boyutpedia Chapter 8 Kyoto Number
Chapter 8 Kyoto Number
Xiao Lili blew on the tea leaves in her thermos, took a small sip, and said with a half-smile, "You can deal with that after you plant the trees."
"Didn't I say I was going to hand it over to you today?"
"Yeah, after you finish planting the trees, just work overtime, finish the proposal, and send it to me, okay?"
Nima!
David gripped his pen tightly, his eyes darting around as he glanced at several colleagues walking by outside, all holding cups and chatting idly. He felt incredibly frustrated.
The Bureau of Veteran Cadres is essentially a department for retirement.
Aside from organizing some events, there's not much else to do.
Xiao Lili placed almost all the responsibilities of the entire unit on Dawei's shoulders.
Other colleagues were often late or left early, and at work they would just read newspapers, play online games, and gossip, which Xiao Lili completely ignored.
This woman only had eyes for Chen Dawei. If Dawei did anything that displeased her, Xiao Lili would start cursing.
Logically speaking, they all worked in the same company.
Even if someone wanted to prank someone, they wouldn't do it so obviously.
Xiao Lili was acting under someone's orders, specifically targeting her.
Zhou Xiangzhang is still up to her old tricks.
Even after being relegated to the old cadre bureau, he's still not at ease. It seems he'll only feel at ease if he's kicked out of the system.
David lowered his head, gritting his teeth in hatred.
He used to be the director of the county government office, but he was forced into it by others who asked him to give up his position and be transferred to the old cadres bureau, which Dawei agreed to.
I thought that once I got here, I could finally catch my breath, right?
If I can't afford to offend them, can't I at least avoid them?
Unexpectedly, even when they arrived at the Laogan Bureau, they still wouldn't give up.
"There are many colleagues in the company, and they don't have much to do. Can't we ask them to go?"
Besides, isn't planting trees usually outsourced to companies? Why ask me to do it?
Xiao Lili tilted her head and grinned mischievously as she looked at the newly done manicure and slowly said, "Director Wu of the County Government Office said that Yuanshan County is currently facing a financial crisis and doesn't have enough money to hire people to do this kind of thing."
Each unit should allocate young and able-bodied personnel to support the county's work.
You're the youngest person in our company.
If you're not going, do you expect me to go?
It turned out to be Wu Maocai's idea.
David was even more certain that Zhou Xiangzhang was behind all of this.
After he stepped down as director of the Yuanshan County Government Office, the person who succeeded him was Wu Maocai.
This person graduated from Guangdong Normal University with a bachelor's degree, just like Dawei, both of whom are graduates of a "Double First-Class" university.
However, David's school was better and his academic qualifications were higher.
Wu Maocai was brought here by County Magistrate Qiao Yong; he had previously served as County Magistrate Qiao's liaison.
Everyone says that Wu Maocai will definitely become the director of the county government office in the future.
Unexpectedly, County Head Qiao Yong made an unconventional choice in personnel selection, appointing the more capable Dawei and making Wu Maocai the deputy director of the office.
Wu Maocai harbored a deep grudge against Dawei.
When County Chief Qiao was persecuted, Wu Maocai defected to Zhou Xiangzhang's camp and successfully became the director of the county government office.
After that, Wu Maocai moved his family to Dawei's neighborhood and bought an apartment above Dawei's.
Dawei lived in a three-bedroom apartment, so Wu Maocai bought a four-bedroom apartment.
County Magistrate Qiao Yong once commented on Wu Maocai: "He is shrewd but lacks vision."
In Dawei's view, Wu Maocai is indeed talented, living up to his name. His calligraphy is superb, but he is somewhat gloomy and adept at intrigue, so he is unlikely to achieve great things.
With such people in power, Dawei knew he would have little peace and stability.
"My back hurts, I can't get it done. Director Xiao, please arrange for someone else to do it."
Xiao Lili's face darkened: "What, I can't order you around anymore?"
"Sorry, I am a Party cadre, not anyone's slave."
"It seems my old bureau is too small to contain such a great figure as you. Your personnel file is still with the county government office. You should pack your things and go back now. I don't need you here anymore."
At that time, it was a temporary transfer, and the personnel file had not yet been transferred to the Bureau of Veteran Cadres.
This time, the person was returned to the county government office, and Dawei no longer had a position there.
Xiao Lili wanted to get rid of Dawei, embarrass him, and make him so that no department would want him, making him the biggest joke in Yuanshan County government.
"No need to humiliate me like that. Fine, I'll quit." Dawei slammed his hand on the table, his body trembling with anger.
A woman who rose to power through her beauty, despite being completely uneducated, can boss people around like that.
The political environment in Yuanshan County made Dawei feel suffocated and hopeless.
He was utterly powerless.
Anyway, I graduated from a prestigious university, and with my talent, I won't have trouble finding a job.
Maybe we should just let go.
"Great!" Xiao Lili's eyes widened, and she laughed wildly and excitedly, "That's wonderful!"
You should submit a report immediately.
I'll sign it right away!
Many images flashed through Xiao Lili's mind, and she could already imagine how Secretary Zhou would praise her lavishly after learning of the result.
Dawei stood up abruptly, pushed the chair to the ground, and looked down at Xiao Lili with a tone full of disdain.
I can submit the report whenever I want.
You guys always have the final say.
This time, it's up to me to decide when I resign.
Get out of my way!
David grabbed his briefcase and shoved Xiao Lili aside.
"Ouch--"
Xiao Lili gave a coquettish laugh.
