Just as Shen Manshu was considering her marriage.
Another beautiful woman was also missing her crush in the office.
Health Department, Deputy Director's Office.
After finishing a long day at work, Chen Ning was about to leave when she was hesitating over the phone, wondering whether she should invite Lin Yu to dinner.
I haven't seen Brother Lin for two days, and his imposing figure keeps flashing through my mind.
Ugh, this is so annoying, I'm so upset. I'm okay when I'm working, but when I'm not busy, I can't help thinking about him.
"Maybe he's dating Dr. Yu right now?"
Chen Ning pursed his lips, feeling somewhat sorry for himself.
Chen Ning had very mixed feelings about Yu Xiyan, an extremely beautiful and intelligent female doctor.
She was grateful to the other party for saving her father, but at the same time, the other party was also her potential rival in love.
And it seems they have an advantage over me.
After all, both the other party and Brother Lin are medical experts, so they would definitely have more in common than I do.
Due to her family background, Chen Ning has been somewhat insecure and lacks self-confidence since childhood. She is also not good at expressing her feelings.
This leads her to tend to overthink and easily miss opportunities.
"No, if we miss out on a man as good as Brother Lin, we'll never find another like him!"
This time, I must seize the opportunity!
Thinking of this, Chen Ning finally mustered up her courage and couldn't help but call Lin Yu.
However, before the call could be made, Chen Tao, the section chief, swaggered in.
"Director Chen!" Chen Ning quickly stood up.
"Sit down, sit down!" Chen Tao quickly waved his hand and said with a smile, "Chen Ning, how have you been feeling these past few days? Is there anything you're having trouble adjusting to? If so, you must tell me, and I'll help you out!"
This little girl might be a relative of the Imperial Inspector. The Mayor himself instructed that she must be taken good care of, so how could he dare to neglect her?
Chen Ning quickly replied, "Oh, everything is fine, thank you for your concern, Director Chen. However, I feel that the work in our health department is too lax. We should increase the workload, and it would be best to go to the grassroots level and get closer to the people. We can't just stay in the building and relax, too far removed from the masses! This is not conducive to our work!"
Chen Tao's expression froze for a moment. He had only asked casually, but he didn't expect this girl to actually talk about it.
Shouldn't we avoid becoming too detached from the masses?
That tone sounds just like the mayor's. Damn it, he's just a deputy director and he really thinks he's a leader!
Chen Tao was very displeased.
What leaders dislike most is receiving opinions from their subordinates.
If it were anyone else, Chen Tao would probably have given them a good scolding and made things difficult for them.
But he dared not face Chen Ning, and could only smile and say, "Chen Ning! You're new here, there are some things you don't understand yet, but you'll get to know them gradually. The work in our office is mostly clerical work, just follow the rules, and everything else, you must obey the leader's arrangements, understand?"
"But……"
Chen Ning couldn't help but want to refute, mainly because she had spent two days in the health department and felt that many people were doing nothing and wasting their time. Their work efficiency was also low. She felt that this was not how a functional department should be, so she wanted to mention it to Chen Tao.
Before she could say anything more, Chen Tao quickly waved his hand, "Alright, Chen Ning, let's not talk about work today. Get ready later. A few seasoning business owners from out of town who are building factories in Xidu have arrived. They said they want to treat our health department cadres to dinner today so we can jointly develop industry production standards. You can come along if you're free, haha. We don't have many beautiful women in our department, and you're the key! These business owners are very important to Xidu's GDP, and the mayor attaches great importance to them, so we can't neglect them!"
"Oh, okay, alright!" Chen Ning nodded, his expression somewhat helpless.
She had originally planned to treat Lin Yu to dinner, but work was more important right now, so it seemed she would have to wait until next time.
Half an hour later, it was time to leave work. Chen Tao sent a car to take Chen Ning and several other cadres from the health department to the banquet.
The banquet was held at a very luxurious five-star hotel.
Several out-of-town business owners took this dinner very seriously, booking the best private room and the highest-standard room, with a table full of hearty dishes, including Moutai and Hua Zi liquor.
"Director Chen, please come in, please come in!" A slightly overweight businessman at the head of the group smiled and invited Chen Tao and his entourage into the private room.
This man, named Li Qun, is a bigwig in the soy sauce industry, quite famous in the Northeast. His Tianhai brand is also very well-known.
Li Qun started from scratch, building his business from a small workshop into a condiment company with operations throughout northern China. His net worth has long exceeded five billion yuan! A true big boss!
Moreover, he is very good at networking and likes to associate with officials, so no matter where he builds a factory, he will receive local support and make a fortune.
This time was no exception. As soon as he arrived in Xidu, he immediately joined forces with several bigwigs to invite Chen Tao over, intending to give him a proper welcome.
In Daxia, it's impossible to get things done without drinking parties—a bad habit that's been around for thousands of years. But Li Qun knew that alcohol could easily make people drunk, and once Chen Tao was drunk, things would be much easier to handle!
As Chen Tao entered the private room, he was still a bit hesitant, so he deliberately put on a stern face. "President Li, what's going on here! We're just having a simple working lunch, and this is... exceeding the limit!"
"Oh! My dear Director Chen, it's just a meal, nothing at all. All the leaders work so hard for us ordinary people, it's really tough. It's just a simple meal, don't overthink it, haha!"
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