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

At 7 p.m. sharp, when Chen Changhe, along with his daughter, and Tang Minghua and his daughter Tang Bing, entered Hongyunlai, Xu Hansheng was already waiting in room 302.

As soon as the four entered, Li Xiuru came forward and said to Chen Changhe, "Minister Chen, I've changed your private room to 302. That room is bigger and has a better environment."

"This noon, Secretary Qi hosted Minister Cheng in that private room!"

As they spoke, Li Xiuru led Chen Changhe and the others quickly to the door of the private room.

After gently knocking on the door of the private room a few times, Li Xiuru greeted Chen Changhe and quickly walked down the stairs.

As the door to the private room opened, a smiling Xu Hansheng stepped out and gestured to Chen Changhe and the others, saying, "So, Comrade Tang Bing's uncle is Minister Chen! Please, come in!"

As he spoke, Xu Hansheng gave Chen Ling a friendly smile.

Chen Changhe greeted Xu Hansheng and then led the way into the private room.

Xu Hansheng stood at the door, greeting Tang Bing while turning his gaze to Tang Minghua.

Clearly, Tang Minghua did not recognize Xu Hansheng at all, which means that he was not reborn!

However, in this life, when he met Tang Minghua, he still had the same gloomy face as when he first met Xu Hansheng in the previous life, like a volcano about to erupt.

I don't know where Tang Minghua got such a magnanimous attitude from!

Xu Hansheng smiled and ushered everyone into the private room before instructing the waiter to serve the dishes.

The dishes for tonight were all carefully selected by Xu Hansheng, almost entirely based on Tang Minghua and Tang Bing's tastes.

Although this was the first time he and Tang Minghua had met in this life, they were old acquaintances in their previous life.

After more than a decade of rivalry, they know each other's preferences inside and out.

As soon as everyone sat down, not only was Chen Changhe stunned, but Tang Bing and his daughter Tang Minghua were also stunned.

The whole table is covered in Sichuan cuisine!

There's also a boiled fish dish made with black carp!

This is Tang Minghua's favorite fish!

It can be said that this table of dishes was prepared specifically for Tang Minghua and his daughter Tang Bing!

The question is, how did Xu Hansheng know Tang Minghua's tastes?

While everyone was still in shock, Xu Hansheng casually took the menu and handed it to Chen Changhe, saying, "Minister Chen, I've only ordered eight dishes. Do you see if there's anything else you'd like to add?"

Chen Changhe took the menu from Xu Hansheng with a surprised look on his face. After ordering two more dishes that he liked, he handed the menu back to Xu Hansheng.

A dozen minutes later, the food and drinks were served. Xu Hansheng then prepared two bottles of baijiu (Chinese liquor) and placed them next to Tang Minghua and Chen Changhe, and also prepared a bottle of red wine for Chen Ling and Tang Bing.

Xu Hansheng then sat back down at the end of the table, poured himself a glass of baijiu, and smiled at Tang Minghua, the guest of honor for the day.

Chen Changhe smiled, raised his glass, and said to everyone present, "Come on, this is a rare opportunity. Since my brother-in-law is passing through Yutong County, let's have a brief meeting!"

"Thanks to Xu Ke's special care during this time, Bingbing's work has been able to proceed so smoothly. As her uncle, I'd like to express my sincere gratitude!"

Xu Hansheng smiled and raised his glass, saying, "Minister Chen, you're too kind. This is all I should do. After all, Comrade Tang Bing's work also represents our department!"

After saying that, Xu Hansheng turned to look at Tang Minghua.

Tang Minghua sneered, picked up his wine glass, clinked glasses with Chen Changhe, but did not clink glasses with Xu Hansheng. This was considered to be giving Chen Changhe a great deal of face. The three of them then drank their wine in one gulp.

Next, Tang Bing and Chen Ling chattered away, while Chen Changhe and Tang Minghua remained relatively silent, especially Tang Minghua, whose expression remained rather unpleasant.

It's highly likely that either Chen Changhe or Chen Ling said something to him.

