106: Chapter 106 Reassuring One's Own People

Although Reporter Liu Peng was just a reporter, he was a permanent government employee.

How could he not understand the implication in Sun Ning's words?

Furthermore, when writing the article, he already knew the drawbacks of doing it this way.

However, he had to do it.

Who was Sun Ning?

He was highly suspected to be a son-in-law of a powerful family, the ultimate form of a "phoenix man".

With a person like this, who doesn't have a heart full of schemes like a honeycomb briquette? Sometimes, their heart is even smaller than a needle's eye.

Who would dare to easily offend such a person?

Reporter Liu Peng did not understand Sun Ning's personality, so he did not dare to make the unilateral decision to have Secretary Xue Hongtao's name appear a few times.

However, there was one thing Reporter Liu Peng was certain of.

That was that Sun Ning had great authority when speaking to Zhao Xue.

Throughout the entire dinner, Sun Ning did almost all the talking, while Zhao Xue just listened.

What shocked them was that Zhao Xue was the one pouring Sun Ning's drinks the entire time.

This made Deputy Editor-in-Chief Wang Guanghui check Sun Ning's background information all over again.

According to public records, Sun Ning's ancestral home was a farming family in a county under Bianzhou.

The most likely point of intersection between the two was at Peking University.

Upon hearing the issues Sun Ning raised regarding the press release, Reporter Liu Peng hurriedly said he would modify it immediately and let Township Head Sun review it again.

"Reporter Liu, you are too kind. There is no need to trouble yourself to send it to me again."

Sun Ning trusted Reporter Liu Peng and didn't want to play the bad guy again.

If Reporter Liu Peng didn't even know how to edit something this simple, he wouldn't have made such a big name for himself.

Therefore, Reporter Liu Peng didn't stand on ceremony further and stated directly that he would find his superior to review it as soon as possible and get it printed and published.

After hanging up, Sun Ning didn't think much of it, but Wang Ling, who was waiting, had her mouth wide open in shock.

In her impression, Sun Ning was highly appreciated by Secretary Wang Shengli.

She had always believed that Sun Ning's biggest backer was Secretary Wang Shengli, or perhaps he had some connections in the capital.

But now, hearing Sun Ning's phone call, it was clear that she had been mistaken.

If Sun Ning's background wasn't formidable, would Reporter Liu Peng from the Provincial Newspaper let him review the draft first?

"Comrade Wang Ling, relax a little. I didn't ask you to come here today to talk about work; we are just chatting."

Wang Ling knew Sun Ning's temper; when he said it was just a chat, it actually still related to work.

If it were really a casual chat, Sun Ning would definitely talk about personal matters after work hours.

She knew that Sun Ning asking her to chat had to do with the widely rumored personnel arrangements.

In fact, among the deputy positions in Mishui Township, Wang Ling was the calmest.

She was a woman.

She was the only woman in the Mishui Township leadership team.

Therefore, the higher-ups wouldn't easily reassign her.

Plus, she also knew that deep down, Sun Ning was someone who protected his own, and he wouldn't let Mishui Township undergo a massive reshuffle.

Most importantly, compared to the other leaders, she didn't have that much ambition.

She was a native of Mishui Township, and her husband was a senior teacher at the township middle school.

The couple got along quite harmoniously, and she was quite content with her current life.

"Township Head, if you have any instructions, just say them directly. Wherever you point, I will strike."

"I already said we aren't talking about work. Relax a bit. You've heard the rumors around the township recently, right?"

"Oh, those are just rumors; they are very fake."

Sure enough, the bystander sees clearly.

Wang Ling hadn't thought about it in that way, and thus wasn't affected by these rumors.

"It is not fake news that Party Secretary Wang is going to adjust personnel. Do you have any thoughts on it?"

Previously, many department leaders were arranged by Wang Heping.

They had been in their positions for a long time, which was not conducive to clean governance.

Furthermore, after a long time, it was inevitable that factionalism would emerge, which was not conducive to the development of work.

Of course, these were the reasons that could be spoken aloud.

The real situation was that Secretary Wang Shengli wanted to promote his own people.

