Chapter 919: and translation of title

Fang Runan said with a smile: "It seems Zhou Weiguo comrade also shows you various care and protection; at his level, not to mention county-division level, even at bureau-level cadre personnel matters, he might not personally express his stance."

"However, he truly treats you like his own son; since he has expressed his stance, theoretically this matter is a done deal."

"But do you know that this matter eventually reached the Organization Department, and even senior leaders above have taken notice of you, so your personal matter actually triggered a meeting."

"Of course, at this meeting I did not clearly state my position; I basically chose to abstain. The vast majority of comrades acknowledge your ability, but only a few comrades insist on the fact that you are not united with the other team members and refuse to back down."

"Even under the intervention of some senior leaders, you almost received a serious demerit, a punishment of being assigned to serve in the CPPCC."

"Finally, it alarmed a leader in the institute, who decided to let you stay in your current position."

Su Yang was completely dazed; Zhou Weiguo comrade really never told him this, not only Old Zhou comrade but nobody had mentioned it to him. He truly thought it was just a power struggle in the province between Uncle Huang and Governor Zhao, and he ended up being used as a sacrifice.

But he never expected it to involve him so deeply.

Fang Runan then said: "Now I don't need to hide it from you; you are among those listed as echelon talent, and your evaluation will be much stricter than that of others."

"'Even the slightest flaw will be infinitely magnified; every move you make, any action in your work, will be reported to the institute.'"

"'The same applies to you and your batch.'"

"'So many things you only see the surface, unaware of how great the turmoil beneath actually is.'"

"'So, comrades, unity is necessary; moreover, within at least the next year, you must absolutely avoid any situation where the county Party Committee's leading cadres go to the disciplinary commission for tea because of you.'"

"'Even if there really are illegal or disciplinary violations, you can only report them to the Discipline Inspection Commission; do not directly intervene.'"

"'Even in my view, even if it has nothing directly to do with you, whenever any of the county's leading cadres commit mistakes and are summoned to the Discipline Inspection Commission, some people will blame you.'"

Su Yang's heart also surged with shock; he truly had not thought of these things before.

Old Zhou comrade truly worried himself sick for him; although Fang Runan didn't say it outright, he could imagine that, speaking as a county-division-level cadre with Old Zhou's rank, the matter still wasn't settled, which in fact dealt a heavy blow to Old Zhou's prestige.

But Old Zhou comrade didn't mention a word; he merely instructed him to protect himself, do his work well, and gave him various reminders and pointers.

For a moment, his heart was deeply moved.

Fang Runan then said: "Of course, there are not a few people speaking up for you on this matter; even this girl of mine called me, claiming she wanted to seek justice for you, but I scolded her on the spot."

"'She doesn't understand the rules, doesn't know how complicated things are here; I directly interfered in the personnel appointment of a county-division-level cadre—how would others see me, how would they see our Organization Department? Do we still have any principles?'"

"'Beat the drum to hear the sound, listen to the words and the tone—Old Fang comrade said these words at this time, but the meaning is not about the essence of the matter.'"

But Su Yang didn't dare to pick up on that topic; he could only quietly listen as Old Fang comrade continued speaking.

"'You, you now only know to bury yourself in work; perhaps you have improved a bit in uniting comrades, but it's still not enough.'"

"'There is an indisputable principle you must always keep in mind: that which stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.'"

"'After the New Year, your county will have a high-ranking county Party secretary appointed; then all work, plans, and arrangements will be left to him to handle.'"

"'You just need to do your own duty well; grabbing too much spotlight is not a good thing.'"

Su Yang nodded repeatedly; to receive guidance from a deputy head of the Organization Department is something countless bureau-level cadres dream of.

Who would have thought that a vice county magistrate would actually have one-on-one private practice at the deputy department head's home?

He said: "Thank you, Uncle Fang; I have indeed been paying attention to this aspect, and I am doing my best to unite the comrades in the team. After these projects in our county can be planned and implemented, I will basically only be responsible for my own core work."

"'As for the rest, I have already let go; after all, I merely temporarily presided over a period of work.'"

"'But if anyone is corrupt, harms the people's interests, or violates Party discipline and state law, I will still step forward without hesitation.'"

"'I cannot, for my own advancement or career prospects, neglect the people's interests and the organization's entrustments; if I did, I would be unfit for this position.'"

"'As the people say, being an official who does not serve the populace is no better than going home to sell sweet potatoes.'"

"'What I ought to do, I will surely do well; what I ought to shoulder, I will also be able to bear.'"

Fang Runan laughed and shook his head slightly: "Young people are still full of vigor; after all you've been through, your edges haven't been smoothed at all—you're truly rare."

"'Alright, your persistence is actually correct, but later you may become a target.'"

"'There are some rumors; I think you've heard them. Zhou Weiguo comrade will be crucial in the coming year—his ability and courage are highly recognized by leaders, and his rivals trying to find a breakthrough through him almost have no chance.'"

"'The only thing I worry about now is you here—the cruelty and darkness of political struggle; you may have imagined it, but I tell you, what you've thought of amounts to less than one-tenth of what actually happens.'"

"'Some people will stop at nothing, having no moral bottom line at all, so you must stay low-key, low-key again.'"

"'Don't let your actions affect the overall situation of Comrade Weiguo.'"

Su Yang nodded repeatedly; Old Fang comrade's such concern for Old Zhou comrade is, on one hand, because they come from the same locality and naturally look after each other; on the other hand, Old Fang comrade also seems to be at a critical juncture, and the two should have reached an agreement.

Put in fashionable terms, it is a political alliance.

Indeed, both come from Ganzhou Province; if they advance further next year, they will become shining stars on the whole political stage.

Guo Huai Chun saw that the work-related talk was nearly finished, and interjected: "Brother-in-law, enough, enough, you don't keep talking about work, okay?"

"'It's the New Year; can't we chat about life instead?'"

"'Little Su, I've heard quite a bit about your situation; people say officials travel a thousand miles for wealth, so don't run into trouble in that regard.'"

"'Especially for young cadres like you, you're most likely to be dragged down in two areas: women and money.'"

"'In the matter of women, this is a weak point for cadres your age; many have fallen young over this. You, too, are about to get married, and the other party's family background and status are laid out here; as long as you are a bit smarter, you won't suffer such a mishap.'"

He was earnestly instructing when he suddenly felt a sharp chill from the kitchen—indeed, it came from Fang Jingwen.

He immediately changed his tone, saying: "Of course, men are creatures that think with their lower half; people always have moments when they can't restrain themselves and make mistakes, but my advice is still to try to hold back as much as possible."

Another aspect concerns money; most people's greed for money is just to buy big houses, luxury cars and the like. It's said you already have a house—or rather two decent courtyard homes—while you don't have a proper car, but you also have no use for one, right?

But you do have this need, I can still help you; after all, when you were in Jincheng County, you also took extra care of Jingwen.