You reject someone, but the key question is whether they'd even be interested in you? Li Xiuyuan is easy to get along with, but beneath his gentle exterior lies a high level of arrogance. Su Ziying thinks it's impossible for him to be with Wang Yi.
Even if Wang Yi hadn't refused, Li Xiuyuan wouldn't be with Wang Yi here.
However, it's definitely not the right time to rub salt into Wang Yi's wounds.
Just as Wang Yi was tearfully accusing her ex-boyfriend, Li Xiuyuan's dinner party was also coming to an end in a private room at the Huangyuan Restaurant in the county.
Shao Zhixing also promised to transfer a sum of money, about 300,000 yuan, to the central town on Monday, which Hou Peng was already very satisfied with.
At the restaurant entrance, after watching Shao Zhixing leave, Hou Peng thanked Li Xiuyuan again.
"Xiuyuan, thank you. If it weren't for you, Director Shao definitely wouldn't have given the money so readily," Hou Peng said sincerely. It's very difficult to get money from the Finance Bureau; sometimes, even if the Finance Bureau has the money, they are unwilling to give it.
If you don't have a good relationship with them, and you don't treat them well, they simply won't give you anything.
There are many places in the town where money is needed. Even a hero can be brought down by a lack of funds. As the town mayor, where does your power come from? It comes from controlling the finances and being able to come up with money. What kind of town mayor are you if you don't have money?
“Mayor, you’re being too polite. I’m also from the central town, and I’ll need your support in many future endeavors,” Li Xiuyuan said.
Hou Peng nodded upon hearing this, hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Li Xiuyuan and said, "Xiuyuan, it's like this, I have a friend who runs an equipment rental business. I'll introduce him to you later, and we can all have a meal together. It doesn't matter if you need it or not, just do me a favor and have a meal together, okay?"
After tonight's dinner, Hou Peng has given up. He doesn't plan to get involved in the Meilin Village project anymore, but he can't avoid some favors and requests.
If Li Xiuyuan could give me some face and allow me some room to maneuver, I would definitely give him my full support in the future projects in Meilin Village.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan neither agreed nor refused. Instead, he took out a cigarette from his pocket, offered one to Hou Peng, and lit one for himself. In that short time, Hou Peng hesitated. Did Li Xiuyuan not even give him this much face? Or was his request presumptuous?
The neon lights on the Huangyuan Hotel sign were flashing. The night wind blew by, and the spring equinox was just around the corner. Even the night wind didn't have the biting chill of winter.
Both cars were already running and their headlights were shining brightly beside Li Xiuyuan and Hou Peng. Zhang Xingdong didn't come over but stood by the car waiting for Li Xiuyuan.
"Xiuyuan, this matter is..." Hou Peng saw that Li Xiuyuan was silent and was about to back down, so he was about to take back what he had said earlier, but Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Hou Zhen."
"Actually, it doesn't matter who does this project, as long as it's not as ugly as the Tian Zhijun brothers' behavior. Other things are not important. What the county wants is to see where the money is spent. What I want is for Meilin Village to be built into a new rural demonstration village. As for who makes money in the process, whether it's a boss surnamed Zhang or a boss surnamed Wang, it doesn't matter."
As long as the project can be completed with high quality and quantity, nothing else matters. Besides, since Mayor Hou has spoken, there's even less of a problem. Let's meet for a meal; Mayor Hou, you arrange it. I'll wait for your reply.”
Hou Peng beamed with joy. He thought Li Xiuyuan wouldn't even eat, but now Li Xiuyuan was actually giving him face.
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