"Deputy Mayor Li." Kang Yong nodded politely. The private disagreement was a private matter, and they would not have a falling out in person. However, he was feeling in his heart that Li Xiuyuan was indeed a character.
He had just openly humiliated Zhang Xingguo in the county yesterday, but when they met today he acted as if nothing had happened.
"Xiuyuan, I heard that you went to Meilin Village yesterday?" Zhang Xingguo asked casually as he walked downstairs.
Li Xiuyuan nodded. "Yes, Secretary, I went to Meilin Village yesterday and will go again tomorrow. I've made an appointment with colleagues from the Environmental Protection Bureau and the Planning Bureau to conduct an on-site inspection..."
Li Xiuyuan described his plans in a normal work-related tone.
Zhang Xingguo listened and couldn't help but sigh again. This is the advantage of having a strong background. If it were an ordinary deputy mayor, you would contact the county bureau and ask them to send someone to try.
They will ignore you unless you are using connections or asking for help.
Otherwise, if you make a phone call, no one will know who you are.
But Li Xiuyuan was different. He was the former secretary of the county magistrate and a popular figure in the county government office. He had contact with the directors of various county departments. One phone call would make everyone give Li Xiuyuan some face.
The three of them went downstairs together. Li Xiuyuan went to the cafeteria. In fact, Zhang Xingguo and Kang Yong were also going to the cafeteria, but after going downstairs, Zhang Xingguo went straight to the front yard.
Kang Yong naturally didn't ask any more questions and followed Zhang Xingguo out.
Li Xiuyuan turned from the first floor to the backyard and went to the cafeteria to have lunch.
"Secretary, what are you doing?"
"We eat in the cafeteria every day. Let's go and eat outside at noon." Zhang Xingguo explained, but this reason was a little bit unreasonable. It was obvious that Zhang Xingguo didn't want to eat with Li Xiuyuan and was in a bad mood when he saw Li Xiuyuan.
But Kang Yong certainly wouldn't be so unemotional as to say it directly. Instead, he nodded and said, "Yes, Secretary, now that you mention it, I remember there's a new restaurant in town that serves delicious food. I'll treat you..."
Zhang Xingguo nodded, and the two walked out, but they inevitably talked about Li Xiuyuan.
"I heard that Mayor Hou also suffered a loss at the hands of Li Xiuyuan yesterday, and all the money was taken away by Li Xiuyuan?" Kang Yong asked.
Zhang Xingguo nodded. "Actually, I've known about this for a while. When he was in the county, Li Xiuyuan had a very good relationship with the Director of the Finance Bureau and the Director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau. I even heard that the two directors were able to get promoted because of Li Xiuyuan's help. He's like a butterfly. Our deputy mayor is very good at socializing."
Of course, there was a hint of sarcasm in Zhang Xingguo's words, but they contained a lot of information. At least what Kang Yong noticed first was not whether Li Xiuyuan was a playboy, but Li Xiuyuan's energy.
"Secretary, is this true? Does Li Xiuyuan have such a great influence?"
"It's hard to say about the Finance Bureau, but as for the Industry and Commerce Bureau, I know that it should have been Deputy Director Zhu Wei, but Li Xiuyuan stood up and clearly supported Deputy Director Zhang Juncai, and even other county government leaders were involved later. But I don't know what happened, but Zhang Juncai was forced to take the position." Zhang Xingguo was also very emotional when he talked about this.
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