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

Chapter 481 When did the Finance Bureau become so short of money?!
That evening, everyone returned to Jinghai.

Director Ma from the bank's general office sent two company cars to the airport to pick them up.

Fang Qingye's luggage was very simple, just one rolling suitcase. The main luggage was from Deng Hui and the others, especially Hu Lingling. It was her first time in Yanjing, and besides shopping around, she bought a lot of things, filling three rolling suitcases!

This woman is a shopaholic!
Fang Qingye couldn't help but shake her head.

They stayed in their new house by the lake that night. To be honest, the two of them hadn't lived there for more than a few days since they got married. It was quiet and deserted with no human presence.

Upon returning home, Fang Qingye naturally called her parents to let them know she was safe, and also had a video call with Bai Ou from Hong Kong.

His wife told him that everything was going smoothly in setting up the company and that she would be able to return to Shanghai the day after tomorrow.

“Ye Zi, I also met your dedicated account manager, Ouyang Shaoqiang. He helped a lot during the company’s establishment process,” Bai Ou said.

"That's good. Give them some compensation. It's not a free lunch. They might need it in the future," Fang Qingye said.

"Don't worry, we've thought of all that. Yezi, are you going back to Nanxin to work at the bank tomorrow?"

“What work? I definitely need to rest for a few days!” Fang Qingye said matter-of-factly. “Going to Yanjing exhausted me.”

Unfortunately, my car and fishing gear are both in Shanghai, so I can't go fishing.

Looks like I'll have to prepare two sets.

The next morning, Fang Qingye was no longer used to sleeping in. She first called Yue Kai and asked him to go to Shanghai to drive her car back. Then she went out and ate a basket of steamed buns at a roadside snack shop before riding her little scooter to the nursery to visit her grandparents.

It's been a long time since I rode a motorcycle, and the cool breeze feels great.

Just as Fang Qingye rode to the entrance of the nursery, before she even went inside, her cell phone suddenly rang. She stopped her bike, took out her phone, and saw that it was Zhao Wenjun calling, so she answered it without thinking.

"Fang Xing, Deng Xing said at work this morning that you've also returned to Nanxin?" Zhao Wenjun asked on the phone.

"Yes, I'm going to the nursery now. Is there anything I can help you with?" Fang Qingye asked.

"It's something urgent. Fang Xing, can't you come to the office? I can tell you in person."

"Okay, I'll be right over."

Hearing Zhao Wenjun's urgent tone, it seemed that there was something important to discuss. Fang Qingye didn't dare to delay and drove the scooter towards the bank.

Fang Qingye quickly entered the bank and parked his scooter before hurrying up to the third floor.

As soon as he entered his office, Zhao Wenjun knocked on the door and came in.

"Sit down, what's up?" Fang Qingye sat down on the sofa, and Hu Lingling quickly poured her some tea before returning to her office.

Zhao Wenjun hesitated for a moment before saying, "The day before yesterday, President Wei came to see me."

"President Wei? You mean Wei Feng, the general manager of Futai Company?" Fang Qingye was stunned for a moment before realizing what he meant.

Futai Company is also one of the shareholders of Jinghai Bank. During the reorganization of the former Nanxin Town Bank, it represented the Nanxin County Government by investing 100 million yuan to own 20% of the bank's shares.

In fact, this 100 million yuan is county fiscal funds. Futai Company itself is just an empty shell, registered under the name of the Finance Bureau. It is said that the county plans to merge it into the county investment company.

It's been almost a year since Jinghai Bank was restructured. Apart from seeing Wei Feng when the agreement was signed, he has never been to the bank since, and there is no office for him here.

When there are any major issues at the bank, Fang Qingye directly contacts his second uncle or Miao Hongbin, the executive deputy county head, and rarely goes to Wei Feng.

Wei Feng was also self-aware and rarely called Fang Qingye.

So when Zhao Wenjun told me today that Wei Feng had suddenly come to the bank, I felt a little strange: "What does he want with you?"

"loan."

"A loan?! You mean Wei Feng is going to ask the bank for a loan?!" Fang Qingye was taken aback.

“Yes, but not Futai Company, but the county finance bureau,” Zhao Wenjun said.

This left Fang Qingye even more bewildered.

