Chapter 223 An County Strange Phenomenon

In fact, when Xia Xiang was elected by the Standing Committee of the An County People's Congress, he had already been to An County accompanied by relevant personnel from the Organization Department of the Yan Municipal Party Committee. However, the election was over and his appointment as the deputy county magistrate was confirmed. After completing the organizational handover, he returned to Yan City because of something and handled some things. In other words, the normal procedures had been completed, but he had not yet officially started work.

Today should be the first day to go to work.

An County is an extremely ordinary county, but it has become unusual because of the county magistrate Qiu Xufeng. Qiu Xufeng is only 31 years old this year, and when he became the county magistrate, he was less than 30 years old. Think about it, a county with a 30-year-old county magistrate is difficult to attract attention compared with other counties.

That's not all. Not long after, another deputy secretary was transferred. Not only was he a female secretary, but he was only 28 years old! Oh, the 28-year-old female secretary still allowed grassroots cadres who had been working for more than ten years to work? At the age of 28, many people have not even arrived at the department level, let alone the actual department. It's better, the 28-year-old deputy county!

An County suddenly became a star county among all the municipal counties in Yan City! It was not because of the significant increase in economic output value, nor because of any major political incidents, but because of two overly young party and government cadres!

Just as people's surprise had not subsided, and there was still constant discussion, suddenly another shocking news came that An County will welcome the youngest deputy county-level cadre in An County's history - Xia Xiang, the deputy county magistrate who was only 25 years old!

An County became one of the most eye-catching and topical counties in Yan City in a very short time. It was enough to have a 31-year-old county magistrate in a county, but at the same time there was a 28-year-old deputy secretary and a 25-year-old deputy county magistrate. It was just like who was younger and more promising in the competition. The surrounding counties could no longer be described as surprise, and they were almost shocked and speechless!

Not everyone knows the origin of Qiu Xufeng and Mei Xiaolin, but whether they know that they are princelings or not, those with a little political acumen know that they definitely have a great origin. The head of a county and the deputy secretary are both important positions, without a background or background. How could it be that young to be in a position?

As for Xia Xiang as the deputy county magistrate at the age of 25, in addition to shocking his youth, everyone is not as concerned about him as Mei Xiaolin. As a deputy county magistrate with a low ranking, Xia Xiang's importance is incomparable to Mei Xiaolin. Although he is three years younger than Mei Xiaolin, his political age is easy to cross, and it is not easy to cross from deputy county magistrate to deputy secretary. Mei Xiaolin's position as deputy secretary can almost certainly be promoted to another level after the expiration. Xia Xiang's deputy county magistrate is far less optimistic than the deputy secretary, because there are too many realistic examples, and many deputy positions in governments often disappear after only one term.

At the same time, it is also because everyone is clear about Xia Xiang's origin and knows that he is Mayor Chen's direct descendant and was once the director of the Urban Village Renovation Group Office. Therefore, everyone naturally believes that Xia Xiang's ability to become the deputy county magistrate in An County must be the result of Mayor Chen's handling.

People are always curious about unknown things and full of mystery. It is precisely because everyone is not very clear about the origin of Qiu Xufeng and Mei Xiaolin that they pay far more attention to them than Xia Xiang, among which Mei Xiaolin is the most concerned.

After all, in the officialdom, there are men's worlds, and female officials have always been rare. Even if there are, they are generally in less important departments such as the Women's Federation. They rarely hold important positions, and even fewer serve as deputy secretary. There is almost no precedent for serving as deputy secretary of the county party committee at the age of 28. Almost all their eyes are focused on Mei Xiaolin.

However, compared with Qiu Xufeng's toughness and courage to confront the secretary, Mei Xiaolin showed extraordinary low-key after taking office. Even the special car assigned to her by the county committee was rarely used. Unless she went to Yan City or another county, as long as she was in An County, she would definitely take the bus. Some people praised her for her actions, while others said she was artificial.

In any case, Mei Xiaolin attracted attention from all parties as soon as she took office. Although there were many different opinions about her, she still did what she wanted. Even after the new secretary Li Dingshan took office, she remained the same as before, neither restrained nor made much ostentatious.

