As the National Day approaches, Yu Fan's work has become very busy. Visiting veteran cadres in the county and going to various county bureaus to inspect and express condolences have become his daily work, but visiting some veteran cadres is a very special task. The troublesome thing is that all of these people are old comrades who have retired from the system. Some of the clichés in the officialdom are of no use to them. Sometimes they will sarcastically say something lukewarm about you.
The rhetoric is very uniform. Almost all the veteran cadres’ demands for the county are to increase their remuneration. They believe that the county does not pay enough attention to them who have retired. They usually don’t even have a car, and the county’s veteran cadres bureau The activity facilities are too old and should all be replaced.
When Yu Fan was working as a secretary in Xinyang City, he also encountered this kind of problem with the Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yao Wenming. Every time during the New Year and the holidays, when the Municipal Party Committee leaders paid condolences to the veteran cadres, some senior people would always mention it. Such and such requests, but Yu Fan was just a secretary at the time and had no personal experience with such things.
These veteran cadres have retired anyway. They don’t care whether you are the municipal party committee secretary or the county party committee secretary. As long as leaders come over, they always have some problems to report. You can’t show their face, otherwise someone will say You don't respect the older generation of leaders.
When talking with all the veteran cadres, Yu Fan always had a smile on his face. No matter what they said, Yu Fan also showed a very cordial look. The smile on his face became a bit stiff at the end of the day, but this day When he came down, he was a bit complaining and just expressed his condolences. All kinds of strange questions came up. I don't know what sharp topics will be discussed at the symposium in two days.
Compared with visiting the veteran cadres in the county, it is much easier to visit each bureau to inspect and express condolences. You only need to patiently listen to the work reports of the leaders of each bureau. However, after this series of condolences, the day of holding a tea party with the veteran cadres has come.
After Chang Da reported to him that the preparations for the tea party were in place, Yu Fan actually had a headache. However, this kind of thing is something that a county party secretary must deal with. Such tea parties are held several times every year. There will also be such activities on New Year's Day and New Year's Day in the near future. You can't run away. Besides, this is also a time to test the ability of a top leader.
This time the tea party was arranged in the small auditorium of the county party committee. Normally you would not know it, but now all the people are gathered together. Oh, there are quite a few retired cadres in the county. The whole small auditorium came to sit around the table. They were all surrounded by people, some even in small groups reminiscing about old times. Even Yu Fan, the secretary of the county party committee, completely ignored him when he came in.
Chang Da looked at the scene and looked at it. He walked forward, coughed twice, smiled and said loudly: "Old leaders, Secretary Yu of the county party committee came to see you today despite his busy schedule. Let us welcome you with warm applause. "Secretary Yu has arrived," but the crowd applauding was sparse. Among them, Chang Da, the director of the county party committee office, applauded the loudest, which made him feel embarrassed. Some people simply ignored him after hearing his words. He just raised his head and glanced at him with a look of disdain.
Yu Fan didn't take it seriously. He had already been mentally prepared for this situation. In every place, some retired cadres were the most difficult to deal with. Most of them were senior and had stubborn personalities. Besides, they were hostile to some current officials. I also can't stand their style. I think what they are doing now is incomparable to what they were doing in the past. I have already despised you in my heart even before they met.
However, this group of people cannot be offended. Some of the people who worked under them in the past may be leaders in the city and province now. If you offend them and make them cause trouble, it will be enough for you to drink. It was a mess, so when Yu Fan saw this situation, he walked out and said with a smile: "Hello, old leaders, I am Yu Fan, the current county party secretary, and I am here to see you today. Haha, some old leaders may be Seeing me for the first time, I am here to express my condolences to everyone on behalf of the county committee and county government,"
Yu Fan's words were very polite, but they did not arouse any response. However, the discussion started one after another, and some people even shouted: "Wow, this is the first time I have seen such a young county party secretary. This is not the case." Is he just a child?" Someone immediately responded to these words, "Old Wang, you may not think that people are small, but they are very capable. When you were the traffic director, you didn't build the roads that were not built. You didn't let others build them. ," Lao Wang was unhappy with what he said, but he was at a loss for words and could only hum softly, which caused a burst of laughter.
Looking at this group of old people, each of whom could be his own grandfather, Yu Fan couldn't help but feel funny. They were really old and young, and they were getting younger and younger. Looking at them, Yu Fan felt a little like a kindergarten teacher. However, young people belong to young people, and this group of people was not ambiguous at all. Someone shouted loudly, "Secretary Xiao Yu, you have been to my place a few days ago, and I told you to arrange a few cars for us." These old guys have managed their affairs so well, please give me an accurate answer as to whether they can handle it."
