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Chapter 583: Chapter 490: The Dust Settles, Goodbye Zheng Xiu (Please Subscribe!)_1
"The next day.
Noon.
Mayor Wang rode his motorcycle to Tang Qing’s home. Tang Qing didn’t ask the mayor’s real name last night, but that’s not important - the boys in the command room informed him. The mayor’s name is Wang Xin, and he’s originally from the county town.
After graduating from university, Wang Xin passed the examination to become a secretary in the County Committee Office. Initially, he worked there for a year, mainly writing material, and then he was assigned to serve the newly-arriving secretary of the County Committee. He held his position as secretary for three years.
Considering his high starting point, his undergraduate degree, and his adherence to policies for promoting young cadres, Wang Xin was rapidly promoted, quickly overcoming many obstacles. In just four years, he became a top-ranked leader, quickly advancing even by the standards of provincial and municipal government offices.
Upon investigation, Wang Xin seems to be upright. Wang Xin’s family is not poor. His parents are not very wealthy, but they are capable of feeding and clothing themselves and they are not too concerned about money. Furthermore, Wang is young and energetic. In general, he’s a good guy. Only time can tell what kind of person he will become in the future.
Village Chief Guo Quan also came along with Wang Xin, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to find the way. On the way, Guo told Wang Xin about Tang Qing’s uncle’s plan to fund the construction of the village road. Wang Xin was pleased; at least it solved the problem of another village’s road.
It was a double blessing.
Upon arriving at Tang Qing’s home, they parked the car outside the gate.
"Tang, your living environment is not bad." Wang Xin surveyed the surroundings. The layout and location of Tang’s home are very good. The house is backed by a bamboo forest with lush, large leaves, the type used to wrap rice dumplings.
In front of the house is an open, elevated landscape with a nice view.
"Mayor Wang, my rural conditions are simple. Let’s sit and drink tea for a while before we go to Jiaxue for lunch. I’m not planning to cook this time." Tang Qing led them to the living room where he served tea. Various snacks sat on the table.
"Haha, I just found out that you and Lin are childhood sweethearts. That’s good, a handsome boy and a pretty girl, a perfect match." Wang Xin blurted out without missing a beat.
After taking a sip of tea, Wang Xin’s eyes brightened. It was premium Longjing tea, but considering Tang Qing’s uncle’s identity, he didn’t remark on it as unusual.
Tang Qing smiled and sat down, "I also think so, Mayor Wang, your plan has been sent back. My uncle has already agreed to it. Congratulations! His friend’s company will handle it. At the latest, they will send someone here by the end of the month."
He directly handed it to Sky Eye. For the sake of peace and quiet, Tang Qing sent an email directly to the deputy general managers of Sky Eye to deal with the matter. He had no interest in getting involved as it wouldn’t earn him much money; he simply wanted to maintain the status quo.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xin was overjoyed, "Haha, thank you, Tang."
As long as the investment is finalized, his position is secure. He was thrilled, but he didn’t care how Tang Qing sent the plan back. There’s no internet here, and it’s not feasible to read it out via phone call.
Tang Qing got straight to the point: "By the way, Mayor Wang, my uncle also said he would fix the road in our village. He plans to invest 100,000 RMB. As you probably know, cars can’t even drive here; it’s very inconvenient. We will need Mayor Wang to coordinate."
Road construction is a big deal in the village. Without approval from the town, the village couldn’t just start construction because it would need to use agricultural land, which is a red line.
Wang Xin immediately agreed, "This is a great thing, no problem. Please thank your uncle on my behalf. He is resolving so many issues for the town one after another. When will your uncle be back?"
"That’s hard to say, he is quite busy abroad, probably can’t return till the Chinese New Year." Tang Qing answered honestly. His uncle has really been quite busy these days, with all the factories being set up, the expansion of gems and jewelry trade, and even the establishment of a sales network for fruit wine, etc.
He’s basically on his feet all day.
