Chapter 995: He Still Kept His Guard Up!

In the afternoon, before convening the Standing Committee, a meeting of five was held first.

The main discussion concerned the preliminary demolition and relocation work for the Yuyan Expressway. What surprised Tang Ye somewhat was that Jiang Anbang's attitude toward building the road had changed significantly.

The reason Tang Ye had always maintained a positive assessment of Jiang Anbang was that Jiang Anbang was a clever man.

He knew how to utilize the situation to secure benefits for himself.

Shi Yao's attitude was clear: "Building the road has received the support of Secretary Liu, and there are supporting policies from the city; we need to seize the time to implement it."

Jiang Anbang probed, "The scope of building the road is too broad; I fear it can only be carried out if Secretary Shi takes the lead personally, otherwise it will be very difficult."

Shi Yao did not decline, "Fine, I will serve as the General Commander for the road construction."

Jiang Anbang said, "Since Secretary Shi is willing to take the lead, things will be easy to handle. As long as the bottleneck of transportation is cleared, Dayu can welcome a new round of great development. As County Magistrate, I am duty-bound."

The County Party Committee makes decisions, and the Government executes them; this is the basic model.

With Shi Yao willing to serve as General Commander, she felt at ease. As for the specific matters, as the head of the administration, he had no reason to shirk, so he agreed immediately.

Once the two reached a preliminary consensus, the topic was placed before the Standing Committee.

Shi Yao spoke first, saying: "A great man once said that to do things, one must grasp the bull by its nose. The so-called bull's nose is the most core and critical link of a matter. The transportation bottleneck has already affected Dayu's development; the bull's nose for all problems is transportation. Therefore, there is only one topic for today's Standing Committee meeting: solving the problem of Dayu's transportation."

In the Standing Committee, generally speaking, the Secretary's attitude is the final word and should be placed last. Today, at the first Standing Committee meeting, Shi Yao set the tone right from the start. If the Standing Committee members explicitly opposed it, they would be going against the new Secretary, so everyone remained silent.

Shi Yao did not want the meeting to go cold and said softly, "Building the road is a good thing and a major event; please express your opinions fully."

After speaking, she glanced at Tang Ye.

Tang Ye then spoke up, "I will speak first. I support including the Yuyan Expressway in this year's key projects. Regarding the importance of transportation, one can see it from a few common sayings: when the train whistles, ten thousand taels of gold; if you want to be rich, build roads first."

Dayu County's transportation conditions are the worst in Yanzhou. If the transportation situation is not changed, other developments will be castles in the air. I agree to start the construction of the Yuyan Expressway immediately."

Xing Zhijun said straightforwardly, "I have no objections."

Shen Yuping also said, "No objections!"

Others also began to express their stances one after another; there were opinions in favor, opinions against, and opinions remaining neutral.

From the voices in the meeting, it could be seen that Shi Yao had now gained a certain degree of dominance, but there was still a distance to full control.

After everyone had expressed their stances, Jiang Anbang gave a summary, "I will speak!"

The meeting hall went quiet.

Everyone looked at Jiang Anbang.

"Building the road is the general trend; the masses have this wish, and various enterprises have this wish. I previously had concerns and worries because of the lack of funds, fearing that loans would shackle Dayu's development."

"However, Secretary Shi has secured support from the province and the city."

"I suggest that Secretary Shi serve as the Commander of the Highway Construction Leading Command."

Hearing this, others sighed at Jiang Anbang's maturity.

While it seemed like he was giving up command, he was actually handing the responsibility over to Shi Yao.

Jiang Anbang was not entirely trying to shirk responsibility, but rather felt that Shi Yao needed this status.

Shi Yao reacted quickly, "Fearing wolves in front and tigers behind, worrying about gains and losses—one can never accomplish great things. To start the Yuyan Expressway, if there are no conditions, we must create them; if there are difficulties, we must overcome them. I will be this Commander."

After Shi Yao finished speaking, she mused that Jiang Anbang's shrewdness was still very deep.

Although they had reconciled for the time being, he still kept his guard up.

It seemed like he was letting her be the General Commander, but in reality, he was minimizing the responsibility on himself.

If problems arose in the future, Jiang Anbang could push the responsibility onto Shi Yao.

Shi Yao was not afraid of taking on responsibility; what she cared about was that Jiang Anbang was unwilling to cooperate with her.

If Shi Yao wanted to succeed, she had to obtain Jiang Anbang's support.

After this incident, Tang Ye also had a brand-new understanding of Jiang Anbang.

He used to think Jiang Anbang was a very easygoing person, but upon careful analysis, Jiang Anbang's inner self was very strong and full of political wisdom.

After the meeting ended, Tang Ye carefully observed Jiang Anbang's walking posture.

He felt some suspicion: could the limping posture be an act?

……

After the Standing Committee meeting concluded.

County Party Committee Office Director Li Zhengchun knocked on Tang Ye's office door.

Tang Ye stood up to welcome him, "Old Li, is there anything?"

Li Zhengchun placed a bag on Tang Ye's desk and said softly, "The County Post and Telecommunications Bureau has a batch of mobile phone prototypes to process. The performance is quite good. According to Secretary Shi's request, the main leaders of the County Party Committee can each be allocated one."

Tang Ye took the bag from Li Zhengchun's hand, "Alright, thank you, Director Li."

Li Zhengchun smiled happily, "You're welcome. Secretary Tang, if there is anything inconvenient in your daily life, you can tell me at any time, and I will try my best to arrange it for you."

Tang Ye said, "Fine, if I have a need, I won't stand on ceremony with you."

After Li Zhengchun left, Tang Ye called Ma Ran in and pointed to the phone on the desk.

"The phone in here was just sent over by the County Party Committee Office. They said it's a prototype, but it looks very new to me—a Samsung phone from last September. You take it and use it!"

Ma Ran was somewhat flattered, "Secretary Tang, this phone is too precious; it would be too extravagant for me to use. You should keep it for yourself!"

Tang Ye laughed in spite of himself, "My phone hasn't even been used for a year. The speed of mobile phone updates is very fast. I estimate that with social development and technological progress, future mobile phones will be very popular, and they will become increasingly intelligent; the frequency of upgrades will be very fast. You just take it and use it."

Tang Ye did not have high material demands, and as for mobile phones, he did not have much interest either.

However, he still felt the importance of mobile phones in daily life.

In a few years, the size of mobile phones had become smaller and smaller, and the price had also been continuously decreasing.

For Ma Ran, this was not only a precious gift but also a recognition from his leader.

"Thank you, Secretary Tang!"

Tang Ye joked with a smile, "Since I've arranged a new phone for you, you must keep it on twenty-four hours a day. By the way, I remember you don't have a driver's license, right?"

Ma Ran scratched his head in embarrassment, "Yes, I've always been very busy."

Tang Ye smiled and said, "Then that is my fault for not giving you enough time."

Ma Ran said embarrassedly, "No, that is not what I meant."

Tang Ye wore a smile and urged, "Find some time to go learn to drive; in the future, a driver's license won't be a specialty, but a skill. This is also a basic skill for a Secretary."

Ma Ran quickly promised, "I will go sign up at a driving school later and strive to get my license within three months."

Tang Ye smiled with satisfaction, "Go study the new phone!"

Ma Ran gave a simple, honest smile, "Then I'm heading out, call me if you need anything!"

On the way back to the office, Ma Ran felt so happy he wanted to shout out loud!

However, the moment he walked into the office, his mood instantly plummeted.

A woman was sitting at his desk, holding the mouse, and using his computer.

The woman was none other than his ex-girlfriend, Huo Xiaowen.