Right path to power

Lin Xiao understood that since his father-in-law had put it this way, it meant that his uncle Wang Yuanze's promotion was almost certain.

In other words, my uncle will soon be leaving Quanzhou City.

This is not good news for Lin Xiao.

After all, with the strong support of his martial uncle, he had no worries and could do whatever he wanted.

Sometimes, he wouldn't even give face to other municipal leaders.

If someone else were to become the municipal party secretary, the level of support for him certainly wouldn't be as high as that for Wang Yuanze.

"You don't need to worry too much. No matter who becomes the Party Secretary of the city, as long as you work diligently, fulfill your duties, and act uprightly, no one can do anything to you."

Seeing Lin Xiao in a daze, Song Guoqiang assumed he was worried about his future job and comforted him with a smile.

"I'm not worried about that. I'm just quite surprised. I hadn't heard a thing before," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

That's what he said, but Lin Xiao knew very well that the change of the municipal party secretary would definitely affect his work.

However, it's not yet time for a fundamental change.

After all, besides his uncle Wang Yuanze, there were quite a few other members of the municipal party committee who had good relationships with him.

Moreover, he suddenly understood why Ma Guanghua's attitude had suddenly changed so drastically. It turned out that he had heard rumors that Wang Yuanze was about to be transferred and wanted to win him over in advance.

There was no conflict of interest between Lin Xiao and Ma Guanghua. Although they had some friction over a few things in Fuchuan County, it was never to the point of a complete falling out.

Lin Xiao could roughly guess what Ma Guanghua was planning: either he thought Ma Guanghua had a powerful background and didn't want him to cause trouble, or he even wanted Ma Guanghua's help; or he wanted to unite the people he could before the new secretary arrived.

Regardless of the reason, since Ma Guanghua has taken the initiative to extend goodwill, Lin Xiao is naturally happy to accept it; having more friends is always better than having more enemies.

In fact, Lin Xiao didn't want to waste his energy on internal strife, feeling that such internal friction was meaningless.

However, doing things always involves dealing with people, and people have different ideas and different interests, so this kind of internal friction is unavoidable.

Lin Xiao wasn't afraid, but felt that instead of spending time and energy on this, it would be better to do more practical things.

Looking at Lin Xiao's calm demeanor, Song Guoqiang nodded secretly.

This son-in-law worked his way up from the bottom; while he may not have weathered many storms, he certainly has a wealth of experience. This change shouldn't be too difficult for him.

Moreover, Song Guoqiang knew that among the city and prefectural party committee leaders, quite a few were close to his son-in-law. Even if Wang Yuanze left, it wouldn't have a significant impact in the short term.

If Lin Xiao handles things well, it could even influence the overall situation in the state.

Of course, Song Guoqiang felt that it was good to put some pressure on his son-in-law.

With Wang Yuanze standing in front of her, Lin Xiao is doing things more smoothly, and the pressure is naturally not so great. But people always grow faster under pressure.

Afterwards, the father-in-law and son-in-law chatted about other topics until nearly 11 o'clock when the mother-in-law, Gu Yongling, "persuaded" them to leave.

That night, Lin Xiao slept in Song Wanqing's room. The room was filled with his wife's scent, so he naturally slept soundly.

The next day, Song Minghao came to pick him up early in the morning.

After breakfast, Lin Xiao said goodbye to his parents-in-law, saying that he would bring Song Wanqing back when he had time.

Song Guoqiang and his wife told him to take good care of his daughter and himself, and Lin Xiao said he would do his best.

Upon arriving at the Quanzhou Municipal Government's Beijing Office, Director Li Guozhu was already waiting at the entrance.

Upon seeing Lin Xiao get out of the car, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet her warmly, and kept explaining that he was late picking her up from the airport yesterday, saying that it was due to the poor arrangements made by Deputy Director Zhou Wenzhong, who had already criticized him.

Lin Xiao smiled but didn't reply.

As a district party secretary, he has no reason to meddle in the internal affairs of the Beijing liaison office.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Xiao took her leave to go and check out the venue with Guo Yuanzheng and the others.

"Secretary, everything is almost done. The display boards, brochures, tea, and other supplies are all arranged," Luo Liqiong reported with a smile.

Lin Xiao nodded, then went inside and looked around, indicating his satisfaction.

Overall, the venue wasn't large, but it was clean and tidy, which was sufficient, and most importantly, it saved money.

This special investment promotion event was mainly facilitated by Wang Feipeng and Zhang Liye, who helped connect the companies.

Wang Feipeng's father, Wang Xingliang, is the executive vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, wielding considerable power.

Zhang Liye's father is the Vice Minister of Transport, a high-ranking and powerful official.

Wang Feipeng and Zhang Liye usually do some consulting services to earn some money, but this time they were helping out purely on a voluntary basis.

As they were talking, Song Minghao led Han Haicheng, Wang Feipeng, Zhang Liye, and others in.

