160: Lin Zifeng swore

Lin Zifeng and the others had a small gathering. Most of the time, they chatted about work and life. They didn't drink too much alcohol, ending the night once they reached a state of slight tipsiness.

After the drinking session ended, everyone walked out of the Farmhouse Restaurant together and bid each other farewell.

More than half an hour later, Lin Zifeng and Jiang Yufei returned to Jiang Yufei's rental apartment one after another; everything was understood.

It was not until the afternoon of the next day that Lin Zifeng left and returned home.

On Monday morning, Wang Zhongyu and Li Qiang arrived on time to pick him up for work. Arriving at the County Government compound and seeing everything so familiar before him, Lin Zifeng felt a sense of warmth and comfort.

When it was time for work, Lin Zifeng had Wang Zhongyu notify all the Deputy County Mayors that a County Mayors Office Meeting would be held promptly at nine o'clock.

He had been away studying at the Party School for three months, and that was while completely separated from his work duties.

Therefore, he wanted to hold the County Mayors Office Meeting to gain a detailed understanding of the work in all aspects of Yushu County, providing him with first-hand information to quickly return to his work rhythm and grasp the current situation in the county.

With less than a minute until nine o'clock, Lin Zifeng arrived right on time, accompanied by Wang Zhongyu, and walked into the Small Meeting Room.

At this moment, inside the Small Meeting Room, Executive Deputy County Mayor Xu Minghao, Standing Committee Member Deputy County Mayor Li Yang, as well as Deputy County Mayors Zhang Linhua, Cao Shuang, Zhao Yanbin, and Ouyang Huahua were sitting on both sides of the conference table, chatting in low voices.

Seeing Lin Zifeng walk into the Small Meeting Room accompanied by Wang Zhongyu, the group stopped their chatter, stood up, and exchanged greetings with Lin Zifeng.

After some small talk with everyone, Lin Zifeng sat down at the head of the conference table.

Xu Minghao sat on his left, with Cao Shuang and Zhao Yanbin sitting further down on that side.

Li Yang sat on his right, with Zhang Linhua and Ouyang Huahua sitting further down on that side.

"Dear Deputy County Mayors, I have been away studying at the Provincial Party School, separated from my work, for three months.

During this period, I have not kept an eye on the work in our county—even if I had wanted to, the Provincial Party School would not have allowed it.

Now, please report to me on the work situation in our county across all aspects over these past three months!"

Lin Zifeng cleared his throat and said this crisply and efficiently.

After saying this, Lin Zifeng lowered his head, picked up his notebook and pen, and prepared to record the important content of everyone's reports.

The six Deputy County Mayors exchanged quick glances, and Ouyang Huahua, who was in charge of the Women's Federation, the Disabled Persons' Federation, and religious affairs, spoke up: "Then let me be the first to report on the work I am responsible for!"

Following this, Ouyang Huahua reported in detail on the work she was responsible for.

More than ten minutes later, she added: "County Mayor, you are also a local of Yushu County. Some of our local concepts are very outdated and deeply rooted, making them very difficult to change.

Therefore, the work of our County Women's Federation in protecting the rights and interests of women and children is very difficult to carry out.

It can be said that every step is difficult; even when women actually come to the Women's Federation to defend their rights, most of the time, the Women's Federation can only act as a mediator to smooth things over."

Ouyang Huahua's expression was somewhat helpless.

Lin Zifeng put down his pen and said: "The situation reported by Deputy County Mayor Ouyang is very important, and we must attach great importance to this issue.

Women and children are vulnerable groups, and the Women's Federation must fulfill its proper functions in this regard.

County Mayor Cao, you are in charge of The political and legal departments; you must urge the judicial departments to cooperate well with the work of the Women's Federation.

However, remember not to overcorrect. You must have a legal basis when cracking down on and dealing with stubborn perpetrators of domestic violence and child abuse.

