Insufficient balance

  As one of the main leading cadres in the county, Deputy Secretary Jiang has a lot of social engagements every day. When leaders from above come to visit, they need to be received; when cadres from below come, they need to be met with; colleagues and friends need to maintain good relationships; additionally, there is also a need for personal space to deal with emotional or life issues. In short, in Deputy Secretary Jiang's view, except for working hours and sleep time, all other times are very busy, seemingly with a taste of being overwhelmed.

  He was supposed to get the speech draft written by Bao Yufeng this afternoon, so he could use his working hours to take a look. But it's almost time to get off work and he still hasn't seen Bao Yufeng deliver the draft. Vice Secretary Jiang really didn't have time to wait any longer. His schedule after work was already fully booked. He truly didn't have time to read the speech draft anymore. Fortunately, what Bao Yufeng wrote could be trusted, so tomorrow at the meeting, he would just read it as is.

  After getting the speech draft, Deputy Secretary Jiang hastily left the county party committee's office. Later, he still had to pick up his two children and take them to the government of Pan Shi Town. Speaking of it, Secretary Bao Guoqing of Pan Shi Town was quite good. Seeing that the leadership was having difficulties, he took the initiative to help the leadership solve problems. In the difficult situation where there were not enough cadre positions in the town, he still managed to squeeze out two positions, which solved a big problem for Deputy Secretary Jiang. Otherwise, by the time his two children graduated from high school and came out, who knows how the policies would have changed?

  Actually, Deputy Secretary Jiang also knew that although it's just a stone's throw from the county committee to the town government, he had promised to invite Bao Guoqing out for dinner. However, once they were actually in the town, no matter what, it was impossible for him to really spend his own money to treat him to dinner. If they were to take every word seriously, then those township officials would be too lacking in style, and their entertainment expenses would have been wasted. But on the other hand, one still has to maintain a certain demeanor; at home there were two bottles of "Xi Feng" wine that Zhang Shuji from Baiyang Town had sent over a few days ago, which he could use as an excuse to offer to Bao Guoqing and give him some face.

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  "I'm telling you two, once we arrive in town, be polite to people and don't say anything inappropriate." In the jeep, Deputy Secretary Jiang scolded his two children: "You're arguing over such trivial matters, do you think you can even get into a vocational school? Do I need to lower myself to beg for favors? This is all I can help you with in this lifetime. Just keep these things to yourselves, and when we arrive at the school, don't say anything unnecessary to anyone. Just quietly wait until graduation, and then you'll be on your own." Deputy Secretary Jiang felt a bit heroic yet melancholic as he spoke these words.

  Since the central government issued a document about the leadership cadres being able to go up and down and the retirement system, Deputy Secretary Jiang has been looking for a way out for his two children. To say that Deputy Secretary Jiang is resentful in his heart. He was originally from a rural area and rose to a leadership position after the Cultural Revolution. Due to the disruption of the Cultural Revolution, he got married late. If it weren't for the central government's policy, he could have worked a few more years and wouldn't have had to worry about his children's future. However, in recent years, policies have changed daily, and his two children are indeed not promising, so he really didn't want to buy this favor. Unfortunately, things went against his wishes, and the two children couldn't even take the college entrance exam. Even getting into high school was a struggle. If it weren't for the principal of another school giving face to County Party Secretary Jiang, the two kids would have had to go home with only their junior high school diplomas. Deputy Director Jiang has been worried about his children's affairs.

  For some reason, Bao Guoqing, the party secretary of Pan Shi Town, learned about this news and proactively proposed that two cadres be squeezed out in Pan Shi Town to let the two children take up the positions first and get the quota in hand. At that time, as soon as they graduate, they can come to work directly at the town government, and even their working years can be counted for a longer period.

  Deputy Secretary Jiang also knew that the government's administrative work in Pan Shi Town was not going well. However, more of it can be attributed to historical legacies, no matter what. As for Comrade Bao Yuchen, even if he didn't have any merits, he had his hardships. Moreover, he helped himself so much.

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  Just as Deputy Secretary Jiang thought, Secretary Bao Guoqiang of Pan Shi Town saw Deputy Secretary Jiang's car from afar and came to greet him.