As the director of the government office, Xu Liang was directly responsible for Qiu Xufeng and had little contact with Mei Xiaolin. However, Mei Xiaolin was in charge of personnel affairs and had a high position and power, and he was also the one he had to serve carefully. This was not the case with Xia Xiang. Xu Liang's respect was mostly out of habit, and it was a habitual act towards his superiors. In fact, deep down in his heart, he still felt a little disapproving of Xia Xiang.

He is only 25 years old, but he is just a half-year-old. What kind of abilities can he have? Maybe he has some good luck. He was attracted by Mayor Chen, so he actually arranged for him to be the deputy county magistrate. The matters in the officialdom are really not accurate! Sometimes, he is not good at half a year of seniority. Sometimes he is not allowed to give up talents without any restrictions.

What's better or bad is not a word from the leader? What's more, Xia Xiang is a deputy county magistrate with a low ranking. He is in charge of culture, education and hygiene. He is actually a department with no good and low power. He doesn't have much power. When he comes to An County, he is nominally the deputy county magistrate, but in fact he is similar to idleness. The county magistrate Qiu Xufeng has to ask about big and small matters, and the executive deputy county magistrate Shanda is also a person who loves to take over power. Xia Xiang is very experienced and young. In the government team, no one listens to him.

However, Xu Liang has been the director of the office for many years, and his articles on the surface are still very beautiful. The director of the office is a teapot with one hand and a document with the other. The leader will hand over the document with the left hand, and the teapot with the right hand. What he does is to connect the work of connecting the past and the future. It is to flatter the superior and the lower, which is to inspire and lead the subordinate. The position is key, and it is to be competent for the ordinary people.

Xia Xiang is not Chu Ge who has just entered the officialdom. He can clearly distinguish Xu Liang's enthusiasm on the surface. Even if he is a little unhappy, he will not have an attack in person. This is the case in the officialdom. Before he has no strength, others will have various ideas. You cannot make everyone respect you from the bottom of your heart. Unless you have achieved your true achievements, everything will be free of discussion.

Xia Xiang did not show off the airs of the county magistrate in front of Xu Liang, but said very politely: "Director Xu Yan Chong, I want to come by myself, just don't want to bother everyone. Give me the key and I can just go there by myself."

No matter how young Xia Xiang was, he was also the deputy county magistrate. He wanted to go there by himself, so Xu Liang really didn't accompany him. As the director of the government office, he was too incompetent. Seeing that Xia Xiang's attitude was surprisingly good, he felt much more balanced, so he picked up the key and led Xia Xiang to his office.

Xia Xiang followed Xu Liang, and saw that he took very fast steps but had a perfect grasp of the steps. He knew that he was an old official who had a wink and could do things and served his leaders for many years. For such a person, the attitude he needed to adopt was to keep a distance between not far and near, and not deliberately win over or suppress it. Because as an old official and in the position of office director, as long as he could live on a broad scale, Xu Liang would definitely work hard to maintain a good situation of stability and unity.

Xu Liang accompanied Xia to see the office and said, "People's Magistrate Xia has any need and instructions to find me... If County Magistrate Xia has nothing else to do for the time being, then I will do it first."

Xia Xiang personally sent Xu Liang to the door: "Thank you for your hard work, Director Xu. It may be seen from Director Xu's enthusiasm that you are a good comrade who is serious and responsible in your work."

As soon as Xu Liang left, Xia Xiang calmed down and took a few good looks at the office that truly belonged to him.

The organizational structure of An County is similar to that of Ba County. The county party committee and government work in a building. The office building is a bit old and looks a bit old, but the interior decoration is pretty good. Xia Xiang’s office is not big, and it is divided into two rooms inside and outside. The layout is reasonable. The sofa is not too old, the tables and chairs are brand new, and some commonly used office supplies are also arranged in an orderly manner. Even a box of thumbtips is carefully placed in the reach, with other manuscript paper, pens, and pencils.

From small details, we can see that Xu Liang is a careful person. Only when the office director is careful enough can his subordinates pay attention to every corner when decorating the leadership room.

