Zhang Wen's name

"Governor Zhang, is there something you need from me? If you need me to invest again, I will definitely support you as long as you ask."

Zhang Wen wanted to laugh when he saw the guy's nervous expression; it seemed the guy was quite frightened.

"Comrade Chaoyang, your awareness is lacking. Do I have to inform you how you can contribute to the people of Handong? Can't you be more self-aware?"

Xu Chaoyang was a little dumbfounded. I was just saying, why did you take it so seriously?

"Governor Zhang, you are right. I will definitely study hard next time and improve my awareness."

Seeing how well-behaved Xu Chaoyang was, Zhang Wen decided to stop teasing him and not scare the child.

"Xu Chaoyang, welcome to Handong. Although you did something that made me very unhappy before, your attitude in apologizing was good, so I have decided to give you a trophy as well."

Xu Chaoyang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It was good that he wasn't being asked to invest; even a wealthy family doesn't have surplus grain.

"Thank you for your recognition, Governor Zhang. I will definitely make more contributions to Handong in the future."

"Okay, have fun here, I'm leaving now."

Xu Chaoyang was lost in thought as he watched Zhang Wen's departing figure.

Seeing that Zhang Wen had left, Sha Ruijin immediately came over.

"Chaoyang, Zhang Wen didn't bully you, did he?"

Xu Chaoyang rolled his eyes at Sha Ruijin. "You have the nerve to say that? I'm sure I have the most in your family."

"Uncle, why are you back again? You're not afraid of Governor Zhang, are you? You can't do that, you're the Party Secretary."

Sha Ruijin was furious after hearing this. "Are you even speaking human language? You know it, so why did you have to say it out loud?"

"Chaoyang, you think I'm afraid of Zhang Wen? Everyone in Handong knows that I'm the one who has the final say. I'm just being lenient with Zhang Wen a bit, otherwise I would have already sidelined him long ago."

Xu Chaoyang was speechless at his stubborn uncle.

"Uncle, you'd better stop being stubborn. We're family, so we know what's going on in our own family."

After hearing this, Sha Ruijin stopped pretending.

"There's nothing I can do, Zhang Wentai has such charisma, all my people have gone to him. I'm currently managing some provincial party committee affairs, like this fireworks show, I only found out about it last week."

Xu Chaoyang suddenly felt very sorry for Sha Ruijin; he was such a pitiful provincial party secretary.

"Uncle, let's not talk about such unpleasant topics. I want to ask how Wang Xiaohong has been lately."

Sha Ruijin's expression immediately improved after mentioning Wang Xiaohong.

"Xiaohong is still at school. I heard she's preparing for this year's international university competition. She's such a well-behaved child; your auntie adores her."

"Uncle, does Wang Xiaohong have a boyfriend? She looks quite old."

After hearing this, Sha Ruijin looked at Xu Chaoyang with a suspicious expression.

"Chaoyang, why are you suddenly asking this? You're not thinking of introducing her to someone, are you?"

Xu Chaoyang looked embarrassed by the stares.

"Uncle, I'm not introducing her to anyone. What do you think of me? I've fallen for Wang Xiaohong."

Sha Ruijin immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"Xu Chaoyang, you little rascal, she's your cousin! Even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow."

Xu Chaoyang looked unconvinced after hearing this.

"Uncle, I don't agree with what you're saying. I'm not related to you by blood, and you're not related to Wang Xiaohong by blood either. Besides, a beautiful lady is the object of a gentleman's affections."

Sha Ruijin was speechless, completely stunned by Xu Chaoyang's words. He never would have guessed that Xu Chaoyang had actually fallen for Wang Xiaohong.

"Chaoyang, tell me honestly, when did you fall in love with Xiaohong?"

Xu Chaoyang hesitated for a moment after hearing this.

"Just about two weeks ago, you brought Xiaohong to my house as a guest. I fell in love with Xiaohong at first sight."

Sha Ruijin was speechless. You've got a pretty good eye, huh?

"Chaoyang, is that what you like? You're just lusting after people's bodies. You're despicable."

"Uncle, I've seen plenty of beautiful women, but I've never seen anyone like Wang Xiaohong before. You wouldn't believe it, but after I met her, I started dreaming about her that very night. I feel like I've really fallen in love with her."

Sha Ruijin suddenly felt like hitting someone. What kind of good man would be eyeing his own cousin?

"Xu Chaoyang, Xiao Hong has a problem with attention deficit; I need to ask her opinion."

Xu Chaoyang was very happy to hear that Sha Ruijin did not refuse.

"Uncle, just watch how I do."

"Let's talk about this after this event is over. I need to go back and discuss it with them."

While Sha Ruijin was having a frustrating conversation, Zhang Wen and Wang Weiguo were having a very pleasant chat.

"Zhang Wen, I didn't expect you to have arranged so many people. This must have cost you a lot of money."

"It's not much; we applied for 8000 million as funding for this event."

Wang Weiguo suddenly felt a little envious; the 8000 million yuan event was approved instantly.

"Zhang Wen, how did the higher-ups approve spending so much money on this event?"

"There's nothing I can do, my superiors spoil me. Besides, I don't usually waste money. Don't be fooled by the fact that 8000 million seems like a lot; I can get at least ten times that back in just one month."

Wang Weiguo looked incredulous after hearing this, saying, "Do you think you're some kind of god of wealth?"

"Zhang Wen, will you die if you don't brag?"

Zhang Wen saw that Wang Weiguo looked incredulous, but he wasn't angry.

"Weiguo, this is a city-themed promotional fireworks show. As soon as the fireworks go off, we'll broadcast it live online. That will definitely boost tourism, the fireworks base, and the government's influence to a new level."

Although Wang Weiguo knew this guy had an ulterior motive, it seems he underestimated him; he truly is a master strategist.

"Zhang Wen, you're quite the shrewd businessman. Handong is truly fortunate to have you in charge of its development."

Zhang Wen felt a little embarrassed by what was said.

"Weiguo, why are you saying such cheesy things? You know it in your heart, why do you have to say it out loud? Don't you know I'm easily embarrassed?"

Wang Weiguo was speechless. Even the walls of Jingzhou weren't as thick as yours.

"By the way, Zhang Wen, where did that bastard Lin Jianguo go? I need to talk to him about something."

Zhang Wen immediately perked up when he heard there was juicy gossip to be had.

"Did Lin Jianguo offend you again? I'll teach him a lesson for you later."

Wang Weiguo gets furious whenever this is mentioned.

"Zhang Wen, how did you manage to train people? Look at how you've turned Lin Jianguo into a big bad wolf. That bastard actually poached one of my top materials research institutes. When I called him, he actually had the nerve to say that the research institute is his right to own it. Do you think this guy is even speaking human language?"

Zhang Wen was dumbfounded. Was Lin Jianguo really that brave? Wasn't he afraid of dying? Even a clay figure has some temper, let alone Wang Weiguo, who was the mayor of Shanghai.

"Wei Guo, don't be angry. I'll give you a good talking to later. This is too much. How dare they poach your employees?"

"Then give me back that research institute, and I'll forgive you."

"That won't do. It's our research institute in Handong now."

Upon hearing this, Wang Weiguo immediately swore.

"Zhang Wen, are you out of your mind? You're not going to give it back to me, so what are you talking about?"

"Weiguo, let's keep things separate. I'll go and inform Lin Jianguo later. I told him last time not to try to poach your employees."

Wang Weiguo was also quite curious, because Lin Jianguo had indeed been very honest lately.