  "Secretary Bao, you're being too polite, I'm afraid I've brought trouble to you." Vice Secretary Jiang got out of the car as soon as it stopped and opened the door himself. This was a matter of demeanor; normally, unless they were in the city, he would wait for his subordinates to come to the side of the car before getting out, this was leadership etiquette. As Vice Secretary Jiang was about to get out of the car, he thought about whether he should take some time to talk to his own child about these things. But that was definitely not the right moment.

  "Secretary Jiang, you're right, just call me Little Bao. Our grassroots cadres are looking forward to your guidance on our work, but we also know that leaders are busy and we don't dare disturb them unless it's necessary. Honestly, finding an excuse to invite you down here has taken a lot of effort from our team." Bao Guoqing said with a smile as he walked alongside the car.

  Deputy Secretary Jiang took a look and saw that everyone in the courtyard of the town government had left, which made him quite satisfied. After all, today's matter was not something to be proud of.

  "Xiao Wen, Xiao Wu, aren't you going to get off the car and see your Uncle Bao? You owe it to your Uncle Bao for what happened to you." Deputy Secretary Jiang shouted at his two sons in the jeep. These two kids really had no sense of propriety. In a situation like today, when others have helped so much, do they still expect others to serve them?

  Jiang Xiaowen still had some insight, after all, he was about to graduate from high school soon. As soon as he heard this, he knew his father was unhappy and quickly got out of the car, also bringing down the wine: "Uncle Bao, these past few days, my dad has been talking about you with us, and this time we really have to thank you for your help. Otherwise, my dad would still be worried about what to do with our two brothers' affairs. Look, I brought this from my dad to thank you!" Being two years older, Xiaowen spoke more logically and also knew how to show some respect, which pleased Deputy Secretary Jiang quite a bit.

  "Ah, isn't this Jiang Xiaowen?" Bao Guoqiang said with exaggeration: "Secretary Jiang, you see, as a leader, your quality is high, and the children you've taught are all so capable." As he spoke, he looked at the two brothers from the Jiang family who had gotten out of the car with an envious expression: "Not bad, much better than that kid in our household."

  Jiang Xiaowen's performance just now made Deputy Secretary Jiang very satisfied, but at this time he couldn't help but show a humble expression: "Ah, Xiao Bao, don't praise them too much, these two kids have caused me a lot of trouble. If their grades were better, would I be so worried?" But despite what he said, Deputy Secretary Jiang still showed an appreciative expression, after all, who doesn't love their own children? That's why they say that children are one's own good things.

  "Secretary Jiang, why don't we go to the office and fill out the forms first, then go eat later?" Bao Guoqiang knew what Deputy Secretary Jiang was most anxious about. A county party committee deputy secretary, if he wants to eat, which place's people won't come knocking on his door? The two forms in their own office were the main purpose of this trip.

  "Alright, I'll follow your arrangement today. Let's work first and go eat later!" Deputy Secretary Jiang was very satisfied with Bao Guoqing's arrangement. Eating was a small matter, filling out the form was what was important.

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  "Xiao Wen, Xiao Jun, in front of your father, Uncle Bao has a small request for you. After filling out this form, you will become cadres of our Panshi Town. You should learn more from your father and pay attention to the country's policies, strengthen your political studies. When the time comes, it will be easy for Uncle Bao to take you along. If at that time your performance is not qualified, and your theoretical level can't even catch up with Uncle's, I will have to criticize you!"

  "Hey, Little Bao, you're being too modest. If they could catch up with your theoretical level, that would be great! I'd feel at ease then! Besides, given their current level, having you lead them is already a big favor to them. And let's say if you were transferred to the county government, they might even get promoted overnight and jump straight into the county agency?" Deputy Secretary Jiang said this with deep meaning, believing that Bao Guoqing would understand.

  As expected, Bao Guoqiang was overjoyed when he heard this. Although some things couldn't be explicitly stated, it didn't mean he didn't understand.

  "Secretary Jiang, you're praising me. I'm a thick-skinned person, and my ears are burning from listening to this. Let's not talk about this anymore. Secretary Jiang, look at the time, why don't we go find somewhere to eat?" suggested Bao Guoqiang.