Someone on the other side also continued to say: "That is, the facilities in the Veteran Cadre Bureau should have been replaced a long time ago. You can also do it today, but this meeting needs to be done quickly. I will have to pick up my grandson from school later. This remark caused another burst of laughter, but soon someone also laughed and said: "You old guy, you think you are the only one who has a grandson, so you just show it off, because none of you will pick up your grandson soon." "That's just right. Let's go together later."
A tea party turned into an occasion for them to discuss their grandson, which made Yu Fan feel a bit dumbfounded. The group of people couldn't explain what they were talking about. They all looked like hedgehogs, and it was hard to know where to start.
"You all, please be quiet and look at what you people look like. You think you are great when you step back one by one. Don't forget that you are still members of the Communist Party. The Party's years of education on you have all turned into dogs." Now, this one needs a car, that one needs to change facilities, why, you think your contribution has been enough, now it’s time to enjoy it, and you don’t want to think that now is the time when the county is developing, and there is no need to spend money on it, you I don’t think about how to use the remaining heat, and I am still messing around here. Do I still have any consciousness of a party member?”
The entire small auditorium was completely silent after these words were said. Even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard. Yu Fan followed the sound and looked over, his eyes lit up. This person did not teach him the "Five Animals Opera" That old man? I didn't expect to meet him here.
The old man's prestige among this group of people seemed to be very high. Although his words were very harsh, no one dared to stand up and refute. On the contrary, some people saw that the old man was angry and hurriedly smiled and said: "Old County Magistrate, don't be angry. We are just saying this. Who really wants to take pictures of those things? If you don't have a car, you can walk a few steps and exercise. Although the facilities of the Veteran Cadre Bureau are old, It can still be used for a while, don't be angry, but don't be angry and ruin your body."
The old county magistrate also looked at everyone, sighed and said: "I also know that what everyone said is true. At this age, it is normal to have a headache and want a car. The various facilities of the Veteran Cadre Bureau are They are very old, some are even broken and can no longer be used. It is normal to want to replace them with new ones. But you should respond well when something happens. You can't just make noise like this. What kind of words are you talking about? You will be trembling all your life. You have worked hard to serve the people, so don’t let others say that we old guys are taking advantage of the government and ruining your life when you are old."
Having said this, the old county magistrate also turned to look at Yu Fan and said with a smile: "I have known Secretary Xiao Yu earlier than you all. I believe that as long as you respond to him about something, as long as the reason is reasonable, he will do it." I solved it for you, don't you think so, Secretary Xiao Yu?" Obviously, the old county magistrate also recognized Yu Fan.
Yu Fan glanced at the old man gratefully, took two steps forward, bowed to everyone, and said: "The things that the old leaders responded to are actually reasonable. It's because we didn't do our job well. Let the old leaders do it for us." I have worked in the revolution all my life, but I am still not enjoying the treatment I deserve when I get old. On behalf of the county party committee and county government, I apologize to everyone. Here I promise you that I will solve the car problem for you now and dispatch one from the county party committee. The bus is here specifically for you to see a doctor. In addition, the county committee will replace the facilities of the veteran cadre bureau with new ones in the shortest possible time. And I also assure you that as long as the conditions in the county improve in the future, the benefits will be better. Make better adjustments for everyone,”
His words were greeted with very warm applause this time. Compared with when he first came in, it was a huge difference. Yu Fan couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The next thing went very smoothly, and there was nothing like it again. The man looked like he was going to cause trouble, and Yu Fan walked over to express his gratitude to the old county magistrate in person.
After a conversation, everyone also learned that Secretary Xiao Yu had a master-disciple relationship with the old county magistrate, and was extremely affectionate to him. However, the old county magistrate himself smiled and said that there is no such thing as a master-student or a master-student. Everyone was just discussing and discussing with each other. Anyway, with this relationship, the expressions of these retired cadres looking at Yu Fan were obviously very different, as if they were looking at one of their own.
After seeing off the group of veteran cadres, Yu Fan wanted to go to the old county magistrate to express his gratitude, but the old county magistrate had already dispersed with everyone, which made Yu Fan couldn't help but feel disappointed. Originally, there were some work-related problems. I still want to ask for advice, but what happened today is really thanks to the old county magistrate.