Chapter 98 Crisis

  He said to the Agricultural Bureau, but it made Liu Siyuan suddenly remember that ecological agriculture plan he had been working on. It just so happened that he could take advantage of this opportunity to go to the Ziwai City Agricultural Bureau and try to get a project established, which would make it easier to get policy support.

  However, before that, he found some time to visit Xu Xuanjie's office. The latter was quite giving face and specially took out some time to receive him. Liu Siyuan took this opportunity to briefly report on his work in Beixi Town during this period. After listening carefully, Xu Xuanjie did not say much about the specific work, but rather nodded and said: "Now you are a county committee member, and in the future, at the county committee meeting, you must do both, take care of the overall situation and properly express your own position. The independence of each member is also very important for democratic construction."

  This is interesting, this saying is exactly opposite of what Wei Dachao said.

  After leaving Xu Jingjie, he looked at the time and found it was already late, so he found a place to stay in Ziwei City for the night. That evening, during their routine phone call, he shared the good news with Chen Jun, who immediately expressed that she could accept the job at the Agricultural Bureau. She would report to Mayor Wang tomorrow, and if the leader had no objections, she could also go out and move around.

  The next day, Liu Siyuan excitedly called Ba Yuannan, the director of the Agricultural Bureau of Ziwai City. Unexpectedly, he hit a snag as Director Ba seemed uninterested in his ecological agriculture plan and casually passed the buck, telling him to contact the head of the Ecological Agriculture Department. At the end of the call, he even said somewhat rudely that Liu shouldn't come to him directly with such trivial matters in the future.

  Originally smooth sailing, but after being scolded by him, Liu Siyuan suddenly felt very upset and didn't want to stay in Ziwai City anymore, so he reluctantly took the bus back to Beixi Town.

  As soon as he returned to the office, he immediately called Yixi Sha into the office and asked about the progress of the project. The latter said that there were still some problems in the negotiation that both parties had not reached an agreement on.

  Liu Siyuan was already in a bad mood due to the county head's actions, and upon hearing this, he became somewhat displeased. "Town Head Yi," he said, "Mr. Ouyang has come with sincerity to help us develop our new agricultural economy. The town government should strongly support it and actively promote it. You're also aware of the situation in the village - the common people have no motivation to farm, yet policies don't allow them to abandon their land either. This is a dilemma. Developing ecological agriculture resolves this contradiction and is a mutually beneficial good thing. You should show some enthusiasm!"

  Yi Xiangsha listened and became unhappy, bluntly retorting: "Secretary Liu, that can't be a cheap sale of land! Now that company is actually proposing free land, only undertaking certain demolition costs. How can this be accepted?"

  Liu Siyuan's anger grew as he said, "Town Mayor, doing things requires flexibility. Since it's a mutually beneficial matter and we're doing it for the sake of solving problems for the common people, our government can make some concessions. I'm giving you a deadline - within a month at most, this matter must be settled!" After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and had him chased out.

  Ma Feng knocked on the door and came in about an hour after Yixia left. He first reported his work with a flattering face, then hesitated and said: "Secretary Liu, I heard that Mayor Yi encountered some minor problems in handling ecological agriculture?"

  Liu Siyuan said with a dark face: "This old man has nothing else, but his thinking is too rigid and not flexible enough."

  Ma Feng smiled and said: "Secretary Liu is right, hehe, I, Old Ma, have a suggestion, but I don't know if it's suitable to say?"

  Liu Siyuan's expression changed slightly as he said, "Speak, let me hear it."

  Ma Feng thought for a moment and said: "Secretary Liu, developing a green fruit and vegetable base is a very good thing in my opinion, it should be implemented as soon as possible."

  Liu Siyuan sighed and said: "You think I don't want to? But Yi Zhenzhang is dead set on some conditions and won't let go, completely disregarding the bigger picture."

  Ma Feng immediately stepped forward and said: "Why don't I, Old Ma, go assist Mayor Yi in implementing this matter? What do you think?"

  Liu Siyuan's eyes lit up instantly, and he couldn't help but feel that this proposal had hit the nail on the head. Afterwards, he guessed that it was probably because he already knew about his criticism of Yi Xingsha in the office earlier, and most likely it was Zhao Guodong, who was closest to his office, who had leaked it out. After all, the latter was originally recommended by him, so it was normal for him to reveal some information to him. Liu Siyuan didn't think there was a big problem with this either.

  "Old horse, I'm glad you have this heart. Alright, let's do it as you said, and you'll assist Mayor Yi to complete this task as soon as possible. If there's any problem, call me anytime."

  Ma Feng smiled all over his face and said: "Secretary Liu, rest assured, I will definitely get this done."

  That night, when he was complaining to Fang Xinyu on the phone that Director Ba of the Municipal Agriculture Bureau was ignoring him and Yixing Sha was not cooperating, the latter reminded him that Mayor Wang was going to the Provincial Department of Agriculture. If this matter could be handled at the provincial level, wouldn't it be more effective than handling it at the municipal level? Liu Siyuan slapped his thigh and said that Fang Xinyu made sense, he had been too busy lately and forgot about this connection.

