Dong Huacheng is a person with political aspirations. The transfer of Director Chen and the adjustment of Lu Jinzhong will inevitably trigger a new round of power reshuffling within the Water Resources Department. Personnel changes in the political arena have always been a topic of enduring interest. Every time a position becomes vacant, people analyze and study who will fill it, who is the most suitable, and who has the highest possibility. Don't underestimate these street rumors, because often they have some basis and some sources, and are not entirely baseless.
Dong Huacheng cannot fully focus on his work because the tasks in the office are different from those in other departments. The work in the office is administrative, service-oriented, and miscellaneous. You can work yourself to death, but it's hard to see or touch the results, and no one can quantify the satisfaction of the leaders and give a score. Therefore, since Dong Huacheng took the position of deputy director, he has been focusing on how to arrange personnel and better serve the leaders.
For example, today's matter. Dong Huacheng believes that any task assigned by the leader must be handled with urgency. However, today is different; he must grasp the timing accurately.
Sitting in the quiet office, Dong Huacheng slowly read the newspaper while estimating the best time to notify Cheng Jemin.
"Director, I saw Director Li go downstairs!" Someone rushed in, whispering to Dong Huacheng.
Director Li went downstairs? Dong Huacheng secretly rejoiced, thinking that heaven helps those who help themselves, and it seems that Director Li is eager to deal with Cheng Jemin!
With this thought, he quickly grabbed the phone and said angrily, "Hello, is this the paging service? Please page 3345678, ten times. There's an urgent matter at the office, come to my office immediately. My name is Dong, he knows who I am!"
Just as Dong Huacheng hung up the phone, he saw Director Li standing in front of him. Dong Huacheng was somewhat pleased, thinking that the timing was just right.
"Director Li, if you need anything, you could have called me to come up. Why did you come down personally?" Dong Huacheng said with a mix of fear and respect.
"Have you found Cheng Jemin?"
"Not yet, but I've sent someone to look for him!"
Li Zhonghua said unhappily, "Why isn't he here during working hours? Is this how your office operates?"
"Director, the colleagues in the office always abide by the work discipline, as you know. It's just that Cheng Jemin has a strong personality! After Director Chen left, he was in a bad mood. I've done a lot of ideological work with him, but it hasn't been very effective. He's been quite lackadaisical."
As Dong Huacheng spoke, he observed Li Zhonghua's expression. Seeing that Li Zhonghua had no expression, he knew that his plan to make things difficult for Cheng Jemin had succeeded. He continued, "Director, Cheng Jemin is fundamentally a good person, but he has a bit of a floating personality and likes to think he's always right. For example, with the report material you asked for, I've already criticized him and ordered him to stop working and write a profound self-criticism. As you can see, he hasn't submitted it yet."
For Dong Huacheng, who is well-versed in the art of leadership, the most sophisticated way to belittle someone is not to trample or blame them, but to criticize and praise them in a balanced way, making the leader believe that your evaluation is objective and fair, and then unconsciously be influenced by your views. This method of both criticizing and praising can completely destroy a person's good image in the leader's eyes.
"Is that so?" Li Zhonghua's expression became even more severe.
Feeling the authority emanating from Li Zhonghua, Dong Huacheng couldn't help but shudder, thinking that Cheng Jemin must have caused quite a bit of trouble to make Li Zhonghua so angry that he personally came to the office to ask questions, which was unprecedented.
Although he was secretly delighted, he had to suppress it. On the surface, he appeared magnanimous: "Director, Cheng is young and doesn't know the gravity of the situation. We should focus on criticism and education."
"Director Dong, you are quite concerned about your subordinates!" Li Zhonghua commented.
Hearing this, Dong Huacheng almost beamed with pride. He thought that the length of time a leader spends talking to you largely depends on their impression of you and the degree of shared topics. These factors can amplify a person's political desires and affect the realization of their political ideals.
With this thought, Dong Huacheng felt his blood boil, and he quickly poured a cup of water for Li Zhonghua, presenting it with both hands, and then straightened his body, declaring firmly, "Director, I still have many shortcomings. I will work hard to improve myself and better serve the leadership."
Dong Huacheng's statement was essentially a naked expression of loyalty. Although he was close to Zhao Huazhong, he preferred to be seen as a trusted confidant by the leadership, and the best leader would be Director Li.
Li Zhonghua didn't speak, but in Dong Huacheng's eyes, the fact that Director Li stood in his office was like a bright sun, warming his heart.
"Director Dong, how are the welfare preparations for this year?" Li Zhonghua suddenly changed the topic.
