Chapter 477: Time to be the Firefighter Again!

Tang Ye received a call from Du Chengfeng, who said he would be back at the Yunhu Courtyard for dinner in the evening.

The moment he pushed the door open, he saw Shen Mingcheng and Chen Lan sitting in the living room talking, and he couldn't help but feel a bit surprised, secretly wondering: This couple was at each other's throats before, could they have reconciled now?

Walking into the house, Tang Ye saw quite a few gifts piled up beside the coffee table, and he immediately understood in his heart that Shen Mingcheng and Chen Lan likely had something to ask for this time.

It was, unsurprisingly, related to the violent forced demolition in Pinghu that resulted in casualties.

Seeing Tang Ye enter, Shen Mingcheng, despite feeling a bit uneasy, still stood up immediately to greet him: "It must have taken over an hour to drive back from Suiyuan, right? You've had a hard trip."

"It's about the same distance as going to Tianling County." Tang Ye waved his hand and replied with a smile, "You all chat, I'll go to the kitchen to lend a hand."

After saying this, he rolled up his sleeves and walked toward the kitchen.

Not long after, Xiao Qin stepped out from the kitchen and said with a helpless smile: "Little Tang is such a child, he always rushes to cook every time he comes home, but his skills are truly quite good. Mingcheng, Chen Lan, have some fruit; these lychees are very fresh, they were brought back by a friend of Du Xi who went on a business trip to Lingnan."

"Thank you, Auntie, we won't stand on ceremony." Shen Mingcheng responded with a smile.

Just as they were talking, Du Chengfeng pushed the door open and entered, changed his shoes, walked into the living room, and greeted Shen Mingcheng.

Suddenly his phone rang, so he turned and walked into the study to answer it.

It wasn't until Xiao Qin went over to knock on the door and said dinner was ready that Du Chengfeng came out of the study a moment later.

Although Shen Mingcheng was burning with anxiety and wanted to bring up the matter immediately, he still forced himself to remain silent at the dinner table.

Chen Lan, meanwhile, kept her attention entirely on the food.

It had to be said that the dishes Tang Ye cooked seemed to have magic; they tasted ordinary at first, but after eating them, they were unforgettable, and one would miss them especially after a long time.

After the meal, Du Chengfeng glanced at Shen Mingcheng: "Mingcheng, come with me to the study. Tang Ye, you come in too."

The two followed Du Chengfeng into the study, and Tang Ye got up to brew three cups of tea.

Du Chengfeng sipped his tea and asked softly: "Mingcheng, you came this time because of the demolition for the Pinghu Resort Project, right?"

Shen Mingcheng secretly sighed at Du Chengfeng's craftiness and hurriedly replied: "Uncle, I have also tried many ways. You are the Old Secretary of Tianling, and the people below all follow your lead. Now that this incident has happened, everyone is just passing the buck; I really feel powerless."

Du Chengfeng swept a faint glance at him: "Have you ever thought about why this situation occurred?"

Shen Mingcheng smiled bitterly: "It's mainly because my prestige isn't enough, it's far behind yours."

Du Chengfeng thought to himself: This kid still doesn't understand the key to the problem.

"Mingcheng, there are some things I've kept to myself for a long time; I thought you would be able to figure them out yourself, but it seems I have to spell them out today."

Shen Mingcheng looked at him in astonishment, "Where have I done something wrong? Please feel free to speak plainly."

"After you arrived in Tianling, you were busy holding meetings every day—small meetings every day, big meetings every three days. It looked lively, but in reality, it consumed a massive amount of energy." Du Chengfeng said in a deep voice, "More importantly, you lack political sensitivity. When encountering emergencies, you are often not on the scene. Over time, it's inevitable that the people below will have complaints."

Facing the criticism, Shen Mingcheng was somewhat unconvinced.

He thought: The reason I hold meetings frequently is because the people below don't follow orders, so I can only rely on meetings to "brainwash" them.

As for.

Not being on the scene, that only happened a few times.

How could it be as serious as Uncle says?

