Li Xiaoning knew as soon as he heard that Deputy Director Hu was trying to be official, so he spoke earnestly about the difficulties of the people in Pingshan Town. Because he could see that Deputy Director Hu was a good official. At least he still cared about the people. of.
After listening to Li Xiaoning's description, Deputy Director Hu was indeed a little moved. He said thoughtfully: "I can help talk to the Transportation Bureau. But, you also know that our National People's Congress is the Qingshui Yamen. I am an old man. I don’t know how much weight my words carry.”
Li Xiaoning immediately said: "As long as you are willing to help, you will be our great benefactor in Pingshan Town. The people of Pingshan Town will never forget your kindness."
Deputy Director Hu thought for a while and then asked: "How much will it cost to build this road?"
"This road is almost 120,000 square meters. According to the current market price, it costs almost 40 million." Li Xiaoning said. "However, I think that the people of Pingshan Town can participate in the construction of the company. This can save labor costs. It’s a big investment. You can also save some money on material costs. About 30 million should be enough.”
Deputy Director Hu nodded and said: "Young man, you are very smart. This can not only save costs, but also help the local people improve their economic income. It is a good way to kill two birds with one stone. But I am afraid that the people in Pingshan Town have not repaired it." The road experience is actually self-defeating. After all, road construction is a technical job."
Li Xiaoning said: "I have thought about this matter. Of course, we still need to find companies with formal qualifications and rich experience to build roads. But we can make an agreement with them in advance. When it comes to using migrant workers, we should try our best to use ordinary people from Pingshan Town."
After listening to Li Xiaoning's plan, Deputy Director Hu nodded repeatedly. He also felt very fond of this young man and had a deeper understanding of this young man. Deputy Director Hu has seen countless people in his official life. Most of them Young people have little initiative in doing things, let alone methods. Many young people who have just graduated even do what others teach them. If they are not taught, they will not do it, or they will not do it. But Li Xiaoning not only takes the initiative to take responsibility .And he considers the problem thoughtfully. What's even more rare is that he really has the common people in his heart.
Deputy Director Hu vaguely saw the shadow of his own youth in Li Xiaoning. Judging from his many years of experience in politics, this Li Xiaoning would be fine if he didn't make a name for himself. A hit would definitely be amazing.
Thinking of this, Deputy Director Hu picked up the mobile phone on the table and called up a number. He dialed it directly: "Director Fang. Hello. I'm Hu Weimin of the National People's Congress. You're welcome. You're welcome. That's it. The mayor of a poor town below Binhai City is with me. He said he wants to treat you to a meal. I will give him the phone number and let him talk to you."
After saying that, he handed the phone to Li Xiaoning. Li Xiaoning took the phone and made an appointment with Director Fang for dinner tomorrow without much effort. In fact, this is understandable. Although the National People's Congress is the Qingshui Yamen, it is still in charge of elections. What about the matter? Director Fang may not be able to ask Deputy Director Hu for anything, but he is definitely not willing to provoke him. Besides, he only agreed to go out for dinner and nothing else.
Deputy Director Hu probably knew that the matter had just begun. He said meaningfully to Li Xiaoning: "Xiao Li, that's all I, an old man, can do. You still have to control the rest."
"Thank you. Thank you, Director Hu." Li Xiaoning said excitedly. He stood up again and filled a glass of wine for Deputy Director Hu.
At the end, Li Xiaoning took the opportunity to hand over the red envelope. Deputy Director Hu did not accept it. He said: "I know you are short of money now. My old man is also short of this money. You should use this money at critical times. Bar."
The next night, we still made an appointment at this five-star hotel. This time, Li Xiaoning was cruel and ordered abalone and sea cucumber. He also bought a bottle of Wuliangye and two bottles of Australian Latour. After all, there was still some left. Five to six thousand yuan. I put them all into red envelopes.
After sitting in the private room for a long time, Director Fang arrived belatedly. It seemed that this had become an unwritten rule in the officialdom. The later he arrived, the more impressive he looked.
Li Xiaoning and Yang Changqing rushed up to meet him. They found that Director Fang had a loose belly. He seemed very easy-going. What he was actually like was unknown.
Li Xiaoning said with a smile on his face: "The leader is here. We are lucky to have you here. Please take a seat."
Director Fang did not give in. Instead, he sat directly at the top and asked, "Why didn't Deputy Director Hu come?"
Li Xiaoning quickly replied: "I promised to come. Deputy Director Hu just called me. He said that he couldn't leave for a while. He asked me to have a few more drinks with Director Fang on his behalf."
Director Fang laughed and said: "I know that you lower-level cadres are desperate when it comes to drinking. I don't dare to drink with you. Mayor Li and Deputy Director Hu look very familiar." He is deliberately trying to trick Li Xiaoning. Let’s see what his relationship is with Deputy Director Hu.
