17: A harmonious Standing Committee

Lin Zifeng and Zhang Yuhao were still strolling in the compound, and the other Standing Committee Members of Yushu County, excluding Zhang Yuhao and Yu Guodong, had all arrived.

The Standing Committee Members were talking in low whispers.

With so many Standing Committee Members gathered, it was impossible to discuss important matters in front of everyone, so they were all discussing trivial topics.

Just then, Yu Guodong strode into the conference room, and everyone immediately stopped chatting and sat up straight.

Yu Guodong stood in front of the main seat, observed the room, and paused when he saw that Zhang Yuhao had not yet arrived, immediately understanding Zhang Yuhao's little scheme.

He felt no emotional fluctuation, only finding Zhang Yuhao's behavior to be politically immature and somewhat childish.

Forget it; let him have his moment of pride! It's harmless.

Therefore, he calmly sat down in the main seat.

Secretary-General of the County Party Committee Li Huafeng quickly spoke up, saying, “Secretary, I saw the County Mayor walking in the compound just now. He might have forgotten the time.

Should I call and remind the County Mayor?”

“There's no need. The County Mayor will be leaving Yushu County soon. After all, the County Mayor has worked here for over two years; it's normal for him to be reluctant to leave Yushu County and want to look at everything a bit longer.

Let's wait for the County Mayor this one time!”

Hearing Yu Guodong's words, everyone remained outwardly calm but were inwardly stunned.

They had all anticipated that Zhang Yuhao wouldn't stay long in Yushu County, but they hadn't expected him to be transferred so quickly.

Deputy Secretary Xu Yanjun adjusted his glasses and asked faintly, “Secretary, has the transfer order for the County Mayor arrived?”

Outwardly, he appeared calm, but inwardly, he was extremely excited.

Because after Zhang Yuhao's transfer, the most likely candidates to be promoted to County Mayor were him and Executive Deputy County Mayor Qian Dagang.

According to the ranking of the Standing Committee Members, he had an advantage over Qian Dagang.

Yu Guodong nodded and said, “The County Mayor's transfer order came down before work ended this morning.

The County Mayor will be transferred to the Provincial Department of Finance to serve as the Deputy Director of the Department of Finance Office.

Yushu County is sending off a God of Wealth, ha ha ha.”

While everyone laughed along with Yu Guodong, they couldn't help but think that Zhang Yuhao must have some very strong Backing!

Even after making a mistake, he can be transferred to such a Critical Department. It seems that if we meet again in the future, we must maintain a good relationship and not make an enemy of him!

Just then, Zhang Yuhao walked in from outside, chuckling as he said, “Secretary, Standing Committee Members, I forgot to check the time just now and was a few minutes late. My apologies!”

“We are comrades in the same trench; this small matter is nothing worth mentioning.

County Mayor, the Standing Committee Members and I were just talking about you!

Around noon, I received the faxed transfer order from the Provincial Level, forwarded by the Municipal Party Committee.

Given the County Mayor's network, you must have already been fully aware of your new position, right?”

Yu Guodong spoke first, saying this straightforwardly.

Zhang Yuhao smiled and nodded, offering no denial.

Yu Guodong spoke again, saying, “As partners for over two years, I want to represent the County Party Committee and County Government to thank the County Mayor for his hard work over the past two years, and at the same time, congratulate the County Mayor on his transfer to the Provincial Department of Finance and his promotion to a Provincial Leader.”

“Thank you, Secretary. I truly don't deserve such praise!”

Zhang Yuhao spoke calmly, a faint smile on his face.

Following this, everyone offered their congratulations, and he responded to each one.

After a while, the meeting officially began.

The topics for the Standing Committee meeting had been distributed to all Standing Committee Members in advance.

Therefore, according to the meeting Agenda, Yu Guodong first conveyed some Directives from the superiors.

The second item on the Agenda was Deputy Secretary Xu Yanjun leading the study of relevant Party Building content.

The next few items on the Agenda concerned the Construction Planning of Yushu County.

One of these was the proposal regarding Market Renovation that Zhang Yuhao had submitted to the Standing Committee more than a month ago.

Since it had not been approved during the previous two Standing Committee meetings, it had been shelved.

The reason for shelving it was that some Standing Committee Members felt that renovating and planning the market was not very significant and consumed too much capital.

Since Yu Guodong hadn't made a statement, the plan could not be implemented.

In this meeting, thanks to Yu Guodong's initial statement, the proposal was surprisingly passed unanimously.

Although Zhang Yuhao couldn't personally implement the plan, it still made up for his regret.

After all, this was a plan formulated under his direction by the County Government Planning Bureau; if it hadn't passed, he would still be criticized even after leaving Yushu County.

The Standing Committee meeting was drawing to a close, and the atmosphere was peaceful.

Following custom, Yu Guodong asked again, “County Mayor, do you have anything else?”

Zhang Yuhao put down his water cup before speaking, “Secretary, Standing Committee Members, as you all know, I will be leaving Yushu County soon.

My Secretary, Lin Zifeng, although he has only worked for just over a year, is proactive, capable, intelligent, and eager to learn—he is a promising young talent.”

When he reached this point, everyone understood his intention: he was arranging a path for his Secretary!

This is human nature; almost every departing Leader does this.

Otherwise, people would gossip behind his back, saying that if he couldn't properly arrange things for the people closest to him, either his ability was lacking, or he was too heartless and ungrateful.

So everyone nodded slightly, waiting for him to continue.

He didn't keep everyone waiting long and continued, saying, “I want him to gain some experience at the Grassroots Level.

As far as I know, Songshan Town is still short of a Deputy Town Mayor. Lin Zifeng is the Deputy Section Chief of the Secretary Section, so appointing him as Deputy Town Mayor of Songshan Town would be a lateral transfer. What do the Secretary and the Standing Committee Members think?”

Hearing his proposal, everyone weighed the matter internally. Yu Guodong thought to himself, Zhang Haoyu is really good to his Secretary!

Songshan Town is the second-ranked major town in the entire county's eleven townships in terms of comprehensive data across all aspects, second only to Yushu Town, where the County Party Committee and County Government are located, and it's the easiest place to achieve political accomplishments.

However, a County Mayor's Secretary with the rank of Deputy Section Chief being appointed as the Deputy Town Mayor of Songshan Town meets all the necessary criteria.

If he were to obstruct this, he would not only offend Zhang Yuhao, but his reasons would also be insufficient.

A County Mayor who is about to leave is arranging his Secretary, and if he were to obstruct it in every way, how would the other Standing Committee Members view him?

Wouldn't they think that he, the County Party Secretary, lacked Vision and magnanimity?

But if Zhang Haoyu's Secretary were to take such a good position, he would genuinely be unwilling.

In a flash of lightning, he had a sudden inspiration and thought of an idea.

He couldn't help but think proudly that by doing this, he could not only silence Zhang Yuhao but also dig a trap for him.

If the young Lin Zifeng were to cause any trouble later, even though he was the one who proposed it, Lin Zifeng was still Zhang Yuhao's Secretary. Zhang Yuhao would have to bear the blame for this Exceptional Promotion and poor judgment of character.

Thinking this, he tapped the table lightly, drawing everyone's attention.