The next day, the General Office was bustling with activity.
As Dong Xuebin worked by the copier, he secretly observed the others.
"Little Tan, Director Li's speech draft is ready, right? Give it to me, I'll take it to Director Li," Guo Panwei said.
"Xiao Sun, are those documents printed? Director Xu is waiting to use them. Give them to me," Guo Shunjie said.
After speaking, the two exchanged a glance, the air thick with gunpowder. Ever since learning yesterday that Director Zhou would be retiring due to illness, Guo Panwei and Guo Shunjie had begun competing fiercely. Guo Panwei put his skill at flattering superiors to work, running around the bureau to "report on work" regardless of the occasion. The director of the Political Department and the precinct chief were especially high on his list of targets. Guo Shunjie also took the upper-level route, doing his utmost to perform before several leaders of the General Affairs Department, while gradually increasing his contact with the precinct's political commissar. Each displayed his own abilities, both of them fixated on the deputy director position.
On the other side—
Lao Yan was no different from usual. He sat in the back row with his legs crossed, drinking tea and reading the newspaper, utterly unconcerned with who would become director. Chang Juan was much the same, though compared with before, she seemed to speak more often with Guo Shunjie. She probably had greater faith in his chances of taking the deputy director post.
"Zhuangzi." Once the two Guos had gone out, Tan Limei asked with a grin, "Who do you think will get the position?"
Zhuangzi answered stupidly, "I don't know either, but everyone in the office has a chance, right?"
Tan Limei rolled her eyes at him. "They say you're dumb, and you