I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 58 Assistant to the President
"What's the matter with President Zhang?"

"I told President Zhang that it was you who came up with the idea for employee loyalty insurance, and also that you played a key role in resolving the Tenglong Industrial deposit loss case. President Zhang is very interested in you, so he wanted to meet you."

"Senior, why do you say that I was the one who proposed the employee loyalty insurance? Wouldn't it be better to say that you came up with it yourself?" Fang Qingye asked back.

"That won't work. Credit belongs to whoever deserves it. I don't like to take credit for my subordinates' achievements."

"You have a good heart. Which leader nowadays doesn't take all the good things for himself and let his subordinates take the blame?" Fang Qingye complained.

"You can't generalize. I'm not that kind of person, at least not to you." Xia He said slowly.

"Is this what you want to talk about when you meet with the city bank leaders?" Fang Qingye thought of what Cao Ting said to him yesterday morning and asked again.

"Well, of course there are other things, but I can't tell you now. Let's wait until I meet President Zhang and pass this hurdle!" Xia He replied.

After hearing this, Fang Qingye stopped asking questions.

It only takes an hour to drive from Nanxin to Jinghai City. After getting off the Shenhai Expressway and entering the city, drive along New Century Avenue, turn left onto Yinhe Road, and finally arrive at Dongxing Building.

Fang Qingye drove the car directly to the underground parking lot, and then the two of them took the elevator upstairs.

Xia He looked at the watch on her wrist and said, "It's 9:20 now, which is about the same time as our appointment. It's just in time to go up."

Fang Qingye followed Xia He up to the sixth floor and knocked on the door of the president's office. He saw a large boss desk in the middle of the spacious office. A middle-aged man in his early fifties with a bald head was looking at documents.

It was President Zhang of the municipal bank.

He looked up and saw Xia He, a smile appeared on his face.

"President Xia, you're here? Sit down, sit down, I'll pour you some tea." After saying that, he put down the documents and stood up.

"President Zhang, I'll do it myself." Xia He hurriedly took two steps forward and was about to take the thermos on the coffee table next to her.

"President Xia, let me pour it." Fang Qingye said immediately, and Xia He stepped aside. Fang Qingye first put tea leaves in the empty teacup, then picked up the thermos and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

He also saw that the thermos cup that President Zhang placed on the boss's desk was half full of water, so he went over to fill it up.

"Are you Xiao Fang?" President Zhang noticed him.

"Yes, President Zhang, I am Fang Qingye." Fang Qingye replied.

"Sit down, sit down and talk." President Zhang said, sitting on the sofa next to him: "Xiao Fang, I heard from President Xia that you are highly qualified and capable, and you are a rare talent."

"It's mainly because President Xia trained him well."

"Haha. Just relying on leadership training isn't enough; your own efforts are also very important."

"President Zhang is right." Fang Qingye immediately agreed.

"Xiao Fang, I heard from President Xia that you and she are alumni?" President Zhang asked again.

"Yes, I also graduated from Shencai."

"Where is your hometown?"

"Right here in Nanxin. I was born and raised in Nanxin."

President Zhang then asked about the work he was responsible for, and Fang Qingye answered truthfully.

In fact, he knew it in his heart.

Xia He had probably already reported all this to President Zhang. Given Xia He's personality, she might have even exaggerated and said a lot of good things about herself.

President Zhang asked again, just wanting to see how he would answer.

Be honest, be what you are, even more humble, and talk more about leadership training
Fang Qingye was already well aware of these tricks for talking to superiors.

It's not a problem for him at all.

Sure enough, after a conversation, President Zhang said, "You're very humble, unlike some young people nowadays who get cocky when they achieve a little, afraid that others won't know about President Xia. Xiao Fang is a good guy!"

"If he wasn't an outstanding young man, why would I recommend him to you?" Xia He said with a smile.

The matter was basically over here. Xia He said to Fang Qingye, "Xiao Fang, wait for me outside. I want to discuss other work matters with President Zhang." This was obviously an attempt to get her out of the way. She couldn't overhear the following conversation.

