Zhao Chengqiang is a calm and steady person. He will never act rashly if he is not sure of something.
Judging from Jiang Weihua's performance last night, Zhao Chengqiang has guessed that Jiang Weihua is already a spent force and will not make any major progress. Moreover, the relationship between him and Li Lin is so strained that even if he continues to stay in the county, he will no longer be allowed to hold power. At best, he is just a deputy county magistrate with an honorary title, not even as valuable as a regular section chief!
Thinking of this, Zhao Chengqiang made up his mind that in order to not affect his business in Shannan, he must get in touch with Li Lin as soon as possible.
No matter what method or means, Li Lin must be pulled on board!
He called two other wealthy businessmen in the county and discussed with them how to establish a good relationship with Li Lin.
One of the bald men said, "Mr. Zhao, is there any need to explain this? Of course, it's money that paves the way. Is there anyone in this world who doesn't like money? Especially those officials... Don't look at how glorious they are in normal times. They only earn about 120,000 to 180,000 yuan a month. I guess their wives won't even look at them well at home, hahaha..."
Another man wearing silver-rimmed glasses and with a somewhat elegant temperament also smiled and echoed, "Who says it's not true? No matter how high or low the officials in the county are, there is no one who can't be dealt with by a box of Maotai and two bottles of Zhonghua!"
Everyone knows that the main reason why expensive cigarettes and alcohol are favored by leaders is that they can be easily converted into cash. They can be exchanged for tens of thousands of yuan at any time. Compared with cash, they are more likely to accept cigarettes and alcohol. Because in their minds, accepting cigarettes and alcohol is just a gift between friends, not a bribe.
Zhao Chengqiang smiled and was very satisfied with the performance of the two veterans in front of him.
He said to the two, "It's not convenient for me to come forward, so I need you two to go and test Li Lin's attitude first. Is that okay?"
The bald man and the man with glasses looked at each other tacitly and nodded in agreement.
The bald man said flatteringly, "For such a small matter, we should be the first to scout out the way for you. If Li Lin is the kind of self-righteous official, it will also help you avoid losing face in front of him, right?"
Zhao Chengqiang smiled and pointed a finger at the bald man, saying, "No wonder you have no hair on your head, it turns out you are too smart! You are absolutely right. Without any certainty, I must not act rashly. If Li Lin refuses, I will not be able to continue dealing with him in the future. You two should test the waters first and feel out his temper. I will make a move when I am sure of success!"
The man with glasses immediately boasted, "That's right, as long as Mr. Zhao makes a move, it will definitely be a big deal, how can Li Lin refuse it?"
Hearing this, Zhao Chengqiang raised his head and laughed proudly.
There was another reason why he didn't show up. He was afraid that Wu Aiguo and Jiang Weihua would hear about it. Originally, the three of them were on the same side. Now they were suddenly going to join Li Lin, which would disgust them. The relationship between the three of them might fall apart. Although Jiang Weihua was about to fall, he still had to act cautiously before the matter was completely clear. What if Jiang Weihua turned the tables?
As a businessman, he is very shrewd!
As long as there is still some value in Wu Aiguo and Jiang Weihua, he will squeeze them dry before letting go. After all, he has invested so much in them.
The end of the year has arrived.
Although Li Lin is from Shannan County, he does not have deep roots in Shannan. Apart from Qiao An's family and a few distant relatives in his hometown, he has no other relatives.
Li Rong doesn't like going out, so the task of buying New Year's goods was left to Li Lin.
Li Lin was busy, so he handed these matters over to Qiao An.
However, it is very convenient to purchase New Year's goods now. There are several large shopping malls in the county, and you can basically buy everything you need by just going there.
For the rest, you can go to the vegetable market and buy a bunch of chicken, duck, fish, meat and fresh vegetables, and then you will have all the New Year’s goods.
Although the county officials all knew Li Lin's temper and would not easily risk giving him gifts to offend him, this was the Chinese New Year, the most important festival of the year. If those subordinates did not come forward to express their gratitude, they would always feel that the New Year was not going well.
In order to get Li Lin to accept, these subordinates racked their brains... such as giving a leg of lamb, a pork hind leg, some meatballs fried in the hotel... all kinds of things. Sometimes Li Lin was busy with work and Li Rong was alone at home. She saw the expectant and eager expressions of those who came to give gifts, and then looked at these down-to-earth New Year goods, weighed for a moment, turned back to the house, took out one or two small gifts to give to the people in return, wrote down the name and unit of the person, and accepted them.
As I said, since you are in the officialdom, you cannot completely escape from the secular world.
But Li Rong always adheres to a bottom line and refuses to accept anything that is beyond her knowledge.
For example, if some subordinates bring you some cigarettes and alcohol that look insignificant but you don't recognize them, then there is no room for negotiation and you can just let them take them away.
Otherwise, when Li Lin comes back to check, he would find that tens of thousands of cigarettes and alcohol were taken away?
Isn't this harming Li Lin?
Besides, Li Lin is different from other officials. He still has a long way to go in the future and must not fall into these material things.
If Li Lin needs it, whether it's buying a car or a house, she has a way to help Li Lin solve it, and there is no need for help from outsiders.
Li Lin was also very competitive. From childhood to adulthood, even though he was laughed at at school for his shabby clothes, he never made excessive material demands to Li Rong.
Thinking of this, Li Rong felt very relieved.
It was past six in the evening and Li Lin had not returned yet.
Li Rong stood in the room with the gifts from the other party, looking at the pile of "paper boxes" and feeling a little headache. If she ate them for a year, she would not be able to finish them. If she threw them away, she would probably be blamed by God. And those lamb legs and pork legs... There was not enough refrigerator at home to store them. If they were left there any longer, they would go bad... She was troubled about what to do with them.
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