330: feigning compliance

A few days passed in a flash. On Thursday morning, Lin Zifeng once again received a notification from the Municipal Party Committee Office, informing him and all Standing Committee Members to arrive at the Municipal Party Committee for a meeting before nine o'clock on Friday morning.

At the same time, other Districts and Counties in Chunhua City also received the same notification.

The Cadres who received the notification all knew in their hearts that this meeting was about the appointment orders for a group of Municipal Leaders.

Although the official appointments would only happen tomorrow, these well-informed Cadres had already received the exact news, so there was a constant stream of people in Lin Zifeng's Office from the morning until the end of the workday.

They were all Municipal Leaders coming to congratulate Lin Zifeng in advance.

The first to arrive at his Office was Mayor Xu Minghao, and subsequently, Wei Ting and other Standing Committee Members arrived at his Office one after another as if they had agreed upon it, expressing their congratulations.

It wasn't until close to the end of the workday that his Office finally quieted down.

The next morning, Lin Zifeng arrived at the Municipal Party Committee Compound at 6:30, as had been decided yesterday.

By the time he arrived at the Municipal Party Committee Compound, the other Standing Committee Members had all arrived and were chatting near the coaster.

Seeing him get out of the car, everyone stepped forward one after another to greet him.

Lin Zifeng responded to each of them. At this moment, two staff members from the Government Canteen brought a foam box in front of the group, and one of the staff members said, "Leaders, this is the breakfast that Director Zhao asked us to prepare. Please have some breakfast, Leaders!"

"Director Zhao is very thoughtful. Let's finish up quickly so we can get on the road!"

As Lin Zifeng said this, he stepped forward, picked up a bag of steamed buns and a cup of soy milk, and began to eat.

The others followed suit and also began to eat. A Municipal Party Secretary leading all the Standing Committee Members to eat steamed buns and drink soy milk in the compound, with everyone chatting from time to time, looked so down-to-earth, yet there was no sense of incongruity.

In just five minutes, everyone finished their breakfast and subsequently boarded the coaster one after another.

Since they were all going to the meeting, they all took the coaster to the City Level, and none of them brought their drivers or secretaries.

The coaster drove towards the City Level, and everyone chatted on the bus from time to time.

"Secretary, after the personnel adjustments in the City Level are finished, it will be the Provincial Level's turn next. It is said that the changes at the Provincial Level this year will not be small."

Xu Minghao said thoughtfully.

Hearing what Xu Minghao said, everyone turned their gaze towards Lin Zifeng, because everyone knew that Lin Zifeng's father-in-law was the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, so his information was better than theirs, and he could get more accurate news.

Sensing everyone's gaze, Lin Zifeng hesitated for a moment, then said, "I have heard some rumors that Secretary Liu Yushan of our Provincial Party Committee might be promoted."

"As for other personnel changes, I do not know."

"The personnel changes of Provincial Leaders are too far away from us, so there is no need to be too concerned."

Hearing Lin Zifeng's answer, everyone couldn't help but think that the personnel changes of Provincial Leaders had little to do with them and would not affect them.

"But you are different. If Secretary Chen can advance further, it will be helpful to you in the future. That is your father-in-law, after all."

Everyone thought this, but seeing that Lin Zifeng did not want to elaborate, no one brought up this topic again.

Wei Ting changed the subject and started chatting about interesting things that had happened nationwide recently. Everyone talked and laughed, and hearty voices rang out in the bus from time to time.

Before 8:30, the driver drove the bus into the Municipal Party Committee Compound. Xu Minghao and other Standing Committee Members went directly to the Grand Auditorium, while Lin Zifeng went alone to the lounge next to the Grand Auditorium.

Because today he was going to sit on the Rostrum for the meeting.

When he walked into the lounge, there was no one else in the lounge except for two female staff members, as the other Municipal Leaders had not yet arrived.

Seeing Lin Zifeng walk in, the two staff members hurriedly greeted him, and one staff member thoughtfully poured him some tea.

Lin Zifeng smiled and nodded in response, then sat on the sofa.

More than ten minutes later, Executive Vice Mayor Qian Yushu and Standing Committee Member and Vice Mayor Yang Dongming arrived together.

Seeing Lin Zifeng sitting alone in the lounge, the expressions on their faces changed subtly, but they recovered in an instant.

Although they had never had a direct conflict with Lin Zifeng, both sides knew the grievances between them.

The two did not like Lin Zifeng. This time, Lin Zifeng was promoted to Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, and his ranking was even above theirs, so they were unconvinced and felt even more uncomfortable.

Lin Zifeng also looked down on them.

However, all three were deputy department level Cadres, so making superficial gestures was not a problem, and they would not put those sordid matters on the surface.

Seeing the two walk in, Lin Zifeng smiled and stood up. After the three shook hands and greeted each other, Qian Yushu smiled and said, "I didn't expect Secretary Lin to arrive earlier than us after traveling from Yushu City. You must have left Yushu City at six o'clock, right?"

"That is indeed the case. Due to the long distance, we were afraid of delaying the meeting time."

Lin Zifeng engaged in pretense and deceit with the two for a few minutes before Zhu Yiming walked in from outside.

Seeing Lin Zifeng, Zhu Yiming's eyes lit up. He first greeted Qian Yushu and Yang Dongming, then enthusiastically shook Lin Zifeng's hand.

"Secretary Zifeng, we meet again. I have already had people arrange your Office at the Municipal Party Committee. After the meeting, I will personally take you there."

"Secretary-General Zhu is very thoughtful. Let's talk in detail after the meeting."

The two were classmates at the Party School, so both wanted to have a good chat after the meeting.

Subsequently, other Standing Committee Members arrived one after another, and the lounge gradually became lively. After everyone shook hands and greeted each other, they started chatting in low voices.

When it was only three minutes to nine o'clock, Cao Mingxiu and Jiang Shiyu walked in, accompanying Liu Jiasheng.

After everyone greeted each other again, they flocked around Liu Jiasheng and walked into the Grand Auditorium through a special passage.

When everyone walked into the Grand Auditorium, warm applause erupted inside.

Seeing Lin Zifeng appear on the Rostrum, the two people sitting below the Rostrum had completely different moods.

These two people were Zhao Liqiang, Vice Chairman of the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation, and Jiang Yufei, Vice Chairman of the Municipal Womens Federation.

Zhao Liqiang had once served as Deputy Secretary in Yushu County and had competed with Lin Zifeng for the position of Secretary using improper means, but eventually, the matter was exposed, and he was kicked to the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation to sit on the bench.

Now, seeing that Lin Zifeng was about to become a Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, while he felt envy, jealousy, and hatred, he felt even more resentful, looking at Lin Zifeng on the Rostrum while gritting his teeth.

If he had the chance, he would have loved to tear Lin Zifeng into pieces.

But he knew in his heart that he no longer had such an opportunity, and the gap between him and Lin Zifeng would only get wider and wider.

And Jiang Yufei, looking at the high-spirited man on the Rostrum, had stars in her eyes. She was genuinely happy for Lin Zifeng from the bottom of her heart.