Chapter 630: Chapter 601: Not Wanting to Say Goodbye
Su Qing helped find alcohol and cotton balls to clean Xiaojie’s wound.
When Xu Chunliang was rescuing people, several cultural and tourism cadres from Pinghai City couldn’t help but complain about his meddling. If he hadn’t intervened to let the young couple board the ship, there wouldn’t have been any follow-up trouble. If the girl was fine, it would be okay, but if something happened to her, the cultural and tourism conference would be affected.
Xing Wenhua heard their chatter and was somewhat displeased. He frowned and said, "What’s wrong with helping others? With attitudes like yours, how can you expect to improve cultural and tourism work?"
Fortunately, Xiaojie quickly recovered. Xu Chunliang shook the bottle of mineral water containing the centipede and said, "This centipede is non-venomous, don’t worry, after a short rest, you’ll be fine."
Xiaojie, feeling a bit tired, closed her eyes to rest with Su Qing accompanying her.
Three Two Three proposed taking a photo with Xu Chunliang to promote his heroic deed online, which could bring him significant attention and serve as a form of gratitude.
Xu Chunliang quickly waved his hand, "Please don’t, I’m most afraid of this kind of thing. We’re all within the system, becoming famous is definitely not a good thing."
Three Two Three found Xu Chunliang somewhat familiar, and it suddenly dawned on him that he had seen a viral video of him hitting someone, which was once a hot topic online.
Three Two Three sought confirmation, and Xu Chunliang couldn’t help but laugh. No wonder they say good deeds go unnoticed, while bad deeds spread far and wide; he hadn’t expected the impact of that incident to be so profound.
Three Two Three exchanged contact information with him. His last name was also Xu, and his full name was Xu Xiaoyue, which sounded a bit like a girl’s name.
After this incident, many people were left with a deep impression of Xu Chunliang, as it’s rare to see such kind and helpful young people these days.
Xing Wenhua took a few photos, intending to promote them within the provincial cultural and tourism system. They always talk about positive energy; well, this is what positive energy truly is.
Back at the hotel, Xu Chunliang gave the big centipede to Fan Lidada to soak in wine.
Fu Guomin had quite a fruitful day. He received a promise from Xing Wenhua that this year’s Fuyang Festival in Dongzhou would see Old Xing personally attending the opening ceremony. Fu Guomin knew very well that Xing Wenhua did this all out of respect for Xu Chunliang.
This meeting wasn’t a waste at all and marked a good beginning for his work at the Tourism Bureau.
Fu Guomin regarded Xu Chunliang as a treasure that must not be snatched up by others. Even though he was at Taiming Lake, he had already begun addressing Xu Chunliang’s job transfer.
Currently, Xu Chunliang’s position was still at Changxing Hospital, so both emotionally and logically, Fu Guomin needed to first inform Zhao Feiyang.
They were old friends; after all, he had met Xu Chunliang through Zhao Feiyang’s introduction initially.
Zhao Feiyang thought Fu Guomin had something important to discuss. When he found out it was about asking for someone, Zhao Feiyang laughed, "Old Fu, if you want someone, it’s just a matter of saying the word. We’ve been friends for so many years; of course, I’ll fully cooperate."
Zhao Feiyang understood well that Fu Guomin was currently favored by Secretary Zhou. In reality, even if he hadn’t given any heads up, it wouldn’t matter much. Moreover, Xu Chunliang had already been seconded to work in Hu Shan Town, and with his connections, Zhao Feiyang couldn’t have stopped it even if he wanted to.
Fu Guomin said, "I’m taking your capable aide away; you won’t blame me, will you?"
Zhao Feiyang said, "Not at all, actually right now he isn’t under my jurisdiction in Hu Shan Town. Still, we’re old friends, so I have to remind you, this guy is quite a handful."
Fu Guomin laughed, "I’m not planning to manage him; I intend to use him."
Zhao Feiyang thought that he too initially intended to make use of him. He had to admit, this guy was a formidable weapon, but the problem was he didn’t discriminate between targets. A little carelessness could lead to self-harm, and this had already been demonstrated.
Zhao Feiyang said, "I hope he can thrive in the Tourism Bureau." Suddenly, there was a sense of relief. Xu Chunliang’s departure meant removing a thorn lodged in his heart, and even if it drew some blood, it was worth it.
Fu Guomin said, "Feiyang, I brought you some tea; I’ll give it to you when I get back."
Zhao Feiyang said, "I’ll host a welcome-back party for you when you return from the meeting. It’s been a while since we caught up, and we should have a good chat."
Fu Guomin recalled Zhao Feiyang’s recent series of setbacks, and thus agreed.
Zhao Feiyang took the opportunity to mention, "By the way, I had some disagreements with Xiaoxu regarding the Weishan Island Branch. Their Hu Shan Town still owes us fifty million. Could you talk to him about transferring the money to us as we urgently need it."
Fu Guomin replied, "Public matters are public. Your official dealings are between you two; it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to interfere."
Hearing this, Zhao Feiyang could only drop it. Fu Guomin had honed his skills in the Beijing Office over the years, maintaining just the right distance with everyone, making it difficult to ask him to put in extra effort.
