Chapter 383: Aunt is pregnant

With power in hand, one's courage grows fat.

I went straight to Yu Xianzhang, my direct superior.

Yu Xianzhang was not surprised by my straightforward request, and he readily agreed to my plan to cut down on re-employment. At the end, he said to me, "County Magistrate Chen, you should go and seek the opinion of Secretary Liu first."

Yu Xianzhang was good at kicking the ball; this was widely spread among the cadres of Chunshan County.

I had no choice but to go find Liu Qimeng again. After Liu Qimeng finished listening to my report, he only said one sentence: "Go ahead and do it."

Having obtained the edicts of the two big bosses, I convened a meeting with the Personnel Bureau, the Discipline Inspection Commission, the Compilation Committee, and the County Government Office, and at the meeting, I unceremoniously demanded that we start by cutting from their own units.

Xie Tian was worried, clutching his stomach and saying nothing. Wei Yan of the Government Office was the first to express his position, saying that there were no re-employed personnel in his office.

The Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission was also a member of the County Standing Committee; if I weren't the Executive Deputy County Magistrate, his position would be half a head higher than mine. The Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission had almost no reaction to my request, and when I sought his opinion, he only said lightly: "Our Discipline Inspection Commission does have a portion of re-employed cadres. But these cadres are all experts at handling cases, experienced and politically reliable. Handling cases in the Discipline Inspection Commission requires a high level of skill; without it, one might end up with wrong cases or unjust cases. That would be letting down the Party and the people."

I heard the meaning of refusal in his tone, and I said: "That's right, I also acknowledge this fact. But everything must have a time for the new to replace the old. If we don't develop new forces, the old things will eventually be eliminated."

"That is indeed true. So it takes time," the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission said slowly. The Discipline Inspection Commission had heavy power; as long as cadres were interviewed by the Discipline Inspection Commission, those with issues would be scared out of their wits, and those without would also feel uneasy.

If we talk about the current cadres, who doesn't have a pile of shit behind their ass?

Although some things didn't constitute a violation of the law, who hadn't participated in some disciplinary violations to a greater or lesser extent? For a person, as long as the Discipline Inspection Commission came to the door, one could basically conclude that their future was gone forever.

I had the experience of being interviewed by the Discipline Inspection Commission, but I had never seen the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission. My matter ended up with nothing, not because I had no issues, but because there was an invisible big hand behind me that helped me cover up everything.

The meeting ended unhappily.

Almost no one supported my proposition! They all believed that accepting re-employment after retirement was beneficial to the country and the people. On one hand, it allowed retired comrades to continue to exert their remaining heat, and on the other hand, re-employment could promote the work enthusiasm of the cadres.

Feeling depressed, wanting to get angry, but finding no outlet.

Back in the office, I called Huang Qishan over the phone.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw me leaning on the sofa with a dark face, sulking.

"Big County Magistrate, what's wrong?" Huang Qishan teased me, sat down opposite me brazenly, and crossed his legs.

"Looking for you to talk." I said gloomily.

"What to talk about? Any instructions?" Huang Qishan was the Youth League Committee Secretary, and after I entered the Standing Committee, he withdrew from the Standing Committee.

The Youth League Committee itself was a clean office, with not many things to do all year round.

Huang Qishan withdrew from the Standing Committee, and I always felt it had something to do with me. Before I entered the Standing Committee, he was in it. After I entered, he withdrew. It seemed like I was occupying his quota. Therefore, many times, I often felt I owed him.

Huang Qishan had been a cadre for many years after all, and had mixed in the Municipal Committee organs, knowing the rules of the officialdom well. He didn't take my guilt to heart at all; according to his words, it was already a strange thing for the County Youth League Committee Secretary to enter the County Standing Committee. If he withdrew from the Standing Committee, he felt everything was real.

"Fart instructions," I said, tapping the arm of the sofa, "Can I instruct you?"

