Chapter 1772

Su Qing nodded and looked at Secretary Jin, who was smiling gently at her.

This old fox, what else is there to say! Su Qing cursed secretly in her heart.

After the meeting, Su Qing first returned to her office, poured a glass of water, sat down, took a sip, leaned against the boss chair, and frowned, knowing that she was completely out of the game, and felt a deep sense of disappointment in her heart once again. Although Secretary Jin asked her to go over, she really didn't want to go, so she sat in the office without moving. Until half an hour later, Secretary Jin's secretary called to convey Secretary Jin's summons. Su Qing had no choice but to stand up and go to Secretary Jin's office with a full heart.

After sitting down in the reception room outside Secretary Jin's office, because Su Qing was very dissatisfied with the results reached at the meeting just now, coupled with the fact that Secretary Jin had previously promised her alone that he would consider her, this made Su Qing clearly recognize Secretary Jin's two-faced side. After a while, Secretary Jin walked out of the office with his big belly and a smile on his face. Seeing that Su Qing's face was very bad, he walked up and sat down, asking with a knowing smile, "Minister Su, why is your face so ugly? Is it because of the matter at the meeting just now?"

"Secretary Jin, what is the matter with you looking for me?" Su Qing asked, ignoring the question with a blank face.

Secretary Jin knew Su Qing's thoughts and also ignored the question, chuckling and saying, "Minister Su, if you have any thoughts or opinions, you can bring them up at the meeting so that other standing committee members can hear your thoughts. But you had no objections, which means you agree with the election results at the meeting."

Su Qing gave a dry, forced laugh, and then asked coldly, "Secretary Jin, if you have anything to say, just say it. Since the matters determined at the meeting are consistent with the thoughts of other standing committee members, I have no objections."

Secretary Jin chuckled, looked at Su Qing with a gentle expression, and said in a peaceful tone, "It's good that you have no objections. I was afraid that Minister Su would have any thoughts about this result. You also understand that the work of the Provincial Party Committee on this matter is very difficult to do. If we don't adopt the method of determining candidates internally, I'm afraid that for the sake of competing for this opportunity, how many leaders would privately ruin their relationships? When the time comes, the Provincial Party Committee will be restless. In this extraordinary period, isn't this adding trouble to the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government? Isn't it?"

Su Qing smiled faintly and said, "It is still your wise decision, Secretary Jin, to think of such a good way to solve the problem." Su Qing's words sounded like flattery and also like expressing dissatisfaction.

Secretary Jin knew Su Qing was angry and chuckled, "Minister Su, it's good that you understand my painstaking efforts. I really want you to concurrently hold this position, but I can't make the decision on this matter alone. As Secretary, I must proceed from the overall situation, so I temporarily convened this Standing Committee meeting. But I didn't expect the election results to be surprisingly consistent, which can be considered an unexpected matter. However, there is no way. Since it has been elected, it means that everyone has unanimously identified Comrade Li Changping, which can be considered the wish of the people. So Minister Su, you also need to understand. It's not that I don't want you to concurrently hold this position, it's really that I can't make the decision alone. Minister Su, you are also the head of the Organization Department, so you should understand." Secretary Jin's excuse was the same as what Su Qing thought. It was truly both wanting to be a whore and wanting to set up a memorial archway. On one hand, he took Li Changping's benefits and promised to promote him, and on the other hand, he didn't want to offend anyone, so he thought of this method that satisfied both sides. At least from the surface, it was done very smoothly.

Su Qing smiled gently and said, "Since it is the wish of the people, then I certainly understand. I understand your painstaking efforts, Secretary Jin." Su Qing's subtext was self-evident.

Secretary Jin was a smart person, and naturally heard a bit of unnatural flavor from her words. Although he was still chuckling, his smile was a bit unnatural, and he said, "It's good that Minister Su can understand. I was just afraid that Minister Su would have opinions about me because she couldn't figure it out."

Su Qing gave a few dry laughs and said, "Secretary Jin, look at what you're saying. How would I dare to have any opinions about you?"

Secretary Jin chuckled and suddenly remembered something, asking, "By the way, Minister Su, I heard that you have a relative who is also serving in our province, and it is said that his work ability is very good?"

Hearing Secretary Jin suddenly say this, Su Qing was slightly surprised, raised her eyebrows, and asked in confusion, "Secretary Jin, you... how do you know?"

"Oh, I heard about it when I saw the planning scheme of the Chanba Development Zone reported by Xijing City. I heard that the case was made by your cousin or someone. His work ability is very outstanding." Secretary Jin praised Zhao Desan in front of Su Qing, but Secretary Jin had his purpose for suddenly moving the topic to Zhao Desan. On one hand, he wanted to divert Su Qing's dissatisfied thinking about Li Changping being determined at the Standing Committee meeting, and on the other hand, he wanted to confirm the relationship between Su Qing and Zhao Desan and further confirm whether that reporting phone call that day was made by Zhao Desan from Beijing to He Yuping.

Only then did Su Qing breathe a sigh of relief. Just now, she thought someone had slandered Zhao Desan in front of Secretary Jin. Seeing Secretary Jin say this, Su Qing was indeed happy for Zhao Desan. Being appreciated by Secretary Jin could also be considered a good thing. So her frowning face unfolded, and she said with a smile, "His work ability is okay."

"I heard he is not old and belongs to a young talent. That is a rare talent in our province." Secretary Jin continued to hoodwink Su Qing, saying.

"You are truly too complimentary, Secretary Jin." Under Secretary Jin's hoodwinking, Su Qing indeed forgot her dissatisfaction for a moment and said with a smile and modesty.

