Zhou Haidong and the others came back very quickly.
Li Dong didn't ask anything. He just took out 12,000 yuan and divided it among the four of them.
They were overjoyed. When they looked at Li Dong again, their eyes were so passionate that they could melt steel.
Li Dong accepted it calmly. He then reminded them to keep a low profile for the time being, and then sent away a few restless people who were itching to go and do something else.
After that, it was as if nothing had happened. There was no reaction from Zhu Hongtao and no action from the police.
The supermarket's operations returned to normal, and even the rumors in the market disappeared.
The more it was like this, the more vigilant Li Dong became.
A dog that bites doesn't bark. If Zhu Hongtao came to take revenge, Li Dong wouldn't be afraid. But now it was like the calm before the storm.
Because he was worried that Zhu Hongtao would take revenge on him, Li Dong even kept Zhou Haidong and Zheng Long by his side just in case.
Li Dong understood this principle very well. Although Zhu Hongtao wasn't someone to be reckoned with, he would still be a scourge if he stayed.
In the middle of May, Li Dong took Sun Tao to visit a mysterious person.
On the way, Sun Tao said with a puzzled expression, "Hu Sicheng is only the deputy mayor of Yaohai District. He is in charge of science, education, culture, and health. What's the use of looking for him?"
Li Dong didn't say anything. He was still thinking about Hu Sicheng's resume.
Hu Sicheng, 48 years old, graduated from Jiangbei University. He stayed there after graduation and became the deputy dean of Jiangbei University's School of Economics and Management in 1999.
In 2002, he became the deputy mayor of Yaohai District. He was in charge of science, education, culture, and health. Among the nine deputy mayors of Yaohai District, he was dispensable.
In 2005, Hu Sicheng's term expired. Logically, Hu Sicheng should have returned to Jiangbei University to continue teaching.
However, Hu Sicheng, who had been keeping a low profile, seemed to be forgotten. No one mentioned him when the three-year term expired. He was still the deputy mayor. Hu Sicheng seemed to be invisible in Yaohai District.
If Li Dong didn't mention it, Sun Tao wouldn't even know there was such a deputy mayor in Yaohai District.
Of course, this was the current Hu Sicheng.
Li Dong didn't know how Hu Sicheng rose to prominence after that. Back then, he was still a student and didn't pay attention to such official news.
The only thing Li Dong knew was that when he graduated in 2008, Agricultural University invited the city and district leaders to attend the ceremony, and Hu Sicheng was one of them.
At that time, Hu Sicheng was the district mayor and spoke on behalf of the district at the graduation ceremony.
In just three short years, Hu Sicheng had jumped from being a deputy mayor to the mayor's throne.
Li Dong would never believe that Hu Sicheng was just lucky.
The officialdom was like a battlefield. If Hu Sicheng didn't have the ability and backing, how could he have risen to power in just three years?
Originally, Li Dong didn't think of Hu Sicheng. After all, he couldn't ask Hu Sicheng for help.
However, this time he provoked Zhu Hongtao, the troublemaker, and had some scruples about the person behind Zhu Hongtao, so Li Dong had to carefully study the leaders of Yaohai District.
It was also a coincidence that he found Hu Sicheng's name. Li Dong thought for a long time before he connected this depressed deputy mayor with the high-spirited mayor three years later.
…
Although Hu Sicheng was working in Yaohai District, he still lived in Jiangzhou University's teacher building.
When Li Dong knocked on the door, it was Hu Sicheng himself who opened the door.
When he opened the door, he found it was a stranger he didn't know. Hu Sicheng adjusted his glasses and asked in confusion, "Who are you looking for?"
Currently, Hu Sicheng was at the lowest point of his life. He was nothing in the district, and his position as the deputy dean of the university had been revoked. For a long time, he was in an awkward situation where no one cared about him.
It had been a long time since someone came to look for him. He didn't even have a meal that ordinary officials had after work.
After all, it was because of the word "working". Working meant that Hu Sicheng couldn't stay in Yaohai District for a long time. Naturally, no one would fawn on this deputy mayor who would definitely go back to teach.
This was the first time Li Dong met Hu Sicheng. Because of the distance in his previous life, he couldn't see clearly.
After looking at Hu Sicheng for a while, Li Dong's first impression was that he was elegant.
Without much time to think, Li Dong hurriedly smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Hu. My name is Li Dong. I'm a 2004 international trade student from the School of Economics and Management."