"Of course you can. You are the Executive Deputy County Magistrate, the Deputy Party Secretary of the County Committee."

"You are the Youth League Committee Secretary."

"This Secretary is not that Secretary," Huang Qishan said with a smile, "A village secretary is also a secretary, can they be compared?"

I was amused by him and laughed, scolding: "Don't treat the village secretary as not a cadre!"

Huang Qishan waved his hand and said: "They are all cadres, some big and some small. Tell me, what's the matter with looking for me?"

I opened my mouth, but the words reached my lips and I swallowed them back, turning to say: "Do you have anything to do?"

"Nothing, just idling."

"Shall we go out for a walk?"

"Where to?"

"To Aunt's company."

"It's working hours now."

"You still have this concept? Cheat the ghost, will you?" I laughed loudly.

"Don't say that, Chen Feng, I have advantages, for example, going to work, I generally stick to my post. Never mess around," Huang Qishan said solemnly, which made me laugh even more wildly.

"Laughing at a fart," Huang Qishan finally couldn't tolerate my laughter and sank his face.

Actually, I was thinking of the scene where he was ambiguous with Zhu Hua Yu in the office.

"Are you going or not? If not, I'm going back to the office," he shouted, "If you fucking laugh again, I'll castrate you."

I stopped laughing; I wasn't afraid of him coming to castrate me. If Huang Qishan compared with me, I could tie my hands, and I could beat him with just a pair of legs.

"Let's go!" I stood up and grabbed my bag.

Just before leaving, I saw Zhu Hua Yu coming back, holding a stack of papers, her face flushed red.

Seeing the two of us about to go out, a look of surprise flashed across her face.

"Xiao Zhu, what's the matter?" I asked. In front of outsiders, I called her "Xiao Zhu." This was an official title!

"Are you going out?" she asked me instead.

"Yeah, we have something to do at the Huihuang Hotel," Huang Qishan told her softly. The two of them, it was said, had already reached the moment of being madly in love throughout the city.

"I'm going too," she hurried to follow us.

"Stay at home," I asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"

"A list."

"What list?"

"The list given to me by Bureau Chief Xie."

My heart skipped a beat; that old boy Xie Tian, after all, still brought out the list of re-employed cadres in the whole county.

"My name is on this," Zhu Hua Yu stammered, her voice trembling.

"How could that be?" I was very surprised. Zhu Hua Yu was not yet a cadre, nor was she a retired person; what did this re-employment matter have to do with her?

"I don't know either. But my name is really on it," Zhu Hua Yu opened the list and pointed to her name for me to see.

My head roared; this list from Xie Tian came in a weird way. Not only was Zhu Hua Yu's name on it, but also Xuelai's and Yuebai's names.

Could it be that I was lifting a stone only to drop it on my own feet?

"Keep it well first. We'll talk when I come back." My mood was extremely depressed; this list caught me off guard, and I underestimated the power outside: "Let's go, Qishan."

I walked out with my head held high and my chest puffed out.

Seeing me come out, Yu Wei hurried to run downstairs.

I stopped him and said: "No need for the car, you rest."

Yu Wei was stunned for a moment and stopped his feet.

After going downstairs, I walked straight to the Huihuang Hotel. Huang Qishan walked side by side with me, not saying a word.

The two of us young cadres were considered hot in Chunshan County. First, we both had backgrounds; according to social legends, we were both children of high-ranking cadres. Second, we were both cadres arranged by the city, and had a difference from the native cadres like a crane in a flock of chickens.

Along the way, we both kept our mouths shut and didn't talk about anything, only hearing the rustling footsteps under our feet.

The boss of the Huihuang Hotel had changed; strictly speaking, it had been restructured.

A reception hotel of the County Party Committee had now become the private property of Liang Tianxing. I had read the restructuring report; Liang Tianxing invested 10 million to buy out everything including the employees' seniority. According to the content of the report, Liang Tianxing wanted to tear down the original site and rebuild a five-star hotel.

