The next day.
Morning. The sky was clear.
Zhen Shui County Party Committee Compound. Dong Xuebing strolled into his office. This was his first day in office, and many people greeted him warmly.
"Mayor Dong."
"Mayor Dong, you are here?"
"Good morning, Mayor Dong."
The people who greeted Dong Xuebing were the staff members and leaders.
Dong Xuebing smiled and nodded at them before replying to them.
… …
County Government Office Building.
Third floor, Executive Deputy Mayor's office.
Dong Xuebing had purposely arrived earlier today as most of the staff were not at work.
Dong Xuebing noticed the office was very clean and seems to have been cleaned. He placed his bag on the table and sat behind the desk. He took out a few documents and started reading. The County's Party Secretary was not around, and the division of work was not decided. The County also did not assign any tasks to Dong Xuebing. This was what Dong Xuebing wanted. He had just arrived and was not familiar with everything. He had not expanded his network, and even if he wanted to start his work, he would not be able to do anything. So, Dong Xuebing read through the documents and the information about Zhen Shui County. He wanted to familiarize himself with the environment. If there were any tasks assigned to him in the future, he must be able to do it immediately. If not, people would gossip about him behind his back because of his age. If he could not do his work well, how would the others look at him?
5 minutes … …
10 minutes … …
Knock, knock. Dong Xuebing's office door was knocked.
Dong Xuebing put down the documents. "Come in."
The door opened, and the County Government Office Director Ma Bin entered. "Mayor Dong."
Dong Xuebing looked at him calmly. "Oh, Director Ma. What's up?"
"I just want to know if you are used to living in the quarters. Do you need anything else? If you need anything, I will get my men to prepare it. "Ma Bin replied politely. Normally, the family members' quarters were all the same, and the County Government Office and Finance Department could not afford to buy home appliances for the leaders. Although home appliances were not expensive, Zhen Shui County was poor. But to the County Government, it was very difficult. Ma Bin felt Dong Xuebing was not fond of him yesterday, and he brought up this matter to ease the tension. Even if the Government Office could not afford it, Ma Bin wanted to use his own money to help Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing laughed. "No need. Everything is fine."
Ma Bin does not know what to say to Mayor Dong. He wiped his sweat and stood there awkwardly. "Mayor Dong, yesterday … …" Dong Xuebing said.
Dong Xuebing interrupted. "What happened yesterday?"
Ma Bin grunted and quickly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing."
Dong Xuebing nodded and asked. "Anything else?"
Dong Xuebing had matured after so many years of training. If it were the past Dong Xuebing, he would have fallen out with Ma Bin last night when he ordered Yao Cui around. But now, Dong Xuebing did not do that. Instead, he behaved in a way that no one can tell what he is thinking. Dong Xuebing knew it was better to keep Ma Bin in suspense than to bang the table and stare at him. Dong Xuebing had learned all these from Xie Huilan, and he felt he needs to change his way of doing things. Of course, this was because Ma Bin did not do anything to Yao Cui. If he had taken advantage of Yao Cui, Dong Xuebing would have given him a kick. Ma Bin will not care about the consequences if someone offends him. The God of Plagues will always be the God of Plagues. Even if Dong Xuebing wants to change, he will not be able to do so in a short period of time.
Ma Bin noticed Dong Xuebing's expression and saw Dong Xuebing had asked him to leave. Ma Bin passed the document to Dong Xuebing. "One last thing. This is the resumes of a few Deputy Heads of the County Government Office. Our County's Deputy Mayor does not have a messenger or secretary because of the lack of funds. That's why many departments are streamlined. But you can choose a Deputy Head of the Government Office to assist you."
Secretary?
In fact, not to mention the Deputy County Head, according to the regulations, even the Secretary of the County Party Committee and the County Head were not qualified to have a full-time secretary. Although everyone usually called their secretary secretary, in fact, even County Head Jiang's secretary did not have the title of secretary, but was generally the deputy director of the County Government Office. However, it was only there. Usually, County Head Jiang's secretary mainly served Jiang Fangfang, and basically would not interfere with the office affairs.
As for whether a Deputy Mayor has a secretary or not, it's different.
But from what Ma Bin said, Zhen Shui County's Deputy Mayor does not have a secretary. But Dong Xuebing is not an ordinary Deputy Mayor. He is the Executive Deputy Mayor.
Choose a secretary?
Who should he choose?
This is the first and most important step for Dong Xuebing. He had just arrived in Zhen Shui County and is not familiar with the local government. It's important to choose a secretary. It would be best if the secretary is a local and had worked in the local government for many years. Also, the secretary must be suitable for Dong Xuebing's temperament. The secretary must not be too old and must be mature. Actually, Dong Xuebing already had a candidate in mind.
