Chapter 143: Undercurrents

  The following days, Cheng'en County was in a mess, and no one put their mind to work. The county party committee members led the way, running to the city every day, and the regular standing committee meetings were also cancelled for some inexplicable reasons.

  Only Liu Siyuan remained in the town for several days, of course, Liu Siyuan actually went to Ziwai City again, but not to run errands, but to replace Xu Jingjie with acupuncture.

  The place hasn't changed, it's still that club hidden in the alley, and now Liu Siyuan also knows that the person who opened that club is actually Xu Tingjie's cousin, so for her, it's the safest place.

  Through these days of communication, Liu Sihuan also knew a thing or two about her background. Her father-in-law was an old Red Army soldier who had participated in the early years of war and had been subjected to criticism and struggle during that dark period. After being rehabilitated, he re-entered politics and became the deputy director of the Provincial People's Congress.

  Xu Jingjie and her husband were in a free love relationship, the two were a perfect match since university, and they got married smoothly after graduation. Her husband was supposed to have a promising career in officialdom, but he didn't have any talent for it, so he ended up doing scientific research instead. On the other hand, Xu Jingjie kept showing amazing talent in officialdom, and later on, her father-in-law even stopped paying attention to his own son and focused all his energy on cultivating this daughter-in-law. As a result, she became a deputy department head at 31 and was appointed as the powerful head of the Organization Department of Ziwai City at 33, with an unlimited future ahead of her.

  The topic turned back to today, Xu Xuanjie smiled suddenly after finishing his service: "Siyuan, you are probably the only one among the Standing Committee members of Cheng'en County who hasn't run to the municipal party committee since the Spring Festival."

  Liu Siyuan smiled and said, "Director Xu, please forgive me. You know that our town just changed to a new mayor last year, and there's a lot of work to be handed over and coordinated, so it's really been busy lately. I didn't report the work to the leaders in time, and I must deeply reflect on this."

  Xu Jinglie lay on the bed, covering her unclothed body with a quilt, shaking her head and saying: "I didn't criticize you, but rather those few standing committee members have gone too far. I can understand running for office to some extent, comrades need to make progress and their enthusiasm is understandable. However, now they don't even care about work, staying in the city all day, this is simply putting the cart before the horse. Yesterday at the organization department meeting, I said that our organization department should focus on cultivating down-to-earth and diligent comrades who do a good job, only then will the higher-level party committee see results and be able to promote you."

  Liu Siyuan nodded in agreement on the surface, but was somewhat skeptical in his heart. The grand principle was correct, but reality was cruel. Reality was that no matter how well you did your job, if you didn't get along with your leaders, it would all be for nothing.

  Xu Jingjie looked at his expression and knew he didn't take her words seriously. She continued solemnly: "Siyuan, I know you must think I'm speaking officialese now, and I won't deny it. There are some unhealthy tendencies in the official circles these days, and there are not a few people who focus on building relationships to get promoted instead of doing their work properly. However, you should remember that without actual achievements as foundation, such people can't climb too high. At most, they'll just become mid-level officials, and if they want to go further up, they must produce some real results."

  Liu Siyuan saw her becoming serious and hastily expressed that he would definitely listen to Director Xu's teachings.

  Xu Jingjie looked at him and sighed, "I hope you really listened, of course, overall, your performance is not bad. These days, being able to calm down and do a good job in Beixi Town is already better than those other several standing committee members. Don't worry, your efforts are seen by the leaders."

  Liu Siyuan hastily thanked Director Xu for his concern.

  Xu Yingjie thought for a moment and then said: "Right, there's something else I want to remind you of."

  Liu Siyuan hastily said: "Director Xu, please go ahead and speak."

  Xu Jingjie deliberated for a while before saying, "At a party committee study meeting after the New Year, Secretary Li suddenly stated that some comrades were not seriously doing their current work to seek benefits for the people, but instead chased after some empty fame every day. This kind of atmosphere cannot be allowed to rise."

  Liu Siyuan was taken aback, the target of this veiled attack was already very obvious, and he couldn't believe Li Zhexuan had done it so thoroughly, leaving him speechless for a moment.

  Xu Jingjie sighed and said, "What Secretary Li said makes some sense, but I think the focus of the problem is whether this 'Charming Town' is just a name or if it really helps Beixi Town."

  Liu Siyuan nodded repeatedly, then listened to her say: "In this way, you have time to communicate more with the leaders of the municipal government, and let the leaders fully understand the role of 'Charming Town' for your Beixi. As the Minister of Organization Department, I am not convenient to say much now, but if this matter is on the Standing Committee, I will make a counterattack against some people."

  Liu Siyuan was extremely moved and thanked him repeatedly.

  Xu Jingjie waved her hand and asked with a slightly red face: "What are you planning to do today?"

  These days, after Liu Siyuan finishes serving her, she also tries to let him vent once in a while. The two of them keep breaking through layers of relationships, and Liu Siyuan is no longer satisfied with just using his hands to solve the problem. However, on the other hand, Xu Jingjie still insists on her stance, and it's impossible for her to really do that thing with him no matter what.

  So the two of them racked their brains and thought of other methods to replace it, such as letting her clamp back and forth with her legs, or clamping with her buttocks, and then using her chest to clamp, by the way, this is not something that every woman can do, among the women Liu Sihuan knew, probably only she and Ouyang Qian could barely do it, but the latter had never let him try.

  Liu Siyuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's use our buttocks instead."

  Xu Jing nodded slightly, flipped over, and lay on the bed with her head down. Liu Siyuan lifted the quilt, applied some lubricant to Xiaosi's buttocks, spread them apart, and inserted himself into the gap. He then clamped down, lying on top of her like a stack of pancakes, using his waist strength to make simple piston movements in the gap. At the same time, one hand slipped under her body with her cooperation, grasped a prominent place, and began to rub... After about ten minutes or so, he finally erupted on her body.

  Before saying goodbye to Xu Jingjie, Liu Siyuan still couldn't help but ask her who the city planned to let take over as Ren County Party Secretary after Fan Secretary left, and whether it would be Jian County Magistrate.

  Xu Jingjie smiled and said, "I knew you'd ask that. However, this issue is still being discussed by the municipal party committee, and the organization department is in the comprehensive evaluation stage. I'm not too comfortable saying more, but one thing I want to emphasize again is that the municipal party committee will give priority consideration to those who take a broad perspective and work diligently."

  Liu Siyuan had wanted to ask again why Fan Secretary was suddenly transferred this time, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything because some questions were pointless to ask and Xu Jingjie wouldn't tell the truth anyway. Moreover, at the end of the day, the power struggle at the municipal party committee level wasn't something he could participate in.

  After parting with her, on the way back to Beixi Town, Liu Siyuan had been pondering what she meant by "Gu Daju", but before he could figure it out, he received another call and had to ask the driver to turn around, reluctantly returning to Ziwai City again. He gradually realized that although he wanted to stay out of it, as a person in the official circle, he couldn't control his own fate, and he was likely to be dragged into the mire of this adjustment of the Cheng'en County leadership team.

  It was Hu Tianfang who called, and he said loudly on the phone: "I'm at Hanjiang Airport now, I'll fly to Ziwai City tonight, and arrange a place for several brothers to gather. You must come, by the way, Secretary Zhexuan will also come."