In general, Xia Xiang was quite satisfied with the office layout. Perhaps because of his own low requirements, he even believed that the office was much better than he thought, whether it was the tables, chairs and arrangements of the office. It can be seen that even if Qiu Xufeng disagreed with him or was not catching a cold, he did not embarrass him on the office and office utensils. This also shows that the princelings are princelings, and their political ideas are different. Even as an opponent, they will not be inferior to being embarrassed in small matters.

Xia Xiang likes opponents with quality and principle. Obviously, Qiu Xufeng, a princeling, has a good background, which determines that he may be more arrogant and tough in his methods of acting, but he does not want to use inconsistent tricks.

After resting for a while, I drank a cup of good tea I brought with me. I was about to pick up the phone and call Li Dingshan when someone knocked on the door.

It's a square.

Fangge said in surprise as soon as he entered the door: "Director Xia, why did you come?" Then he realized that it was inappropriate to call Director Xia now, so he changed his words, "It's time to call County Mayor Xia now, hehe, I've been here for a long time, and I've been waiting for me to see you."

Fangge still looked a little frivolous, and Xia Xiang didn't expect him to mature in a short time, so he laughed: "You are Secretary Li's secretary, what are you looking forward to me to do? Remember, you must put your position right."

Fangge said disapprovingly: "Others don't know, but I don't know yet? Secretary Li and you are just a blind and dark, and they are all the people. Secretary Li has also talked about you a few times, saying that you should come."

After saying a few gossips, Fangge did not act steadily enough, but after all, my father was the Minister of Organization and his eyesight was still good, and he also saw the complexity of the situation in An County: "County Magistrate Qiu is not simple. Sometimes he speaks very hard, sometimes he has courage in speaking and doing things, and big things make people unable to make mistakes. He is a good county magistrate. He is just arrogant, he is not convinced by Secretary Li, and always wants to challenge the secretary's authority, and his individualistic thoughts are seriously inflated."

Xia Xiang was happy: "It turns out that he is the young master of the Organization Minister. His tone is very bureaucratic... Let's talk, how did you know I'm here?"

"I met Secretary Mei upstairs, and she told me." Fangge's eyes lit up when she mentioned Mei Xiaolin, "Brother Xia, don't say that Secretary Mei is really good-looking. It's not the kind of beauty that makes people feel excited at first sight, but as long as you look at it, you will find that she is very beautiful and is the type I prefer."

Brother Xia has come out, and Xia wants to know that Fangge is telling the truth. When he is excited or telling the truth, he likes to call him Brother Xia. Xia wants to laugh secretly, but he doesn't expect that he is still a sister, so he kindly reminds him: "Don't joke about the leader, can you like Secretary Mei casually? She is three years older than me, you are more older than you, don't think about it."

"What's wrong, I can't think about it?" Fang Ge was not convinced, "What's wrong with Mei Xiaolin being the secretary and the leader? In addition to her position, she is also a living woman and has needs. But she is a few years older than me, just like older women, who know how to love others, and will not let go of the sweetheart like a little girl!"

Xia Xiang was speechless and had to wave his hand: "Okay, okay, I won't discuss this topic anymore. Be careful not to be unhappy when Secretary Mei hears it. Go up and say to Secretary Li first, and have lunch together."

The office building is on the first to third floors, the office building is on the government team, the office of the county party committee team is on the fourth to fifth floor, and Li Dingshan is on the fourth floor.

After work at noon, Xia Xiang got downstairs first. As soon as he got downstairs, he found Jia He was driving in front of the door, so he took a seat without hesitation. Li Dingshan was already sitting in the car.

Xia Xiang looked at Li Dingshan and smiled and said, "Secretary Li, An County is called An County, but it is not actually safe. Compared to Ba County, the situation is much more serious."

Li Dingshan nodded: "In Ba County, I am the secretary, you are the secretary, and the highest level is the deputy section. In An County, I am the secretary, you are the deputy county magistrate, and the current level is the deputy county... I probably stayed in An County for less than a year, but I hope you can become a member of the Standing Committee in a year."

The subtext of this sentence is that Xia Xiang, who was the deputy director, could not be afraid of Liu Shixuan, but now he, who is the deputy director, should not be afraid of Qiu Xufeng.

