Ma Yingjie finally left Wu Du and came to Qin County with Luan Xiaoxue.
Although Ma Yingjie had been Luo Tianyun's secretary, he had never worked at the grassroots level. Maybe he didn't know what it felt like, but he knew that basic work was not the same thing as a trap. It was impossible to smoothly connect them together. Although the reason why Ma Yingjie left was a little complicated, he also knew that if he wanted to make progress in his career, he had to go down to the basics. For this, he was very grateful to Luo Tianyun. This kind of gratitude was not a result of an exchange, but from the heart. As for Luan Xiaoxue, it was another matter. Because in addition to Luo Tianyun, he also had an indescribable feeling for Luan Xiaoxue. In fact, it was also because of Luan Xiaoxue that he wanted to stay far away from Wu Du, away from those annoying things. In addition, Qin County was his hometown, where he wanted to live and work quietly, lay a good foundation for his future, and let Luan Xiaoxue and her children have a quiet environment to live.
But he didn't expect that he would encounter trouble on the first day of his office in Qin County. That day, after Ma Yingjie finished the handover procedure, he suddenly received a call from Li Xiaomei, the director of the Environmental Protection Bureau. She introduced herself on the phone and said, "Hello, County Mayor Ma, I'm Li Xiaomei, the director of the Environmental Protection Bureau. You just took office, sorry to disturb you, but the situation is urgent, I can only call you. The workers of the first cement factory in Qin County blocked the national highway, what should I do? "
"Do Secretary Jiang and Mayor Cao know about this?" Ma Yingjie asked on the phone. Secretary Jiang's name was Jiang Chaoqun, and Mayor Cao's name was Cao Wuwen. These two names were domineering, and the surname was a little awkward. The word "Cao" was always associated with women and lust. This was how Ma Yingjie felt when he took office in the county. Of course, he also felt a lot of joy and gratitude. Whether it was joy or gratitude, they were all related to Luan Xiaoxue. Without Luan Xiaoxue, it would have been impossible for him to get the position of Deputy County Head after being a secretary for only two years. Although Qin County was not rich, it was still a large county with a large population. Facing a population of 600,000, Ma Yingjie was both happy and stressed. Leaving his boss and having to deal with everything independently was a huge challenge for the young Ma Yingjie.
"Mayor Cao has led a team to the south to investigate and attract investment. Secretary Jiang said that you're the county head in charge, so you're in charge of this matter. " Li Xiaomei's voice was very anxious. Obviously, she was still very scared. After all, Qin County's No.1 Cement Factory was the leading enterprise in Qin County. Every year, it added a considerable amount of money to Qin County's revenue. She only asked the cement factory to temporarily stop work and install a set of dust collection equipment to meet the environmental standards. Because of the grievances of the people, there were endless petitions. But Li Xiaomei did not expect the workers of the cement factory to block the national highway. During this period of stability, she could not afford to take this responsibility. So, she could only seek help from the new Deputy County Head, Ma Yingjie. No matter what, with a higher official than her, her responsibilities will be reduced. Furthermore, no matter what decision she made in this situation, it might be a mistake. If she sided with either side, it would aggravate the conflict.
"How about this? Director Li can come and pick me up. This is my first day in Qin County, and there are many things I am not familiar with. I can listen to the details in the car." Ma Yingjie said humbly.
"Ok. I will be there soon. " Li Xiaomei quickly hung up the phone. As long as Ma Yingjie was willing to go, she would even beg him.
Ma Yingjie told the Office Director Cui Yongquan that he will be going to the national highway with Director Li. Apparently, Cui Yongquan also knew about the national highway being blocked. But he did not say much. Instead, he asked. "Do you need a car?"
Because this was Ma Yingjie's first day in Qin County, his car and driver had not been decided yet. He said that he would wait for the County Head, Cao Wuwen, to come back before they could coordinate. This was what Secretary Jiang Chaoqun said during the handover. Secretary Jiang Chaoqun was very enthusiastic to Ma Yingjie. He praised Ma Yingjie for being young and promising in front of Deputy Director Li, who sent him off. He also said that he often read Ma Yingjie's articles in Wu Du Daily. Ma Yingjie was very touched at that time. He did not expect that the articles he published in Wu Du Daily would be noticed by Secretary Jiang Chaoqun. Because of this, Ma Yingjie specially toasted Secretary Jiang Chaoqun a few more times. This was a toast from a subordinate to a superior. The subordinate had to drink, and the superior had to express his gratitude. Fortunately, Ma Yingjie's willpower was still strong. After drinking and seeing off Deputy Minister Li, he was still sober. When he heard that such a thing had happened, he naturally sobered up. After greeting Cui Yongquan, he directly went downstairs to the courtyard to wait for Li Xiaomei.
Li Xiaomei's car arrived quickly. Ma Yingjie did not know Li Xiaomei, but Li Xiaomei had seen Ma Yingjie at the handover meeting. Li Xiaomei walked to Ma Yingjie and said, "Hello, County Head Ma."