Hu Sicheng subconsciously said, "Hello, Li Dong."
Then he remembered that he was no longer a teacher in the university. Why would a new student come to visit him?
Although he was confused, Hu Sicheng still invited Li Dong in politely.
It was not until he saw Sun Tao following Li Dong in that Hu Sicheng realized that this was not a simple student visit.
…
Hu Sicheng's house was very big. It was no smaller than Li Dong's new house.
After all, Hu Sicheng used to be the deputy dean of Jiangzhou University. He was also a full professor. Naturally, the benefits he received were not ordinary.
The first thing Li Dong did after entering the house was look around. Although the decoration was simple, it looked very elegant.
Because they were not familiar with each other, the three of them sat down and chatted for a while.
Of course, they mainly talked about the university.
The first part of the conversation was quite formal. However, when Li Dong accidentally mentioned that his tutor was Fang Qingfei, Hu Sicheng was a little surprised. He said, "You're Xiao Fang's student?"
Then he said with relief, "When Xiao Fang came last year, she said that she stayed in the university. I was so busy that I forgot to ask. I didn't expect her to be teaching the international trade class."
Seeing that Li Dong was a little confused, Hu Sicheng smiled and said, "Xiao Fang is a student of the undergraduate class I taught. It's also the only undergraduate class I taught before I left the university."
Seeing that Li Dong was a little confused, Hu Sicheng smiled and said, "Xiao Fang is a student of the undergraduate class I taught. It's also the only undergraduate class I taught before I left the university."
Fang Qingfei turned out to be Hu Sicheng's student, which Li Dong did not know at all. After all, Hu Sicheng had left school for several years.
Hearing that, Li Dong immediately joked, "What a coincidence. Speaking of which, I should call you grand-master, Mr. Hu."
Because of Fang Qingfei, Hu Sicheng seemed to be more enthusiastic than before. He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "What grand-master? Let's just talk about our own things."
Li Dong turned his head and thought that if Fang Qingfei was Hu Sicheng's student, then what about Wang Jia?
Speaking of which, this matter definitely had something to do with Wang Jia. Li Dong immediately asked, "Mr. Hu, do you know Wang Jia?"
He knew that Fang Qingfei and Wang Jia were postgraduate classmates. As for whether they were undergraduate classmates, Li Dong was really not sure.
"You know Wang Jia?"
Hu Sicheng was even more surprised, and the smile on his face was a little wider than before.
Probably because of Wang Jia and Fang Qingfei, Hu Sicheng explained again, "Speaking of which, Xiao Wang applied for my postgraduate degree, but I had to take up a temporary position at that time, so I missed her."
Li Dong's heart was even more delighted, and he quickly said, "Wang Jia is my friend, and we have a good relationship."
As for whether Wang Jia had a good relationship with him, who cared? Anyway, bragging did not require tax.
Following that, the two of them chatted for a while. Only then did Hu Sicheng look at Sun Tao, who had been listening to their conversation.
Hu Sicheng was not stupid. Naturally, he knew that Li Dong was looking for him for something serious.
As for the relationship between Fang Qingfei and Wang Jia, it was only recently established. Obviously, Li Dong did not come for them.
As expected, Li Dong then introduced, "This is the general manager of Faraway Supermarket, Sun Tao."
Sun Tao quickly stood up, extended his hand, and said with a smile, "Mayor Hu, nice to meet you!"
"Hello, General Manager Sun, I've heard a lot about you!"
Hu Sicheng's face showed a touch of surprise. The name he had heard a lot about was not fake.
Faraway Supermarket was the largest retail supermarket in Yaohai District, and it was adjacent to Jiangzhou University. Naturally, Hu Sicheng had heard of it many times, and even visited it many times.
At this moment, when he heard that the man who had been silent since he entered the door was the general manager of Faraway Supermarket, Hu Sicheng had to look at Li Dong.
Looking at the previous situation, it was obvious that Li Dong was the leader between the two of them.
And Li Dong was only a freshman, so Hu Sicheng was a little curious about Li Dong's identity.
Li Dong did not pretend and said directly, "I didn't have time to tell you before, but Faraway Supermarket is under my name."
Hu Sicheng did not know what to say. Normally, he would not have asked, but he had just had a good chat with Li Dong, and he also had a relationship with Fang Qingfei and Wang Jia.
After a long time, Hu Sicheng finally said, "Who is your father?"
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