Back in the dormitory, Qiao Liang had a beautiful sleep.
When he got up the next morning, not long after Qiao Liang arrived at the office, he received a call from the security office at the door. An uncle named Bucket was looking for him.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Liang quickly asked the security guards to let the person in.
As soon as Uncle Bucket entered Qiao Liang's office, he knelt down to Qiao Liang. Qiao Liang was startled and quickly stopped him: "Uncle, no, no, what are you doing?"
"County Magistrate Qiao, I came here specifically to thank you. You are a great and wonderful person. It is our blessing to have a good official like you in Liangbei County..." Uncle Bucket said with excitement. Said.
"Uncle, I just did what I should do. It's not as exaggerated as you said." Qiao Liang smiled and invited Uncle Bucket to sit down on the sofa, poured him a glass of water, then sat down next to him and asked He said, "Uncle, has your wife recovered from her illness?"
"He's almost healed. The doctor said he'll be discharged from the hospital in a few days. No, I'm here to thank County Magistrate Qiao." Bucket finished speaking and sighed, "It's just that my wife has a chronic disease, and he has to continue taking medicine after he is discharged from the hospital. control."
"There is no way, people are like this when they get old, and they are prone to age-related diseases. Sir, please be more open-minded. As long as your wife is still well, this is the greatest happiness, don't you think so?" Qiao Liang comforted her.
"Yes, County Magistrate Qiao is right." Bucket nodded vigorously, and then said, "By the way, County Magistrate Qiao, I asked the hospital today if the money is enough, and the hospital said that there will be thousands left when I am discharged. Well, I just know that County Magistrate Qiao arranged for someone to go over and help me pay 20,000 yuan that day. Magistrate Qiao, I, Bucket, can never repay your kindness even if I work hard in my life..."
After speaking, Bucket raised his sleeve and wiped his eyes.
Just as Qiao Liang was about to be polite, Bucket said again: "County Magistrate Qiao, I will definitely send you the few thousand dollars left after you are discharged from the hospital."
"Uncle, no need. The remaining few thousand yuan can be used to buy more supplements for your wife to replenish her body." Qiao Liang said hurriedly.
"If you can't do it, you absolutely can't do it, County Magistrate Qiao must accept the remaining money." Bucket said repeatedly.
Qiao Liang looked at the simple and honest Uncle Bucket, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Such simple people have to be tortured by reality and life. What is reality? Of course it is the iron mine!
Thinking of the iron mine, Qiao Liang's eyes turned cold, and he decided to find some time to explore the situation of the iron mine.
"County Magistrate Qiao, it's settled, I'll send the money back to you in a few days." Uncle Bucket stood up. In his eyes, a high official like Qiao Liang must be very busy, and he can't Too much trouble.
"Uncle, I told you that you don't need to send the money back. You can keep it for aunt to buy nutritional supplements." Qiao Liang said with a smile, "I won't take it even if you give it to me."
At this time, He Qingqing came in. Qiao Liang pointed at He Qingqing and said to Uncle Bucket: "Uncle, of the 20,000 yuan that I paid for your wife's hospitalization fee, 10,000 yuan belongs to her. This is our beautiful and kind-hearted Director He." .”
"Thank you, Director He, thank you..." Uncle Bucket heard what Qiao Liang said and bowed to He Qingqing repeatedly.
"Oh, uncle, please don't do this." He Qingqing hurriedly supported Uncle Bucket, "Uncle, has your wife recovered?"
"It's almost done. Thank you two benefactors for your concern." Bucket bowed again.
Seeing this, Qiao Liang hurriedly supported Bucket and said, "Uncle, please stop bowing all the time."
For some reason, seeing Uncle Bucket always bowing, Qiao Liang thought of the scene of bowing to the deceased in the mourning hall.
After seeing off Uncle Bucket, Qiao Liang turned to look at He Qingqing: "Is something wrong?"
"County Magistrate Qiao, I just held a brief mobilization meeting at the Poverty Alleviation Office, asking everyone to unify their thinking, work hard, and put all their energy into the front line of poverty alleviation." He Qingqinghui reported.
"Is the effect not very good?" Qiao Liang glanced at He Qingqing with a smile.
"How do you know?" He Qingqing was stunned. Could it be that Qiao Liang had some clever plans?
"Of course I will know that under the leadership of Feng Xueliang, the Poverty Alleviation Office was disorganized and overstaffed. With such a team, if you hold a mobilization meeting and shout a few times, do you think they will scream and work hard? A soldier is in a hurry. , If you put a bunch of bears together, these people from the Poverty Alleviation Office will be almost useless." Qiao Liang said with a smile.
"Then what should we do?" He Qingqing frowned, "No one is available, don't we become two polished commanders?"
