Tai Man stood at the door and said, "I thought I had arrived at the market!"
A group of young girls saw the stern-faced county mayor and were so scared that they hurried back to their seats, not daring to breathe.
Tai Man gave Yang Chen a glare and then turned and left.
A girl peeked out, looked around, and then hurriedly closed the door when she saw the county magistrate walking away. She worriedly said, "Is the county magistrate angry? Will he punish us?"
"Don't worry, the county magistrate is not so petty, and she is usually very friendly. You will know once you have more contact with her," Yang Chen said casually.
"We are not as lucky as Director Yang, who gets to be by the county magistrate's side every day. We don't have the opportunity to have such contact."
"Director, you often delegate some of the county mayor's work to us, giving us the opportunity to interact with the county mayor and learn from him. We also want to make progress."
"Yes, we are also afraid that you will be too busy with the government office's work, assisting the county mayor, and end up exhausting yourself."
A group of girls started chattering again.
Yang Chen, focused on listening to their chatter, almost forgot the main task. He signaled everyone to be quiet and said, "I need to coordinate the arrangements here at the government office, and I also need to assist with work at the county mayor's office. I will indeed be quite busy, so from now on, some of the county mayor's meeting records, material organization, administrative arrangements, and other trivial tasks will be handled by Sister Li."
Li Lu is slightly older in the office of the secretary and has the most experience. She is steady in her work and should be able to manage some of the simpler tasks.
Li Lu stood up excitedly, "Director Yang, are you serious?"
"Do I look like I'm joking? But remember, don't ask about things you shouldn't. Just focus on the work I've assigned to you and the county mayor."
Li Lu nodded repeatedly. Although she couldn't be considered the county mayor's personal secretary, she would definitely have plenty of opportunities to interact with the mayor in the future, which would be a great help for her career advancement.
The others could only feel envious. They had originally just been joking around, never expecting such a significant opportunity to actually come their way. Unfortunately, it didn't land on them.
After Yang Chen made the arrangements, he went to report to Tai Man, "Boss, I will transfer part of your work to Li Lu. She is steady and can handle it."
"You seemed to have a good chat with the girls from the office of the secretary just now. I could understand it before when Zhao Na kept going there, but now that Zhao Na has been transferred, why are you still mingling with those girls? Is there someone you like among them?"
Yang Chen looked aggrieved, "Leader, I was just going to arrange work. Since you think it's not appropriate for me to keep going there, I won't go to the office of the secretary anymore."
"You can go wherever you want. Take these documents and deliver them to County Magistrate Xu."
After work, Yang Chen once again handed over some work at the government office to Xu Yuan. Xu Yuan was able to be promoted to deputy county head thanks to the help of Yang Chen, who spoke well of Xu Yuan to Tai Man.
Xu Yuan is very grateful to Yang Chen, "Thank you so much, Yang Chen. I'll treat you to dinner tonight, let's have a drink."
"Let's do it another day, I have plans for tonight."
"You're so young and already promoted to a department head in the government office. You're definitely going to go further than us old folks. It looks like we'll have to make a reservation just to have dinner with you," Xu Yuan joked.
"You don't need to make fun of me. We've been working together with old cadre for so long, we should help each other. You don't need to be polite to me."
"Okay, I'll remember this favor, you go ahead."
After Yang Chen and Xu Yuan parted ways, he hurried to the hotel that Li Lu and the others had booked. A group of young girls had been waiting for a while, and when they saw Yang Chen enter the private room, they complained, "Director, we thought you were going to stand us up."
"I got held up by something. Let's order."
A group of people kept eating until late at night. Yang Chen safely escorted several slightly intoxicated girls home before returning to his own home. Yang Chen already had a low alcohol tolerance, and with several girls taking turns toasting, he felt like the house was spinning when he got home. Just as Yang Chen was about to lie down, he heard the doorbell ring.
"Who is it so late at night?"
Yang Chen staggered to the door and opened it, only to see Tai Man standing there.
"Hello, leader!" Yang Chen stood at attention foolishly and saluted Tai Man.
Tai Man smelled alcohol and frowned, asking, "How much have you been drinking?"
"Not much, the leader is coming in to sit." Yang Chen wanted to make way, but his feet weren't stable and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Tai Man reached out in time and caught him, stabilizing him.
Tai Man supported Yang Chen with a look of disdain, "Who were you drinking with?"
"Office of the Secretary those little maids, they..."
Tai Man let go, Yang Chen fell to the ground with a thud, grimacing in pain.
"Let those little maids from the office of the secretary take care of you." Tai Man seemed still unsatisfied, and kicked Yang Chen, who was lying on the ground and screaming, again before turning around to leave.
But as she took a step, she found that her right foot couldn't move. When she turned back and looked down, she saw that Yang Chen was holding onto her right leg tightly with both hands.
"Yang Chen, stop playing dumb and let go of me. I am your superior!"
"It's after work hours now. You are not a superior, you are Tai Man. I am not your secretary, I am Yang Chen. Last time, you left without a word, just a note, and now you want to leave without a word again. I won't let you go!" Yang Chen held on tighter, even pressing his face against Tai Man's thigh.
Tai Man listened to Yang Chen mention that night, her face blushed instantly, feeling both embarrassed and angry. She shouted, "Yang Chen, I've warned you not to mention that night again!"
"I will mention it, I will! It happened, how could we pretend it didn't? It was my first time, and yours too, it should be unforgettable," Yang Chen pouted, like a rebellious teenager.
"Yang Chen, dare you say it again, I'll kick you out of the county government!" Tai Man's face was already red as if blood was about to seep out.
Yang Chen looked dazed, mumbling incoherently, "I don't believe it! Tai Man, do you dare say you have no feelings for me?"
"I... "
"You hesitated, so there must be something. I know I'm not worthy of you. You are the phoenix on the branch, and I am just a village chicken from the mountain valley. But I can work hard. Maybe one day I can also fly up to the branch and become a phoenix, hehe." Yang Chen looked up, laughing foolishly.
Tai Man looked a bit silly, and Yang Chen couldn't help but laugh, "A chicken can't become a phoenix, and a chicken doesn't need to become a phoenix. Who says a chicken can't be with a phoenix, but..."
Hoo hoo... snore...
Tai Man heard snoring at her feet, Yang Chen was sleeping on her feet.
This jerk just talks to himself, and when he's done talking, he falls asleep!
"You should consider yourself lucky that I'm kind-hearted and beautiful, or else I would have made you sleep on the floor for the night." Tai Man grumbled as he settled Yang Chen into bed before leaving.
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