Chapter 471 Seeing Through Little Tricks
Not only Chang Ming and Wang Zhongqiu were surprised, but even Zhong Kang's jaw dropped.
He thought that Feng Man was just making a symbolic concession and that he must not be prepared.
Good guy, the dignified county magistrate dines at Jiayang Group, so he can't just eat from the canteen.
So I secretly asked the vice president of the group if they were ready?
The vice president was also confused. He didn't listen to the boss's instructions to hold a big banquet.
The sudden change made many senior executives of the group worry about Feng Man, fearing that he would not be well received and would make the county magistrate unhappy, which would definitely not be good news for the group.
On the other hand, Feng Man took his time and led Li Yuanlang and his party towards the group's canteen with a smile.
On the way, Zhong Kang took a few steps to catch up with Feng Man and asked him in a low voice: "Old Feng, do you really want County Magistrate Li to eat in the canteen?"
Feng Man smiled slightly and nodded without comment.
Zhong Kang really couldn't understand it now. Feng Man seemed to be a very smart person, but how could he be so confused at the critical moment? For such a big company, if the county magistrate was allowed to eat in the cafeteria, it would be a good idea to spread the word.
In addition, this also seems to be a sign of treating Li Yuanlang poorly.
Feng Man led everyone into the cafeteria and went directly to the private room on the second floor.
The decoration here is very luxurious, with two rooms inside and one outside, with carpets on the floor, a sofa and a large-screen TV in the outside room, and a large round table in the inside room that can accommodate more than twenty people.
The tableware has been fully arranged, shiny and made of fine porcelain.
The house has an antique feel, with all solid wood tables and chairs.
With humility, Li Yuanlang sat in the main seat, with Feng Man and the group executives on his left.
On the right is Zhong Kang, followed by Chang Ming and his entourage.
Wang Zhongqiu sat on a chair with his back to the door.
Li Yuanlang did not speak during the whole process, his expression was dull and not majestic, and he always stared at the colorful flowers placed in the middle of the round table.
"County Magistrate Li, will you serve the food?" Feng Man asked.
"Okay." Li Yuanlang nodded.
Feng Man nodded to the waiter standing at the door: "Serve."
And asked Li Yuanlang what he wanted to drink.
"According to the regulations, we don't drink alcohol at noon. Let's have some tea and mineral water." Li Yuanlang suggested.
"Okay." Feng Man didn't insist, and asked the waiter to bring tea, mineral water, freshly squeezed juice and other drinks.
After not waiting for a long time, several waiters slowly came in carrying dishes and placed them one by one in front of everyone. When everyone took a look, they were stunned and stunned.
Why?
Because what was served was a delicate tray with four side dishes on it, two meat and two vegetarian. There was nothing special about it, it was just home-cooked food.
There is also a bowl of rice and a bowl of clear soup, and nothing else.
When Feng Man saw that the things were placed, he explained to everyone: "The group advocates frugality, and every employee from the boss down to the bottom eats the same meal. I didn't prepare it deliberately today, so I had to give in to the leaders and eat the staff meal."
Then he turned to Li Yuanlang, nodded apologetically and asked, "County Magistrate Li, what do you think? If you don't like it, I'll book a banquet at the county hotel right away."
Li Yuanlang chuckled and said, "Boss Feng, you don't have to be polite. This is good. Just take care of yourself."
Only then did Zhong Kang realize that Feng Man did it on purpose.
In full view of everyone, how could Li Yuanlang have the nerve to refuse?
He, Feng Man, entertained Li Yuanlang, and Lu Dingfang was definitely not happy afterwards.
Instead, he served Li Yuanlang a popular dish, and Lu Dingfang couldn't explain why.
In addition, Feng Man designated him to study Li Yuanlang and knew that the new county magistrate did not like to create ostentation.
If they serve big fish and meat, it will arouse Li Yuanlang's resentment. As long as he serves common people's food, Li Yuanlang can't find any fault, and he will think that Feng Man is a good entrepreneur.
With this move, Feng Man could be said to kill two birds with one stone, and he was very calculating.
Ginger is still spicier when it comes to old age, this is true.
"Please use your chopsticks." Feng Man gave in, and half-jokingly said: "You can add more food if it's gone, but there's one thing: you can't add more until you've finished eating, so don't waste it."
Because I didn’t drink, the meal was uneventful and the meal went by quickly.
