I was still looking at the vehicles entering, and he called me before I realized what was happening. I found out that what Xiao Sui drove in today was a Mitsubishi off-road vehicle.
Man Jiangnan opened the passenger door for me, and he closed it for me after I got in the car.
"Director Man, have you contacted the old director?" I asked.
He replied: "The contact has been made. He is waiting for you at home."
"Are the condolences and gifts ready?" I asked again.
"Everything is ready. One thousand yuan, two bottles of Maotai, and two packs of South Beauty cigarettes." He replied respectfully.
I was a little surprised, "A thousand? A little less, right? After all, he is the one who just retreated."
He said: "In the past, we used to pay New Year greetings to retired cadres like this. The average retired employee only paid 500 yuan."
I thought about it and said, "After all, the old director has stepped down from his position as the leader, so let's give him two thousand. Otherwise, people will think it's a waste if he leaves."
Man Jiangnan agreed repeatedly.
At this time I said: "Director Man, today I criticized you, don't think too much. I just want to say one thing to you, that is, I did this entirely to protect you. The man from the Provincial Education Commission Office
You should know the former director Muzi Li, right? I am actually very familiar with him because his wife is my former colleague. In the final analysis, his problem is abusing the power in his hands and doing whatever he wants by taking advantage of the leadership's trust in him. Director Man
, you are a smart man, you don’t need a heavy hammer to play the drum, you should understand what I mean, right?"
He hurriedly said: "Director Feng, I understand. Thank you for the reminder."
I then added: "I think I am relatively easy to talk to. Under normal circumstances, I will not control the cost issue too much. It was different when I was the director of the Provincial Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.
Because the renovation of the hospital required a lot of money at that time, and the hospital's funding situation was indeed very tight at that time. However, the recruitment in our province is different. I have already asked the director of the finance department to find out, and our funds are sufficient, so I did not
It is necessary to deduct everyone's funds like in the previous unit. But rules are rules. As the saying goes, there is no place without rules. If something big happens in a unit, then I, the person in charge, will be responsible. Do you think so?
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Man Jiangnan said repeatedly: "Yes, that's it. Director Feng, don't worry, I will pay attention to it in the future. But let me explain to you what happened this time..."
I interrupted him, "No need to explain. I no longer care about the past, just pay attention to it in the future. Director Man, although I have only been here not long ago, I already understand very well that you are a very good person."
Chief of Staff, I am very satisfied with your work."
He was immediately excited, "Thank you, Director Feng, for your trust and praise. I will definitely do a better job in every job in the future."
I didn’t want to talk about this matter anymore, because I thought it was best to stop here, so I immediately asked him: “Director Man, did the old director prefer to sit in the passenger seat or in the back?”
He said: "Like you, he also likes to sit in the passenger seat."
I nodded, "Where do you plan to go fishing today?"
He smiled and said: "The old director is the expert in this field. Just go wherever he says."
I also laughed, "That's true. We'll listen to him later. But the problem is that it will be noon soon, and the place we go must be able to eat."
Man Jiangnan smiled and said: "When the old director went fishing in the past, he always ate instant noodles for lunch. Today I put instant noodles in the car and brought two hot water bottles, which were full."
I smiled and said, "This is too simple. Xiao Sui, see if there is a store selling braised vegetables in front of you. Let's go buy some."
Xiao Sui said: "It's just outside the old director's house."
"Xiao Sui, Director Man and I will go to the old director's house later. You can buy some down there. It's up to you." I immediately ordered.
Xiao Sui asked: "Do you need to buy beer?"
I smiled and said: "There are so many good wines in the car, why buy beer?"
Man Jiangnan and Xiao Sui both laughed.
The old director lived in the staff dormitory area of the Provincial Education Commission. Man Jiangnan introduced to me that this was a fund-raising housing provided by the Provincial Education Commission a few years ago. He said: "Everyone in the Provincial Education Commission has one, but many people do not live in it.
Especially the leaders, most of them bought another house outside."
I was very surprised, "Why?"
He said with a smile: "In the past, people thought it was better to live in a place with many acquaintances, but now it's just the opposite. This year, I went to pay New Year greetings to the leaders on behalf of my unit, and I didn't feel embarrassed at all."
I understood immediately.
He added: "I and the other directors of the admissions office basically no longer live there. We are not worried about being caught by others giving gifts, but it is too troublesome to live there. Many people come here every year during the admissions process.
Our help was introduced by acquaintances at work, but my wife found it very annoying."
I think so, "Won't those people come to work to find you?"
