Chapter 277 [Enemy Gathering]

The two walked out of Jiangcheng Airport side by side. Zhang Yang drove here, and Xue Ming saved the trouble of taking a taxi because Zhang Yang's jeep was sent to repair, and now he drove a newly purchased Santana from the Investment Promotion Office.

Zhang Yang drove and said, "I heard you went to Beijing to attend the Clothing Festival?"

Xue Ming nodded and said, "The harvest is great! There is a huge gap between our domestic clothing industry and the international community, and this gap is all-round."

Zhang Yang said: "I admire foreign countries and be charmed by foreigners!"

"It's not about advocating foreign countries and fawning on foreign countries, it's a fact. Only by facing this gap can we make progress!"

Zhang Yang was not in much mood to listen to Xue Ming’s reform plan, and breathed a sigh of relief: “Is the cooperation with Tianjiao still going well?”

Xue Ming smiled: "Lin is a person who does practical things. I was indeed a little extreme at the beginning. Now it seems that our cooperation is beneficial to both parties."

Zhang Yang said: "I finally speak. When I took Lin Qinghong to discuss cooperation with you, you treated me like a thief and always felt that I was going to cheat you!"

Xue Ming smiled embarrassedly and said, "Reform is also a gradual exploration process for us. As leaders, you stand at a higher level and see it farther than us. In order to express your apology to Director Zhang, I will treat you to dinner tonight. How about it? Give me a favor!"

Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Call Liu Jincheng, go to the water house!"

Xue Ming said: "That place is too expensive. I'm paying for it privately. I'll take you to a good place!"

"Where?"

"Old Street Beef Restaurant!"

Xue Ming is a person with clear public and private affairs. Even if he invites Zhang Yang, the superior leader, he will not use a penny for the public. Of course, in another sense, he regards Zhang Yang as a friend.

Xue Ming invited the winery director Liu Jincheng. The advantage of asking him was that he saved money from wine. Liu Jincheng brought Qingjiang special supplies, and Zhang Yang called Jiang Liang, Tian Bin and others, Du Yufeng and Qin Bai did not come because of the task that night.

Five people sat down at the low table in the beef restaurant. The old street beef restaurant did not even have a sign, but the business was surprisingly hot. The car at the door was parked into a long queue. If Xue Ming had not booked it in advance, they would have no seats at all.

Zhang Yang sat down and couldn't help but tease Xue Ming, "Xue Ming, Xue Ming, you are the most stingy one of the people I know!"

Xue Ming smiled and said, "My salary is low, there is nothing I can do!" He picked up the copper pot and poured a bowl of thick beef soup for each person: "Try it. Although the environment is a bit bad, it tastes first-class!"

Jiang Liang took a sip and praised: "It's so good! This soup is stewed so well!"

Xue Ming said: "Of course. I heard that this beef soup has never been cleared since the Republic of China. When the war was in chaos, their ancestors did not bring anything else, so they protected a pot of old soup."

Tian Bin said: "Let's perform, I've been here in the past, so I don't have that much history. It's just a small shop that has been open for more than ten years, but now it's getting bigger!"

The waiter brought a plate of hot white-cut beef, then served with beef face, braised beef, hand-cooked steak, roasted beef whip, and stir-fried beef tripe. Although there were not many types of dishes, the portions were all very large.

Liu Jincheng filled the wine glasses in front of everyone, picked up the wine glasses and said, "I'm half the treat today!"

Everyone laughed at each other, Zhang Yang picked up the wine glass and said, "Did you see, Director Liu can't stand you being stingy!"

Xue Ming and everyone drank a glass of wine and said, "I'm not stingy. On the surface, I'm a factory manager, but the things in the factory are all from the country. I can tell you what is public and private. Tonight I'll call everyone to drink together, let's talk about friendship and friendship together. This is not for the public, so I pay out my own pocket. I'm willing to do this wine. I feel comfortable drinking it!"

Liu Jincheng took the opportunity to say, "Of course you are comfortable, you don't have to spend money on wine!" This sentence made everyone amused again. In fact, Xue Ming's words made Liu Jincheng a little unhappy. He was not as clear as Xue Ming's. In fact, contacting feelings is also a work need.

After a few glasses of wine, Tian Bin mentioned Wen Ling's incident: "We assisted the accident brigade to investigate the incident, and finally determined that it was an ordinary traffic accident!" Tian Bin paused and said: "Although the driver and many people present said that you were chasing Wen Ling from behind, you were very far away at that time. Wen Ling and the bus collided, which was not directly caused by you, and Mrs. Wen had already said that she gave up pursuing you responsibility, that is, you are fine!"

Zhang Yang said: "This matter sounds pretty cowardly. Forget it, let's not mention it, let's drink!"

