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

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "This is not something I could have thought of. With my work experience and knowledge, I could not have seen that far ahead. It is thanks to Secretary Qi's guidance that I have such a far-sighted strategic vision."

Tang Bing shook her head at the flattery.

It's obvious that the timeline doesn't match up at all; it's clear that Xu Hansheng had already planned out the subsequent steps before submitting the report.

He wasn't bragging at all; he was clearly praising Qi Hongchang in a roundabout way.

The key point is, there were only the two of them in the office, so why did Xu Hansheng have to go through all that trouble?

"Regardless of whose perspective it is, nothing has even started yet, not even a drop of dirt has been broken. Isn't it too far ahead to talk about these things? What if it can't be realized..."

Tang Bing frowned and shook her head repeatedly.

It wasn't that she wanted to hurt Xu Hansheng, but Yutong Bus really wasn't so easily fooled.

Huadao City, the provincial capital, had also considered Yutong Bus, but Yutong Bus refused outright.

People from the provincial capital don't even want to go there, why would they come to your county?

Even in a dream, you can't do that!

Xu Hansheng said calmly, "Normal investment attraction is of course impossible. Our county is not comparable to Qingshan City, let alone many provincial capitals."

"Furthermore, the conditions that the capital of Zhongyuan Province provides for Yutong Bus are far superior to those in our county. The financial conveniences alone are enough to leave us far behind."

"But if you take an unconventional approach, the result will be completely different."

Taking an unconventional approach?

Tang Bing thought for a moment, then said to Xu Hansheng, "You're not thinking of bribing the executives at Yutong Bus, are you? That's absolutely unacceptable. We're all public officials; we have to have a bottom line..."

Xu Hansheng licked his lips and said, "Sister Tang Bing, you misunderstood me. It's not that I want to bribe anyone, but Assistant General Manager Liu of Tiancheng Holdings is very willing to reach a deeper level of cooperation with our county."

"Businessmen can only negotiate and reach agreements on interests. All we need to do is protect Assistant Liu's interests; he'll naturally take care of everything else!"

"However, to protect Assistant General Manager Liu's interests, we need Secretary Qi's approval. When he talks to General Manager Du, he can just casually mention it and Assistant General Manager Liu can stay in the county to take charge of the preliminary work."

"Once they've secured the benefits, they won't need us to push them; they'll push themselves to improve!"

Tang Bing pondered for a moment, then pursed her lips and said, "You mean you want me to work on Secretary Qi? How could you even think of that? I'm just a lowly clerk; do you think the secretary would listen to me?"

Xu Hansheng couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Whether or not he would listen to you didn't depend on you at all, but on the people behind you.

No one but you can persuade Qi Hongchang!

However, Xu Hansheng thought this in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud, so he smiled and said, "Sister Tang Bing, you misunderstood. Because you are the team leader in charge of this project, you have more say than me in your reports and when you report to Secretary Qi."

"After all, I am mainly in charge of the Longping Town project. I have not conducted in-depth research on the Tiancheng Holdings project, so I have no right to speak on it."

"But Sister Tang Bing is different. You are in charge of this project. No one understands this project better than you, and no one knows better than you how to make this project a model for investment promotion in our county."

"For the sake of the county's economic take-off, and to build our Yutong County into a strong industrial and economic county, Secretary Qi will definitely listen carefully to your opinions."

"For example, regarding the Longping Town project, when I reported to Secretary Qi, he would actively listen to my opinions, wouldn't you say?"

Tang Bing rested her chin on her hand, thought for a moment, and nodded, saying, "What you said seems to make some sense. I'll talk to Secretary Qi about it later, but I can't guarantee whether he'll listen."

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Sister Tang Bing, as the ancients said, 'Do your best and leave the rest to fate.'"

"Tch, getting all high and mighty again."

Tang Bing smiled and rolled her eyes at Xu Hansheng, then asked some more detailed questions before finally saying, "Should I contact Assistant Liu?"

"President Du's delegation is coming in the next day or two. As the project manager, it's not really appropriate for me to not even know who's who."

Xu Hansheng nodded heavily and said, "That's right, that's what I wanted to tell you too. This afternoon, let's go to Qingshan City together and meet with Assistant General Manager Liu alone."

"You can also discuss some details about the liaison with Assistant General Manager Liu in person."

Tang Bing nodded and said, "Okay, I'll call my uncle in a bit and tell him."

Uncle?

Xu Hansheng looked Tang Bing up and down and asked, "Sister Tang Bing, your uncle is...?"

"Keep it a secret!"

After saying that, Tang Bing stood up and said to Xu Hansheng, "If there's nothing else, I'll go out first. I've been here for almost two hours. It wouldn't be good if other colleagues misunderstood that we have a relationship."

Xu Hansheng said matter-of-factly, "We've never been just colleagues."

Before Tang Bing could speak, Xu Hansheng hurriedly added, "We are still master and disciple. A teacher's kindness is something we will never forget. This is a fine tradition of our nation."

"Sister Tang Bing isn't going to deny it, is she?"

Hearing Xu Hansheng say this, Tang Bing finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had a slight liking for Xu Hansheng, there was absolutely no possibility of any romantic entanglement between them.

Besides, before she returned to the provincial capital, her family didn't allow her to casually date boyfriends or girlfriends.

She had only helped Xu Hansheng because she thought he was a diligent and studious person, and there was absolutely no personal feeling involved.

However, she was also afraid of being misunderstood by Xu Hansheng. But Xu Hansheng said that they were just ordinary master and apprentice, so Tang Bing accepted it.

Are they considered master and apprentice?

Anyway, according to Xu Hansheng, even a teacher who only teaches one word is still a teacher, so it really counts.

Thinking of this, Tang Bing nodded and said, "Okay, you have potential. I have high hopes for you."

After saying that, Tang Bing quickly walked out of Xu Hansheng's office in her high heels.

Xu Hansheng gazed at Tang Bing's alluring back and gently licked his lips.

This woman is indeed someone you'd want to conquer.

Just as Ge Yingchun said, a man should conquer his rivals in his career.

But at this moment, for Xu Hansheng, conquering Tang Bing is to fight for his career!

The idea that you have to rely on yourself for everything is something only a complete novice would do.

Without an ironclad backer, how can one rise to the top?

Based on his abilities alone, Lao Shen would have become the county party secretary long ago, but he is currently only a deputy section-level cadre.

Once he leaves Yutong County, he's not even a cadre!

Having been given a second chance at life, Xu Hansheng understands better than anyone that this world only cares about the results; the process is completely unimportant!

If you want to be an honest and good official, you must first be an official.

Moreover, it had to be a local official like Qi Hongchang.

Otherwise, it's all just empty talk!

Take Xu Hansheng as an example. He's not even a deputy section chief. Talking about integrity is just laughable!

Therefore, Xu Hansheng must make efforts in many ways and seize every opportunity to reunite with his benefactor from his previous life as soon as possible.

Having made up his mind, Xu Hansheng took out his phone and called Liu Zhiqiang.

Soon, Liu Zhiqiang's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Nephew, don't worry, everything is fine with President Du. There's just a board meeting tomorrow, so he should be able to go to your county within the next two or three days."

"Furthermore, I will notify you one day in advance, and only you."

His unspoken message was to reassure Xu Hansheng.

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Thank you for your special care, Uncle Liu. It seems that listening to my second uncle and asking Uncle Liu for help was really my good fortune."

Hahaha……

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhiqiang burst into a satisfied laugh.

Emboldened by this, Xu Hansheng continued, "Uncle Liu, there's something else I'd like to ask you for help with. What do you think?"