In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

As Secretary Zhao raised his hand, the other standing committee members, as if receiving a signal, also raised their right hands.

Secretary Zhao smiled with satisfaction and looked at Li Feitu, saying, "Comrade Feitu, your proposal was passed unanimously. You must be very happy right now."

Whether Li Feitu was happy or not could not be seen from his face.

But Secretary Zhao's joy was impossible to hide on his face.

Li Feitu nodded, a smile appearing on his face, and said, "Secretary Zhao, it's a good thing that the comrades approved this proposal and it was passed unanimously at the Standing Committee meeting. I am indeed very happy."

"This shows that all comrades are determined to change the officialdom in Linchuan County, and it also shows that all comrades have the 800,000 people of Linchuan County in their hearts."

Upon hearing Li Feitu's words, Secretary Zhao smiled, knowing that Li Feitu was trying to save face for himself.

However, it doesn't matter anymore.

The outcome of the Standing Committee meeting satisfied Secretary Zhao so much that he was too lazy to argue with Li Feitu about anything else.

"Comrade Feitu, I heard that you plan to discuss the promotion of a cadre at today's Standing Committee meeting."

"Chen Jingcheng, right?"

At this point, Secretary Zhao looked towards the audience seats.

"The comrades from the government's inspection office also attended today's Standing Committee meeting. The reason I made this decision is to see what kind of talent could make County Chief Fei Tu value someone so much that he would go to such lengths to promote someone who has only been working for a short time and whom he has not even had contact with for more than a few days."

"Which one is Chen Jingcheng?"

"Stand up and let me see you."

Upon hearing Secretary Zhao's words, the Standing Committee members present all turned their attention to the audience seats.

Chen Jingcheng's name has been making headlines these past few days.

After all, Chen Jingcheng was a secretary personally selected by Li Feitu more than a month after he arrived, and he also served as the director of the Supervision Office after Li Feitu promoted him. It can be said that Li Feitu's trust and promotion of Chen Jingcheng was not hidden from anyone at all.

Everyone has to know who Chen Jingcheng is.

Not to mention, in just a few days, Li Feitu is about to promote Chen Jingcheng to the rank of deputy section chief.

In fact, for those present today, a deputy section chief is something they really don't care about at all.

They are all members of the county party committee standing committee, the real decision-making body of Linchuan County. They should be discussing the secretaries and mayors of various townships and the heads of various units. As for deputy section chiefs? To put it bluntly, apart from some deputy section chiefs in important departments, how many names can they name?

But today, Chen Jingcheng's name reached everyone's ears, and they really did remember what Chen Jingcheng looked like.

Chen Jingcheng naturally knew that Li Feitu would mention him at today's Standing Committee meeting, but he did not expect that before Li Feitu could even speak, Secretary Zhao would directly call out his name and make him stand up to be seen by others.

I took a deep breath. It would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous, but it wouldn't be an excruciatingly nervous one either.

Chen Jingcheng stood up, bowed slightly to Secretary Zhao and the others, and said in a humble yet assertive manner, "Secretary Zhao, esteemed leaders, I am Chen Jingcheng."

After looking Chen Jingcheng up and down, Secretary Zhao smiled and nodded, saying, "So you are Comrade Jingcheng."

"Well done, he is indeed a handsome man, and his manners are neither arrogant nor humble. Very good."

"County Magistrate Fei Tu really has a good eye for talent."

"Come, sit down."

Secretary Zhao's praise of Chen Jingcheng left Chen Jingcheng somewhat bewildered.

However, after sitting down, Chen Jingcheng thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, Secretary Zhao continued to speak.

"What I enjoy most is communicating with young people, and I also like to give them important responsibilities."

"Comrade Jingcheng must have some extraordinary qualities to have won the favor of County Magistrate Feitu."

"Well then, Comrade Jingcheng, I wonder if you would be interested in working here at the County Party Committee Office?"

