Rebirth: My college entrance exam score was stolen? I turned the tables and made a billion.

Outside the imposing iron gate of the county's Bureau of Commerce.

Liangzi wiped the sweat from his neck, tugged at the collar of his newly bought white polyester shirt, and muttered to himself.

"Brother Guangming, do you think this old gatekeeper is getting old and his eyesight is failing?"

"I just got my hair shaved off at the barbershop yesterday, and I even polished my shirt, black pants, and leather shoes until they were shiny."

"We practically have 'lawful citizens' plastered on our foreheads, so why is he staring at us like we're thieves?"

The two of them walked to the window of the guardhouse and spoke politely, saying they wanted to talk to Director Zhang about the Hongxing Grocery Store.

As a result, the security guard named Lao Dong looked them up and down, rolled his eyes, and left them standing outside in the sun while he slowly went back inside to make a phone call.

Liu Guangming stood under the shade of a tree with his hands in his pockets, and chuckled softly upon hearing this.

"Brother Liang, you've changed your clothes, but you haven't hidden your old habits."

Liangzi was stunned.

"What habit? I didn't even use the word 'swear' just now."

Liu Guangming slightly raised his chin, indicating the direction of the guard room.

"Think back to how you offered that old man a cigarette."

Liangzi scratched the back of his head.

"Just hand it over normally, take out a Hongtashan cigarette, pull one out and hand it over..."

"Brother Liang, is that what you call passing it?"

"You're holding the cigarette butt between two fingers, with your wrist pressing down, and your thumb even instinctively wants to flick the bottom of the cigarette pack."

Liu Guangming hit the nail on the head.

"There's still a little fire left."

"When you strike a match, your hand is cupped like a shield, and your back is hunched over like a shrimp."

"This is how you light a cigarette. What kind of business is this?"

After saying that, Liu Guangming patted Liangzi on the shoulder.

"Old Dong has been watching over this gate for half his life. What kind of people hasn't he seen?"

"After all that, the fact that he didn't immediately call security to arrest you is already a sign of politeness."

After hearing this, Liangzi blushed and chuckled dryly twice.

"This...this has been a habit for several years, how can it be changed so easily?"

Just then, the dilapidated wooden door of the gatehouse was pushed open with a "bang".

Then, unlike before when he was slow, Old Dong ran out immediately.

In addition, all the wrinkles on her face were squeezed together, and she smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum.

"Oh dear, bosses! I'm so sorry, so sorry!"

"The sun is scorching! Please come in, please come in!"

Old Dong bowed and scraped as he led the way, fanning himself with his sleeve as if trying to cool them down.

"How could this be...?"

Liangzi was somewhat bewildered by this sudden change of expression.

He turned and looked at Liu Guangming with suspicion.

Liu Guangming remained calm and strode into the courtyard.

The third floor of the office building.

Zhang Daming and Li Weiguo stood side by side at the top of the stairs.

Footsteps approached, and Liu Guangming and Liangzi went upstairs one after the other.

Zhang Daming glanced around and his gaze landed on Liu Guangming, who was walking in front.

Too young!

Although he was tall and had a composed demeanor, his face...

He's clearly a student who just graduated!

Zhang Daming frowned slightly.

This is the individual business owner who was willing to pay 5,000 yuan to settle accounts, and with County Chief Lin personally stepping in to protect him.

Could he be some rich kid who sneaked out to cause trouble?

Li Weiguo, with his sharp eyes, immediately saw through the director's thoughts.

He subtly moved half a step closer to Zhang Daming, nudged him lightly with his elbow, and uttered a few words in a low voice.

"Chief, you can't judge a book by its cover."

"County Magistrate Lin."

These three words were like a bucket of ice water, instantly extinguishing the chaotic emotions in Zhang Daming's mind.

Yes! Who cares how old he is, or whether he's a student or not!

They have real money in their pockets, and the executive deputy county head is standing behind them! That's enough!

Zhang Daming instantly adjusted his expression.

Then, he took two quick steps, stepped forward, and extended his hands.

"Oh my, this must be Boss Liu!"

"A rare guest indeed!"

