I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 203 However, these words cannot be said; they would be somewhat malicious.

Fang Guisheng's rambling voice came to an abrupt halt, and Bai Ou also looked up at him.

"I guess he's inviting me fishing," Fang Qingye said, pressing the answer button. Miao Hongbin's voice came through immediately.

"Hey bro, what have you been up to lately?"

"Hehe, I rest, fish, and sometimes do some work at my grandfather's nursery," Fang Qingye said honestly.

"I envy you. You live such a carefree life. I haven't been fishing for over a month. I've been cooped up at the fishing base every day and didn't even get a proper rest during the National Day holiday."

"You're busy with something important," Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"Haha, this is a big deal. I'm also planning to take a day off. Hey bro, are you free tomorrow? Let's go fishing," Miao Hongbin said on the phone.

Fishing.
Fang Qingye usually agreed to go fishing without hesitation, but he hesitated today.

I had already arranged with Bai Ou to drive her back to Shanghai tomorrow and exchange the business license and other information, but I didn't expect Miao Hongbin to invite me fishing.

Seeing Fang Qingye's hesitation, Bai Ou immediately guessed what Miao Hongbin was up to, and whispered, "Yezi, you go ahead, I'll come back alone. Come to Shanghai to find me when you're free."

Fang Qingye smiled apologetically at the girl before saying, "Okay, where do you want to go?"

"You decide, I'll go with you."

"How about we go to Wujiazhuang then? It's a good fishing spot there."

"Okay, it's settled!"

After hanging up the phone, Fang Qingye said to Bai Ou, "How about you leave a little later tomorrow, and I'll come back earlier and take you to Shanghai?"

"Forget it, you've been busy enough. Since you're fishing with County Chief Miao, then enjoy your fishing. I'll go back to Shencheng by myself," Bai Ou said.

Hearing the girl say that, Fang Qingye stopped insisting.

The next morning, Fang Qingye got up early, ate breakfast outside, bought bottled water and bread, packed up her fishing gear, and drove straight to Wujiazhuang.

Upon arriving at the main channel of Jiaogang near Wujiazhuang, Fang Qingye saw a white Camry parked on the side of the road.

This is Miao Hongbin's private car, which he bought after becoming the county head.

Fang Qingye parked her car by the roadside, took her fishing gear and walked down the riverbank. Sure enough, she saw Miao Hongbin wearing a straw hat and sitting on a small stool, already in the middle of fishing.

"County Chief Miao, you've arrived early!" Fang Qingye greeted him with a smile.

"I arrived just as dawn broke," Miao Hongbin replied. "We're going fishing today, and I was so excited last night that I couldn't sleep."

Fang Qingye burst into laughter upon hearing this; it seemed his hands were truly itching to get started.

He found a spot a few meters away from Miao Hongbin, set up his fishing posture, and the two of them focused on fishing.

Having fished with Fang Qingye for a year, Miao Hongbin's skills have improved considerably. He is no longer the "air force commander" he used to be, catching seven or eight fish in one morning.

At noon, the two took out their water and bread, sat on small stools, ate and chatted, and talked about the new energy vehicle base under construction.

"County Chief Miao, is the base construction going smoothly?" Fang Qingye asked. "It's alright, basically everything is being completed on schedule, but there's one thing that's really bothering me," Miao Hongbin said.

Oh?
Hearing Miao Hongbin's tone, Fang Qingye suddenly remembered fishing with Shi Jingsheng a couple of days ago, when he mentioned that Kerry Group had cut corners in the construction of the main road at their base.

Is this what Miao Hongbin was referring to?
So he asked tentatively, "County Chief Miao, are you referring to the quality problem of the main road at the base?"

"That's it! It's so upsetting!" Miao Hongbin's tone turned somewhat angry; "Before the base started construction, I specifically called a meeting with the heads of several companies involved in the infrastructure project, instructing them to ensure the quality of construction and not to cut corners! And yet this still happened!"

Fang Qingye thought for a moment before saying, "I heard that the person specifically in charge of this project at Kerry Group is not their chairman Song Qingdong, but his eldest son, Song Dacheng, who serves as the company's vice president. Chairman Song was unaware of this at first."

"Hehe. Song Dacheng explained to me that it was the project manager below who did it, and he was unaware of it. He has already fired that project manager," Miao Hongbin said calmly.

what?
Fang Qingye was somewhat surprised.

What surprised him was not that Song Dacheng had dragged the project manager out to take the blame—this was a common occurrence and nothing to be surprised about—but that Song Dacheng had gone to explain to Miao Hongbin instead of Song Qingdong doing it himself!
What the hell!

Isn't Song Qingdong being a bit too arrogant?

Miao Hongbin seemed to understand what Fang Qingye was thinking, and added, "Song Dacheng said his father wasn't feeling well those two days and was in the hospital receiving IV drips."

Hospitalized? I've never heard of that.

If someone is actually hospitalized, you should logically visit them.

However, now is not the time to ponder the truth of the matter. Fang Qingye immediately said, "Yes, otherwise President Song would explain it to you personally."

Miao Hongbin smiled and didn't say anything. After a moment, he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Brother, you're investing in Yuxiang Gas with Song Qingdong and Qian Weimin, right?"

Although Bai Ou is still the legal representative of Tuofang Investment, some leaders in the county already know the real controller of the company, especially Miao Hongbin, who is in charge of industry and also participated in the company's listing ceremony, so he knows more details.

Later, Miao Hongbin even called Fang Qingye to say, "You little brother, you've been hiding your true colors well," though he was just joking.

Today, Miao Hongbin suddenly brought up this matter again, and of course, it wasn't a simple repetition. Fang Qingye immediately understood what he meant and said:

"County Chief Miao, rest assured, there will definitely be no safety issues with this project. I specifically reminded Wang Chenyang, the vice president in charge of finance, a couple of days ago to pay close attention to the quality of the project. Wang Chenyang said that several of his company's top executives held a special meeting to emphasize this point, stressing that quality should be the top priority."

“Wang Chenyang is my man, he wouldn’t lie,” Fang Qingye added.

"That's good. Song Qingdong, Qian Weimin, and that Shi Jingsheng, these guys are quite capable," Miao Hongbin suddenly remarked.

“A former contractor, a middleman, and a transporter seized the opportunity and reaped the benefits of reform, quickly becoming rich and accumulating a large fortune. But these people all had a common problem: they had a narrow vision and valued their own interests too much. In particular, they liked to cut corners in construction projects. If nothing went wrong, it was fine, but if something did go wrong, it would be a big deal, ruining a lot of people. But no matter what we said, they wouldn't listen.”

Miao Hongbin finally sighed, then suddenly said, "Of course, they listen to Secretary Liu and County Chief Hu, and don't take me, the newly promoted deputy county chief, seriously. Isn't that right, brother?"

After saying that, Miao Hongbin looked at Fang Qingye.

It really is.
There are dozens of leaders, big and small, in the county. It's impossible to keep track of everyone. These people are focused on the top two leaders. They might be polite to the others on the surface, but they often do things insincerely.

However, these words cannot be spoken aloud, as they would be somewhat malicious.

(End of this chapter)