Liu Jincheng said: "I heard that Choi Zhihuan from the South Korean An Dai Group was arrested because of this matter, the cooperation between An Dai Group and the construction machinery factory was also ruined!"

Zhang Yang said: "Cui Zhihuan is said to be a Korean spy, and it is not surprising that he was arrested. As for Liu Minzhi, he should have no problem, but he confuses economy and politics, and even uses investment to threaten us. Our Jiangcheng Municipal Government is not afraid of his threats. He does whatever he wants. If he doesn't invest, someone will be interested in the fat piece of the construction machinery factory."

Jiang Liang said: "That Choi Ji-hwan really can't tell. He was actually a Korean spy and was picked up by Guoan!"

Xue Ming said curiously: "Will he be sentenced?"

Jiang Liang shook his head and said, "When encountering such a thing, most of them are deported after finding out, but it depends on the circumstances!"

Tian Bin said: "This incident also reminds us of Jiangcheng Public Security System. While attracting investment, we should also pay attention to international espionage and international criminals."

Zhang Yang praised: "After all, he is the son of the Public Security Director. He speaks one by one, so what, he has the style of a director!"

Tian Bin laughed loudly.

Several people left after eating and eating. Everyone didn't drive today. Liu Jincheng and Zhang Yang took a taxi together. After getting on the bus, they said: "Director Zhang, it's the holiday. I've prepared some New Year's goods for you. I'll send it to you tomorrow!"

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "No, I still have several boxes of wine at home!"

Liu Jincheng said: "As soon as the Spring Festival comes, human relationships are essential, and you have to walk around too!"

Zhang Yang was silent when he heard this. He originally planned to go to Beijing after the holiday to greet Wen Guoquan and his wife. But now it seems that this plan can only be cancelled. Since Wen Ling's incident, his godmother Luo Huining has never contacted him again. It seems that this incident has created a gap between them.

Liu Jincheng said again: "Director Zhang, I heard that the city will organize an economic and trade inspection team to go to Europe for inspection after the Chinese New Year!"

Zhang Yang nodded: "I have this intention, but I haven't confirmed it yet! You are very informed!"

Liu Jincheng smiled and said, "I heard from Deputy Mayor Yan two days ago!"

Zhang Yang understood that Liu Jincheng must have walked around a lot before the festival.

There is no need for Liu Jincheng to hide anything in front of Zhang Yang: "I want to join the economic and trade group to see if we can push our wine into the world!"

Zhang Yang laughed. Qingjiang specially provided Chinese tastes, which may not meet the requirements of Europeans. After all, wine cultures in the East and the West are different, but Liu Jincheng's request is not too much. He nodded and said, "Let's talk about it later in the year, I'll pay attention to this matter for you."

Liu Jincheng also saw that Zhang Yang was in a bad mood recently, so he did not continue to mention this matter. He sent Zhang Yang home and then took a taxi to leave.

Zhang Yang came downstairs alone and did not go upstairs immediately. He wandered downstairs for a while, left the community and walked west along the road. In the past two days, Wen Ling's affairs have always been in his heart, making him very uncomfortable, but Zhang Yang cannot tell the reason for this matter.

After walking for more than 500 meters, he came to a barbecue stall on the side of the road. Zhang Yang grilled half a pound of mutton kebabs, ordered a plate of peanuts, and ordered a bottle of Erguotou. He sat at the small table and drank it himself. Although the Wen family did not hold him accountable, it does not mean that they would think that this incident had not happened. No matter what Zhang Yang had done in the past, even if Zhang Yang was the person who woke Wen Ling up, he could not compensate for his faults.

The reason why Zhang Yang felt lost in his heart was mainly because of Luo Huining. At first, Luo Huining recognized him as his godson, but it was indeed out of gratitude. Later, Luo Huining's care for him came from the bottom of his heart. Zhang Yang really treated Luo Huining as his mother. Compared to Xu Lihua, the biological mother, Luo Huining understood him better and understood what he was thinking. Zhang Yang was not afraid of losing the backer of the Wen family. What he was afraid of was losing this mother-son relationship.

The cold wind in the twelfth lunar month was very cold, and Zhang Yang was the only one drinking in front of the barbecue stall. He hesitated more than once in the past few days whether to call Luo Huining and apologize to her, but in the end he denied this idea.

Wen Ling's incident made Zhang Yang feel uneasy. He realized that it was not only him who had extraordinary abilities in this world, and perhaps it was not just him who had that memory of the past.

Zhang Yang held the wine glass, and everyone said that the more you drink the wine, the warmer it became, but he felt a hint of chill from the bottom of his heart.

A black crown car slowly stopped beside him. The window fell, Hu Yinru poked her head out of it, looked at Zhang Yang with beautiful eyes pity, and said softly: "Why are you drinking alone?"

