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

Chapter 385 A gentle breeze blows, and the water remains calm.

"I am an idealist realist," Fang Qingye said earnestly.

"Ha!" The girl was amused.

Early the next morning, Fang Qingye drove back to Nanxin.

As September arrives, the weather gradually cools down, making it a perfect time for fishing.

Tomorrow is Saturday. Bai Ou said he had to work overtime and wouldn't return to the county town until evening. Fang Qingye immediately decided to go fishing. In the evening, he suddenly received a call from Miao Hongbin.

Hey bro, are you free tomorrow? Let's go fishing.

"County Chief Miao, aren't you busy?" Fang Qingye asked in return.

"How can I not be busy? But I still need to rest, so I've decided to go fishing tomorrow!"

“Okay, I’m planning to go to Yingchi in Baipu Town. Let’s go first thing tomorrow morning,” Fang Qingye decided immediately.

"Great! It's been so long since we went fishing together."

Miao Hongbin was telling the truth. Since he became the deputy county head, the two of them had less time to go fishing together. Especially after he became the executive director, he was even busier with work. The last time they went fishing together was in early summer.

At the agreed time, Fang Qingye got up early the next day, ate breakfast, packed her fishing gear, and drove to a three-way intersection on the outskirts of town to wait. A few minutes later, she saw Miao Hongbin's white Camry driving from a distance, and the two cars headed straight for Baipu Town, one after the other.

After driving for about forty minutes, they arrived at Yingchi. The two parked their car and each found a spot to set up their fishing gear, casting their hooks into the water and sitting on small stools close to each other.

It is now September, and the lotus leaves in the southeast corner of the lake are beginning to wither, but a few lotus flowers are still in bloom.

Looking at the lotus flowers in the lake, Miao Hongbin couldn't help but sigh, "It's so comfortable to sit by the lake and look at the scenery. A gentle breeze blows and the water is calm."

Fang Qingye chuckled: "Then come often."

“I’m not as carefree as you are.” Miao Hongbin sighed, then suddenly remembered something: “Qingye, how is Miao Wei doing at your company? He’s been working here for several months, and I’ve been wanting to ask you about it.”

"You did a great job. I completed a task recently and did a really good job," Fang Qingye said.

"Oh, is it about this task? Miao Wei said you rewarded him with 100,000 yuan? Qingye, isn't that a bit too much? I'm worried about spoiling him," Miao Hongbin said.

Honest child!

Do I really have to tell your dad about this?!
Fang Qingye mentally cursed Miao Wei, but asked aloud, "Didn't Miao Wei tell you the specific reason?"

“He was vague, saying he'd help you complete a project, but he wouldn't go into details, so I came to ask,” Miao Hongbin replied. “Qingye, I know you'll take extra care of Miao Wei, but this way…”

Miao Hongbin didn't continue speaking, but looked at the lake.

Fang Qingye smiled and said, "County Chief Miao, are you worried that I'm just trying to take advantage of you indirectly?"

“That’s not the case. Our friendship is truly that of gentlemen. My main concern is Miao Wei. Young people like him are in a glamorous world like Shanghai. I wonder if he might do something bad with so much money all of a sudden.” Miao Hongbin looked at him again.

Miao Hongbin knew that Miao Wei was strict with Fang Qingye, but although he said he didn't doubt it when he said those words, he definitely meant it.

Miao Hongbin is very cautious in his official duties. This is not just my opinion; many officials and business owners in Nanxincheng say the same thing.

Fang Qingye hesitated for a moment before saying, "Here's what happened. Miao Wei and another young man, a student from the Central University of Finance and Economics, came to my company for an internship—they were also introduced by a friend of mine." "That student's computer skills were extremely high, so I had him act as a hacker to attack Tomorrow Cube's network defense system, with Miao Wei as his assistant. The purpose was to test the security and reliability of the defense system, but it was breached, and later the company's defense system was upgraded."

