In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

The local government in Handong needs to make adjustments to its personnel work, with the number of provincial-level cadres being adjusted reaching over one hundred.

Some of these officials at the division chief or deputy director-general level may not need to be specifically mentioned for discussion, since not everyone has a complex background like Chen Hailu or Yi Ke. However, cases involving director-general and deputy provincial-level officials require separate discussion!

"Comrades, the New Year is just around the corner. Before the New Year, our Provincial Party Committee needs to finalize the personnel adjustments for our comrades below. Based on the opinions submitted below, please take a look and see if there are any objections. If so, we can discuss them."

Sha Ruijin was referring to the personnel adjustment opinions submitted by the prefectures and cities below. Under normal circumstances, the provincial party committee would respect the opinions of the prefectures and cities below.

"Our disciplinary committee has reviewed all the personnel adjustment proposals submitted by the comrades below, and there are no problems!"

Tian Guofu spoke first.

"Since there are no objections, let's take a vote."

As soon as Gao Yuliang finished speaking, everyone looked at Sha Ruijin.

"Alright, now let's vote!"

People only raised their hands after Sha Ruijin spoke.

"Passed unanimously. Comrade Chunlin, your organization department will be busy for a while regarding the personnel adjustments for these hundred or so people."

"It's all part of my job, it's nothing."

Wu Chunlin smiled and then said, "By the way, Secretary Sha, Governor Liu, Secretary Yuliang, a few days ago the higher-level organization department recommended a new president of the High Court to Handong. Comrade Bai Song will officially retire after the New Year. This matter needs to be discussed by our Standing Committee so that I can give a reply to the higher authorities."

Everyone had already seen the recommender's information beforehand; this is just a formality.

"Yes, I know about this matter, but the President of the High Court should ask Comrade Chen Luo for his opinion first. After all, Comrade Chen Luo is the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and he is a professional!"

Sha Ruijin smiled and passed the topic to Chen Luo, his meaning clear: we will not interfere in your personnel adjustments within the political and legal system.

Chen Luo smiled and nodded.

"Secretary Sha, Governor Liu, Secretary Yuliang, I know quite a bit about Comrade Huang Ming, who was recommended above."

I met Comrade Huang Ming a few days ago when I went to Beijing to report to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Prior to this, Comrade Huang Ming was the full-time secretary to Elder Xu of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and was very familiar with the work of the Commission. Therefore, I welcome the above recommendation!

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became somewhat subtle.

Everyone knows that you, Chen Luo, have a deep relationship with Old Xu in Beijing. Now that Huang Ming has been transferred to Handong, it's obvious that he's here to help you. It would be strange if people didn't welcome him.

"Since Comrade Chen Luo thinks it is necessary, let's vote now."

As expected, it passed unanimously.

The reason for not mentioning Chen Luo is simply because of the words "recommended" mentioned above, and no one would disagree with that.

"Comrades, let me mention something."

Right after the vote passed, Governor Liu, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

"Just two days ago, the State Council issued a document approving the construction of a national-level industrial park in Lüzhou and adjusting Lüzhou to a second-level fiscal level. It is clear that Lüzhou is about to experience a major development. I'm sure everyone here has received a phone call during this period."

People kept coming to pull strings, ask for land and preferential policies. As the governor, I shouldn't have said this directly, but it's related to the healthy economic development of the whole province!

I hope that all comrades will strictly restrain themselves from seeking connections or making requests in any way.

Don't cause trouble for Luzhou or Comrade Chen Luo.

"With a light burden, although our provincial party committee cannot provide economic support to Luzhou, we will definitely support it to the end in other aspects!"

As soon as Governor Liu finished speaking, Gao Yuliang's face turned ugly. Although he hadn't spoken yet, there was a veiled implication in his words.

"What Governor Liu said is very profound!"

I don't know the situation of any of you comrades, but even I, the provincial party secretary, have received some phone calls. Those people are incredibly resourceful! Our provincial party committee comrades must not make any mistakes!

Sha Ruijin gave him another warning, and Chen Luo knew it was time for him to make his stance clear.

"Thank you, Governor Liu, and thank you, Secretary Sha!"

It is not easy for our Luzhou to usher in a development opportunity. As the Party Secretary of the Municipal Government, I will definitely not let those who want to disrupt the development pattern of Luzhou succeed!

A couple of days ago, a vice minister from a ministry in Beijing called me, subtly asking me to arrange some projects for his relatives. Some of our comrades are already high-ranking officials, but they are still not satisfied!

I will refuse every single one of these requests, without hesitation!

Chen Luo said all this to dispel any ulterior motives of the other provincial committee members, since they were all in the same leadership team.

If others had actually spoken up tactfully, it would have been troublesome for Chen Luo to refuse, so he simply used this method to tell everyone.

I've already scolded all the deputy ministers from various ministries, so you all should behave yourselves.

When it comes to the public, the effect is quite good; at least Gao Yuliang has given up on his idea.

After the meeting ended, Gao Yuliang went straight to his office and called Zhao Ruilong to report on the statements made by Chen Luo, Governor Liu, and Sha Ruijin regarding Lüzhou at the Standing Committee meeting.

Gao Yuliang had prepared himself for Zhao Ruilong to press the matter relentlessly after hearing the news, but Zhao Ruilong only sighed heavily and then said nothing more. This made Gao Yuliang very happy, glad that he didn't have to make things difficult for himself anymore.

Chapter 120 Chen Hai's heartfelt confession at the Provincial Party Committee Building

Luzhou is developing, and so is Jingzhou.