Less than half an hour later, Li Yuanlang put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth and said, "I didn't expect that the chefs in Jiayang Group's canteen are very high-level, and the food tastes good, better than what we cook in the government canteen."
"County Magistrate Li praised you. If you like it, you can come anytime and I'll entertain you anytime." Feng Man said with a laugh.
After lunch, Li Yuanlang did not stay too long and led a group of people to get on the bus and return to the county government.
As soon as he entered the office, Chang Ming followed him in and asked him what his impression of Feng Man was.
Li Yuanlang lit up a cigarette and said slowly: "This man should not be underestimated, he is too shrewd."
"What do you mean..." Chang Ming looked at Li Yuanlang in confusion, as if he was listening.
"He deliberately packaged himself as a civilian boss, but he didn't know that because of his excessive pretense, he ended up showing his fox's tail."
Chang Ming shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand.
"If you think about it, the clothes Feng Man wore at first were extremely ordinary. But his clothes were new, and they smelled like new clothes, which means he had just bought them and put them on."
"Oh." Chang Ming didn't expect Li Yuanlang to be so careful, and even such small details did not escape his notice.
Li Yuanlang continued his analysis: "Invite us to the cafeteria for a light meal at noon. I also made a discovery?"
"What discovery?" Chang Ming was really aroused by Li Yuanlang's interest. He looked at him without moving his eyes, eager to wait for him to reveal the answer.
"When I walked out of the private room, I accidentally saw the room next door, which was filled with a large table of exquisite dishes. I thought that Feng Man must have used that table to entertain us at first, but he changed his mind and invited us temporarily.
Eat staff meals.”
"I understand." Chang Ming said excitedly: "He must have thought that you didn't like to make a show, so he changed it to a staff meal."
"That's not entirely true." Li Yuanlang said: "Feng Man is testing me. In fact, I am testing him too."
Chang Ming was once again taken into the ditch by Li Yuanlang. His brain was not full for the moment and he couldn't figure out why the two people were testing each other. What exactly were they testing each other for?
Li Yuanlang didn't say anything, and Chang Ming couldn't ask further questions. He simply didn't want to think about it and saved his brain cells. It was too tiring.
Things that make him tired will come soon.
Chang Ming answered the phone, his brows suddenly tightened, and he muttered: "Why are you here again? Okay, let them wait, I'll be there right away."
Hanging up the phone, he said: "It's Shen Aijun's wife and his daughter. They have been fighting and arguing all day long over the property left by Shen Aijun. I'm tired of it."
Originally, this was someone else's family matter, but after all, it involved Shen Aijun.
And judging from the current feedback, Shen Aijun is very likely to have a dirty net worth as Secretary Wu said.
Li Yuanlang curiously asked the reason.
After Shen Aijun's first wife died in a car accident, he married Luo Huan, a flight attendant who was twenty years younger than him.
Luo Huan is only six years older than Shen Aijun's only daughter, Shen Jiajia. It is said that there are three women in one drama, and these two girls also have a lot of roles.
They often quarreled and bickered, and no one tolerated the other, and no one was convinced by the other. Fortunately, when Shen Aijun was alive, he could barely maintain it.
But as soon as Shen Aijun died, the two women immediately fell out and started fighting for Shen Aijun's property. They just scolded each other and even fought, and finally ended up with Lei Zhen.
It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. Lei Zhen was unwilling to take care of it, so he let Zhu Ningshan handle it.
Zhu Ningshan was even more shrewd. He reminded him in his words, saying that after all, Shen Aijun was once a member of the government. You still have to go to the county government for this matter. That is the one who is in charge. He immediately pushed it to Chang Ming.
When these two women met, they started to fight each other, and even before they could finish their words, they exchanged nasty words, almost engaging in a full-on martial arts show.
Chang Ming himself was a loner and had no experience in dealing with family disputes. Moreover, the two women had deep grudges and each had their own reasons, leaving Chang Ming at a loss what to do.
Seeing that Chang Ming didn't work, Luo Huan proposed to find the county magistrate to solve the problem, and Shen Jiajia agreed.
Fortunately, Li Yuanlang was being detained by Huang Sixiu at the time and was not in the county.
Moreover, everything is troublesome to the county magistrate. Chang Ming, the office director, cannot help the county magistrate, which is a dereliction of duty on his part.
Therefore, this matter was never reported to Li Yuanlang, and Chang Ming planned to handle it himself.
After hearing this, Li Yuanlang said to him: "Bring them to me and I will give them a try."
"The county magistrate..."
Chapter completed!