"This project is of great significance. I awarded the two of them a total of 200,000 yuan. Although the college student made the greatest contribution, he did not want to take the lion's share and wanted to split it equally between the two of them. So Miao Wei took 100,000 yuan."

"Oh," Miao Hongbin said, relieved.

It wasn't that he intentionally gave money, but he also knew in his heart that he was actually taking care of Miao Wei in a roundabout way. There were so many people in the company who studied computer science, why did he specifically choose his own son?

Actually, he was overthinking it.

It wasn't Fang Qingye who specifically sought out Miao Wei, but Huang Hua who did, and gave him the remaining 10 yuan. Fang Qingye just didn't tell him the real process.

I need to call Miao Wei afterwards and make sure the reason for giving him the money is consistent.
After finishing that matter, Miao Hongbin's tone became much more relaxed, and he brought up another topic: "Qingye, you often go to Shanghai and now you're involved in real estate. Do you know which real estate developers in Shanghai are reliable and whose properties are of good quality?"

"You're going to buy a house for Miao Wei?" Fang Qingye immediately understood what Miao Hongbin meant by that.

“Yes, Miao Wei is currently working in Shanghai. He will need a house to get married in the future. Shanghai's housing prices have been rising continuously. It's better to buy sooner rather than later. Moreover, I heard that Shanghai's purchase restriction policy is becoming increasingly strict. If we don't buy now, we'll miss our chance.”

Fang Qingye nodded. "County Chief Miao, you're right. It's best to buy a house in Shanghai as soon as possible."

“Here’s what I’m thinking: the area doesn’t need to be too big, around 100 square meters will be enough. The average price of a house in Shanghai is 200 yuan per square meter, so it would cost around 2 million yuan. I plan to pay a down payment of 100 million yuan, and he can pay the rest slowly with his housing provident fund,” Miao Hongbin said.

“That’s a good plan. If it’s a 1 million loan for 30 years, the monthly repayment should not exceed 5000 yuan. Miao Wei’s monthly salary is nearly 17,000 yuan now, so he should be able to afford it,” Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"Yeah, I can't be the only one paying for it, can I?" Miao Hongbin chuckled after saying that.

After listening, Fang Qingye thought for a moment and said, "I know several properties that are good in terms of location and layout."

He recalled buying a house last autumn and mentioned several housing developments: "County Chief Miao, if you are interested in any of these developments, I can put in a good word for their sales manager. Last year, I bought a batch of apartments under the name of Tomorrow Cube, and I'll try to get you a discount."

"Thank you then. I heard from Miao Wei that you bought apartments for all the PhDs and Masters in their company. You're really eager to recruit talent," Miao Hongbin said with a smile.

"There's no way around it. Tomorrow Cube is just a small company. If you don't put in some real money, how will these PhDs and Masters come? They'll all go to big foreign investment banks like Morgan Stanley and Citigroup."

Fang Qingye smiled, and then looked at the other person:

“County Chief Miao, let me say a few more words about this matter. Regarding the housing, it is only for doctoral and master’s students from key universities. This was clearly stated in the recruitment agreement at the time. It does not include undergraduates, so Miao Wei is not eligible.”

“I know, Miao Wei also told me that there is a gap between undergraduates and master’s and doctoral students,” Miao Hongbin replied. “That’s why I’m in a hurry to buy a house for Miao Wei.”

"Hmm," Fang Qingye nodded. "Our company also has a rule that even if you don't have a doctorate or master's degree when you join, but you perform exceptionally well and make significant contributions, you'll still be rewarded with a house! There's still hope for Miao Wei if he works hard." Fang Qingye added.

“Miao Wei also told me, and I told him to do a good job!” Miao Hongbin said.

“County Chief Miao, you made the right decision to buy a house now. If Miao Wei receives a house as a reward in the future, he can sell this one. You’re guaranteed to make a profit.”

After Miao Hongbin finished saying what he wanted to say, he focused on fishing. Just then, he heard a man's voice behind him.

"Qingye Miao, County Chief Miao?!"

(End of this chapter)