Chapter 224: Untying Jiang Jing

"Mayor Jiang, I must admit my fault to you. Regarding the Guo Zhengting matter, I withheld information and did not report the relevant materials to you immediately."

Seeing that Jiang Jing was in a good mood, the time had come!

Tang Ye took the initiative to confess.

Jiang Jing's gaze was warm as she said patiently, "Tell me your reasons!"

"First, this was an anonymous letter, and the content was based on hearsay with many uncertainties. I intended to wait until the matter was defined and I understood it clearly before reporting it to you.

Second, I have a certain understanding of Guo Zhengting; he has always been cautious, and it is impossible for him to accept so much money so blatantly.

Third, it was a critical period for securing the New Reclamation Zone Project, and I did not want you to be distracted by this."

In reality, Jiang Jing did indeed have a knot in her heart regarding Tang Ye not handing over the materials in a timely manner.

However, Tang Ye being able to take the initiative to admit his fault could be considered as untying Jiang Jing's knot.

"You handled this matter very appropriately. Because I know you have no selfish motives. You do not get along well with Guo Zhengting, yet you can set aside personal grievances in the face of collective interests. Not everyone can achieve such breadth of mind."

Tang Ye felt relieved: "Thank you for your understanding."

Jiang Jing pondered for a moment and added, "Tang Ye, being in officialdom, you must be careful and cautious. Although you have only been at the Municipal Government for a few months, quite a few rumors have already reached my ears."

Tang Ye widened his eyes, suddenly feeling a chill down his spine, and laughed at himself bitterly:

"I must admit my fault to you. Working at the Municipal Government, I have certainly not done some things perfectly. But I can guarantee that I have never made mistakes on matters of principle."

Jiang Jing smiled, "I understand you; being able to come out unscathed from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection's investigation is enough to show your composure. However, interpersonal relationships are a science, and you must find a way to handle them well. Comrade Lin Ru has rich work experience; in the process of interacting with her, you must strive for her understanding and support."

Tang Ye quickly grasped the implication of Jiang Jing's words.

Could it be that Lin Ru had approached Jiang Jing privately and handed over incriminating materials about him?

Thinking of this, Tang Ye felt extremely frustrated.

He had always treated Lin Ru with the utmost respect in his daily life.

He never expected her to play dirty tricks behind his back.

Tang Ye paused for a moment and said with a smile, "Mayor Jiang, please rest assured, I will communicate well with Secretary-General Lin about this matter. In the future, I will also be more careful and cautious, and I will never let similar things reach your ears again."

Jiang Jing was quite satisfied with Tang Ye's attitude.

Although Tang Ye was not yet thirty, his ability to suppress anger was quite good, possessing the demeanor of a great general.

After returning to the office, Tang Ye sat in his chair and sulked for a while.

At this moment, Wen Rong walked in with documents and said, "Section Chief Tang, there is a meeting next Wednesday; this is Mayor Jiang's speech draft."

Tang Ye's face turned livid. He took the draft, scanned it quickly, frowned tightly, and asked, "Who wrote this draft?"

Wen Rong did not expect Tang Ye to drop his face directly and replied, "Zhan Shiqi was the lead writer, and the rest of us discussed and revised it together."

Tang Ye crumpled the draft into a ball, threw it into the trash can, and said, "No, rewrite it. The draft written for Mayor Jiang must be supported by a large amount of data and case studies; it cannot be filled with such clichés.

Comrade Wen Rong, I will give you one more month. If the draft is still this empty and devoid of substance, I think you can consider changing positions."

Wen Rong exited the office with reddened eyes.

She did not expect Tang Ye to lose such a big temper at her.

She had originally thought that they had built up some rapport during the reception tasks.

She did not expect her superior to be as "off-putting" as ever.

After Tang Ye finished venting his anger, he felt some regret; in fact, Wen Rong was not wrong.

It was just that Wen Rong had a soft personality, and Tang Ye unconsciously became overbearing when communicating with her.

Hearing a knock on the door, Lin Ru called out "Come in." Seeing it was Tang Ye, she said in a flat tone, "Sit for a moment."

Every time Tang Ye saw Lin Ru, she seemed to have endless phone calls to take.

Some calls could have been brief, and some could even have been made later; Lin Ru's actions were nothing more than wanting to deliberately leave him hanging.

After a long while, Lin Ru finally finished her work, a smile appeared on her face, and she asked, "Little Tang, what is it you need?"

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "I have a family gathering this weekend and would like to request half a day off. But Mayor Jiang also has official arrangements for the weekend, so I specifically came to report this to you."

Lin Ru appeared very reasonable, "That is easy to handle; I will be accompanying her at that time."

Tang Ye then sighed and continued, "Secretary-General Lin, there is one more thing I would like to communicate with you about. Recently, many people have come to me and sent a lot of cigarettes, alcohol, and tea.

Those sending gifts are leaders from various counties and districts, as well as heads of various bureaus; they are in high and powerful positions.

They say this is the convention. If I don't accept, it seems like I am being unreasonable and will offend people for no reason; but if I do accept, I feel very uneasy. So I would like to ask for your advice on how I should handle this?"

Lin Ru's expression instantly became extremely solemn; she had not expected Tang Ye to come directly to her to discuss such a sensitive and private topic.

"As the Mayor's secretary, you will certainly face all kinds of tests. You must build a strong psychological defense and must never cross the bottom line," Lin Ru said sternly.

Tang Ye said with a bitter smile, "Sister Lin, I am truly troubled. I sincerely hope you can point me in the right direction. I have thought it over and over; currently, there are two ways: one is to go to the Discipline Inspection Commission to confess this, and the second is to cash out the received gifts and donate them to Project Hope or transfer them to the Integrity Account."

Lin Ru had originally intended to use this opportunity to badmouth him in front of Jiang Jing and lower Tang Ye's impression score in Jiang Jing's heart, but she did not expect Tang Ye to come to her directly to ask how to handle these matters.

In an instant, Lin Ru fell into a passive position.

After all, if she forced Tang Ye to go to the Discipline Inspection Commission to confess, it would undoubtedly offend all those who sent the gifts.

Once the potential rules were broken, how would she conduct herself in this circle in the future?

Lin Ru sighed helplessly and said, "It is good that you can take the initiative to come to me to confide your confusion. Just handle it using the second method!"

Tang Ye nodded, a smile on his face, and then handed a stack of vouchers to Lin Ru, saying, "Secretary-General, it seems we thought of the same thing. Actually, I have already donated the cash according to the value of the gifts."

Glancing at the donation time, Lin Ru felt a shock in her heart.

She realized then that Tang Ye was far more cautious and careful than she had imagined.

Tang Ye continued to communicate candidly with Lin Ru: "Secretary-General Lin, my goals are firm; you can rest assured that I will absolutely not change my original intention because of economic interest issues."