Chapter 355: Losing to Tang Ye is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of!

At the same time Xia Hong dialed Du Chengfeng's number, the results were also released and posted through the Municipal Government's information system.

A classmate from the Party School saw the results and told Tang Ye immediately.

Tang Ye couldn't wait to open his computer, and looking at the numbers on the screen, he was also somewhat surprised.

It was a few points higher than estimated, and he couldn't help but secretly ponder that the grading standard for this open selection was indeed looser than the Provincial Examination back in the day.

Besides, his luck wasn't bad; he had guessed the answers correctly on a few questions in the administrative aptitude test that he hadn't been sure about.

His cell phone suddenly vibrated; it was a call from Jiang Jing.

"Little Tang, come to my office."

"I'm coming right over!"

Tang Ye straightened his collar and pushed open the door to the office next door.

Inside the room, the newly appointed Deputy Secretary-General Shi Hao was looking at him with a smile, while Jiang Jing leaned against the desk, her eyes smiling: "Little Tang, I just heard from Secretary-General Cheng Feng that the written test results for the open selection are out. Congratulations!"

Tang Ye hadn't expected Jiang Jing to be so attentive, and a surge of warmth welled up in his heart: "It's all thanks to your constant support. If you hadn't pointed me in the right direction and supported me in participating in the open selection, I wouldn't have had the chance to try."

Jiang Jing stood up and walked to his side, gently patting his shoulder, her tone full of gratification: "Honestly, I knew you had a solid foundation for exams, but with work running around the clock lately, I was worried it would affect your performance. As it turns out, you've given everyone a big surprise."

Tang Ye smiled modestly: "This is only the written test; the interview is still hanging in the balance."

Hearing this, Jiang Jing laughed heartily: "Your written test score was 88 after conversion, fifteen points higher than the second place for the same position! If you can't pass the interview with such a huge advantage, that would truly be strange."

Tang Ye, however, still looked serious: "I still have to go all out to prepare; I can't afford the slightest bit of carelessness."

Jiang Jing turned to look at Shi Hao, her eyes filled with approval: "How about it? I wasn't wrong, was I? Little Tang is very steady in his work."

Shi Hao nodded, his tone sincere: "Although we haven't worked together for long, he is indeed someone you can rely on."

Jiang Jing turned back to Tang Ye, her tone solemn: "The re-examination is this weekend. Spend these next few days handing over your current work to Secretary-General Shi and focus on preparing for the exam."

Tang Ye was slightly stunned, then nodded firmly: "Understood, I will arrange everything properly."

Jiang Jing pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked: "How do you think the subsequent work of Secretariat Section Two should be arranged?"

Tang Ye understood in his heart; this was Jiang Jing preparing for the office layout after his transfer.

"Comrade Wen Rong is meticulous and reliable in her work, and her progress is particularly obvious. Now, she is basically the one drafting the materials and speeches."

Jiang Jing nodded after hearing this: "Then have her come over."

Tang Ye walked out of the office, a faint sense of loss welling up in his heart.

About to bid farewell to a familiar post, reluctance and nostalgia were intertwined.

But he knew clearly that if he wanted to go far in his official career, he had to seize every opportunity and actively jump out of his comfort zone.

The written test had pulled away the gap.

Surely no one would say that his participation in the open selection was through the back door!

……

He dialed Wen Rong's number, and not long after, Wen Rong appeared in Jiang Jing's office with a nervous expression.

Jiang Jing gently signaled for her to sit down and said with a smile: "There's just been news that Tang Ye took first place in the written test. With this score, he will soon be going to a new post. He recommended you to me, and for the next period of time, you will have to take over his work."

Wen Rong hurriedly stood up, her tone firm: "Please rest assured, Mayor Jiang, I will definitely learn well from Section Chief Tang!"

After leaving the office, Wen Rong felt a mix of emotions.

Although she knew Tang Ye was participating in the selection, she hadn't expected the results to be so dazzling, nor had she expected him to recommend her.

Recalling her past complaints about Tang Ye's strict requirements in private, only regret and self-reproach remained now.

It was precisely those seemingly harsh standards that had allowed her to grow rapidly in just one year; whether it was her work ability or her way of thinking about problems, they were all deeply branded with Tang Ye's shadow.

……

At this moment, in an office at the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Hu Zhongping stared fixedly at the results posted on the computer screen, his whole person frozen in place like a clay sculpture.

At the top of the list was Tang Ye's name, followed by a Section-level Cadre from a subordinate county who was also his classmate in the Party School's section-level class, while his own name was relegated to third place.

The "clumsiness" Tang Ye had deliberately displayed in the exam room turned out to be a carefully designed illusion.

It was only to make his opponents let down their guard and underestimate his true strength!

The sixteen-point gap loomed before him, an almost insurmountable chasm in the interview round, which completely extinguished his hope.

How he wished now that he had chosen to apply for a different position back then.

It was all Tang Ye's fault for applying at the last minute, catching him off guard.

His cell phone suddenly started to vibrate.

Hu Zhongping mechanically pressed the answer button.

An excited voice came from the other end of the line: "Old Hu! Congratulations! You made it to the interview!"

He twitched the corners of his mouth, squeezing out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Are you doing this on purpose to see me make a fool of myself?"

Laughter exploded from the receiver: "It's not shameful to lose to Tang Ye; after all, his strength is there..."

Hu Zhongping sighed heavily and interrupted: "I was mentally prepared, but that look he had in the exam room... it's really infuriating!"

The person on the other end also sighed with emotion, their tone carrying a hint of wariness: "Yeah, I thought he was busy with work and hadn't prepared for the exam, but I didn't expect him to be hiding so much. This person, his mind is too deep."

……

As twilight began to fall, Zhao Disheng pushed open his front door. Li Lingyu poked her head out from the kitchen, her eyes full of surprise: "Why are you back so early today? Did the sun rise in the west?"

Zhao Disheng loosened his tie casually, his voice carrying a hint of fatigue: "No social engagements tonight, so I came back early."

Li Lingyu stepped forward quickly, took his heavy briefcase, and hung it neatly on the coat rack, her apron still dusted with a little flour: "Dinner will be ready in half an hour. By the way, wasn't the re-examination list for the open selection released today? I played mahjong with Xiao Qin a few days ago, and she kept mentioning this on the table."

Zhao Disheng just gave a vague "Mm."

Li Lingyu walked out of the kitchen wiping her hands, noticing her husband's unusual behavior, her brows slightly furrowed: "What's wrong? Could it be that Zhongping didn't do well?"

Zhao Disheng twitched the corners of his mouth, his smile uglier than crying: "Zhongping was third in the written test; he made it to the re-examination."

"That's great then..." Li Lingyu was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly realized, her eyes widening: "Tang Ye also made it to the re-examination? Could it be that he is in first place?"

She subconsciously gripped her apron, "If Hu Zhongping works hard, perhaps there is still a chance..."

"A chance?" Zhao Disheng suddenly let out a bitter laugh, his laughter filled with self-mockery, "Tang Ye's written exam score is a full sixteen points higher than Hu Zhongping's. Sixteen points! The gap is too large; what does Hu Zhongping have to catch up with?"

Li Lingyu instantly understood where her husband's frustration came from.

Over these years, Zhao Disheng had secretly paved the way for Hu Zhongping many times.

From introductions to connections to prioritizing resources, he had given everything he could.

Yet now, this nephew in whom he had placed such high hopes appeared so vulnerable before Tang Ye.

He and Du Chengfeng were vaguely in a competitive relationship.

In the cultivation of a successor, he was undoubtedly at a disadvantage.