  Watching Bao Guoqing quietly lock the two cadre staffing tables into the drawer, Deputy Mayor Jiang was very satisfied. After a few days, these two forms were circulated in the county party committee organization department, and the matter of the two children was settled. What's the point of going to college? In the end, it still comes down to circulating like this? With Bao Guoqing's help, not only did the two children save several years of time (as long as they could get into college), but after completing the formalities, they could receive their salary, which was great.

  "Let's go, I'll treat you today, you arrange the place. Once we arrive at Pan Shi Town, you're the local boss, and as a secretary, if I want to eat something good, it all depends on you." Deputy Secretary Jiang said this to show his attitude, after all, Bao Guoqing had helped him a great deal, he wanted to make him feel like one of his own people.

  "Secretary Jiang, you've said that before. Pan Shi Town is under your leadership, and I wouldn't dare to be the master of this place. However, if we're talking about good food, I really know a great place, and it's already arranged for this afternoon. Shall we go?" asked Bao Guoqing.

  "Go!" Deputy Secretary Jiang waved his hand and led the way out of the office.

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  Bao Yufeng didn't remember the speech draft of Vice Secretary Jiang until she arrived at the office early in the morning on the second day. She was too excited about receiving a letter from her younger brother Bao Yulin yesterday. After finishing writing back to her brother, she spent the whole evening talking with her mother about her brother's affairs. She didn't sleep well all night and felt dizzy when entering the office this morning.

  When she saw the scattered documents on the table, she suddenly remembered what Deputy Secretary Jiang had entrusted to her yesterday. However, today's township cadre meeting was about to start as soon as work began, and Bao Yufeng simply didn't have time to rush out a draft. She thought about whether she could use Secretary Wang Hong's speech draft temporarily, adding some content. But who knew, Secretary Wang Hong's speech draft couldn't be found anywhere.

  After some thought, Bao Yufeng was stunned. It must be that Vice Secretary Jiang took the speech draft written by Secretary Wang as his own and took it away! If that's really what happened, then he has committed a serious taboo. You have to know, for high-ranking party officials like them, during meetings, as long as they don't talk nonsense, whatever they say is not a big deal. But if you take someone else's speech draft and read it as your own, that's just ridiculous. The impact will definitely be very bad.

  Having no choice, Bao Yufeng hastily rushed to the small conference room of the government. At this time, Vice Secretary Jiang had just sat down on the podium and hadn't started speaking yet. Bao Yufeng steeled herself and quietly walked behind Vice Secretary Jiang.

  Bao Yufeng walked into the conference room, and Deputy Secretary Jiang saw her. He frowned. Bao Yufeng hadn't been able to hand in his speech on time yesterday, which had left him very dissatisfied. Now he didn't know what was going on again.

  "Secretary Jiang, I'm sorry. The speech you're holding now is the one originally used by Secretary Wang Hong. I brought it here yesterday for reference." Baoyu Feng walked behind Vice-Secretary Jiang and saw that the speech on the table was indeed the one she had brought for reference, which was originally used by Secretary Wang Hong. She secretly felt relieved, fortunately, she had arrived a little earlier, otherwise, there would have been big trouble.

  Deputy Secretary Jiang was already dissatisfied with Bao Yufeng for not submitting the speech on time yesterday, and now that he heard about this matter, he couldn't bear it anymore. The glass cup in his hand slammed forcefully onto the table, splashing out all the water inside.

  "Play the piano wildly!"

  The microphone in the conference room was on, and Jiang's deputy secretary's words were transmitted through the microphone to the entire conference room, startling everyone.

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  The meeting convened by Vice Secretary Jiang was not going well, as he couldn't stop thinking about how to deal with Bao Yufeng's irresponsible attitude towards work. In his opinion, this was a political accident waiting to happen.

  In just a few days, Bao Yufeng was transferred from the county party committee secretary to the township enterprise bureau and also received a disciplinary warning. However, these were not a big deal for Bao Yufeng, what she was most concerned about now was whether she could contact her brother Bao Yulin this time.

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