After the district committee meeting, Chen Hai generously gave the petition office two million yuan to improve its petition service window. Chen Hai didn't even have the audit bureau conduct an audit before directly having the finance department transfer the funds to the petition office.

This situation is far from over.

Once someone has money in their pocket, those around them will try every means to take some of it.

Today the petition office wants to rectify its service windows, tomorrow the environmental protection bureau wants to clean up the ditches, and the day after tomorrow the district education bureau wants to apply for a batch of funds to purchase educational equipment. Money is being spent like water. After deducting the 40 million loan to Dafeng Factory and the 25 million for resettlement compensation, the remaining 35 million was only enough to support the company for about ten days before half of it was spent, leaving only 15 million in the account.

It was 5:30 pm on Friday, and the sunset was absolutely beautiful.

After the worry on Chen Hai's face faded, it was replaced by the confidence of a district chief.

Yesterday, he heard that Lu Yike had finished her two-month grassroots special operation and was now stationed in the Supervision Office of the Jingzhou Political and Legal Committee. Chen Hai didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Holding a bouquet of flowers, Chen Hai decided to be direct and take the initiative to express his feelings.

Standing outside the provincial party committee building, Chen Hai watched as staff members came and went. Just then, the Standing Committee meeting had just ended, and the Standing Committee members were leaving get off work.

Li Dakang was the first to come out, after all, he had a lot of work to do in Jingzhou City, and the Guangming Peak project was all on his shoulders.

As soon as Li Dakang stepped out of the provincial party committee building, he saw Chen Hai standing upright with a bouquet of flowers.

Chen Hai had a bright smile on his face, and even his usually messy hair had been styled.

Li Dakang stopped in his tracks.

He sized up Chen Hai like this. It is said that eating melons is human nature, and Secretary Dakang is no exception. He was also curious!

He had only glanced at them a few times when Lu Zheng'an and the Minister of the United Front Work Department walked up behind him.

"Hey, Secretary Dakang, what's going on?"

The Minister of the United Front Work Department spoke first, while Li Dakang pointed directly to Chen Hai, who was not far away.

The three of them looked at each other with great interest, but Lu Zheng'an felt something was off when he saw that it was Chen Hai holding flowers.

It's Friday, and everyone's busy, but there's still time to enjoy some gossip.

One after another, the Standing Committee members who came out included Yang Yanhua, Wu Chunlin, Tian Guofu, and even Governor Liu and two other members of the Provincial Government Standing Committee stopped to watch.

Until Chen Luo arrived.

As soon as Chen Luo came downstairs, he was thinking of going straight home, but when he saw what was going on, he was surprised to see a bunch of people standing there.

It wasn't until Chen Luo's gaze followed everyone to Chen Hai not far away that he noticed the key point.

"Ahem, Secretary Chen, this Comrade Chen Hai is holding flowers and seems to be here to confess his feelings. Young people! So full of passion. If only he could have this efficiency and attitude when doing his work."

Li Dakang spoke to Chen Luo first, and Chen Luo nodded in agreement, then said, "However, Comrade Chen Hai is currently divorced and single, and pursuing family harmony is a different kind of work, so his motivation is understandable."

Focusing on the issue, not the person, everyone stood at the building entrance and chatted.

The staff members passing by all kept their distance, because there were some things they couldn't hear, even if they weren't working.

The arrival of Sha Ruijin completely elevated this gossip to a new level.

What are you talking about?

Sha Ruijin was equally curious, but upon entering, he found that everyone was talking about trivial family matters.

Li Dakang is the most qualified to speak on this matter.

He was the one who did most of the talking; in a way, people like Chen Luo were the best listeners for Li Dakang to pour out his frustrations.

Time passed slowly, though only a few minutes had gone by. As the elevator doors opened, Lu Yike and Liu Mingyu stepped out one after the other, maintaining a respectful distance from each other at their workplace.

They chatted and laughed, separated by only a few centimeters.

They also spotted Chen Luo and his group standing at the left-hand entrance, but given the vast difference in their status, they immediately shut their mouths and quietly left the building through the right-hand entrance, just like the other staff members.

Outside the building, Chen Hai saw the dashing Lu Yike from afar, and his heart pounded wildly.

Without any hesitation, Chen Hai stepped forward and abruptly handed Lu Yike a bouquet of roses.

"Yes, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Chen Hai's actions interrupted Lu Yike and Liu Mingyu's conversation. At the building entrance, Chen Luo and the others stopped talking as soon as they saw this scene. Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Hai and Lu Yike, and finally landed on Chen Hai.

Then she smiled and looked at Lu Zheng'an beside her.

This melon is ripe!

“Secretary Dakang, I take back what I just said. There’s nothing wrong with pursuing family harmony, but it seems that Comrade Chen Hai is unaware that Lu Yike already has a boyfriend.”

As Chen Luo spoke, everyone became interested, except for Lu Zheng'an.

"Ahem, Liu Mingyu, who is next to Comrade Lu Yike, is my secretary. The two of them have been getting along so well lately that they're almost at the point of discussing marriage. Commander Lu might invite everyone to a wedding banquet after the New Year."

After Chen Luo finished speaking, Lu Zheng'an picked up the conversation.

"Secretary Chen is right. Once it's finalized, I'll invite everyone to a celebratory drink."

After get off work, people are generally quite relaxed. Whether you're the provincial party secretary or the governor, you're still just a human being.

Outside the building, Chen Hai began to express his feelings and love, but alas…

Lu Yike's expression grew increasingly grim as she listened.

"Yes, I really like you!"

I used to be so busy with work that I neglected you, but now I realize you're in my heart. Promise me, let's be together, okay?