However, since he had a request for Du Chengfeng right now, he could only say insincerely: "Uncle, you really hit the nail on the head. I will definitely learn the lesson and correct the problems. But for the Pinghu demolition matter, you still need to step in and help. Now that the people below are all shirking responsibility, I can't possibly handle it personally, can I?"

Du Chengfeng was taken aback upon hearing this and looked at him in surprise: "Why can't you handle it personally?"

Shen Mingcheng hurriedly explained: "I'm afraid that even if I go, I won't be able to solve the problem. That 'stubborn household' is currently in a fit of rage, insisting that we release people, and even threatening us with media exposure. The household head's son is taking advantage of his legal background to hold us to ransom; he's just a rogue."

Tang Ye frowned, thinking to himself, no wonder Shen Mingcheng didn't handle this matter well.

He placed himself in a high and mighty position, but he did not position himself correctly.

Hearing this, Du Chengfeng finally understood.

Guo Zhengting's previous assessment of Shen Mingcheng was indeed correct!

This kid has a weak backbone and is hard to entrust with important tasks.

If it were any other County Party Secretary, Du Chengfeng would never intervene, but Shen Mingcheng was his daughter's cousin-in-law, and he also didn't want to see the development situation in Tianling that he had built with his own hands be destroyed.

He turned his head to look at Tang Ye: "You worked in Pinghu before and are more familiar with the situation there than Mingcheng and I; do you have any solutions?"

Tang Ye had always been concerned about Pinghu.

That was a model project he had worked so hard to build.

It was like having one's own pet fostered by someone else, only for it to be "ruined" not long after.

"This matter requires sitting down and having a good talk with the household head's son. He is a professional and is proficient in the law. Therefore, we must start from the perspective of emotion and righteousness to find a reasonable solution and reach a consensus."

Du Chengfeng nodded: "You assist Mingcheng in handling this matter."

Tang Ye understood his father-in-law's intentions: it wasn't to help Shen Mingcheng, but to preserve the results that he and his father-in-law had worked together to achieve.

"Dad, I'll give it a try."

Du Chengfeng's meaning was for Tang Ye to contact the people in Pinghu and have the cadres there cooperate with the county to resolve the matter.

Shen Mingcheng lacked a grassroots foundation; he hadn't realized that for this kind of grassroots conflict, one must have a mass base and prestige to resolve the issue.

Being an official isn't just about issuing orders to get things done.

He underestimated the complexity of grassroots management.

Shen Mingcheng felt that Du Chengfeng was just brushing him off; he felt a bit bitter inside, and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"Then many thanks, Uncle."

After a short while, Shen Mingcheng left the Du Residence in disappointment.

After Shen Mingcheng left, Du Chengfeng remarked to Tang Ye with emotion: "No wonder Guo Zhengting complains to me every so often; Shen Mingcheng still hasn't adapted to grassroots work."

"I have already contacted Chen Zhihua; I will go to Pinghu early tomorrow morning to meet with the household head's son," Tang Ye said.

Du Chengfeng patted him on the shoulder: "This matter is hard on you."

"I will do my best," Tang Ye responded modestly.

He thought to himself, he had to be the firefighter again!

Chen Lan was driving the car.

Shen Mingcheng sat in the back row, complaining incessantly.

Chen Lan's brows were tightly furrowed.

"My uncle-in-law is under no obligation to help you clean up your mess."

"But there's no need to use Tang Ye to disgust me, is there? Tang Ye has been away from Pinghu for over a year. Does he even understand the situation in Pinghu? Asking him to assist me in solving problems—isn't that just making a fool out of me?"

Chen Lan had been in frequent contact with the Du Family recently and knew that Du Chengfeng's character was not that of a petty person, so she said in a deep voice, "Shen Mingcheng, when asking for help, one must be sincere. If others help you, it is out of kindness; if they don't, it is their right."

Shen Mingcheng sneered, "I never expected your uncle-in-law to be of any help to me. However, have you ever considered that if I fail to achieve results in Tianling, it won't do you any good either?"

Chen Lan did not speak.

Seeing Shen Mingcheng's arrogant demeanor now, she felt a sense of repulsion from the bottom of her heart...