Yang Changqing answered: "Deputy Director Hu turned out to be my father's old leader. He has a very good relationship with our family."
When Li Xiaoning heard what Yang Changqing said, he knew something was wrong. Sure enough, Director Fang then asked: "Who is your father? And you are related."
Yang Changqing said: "My dad is the chairman and general manager of Weidu International Trading Company. Xiaoning and I are college classmates."
Director Fang said "Oh" and stopped talking. He had already figured it out. Li Xiaoning and Deputy Director Hu had no direct relationship at all. He gave up the idea of helping and decided to simply deal with it and leave.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Xiaoning hurriedly brought Wuliangye to the table and prepared to pour the wine to Director Fang first.
But Director Fang shook his head repeatedly and said coldly: "I have a bad stomach. I can't drink liquor."
"Then we'll drink red." Li Xiaoning continued to smile and brought Latour over again.
"I've never seen this wine before. Do you dare to drink it?" Director Fang frowned again. "Let's ask the waiter to change it to XO."
Li Xiaoning had seen the wine list of this hotel before. There were 3,800 bottles of Hennessy XO. To be honest, he was a little reluctant to let go. But he also understood the reason why he couldn't let go of his children. So he nodded and said: "The leader doesn't like it. Let's change it." .Waiter. Come on XO.”
When the private room door opened, a guest from the next room happened to come out to make a phone call. He accidentally glanced into the private room, and a trace of doubt suddenly appeared on his face.
After a while, Hennessy XO was served. Li Xiaoning filled a glass for Director Fang first, and then he also poured a full glass. He stood up and said to Director Fang: "Boss, today is the first time we meet. I It’s done. It’s up to you.” After saying that, he tilted his neck and did it.
Saying "I did it. It's up to you" at the wine table was just a polite way of saying it. In fact, few people being toasted were really casual. But Director Fang was really casual. He just picked up the wine glass and took a sip. Li Xiaoning even doubted whether he drank the wine in his mouth. However, today he was asking for help, so naturally he couldn't care about this.
Yang Changqing also filled the wine glass. He stood up and said to Director Fang: "Director Fang, Xiaoning is my best buddy in college. I hope you will pay more attention to his affairs. Take care of him. I will do it." I drank it all in one gulp.
This time, Director Fang seemed not to hear. He picked up a prawn with his chopsticks and began to peel off the shell. Yang Changqing stood there awkwardly, her face flushed.
Li Xiaoning reminded: "Boss, my friend is toasting you."
Director Fang then pretended to have just seen Yang Changqing and said, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't hear it."
Yang Changqing is now a rich man. He has never received such a cold face when drinking outside. His face is so red that he almost bleeds. But for Li Xiaoning's sake, he had to endure it. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Then I'll respect you again." Director Fang has a glass. I'll do it. You can do as you like." After saying that, he poured another glass of wine, then he drank again by raising his neck.
Director Fang raised the shrimp in his hand and said in a pretentious manner: "I'm sorry. I have something on my hand. Let's wait until I finish eating the shrimp."
Yang Changqing was so angry that she couldn't speak. She sat back down in frustration and became sulky.
Li Xiaoning felt very angry when he saw Yang Changqing received such a cold reception. According to his previous temper, he wished he could just kick Director Fang's nose in the face. But when he thought about road construction, he had to do it here. Director Fang had no choice but to be patient.
The wine was tasteless. Director Fang didn't care about Li Xiaoning and Yang Changqing at all. He ate sea cucumbers and abalone by himself. He occasionally took a sip of wine and regarded Li Xiaoning and Yang Changqing as nothing.
Twenty minutes passed. Director Fang finally had enough to drink and eat. Li Xiaoning was about to say something when the phone rang again. Director Fang answered the phone for ten minutes. The more he talked, the more interested he became. He actually stood up and was about to go out.
Li Xiaoning felt cold. This matter was probably going to go wrong. Today's money was all wasted.
Director Fang was about to leave. Li Xiaoning and Yang Changqing could not sit any longer. They had to get up and follow closely. The elevator door opened. It was full of people and only one person could squeeze in. Li Xiaoning and Yang Changqing had to stand still. Please ask Fang. The director got on the elevator. Li Xiaoning waved and said, "Goodbye, director Fang."
Director Fang was still talking on his mobile phone but ignored him.
Just as the elevator door was about to close, a man in his thirties walked over. He was wearing a snow-white shirt, crisp trousers, and shiny leather shoes. His hair was meticulously combed into three-quarter lengths. At first glance, he looked like a big leader.
The man walked up to Li Xiaoning and said with a smile: "Xiaoning, you are serious. I told you, I will definitely come over to join the party. Why didn't you wait for me? You are angry with your brother."
Seeing this man and hearing what he said, Director Fang's face turned pale. He pressed down on the elevator door that was slowly closing.