In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

Luzhou is developing, and so is Jingzhou.

After the district committee meeting, Chen Hai generously gave the petition office two million yuan to improve its petition service window. Chen Hai didn't even have the audit bureau conduct an audit before directly having the finance department transfer the funds to the petition office.

This situation is far from over.

Once someone has money in their pocket, those around them will try every means to take some of it.

Today the petition office wants to rectify its service windows, tomorrow the environmental protection bureau wants to clean up the ditches, and the day after tomorrow the district education bureau wants to apply for a batch of funds to purchase educational equipment. Money is being spent like water. After deducting the 40 million loan to Dafeng Factory and the 25 million for resettlement compensation, the remaining 35 million was only enough to support the company for about ten days before half of it was spent, leaving only 15 million in the account.

It was 5:30 pm on Friday, and the sunset was absolutely beautiful.

After the worry on Chen Hai's face faded, it was replaced by the confidence of a district chief.

Yesterday, he heard that Lu Yike had finished her two-month grassroots special operation and was now stationed in the Supervision Office of the Jingzhou Political and Legal Committee. Chen Hai didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Holding a bouquet of flowers, Chen Hai decided to be direct and take the initiative to express his feelings.

Standing outside the provincial party committee building, Chen Hai watched as staff members came and went. Just then, the Standing Committee meeting had just ended, and the Standing Committee members were leaving get off work.

Li Dakang was the first to come out, after all, he had a lot of work to do in Jingzhou City, and the Guangming Peak project was all on his shoulders.

As soon as Li Dakang stepped out of the provincial party committee building, he saw Chen Hai standing upright with a bouquet of flowers.

Chen Hai had a bright smile on his face, and even his usually messy hair had been styled.

Li Dakang stopped in his tracks.

He sized up Chen Hai like this. It is said that eating melons is human nature, and Secretary Dakang is no exception. He was also curious!

He had only glanced at them a few times when Lu Zheng'an and the Minister of the United Front Work Department walked up behind him.

"Hey, Secretary Dakang, what's going on?"

The Minister of the United Front Work Department spoke first, while Li Dakang pointed directly to Chen Hai, who was not far away.

The three of them looked at each other with great interest, but Lu Zheng'an felt something was off when he saw that it was Chen Hai holding flowers.

It's Friday, and everyone's busy, but there's still time to enjoy some gossip.

One after another, the Standing Committee members who came out included Yang Yanhua, Wu Chunlin, Tian Guofu, and even Governor Liu and two other members of the Provincial Government Standing Committee stopped to watch.

Until Chen Luo arrived.

As soon as Chen Luo came downstairs, he was thinking of going straight home, but when he saw what was going on, he was surprised to see a bunch of people standing there.

It wasn't until Chen Luo's gaze followed everyone to Chen Hai not far away that he noticed the key point.

"Ahem, Secretary Chen, this Comrade Chen Hai is holding flowers and seems to be here to confess his feelings. Young people! So full of passion. If only he could have this efficiency and attitude when he was working."

Li Dakang spoke to Chen Luo first, and Chen Luo nodded in agreement, then said, "However, Comrade Chen Hai is currently divorced and single, and pursuing family harmony is a different kind of work, so his motivation is understandable."

Focusing on the issue, not the person, everyone stood at the building entrance and chatted.

The staff members passing by all kept their distance, because there were some things they couldn't hear, even if they weren't working.

The arrival of Sha Ruijin completely elevated this gossip to a new level.

"What are you talking about?"

Sha Ruijin was equally curious, but upon entering, he found that everyone was talking about trivial family matters.

Li Dakang is the most qualified to speak on this matter.

He was the one who did most of the talking; in a way, people like Chen Luo were the best listeners for Li Dakang to pour out his frustrations.

Time passed slowly, though only a few minutes had gone by. As the elevator doors opened, Lu Yike and Liu Mingyu stepped out one after the other, maintaining a respectful distance from each other at their workplace.

They chatted and laughed, separated by only a few centimeters.

They also spotted Chen Luo and his group standing at the left-hand entrance, but given the vast difference in their status, they immediately shut their mouths and quietly left the building through the right-hand entrance, just like the other staff members.

Outside the building, Chen Hai saw the dashing Lu Yike from afar, and his heart pounded wildly.

Without any hesitation, Chen Hai stepped forward and abruptly handed Lu Yike a bouquet of roses.

"That's fine too, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Chen Hai's actions interrupted Lu Yike and Liu Mingyu's conversation. At the building entrance, Chen Luo and the others stopped talking as soon as they saw this scene. Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Hai and Lu Yike, and finally landed on Chen Hai.

Then she smiled and looked at Lu Zheng'an beside her.

This melon is ripe!

"Secretary Dakang, I take back what I just said. There's nothing wrong with pursuing family harmony, but it seems that Comrade Chen Hai is unaware that Lu Yike already has a boyfriend."

As Chen Luo spoke, everyone became interested, except for Lu Zheng'an.

"Ahem, Liu Mingyu, who is next to Comrade Lu Yike, is my secretary. The two of them have been getting along so well lately that they're almost at the point of discussing marriage. Commander Lu might invite everyone to a wedding banquet after the New Year."

After Chen Luo finished speaking, Lu Zheng'an picked up the conversation.

"Secretary Chen is right. Once it's finalized, I'll invite everyone to a celebratory drink."

After get off work, people are generally quite relaxed. Whether you're the provincial party secretary or the governor, you're still just a human being.

Outside the building, Chen Hai began to express his feelings and love, but alas…

Lu Yike's expression grew increasingly grim as she listened.

"Yes, I really like you!"

I used to be so busy with work that I neglected you, but now I realize you're in my heart. Promise me, will you be with me?

Before Chen Hai could continue speaking, Liu Mingyu decisively took Lu Yike's hand.

"Hey District Chief Chen, isn't your information a bit outdated? Director Lu and I are a couple now, and it's a bit inappropriate for him to confess his feelings for my girlfriend in front of me, isn't it?"

Looking up at the two holding hands, Chen Hai felt his heart break into pieces, his whole body trembled, and even the flowers in his hand fell to the ground.

"You...you!"

"We are very happy, so please don't bother me anymore, District Chief Chen."

Lu Yike refused decisively, which made Chen Hai even more heartbroken.

Ignoring Chen Hai, Lu Yike and Liu Mingyu held hands and walked past him directly away.

As the show came to an end, the people inside the building who had watched the scene began to murmur with admiration.

Without lingering, everyone left the building.

Chen Hai, who was still grieving, ran away as soon as he saw Chen Luo and the others come out, just like a mouse seeing a cat.

She was terrified that her appearance would be recognized.

"Huh? We don't eat people, do we?"

Governor Liu joked, and Chen Luo and the others burst into laughter.