Chapter 366

Zhou Ruohan, however, was completely unconcerned. While serving Su Yang a bowl of egg soup and two steamed buns, she said, "Hurry up and eat while it's hot. These buns must have been made by my mom this morning. She hasn't cooked in person for a long time; I'm benefiting from your presence here."

Qiao Yindi said from beside Zhou Ruohan, "Hurry up and eat. I finished making them after 7 o'clock; look at what time it is now. You young people really don't pay any attention to appearances."

"Little Su, you should eat a few more. You young people are at the age where you're still growing; don't neglect your health."

Su Yang felt his face flush with heat. He thought to himself, if you heard it, you heard it, but don't be so blunt. It's so embarrassing for people. He had no way to respond to that.

At this moment, Zhou Ruohan didn't even think before saying, "What do you mean? He's in great health. Besides, he's so young, what is there to neglect?" After she finished speaking, she noticed her mother glaring at her fiercely. Only then did she realize what she'd said, stuck her tongue out at Su Yang, and then fell silent.

After finishing breakfast, Zhou Weiguo asked Zhou Ruohan and Su Yang to go to the study with him.

Su Yang thought to himself, is it that serious? Will he beat me up later?

If that were the case, why would he ask Zhou Ruohan to come along too? Entering the room with a sense of trepidation, Zhou Weiguo told them to close the door.

After Su Yang turned and closed the door, Zhou Weiguo had him and Zhou Ruohan sit down, then said directly,

"After work yesterday, I went to visit several old leaders in the province to bid them farewell. After all, during my years in the province, the old leaders have given me a lot of help."

"Before leaving, it's a way to show gratitude. I also want to tell you both that you must always respect old leaders. Visit and learn from them when you first take office. The reason they are called old leaders is, on one hand, they have many connections in the region, and on the other, they have unique political experience. If you can get their guidance, your work in the local area will be twice as effective with half the effort, and you can also manage some relationships well."

"Of course, you must also remember to visit them when you leave your post. Although they won't say anything if you don't, they will feel much better if you do."

"This is beneficial for your future reputation and your future prospects, because you never know who they are backing."

"Of course, this is still quite far off for you."

"The reason I'm telling you this is that my situation has been completely finalized. In the next two days, people from the Organization Department will come down to announce the appointment. I will resign from my position as Vice Governor of the Ganzhou Provincial People's Government and submit it to the Standing Committee of the People's Congress for approval."

"According to the original plan, I was going to continue working in our province to succeed Comrade Zhao Dagong, but later, due to various reasons—mainly related to Su Yang—the leaders weighed the options and decided to let me work in the more economically developed Jiangnan Province."

"If nothing goes wrong, I will likely have to report to Jiangnan Province within half a month."

Hearing this, Su Yang was shocked. This didn't quite align with his original memories. In the past, Zhou Weiguo had advanced, but he hadn't gone to the most economically developed Jiangnan Province.

It seems the leaders above intend to thoroughly promote Comrade Zhou Weiguo. He is just over fifty, a proper member of the young and strong faction.

He said, "Congratulations, Uncle Zhou!"

Zhou Ruohan also said, "Dad, I really didn't expect this. I thought you would continue working in our Ganzhou Province. Even if you were lucky, you might have been transferred to the central region, but I didn't expect you to go to the south all of a sudden."

"Even governors of western provinces want to be transferred to the south."

Zhou Weiguo said, "There is nothing to congratulate. Wherever I go, it is to serve the people."

This sounded a bit like official jargon. As soon as the words left his mouth, he suddenly felt it wasn't appropriate; he was talking to his daughter and future son-in-law, not chatting with comrades in the leadership team. He continued, "Overall, this result was also beyond my expectations. It can be considered a big step forward, but in reality, the higher the position, the heavier the duties, and the greater the responsibilities."

"Especially since Jiangnan Province is one of the most economically developed provinces. Or, to put it another way, Jiangnan Province's economy is currently second in the country; it is a truly major economic province. Personally, I feel a lot of pressure."

"But these are not the things I want to tell you. What I want to tell you is that once I leave, there will be a series of personnel changes in the province."

"Ruohan, some of the invisible care you were able to enjoy here might disappear. In your daily work, you will relatively have to consider facing all sorts of things within the system."

"The policy support you wanted before probably won't be as strong, and you haven't even had a chance to ask for the policies yet. The originally planned policy support won't reach you until next month."

"Especially in the daily work of your team, you must always keep your position straight. Although doing your work well and promoting development is the top priority, in other aspects, you still need to pay attention to uniting with your comrades at all times."

"Su Yang, I won't say much about your side. In terms of personality, you are more mature than Ruohan. In some matters, you must support each other."

"Additionally, Su Yang, you must achieve results in your position as soon as possible."

"I have also heard about the matters in your town. If your performance is outstanding enough, and if your tenure is slightly longer, you will have an opportunity for advancement this time."

"There is no opportunity right now; you cannot have any thoughts or opinions about it. You must still devote yourself to your work. As long as you do your work well and solidly, someone will naturally see it. Additionally, you must learn to unite people."

"Being principled is correct, but sometimes you should be flexible. Otherwise, if things keep going wrong in the team one after another, even if it has nothing to do with you, and even if it is all caused by them, in the eyes of the higher-level departments, a person like you is unqualified, and the system does not welcome you."

"Think about it, in such a short time, an Executive Vice Town Mayor and a Party Committee Secretary have been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission. Who will dare to work with you in the future?"

"Of course, you are still at the township level, so it is understandable that such things happen. After all, your mind is on your work, and you haven't considered other aspects."

"But remember, you must pay attention to this aspect in the future. Sometimes, even if you know about certain things, don't easily touch or expose them, because you are not the only one who knows. The reason no one touches them is that there is great resistance or the timing is not right."

"If you force your hand, the one who ends up getting hurt the most is actually you. Over the years, I have seen many capable and willing cadres who were unable to rise because they couldn't tolerate any sand in their eyes and couldn't unite well with their comrades in the team."

"Such people end up being buried. In essence, it is not that their ability is lacking, but that they don't know how to protect themselves in this big dyeing vat of the system, and they don't know how to be tactful."

These words came from the bottom of his heart; he wanted to pass on his years of political experience to his daughter and future son-in-law.

Zhou Ruohan listened very carefully; her spirit of learning was always commendable. But Su Yang's heart was churning with huge waves at this moment. Jiangnan Province is one of the top economic powerhouses; letting Old Zhou go there is a great recognition of him. And if he remembered correctly, the top leader of Jiangnan Province is currently Jia Guolong's father...