Fang Qingye naturally didn't say anything. He just said hello to President Zhang and left the office.

Xia He didn't let Fang Qingye wait long. She came out in less than ten minutes, looking relaxed.

"Come on, I'll take you to meet other bank presidents."

Fang Qingye then went to visit several deputy presidents, and Xia He naturally praised Fang Qingye again.

But in front of Liu Baosheng, who is in charge of discipline inspection, Xia He spoke much more cautiously.

Liu Baosheng looked serious and mentioned the recent incident in which Sun Jiaming of the Nanxin branch illegally misappropriated depositors' funds to speculate in stocks and eventually committed suicide by jumping off a building. He criticized Xia He and stressed that he must learn from this incident and resolutely prevent such incidents from happening again.

This is how leaders in charge of discipline inspection are. If you don't care about your job after three words, they will criticize you when they find an opportunity. Xia He is used to it and just accepts criticism humbly.

After criticizing Xia He, Liu Baosheng looked at Fang Qingye and his expression softened a lot.

Liu Baosheng was serious when dealing with his subordinates, but he was relatively kind to ordinary cadres. He asked Fang Qingye some questions and he answered truthfully.

They didn't stay in Liu Baosheng's office for long before they left. After leaving the office, Xia He let out a long sigh and whispered to Qingye:
"I always feel more nervous meeting President Liu than President Zhang."

"But you can't avoid seeing him." Fang Qingye joked.

Xia He rolled her eyes at him: "This time it's for you!"

Well, for me.

After visiting the leaders of the municipal branch, Xia He did not stay in the branch for long, and the two of them left the office building together.

"Senior sister, going back to Nanxin?" Fang Qingye asked.

Xia He looked at her watch and said, "It's almost time for dinner. Let's go back after dinner."

Fang Qingye naturally had no objection. He drove along the way and found a restaurant that looked relatively clean. After the meal, the two drove back to Nanxin. This time, Xia He sat in the passenger seat.

After the Passat left the city and entered the highway, Xia Hecai said to Fang Qingye, "Xiao Fang, didn't you ask me on the way here if there was anything else I could ask you to see President Zhang? I'm telling you now that the provincial branch is planning to establish an assistant president position in a sub-branch, with a pilot program in Jinghai.

Seeing that Fang Qingye was not surprised, Xia He asked again, "You also know this news?"

"Ah."

"Who told you? Oh, it should be Cao Ting, right? Her uncle is the vice president of our city branch."

Fang Qingye nodded.

"Since you already know it, I won't repeat it." Xia He continued.

"After I heard the news, I recommended you to President Zhang. President Zhang wanted to meet you, so I brought you here today. I asked you to leave just now, and I asked President Zhang about this matter again. He is quite satisfied with you, so the matter is basically settled."

"Senior sister, this seems like you're acting without authorization." Fang Qingye said.

"Look at what you said." Xia He said angrily, "You don't know, several people from the city branch approached me, recommending this and that, but I rejected them all because I'm optimistic about you!"

Seeing Fang Qingye remained silent, Xia He continued, "Xiao Fang, to be honest, I won't be staying in Nanxin for long. I'll definitely leave within three to five years. I hope you can take over my position after I leave."

"Senior, thank you for your kindness. You also know that I am not very interested in being a leader. I am a lazy person and like to take it easy." Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"Well, you... well, let's not talk about the long term. For now, the position of Assistant President isn't a member of the leadership team yet. You don't have any specific business responsibilities, and you're not in charge of any specific department. You're just assisting the President, offering advice and suggestions. Anyway, that's what you're doing right now."

"Oh, senior sister, according to what you said, I, the former extra-staff military advisor, have now officially taken up the post?" Fang Qingye joked.

"Yeah, that's it! And it saves me some office chores!"

"The conditions are so good, I guess I have to go."

“Uh-huh, that’s not possible!

(End of this chapter)