Tan Qiping put down the phone, still pondering the coldness in Song Qiaosheng's tone towards his nephew, Shen Huai.
She looked out of the window and saw Shen Huai leaving Building One in his coat. He was walking towards the parking lot by the lake. She wondered where he was going.
Shen Huai intended to help Wu Haifeng turn the situation around. Tan Qiping guessed that he still wanted to stay in Dong Hua, but at the same time, he felt a little strange...
Tan Qiping remembered that he had not asked about Shen Huai's age, but looking at his appearance, he was at most twenty-four or twenty-five years old. He was still very young. He thought that with his background, it would be best if he worked in the central ministry for a few years.
Even if they were interested in an official career, it was the right choice for them to wait until they were around 30 years old and promoted to the rank of chief before considering the local independence.
After Chen Mingde's death, although Shen Huai was very experienced in dealing with people, he was still young and inexperienced. Now that he was alone in Dong Hua, it was not a good thing for his future development.
Tan Qiping originally wanted to have a deep conversation with Shen Huai, but when he thought about how Song Qiaosheng's attitude towards Shen Huai seemed a little cold on the phone just now, he hesitated.
Old Master Song was 83 years old this year, and Song Qiaosheng would still be the leader of the Song family in the future.
If Shen Huai couldn't win Song Qiaosheng's favor, he might be sidelined in the Song family in the future. Tan Qiping couldn't help but think, If he were to take the initiative to support a child who had been ostracized by the Song family, what would Song Qiaosheng think?
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Gao Tianhe stalled Wu Haifeng for a while in Building No. 6, and he even pretended to comfort Chen Mingde's lover before he was able to leave and return to his exclusive Building No. 2.
The dozen or so bungalows behind the main building of the South Park were like palaces standing in the quiet night.
Gao Tianhe went back to his room, closed the window and the curtains, and untied his collar that was suffocating him.
Soon, someone knocked on the door. Gao Tianhe shouted in a deep voice,""Come in!"
Ge Yongqiu carefully pushed the door open and entered.
Gao Tianhe restrained himself. After Ge Yongqiu closed the door, he slammed the table and shouted,""Tell me, what exactly happened?”
Ge Yongqiu dragged his tears and said,"It's indeed that little bastard Shen Huai who is talking nonsense." I didn't say anything to him at all. Even if he came from the city government, Zhou Yu came with him. Besides, you know what happened in the morning. His punches were no different from hitting my face. I…"
" I'll lend you some courage. I dare you not to do that." Gao Tianhe sat down with his back against the armchair and narrowed his eyes at Ge Yongqiu. He did not think that Ge Yongqiu would betray him either." Think about it. Did something go wrong?"”
" I'm afraid that I'm not careful enough." Ge Yongqiu thought of a few suspicious points, but he would not admit that he was careless in front of Gao Tianhe. He could not afford to lose Gao Tianhe's trust." Perhaps when Secretary Wu chased Shen Huai away, Peng Yong could not wait to lead Chen Mingde's death to that incident, so that Shen Huai could hear something strange from the few words... But Shen Huai did not seem to be such a smart person!”
Ge Yongqiu thought in his heart as he spoke, Peng Yong, Peng Yong, you're dead anyway, so don't blame me for adding insult to injury.
Gao Tianhe frowned and speculated,"Maybe he underestimated Shen Huai in the past, or maybe Zhou Yu said something unnecessary."
" If there's anything else, it can only be Zhou Yu who told him," Ge Yongqiu said, following Gao Tianhe's tone." But Zhou Yu can't possibly know the details..."
" Zhou Yu might not be able to see through it." Gao Tianhe frowned. He asked Ge Yongqiu to hide a little bit of the truth, but there were many key points that he could not figure out." Even if Zhou Yu saw through it, he would remind the Wu family more, and would not turn the tables on the Wu family..."
"What should we do now?" Ge Yongqiu asked carefully.
" It's not necessarily a bad thing," Gao Tianhe said with a frown." We can't be blamed for the whole thing. After all, it was Wu Haifeng who gave the province vague information." Even if Wu Haifeng hates us, it doesn't matter. The key is how the province views the whole matter…"
Ge Yongqiu thought for a moment and said,"Yeah, if the province wants to deal with this matter seriously, maybe Wu Haifeng will really lose his position as the secretary of the municipal party committee. However, Tan Qiping seemed to want to ask Shen Huai alone, afraid that they would see through something…"
"Even if Shen Huai's brain is nimble and can see some clues, what does he have to report to Tan Qiping? " Besides, the provincial government doesn't want the situation to be complicated. You don't have to worry about anything. Just keep your mouth shut." Gao Tianhe shook his head, signaling Ge Yongqiu not to worry too much. Then he said," Although Wu Haifeng asked you to do a self-reflection, he can't just kick you out." As for Peng Yong, please help me appease him first. I will make arrangements for him in the future. We can't let anything go wrong with this matter."
"Then Shen Huai…"
"Don't bother about it for now. We'll talk about it after the incident is over." After Gao Tianhe finished speaking, he waved Ge Yongqiu out and sat on the sofa with his eyes closed.
