Transfer Xie Huilan over here?
I'd sure like that...
But that was all it was—wishful thinking.
Dong Xuebin knew Zhang Dongfang meant well. Afraid that Dong's strained relationship with the city would make it difficult for him to handle things or even bring it up, Zhang had taken the initiative to offer his help. Lao Zhang had worked here for so many years, so his connections were surely far broader than Dong's. There was also such a convention within the system: when a husband was transferred, arrangements could generally be made for his wife to follow, with the organization taking actual circumstances into consideration. It had never been a problem; if they wanted it done, it could be done. But Dong Xuebin's wife was a little special. Xie Huilan ranked even higher than he did. Let alone a county chief like Zhang Dongfang, not even Provincial Leaders could arrange something like that so casually. When Xie Huilan was transferred to Xiaxing City this time, Dong could follow as her family member—that was possible. But even if Dong went, there was no way he could get a solid post like County Party Secretary. Too many conflict-of-interest concerns would be involved. In short, it was difficult to arrange, since both husband and wife had reached this level. It was nothing like what Zhang Dongfang imagined.
It was no wonder Zhang Dongfang did not know the situation.
A great deal of information about Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan was confidential. Xie Huilan's family background was one reason, and Dong had also done quite a few things that could not be brought into the open. Given those objective factors, it was not just Zhang Dongfang who did not know the details about Dong's wife—even Baohong City might not know. And even those who had