Siheyuan: Why are you all here to see me?

The population of Xinxing Town has exceeded 40,000 and is almost 50,000. Last month, another recruitment exam was held. The main ones were the Justice Bureau, the Transportation Bureau, the Health Bureau, and the Education Bureau. They were still short of staff.

Especially the Health Bureau and the Education Bureau, a new hospital and two primary schools were built this year, so there are still some shortages of doctors and teachers.

The Justice Bureau was also short of people, but not many. Their director was also an acquaintance of Li Gang, the former police station director Jiang. He heard that Comrade Lao Qi had gone to Xinxing Town to become the police chief.

The current deputy director of the Jiang Police Station, Jiang, also had the idea and called Li Gang, expressing his intention to come. Li Gang happened to be short of people, and Comrade Lao Jiang had served as the director of the police station for a long time and was very familiar with the judicial field, so it was just right to let Lao Jiang be the director of the Judicial Bureau.

Li Gang had previously planned to appoint Comrade Yang Shi as the Director of the Transportation Bureau, which is also an important position. Although the importance of transportation was not apparent last year, the importance of the Transportation Bureau has been revealed this year. Buses, bus stations, and the repair and reconstruction of various roads, as well as road maintenance teams, are all closely related to transportation.

Although he is still a deputy director, he has been promoted to a higher level. However, I heard that Secretary Li intends to raise the level of these bureau-level cadres. I don't know if it is true or not.

Of course it was true. Li Gang really wanted to raise the rank of these directors to director level, and the mayor to deputy director level. The report had been submitted to the city, but he didn't know whether it would be approved.

This is the last chance this year. Next year, there will be no chance.

In fact, there have been some signs this year, and some places have already started to make trouble, but Li Gang just didn't know about it.

The production line of August mountain bikes has been shipped from Japan, and there are several prototypes. Li Gang took a look at the prototypes and said, you know what, this kid's skills are really good. Li Gang only gave some suggestions and ideas, and this kid really made it.

This mountain bike can also be called a speed bike, which is the kind of speed bikes in later generations with more gears. Li Gang immediately ordered people to assemble the production line.

The director of the bicycle factory is also a relative of Li Gang. Li Gang's eldest brother-in-law, Zhao Dahai, and his eldest sister's family also moved to Xinxing Town. His eldest sister is currently working as a deputy director in charge of the labor union at the rice cooker factory. She is also relying on Li Gang's influence.

My second sister is not doing badly now. She is the director of the No. 1 Department Store. My second brother-in-law is a henpecked husband.

He was doing well. Li Gang made him the director of the Third Grain Store, so he could be considered independent.

There are five grain stores in Xinxing Town. The director of the grain bureau of Xinxing Town is also an old acquaintance of Li Gang. He is Sha Zhu's father-in-law, the deputy director Ding of the grain depot, and now the director Ding. Even Sha Zhu has become the director of a restaurant. This restaurant was suggested by Li Gang. It is very large, with nearly 100 tables including the private rooms. It is possible to hold a large banquet.

He Daqing is now a big shot. Although he still works under Nanyi, he is still the chef of the town committee cafeteria. Nanyi is also the director of the government guesthouse.

Don't think that Li Gang has forgotten his elder brother and younger sister. His elder brother is the director of the Auto Repair Management Office, and his elder sister-in-law Yu Li is the director of the Women's Federation of Xinxing Town.

My younger sister Xiaofang also works at the Education Bureau as an ordinary clerk. Yu Haitang and He Yushui both have their own jobs. Yu Haitang is a broadcaster at the town committee, and He Yushui is in charge of household registration at the Public Security Bureau.

Li Gang hired people regardless of their relatives or friends. He only hired relatives, not strangers. Even Li Kuiyong was appointed as the director of the Second Grain Store. Do you think Li Gang's choice of people was a bit ridiculous? As long as they were close to him and familiar to him, he would arrange a job for them.

Just like our former neighbor, Zhang Qianjin, he has a high rank and is the director of the coal yard. I wonder if everyone still remembers the strong woman named Cao Dali who was watching Jia Zhang working. Even Li Gang arranged a job for her and became the director of the farmers' market. Do you think Li Gang is messing around in employing people?

Although it seems like a joke, in Xinxing Town, no matter what kind of disturbance there is, Li Gang will know it first, because no matter which department, there are Li Gang's people, and they are all very loyal to Li Gang.

In fact, Li Gang has been having a problem these days, which makes him very embarrassed. That is Xu Damao always wants to find him.

Since Li Gang handed the food factory over to Xu Damao, Xu Damao has been working diligently. However, people tend to go to higher places and water flows to lower places. Many people from the food factory went to Xinxing Town to join Li Gang. The former deputy director Tang is now the director of the instant noodle factory in Xinxing Town. That level is a director. How could Xu Damao not be tempted?

