Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Zhou Xingxing had just stepped into the office when he heard Niu Daxin's words. He was stunned and looked up to see Ruan Jisheng's questioning expression. He immediately became angry. Zhou Xingxing didn't want to lose face when being looked at by his father-in-law. Although the other party was a member of the county party committee, so what? Niu Daxin was an outdated old man from Dahu. If he hadn't approached Secretary Sun in time this time, he should have stepped aside as the local forces collapsed.

Speaking of it, there is some misunderstanding between Zhou Xingxing and Niu Daxin. It was because of Niu Daxin's opposition that his matter of becoming a regular employee was put on hold. If Feng Sizhe had not come and become his secretary, Zhou Xingxing would probably still have no hope of becoming a regular employee.

Facing this person who had both new and old grudges, Zhou Xingxing's temper finally came out. "Oh, Minister Niu has a pretty bad temper."

I thought that after I shouted this, the people who were about to enter the office would leave sensibly. After all, the efforts of the Organization Minister were not something that any small clerk could bear. But when he heard this voice and tone, Niu Daxin also felt something was wrong. He turned around and saw Zhou Xingxing standing behind him.

Niu Daxin was no stranger to Zhou Xingxing, and could even be called very familiar with him. As Feng Sizhe's authority in Dahu County grew day by day, the status of the people around him naturally rose as well. Especially now that Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang's secretaries were arrested one after another for mistakes, Zhou Xingxing was vaguely regarded as the number one secretary of Dahu.

It was such a person, and he was scolded and asked to leave on the spot. This really had a bad influence, and Niu Daxin also felt the cold air coming out from behind him. "Haha, it turns out to be Secretary Zhou. What's up? Do you have something to talk to me about?"

Niu Daxin had to force a smile. He didn't want to offend Feng Sizhe's secretary. If he was targeted by County Magistrate Feng, who knew what the consequences would be for him?

Seeing Niu Daxin's smiling face after seeing him, Zhou Xingxing suddenly felt relieved. He had never thought that the high and mighty Minister Niu might have such an attitude towards him. It can be said that Zhou Xingxing felt proud at that moment.

"Oh, Minister Niu, I'm not here to see you, I'm here to see... Uncle Ruan." After hesitating for a while, Zhou Xingxing decided to call Ruan Jisheng uncle. This way, Niu Daxin would know something. At least, his attitude towards his future father-in-law would be much better in the future. This could be regarded as a kind of repayment to Ruan Xiaoqing.

Sure enough, when Zhou Xingxing called himself uncle in front of Niu Daxin, Ruan Jisheng's expression relaxed, and then he said with a very happy look, "Hey, Xiao Zhou, you can still call me uncle now, but you will have to call me dad in a while, hahaha."

"Hmm?" Hearing the conversation between Ruan Jisheng and Zhou Xingxing, Niu Daxin was really confused. What was this? Why was he calling Ruan Jisheng "Dad"? What was going on?

Seeing Niu Daxin's surprised expression, Ruan Jisheng smiled and answered, "It's like this, Minister Niu, Xiao Zhou is dating my daughter Xiao Qing. Haha, maybe they will register for marriage soon. At that time, we will invite Minister Niu to the wedding. Oh, of course, Minister Niu will not be needed to witness the marriage, because that is reserved for County Magistrate Feng."

To say directly in front of the Organization Minister that he was not needed as a witness was a blatant slap in the face. But such a slap in the face really made Niu Daxin speechless. He couldn't say that Feng Sizhe was nothing, how could he be more qualified than himself to be a witness?

After hearing Ruan Jisheng's words, Niu Daxin's face turned blue and red, and he felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly while eating.

"Oh, really? Then... then I would like to congratulate Lao Ruan and Xiao Zhou.

Of course, this statement was insincere, but there was no other way, he could only say this.

Niu Daxin's insincerity was naturally seen by Ruan Jisheng and Zhou Xingxing. After looking at each other, they smiled and said something polite. Then Ruan Jisheng suddenly said firmly, "Minister Niu, I think Du Kui is not qualified enough to be the deputy director of the Transportation Bureau. Relatively speaking, I am more optimistic about Comrade Liu Songtong. This is my opinion."

By suddenly expressing his position in front of Zhou Xingxing, Ruan Jisheng gave others the feeling that he had someone supporting him and was very confident.