Zhao Feiyang was led into reflection by this matter. Since leaving public office, his management style had notably changed. He became more authoritarian with subordinates but more submissive with superiors. He thought he’d gain more freedom after leaving the system, but now he realized he was mistaken. The lack of institutional constraints didn’t mean he could do whatever he wanted.
He had been promoted to the main division level earlier than Fu Guomin, but now Fu Guomin was already the director of Dongzhou City’s Tourism Bureau and a favorite in Secretary Zhou’s eyes. The distance between them had gradually widened without him noticing.
In the eyes of others, he has a higher income and a younger, prettier wife, but these are just on the surface. Who knows his pain?
Su Qing left a bit earlier, and after much thought, she still didn’t say a special goodbye to Xu Chunliang. It was only after the car drove away that she sent Xu Chunliang a message. She doesn’t like farewells, but that’s life; many times you have no choice but to say goodbye.
"I’m going back!" After much deliberation, Su Qing finally sent such a plain message.
Xu Chunliang replied quickly: "I will go to Nanjiang to see you."
A moment later, he added: "You’re welcome to visit Dongzhou, help us promote our hometown."
Su Qing was originally quite moved, but when she saw the follow-up message, she immediately replied - I can help you get a discount on the marketing fee.
Xu Chunliang, who was having breakfast, couldn’t help but laugh when he saw this message. Su Qing must be angry.
Sitting across from him, Xiaomeng laughed and said, "Girlfriend? So happy?"
Xu Chunliang smiled and thought to himself, with your performance this trip, you’ll probably be unhappy when you go back, too much talking.
Fu Guomin waved to Xu Chunliang, who got up and went over to him, whispering, "Director Fu, any instructions?"
Fu Guomin put his arm around his shoulder and whispered, "I’ll take the high-speed train back, you three drive back."
Xu Chunliang immediately understood. Fu Guomin must be heading back to the Capital City. It’s Thursday, so with Friday and the weekend, he can stay an extra couple of days this trip.
Xu Chunliang said, "Should we have Xiaomeng take you to the station?"
Fu Guomin shook his head, "I’ll take a taxi."
Xu Chunliang understood now; Fu Guomin also thought Xiaomeng talked too much and didn’t want him blabbing around.
Xu Chunliang notified Xiaomeng to set off in two hours. Xiaomeng went to prepare, and when the time came, he found only Fan Lidada and Xu Chunliang got in the car.
Xiaomeng was puzzled, "Where’s Director Fu?"
Xu Chunliang said, "The leader has other matters to attend to; we’re to head back first."
"What matters?"
Fan Lidada was a bit annoyed, "Is that your concern? Just drive."
Xiaomeng, having been scolded, became much quieter, starting the car and heading towards Dongzhou.
During the journey, Xu Chunliang received a notification from the labor and social security department that his personnel file was to be transferred from Changxing to the Culture and Tourism Bureau, mainly because Xu Chunliang’s rank wasn’t high enough for the organizational department to get involved.
On the surface, it was a lateral move, but it was actually a promotion. In Changxing, he was merely an internally appointed deputy section chief, which wasn’t official. Moving to the Culture and Tourism Bureau, the position of deputy section chief was subtly secured. According to Fu Guomin’s plan, he would temporarily serve as the deputy division chief of culture, tourism, and relics, his affiliation still on loan externally, while still holding the position of deputy mayor of Hu Shan Town.
In the eyes of many at Changxing, Xu Chunliang’s departure was inevitable. After leaving Changxing, he had made successive breakthroughs. Rumor had it that the reason Changxing transferred the Weishan Island Branch was because of his meddling. Even if he reluctantly stayed at Changxing, he wouldn’t have any prospects.
In fact, many old employees of Changxing Hospital weren’t optimistic about its future. Privately, they approached Gao Xinhua to report and hoped Secretary Gao could reflect the situation to the city. The public-private partnership hadn’t brought much improvement to Changxing. Since Huayuan Group’s involvement in managing Changxing, many issues had surfaced.
There’s no wall that doesn’t have ears; someone secretly reported these situations to Zhao Feiyang.
Because of the previous incident of collective employee protests, Zhao Feiyang was particularly cautious this time. He immediately went to see Gao Xinhua, and Zhao Feiyang didn’t beat around the bush, he laid everything out clearly.
Gao Xinhua said, "Indeed, I’ve had quite a few employees come to me about this. I don’t think it’s a bad thing. Everyone willing to speak up shows that the employees care about Changxing."
Zhao Feiyang sighed, "Secretary Gao, Changxing is going through a turbulent time. If these people are trying to do good for Changxing, of course, we welcome it. But if their intent is to vilify and divide Changxing, I absolutely won’t allow it."
Gao Xinhua couldn’t listen anymore, "Dean Zhao, I don’t understand what you’re saying here. Who is trying to vilify and divide Changxing? I can tell you frankly that those who came to give their opinions are all official employees of Changxing. No one has deeper feelings for Changxing than them. Changxing is what it is today because of their long years of contributions, not because of the recently high-paid hires, much less the executives sent by the Huayuan Group."
Zhao Feiyang didn’t expect such a strong reaction from Gao Xinhua, and he laughed, "Old Gao, don’t be angry. Aren’t we just discussing the issue here?"
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