However, Tang Qing isn’t afraid of his uncle getting too tired.
Thanks to the foods passed to him by the boys, including seafood, fruits, and fruit wine’s health benefits, Tang Kai should be fine as long as he manages to get four full hours of sleep. In short, being physically exhausted isn’t a big deal. What really matters is mental exhaustion.
Wang Xin was slightly disappointed, he wanted to meet Tang Kai, and it would have been a good opportunity for him to publicize himself. But Tang Kai isn’t appearing in public now, so as long as the money is available, it’s fine, and he isn’t concerned with that issue anymore. 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"Well, it’s a pity, I wanted to thank him in person," Wang Xin said regretfully.
"It’s fine. As for road construction, I hope it can be done as soon as possible. The money is prepared and can be transferred at any time." Tang Qing urged. It wasn’t great to keep parking his car at Ma Xiaofei’s. He could just imagine how Ma must be nervous about the car every day.
Why put him in such a difficult position?
Wang Xin immediately reassured him, "You can rest assured, I will bring people to investigate as soon as I go back this afternoon. I will discuss with the villagers as well. Construction should start within a week at the latest. Village Chief Guo, you have to take responsibility for the villagers’ work then."
"No problem, I assure you I will fulfill this task. The roads in the village are narrow and slippery; people often slip and fall when it rains, and bicycles often run into the fields. Building roads is a common wish of everyone. With 100,000 yuan, the roads in the village can almost be fixed." Guo Quan confidently assured, hearing that the money was available, he finally could stop worrying.
"That’s good. Let’s go. It’s getting late.."
Looking at the time, Tang Qing was about to suggest they go eat at Lin Jiaxue’s place when suddenly a deep voice came from outside the gate.
"Little Tang, you’re at home."
Tang Qing turned to look at the doorway and realized that Guo had closed the gate to his yard when they came in.
Guo quickly went to open the door, and Tang Qing also came out of the living room.
It was another familiar face that arrived.
"Uncle Zheng, hello." Tang Qing greeted with a big laugh and walked over.
The visitor was indeed Zheng Xiu, who had accompanied Zhang Dongqing on their first loan visit, and now he was the head of the Public Security Bureau in their county.
With numerous items in his hand, Zheng Xiu feigned complain, "Little Tang, you really let me down. You didn’t even pay me a visit when passing by the county. It was your uncle who told me you were back."
Feeling somewhat embarrassed that Zheng Xiu had personally come to visit, Tang Qing quickly explained, "Uncle Zheng, I had to rush back yesterday because Lin Jiaxue’s grandfather had prepared lunch. I had some things to do today as well. I planned to visit you in these few days since I’ll be here longer this time. But I didn’t expect you to come over personally. It’s really an honor."
"Oh please, you always know what to say. Oh, Director Wang is here too? You two know each other?" Seeing Wang Xin, who had already gotten up, Zheng Xiu quickly greeted him. Wang Xin used to be the secretary of the County Committee Secretary, so Zheng Xiu of course knew him and didn’t dare to neglect.
Even though the County Committee Secretary had been transferred, he dare not underestimate Wang Xin. Besides, they were both at the same level.
Even though Zheng Xiu was much older than Wang Xin, they were of the same rank. Zheng Xiu couldn’t help but lament the advantages of having a high start point and a good background. Wang Xin had a bachelor’s degree and had been a secretary to the County Committee Secretary. His capabilities were not bad either. It was rightfully his.
This was fate.
If Zheng Xiu wasn’t a retired serviceman without high degrees of education, given his working years, he should at least have been promoted to a level above the deputy division rank by now.
Wang Xin hadn’t expected that Tang Qing would know Zheng Xiu and said, "I came to congratulate Tang and also to pull in some investment."
"Pull in investment?" Zheng Xiu asked in puzzlement.
