Chapter 161 of "New Urban Farmers": Li Daolin and his wife (first update)

"Haha, Mr. Liu, it's been a long time! You've made a fortune! Hurry up!" A familiar male voice came from inside. The person pushed the door open and entered. Liu Neng quickly put on a somewhat forced smile and stood up.

"Director Wei, what brings you here? Please come in!" Liu Neng shook hands with the newcomer familiarly, but inwardly he was wryly smiling; all sorts of powerful figures were coming today.

Director Wei, the deputy director of the district's Industry and Commerce Bureau, was one of Liu Neng's connections. It was Director Wei who helped Liu Neng obtain his foreign trade company's license. Of course, it cost a considerable amount of money. He was one of the people Liu Neng couldn't afford to offend.

"Oh, there are guests here, Mr. Liu. And who are these two?" Director Wei glanced around the office and saw Section Chief Niu and the clerk. He saw strong hostility in their eyes.

Liu Neng's heart skipped a beat as he introduced, "This is Section Chief Niu from the Municipal Science and Technology Commission. The other person is his colleague, which is basically a subordinate. A section chief can be at the level of a full section chief or a deputy division chief, but at least he's on the same level as Deputy Director Wei. However, they don't belong to the same department. And since the other person is from the Science and Technology Commission, Director Wei smiled slightly and nodded as a greeting."

Clearly, he didn't take Section Chief Niu and his companion seriously.

The Industry and Commerce Bureau is a highly lucrative organization, far more so than a typical Science and Technology Commission.

Section Chief Niu, naturally unable to bear the contemptuous looks, snorted and said to Liu Neng, "Boss Liu, what's your decision?"

Liu Neng looked at Deputy Director Wei with a sheepish expression.

Deputy Director Wei asked in surprise, "What are you thinking about? Mr. Liu, I've come to you today because I need your help. Can we talk in private?"

"This is a matter between our Science and Technology Commission and Boss Liu. It's best for bystanders to stay out of it!" Section Chief Niu said coldly.

Deputy Director Wei's expression changed; his smile vanished, his eyes narrowed, and he gave a cold laugh before ignoring him. This Section Chief Niu hadn't gotten up since he entered, and Deputy Director Wei couldn't gauge his strength, so he wouldn't rashly offend him. However, he also didn't want to be at someone's mercy.

“I’m sorry, but our Industry and Commerce Bureau also has very important matters to attend to with Mr. Liu. Section Chief, could you perhaps excuse us for a moment?” Deputy Director Wei said.

Before the other party could react, Deputy Director Wei said to Liu Neng, "Liu Neng, we've had a long-standing relationship. I'm here to ask for your help this time. The higher-ups have instructed me that whether I can complete the task depends on you!"

Liu Neng's heart skipped a beat as he asked, "Director Wei, how can someone as insignificant as me be of any help to you? You're not joking, are you?"

"Introduction, character?" Deputy Director Wei said with a smile. "Now all the jade merchants in the country are flocking to Sichuan. Do you dare say you're still a nobody? I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Our leader said this time, let's see if we can cooperate with your company. The jade slag processing technology is cutting-edge!" "Director Wei, to be honest, I already contacted Boss Zhang a month ago, but Zhang Guodong has absolutely no interest in these collaborations. Even I got scolded!" Liu Neng said with a wry smile.

Then he glanced cautiously at Section Chief Niu and thought to himself that he was probably going to offend everyone now.

At this point, Section Chief Niu angrily interrupted and criticized without any politeness: "Deputy Director Wei, is that right? Which district's Industry and Commerce Bureau are you from? Don't you know about the order of arrival? Even your Director Feng has to be polite to our Director. Don't you, as a deputy director, know any manners at all?"

At that moment, he couldn't care less about anything else.

He knew the director, deputy director, and branch director of the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce, but he didn't know that Director Wei was likely just a deputy in a branch office.