Xu Damao also discussed with Liang Ladi that although the food factory had always been profitable, there was no room for improvement. If Li Gang was still in the food factory, Xu Damao would definitely continue to work with Li Gang. But now Li Gang had gone to Xinxing Town to serve as the party secretary.

Even Liu Guangtian, Zhang Qianjin, and Sha Zhu have their own official positions. Xu Damao was the first one to follow Li Gang. He didn't know what happened in the past two years. It seemed that Li Gang had completely forgotten Xu Damao. I, Xu Damao, didn't offend him. Xu Damao just couldn't understand.

Liang Ladi was also very confused. Damao was doing well with Li Gang, so how come he was so close to Li Gang? Li Gang even gave him a promising future, but Damao just stood still?

She was always afraid of getting stuck in a rut. Liang Ladi just found out through Xu's mother that Lou Xiao'e's current daughter was Li Gang's. Now everything was clear. No wonder Li Gang was estranged from Damao now.

When Xu Damao got off work that night, Liang Ladi told him the news she had heard from her mother-in-law.

This is because Xu's mother has a little connection with the Lou family. Xu's mother used to be a servant of the Lou family, and later became a relative of the Lou family. Although Damao and Xiao'e are divorced, Xu's father is a shrewd man and has always let Xu's mother maintain a relationship with the Lou family.

From time to time, Xu's mother would go to Mrs. Lou to talk, but the more she went, the more she found that the child born by Lou Xiao'e looked so much like Xiao Si. In addition, based on Li Gang and Lou Xiao'e's words and deeds, Xu's mother concluded that the child was Xiao Si's.

Xu's mother only told her husband about this matter. Since they were divorced, it was no longer a matter for the Xu family to decide who Lou Xiao'e had a child with. It was not until Liang Ladi came to Xu's mother to inquire about it that Liang Ladi found out what was going on.

Xu Damao: "So that's what happened. We're divorced. Who Lou Xiao'e gave birth to a child with has nothing to do with me. Even if it was with Xiao Si, so what? Xiao Si is really something. Can the relationship between us be influenced by a woman? No, I have to go find him tomorrow."

Look, the first time Xu Damao came to see Li Gang, Li Gang didn't see him. The second time, Li Gang didn't see him either. Today is the third time. It would be a bit unreasonable if he didn't see him again. So Li Gang was very conflicted. In the end, he decided to meet him. This matter had to be made clear sooner or later.

When Xu Damao came into the office, he looked here and there, sighing with emotion.

Xu Damao: "Xiao Si, this is great. This table should be an old item. It seems that there are many people who flatter you, and they can even get you such a big table."

Li Gang has been observing Xu Damao since he came in. This guy is not that simple. Li Gang can tell from his words and actions. Now after hearing what Xu Damao said, it seems that Xu Damao's attitude towards him has not changed. He just doesn't know if he will still be so calm after he knows that Lou Xiaoe's child is his.

Xu Damao said, "Xiao Si, I finally got to see you, but you didn't even give me a cup of tea. I know your tea, it's a special supply, and only leaders at the ministerial level are qualified to drink it."

Li Gang: "You come to me and ask me to pour tea for you. You are so brave. You let a secretary at the department level pour tea for a small factory director like you. The tea leaves are in the cabinet. If you want to drink it, pour it yourself. Don't expect me to serve you. You are not qualified."

Xu Damao grinned and said, "Okay, just make it yourself. You are a big secretary, I really don't dare to use it."

I found the cupboard, took out the tea leaves, and made myself a cup of tea.

"Xiao Si, it's been several years, and you didn't even come to see me. You're already a department-level official, but I'm still guarding your food factory for you. You can't be partial to one over the other."

Li Gang: "What do you mean by partiality? What are you talking about?"

Xu Damao: "Hey, you are not partial to one but to the other. You even gave Zhang Qianjin and Cao Dali, the toilet cleaner, official positions. I, Xu Damao, was the first one to follow you. Aren't you being disloyal?"

Li Gang looked at Xu Damao and asked intriguingly, "Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand?"

Xu Damao took a sip of tea. It tasted really good. He smacked his lips.

"Hey, Xiao Si, is it Xiao E's business? We have been divorced for so many years. It's none of my business who he has a child with. Besides, it's my own problem. You can't forbid her to have a child just because she got divorced recently! You, Xiao Si, are too unmanly. A woman, and a divorced woman at that, can this affect the friendship between you and me? I didn't expect that you, Li Gang, a dignified department-level cadre, are not as magnanimous as a small deputy director like me. I really despise you."

Li Gang slammed the table and glared, "Who are you talking to, huh?"

Xu Damao shuddered and almost spilled his tea. "Um, Secretary Li, didn't I say that to Tu Lu? Don't be angry, I, I..."

Li Gang looked at Xu Damao and thought that Xu Damao really didn't take Lou Xiaoe's matter seriously.

Li Gang was really wrong. If it was right after the divorce, Xu Damao would really care about it. But as time passed, and with Liang Ladi and the three children, Xu Damao slowly stopped caring.