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Zhang Daming."

Liu Guangming stopped and generously extended his right hand to shake hands with Zhang Daming.

"Hello Director Zhang, I'm Liu Guangming. This is my partner, Brother Liang."

Zhang Daming quickly turned around and shook hands with Liangzi, his grip firm and even shaking the hand vigorously twice.

"Boss Liang, you must be tired from your journey! Come on, let's go to my office and have some herbal tea!"

Liangzi froze completely.

He used to hang out around the train station area, and what he feared most were those uniformed, government officials.

Normally, if you see someone wearing a hat on the street from afar, you have to go out of your way to avoid them.

Today, the director of the county commerce bureau actually held his hands with both hands and called him "Boss Liang"?

Still so enthusiastic?

Liangzi even secretly pinched his thigh, wincing in pain, before he was sure he wasn't dreaming.

Afterwards, the group entered the spacious and bright director's office.

Li Weiguo quickly brewed two cups of fine tea, placed them on the coffee table, then closed the door and left.

Seeing this, Liu Guangming didn't bother with any formalities and went straight to the point.

He unzipped the canvas bag, took out five stacks of brand-new ten-yuan notes, and neatly stacked them on the coffee table.

"Director Zhang, here is five thousand yuan in cash."

"I'll take care of all the debts owed by Hongxing Grocery Store."

"But the condition is that Hongxing Grocery Store has a five-year exclusive operating right."

Zhang Daming looked at the thick stack of money, and his Adam's apple bobbed.

Although he is indeed the bureau chief.

But if five thousand yuan is placed in front of you, and he takes it out directly to do things for you, even if he is the bureau chief, it feels pretty good!

"Boss Liu is such a straightforward person!"

Zhang Daming gave a thumbs up, his smile widening.

"The special approval document proposed by County Chief Lin was put into action by the bureau as soon as the workday started in the afternoon."

"Our bureau fully supports this contract!"

As Zhang Daming spoke, he took out a contract that Lao Li had hastily handwritten from the drawer and pushed it in front of Liu Guangming.

"Boss Liu, this contract was just written. Actually, it's not finished yet, but several key points have been clearly stated. Take a look."

"You've solved such a big problem for the bureau, so the bureau can't be inflexible."

"I've made the decision regarding the rent and security deposit for this storefront."

Zhang Daming leaned forward slightly, his tone conveying a sense of heartfelt sincerity.

"We'll give you a 40% discount on the first year's rent!"

"The contract deposit doesn't have to be paid all at once. You can pay it in monthly installments, and make up the difference within six months!"

Liu Guangming stopped flipping through the contract.

He looked up at Zhang Daming with some surprise.

Before he arrived, he was prepared to engage in a war of words and repeated back-and-forth with this old man.

After all, Lin Weimin had reminded him just last night that Zhang Daming was someone the old Party Secretary had personally promoted.

But now.

40% off rent? Installment payment for security deposit?

It's like the other person is feeding you food before you've even served yourself a bowl?

However, Liu Guangming's mind worked quickly, and he immediately understood the key point.

It seems that Lin Weimin really went all out at the Standing Committee meeting this morning, not only obtaining the special approval document but also shocking these old-fashioned leaders.

Zhang Daming is probably trying to curry favor with Lin Weimin and do him a favor by going along with the flow!

"I admire Director Zhang's decisiveness."

Liu Guangming put down the contract, nodded, and indicated that there were no problems.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Daming felt relieved.

He rubbed his hands together excitedly and then blurted out a sentence.

"Boss Liu, I think if you sign this contract, you'll definitely need funds next, right?"

"The Hongxing branch used to be under the Agricultural Bank of China, and there was an unused credit line for state-owned enterprises. Now that you've taken over, this credit line can be transferred to your name for use according to policy."

"If you need more funds, I'll have Lao Li bring the bureau's letter of introduction and personally accompany you to the Agricultural Bank tomorrow to complete the handover procedures."

"With our bureau's backing, the Agricultural Bank's loan department will definitely give us the green light all the way, in the shortest possible time..."

"Three days, the money will be released in three days!"