Chapter 17

Village Cadres

Wu Di slapped her, but Lin Xiao not only dodged it in time, but also pushed the desk forward.

"Yo..."

The edge of the table suddenly hit Wu Di's stomach, causing him to bend over in pain while clutching his stomach.

"you……"

"Everyone saw it. He attacked first. I was defending myself. Don't blame me."

Lin Xiao interrupted Wu Di, while the others tried their best to suppress their laughter, but no one came to persuade him. Wu Di was not popular, and everyone was happy to see him suffer a setback.

"What are you doing?"

At this moment, Ding Shangkun stood at the door with a stern face and asked sternly.

"Director, Lin Xiao hit me!"

While clutching his stomach, Wu Di, with a mournful face, tried to "speak out" to Ding Shangkun.

"Lin Xiao, what's wrong with you? Is this how you behave right after you arrived? What? You went to the county to gain some prestige, and now you're disrespecting your superiors and not getting along with your colleagues? Do you even know what organizational discipline is?"

Lin Xiao sneered and replied, "Director Ding, first of all, I did not disrespect anyone, and secondly, respect is mutual."

You were in a meeting and didn't know what was going on. Wu Di asked me to pour water, but I refused, so he jumped up and tried to hit me. Then he bumped into the edge of the table. How can you blame me for that?

Besides, he's not a leader anymore. Even if he were, would it break his hand to pour himself a glass of water? When I went to report to Secretary Yan and Mayor Kong, both leaders poured their own water. Does Wu Di think he's more important than either of them?

The Party and Government Office serves the leaders and all units of the township government. If even our own stance is flawed, how can our work be carried out?

Lin Xiao took the opportunity to elaborate a little, and to the others, Lin Xiao seemed somewhat different from before.

Ding Shangkun was also stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the advantages he had mentioned about Lin Xiao earlier would be verified at this time. But then his anger burned in his heart. With Lin Xiao's expression and tone, how could he be respecting his leader?

"Lin Xiao, that's not what you just said." Wu Di was also so angry that his eyes turned red. He felt completely outmatched.

"So what did I say? I said I'm not your father? That's correct, isn't it? I said you won't spill the water yourself when it's gone? Is it because you don't have hands, or feet?"

Lin Xiao paused deliberately, spread her hands, and put on a helpless expression, asking, "Where did I say something wrong?"

"You...you said Director Ding told me to eat..." Wu Di was not only furious, but also somewhat out of his mind.

"Eat? What to eat...?"

"Eat...me..."

Ding Shangkun rolled his eyes at Wu Di beside him, knowing full well that if things continued like this, he might end up losing face himself.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. It's work time now, so get serious. Wu Di, go and issue a notice about the adjustment of the village-based cadres. The leaders just had a meeting and decided that Lin Xiao will replace Zhang Biao, who sprained his ankle, to carry out the village-based work in Songmao Village."

Wu Di was taken aback at first, then said with delight, "Okay, Director, I'll get on it right away. I'm sure everyone will know about this notice soon."

Ding Shangkun waved to Wu Di, then turned to Lin Xiao and said, "Lin Xiao, this is the township's decision. You will be going to Songmao Village in a little while. Secretary Yan and Township Head Kong asked me to talk to you. I hope you won't be emotional and will focus on your work."

The village-based work system is an important mechanism for strengthening rural development. It mainly involves sending cadres to villages to go deep into rural households, explain policies and guidelines, develop the rural economy, and help villagers get out of poverty and become prosperous, so that ordinary people can feel the care of the Party and the country.

Therefore, the leaders hope that you will not have any mental burdens, and even less will you have any wild thoughts. You should truly appreciate the organization's good intentions towards you, and through your own efforts, make up for all your shortcomings and deficiencies, and thus grow rapidly.

"I understand, thank you for your kindness, boss."

"That's all for now. Do you have any thoughts or requests? Feel free to share them."

"I don't have any demands, and my thoughts are even less important. Let's leave it at that for now."

"Okay, then you can report to Songmao Village later."

After speaking, Ding Shangkun returned to his desk, but he felt inexplicably uneasy. Lin Xiao's reaction was not as strong as he had expected, and her cold attitude made him feel uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, Wu Di, who was drafting the notification, muttered under his breath, "You ungrateful wretch, let's see how long you can hold on. You've lost your backer, and you still won't face reality. I bet you'll be kicked out soon..."

A short while later, Wu Di gave the drafted notice to Ding Shangkun for review. After confirming that there were no problems, he immediately sent it out. However, all the work groups, whether related or unrelated, received the notice.

"Ding-dong..."

The next second, a series of group messages came in, and in less than three minutes, all the work groups were in an uproar.

"What? Lin Xiao is back? And she's going to be stationed in a village?"

"A provincial-level cadre selected for a government post, actually sent to a rural area?"

"No, what can a college student know? What can he do in the countryside? It's a complete mess."

"I knew it. How could a nobody like me fly to the sky? Once he lost his backing, he was immediately brought back to his original state."

"Ah, life, what a pity!"

……

Some people were naturally happy, some were indifferent, while others saw it as a chance to squeeze into the Party and government office...

He Saihua stormed up to Ding Shangkun's desk and angrily questioned, "Director Ding, how could you send Xiao Lin to the village? He's a top student in our township!"

Ding Shangkun subconsciously raised his head slightly, and right in front of him was He Saihua's high breasts. At this moment, he couldn't help but swallow, and a hint of greed flashed in his eyes.

After a moment, he came to his senses and chuckled, "Director He? Why are you so concerned about Xiao Lin? Could it be that you two...?"

"Director He!"

He Saihua seemed to know what Ding Shangkun was about to say, so she interrupted him.

"Director He, this matter should be discussed with your sister. Besides, this was a collective decision by the leaders, tailor-made for him, and for his own good."

Although Ding Shangkun coveted that snow-white expanse, he dared not be careless in this matter.

"For his own good? What's so good about it? I think it's just a waste of talent." He Saihua said angrily, her flushed cheeks revealing a different kind of charm.

"Hmph, I'm going to find Mayor Kong right now!" She snorted at Ding Shangkun and turned to leave.

"Sister Hua, Sister Hua, forget it, let's not trouble the leaders. It's not a big deal to send me to the village. I can do some research on grassroots issues, and maybe it will come in handy someday."

Lin Xiao took a step forward and blocked He Saihua's way out.

"Kobayashi, you... don't be silly, this is clearly someone doing this on purpose..."

"Sister Hua, please believe me, I know what I'm doing. This will all be temporary, so please relax!"

"Are you sure there's no problem?"

"Yes, no problem!"

Seeing Lin Xiao's confident expression, He Saihua could only say with some skepticism, "Alright then, I have some errands to run in Songmao Village later, how about we go together?"

"Okay, no problem!"