Morning.
Inside the office.
Cheng Yujie and Chen Yunsong came in. Seeing Dong Xuebin and Zheng Dayou seated as they were, both of them felt their hearts tremble. Being called in by the leaders for a talk was not necessarily entirely bad, but more often than not, it meant bad news—especially for a quiet backwater bureau like the Investment Bureau.
"Leaders."
"County Chief Dong."
"Director Zheng."
"Sit, both of you. Sit."
Zheng Dayou pressed a hand down, and the two sat.
Seeing how tense they were, Dong Xuebin smiled and looked at Zheng Dayou. "Old Zheng, why don't you say it?"
"You should say it. I'm not entirely clear on it myself." Zheng Dayou politely deferred to Dong Xuebin.
Only when they saw both leaders smiling did Chen Yunsong and Cheng Yujie finally relax inwardly.
"Fine." Dong Xuebin looked at the two of them, then finally settled his gaze on Chen Yunsong. "Xiao Chen, how many years have you been working?"
Chen Yunsong hurriedly replied, "A little over a year, not yet two."
Dong Xuebin nodded slightly and flipped through the file in his hands. "I looked over your performance since joining the Investment Bureau. Of last year's **million in investment brought in, most of it was secured by you, right?"
Chen Yunsong immediately said, "It was all accomplished under Director Zheng's guidance and with my colleagues' help. It definitely wasn't my achievement alone."
Zheng Dayou smiled. "Now you're being modest."
But Dong Xuebin was very satisfied with his answer. "Xiao Chen, there's no need to be modest. Everyone has seen your work performance. At yesterday's County Party Committee Standing Committee meeting, I put in a word for you. Starting today, the Investment Bureau will reestablish the Business Section. Old Zheng and I have proposed that you serve as Business