The immortal is beside me

Chapter 59 Changes (Second update)

Four o'clock in the afternoon, Jianguo Road Sub-district Office.

In the office, the clerks arranged their chairs in a row and sat down as if they were having a meeting. Among them were red line expert Qin Hongmei, real estate tycoon Li Jie, top student Fu Chenghao, and Zhou Qing.

Sitting on the podium in front of everyone was a man wearing a Zhongshan suit and gold-rimmed glasses. He looked to be about fifty years old, holding a notebook and a file bag in his hands, and speaking carefully to everyone.

"Recently, our unit has been doing very well. The resident complaint rate has dropped by two points compared to last quarter, and the docking work of various units has been successfully completed. We must continue to maintain this trend in the future."

Liu Jianhua, the director of the Jianguo Road Sub-district Office, is the direct superior of everyone present and is considered the helmsman of this small world.

Unlike the clerks' open workstations, the director has an independent personal office, so Liu Jianhua does not usually mingle with others, giving everyone more space to laugh and joke.

But today is the regular meeting time with the leader, so no one can laugh.

".Also, I need to announce something important here."

Liu Jianhua coughed lightly, and everyone who had been a little distracted immediately perked up.

"In the past two days, I received another call from the city. This time, they asked in detail about the environmental construction and work style of our unit."

"According to the city, our area has received special attention from higher-ups and may be upgraded to a key unit. Perhaps someone will come to inspect it soon."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sudden rustling in the room.

This wasn't the first time. Over the past few months, the unit had received several calls from city officials, inquiring in detail about various aspects of the subdistrict's work, and this time the intensity and detail seemed even higher.

For everyone here, this is by no means a normal thing.

Jianguo Road is located on the outskirts of Liangzhou City. It is not a major thoroughfare, but rather a real corner. Normally, even people at the district level rarely pay attention to it.

And now the city has been calling us many times, which has lasted for more than a few months. The level of attention is so high that it is unique among units of the same level. The clerks present have rarely seen such a scene and could not help but talk about it in secret.

"In short, it's a rare opportunity for us to be noticed by the city. We should all work hard and strive to achieve more results this year to leave a good impression on the city leaders."

Liu Jianhua glanced across the table, "Especially the young comrades. The higher-ups called to inquire about the situation of the new comrades who joined this year, expressing their deep concern for their situation. This is a rare opportunity to show your talents, so everyone should seize it."

As he spoke, he pushed up his glasses and fixed his eyes on the young faces at the table.

As he said, all the calls he received were about the new employees recruited this year. Once or twice, he could explain it as the higher-ups paying attention to young talents, but every time he was told that there was probably something fishy going on among these new hires.

Although Liu Jianhua wasn't a high-ranking official, he was a seasoned veteran. He politely asked the person on the other end of the line if any of the new hires needed special "care" and what the circumstances were. The answer was no, and that they should just maintain a normal work style and conduct themselves normally.

This made everything seem even more wrong.

He glanced at the three new employees this year, wondering who had the potential to attract the attention of the city government.

Could it be that Fu Chenghao, a highly selected candidate, was spotted by some higher-ups? Or perhaps Li Jie, the second-generation rich kid, had his family bribed the higher-ups?

Regardless, it's always a good idea to focus on this year's newcomers. "That's all for today, everyone, please adjourn."

With that, the crowd dispersed. Liu Jianhua had always been good at managing his time, always concluding meetings before the end of the working day.

Seeing the figure in the Zhongshan suit disappear at the door, everyone in the office returned to their seats and switched back to their usual chatting mode.

"Has the city issued another notice? I've been here for over 20 years and I've never seen anything like this." Qin Hongmei muttered softly, "What's going on?"

"I guess some leader is coming to inspect and just happened to choose our place. The people in the city are just cooperating with him." Fu Chenghao analyzed calmly, "I just don't know which leader it is."

"Hey, it looks like there's more work to do later." Li Jie rubbed his temples, looking distressed. "The boss is here to see the prosperity, and we, the oxen and horses, have to follow him around."

"Look at it this way," Fu Chenghao said calmly. "Others who want to be slaves don't have the means." Unlike his colleagues, as a selected candidate with unlimited potential, he really wanted to achieve some real results.

"Why do you call yourself an ox or a horse? Just like what Director Liu said just now, you have such good conditions, you should show it more. You should all learn from Xiao Fu in this regard."

Qin Hongmei responded casually, and then glanced at Zhou Qing who was packing up to leave.

"By the way, Xiao Zhou, how are things going between you and Jia Jia? I see Jia Jia hasn't come to see you recently. Did you not talk about fire?"

When this kind of topic was mentioned, her enthusiasm immediately rose: "It's okay, if it really doesn't work, I can introduce you to another one. See if you can accept someone who is a little older than you? I have a niece here."

The classic attack routine came at him, and Zhou Qing skillfully avoided it with perfunctory "hmm" and "ah" sounds, then turned and walked out the door.

"Gah~gah~"

Just after taking a few steps, I heard a hoarse cry. Looking up, I saw several wild crows surrounding the thrush's cage, calling high and low, like a group of hooligans surrounding a decent girl.

Under the onslaught of the calls, the thrush in the cage shrank its neck and curled up into a ball of fur. If it had hands, it would definitely be holding its head and sobbing.

Zhou Qing placed his fingers on his lips and blew a whistle, which made the crows beside the tree stop crying in unison. As if they had received some invisible command, they folded their wings and leaned down, as if kneeling to him.

He waved his hand gently, and all the crows flapped their wings and flew up, disappearing into the sky with a flutter. The thrush in the cage then flew to the front of the cage, calling out loudly and softly, its small black eyes seemed to be moist.

This bird is really timid. It is almost a spirit, but it still looks like a bully. Not to mention the fierce wild birds, even other people's mynah parrots can scold it, but it can only whisper "Congratulations and get rich".

This frightened and cowardly look is somewhat similar to another bird he raised before.

"You are really useless."

He knocked on the thrush's head through the cage and lifted the cage down.

It's time to walk the bird again.

P.S. The second update has been added and will be updated at 12:05 tonight as normal
(End of this chapter)