Ma Yingjie reached out and shook hands with Li Xiaomei politely. He said, "Let's talk on the way."
Ma Yingjie did not look at Li Xiaomei, which made her feel a little disappointed. Among the female cadres in Qin County, she was the prettiest one. Female cadres were usually divided into two groups. One was very beautiful, and the other was very capable. Most of the time, the beautiful ones were not capable, and the capable ones were not beautiful. Li Xiaomei was also a good example of this. She was beautiful, but her ability was extremely ordinary. She climbed to the position of the director of the Environmental Protection Bureau with the help of the previous secretary. She thought that it was easy to deal with the Environmental Protection Bureau. She did not expect that with the recovery of people's consciousness in recent years, they realized the importance of the environment. Therefore, environmental protection problems appeared one after another, which made it difficult for her. However, because she was the woman who had slept with the previous secretary, the secretary who slept with her was not promoted. Instead, he was punished. Fortunately, she was only slept with, and because of this, she was promoted faster than the average person. She did not participate in anything else. This could be considered as a foolish person's fortune. Perhaps if she was a little smarter, a little more clever, she would have a different fate. However, in this year, when her husband was walking on the street, he was hit by the window of a bank and died on the spot. Naturally, she became the most unlucky woman in Qin County. Although she was the director, she felt like she was half-baked. People in higher positions disliked her, and she looked down on people in lower positions. Therefore, she had been living a single life as a widow. The current secretary, Jiang Chaoqun, and the county magistrate, Cao Wuwen, had never been kind to her, so she felt that she owed everyone. Therefore, she became more and more cautious, timid, and afraid of making mistakes.
In this officialdom, once you were afraid, you would be especially bullied. If you were not strong, others would naturally be strong. But usually, strong people always had a reason and qualification to be strong. Li Xiaomei, who relied on loose belts to get the position, did not have this kind of reason, nor did she have the qualification to stand up and speak. Take the first cement factory as an example. She had personally looked for the chairman and director, Qin Wangxi, many times. This nouveau riche, who had not even graduated from elementary school, either used the excuse that he had customers, or asked the office to deal with it. She had been back and forth for a year, but the pollution of the cement factory not only did not improve, but also became more and more serious. This was because there was only one cement factory in the whole Qin County, and even the few counties around Qin County. When the business was booming, people with cash had to queue all night to get the cement. For the farmer, Qin Wangxi, making money was the most important thing. Moreover, he had paid the taxes every year. In Qin County, he supported half of the cadres. If he was not the best, who was the best? Every secretary who came to Qin County eventually became his distinguished guest. The current secretary, Jiang Chaoqun, always brought Qin Wangxi with him when he went out. Li Xiaomei could not afford to offend such a person. However, Qin Wangxi had gone too far. The pollution caused by the cement factory had caused a huge reaction in the surrounding areas. It was to the extent that the higher-ups in charge of environmental protection were alerted. This had put a lot of pressure on Qin County, and this pressure naturally fell on Li Xiaomei.
When they got on the car, Ma Yingjie sat directly in the back seat. Li Xiaomei was stunned. She did not know whether she should sit next to Ma Yingjie or sit in the front seat. She was a few years older than Ma Yingjie. For a county official, a woman in her thirties was neither young nor old. But women at this age were often the most awkward. If they wanted to go up, they would lose their support. If they wanted to go down, they would be unwilling.
"What are you waiting for? Get on the car. " Ma Yingjie said to Li Xiaomei. Li Xiaomei was very beautiful and looked young. Of course, it was difficult to guess a woman's age, especially a woman in this era. Ma Yingjie treated Li Xiaomei as his peer, so he did not care about modesty.
"I …" Li Xiaomei glanced at Ma Yingjie and found that Ma Yingjie was looking at her. She was a little flustered and quickly pulled the door to the front seat.
Ma Yingjie realized that Li Xiaomei was hesitating about whether she should sit in the front or the back. He eased his tone and said, "Director Li, you should sit in the back. We can talk about the situation."
Li Xiaomei withdrew her foot from the front seat and took a step back. She opened the car door and sat next to Ma Yingjie.
"Director Li, can you talk about the situation of the First Cement Factory?" Ma Yingjie eased his tone. It was his first time as a leader, so he was still a little uncertain. After years of working with leaders, he knew that a leader must act like one. Although he had seen how Luo Tianyun and other leaders did things, it was just observation. It did not mean that he had done it himself. In front of subordinates, especially in front of beautiful female subordinates, there was a limit to whether a leader should be serious or relaxed. And this limit had to be grasped well. Although women's issues were not the top priority for the current government officials, women's issues always involved a lot of unnecessary trouble. There were many people who ruined their political future for a woman, and it happened one after another. But when the higher-ups wanted to investigate you, women's issues became a big problem. Many of the problems were caused by women. Otherwise, Meng Chenglin, that old fox, would not have made a fuss about Luan Xiaoxue.
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