Dong Xuebing flipped through the files of a few Deputy Heads of the Government Office and closed the file. "Call the Secretarial Department and ask them to give me a copy of the information of the staff."
Ma Bin was stunned. "Ok. I will do it now."
After a while, a middle-aged woman walked in with a stack of files. She looked nervous. "Mayor Dong, I am Xiao Cai from the Secretarial Department."
Xiao Cai?
This woman is at least 10 years older than Dong Xuebing. It's weird to call her Xiao Cai.
But luckily, Dong Xuebing is used to this. In the government, the higher-ups are the leaders. It has nothing to do with age.
Dong Xuebing looked at her. "Section Chief Cai, is it here?"
"It's all here. Please take a look." Section Chief Cai immediately passed the files to Dong Xuebing respectfully. She is also worried if she had offended Mayor Dong yesterday. After that, Section Chief Cai and Ma Bin looked at each other and waited at the side.
"Ok. Let me take a look." Dong Xuebing flipped through the files.
1 file … …
3 files … …
5 files … …
After that, Dong Xuebing took out a file and looked at it. He nodded. "Secretary Department's Yao Cui. What do you think of this comrade?"
Ma Bin blinked.
Section Chief Cai was not surprised to hear that. He quickly said, "Comrade Yao Cui treats her work seriously and is very capable. She is also very passionate. She often helps her colleagues who are in trouble. She can bear hardships without complaint. She graduated from a university and has a very high education level in the county …" He rambled on and on about all of Yao Cui's good points. It was as if Yao Cui was a fairy who had descended from heaven. It was very exaggerated.
Dong Xuebing waved his hand. "Are there any shortcomings?"
Why do you want to hear about shortcomings? Section Chief Cai thought for a while and did not dare to say anything.
Ma Bin interrupted. "Yao Cui's biggest shortcoming is she works too hard and does not take care of her health. She fell sick again yesterday."
Dong Xuebing laughed when he heard this. You are praising the Chinese language, and you are still praising me when you say there are flaws in it.
"Yao Cui then." Dong Xuebing said.
Ma Bin immediately said: "Ok. I will contact the HR department."
Dong Xuebing nodded. "I know Yao Cui well. We were in the same class when we were in university."
"Ah? Is that so? "Ma Bin pretended to know.
Section Chief Cai tried to flatter Dong Xuebing. "No wonder Xiao Yao is so outstanding. She is your classmate." This flattery is too obvious. What does it have to do with being classmates? Dong Xuebing's university is not Tsinghua University or Beijing University. It is just a third-rate university.
Ma Bin asked: "Mayor Dong, shall I ask Xiao Yao to report to you?"
Dong Xuebing waved his hand. "No need. Let's wait until the paperwork is done."
Ma Bin nodded and said, "If it's quick, it can be done today. I'll contact the HR department when I get back and report it to them to go through the procedures."
Being promoted to Executive Deputy Mayor's secretary means she will be promoted to the County Government Office's Deputy Chief. She will be promoted to Deputy Section Chief, and this promotion must go through the County's Organization Department's procedures. Normally, the County's Party Committee will vote to promote her to Deputy Section Chief. But that is for other positions. Secretary is a special position, and unless there is something wrong with Yao Cui, it will be approved by the Party Committee.
Dong Xuebing made the decision, and this matter is settled.
Actually, Dong Xuebing had his reasons for telling them that Yao Cui is his old classmate. Firstly, this matter cannot be kept a secret, and it is better to tell them earlier than later. Secondly, the secretary he chose is a woman. If a male leader chooses a woman as his secretary, people will gossip. Although it is not impossible, few people in China will do this. A secretary of the opposite sex is sensitive, and people will think too much about it. Also, his wife is not around, and there might be rumors and scandals. But since Yao Cui was his university classmate, this was not as sensitive. Dong Xuebing had just moved to Zhen Shui County, and he needs to familiarize himself with the local people through his secretary. Since his old classmate was here, if he did not look for her, who else could he look for? Yao Cui is the most suitable candidate! With the relationship between the two of them, this was an entry point that no one could find fault with!
With Yao Cui as his old classmate, no one can find fault with Dong Xuebing getting Yao Cui to be his secretary. Why not ask Yao Cui to be his secretary? Furthermore, Dong Xuebing can help Yao Cui to live a better life!
Killing two birds with one stone.
Actually, when Dong Xuebing met Yao Cui in Zhen Shui County and heard that she is working in the secretarial department, he already had this plan!
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