Official Career Storm
Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Chapter 73

Back in the office, Song Guanchao set down the food and said, "Secretary, let’s eat first, then we can continue working."

Looking at the steaming meal in front of her, Wu Qiangwei hummed in acknowledgment.

Song Guanchao cleared the office desk, opened the lunch box, picked up his portion, and was about to leave.

Wu Qiangwei said, "Sit down and eat together."

"Okay." Song Guanchao was somewhat surprised, and even more delighted.

Wu Qiangwei was treating him as one of her own.

"Secretary, eat more meat."

"The ribs are well-made today; you should try some."

Song Guanchao kept adding food to her bowl.

Wu Qiangwei didn’t like others adding food to her bowl with their chopsticks, but she didn’t mind it so much when Song Guanchao did it.

Looking at the mountain of food piled in her bowl, Wu Qiangwei almost didn’t know where to start.

"That’s enough."

She quietly continued eating.

Song Guanchao, out of the corner of his eye, kept stealing glances, thinking, "Our Secretary eats so delicately, in such small bites. Can she really get enough?"

While eating, Song Guanchao took the opportunity to bring up Liang Hao’s matter.

"Secretary, the Standing Committee meeting is in a few days, right?"

"Hmm."

"After Li Fuhai was ousted, has the Vice Mayor’s position been decided?"

Wu Qiangwei put down her chopsticks and stared straight at him, "What are you trying to say?"

"Heh, Secretary, you really have a heart of orchid and innocence; nothing can be hidden from you."

Song Guanchao shot a compliment and said, "Actually, I have a candidate in mind."

"You have a candidate?"

Wu Qiangwei, with a cold expression, said, "Nominating is the right of the Standing Committee; you are just a secretary."

Song Guanchao said, "Secretary, the candidate I suggest is trustworthy and reliable!"

Wu Qiangwei’s expression turned colder, "You say he’s trustworthy just because you say so? You think he’s reliable just because you say so? Who do you think you are? Song Guanchao, know your place. Don’t meddle in things that aren’t your concern! As a secretary, observing others and reading the room are essential!"

Song Guanchao laughed and said, "I understand reading people so well that I know you, Secretary, are just putting on a stern face, but actually, you are not angry at all."

Wu Qiangwei still wore a cold expression, "You understand me well?"

"I understand you quite well. Not to say that I know what you are going to do as soon as you drop your pants, but at least I can predict the date of your next period... cough, cough, it seems you are really angry now, I deserve a slap."

Seeing her expression darken completely, Song Guanchao hurriedly admitted his mistake and slapped himself.

"Slap, slap, slap!"

He was really hitting himself, not holding back.

"That’s enough."

"It’s okay, I spoke out of line, I deserve it." Song Guanchao continued to slap himself.

Seeing that he didn’t stop, and his face turned red, Wu Qiangwei hurriedly grabbed his hand, "I said enough!"

Song Guanchao then stopped, looked at her hand holding his wrist, and said, "Secretary, are you concerned about me?"

A hint of blush crossed Wu Qiangwei’s cheeks, and she said annoyed, "Eat!"

"Yes, eat, eat."

Song Guanchao picked up his chopsticks and continued eating.

After finishing the meal, he quickly cleaned everything up.

Just as he was about to leave, Wu Qiangwei suddenly said, "Who do you want to nominate?"

Song Guanchao knew she would ask, he just didn’t expect her to wait until now.

"The Huayuan District Committee Secretary, Liang Hao."

"You know him well?"

"He has no backers in Lingjiang."

"How do you know?"

"I investigated him."

Wu Qiangwei didn’t doubt Song Guanchao’s ability to investigate.

As a military elite, universally praised even by senior officers, if he said he had looked into it, then there was definitely no problem with Liang Hao.

"I understand." Wu Qiangwei picked up a document and continued to read.

Song Guanchao, carrying the empty lunchbox, left.

He knew the matter was settled.

However, he was not sure how much power Wu Qiangwei actually had.

