Evening after dinner.
Beijing, Wang Fu Hotel.
Back to the private room, Dong Xuebing greeted Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei and brought them out. They took the elevator upstairs and did not say anything.
Yan Yizhi asked curiously. "Mayor Dong, where are we?"
Dong Xuebing replied. "The Beijing Liaison Office is too far. Let's stay here."
Yan Yizhi paused for a second. "This place is too expensive. I think we should …"
Dong Xuebing calmly replied. "It's fine. I had booked a 5-day stay, and I had swiped my card."
Chen Xiaomei also got nervous. "Mayor Dong, this … this is not right. We are letting you spend too much."
"It's fine. I had booked a room. Let's go." Actually, Dong Xuebing was not trying to let them stay better. These two were under Secretary Meng's faction, and they were not on the same faction as Mayor Jiang and him. Dong Xuebing did not need to be nice to them. But he was tired from the flight, and it will be troublesome for him to look for a cheaper hotel or ask the Beijing Liaison Office to arrange a room for him. That's why he chose to stay in a nearby hotel. Anyway, this small amount of money is nothing to Dong Xuebing.
Upstairs.
In the corridor.
The elevator doors opened, and Dong Xuebing, Chen Xiaomei, and Chen Xiaomei walked out.
A young woman and two waiters were waiting for them. They smiled at Dong Xuebing. "Are you Mr. Dong? We have booked a room. This way please. "
Dong Xuebing nodded. "Thank you."
"You are welcome." The young woman led the way.
Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei had never stayed at Wang Fu Hotel before and had never eaten here. That's why they thought the service here is the same. They thought to themselves. A 5-star hotel is indeed a 5-star hotel. There are so many waiters leading the way. No wonder it is so expensive.
They had reached the place.
The manager stopped and pointed to the side. "Mr. Dong, these are the three rooms."
Dong Xuebing nodded. "Ok. Thank you for the trouble."
The foreman hurriedly said, "It's no trouble at all. It's what we should do. Please take a rest. We'll go back first. If there's anything, you can call the service desk. My surname is Li, and I'm the foreman here. Just let them call me when you need me.
Dong Xuebing replied politely. "Thank you."
The head waiter left with a few waiters.
Chen Xiaomei lamented, "The service here is really good."
Yan Yizhi said, "A five-star hotel, definitely."
Dong Xuebing was speechless. If they do not know he is the Xie Family's eldest son-in-law, they will not treat him like this. They were staying in a business room, not a presidential suite!
"Let's go." Dong Xuebing said. "Let's go to my room for a meeting."
"Okay." Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei immediately followed and entered the house.
…
In the distance.
In the elevator.
A waitress asked curiously, "Sister Li, who was that just now?"
The female supervisor frowned and said, "If you don't know, then don't ask blindly. Why are you so curious?"
The waiter scratched his head and didn't dare to say anything. The remaining waitress also didn't say anything.
Of course, they couldn't help but be curious. In the past, some officials would stay in the Wangfu Hotel, but they wouldn't make the CEO and the manager's foreman make such a big fuss. It was just a business room, and they even had to personally welcome them. This kind of treatment only appeared for the central leaders.
That Mr Dong looks to be in his twenties, right?
He doesn't look like a leader from the central government!
The female supervisor felt her tone was too harsh and said softly. "Anyway, all of you must be careful. Especially that Mr. Dong. Just provide whatever he wants. Don't worry about the bills and don't ask for money. Just write it down and report it to me. This is not someone we can afford to offend. Even our CEO and manager have to be careful of him. How can he be an ordinary person? All of you better be smart and keep your spirits up. If Mister Dong is not satisfied, all of us will have to pack up and leave! Do you all remember? "
"Yes!"
"Yes, Sister Li."
"Ok. Don't ask blindly in the future. I am doing this for your own good. If not, you all might offend him one day!"
"Sister Li, we understand."
… …
Executive room.
Wang Fu's business room was much more luxurious than other hotels. Dong Xuebing had never stayed here before. He looked around after entering the room.
"Have a seat." Dong Xuebing said.
There was a sofa in the room, and Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei sat down.
Dong Xuebing also sat down on a chair. "Tomorrow, we will be going to the Ministry of Finance to ask for money. How did our County do it in the past?"
Yan Yizhi glanced at Chen Xiaomei and said, "In the past, we would first look for Director Chen's relative and ask him to bring us to the Ministry of Finance. Then, we would look for the relevant leaders. But generally, the leaders would not meet us. We can only make an appointment in advance. If we are lucky, they will only see us after a few days. If we are unlucky, and the leaders are busy, they won't even show up. After all, we are not going through the normal procedures to ask for money. We can't say anything about it.
We can't do anything about it. "Dong Xuebing asked." How many times did our County come here to ask for money in the past? "
Yan Yizhi replied. "In the past few years, we will come here every year, and the year before and last year. I had also come here for the past two years. But …" Yan Yizhi found it hard to explain. "We had met the leaders a few times, but we had never asked them for money. They don't even care about us."
Dong Xuebing frowned. "You did not ask for a single cent?"
Yan Yizhi nodded. "Not even once."
"That's not easy." Dong Xuebing paused for a while. "Alright. Tomorrow, we will use the same method you all used before."
Yan Yizhi looked at Chen Xiaomei.
Dong Xuebing also asked. "Chief Chen, thank you for your hard work."
Chen Xiaomei immediately replied. "It's fine. I will contact my cousin tonight. Actually, I had told him before I came. He will be working tomorrow, and it should not be a problem."
Dong Xuebing nodded. "Alright. That's settled. Let's give it a try and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, we will talk about it again. Ok. Have a good rest tonight, and we will go to the Ministry of Finance tomorrow morning at 9 am.
Yan Yizhi stood up. "Ok. We will go back now."
Dong Xuebing nodded. "Rest early."
Chen Xiaomei said. "Mayor Dong, thank you for your hospitality today."
Dong Xuebing smiled and waved his hand. "You're welcome. Call me if you need anything. Do you all have my number?"
"Yes."
"Ok. Good night."
"Ok. Good night."
Dong Xuebing and Chen Xiaomei left.
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