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"Director Zhou, when I was reporting to County Head Gong earlier, I mentioned the issue of staff coordination in our County Government Office. The County Head's idea is to streamline departments and focus on key areas, mainly by merging several departments with overlapping functions and establishing an Investment Promotion Office..."

Lin Xiao explained the ideas in his plan, but when it came to personnel adjustments, he pushed the blame onto Gong Lei.

As Zhou Tianxiao listened, he also took notes and said, "In this way, the responsibilities are indeed clearer, and naturally the efficiency is improved."

In addition, the establishment of county-level investment promotion offices is also an inevitable trend. Promoting economic development is our work focus, and attracting investment is of paramount importance. The establishment of a dedicated department in the county government office can strengthen the goals and speed up the process, effectively highlighting the key points.

Excellent, excellent. You young people have such clear thinking; you've quickly grasped the core of the county government office's work. Director Lin, to be honest, although I've been in the county government office and worked in several departments, sometimes I always feel it's very difficult to move things forward, and I just can't seem to find the root of the problem.

Even after becoming the director, although he thought he could make some changes, he was always hesitant and insecure, and in the end he didn't dare to take any big steps.

"That's great, now that you're here, and you've come up with such a good plan. Next, we'll have to trouble Director Lin to quickly draft the details so we can submit it to the leadership for approval."

"Okay, Director Zhou, I'll do it as soon as possible, but I still need Director Xie to give it a thorough review."

"No problem, no problem, Director Lin, you're too kind."

Lin Xiao then called He Zhiqiang, who arrived at the county government office shortly afterward, where everyone was waiting in the conference room.

The meeting was chaired by Zhou Tianxiao. After He Zhiqiang read out the appointment document from the county party committee, Lin Xiao also made a brief speech. Finally, Zhou Tianxiao summarized the meeting and mentioned that the county government office will promote institutional reform in the next step. He hoped that everyone present would perform their duties and do their jobs well.

Although the process was simple, the fact that such a formal ceremony was held, with the executive deputy minister of the organization department personally participating, undoubtedly demonstrated the importance that the county party committee's organization department attached to it.

After the ceremony, they chatted briefly before He Zhiqiang left. No sooner had he stepped out than Luo Sushu from the General Affairs Section walked in.

"Hello, Director Lin, I'm here to ask about your office space and supplies. How should we prepare them?"

"Thank you for your trouble, Section Chief Luo. Please help me add a row of bookshelves and some small green plants to the secretary's office outside County Chief Gong's office. I will be working there from now on."

"Okay, Director Lin, I'll arrange it right away."

After Luo Sushu left, Zhou Tianxiao also spoke up: "Director Lin, you don't have any plans for tonight, right? Everyone wants to treat you to a meal, mainly the office leadership team and the heads of various departments."

Lin Xiao thought for a moment before saying, "I don't have anything special going on, but it depends on what the leadership has to say."

"Okay, we'll go with your schedule. We'll wait for you."

After returning to her office, Lin Xiao knocked on the door of the inner office, carrying a steaming cup of tea. "County Chief, there's a dinner party in the office tonight, what do you think..."

"Oh, go ahead then, I don't have anything to do here. By the way, we need to make some arrangements for tomorrow. We'll be conducting a two-week survey throughout the county. Let's do what Secretary Wang did—go undercover, without giving any notice or greetings, and go straight to the front lines. Also, tell the comrades who are planning to come to report on their work soon to register first and then go back and wait for further notice."

"Yes, County Head."

Lin Xiao wrote it down. He had prepared the necessary basic office supplies before coming, something he was very familiar with.

"By the way, County Head, I have something to report to you. I just spoke with Director Zhou, and he also feels it is necessary to make adjustments to the County Government Office."

He also stated that he would take the lead in upholding political principles, safeguarding the authority of the leadership, resolutely obeying the leadership, and earnestly serving the county leaders to maximize the efficiency of the county government office.

Gong Lei smiled and said, "He's an old man, he knows what it means to be insightful. But more importantly, listen to his words and observe his actions. If he can keep his word and deliver on his promises, then he's definitely a good comrade!"

"You deliberately ignored him for a while, and it seems to have worked. He's probably starting to panic. Now we'll see how he performs."

"So you must remember, within the system, necessary measures are justified."

"Yes, thank you, County Magistrate."

After chatting for a while, Lin Xiao returned to his secretary's office to continue working on the reform plan. During this time, he received several phone calls, half of which were congratulatory calls for his promotion, while the rest were calls to report to Gong Lei.

In response to the congratulatory calls, Lin Xiao expressed his gratitude and declined the invitation to a banquet. As for those who were coming to report on their work, he registered them one by one and told them to wait for his notification.

As it was nearing the end of the workday, Lin Xiao received another call from an unknown number. Thinking it was another call to report on work, he answered it.

As soon as the call connected, a choked female voice came from the other end: "Lin Xiao, it's me, please don't hang up, please don't hang up..."

Lin Xiao frowned immediately and said coldly, "Fan Yuyan, we've already broken up. What's the point of you keeping bringing this up? Tell me, what exactly do you want?"

At this moment, Fan Yuyan was already crying. She said, "Lin Xiao, I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance. I really have nothing to do with that guy surnamed Jin. You have to believe me."

"Believe you? Forget it, Fan Yuyan. Don't you know what it means to 'a good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed'? We can't go back to the way things were."

"That's not true, Lin Xiao. You're my first man, I can't forget you. Please don't be so cruel, okay?"

"I'm heartless? Fine, then consider me heartless. That's it, goodbye!"

"Forest……"

beep...

Lin Xiao didn't hesitate any longer and hung up the phone immediately. He knew that Fan Yuyan's sudden call must be because she knew he had been promoted to deputy director of the county government office, which was why she was crying and wanting to get back together. But Lin Xiao wasn't stupid.

So he shook his head, started tidying up the things on the table, and then went downstairs.

While he was waiting for the elevator, several people passing by greeted him warmly. A moment later, the elevator doors opened with a "ding-dong".

The person who came into view was Cheng Junjie, whose face looked terrible. He had a band-aid on his forehead. When he saw Lin Xiao, his eyes visibly darted away. After hesitating for a moment, he finally said politely:

"Director Lin, you..."

Cheng Junjie seemed unable to say the word "good" for a moment.

Lin Xiao didn't seem to care at all. He nodded slightly, then looked at Cheng Junjie's forehead and asked, "What happened?"

Now, Cheng Junjie's face turned even uglier. He stammered, "N-no... I bumped into it by accident."

Lin Xiao, of course, knew exactly what had happened, so she added fuel to the fire, saying, "Oh, is that so? I thought someone had smashed it. But you still need to be careful. You work so hard every day, don't let anything else happen."

Cheng Junjie's face darkened instantly, but he still managed a forced, awkward smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, Director Lin. I will be careful."

Lin Xiao smiled and got on the elevator.

The restaurant where the evening gathering was held was not far from the county government compound, so everyone chose to walk there.

"Director Lin..."

I hadn't gone far when a clear and melodious voice came from behind me.

Lin Xiao quickly turned his head to look and saw a girl wearing a beige long dress, with a curvaceous and slender figure, long hair draped over her shoulders, a delicate face, and a pair of bright eyes walking towards him.