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

Xu Hansheng and Tan Zhifei walked and talked, and soon returned to Hongyunlai.

Upon seeing Xu Hansheng, Li Xiuru smiled and said, "Your second uncle and your Uncle Liu are in room 306, waiting for you and Director Tan."

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, then turned to Tan Zhifei and said, "Director Tan, please go first."

Tan Zhifei greeted Li Xiuru and then quickly walked up the stairs.

Xu Hansheng followed Tan Zhifei to room 306.

Upon opening the door, one could see Liu Zhiqiang and Xu Weimin chatting amiably, while Du Xinyang poured tea and offered cigarettes to the two men, keeping them company in conversation.

Upon seeing Xu Hansheng and Tan Zhifei, Du Xinyang hurriedly stood up and said, "Director Tan, Section Chief Xu!"

Xu Weimin smiled and looked at Tan Zhifei and Xu Hansheng, saying, "Director Tan, Hansheng, come and sit down."

Tan Zhifei stepped forward and shook hands with Liu Zhiqiang, saying with a hint of apology, "Assistant Liu, I'm really sorry about what happened this morning. It's all Comrade Lin Mingyuan's fault for being negligent and causing you trouble."

Liu Zhiqiang shook his head and laughed, "Director Tan, this matter has nothing to do with you and Hansheng. It's normal for the subordinates not to take their work seriously."

"I've already called President Du. You and Hansheng can rest assured about President Du's side. With me here, nothing will go wrong. However, things that need to be done can't wait."

What he meant was that as long as the factory site selection issue was finalized as soon as possible, the events of this morning would be smoothly forgotten.

Anyway, Mr. Du is unaware of this. As long as neither of us says anything, it will be as if this never happened.

Xu Hansheng quickly chimed in, "Uncle Liu, don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."

Liu Zhiqiang nodded in relief and said, "Yes, with Director Tan and Section Chief Xu's words, I'm relieved. Come, everyone, please sit down."

"We're all family here, no need to be so polite."

After that, the group sat down again, and Xu Weimin ordered several dishes that Liu Zhiqiang liked and brought out two bottles of good wine.

The group chatted and drank, creating a very pleasant atmosphere.

It wasn't until 8 p.m. that Xu Hansheng and his nephew Xu Weimin escorted Tan Zhifei and Du Xinyang to the front gate.

Tan Zhifei turned around and said to Xu Hansheng, "Section Chief Xu, I'm leaving Assistant Liu's accommodation to you. You must take good care of Assistant Liu's daily life for me."

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Director Tan, please rest assured."

Tan Zhifei nodded slightly and left Hongyunlai with Du Xinyang.

Watching Tan Zhifei's retreating figure, Xu Weimin turned back and said to Xu Hansheng, "Hansheng, you've got some nerve, daring to tamper with this matter?"

Xu Hansheng looked at Xu Weimin with slight surprise and said, "Second Uncle, what are you saying? I don't understand."

Xu Weimin chuckled wryly a few times and said, "You think you can hide this from me? Liu Zhiqiang spoke to me on the phone before he even arrived in Yong'an County!"

"What happened this morning, you must have meticulously planned it, right?"

"You even asked your Uncle Liu to report the problem to Secretary Qi? Do you really think I didn't know about it?"

"But if you do this and it gets out, then..."

In fact, Xu Weimin was not blaming Xu Hansheng, but was worried that if the matter were exposed, it would have a great impact on Xu Hansheng.

Isn't this like dancing on a tightrope?

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Xu Hansheng whispered to Xu Weimin, "Second Uncle, I was forced to do this. I never expected that Secretary Qi would directly arrange for me to be the deputy section chief of the research office."

"But Lin Weidong's son, Lin Mingyuan, had long coveted this deputy section chief position. If it weren't for me, this deputy section chief position should have belonged to Lin Mingyuan."

"Although Lin Weidong hasn't made any statement, if you were in his shoes, wouldn't you hate me?"

"It's just that this Lin Weidong is extremely cunning, unlike Lin Mingyuan who acted so aggressively. In fact, he was also waiting to catch me making a mistake."

"As a lowly section-level cadre, being watched like this by a deputy division-level leader every day, I'm bound to get into trouble sooner or later."

"Rather than letting him catch us making a mistake later, it's better to cut our losses quickly!"

As they spoke, the uncle and nephew pushed open the door and entered the private room.

At that moment, Liu Zhiqiang was eating melon seeds and drinking tea.

Upon seeing the uncle and nephew enter, Liu Zhiqiang smiled and looked at Xu Hansheng, saying, "Hansheng, how was your performance today?"

Xu Hansheng laughed and said, "Uncle Liu, you are too modest. I never expected that you would personally express your dissatisfaction to Secretary Qi. If it weren't for your words, this matter might not have reached the level it has now."

Liu Zhiqiang smiled faintly and said, "Of course, Secretary Qi needs to know about this. Otherwise, how could Secretary Qi give you full authority over our company's projects?"

"By the way, I told General Manager Du that today is just to find out about the county's talent pool, and we'll go see the factory site tomorrow. We absolutely can't have anything go wrong tomorrow."

Actually, Liu Zhiqiang was still somewhat worried.

If Ming fails to accomplish this, he won't know how to explain it to President Du when he returns.

To be honest, given Mr. Du's temperament, he would have simply given up on investing in Yong'an County.

Such a huge blunder can only mean that the government staff in Yong'an County are incompetent. Moving the factory here will inevitably require dealing with government departments.

By then, troubles will be endless, and it will be too late to move the factory.

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Uncle Liu, you can rest assured. I had already anticipated this day half a month ago, so I made ample preparations."

As they spoke, Xu Hansheng took out a land planning report from a hidden compartment in his briefcase and handed it to Liu Zhiqiang, saying, "Tomorrow we'll go see this vacant lot, located just one kilometer north of the central town."

"On the one hand, building a factory here is convenient because it's close to the highway. The national highway is less than 300 meters from the factory gate, and then you can get on the highway and reach Qingshan City in about two hours!"

"And the wastewater treatment plant, built right next to your factory, will save a lot of building and sealing materials, significantly reducing costs!"

"Of course, the pipeline can't go straight. There's a small river in the middle. It's best for this kind of sealed sewage pipeline to go under Xiao Qiao."

Xu Hansheng intentionally said this last part to Liu Zhiqiang.

If the distance is too close, then too few materials will be needed, which inadvertently dilutes Liu Zhiqiang's profits.

Therefore, by taking a roundabout route, Liu Zhiqiang can decide the distance himself, which naturally increases the potential profit margin.

Liu Zhiqiang nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad! I didn't realize that Hansheng is so capable at such a young age."

After finishing his sentence, Liu Zhiqiang picked up his teacup and said to Xu Weimin and his nephew Xu Hansheng, "I'll thank you in advance with tea instead of wine!"

"If similar opportunities arise in the future, we should all work together."

Xu Hansheng smiled and picked up his teacup, saying, "Uncle Liu, the opportunity to work together is right in front of us."

Oh?

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhiqiang looked at Xu Hansheng with surprise and asked, "Hansheng, what do you mean by that?"