But you should still be polite when necessary; it's all about appearances.

"Comrade Baohua, when I came down from the capital, Director Xue told me to learn more about economic work from you," Zhong Bin said with a smile, revealing a name.

The Director Xue he mentioned was someone Xing Baohua knew; they had even worked together for a period of time in Da Meizi Country.

After hearing this, Xing Baohua already knew that Zhong Bin had also been parachuted in from the capital, and that their relationship was no worse than Wei Laisong's.

"Director Xue, you're too kind. I only achieved some success because I invited some economic experts to help me. I really don't have much to offer myself," Xing Baohua said politely.

Zhong Bin pointed at Xing Baohua with his finger and said with a laugh that he was very modest.

A short while later, Secretary Liu came in and told Zhong Bin that the first guest had arrived.

"Please let him in!" Zhong Bin instructed, then turned to Xing Baohua and said, "You promised to help Director Xue exchange foreign currency in the United States. The person who came is also related to that matter."

Xing Baohua nodded without saying anything.

I did promise that, but since the profits wouldn't come back, he could only pay for the consumption there, and the settlement would be in Chinese currency.

Secretary Liu led in a man in his thirties, who was dressed in a very stylish suit.

The bright red tie, in particular, is very eye-catching.

When this person came in, he didn't address Zhong Bin by his title, but instead called him "brother".

This was an attempt to treat Xing Baohua as an outsider, clearly indicating to Xing Baohua that they had a relationship.

Xing Baohua touched his nose and said nothing more. The three sat down again, and Zhong Bin introduced Xing Baohua, saying, "This is a brother of mine from afar, Zhong Qiang. He works at the General Trade Bureau and is currently in charge of your matter."

Xing Baohua's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard "General Trade," and he glanced at Zhong Qiang.

I wonder if this person is aware of the unpleasant collaboration he has with the General Trade Bureau?

Some things are about social interactions.

Even if Xing Baohua felt uncomfortable, sometimes he had to consider appearances when making decisions.

Even if Zhong Bin was unaware of the unpleasant collaboration between Xing Baohua and the General Trade Bureau, did Zhong Qiang not know?

Or perhaps you knew it all along, but you were just giving Zhong Bin face because of Xing Baohua.

The three continued their conversation in a friendly manner, like new friends chatting. No one brought up the past.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Zhong Qiang told Xing Baohua that he came down here on the behalf of Director Xue, and that Xing Baohua needed to help pay for some things.

The General Trade Center then transferred the funds to the account designated by Xing Baohua.

There are many tables, with quantities and prices of various goods listed.

None of that matters; Xing Baohua will make the payment and fulfill his promise.

Flipping through a few pages at random, I saw quite a few chip models and quantities that needed to be imported!

This puzzled him because some of them had ordered more than Xing Baohua.

Pointing to the chip, he asked, "Which company ordered this?"

"It's supposed to be confidential in principle, but that's not necessary for you. It's Lenovo!"