Chapter 1
The Newly Baked Mayor

“……After joint research and decision by the County Party Committee, the County Government and other relevant departments, the following personnel appointments for some job positions are hereby announced,”

“First, Sun Liancheng is appointed as the Town Mayor and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Donglin Town, responsible for the work of all government departments in the town, promoting the healthy and rapid development of the economy.”

“Second, Li Li is appointed as the Director of the Family Planning Office of Donglin Town, responsible for the family planning and eugenics work in the whole town, fully implementing the national family planning policy, and promoting the coordinated development of population and economy.”

“Third, Peng Shuisheng is appointed as the Director of the Agriculture Station of Donglin Town…”

“Fourth, Gan Maolin is appointed as…”

“The above appointments will take effect from the date of issuance. We hope that the appointed comrades will live up to expectations, perform their duties diligently, and make positive contributions to the development of our city. At the same time, we hope that all departments of the government and all employees will give their support and cooperation to jointly promote the further development of various undertakings in our city…”

As the voice of Lin, Deputy Director of the County Party Committee Organization Department, fell, there was a burst of warm applause in the conference room.

Everyone was clapping with a smile on their face, as for what they were thinking in their hearts, it was hard to say.

However, on the seat at the main table, Sun Liancheng was smiling a little formulaically.

Deputy Director Lin didn’t care about that. After announcing the appointment documents, he started talking to Hu Lai, the old secretary of Donglin Town.

“Secretary Hu, I have sent the people here, I hope that the cadres and comrades of Donglin Town will unite as one, work hard, do a good job in all aspects of Donglin Town, and let the leaders of the County Party Committee and the County Government see your contributions!”

Hu Lai said with a smile, “Deputy Director Lin, rest assured, the Party Committee and the government of Donglin Town have always been very united. It’s just that the country needs to reform these years, and I’m old, I can’t keep up with the times, so I need young cadres like Sun Town Mayor to join in, I have full confidence in them!”

Deputy Director Lin said with a meaningful look, “Comrade Sun Liancheng is personally selected by Secretary Zhou Shanhe of the County Party Committee, and all leaders believe that he has the ability to do a good job in Donglin Town, lead everyone to become rich, and achieve common prosperity!”

“So it was personally chosen by Secretary Zhou? That’s great! Oh, I’m already fifty years old, I’m really old, with Sun Town Mayor taking charge of the town government work, I can relax a bit!”

“Comrade Hu Lai, don’t be humble! You are still strong and vigorous, as the saying goes, an old general can do the work of two, Donglin Town still needs you to lead the way, the County Party Committee and the County Government have high expectations for you!”

“Hehe, where, where, I will try my best to live up to the expectations of the leaders! Deputy Director Lin, please take a rest, we’ll have a good drink later…”

Deputy Director Lin waved his hand and said, “No need, I have something to do later, I have a meeting in the afternoon, we’ll talk about dinner another time.”

“This…”

“Okay, that’s settled! Comrade Hu Lai, you go ahead and chair the meeting!”

“Well, okay!”

The meeting was held formally, and Sun Liancheng and others who had just been appointed had to give speeches.

The main points were to express thanks for the trust of the County Party Committee, to express gratitude to the County Party Committee Organization Department for their attention, and finally to thank the comrades of Donglin Town for their warm welcome.

In this process, he also got to know other people.

But that’s all!

After the meeting, Deputy Director Lin indeed said goodbye and left, without even eating.

Although Donglin Town is only twenty kilometers away from the county seat, they only need half an hour by car, but it’s not common to leave in such a hurry.

Everyone didn’t know what was going on, but they still held a welcome meeting for Sun Liancheng and the others.

Sun Liancheng drank a few more glasses in the midst of the lively drinking and eating, and also got to know the people from different departments.

But from the current situation, things are not looking good!

Lying in his assigned room at night, Sun Liancheng was thinking about work and other things.

He has been in this world for several years now, and at first he was just a fresh college graduate who was assigned to work in the county government.

He met Zhou Shanhe, then the county magistrate of Yi’an County, Yuncheng City, Handong Province, by chance, but at that time Sun Liancheng didn’t know his identity.

He still remembers that Sun Liancheng was eating at a roadside stall, Zhou Shanhe also ate at the same table, and in the end it was Zhou Shanhe who started the conversation.

Sun Liancheng thought he was just an ordinary worker from some unit because he looked ordinary, so he was a bit fearless, and casually talked about some things about economic development.

Because Sun Liancheng was a soul who came from the 21st century, he had a lot of ideas about economic development.

After all, it was only 1986 then!

Sun Liancheng combined the future economic development policies and trends, combined with the situation in Yi’an County, and casually talked about it, he didn’t take it seriously.

However, not long after, Sun Liancheng was suddenly transferred from being a clerk in the Finance Bureau to work in the county government office.

At this time, he learned Zhou Shanhe’s name, and he also learned that he was the county magistrate!

Half a year later, Sun Liancheng was promoted and began to work as Zhou Shanhe’s secretary.

Today, three years later, Zhou Shanhe served as the secretary of the Yi’an County Party Committee, and he personally selected his secretary Sun Liancheng to serve as the town mayor of the subordinate Donglin Town.

But Sun Liancheng didn’t really want to go!

Because when he traveled through time, he came with a system that all time travelers have.

And this system is actually a —— Lying Flat System!

Yes, the system is called the Lying Flat System, its main purpose is to ask the host Sun Liancheng to lie flat, and he can get a lottery chance and a reward every week!

Sun Liancheng originally thought that he could just do nothing, but the system’s explanation was different.

The system said that lying flat is not about slacking off, it’s not about doing nothing, it’s about not actively seeking progress, not actively flattering superiors, not actively seeking promotion, not actively…

In addition to these “not active” requirements, the system actually requires him to do his job well, only then is it considered lying flat.

Okay, the system has the right to explain, and Sun Liancheng can do nothing about it.

Thinking about it later, it seemed to make sense, after all, lying flat also requires conditions, at least you need the economic conditions to support yourself, right?

Otherwise, wouldn’t you starve to death?

Therefore, in the past few years, Sun Liancheng has really just done his own work, not being greedy or corrupt, and he never thought of flattering his superiors.

Since he traveled through time to this Sun Liancheng who shares the same name, he has suspected that he has entered the TV series In the Name of People.

He later found out that Handong University really exists, and those people from the Department of Politics and Law, including Zhao Lichun, Liang Qunfeng, and others, are all there.

It’s just that he doesn’t know where Gao Yuliang, Li Dakang, Qi Tongwei, and others are.

The TV series doesn’t have many names and places, but a province shouldn’t just have a few cities, right?

Therefore, when Sun Liancheng arrived in Yi’an County, Yuncheng City, Handong Province, he felt a little unfamiliar.

None of the people in the TV series are here, and everything around him is completely unfamiliar.

If he hadn’t received the information in his mind and known his identity, family background, educational background, etc., he would have suspected the world he’s in.