"Hey, Secretary Lin, this place seems a bit small. I'd estimate there are over twenty companies here; isn't it a bit cramped?"

As soon as he entered, Wang Feipeng said with a smile, a hint of smugness on his face.

Before Lin Xiao could respond, he continued, "This time I specifically contacted the person in charge at the headquarters of the Supply and Marketing Group. They helped me make arrangements to invite the subsidiaries located in Beicheng to attend the meeting. The specific list will be sent to me later."

Luo Liqiong and the others were immediately stunned.

Thinking to himself that this young man must be someone important, he was able to directly approach the head of the supply and marketing group to arrange investment promotion.

The All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives is a ministerial-level unit, and the Supply and Marketing Group is its core enterprise platform, under which are a large number of leading agricultural input and commercial companies.

It's incredibly difficult for a local district or county to connect with this investment opportunity, let alone for so many companies to come all at once.

"Secretary Lin's background is much deeper than we thought," Luo Liqiong thought to herself, her eyes shining.

"A car with a Beijing A license plate, connections to the headquarters of the Supply and Marketing Group... It seems we'll have to keep up with Secretary Lin's pace from now on."

Nie Haibin, the director of the Development and Reform Bureau, rolled his eyes but didn't say anything, though he had already made up his mind.

Ye Mingjian, deputy director of the district government office, was also very excited. He had been sitting on the sidelines in the district government office, but as soon as Guo Yuanzheng arrived, he immediately went to him.

He knew that Guo Yuanzheng was the former secretary of Wang Yuanze, the municipal party secretary, and that working for him would be a promising career.

Now that we see it, Lin Xiao's background is so deep, and Guo Yuanzheng is on Lin Xiao's side, so he himself can be considered Lin Xiao's man, right?

Therefore, I must perform well this time.

"Secretary, I have an idea." Ye Mingjian stepped forward. "The meeting room of the municipal office in Beijing is indeed a bit small. The provincial office in Beijing is not far from here, and its meeting room is much larger. Why don't we go and borrow it? We can leave two people here to guide you, and take the company representatives directly there when they arrive."

Although Luo Liqiong was in charge of this trip, he made preparations in advance.

"Secretary Lin, there's no need for a special guide. I'll tell the executives that they can go directly to the provincial government's Beijing office," Wang Feipeng said.

"Yes, I'll just let you know too," Zhang Liye said.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you two."

Lin Xiao smiled, then went to find Li Guozhu and explained the situation.

Li Guozhu was quite decisive, and the matter was settled in just a few phone calls.

However, the large conference room of the provincial office in Beijing is usable, but it costs money.

Lin Xiao didn't dwell on it and told everyone to pack their things.

The provincial government's Beijing office was about 400-500 meters away. After loading their things into the car, everyone headed there together, and Li Guozhu came along as well.

"What are you doing?"

"Who let you in?"

Which organization are you from?

As soon as I stepped into the gate of the provincial government's Beijing office, a portly man suddenly appeared out of nowhere, hands on his hips, a fierce look on his face, and loudly questioned me.

"It's Sun Tianzhen, deputy director of the provincial government's Beijing office."

Li Guozhu's expression tightened instantly. He lowered his voice and reminded him, then quickly stepped forward to explain.

Lin Xiao nodded slightly and followed.

"Hello, Director Sun."

Li Guozhu greeted him with a broad smile and a slight bow.

Sun Tianzhen stood on the steps, looking down at Li Guozhu, and said coldly, "Little Li, what are you doing here? What are you doing? Provincial leaders are coming over soon, and you're making such a mess by moving things in here. Are you deliberately causing trouble? Get out of here right now."

Li Guozhu quickly explained with a smile, "Director Sun, it's like this, our Zhenxing District is holding an investment promotion conference in Beicheng. The number of companies that have registered is much higher than expected, and the meeting room at the Municipal Government's Beijing Office is rather small. I've already coordinated with Deputy Director Wen Lidan to arrange for us to use this meeting room temporarily. We'll set it up quickly, and it won't affect the leaders."

Sun Tianzhen's expression changed drastically upon hearing this: "You want to hold an investment promotion conference here? Are you kidding me! This place is prepared to receive provincial leaders. With so many people around, what if it delays their business or disrupts the order in the compound? Can you take responsibility for that?"

He immediately rejected the idea: "No, absolutely not. Wen Lidan is really something, knowing full well that provincial leaders were coming, she still casually agreed to let outsiders occupy the venue."

The Quanzhou-Ningxia Provincial Government Office in Beijing has one director and two deputy directors: Director Ding Hongfei, and Deputy Directors Sun Tianzhen and Wen Lidan.

Ding Hongfei has served in his position for many years and is about to be transferred back to the provincial capital. Sun Tianzhen and Wen Lidan have been secretly vying for the position of director, and their relationship is quite delicate.

Wen Lidan's private agreement to rent the venue provided Sun Tianzhen with an opportunity to cause trouble.

How could he agree to that?