You must find typical cases to serve as a warning to others. If the circumstances are minor, prioritize criticism and education, and try your best not to incite conflict between officials and the public."

"Very well, County Mayor. Please rest assured; I will definitely urge the judicial departments to cooperate well with Deputy County Mayor Ouyang and the County Women's Federation in their work."

Cao Shuang replied crisply and readily.

"Then thank you very much, County Mayor and County Mayor Cao."

Ouyang Huahua felt a surge of joy in her heart and said happily.

Next, Zhang Linhua reported on agricultural and forestry work. Lin Zifeng gave some specific instructions, and the next person to report was Zhao Yanbin.

Zhao Yanbin was responsible for the county's culture, health, and education work.

After he finished reporting his work, Lin Zifeng said: "Deputy County Mayor Zhao, the departments you are responsible for are very important to our entire county!

The County Culture Bureau is responsible for culture and the entertainment activities of the entire county's populace.

The County Health Bureau, which oversees the County Hospital and several other hospitals, is responsible for the health of all the people in our county.

The County Education Bureau is responsible for the future of all the children in our county.

Therefore, I agree in principle to your proposal for the County Culture Bureau to replace equipment and add three elderly entertainment centers.

Let's discuss it together in a moment, see the opinions of the other Deputy County Mayors, and then make a decision."

Hearing what Lin Zifeng said, Zhao Yanbin felt a surge of joy, because he knew that Lin Zifeng was currently at the height of his power; as long as he agreed, this matter was basically settled.

The Culture Bureau's need to update equipment and add three elderly activity centers required three million in funding. He had previously approached Xu Minghao many times, but Xu Minghao had never agreed.

This caused him to lose a lot of face in front of the Culture Bureau Director, as he had boasted that it would be done, yet the project had been delayed in receiving approval.

Lin Zifeng continued: "In addition, the request from several schools to purchase computers and establish multimedia classrooms can also be approved.

However, I suggest that all middle and high schools in the county that do not yet have multimedia classrooms should establish them.

But the County Education Bureau cannot rely entirely on the County Finance Bureau; within the limits of the County Education Bureau's capabilities, the County Finance Bureau will provide the backing.

Comrades, now that our county's finances are more affluent, we must be willing to spend money on the children! The children are the future of our motherland. We absolutely must not be stingy on this matter!"

Everyone chuckled and nodded. Zhao Yanbin said happily: "Please rest assured, County Mayor and everyone, I will definitely supervise this work well and absolutely will not let anyone line their own pockets.

I will ensure that these funds are all used where they are needed most."

After Zhao Yanbin gave his guarantee, Lin Zifeng continued: "Deputy County Mayor Zhao, the work of the Education Bureau is very important. In addition to this, there is another task that needs to be grasped well.

Although nine-year compulsory education has been fully implemented, many distorted industries related to students have emerged, increasing the financial burden on parents.

Many extracurricular tutoring classes have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain, and many of these tutoring classes have no operating qualifications; they are just there to swindle money from parents.

What is even more hateful is that many teachers with ulterior motives do not teach properly in class, deliberately skipping important lessons to teach them after school.

These greedy bastards secretly run tutoring classes, saving the important lessons for those classes.

These black-hearted guys charge over a hundred yuan per student for a single class; they are beasts and bastards sucking the blood of parents.

If there are poor students who cannot afford their tutoring classes, these people not only deliberately make things difficult for such students from disadvantaged families in class, but also deliberately guide other students to discriminate against them.

They are extremely despicable; they don't even count as human beings.

Therefore, once such scum are discovered, they must be dealt with severely, with absolutely no leniency. Not only must they be expelled from the teaching profession, but such people must also be banned from ever running extracurricular tutoring classes again."

Thinking of the situation he had learned about, Lin Zifeng cursed in a rare display of temper.

Unable to control his emotions, Lin Zifeng slammed his hand on the conference table after saying these words.