Morning.
Zhenshui County.
County Party Committee Compound.
It was a day brimming with spring, the temperature pleasantly mild. The roadside willows lazily swayed their branches in the refreshing spring breeze.
Outside the compound.
Yao Cui pushed Dong Xuebin in his wheelchair as they slowly made their way to work.
"Xuebin, you really should be resting at home."
"It's fine. The money just came through, and there's been a lot going on lately."
"I heard the leaders gave you time off, but I don't know exactly how many days."
"That's even more reason to come in. I'll handle whatever I can today first."
Dong Xuebin was not actually worried about work. He was neither the County Party Secretary nor the County Chief; Zhenshui County would not fall into chaos without him. Someone could fill any gap, and someone would take care of every task. The real reason he had come to work injured was that he could not stop worrying about Jiang Fangfang's attitude. He kept wanting to say something to make up for it and smooth the matter over. Leaving a knot between them would not be good.
Many people had already arrived at the compound for work.
"County Chief Dong."
"Uh, County Chief Dong."
"Good morning."
"How are you feeling?"
Quite a few people greeted him warmly.
Dong Xuebin had only been in office for a month, but what he had done over the past few days had nearly stunned every official in Zhenshui County. Their county had sent people to the central authorities more than once over the years, yet never gotten anything. But County Chief Dong? The moment he took office, he secured fifty million yuan from the central authorities. Later, the city intercepted the funds, so County Chief Dong went there himself. The next day, not