"Director, they are almost ready. The colleagues have worked hard for a year, and we will certainly prepare the New Year's goods thoroughly and distribute them in time so that everyone can feel your and the Party Committee's concern!" Dong Huacheng's heart skipped a beat, but he forced himself to remain calm and continued to flatter Li Zhonghua.
By placing the Party Committee before Li Zhonghua, the meaning was quite clear. In the past, Li Zhonghua would have smiled subtly, but this time, he coldly glared at Dong Huacheng and asked, "Have the apples been delivered?"
"Delivered... delivered!" Dong Huacheng suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Didn't you send Cheng Jemin to move the apples this afternoon? Why isn't he at work?" Li Zhonghua's hand slammed on the table, and his voice rose several octaves.
For a moment, Dong Huacheng felt a sense of despair. He instantly concluded that someone must have reported to Li Zhonghua that he had sent Cheng Jemin to unload the apples.
What to do? What should he do?
Li Zhonghua didn't speak, but his cold gaze made Dong Huacheng's body tremble, and he stammered, "Director, Director, I... I forgot about it."
"Then think it over!" Li Zhonghua said, then turned to his secretary, Jia Yunqing, and ordered, "You drive my car and bring Cheng Jemin here."
The warehouse where the Water Resources Department stores items, although only two temporary staff members were on duty, had a telephone. Now that Cheng Jemin's location was known, a phone call would suffice, but Li Zhonghua wanted his car to pick up Cheng Jemin.
Hearing this, Dong Huacheng felt a twinge of jealousy. If he were as calm as usual, he would have let his anger simmer and not spoken. But now, with his mind in turmoil, he couldn't help but say, "Director, Cheng Jemin... Cheng Jemin made a mistake. He misunderstood your instructions, so it's not necessary to send your car to pick him up."
Li Zhonghua snorted and turned to leave, and Dong Huacheng's mood plummeted.
"Xiaozhu, go buy a few bottles of Jianlibao!" Sun Zhihai pulled Sun Xiaozhu to his side and whispered, taking out a large bill from his pocket.
Sun Xiaozhu licked his lips, showing no attempt to hide his desire for Jianlibao, but after a moment's thought, he resisted, "Brother Zhihai, I'm not thirsty. Besides, we have apples in the car, so we can use them. Jianlibao is expensive; one bottle costs us about seven or eight pounds of apples."
Sun Zhihai patted Sun Xiaozhu's shoulder and said, "I told you to go, so go. It's not for you to drink; it's for Director Cheng."
Sun Xiaozhu looked at Cheng Jemin, who was chatting with Er Meng and others, and nodded vigorously, "Brother Jemin is a good person, I'll go buy it."
Seeing Sun Xiaozhu's admiring expression, Sun Zhihai's resolve to build a closer relationship with Cheng Jemin became even stronger. As someone who grew up in a village, Sun Zhihai knew what kind of person Sun Xiaozhu was. Although he appeared carefree, it was not easy to win his genuine respect.
For Cheng Jemin to win Sun Xiaozhu's favor in such a short time, he must be an extraordinary person. Even if he is currently assigned to distribute apples, he might have a bright future.
"Your village's apple harvest this year is a good thing," Cheng Jemin said, tossing a cigarette to each of them and smiling.
"Good? The leaders in our county encouraged us to plant apples a few years ago, saying they wanted to build the largest apple base in the province. Good wheat fields were turned into apple orchards. They promised us a good harvest, but now, although the apples are abundant, the prices have dropped drastically. Low prices hurt the farmers!" Sun Er Meng said, stubbing out his cigarette on the ground.
"At first, I thought selling them at such a low price was a loss, but later, we couldn't sell them at all. Now, in our village, there are still tens of thousands of pounds of apples piled up. It's better now in winter, but when spring comes and the temperature rises, those apples will be ruined!"
The other men, who had been chatting happily with Cheng Jemin, also frowned, clearly worried about the apples at home.
"Director Cheng, have some drink!" Sun Zhihai took the Jianlibao from Sun Xiaozhu and quickly walked to Cheng Jemin's side.
Seeing it was Jianlibao, Cheng Jemin knew it was specifically for him. He quickly declined, "Oh, brother, you're too polite. I just ate an apple and am not thirsty. I'll drink it later."
"Apples are apples, and Jianlibao is Jianlibao. Drink it to get some energy," Sun Zhihai said, pushing the drink into Cheng Jemin's hand.
Just as the two were hesitating, a black Audi car sped over from a distance. As the car stopped, Jia Yunqing got out and said, "Jemin, get in the car quickly. Director Li is waiting for you in the office!"
PS: Quan Xiong's ranking has dropped, which is a bit painful. I'm sorry for not living up to everyone's support. I hope everyone will continue to support us and work hard with Xiao Mao!