Zhang Wenqing muttered to himself for a while before replying in an uncertain tone, "Chen Pei doesn't like to come out and play. She rarely participates in dinners or activities such as singing and drinking tea. She has been working for more than three years and I have only asked her out three times for dinner and two times for tea. However, she still respects me as her senior. If we don't talk about relationships and just tell her that we need her help, I think she won't reject me and might even agree to come out. "
Zhang Yaling said happily, "It's good as long as she agrees to come out for dinner! Fourth brother, I'll leave this matter to you. It's best if you can ask Chen Pei out tomorrow night so that our County Head Su and Bureau Chief Cai can accompany her for dinner. "
Zhang Wenqing agreed and then hung up the phone.
Su Yetai heard every single word of the conversation between Zhang Yaling and Zhang Wenqing through the hands-free mode. A faint smile of joy appeared on his face as he said to Zhang Yaling in a praising tone, "Little Zhang, your ability to adapt is very strong. You are indeed made to be an office director. It seems like Bureau Chief Cai has a good eye for people, haha!"
Then, he looked at Cai Zhangming and solemnly said, "Zhangming, your and Little Zhang's most important task for the next two days is to ask Deputy Secretary Chen's daughter out. Remember, once she agrees to come out for dinner, tea, or singing, you must inform me immediately. I want to accompany her as well."
Cai Zhangming saw that he had to think of a way to invite Chen Pei out for dinner and immediately guessed his true intentions.
It turned out that Luo Qiulin had been the County Head Secretary of Taolin City for more than nine years. It was said that he would be promoted to Songshan City as the Deputy Mayor early next year. According to common sense, Su Yetai, who had been working with him for four years, should take over as the County Head Secretary. However, because Luo Qiulin was too domineering and dictatorial, all the big and small matters in the county had to be decided by him. He practically made Su Yetai a mere figurehead of the government and caused the latter to be extremely dissatisfied. Therefore, in the past two years, the conflict between the two had become deeper and deeper. It was almost to the point of no reconciliation.
Su Yetai was very clear that Luo Qiulin had a very good relationship with the Deputy Governor, Zhou Jianzhou. His main backer was Deputy Governor Zhou. Through his relationship with Deputy Governor Zhou, he got acquainted with three other members of the Provincial Party Committee. Therefore, his backing in the Provincial Party Committee was relatively strong.
But now, he had a deep conflict with Luo Qiulin. Once he was promoted to Vice-Mayor, he would definitely use his connections in the Provincial Committee to obstruct him from taking over the position of Secretary of the Taolin County Committee. The position of the County Party Secretary had to be decided by the Provincial Party Committee. He did not have any backing in the Provincial Party Committee. If Luo Qiulin made use of his connections to stop him from taking over the position, it would be harder for him to get promoted!
Therefore, he was in a hurry to find a powerful backer in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, and Chen Dengfeng, who was about to be promoted to Provincial Governor, was undoubtedly his ideal target. When he heard that Zhang Yaling's cousin was able to invite Deputy Secretary Chen's daughter out for a meal, he felt that this was a great opportunity to get close to Deputy Secretary Chen. That was why he repeatedly urged Cai Zhangming to invite him to accompany Chen Pei for a meal or tea …
After guessing Su Yetai's intention, Cai Zhangming hurriedly promised with a smile, "County Magistrate Su, don't worry. As long as Chen Pei agrees to come out for a meal or tea with us, I will inform you immediately."
Su Yetai nodded with satisfaction. He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Zhangming, this matter is quite important. We must hurry up and implement it. My opinion is that you should invite Xiao Zhang's cousin out for tea tonight. Also, according to the situation, don't let him help for nothing. "
Cai Zhangming nodded and said, "County Magistrate Su, don't worry. We will follow your instructions."
After the meal, they drove to Maple Forest Hotel. Su Yetai led the representatives of the Village Party Committee to the conference preparation office to report. Cai Zhangming, Lu Tao, Xia Bingbing, Zhang Yaling and the others went to the room to put down their luggage and take a shower.
Lu Tao and the minibus driver were in the same room. After taking a shower, he wanted to go out for a walk alone. He did not expect to bump into Cai Zhangming, Xia Bingbing and Zhang Yaling at the elevator.
Xia Bingbing glanced at Lu Tao and suddenly asked, "Lu Tao, I heard that you came to the provincial capital this time to go to the Ministry of Finance to fight for aid funds for Huaguang Village. Do you know anyone in the provincial government? Who are you going to ask for help? "
Lu Tao did not expect that Xia Bingbing would take the initiative to talk to him. He was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say Chen Pei's name, but then he thought, "Cai Zhangming and the others are also going to fight for financial subsidies. If they know that I'm close to Chen Pei, maybe they will cause trouble for her. It's better to find her alone. That way, it won't be too troublesome for her …"
So, he vaguely replied, "I have a classmate who works in the Ministry of Finance, so I want to find her. But she may not be able to help."
Xia Bingbing saw that he was unwilling to say that person's name, so she did not force him. She looked up at Cai Zhangming and said to Lu Tao, "We are going to the teahouse on the third floor to have tea. If you have nothing else to do, come with us to have tea!"
When she said this, not only was Lu Tao extremely surprised, but Cai Zhangming and Zhang Yaling also had puzzled expressions. They did not know why Xia Bingbing suddenly invited Lu Tao to have tea.
Zhang Yaling was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and said to Xia Bingbing, "Bingbing, we are going to talk to my cousin today. It's not good to have too many people. Little Lu, it's better if you don't go!"
Xia Bingbing said a little unhappily, "What's wrong with that? Lu Tao is also here to fight for funds for Huaguang Village. His goal is the same as ours. If your cousin can ask Chen Pei out and let Lu Tao get to know her, then with the help of his classmate, his matter can also be solved. Isn't it the best of both worlds? "
Although Zhang Yaling's position in the Ministry of Finance was similar to Xia Bingbing's, Xia Bingbing had a strong personality and was much more capable than her. She was also deeply favored and trusted by Su Yetai, so she was a little afraid of her. Seeing that Xia Bingbing insisted on bringing Lu Tao to have tea, she could not say anything else. She could only nod and say, "Alright then. Anyway, one more person is just one more teacup. It's fine as long as my cousin doesn't mind."
Cai Zhangming originally wanted to stop Xia Bingbing from bringing Lu Tao to have tea, but on second thought, since Xia Bingbing did not care about Lu Tao, it was not worthwhile for him to offend him. Thus, he swallowed his words.
Lu Tao was a little confused by Xia Bingbing's abnormal behavior. When he heard Zhang Yaling say that they were going to ask Chen Pei out, he was even more curious. He wanted to see how they were going to ask Chen Pei out. Thus, he smiled and said to Xia Bingbing, "Chief Xia, thank you for your invitation. I happen to be free tonight.
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