Afternoon.
Inside the office.
Dong Xuebin and Lan Xuewen sat together, drinking tea and making small talk, deliberately drawing closer to each other.
"Has Sister Hui Lan given birth?"
"Yeah, she's already finished her confinement."
"I heard my dad mention it. I originally wanted to go over and offer my congratulations, but I heard Sister Hui Lan was staying at Grandpa Xie's villa then, so I didn't dare intrude."
"Well, the Old Master's health hasn't been great, and Hui Lan had just given birth, so she wasn't feeling too well either. That's why we didn't invite anyone or hold a banquet. We felt rather embarrassed about it too. We'll see when the child reaches one month or a hundred days, but Hui Lan has gone to take up a local post now and has a lot on her plate. The banquet probably won't happen after all."
"Sister Hui Lan really soared straight to the top this time—Municipal Party Secretary. But she's capable enough to deserve the position. I'm not surprised at all. You probably don't know this, but we lived in the same compound when we were children and used to play together. Back then, the thing everyone's parents said most was, 'Look at Hui Lan.' Heh, Sister Hui Lan was smart from childhood, had tremendous charisma, and held a lot of authority among the kids our age."
They kept chatting.
A few minutes later.
Lan Xuewen finally got to the point. "You've just arrived, so you might not know much about your colleagues and subordinates yet."
Dong Xuebin nodded slightly. "This department is bloated, and the waters run deep. I really don't know much."
Lan Xuewen said, "Then I'll be direct. I've had quite a bit of contact with Second Office of the Eighth Office and dealt with them