In the blink of an eye, a few days had passed, and it was Friday.
That morning, something big happened in Shuanghe County! During a meeting hosted by Fang Qingyun, the county head, Chen Kui, suddenly announced that he would be resigning from his position as the county head due to a change in his job. A few days ago, a female official was appointed as the deputy secretary of the Shuanghe County Committee. She came from another city and was later appointed as the deputy county head of the Shuanghe County government.
This time, the committee even invited the deputy county head of the government to attend the meeting. Therefore, Li Rui was the first to see the new county head.
This person's surname was very rare. Her surname was Bu, and her name was Yubing. She was about 1.68 meters tall and had a graceful figure. She looked like she was only 35 or 36 years old. She had short hair that reached her ears like Hong Kong star Liang Yongqi. Her hair was as black as ink. She had a pretty face and beautiful facial features, especially her nose, which was straight and upright. It was as perfect as if it was carved by Michelangelo's carving knife. The curves of her face were more three-dimensional and beautiful. Her skin was snow-white, and she wore a dark gray office suit. Under her pretty appearance, she looked a bit mature and steady. She sat steadily on the rostrum with her eyes lowered and eyebrows lowered. She looked straight ahead and had the aura of a leader.
Li Rui had already heard from Qingman that the new county head was a beauty. However, the word "beauty" had been used too much in the modern era, and it had changed from a specific group of people to a synonym for all women. Therefore, he didn't have much hope for the new county head's appearance. But now that he saw her in person, he was a bit stunned. If she was given a score of 10 out of 10, Bo Yubing would be 8.8. A beauty with this score was extremely rare in the government, and she could be considered a first-class beauty.
However, Li Rui was more interested in her age. He could see that Bo Yubing was only two or three years older than him, but she was already a divisional level official. Even if she didn't get promoted like him, she was only a year and a half behind. This meant that this woman had a strong background. If he were to work with her in the future, he should try not to offend her to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After Bo Yubing was appointed as the acting county head, she gave a speech as usual. Her voice was delicate and very pleasant to listen to, but there was also a bit of coldness in her voice. Just like her name, her voice was full of emotions, and she seemed to be very focused. You could tell that she was a frequent speaker.
Everyone in the hall thought that her speech would be the same as most of the newly appointed leaders. First, she would express her gratitude, then she would express her thoughts, and finally, she would give her blessings. However, everyone only guessed the beginning correctly.
After Bo Yubing thanked the leaders and the organizational department as usual, she didn't give her speech. Instead, she changed the topic and moved on to the social and economic development of Shuanghe County. First, she talked about the county's first, second, and third industries, and did not let go of the advantages and disadvantages. Then, she mentioned the total GDP, the growth rate, and the ranking in the city. Finally, she mentioned the county's progress in poverty alleviation in the past two years. Her words were like a sharp pair of scissors, mercilessly cutting off the beautiful coat on the surface of Shuanghe County — if there was any — and exposing all the hidden poverty and backwardness.
Everyone in the meeting, including Li Rui, was shocked! After witnessing the beautiful appearance of the new county magistrate, everyone also witnessed her scheming and shrewdness. She had come prepared. It was obvious that she had conducted a very detailed investigation and understanding of the situation in Shuanghe County before she took office. That was why she was able to shock everyone at the meeting today and show the level and ability of her new county magistrate. Of course, she was also sending a signal to everyone that she would not be a mediocre county magistrate!
As if to emphasize the latter point, at the end of Bo Yubing's speech, she set an extremely amazing goal for herself and for everyone in the meeting — to increase the GDP of Shuanghe County by three places in the city within two years.
As soon as this statement was made, it caused another sensation. Although the people who participated in the meeting were all leaders and cadres of the county and would not make a ruckus at this level of meeting, they still used their respective changes of expression or looked at each other to express their shock at this goal.
It should be known that the GDP was real economic data. Every yuan and every cent came from a source. It was not something that could be improved just by saying that it could be improved. For a poor county, it was very difficult to increase the GDP by 10 million, let alone 100 million. What's more, Shuanghe County had been ranked at the bottom of the list in Qingyang City for the past few years. Its position had been fixed. Under the premise of net outflow of population, lack of resources, and underdevelopment of industry, agriculture, and business, it was no exaggeration to say that it was more difficult than reaching for the sky to increase the GDP by three places.
But Bo Yubing had set this goal that was a bit grand for most of the leaders in Shuanghe County, but it was very easy for her. Looking at her indifferent expression, it seemed that she did not care about what others thought of her.
