Secretary Hu instantly sobered up. He had not taken Ning Jie seriously at all before; even when Ning Jie helped him, he had simply assumed Ning Jie was sucking up to him.
Although he understood what Fu Jianye had said to him yesterday, resentment still lingered in his heart. Why should some country boy be allowed to crap all over his head?
Today, however, he finally understood. In Fu Jianye's eyes—and even more so in the old man's eyes—personal loyalty mattered far more than actual achievements.
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