A misty rain shrouded the air, fluttering, as if it was not there.
In the cold weather, the gray mist filled the sky, eroding the real world as if it were nothingness.
Four official vehicles crossed the river against the horses, passed through Renli Town, a town familiar to Chen Shaoping, and broke into Rongjiang County, which is surrounded by mountains.
Rongjiang County is located in a small basin in the middle surrounded by mountains.
Turning around a mountain pass, you can see the densely packed houses of Rongjiang County in the distance, built haphazardly like children stacking blocks.
Various high-rise buildings are concentrated in the northeastern part of the county. Those are the headquarters of mining companies invested by state-owned enterprises in Rongjiang County.
Various state-controlled mining companies are located here, providing employment opportunities for the development of Rongjiang County, creating economic income, and creating a bustling market in the chaotic county.
Chen Shaoping was sitting in the back seat of an official car, looking out the window at Rongjiang County, which was approaching little by little in the rain and fog.
Sitting beside him was Deputy County Magistrate Luo Wenqiang, who had a dark face and a resolute expression.
In the co-pilot position is Li Wenjing, deputy director of the Cangyang County Government.
Li Wenjing did not follow Chen Shaoping to work in Rongjiang County, but became the secretary of the newly appointed county magistrate Zhou Guangming.
Sitting in the official car in front of them were Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yang Zhengkang, Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary Zheng Qiyun, and Municipal Party Committee Organization Department Director Tang Zhenglin.
In the official car behind them sat the newly appointed county magistrate Zhou Guangming of Cangyang County, deputy county magistrate Li Songbo, county party committee organization department director He Yanlai, and government office director Xu Xiaoping. They were following the team to send Chen Shaoping to Rongjiang County.
In an open space about three kilometers away from the county seat of Rongjiang County, three official vehicles parked here early.
He Jinbo, Secretary of the Rongjiang County Party Committee, Yue Gutong, Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee, Ling Shenghua, Executive Deputy County Magistrate, Xue Jianchun, Zhou Xiangyun, Deputy County Magistrates, Zhang Hongyuan, Director of the County Party Committee Office, Li Chunqiao, Director of the Government Office, and others are here.
The motorcade escorting Chen Shaoping appeared at the intersection. All the staff of the Rongjiang County Party Committee and County Government immediately opened the car doors, opened their umbrellas and stepped forward to greet them.
The official vehicle stopped, and Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yang Zhengkang, Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary Zheng Qiyun, Municipal Party Committee Organization Department Director Tang Zhenglin, County Magistrate Chen Shaoping and others got out of the car and shook hands with Rongjiang County officials.
Subsequently, Rongjiang County Government official vehicles led the way, and a group of vehicles slowly drove into Rongjiang County.
In the middle of Rongjiang County, there is a Guanrong River that flows slowly from west to east. There are various bustling shops on both sides of the riverside road.
The roads in Rongjiang County are narrow. If there are not traffic police at every intersection to direct traffic, there will be traffic jams if you are not careful.
Chen Shaoping silently looked at the streets of Rongjiang County passing slowly out of the car window with a calm expression.
The gate of the Rongjiang County Government is a narrow iron gate, which can only support two vehicles entering and exiting in a staggered manner.
The Rongjiang County Government Building is an H-shaped building.
On the left side of the building is the county party committee office building, and on the right side is the government office building. In the government conference room office on the fourth floor, a welcome ceremony was held for County Magistrate Chen Shaoping and Deputy County Magistrate Luo Wenqiang.
The scene was presided over by Yue Gutong, Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee. First, He Jinbo, Secretary of the County Party Committee, expressed a warm welcome on behalf of the Rongjiang County Party Committee and Government. Later, Deputy County Mayor Luo Wenqiang and County Mayor Chen Shaoping delivered speeches respectively. Next, the leaders of the Municipal Party Committee spoke. Secretary Yang Zhengkang delivered a final speech.
The meeting lasted for an hour and a half, followed by lunch in the county government canteen.
After lunch, Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yang Zhengkang and his party said goodbye to everyone and left Rongjiang County.
On the occasion of parting, Yang Zhengkang, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, held Chen Shaoping's hand tightly with a faint smile on his face and said, "County Magistrate Chen, I wish you a happy work in Rongjiang County!"
After the leaders of the municipal party committee left, they went to say goodbye to Chen Shaoping, an old friend in Cangyang County.
Zhou Guangming, the county magistrate of Cangyang County, stretched out his hands and held Chen Shaoping's hand tightly. He said with some sadness: "County Magistrate Chen, you must remember to go home often!"
"County Magistrate Zhou, next time I come back, I will be on your territory, so please take care of me!" Chen Shaoping said half-jokingly.
"County Magistrate Chen, Cangyang County will always be your home. No matter when you come back, the people of Cangyang will warmly welcome you!" Zhou Guangming said.
"County Magistrate Chen, please come back more often to see us old friends when you have time!"
Deputy County Magistrate Li Songbo came over and held Chen Shaoping's hand. Halfway through his words, his voice choked up.
Chen Shaoping looked at Li Songbo's red eyes and felt quite unhappy. He patted Li Songbo's arm and said, "County Magistrate Li, when the expressway from Rongjiang County to Cangyang County is opened, I won't be able to go to Cangyang County." It’s just over forty minutes’ drive! We can get together whenever we have time!”
Li Songbo, who was so excited, could only nod his head vigorously.
Saying goodbye to a group of old friends and watching the familiar official car slowly leaving, Chen Shaoping felt filled with emotion and reluctance.
Li Chunqiao, director of the Rongjiang County Government Office, is a fat man, with a loose suit that looks like a tights, a head of curly hair like sheep's wool, a face that is always red, and a feeling of excessive energy and blood, and a bunch of hair on his chin. Dark curly beard. If he weren't wearing formal clothes, he would look like a hip-hop singer, giving people an inexplicable sense of joy.
"County Magistrate Chen, this is your office!"
Li Chunqiao bent his belt and led Chen Shaoping to the third floor of the government office building on the right side of Building H.
Inside is an office of about 40 square meters, equipped with brand-new desks, chairs, and reception sofas. There is a standard room of 20 square meters connected to the office, which is a temporary lounge.
The shape is similar to the county magistrate's office in Cangyang County.
Next door to the county magistrate's office is the secretary's office. Chen Shaoping's secretary has not yet been determined, so the office is empty.
"County Magistrate Chen, are you satisfied with the office design?" Li Chunqiao said with a respectful smile on his face.
Chen Shaoping looked around the brand new office and said, "Director Li, isn't it a little too monotonous?"
The smile on Li Chunqiao's face immediately disappeared, and was replaced by a serious look on his face: "County Magistrate Chen, if any changes are needed, please give Magistrate Chen instructions and I will arrange it immediately!"
In fact, Chen Shaoping was very satisfied with the office decoration and had no other requirements. After all, he did not have high requirements for the office environment, but he still made one request.
"Let's arrange a few bonsais in the office, and find a calligrapher from Rongjiang County to customize a piece of work with the following sentence: There is water on the mountain. Frame it and hang it opposite my desk!"
As Chen Shaoping explained, Li Chunqiao immediately nodded and recorded in his heart seriously, "County Magistrate Chen, are there any requirements for fonts for calligraphy works?"
"Be more generous and don't write in cursive!" Chen Shaoping requested.