Li Rui lowered his head with a faint smile on his face. He thought to himself, Bo Yubing, Bo Yubing, although your appearance today was a bit high-profile, it was very perfect. From now on, the leaders in the county will have to look at you more highly. I only hope that you can do what you say! But even if you can't do it, as long as you sincerely work hard, I, Li Rui, am willing to be your helper. We will work hard together and contribute our strength to the social and economic development of Shuanghe County.
It was worth mentioning that Lu Jianhua, a member of the Municipal Party Committee's Standing Committee and the head of the Municipal Party Committee's Organization Department, also attended this meeting. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the deep meaning of his appearance at this meeting. Because of this, Bo Yubing's position in the hearts of the people increased a lot.
After the meeting, it was already late. Under the warm invitation of Fang Qingyun and other county leaders, Lu Jianhua and other leaders from the city agreed to stay in the county for lunch.
Li Rui was about to go out to find a place to eat, but he was stopped by Fang Qingyun's secretary, Ren Xiaowen. Ren Xiaowen told him that Lu Jianhua asked him to accompany him.
Speaking of the relationship between Li Rui and Lu Jianhua, there was almost no progress in the past few years. They were always indifferent. Even if they had dealings, it was just business. Therefore, when Li Rui heard that Lu Jianhua asked him to accompany him, he was a little surprised. But after thinking about it, there was nothing to be surprised about. Although he and Lu Jianhua were not close, they had worked together in the Municipal Party Committee for four years. Compared to the leaders in Shuanghe County, he was close. Therefore, it was reasonable for Lu Jianhua to ask him to eat together.
The lunch was held in the restaurant of the county guest house, in a private room of the highest class. When Li Rui arrived, almost everyone was there. There was the Secretary of the County Party Committee, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the County People's Congress, Fang Qingyun, the former County Magistrate Chen Kui. This lunch was also his farewell banquet. There was also the new Acting County Magistrate Bo Yubing, and another Deputy Director of the County People's Congress. The rest were Lu Jianhua and the cadres from the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. There were seven or eight people in total. Including Li Rui, there were less than ten people. Everyone sat around the big round table according to their ranks. There were only two seats near the door that were empty.
Under normal circumstances, the seats near the door were for the guests or people of low status. Moreover, this was the place where the dishes were served. There would be many inconveniences during the meal, so most people didn't want to sit at the door. If they arrived late and found that there were only two seats near the door, they would be very unhappy and think that everyone was excluding them. However, Li Rui didn't think so. He could eat wherever he sat, and his status wouldn't rise or fall with the seat he sat in. Instead of thinking about such meaningless things, he would rather think about which dish was more delicious.
Therefore, Li Rui walked to the left of the two seats near the door. The reason why he chose the left seat was that Fang Qingyun and the others were sitting there. It could be understood that this was the seat sequence of the county.
But before he sat down, Zhong Aimin, the director of the Second Department of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, who had followed Lu Jianhua down, left his seat and rushed to his side. He smiled and held Li Sicheng's arm, saying, "County Magistrate Li, come sit with me. How can I let you sit by the door? You need to drink with the director."
Zhong Aimin was an old cadre in the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. He had been the director of the Second Department of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee for four or five years. Although he hadn't been promoted, he hadn't been transferred or demoted. It could be said that he had made good progress. He and Li Rui had known each other for three or four years. Although they only nodded at each other, this friendship had been accumulated over the years. They could be considered old friends. Moreover, Li Rui had always been Song Chaoyang's trusted aide. Now that he had become a deputy county magistrate at such a young age, his future was limitless. Therefore, Zhong Aimin seized this opportunity to show Li Rui his friendship and admiration. No matter what other people thought, at least Li Rui felt that Zhong Aimin was a good friend.
Li Rui smiled and glanced over. He saw Lu Jianhua looking at him with a smile. On his left was Bo Yubing, who was talking on the phone with her head lowered. Below her was Zhong Aimin's seat. If he sat there, he would inevitably be neighbors with the new county magistrate. He could use this opportunity to get to know her better. However, as a person, he couldn't only think about himself. He also had to think about his friends. If he sat there, what would Zhong Aimin do? Could he, as one of the directors of the Organization Department of the city, sit at the door? How could that be? He smiled and refused, "Director Zhong, this time you are a guest. You have to sit at the head …"
Before Zhong Aimin could say anything, Lu Jianhua waved his hand with a smile and said, "We are not outsiders. You don't have to be so polite. Xiao Rui, come and sit here. I specially asked you to sit with me today. You can't sit close to me."
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