Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

Just as Xu Hansheng arrived at the entrance of Hongyunlai, his phone rang.

Xu Hansheng glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Tang Bing calling. He casually pressed the answer button and said, "Sister Tang, long time no see!"

"Xu Hansheng, let me ask you, have you been receiving a lot of money lately?" Tang Bing's tone was unusually serious on the phone.

Xu Hansheng was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Sister Tang, who told you that?"

Tang Bing said coldly, "Don't ask me that! Let me tell you, just because you have some power doesn't mean you can accept money from anyone! Besides, with your family background, do you really need that little bit of money? Once someone reports your affairs to the Discipline Inspection Commission, your bright future will be over!"

Even over the phone, Xu Hansheng could hear the urgency in Tang Bing's voice.

If they were close by, Tang Bing would probably want to drag Xu Hansheng to the Discipline Inspection Commission right now to hand over the embezzled funds.

Of course, this is because Tang Bing really didn't want Xu Hansheng to get involved like this.

Xu Hansheng can still be forgiven if he surrenders himself to the authorities in time or confesses to the organization before causing any serious consequences.

At least they won't be kicked out of the system directly.

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Sister Tang, don't worry, I won't accept dirty money casually. Besides, I don't have any power, and no one would give me money."

"In the past few days, I have indeed met with some construction company owners, but it was for research purposes related to county projects."

"However, I still thank Sister Tang for her reminder and concern!"

Hearing this, Tang Bing hesitated for a moment before turning to Xu Hansheng and saying, "I don't care what you say, just don't do anything reckless, understand?"

Xu Hansheng nodded and said, "Sister Tang, don't worry, I understand!"

Xu Hansheng then chatted with Tang Bing for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone.

Seeing Tang Bing hang up the phone, Chen Ling turned to Tang Bing and asked, "Sister Bingbing, what did he say?"

Tang Bing took a deep breath and said, "He said he was just doing some research and didn't receive any money!"

Chen Ling shook her head and said, "That won't do. The cattle farming project, and the Tiancheng Holdings project that might be finalized soon, are both huge undertakings. If it weren't for these projects, who would go to him? Going to him empty-handed would just be asking to be turned away, wouldn't it?"

Tang Bing glanced at Chen Ling, frowned, and said, "Alright, let's leave it at that. Don't say anything more about it, and especially don't tell anyone else. If something really happens, it will be very bad for you."

After saying that, Tang Bing led Chen Ling away quickly.

……

It wasn't until 6 p.m. that Gu Chenglong called.

Xu Hansheng answered the phone and said, "Director Gu, hello."

"I'm in room number seven on the third floor with two friends. Come over here." After saying that, Gu Chenglong hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Hansheng quickly walked down the stairs.

When I pushed open the door to VIP room 307, the table was already covered with cups and plates.

Gu Chenglong and a middle-aged man in his forties, with a well-proportioned build and wearing a white suit, were talking about something.

At the seats next to them, Miao Xiaomang was pouring tea for them.

Xu Hansheng was taken aback and gave Miao Xiaofang a deep look. Before he could speak, Gu Chenglong said to Xu Hansheng, "Xiao Xu, come here quickly."

While waving, Gu Chenglong pointed to the middle-aged man next to him and said, "This is Ge Yingchun, the chairman of Hengyuan Construction Company."

Then, Gu Chenglong pointed at Xu Hansheng and said, "Old Ge, this is the section chief Xu Hansheng you want to see."

"Hello, Ms. Ge." Xu Hansheng stepped forward and shook hands with Ge Yingchun.

Ge Yingchun smiled and said, "Yes, Manager Miao was right. Section Chief Xu is indeed young and promising."

"Please sit down!"

After saying that, Ge Yingchun helped Xu Hansheng to sit down in the seat next to her.

"Section Chief Xu, please have some tea."

As Miao Xiaofang spoke, she poured Xu Hansheng a cup of tea.

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded to Miao Xiaofang, then looked at Gu Chenglong and said, "Director Gu, what's going on here...?"

Gu Chenglong smiled and said, "Xiao Xu, don't misunderstand. President Ge has always wanted to be friends with you, but he just hasn't had the chance. Yesterday, Manager Miao took advantage of your free time to meet with you."

"However, Manager Miao said that her communication with you was not very effective, so General Manager Ge came over personally and asked me to act as a middleman to introduce us."

After saying that, Gu Chenglong turned to look at Ge Yingchun.

Ge Yingchun smiled and said, "Section Chief Xu, I'm really sorry. Manager Miao is too young, and he didn't handle some things very well. If he has offended anyone in any way, I hope Section Chief Xu will forgive him."

Clearly, Ge Yingchun was referring to the incident yesterday when Xu Hansheng refused to accept her gift.

Sure enough, Hengyuan Construction Company had quite a few connections in Yutong County.

Judging from Gu Chenglong's attitude towards Ge Yingchun, it's definitely not Ge Yingchun's trump card in Yutong County.

At most, he was only one of Ge Yingchun's visible connections.

Thinking of this, Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "President Ge, you're too kind. Actually, there was a reason why I didn't let Manager Miao pay the bill yesterday."

"This is our own restaurant. It's not right for a friend to pay for a meal at home. That's not my style of making friends."

As soon as he said this, everyone present burst into laughter.

Ge Yingchun smiled as she sized up Xu Hansheng.

This person is indeed shrewd enough. What was clearly something that was difficult for both parties to talk about became a trivial matter when Xu Hansheng said it.

Having a friend pay for a meal at home is, in effect, a subtle way of implying to Ge Yingchun that it's not time to pay for the meal yet.

It's too rushed, it makes things difficult for everyone, and how can we make friends then?

Miao Xiaofang, who was standing next to him, didn't understand the subtext of Xu Hansheng's words at all. She stood up, toasted Xu Hansheng with a cup of tea, and said, "I thought I had done something wrong to upset Section Chief Xu."

"Section Chief Xu, to atone for my misunderstanding of you yesterday, I'd like to offer you a toast with tea instead of wine!"

Xu Hansheng chuckled, picked up his teacup, took a big gulp, and then put it down before turning to Ge Yingchun and saying, "President Ge, actually, even if you hadn't come, I would have liked to pay you a visit in the next few days."

"I have something I'd like to ask Mr. Ge for help with."

Upon hearing this, Ge Yingchun put down her teacup and said, "Section Chief Xu, if there's anything I can help with, just let me know. We're friends, no need to be so polite."

Xu Hansheng thought for a moment, then said to Ge Yingchun, "I remember there seems to be a farmhouse resort in the provincial capital, which should be built against the mountain."

"That company seems to have some business dealings with Mr. Ge's company, right?"

"Could I possibly ask Mr. Ge to lend me the original design plans for the resort?"

Design drawings?

Ge Yingchun never expected that Xu Hansheng had asked him to do this.

Indeed, Hengyuan Construction Company and the company that built the resort had business dealings, but who would keep the blueprints after the project was over?

For a moment, Ge Yingchun was also in a dilemma.