A deputy section chief, right? He was practically half a rank below him, and this person was stealing his "business." He, the section chief, was furious. The Science and Technology Commission was often a department that was favored by everyone but disliked by everyone. He, a deputy division-level section chief, was being ignored by a mere deputy director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau—this was an insult he simply couldn't tolerate.

Furthermore, before arriving here, the deputy director personally instructed him that he had consulted with the director on this matter, and with the director's support, he felt very confident.

It's fair to say that Section Chief Niu was seething with anger. His tone was quite impolite.

Deputy Director Wei's anger flared up instantly. Being criticized to his face for not knowing the rules was almost like being taught that he was ill-mannered, and he couldn't hold back his anger any longer.

Everyone here has a leader backing them up. What is jade slag? It's just waste material! What is jade? It's a valuable decorative material! The two are vastly different. The benefits for any department after acquiring this technology are unimaginable.

This includes allowing departments such as industry and commerce, and public security to have their own profit channels, which can be used as part of the bureau's or committee's welfare, or to purchase equipment for the bureau, etc.

This was all tacitly approved.

"Section Chief Niu, is it? Whether I understand the rules or not is none of your business; the leaders will judge. If you ask me, it's probably Section Chief Niu and your team who don't understand the rules. Doesn't the principle of first come, first served need to be considered by the parties involved? Whoever arrives first gets to do it? Why is the Science and Technology Commission acting like a robber?" Deputy Director Wei retorted without backing down.

robber?

The representatives from both departments were locked in a heated argument, leaving Liu Neng caught in the middle, kicking him for it. "Boss Zhang Guodong doesn't like you guys at all," Liu Neng thought. "All this arguing is pointless; he just says 'I won't see you!'"

Besides, even Liu Neng didn't know what Boss Zhang wanted with these jade slags, let alone buy hundreds of tons of them. He was just a middleman. He knew nothing else about it.

"Oh, Director Wei, Section Chief Niu, you're both leaders, please take a break. I'll try to contact Boss Zhang again. If it doesn't go smoothly, I'm afraid I can't help you. If my company had the technology, of course it would be easier to talk to him, but the problem is, I only buy jade slag for him, I don't know anything else," Liu Neng said hastily when he saw that both sides were getting worked up.

"Hmph! Hmph!"

Director Wei and Section Chief Niu finally managed to stop arguing.

Liu Neng quickly winked at his alluring secretary, who then smiled knowingly and said, "Director Wei and Section Chief Niu, please take a break. Come with me. There's a special lounge in the company. Our boss will contact you immediately if he has any news." Hearing this woman's charming words, the two couldn't help but look at her good figure, her deep cleavage, and swallowed hard.

"Liu Neng, I'm waiting for your good news!"

"Mr. Liu hopes you make the right choice!"

With the help of his secretary, the office finally became quiet, and Liu Neng breathed a sigh of relief.

"No way," Liu Neng thought, "I have to leave the office and hide for a while." He wasn't stupid; it hadn't been long, yet two leaders had already arrived, and more might come in a little while.

He immediately left and hid in another room upstairs.

This room was secretly decorated by him as a place for his secret trysts with his seductive secretary, a place to escape the clutches of his shrewish wife. Now, it has become his haven.

After turning off the phone, I put in a different SIM card, hesitated for a moment, and then called Zhang Guodong.

Zhang Guodong and Zheng Le left the Western restaurant. They walked hand-in-hand, their sweetness evident. Since Zheng Le had taken the "Health Pill" and "Longevity Pill," her already beautiful face and skin had undergone a dramatic improvement. Her stunning smile captivated Zhang Guodong and left passersby speechless. And then there was her skin—skin as smooth and healthy as a baby's.

Women love beauty, especially taking great care of their appearance and skin. Zheng Le's beauty has reached a new level, making most so-called beauties pale in comparison.

She was pleasantly surprised, but also annoyed.

These days, she has to wear sunglasses whenever she goes out, otherwise she gets too many stares, which makes her husband, Zhang Guodong, quite jealous. While secretly amused, she also considered Zhang Guodong's feelings.

