Chapter 4134: Recommended Candidate

Su Xinghui looked at Xing Guodong. He knew what Xing Guodong meant; Xing Guodong must also be thinking about the position of standing vice mayor of Linshan, so he wanted him to put in a good word for him in front of Fang Zhonglin.

However, there was nothing wrong with Xing Guodong thinking this way; his performance over the past few years was fully worthy of the position of standing vice mayor of Linshan City.

Xing Guodong had been following Su Xinghui for many years, starting from the Planning Commission. Over these years, no matter where Su Xinghui went, Xing Guodong had always followed him and had always been Su Xinghui's capable assistant, from Baozhou to Linshan. If Su Xinghui didn't have someone like him by his side, many things wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

As the saying goes, "a fence needs three stakes, a good man needs three helpers." No matter how capable Su Xinghui was, he couldn't do without helpers.

Xing Guodong had followed Su Xinghui for so many years and had both merit and hard work, so Su Xinghui naturally wouldn't treat him unfairly. In recent years, Xing Guodong had also been promoted to standing committee member and vice mayor of Linshan City. However, Xing Guodong was already nearly fifty years old; if he didn't accelerate his upward pace, he wouldn't have much of a future to speak of.

Therefore, it was right for Xing Guodong to be anxious now. If he were promoted to the position of standing vice mayor now, he would still have a chance to reach the vice-provincial level before the age of sixty.

In fact, even if Xing Guodong didn't do this, Su Xinghui would still recommend Xing Guodong to Fang Zhonglin whenever he had the chance. However, he also knew that Xing Guodong was just being anxious because he cared.

Su Xinghui had originally wanted to drive to Yanzhong himself, but after knowing Xing Guodong's thoughts, he needed to put his mind at ease. He patted Xing Guodong on the shoulder and said, "Old Xing, then you drive me there!"

With this pat from Su Xinghui, Xing Guodong felt reassured. He smiled and said, "Alright, I'll drive you there."

Su Xinghui said to Weng Jingyao, "Old Weng, Secretary Fang wants to see me, so we need to go back to Yanzhong. You all go back to the city first."

Weng Jingyao naturally had nothing to say after hearing Su Xinghui's words. He nodded and said, "Alright, Mayor, then we'll go back first."

Xing Guodong drove the car with great joy, got back on the expressway, and took Su Xinghui to the provincial capital. Along the way, he didn't say much to Su Xinghui; he focused on driving, while Su Xinghui leaned back in his seat to take a good nap. His daily work was too busy, so he would always rest his spirit when riding in a car.

Soon, the car returned to Yanzhong City and arrived at the Provincial Party Committee compound. Xing Guodong drove the car directly to the building where Fang Zhonglin's office was located. Su Xinghui went upstairs and arrived at Fang Zhonglin's office, where Fang Zhonglin was waiting for him.

Fang Zhonglin had originally been sitting there with his brows furrowed, smoking. Seeing his secretary bring Su Xinghui in, his brows relaxed. He stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray and said to Su Xinghui, "Comrade Xinghui, sit."

Su Xinghui sat down on the sofa. Fang Zhonglin rose from behind his desk and sat opposite Su Xinghui. After the secretary poured tea for Su Xinghui and left, he smiled and said, "I heard you went to visit Cao Yuanhao today?"

Su Xinghui said, "Yes, no matter what, I worked with him for a time. Now that he has encountered such a thing, I naturally had to visit him."

Fang Zhonglin nodded and said, "Hmm, very good. This is also a point I admire about you; you are still quite kind-hearted."

Fang Zhonglin's evaluation of Su Xinghui was quite fair. To tell the truth, Su Xinghui was a very kind-hearted person. Although quite a few people had fallen under his command, those were all things they brought upon themselves; he had never targeted people just for the sake of targeting them.

For many people who didn't get along with Su Xinghui, as long as they didn't have obvious misconduct, Su Xinghui wouldn't take action against them. And toward Cao Yuanhao, to be honest, he had done everything he could. After Cao Yuanhao went insane, not many people went to see him, but Su Xinghui took the initiative to bring Xing Guodong and others to visit him, which was quite remarkable.

Fang Zhonglin was also quite clear about some of Cao Yuanhao's actions in Linshan City. He knew that Cao Yuanhao didn't get along with Su Xinghui, yet Su Xinghui never spoke ill of him, and his tolerance for Cao Yuanhao was quite high. Fang Zhonglin appreciated this kindness of Su Xinghui's.

Su Xinghui smiled slightly and said, "We worked together for a time, after all."

Fang Zhonglin said, "Comrade Su Xinghui, now that Comrade Cao Yuanhao has unfortunately contracted this illness, he may no longer be able to fulfill the duties of standing vice mayor of Linshan City. The Provincial Party Committee held an extraordinary standing committee meeting this morning and decided to transfer Comrade Cao Yuanhao to the provincial level and arrange a suitable position for him."