256: Birds of a feather flock together.

Wei Ting deliberately acted as if she had just noticed Zhao Liqiang leaving and said, "Huh, why didn't our Chairman Zhao follow us? Did he become a Municipal Leader and is now too impatient to get to the City Level to take office?"

Hearing what Wei Ting said, Zhu Jiahua almost lost control of his facial expression, and everyone else also tried hard to hold back their laughter.

Zhu Jiahua coughed lightly a few times before saying, "Perhaps it is just as Comrade Wei Ting guessed—he's in a hurry to take office in the City Level! I even wanted to travel with him! It seems Comrade Zhao Liqiang is indeed a bit impatient. Goodbye, Comrades, I still have some work to handle back at the office."

After saying this, Zhu Jiahua quickly got into his car, afraid that he wouldn't be able to stop himself from laughing out loud.

Several cars left the County Committee Compound one after another. No one cared about Zhao Liqiang's departure, and no one mentioned this insignificant person again.

Lin Zifeng looked at everyone and said, "Let's go, Comrades. Let's hold the Standing Committee meeting and welcome our two new Standing Committee Members, Department Head Ouyang and Secretary Jiang."

Everyone nodded with a smile and agreed, then crowded around Lin Zifeng and Xu Minghao as they walked toward the Small Meeting Room.

Upon arriving at the Small Meeting Room, Lin Zifeng hesitated for a moment as he looked at the seat at the head of the conference table. Looking at this chair that represented power, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Lin Zifeng couldn't help but think that after nearly four years of hard work, he had gone from being a secretary to finally stepping, step by step, to the pinnacle of power in Yushu County, becoming the top leader of Yushu County—the dignified County Party Secretary.

Although both the County Party Secretary and the County Mayor are at the Division-Head Level, the County Party Secretary is the truly genuine top leader, holding the absolute power to make the final decision on all work in the county with a single word.

Having been promoted to County Party Secretary, his power was greater, and his responsibilities had correspondingly become heavier.

Therefore, Lin Zifeng felt that his responsibility was heavy and his mission was glorious.

He walked step by step to the head of the table, placed both hands on the conference table, and sat steadily in the main seat.

Others also sat down on both sides of the conference table one after another according to their ranking.

Xu Minghao sat on Lin Zifeng's left, and Wei Ting sat on his right.

After everyone was seated according to their ranking, Lin Zifeng finally spoke, "Comrades, first, let us welcome our two new Comrades, Department Head Ouyang and Secretary Jiang, to the leadership team with warm applause."

After saying this, Lin Zifeng took the lead in applauding.

Everyone applauded enthusiastically, and Ouyang Huahua and Jiang Yufei stood up respectively, bowing slightly to express their gratitude to everyone.

After the two sat down and the applause stopped, Lin Zifeng spoke again, "Comrades, the organization trusts us and has bestowed upon us new positions. I deeply feel the heavy responsibility and glorious mission. I hope that you will join me in taking the overall work of Yushu County to a new level, leading the 430,000 people of the county toward a more prosperous path."

Everyone applauded in support. Next, Xu Minghao also expressed his determination, and the newly promoted County Party Standing Committee Members, Ouyang Huahua and Jiang Yufei, also spoke respectively, stating that they would definitely fulfill their new duties well and support Lin Zifeng's leadership.

They would definitely carry out their work conscientiously and responsibly under the leadership of the County Party Committee with Lin Zifeng at the core.

This Standing Committee meeting was very brief, and Lin Zifeng soon announced the end of the meeting.

Everyone walked out of the Small Meeting Room with smiles on their faces. As they walked out of the room, Yushu County truly ushered in the era of Lin Zifeng.

Because the personnel appointments in Yushu County were all made from within the Cadres of Yushu County, there was no power transition, and the overall work of Yushu County proceeded steadily and in an orderly manner.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. In less than another half month, the 2011 Spring Festival would be upon them.

Early Saturday morning, before seven o'clock, Li Qiang and Wang Zhongyu came to pick him up.

Li Qiang drove the car, Wang Zhongyu sat in the passenger seat, and Lin Zifeng sat in the back seat. Li Qiang drove all the way toward the City Level.

Lin Zifeng had already contacted Wan Guoliang in advance, planning to go to the provincial capital together to pay a visit to Chen Yuanhua.

A little past eight o'clock, the three of them arrived at the City Level and reached the location agreed upon with Wan Guoliang. After Lin Zifeng got out of the car, shook hands, and exchanged pleasantries with Wan Guoliang, they each got into their cars, and the two vehicles drove one after another toward the Expressway Exit.

At past eleven o'clock, the two cars drove out of the Expressway Exit and headed all the way toward the Provincial Party Standing Committee building.

At the Chen residence, Li Jing was cooking lunch in the Kitchen. Chen Yuxi knew that Lin Zifeng was coming today and that he would bring Wan Guoliang to visit her father.

So she had asked Chen Yuqing to bring her over early in the morning.

At this moment, she was sitting in the Living Room with Chen Yuanhua, drinking tea and chatting.

"Dad, Zifeng and Secretary Wan have a very good relationship. Although I only lived in Yushu County for a few months, through my understanding, Secretary Wan is upright and very responsible. When Zifeng was working in Heping Town, Secretary Wan was the County Party Secretary. After Zifeng became County Mayor, Secretary Wan was also very supportive of his work, which allowed Zifeng to successfully promote the smooth development of many projects without any obstruction, and that is why Yushu County has developed so rapidly. Secretary Wan Guoliang can be said to be Zifeng's mentor and friend; otherwise, Zifeng wouldn't have brought Secretary Wan to the house to visit you."

Chen Yuxi, who was seven months pregnant, said with a smile, supporting her waist with one hand and sticking out her big belly.

"You girl, Zifeng and we are all family; there is no need for you to explain for Zifeng. I also have some understanding of Comrade Wan Guoliang. This Comrade has strong organizational principles and is very capable in his work, especially his ability to grasp the overall situation, which is definitely second to none. It is definitely the right choice for Zifeng to be a mentor and friend with such a Comrade. As the saying goes, 'Birds of a feather flock together,' right? This Comrade also deserves credit for Zifeng's smooth promotion to County Party Secretary. I also think very highly of this Comrade. They should be arriving soon, right? Give Zifeng a call and ask."

Chen Yuanhua said heartily.

Chen Yuxi agreed, picked up her phone, and called Lin Zifeng.

Lin Zifeng answered the phone quickly and told Chen Yuxi that he would arrive in more than ten minutes. Chen Yuxi hung up the phone with a smile.

"Dad, Zifeng and the others will be here in a little over ten minutes. I'm going outside to stretch my body and, while I'm at it, welcome them."

Chen Yuxi stood up as she said this.

"Be careful with your health, Yuxi. Just greet the guard and come back! I'm going to the Kitchen to help your mother serve the dishes."

Chen Yuanhua instructed, then stood up and walked toward the Kitchen.

Not long after Chen Yuxi arrived at the main gate, two cars drove over one after another and stopped on the side of the road at the main gate.