I knew the report was bullshit. Chunshan County's annual GDP, that is, the chicken's fart, was less than 100 million; building a five-star hotel was either his head getting hot or a scam.

Facts proved that after Liang Tianxing acquired the hotel, he never mentioned the reconstruction again.

And the restructuring of the Huihuang Hotel had already been settled in the Guan Peishan era.

Aunt's Road and Bridge Company office was located on the third floor of the Huihuang Hotel.

I had never been to Aunt's Road and Bridge Company, even though it was close at hand.

The Huihuang Hotel had changed its door, changing the original glass door that faced all four directions into a revolving door.

A security guard and a doorman in neat uniforms stood at the door. Seeing us coming, they greeted us with smiles on their faces.

This posture was no less than the Xinlinyin in Hengyue City.

There were only two people in Aunt's company, one was Xiao Mi and the other was Engineer Gu. Seeing me come in, they both raised their heads in surprise to look at me.

I asked bluntly: "Where is my aunt?"

"Not here," Xiao Mi also answered bluntly.

"Where did she go?"

"Does the boss have to report to us where she goes?" The smell of gunpowder could be smelled in Xiao Mi's words. This little girl, I didn't know where I offended her, but she always looked at me with displeasure.

Engineer Gu was an honest man; I asked Engineer Gu: "My aunt is not in the company?"

"She's been out for several days," Engineer Gu said, with no smile on his face. Seeing Huang Qishan standing behind me, he stopped talking.

I knew he had more to say, so I gave Huang Qishan a wink and said: "Qishan, go and arrange it, we'll treat Engineer Gu to dinner today."

Engineer Gu was flattered and hurriedly waved his hand.

I laughed: "It's only right. Engineer Gu, don't be polite, it's my first time treating you to dinner."

Engineer Gu didn't make a sound and looked at Xiao Mi with his eyes.

I deliberately didn't even look at her, which made Xiao Mi say angrily: "What are you afraid of when someone treats you to dinner? Is there sand in the rice? Engineer Gu, eat!"

"You come too," I said, looking at her angry appearance, wanting to laugh.

"I'm not going," Xiao Mi seemed to have lingering resentment.

"Why not?"

"I can't afford your meal," Xiao Mi lowered her head and didn't look at me.

"Is my meal poisonous?" I teased her. The little girl had been with my aunt for several years, and she was as cute as my family.

"It's poisonous!" she said bluntly.

I laughed awkwardly and said: "So you're afraid I'll poison you to death."

Huang Qishan stood for a while and said: "You guys talk first, I'll go arrange it."

Once he left, Engineer Gu said with a worried face: "Boss, don't you know yet?"

The fact that I was their boss, my aunt had already said a year ago.

"What's the matter?"

"The road we are building is going to lose money."

"How could it lose money?"

"There was an accident in the geological survey; it was originally calculated based on earthwork, but half of the actual construction is stonework."

"What to do?" I asked, not feeling panicked in my heart.

"Boss Jiang and his wife went to the city to handle this matter."

"How to handle it?"

"We have to apply for compensation."

"Is it possible?"

"Don't know. It's a bit hanging," Engineer Gu sighed and complained: "Sigh, blame me, I was too careless beforehand."

"Engineer Gu, this matter has nothing to do with you. The boss doesn't even care," Xiao Mi glared at me and said hatefully: "The boss is running the project with a big belly, and there are others who are also bosses, but they are so idle that they have nothing to do."

I was surprised: "Xiao Mi, are you saying my aunt is pregnant?"

Xiao Mi said angrily: "Why are you asking me?"

I laughed: "If I don't ask you, who should I ask?"

Xiao Mi glared at me again: "Big County Magistrate Chen, it's a pity you are still a nephew. Sister Xiaoyue has been pregnant for six months, and you don't even know?"

My heart was happy. My aunt was pregnant; this was a great joy! ===== CHAPTER 384 =====