With the added prestige of the Prince's Mansion, looking at Lan Chaoyang, Ruan Ruan felt that he was now made of gold, shining brightly.
"Ahem, well, I understand what you wanted to say. I'll go with you when you meet Secretary Xu and the others tomorrow." It's just an investment, right? With the Prince's Mansion, everything is negotiable! (*^▽^*)
With Ruan Ruan's words, Lan Chaoyang's purpose for coming here this time can be considered more than half accomplished.
For the rest of the time, the brothers hadn't seen each other for a while and didn't know how things were at home. After dinner, they took Lan Chaoyang and lay down on the haystack where they usually rested, looking at the stars in the sky while listening to what was happening at home.
Huo Haocheng, seeing his wife all night, had a smile on his face the whole time. In recent years, his wife has been gentle and lazy in life, but when she has something to discuss with Zheng Xuyang and the others at work, she is a strong woman. She is like a captain, controlling the direction, and Zheng Xuyang and Huo Haocheng are like helmsmen, sailing together in the direction she wants to go.
Knowing that their mission was dangerous, she would always suddenly appear and fight her way out for them. She seemed like a born queen. A few years ago, when he saw her standing in the middle among a group of hospital directors, giving them medical guidance, he felt that his wife was shining, able to illuminate the darkness around the patients and pull them back from the hands of death.
But no matter which one it was, he felt that none of them were as good as the one he had now, where he had obtained what he had longed for, and the smile that radiated from within was even more beautiful.
The next day at 8 a.m., after breakfast, everyone went about their own business. Because Ruan Ruan's identity was different today, when Lan Chaoyang came to find her, she changed out of her white coat and her usual comfortable and loose clothes, and put on a light blue polyester shirt, white wide-leg suit pants and white leather shoes with a slight heel, and put her hair up in a bun.
Lan Chaoyang and Dr. Jiang were seeing Ruan Ruan dressed like this for the first time. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought she was a female boss from abroad who had come to discuss a business deal with them.
"My God, Ruan Ruan, you look so good in this outfit!" Dr. Jiang exclaimed in surprise. She had known Ruan Ruan for several years and had seen her in many different ways, but this was the first time she had seen her so capable and stylish.
She said "It's alright," but winked at Dr. Jiang, her little expression almost leaping off her face.
"Let's go, don't keep Secretary Xu and the others waiting." With that, he composed himself and walked toward Secretary Xu and the others' office with a serious expression.
Early in the morning, Secretary Xu and Mayor Liu were already waiting in the office.
The two originally thought that only Lan Chaoyang would come, but unexpectedly, Dr. Ruan appeared first, and Lan Chaoyang walked behind him. It seemed that today's events would not be easy to get through.
"Dr. Ruan, what's wrong?" Although I had already guessed, I still had to ask first, since we're both seasoned veterans.
"Secretary Xu, Mayor Liu, let's get to know each other again. I'm Ruan Ruan. I'm here today to talk to you both about the reconstruction of Tangcheng and my interest in investing in a factory there." Faced with Secretary Xu's deliberate questioning, Ruan Ruan didn't beat around the bush and directly stated her purpose for being there.
Upon hearing Ruan Ruan's words, Secretary Xu first looked at Lan Chaoyang behind her. Seeing him nod at him, Secretary Xu and Mayor Liu realized why Lan Chaoyang had arrived so quickly after their report was submitted. It turned out that the person who had spoken had already arrived at their place.
The two men led them to a makeshift meeting room next door, which contained only a long table and a few chairs, placed on either side of the table.
After the group sat down, the junior staff member immediately brought in the prepared tea and placed it in front of them.
Ruan Ruan took a sip of tea, then gestured to Lan Chaoyang that they could begin.
Upon receiving the signal, Lan Chaoyang calmly took out the document submitted by Secretary Xu from his briefcase and handed the photocopy to Ruan Ruan.
Everyone present had seen this document except for Ruan Ruan, so while Lan Chaoyang was reconciling accounts with Secretary Xu and Mayor Liu, Ruan Ruan was carefully reading it from the side.
"Secretary Xu, first of all, the leaders asked me to convey their thanks to you for your hard work! Secondly, you calculated that the total loss in Tangcheng from this earthquake was 180 million yuan, with basically zero casualties. The leaders were very pleased with this data, saying that houses can be rebuilt and roads can be repaired, as long as people are safe. In addition, the leaders also asked me to tell you that orders have been issued to all provinces and cities, and relief grain will be delivered soon. Secretary Xu and Mayor Liu don't need to worry about the food supply for the people."
The leaders said that in the face of disaster, we are united as one, and there is no obstacle we cannot overcome. They are all behind you. Furthermore, the technical personnel for post-disaster reconstruction are on their way and should arrive in a few days. Lastly, Secretary Xu, Mayor Liu, this is the notification of the allocation of funds for the Tangcheng reconstruction. Please keep it safe.
Lan Chaoyang's mission this time was simple: to persuade Ruan Ruan, express the leaders' affirmation of their work, and bring over the notification of the funds they applied for.
Secretary Xu and Mayor Liu received the notification slip from Lan Chaoyang. Both of them were very happy. The leaders' affirmation of their work was a recognition of their work ability. With this notification, they could directly ask for materials whenever they needed them, without having to beg and plead.
"Comrade Lan Chaoyang, thank you so much for recognizing our work, and thank you for bringing us this notice. It's really important for us right now." Mayor Liu stood up, held Lan Chaoyang's hand, and was reluctant to let go for a long time.
They all originally thought that the funds wouldn't come through so quickly, and even if they did, they probably wouldn't be that much.
So now the funds have not only arrived in the shortest possible time, but they are also the amount they reported.
In fact, the leaders were already aware of the numbers reported by Secretary Xu, which were already the results after reductions. The most important thing now is to appease the people. Although there were no casualties, the people lost their homes and were filled with anxiety. At this time, no matter how difficult it is, we must get through it.
"Mayor Liu, you're too kind. I was just doing my job. The rest will require you two to coordinate with Comrade Ruan Ruan." Lan Chaoyang pulled his hand away from Mayor Liu's and then steered the conversation directly to Ruan Ruan.
By this time, Ruan Ruan had finished reading the report. Without needing to look at anything else, she could roughly guess what it contained. From the two brief sentences Lan Chaoyang had succinctly summarized, Ruan Ruan extracted several key points: 1. The leaders highly valued the physical and mental health of the people of Tangcheng; 2. The leaders placed great importance on the post-disaster reconstruction of Tangcheng; 3. And most importantly, the reason they allocated the funds so readily was that they wanted her to help Tangcheng resume production as soon as possible and recover the funds. As for how to recover them, that would require her to negotiate with Secretary Xu and Mayor Liu.
Ruan Ruan finally understood why the leader was so generous this time. It turned out that he was waiting for her here. Ruan Ruan was thinking that investing in a factory in Tangcheng would boost productivity, but she didn't expect that the old fox was so cunning!
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