47: Chapter 47 You guys are outrageous, you're absolutely lawless!

Qin Chuan glanced at Township Head Chen Qunfeng.

He thought to himself, "This little novice, I'll play with you slowly later. Let's get down to business first."

He enthusiastically invited Minister Wang to take a seat on the rostrum, and then, Qin Chuan personally presided over the meeting.

Minister Wang, representing the County Committee Organization Department, announced the appointment of Township Head Chen Qunfeng. Once the announcement was finished, the previously quiet Auditorium began to stir, filled with a buzzing, noisy sound.

"Township Head Chen doesn't look very young, does he? He must be at least forty or fifty."

"He was previously the Director of the County Education Bureau and even served as the Town Mayor of Chengguan Town for a few years."

"Ah, no way! Chengguan Town is a large town with good economic development. Why would he come to our Dahe Township to be the Township Head?"

"Don't ask about some things. Just bring your ears and listen carefully."

"..."

Some comrades sitting in the front row were speaking quite loudly. It was unclear if it was intentional or unintentional, but as they spoke, they kept glancing at Township Head Chen Qunfeng sitting on the rostrum.

As for Township Head Chen Qunfeng!

His face felt burning hot, and he was incomparably embarrassed.

Because he had basically heard those words, and he could feel those gazes directed at him.

Qin Chuan's hearing was even better; he heard everything clearly. He couldn't help but smile inwardly, casting a meaningful glance at Township Head Chen Qunfeng beside him.

After giving everyone a full few tens of seconds, feeling it was about enough, Qin Chuan raised his hand and pressed it down. Instantly, the entire Auditorium quieted down.

Minister Wang continued her speech, representing the County Committee Organization Department, offering some requirements to the newly appointed Township Head Chen Qunfeng and expressing high hopes.

Qin Chuan, representing the leadership team and in his capacity as the team leader, also delivered a speech, winning rounds of enthusiastic applause.

The applause was almost incessant.

Feeling it was enough, Qin Chuan signaled with his hand, and the applause gradually died down.

Next, it was Township Head Chen Qunfeng's turn to speak.

He used his left hand to take out the prepared speech from his pocket, then held it with his left hand. Why didn't he use his right hand?

He wasn't left-handed; rather, his right hand was basically ruined, very painful, and couldn't move. He thought to himself, "When I have time, I must go to the hospital to get it checked out."

Reading from the manuscript, Township Head Chen Qunfeng began to speak.

This speech was long and tedious.

Qin Chuan's speech took less than ten minutes; it was very high-level and incisive. Minister Wang's speech also only took a little over ten minutes.

As for Township Head Chen Qunfeng, he had already been speaking for twenty or thirty minutes with no sign of stopping, and the people below were listening until they were drowsy.

He spoke for a full forty-plus minutes before finally finishing.

Scattered applause rang out from below; not even one in ten people clapped, and even if they did, it was just a symbolic clap or two.

"Is he finished?"

A village director who had been listening until he was drowsy, presumably hearing the scattered applause, asked this loudly as the first thing he did upon waking up.

The voice was quite loud.

Many people nearby started laughing.

Qin Chuan happened to see this scene and smiled as well, then waved his hand and said, "The meeting ends here; we are adjourned!"

Hearing that the meeting was adjourned, those who had been drowsy immediately perked up.

"Finally adjourned. I was listening until I wanted to sleep!"

"Township Head Chen must be used to it from the Education Bureau. A single speech, and he actually spoke for over forty minutes. I'm truly impressed."

"Did you see? Township Head Chen seems to be left-handed."

Township Head Chen Qunfeng happened to hear this sentence and thought unhappily, "Damn it, you're the one who is left-handed, your whole family is left-handed."

After muttering this in his heart, he saw Qin Chuan and a few other township leaders walking outside, chatting and laughing while accompanying Minister Wang and the others.

Having been in the system for so many years, he knew this meant everyone was going to eat together, so he stepped forward, wanting to follow.

Director Hu Qibin said from the side, "Township Head Chen, I have already arranged your office. I will take you there."

Township Head Chen Qunfeng was stunned, "Now?"

Director Hu Qibin said, "Yes, it's only 11:30 now. There is still half an hour before the official end of work, so there is still time."

Very well.

Then I'll go to the office first; it's fine to eat after getting the office sorted out.

Hmph, my alcohol tolerance is not bad. I'm known as a bottomless pit. This time, I will definitely get Qin Chuan drunk and make him embarrass himself while intoxicated.

Following Director Hu Qibin, he entered the second floor of the office building.

At the far west end was that office that used to belong to Township Head Liu Qiang.

Logically speaking, if the previous leader got into trouble, it meant the feng shui of this office was bad, and the succeeding leader would generally not use this office again.

But Township Head Chen Qunfeng had no right to choose.

Director Hu Qibin had no intention of asking for his opinion either. After leading him into this office, he said, "Township Head Chen, this is your office, at the far west end of the second floor. Qin Chuan's office is at the far east end."

"Hmm." Township Head Chen Qunfeng finally nodded with satisfaction.

This office is not bad; I'll take it.

He didn't know now that this was Township Head Liu Qiang's office; he would only find out a few days later. After finding out, he would be very unhappy, but that is a story for later.

After sorting out the office, Director Hu Qibin asked, "Township Head Chen, I will take you to the dormitory. From Monday to Friday, you should only be able to stay in the Township Government dormitory, and you can only return to the county on the weekends."

His wife and children were in the county, so he would definitely return on the weekends.

Actually, he wanted to go back every day—returning to the county as soon as work ended in the afternoon and coming back from the county in the morning. Anyway, as a Township Head, he should have a dedicated driver, so he wouldn't need to drive himself. Being picked up and dropped off by a driver would be very easy. However, he was overthinking things.

After arranging the dormitory, Director Hu Qibin also took him to the Township Government cafeteria and gave him a meal card, "Township Head Chen, this is the place where you will eat every day. 300 yuan will be deposited into the meal card every month as a meal allowance. If it's not enough, you will have to pay out of your own pocket."

After putting away the meal card, Township Head Chen Qunfeng checked the time; it was already past twelve. His stomach was a little hungry, so he couldn't help but say.

"It's about time. We should go over to eat too; we can't let Minister Wang and the others wait too long."

Director Hu Qibin smiled.

"Township Head Chen, today at noon we are all eating in the cafeteria. Qin Chuan said that to save expenses, only one table has been arranged to entertain the people from the County Committee Organization Department. After all, they are guests, so there is no need for us to go join in the fun."

What!

It's my first day on the job, and there's not even a welcome banquet!

Instantly, Township Head Chen Qunfeng was truly furious and said loudly, "Director Hu Qibin, this is too outrageous; you are simply lawless!"

Facing the furious Township Head Chen Qunfeng, Director Hu Qibin was not intimidated at all and said with a serious face, "Township Head Chen, you are new here and don't know. Our Dahe Township is really poor; we wish we could split one yuan into two. This is entirely to save expenses; there is really no other meaning."

Township Head Chen Qunfeng didn't believe a single word of this explanation.

The Provincial Youth League Committee had just allocated 100 million to Dahe Township; how could there be no money?

Perhaps because his voice was loud, and there were many people eating in the cafeteria—many of the village party secretaries and village directors who attended the meeting were eating here—everyone looked over upon hearing the commotion.

At this moment, a voice rang out.

"Township Head Chen, what's the matter? Why such a big temper?"