When Ye Ming heard that Li Zheng spoke with a Beishan accent, spoke in a loud voice, shook hands with strength, and seemed full of momentum, he knew that he was a local powerful person who should have climbed up from the grassroots level in Beishan County. Such local leaders often work in Beishan County.
There is a complex and close relationship network in the local area, and they will promote and recruit a large number of middle-level cadres. They have considerable prestige and appeal, and sometimes their actual power is even greater than that of the county party committee secretary or county magistrate.
After making this judgment, Ye Ming did not dare to neglect, and held his hand tightly, smiling and saying: "Hello, Director Li! Judging from the accent, Director Li must be from Beishan!"
"Yes, yes, I am a native of Beishan."
Next, Ye Ming followed the official cliché and said a few words "please support and help". Under Liu Zhengwen's guidance, he met with Ai Tuanjie, Chairman of the CPPCC, Zhong Yin, Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee, and Xu Jirong, Director of the County Party Committee Office.
shake hands.
What puzzled him was that County Magistrate Yu Heguang was not among this group of people.
As if to answer his question, Liu Zhengwen waited for him to shake hands with Xu Jirong and then explained: "Secretary Ye, County Magistrate Yu's mother is hospitalized in the provincial capital. He has asked for leave these days to accompany his mother. Just now.
He called me and said that he was on his way back to Beishan and it would take half an hour to arrive. He asked me to express my apology to you."
Only then did Ye Ming understand the reason why Li Zheng was the first to greet them. It turned out that Yu Heguang was not here, so he became the leader of this group of people.
Ye Ming said "it's understandable", but there was a shadow in his heart: Yu Heguang should have been notified of meeting the new secretary in the morning, and it only took two and a half hours to drive from the provincial capital to Beishan. If he takes this seriously
He could have come back before three o'clock for the meeting. But now, he had to be half an hour late. Maybe he did it deliberately to give himself a "power" as the new secretary.
Moreover, he learned from Li Xuhua yesterday: Yu Heguang had served as county magistrate for three and a half years. He thought that after Zhang Jiankun was promoted, he could naturally take over as secretary of the county party committee. Unexpectedly, the Organization Department of the provincial party committee arranged for Ye Ming to replace Zhang Jiankun.
He was greatly disappointed, so he was very emotional. After Zhang Jiankun took office on the municipal party committee, he took leave every three days on the grounds that his mother was sick and was hospitalized. As a result, many normal tasks in the county could not be carried out, and even the Standing Committee could not hold meetings...
Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, Ye Ming did not show it on his face. He always had a natural and decent smile on his face. He followed Liu Zhengwen and the others into the conference room, drinking tea and chatting while waiting for Yu Heguang.
While drinking tea and chatting, Ye Ming quietly looked at a few people besides Li Zheng: Ai Tuanjie, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was round and chubby. He kept holding the tempered glass tea cup with both hands, as if he was afraid that others would take it away.
Like a glass. The wrinkles on both sides of his mouth are shaped like parentheses. He always looks smiling, giving people an impression of being aloof and amiable.
Zhong Yin, deputy secretary of the county party committee, wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses. The eyes behind the lenses are more white than black. He speaks very carefully, giving people the impression of being serious and caring about words. Others are chatting enthusiastically, but he is very solemn.
Sitting there on the ground, looking straight ahead, frowning from time to time, as if he was thinking about something intently.
Xu Jirong, director of the County Party Committee Office, is relatively young, probably in his early forties, with slicked-back hair. He wears a jacket with a snow-white shirt underneath. He always has a smile on his face. No matter who speaks, he will turn his head.
Speaker, pretend to be listening
Sometimes he would show a knowing smile, making the speaker feel very comfortable. From this, Ye Ming judged: This Xu Jirong is a person who is very good at getting things done and is very good at pleasing the leader. No wonder he is so young.
Climbed to the position of member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and director of the County Party Committee Office...
About half an hour later, a thin, middle-aged man with a pale face and messy hair hurriedly walked into the conference room with a small bag under his waist. He first said hello to Liu Zhengwen, and then raised his eyes to scan the others.
, when he saw Ye Ming, he walked towards him.
Ye Ming did not expect that Yu Heguang was such a weak and haggard figure. He did not look like the head of a county who governed a population of more than one million, but looked a bit like a small salesman who was busy with life.
Out of politeness, Ye Ming quickly stood up from his seat, walked around the conference table, and first stretched out his hand to grasp Yu Heguang's bony hand.
"Secretary Ye, this is Yu Heguang. I'm really sorry. My mother's condition suddenly worsened last night and she has been transferred to the intensive care unit. This morning I received a call from Minister Liu saying that there would be a meeting in the afternoon. I originally wanted to arrive earlier.
I came here. Unexpectedly, the taxi I called for the return trip at 11:30 encountered a traffic jam during the rush hour. It didn’t arrive at the hospital to pick me up until nearly two o’clock, so I was half an hour late. I’m sorry!”
When he said this, his face was always tense, without a trace of smile, and he didn't know whether he was angry with the taxi driver or worried about his mother.
Ye Ming asked in surprise: "County Magistrate Yu, did you come back by taxi? Didn't the county arrange a car to pick you up?"
Xu Jirong answered first from the side: "Secretary Ye, County Magistrate Yu is a very principled person. Every time he goes to the provincial capital to visit his mother, he never asks for a car from the county to pick him up. He always takes a bus or a taxi, and
No round trip costs are ever reimbursed.”
When Ye Ming heard that he was late for this reason, he couldn't help but be in awe and said sincerely: "County Magistrate Yu, you must not say sorry. It is a son's duty to serve his mother. If I had known this, I would have suggested
Minister Liu, I don’t want you to rush back in such a hurry. We have to meet at the conference tomorrow anyway, so there is no rush now. Now that you have two worries, I feel a little uneasy!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Zheng, Zhong Yin and others all raised their eyes to look at Liu Zhengwen, with a sneer on their faces. They thought that this man named Ye was young and ignorant, and he couldn't speak wisely. He said this in front of Minister Liu.
If so, wouldn't it be an insinuation that Minister Liu is impersonal and doesn't know how to adapt?
Sure enough, the smile on Liu Zhengwen's face suddenly disappeared. He glared at Ye Ming displeasedly, turned his head away, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.
Yu Heguang was also a little surprised. He looked at Ye Ming carefully, nodded and said, "Thank you, Secretary Ye, for understanding!" Then he said no more and sat down in the empty seat next to Liu Zhengwen.
Next, Liu Zhengwen formally introduced Ye Ming's resume, and also said a few words of affirmation for Ye Ming in an understated manner, such as "I have worked beside the leaders of the provincial party committee for many years, and I have high political awareness and a strong concept of the overall situation." Yu Heguang,
Li Zheng and others also said a few gentle words of welcome.
When Zhong Yin was delivering his welcome speech, Ye Ming's cell phone suddenly rang. When he looked at the number, it was Xu Lizhong calling.