Jia He met Xia Xiang in Yan City a few days ago, but he witnessed Xia Xiang quickly sat down as the deputy county magistrate from a no-level county party secretary in a short time. He was also filled with emotion and said jokingly: "It won't take long, County Mayor Xia will not know me Jia He. Even if County Mayor Xia dares to recognize him, I will not dare to recognize him. He became the deputy county magistrate in two years, and I was still standing still, and I didn't even find a wife."

Xia Xiang smiled and punched Jia He: "Stop getting close to me. What's the name of County Mayor Xia? If you call me Xiao Xia in private, you can't blame others for your wife, you can only blame yourself for being brave and not being shameless... You haven't seen anyone for a year when you stayed in Ba County?"

"Minister Du wanted to introduce Zhang Xinying to me, so I reluctantly agreed. Unexpectedly, although Zhang Xinying also thought I was a hero to save people, she said that I was not black enough, not tall enough, not thin enough, and then I understood that she was talking about me completely according to your standards." Jia He started the car and drove out of the county party committee courtyard while saying that, "It hurts my self-esteem, so I decided to cherish my life, stay away from Zhang Xinying, and never talk about love in Ba County from now on."

Before Xia Xiang could have time to enjoy it, she sat in the co-pilot's square and laughed: "Brother Jia, why didn't I notice before? You are so funny? You are so amazing. You are worried about not being able to find a girlfriend based on your humor just now. Don't worry, I'll find you in Yan City..."

As we were talking and laughing, the car drove onto Liutiao Street, the largest street in the county, and headed westward, then turned to the fireworks alley.

It is called Fireworks Lane, but it does not mean a place of dust, but a food street. Jia He is familiar with the road and soon opened a hotel called Changshan Restaurant. Xia Xiang studied the history of An County and said: "An County was the county of Changshan Guofangzi County in the Jin Dynasty. This hotel is called Changshan Restaurant. It can be seen that the owner is also a person who understands history."

Li Dingshan smiled and said, "I answered correctly. The owner of the hotel is Xiao He, who is the same name as the ancient good minister Xiao He. I went in and sat down because his hotel name was elegant. Unexpectedly, the food was well prepared and I met him."

Xiao He is 47 years old and not tall. He is a local from An County. He has worked as a soldier, fought wars, opened a mine, and finally opened this Changshan restaurant. Since Li Dingshan came to have a meal, he has specially left a private room for Li Dingshan upstairs. No matter how popular the business is, the private room is not open to the public, leaving only Li Dingshan alone.

It was not that he deliberately cursed the county party secretary, but that there were many government officials who came to his hotel for dinner. Li Dingshan was the first person to call out the origin of his hotel name, which made him immediately respect Li Dingshan. A secretary who understands the history of An County cannot be said to be a good secretary, at least a secretary who has carefully studied An County, and is the secretary who cares about An County.

So Xiao He, who was upright, became a confidant to Li Dingshan. He didn't care whether Li Dingshan looked down on him or not or how he looked at him, he was willing to leave a room for him and wait for Li Dingshan's arrival at all times.

Li Dingshan also felt that the food at Changshan Restaurant was quite suitable, so he often came. He was not the kind of secretary who owe money to make white slips. He always paid out of his own pocket and spent the money in cash. Xiao He was not polite, and he charged 30% off the standard, not too much, but also a lot of it. The relationship between him and Li Dingshan felt like a gentleman was as light as water.

Several people came to the private room upstairs, and the layout inside was pretty good. A layer of white window paper was pasted on the round wooden windows, and the roof was pasted with old newspapers, giving people a feeling of time and space disorder, as if they were back more than ten years ago.

After Li Dingshan sat down, he laughed and said, "I like the nostalgic feeling here very much, but for Xiaoxia and Xiaofang, I'm afraid I still like more magnificent rooms."

To be honest, Xia Xiang is actually nostalgic, but he can't say it. The square didn't think so much. He sat at the bottom of Li Dingshan, and said while sending chopsticks: "Secretary Li, don't look at me as young as I am. I not only like the feeling of nostalgia, but also the mature and steady leader."

Xia Xiang heard it, and felt that there was ambiguity in the square words. It was estimated that the leader he mentioned was Mei Xiaolin.
Chapter completed!