Although she substantially controlled the City Committee, the committee still required a vote.

Now, counting fully, there were only her, Secretary Lu, and Mayor Zheng’s three votes.

Reasonably speaking, these three were the most powerful people in Lingjiang.

If they passed it here, there wouldn’t likely be any surprises.

But the situation in Lingjiang was quite special; neither the top nor the second in command could control Lingjiang’s political scene, or else they wouldn’t have arranged for Wu Qiangwei to come over.

In such a case, the nomination for Vice Mayor still retained the possibility of changes.

And the variable he could confirm right now was one: Chu Xiao’e.

If it weren’t for Wu Qiangwei showing up midway, the position of the full-time Deputy Secretary would have been hers.

She was definitely holding back a burst of anger.

Otherwise, would she—an esteemed Secretary of the Municipal Committee—resort to verbally humiliating Song Guanchao?

Saying things like stooping to any levels for a promotion, that was just nonsense.

In the officialdom, who wasn’t like this?

Plainly put, she was just venting her anger at Wu Qiangwei on Song Guanchao.

At the committee meeting, she was very likely to confront Wu Qiangwei.

"We need to find a way to deal with her."

"Right, I almost forgot about that!"

He grabbed his phone, walked into the corridor, and made a call to Lu Feng.

"Madman, help me check someone out."

"Tell me, boss, who?"

"The name I don’t know yet, but I have a photo; also, he works as a duck at Yunhai Club."

"Damn, a duck?"

"Mmh, let me know once you find something."

Song Guanchao sent the photo of the pretty boy over, his mind still pondering how to handle Chu Xiao’e.

After thinking it through, he ultimately decided to be frank and have a talk with her.

He went to Chu Xiao’e’s office; Secretary Xu saw him and pursed her lips, about to speak when Song Guanchao had already pushed the door open and went in.

Secretary Xu opened her mouth in surprise; how could this man be so rude!

She listened from outside the door for a while and didn’t hear Secretary Chu rebuke him, which only puzzled her more.

Inside the office.

Seeing Song Guanchao appear, Chu Xiao’e’s face clouded over.

This man was becoming too much!

Not even knocking on the door or calling ahead, he just barged in!

As a member of the standing committee, she hadn’t been treated this way for a long time.

But thinking of the morning’s events, she felt somewhat deflated.

This man, completely unconventional, the usual rules of the officialdom were almost useless against him.

Song Guanchao pulled out a chair and sat across her, placing a cigarette in his mouth.

"No smoking!"

"Snap!"

Song Guanchao continued his actions, lighting up in one smooth motion, angering Chu Xiao’e until her face turned livid.

"Secretary Chu, with Li Fuhai’s downfall, who do you plan to recommend in next week’s committee meeting?"

Beyond the "three heavies and one big" speaking rights, the Secretary of the Municipal Committee also had the right to make personnel suggestions, a point that could overpower most non-committee city leaders, making it the biggest advantage of being the Secretary of the Municipal Committee.

Therefore, her stance was very important.

Hearing Song Guanchao’s words, Chu Xiao’e immediately knew his purpose for coming.

She sneered, "Did Secretary Wu send you?"

Chu Xiao’e was annoyed inside; as a member of the City Committee involved in such an important matter as the Vice Mayor nomination, Wu Qiangwei just sent a secretary to negotiate with her?

Song Guanchao couldn’t be bothered to explain, he said, "Secretary Wu will nominate Huayuan District’s Secretary Liang Hao, Secretary Chu, I hope you can keep pace with Secretary Wu’s steps."

At this moment, Secretary Xu knocked on the door and gently pushed it open a crack: "Secretary, Mr. Chen from Fengjiang District wishes to see you."

Song Guanchao’s brow lifted; with the committee meeting imminent, a district committee secretary seeking an appointment with the Secretary Creary implied obvious intentions.

Clearly, who the Vice Mayor position would ultimately fall to was still unknown!

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