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

Chapter 381 Mei Duo is admitted to East China University of Political Science and Law
The two entered the secretary's office, and Hu Huaiwen said after closing the door, "Old Miao, there are some things I can't say in the meeting, so I'd like to talk to you privately."

"About Baoshang Bank?" Miao Hongbin asked.

“Yes.” Hu Huaiwen sat on the sofa next to him, sighed, and continued:
"Actually, Lao Lu is right. Introducing Baoshang Bank was indeed a mistake. Of course, I also bear responsibility, since I raised my hand to agree when the Standing Committee meeting was held."

At that time, Miao Hongbin was only a deputy county head and had not yet entered the county standing committee, so he did not attend the meeting. Hearing a hint of self-blame in Hu Huaiwen's tone, he comforted him, saying, "I think this is no one's responsibility, because at the time no one knew that Baoshang Bank would do such a thing. After all, it has been established for more than ten years and is an old bank."

Hu Huaiwen shook his head: "Old Miao, since the investigation team entered the rural bank, I have been collecting information about Baoshang Bank online and I have discovered a problem."

"What's the problem?" Miao Hongbin asked, somewhat curious.

"I discovered that the major shareholder of Baoshang Bank is Mintian Holdings Co., Ltd. This company is very powerful. It is one of the earliest companies in China to engage in equity investment and controls ten listed companies and financial institutions, of which Baoshang Bank is one."

"Huh?" Miao Hongbin was somewhat surprised: "That amazing?"

"Yes, I checked Mintian Holdings again and found that there were reports online about its illegal case of misappropriating funds from its holding company, and it was also punished by the China Securities Regulatory Commission."

Upon hearing this, Miao Hongbin couldn't help but smile wryly and say, "So it turns out that Baoshang Bank's misappropriation of funds from rural banks is hereditary."

"Yes, Lao Lu is right. It's true that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too." Hu Huaiwen sighed deeply.

"In that case, let's just let Baoshang Bank withdraw from rural banks to prevent future troubles and avoid us having to live in fear!" Miao Hongbin said, expressing his idea.

"Actually, I had the same idea, but it's difficult." Hu Huaiwen said with a wry smile, "As the saying goes, it's easy to invite a god, but hard to send him away."

“It is quite difficult, but I think that since we have this plan, we should take it one step at a time. We can report our ideas to the relevant leaders in the city and try to get their support. We can’t just stand by and watch this landmine explode, can we?” Miao Hongbin said.

“I knew you were a man of action, Lao Miao.” Hu Huaiwen laughed. “Alright, I’ll go to the city when I have time to report to Mayor Wang in my personal capacity and sound him out.”

"Yes, it's better to be cautious."

"But there's still a problem: if Baoshang Bank withdraws, who will fill the gap?" Hu Huaiwen raised another question: "We can't let our county government become the major shareholder, can we?"

Miao Hongbin fell silent.

He thought of someone, but knew now was not the time to say it.

Hu Huaiwen didn't dwell on the issue: "I'll find an opportunity to report to Mayor Wang and hear his thoughts before making a decision."

Fang Qingye was naturally unaware of the conversation between the two county leaders. After the investigation team left Nanxin, he stopped paying attention to the matter, since neither his company nor he personally had any money deposited in the village bank.

It was late August, and the weather was still terribly hot and humid. My parents had also returned from the United States to prepare for the start of the new school term.

Fang Qingye returned to live in the nursery. He felt the temperature was lower there because of the trees, and it was very comfortable in the mornings and evenings. Of course, the downside was that there were quite a few mosquitoes.

Having not been to Shanghai for over twenty days, Fang Qingye wanted to go mainly because she was worried about Tomorrow Cube and wanted to see how quantitative trading was going.

Although Wei Xinghua sent an email to report, Fang Qingye still needed to go and see for herself. In addition, Huang Hua was going to return to Yanjing after completing her internship.

Fang Qingye planned to see him off, after all, the other party had helped her a lot, and was also a girl from Dongguan, oh, Huang Tao's younger brother.

I've never met Huang Tao in person, but she's helped me a lot online. I'll remember her kindness.

Also, the villa was almost finished after nearly four months of renovation, but apart from going to Shanghai with Bai Ou to sign the renovation contract, I hadn't been there even once since.

Bai Ou was busy, but Fang Qingye wasn't too busy, so it would be a real shame not to go and see her. Having made the decision, Fang Qingye planned to set off tomorrow morning.

He was sitting in the courtyard of the nursery with his grandparents in the evening, enjoying the cool air, when his phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was Li Ye calling, so he answered it.

"Li Ye, are you in western Sichuan or Zhejiang Province?" Fang Qingye asked.

“I went back to my hometown for the Spring Festival, so I didn’t go back for the summer vacation. The school organized a group of students to study in Chengdu, and I led the group to visit and learn from them,” Li Ye said.

"Oh, by the way, which university did Meiduo get into?" Fang Qingye asked.

Meiduo's full name is Liu Ximeiduo. She is the younger sister of Li Ye's girlfriend, Liu Xigesang. Last year, Fang Qingye and Bai Ou went to western Sichuan for a trip and were warmly received by Gesang's parents at their home. Fang Qingye met this girl then. She said she wanted to take the entrance exam for East China University of Political Science and Law this year and even added Bai Ou on QQ.

Li Ye replied on the phone, "East China University of Political Science and Law."

“Great, didn’t she want to go to this university? Let’s grant her wish.”

"Yes, but my score was a bit low. I applied for law, but I was assigned to the social work program in the School of Social Development."

"That's not bad either. You can take the civil service exam after you graduate," Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"Yes, let's go to school first." Li Ye said on the other end of the phone, "Qingye, I called you today because of Meiduo's matter, please help me."

"You said."

"Meiduo's father originally planned to send her to school in Shanghai, but he suddenly received a notice that he had to attend a provincial meeting and wouldn't have time. Her mother can't leave either, and Gesang and I are about to start school again. So we're planning to take her to Chengdu to catch a plane. Could you pick her up at the airport in Shanghai and take her to school for registration and everything? Her family is worried about her traveling so far for the first time."

“No problem!” Fang Qingye agreed immediately. “I’m also planning to go to Shanghai to take care of some business and will be staying for a few days. Send me her flight information and I’ll take care of everything.”

"Then trouble you."

Why are you being so polite with me?

The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up.

Fang Qingye drove to Shanghai early the next morning.

Continuing to stay at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Fang Qingye had already contacted Manager Wang of Purple Apple. She drove around to take a look, and found that the room had been renovated and furniture was being installed. Fang Qingye carefully inspected the rooms on different floors and found the overall renovation to be quite nice.

Once all the renovations are finished, and another winter passes, we can move in next year and won't have to stay in a hotel every time we come here.

The next morning, I went to the company, chatted with Wei Xinghua for a while, and then went to the control room to check on the operation of the quantitative software.

After two months of operation, Wei Xinghua has upgraded QuantPulse to version 1.6, and the program is now running more smoothly than in its initial stages.

The returns from quantitative trading were also good. Although some of the more than fifty stocks purchased were profitable and some were loss-making, the overall unrealized profit was 4000 million, with a return rate of 2.2%.

It's just the beginning, so take it slow.

I also met Huang Hua. Thanks to his efforts, the company's network security system has been upgraded. He will be returning to Yanjing in a couple of days.

(End of this chapter)