Chapter 1380

Gu Shanmin laughed and said, "You must be too busy with work now, so you write less, right? No wonder your teacher said you were wasting your talent! But I believe in you; your calligraphy will surely be excellent."

Yu Jingxian stood up with a smile and said, "Then please go to the study to write, Xinghui."

The group stood up together and went to Gu Shanmin's study. Gu Shanmin also had a hobby of calligraphy; in the gaps between work, writing was a very good rest for him. His calligraphy was not bad, though of course it couldn't compare to a professional level. However, he never wrote inscriptions for others; he didn't like the trend of leading cadres writing inscriptions everywhere.

Entering the study, Gu Shanmin rolled up his sleeves and smiled, "Come, I will grind the ink for you."

Su Xinghui hurriedly said, "Uncle Gu, I will do it myself. I am already filled with trepidation writing for you; how could I dare let you grind the ink yourself? That would be shaming me."

Lu Zhenghong smiled and said, "Secretary, just let Xinghui grind his own ink; he is a junior."

Gu Shanmin also knew that if he really ground the ink for Su Xinghui, it would be too shocking if it got out, and it would also cause Su Xinghui to be criticized. He smiled and nodded, "Fine, then grind the ink yourself."

Su Xinghui began to grind the ink himself. While grinding, he imagined in his heart how to put pen to paper and how to structure the couplet. After finishing the ink, he was already confident.

He cut two long strips of rice paper and laid them on the desk. He took a large goat-hair brush and wrote in one go: the upper line, "Governance should only seek the convenience of the people," and the lower line, "All matters should be open to public discussion." The dedication read, "Respectfully written for Uncle Gu Shanmin's appraisal," and the signature, "Respectfully written by junior Su Xinghui, on the day of Wuzi in the month of Gengyin, Year of Bingzi."

Gu Shanmin nodded repeatedly and said, "Good, good, good! You said you were rusty, but this calligraphy is full of ancient charm, grand and imposing, with a sense of righteous spirit that makes one feel invigorated just looking at it! It is far better than my own calligraphy. No wonder your teacher said you have great talent!"

Lu Zhenghong found it inconvenient to praise his future son-in-law in front of Gu Shanmin, but he also nodded and smiled, clearly very satisfied with the calligraphy.

Yu Jingxian also nodded slightly, her eyes filled with appreciation as she looked at Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui said, "I have embarrassed myself, Uncle Gu, you overstate it!"

Gu Shanmin looked at the couplet, seemingly unable to put it down. He nodded and said, "Fine, tomorrow I will hang it in my office so that every cadre who goes to my office can see it and think about it. 'Governance should only seek the convenience of the people' is not easy, but wanting to achieve 'all matters should be open to public discussion' is even harder—it is almost saintly. I hope I can approach this realm."

Su Xinghui felt a bit ashamed in his heart. Even he couldn't achieve "all matters should be open to public discussion." At the very least, he couldn't tell anyone about his rebirth, not even Lu Xiaoya.

Lu Zhenghong was also secretly happy for Su Xinghui. If this calligraphy were really hung in Gu Shanmin's office, everyone would know how highly he regarded Su Xinghui. This would bring infinite benefits to Su Xinghui.

The group admired Su Xinghui's calligraphy in the study for a while, and then Lu Zhenghong took Su Xinghui to bid farewell to Gu Shanmin and his wife. This was a rare opportunity for them to enjoy family time during the year; they couldn't be so tactless as to stay too long.

Even so, Su Xinghui had stayed at Gu Shanmin's house for over an hour, and Gu Shanmin didn't feel annoyed at all, even asking them to stay a bit longer when they bid farewell. This could be considered an exception.

How precious is the time of a Provincial Party Secretary?

Returning to Lu Zhenghong's house, Su Xinghui said to Lu Zhenghong, "Uncle Lu, it would be best to pilot the administrative service center in Shangjun County first. If we pilot it there, the results should be good, which will be beneficial for promoting the administrative service center throughout the province. Moreover, if publicized properly, it will be of great benefit to both you and Uncle Gu."

In Shangjun County, because Zhang Kaishan had attached great importance to the construction of the cadre team over the past few years and put in great effort, the overall quality of the cadre team in Shangjun County was relatively high, and their work efficiency was among the best in the province. Therefore, piloting the administrative service center in Shangjun County would be twice the result with half the effort.

Once the pilot in Shangjun County was successful, promoting the administrative service center throughout the province would be much easier, as there would already be a successful experience. If other places didn't succeed, it wouldn't be a problem with the system, but a problem with their local governments.

And if this matter could be successfully promoted throughout the province and publicized by the media, it would certainly be a significant political achievement for Lu Zhenghong and Gu Shanmin. The next leadership transition wasn't too far off, and this would be very beneficial for them to successfully move up a step.

Lu Zhenghong, of course, understood this logic. He nodded solemnly and said, "I will consider your suggestion carefully."

The next morning, after Lu Zhenghong and Su Xinghui had breakfast, they went to his office in the provincial government building. It was ten minutes before eight o'clock. The two had just sat down when they saw a middle-aged man of about fifty years old outside the door.

Because it was the New Year period, Lu Zhenghong had let his secretary, Li Shanlin, go home to rest. As his secretary, Li Shanlin had very few days off throughout the year, so Lu Zhenghong gave him a few days off during the New Year.

Therefore, Lu Zhenghong hadn't closed his office door. Seeing the middle-aged man, he stood up and smiled, "President Shao, please come in."

This middle-aged man was Shao Dejin, the chairman of the Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group. He entered Lu Zhenghong's office and said with some trepidation, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Vice Governor Lu, you can just call me by my name."

Lu Zhenghong said, "Very well, then I will call you Comrade Dejin. Comrade Dejin, this is Comrade Su Xinghui, the Party Secretary of Matou Town in Changshan County. He has something he wants to discuss with you today. You two can talk right here; I have something to attend to and will be out for a while."

Shao Dejin hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes. Vice Governor Lu, please go ahead; I will definitely have a good talk with Secretary Su."

For Shao Dejin, a town Party secretary was no bigger than a green bean. But could this town Party secretary be an ordinary one? Could an ordinary town Party secretary have such great face that a powerful Vice Governor would help him arrange a meeting?

This town Party secretary's background seemed quite significant. Shao Dejin couldn't help but focus all his attention.

Lu Zhenghong smiled slightly, greeted the two, and left.

Shao Dejin hurriedly said to Su Xinghui with extreme courtesy, "Secretary Su, what is it you want to see me about?"