"You, the director of the Poverty Alleviation Office, can't control the people below you and want to turn yourself into a polished commander. Do you think you are embarrassed?" Qiao Liang looked at He Qingqing with a half-smile.
He Qingqing was confused and didn't know what to say. She was really at a loss for a while. This was her first contact with poverty alleviation work. Today was also her first day as a new official. She had no experience in dealing with the current situation of the Poverty Alleviation Office. situation.
"County Magistrate Qiao, how do you think I should deal with the current situation?" He Qingqing asked proactively.
"You want me to teach you?" Qiao Liang looked at He Qingqing with a smile.
"Yes." He Qingqing nodded.
"You are not a child, why should I teach you?" Qiao Liang said seriously.
This... He Qingqing was dumbfounded. Yes, he was an adult, a department-level cadre, and the head of a department. Why should others teach him?
"Because you are my boss." He Qingqing had an idea and blurted out.
Qiao Liang grinned when he heard this and walked around He Qingqing: "Director He, how old is my boss?"
"This..." He Qingqing didn't know how to answer for a moment. She thought for a moment and said, "It's very big... be as big as you want..."
"How big do you think I want it to be?" Qiao Liang continued.
"Um...well...I don't know."
"Do you like big ones?" After saying this, Qiao Liang suddenly felt a little reckless and a little mean.
He Qingqing seemed to have realized something, her face turned slightly red, and she felt shy.
Seeing He Qingqing's look, Qiao Liang couldn't help but want to laugh. Then he sat down at the desk and coughed lightly: "Well, this matter is not difficult to handle."
"County Magistrate Qiao, please tell me quickly." He Qingqing came over and almost kissed Qiao Liang on the face because he was too fast.
"Director He, what do you want to do? Molest me in my office?" Qiao Liang grinned.
He Qingqing's face turned red again, and she couldn't help raising her hand and lightly hitting Qiao Liang: "County Magistrate Qiao, you are evil..."
When women say and do this, they are usually acting coquettishly.
This is the first time that He Qingqing acts like a baby in front of Qiao Liang. This voice and action make Qiao Liang's heart jump. Emma, she is so feminine.
Then Qiao Liang laughed: "Okay, let's get down to business... Let me ask you, did Gou Dafu attend your meeting today?"
"No." He Qingqing shook her head.
"Why doesn't he come?" Qiao Liang asked again.
"Gou Dafu took a week's leave yesterday on the grounds that his old mother was sick and needed to be taken care of," He Qingqing said.
"Well, this young old comrade wants to use this to give you a blow..." Qiao Liang nodded. Since Gou Dafu wanted to do this, it would be really hard to forgive him if he didn't take action on him.
Then Qiao Liang waved: "Director He, come here and bite your ears..."
After saying this, Qiao Liang suddenly remembered that he had said the same thing to Lu Qian, and had bitten her ears with Lu Qian, but after biting her ears that time, Lu Qian was not satisfied and wanted to bite her again.
Thinking of this past event, Qiao Liang couldn't help but want to laugh, but she also felt a bit nostalgic for the past time.
He Qingqing obediently put her ear toward him.
Qiao Liang whispered to He Qingqing.
After hearing what Qiao Liang said, He Qingqing was stunned: "County Magistrate Qiao, is this too cruel?"
Qiao Liang didn't say anything, but snorted.
He Qingqing blinked and then asked worriedly: "Then what if he refuses to obey?"
"If you don't obey, get out!" Qiao Liang said simply. Although his voice was not loud, his tone was somewhat cold and decisive.
He Qingqing looked straight at Qiao Liang, and suddenly felt something coming from Qiao Liang that he had never seen before. This thing seemed to be momentum and aura. This thing made He Qingqing feel that Qiao Liang was more like a lead.
Seeing He Qingqing's look, Qiao Liang smiled and said, "Director He, remember this sentence: kindness does not control soldiers."
He Qingqing nodded and smiled at Qiao Liang.
Then Qiao Liang changed the topic: "By the way, let's go out now and visit those people who work in the provincial newspaper."
"Okay." He Qingqing nodded.
The two went downstairs, bought some fruit in the supermarket, and then came to the hotel where the reporter was staying. Qiao Liang was not sure if they were there. If they went out, their trip would have been in vain.
When he reached the floor, He Qingqing turned around and saw a man smoking in the corner of the corridor. He whispered to Qiao Liang: "County Magistrate Qiao, the reporter from the provincial newspaper is here. Look at the tall and thin guy over there. That's what I told you." Xiao Jia from the Propaganda Department, he is here, it means that the reporter from the provincial newspaper has not gone out yet."
"Okay, let's go in." Qiao Liang nodded.
He Qingqing and Qiao Liang walked to the door of the reporter's room, and then He Qingqing knocked on the door and went in.
