Tuesday.
Sunny morning.
A batch of the Earthquake Preparedness Manual had already been printed that morning. Due to funding issues, the printing was not particularly refined, and the layout was not especially good either. Still, it was usable, and that was enough. Dong Xuebin was fairly satisfied after looking it over, so he had the first batch sent to Willow Lane Community first. There were many single-story homes there, making it a priority area.
After lunch, Dong Xuebin urged Wang Yuling to complete the second batch of printing.
Then Dong Xuebin took Wang Yuling with him and headed straight to Willow Lane Community to inspect the work.
Wang Yuling was driving. "Director, should we notify them first?"
"No. We'll go straight there." Dong Xuebin intended to make it a surprise inspection.
Back when he had been an ordinary staffer, Dong Xuebin had hated it when leaders pulled this kind of stunt—inspections, surprise checks, and the like. He had thought those leaders were just causing trouble because they had nothing better to do. But now that he was a leader himself, he understood the importance of inspections. If he did not keep an eye on things and put pressure on the people below, they would assume he did not take the matter seriously and would not put their hearts into handling it. This surprise inspection was meant to show every community how important this matter was and make his stance clear.
At the entrance to an alley.
The car stopped, and a row of bright red banners immediately came into view. The banners bore slogans promoting Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction. Beneath them was a long table piled high with promotional manuals. Community Secretary Song Qing sat behind the table, along with several community staff members who were sitting or standing