Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 448 Director Wen in Trouble

The stars are shining brightly, and the waning moon hangs in the sky, lighting up the dark curtain, making it seem like a dream.

After hanging up the report call from Kong Changling, Qi Tongwei took a cup of tea and sat down on the chair on the balcony, admiring the tranquility in front of him and falling into thought.

I am about to go to an unknown place, and Jiang Chang's work needs further arrangement.

According to Gao Yuliang's idea, he was going to let Xiao Gangyu take over his position, but was rejected by Qi Tongwei.

Xiao Gangyu is fine as a deputy, but definitely not as the boss. Without anyone to check and balance him, the entire Jiangchang might be messed up by his manipulation.

Of course, other people might not be free from greed, but Xiao Gangyu is one of their own people after all, and belongs to the political and legal faction in the eyes of outsiders, so Qi Tongwei has to protect his own and Gao Yuliang's reputation.

It would be great if Yi Xuexi could be transferred over, but unfortunately this approach will not be recognized by everyone.

There aren't enough cadre positions in Haizhou City, yet he's transferring people from other places, and everyone's pointing fingers at him and scolding him behind his back.

Forget it. After I leave, I don’t care about the flood behind me. As long as it’s not Xiao Gangyu, I don’t care who else cares.

Director Wen of the Municipal Health Bureau was in the same trouble as Qi Tongwei.

Director Wen, who had just finished dinner, paced back and forth in the living room with a frown on his face.

Sun Hong, his wife, who was helping her grandson with his homework, noticed something was amiss and asked, "Lao Wen, what's the problem?"

"Yes." Director Wen sighed slightly.

"Why don't you tell me, one person's plan is short, two people's plan is long." Sun Hong also became worried. Walking in the officialdom is like walking on thin ice. If you are not careful, you will be doomed.

"The head of the political department in our unit, Lao Zhang, recently retired, and the bureau is going to promote a new one. I'm worried about this."

"Hey." Sun Hong breathed a sigh of relief. "That's it. You're the boss of the bureau. It's up to you to decide who gets promoted."

"No, this time the situation is different. The bureau has examined two candidates and it puts me in a difficult position."

Sun Hong also had political views and immediately guessed, "These two people have...quite significant backgrounds?"

Director Wen nodded heavily.

"He's someone belonging to Qi Tongwei, a member of the Municipal Party Committee and the Jiangchang County Party Secretary."

"What about the other one?"

"Is he one of them too?"

"Ah...ah?" Sun Hong was confused.

"One is his former secretary, and the other is his cousin. Who do you think I should promote?"

"I heard you talk about his cousin. When did his secretary join your bureau?"

"This was his secretary when he was mayor. He's from Haizhou. He applied for a transfer back to Haizhou at the beginning of last year. He's made outstanding achievements this year, gets along well with everyone, and is highly regarded within the bureau. The other one is also quite capable, with a high level of education, which aligns with the knowledge-based approach to cadre development."

Sun Hong was also in a dilemma. "That's a problem. Secretary Qi is so young and he's already above you. He must have a bright future. If they are both his people, they will both be promoted sooner or later. Who knows, one of them might take your position in the future. If we mention this, we will offend the other and make people bear grudges.

You said this as well. The two of them are not close, and even their qualifications have their own advantages. It is really hard to tell who is better or worse."

One is a former secretary and the other is a cousin. These two are close to each other, but also not close to each other. Who can tell the difference?

"Yes, that's the situation. It's really worrying." Director Wen sighed, sat down heavily on the sofa, crossed his hands behind his head, and stared at the ceiling in a daze.

Sun Hong came up with an idea, "Why don't you ask Secretary Qi and get his opinion."

Director Wen waved his hand and said, "It's not a good question to ask about this. If he says that this is your bureau's job and we push it off, wouldn't we be looking for trouble?

Besides, it's just a small regular department, people will think you want to exchange for some benefits.

We took the initiative to do this, so people will at least be grateful to us. If we ask them, we will be in a bad situation."

Sun Hong was at a loss and began to sigh as well.

At this time, the little grandson asked curiously: "Grandpa and grandma, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"

Sun Hong picked up her grandson and said, "Your grandfather is worried about who to promote to a cadre position."

The grandson said: "It's easy. Whoever is close to grandpa will be promoted. In our class, the teacher will promote whoever is close to the teacher to be the class leader."

"Hey, how can your school teachers be like this? They are corrupt!" Sun Hong taught.

"What? It's like this now."

After being disturbed by his grandson, Director Wen suddenly understood.

"That's right. Whoever is close to you will be promoted." Director Wen relaxed his brows and touched his grandson happily. "Xiaoliang, you are really amazing. You solved all your grandfather's doubts."

Sun Hong asked, "Who have you decided to promote?"

"No."

"Don't you know who is close to you?"

"Whether anyone is close to me or not, I need to see who among them is close to Secretary Qi."

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The next day,

Director Wen first asked someone to call Wu Guo over.

Wu Guo couldn't suppress his smile immediately. He knew that this was an important moment in running for the position of Chief of the Political Work Section.

Now I was suddenly summoned by the director. I wonder if he has already decided who will take over and we want to have a conversation.

After more than four years, I can finally take the next step. It would be a lie to say that I am not excited.

Liang Zhiyuan, who was in the same office, looked gloomy.

As a top student in the bureau, he is eligible for priority promotion. In terms of academic qualifications, the other party is only from an ordinary medical university and is not comparable to him as a key graduate student.

But the situation is like this, and it is beyond human control.

He never expected that the person he had just met by chance at Secretary Qi's house would one day become his rival.

Wu Guo happily knocked on the open door of Director Wen's office.

Director Wen greeted with a smile, "Oh, Wu Guo, you're here. Come sit down."

Wu Guo closed the door and sat respectfully opposite Director Wen. Seeing that the other's teacup was almost empty, he quickly stood up, went to the corner, picked up the kettle, and filled it up for him.

Director Wen couldn't help but nod secretly. Sometimes it takes just a small action like this to see if there's life in a person's eyes. At least Liang Zhiyuan wouldn't take the initiative to do such a thing.

Compared to Liang Zhiyuan, Director Wen feels that Wu Guo has a brighter future.

Of course, this is the result after excluding the influence of all external factors.

"Wu Guo, you've been here for more than a year, right?" Director Wen spoke kindly.

"Yes, about a year and a half."

"Well, it's been quite a while. I've seen your work over the past year. You're different from Secretary Qi. Your approach is always practical."

"Director Wen, you are too kind. I feel that I still have a lot to learn. I need to listen more to your teachings and learn from your ideas." Wu Guo praised the other party while being humble.

Director Wen waved his hand. "Hey, why are you trying to learn from me? You young people have your own set of principles. You need to be motivated. Didn't the higher-ups say it? Reform means boldly experimenting. Don't be afraid if you make mistakes. Summarize your experience and keep trying."

"Yes, yes, we are charging forward, but we also need you to correct our direction and share your experience. Otherwise, we will definitely end up with broken heads."

"You are neither arrogant nor impetuous, not bad, not bad." Director Wen was happy and said "not bad" twice.

Wu Guo is indeed good and has a keen eye. He always does a good job in the bureau. Whether it is the leadership unit above, the sister units or the subordinate units, they all praise him, which shows his ability.

On the contrary, Liang Zhiyuan lacks some of the spirituality required for officialdom.