A dozen minutes later, the two finally got into a taxi.
Thankfully it's not summer, otherwise I could be drenched in sweat in just a few minutes on the roadside.
Cao Guoqing didn't say much while in the car.
Ten minutes later, the taxi arrived at a beautiful place, surrounded by lush greenery.
The taxi stopped at a police post.
Cao Guoqing paid the fare with a slight pang of regret and then got out of the car: "Mr. Ye, we've arrived."
"Okay." Ye Beiping got out of the car and saw two men carrying weapons walking out of the guard post.
Upon meeting Cao Guoqing, the two exchanged a salute.
After a brief exchange, Cao Guoqing gestured for Ye Beiping to go inside.
The houses along the way were all two-story buildings.
It must be said that in this day and age, a two-story building with such greenery is definitely not a place that ordinary people can live in.
Even Jin Aiguo's residence in his previous town couldn't compare.
After passing countless houses, Cao Guoqing stopped in front of a small building.
Knock knock knock!
With two light knocks, the door opened.
A middle-aged man with a square face, around forty years old, opened the door. Ye Beiping recognized him immediately.
But I can't immediately recall where I've seen this person before.
The square-faced middle-aged man smiled when he saw Ye Beiping: "You've come."
Um?
This expression made Ye Beiping pause slightly.
I immediately felt that I had done nothing wrong and that the other person must know me.
But I have never actually seen this person before.
Ye Beiping could only nod slightly: "Excuse me, where is the commander?"
After some questioning, both the square-faced middle-aged man and Cao Guoqing were taken aback, and then the square-faced middle-aged man burst into laughter.
He first gestured for Ye Beiping to enter, then turned and went into the house.
Although he didn't know what was going on, Ye Beiping followed the square-faced man into the house.
After inviting Ye Beiping to sit down, the square-faced middle-aged man said to Cao Guoqing next to him, "Assistant Cao, thank you for your hard work. I need to talk to Comrade Ye about something. You can go ahead and do your work."
"Yes, sir."
Soon, Cao Guoqing headed towards the backyard of the house.
Only Ye Beiping and the square-faced middle-aged man remained in the living room.
The square-faced middle-aged man first made Ye Beiping a cup of tea, then sat down on the sofa opposite him and began to introduce himself: "Perhaps you are a little unfamiliar with me, that's alright, let me introduce myself first. My name is Jin Hai. As for work, let's not talk about it. In fact, we didn't meet today for work-related matters."
After saying that, he looked at Ye Beiping with a smile, wanting to know what the young man opposite him would do.
Indeed, Ye Beiping was startled when he heard the name Jin Hai.
The connection was quickly realized.
Jin Aiguo! Jin Hai!
Judging from their ages, they look more like father and son, or perhaps they are nephews and nieces.
Jin Aiguo is a commander; he joined the army!
There's no need to ask about Jin Hai's job; Cao Guoqing's revelation that he's Secretary Jin is enough to tell that he's definitely in politics!
"Good morning, leader." Ye Beiping, having grasped the key point, immediately greeted him with a smile: "I wonder what brings Secretary Jin here today?"
Although I guessed who the other person was, I still didn't quite understand.
I'm just an ordinary person. What could possibly be the reason that such an important person would ask me to meet?
Ultimately, Ye Beiping was just a businessman. Coupled with the current unfavorable environment for businessmen, although policies have been issued from above, how many local officials truly understand them?
Seeing that Ye Beiping had figured out his identity, Jin Hai nodded slightly with an appreciative expression, then laughed loudly: "I was quite surprised when the old man asked me to do something, but I didn't know your name, Ye Beiping, until he asked me to issue a certificate."
"Actually, we've met before, but... you were probably too busy at the time and didn't pay much attention to me."
As he spoke, Jin Hai bent down and symbolically patted the dust off his leather shoes.
Ye Beiping was initially puzzled as to why such a high-ranking leader would cherish his leather shoes so much. However, upon further reflection, he immediately felt a sense of déjà vu.
When Jin Hai straightened up, he looked at Ye Beiping with a smile.
The latter suddenly realized and widened his eyes: "You are...you visited the Xtep store in Donghu District when it opened?"
Jin Hai then laughed heartily and nodded.
"Not bad, not bad. It was only a one-time meeting, but you still remember it after so long. That means you have a good memory."
"Not at all, not at all." Ye Beiping was flattered by these words, not expecting that the other party had already begun to pay attention to him.
Or perhaps they had met long ago.
Even the certificates I had were issued by the other party, and I felt somewhat ashamed for not knowing this.
Thinking of this, Ye Beiping subconsciously touched the two bottles of his treasured Moutai liquor that he had brought, and then placed them on the coffee table.
“Secretary Jin, I didn’t know I was coming to see you. I thought I was coming to see the old man, so I brought two bottles of Moutai that I have specially treasured. I hope you won’t mind.”
Jin Hai was surprised, yet not entirely surprised, by the two bottles of Moutai liquor on the opposite coffee table.
Perhaps to others, these two bottles of Moutai are indeed a valuable gift, but for someone of his stature, what kind of liquor hasn't he drunk?
People don't give gifts like this anymore; they prefer things that offer better value for money.
However, Jin Hai didn't stand on ceremony when Ye Beiping gave it to him. He glanced at it and then looked away, saying, "I won't accept this gift from you, but I can give it to my old man on your behalf."
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