"Township Head, I have just been entrusted with important tasks by the organization, so I'm afraid it would be difficult to get promoted so soon! If I were to go to another township, it would be better to just stay here."

"It is motivating to work under the Township Head."

"As someone from Mishui Township, I also want to see the fellow villagers march toward a moderately prosperous life."

Sun Ning didn't expect Wang Ling to answer him like that.

What did she mean by already being entrusted with important tasks and being difficult to promote further?

Wang Ling had served as Deputy Township Head for quite a few years; she fully met the criteria for promotion.

It was just that her seniority was still shallow.

However, there would be no problem at all in going to an important bureau to be a Deputy Bureau Chief.

Going to a "cold office" like the Science and Technology Bureau to be a Bureau Chief would also be low-key and suitable.

Sun Ning really wanted to take this opportunity to get Wang Ling to the county seat.

However, he wouldn't let Wang Ling go to a bureau; that would be too boring.

According to Sun Ning's intention, she should go to the County Party Committee Office to be a Deputy Director, or to the Organization Department to be a Deputy Minister.

As for the issue of seniority?

Seniority was never an issue.

As long as someone above speaks for you, seniority doesn't matter.

Didn't Sun Ning have no seniority after graduation, yet he still became the Township Head of Mishui Township?

Furthermore, the lowest-ranking Deputy Director of the County Party Committee Office and the lowest-ranking Deputy Minister of the Organization Department were only at the deputy section level.

Of course, these positions just couldn't be treated as ordinary deputy section-level roles.

As the saying goes, "Follow the Organization Department, and you will make progress every day."

When the time is right, these positions are fully qualified to serve as Township Party Secretary.

How many deputy section-level cadres strive to climb into these positions, one after another?

Therefore, Sun Ning was somewhat noncommittal about Wang Ling's words.

He looked at Wang Ling with a smile and said, "I heard your kid is in middle school in the county?"

"Oh, that's because the teaching standard in the county is still better than in Mishui Township. If I had known you were coming, why would I have let him go to the county?"

This sentence was truly not Wang Ling flattering Sun Ning; it was her speaking from the heart.

Now, the schools in Mishui Township had finished their renovations.

The campus environment and infrastructure of the Mishui Township Junior High School were even better than the County Experimental Middle School.

It was just that the teaching staff had been slightly lacking some time ago.

Now, Sun Ning had brought over many excellent university students from Zhongzhou to supplement the Mishui Township Junior High School.

He believed that as those university students gained experience, the teaching staff of Mishui Township would not be inferior to the county's.

Now many parents in the township regretted sending their children to the county.

If there were really no other way, who would want their children to leave their hometown?

"The county is also a broader world; the people and things you encounter in the county seat are different."

"Comrade Wang Ling, I asked you to come here today because I want to consult your opinion in private."

"You also know that the rumors about personnel are spreading wildly right now. The county's preliminary opinion is that Party Secretary Xue will be given a new, important appointment, and I will serve as Party Secretary."

"For the position of Township Head, I am prepared to recommend Comrade Penghui."

Speaking of this, Sun Ning specifically looked at Wang Ling out of the corner of his eye.

He also wanted to see Wang Ling's reaction.

What satisfied him was that Wang Ling was mostly happy and did not show any expression of dissatisfaction.

Therefore, Sun Ning didn't hold anything back and said directly, "I am preparing to send you to the county. You can choose a deputy position in the County Party Committee Office, the Organization Department, or the Propaganda Department."

"See which of these three places you would rather go to, or if you have any ideas of your own."

The place Sun Ning most wanted Wang Ling to go to was the County Organization Department.

He hadn't planned to cultivate his own team in Mishui Township.

But entering the county would be different.

If there weren't a few people below waving flags and shouting for him, then he wouldn't have anyone to listen to his orders when doing things in the future.

According to Sun Ning's own plan, after his achievements in Mishui Township were sufficient, he would make a push for the position of Minister of the Organization Department.

The achievements he had made in Mishui Township were mostly in economic development.

Serving a term as Minister of the Organization Department could increase his experience in Party affairs and organizational work, which would be of great help to his future development.