A few days later.
It’s August, and the weather has gotten cooler.
Friday morning. Dong Xuebing drove the Subdistrict Office’s new Santana to the Nan Shan District Committee building for a meeting. It’s a meeting on the District’s green landscaping work, and most of the District’s leaders and other Subdistrict Offices’ Leaders had arrived. The District Government staff are busy preparing the documents and materials.
The meeting room becomes quiet when Dong Xuebing enters.
Many people glanced at Dong Xuebing and continued with their work.
“Old Liu, you are here.”
“I just arrived. What time did you come?”
“I arrived early. Eh? Old Li, you are here too. I thought you had fallen sick.”
“It’s not anything major. I am fine after some rest.”
“Haha…. That’s good to know.”
The Leaders greeted each other warmly and sat together. But no one is willing to speak to Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing knew this would happen and is used to it. That’s why he purposely arrives just before the meeting starts.
A while later, Mayor Geng and her staff arrived.
The meeting started, and everyone sat at attention.
Dong Xuebing looks at Geng Yuehua’s expression. She still looks unapproachable, and she does not look at him. She acted as if they didn’t know each other. She spoke about the District’s green landscaping work, and Dong Xuebing is not listening. He looks at her curvy body and thinks about which bra and underwear she is wearing under her suit. Is she wearing that red lacy translucent underwear or that bright green set? He had not met Geng Yuehua for almost a month other than work. She seems very busy with work and did not return to the Subdistrict Office Family Quarters. She also did not reply to Dong Xuebing’s SMS, and her tone sounded stiff when she answered his calls.
Suddenly, Geng Yuehua stopped talking.
Everyone is looking at Geng Yuehua, wondering what happened.
Geng Yuehua stares at Dong Xuebing coldly. “Director Dong!”
“Huh?” Dong Xuebing looks at her. “Mayor Geng?”
Geng Yuehua continued in a cold tone. “Repeat what I had said earlier!”
Everyone at the meeting turns to Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing is speechless as he thinks to himself. You had talked for almost ten minutes, and I don’t have your script. How can I repeat everything you said? Furthermore, Dong Xuebing had not been listening to her. He was admiring her body and guessing what she was wearing underneath.
Dong Xuebing kept quiet.
District Mayor’s secretary, Ma Jian, frowned as she looked at Dong Xuebing.
Executive Deputy Mayor Shen Fei shook his head.
The air in the meeting room becomes stiff. Geng Yuehua coldly says. “If anyone of you is not interested, you can submit a report to let me know. I will allow you to skip this meeting.” Although she sounded like she was talking to everyone, she was obviously targeting Dong Xuebing.
The troublemaker Dong Xuebing got scolded again. Everyone has lost count of the times he had been scolded this month.
The other Leaders are trying to hold back their laughter.
The meeting ended after one hour, and Geng Yuehua left the meeting without looking at anyone.
Dong Xuebing looks at Geng Yuehua’s sexy back and ruffles his hair. His life is getting harder, and it will be harder if this carries on.
Dong Xuebing had acted as if nothing had happened during this month. He did his job at work, but he is under a lot of stress. Although Wang Anshi has not recovered, his faction has made things difficult for his Subdistrict Office. It’s the same for the Geng Faction. He understands why Geng Yuehua had been targeting him. Everyone knows he had sent Geng Xinke to the Party School, and she needs to show others her attitude.
It’s harder for Dong Xuebing to work as time passes.
District Party Committee’s faction and the Mayor’s faction are suppressing Guang Ming Subdistrict. Dong Xuebing doesn’t know when they will give him the killing blow.
Dong Xuebing doesn’t like this feeling of waiting for something bad to happen.
The District Party Committee and Government are isolating dong Xuebing. No Leaders are willing to speak to him, and most departments are unwilling to work with his Subdistrict Office.
Guang Ming Subdistrict has become an ornament and is powerless to do anything. Geng Yuehua is the acting Party Secretary, and she will not do anything to Dong Xuebing except for some scolding. But it’s different for Wang Anshi. Dong Xuebing refused to treat his appendicitis, which offended him greatly. He will not let Dong Xuebing off when he returns.
The situation is not good.
Wang Anshi will be discharged from the hospital soon, and Dong Xuebing must think of a solution.
Late morning. Guang Ming Subdistrict Office.
Dong Xuebing was prepared when he offended everyone. But when he thought back, he realized he was too naïve and rash. He regrets not listening to Yang Zhaode’s suggestion to transfer to another District. Although he might have to start from zero again, he does not need to face many obstructions and enemies. It’s much easier for him to rise to the top than now. He is facing obstruction in everything he does now. How is he going to help the Subdistrict Office get results? All he can do now is play games in his office.
Dong Xuebing thought about his problems and felt something was going to happen. He knows if this carries on, he will lose his position as someone will attack him.
I will face all dangers head-on and return the favor if anyone dares to mess with me.
This has been Dong Xuebing’s way of working. He calmed down after a while and thought about it. When is this going to end? He is confident in his abilities, but this is not the solution. Even if he brings one of his enemies down, the second and third enemies will appear. Other than venting his anger, it will not end his problems. He stands nothing to gain from it.
Dong Xuebing is not considering how he is going to fight against others. He needs a solution to get out of this situation.
Results.
Political achievements.
These are the things Dong Xuebing needs now.
Dong Xuebing had come to Nan Shan District for two months. The Role Model Unit award is an achievement, but it’s not enough. He needs to get another outstanding result to get promoted on an exceptional basis. Once he is promoted, he can leave this place and move on.
But this is not an easy task.
Dong Xuebing can’t even do his work properly due to the obstructions and suppression from other departments. No one will allow him to get results.
Dong Xuebing is at his lowest point since joining the Government service, and it’s hard for him to make a comeback. Countless people within the Government service will give in to the pressure and resign when they are at the lowest point of their career. He doesn’t want to be one of them.
Dong Xuebing snubbed his cigarette and rubbed his temples.
He needs a turning point to make a comeback.
What should he do?
Results…. Results to help him get promoted to Deputy Director.
Dong Xuebing noticed the newspaper on his desk. It’s Fen Zhou Daily, one of the newspapers the Subdistrict Office subscribed to. He immediately got an idea. If he can use FORWARD to see the future, he might get a chance.
But Fen Zhou City is too big. Yan Tai County and Nan Shan District are part of Fen Zhou City. There might not be any news on Nan Shan District in the papers, which will waste his precious time. What about Nan Qi Daily? But Nan Qi Daily also covers a wide area. Dong Xuebing only needs to see what happened in Guang Ming Subdistrict.
For example, are there any upcoming manpower changes or future work reports in the papers?
These cannot be found in the City’s newspapers. Even if an article on these appeared in the papers, it would not be detailed. Also, FORWARD can only bring forward the time for a short period. Dong Xuebing cannot take this risk. He needs a foolproof solution.
Oh yes.
The Subdistrict Office has internal papers.
Dong Xuebing remembers it’s an e-newspaper for internal circulation.