He replied: "Every year before admissions, the entrance guard of the unit does not allow ordinary people to enter. Even if there are acquaintances who need help, they can just invite us out for a meal, and if we want to give anything, we can just leave it at the dinner table. It is better than running away.
Go home, okay? I don’t think it matters. The key is that it’s not good for my wife and children to see it, especially for the children. I don’t think we can let the children know such things from an early age.”
I said: "That makes sense!"
At this moment, my affection for him deepened, because he seemed to be telling the truth in front of me.
Maybe he also saw that I am a relatively down-to-earth person, so he felt there was no need to say those false things in front of me? You must know that he is the director of the office, and his position determines that he must first understand the personality of the leader.
and tempered.
The dormitory area of the Provincial Education Commission has a very good environment, with good greening, and the exterior design of the house is also very modern. The only regret is that the area is small, so it can only be built into a high-rise building.
The old director’s home is on a higher floor, and Jiangnan was carrying gifts and red envelopes. I told him that he would hand these things over to the old director in a while. I didn’t want to do such a thing hypocritically.
Anyway, when the time comes, those things he gives to the old director represent both our unit and me.
When we arrived at the door of the old director's house, Man Jiangnan started knocking on the door. After a while, someone inside opened the door. What appeared in front of us was an old man in his sixties with gray hair. His face was red, but he still had something that ordinary people don't have.
That kind of majesty, that kind of aura, I felt it.
"Hello. This is our new Director Feng. He made a special trip to see you today." Man Jiangnan hurriedly introduced.
I smiled respectfully and said to him: "Hello, old director, I am Feng Xiao. I should have come to see you a long time ago. The main reason is that I have just arrived in this new unit and I need to familiarize myself with the situation inside. I'm sorry."
The old director said with a "hehe" smile: "Come in and sit down. Director Feng is so young. You young people are so amazing. I can't even imagine it."
After entering, I discovered that the old director's home was quite large, but the furniture inside was very ordinary. Then I sat down on the sofa.
I glanced at Man Jiangnan, and he immediately understood what I meant, so he immediately said to the old director: "This is a special order from Director Feng. Today, in addition to asking the old director to go fishing, we also pay you a visit in advance."
An early age.”
I hurriedly said: "This is the intention of the unit. It is not my intention alone. The old director has made such a great contribution to the province's enrollment work. He has worked hard and made great achievements. Now that he has retired, we can't forget your contributions.
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The old director laughed "haha", "Director Feng is too polite. Now is the world of you young people, and you will need to further carry forward your work in the future."
You know, I came here today not just to give him New Year greetings and fishing. I think it is a waste of time to say polite words to each other like this. I smiled and said: "Old director, I heard that you like fishing the most. Why?
How about it? Can you teach me today?"
He immediately became interested and said, "Okay. I've heard what Xiaoman said. I'll take you somewhere."
Then we went downstairs together, and I asked the old director to sit in the passenger seat. The old director said to me: "Director Feng, you are too polite."
I smiled and said, "Just call me Xiao Feng. That's how polite you are."
He sighed: "Today's young people are amazing. You have reached such a position at such a young age, and you also respect us old guys so much. This is very rare."
I said: "Respecting old comrades is a character that we young people must have. As the saying goes, the predecessors planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. Without the foundation you laid, how could we have such good conditions now? Provincial Admissions Office
The building is so beautiful, and our office conditions are much better than those of the leaders of the Provincial Education Commission. This is all due to you. Also, the transformation of admissions work from manual filing to computer admissions is not simple.
Without the foundation you laid then, our current work would be difficult.”
He smiled and said: "Xiao Feng, you are very good at talking. Computer admission is nationwide and is a unified requirement of the Ministry of Education and the state."
I said: "In short, your contribution to our enrollment work in Jiangnan Province is very huge, and no one can forget this."
The old director said: "Actually, I am very proud of the work I have done. Don't talk about other things, just take our current office building as an example. It was a house built by me. At that time, there was no other building in the province.
The land was given to us because the land in the provincial capital was too tight. Later, I approached several leaders and finally agreed to give this place to us. You see, the Provincial Education Commission has also been looking for land, and it has not been found until now!
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I asked in surprise: "Aren't we a subordinate department of the Provincial Education Commission? Can we build an office building with them on this land?"
He said: "Although we are a subordinate department of the Provincial Education Commission, we are also directly managed by the provincial government. Therefore, our office has been said to be moved out of the Provincial Education Commission. The provincial government has allocated special funds to repair the office building.
Funding. In the final analysis, the problem with the Provincial Education Commission office building is that they don’t want to leave the family area too far, but the current site is too small, and it seems to be planned as a future commercial plaza. So it has been shelved.