1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Leader, you have stumped me with this question. You have to give me a general direction, right?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a wry smile.

"No direction, I just want to hear your fair evaluation." Ma Zhanhua said seriously.

"You are outside the system, not here, so there are no twists and turns. So, even if you don't come today, I plan to go to you."

"Well..., then I will tell you my personal feelings, which can only be my opinion from these few contacts." Chen Tiezhu sighed.

"First of all, our senior leader must have ambitions, otherwise he would not be able to do so many things. He also said when we met last time for dinner that the county's actions were very big, and the comrades' resistance was very strong."

"The second feeling is that our senior leader has a vigorous and resolute work style. In this regard, he is similar to you."

"Then you flatter me too much, what is the third point?" Ma Zhanhua added.

"That is because the leader is a bit hard-headed. Under such a tough style, some ways of handling things may have two results." Chen Tiezhu thought for a while and said.

"I'm just speculating. The leader is trying to gain a firm foothold now, otherwise many tasks will not be easy to carry out. I think after the foundation is really laid, the tactics will be a little softer."

"But the possibility is limited. Working under the leader is not so easy. No results are failures. What the leader wants to see is results."

"You..., you kid, if I didn't know what the situation was, I would really think that the leader had told you in advance." Ma Zhanhua looked at him resentfully.

"Hehe, is it really going to be promoted?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"Tell me first, how did you know?" Ma Zhanhua asked.

"You are not the kind of person who likes to gossip. Why do you want to inquire about this when there is nothing to do?" Chen Tiezhu shrugged.

"Since you asked, you must have talked to the leader and want to work with him. At your age and temper, it is definitely not suitable for you to be an office director or deputy director. Which bureau or department?"

"I admire you, that's it." Ma Zhanhua said.

"If it were usual, I would have refused. Because of you, some things I have thought about before can be slowly promoted in our town."

"But the leader talked to me a lot last time and planned to transfer me to the Organization Department as a deputy director. Now our county's cadre team has more or less some problems, so I, who is on the periphery, need to go in and stir it up."

Chen Tiezhu frowned, "This is a job that offends people. The leader is really good at judging people. If it weren't for this job, I'm afraid you really wouldn't even think about it."

"That's what I said." Ma Zhanhua said with a bitter face.

"How about I stay in our town and watch the achievements? When I am about to retire, I can move a step and enjoy a higher level of treatment. How wonderful it is."

"I am really hesitant now. The leader's goal is very clear, that is, to lead a team that can win battles. To be honest, I am not afraid of offending people. I have offended many people in these years."

"I also want to see what kind of life our county will live in the future. Is it that our county is really not good, or the people in our county are not good enough."

"Hehe, then give it a try." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"I am a little worried about the town." Ma Zhanhua said.

"Originally, I also planned to reorganize the town after the New Year. In the future, our town really has great potential and a bright future. So, I am hesitant to do it again."

"Really? And you are so anxious to do it?" Chen Tiezhu asked in confusion.

"We are so anxious. We must make a decision before the Spring Festival. In the next two or three days, we will submit the list, and then we will conduct an investigation and discuss it at the meeting." Ma Zhanhua said.

"You really have to make the decision yourself. It is really difficult for others to interfere." Chen Tiezhu said.

He was speaking the truth. Although he felt Ma Zhanhua's inclination from his words, the final decision still had to be made by Comrade Lao Ma.

In fact, to be honest, this matter is very beneficial to Lao Ma, even though he has never been in the system.

Let's say that as long as Lao Ma works steadily for a few years, he can still enjoy a higher level of treatment when he retires. That is the retirement treatment of a regular county leader, which is different.

Otherwise, if he had no inclination in his heart, he would not have called me over today and told me such an important matter."It's also a worry. Let's do it this way for now. It's time to get off work. It's snowing so hard, so drive slowly when you go back." Ma Zhanhua said.

Chen Tiezhu stood up and stopped when he opened the door. "Just follow your own thoughts. Anyway, this is how I do things, so you don't have to slap your thighs in the future."

Ma Zhanhua was happy, "I'll think about it carefully."

Doudou didn't know what they were talking about. Now that she saw that she was finally leaving, she hurried to the other side of Chen Tiezhu, with a father between her and the silly roe deer.

Seeing her little look, Ma Zhanhua was amused again.

Every move of this little guy is unexpected.

And Han Xiuying, who was waiting in the corridor, was also very confused after seeing Chen Tiezhu's strange combination.

"What are you doing again? Why are you still acting like a silly roe deer?"

After getting in the car, Han Xiuying asked in confusion.

"It picked it up on the way, and it blamed me. But it's also very powerful, and it might have bullied Doudou." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Nonsense, Doudou didn't bully it. Which animal in the house is not smarter than the silly roe deer? Isn't it still bullied by Doudou?" Han Xiuying didn't believe it for hundreds of percent.

"Sister Yingzi, you can't get close to the silly roe deer, or you will become silly Doudou."

What she didn't expect was that Doudou said it seriously.

"Little fool, how can that be said." Han Xiuying tapped her little nose with a smile.

"In fact, I was almost fooled today." Chen Tiezhu continued.

Then he briefly talked about what happened today.

"Hey..., there are really all kinds of people. What did you talk about with Mayor Ma?" Han Xiuying asked casually.

"If I say that Mayor Ma is undecided about the decision of promotion and asks me to help as a consultant, what do you think?" Chen Tiezhu asked back.

Han Xiuying rolled her eyes habitually, and immediately became serious, "Really? Mayor Ma is going to be transferred?"

"Yes, and in the future, our old comrade Gao will make a bigger move." Chen Tiezhu sighed.

Han Xiuying was a little dumbfounded. I don't know what inside information this guy has heard. Is he more inside than me?