Therefore, Tang Minghua felt extremely displeased whenever he saw Xu Hansheng!

The meal was almost over in just two hours. Tang Minghua then said to Tang Bing, "Bingbing, take Chen Ling back first. I have a few words I want to say to Xiao Xu!"

This……

Tang Bing hadn't expected Tang Minghua to do this, but she had no choice but to follow Tang Minghua's wishes and leave with Chen Ling first.

Only after Tang Bing and Chen Ling left did Tang Minghua's face darken, and he looked at Xu Hansheng with icy eyes, saying, "Xiao Xu, your tricks are only good for those two little girls."

"Don't covet what you shouldn't; otherwise, it won't do you any good!"

As soon as he said this, Xu Hansheng's face turned cold. He glanced at Tang Minghua with a neither humble nor arrogant look, then picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth.

After chewing a few times, Xu Hansheng sneered and said, "Secretary Tang, what do you mean by 'something I shouldn't covet'?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you're alluding to Tang Bing, aren't you?"

"It seems that in Secretary Tang's eyes, Tang Bing is just an object that can be used to exchange for benefits at will. But has Secretary Tang never thought about Tang Bing's life?"

Bang!

Tang Minghua had just slammed his hand on the table, and before he could even speak, Xu Hansheng said with a calm smile, "Secretary Tang, don't be angry. If I'm not mistaken, you're trying to set Tang Bing up with the son of Zhang Guoliang, the director of the Provincial Party Committee's Comprehensive Division and secretary to the Provincial Party Secretary, right?"

"This certainly looks like a promising future, but has Secretary Tang considered whether Zhang Guoliang might run into trouble, or whether anyone might be brought down after the provincial capital's shantytown renovation project is completed?"

"Zhang Guoliang practiced nepotism, awarding the project to Xinghui Real Estate in the provincial capital through improper channels, and pocketing 30% of the profits!"

"Do you think that withdrawing such a large sum of money might cause the entire building to collapse? If that building really collapses, will Zhang Guoliang still be able to stand firm?"

These were all things that Xu Hansheng personally experienced in his previous life.

Moreover, just a few months later, Zhang Guoliang was taken away for investigation, and his son's life was also mediocre, eventually going into business.

If it weren't for his father-in-law, Tang Minghua, Zhang Guoliang's son would probably have remained in the position of section chief until retirement.

Even so, in his previous life, Xu Hansheng rarely saw Zhang Guoliang's son appear in the same frame as Tang Bing.

This shows that Tang Bing was not happy after marrying Zhang Guoliang's son!

Moreover, their relationship was very tense.

At this moment, Tang Minghua on the other side was completely stunned, staring blankly at Xu Hansheng, unable to believe his ears!

How could a low-level clerk in Yutong County have access to such information?

Even many high-ranking officials in the province kept these matters a secret. Tang Minghua had only received a little bit of information and dared not confirm whether it was true.

Xu Hansheng, however, spoke with absolute certainty, recounting in detail how much benefit Zhang Guoliang had received and which projects he had participated in. This was simply outrageous.

For a moment, the entire private room was unusually quiet.

Even Chen Changhe looked at Xu Hansheng with an incredulous expression.

Could it be that Xu Hansheng has some unfathomable backing?

Otherwise, where did he get this information from?

Seeing the two remain silent, Xu Hansheng smiled and stood up, saying to Tang Minghua, "Secretary Tang, it's best to do your homework on some things, after all, it concerns your daughter's lifelong happiness!"

"It's getting late, and I have work to do tomorrow, so I won't keep you company any longer. I've already settled the bill for today; consider it a welcome dinner for Secretary Tang!"

After saying that, Xu Hansheng stepped out of the private room.

……

A month later, at the inauguration ceremony of Tiancheng Holdings' factory, Xu Hansheng looked at Qi Hongchang, who was standing on the podium and speaking eloquently, smiled and took Tang Bing's small hand, and squeezed it firmly twice in his palm.

Reborn into this world, winning Tang Bing's heart and making the Tang family his protector is just the beginning; his future is already bright...

(End of the book)