In the evening, in the Chenggong Building in Ximen County, the Ximen County Government held a grand banquet here and invited business people from all over the country to come to Ximen. When Chen Xing arrived at the hotel, the banquet had already begun. People were toasting each other, and it was very lively.
This was a banquet held by Ximen County for the Shanty Town Transformation Project. The entire Shanty Town, including the surrounding land, would be selected by the county government first with the most commercial value of the land, and the land income would be obtained through bidding, auction, and listing. The funds obtained would then be invested in the Shanty Town Transformation Project.
After the most commercial value of the land was selected for auction, the developers would select the remaining land that still had commercial value, and the commercial development would be carried out on the basis of resettling the returning residents. This Shanty Town Transformation model had been proved to be a successful model by some cities that were at the forefront of the country's Shanty Town Transformation Project. Now most cities were learning from this model, and Ximen County was no exception.
Chen Xing had already seen several familiar faces at the banquet, all of whom were county leaders. Executive Deputy County Magistrate Li Zheng was also at the banquet. When Chen Xing saw them, he was slightly stunned. He saw the couple Zhao Qing and Sun Xiang next to Li Zheng. There were also two middle-aged men standing with the three of them. However, Chen Xing recognized both of them. One of them was Zhao Qing's father, Zhao Guoli. Chen Xing had a deep impression of him. If it was said that Zhao Qing's mother, Zhao Yiping, ridiculed him at that time, Zhao Guoli almost had the urge to drive him out of the door every time he saw him. The scene from a few years ago was still vivid in his mind when he recalled it.
Now, Chen Xing could face Zhao Qing calmly and forget the feelings of the past. When he saw Zhao Guoli, Chen Xing's heart was slightly moved, but his face was expressionless.
The other middle-aged man with a beer belly was the fat middle-aged man who met Zhao Qing and Sun Xiang after dinner when Chen Xing went to the Party School with his roommates, Wu Gang and Chen Bin. At that time, not only were Zhao Qing and her husband Sun Xiang present, but Lee Zheng and the fat middle-aged man were also with Zhao Qing and his wife. They were still standing together, talking and laughing. The only difference was that Zhao Qing's father, Zhao Guoli, was there.
Comrade Chen Xing is here. Come, come. Let me introduce you to a few business elites of the provincial capital. Lee Zheng's sharp eyes saw Chen Xing coming in first. For some reason, Lee Zheng took the initiative to greet Chen Xing.
The moment Chen Xing came in, a slight sound of surprise came from a corner of the banquet. The sound was obviously from a woman. She seemed to be very surprised to see Chen Xing.
Chen Xing, this was Mr. Zhao Guoli, the chairman of the Guoli Group in the provincial capital. The Guoli Group was engaged in hotel and real estate development. It was also a very powerful company in the provincial capital. Lee Zheng introduced Zhao Guoli and Sun Xiang to Chen Xing with a smile on his face.
Lee Zheng didn't know about the past between the Zhao family and Chen Xing, but he knew that Sun Xiang was hostile to Chen Xing. Last time, he proposed the purchase of public cars in the county to please Sun Xiang. Lee Zheng knew that Sun Xiang had invested in a car shop. The county government wanted to change the cars, so the number of cars purchased was not small. It was also a big profit. Lee Zheng wanted to flatter Sun Xiang with this kind of money. He didn't expect that Chen Xing objected to the plan of purchasing public cars at the meeting. In the end, nothing was done. After that, Lee Zheng added oil to the fire, trying to make Sun Xiang more hostile to Chen Xing.
At this time, Lee Zheng called Chen Xing over with evil intentions.
"Chen Xing, I haven't seen you for a few years. You are becoming more and more promising." Zhao Guoli looked at Chen Xing and said with a smile. From his tone, others didn't think there was anything wrong with it. They would only take it as a compliment. However, in Chen Xing's ears, Chen Xing clearly felt that Zhao Guoli's tone was still faintly mockery.
"Mr. Zhao and Chen Xing know each other?" Lee Zheng looked at Zhao Guoli in surprise. Zhao Qing used to date Chen Xing. The Zhao family strongly opposed it and was very dissatisfied with Chen Xing. Lee Zheng didn't know about this at all. Now, from what Zhao Guoli said to Chen Xing, it seemed that they had known each other for a long time. Lee Zheng's surprise could be imagined.
"Kind of." Zhao Guoli glanced at Chen Xing and smiled. "Chen Xing, a few years ago, no one would have thought that you would become the deputy head of the county. Maybe in a few years, you will become the deputy mayor again."