  Fang Xinyu teased him on the phone: "I think you're too focused when you're with Chen Mei, and you've forgotten who her leader is."

  Liu Siyuan looked rather embarrassed and said: "Is Xinyi jealous?"

  Fang Xinyu fell silent for a moment before speaking: "Anyway, I've made my stance clear. If she's willing to be your concubine, I won't have any objections. I'm not so petty as to get jealous easily. At least Chen Jun is somewhat worthy, but not enough to make me jealous. By the way, I spoke with Ouyang Qian today." The last sentence startled Liu Siyuan greatly, causing him to break out in cold sweat and ask stammeringly how their conversation went.

  "Didn't expect Fang Xinru to be in a bad mood, saying 'You ask her yourself.' Then she directly hung up the phone. Someone couldn't help but mutter to himself, 'Still says he's not jealous, yet hangs up on me.'"

  Liu Siyuan hastily dialed Ouyang Qian's phone, but it was turned off. This made him even more anxious, and he quickly dialed Fang Xinyi's phone, only to find that it was also turned off. In his heart, he thought things were not going well, this time they were really in trouble.

  He sighed, and could only comfort himself that according to the tone of his conversation earlier, it shouldn't have fallen through. Afterwards, he dialed the third phone call as usual, Chen Jun naturally didn't turn off her phone, but when she spoke, she had a troubled look on her face. When Liu Siyuan mentioned on the phone that he wanted to find her leader to report on his work, she quickly indicated that it was no problem and would definitely pass it on for him. Later, she added a sentence saying that it just so happened that you were coming to Hanjiang, and she also had something to say to him in person.

  As a result, someone didn't sleep well all night, constantly thinking about what Fang Xingyu and Ouyang Qian had discussed, with a restless mind. The next day, Chen Jun's phone call woke him up early, saying that the leader would have time to see him this afternoon, so he should hurry back to Hanjiang.

  Liu Siyuan had no choice but to bring a black eye circle, and his soul was not guarding the house. He called the driver again and hurriedly rushed to the Han River.

  On the road, he thought with some self-mockery that when he used to work in the government of Hanjiang City, he would often joke about local officials who had nothing better to do than run back and forth between the provincial capital and the prefecture-level city every day. He never thought that now he himself was almost the same, and in other people's eyes, wasn't he also running around Hanjiang and Ziwai for no reason? It can only be described with the phrase "a person in the world is not free".

  He rushed back to Hankou City after a whole day of busy journey, and due to the hurry, he only had lunch at the highway side and then went straight to the municipal government compound.

  It's been half a year since he left the municipal government, and unexpectedly, the security guard still recognized him. With a smile, he said "Liu Ke is back" and let him in. He thought for a moment and saw that there was still some time before his appointment with Mayor Wang, so he took a detour to the inspection room. Several old colleagues chatted with him enthusiastically, and Zhang Jinsong even joked that since Xiao Liu went to Ziwai City, they hadn't handled any big cases. Xing Jun listened enviously as he talked about the anecdotes of the county party committee's standing committee members, constantly lamenting his own bad luck.

  Unfortunately, Liu Siyuan's goal was not them, but Ouyang Qian. As a result, she was not in the inspection room, and he didn't dare to ask others openly, so he could only chat with his old colleagues for a while, pretending to be unintentional, asking why he hadn't seen Comrade Ouyang.

  Xing Jun hummed and said, "Ouyang Qian called Director Yao yesterday, saying that she was not feeling well and had taken a long sick leave. But I suppose you wouldn't know about her situation?"

  For his doubts, Liu Siyuan could only awkwardly laugh it off and hurry to Mayor Wang's office when the time came. From afar, he saw Chen Jun wearing formal attire, busily working in the secretary's room outside the office.

  It's rare to see her in a working state, but it gives him a special feeling, feeling very calm and elegant, making him think of a poem: The sun rises but the dew drops water, the wind is mixed with the fragrance of snow. How many Wu Kings open under the platform, like Xi Shi applying plain makeup

  He tiptoed in and walked quietly beside her, smiling: "Secretary Chen, how are you? I wonder if the leader is available now?"

  Chen Jun looked up and saw him, first with a surprised smile, then deliberately pinched: "Secretary Liu came at an inopportune time, just now Secretary Chen called Mayor Wang over for something." While speaking, her eyes fluttered and she exuded a charming fragrance.

  Liu Siyuan also smiled and said: "Can I trouble Secretary Chen to pour me a glass of water? I'm thirsty."

  Chen Jun glanced at him and intentionally said, "I've never seen anyone as eager to drink water as you." Despite her words, she still got up to make him a cup of tea. As she handed it to him, she suddenly leaned in close and whispered in his ear, "You're not going back to Beixi Town today, are you? Why don't you stay at my place tonight?"