As for attracting more investment, she doesn't have that much influence.
She knew very well how much she was capable of and how much she could handle.
However, this meeting left her with a very good impression of Mr. Cheng; he was a thoughtful public servant who was willing and eager to get things done.
Unfortunately, I really couldn't be of any help.
Even if she were to manage it directly, she would still be under the jurisdiction of higher authorities, and the restaurant would still be a state-owned enterprise. However, if in a few years, a state-owned enterprise or factory went bankrupt and needed someone to take over, then it would be hers to manage, and she could do whatever she wanted. It's not something that can't be considered.
If Secretary Cheng returns her then, perhaps the two of them will have another opportunity to cooperate and discuss.
Zhao Qinglan was just thinking casually, but unexpectedly, some of her words hit the nail on the head.
Of course, she would absolutely not accept the olive branch offered by Secretary Cheng right now.
She was invited to meet by Cheng Tao's father, and her family knew about it. As soon as she got back, her mother started asking her all sorts of questions.
Despite having met many important figures, such as her own brother Sun Guangming, Sun didn't really feel anything special about him. In her eyes, Cheng Tao, the secretary of the prefectural party committee, was an exceptionally high-ranking official.
Now the Party Secretary wants to see his own daughter? What does he want? Ever since Zhao Qinglan left, she has been feeling uneasy.
It wasn't a secret that Cheng's father wanted Zhao Qinglan to manage a state-run restaurant, so she told her mother about it and also mentioned that she had already declined.
Mrs. Sun didn't think there was anything wrong with her daughter not doing it; she just thought her daughter was really bold, being able to refuse the secretary's "invitation" without hesitation.
The children didn't care much about the affairs between the adults, and the conversation between Cheng's father and Zhao Qinglan didn't affect Cheng Tao's relationship with Da Wa at all.
When the eldest child started school, Zhao Qinglan took the three younger children back to the provincial capital.
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