Chapter 937: A Sudden Visit of Condolence!

Has Ou Xiye returned from Yanjing?

There is much speculation in the outside world regarding Ou Xiye's absence from Dayu County.

Ma Ran is an insider.

Ou Xiye went to Yanjing to accompany his daughter for medical treatment!

Ma Ran also lost his appetite; he hurriedly finished his meal and rushed toward the office.

Tang Ye had also received the notification just a few minutes ago and was preparing to head to the conference room. Seeing Ma Ran's flustered appearance, he comforted him, "I'll head to the conference room first; it doesn't matter if you come a bit later."

Ma Ran secretly thought that Tang Ye probably hadn't had time to eat lunch yet.

However, this kind of situation was common.

"Secretary Tang, I'll come over as soon as I grab my notebook."

Tang Ye walked into the conference room.

Not long after, the various Standing Committee Members walked in one after another.

Everyone took the initiative to greet Tang Ye.

From this detail, one could see that Tang Ye's position within the leadership team was still very stable.

Xing Zhijun hurried over from the Public Security Bureau and asked Tang Ye in a low voice, "Calling a meeting so suddenly, has something major happened?"

Tang Ye smiled, "You'll know in a moment! Don't be anxious!"

Judging from Tang Ye's attitude, Xing Zhijun figured it probably wasn't anything thorny.

There were only a few days left until the Spring Festival; if a major blunder occurred, it would be impossible to spend the new year in peace.

A moment later, Ou Xiye and Jiang Anbang walked into the conference room side by side.

After Ou Xiye settled into his seat, his expression was extremely serious: "Comrades, last night I received a call from Secretary Liu of the Municipal Party Committee. In three days, Secretary Guo of the Provincial Party Committee will lead a team to Dayu County to carry out pre-Spring Festival condolences, so I rushed back from Yanjing early this morning."

Everyone began whispering to one another.

No wonder Ou Xiye attached such importance to this!

So it was the Provincial Party Secretary coming to Dayu County!

"Comrades, the Provincial Party leadership coming to Dayu County is, on one hand, to offer condolences to the impoverished people, and on the other, to inspect our poverty alleviation results.

For us, this is an important test. I hope everyone will attach great importance to it and, while doing your own jobs well, fully cooperate to complete this reception task."

After speaking, Ou Xiye cast a glance at Jiang Anbang.

Jiang Anbang immediately took up the conversation with tacit understanding:

"Comrades, there is no need for everyone to be overly nervous. The Provincial Party leadership choosing Dayu County as an important stop for their Spring Festival condolences is, in itself, an acknowledgment of our work.

We don't need to make special preparations to welcome the leaders; we just need to do our own jobs well and reflect the actual situation truthfully.

However, everyone must still hold fast to their duties, especially the petition department, which must make deployments in advance to ensure the condolence activities proceed at a normal pace; for key personnel of concern, ensure standardized management.

Next, we will distribute the tasks, and I hope all comrades will actively cooperate..."

After the tasks were assigned, Jiang Anbang asked Tang Ye, "Secretary Tang, do you have anything to add?"

Tang Ye put down the fountain pen in his hand: "I believe this reception must be highly valued, but it must absolutely not be done with great fanfare.

Secretary Guo coming to offer condolences to the impoverished people is certainly an acknowledgment of our efforts in poverty alleviation, but at the same time, we must also let Secretary Guo know that the poverty alleviation work in Dayu County has only just begun, there are still many impoverished masses in urgent need of assistance, and there are still many thorny problems that have yet to be solved.

During the reception, we should be warm and attentive, but there is no need to be overly grand; the scale and sense of proportion must be appropriate!"

Ou Xiye nodded in support: "We must take Comrade Tang Ye's reminder seriously. Dayu County is a National-level Poverty-stricken County; we must have a clear positioning and must never manufacture false prosperity. We must welcome this task with an attitude of seeking truth from facts!"

Tang Ye pondered for a moment and then added: "The petition department should sort things out before the Provincial Party leadership arrives. Matters that can be handled on the spot should be resolved immediately, and those that cannot be handled temporarily should be given a clear reply; only in this way can we resolve various unpredictable variables in advance."

Jiang Anbang thought to himself that Tang Ye had always faced problems head-on and never avoided them, which was truly admirable.

He nodded slightly and gave instructions to Chen Qing, who was in charge of petition work:

"Make sure the petition department attaches great importance to this matter later."

Jiang Anbang knew that this visit by the Provincial Party Secretary was absolutely the most important opportunity of his life.

Although he had failed to secure the position of County Party Secretary, through this activity, he had the chance to meet the Provincial Party Secretary, laying a solid foundation for his future development.

And the reason Jiang Anbang accepted Tang Ye's suggestions unconditionally was also because he knew that the Provincial Party Secretary was coming for this activity precisely because of Tang Ye's poverty alleviation achievements.

Over the next few days, the entire Dayu County was plunged into busyness, and people didn't even have time to care about the early-issued wages and extra bonuses.

On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the weather was slightly gloomy.

Tang Ye sighed lightly as he left the house—this kind of weather always made one feel that snowflakes could drift down at any moment.

The group waited at the highway entrance for nearly an hour, and finally, a motorcade appeared in their field of vision.

After Liu Mingyuan got out of the car, he waited for Secretary Guo to get out first, then the two walked side by side to the front of the line and headed toward the welcoming team of Dayu County.

Secretary Guo looked over the reception motorcade: the number of vehicles was not small, and they were all polished until they shone, but the models all looked somewhat old.

Liu Mingyuan introduced to Secretary Guo: "This is Comrade Ou Xiye, the County Party Secretary of Dayu County."

Secretary Guo shook hands with Ou Xiye: "I have long wanted to meet you. Dayu County's poverty alleviation work over the past year has been done very well."

Tears welled up in Ou Xiye's eyes from excitement; this moment was by no means a deliberate performance, but a heartfelt outpouring of true emotion.

"Secretary Guo, the development of Dayu County cannot be separated from the support of the provincial and municipal leadership; I have only done what I could."

Liu Mingyuan immediately introduced Jiang Anbang: "This is Comrade Jiang Anbang, the County Magistrate."

Secretary Guo glanced at Jiang Anbang's legs: "I heard you injured your leg last year; how is your recovery now?"

Jiang Anbang smiled: "Thank you for your concern, Secretary Guo. My leg injury has healed a lot and will definitely not affect my work."

Secretary Guo nodded slightly: "Grassroots work needs a tough guy like you who can go into battle while injured."

Immediately, his gaze locked onto Tang Ye: "There is no need to introduce this one; we met just a few days ago. Little Tang told me that Dayu County's poverty alleviation work has achieved some results, and I am very curious—I don't know if he was bragging!"

Secretary Guo's humor instantly infected everyone.

And these words also revealed a great deal of information:

His visit to Dayu County this time to offer condolences was closely related to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye gripped Secretary Guo's hand, feeling only that the other party's palm was warm and soft: "Secretary Guo, whether I am boasting or not, you will know after you have seen it on the ground. I am very confident that after you have seen it, you will have a more comprehensive understanding of Dayu County, and I also hope you can provide us with more support."

Secretary Guo smiled: "Look at you, the work hasn't even started yet and you are already reaching out to me for policies. Rest assured, as long as the work is done solidly, we will give you a satisfactory answer!"