Chapter 479: with translation of chapter title

However, when he arrived at the meeting room, he discovered that the huge meeting room was empty, with only a handful of people who could be counted, and aside from Li Xiangdong, none of the other members of the Xiushui Xiang team had come.

The reason only a few people showed up is that those individuals have no backing in the township, are somewhat timid and conscientious, so they actually came to the meeting honestly.

Su Yang initially thought he had arrived too early, but when he glanced at the time displayed on the wall, he saw it was already past the scheduled meeting time.

Li Xiangdong saw Su Yang enter and enthusiastically stepped forward, saying, "Secretary Su, I have notified everyone, but these people are pretending not to hear and refuse to come."

Su Yang couldn't help but wonder, what exactly is going on? These people were originally so enthusiastic, how did they end up like this? What's happening? What situation occurred? Where did these people go? Are they still in the township?

Li Xiangdong said somewhat awkwardly, "They seem to have heard some rumor and went to the restaurant to eat."

Su Yang became even more puzzled: What rumor did they hear? Going to eat at a restaurant during work hours? Isn't this atmosphere already been corrected?

He thought of something in his mind, but didn't pay attention to it, because at this moment he was mostly overcome by anger clouding his judgment.

Li Xiangdong saw that Su Yang seemed truly unaware, so he leaned in and whispered, "Secretary Su, they don't know where they got this news, saying your appointment has been vetoed, and it doesn't seem to be direct interference from the city; the county can't do anything about it?"

Su Yang then suddenly realized, as he said, these people had been acting like they'd seen their own father when they saw him these past two days, each wagging their tails seeking his favor; how could they suddenly change? It must be that someone has tampered with this matter.

But he didn't quite understand how someone in the city could still interfere in township affairs.

Generally speaking, such matters are intervened by the bigwigs in the county due to various political interests, bringing in their own backing to meddle in lower-level affairs, and this has happened before. But his matter was approved by the three top leaders of the County Party Committee leadership team; logically, no one in the county should be pulling strings behind the scenes.

That would mean it came directly from the city? But he hasn't offended any leaders in the city; could it be that Ma Zhengyang guy?

I heard that bastard has already returned to the city, seemingly as a logistics director or something? But after thinking it over, he rejected it; Ma Zhengyang's biggest backing behind the scenes should be Zhao Ruilong, who now is behaving timidly, and even if Ma Zhengyang doesn't know his own background connections, Zhao Ruilong certainly does—doing this would be nothing short of self-humiliation.

So who could it be? The only person he has offended lately seems to be Wang Decai, who has already been taken in by the Political and Legal Affairs Commission; once a person is gone, their influence fades—who would still listen to him?

The last possibility is Ning Shu Yue; this girl was badly hurt by him last time, yet she later came to help him find work without holding a grudge, only to be rejected by him again—this series of blows might have bred resentment in her.

If among the section-level cadres in the city, who could directly interfere with his appointment as Township Party Committee Secretary, Ning Shu Yue would certainly be able to do so—aside from her own position as section chief, the key is that she is Mayor Gao's daughter.

Moreover, if he remembers correctly, Old Comrade Gao is also someone who protects his calf; last time, it was because he had some involvement with Ning Shu Yue, and their relationship wasn't yet clear, when Old Comrade Gao warned him in words.

After all these events, Mayor Gao's background would certainly be known; although at his level he wouldn't intervene over such matters, he can't withstand Ning Shu Yue's willfulness.

However, just as his mind was racing to consider this matter, a call came in from Gao Fengming, the Organization Department Head of the County Party Committee. Su Yang hurriedly picked up the phone and stepped out of the meeting room: "Minister Gao, hello."

Gao Fengming's voice on the other end was deep and low: "Su Yang, I believe you already know about your situation, right?"

Su Yang feigned ignorance: "What's wrong? What happened? What do I know? Your words leave me completely confused."

You still don't know? I thought County Magistrate Zhou had already told you: your appointment has run into a problem. The relevant city leaders, because you were just removed from office after a mistake and hastily appointed to a township leadership position, which doesn't meet the relevant appointment regulations, have directly shelved your appointment.

Furthermore, they have ordered our County Party Committee Organization Department to reconsider candidates, explicitly requiring that a comrade be promoted from the existing team to serve as Township Party Committee Secretary.

Gao Fengming paused, then said, "Logically, Secretary Zhou, County Magistrate Zhou, and Secretary Fang all nodded in agreement, so there shouldn't be any issue; the so-called public notice period is just a formality, but I didn't expect the city leaders to suddenly intervene in this matter."

Su Yang silently thought, after all, it's still interference from the city—damn it, I just want to serve the people; who have I provoked?

If it were anyone else, could they still normally develop the Xiushui Mountain Scenic Area? Could this road still be built? Could the related poverty alleviation efforts still be advanced? Obviously not; this would delay this already impoverished township that couldn't be any poorer. Leaders sometimes truly let their backsides decide their minds, making decisions based solely on personal preference.

But if the relevant appointment regulations were truly followed, his taking up a new post just half a month after being removed from office indeed violates the rules.

Although he was furious inside, he still said, "Thank you, Minister Gao, for informing me of this matter. In fact, if they really want to find fault, they'd surely hit the mark—after all, this appointment indeed has flaws. If that's the case, then so be it; I'll leave it to fate and just do my own work well."

Gao Fengming thought Su Yang would lose his temper, after all this situation is like a cooked duck flying away—or having already taken a couple bites—no one would accept it, but Su Yang remained unusually calm, without even probing deeper, which made Gao Fengming look at him with newfound respect.

Deep down, he is Zhou Ruohan's man, his bones exude excellence.

Otherwise, Governor Zhou wouldn't have chosen Su Yang to become a premier son-in-law of the Zhou Family.

Su Yang, you shouldn't have a psychological burden; although the relevant city leaders have interfered in this matter, County Magistrate Zhou has already gone to negotiate, and I believe there will be a result soon.

The current situation of Xiushui Xiang is far from ideal; you should still get into shape as soon as possible—whatever needs to be fully taken charge of, you must fully take charge of.