As soon as he entered the office, before he had time to take a breath, the phone on the table rang, and before Qi Tianxiang could react, Xiao Zhang, who was pouring tea, hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand and took a few steps to pick up the phone.

"It's Vice Governor Xu's call, asking if you will have time." After listening to a few words, Xiao Zhang covered the earpiece and said to Qi Tianxiang, "There are some things I want to talk about." ”

Qi Tianxiang pondered for a moment, thought for a moment and said, "Please come over!" ”

Seeing that Xiao Zhang put down the phone after conveying his meaning, and then picked up the teacup and poured tea, Qi Tianxiang thought for a while and said: "Take a look at the arrangement for the morning, if there is nothing too tight, put it back first, Lao Xu, this old guy is more sensitive, try to have as much time as possible, don't make him feel uncomfortable." ”

Xiao Zhang nodded, gently put the teacup on the corner of the desk, and said without thinking: "At nine o'clock, Director Wang Junming of the National Development and Reform Commission brought people over to report on the progress and follow-up of several key projects, and at ten o'clock the Bureau of Religious Affairs and the Letters and Visits Office came to report on the problem of encroachment on the religious industry, and the Department of Higher Education would like to ask for your opinion on the issue of the centralization of colleges and universities. It is estimated that the time in the morning may not be arranged. ”

Qi Tianxiang listened to Xiao Zhang's report, groaned for a while, and then said slowly: "Don't push it!" On the side of the National Development and Reform Commission, Governor Liu is almost busy in Beijing, and there is no positive attitude here. Let them come later, it should be half past nine. The Religious Affairs Bureau asked them to go to Sister Pingfang's place to talk first, I'll go over there after I'm busy here, and the Higher Education Bureau will let them come over in the afternoon! ”

Xiao Zhang still nodded, turned around and was about to leave, Qi Tianxiang knew that he was going to his room to make a call, so he stopped Xiao Zhang, Wen Yan smiled and said: "Let's call later, you go to greet Vice Governor Xu first, and you will contact him after he comes." ”

Seeing Xiao Zhang turn around and leave, Qi Tianxiang stood up, glanced at the furnishings on the desk, and moved the position of the lamp a little, and was relieved to see that there was nothing wrong.

This is a habit he has developed over the years, and it was like this when he was a teacher at the academy, the desk must be neat, the table must be clean, and the items should be placed in as orderly order as possible, even if it is things like documents and newspapers, they must be neatly categorized. It seems that this is the only way to make the organization clear, and there will be no feeling of aggrieved and awkwardness.

These habits are always paid attention to, and Xiao Zhang, as a secretary, is of course very clear and has formed a routine. In addition to Qi Tianxiang, one of the tasks that Xiao Zhang must do when commuting to and from work every day is to tidy up Qi Tianxiang's desk, and it must be sorted out by Xiao Zhang himself, and the cleaning staff are not allowed to touch anything on the desk. In this way, Qi Tianxiang changed several offices, and such rules have never changed.

And Qi Tianxiang is very satisfied with these, in fact, he also knows that the desk will not have any messiness and stains, but he still subconsciously wants to take a look, and by the way, he also adjusts his emotions and thoughts.

In addition to a neat desk, Qi Tianxiang also maintains the habit of arriving an hour early. This habit began when the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection was in place, because it was a policy research office, there were a lot of materials and books, and there were leaders or colleagues who needed to read something at any time. Although I have never encountered a rush situation, and even the number of temporary access to materials is very small, I still continue this habit, and I have experienced some wonderful things about it.

Arriving early will not be busy, this is the preparation when you are an ordinary cadre, and you are prepared. After stepping into the leadership position, I realized the preciousness of this hour, the environment and atmosphere in the morning are relatively quiet, you can freely control, there are no meetings and visits, and there is no human interference, you can think, you can also start what needs to be done in advance, and when others arrive at work, you are ready.

Compared with leaving late, arriving early can maintain strong energy, clear mind, and a relaxed attitude, which has many advantages and benefits. In addition, there is an unknown secret, Qi Tianxiang does not want to occupy the time of the evening endlessly, there is nothing important, he generally does not stay in the office for too long, and when it is time to get off work, he will go home, or socialize as necessary.

He is a person with a strong sense of time, he would rather spend his evening time with Yan Li than waste it in the office endlessly, a lot of work will be better in the morning, and the evening time belongs to Yan Li and the family.

With the rise of the position, the benefits of this early arrival are becoming more and more obvious, and it is often time to go to work, Qi Tianxiang has everything in place and can start his daily work. But it is this habit that has brought about changes in the work and rest time of the organs, whether it is the discipline inspection commission or the Hezhou Municipal Party Committee, they are all quietly adjusting their working hours under his influence. As a subordinate organ cadre, he will never ignore the inherent habits of the leader, let alone let himself be in a hurry because of punctuality.

This change gradually affected Qi Tianxiang's time, and the originally quiet morning time was still disturbed by various instructions and reports, so that Qi Tianxiang had to take a hard block, that is, let Xiao Zhang block too many visits and give him a separate time.

The rules start from the provincial government, in the morning this hour, there is nothing important, it belongs to Qi Tianxiang personally, no one can disturb it, this is Qi Tianxiang specially asked Xiao Zhang to pay attention to it, and it is also a non-public rule.

Soon this rule spread throughout the organs, not only the cadres at all levels understood, but even the vice governors knew about Qi Tianxiang's unwritten rule, and they tried not to disturb him at this time. Xu Fang obviously knew Qi Tianxiang's habit and knew this rule, so the appointment must not be rash, there is a certain reason.

This is also the reason why Qi Tianxiang attaches great importance to it, if Xu Fang does not have anything particularly important, he will not easily break the rules he has set, and ask to meet early in the morning. This also aroused Qi Tianxiang's vigilance, as the vice governor in charge of agriculture, and before the first summer came, what would happen, so important that he would make an appointment early in the morning?

This is not only Xu Fang's first summer harvest, but also Qi Tianxiang's first time, success or failure is crucial. This is also the reason why Qi Tianxiang will take time out to go down with Xu Fang to see agricultural production not long ago, ostensibly to take Xu Fang to familiarize himself with the situation, but in fact, he himself also needs to be familiar, and he needs to have a bottom in his heart.

This feeling was now disturbed by Xu Fang's appointment, and his heart became inexplicably nervous.