Morning.
Zhenshui County Government, Small Conference Room.
As soon as Jiang Fangfang arrived, the County Chief Office Meeting began. After County Chief Jiang sat down, she picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. Only after unhurriedly setting it down did Jiang Fangfang slowly look around at everyone and say, "Some of you may already know him, but this is County Chief Dong's first time attending the meeting, so let me introduce him. This is Dong Xuebin, the new member of our county government leadership."
Even during an introduction like this, Jiang Fangfang did not smile.
No, it was more like she seemed to be smiling, yet also seemed not to be. In any case, she still had that same calm manner Dong Xuebin had seen before.
Clap, clap, clap.
Applause rose from below.
Several deputy county chiefs smiled at him in goodwill.
Dong Xuebin nodded to them as well. "Hello, everyone."
Jiang Fangfang said flatly, "First, let's discuss County Chief Dong's division of responsibilities."
At that, Dong Xuebin perked up. This was the main issue. Whatever work the county assigned him would determine how much authority he had. Naturally, everyone cared about that. Of course, however much authority one had was also how much responsibility one bore.
Jiang Fangfang said with an indifferent expression, "Lao Yu has retired. County Chief Yu's former responsibilities—office affairs, personnel, and finance—will be taken over by County Chief Dong." Lao Yu was obviously the previous executive deputy county chief. Important work such as personnel and finance had always fallen under the executive deputy county chief's jurisdiction, so there was nothing surprising about it. It was a perfectly normal division of duties. But after a pause, Jiang Fangfang added, "A couple of days ago, I spoke with County Chief Dong. He previously