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

Chapter 287 Miao Hongbin Gets Promoted Again

Miao Hongbin called personally, saying he'd treat everyone to dinner this Friday night.

"Brother Fang, come to my house tonight. There won't be many people, just a few close friends. We'll all have a couple of drinks together."

Fang Qingye smiled and congratulated him, and he naturally agreed.

Today is Thursday. Fang Qingye drove back to Nanxin in the afternoon. Before leaving, he told Li Li to try her best to meet Wei Xinghua's needs, whether at work or in life, and to call him if there were any problems that she couldn't solve.

In short, Wei Xinghua should be able to focus entirely on her work and not be bothered by trivial matters.

"Don't worry, boss, I will definitely take good care of Sister Xinghua," Li Li immediately assured her.

Now you call him Sister Xinghua instead of Dr. Wei? Are you that close?
Fang Qingye smiled and said nothing.

However, the two did have a good relationship. Wei Xinghua rented a two-bedroom apartment and left one bedroom empty, so she invited Li Li to move in as well, saying that they could take care of each other if they were together. Li Li was naturally happy to accept.

This house is much better than her previous rented apartment, and more importantly, the company pays the rent, so she doesn't have to pay a penny.

After returning home, Fang Qingye immediately called his second uncle, Fang Jianhua. Although he didn't ask who Miao Hongbin had invited, he was certain that his second uncle was among them.

Sure enough, Fang Jianhua said on the phone, "You're back from Shanghai? Okay, I'll go over tomorrow night. Don't drive."

"Second Uncle, why is County Magistrate Miao hosting a dinner at home?" Fang Qingye asked.

Fang Jianhua explained the reason:
"This reshuffle of the county leadership is quite significant. Secretary Liu has been transferred back to the city to serve as vice mayor, and County Head Hu has taken over his position as secretary. County Head Lu is currently acting county head, and his formal appointment will be approved by the county people's congress next spring. It was somewhat unexpected that Miao Hongbin could become the executive vice county head."

“Some people disagreed, so he thought it was better to keep a low profile and just invite a few close friends over for a meal at home to avoid any negative impact.”

That's it!

"Second Uncle, when will you be promoted to deputy county head?" Fang Qingye joked.

"Me? When? Who knows if that's even possible? Our family doesn't have any connections." Fang Jianhua sighed.

"County Chief Hu, oh, no, Secretary Hu seems to admire you quite a bit?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Yes, he's good to me, but County Chief Lu... sigh." Fang Jianhua sighed again.

Fang Qingye was naturally less aware of the ins and outs of officialdom than his second uncle, so he didn't offer much advice. He simply encouraged him, "Second Uncle, you can definitely do it. If you need any help, just let me know!"

Fang Jianhua, on the other end of the phone, naturally understood Fang Qingye's meaning.

Don't underestimate my nephew just because he's young. He's a big shot in Nanxin. He knows people in the government and has good relationships with several local tycoons. More importantly, he's rich!
Sometimes it can play a crucial role!
Fang Jianhua then replied, "I understand, thank you."

After exchanging a few more words, Fang Qingye hung up the phone.

Just then, the door was opened with a key, and it turned out to be his father, Fang Jianwen, who had returned home. He asked as he changed his shoes.

"You're back? I overheard you on the phone outside the door saying something like, 'If you need any help, just let me know.' Who were you calling? And why were you being so confident?"

"It's my second uncle." Fang Qingye then told her father the whole story of the phone call.

After hearing Fang Qingye's words, Fang Jianwen sighed: "This is how my life is going to be. It seems that you will never become an official. The Fang family is now counting on your second uncle. If he can advance further, it will naturally benefit you. I hope he can achieve his wish."

"You'll definitely get what you want!"

According to the original history, my second uncle eventually became the vice chairman of the county political consultative conference, which is considered a county-level leadership position. With my help in this life, he'll definitely be able to advance even further, right?

Fang Qingye went to Miao Hongbin's house the next afternoon.

He arrived early this time, as it was his first time visiting someone's home. Fang Qingye decided to bring a gift, so he wanted to avoid the awkwardness of meeting guests who hadn't brought gifts before. He didn't bring anything else, just a potted orchid from the nursery—a rather precious Golden Diamond Phalaenopsis orchid, of course. Back when orchids were all the rage, a single plant could cost as much as 10 yuan. Now, of course, it's not that expensive, but a single plant is still worth a thousand yuan, just right for a gift.

Fang Qingye carried the orchids and took a taxi directly to Miao Hongbin's residential complex, the same one as Bai Ou's—Northern Pearl. Just as he stepped out of the taxi with the orchids in his arms, a middle-aged couple approached—it turned out to be Bai Ou's parents.

"Uncle Bai, Aunt Wan, hello!" Fang Qingye quickly greeted them.

"Xiao Ye, what's this? Xiao Ou only came back for National Day." Bai Chuanzhe looked at the flowerpot Fang Qingye was holding with some surprise.

"I know. I'm visiting County Chief Miao's house, and I'm bringing a potted plant as a gift," Fang Qingye said truthfully without hiding anything.

"Oh," Shirakawa Tetsuya suddenly realized. He understood why Fang Qingye wanted to go to Miao Hongbin's house at this time.

Inviting guests to dinner at home.

However, he didn't say anything, but instead smiled and said, "Go ahead."

"Uncle Bai, Aunt Wan, I'll bring you one tomorrow too," Fang Qingye said quickly.

"It's alright, you go ahead."

"Okay." Fang Qingye carried the flowerpot and walked into the building, the voices of Bai Chuanzhe and his wife faintly coming from behind.

"Old Bai, did County Chief Miao host a dinner party? Why didn't he invite you?"

"I'm not one of their close associates, why would they invite me?"

Fang Qingye carried the flowerpot and took the elevator to the 12th floor. He pressed the doorbell on the west side, and a young man opened the door, who looked even younger than him.

Fang Qingye knew that this was Miao Hongbin's son, Miao Wei, a senior at Shanghai University, majoring in computer technology.

"Are you Fang Qingye? Come in." Miao Wei greeted him warmly, then called into the house, "Dad, we have a guest."

Fang Qingye carried the flower tray inside and saw Miao Hongbin coming out of the bedroom.

"County Chief Miao, congratulations!" Fang Qingye said with a smile, "This golden orchid was personally chosen by my grandfather, symbolizing a prosperous career!"

"Thank you, please have a seat." Miao Hongbin warmly invited them to sit down. The two sat on the sofa in the living room, and Miao Wei poured Fang Qingye a cup of tea before returning to his bedroom.

The two started chatting.

"County Chief Miao, is Miao Wei a senior in college now?"

“Yes, I’ll graduate next year,” Miao Hongbin replied.

Is he planning to take the postgraduate entrance exam or seek employment?

"He wants to get a job immediately."

When the topic of his son's employment came up, Miao Hongbin became very talkative:

“This kid is so disobedient. His mother and I are thinking of having him come back and take the city civil service exam, like the girl from the Bai family, or take the exam for the power system. To be honest, I still know some people, and as long as he passes the written exam, everything will be easy. But he just won't listen and insists on going to big companies like Alibaba or Tencent!”

“That’s good too. Young people all want to get into this field these days, and his computer science major is a good fit,” Fang Qingye said.

“But they only got into a 211 university, and it’s only for undergraduates. It’s not easy for them to get in. There’s nothing I can do to help them with that,” Miao Hongbin sighed.

(End of this chapter)