The meeting lasted until 5 p.m., and although it wasn't completely dark yet, it was already sunset. The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the horizon red, and Li Xiuyuan and the others came out of the meeting room.
"Li Zhen, Secretary Lu, you've been busy all afternoon. Let's have dinner tonight, everything's already arranged. We didn't get to have a proper drink at noon," Zhou Jianzhong extended the invitation.
Li Xiuyuan remained silent and looked at Lu Zhenhai. Of course, he wasn't planning to stay in Meilin Village for dinner that night. He had also made plans to have dinner with Hou Peng's friends. If things could be settled at the dinner, then even if construction didn't start on Monday, it could be done around next week. Things couldn't be delayed.
All the complexities and tasks fell to him, the person in charge of this project.
However, since I wasn't there, I couldn't make the decision to decline on Lu Zhenhai's behalf. Lu Zhenhai was the deputy secretary, and his ranking at the town party committee meeting was even higher than mine. If I refused Zhou Jianzhong's invitation, it would inevitably make him feel uncomfortable.
Lu Zhenhai stretched his back at this moment. He had been in meetings all day, and being older, his body couldn't take it anymore. Hearing Zhou Jianzhong's words, he had been waiting for Li Xiuyuan to refuse.
He overheard some of the conversation between Hou Peng and Li Xiuyuan when Hou Peng left, and knew that Li Xiuyuan had something to do that night.
But then he found that Li Xiuyuan was waiting for him to express his opinion. Looking at Li Xiuyuan's young face, Lu Zhenhai couldn't help but feel a little impressed. This young man was really remarkable. He had also seen it at the meeting in the afternoon. Li Xiuyuan arranged the work in an orderly manner, going through each item one by one. There were considerations for the villagers, but also the principle of putting the project first.
While considering the overall interests of the project, we also took into account some human touch and the interests of the people.
Not only is she good at her job, but she's also so adept at interpersonal relationships and considerate of others' feelings.
Even though Lu Zhenhai himself wasn't one to flatter, at this moment he felt that Li Xiuyuan was truly outstanding. Compared to Wang Zhitao, the young man his daughter had taken a liking to, Li Xiuyuan was just an honest fellow.
But thinking about it, someone like my daughter is only suitable for someone like Wang Zhitao. If she were to get together with someone like Li Xiuyuan, we'd probably be sold out and still be counting the money for them.
Originally, Lu Zhenhai was preparing to go back at this time, but seeing this scene, he was moved and wanted to stay. He also wanted to tell Zhou Jianzhong a few words, so that if Zhou Junliang's matter could not be handled, he would not hold any grudges against Zhou Jianzhong.
In the current situation, having encountered someone as capable as Li Xiuyuan, the best course of action is to cooperate obediently with him.
"Well then, I'll stay here. Mayor Li probably has things to do tonight, so you can go ahead with your business," Lu Zhenhai said with a smile.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and agreed, as did Lu Zhenhai. Wang Zhitao and the others all had things to do and needed to go back, since it was the weekend and Li Xiuyuan wasn't there, so they didn't care about the meal.
After getting in the car, Li Xiuyuan asked someone to drive back to the town government. However, when they passed the village entrance, Li Xiuyuan saw two people standing by the roadside and called out, "Driver, stop for a moment."
Su Ziying and Wang Yi were waiting for the bus by the roadside. This bus would give them a ride. Of course, the main reason was that there were no leaders on the bus at the moment. Li Xiuyuan himself was the highest leader, so of course he could make the decision.
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