"According to the results of the general election in Geumcheon District since the turn of the millennium, the lowest vote rate in the history of our party is 20.39%, and the highest vote rate is 52.68%, combined with the election strategy we have formulated, if you can run smoothly for the second elder, I expect your vote rate to be between 40% and 45%."

In the office of the first chief secretary of the mayor's office at the Seoul City Hall, a 175cm tall, 30-year-old man wearing a black suit and a 28-middle-sized head said with a black whiteboard marker while facing a circular statistical chart on the whiteboard.

In the office chair of the secretary to the deputy secretary sat a man 186 cm tall, also about 30 years old, wearing a light blue shirt and a black tie, with a gentle face under his dark and dense hair.

On the desk is a wooden nameplate with the words "First Chief Secretary Kwak Dae-hae" written in Korean.

"Hai Can, what about the New National Party?"

Guo Dahai turned a gel pen in his hand, and his eyes were bright and he asked Zheng Haican, who was standing in front of the whiteboard.

"The SNP has a record high of 54.04% and a record low of 36.08%, but since the 17th National Assembly election, we have widened the gap between Geumcheon and the NPP, so I predict that their vote share should be between 33% and 38%."

The joy on Jung's face was palpable, as if next year's general election (election of members of the National Assembly) was within their reach.

However, Guo Dahai didn't think so, and there was no trace of joy on his face, "Hae Chan, I heard from the mayor that the newly left deputies Cheon Jeong-bae and Ahn Cheol-so are already planning to form a new political party to run for election, which will inevitably have a certain impact on us. ”

"Yes, but if it weren't for Ahn Cheol-so and Cheon Jeong-bae himself, our chances would still be very good, but the vote rate would be lower."

Guo Dahai's expression still didn't change, and he asked about other things, "Okay, how are the gifts prepared?" ”

"The delivery car from the department store is already on the way."

"I'll take a look at the letter I sent yesterday, and we'll leave as soon as the gift arrives."

"Yes."

As Mr. Jung left his office, Mr. Guo pulled out a thick stack of letters from a drawer, including letters of complaint from Seoul citizens to the mayor and ordinary letters from people who supported him.

Dear Secretary Guo,

My most memorable childhood memory is stealing my brother's milk powder.

I was six or seven years old at the time, and every time my mother made milk powder for my brother, I would follow closely and dip my fingers in the milk powder that had accidentally spilled on the table.

However, my grandmother, who lived with us, hated me eating my brother's milk powder so much that whenever she found out that I was secretly eating it again, she would slap me on the back so hard that I was caught off guard and the milk powder squirted out of my mouth and nostrils.

Looking back now, my grandmother taught me a lesson not because I was long past the age of drinking milk, or because she was worried about my brother's milk powder would decrease, but because everything about my brother was extremely precious and could not be touched by any cat or dog.

I always thought that everything would be better when I grew up, but when I was faced with the difficulty of finding a job after graduating from university, I almost fell into despair.

I distinctly remember that I sent my resume to 36 clubs, but in the end, only one asked me to go for an interview.

I finally entered the club to work, and when I was paid the first month's salary, I learned that the salary of the new recruits issued by the club would also be different depending on gender, why did they earn more than 300,000 yuan more than me when it was the same job?

After giving birth to our Minzhu, because she is a daughter, her mother-in-law's expression is very bad, and when she returns to the club, she will be ridiculed by other male colleagues, "If only we could have a vacation like yours." ”

Because I have to take care of the children, I don't get enough sleep every day, and I always suffer from the minister's lesson in the club, and when I get home and want to take a break, my mother-in-law will say, "What's so great about your job, taking care of the children is the most important, quit your job, and then have a baby." ”

I quit my job and got divorced.

I'm sorry for nagging you so much, but in the end I still want to ask you, why hasn't anything changed after so many years?

Kim Sun-young

December 24, 2015

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Guo Dahai looked at the contents of the letter, and his expression was even a little heavy thoughtfully, so that he didn't notice it when Zheng Haican opened the door again and came in.

"Brother, are these all yesterday's letters?"

Yin Shuhao, who came in with Zheng Haican, saw a thick stack of letters stacked on the desk, and he asked in surprise.

"Yes."

Guo Dahai put aside the finished letter, and then picked up a letter again to read.

"Second Adult, the gifts are ready."

Zheng Haican held a document in his hand, and he stood in front of Guo Dahai and said respectfully.

"Okay" Guo Dahai finished reading the rest of the letter in his hand, then got up and took off his suit jacket from the hanger pole and put it on, he said to Yin Shuhao, "Shuhao, go drive." ”

"Yes."

Yin Shuhao turned around and went out, Zheng Haican took out a mirror from the bookcase, Guo Dahai looked in the mirror to make sure that there was no problem with his dress before stepping out of the door.

"Hello Second Adult."

Walking in the corridor to the elevator, someone greeted Guo Dahai from time to time.

Zheng Haican, who was following him, hesitated for a while, and when he arrived at the elevator room, he ran up and pressed the elevator down button and said, "That, second elder, you have to ask Shu Hao to change his name." ”

"Hai Can, with my relationship with Shuhao, it's better for you to talk to him."

"Yes."

Standing at the gate of the Seoul City Hall and waiting for a while, Yoon Shuhao drove up from the underground parking lot in a black Kia K5, Jung Hae-chan opened the door for him, and waited for Guo Dahai to enter the back seat and sit down, and then he went to the passenger seat to sit down.

The car started and the destination was the child welfare center located in Siheung-dong 3-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul.

"Have we approved the support budget for next year's child welfare center that we applied to the Welfare Policy Office and the Geumcheon Ward Office?"

Guo Dahai closed his eyes and rested, and he asked Zheng Haican, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"The application of the Geumcheon Ward Office has been approved, the head of Che Ward has promised to increase next year's budget by 5% from this year, and the Welfare Policy Office is still applying to the Ministry of Health and Welfare for support."

After listening to Zheng Haican's answer, he said with a smile on his face, "It seems that I have to find a time to thank the head of the car district." ”

"Brother, are we sure to win next year's general election?"

Observing that Guo Dahai was in a good mood through the rearview mirror, Yin Shuhao said with a smile.

"No one can say about the election."

Soon, Guo Dahai returned to his normal color.

"Didn't Haican say that the ratio of men to women in Jinchuan District is much higher, we have done so many things for them since the year before, if they don't choose a brother, isn't it unreasonable, and there are businessmen in various markets, we bring them water in the summer, chat with them, solve the problem of rent increase for them, and solve the problem of salary for the outsourced personnel in the industrial zone, they will definitely choose you, right?"

Speaking of the back, Yin Shuhao feels more and more that they are determined to win next year's general election.

"Ah, concentrate on driving."

Guo Dahai did not answer the other party's question directly, since he was reborn in South Korea, everything here feels familiar and strange to him.

What is familiar is that in his previous life, as a Chinese, he could see the familiar Confucian culture from Koreans.

What is strange is that the officialdom of South Korea is completely different from that of Huaguo, which makes it difficult for him to adapt to it even if he was the mayor of Longshan Town in his previous life, but fortunately, after more than a year, he has slowly adapted to it.