It's a pity that Niu Daxin really couldn't say anything about this matter, because he knew clearly that Du Kui was indeed not qualified enough. He had only been promoted to the position of deputy director for less than a year. It was indeed a bit hasty to promote him to deputy director. But in fact, he also had his difficulties. That was because Du Kui was indeed a distant relative of Secretary Sun's wife. It was precisely because of this relationship and in order to flatter Secretary Sun that Minister Niu strongly supported this matter. He thought that as long as he spoke up, no one in the Organization Department would make it difficult for him. When the time came, when the matter was handed to Secretary Sun, he only needed to approve it with a stroke of his pen and everything would be settled. However, he never expected that Ruan Jishen would suddenly appear. This deputy minister, who usually seemed obedient, suddenly made trouble about this matter, which made him very unhappy. So he came here to criticize Ruan Jishen, but he met Zhou Xingxing unexpectedly, and Secretary Zhou had such a relationship with Ruan Jishen. At this time, he really didn't know what to do.

"Well... I'll think about it. We'll discuss it later." Niu Daxin really couldn't say much in front of Zhou Xingxing, so he just shook his head, wanting to put the matter aside for the time being. When there was no one around, he would tell Ruan Jisheng about the seriousness of the matter and let him back down. After all, the matter involved Secretary Sun, and Ruan Jisheng would not dare to ignore him.

"Well, then please go back and think about it carefully, Minister Niu. In short, my attitude is clear: Comrade Du Kui is not suitable for this position.

Niu Daxin was embarrassed in front of his subordinates for the first time. He felt very uncomfortable. But he didn't dare to get angry. He was also afraid that the matter would get out of hand and Feng Sizhe would intervene. In that case, his promotion of others out of the ordinary would become a handle for him to be attacked, which was not a good thing for him who was already in a difficult situation.

The clever Ruan Jisheng used Zhou Xingxing to trick Niu Daxin. Liu Songtong from the Transportation Bureau came to him and said that he wanted to be the deputy director, and also gave Ruan Jisheng a generous gift.

Ruan Jisheng originally thought that Liu Songtong's appointment as deputy director of the Transportation Bureau was a foregone conclusion. After all, the Organization Department had talked to him. So he accepted the money and promised that the matter would be handed over to him. However, he did not expect Du Kui's sudden appearance to make his wish come to nothing. Seeing that Liu Songtong might be taken down, Ruan Jisheng had no choice but to come up with the idea of ​​Zhou Xingxing. For this reason, he specially invited Zhou Xingxing to his home for dinner today and asked him to come to find him on time.

This matter was well planned from beginning to end. Zhou Xingxing still thinks it is just a coincidence and has not thought too much about it.

Feng Sizhe, who was regarded as a fool, was completely unaware of these things. After inspecting the Xida River in Wangge Village, Feng Sizhe was very satisfied. Looking at the continuous rainy weather and the two military high-power pumps on the Xida River Dam working non-stop, he was very relieved and satisfied.

The pumping speed of the military pumps can fully supply the force of the heavy rain. Today, the agriculture in Huodian Township will obviously not be ravaged by floods, and the farmers here will not have to reduce production and income due to weather conditions by the end of the year. This makes him very excited. When you are an official, it is time to benefit the people. The feeling after truly benefiting the people is indeed very happy.

The next night, Feng Sizhe brought He Wenbao, Li Shuang and others back to the county town. Because it was getting late, he did not go to the office, but went directly back to the room in the guesthouse. After Feng Sizhe, who was covered in mud, entered the room, he saw Su Qian helping him clean the room, so he smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Su."

"What are you talking about, County Magistrate Feng? This is my job. Look, you are covered in mud. Hurry up and change your clothes. I will wash them for you." Su Si turned around and saw Feng Sizhe with mud on the corners of his trousers. She shouted coquettishly and told Feng Sizhe to change his clothes quickly.

"Haha, don't worry about me. I'll take a shower first and then put the clothes in the bathroom. You can come and pick them up tomorrow. Now you should go back and see your Li Shuang. He's in an even more miserable state than me." Feng Sizhe didn't want to delay the good thing between the young people. Besides, he didn't want to change clothes before taking a shower, so he urged Susie to go and see Li Shuang.

Perhaps Su Qian guessed what Feng Sizhe was thinking, so she nodded, "Okay, County Magistrate Feng, I'll go back to see Li Shuang first. But when you finish taking a shower, remember to put your clothes in the bathroom. You're so busy, so I can do the laundry."

Not to mention, Feng Sizhe was really busy and tired. He really didn't want to spend any energy and effort on such a trivial matter as washing clothes, so he nodded, "Okay, I understand."