Warmly celebrate his downfall
Warmly celebrate his downfall
The village chief saw Li Jun crying and didn't know what to say, so she looked at Xue Er.
Xue Er patted Li Jun's shoulder: "What are you crying about? Not only are you a man, but also the mayor! Don't always keep past things in mind. Besides, I'm fine, aren't I?"
"I want to cry. You make me cry for a while." Li Jun sobbed.
Xue'er looked at Zheng Shuang and stopped talking.
Li Jun cried for a while, wiped away his tears and continued: "Zhai Wang, in my second year at the county, I told you to go to the town, I wanted to make up for it. But you didn't give me the chance!"
"I'm reluctant to leave this village. I have feelings for this village. The people in this village are simple and kind. Sorry, I really don't want to leave! You tell us again how you got to the city!"
"Village chief, just as you said, the common people are simple and kind. They saw that I did something for them and they wanted to thank me voluntarily. When the city held an on-site observation meeting in the county, the mayor went there in person. Guess what the common people did?" Li Jun looked at Village Chief Wang with a hint of mystery.
"Have they written another letter of praise?" asked Village King.
"No. Why was I able to become the secretary of this county? The previous secretary was investigated and dealt with for corruption, and the official factions in the county were severe. It was only because those above trusted me that they sent me there. After I went, I often went deep into the countryside alone, and it was only then that I knew that after the previous county party secretary was investigated and dealt with, the common people had pulled out banners and shouted slogans, celebrating his downfall with great fanfare!" Li Jun said, pausing for a moment.
"I see. This time they've organized themselves again, carrying banners and shouting slogans. Only, the slogans are different now, changed to words of praise, aren't they?" Village King said with a smile.
"Zhai Wang, you're still so quick to react! That's right! They were carrying banners, beating gongs and drums, shouting 'Support honest official Li Jun! Support good official Li Jun! Li Jun is a true parent official!' At first, the municipal party secretary couldn't hear the slogans clearly, only the sound of gongs and drums, the majestic procession! His face turned pale with fright!" Li Jun said with a smile.
"He's afraid it's another slogan calling for your resignation!" Xue Er burst out laughing.
"I think, definitely. He thought I had made some political achievements, but behind those achievements were huge hidden things! Later, when he heard all the supportive words, a smile finally appeared on his face. Afterwards, he was afraid that I had arranged everything beforehand and that he himself was just putting on a show, promoting personality cultism. Originally, he had planned to leave in the afternoon, but instead stayed behind and made a private visit incognito." Li Jun took a sip of tea.
"He came back that night and told me, 'Li Jun, you're not bad! Really not bad! You've done a good job! I'm going to transfer you to the city! I met a pragmatic mayor, and good luck has been with me all along. I went to the city quickly." Li Jun said with a smile."
"It's not luck, it's because you truly have the ordinary people in your heart," Xue Er said with a smile.
Xue Er is right! In short, when officials truly think for the people, they will definitely get the support of the people! I remember when I was the village head years ago, before the villages were merged into towns. I was also in some small villages, and the official atmosphere was very heavy!" Li Jun sighed.
"What's so official about it? I want to hear." Xue Er pretended to be curious and looked at Zhai Wang.
"I often interact with the common people. However, working in rural areas is indeed more difficult, especially when it comes to family planning and tax collection. Our work methods were simple and rough, and at that time, there was a popular saying 'Doesn't get through, three minutes', sometimes, some villagers' thinking wasn't getting through, I not only didn't do ideological work, but also implicitly treated them as 'difficult people'. What was the result? It made the relationship between cadres and the masses extremely tense! Now that I think about it, at that time, I really wasn't a qualified state cadre! If everyone did that, the relationship between cadres and the masses would become rigid, how could we carry out work? How could we lead the masses on the road to prosperity?" Li Jun said, looking at Zhai Wang.
"Li Jun, today you are not only sharing your thoughts with me, but also teaching me how to be a good village official. I have gained a lot from our conversation," said Village Chief Wang.
"Alright, let's not talk about the past anymore. Let's talk about now and the future!" Li Jun brought up the topic.
"Hmm. The past is in the past, but I hope the future will be better." Xue Er chuckled and said.
"Zhai Wang, you're so lucky! With a wife like Xue Er, you're a enviable rich man! Xue Er's heart of gold is priceless!" Li Jun exclaimed.
"Yes. Xue Er is indeed my treasure." Zhai Wang said with a smile.
"I came today mainly to see the changes in the village. The people in the village really admire you, Village Chief! You have indeed done a lot for the village and there are many changes. However, the roads in your village are still restricting its development!" Li Jun looked at the Village Chief.
"Our village road to Tongzhen is open, but the road surface is narrow and large trucks usually don't dare to come in. Moreover, the road conditions are not good, dusty on sunny days and muddy on rainy days. Li Jun, didn't you widen our road and pave it with cement?" Village King looked at Li Jun.
"Haha, Village King! You're everywhere! This time, I'll let you have your way! Yes, I plan to make this road a project, allocate funds for it, and send an engineering team to fix the road! Aren't you excited?" Li Jun said with a smile, looking at Village King.
Zhai Wang suddenly stood up, clenching his fists, "Li Jun is a good official! Li Jun is an honest official! Li Jun is our true parent official!" His fist went up and down, the slogan was loud and powerful.
Li Jun and Xue'er held their bellies and laughed loudly.
After laughing, Li Jun said: "Zhai Wang, this matter is settled. However, you have to do a good job of ideological work with the people in the village. When repairing the road, the land requisitioned from the village can only be compensated symbolically. You should make everyone look far ahead and not cause trouble because of compensation! Also, for the villages along the way, you should assist them in doing a good job of ideological work for the families whose land has been requisitioned!"
"Don't worry about our village, I won't take a single penny as compensation, and I will do my job well," said Village Chief Wang. "The villages along the way mainly rely on their own village committees to get things done, of course, I can assist."
"Alright! I'll make sure to inform the county committee and government, so they can work with the town and villages along the way to get this done properly. Don't mess it up and turn a good deed into chaos." Li Jun said as he stood up, "Let's go! To the village committee meeting. Xue Er, you have to come with us today, I'll drink two cups of wine with you at noon!"
Xue'er looked at Zhai Wang.
"Xue Er, let's go! Today is an exception!" said Zhai Wang with a smile.
Three people came to the village committee, Zheng Shuihua was telling jokes to two men. She saw Zhai Wang and others coming, and quickly stopped laughing.
Li Jun said: "Don't be restrained, continue speaking, let's also laugh happily together." Mountain Stronghold Legend