Entering the officialdom by mistake and getting promoted quickly

News cannot be hidden in official circles.

Sure enough, news about Xia Shuo's experience in the ministry spread like wildfire.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Qi Provincial Office in Beijing.

A group of cadres were whispering, with incredible expressions on their faces.

"real or fake?"

"Is your news correct?"

"Xia Shuo was summoned by the leader of the ministry. We do know this, but it is said that the leader just met him. Most likely out of curiosity..."

"After all, what Xia Shuo does is quite outstanding. He actually managed a 2 million yuan project every year. If I were a leader, I would inevitably be curious, so it's reasonable to call him over for a meeting. The leader also needs to satisfy his curiosity."

"But, see you soon!"

"It's impossible for a big leader like Minister Zhou to have anything to talk about with Xia Shuo. The gap between the two sides is too big. They are separated by 78 floors."

"Perhaps Minister Zhou will praise Xia Shuo a few times due to his status, but at most it will only be a few words."

"But now you say that Xia Shuo stayed at the Ministry of Industry for more than three hours?"

"Comrade Lao Xu, this joke is 1:1 funny."

Human psychology is like this. They are resistant to things they are unwilling to accept. Even if others say it is true, they will find every excuse to express doubt.

It’s normal to be skeptical!

However, the person who brought the news was obviously well-informed.

This man is a veteran of the Beijing Office and has been in the capital for 78 years. Although he is only an ordinary department-level cadre, he has many connections in all aspects.

I only heard him say solemnly: "Everyone, everyone, I guarantee my party spirit that I did not make this up."

"Over at the Ministry of Industry, I have an acquaintance who works in Office 1. Everyone should know what Office 1 means."

"That's right, Office 1 is dedicated to serving the minister."

"Although my acquaintance is not Minister Zhou's secretary, he can contact the Secretary of the Minister in Office 1."

"According to him, this morning, Minister Zhou's secretary stayed in a room chatting with everyone for half an hour..."

"Everyone in the first place was very curious at that time and couldn't help but ask the secretary, why is he so free now?"

"Guess what Minister Zhou's secretary answered?"

"He said: Yes, it is rare to have free time. Today, the leader met with a young comrade at the grassroots level. The conversation turned out to be very speculative. It was just that the conversation was not about official business, but about some family affairs, so I didn't need to follow. The leader temporarily let me go. of leave.”

This old man from the Beijing Office described the scene vividly. Everyone present was dumbfounded and looked at each other involuntarily.

After a long time passed, a division chief from Qi Province couldn't help but speak and murmured: "Minister Zhou, chatting with Xia Shuo about home affairs for half an hour..."

"More than that!"

The old man from the Beijing Office spoke again, his tone seemed to be telling a big secret, and he pretended to be mysterious: "Xia Shuo stayed in the Ministry of Industry for more than three hours!"

"In the first half hour, he has been in the minister's office, chatting with Minister Zhou, and even the secretary was kicked out."

"Everyone think about it, what kind of treatment is this?"

"A leader at the level of Minister Zhou chatted with a deputy county level official and even asked Xia Shuo to drink tea with him. Do you know where the tea came from?"

Everyone shook their heads subconsciously, with curiosity on their faces.

I saw Laoyouzi pretending to look left and right, and then lowered his voice and said in a very low tone: "The tea was given by the Vice President and copied by himself. It is said that he named Xia Shuo to drink it and entrusted Minister Zhou to handle this matter."

Everyone was stunned!

Laoyouzi added: "No one has to doubt this matter. Since the rumor can spread, it means that the upper management deliberately let the rumor spread."

"Everyone should be able to understand that the country commends Xia Shuo in this way."

"Everyone, everyone, we have a great comrade in our province. The Vice-President made tea himself and asked Xia Shuo to drink a cup by name."

"Damn it, I was completely stunned when I heard the news."

Everyone in Qi Province had no doubts about his words, because everyone was stunned when they heard the news.

The director's eyes were blazing, and he suddenly stretched out his hand to pull the old man, and asked in a low voice: "Old Xu, you just said that Xia Shuo stayed at the Ministry of Industry for more than three hours. However, he only spent half of the time with Minister Zhou. Hours."

He paused for a moment and then asked: "There are more than two hours left. Where did Xia Shuo go? Could it be that the deputy ministers also summoned him and chatted with him for half an hour one by one?"

I have to say that people in the officialdom are really keen.

The director's question indeed captures the unreasonableness.

Xia Shuo stayed in Minister Zhou's office for half an hour, and there was no way he could just wander around for the remaining two hours. How could a place like the Ministry of Industry allow people to wander around casually?

Laoyouzi seemed to have anticipated this problem.

The man chuckled twice and said mysteriously: "Let me tell you what happened after Xia Shuo came out of Minister Zhou's office."

"Director Wang, you guessed wrong. The deputy ministers did not summon Xia Shuo, let alone chat with him one by one."

"However, there is one leader who is not included."

"According to an acquaintance of mine, after Xia Shuo came out of Minister Zhou's place, Office 1 prepared to send him away, but he was stopped as soon as he reached the elevator."

"At the elevator entrance, there was actually a leader waiting there in advance."

"That person is Minister Zhou's assistant. We all met him in the morning. He was the one who personally came forward to notify Xia Shuo to meet with Minister Zhou. You must have an impression of this. After all, things are completely wrong."

When everyone heard this, they nodded in agreement and said repeatedly: "Yes, it is indeed outrageous. Minister Zhou's assistant is a deputy ministerial leader. He actually came forward to inform Xia Shuo in person. I felt a little shocked at the time."

The old man chuckled and said, "I'm afraid you will be even more shocked by what I'm about to say."

"That leader is a dignified deputy minister. He actually waited for Xia Shuo at the elevator entrance in advance. When the officer from Office 1 showed up with Xia Shuo, guess what the leader said?"

"He smiled, reached out and flicked Xia Shuo's forehead, and asked: Are you done talking to the minister? Did you talk nonsense?"

"If I find out that you are talking nonsense to Minister Zhou, I will not spare you for the first time and will twist off your ears."

When Laoyouzi said this, he paused for a moment, and then spoke again: "As soon as the leader opened his mouth, the officers in Office 1 were stunned. The reason is very simple. The leader's tone was too kind."

"Next, something even more shocking happened."

"The leader actually waved his hand to him and said, go ahead and do your work. There is no need to send Xia Shuo away."

"As he spoke, he didn't care about the officer's reaction. The leader actually put his arm around Xia Shuo's shoulders and said with a smile: Come on, come and sit at my place. I have something good for you to open your eyes, a brat like you."

"The officer was dumbfounded when he saw the leader leaving with Xia Shuo."

Everyone in the Beijing Office was also stunned when they heard this. After a long while, they passed by and exchanged glances with each other.