The appearance of Qiao Liang and He Qingqing also attracted Xiao Jia's attention. The county compound is not big, and everyone usually looks up but does not look down. Although he is not familiar with He Qingqing, he naturally knows them. These are two flowers in the county compound. One of the Golden Flowers, as for Qiao Liang, Xiao Jia knew him very well. He beat her up as soon as he came and it was hard to even think about becoming famous.
Seeing Qiao Liang and He Qingqing entering the reporter's room, Xiao Jia walked aside and took out his mobile phone...
In the reporter's room, after Qiao Liang and He Qingqing explained their intentions, the three people at the provincial newspaper were a little surprised, especially the team leader Guo Yi. He looked at Qiao Liang and saw that Qiao Liang was the new leader in charge of the Poverty Alleviation Office. It was a bit surprising because he had a little impression of Qiao Liang.
Guo Yi's impression of Qiao Liang came from the welcoming ceremony for the temporary cadres from Jiangdong who arrived in Jincheng. At that time, Liao Gufeng specially received them. Guo Yi, as a reporter, followed the interview and took photos, because Qiao Liang was one of the young and tallest among those temporary cadres. Jun, so Guo Yi couldn't help but look at Qiao Liang a few more times.
Guo Yi was still thinking about his thoughts when he heard Qiao Liang say: "Reporter Guo, it is our fault that you have been wronged in Liangbei this time. It is because we are not strict with our subordinates and have problems with the management of cadres. This led to such a bad incident, and I am here today to solemnly apologize to the three of you."
Qiao Liang said this, and Guo Yi felt very comfortable after hearing it. Look at what others have done, and then look at what the county Propaganda Department has done. It is like heaven and earth. Yesterday, the County Propaganda Department also sent people to express their condolences and apologize. But looking at that attitude, there was no apology. Instead, they looked at them with dissatisfied eyes, which probably meant that they came down for an unannounced visit without saying hello, which did not give them any face from the Propaganda Department, and finally made them so passive.
"County Magistrate Qiao, this matter actually has nothing to do with you. You don't need to apologize." Guo Yi said.
"Why doesn't it matter? I am now in charge of the Poverty Alleviation Office, so this matter naturally has something to do with me." Qiao Liang said with a smile.
Hearing this, Guo Yi nodded slightly and couldn't help but said: "County Magistrate Qiao, you are here for a temporary exchange. Why did you choose to be in charge of such a hard and tiring job as poverty alleviation?"
"What? Reporter Guo thinks that temporary cadres are here for vacation and cannot do hard work?" Qiao Liang said with a smile.
Guo Yi smiled and shook his head: "That's not what I meant. I just think... after all, as far as I know, there are no Jiangdong cadres like you who work in other counties."
"Just because you don't have one doesn't mean you can't do it, haha..." Qiao Liang smiled and continued, "Take a temporary job is not to treat guests to dinner, nor is it to fool around. Although it is a temporary job, you have to step down and be the master. Although poverty alleviation work is very hard, It’s very tiring, but as a person in the organization and as a first-level leader, you still have to be brave enough to shoulder heavy responsibilities, and you can’t go around when you encounter difficulties..."
"What County Magistrate Qiao said is good." Guo Yi couldn't help but cheer.
Qiao Liang laughed: "Reporter Guo, what I said sounded a bit pretentious. You can think so too. I don't mind."
Guo Yi shook his head: "If County Magistrate Qiao said this, we won't think so."
Qiao Liang then pointed to the fruits: "These fruits are personal thoughts of Director He and I. It's very hard for you to come here for interviews..."
"Hmph!" Lan Caiyue interrupted Qiao Liang's words and snorted, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face, "How can we run around? We are being treated like prisoners..."
Guo Yi quickly winked at Lan Caiyue and she stopped talking.
Qiao Liang smiled slightly when he saw this and didn't ask any more questions. Then he changed the subject and chatted with Guo Yi about something else.
During this conversation, Qiao Liang discovered that Guo Yi had similar temperaments to her, and they couldn't help but have a good time chatting with each other. They felt like confidants, and the two even left each other's phone numbers in the end.
Guo Yi and his party were going to the countryside later, so Qiao Liang said goodbye and left.
After coming out of the hotel, Qiao Liang called Liang Wen and asked where he was. When he learned that he had gone to the countryside, Qiao Liang frowned: "Mr. Liang, why don't you talk to me when you go down so that I can help you?" As a guide, Chairman An will criticize me if he knows that I didn't accompany you well."
"County Magistrate Qiao, don't worry. It was Chairman An who told us not to disturb you or affect your work. In the early stage, we only need to visit a few locations according to the small book he gave us, so we didn't notify you. "..." Before Liang Wen finished speaking, his voice suddenly changed, "Hey, you... what are you going to do..."
Then there was a loud and chaotic sound on the other end of the phone, and then no one responded.
