Chapter 110: You Said It Works Then It Works

  The next day, Feng Sicheng got up from bed at dawn, put on the sportswear he brought from Kyoto, and ran out of the Dahu County Committee guest house. Morning exercise was basically his compulsory course. He always believed that if a person wants to do great things, first of all, they must have a good physique, otherwise, it's like Zhuge Liang having many strategies but no strength to implement them.

  The air in the early morning was very refreshing, especially in a place like Dahu County which has no heavy industry at all. The air is many times fresher than Kyoto's. Breathing in the fresh air, Feng Sizi opened his legs and jogged lightly to the lakeside of beautiful Dahu Lake. Here, he leaned against a willow tree and stretched his legs, exercising his body, before slowly heading back.

  The county town of Dahu is not very big at the moment, to put it bluntly, there are only two relatively prosperous streets, and the others are just a few streets with no popularity, or even no commercial convenience. Looking at this county town, which seems somewhat dull and lifeless, unable to show its original spirit, Feng Sicheng let out a long sigh, feeling that the task on his shoulders is arduous and far-reaching.

  Jogging back to the hotel in Dahu County, a man in his fifties with some baldness on his head and a woman in her thirties were anxiously looking out at the gate. They didn't stop until they saw Feng Sichao's figure appear here, then they ran over.

  "Oh my, County Magistrate Feng, you scared me to death! I came to the reception hall to look for you early this morning, but didn't expect that you had already left. This is an unfamiliar place, if something were to happen, what would we do?" The bald-headed man hastened his pace and walked a few steps forward to greet Feng Si Zhe as soon as he saw him.

  This man, Feng Si Zhe, saw him last night and clearly remembered that he was Zheng Guang, the director of the Dahucheng Government Office. As soon as he saw his tense appearance, Feng Si Zhe smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with him, saying "Director Zheng, I'm fine, just feeling that the air in the county town is good, plus I slept well last night, so I got up early and thought about going for a run to exercise my body, haha."

  "Oh, haha, so County Magistrate Feng has a habit of going for morning runs." Zheng Guang squeezed out a smile and shook hands with Feng Sicheng before turning to scold the middle-aged woman standing beside him who had a few attractive features, "Director Wang, I'm telling you, County Magistrate Feng is temporarily staying at the county guest house. The arrangements for his food and accommodation are all up to you. If anything else happens in the future that doesn't meet expectations, don't blame me when I report it to my superiors."

  "Yes, Director Zheng, I understand. From now on, we will arrange a special person to serve County Mayor Feng. His matters are the matters of all staff members in our reception office, ensuring the leader's satisfaction." Director Wang looked at Zheng Guang with a serious expression and hastily made the guarantee.

  "Alright, alright, I'm just out for a run, nothing will happen, you don't have to make a big deal. Come on, Director Wang, isn't it? Let's get acquainted, my name is Feng Sizhe." A large hand was extended towards the middle-aged woman.

  "Ah, County Magistrate Feng is great, I'm Wang Hong, the director of the Dahu County Guest House. From now on, if you have anything, just let someone find me directly. Your needs are our needs, and your satisfaction is our greatest achievement." Wang Hong obviously didn't expect Feng Sicheng to be so down-to-earth and young. Last night, Feng Sicheng was almost carried back by others, she hadn't seen it herself. Of course, she had also heard from others that the new deputy county magistrate was extremely young, but that was just a rumor. It wasn't until now that she realized how young he really was - this was not just young, but remarkably so.

  "Haha, Director Wang is being polite. You can just treat me as an ordinary person staying in the guest house. I can handle general things myself."

  Actually, the director of the county committee office had quietly told him before drinking yesterday that the house in the county committee compound where he should have been arranged to stay was occupied by a veteran comrade from the county people's congress. It would take several days to persuade the family to move out, so they could only temporarily arrange for him to stay at the county guest house.

  When Feng Sizi heard that his arrival would cause the old comrade to be relocated, he immediately shook his head in opposition. Out of respect for the old comrade, he agreed to stay at the guest house, and even said that he was alone and had no family members with him, so it didn't matter where he stayed. He also said that they could discuss the housing issue later.

  Feng Siche's understanding of the county committee office work made Li Yige very happy, and he quickly nodded in gratitude. At the same time, he also made it clear that he would do his best to help Feng Siche move into the county committee compound as soon as possible, after all, being able to live in that compound was a symbol of status.

  For this, Feng Sizi also knew that he would have to trouble Wang Hong later, so he was very polite to her. In fact, with Feng Sizi's attitude towards women, he still had the most basic courtesy, far from being like the local people of Dahu County, who even had a more serious idea of chauvinism, thinking that no matter how high a woman's status was, she was still inferior to men.

  Feng Sicheng's politeness left a good impression on Wang Hong, and to show her respect for County Magistrate Feng, she hurriedly said that the reception office had already bought fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, and County Magistrate Feng went to taste them and offer his opinions. Of course, she wouldn't forget to invite Zheng Guang, the director of the government affairs office who was standing beside her.

  Zheng Guang was very perceptive, he didn't know how Feng Sizhe would view this matter, so facing Wang Hong's invitation, he didn't immediately respond, but instead looked at Feng Sizhe.

  Feng Sicheng, as the executive vice mayor of Dahu County, is indeed the second-in-command of the county government. As the director of the county government, he is in charge of managing the affairs of the county government, and others are under his management. When facing a leader who is directly in charge of him, everything must be done according to the leader's ideas, even if it's just having breakfast together. Feng Sicheng should not refuse to invite himself, but some things are not taken for granted and must be explicitly stated by the leader to be valid.

  Zheng Guang's cautiousness and the gaze that was always directed at him made Feng Sichao feel it, thinking that it was just eating breakfast, but Zheng Guang knew how to highlight his leadership position. It had to be said that this was indeed a comfortable subordinate. "Hmm, since you've arrived on time, Director Zheng can join us for breakfast too. I suppose you came to find me so early because you hadn't eaten yet."

  "Ah, the leader asked me to eat, so I ate. The leader said I didn't eat, so I didn't eat." Director Zheng smiled and followed Feng Sicheng's footsteps into the county guest house.

  These words reminded Feng Sizi of a couplet, which still remembered that the upper line said you can do it if you want to, and you can't do it even if you don't. The lower line said that if you can't do it, you won't be able to do it, and if you can do it, you won't be able to do it either. I suppose this is the standard for leaders to evaluate their subordinates' work. In fact, there was a person who had his own principles before entering the officialdom, but only after entering the officialdom did he realize that many things were not as taught by teachers in school. In the officialdom, if you want to mix from a low-level personnel, the first thing to do is to get the leader's appreciation. Only when someone appreciates you can others see your work, otherwise, no matter how much you do, it will be in vain.

  This is the principle that when a leader says you can do it, you can do it, even if you can't. It seems that Zheng Guang really understands this principle.