The most direct way was for him to personally pick them up at the provincial capital. However, he was the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee in Qingyang City. He was considered a high-ranking official, and a high-ranking official had to have the persistence and dignity of a high-ranking official. No matter how important Zheng Haimin and the other two were, they were just businessmen. There was no precedent for the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee to personally travel hundreds of miles to the airport to pick up a businessman. Even if the leaders of the national ministries and commissions came to Qingyang City for inspection and guidance, he did not need to personally pick them up at the provincial capital.
Since he could not personally go, he could only settle for the next best thing. He could only send his secretary, Li Rui, to make the trip. As his personal secretary, Li Rui also represented him to a certain extent. Sending Li Rui to pick them up at the airport could also show that he valued Zheng Haimin and the other two. After all, if he deliberately wanted to show off his authority, he might not even send Li Rui. He might just send a random driver to pick them up, and Zheng Haimin and the other two would not be able to do anything. However, if that happened, this investment might be ruined.
Besides, when Song Chaoyang's family and Li Rui went to Shanghai to report to Song Xue's school year, Zheng Haimin once invited them to a banquet. However, he did not personally pick them up at the airport. Instead, he sent his assistant, Xu Xinyi. Since he already had a reception standard, it was most appropriate for Song Chaoyang to send Li Rui to pick them up at the airport. Zheng Haimin and the other two could not say anything.
After traveling a hundred miles with Old Zhang, Li Rui finally realized the benefits of Lao Zhou. Old Zhang was a person who loved to talk. He was eloquent, but he did not speak the truth. This old man was like a taxi driver. After picking up a guest, he would talk non-stop and show off the secret information he had, regardless of whether the guest liked to hear it or not. He talked about the inside story of the Municipal Party Committee, the secrets of the Municipal Government, and the private lives of the heads of the Municipal Government. He talked about it as if he had seen it with his own eyes. Li Rui found it quite interesting at first, but after listening to him chatter non-stop, he slowly got tired of it. However, Old Zhang didn't have the slightest discerning ability and still said that he wasn't mistaken.
Later on, for some reason, Old Zhang started talking about the beautiful Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Government, Li Jing. "This Li Jing used to be the secretary of the Communist Youth League District Committee in the northern district of the city. There was once when she went to the province for a regimental meeting. Coincidentally, the leader of the central committee was in the province guiding the work and also participated in that meeting. The two of them got to know each other at the meeting. After knowing each other for less than two days, the two of them became secret lovers. How could Li Jing not be promoted quickly now that she had such a big leg to rely on? Since then, she had been on a rocket and was promoted very quickly. Before she was forty, she was already a deputy mayor. Heh, it's already good enough for a woman of her age to be a deputy director. "
Li Rui was amused. He thought to himself, Old Zhang, if you like to talk nonsense, then make up a flawless story. Others would believe it, but what are you saying now? There are flaws everywhere. If that leader of the central committee really wanted to be a lover with Li Jing, he would definitely not let outsiders know about it. How did you, a driver, know about this? Also, the leader of the central committee was from the central committee. After the meeting, he would return to the central committee. Why would he promote Li Jing all the way? If he really wanted to promote her, he would have to greet the relevant leaders in the province. But this greeting could be done once or twice, but how could it be done continuously? Li Jing was promoted from the secretary of the Communist Youth League District Committee to the deputy director of the department. The difficulty of this promotion was not as simple as the three checkpoints on the surface.
Old Zhang saw the smile on his face and said, "Brother, you don't believe me?" Li Rui laughed and said, "Yes, I really don't believe you." Old Zhang laughed and said, "You don't believe me … Heh, why don't you believe me? That was what everyone was saying. If not, how can Li Jing become the deputy mayor at such a young age? " Li Rui said, "I think Department Head Zheng of the Publicity Department is about the same age as Li Jing, but she is still a member of the Municipal Party Committee. She is more powerful than Li Jing. Why don't you say this? "Old Zhang said," Since you mentioned Zheng Zijuan, let's talk about this woman. She was removed from her position some time ago. That was because her backer in the province had fallen. Did you know that Governor Wang Liguo was finished and stepped down? He was Zheng Zijuan's backer. Once he stepped down, Zheng Zijuan would definitely follow suit. But this Zheng Zijuan is capable and found a new backer in the province. Heh, she really got her position back. "
Li Rui did not know whether to be angry or laugh. These gossipers were really capable. They actually linked Zheng Zijuan to Wang Liguo, who was hospitalized in Beijing. What was even more shocking was that Zheng Zijuan was really promoted by Wang Liguo. Sigh, I don't know what to say about them. He said solemnly, "Old Zhang, it's fine if you tell me, but don't tell anyone else about this. After all, you are talking badly about the City Leader. You know what will happen if the City Leader hears it. Also, when we receive the guests later, don't say too much. "
Old Zhang even said, "Brother, I didn't say it. Everyone is spreading it." Li Rui said, "Who is spreading it?" Old Zhang said, "I can't explain it clearly even if you want me to. Anyway, it has already spread among the small team." Li Rui frowned and said, "It is illegal to spread rumors. Brother, you have to be careful in the future." Old Zhang laughed and said, "I'm just saying this to you. I'm just bored driving. I don't dare to say this to others." Li Rui was very depressed. Oh, you don't dare to say this to others, but you dare to say it to me, Li Rui. Does that mean that in your eyes, I, Li Rui, am very honest and easy to bully?