Zhang Yang smiled: "When did you come back?"

Hu Yinru parked the car and sat down opposite him. She filled her wine glasses and drank half a cup with Zhang Yang. She whispered: "I stayed with Hailan in the old city of Miyang for two days. The crew filmed. I couldn't help much, so I came back." She looked at the bottle of Erguotou, who had been drunk and said: "Why do I drink alone?"

"I want to experience the feeling of getting drunk, but I can't get drunk no matter how I drink it alone!" Zhang Yang looked at Hu Yinru's pretty face: "It's so late, why don't I sleep?"

"No matter how hard a person can't sleep!"

Zhang Yang laughed: "You drink with me, I'll sleep with you!"

Hu Yinru's pretty face flew up two red glows, which made her look more and more charming under the light. She picked up the wine glass and said, "I'll get drunk with you!"

They said they wanted to get drunk, but neither of them got drunk. After a glass of wine, they returned to Zhang Yang's residence. One of the important reasons why Hu Yinru came back from Miyang Old Town was that she heard something happened to Zhang Yang. It was very popular outside. It is said that Wen Ling hit a car because Zhang Yang chased her. This is not a good thing. Hu Yinru knew Wen Ling's background and knew that Zhang Yang had missed her.

After brewing a pot of strong tea for Zhang Yang, Hu Yinru mentioned Wen Ling's incident.

Zhang Yang said: "I didn't expect things to develop to this extent. It seems that things in this world are indeed full of fixed numbers!"

Hu Yinru smiled and said, "When did you become so pessimistic and become a fatalist?"

Zhang Yang said: "I am not worried about losing the backer of the Wen family, but I feel sorry for my godmother!"

Hu Yinru enlightened him: "Mrs. Wen did not hold you responsible, which means she didn't blame you in her heart!"

"How is that possible? Wenling is her biological daughter. Even if she doesn't say it, she will feel very uncomfortable."

Hu Yinru sighed and said, "Since the thing has happened, no matter how guilty or panic is, it's useless. At worst, you won't be able to get stuck in the officialdom. If you go to business in the future, with Sister Jiatong and I, and you will help you, your future achievements may not be worse than those in the officialdom."

"I didn't think about this long term, and I didn't even feel guilty about Wen Ling. I think she deserves it."

Hu Yinru said: "You are only worried about Mrs. Wen!"

Zhang Yang nodded: "Forget it, don't think about some things!"

Hu Yinru hugged her arm, leaned against his shoulder, and whispered: "Hailan and I made an appointment. I will go shopping in Hong Kong this Spring Festival. What are your arrangements?"

Zhang Yang said: "I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to go to Chunyang and spend the New Year with my family peacefully!"

The investment promotion office suddenly became idle before the festival. Apart from the booked visit to the German Hyde Group, there was no investment promotion activity. The enterprise reform office was also very idle. Zhang Yang sat in the office. He was not in a high mood these two days. Because he was too bored, he bought a complete set of Jin Yong's works and read martial arts novels. He has just started studying the Deer and the Cauldron. He is quite interested in Wei Xiaobao's philosophy of dealing with people.

When he was enjoying the scene, Chang Lingfeng knocked on the door and walked in. As soon as he came in, he said, "Director Zhang, why did Xiao Zhang resign?"

Of course, Zhang Yang knew very well. Zhang Ruirong was sent by Guoan to perform the mission. Now that the mission has been successfully completed, he will of course leave. Zhang Yang looked at Chang Lingfeng with a smile and said, "What's wrong? I can't bear to leave?"

Chang Lingfeng was a little embarrassed by him and sat on the chair next to him: "Director Zhang, Xiao Zhang has a strong ability. Our investment promotion office has finally recruited a few talents who are suitable for use. It's a pity to leave after working for two days."

"Then you go and try to keep them!"

Chang Lingfeng smiled bitterly and said, "If I can keep her and come to you?"

Zhang Yang said: "You can't keep her. What ability do I have to keep her?"

Chang Lingfeng said: "She said she left because she was unhappy with you!"

"What?"

Official Zhang widened his eyes and said, "This girl, you can leave just by leaving, why do you have to put the reason for leaving on yourself?"

With this sentence, Zhang Yang had to meet Zhang Ruirong. When she went to meet Zhang Ruirong, she was packing her things. When she saw Zhang Yang coming in, she smiled and handed over the resignation letter she had made in advance: "Director Zhang, you are here just right. This is my resignation letter!"

Zhang Yang did not accept the resignation letter: "I heard you don't like me!"

Zhang Ruirong smiled unconsciously: "Director Chang tried to keep me. I couldn't think of any excuses after thinking about it, so I put the blame on you. Don't mind!"

Zhang Yang sighed and said, "I am unlucky now, no one dares to bully me!"
To be continued...