He didn’t know whether it was to attract Tang Qing’s investment, his uncle’s investment, or someone else’s, as he saw that there were so many rich people around Tang Qing. Tang himself was a super local tycoon and the owner of the Sheng Tang Group, who was almost an inexhaustible wealthy elite.
Without thinking much, Wang Xin nodded and said, "Yes, Tang’s uncle does business overseas, right? I thought I might as well use this opportunity to help with the economic development of our hometown. As it turns out, his uncle has agreed to invest in a medicinal herb cultivation base, and is also ready to fund the road construction for the village to vehicular access. Otherwise, his uncle’s Mercedes-Benz wouldn’t be able to enter the village."
Speaking of that car, he had seen it on the way here. What else could he do but admire? As a town mayor, he himself only rode a motorcycle. But thinking that everyone has their own path, he didn’t bother much about it.
"Well, that’s great, for the benefit of the locals." Zheng Xiu laughed.
"By the way, what is the relationship between Director Zheng and Tang?" Wang Xin asked, still unsure why Tang Qing and Zheng Xiu were so familiar with each other. Tang Qing had last come back for Chinese New Year, which meant that Zheng Xiu and Tang Qing should have known each other since last year. However, considering that Zheng Xiu was originally from Qingyan City and Tang Qing studied there, he had some guesses.
As expected.
Zheng Xiu’s answer made him feel that he was not wrong, but the rest was somewhat unexpected.
"We’re old acquaintances. His uncle is basically my superior. Qin Yugang, the Deputy Director of the Qingyan City Public Security Bureau and concurrently the Director of the Police Station in Qingyan City Economic Development Zone. The City Committee had a meeting today and decided to appoint him as the executive deputy director of Qingyan City Public Security Bureau." Zheng Xiu looked at Tang Qing and announced.
This morning, he had heard about this news from his father-in-law and had called to congratulate Qin Yugang. That was when he found out that Tang Qing was back. Frankly, he admired Qin Yugang’s luck.’
Just yesterday, Qin Yugang had solved a large-scale economic case involving tens of millions of RMB, arrested a nationwide wanted criminal, and recovered millions in cash. It was a significant accomplishment that was enough to make others envious.’
As a result, Feng Hai’s proposal was unanimously approved at the Qingyan City Committee Meeting. There was someone who had wanted to compete for the position, a deputy division chief from the Provincial Department, but he was outdone by this accomplishment.’
The difference was clear.
Compared to Qin Yugang, Zheng Xiu had been promoted to the regular division level much earlier, but Qin Yugang had surpassed him and was far ahead of him now. While Zheng Xiu was still wandering around at the regular division level, Qin Yugang had been promoted to the deputy division level and had also moved a big step forward in the ranking within the bureau.’
One more small step forward.
And he would reach the division level.’
Zheng Xiu knew he was far behind.
"There is such a relationship?" Wang Xin was surprised. He had only thought that Tang Qing’s uncle was a sub-bureau chief, but now he had suddenly become the executive deputy of the city bureau. This was quite a rapid promotion.’
"Yes, come on, let’s get dinner. I’ve brought some fruit wine for you two to taste." Seeing that time was running late, Tang Qing hurriedly changed the topic. He couldn’t help but smile in his heart. Finally, he had accomplished his uncle’s promotion mission in advance. The next step was how to promote him again. That was going to be a bit difficult. It took a good plan to move from the deputy director to director level.’
If he could get out of the public security system, it would be best. In this era where economy dominates, developing the economy was the best way forward. All you need was money. But the public security system was too single-minded and had limited growth and power in the later stage.’
"Great."
After that, the three of them headed to Lin Jiaxue’s house.’
At this point, Wang Xin’s attitude towards Tang Qing changed completely. He was a deputy division level officer in the city bureau. One small step forward and he would be at the division level. Maybe he would even have to welcome him in the future, so he became much more respectful toward him.’
Just like Guo Quan who was similarly shocked, both of them planned to expedite the road construction as soon as possible. The sooner, the better.’
