svetikya Chapter 236: Special treatment, exposure
Chapter 236: Special treatment, exposure
He Yuzhu was no longer surprised by this kind of special treatment. He remembered that when he was the head of the security department at the steel rolling mill, Director Yang and other leading cadres in their factory would prepare special meals for themselves every day. The workers only ate steamed buns while they ate meat and fish.
Of course, in He Yuzhu's view, this behavior can be understood as using the power at hand to obtain corresponding benefits for himself. He thinks there is nothing wrong with such behavior. After all, if he sits in that position, he will inevitably enjoy the preferential treatment brought by the privilege.
He is not the kind of official who pretends to be honest. In his opinion, as long as an official can sincerely serve the people, care about the people, and take the people to have enough food, he is a truly good cadre.
Instead of eating bran just like the people, and calling it integrity, this is a show. Integrity without any ability is the most useless kind, even worse than corrupt officials.
He believes that as long as the people can live a good life, even if you eat pork belly every day, the people will not say anything.
After He Yuzhu and the others were seated, he carefully looked at the delicious dishes on the table, a typical four-dish and one soup, pork stewed with vermicelli, chicken stewed with mushrooms, stir-fried oyster mushrooms, a pot of fried potatoes, and finally a pot of fish head and tofu soup.
He Yuzhu couldn't help being a little surprised by the excellent food. Before he could say anything, the commune secretary Li Zhengfeng took the lead in introducing the food.
"Secretary He, this pork is from pigs raised by our commune, and the meat is extremely delicious. The chicken used in the stew with mushrooms is also native chicken raised by our commune, which is pure natural and has very tender meat. The mushrooms are freshly picked from the mountain behind our Huangtukan Commune, which is also a local specialty. As for the potatoes, they are also grown by our commune, and the fish is caught in the reservoir near us. The main goal is to be self-sufficient.
He Yuzhu interrupted what Li Zhengfeng was about to say.
"Secretary Li, I didn't realize your commune's food treatment is so good, but even with such a sumptuous meal, I can't eat it."
When Li Zhengfeng heard what He Yuzhu said, he instantly understood what he meant and immediately asked the chef to bring a bottle of white wine and put it on the table.
He kept explaining.
"Secretary He, I know you've been reluctant to start drinking. It must be because you feel a little bit unable to swallow without the wine, right? I heard that you like Maotai the most, so I asked someone to exchange a bottle for you at the city's grain station. Come, I'll fill it up for you."
He Yuzhu was even more shocked when he heard what Li Zhengfeng said. He didn't expect that the other party knew his hobbies so well. His face turned dark.
He immediately asked Li Zhengfeng,
"Li Zhengfeng, what's going on? I'm here to inspect, not to enjoy myself. You're blatantly violating discipline and taking the lead in eating and drinking with public funds. This is not acceptable."
Li Zhengfeng immediately defended himself in the face of He Yuzhu's rebuke.
"Secretary He, this is not paid for by our commune. I paid for it out of my own pocket. Please feel free to eat it."
He Yuzhu didn't buy Li Zhengfeng's explanation. Instead, he became even angrier and sneered.
"Haha, Li Zhengfeng, look at all the good things you have done. Do you want the people of Andong County to know that I, He Yuzhu, am a county party secretary who likes to eat and drink with public funds and does nothing?
I will not eat this meal today, and you can keep this wine for yourself and drink it slowly."
After saying this, He Yuzhu stood up and left, and the people who accompanied him also stood up.
Afterwards, they returned to the hall of the commune canteen, lined up directly in front of the window, and after ordering two steamed buns and a small dish of fried cabbage, they sat down next to a member.
Most of the common people in the commune present knew He Yuzhu, the county party secretary. They wondered if they were seeing things. They were all quite shocked that a county party secretary was eating the same thing as them.
He Yuzhu was not idle either. While eating, he asked the commune members who were eating across from him,
"Comrade, I have a question for you. Is the food in our commune of this standard every day?"
When the member heard the county party secretary asking him this question in person, he was about to answer when he was interrupted by the commune secretary Li Zhengfeng who rushed into the hall from the kitchen.
"Wang Gang, Secretary He is asking you a question. You must answer it truthfully. Don't say anything nonsense!"
When Li Zhengfeng said this, he placed special emphasis on the words "truthfully" and "nonsense".
This made the commune member named Wang Gang immediately know how to express himself.
"Secretary He, as you can see, the meals in our commune are different every day, everyone can eat their fill, and we can even get meat every month."
When Wang Gang said this, he looked guilty and his eyes kept flickering.
As for the other commune members who were having dinner, after hearing what Wang Gang said, they all showed disappointed expressions.
He Yuzhu, who was very observant, naturally noticed this situation. He understood that Wang Gang was lying and telling falsehoods.
For this reason, He Yuzhu's tone immediately darkened and he changed the subject.
"Comrade Wang Gang, I have come to your Huangtukan Commune today on behalf of the county party committee to conduct a field investigation. If you have any difficulties or grievances, you can tell me directly and I can make a decision for you.
I would also like to emphasize that if anyone dares to threaten you, or even to take revenge on you, you can rest assured that I will deal with him personally."
When He Yuzhu said this, he glanced at Li Zhengfeng intentionally or unintentionally, which made the latter feel a little uneasy.
After He Yuzhu made this promise, Wang Gang began to feel conflicted and looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Seeing that Wang Gang was reluctant to speak, Yuan Hao on the side immediately urged him to speak.
"Comrade, what are you hesitating about? Our Secretary He always means what he says. Since he has said so, what do you have to worry about?"
After Wang Gang heard what Yuan Hao said, he gritted his teeth and told the truth directly.
"Secretary He, to be honest, our commune is not as good as I just said.
To be honest, if you hadn't come to our commune for an on-site inspection today, we wouldn't have been able to eat such good food. On weekdays, we basically eat steamed bread, or some sweet potatoes, or even sometimes porridge that is as thin as water. As for pork and cabbage, we dare not even think about it."
When He Yuzhu heard what Wang Gang said, he did not look very surprised, because he had guessed that Li Zhengfeng, the secretary of Huangtukan Commune, was probably just putting on a show.