“Alright, Minister Qidong, I’ll see you off.” Li Xiuyuan also stood up and said. The matter had been discussed, and neither of them mentioned the topic of having a main meal.

That was just a pretext to get Chen Guangda and Wang Zhitao out of the way.

As the two men came out of the private room at the restaurant, Chen Guangda and Wang Zhitao were chatting not far away. Seeing Li Xiuyuan and Wang Qidong come out, they quickly came over to greet them. When they saw that Wang Qidong was about to leave, they tried to persuade him to stay for a while, and then together with Li Xiuyuan, they escorted Wang Qidong downstairs.

Before Wang Qidong got into the car and left, he called Chen Guangda to get in as well, asking Chen Guangda to see him off.

After Chen Guangda got into the car with Wang Qidong, the drunkenness on Wang Qidong's face quickly dissipated. He looked at Chen Guangda and said, "Guangda, be careful when you're doing construction work in Meilin Village. This young man, Li Xiuyuan, is not simple."

Chen Guangda's heart skipped a beat when he saw the solemn expression on Wang Qidong's face. Although he was not a person within the system, he still understood the hierarchy within the system. Why would Wang Qidong, a deputy section chief and head of the organization department, be so solemn when Li Xiuyuan was only a deputy section chief?

However, Chen Guangda didn't dare to ask too many questions. When Wang Qidong and Li Xiuyuan were talking earlier, they deliberately sent him away. The meaning was obvious. It wouldn't be appropriate to ask again now.

"Okay, I understand. I'll keep that in mind and won't cause you any trouble," Chen Guangda said.

Wang Qidong glanced at Chen Guangda but didn't say anything more. This was already a lot of trouble. When Guangda Construction won the bid, Li Xiuyuan, with his level of expertise, had already dragged him into many things. It wasn't as simple as Chen Guangda saying he wouldn't cause trouble for himself. Even if Chen Guangda had the will, he didn't have the ability.

Take the case of reporting Wang Zhixing, for example. According to Chen Guangda, he rejected Li Xiuyuan's suggestion, but what was the final result?

They reported it for you without even owing you a favor, and you still have to take the blame in the end. He probably still doesn't understand what happened to Wang Zhixing in the central town, and might even be grateful to Li Xiuyuan.

After all, Li Xiuyuan kept praising him in front of the disciplinary committee's investigation team.

However, there's no need to tell Chen Guangda about this. Sometimes it's better to know less. If Wang Zhixing leaves the central town, he will have repaid Li Xiuyuan's favor and cleared some obstacles for Guangda Construction Company.

Meanwhile, Li Xiuyuan and Wang Zhitao had returned to the central town. Actually, Wang Zhitao didn't want to come back; it would have been better to stay in the county for one night. But Li Xiuyuan insisted on returning.

After the car returned to the central town, Wang Zhitao got out, while Li Xiuyuan had to go back to Meilin Village.

"Li Zhen, why don't you rest in town for the night? If you need anything, you can go to Meilin Village tomorrow morning," Wang Zhitao advised Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand. Although he had drunk some wine, he hadn't drunk too much. He still had to go back to Meilin Village. He was going for a run with Su Ziying the next morning.

Running is the only way to improve. I ran with Yun Yanchang and became a deputy town mayor. If I run with Su Ziying, I might become the son-in-law of a deputy minister of the provincial party committee's organization department. That would be so worthwhile.

Don't ask, the answer is simply that I like running.

"It's alright, it's not far. I'm used to sleeping in the village, I prefer the quiet environment there," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile. There are some coal trucks in the town, which make noise at night, but the village is different, it's very quiet. This reason is acceptable.