"He's been working with my secretary for two or three years now. He's quite capable and has a good personality, so I'm planning to promote him to a full section chief position and send him to a township as a township head for two years to hone his skills."

"That's perfect, there's an opening up right next to me. The county party committee office also needs talent."

"Jingcheng, if you agree to come to the County Party Committee Office, then I'll reserve the position of Deputy Director of the County Party Committee Office for you."

"That's perfect. County Chief Fei Tu is planning to propose your deputy section chief position at the meeting today. I think there's no problem with it. Everyone trusts Comrade Fei Tu's judgment."

"You've been promoted to deputy section chief. Come work for me as the deputy director of the county party committee office, and work directly under me. With your qualifications, I believe that after two years of training, it's entirely possible for you to become a township head or party secretary."

Secretary Zhao looked at Chen Jingcheng and said something that left the entire meeting room somewhat at a loss.

Poaching people face-to-face?

They even poached the county magistrate's secretary—something I'd never even heard of before.

Putting aside whether it's appropriate or not, the county magistrate is right here. No matter how much you admire someone, you can't just say that in front of everyone.

This clearly shows they don't take Li Feitu seriously.

At this moment, Li Feitu's expression also changed.

Looking at Secretary Zhao, Li Feitu let out a soft breath and chuckled, "Secretary, I didn't expect you to appreciate Jing Cheng so much."

"However, I think we should postpone going to the county party committee office for now. I've just gotten a little sorted out here, and there are still many things that Jingcheng needs to do."

"If the secretary really needs it, that's fine, but let's wait a while. When the time comes, I will definitely arrange for Jing Cheng to go to the county committee."

After saying that, Li Feitu looked at Chen Jingcheng and said with a smile, "Jingcheng, why don't you hurry up and thank Secretary Zhao?"

"In the entire Linchuan County, there are very few young people who can gain such favor from Secretary Zhao, who directly asks for their services. They are extremely rare."

"Moreover, Secretary Zhao has already said it directly, so your deputy section chief position is considered settled."

"Hurry up and thank me."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng quickly stood up and said to Secretary Zhao, "Secretary Zhao, thank you for your appreciation and promotion."

"However, I'm afraid I can't go to work in the county party committee office for the time being. After all, I'm County Chief Li's secretary, and I still have to follow County Chief Li's arrangements."

Secretary Zhao wasn't angry. He nodded and said, "It's alright. The county government is under the leadership of the county party committee."

"Your county head is also the deputy secretary of the county party committee."

"You work for your county head in the government office, which doesn't prevent you from doing things for me."

"However, you are still young, so it's okay to think things through more."

"I've agreed to the deputy section chief position."

"Well then, let's not say anything more. I don't think there's any need to express our opinions. Jing Cheng is only being promoted to deputy section chief. The county magistrate personally recommended him. Minister Gao, you are the organization minister. If there are no problems, I've given my approval. Let's proceed with the procedures as soon as possible."

With Secretary Zhao's words, the matter was settled immediately.

Although Chen Jingcheng has not yet been officially appointed by the organization, he has already been recommended by the county head and approved by the party secretary, making him a shoo-in for the deputy section chief position.

The Party Secretary even personally promised that as soon as Chen Jingcheng came to the County Party Committee Office, he would immediately become the deputy director of the County Party Committee Office, and after two or three years, the positions of township head and Party Secretary would be promised to him.

It's undeniable that it's enviable.

But at the same time, this has put the entire Standing Committee in a state of confusion and even absurdity.

Secretary Zhao's statement left people scratching their heads and made the matter seem extremely unserious.

However, everything will return to normal. If Chen Jingcheng's matter was directly approved, it doesn't count as the second issue. The second issue is the key.

Regarding the recommendation of Director Liu of the Industry and Information Technology Bureau for deputy division-level positions, this matter will be the real confrontation between Li Feitu and Zhao Mingyuan.

Everything else was just a side story!