"Mr. Zhao, you flatter me. I don't dare to hope to be the deputy mayor. I am already very satisfied to be a good deputy head of the county." Chen Xing smiled and looked at Zhao Guoli. He said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner. Zhao Guoli still had the right to look down on him, but he also had his own confidence. One day, he would be qualified to be on an equal footing with the Zhao family.
Lee Zheng's eyes looked back and forth between Chen Xing and Zhao Guoli. He was a little surprised. "How could Chen Xing know Zhao Guoli?" This was obviously not what he had expected. However, the next moment, Lee Zheng's slightly frozen smile bloomed again. After observing Chen Xing and Zhao Guoli for a while, Lee Zheng could already see that the relationship between Zhao Guoli and Chen Xing was a little tense.
"You guys continue chatting. I have a friend over there. Please excuse me." When Chen Xing turned his head and casually looked at the people at the banquet, he saw a person not far away. He was stunned for a moment and was instantly pleasantly surprised. After apologizing to Lee Zheng and the others, Chen Xing quickly walked over to the woman who was nodding and smiling at him.
"Why are you here?" Chen Xing looked at the woman, surprise and joy written all over his face.
"What, I can't be here?" The woman smiled and stared at Chen Xing. "Wow, I haven't seen you for a while, and you have already become the deputy head of the county. If I had invited you to go to Yang Cheng with me, then Xi Men County would have lost a deputy head of the county, and Yang Cheng would have gained a worker with the surname Chen."
"Haha, you didn't invite me to go to Yang Cheng with you that day. Otherwise, I might have accepted your invitation." Chen Xing was also carefully observing the woman. The woman's clothing was not as simple and elegant as before. Instead, it was more elegant and dignified, and her temperament had changed slightly. Chen Xing was surprised at how fast the woman had changed. For a woman to have such a change in temperament in such a short period of time, this was truly shocking to Chen Xing.
"I wouldn't dare to invite you to go to Yang Cheng with me. You had the iron rice bowl of a civil servant and didn't have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of your life. At that time, you were already the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and had a bright future. If I invited you to Yang Cheng with me, wouldn't I be asking for trouble? If you really went to Yang Cheng with me and didn't do well, wouldn't I be hated by you?" The woman laughed softly.
At this time, another woman beside the woman suddenly handed over a phone and said, "Director Zhong, you have a call."
"Excuse me, I have to answer this first." The woman smiled apologetically at Chen Xing, then walked to the side to answer the phone.
Chen Xing was even more astonished as he stared at the woman's back. Director Zhong? Chen Xing murmured softly. Other than surprise, there was more doubt in his eyes. Zhong Ling, who had left Hai City for less than half a year, had already achieved so much in Yang Cheng.
The woman was Zhong Ling, who had left Hai City a few months ago. She was a colleague of Chen Xing's father in the city's No.1 Middle School. A few months ago, Zhong Ling left Hai City with confusion and determination. A few months later, the confidence she exuded made Chen Xing wonder if he was hallucinating. After answering the phone, Zhong Ling walked back with a faintly worried expression. Chen Xing couldn't help but be concerned. What's wrong? Did something happen?
It's nothing, it's just something in Yang Cheng. Zhong Ling smiled faintly and adjusted her expression, returning to normal. She smiled at Chen Xing and said, "When I left, I didn't expect you to become the Deputy County Head so quickly. When I saw you just now, I was shocked. I asked around and found out that you're the Deputy County Head of Xi Men. I was shocked. Same here.
Likewise, when I heard someone call you 'Mr. Zhong', I was shocked as well. Chen Xing smiled and nodded. It seems that your decision to leave Yang Cheng was right. At least your current achievements have proven that your choice was right.
Who knows if it's right or wrong? There was a moment of confusion and struggle on Zhong Ling's face, but it was gone in a flash. It was still too early to say whether she was right or wrong. It was impossible to judge whether every step she took in her life was right or wrong. A short-term success did not mean that her current choice was right. She could only wait until she was old and look back at her life, then she would know if she had made the choice she had made at the beginning without any regrets.
Really? Chen Xing looked at Zhong Ling in surprise. She was obviously implying something, but Chen Xing didn't know what Zhong Ling had experienced in Yang Cheng in the past few months, so he didn't say much. He smiled and said, "The night before yesterday, I saw a woman who looked like you in Hai City. She was accompanying an old woman. Was that you?
That should be it. I accompanied my mother to buy clothes that night. " Zhong Ling smiled and nodded. I had just returned to Hai City that day. I didn't expect to bump into you so coincidentally.
That means we're fated to meet. Chen Xing smiled and said, "Oh yes, I'll have to call you Director Zhong now. Director Zhong came to a small place like Xi Men. Are you here to invest in Xi Men?"
Chen Xing, I feel very uncomfortable when you call me Director Zhong. If you call me that again, I'll return to Hai City immediately.
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