"Ziying, go back and get some rest." Li Xiuyuan said to Su Ziying. Su Ziying nodded and turned to walk towards her dormitory.
Li Xiuyuan then glanced at Wang Yonghua and said, "Mr. Wang, come with me, let's talk in the office."
Wang Yonghua knew Su Ziying, the beautiful new volunteer teacher in the village. He just didn't expect that this new volunteer teacher and Li Xiuyuan had such a close relationship. On this weekend evening, the two of them came back from outside together.
However, he was in a state of utter confusion and had no interest in such gossip. He followed Li Xiuyuan into the office.
When Li Xiuyuan reached out to make tea, Wang Yonghua quickly took the cup, made a cup of tea for Li Xiuyuan first, then poured himself a cup of water and sat down opposite Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan took out a cigarette and offered one to Wang Yonghua before looking at him and saying, "Speak, what's the matter that's so urgent?"
“Li Zhen, Mayor Hou invited me to dinner tonight and talked about the public bidding. He…” Wang Yonghua said, somewhat hesitantly, before finally gritting his teeth and saying.
“He said he might not be able to support me on this matter. Last night, Zhengda Construction Company sent someone to put in a good word for me.”
Li Xiuyuan's face immediately darkened upon hearing this. He was afraid that this situation would occur. Zheng Qian of Zhengda Construction, whose brother-in-law was Deputy Director Chang and a member of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee.
Just because you can withstand pressure doesn't mean others can.
"Did Deputy Director Chang personally come forward to speak?" Li Xiuyuan asked directly. This was not unexpected; in fact, it was something that could be expected.
When Li Xiuyuan saw that Zhengda Company had registered to participate in the public bidding, he knew that Zhang Xingguo and Zheng Qian had not given up at all and would definitely have other moves.
"Li Zhen, you know about this?" Wang Yonghua looked at Li Xiuyuan with great surprise.
Li Xiuyuan did not answer Wang Yonghua's question, so Wang Yonghua quickly continued, "Mayor Hou said that last night, Deputy Director Chang personally hosted a dinner in the city, and Secretary Zhang was also there. He hoped that he could give more support to local enterprises. General Manager Zheng from Zhengda Company was also there during the dinner, and Mayor Hou had no way to refuse."
"You can't refuse? You don't want to refuse, right? You're thinking about getting promoted to deputy director in the future and don't want to offend Deputy Director Chang, right?" Li Xiuyuan asked coldly.
The inability to refuse is clearly just a matter of not wanting to refuse.
The county has the final say on the promotion of section-level cadres, while the city has the final say on the promotion of deputy division-level cadres. Although Deputy Division Chief Chang is not the executive deputy minister, he is a member of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee and has a say in the promotion of deputy division-level cadres, so he is unwilling to offend anyone.
Wang Yonghua nodded with a grim expression, then said, "Mayor Li, I've tried to persuade Mayor Hou, I've said all the right things, but it's no use. Mayor Li, I'm sorry for what happened. I wanted to let you know in advance so you could be prepared, and I won't get involved in the rest."
Hou Peng was the only one who supported him in the town. The reason Li Xiuyuan involved him in the subsequent projects was also because of Hou Peng. But now Hou Peng no longer supports Li Xiuyuan and has withdrawn his support. He has neither the resources nor the face to stay with Li Xiuyuan.
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