After arriving at the airport, Li Rui waited at the entrance of the terminal for Zheng Haimin and the other two to arrive. He fantasized about what kind of clothes Xu Xinyi would wear today and what kind of attitude she would have when she met him. He held his phone in his hand and called her every few minutes to determine if they had landed.
He made six or seven calls intermittently. Ten minutes after their flight had arrived, he finally heard the busy tone on the other end. This made him very excited. He thought, It's a pity that you have to accompany Zheng Haimin and Xu Xinyi. If you came alone, I would definitely buy you a bouquet of flowers.
Xu Xinyi's charming voice sounded from the other end. "Hello …" Li Rui was very excited when he heard her voice. He asked, "Are you out? I'm waiting at the second exit of the terminal. "Xu Xinyi said," Please wait for a while more. We are waiting for our luggage. "Li Rui said," Okay, then I'll go in and wait. "
After waiting for another 15 minutes in the terminal, Li Rui finally saw Xu Xinyi's tall figure appear at the exit. She was following behind Zheng Haimin and another man. She was wearing a dark blue office dress with nude stockings wrapped around her slender thighs and a pair of black high heels. She was holding a small red suitcase in her hand. She walked over gracefully and immediately appeared in the terminal hall like the most beautiful scenery. As she got closer and closer, more and more men were attracted to her as the sound of her high heels rang out.
Li Rui looked at her wavy reddish-brown hair and her snow-white face. He immediately recalled the last time he went to Shanghai, when she accompanied him by the Huangpu River to enjoy the breeze. His heart moved, and he hurriedly walked over to greet her.
Fortunately, the three of them only had two suitcases. Otherwise, Li Rui wouldn't have been able to handle it alone. He came to the three of them, shook hands with Zheng Haimin and greeted him. Then, he exchanged glances with Xu Xinyi to express his welcome. Zheng Haimin then introduced him to the business director, Lin Zihao.
Lin Zihao was in his thirties. He looked refined and polite. His clothes were all famous brands. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and spoke with a strong southern accent. He looked like a compatriot from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Li Rui shook hands with Lin Zihao and said a few words of welcome to him. Lin Zihao always had a polite smile on his face. He was not particularly affectionate to him, nor was he particularly cold.
There were a total of three people on the other side. Since the two men had expressed their welcome, it would be inappropriate for the remaining woman not to welcome them. Li Rui turned to Xu Xinyi and took the initiative to reach out his hand. He looked at her beautiful eyes with a smile on his face and said, "Welcome Miss Xu to Shannan and Qingyang again. You've worked hard along the way."
Originally, there were many rules for a man to shake hands with a woman. Under normal circumstances, the man had to wait for the woman to take the initiative to reach out her hand. Only when she was willing to shake hands with you could you shake hands with her. And if she didn't want to shake hands with you at all, and you hurriedly reached out your hand, it would be misunderstood by others as having some evil thoughts. Whether you wanted to take advantage of her or not, you might be despised by the other party because of this. However, Li Rui and Xu Xinyi were old friends. Today, he appeared in front of her as the host. Therefore, it was not rude to take the initiative to reach out his hand.
Xu Xinyi reached out her slender hand and shook hands with him. She smiled slightly and said, "Director Li came all the way from Qingyang to pick me up. It's really hard work." Li Rui was grateful that she pointed out his small contribution in front of the two company leaders. When he shook hands with her, he shook hands with her twice. Xu Xinyi didn't seem to feel anything. She just looked at him with dreamy and ethereal eyes.
After all, the two hadn't seen each other for many days. When they met for the first time, there was still some inexplicable estrangement. Li Rui was very confident that he could remove this barrier, but in front of Zheng Haimin and Xu Xinyi, he couldn't do anything. Therefore, at this time, he couldn't say anything more.
He snatched the suitcases from Zheng Haimin and Xu Xinyi's hands and led the three of them out of the terminal. They came to the front of the Buick business car. He first invited the three of them to sit in, then stuffed the two suitcases into the back door. Then, he sat in the front passenger seat. After closing the door, Old Zhang drove off.
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