Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1164 - 589 Three-Pats Secretary Newcomer on the Road

Chapter 1164: Chapter 589 Three-Pats Secretary Newcomer on the Road

Hearing Yan Fei’s reminder, Xiao Zhao chuckled, "Look at me, I almost forgot the main issue. Secretary Jiao didn’t say much, but what I’m thinking is, don’t you have a lot of cattle in cooperative breeding? When the time comes, can’t we collect them all and raise them at the cattle farm for a few days? When people see our scale, won’t it look particularly grand?"

"Did you just come up with that off the top of your head? Seems like you want to be a Three-Pats Secretary," Yan Fei wasn’t in a rush about the department’s people coming, but he became genuinely anxious after hearing Xiao Zhao’s words. "Do you have any idea how many cattle I’ve distributed to the farmers? Over two thousand heads, my dear Zhao. If we bring all those cattle over, are you expecting Secretary Jiao and your county committee members to come and help feed them?"

Three-Pats Cadres is a colloquial saying among the common folks, describing some officials as ’deciding with a slap to the head, promising with a pat on the chest, and leaving with a slap on the butt’ in times of trouble. This implies they make hasty decisions without considering the reality, promise recklessly when faced with issues, and simply walk away from problems — that’s the Three-Pats.

"Ah..." That was all the response left from the Three-Pats Secretary on the phone.

"Ah what?" Yan Fei scolded him. "This definitely isn’t something Secretary Jiao suggested. It was your own idea, right? Now, there are already over a thousand heads in my farm, and with those additional two thousand, do you even realize how large that herd would be? Why don’t you go watch ’Animal World’ to get an idea? Thousands of cattle, with heads lined up behind tails, could stretch for miles, do you get that?"

Since Yan Fei was familiar with Xiao Zhao, he didn’t beat around the bush. For one, they were both young, and secondly, people tend to take after those they follow. Xiao Zhao must have a decent character to be chosen as Secretary Jiao’s secretary, and there was no need to worry about him doing something underhanded.

After all, Xiao Zhao hadn’t been working for very long, and he naturally lacked work experience, let alone knowledge about rural life — an area where he was even more inexperienced compared to Secretary Jiao, who had grown up poor and done farm work and herded cattle. Xiao Zhao was somewhat a city kid, having gone to school from childhood until graduation, missing out on these kinds of experiences.

Sure enough, after Yan Fei’s explanation, Xiao Zhao thought it over and burst into sheepish laughter, "Brother Fei, Brother Fei, I realize my mistake, okay? No wonder Secretary Jiao laughed a bit strangely when I made this suggestion to him, telling me to talk to you directly. He wanted you to set me straight!"

No wonder he could be a secretary — his awareness was truly commendable, and his reaction was incredibly quick.

Yan Fei laughed heartily, "Having more cattle isn’t really a problem, but we’ll still have to go back and see. My new site isn’t ready yet, so we definitely can’t take them all back, but a few more should be fine. How about we discuss this further once I’m back?"

"Yes, yes, sure!" Xiao Zhao hurriedly agreed. "The specifics are up to you. This really was a half-baked idea that popped into my head. Once there’s any new information from the higher-ups, I’ll inform you. If there’s nothing tying you up in Provincial City, remember to head back early, okay?"

"No problem!" Yan Fei cheerfully agreed.

After hanging up the phone, he explained to his fellow apprentices who were just joking around, "It’s about the ’National Livestock and Poultry Breed Protection Directory.’ Apparently, our Wan City yellow cattle also have a chance to be listed. However, the higher-ups will come down to investigate the situation, and the county said they might visit my place to check, so they told me to prepare and cooperate."

"That’s great news!" The apprentice who was joking before looked drunk, but his mind was clear. "Little apprentice brother, you really need to take this seriously. Don’t overlook this directory — think about it, it’s published by the national ministries. Is there anything more credible than that? Once it’s on the list, it’s the best affirmation for your local yellow cattle, right?"

"Exactly!" Another apprentice chimed in. "It really is good news, especially for someone like you who breeds high-quality beef and might consider exporting. You seemed a bit indifferent just now — that attitude won’t do. I’m not criticizing you, but this is an opportunity others can hardly beg for, and it’s being handed to you on a silver platter. If you don’t seize it, you have no idea how many will curse you behind your back for not cherishing it."

Feeling wronged, Yan Fei protested, "I’m not taking it lightly! But for such a big matter, it’s not much use if I’m the only one working hard, right?"

"If everyone thought like you, we’d be in trouble!" The apprentice beside him patted his shoulder. "For things like this, you have to put in as much effort as you can. Never think like that."

This was the benefit of having apprentice brothers. These were people who had been struggling in society for many years, some twice his age. Had it been any ordinary gathering, they wouldn’t be so candid. Now, being able to give him advice so freely upon their first meeting, regardless of what he thought internally, he had to acknowledge their good intentions.

Another apprentice brother, riding on his tipsiness, also told him quite a bit, particularly about dealing with senior officials. Many of these brothers held secure positions, and even the slowest learner would have gleaned some wisdom over the years.

This wasn’t the kind of advice people usually shared, and only in this setting would those present be willing to share it with him — Old Pan from back home did often give him pointers, but his insight was limited when compared to what these people could offer.