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

Chapter 318 Those who are not family will not enter the same door.

Qian Xiaoli came alone.

When Bai Ou saw Qian Xiaoli come in, she immediately called out happily, "Xiaoli, come sit here. Yezi, you sit across from me."

Fang Qingye was immediately moved to an empty spot on the opposite side, next to Yan Hua and Du Juan.

Why would they invite Qian Xiaoli?

Fang Qingye was a little confused as to whether Liu Dong or Bi Huanhuan had a good relationship with Qian Xiaoli.
Also, Song Dahai no longer avoids Qian Xiaoli like he used to, so it seems there's probably no chance for the two of them in this life.

Once everyone arrived, the banquet began. Naturally, everyone raised their glasses to congratulate Liu Dong, who accepted all toasts. Soon, Liu Dong's face was flushed from drinking, and Bi Huanhuan quickly told everyone to let Liu Dong off the hook.

We're all friends, so no one's trying to get anyone drunk. We just eat and chat.

Fang Qingye was standing next to Yan Hua. He asked while eating, "Yan Hua, when are you going down?"

"I don't really want to go down."

Upon hearing Yan Hua's answer, Song Dahai immediately leaned closer: "Huh? You don't want to go? Why?"

“Going down there wouldn’t be much point; I think staying at the Development and Reform Commission is fine,” Yan Hua said.

Ah?
Fang Qingye glanced at Yan Hua and then at Du Juan beside her, and joked, "Du Juan, is it because you wouldn't let Yan Hua go down?"

"It was his own decision, don't blame me." Du Juan quickly declared, "It's good that he didn't go down, it would be quite troublesome for him to come back after he went down."

Indeed.

Even if you become a leader in a township, it's very difficult to get transferred back to the county seat, except for the secretary and mayor. Some deputy positions are held in various townships for their entire careers, until they retire to the second line, which is still in the township.

At this moment, Song Dahai reminded him: "However, if you don't go down, it might be possible to become a deputy director in your Development and Reform Bureau, but it will be extremely difficult to get a full-time position in another unit."

"I don't have high demands. If I can become a deputy in the future, that's fine. If not, it doesn't matter. Look at how heavy the responsibilities are for leaders now. They are always being held accountable. It's too tiring," Yan Hua explained.

After hearing this, Song Dahai looked at Du Juan again.

"Don't look at me," the girl immediately declared. "I don't have any demands of him, I just want a stable life."

Ah?
Fang Qingye sighed after hearing this.

Bi Huanhuan and Du Juan, these two cousins, had very different ideas, and as a result, the boyfriends they chose also had different aspirations.

It truly proves the saying: "Those who are not family will not enter the same door."

Fang Qingye sighed inwardly, but of course she wouldn't say it aloud. Then she heard Song Dahai chuckle and say:
“Dujuan, your thoughts are similar to Meimei’s. She doesn’t have many demands of me, as long as we can be together peacefully.”

“Hey, you’re not like Yan Hua,” Du Juan retorted immediately. “Your dad is the richest man in Nanxin, with so much wealth waiting for you to inherit. What are you even trying to achieve?!”

"You're wrong, Cuckoo."

"Where did I go wrong?" Du Juan retorted.

“The richest man in Nanxin now might not be my dad! It’s this guy in front of me: Fang Qingye!” Song Dahai said with a grin.

Why is this guy pointing the finger at me?
Fang Qingye naturally wouldn't admit it and immediately said, "Nonsense!"

"Am I talking nonsense or not, Bai Ou?" Song Dahai turned to look at Bai Ou.

Bai Ou was chatting quietly with Qian Xiaoli and hadn't paid attention to the conversation at the banquet. When she heard Song Dahai call her name, she quickly looked up and exclaimed, "What did you say?"

"I was asking if Ye Zi was the richest man in Nanxin?" "What? He's the richest man?" Bai Ou smiled, her eyes curving into beautiful crescent moons as she turned to look at Fang Qingye: "Really? Have you secretly saved a lot of money?"

"How could that be?" Fang Qingye immediately denied it seriously: "I only have that many, and I'm planning to marry you."

Everyone burst into laughter, and Liu Dong immediately shouted that he wanted to toast Fang Qingye and Bai Ou together, and the previous topic disappeared instantly.

After dinner, everyone was still in high spirits and wanted to go sing karaoke.

"Ye Zi has a Grand World VIP card, so she gets an 88% discount!" Song Dahai shouted.

What the hell!

You seem to have none?
You wouldn't dare say that in front of Chen Meimei, would you?

I am really better than him
Fang Qingye readily admitted it.

Upon hearing this, Liu Dong immediately urged everyone to go to the Grand World; he was going all out tonight.

So the group took three taxis to the Grand World, ordered a medium-sized private room, and sang and drank.

Fang Qingye noticed that Bai Ou and Qian Xiaoli kept talking. Just how much did the two girls have to say?

While Qian Xiaoli went up to sing alone, Fang Qingye leaned over and asked curiously, "What were you and Qian Xiaoli talking about? You were whispering to each other."

"We haven't seen each other for a long time either. Girls, of course we talk about trivial things," Bai Ou replied.

Saying it means not saying it.

Fang Qingye had just sat up straight when she heard Bai Ou say, "Xiaoli said she's now preparing to familiarize herself with Tenglong Company's business."

Fang Qingye was somewhat surprised to hear this: "She doesn't plan to work at the power bureau; she's preparing to take over Tenglong from her father in the future?"

“It’s very possible that she was just saying that her distant cousin, Qian Tao, keeps giving her dad bad advice in his business, and she’s afraid that Tenglong Group will be ruined in his cousin’s hands in the future,” Bai Ou said.

Ah?
Fang Qingye remembered that in her previous life, after Song Dahai and Qian Xiaoli got married, Song Dahai mainly managed the business of Tenglong Group, while Qian Xiaoli continued to work at the power bureau. Later, after having children, she also resigned, but only to take care of the children and did not concern herself with business matters.

But in this life, the two cannot be together, so it seems Qian Xiaoli has to come out on her own.

Fang Qingye had a good impression of Qian Xiaoli. The girl was quite magnanimous, unlike her father, Qian Weimin, who was overly shrewd and focused too much on immediate gains. Their cooperation on the Nanxinhu project was proof of this.

After Qian Xiaoli finished singing a song, she picked up her beer glass and took a big gulp. Suddenly, she said to Fang Qingye, "Yezi, come out. I have something to tell you."

"What is it?" Fang Qingye asked, standing up as the two walked outside.

The private room was noisy, while it was relatively quiet outside. Qian Xiaoli took a few steps, turned around, and said to Fang Qingye, "Yezi, my dad was wrong about the Nanxin Lake development project. He shouldn't have withdrawn. I apologize to you."

"What's there to apologize for?" Fang Qingye said with a smile. "When it comes to business, if we can do it together, we do it together; if we can't, we part ways. Nobody owes anyone anything."

"That's true, but my dad was initially pushing you to join the project. When he saw things weren't going well and there was a possibility of losing money, he ran away as fast as he could, not caring about being laughed at! Sigh, renovating Nanxin Lake and building a scenic area is like erecting a monument, and he just ran away! Really!"

Um.
Qian Xiaoli is not old, but she has a very insightful perspective.

Fang Qingye secretly gave him a thumbs up.

However, he didn't want to dwell on the matter and changed the subject instead: "I heard from Bai Ou that you're starting to learn about the family business. Do you plan to take over the business in the future?"

(End of this chapter)