Rebirth of Minister Qi

"No matter how trivial the matter is in the rural fields or in the urban communities, it is a small matter in our eyes.

But in the eyes of the people, it is a major event in their lives.

Our grassroots governance must be reformed, and we must pay more attention to the small matters that concern the people..."

Qi Tongwei's speeches are all meaningful and will be clearly stated in next year's new documents.

"On the economic front, we must transform our economy from a large and empty one to a strong and vigorous one. We must prioritize livelihood issues, which have been neglected in the past, and all levels of cadres must pay attention to them."

After finishing speaking, Qi Tongwei called the top two leaders of the municipal party committee over.

"You can take the municipal party committee team back to work, and let Li Cong and Yang Zhengwei take me around.

Everyone else returns to their posts."

Although the cadres present were reluctant to leave, they had no choice but to return to their jobs unwillingly after their leaders kicked them out.

In the end, the only two old acquaintances left in the municipal party committee were Li Cong and Yang Zhengwei, and Qi Tongwei no longer acted as pretentiously as he had just done.

"Old Yang, Old Li, Dongou City's development is a bit lagging behind. In the past decade or so, apart from the construction of more high-rise buildings, the industries are still the same."

Originally, in Qi Tongwei's plan, Dongou City should have great development in industries such as Internet technology and semiconductor chips, because the Investment Promotion Association he left behind had already laid the seeds.

As a result, more than ten years later, several established industries have developed by relying on inertia, but several new industries have not taken root at all.

But it’s not Yang Zhengwei and Li Cong’s fault. Qi Tongwei waved his hand without waiting for them to reflect on themselves.

"I can't blame you. If I had been able to take over as district party secretary smoothly, those new industries would have been able to take root.

I've also transferred Ye Biao and the others. You're not in the economics department, so it's pointless to ask you."

The two breathed a sigh of relief, but then became nervous again.

"I have a lot of things to do. I will go to the Qinshan Hydropower Station tomorrow and then go back. If you have any ideas, please wait for me in the hotel reception room tonight.

It's almost time to get off work, take me to see some veteran cadres."

The first person Qi Tongwei visited was Jin Guodong, former member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the first District Party Secretary of the Jiangbei New Area.

This veteran cadre was briefly transferred to other cities to work, but eventually returned to Dongou City to retire.

The majestic district party secretary in my memory has now become an old man with white hair. Qi Tongwei rushed over to shake hands with him.

"Secretary Jin, long time no see."

Jin Guodong has only been retired for three or four years, but he looks very old now. Qi Tongwei understands that this is retirement syndrome.

This is a very common situation for many leaders who suddenly retire from important positions.

Jin Guodong looked at Qi Tongwei, who was full of majesty and temperament, and for a moment he was unable to reconcile him with the stubborn young deputy district chief in his memory. It was not until his children reminded him that he came back to his senses.

"Deputy District Chief Qi Tongwei, it's been a long time since we last met..."

From his words, Qi Tongwei could tell that this once powerful old leader was suffering from a bit of Alzheimer's disease, his thinking logic was very confused, and some of his memories were confused from more than 20 years ago.

Qi Tongwei could only hold his hands and look up to ask about Secretary Jin's children.

"What's the current situation of Secretary Jin?"

Jin Guodong's son also did business in Dongou City in the 1990s. Looking at Qi Tongwei, who is only a few years older than him, and his current success, he is secretly impressed.

"Secretary Qi, thank you for visiting my father. He retired directly from the CPPCC because he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

The first two years were pretty good and my thinking was still pretty sharp.

But starting this year, his condition has become increasingly serious. Sometimes he can't even recognize his children, and his memory is a bit confused. He often thinks he's still in the past, decades ago."

Qi Tongwei felt uncomfortable seeing his old leader like this, even though they didn't get along particularly well when they worked together.

At that time, Jin Guodong always felt that the two young men, Qi Tongwei and Jin Xinkai, did things as they pleased, but in the end, Secretary Jin did not make things difficult for them.

Instead, he obeyed the arrangements of the then mayor Chen Guangwei, delegated power vigorously, and did not interfere too much.

Chen Guangwei is now serving in the National People's Congress and is still exerting a very positive influence. He is still a few years away from retirement at this level.

But we have to admit that the old leaders back then have gradually left the stage.

There were many old acquaintances in the retirement home. Yang Zhengwei took Qi Tongwei to an activity room, where hearty laughter could be heard.

"Hahaha, Lao Niu, accept the loss and stop playing dirty."

Qi Tongwei immediately recognized the familiar voice, pushed the door open, and attracted the attention of all the veteran cadres in the activity room.

"Director Xu! Long time no see!"

Xu Che, who had been retired for ten years, was a little distracted when he heard Qi Tongwei's voice. He stared at Qi Tongwei's face, but felt that he could not see clearly, so he stood up.

"Qi Tongwei! Director Qi, hahahaha, it's been so many years since we last met."

When Qi Tongwei took office in Yongqing County, Xu Che was the director of the county public security bureau. At that time, he strongly supported Qi Tongwei's work.

He and Qi Tongwei are also very rare friends regardless of age difference.

In terms of age, Xu Che is three or four years older than Jin Guodong and retired earlier than him. After serving as the director of the Dong'ou City Public Security Bureau for one term, he retired to the second line and gave way to Jiang Daqiang.

Perhaps it was Director Xu's open-minded attitude that made his health much better than Secretary Jin, whom he had just met.

"Tongwei, have you been transferred back to Dongou?

How come you have time to come and see me?"

From this sentence, we can tell that Director Xu Che no longer cares about his career after retirement. Qi Tongwei is a super famous cadre from Dongou City.

If you pay a little attention, you will know that he is now in a high position, and Qi Tongwei has regained the feeling of working with Xu Che in Dong'ou City.

At that time, the two of them cooperated very well, and Qi Tongwei laughed out loud.

"Director Xu, I will not be returning to Dongou to work now.

This time I came back specifically to see you and other old colleagues."

The other veteran cadres in the activity room were not as carefree as Xu Che. Many of them had watched the news and knew that the man in front of them had reached the top of the government before he was even fifty.

Qi Tongwei took out special-supply cigarettes from his pocket.

"Old Director, have one."

Xu Che took the cigarette and the cigarette box and looked at the logo on it.

"Wow, Tongwei, you're doing so well now.

Last time, I heard Da Qiangzi say that you went to Jiangzhou to take up a position and are now a city dweller.

Don't be stingy, give me all the bags so I can brag to the old men."