Su Ziying typed a message on her phone and sent it to Li Xiuyuan: "I will arrive in Huangyuan County at noon on the 7th."
"Okay, I understand. See you then."
Li Xiuyuan replied quickly, and Su Ziying put her phone in her pocket and continued exercising, satisfied.
On May 4th, Li Xiuyuan did not go to Meilin Village. He rested at home for a day and had dinner with Wang Zhitao, Li Boyang, Huang Wei, and Yang Fu-nu in the evening to strengthen their friendship.
During the dinner, Li Xiuyuan learned that Wang Zhitao and Lu Ting were getting engaged.
The two met in March, which is only two months now. Two months is certainly a short time from meeting to getting engaged, but it is normal for a blind date to take so long.
Of course, Li Xiuyuan played a part in pushing things along. But the main reason was that the two knew each other well, their circumstances were suitable, and Lu Ting's age was also a factor. Getting engaged now would be perfect by the end of the year.
Li Xiuyuan led the way, and everyone began congratulating Wang Zhitao. Wang Zhitao's face was full of smiles. After everyone had offered their congratulations, Li Xiuyuan casually looked at Wang Zhitao and said, "Zhitao, are you planning a big engagement or a simple one? Are you planning to hold it in the central town or the county?"
Wang Zhitao said, "Brother Li, we plan to find a restaurant in the county, where both families can sit down together, meet, and discuss the wedding arrangements. We don't plan to invite too many people."
Li Xiuyuan smiled and nodded, saying, "That's good. After all, both Deputy Secretary Lu and you work in the town. It's not good to make a big fuss about the engagement. People might not be able to accept it all at once. Once the engagement is over, people will gradually find out about it in private. By the time you get married, people will have accepted it and gotten used to it."
Wang Zhitao was taken aback, then looked at Li Xiuyuan and said, "Brother Li, I really hadn't considered that. Thanks for reminding me, I understand now. I'll keep a low profile and keep things simple."
Li Xiuyuan smiled and nodded: "Okay, if you need any help, just let us know. Don't be shy, we're all family here."
"Yes, Zhitao, just let me know if you need any help."
"Zhitao, if there's anything we can do to help, just let us know," Li Boyang and the young woman Yang chimed in.
Huang Wei also said with a smile, "Zhitao, if there's anything I need to run errands for, let me do it."
Everyone gave Wang Zhitao face, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was harmonious and lively. Engagement and marriage are happy occasions, and since everyone had a good relationship, it was even more harmonious.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and reminded Wang Zhitao that the impact was secondary. The key was to keep the news hidden for a while and not let it spread in the central town so that Zhang Xingguo could be prepared. He was planning to give Zhang Xingguo a surprise.
Once Wang Zhitao and Lu Ting get married, Lu Zhenhai will be completely tied to his side.
Li Xiuyuan chatted with everyone with a smile on his face, but in his heart he was secretly making plans. With Lu Zhenhai supporting him and Ma Tao having a strategy in mind, if things went smoothly, it would be equivalent to crippling Zhang Xingguo's arm.
Zhang Yaozong is handling the arrangements for Qi Weihua. Since Qi Weihua is Hou Peng's man, the methods are very gentle, mainly focusing on subtle win-win tactics, with the goal of getting Qi Weihua's support on the Meilin Village issue.
Hou Peng also supported him because of Wang Yonghua, and the second phase of the Meilin Village project should begin after the May Day holiday...
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