"Social development now needs such talented young people. They have a drive, unlike the older generation of leaders who are all content with the status quo and too conservative. This way, work cannot be done at all. Look at the important departments of our Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. Now, how many old guys are there who, to put it bluntly, are standing in the latrine and not shitting? If there is an opportunity, we must promote more young people." Secretary Jin seemed to be speaking from the heart to Su Qing, implying that he intended to promote Zhao Desan.

Under Secretary Jin's hoodwinking, Su Qing forgot the pain after the wound healed more and more, and said with a smile, "Young people have drive, but sometimes they are still a bit impetuous and don't do things solidly."

Secretary Jin nodded without saying a word, and then took the opportunity to say, "Minister Su, when there is an opportunity, bring your cousin to the Provincial Party Committee for me to see. If he is suitable, I will find a way to arrange a position for him, which can be considered a little compensation for you. I don't know what you think?"

Su Qing was hoodwinked by this old fox, Secretary Jin, until she was stunned. Once she heard that Secretary Jin wanted to arrange a position for Zhao Desan in the Provincial Party Committee, that was truly a great thing for Zhao Desan. This kind of opportunity was simply once in a lifetime. Su Qing immediately beamed and said, "Good, good, when there is an opportunity, I will bring him to see you, Secretary Jin."

"Just see if there is time recently." Secretary Jin was probing Su Qing's words bit by bit.

"He is not here recently." Su Qing replied with a smile.

Secretary Jin deliberately played dumb and asked, "Isn't he working in the Provincial Construction Committee?"

Su Qing nodded and said with a smile, "He is working in the Provincial Construction Committee, but he has been participating in the training of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in Beijing for the past few months, and he will only be back in half a month."

Secretary Jin's expression changed subtly. He smiled gently and said 'Oh', which was considered to confirm Li Changping's deduction. It seemed that the reporting phone call was indeed made by Zhao Desan from Beijing at Su Qing's request. It was absolutely correct. Although he had a gentle smile on his face, his back teeth couldn't help but bite due to the anger in his heart. Fearing that Su Qing would discover something wrong, Secretary Jin picked up the teacup and took a sip of water to cover up the anger in his heart. Then he put down the teacup, smacked his lips, and said with a bit of a forced smile, "Alright, Minister Su, calling you here is nothing, just to tell you not to take the matters determined at the Standing Committee meeting to heart. Comrade Changping is a cadre of your Organization Department. That his work ability and conduct can be unanimously recognized by the standing committee members of the Provincial Party Committee is also a good thing for your Organization Department. It also shows from the side that Minister Su grasps the work of the Organization Department tightly and manages the cadres under her well."

Secretary Jin was worthy of being the number one leader of the Provincial Party Committee. The means of being two-faced could be said to be perfect and reached the peak of perfection. After a round of hoodwinking, the resentment Su Qing had toward him unknowingly decreased a lot, but there was still some dissatisfaction. The expression on her face became a bit lonely again. She nodded and said, "Since it is a matter determined at the Standing Committee meeting, then I certainly have no objections. Besides, you are also for the sake of the overall situation, Secretary Jin, I can understand. I am also happy for Comrade Changping, and I hope the Central Committee will soon approve the document so that he can quickly grasp the safety work."

Seeing that Su Qing had figured it out a lot, Secretary Jin 'laughed heartily' and praised, "Minister Su, I didn't misjudge you. You are indeed very sensible. Since you have figured it out, it's good. Then... then if Minister Su has anything else, go back and busy yourself?" The old fox had probed what he wanted to know and also pacified Su Qing's emotions, so he tactfully closed the door to guests.

Su Qing watched Secretary Jin walk out of the reception room, and a strange, sinister smile appeared on his face...

After Su Qing walked out of Secretary Jin's office, she gradually felt that the old fox's talk with her was premeditated. He must have wanted to pacify her emotions, but later they talked about Zhao Desan, which made her a bit unable to understand. Why would he suddenly be interested in a small person like Zhao Desan? If it were young people with outstanding work ability, there were not none in the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. How many young people wanted to get up there, but because they were suppressed by a group of pedantic and conservative old guys who were content with the status quo, she hadn't seen him promote them up.

When Su Qing walked to the floor where the Organization Department was located with full of doubts, and passed by the door of Li Changping's office while thinking about things, Li Changping was staring at Su Qing passing by the door inside. He knew that the Standing Committee meeting was over, and it was a done deal that he would be promoted to Deputy Secretary. So he deliberately accompanied a smile and shouted at Su Qing who was passing by the door, "Minister Su, is the meeting over?"

After walking out of Secretary Jin's office, Su Qing gradually began to feel that the old fox had a motive for calling her in to talk; he definitely wanted to soothe her emotions. However, later on, when he brought up Zhao Desan, it left her a bit puzzled. How could he suddenly be interested in a small figure like Zhao Desan? If one were to talk about young people with outstanding work abilities, there was no shortage of them in the provincial committee and provincial government. Many young people wanted to move up, but because they were suppressed by a bunch of pedantic old fogies who were content with the status quo, she had never seen him promote them.

When Su Qing, filled with doubts, walked to the floor where the Organization Department was located, thinking about things as she passed by the door of Li Changping's office, Li Changping was inside, sneakily staring at Su Qing as she walked past the door. He knew the Standing Committee meeting was over, and his promotion to Deputy Secretary was basically a done deal. So, he deliberately put on a fawning smile and called out to Su Qing as she passed the door, "Minister Su, is the meeting over?"