In fact, there is no need for Ye Ming to insist on returning the red envelope in the guest room at this time. He can wait until the afternoon meeting and secretly return it to Zheng Xiaoliang or Chen Jianli.
However, Ye Ming had other purposes at this time: First, he was worried that if he stayed alone with Zhou Meiyu in the room for a long time, and there was nothing wrong with him, Chen Jianli and others might fabricate some problems, and he might even be Zhou Meiyu falsely accused her of how he treated her in the room. Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn't be able to wash it off. Therefore, he now wants Zheng Xiaoliang or Chen Jianli to come over and let them see that he and Zhou Meiyu are innocent. It’s free, so as not to teach others what to do with it.
Secondly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to return the red envelope to drive Zhou Meiyu out and prevent her from staying in his room any longer: because he still had many issues to think about and judge, and he had no time to chat with Zhou Meiyu.
So, he insisted that Zhou Meiyu call Zheng Xiaoliang immediately, asked him to come over, and returned the money to him in person...
Ten minutes after Zhou Meiyu called, Chen Jianli and Zheng Xiaoliang hurried over.
As soon as he entered Ye Ming's room, Chen Jianshe took a look at Ye Ming and Zhou Meiyu. Seeing that they were neatly dressed and looked natural, without any sign of an ambiguous affair that had just happened, he was a little surprised: It turns out that they had just been drinking together. At the table, Chen Jianshe saw that Ye Ming seemed to be very interested in Zhou Meiyu. He was secretly happy at the time, thinking that Ye Ming had fallen into his trap. Later, after eating, he heard Ye Ming say that he wanted to go back to the room to rest, so he Thinking that he couldn't wait to have sex with Zhou Meiyu, he specially gave Zhou Meiyu a few words to ask her to obey Section Chief Ye's request and serve him well with all her heart.
Therefore, when Zheng Xiaoliang received a call from Zhou Meiyu just now, saying that Ye Ming must return the red envelope left in his room, Chen Jianli thought that Ye Ming was just showing off, and also expected that he and Zhou Meiyu must have accomplished something good, so , he hurried over with Zheng Xiaoliang. On the one hand, he wanted to see the scene where Ye Ming and Zhou Meiyu were in love. On the other hand, he also wanted to persuade Ye Ming not to have any scruples and just accept the red envelope.
Unexpectedly, when he came in, what he saw was not what he wanted to see. This made him a little disappointed.
After Chen Jianli and Zheng Xiaoliang came in, Ye Ming called the red envelope to Chen Jianli and said with a smile: "Secretary Chen, Director Zheng, you are so polite. I just made it clear to Director Zhou: I am not It’s not that I’m being pretentious or that I don’t accept the kindness of the leaders, but that I set a rule for myself after I entered the provincial party committee office: I will never accept any red envelope gifts. This is my personal principle and bottom line, so I would like to ask you two The leader will forgive me and remove this red envelope. Here, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you again,"
When Chen Jianli heard what he said, he felt very unhappy. He thought to himself, if you are still young and just talk about principles and bottom lines in front of me, isn't this a blatant slap in the face of me, the secretary of the county party committee?
However, he only dared to say these words in his heart, but he still showed a false smile on the surface, gave Ye Ming a thumbs up, and said insincerely: "Chief Ye, you are so young, you are asking so much of yourself. Yan, it is indeed very rare to be so self-disciplined. However, it is actually a common practice for us to do this, and many local governments also do this. Chief Ye may have just arrived at the provincial party committee office and has visited the local area less frequently. , so I’m not used to this kind of thing, so I advise Section Chief Ye not to refuse. Isn’t it just a little meal fee? It’s not a big deal. Besides, if you don’t charge the meal fee, I came with you. Those comrades, including Director Hu, are too embarrassed to accept it, right? That would be more embarrassing. So, I hope Section Chief Ye can think about it again. Sometimes, principles and bottom lines can be flexible, right? wrong,"
Chen Jianli's words are indeed reasonable: the reason why Hong Xi and others are rushing to come to Huangyuan this time is, to put it bluntly, they just want to enjoy the super-standard reception provided by the Huangyuan County Party Committee and County Government. They got a big red envelope. If Ye Ming didn't accept the red envelope, their red envelopes would definitely have to be returned. In that case, he might have offended these people unintentionally...
Thinking about this, Ye Ming hesitated for a moment, but finally said firmly: "Secretary Chen, I just emphasized: you have your own customs for receiving superiors, and I also have my own personal principles and bottom lines. I will not accept this." Meal expenses only represent me, and I cannot use my own standards to measure other comrades. Therefore, please ask the comrades at the reception desk to remove my meal expenses. As for other comrades in our investigation team, they I don’t know if I refunded the meal fee. As long as you, Director Zheng, and Director Zhou don’t tell me, they will definitely have no idea, right?”
As soon as these words came out, Chen Jianli and other three people had different expressions on their faces: Chen Jianli flashed a sharp cold light in his eyes, obviously extremely dissatisfied with Ye Ming's pushback; Zheng Xiaoliang had no expression on his face, but he was scolding angrily in his heart. She called him a "hypocrite"; and Zhou Meiyu now found that Ye Ming had more and more advantages, especially his current behavior of insisting on returning the red envelope, which made her admire her deeply: among the current officials, Among them, there are still a few people who can be like the young section chief in front of me and remain unmoved when faced with risk-free red envelopes and gifts.
After Ye Ming said those words, he also paid attention to the reactions of Chen Jianli and the other three people. He is a very sensitive person with extremely sharp eyes. The sharp cold light flashed in Chen Jianli's eyes just now, and It did not escape his eyes. After seeing this cold light, Ye Ming suddenly felt a little regret in his heart: It seems that it may not be a good idea for him to insist on returning the red envelope, and he may even give it to himself. It has brought hidden dangers and risks: If you do not accept this red envelope, it means that you have rejected the flattery and flattery of Chen Jianli and others, which is equivalent to drawing a line between yourself and them, and even between you and other members of the investigation team. A gap. From now on, Chen Jianli is likely to be wary of himself, guard against himself, and monitor himself. In that case, if he wants to secretly investigate the affairs of Heshun Company, he may encounter resistance...
However, at this point, he could no longer regret it, so at his insistence, the red envelope was removed, and Zhou Meiyu followed Chen Jianli and Zheng Xiaoliang out of his room, so that he could finally lie down quietly. Thinking about the next strategy,