't taken good care of things.

  Zhao Yuangong said a few words and stopped, after all, he knew the current relationship between Liang Jun and Cao Dafu. He didn't want to say more, lest it would lead to conflicts between him and Cao Dafu. Now is a critical moment, no one wants to make trouble. This position of village head, he is also working hard for it. Although Cao Dafu does not support him as the village head, but in the village, he can still be in charge. Once he goes to the county, it's not up to him to be in charge anymore. He is an official from the county after all, his network of relationships far exceeds that of Cao Dafu!

  After leaving Zhao Yuangong's door, Liang Jun and Old Zheng said a word, then went to Cao Dafu's place. Old Zheng knew what he meant, didn't stop him, turned around and went downstairs, after entering the office, Ye Pingyu stood up and took out the work points signed by Cao Dafu from his desk and handed it over to him, saying: "Director Zheng, this is the work points signed by Mayor Cao!"

  Lao Zheng's face was stunned, he didn't know how Ye Pingyu would have this job requirement, and even more couldn't understand how Cao Dafu had already signed and approved it.

  "Xiao Ye, what's going on? How did you end up with this?" Old Zheng couldn't help but ask.

  Ye Pingyu said: "Xiao Liang asked me to hand over the key points of our party and government work to Secretary Zhao, I thought about it and sent a copy to Mayor Cao, Mayor Cao asked me to make some changes, then signed and gave it back to me, asking me to give it to you!"

  As soon as Old Zheng heard about this, he immediately understood what was going on. Liang Jun had asked Ye Pingyu to hand over the materials to Zhao Yuanguo, but unbeknownst to him, Ye Pingyu had an extra trick up his sleeve and also handed a copy to Cao Dafu. Then, he had Ye Pingyu modify it slightly, making it completely different from the previous version. It's believable that Cao Dafu was very satisfied with this. After all the commotion for half a day, not only did Liang Jun fail to gain any advantage, but he also ended up showcasing Ye Pingyu's abilities. What exactly is this guy after?

  Lao Zheng said okay, then put away the materials, and in his heart, he looked at Ye Pingyu with new eyes, feeling that this kid not only wrote good materials but also had a good mind, no less than Liang Jun. He really underestimated him before!

  Now Liang Jun is going to report to Cao Da Fu, his little cleverness can't play a big role. If he becomes the director of the party and government office, can he bear it?

  Liang Jun walked into Cao Da Fu's office and immediately told him about Ye Ping Yu privately going to find Zhao Yuan Gong to deliver materials. Zhao Yuan Gong criticized his actions, and after listening, Cao Da Fu furrowed his brow and said: "Didn't Little Ye send the materials to me before sending them to Secretary Zhao? What is going on with you all?"

  Liáng Jūn didn't expect this kind of thing and his heart suddenly panicked, asking: "Town Head Cao, did Little Ye also send the materials to you?"

  Cao Dafu said, "That's right, the material is well-written, I've already signed it off to Old Zheng. Little Liang, you should learn from Little Ye in this regard. Not only does he write good materials, but also handles things in an orderly manner. I think some party and government affairs should let Little Ye participate more. You just focus on serving me well, and let Little Ye take care of other matters. Go call Old Zheng over, I'll hand it over to him in person!"

  Suddenly hearing Cao Dafu's words, Liang Jun was a bit stunned, feeling that his mind couldn't turn around for a moment. Seeing him standing there foolishly, Cao Dafu urged again: "Still not going quickly?"

  Li Jun was really confused, and he walked back to the party and government office in a daze. After seeing Old Zheng, he called him up, and when they arrived upstairs, Cao Dafu didn't let him into the office, but instead just talked to Old Zheng. After a while, Old Zheng came out from inside, and Li Jun went forward to ask: "Director Zheng, what did Mayor Cao say?"

  Lao Zheng looked at him and said, "From now on, all matters of the party committee office will be arranged by me. I'll let you do what I want you to do, and if not, Xiao Ye will take care of it. The writing work of Xiao Ye will be divided among Xiao Zhao, Xiao Chang, and Xiao Yao. Do you understand?"

  Liáng Jūn listened and then said: "Old Zheng, I didn't understand. How did it suddenly change?"

  When he heard him shouting himself as Old Zheng, Old Zheng's heart was not very pleasant. His face turned stern and said: "This is what Director Cao means. What you did today not only made Secretary Zhao unhappy, I think Director Cao is also unhappy. The materials I handed over to you, how could you still hand them over to Little Ye? Even I was scolded by Secretary Zhao, what can I say about the way you handled this matter?"

  As soon as he heard that it was because of letting Ye Pingyu modify the materials and hand over the materials, Liang Jun realized that he had been thoroughly deceived by Ye Pingyu. However, he couldn't believe that just because of this matter, he would lose Cao Dafu's trust, so he said: "Director Zheng, I did make a mistake in this matter, I shouldn't have believed Ye Pingyu, this kid is very cunning, I was calculated by him, but how could it be that I'm no longer responsible for the party and government affairs? Is it because of Little Ye's trickery that Mayor Cao believes him?"

  Lao Zheng said: "The leader doesn't care about what's going on between you, the leader only sees what's in front of him. Xiao Ye wrote a clear and organized work plan for the Party and Government Office, which was approved by Mayor Cao. Naturally, he thinks Xiao Ye is capable in this area, but not you. Isn't that why he put Xiao Ye in charge of the Party and Government Office?"

  Li Jun discontentedly said: "Director Zheng, that work outline was drafted by me, how did it become his work outline? I just let him revise it!"

  Lao Zheng sneered, "The work points signed by Cao Xiangzhang are in my hands, and they differ greatly from the draft you made. If we compare them, your work points can't even match up to Xiao Ye's!"

  Liang Jun immediately said: "Director Zheng, I need to explain this to County Chief Cao again."

  Lao Zheng grabbed him and said: "Xiao Liang, are you trying to make it difficult for Magistrate Cao?"

  Li Jun said in puzzlement: "How did he get embarrassed?"

  Lao Zheng said: "Since Director Cao has made such arrangements, he won't change them arbitrarily. Going to find him now is useless. Director Cao hasn't taken office yet, and you'll have a chance in the future. If Director Cao can take you to meet Zhang Mingshun, it means he's not bad towards you. He must have his own reasons for doing things this way. Now going to find him would just make things difficult for him. Don't worry, I still support your work. If Xiao Ye doesn't do a good job, naturally you'll still be responsible!"

  After listening to Old Zheng's explanation, Liang Jun felt a bit better in his heart. No matter what, he was someone who had made an effort for Cao Dafu and would not suddenly abandon him. Although this time he didn't do well and was played by Ye Pingyu, he believed that his position in Cao Dafu's mind hadn't changed. Since that was the case, it was better to follow Old Zheng's words and see what tricks Ye Pingyu had up his sleeve. He would secretly deal with him and estimated that he wouldn't last a few days before being finished!

  The two of them whispered to each other for a while, then went downstairs together and returned to the Party and Government Office. This minor adjustment in work was not publicly announced by Cao Dafu, so after Old Zheng returned to his office, he called Ye Pingyu over again and told him about it. Ye Pingyu was even more surprised when he heard this, as the change had come too quickly. He had just met with Cao Dafu and Zhang Mingshun, and now there were changes in their work. From Old Zheng's words, it could be seen that this time was a clear reuse of him, and the written materials would be handed over to Chang Fang and others. So his main job would be to do a good job of handling the Party and Government Office's affairs, which meant taking over Liang Jun's original powers and directly replacing him.