"If the Finance Bureau were to lend money, shouldn't my second uncle have told me? I've never heard him mention it."

“Perhaps your second uncle hasn’t had a chance to tell you yet since you haven’t returned from Yanjing,” Zhao Wenjun explained.

"Since he knows I'm not back yet, there's no need for Wei Feng to be so eager to come to the bank to borrow money, is there?" Fang Qingye said calmly. Zhao Wenjun did not answer.

Fang Qingye didn't want to delve into the matter further, but instead asked, "Did you agree?"

“Of course not. You said long ago that apart from normal interbank lending, no other entity or individual can borrow money. How could I dare to break that rule?” Zhao Wenjun laughed. “Besides, he’s not borrowing a small amount; he asked for two hundred million.”

What the hell!

Two hundred million!
When did the Finance Bureau become so short of money?!
Fang Qingye was startled and asked again, "Why did you borrow so much money?"

"General Manager Wei hesitated and didn't explain clearly, only saying that it concerned the future of the Finance Bureau and the county leaders, and told me not to inquire further."

"Heh, asking for two hundred million right off the bat, and not even letting us know why. Even the county leaders wouldn't do this, would they?" Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll handle this. Zhao Xing, don't let this get out of reach of anyone," Fang Qingye added as a final instruction.

"Don't worry, I didn't tell anyone, not even Director Deng," Zhao Wenjun quickly said.

"Alright, you go ahead and do your thing."

After Zhao Wenjun left, Fang Qingye drank tea and pondered the matter.

There's really nothing to ponder; just call or ask your second uncle in person.

But he had a bad feeling that if this matter wasn't handled properly, it would open some kind of Pandora's box!

Thinking of this, Fang Qingye took out her phone and called her second uncle, Fang Jianhua.

The phone rang a few times but was quickly hung up. Fang Qingye understood that her second uncle was not available to answer the phone at the moment, so she was not in a hurry and returned to her boss's desk to look at the documents.

Almost an hour later, Fang Qingye's phone rang. It was Fang Jianhua calling, and he answered the phone.

"Xiao Ye, I was in a government meeting just now and it was inconvenient for me to return the call."

"It's alright, Second Uncle, I'm back in Nanxin. Are you free now? I need to talk to you about something," Fang Qingye said.

"Then come to my office. I'm on my way to work right now."

"Ok."

The Finance Bureau wasn't located in the county government compound, but rather in the old town of the county. Fang Qingye went to the General Office to ask Director Ma to send a car to take her there, only to find out that both of the unit's cars had already gone out.

"President Deng took an Audi to Jinghai to inspect the preparatory work for the Xingchuan District branch, while Minister Bai led a group in a Passat to conduct on-site inspections of enterprises," Director Ma explained.
"I didn't know you needed a car, Mr. Fang, otherwise I would have saved one for you. Or, Mr. Fang, should I drive you there in my car?"

"Alright, it's just a few steps, I'll ride my scooter. You go about your business. Tell Director Zhao that headquarters should buy two more scooters, just in case we don't have enough."

Each branch is now equipped with a Hyundai Yanjing car, while the head office still uses the original Audi and Passat.

Director Ma immediately agreed.

That's fantastic! The bank only had two cars, but now that it's expanding and its business is booming, the office manager is often overwhelmed with the hassle of dispatching vehicles.

Fang Qingye went out and downstairs, riding her little scooter straight to the Finance Bureau.

After a ten-minute walk, Fang Qingye entered the Finance Bureau. Some acquaintances saw that Fang Qingye was riding a small scooter and started joking.

"President Fang, you're actually riding a scooter? How is Director Ma doing his job? I'll have to give him a piece of my mind when I see him."

"You don't understand, President Fang is just being approachable and down-to-earth!"

As they were talking, a Passat slowly drove into the courtyard. Fang Jianhua got out of the car and smiled when he saw his nephew riding a small scooter.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you ride this."

"Cool."

Fang Qingye smiled and replied, and the two went up to the office building and into Fang Jianhua's office.

Fang Qingye closed the door before asking, "Second Uncle, I heard from Zhao Wenjun that the day before yesterday, General Manager Wei of Futai Company came to him and said that the county wanted to borrow 200 million yuan from the bank and that it was related to the future of the Finance Bureau and the county leaders. What exactly is going on?"

(End of this chapter)