Chapter Eighty-six Taking Office

  Three days later, Han Qin took office as the acting director of the Old Cadre University Office. Lin Xinmin, deputy director of the Personnel Department of the Municipal Old Cadres Bureau, represented the Old Cadres Bureau to read out the appointment notice at the Old Cadres University.

  In the conference room, Han Qin met all the deputy department-level cadres of Lao Ganbu University. There were three school-level leaders, in addition to the full-time vice president Hu Yanliang, there were two other vice presidents, one was Qian Ming, who was tall and thin, in charge of the office and logistics, the other was Jiang Tianfeng, with long hair, unruly and unconventional, with an artistic temperament, in charge of teaching.

  There are five middle-level cadres. The Teaching Affairs Office has one chief and one deputy director, the Logistics Department has one chief and one deputy section chief, and then there is Deputy Director Wang Cuiping of the General Office.

  After making sure everyone was present, Hu Yanliang nodded to Deputy Director Lin and said: "Now we will hold a meeting. Comrade Lin, director of the personnel department of the bureau, will read out the appointment notice."

  Director Lin nodded and smiled, cleared his throat, and said: "After the study of the Party Group Meeting of the Bureau for Retired Cadres, it was decided to appoint Comrade Han Qin as the Acting Director of the Office of the University for the Elderly. Please welcome!"

  Lin said, leading the applause! Hu Yanliang and Logistics Director Lao Jin clapped hard, but after all, there were only a few people, so the applause sounded very weak.

  Han Qin glanced around the meeting room, and Principal Jiang, with his artistic temperament, looked disdainful, not even bothering to lift a hand. Wang Cui Ping's face was expressionless, only allowing her two palms to lightly touch each other. The others also weakly clapped a few times. Han Qin had already heard from Hu Yan Liang that Wang Cui Ping had also participated in this competition for the office director position, and now that he had taken her place, it was understandable that she wasn't welcoming towards him. But Principal Jiang was being quite unreasonable - Han Qin had only been here for a little over a month, and they had no prior grudges; not giving face in this kind of situation, who knew what he was trying to prove!

  Never mind the applause, the procedure has to be followed. Han Qin was the protagonist of today's meeting and sat on the right side of Director Lin. Director Lin turned his head to Han Qin and said, "Comrade Han Qin, say a few words."

  Han Qin naturally understood that in this situation, not saying anything was not an option, and saying too much would fall on deaf ears, so it was just a formality. He stood up with a smile and said: "First of all, thank you to the leaders and the school for your trust in me. I've just started working and my ability and experience are very limited, please help me more in the future. Thank you everyone!" After finishing speaking, Han Qin slightly bowed, beautifully ending this formality!

  After the meeting ended, Director Lin also did not stay and returned directly to the Old Cadre Bureau. After seeing off Director Lin, Hu Yanliang said: "Little Han, come sit in my office for a while."

  As soon as Han Qin entered the office, Hu Yanliang closed the door and said mysteriously: "Xiao Han, you see, don't look at our old cadres' university level is not high, people are not many, but things are not few! What others say, a small temple has a big evil spirit, shallow water has many crocodiles!"

  Han Qin smiled and said: "Principal Hu, this is inevitable. Where there are people, there is a world of its own. I think Principal Jiang seems quite unwell, what's wrong with him?"

  Hu Yanliang sneered: "It's this long-haired guy, relying on his ability to paint a few strokes of national painting, being arrogant and looking down on others, no one is in his eyes! Last year, he competed with me for this position, and since then, we have been at odds. He knows you are my recommendation, my person, where will he give you a good face?"

  Hearing Hu Yanliang's introduction, Han Qin smiled and said that in the officialdom, what is emphasized is endurance, accumulating strength, and people who show their emotions on their face are not suitable for being officials! If such a person also has an official disease, it would be interesting!

  "Hu Yanliang gritted his teeth and said, "This guy looks like he's determined to squeeze me out! In order to achieve political success, he took on the task of compiling the province's elderly university calligraphy textbook. For this broken project, he frequently entertains his friends and cronies, and most of the school's reception fees are spent on him. The only car is almost his personal vehicle! If this set of materials passes the acceptance test, this guy's tail will be raised to the sky!"

  Han Qin smiled and said: "This Principal Jiang is quite talented."

  "Hu Yan let out a sigh and said, "What a load of nonsense! Right now, there isn't a unified textbook for all the old-age universities across the country. It's all up to the teachers to prepare their own lesson plans. The provincial government wants to try something new, so they're compiling a unified textbook. This guy heard some rumors from his classmates at the provincial bureau and begged his way into getting this useless topic. And now the municipal bureau is following suit, making this project one of the key focuses for the old-age university this year! They'll be inspecting it in just a month! Because of this crappy topic, this long-haired guy will keep threatening me, today he's picking a fight, tomorrow he's picking a fight! If I could organize a team, I would have fired him already!"

  Hu Yanliang was getting more and more annoyed, but Han Qin tried to calm him down: "Principal Hu, artists are all temperamental! If Principal Jiang can get this topic, it's still a glory for our university!"

  He talked for half a day, but Hu Yanliang felt that Han Qin still didn't understand the severity of the situation, so he had to spell it out: "Brother, to put it bluntly, this old general just wants to take advantage of this textbook compilation to gain fame and fortune, and accumulate enough strength to compete with me! This guy has some connections upstairs, if he rises to power, where will we brothers have a place to stand?"

  The situation is most clear to Hu Yanliang! Last year, when competing for this vice president position, Jiang Tianfeng and he had a tie, and even at Wei Jianmin's place, Hu Yanliang was slightly disadvantaged! Later, with the help of Mayor Yan, Hu Yanliang defeated Jiang Tianfeng and narrowly took this seat!

  Although Hu Yanliang said that Jiang Tianfeng was nonsense in front of Han Qin, Jiang Tianfeng's real strength still made Hu Yanliang uneasy. This Principal Jiang is a member of the Provincial Calligraphers and Painters Association, Vice Chairman of the Dongfang City Calligraphers and Painters Association, and has great attainments in traditional Chinese painting, with considerable prestige among these old men!

  In terms of personal connections, Jiang Tianfeng is not to be underestimated either. Both the municipal organization department and the old cadres bureau have people who can talk to him on an equal footing! If this guy's personality was a bit more restrained and not so showy, he would be almost invincible!

  Last year during the competition, Mayor Yan helped Hu Yanliang. But helping you for a moment can't help you for a lifetime! As Jiang Tianfeng's reputation grew bigger and bigger, Hu Yanliang felt that he would lose this position sooner or later!

  Man proposes, God disposes. Hu Yanliang has grasped another straw! He helped Han Qin to the throne, on the one hand to help him fight against Jiang Tianfeng, but mainly to get the protection of Mayor Yanshi!

  Han Qin thought about it and felt that if such a characterful artist became the boss, he himself as the office director would be in trouble. The county official is not as good as the current manager, when the time comes, no one can save themselves! If things go wrong, Hu Yanliang's designed curve to save the country will also go bankrupt!

  Han Qin did not expect that this seemingly stagnant old university would still have so many risks hidden inside. On the first day of taking office, he already felt the heat of the chair under his butt!

  If Hu Yanliang and Principal Jiang were to fight, in the end, the principal would be on top. It's a heavenly battle, and ordinary people will suffer! When one is in power, one is a minister; when one loses power, one becomes a subject. Principal Jiang would never use the office recommended by Hu Yanliang! If he himself were to slink back to the office with his tail between his legs, he wouldn't have any chance of rising again!

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