After speaking with Xu Lu, Qin Mu returned to his dormitory. Just as he was about to take out his key to open the door, he found it open. Pushing it open, he saw Zhao Yanan busy in the kitchen.
Two dishes were already prepared on the table, the steaming food looking very tempting.
"You're back!"
"Sit down quickly, my soup will be ready soon!"
Zhao Yanan glanced at Qin Mu from the kitchen and said casually.
So thoughtful?
Qin Mu was surprised. Zhao Yanan had actually come to cook in advance. Looking around, he saw it was spotless and tidy; Zhao Yanan had clearly cleaned up while he was away.
"Yanan, you're so busy with work, don't bother with all this."
Qin Mu said, "We should be focusing on work right now. It's too much work for you to clean up after work."
"It's not hard work at all. I'm happy to cook for you and clean your room."
Zhao Yanan chuckled, completely unconcerned.
"Well..."
Qin Mu chuckled. This girl was showing more and more potential as a virtuous wife and loving mother.
"By the way, do you know what happened downstairs just now?"
Qin Mu suddenly remembered and asked.
"I know, it was Sister Xu and her husband arguing, right?"
Zhao Yanan casually replied, "I heard it, but I hadn't gone downstairs yet. You just came back, so I didn't bother!"
"He's just a pitiful man who's overly sensitive and suspicious, yet incompetent."
Zhao Yanan, in any case, looked down on this kind of man. If there were real evidence that Xu Lu was cheating, that would be one thing, but he didn't.
If he didn't trust his wife, he should just get a clean divorce. Don't be so hesitant and make yourself look bad.
To put it bluntly, Chen Shuo was the kind of person who wanted Xu Lu to stay by his side and not have her own career. Once Xu Lu was better than him, his inferiority complex would kick in.
He didn't want a divorce, yet he wanted to control his wife, but he lacked the ability.
That's why he's in this situation!
"I talked to Xu Lu today; we need to resolve this quickly. We can't let these things affect our work."
Qin Mu casually said, "The county government has too many things to handle right now. How can we work if things are in such a mess?"
"You met with Weiwei in the provincial capital, right?"
Zhao Yanan asked casually.
This…
Tian Weiwei?
A hint of guilt flashed in Qin Mu's eyes. Mentioning Tian Weiwei reminded him of those two absurd nights in the provincial capital. Thinking about it carefully, he felt somewhat guilty towards Yanan!
"Yes, I saw her. She introduced me to General Manager Chen of Yaoyang Industrial Glass, and we discussed a big project."
Qin Mu responded, "I need to thank her properly sometime; she helped me a lot this time."
"She's back from the provincial capital. She said she's sick and not feeling well, so she's resting at home!"
Zhao Yanan said, "If you have time, you can go see her!"
Huh?
Sick?
Qin Mu was puzzled. She was fine when they parted in the provincial capital; how could she be sick?
"Okay, I'll go see her tomorrow if I have time."
Qin Mu nodded, agreeing.
His relationship with Tian Weiwei was somewhat delicate. They had a very good working relationship, and because of Zhao Yanan, they also had a very good personal relationship. It was only natural for him to check on her when she was sick!
After dinner, Qin Mu naturally wanted to catch up on his studies with Yanan, since he hadn't been back for several days and Zhao Yanan missed him dearly.
However, their catching up was quite a headache for Xu Lu downstairs.
"The county magistrate is really shameless!"
Xu Lu listened to the commotion upstairs, feeling quite helpless. She had just had a fight with her husband, and the county magistrate was already with Ya Nan's sister. This left her with a strange feeling.
Women, you know, tend to overthink things at night when it's quiet. She'd had a big argument with Chen Shuo today, and thinking about how affectionate County Magistrate Qin and Ya Nan's sister were, naturally, she felt uneasy.
"Next time I look for a man, I'll definitely find one as energetic as County Magistrate Qin!"
Xu Lu secretly made up her mind.
...
The next morning, Qin Mu had just entered his office when he saw Han Ying mopping the floor. She was mopping so diligently, her back to the door, that Qin Mu stood behind her watching for several seconds without her noticing. In fact, the way she swayed her hips was quite a sight to behold.
"County Magistrate, you've arrived!"
Just then, an untimely voice rang out. Jiang Haoxuan came out of the county government office and happened to see the county magistrate standing in the doorway, looking into the office. He instinctively greeted him.
The county magistrate is here?
Han Ying, who was concentrating on mopping the floor, quickly turned around and saw the county magistrate standing right behind her, staring intently at her.
This…
When did the county magistrate arrive?
And why is he staring at her?
Han Ying, no longer a young girl, blushed instantly, realizing that her posture just now… seemed somewhat indecent…
"I just arrived."
Qin Mu casually replied, concealing his embarrassment, and quickly changed the subject, asking, "Director Han, why are you mopping the floor today?"
"County Head, I wanted to mop the floor today, but Director Han wouldn't let me."
Jiang Haoxuan smiled and said first, "From now on, you should call her Deputy County Head Han!"
Oh right!
Hearing this, Qin Mu remembered that before leaving for the provincial capital, the county party committee standing committee had made a decision regarding the selection of the deputy county head and submitted it to the municipal party committee.
After returning from a few days of investment promotion, the municipal party committee's organization department should be issuing the appointment today.
"Vice County Head Han, congratulations in advance!"
Qin Mu smiled and said, "From now on, you won't be doing sweeping and mopping."
"County Head, you're too kind."
Han Ying blushed and said, "I'm always ready to sweep and mop for you whenever you want. I'm where I am today because of your appreciation. Please feel free to ask me anything in the future."
"No, no, your promotion is due to your personal ability."
Qin Mu said seriously, "Promotions by the organization must adhere to work principles. Only when your work ability and qualities meet the standards can you be promoted. Therefore, we should thank the organization and the people for giving you this opportunity!"
This…
County Head Qin is truly meticulous!
Han Ying quickly corrected herself, saying, "You're right. Thank you to the organization and the people, because of you, I have the opportunity to stand here!"
"Alright, go ahead and get busy. You have a meeting to attend later."
Qin Mu waved his hand and said.
"Okay!"
Han Ying quickly tidied herself up, left, and returned to her office.
At 10:00 AM, the important leaders of the county party committee and government gathered in the conference room.
Liu Tian, Executive Deputy Minister of the Municipal Party Committee's Organization Department, read out the Municipal Party Committee's decision, nominating Han Ying, Director of the County Government Office, and Liu Feng, Director of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, as candidates for deputy county heads.
Next, the formal appointment process would take place by the Standing Committee of the People's Congress.
At this point, all the deputy county heads were present, maintaining the same arrangement of one head and five deputy heads. The only difference was that of the five deputy county heads, only Liu Feng was not very familiar with Qin Mu; the other four were essentially Qin Mu's people.
However, Liu Feng alone could not affect the overall situation. Qin Mu had completely taken control of the county government, and his confrontation with Liang Guan now had a solid foundation.