"Well, I need to talk to you about something. Are you available right now?" Hou Peng asked Li Xiuyuan directly without sitting down.
Upon hearing the implication in Hou Peng's words, Li Xiuyuan immediately replied, "Mayor, you have something to attend to? Well then, Committee Member Ma, would you please have a seat for a while?"
Ma Tao nodded, and Li Xiuyuan followed Hou Peng out of the office, leaving Ma Tao alone inside.
After arriving at Hou Peng's office, Hou Peng first poured Li Xiuyuan a cup of tea, and then asked about the preparations for the public bidding.
Li Xiuyuan listened to Hou Peng's words and sneered inwardly. How's the preparation for the public bidding going? No matter how well I prepare, you've already undermined me and sided with Zhang Xingguo. What's the use of my preparation?
However, arguing with Hou Peng about these things at this point is completely pointless.
Hou Peng's arrival to call him completed a crucial part of his plan, making his departure from the office seem more authentic. Now, all he needed to do was stall for time, giving Ma Tao time to discover the whistleblower letter.
So Li Xiuyuan coughed lightly and reported seriously: "Mayor, there are a total of five companies that have signed up: two from the city, two from the county, and one local construction company from our central town."
The two state-owned construction companies in the city, the First Construction Company and the Second Construction Company, although they have strong financial resources and excellent technical skills, have one problem…
"The county-owned Huangyuan Construction Company has undertaken many projects, so in principle we should give them preferential treatment. However, there's a problem with Huangyuan Construction Company. We investigated the projects they undertook over the past three years and found that over 90% of the projects were delayed. The reasons for the delays were varied, and the shortest delay was three months, the average delay was six months, and the longest delay was two years..."
Li Xiuyuan was giving a serious report, but Hou Peng's mind wasn't on that at all. He was just observing Li Xiuyuan's opinion of him on this matter. If Li Xiuyuan couldn't control himself and had a problem with him, speaking with emotion, it meant that Wang Yonghua might not have given Li Xiuyuan any leverage over him. Wang Yonghua hadn't told Li Xiuyuan about their interactions.
But now that Li Xiuyuan is so calm and serious as he reports the situation, Hou Peng's suspicions are only growing stronger. After all, if Li Xiuyuan knows that he has already sided with Zhang Xingguo, then there is no point in making any more preparations.
Ultimately, the decision on which company wins the bid still rests with the town's Party committee. Is this preparation even meaningful?
In the end, all the winning bidders were Chia Tai Corporation.
The calmer Li Xiuyuan was, the more uneasy Hou Peng became, and the more he suspected that Li Xiuyuan had gotten hold of his secrets.
Meanwhile, Ma Tao, who was waiting in Li Xiuyuan's office, thought that Li Xiuyuan would be back soon. He got up and looked around the layout of Li Xiuyuan's office. This was also his first time in Li Xiuyuan's office.
Judging from the layout of the office alone, you would never guess that it belongs to a young person. Young people's offices are usually filled with trendy items, just like middle-aged men's offices often have thermos cups and goji berries, along with a calligraphy or painting.
Young people's offices often have some trendy items, but there's no trace of those in Li Xiuyuan's office. The bookshelves are filled with books on ideological and theoretical studies.
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