Chapter 660: A Typical Case of Cadre Rejuvenation!

There was a window of time before heading to Dayu County to take up his post, which Tang Ye used to adjust his state of mind.

After all, for the past few years, Tang Ye had been like a spinning top, always maintaining a high-intensity pace of operation.

Early in the morning, after Tang Ye finished his run and returned home, by the time Du Xi woke up, a steaming, varied breakfast was already laid out on the table.

Looking at the table full of food, Du Xi was caught between laughter and tears: "Making so many delicious things in the morning, I really can't handle it."

Tang Ye walked over, kissed her on the cheek, and said with a smile, "I have to go out of town in a while, so I need to make it up to you properly during this time."

Du Xi's cheeks flushed; she picked up her millet porridge to take a sip, then picked up a fried dough stick, tore it into two, and handed one to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye took the fried dough stick and broke it into small pieces to soak in his soy milk.

Du Xi snuck a glance at Tang Ye, a faint smile spreading across the corners of her mouth.

Just looking at him filled her heart with a sense of happiness; she always felt that this life was worth it to have been able to win over such an outstanding man.

Tang Ye noticed her gaze and subconsciously touched his face: "What is it? Is there something on my face?"

Du Xi shook her head: "No, don't overthink it."

Looking at Du Xi's flushed cheeks, Tang Ye couldn't help but laugh. In the eyes of others, Du Xi was the sharp and beautiful flower of the Criminal Police Team, but in front of him, she was always a little woman.

Tang Ye certainly knew that Du Xi was like two different people when she was with him versus when she was with others.

And this sense of contrast was exactly what he liked about her.

"By the way, Liu Fang said she's holding a full-month banquet for the two Ninis this weekend and invited us," Du Xi suddenly remembered.

"Then we must prepare a gift," Tang Ye replied.

"Mm, I bought it a long time ago; it's two gold bracelets, totaling one hundred grams."

"You're quite generous," Tang Ye remarked with a click of his tongue.

"They are our goddaughters, how could I be stingy?"

"Sun Hai, that kid, really hit the jackpot marrying Liu Fang."

After finishing breakfast, Tang Ye drove Du Xi to the police station.

When getting out of the car, Du Xi greeted a few colleagues.

"Oh, Captain Du, someone dropped you off at work today!" a colleague teased.

"Mm, my husband is on leave these few days," Du Xi explained with a smile, a change from her usual cold demeanor.

Tang Ye returned to his residence, cleaned the house, and had just rested when he received a call from Minister Xia of the Municipal Organization Department.

"Minister Xia, do you have any instructions?"

"I just received a notice from the Provincial Organization Department; Minister Cheng wants to see you." Xia Hong's tone carried a hint of excitement.

"Is that so?" Tang Ye was somewhat surprised, "Do I need to prepare anything?"

Xia Hong thought for a moment and said, "He probably wants to talk about your work ideas for Dayu County; just prepare a little. Minister Cheng is a very amiable person and knows about you; he thinks quite highly of you—your name was even added at a critical moment at Minister Cheng's request. Don't be too nervous, just keep a calm mind."

Tang Ye quickly said, "Understood, thank you, Minister Xia. If it weren't for you always helping me fight for this, I wouldn't have this opportunity."

Xia Hong laughed: "When the Provincial Organization Department evaluates cadres, they look at comprehensive ability. You are one of the most promising cadres in Hanzhou, so of course I would recommend you—I believe you can do it well."

Tang Ye said sincerely, "Thank you for your recognition, Minister Xia; I will certainly not let you down."

Early the next morning, Tang Ye drove to Qiongjin. Although Minister Cheng's Secretary had given the time as ten-thirty, he arrived near the Provincial Party Committee Compound around eight o'clock, found a teahouse, and sat alone drinking tea while waiting, pondering how he should speak when he met Minister Cheng later.

Around ten o'clock, Tang Ye drove into the Provincial Party Committee Compound, walked into Building No. 3, took the elevator to the fifth floor, and knocked on the door of Minister Cheng's Secretary's office.

"Secretary Wang, hello, I am Tang Ye," Tang Ye greeted politely.

"Hello!" Secretary Wang took the initiative to reach out and shake his hand, "You're very punctual. However, Minister Cheng just took an important call, so I have to trouble you to wait a moment; why not have some tea first?"

Tang Ye quickly waved his hand: "No trouble at all, I won't have any tea. I have to talk to Minister Cheng later, and when I get nervous, my stomach gets full of water; I'm afraid of making a fool of myself."

Secretary Wang was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Little Tang, you are quite humorous."

Tang Ye took the opportunity to say: "I'm just nervous, trying to ease my mood; please don't mind, Secretary Wang."

Secretary Wang did not insist on pouring tea and invited Tang Ye to sit opposite him, nodding inwardly—although this Tang Ye was young, he was very measured in his speech and actions, and most importantly, he had strong affinity; one sentence had closed the distance, no wonder Xia Hong of the Hanzhou Municipal Organization Department spoke so highly of him.

Secretary Wang also wanted to learn more about him, so he began: "Although this is our first meeting, I have heard of many of your deeds long ago."

Tang Ye showed a look of surprise: "You flatter me."

Secretary Wang said with a smile: "You were the Top Scorer in the Provincial Examination, spent a year at the Old Cadre Bureau, and were later arranged to take a temporary post in Pinghu."

"In Pinghu, the investment promotion video you made yourself secured several projects, including the Pinghu Resort and the Provincial Agricultural Reclamation New Reclamation Area."

"Later, when you were Secretary for Jiang Jing, you participated in undercover investigations many times, helping the common people solve many difficult problems."

"When you arrived in Suiyuan County, you fought wits and courage with the local black-hearted forces, putting yourself in danger several times, and managed to take down the criminal gang led by Xu Zongchao and Xiao Zi'an."

"You also used your own methods to transform the mess that was the Suiyuan Industrial Park into a National Demonstration Base."

"And the State-owned Assets Revitalization Plan you recently promoted has also attracted high attention from provincial leaders; Provincial Governor Fu Yagang has mentioned it several times in meetings."

Listening to this, Tang Ye didn't feel very happy; instead, he felt a bit panicked.

In front of Secretary Wang, he felt like a transparent person.

He also secretly rejoiced that he had always kept to his bottom line; otherwise, in Secretary Wang's eyes, he wouldn't be full of political achievements, but full of flaws.

Secretary Wang seemed to see through his thoughts and asked with a smile: "Are you quite surprised?"

Tang Ye quickly self-deprecatingly said: "What I did was all part of my duty; it's really not worth mentioning."

Secretary Wang said: "I had people look into these things of yours for a long time—the province is now looking to establish a model, and you are one of them."

Tang Ye sighed: "This really makes me feel flattered."

Secretary Wang continued: "Now, from the Central Committee down to the local level, everyone is advocating for the rejuvenation of cadres, and our organization department naturally wants to boldly employ young people. You are a very good example, and this was an instruction personally given by Minister Cheng."

Hearing this, Tang Ye finally understood.

All of this felt somewhat unreal.

He had originally thought that going to Dayu County was entering a tiger's den, but hearing Secretary Wang say this, it didn't seem so bad after all.

"It's about time; I'll go see if Minister Cheng has finished her call," Secretary Wang said, standing up.