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"According to the county's regulations on attracting investment, individuals or organizations that bring in projects will be rewarded with 1-3% of the total investment. The total amount we brought in was 50 million yuan. According to this ratio, it would be a considerable sum of money. The county could not come up with that much money, so they symbolically rewarded us with 100,000 yuan."

Jiang Yiming asked, "Do you have any good suggestions regarding this funding?"

“Secretary Jiang, you introduced this project. We were not involved in the entire process, so this reward has nothing to do with us.”

The two quickly expressed their opinions.

"You can't say that. We are a team, and everyone shares in the credit."

Jiang Yiming said, "My idea is to donate this money to the four villages in the park so that they can improve the school infrastructure and enhance the children's school environment."

"The secretary's proposal is excellent, and we support it unconditionally."

"Secretary, you donated your personal bonus, which is a role model for us to learn from."

The two of them were genuinely flattering him.

"I haven't finished speaking yet."

Jiang Yiming waved his hand and said, "I plan to give each of you three thousand yuan, and the rest will be donated in the names of the three of us."

"You don't need to refuse, this is the final decision."

"Thank you, Secretary! Thank you, Secretary!"

The two left the office with gratitude.

Three thousand yuan is no small sum; it's equivalent to half a year's salary for them.

Moreover, they really didn't do anything.

But Jiang Yiming thought of them; these were the leaders he was willing to work for!

Jiang Yiming could have chosen not to give them the bonuses, but he did.

Just because he doesn't lack money doesn't mean his subordinates don't.

In this way, he let others know that there are benefits to following him.

Leaders can't just talk about dedication and make empty promises. Only by giving subordinates real benefits will they work hard for you.

After all, you can't expect a horse to run without feeding it.

Jiang Yiming called Wang Jiajia in, told her about the bonus, and asked her to take charge of its implementation.

"Secretary Jiang, this is no small amount of money. You donated it all?"

Wang Jiajia was completely astonished.

Everyone privately envied Jiang Yiming for winning such a large bonus, but no one expected him to donate it all right away.

"It is precisely because there is a lot of money that many problems can be solved for the village primary school."

Jiang Yiming said, "If this money can change the fate of even one child, it's worth it."

"Don't worry, Secretary, I will definitely make good use of these funds."

Seeing that Jiang Yiming had made up his mind, Wang Jiajia admired him greatly.

A Party Committee meeting was then convened.

The meeting discussed the shortcomings of the work done recently and the key tasks for the next stage.

Just as the meeting was about to end and Jiang Yiming was about to inform everyone that he would be unable to come to work at the park the next morning, Du Weizhong spoke up first: "Secretary Jiang, I would like to ask you for leave. I have something to do tomorrow and will not be able to come to the office."

Liu Yuanjie, who was in the know, laughed and said, "That's right, tomorrow is the 25th, the day the college entrance exam results are released. I remember your child has always had good grades, so this time he will definitely get into a good university."

"Thank you for your blessings, Director Liu. My son said that if he performs normally, he should have no problem getting into a key university. The question is whether he can get into a top ten university."

Du Weizhong's face was full of glory.

"Then congratulations in advance to Secretary Du."

"Secretary Du, don't forget to invite us for drinks."

Several people offered their congratulations in turn.

"Thank you all for your well wishes. I'll definitely treat you to drinks then."

Du Weizhong said with a smile.

“Secretary Weizhong has something to do tomorrow and can’t come. I also have something to do, so I’ll leave the daily work to Director Yuanjie.”

Jiang Yiming knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so he smiled and said, "I was just accompanying my family to check their scores."

"Oh, Secretary Jiang has a family member with students taking the college entrance exam?"

"Yes, my sister is a senior in high school this year."

Jiang Yiming nodded.

"What a coincidence, he's in the same grade as my son."

Du Weizhong laughed and said, "Secretary Jiang is so capable, his sister must be very capable too."

"It's alright, I don't usually pay much attention to her grades, and she doesn't report them to us much either."

Jiang Yiming laughed.

After all, their younger sister was always in the top three of the class. It was just a matter of whether she was first, second, or third. They had become so used to it that they felt no surprise at all.

But to Du Weizhong and the others, it seemed that Jiang Yiming's sister was embarrassed to tell everyone because her grades weren't good.

This gave Du Weizhong a feeling of relief.

After all, his son was going to attend a top university, while Secretary Jiang was too embarrassed to even mention his sister's grades, which must have been very poor.

“Secretary Jiang, the college entrance examination is just a hurdle in life. Doing well on the exam does not mean you will have a good future, and doing poorly on the exam does not mean your life is over.”

Du Weizhong didn't dare to show too much pride, and comforted his son by saying, "I often teach my son not to be arrogant and complacent just because he has good grades. After all, there are many uncertainties in life."

"Do you think so?"

The others nodded in agreement.

Jiang Yiming didn't know how to explain to them that his sister might be going to Tsinghua or Peking University, so he could only say, "Let's end the meeting here today."

He was waiting to go out and deal with some matters.

After he left, Du Weizhong shook his head and said, "Comrade Yuanjie, you shouldn't have brought up my son's college entrance exam at the meeting. Now look what you've done, you've overshadowed Secretary Jiang. Isn't this just making things difficult for Secretary Jiang?"

Liu Yuanjie cursed inwardly: "What are you pretending for? You should have asked for leave privately. You asked for leave in front of everyone. You just want to show off and get everyone to praise your son. I was just going along with you and giving you a pushover. And now you're complaining about me. What a bastard!"

He cursed inwardly, but said aloud, "Secretary Weizhong, it's my fault for being nosy. I didn't know Secretary Jiang's sister was taking the college entrance exam this year. If I had known, I would never have mentioned it."

“Secretary Weizhong, don’t overthink it. I don’t think Secretary Jiang is the kind of person who holds grudges.”

Wang Jiajia advised.

"Isn't he the kind of person who holds grudges? Didn't you see how he didn't even respond when I tried to comfort him? He must be holding a grudge against me. But I can understand. If my son didn't do as well as his sister, I would also feel bad. But I wouldn't show it like he does. After all, he's still too young and lacks self-control."

Du Weizhong said, "I reckon he won't be in the mood to come even if I'm entertaining guests, so when my son got into a top university, I didn't make a fuss about it at work. I'll find a time to invite you all out for a private get-together, so as not to upset Secretary Jiang. What do you think?"

"We'll wait for Secretary Du's notification."

Several people said.

"Okay, it's settled then."

Du Weizhong hummed a tune and left work in a cheerful mood.