Dawei was too excited and reckless just now. When he shoved Xiao Lili aside, he accidentally touched her full breasts, which made Xiao Lili wince in pain.
She wanted to yell at him, but seeing Dawei walk away, and knowing she was in the wrong, she held back.
"That idiot..."
They have absolutely no sense of flexibility.
I have no grudge against you, so please beg me and coax me.
If I make her happy, won't I be able to give you a nicer look?
If the higher-ups want to get rid of you, I can just fool them and it'll all be over. You can stay with me as long as you want.
"What a stubborn person."
Xiao Lili shook her head speechlessly.
In the entire Yuanshan County, only Chen Dawei could earn Xiao Lili's heartfelt admiration and appreciation.
However, she couldn't easily reveal these thoughts.
Dawei drove around the county town for a while, and his mood calmed down a bit.
As the car drove into the center of the county town, passing the Yuanshan County Bell Tower, we saw many former colleagues from the county government helping to plant trees along the roadside.
The kapok trees planted last year have already passed their flowering season and have all been dug up.
Camphor trees were transplanted to the green belt.
It's clearly the work of Wu Maocai.
The kapok tree is a favorite of County Chief Qiao and is planted in many areas of Guangdong Province. Wu Maocai suggested planting a lot of kapok trees in the county last year.
Wu Maocai's reason at the time was that the fallen camphor tree fruits made the road and the cars on the side of the road dirty.
Furthermore, the organic matter secreted by camphor trees may cause allergies in some people.
Chen Dawei could tell at a glance that the camphor trees were being replaced to curry favor with Zhou Xiangzhang.
Because Zhou Xiangzhang's name is "Xiangzhang" (香樟).
"They just do all sorts of nonsensical things."
"You want me to help plant trees? I'll plant your ass!"
Dawei drove around the county town several times. The place was so big that he really didn't know where to go next.
Go back to your home in the county town; your parents will definitely worry if they see you.
Finally, he drove the car back to Dashi Village, the place where he was born.
His parents live in a house in the county town, and no one lives in his hometown, so they can take him in.
Returning to the place where he grew up, Dawei felt extremely depressed. He sent a message to his parents saying that he had something to do at work and wouldn't be coming home that night.
Being free from official duties is a relief; since I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well sleep until I'm completely exhausted.
At this moment, in the county government office, Wu Maocai had already received a call from Xiao Lili.
Upon learning that his former rival Chen Dawei had resigned, Wu Maocai showed no smile.
He strolled to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked down at the county government square, and stood there lost in thought, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.
"Old boss, the person you chose isn't very good. He actually quit."
This is being addressed to Qiao Yong, who has gone to another world.
Wu Maocai was a very self-important person. There were very few people in the entire Yuanshan County whom he looked up to, and Chen Dawei was one of them.
In the past, he had expressed the sentiment of "Why did Heaven create both Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang?" on several occasions.
When Chen Dawei actually quit the game, Wu Maocai suddenly panicked again.
Even Chen Dawei is resigning; is there any hope left for Yuanshan County?
How much longer can I remain as the director?
The county has now set up a working group to conduct a comprehensive pollution investigation of all enterprises in the county.
County Magistrate Xie Changhe is the group leader, and Wu Maocai, director of the County Government Office, serves as the deputy group leader.
In reality, Wu Maocai was in charge of everything, while Xie Changhe had no ability whatsoever and couldn't accomplish anything.
Many businesses in the county acted on the news, and many people delivered gifts to the desk of the director of the county government office.
Wu Maocai didn't dare take a single penny.
Xie Changhe wanted both.
We need to give an account to our superiors and conduct a thorough investigation into the pollution.
We need to stabilize the county's economy, but we can't take any real action.
The burden fell on Wu Maocai's shoulders.
This put him in a very difficult position, but fortunately, he was experienced and quickly came up with a solution.
When the authorities cracked down on pollution, he promoted the beautiful environment of Yuanshan County, saying that the mountains were good, the water was scarce, and the people were even better. He promoted large-scale afforestation and planting, and camphor trees were part of his plan.
Using public opinion to cover up the facts of pollution.
The entire Meihua City is located in a mountainous area, with eight parts mountains, one part water, and one part farmland.
There's not much to promote; everyone's just playing the ecology card, promoting how good the ecological environment is here and how high the forest coverage is. Wu Maocai is just following suit, so there's nothing wrong with him doing the same.
As these voices become more prevalent, people naturally conclude that such places are unrelated to pollution.
On the other hand, he planned to target the small and let the big fish go first, making an example of a few small businesses that had no connections, didn't know how to be flexible, and didn't know how to give gifts to leaders.
Despite the arrangements made, Wu Maocai could not find peace of mind and could not feel at ease.
His gaze shifted towards the industrial park in the distance. Looking at the huge signboard by the roadside bearing the words "Wansheng Group," he couldn't help but shake his head and return to his seat.
……
Dawei, on the other hand, slept for a long time.
I was suddenly woken up by a phone call.
It was already past 10 p.m. when I looked at the time.
I actually slept for seven or eight hours?
I picked up my phone and saw it was a Kyoto number. Out of curiosity, I answered it.
"Hello there."
"Hello, is this Chen Dawei?"
The voice on the other end of the phone was a woman's, with clear enunciation and a beautiful tone, giving the impression of someone from a scholarly family.
"It's me, and who are you?"
"I am Old Wang's daughter..."
The woman's voice suddenly choked up.