Chapter 752: I Wish I Could Replace You!

Ou Xiye attended a business engagement tonight.

The other party was a well-known enterprise within the province—Hongling Group.

He intended to transfer the City Square project to them.

The other party currently had an intention to cooperate, but there was still a distance to go before success.

Pushing open the door and preparing to change his shoes, Ou Xiye heard movement inside the house and realized there were guests at home.

His wife, Gao Li, walked over and whispered a complaint: "My brother has been waiting for you all night."

Ou Xiye nodded slightly, walked straight to the living room, shook hands with his brother-in-law, and said: "I had things to handle tonight and came back late. What urgent matter is there? Why wait for me so late?"

His brother-in-law, Gao Fu, replied: "There's no other way. I know you're busy and didn't want to disturb you, but this concerns my rice bowl; I must ask for your help!"

Ou Xiye immediately understood that his brother-in-law had come regarding the teacher screening and the adjustment of the teaching staff structure.

"Educational screening and the adjustment of the teaching staff structure are the general trend. You aren't young anymore; it's a good time to retire. Although the pension isn't much, it's enough for you and your sister-in-law to live on."

Gao Fu said angrily: "I have dedicated decades to the cause of education, and now that some bullshit new County Magistrate has arrived, he wants to smash my rice bowl—no way!"

Ou Xiye frowned: "This isn't one person's decision; it was decided by the County Party Committee through collective research."

Gao Fu took a deep breath: "We have worked for the education cause of Dayu County for so many years; to be cleared out just like this, I truly cannot accept it in my heart."

Ou Xiye persuaded him patiently: "I can understand your feelings. But you must also be considerate of the actual situation of the government's finances."

Gao Li comforted him softly: "Brother, just set your heart at ease. With Lao Ou here, he won't let you retire early."

Ou Xiye glared at Gao Li and said in a serious tone: "Don't make promises for me. You need to look at this matter objectively and rationally. I will not let personal connections affect the overall situation."

Seeing that Ou Xiye lacked any human touch, Gao Fu gritted his teeth and said: "I'll say this one thing: if you want me to leave the school and work in a secondary position, you must give me compensation. Otherwise, I will make a scene at the municipal level; if the municipal level doesn't work, I will make a scene at the provincial level!"

Seeing her husband's face turn livid, Gao Li quickly gave Gao Fu a look and advised: "Brother, watch what you say; don't get more and more outrageous. It would be one thing if others made trouble, but for you to join in—isn't that clearly making things difficult for Lao Ou?"

Ou Xiye had some understanding of his brother-in-law's situation.

He was a physical education teacher who had always been inattentive to his work.

There had even been outrageous incidents where he drank at noon and taught while drunk, leading to reports from parents.

Therefore, regarding Gao Fu being cleared out, Ou Xiye did not feel there was anything improper about it.

Ou Xiye had to pacify his brother-in-law; after all, if he led the trouble-making, it would be detrimental to his own reputation if it spread.

Furthermore, the signal he sent by coming to find him was also not good.

Tang Ye proposed optimizing the teaching staff structure.

It seemed someone was fanning the flames behind the scenes, wanting to take the opportunity to make a big issue out of it.

If left unchecked and allowed to continue fermenting, it could easily trigger even greater problems.

As for the compensation mentioned by his brother-in-law, that also needed to be resolved.

There was money in the Finance Bureau's account now, but that had to be used for its designated purpose.

Ou Xiye was feeling extremely conflicted at this moment!

After clearing out a batch of unqualified or over-age teachers, the wages issued monthly by the Finance Bureau would decrease, and the county's fiscal expenditures could also be lightened.

This was equivalent to "slimming down" the bloated finances of Dayu County.

In the long run, it was definitely a good thing;

But in the present, it had caused restlessness and hidden dangers, making people anxious.

Ou Xiye did not call Tang Ye to follow up on this matter, nor did he ask how the finance side would resolve it.

Let Tang Ye shoulder this matter alone.

As County Party Secretary, he had the responsibility to handle this matter well.

If he couldn't even solve a problem of four million!

Then there was no need for him to continue being the County Party Secretary!

After seeing his brother-in-law's family off.

Ou Xiye returned to the study and dialed the number of a classmate at the Municipal Agricultural Bank.

"Lao Ou, it's so late, why are you calling me suddenly?"

"I've encountered an urgent matter and would like to ask for your help."

"You don't easily ask people for favors! Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

"Dayu County is preparing to clear out a batch of teachers and needs a sum of compensation; I want to apply for a loan to solve this problem."

"Is that so! I will arrange to handle this first thing tomorrow morning; wait for my news." Although the old classmate agreed, his tone was hesitant.

Ou Xiye could only smile and say: "If it really doesn't work, tell me early so I can think of other ways!"

The old classmate sighed: "We've known each other for so many years, and you know how terrible the economic situation in Dayu County is. It's not that I don't want to agree readily, but the bank has rules for lending, and I have no way around it."

Ou Xiye said: "Whatever amount can be loaned is fine; I've troubled you."

Hanging up the call with his old classmate, Ou Xiye sighed softly.

Having worked in Dayu County for so many years, Ou Xiye's biggest trouble was the lack of money.

Therefore, he had long been accustomed to his old classmate's reaction.

Ou Xiye then dialed the number of a person in charge at another bank.

It was indeed humiliating to have to beg and plead.

However, as long as he could bring about some change to Dayu County, what did face matter!

May 18th.

The Yanzhou Municipal Organization Department held a symposium for representatives of outstanding young cadres.

Zhang Lin arrived very early.

He quickly found his seat card.

Afterward, he observed the layout of the conference room.

Tang Ye's seat card was placed directly opposite Secretary Liu.

Zhang Lin sighed inwardly; this meeting today was called an Outstanding Cadre Symposium.

But to put it bluntly, it was arranged specifically for Tang Ye.

Tang Ye walked in and sat down straight away.

Although Zhang Lin was reluctant in his heart, he still walked toward Tang Ye and took the initiative to reach out his hand to greet him.

He said in the Hanzhou dialect familiar to them both, "Long time no see!"

Tang Ye was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and shook hands with Zhang Lin in response: "Long time no see."

It was not that Tang Ye was deliberately putting on airs.

It was just that the relationship between Zhang Lin and Tang Ye was truly very ordinary.

Zhang Lin was doing quite well in the circle of cross-provincial Exchange Cadres.

Tang Ye, however, belonged to the last group to get on board, and in the eyes of this crowd, he was an outsider who had not entered the circle.

Of course!

Tang Ye did not care to force himself to integrate into that circle either.

Zhang Lin sighed sincerely: "You have achieved quite a few results recently, putting a lot of pressure on us."

Tang Ye waved his hand and said modestly: "I was just a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse; it was purely good luck. Hasn't Brother Zhang also been receiving frequent reports of success lately?"

Zhang Lin hurriedly said modestly: "That was just small-scale tinkering; compared to your achievements, it is not worth mentioning."

At this moment, Secretary Liu pushed the door open and entered.

The two of them hurriedly sat back in their own seats.

Secretary Liu walked straight toward Tang Ye, raised his hand to pat his shoulder, and even leaned in to whisper quietly in his ear.

As for Tang Ye.

Facing Secretary Liu, he kept bowing and nodding, his face full of smiles.

Watching this scene, Zhang Lin felt a bitter taste in his heart.

On one hand, he felt Tang Ye was being particularly sycophantic.

On the other hand, he envied Tang Ye and wished he could take his place!

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