Chapter 877 Mobilization
"Is it nice here?" Shao Heping asked as he led Song Yuanchao towards the boat.
"Pretty good, newly opened?" Song Yuanchao looked around. The lake was sparkling and there was a fishing boat leaning against the old-fashioned pier. It blended well with the surrounding scenery and was quite interesting.
"The boss is a local fisherman. He stopped fishing after contracting the fish pond two years ago. His wife is a good cook. The couple discussed and thought it was a waste to keep the old fishing boat. I happened to come here for an inspection and met them. After chatting with them, I gave them an idea and suggested that they try to convert the fishing boat into a restaurant."
"How's business?" Song Yuanchao asked.
"Business is pretty good, but not many people know about it now. I introduced some customers from rural towns to them , and their reputation has gradually grown. It will be even better in the future."
"Brother Shao, you are thoughtful." Song Yuanchao said with appreciation. Shao Heping waved his hand and said, "It was just a casual remark. The main thing is to help if I can. I am now a parent official, and it is my duty to help the people below live a better life."
"Leader Shao!" A woman in her forties heard the voice and came out when she got on board. When she saw Shao Heping and Song Yuanchao and his party, she immediately greeted them warmly.
"Hello, Sister Yao. This is my friend Mr. Song and his wife and children. Is everything arranged inside?"
"It's all arranged, just waiting for you." Sister Yao said with a smile, and called Song Yuanchao and the others to go in. When they got on the boat, they found that the layout inside was completely different from that of an ordinary boat. It had been built to look like a restaurant. Although it was not very big, it was obvious that some thought had been put into it, and it had the flavor of a fisherman's house.
The boat was not big, with only two tables, which could only accommodate about ten people at most. But today, because Shao Heping was treating, only Song Yuanchao and his friends were here. After they sat down, Sister Yao served Song Yuanchao and his friends a pot of tea. The tea was ordinary mountain tea, which was not as good as the first-class special tea. It was made by the locals themselves and tasted good.
Shao Heping didn't ask Song Yuanchao and the others what they wanted to eat, and didn't even order any dishes. Sister Yao went to busy herself in the back.
After a while, dishes were served one after another. The dishes here were naturally different from those in big restaurants. They were all farm dishes, such as vegetables picked by nearby farmers and seafood from the lake.
"Come, try it first." Shao Heping said to Song Yuanchao and the others with a smile, and at the same time picked up some food for the two children with chopsticks.
Song Yuanchao first tasted the water bamboo, one of the three local white foods, and then took a spoonful of clam meat and tofu. Indeed, the dishes here are ordinary and very fresh, and with the unique flavor of the farmers, they have a unique flavor.
"Yanzi, how is the old leader's health? I went to Yanjing to see him before the New Year, but I missed you guys when I went there. I have been busy since the New Year and haven't had time to spare. Is he okay?" Shao Heping asked Lin Yan.
"He is in good health. We returned to Yanjing during the Chinese New Year and he talked about you. Thank you Brother Shao for your concern."
Shao Heping waved his hands and said with emotion: "As I should. I have been working for so many years, and most of the time I have been following my old leader and serving as his secretary. All along, my old leader has treated me no differently from his elders, and his teachings have benefited me a lot. Although I have left my old leader for some years, for me, the time I followed him was the most important and memorable period of my life."
Shao Heping's emotion was not false. He and Lin Daoyuan had a deep relationship. You should know that he followed Lin Daoyuan shortly after he started working and served as his secretary for several years.
During this period, Shao Heping followed Lin Daoyuan and gradually grew from a green young man to a qualified secretary, which was inseparable from Lin Daoyuan's teachings. Lin Daoyuan was an upright person with strategies and means. Shao Heping learned a lot from him.
Shao Heping also worked hard and did a very good job. In addition, he had a very good relationship with the Lin family, so Lin Daoyuan always treated him like his own son or nephew.
It was for this reason that when Lin Daoyuan went to Jiangsu Province to take up his post, he did not bring anyone else with him except Shao Heping. When Lin Daoyuan's work in Jiangsu Province gradually got on track, he released Shao Heping and placed him in Gusu as a district chief.
The district head of Gusu is merely a deputy director-level cadre in terms of rank. Shao Heping was transferred to Gusu to be the district head. From the perspective of rank, it was a lateral transfer, but in fact Lin Daoyuan had good intentions, because Lin Daoyuan knew that he was not young anymore and Shao Heping had been with him for so many years. If he did not make good arrangements for Shao Heping before he retired, his future career would be restricted.
While he was still in office, giving Shao Heping a chance and helping him out was the best arrangement. This was indeed the case. After Shao Heping took office, Lin Daoyuan provided a lot of help in his work and privately asked Song Yuanchao to help Shao Heping in other aspects. This was one of the reasons why Song Yuanchao later landed some of Si Te and Shenghua's projects in Gusu.
