"I think this industrial park matter is a case of officials settling personal scores. Last time when provincial leaders came to inspect, I brought it up. The leaders said they would handle it, but it got stuck at the city level." Director Xie was old and didn't care about such things when he spoke, nor was he afraid of offending people.
"Aunt Xie is right, now it's all tied up with Zhou Yue's former mother-in-law," Qin Xiaoyu sighed.
"Should we go around it, or confront it head-on?"
"No more going around in circles. This rock is in the way unless we move it." Qin Xiaoyu was now confident enough to take a hard line.
Some things can't be tolerated. If we don't resolve them while she's at home, Director Fei will still be suppressed when she returns to the south. They can easily find a small fault to cause trouble, and who can afford that?
If this rock isn't moved, we'd rather abandon the North Industrial Park altogether.
This was a decision Qin Xiaoyu had made secretly, but of course she couldn't tell them; she'd just have to see how things went. Director Chen wasn't one to back down either; this woman was no less capable than Qing Xiaoxu, and she had connections, so it wouldn't be easy to bring her down.
The city's buildings have been in turmoil lately. After the incident involving Bai Weiwei and Zuo Xiangyang, all departments were affected, and there was a rectification campaign from top to bottom, causing widespread anxiety.
Qin Xiaoyu heard that Zuo Xiurong and the other two had been taken back to assist in the investigation.
Her husband already harbored resentment because of her leaving home, and now that he sees he can no longer rely on her, he takes the opportunity to make a scene and demand a divorce.
Zuo Xiurong was also disheartened and agreed to everything, cutting ties with him completely.
Unexpectedly, things took another turn for the better. Zuo Xiangyang had not embezzled any money, so Zuo Xiurong still managed to inherit some of the estate.
She packed quite a lot of things, including a house that was even better than her previous one. She would live with her two children from now on and wouldn't ask for anything more.
Her ex-husband was stunned when he heard about this, and only then did he realize what he had missed. He brought her sister-in-law to her house to beg for remarriage, but she threw them out.
Qin Xiaoyu had already called her secretary to make an appointment, but when she came upstairs, the secretary still said with difficulty, "Director Chen is not here. Would you like to wait or come again tomorrow?"
"Since you're here, let's wait a bit."
Qin Xiaoyu wanted to get things done quickly and didn't want to make several trips, so she came today. She didn't believe Director Chen could hide for a day.
With ten minutes left before lunch break, Director Chen finally appeared.
"I'm sorry, Director Qin, there was an urgent meeting that just ended. I still have ten minutes for lunch break, so please get to the point." Director Chen walked briskly into the office, sat down in a chair, and waited for Qin Xiaoyu to speak.
This is the effect she wanted: waiting all morning for a mere ten minutes of reception time. She's thinking of ways to achieve this.
She didn't believe Qin Xiaoyu could rely on her forever; she feared he'd lose patience in just a few days. Besides, Qin Xiaoyu's career was focused in the south, so she couldn't wait here indefinitely—something she'd calculated correctly.
Qin Xiaoyu's soldiers were easy to deal with.
"You are aware of the achievements Riyue Apparel has made. Our industrial park in the south has already started construction, but the land for our industrial park in the north is still not being approved, which I find hard to understand..."
"Let me correct you, the land was approved, but you refused to accept it," Director Chen interrupted her.
“We want to build an industrial park, which means connecting the factories into a cluster for centralized management and convenient logistics. Your land is allocated in pieces here and there, which makes things difficult for us.”
"There's nothing I can do about this. Land isn't something the city can just approve on a whim. Some of the land you want to include belongs to collective enterprises, and we don't have the authority to requisition it. So this is the only way. If you still think it's not feasible and insist on having the whole piece of land, we'll approve a plot for you in the suburbs, and you can rebuild there..."
"Director Chen's lunch break is over," the secretary said, pushing open the door to remind him.
"Excuse me, I'm going to eat now." Director Chen stood up.
"Can we continue our talk this afternoon?" Qin Xiaoyu stopped her, barely containing her anger.
"No, I have a meeting this afternoon. It's a schedule that was arranged a long time ago, and I can't miss it." Director Chen stood up confidently and walked out.
"Alright then, I guess it'll have to take up your personal time." Qin Xiaoyu followed Director Chen out the door.
Director Chen was heading down to the cafeteria. Nowadays, the emphasis is on government transparency and integrity, so people don't eat out anymore and have to eat in the cafeteria.
"Isn't it impolite of you to follow me like this?" Director Chen said angrily when he noticed Qin Xiaoyu following closely behind.
"I see you're so busy with work, it's difficult to schedule a time with you, so I had to squeeze this in whenever I could. Don't worry, I won't disturb your meal, I'll just wait on the side." Qin Xiaoyu said, making room for him.
Director Chen was now in a bit of a predicament and had no choice but to grit his teeth and go into the cafeteria.
She went to the window and only took two dishes, clearly not having much of an appetite.
As she carried the tray to find a seat, Qin Xiaoyu followed her. Some people wanted to sit with her, but seeing that the wind was not right, they did not dare to approach.
Qin Xiaoyu is a celebrity in the city. Although many people have never seen her, they have only heard of her. But with some people spreading rumors, soon all eyes in the cafeteria were on the two of them.
Director Chen was covered in sweat, and she felt as if she had done something wrong.
Bai Weiwei and Qin Xiaoyu are sworn enemies; this needs no explanation, everyone in the city knows it.
Not long after Bai Weiwei's accident, Qin Xiaoyu appeared, still staring at Director Chen, which made people feel strange, as if something was going to happen between them.
So when Director Chen sat down with the tray, everyone around him quickly left.
Qin Xiaoyu had originally planned to stand and wait, but now that there were empty seats, there was no reason not to sit down.
She sat down gracefully opposite Director Chen, watching her eat bite by bite.
"Comrade, this is going too far. I can't even eat. Can you give me some personal time?" Director Chen's voice was low, but his anger was palpable. You could feel the tension at the table even from several meters away.
"I have no choice. I made an appointment with you a long time ago, wanting to talk things out properly, but you kept putting it off and just didn't want to see me. I can't just leave things like this. Now please give me some advice on what to do." Qin Xiaoyu went all out, speaking in a way that was neither too soft nor too hard.
Director Chen had never been treated like this before, and he was extremely displeased. He coldly laughed and said, "I'm just doing my job. I didn't take any money from you, nor did I take any benefits from anyone else. What can you do to me?"
"Yes, we're all on official business, so I'm going to go all out today. Please see if that's enough. If it's not enough, I'll think of something else."
"You still dare to stare at me 24 hours a day?" Director Chen screamed, and the cafeteria fell silent instantly. Everyone looked at Qin Xiaoyu with questioning and reproach, as if she were a patient.
"I can't be with you 24/7, and you can't be in meetings 24/7. I just want an industrial park, thank you."
Qin Xiaoyu narrowed her eyes. She was determined to fight this battle to the end. She came alone today, without anyone else, because she wanted to be fair. She felt a strange sense of pleasure in taking down Director Chen all by herself.
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