Now they plan to pick up their wedding photos as a testament to their marriage.

But before they could hail a taxi, a Hongqi sedan with a dented license plate was seen driving towards them. Zhang Guodong turned his head sharply, narrowed his eyes, and saw that the car was not out of control. He pulled Zheng Le to the side.

“We’ll buy another car later!” Zhang Guodong suddenly said.

"What kind should we buy?" Zheng Le asked with interest. "How about a women's version? I saw that Porsche has released a new model that's designed for women."

"Lady died? Who's going to drive?"

"Of course it's me, I'm the driver, Yan. You're the only passenger in this car!" Zheng Le smiled.

Zhang Guodong also remained calm.

"Go ahead and buy it, but let's keep a low profile. A flashy car will attract attention wherever it goes, and I don't want my wife to be stared at everywhere. That's too dangerous," Zhang Guodong said casually, glancing at the car with the impressive license plate that was about to stop.

The car hadn't even stopped when the rear window rolled down. Zhang Guodong stared at it warily.

"Guodong, this is Sister Lin!"

Lin Hui stuck her head out and waved to Zhang Guodong. She covered the distance of several dozen meters in a flash and stopped in front of Zhang Guodong and Zheng Le.

Zhang Guodong was astonished to find that it was Brother Li and Sister Lin, and that a little car was sitting in the front passenger seat!

"Brother Li, Sister Lin, you're here for dinner?" Li Daolin and an excited Lin Hui got out of the car. Zhang Guodong asked with a puzzled smile. Bringing Xiao Gangben to dinner? That's quite a difference in social class.

Lin Hui noticed Zheng Le standing next to Zhang Guodong, and her eyes lit up when she saw the two holding hands.

"What do you want to eat? We came here specifically to find you. It's thanks to him that we saw you in Sichuan, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to reach you by phone or find you anywhere. We even went to your Xinyuan residential area earlier, but no one was there," Lin Hui said. "Is this your girlfriend?"

Zhang Guodong glanced at Zheng Le, smiled, and nodded, saying, "It was a wedding held in our area by someone who got married online!"

"Brother Li, Sister Lin, my name is Zheng Le!" Zheng Le called out along with Zhang Guodong. However, she was quite surprised when she glanced at the license plate and was immediately taken aback.

Zhang Guodong seemed oblivious to things like license plates, but Zheng Le knew. This license plate should belong to the fifth-ranked member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee in Chuandu City. The couple in front of her did indeed have the air of officials; they looked somewhat familiar. How did they know her husband?

Zhang Guodong wasn't nervous at all and chatted naturally, which piqued her curiosity.

"Zheng Le?" To everyone's surprise, Lin Hui looked at Zheng Le with a strange expression. Li Daolin, on the other hand, also looked at Zhang Guodong in surprise.

Zhang Guodong sensed something and said to the somewhat dazed Xiao Gangben, "Xiao Gangben, thank you very much this time. Is there anything else? If you need anything in the future, just say I told you to contact Liu Neng."

"Oh, thank you, thank you. No, then, Director Lin, I'll be going now!" Xiao Gangben was overjoyed when he heard Zhang Guodong's words.

Although some people may not see Liu Neng as powerful, he's a big shot among people in Xiao Gangben's social circle. It's clear that Liu Da Neng listens to Mr. Zhang quite a bit!

As soon as Xiao Gangben left, Lin Hui grabbed Zheng Le's hand and headed to the back seat. Zhang Guodong thought for a moment and moved to the front seat, but Li Daolin stopped him and said with a wry smile, "You should go to the back seat. In our family, your sister Lin and Ya Ya are the oldest!"

The driver was quite surprised to have the executive vice mayor of a provincial capital city sitting in the front passenger seat. Who were these two young men? Why were Mayor Li and Director Lin treating them with such respect?

"Go pick up Ya Ya and then go home!" Li Daolin said to the driver as soon as everyone got into the car.

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