In the past few years, Shao Heping has done a very good job in his position in Gusu. Gusu has a geographical advantage, and Shao Heping himself is capable. With the help of Lin Daoyuan and Song Yuanchao, the economy of the district has greatly improved after several projects were implemented, and his political achievements are outstanding.
Picking up the wine, Shao Heping clinked glasses with Song Yuanchao, drank it all in one gulp, put down the glass and sighed a few more times.
"Brother Shao, is your work going well?" Song Yuanchao asked.
"Thanks to you, our district is now the fastest growing district in the entire Gusu region. I have to thank you very much here."
"We are all family, so let's not talk too much. Besides, you have been of great help to our business here. The project in Gusu has made good progress in the past two years , isn't it also due to the help of you and Lao Zhang?" Song Chaoyuan smiled and waved his hand.
"By the way, speaking of Lao Zhang, he was supposed to come today, but he couldn't come because of something else. He asked me to say hello to you and your wife."
"How is Old Zhang now?" Song Yuanchao asked casually when he heard Shao Heping talking about Zhang Weidong.
"He has now gone to the Municipal Bureau and his rank has been raised to Deputy Director. Although he is ranked low, things will be different after he takes this step."
"When did it happen? Congratulations to him."
"It was decided just before the New Year. I didn't tell you because of the New Year. And you went to Jinling some time ago, so I didn't have the chance to tell you." Shao Heping explained with a smile. Zhang Weidong's promotion was a good thing. Zhang Weidong was originally the deputy director of the district bureau, and was promoted to the top position a few years ago. Before Song Yuanchao went to the United States, he met with Shao Heping and Zhang Weidong, and the three of them had a drink together.
Unexpectedly, in just one year, Zhang Weidong has made another step forward. This is a happy event.
"Brother Shao, you are not bad either. You are the secretary now, right? Have you become a standing committee member?"
"Haha, isn't this all thanks to my brother?" Shao Heping nodded with a smile. His position had also changed, from the second in command to the top leader, and the district where Shao Heping was located was the largest district in Gusu. In theory, the top leader could become a member of the Standing Committee, so even though Shao Heping had only taken half a step forward, he had actually crossed the most difficult threshold.
"Come, let's toast to Brother Shao and wish him a bright future!" Song Chaoyuan and Lin Yan looked at each other, smiled and raised the glasses in their hands. Lin Yan did not drink, but used tea instead of wine. The couple toasted Shao Heping together, and Shao Heping readily clinked glasses with them and drank the wine in the glass.
The three of them continued chatting. Shao Heping asked about the children and teased Yangyang and his sister. The two little guys ate the dishes attentively. The vegetables here were very fresh and tasted good. They ate very happily.
After drinking for a while, Shao Heping touched his pocket and looked at the child. Song Yuanchao understood and stood up to go to the bow with him to smoke. The child was there, and they were afraid of suffocating the child, so they had not smoked a cigarette since the meal.
"Brother Shao, you are not here to just have a meal with me today, right?" Song Yuanchao asked as he lit a cigarette.
"You, I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Shao Heping nodded with a smile, then said to Song Yuanchao seriously, "I do have something to discuss with you."
"What's up?"
"The organization talked to me some time ago and asked me what I thought."
"Ask you what you think? What? Are there changes in your work?" Song Yuanchao asked back.
Shao Heping nodded and said, "This happened quite suddenly. After all, I have only been the secretary for less than a year, and the work in the district has been going well in the past few years. In the next few years, I originally wanted to do a more solid job and take the local economy to a higher level. But I didn't expect the organization to suddenly talk to me..."
Shao Heping told Song Yuanchao that this conversation was very unexpected and there was no sign before. Just a few days ago, the organization found him and asked him about his work. Originally, Shao Heping just thought it was a normal conversation, nothing more than the development of the local economy, etc. Shao Heping also made preparations for the report in advance.
But I didn't expect that when the conversation started, he only mentioned his current work and didn't ask many questions. Instead, he talked to him about other things.
This matter was somewhat unexpected to Shao Heping. The organization asked Shao Heping whether he was willing to make some moves. Since Qiongdao had just been established as a province, the country would develop Qiongdao and the new policy had been preliminarily determined. However, because Qiongdao was originally relatively backward and the local cadre strength was insufficient, Qiongdao was in urgent need of capable and qualified young cadres to serve there.
Shao Heping's achievements in Suzhou over the years are obvious to all, especially his contribution to local economic development, which is highly recognized by the higher authorities. In addition, Shao Heping is not too old, just in his early forties, which is the golden period for young cadres to be most capable of doing things.
If Shao Heping is willing, the organization will consider transferring Shao Heping from Gusu to Qiongdao, and his position will be further promoted to deputy mayor of Lucheng, Qiongdao.
This conversation was of a very high level, as it was not conducted by the city but by the province, and it was relatively confidential. After the leader of the conversation revealed this to Shao Heping, Shao Heping was stunned.
