Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

"Oh no, Auntie, you found out so quickly?"

Qiu Yuying was confused. "What do I know? You've been working so hard day and night, you need to take care of your health. Your mother entrusted you to me, so you can't neglect your own body."

Lai Zhanggao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his aunt was unaware of the situation. He took out his key, opened the door, and went inside. Qiu Yuying followed him into the house carrying her things. Seeing how messy the room was, with no one close to her to tidy it up, she couldn't help but shake her head.

She put the ribs in the kitchen sink, turned around and stared at her nephew sitting in the chair for a while, her eyes crinkling with laughter, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes turning into chrysanthemums. "Xiao Gao, your Aunt Wang mentioned to me last time that her niece is a nurse at the provincial hospital. She's very pretty and has a good personality. Why don't you go see her tomorrow when you have some free time?"

Lai Zhanggao paused as he poured water. He opened his mouth, wanting to say that he hadn't even had time to warm up the appointment document for the deputy director of the development zone yet, so how could he be in the mood for a blind date? But when he looked up and saw his aunt's expectant face, he swallowed the words back.

"Auntie, tomorrow might not be possible. Tomorrow morning I need to go with Mayor Ji to Ningcheng Hotel to meet Mr. Chen. There are still a few details of the contract to finalize. In the afternoon, there is a coordination meeting at the Development Zone. People from the land, planning, and construction bureaus all need to meet."

Seeing her nephew making excuses, Qiu Yuying rolled her eyes at him and said, "Tomorrow is Sunday. What kind of work is it that requires you to be busy at this time? Can't we wait until a weekday to talk about it? If you can't get away, I'll have your uncle call your boss and I'll ask for leave for you."

"No, no, no, Auntie, please don't hit her. This has nothing to do with our leaders. This is my job," Lai Zhanggao quickly reassured his aunt.

"What job is this? You're just a liaison. Let your leaders handle these matters themselves. No matter how busy you are, you can't let important life events interfere with your life," Qiu Yuying thought her nephew was politely declining again, so she turned around and went into the kitchen.

"Let me tell you, your aunt has already made an appointment with your Aunt Wang. That girl has gone to great lengths to come all the way from the provincial capital by train. Don't back out at the last minute. A grown man shouldn't be afraid of blind dates," Qiu Yuying muttered as she sliced ​​ginger. She said that Aunt Wang's niece was tall, had fair skin, and worked at a large hospital in the provincial capital, earning a good salary. She was more than a match for him, her "little secretary."

"Don't say I didn't tell you beforehand, that girl's father works in the provincial Party Committee's Organization Department. I'm introducing you to a good marriage; it'll be good for your future, you know that!"

Lai Zhanggao stood at the kitchen door, listening to his aunt praise the girl he had never met to the skies. Suddenly, he didn't know how to speak. At this crucial moment, if he, as the director of the development zone, didn't go with Chen Dong to see him tomorrow, Ji Lianjun would probably scold him to death.

"Auntie, I really have to go with Mayor Ji to see Mr. Chen tomorrow. Please tell Aunt Wang to reschedule." Faced with the choice between his future and marriage, Lai Zhanggao decisively chose his political future.

Qiu Yuying came out of the kitchen, holding a bunch of scallions, and glared at Lai Zhanggao. "I'm just wondering, you're just a lowly liaison officer. Does that mean Ji Lianjun can't get anything done without you? Don't give me any excuses. You have to go tomorrow!"

Lai Zhanggao smiled helplessly, "Auntie, I have now been appointed as the director of our Ningcheng Beilun Economic Development Zone, a full-fledged department-level cadre. Please stop calling me a mere liaison officer."

"You're missing... what? What did you say?" Qiu Yuying suddenly realized what she meant and looked at her nephew in disbelief. "You said you've been appointed as the director of the development zone?"

"Hmm!"

"Good heavens, is Old Cai really that bold?" Qiu Yuying muttered softly. She had often told her husband, Old Cai, to help out her nephew at home, but Cai Shengju always said that she was all talk and no action. He said that politics was not something that could be easily helped out by anyone!

Unexpectedly, without making a sound, he directly promoted his nephew to the director of the development zone, a full-fledged division-level position, which is higher than his aunt who works in the health bureau. It seems that she had misunderstood Lao Cai.

"When did this happen? Why didn't your uncle tell me?" Qiu Yuying pressed for details. Lai Zhanggao could only reply, "It was just a resolution passed at the Standing Committee meeting this morning. The appointment documents won't be issued until the day after tomorrow. Aunt, tell me, at this crucial time, can I abandon my duties to deal with my personal matters?"

"No, Xiao Gao, listen to your aunt. Work is the priority. You're still young, and plenty of good girls are waiting for you to choose from. Our work is the priority. Let's strive to become deputy director-general within two years and director-general within five years!"

As his aunt's words became increasingly far-fetched, Lai Zhanggao quickly stopped her, "Auntie, please stop exaggerating. 'Promoting me to deputy director level within two years, and director level within five years'? According to your logic, I'd be working my way up to Uncle's position within ten years! I can't even imagine it!"

It is indeed difficult for a 35-year-old municipal party secretary to become a full-fledged mayor at the age of 35. However, Qiu Yuying felt that considering her nephew was 25 years old and had already been promoted to the full-fledged department head, there was still some hope.

At this moment, Qiu Yuying thought of her colleague's niece, the nurse at the provincial hospital, and suddenly felt that she was not a good match for her nephew.

My nephew is now the director of the Ningcheng Economic Development Zone Management Committee. That girl has been working at the hospital for almost four years and isn't even a head nurse. It's really a bit of a stretch for her to be with my nephew.

No, I can't be foolish and ruin my nephew's life. Tomorrow... no, I'll just turn down this blind date on my way back.

At this moment, Qiu Yuying was no longer in a hurry for her nephew's marriage, just as she had hoped that her husband, Lao Cai, could advance further in his career.

"Auntie, then I won't go to the blind date tomorrow?"

"What kind of blind date is this? You're only twenty-five. It's the time for you to make achievements in your career," Qiu Yuying's attitude changed completely. She didn't even bother to cook the soup anymore. Instead, she packed her bag and said to Lai Zhanggao, "I'm going out for a bit. I'll be back in a little while. You should get some sleep. We're going to your aunt's house for dinner tonight."

"Okay," Lai Zhanggao watched his aunt leave in a hurry, glanced at the ribs still in the kitchen sink, didn't think much of it, took off his shoes, lay down on the bed fully clothed, and immediately fell fast asleep.

Qiu Yuying rode her bicycle to her colleague Wang Fengxia's house. The girl who worked at the provincial hospital opened the door. She looked pretty and delicate. It was a pity that her nephew hadn't been appointed as the director of the development zone, but instead was just a liaison officer. The two of them could have been a good match.

But now that her nephew is a director at the level of a division chief, if she were to find him a nurse as a wife, her sister Qiu Yu'e would definitely take the train directly from Jinan to come over.