If someone like Shen Huai left Dong Hua, there was nothing they could do about him. If he stayed in Dong Hua, he would sit on the bench for a few years. After all, there were still some things that he could not see through. It was not his style to act rashly. If he had not seen Chen Mingde in a hurry to make a move on the city steel mill, he would not have taken such a risk…
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Shen Huai took a cigarette from the car and walked to the water table by the lake to light a cigarette.
Shen Huai realized that he could still be seen by the people in the small building even though he was standing there. He didn't like to stand in the open for others to observe, so he walked a few steps toward the east side of the metasequoia forest. He squatted in the shadows by the lake, smoking as he watched the shadows of the trees sinking into the lake.
On the other side of Cui Lake was the city center of Dong Hua.
Other than the television tower, which was outlined by a string of lights, most of the other places had fallen into the silent night. There was no sign of prosperity at all.
Not to mention the impression that Shen Huai had left in his memory fragments about the prosperous cities overseas, even he had traveled to many places all over the country over the years, which made him feel very touched by the lagging development of Dong Hua City.
Speaking of which, Dong Hua City was also close to the river and the sea. It was the earliest coastal city to open to the outside world.
The three districts and six counties had a population of seven million. They had sufficient human resources and educational resources.
In the early 1980s, Dong Hua's industrial base was ranked in the top three in the province. There were also several pillar enterprises engaged in steel smelting, shipbuilding, and machinery manufacturing.
However, in the 1990s, with the rapid decline of several pillar state-owned enterprises and the lack of activity in the private economy, Donghua's economy was left behind by other cities.
The municipal steel mill was a typical example. When the profits were good, the annual profit exceeded 300 million, which was almost one-tenth of the local finance of Dong Hua City at that time. Now, in the hands of Gu Tong and the others, it had become such a mess.
On the other side of Cui Lake, there was a Tianheng Building invested by the city's steel mill.
When the project was launched in 1990, the city steel mill claimed to have invested 200 million yuan to build the first skyscraper in Dong Hua City that was over 100 meters tall. However, he did not expect that the city steel mill would run into operational difficulties as soon as the foundation of the Tianheng Building was laid. It could no longer draw out a large amount of funds for construction.
In the past three years, under the urging of the municipal government, the Tianheng Building was finally closed. However, there was no investment in the follow-up projects, so it had been stopped for almost half a year.
As night fell, the Tianheng Building was pitch black. There was no light at all. It was as if the city center of Dong Hua City was missing a piece. It was like a glaring scar on the entire city.
It was not only the city steel mill, but also the overall decline of all the state-owned enterprises in Donghua City and the serious lag in the economy. Shen Huai, who was involved in it, saw it clearer than anyone else and thought it through. It was especially heartbreaking to think about it.
"Such a big thing happened in the city, and Secretary Wu is also very passive. Now, Secretary Wu wants me to accompany Chief Chen's lover, hoping that there is a chance to save the situation. Besides, there are no other women in the city.”
Shen Huai looked at the Cui Lake under the night sky. Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Zhou Yu's voice coming from outside.
Shen Huai looked out of the woods and saw Zhou Yu holding a "mobile phone" and talking to someone on the phone while striding towards the lake. He saw that her expression was quite impatient, and it sounded like she was arguing with her husband,"Please don't be unreasonable. I'm really working. If you don't believe me, you can come to South Park to take a look. If I'm not angry with you, how do you want me to explain it to you?”
Shen Huai thought to himself,"Could it be that Zhou Yu's husband suspects that she's not coming home at this late hour because she's cheating on him?"
Thinking about it, it was no wonder. Although Zhou Yu's husband was paralyzed in the hospital bed, he didn't give up on guarding against thieves. How could he not understand that when Zhou Yu was in full bloom, in the eyes of other men, he was a piece of fresh and tender meat?
Although Zhou Yu relied on his strong background and wasn't afraid of others playing dirty with her, who could guarantee that Zhou Yu could endure the loneliness of being a widow and not find a lover to comfort his heart?
Shen Huai originally wanted to warn Zhou Yu, but when he heard the private conversation between her and her husband, he hesitated whether to let Zhou Yu know that he was in the dark.
Without waiting for Shen Huai to react, Zhou Yu, who had been arguing with his husband on the phone, also walked into the metasequoia forest. Shen Huai had no choice but to say something.
"Cough!" Shen Huai coughed lightly, reminding Zhou Yu that he was in the forest.
However, Zhou Yu was still explaining to his husband why he couldn't go back tonight, so he didn't notice Shen Huai's existence.
Shen Huai stood up and greeted Zhou Yu,"Secretary General Zhou, come out and take a breather!”
Zhou Yu had never thought that there was someone in the Metasequoia forest. He was filled with anger because of his husband's paranoia and oversensitivity, but he could not let others hear him and laugh at him. He wanted to drill into the forest and have a good fight with his husband. He rushed to Shen Huai, and suddenly realized that a black shadow had stood up in front of him, almost sticking to the tip of her nose.
"Ah!" As Zhou Yu screamed, he threw the 'mobile phone' in his hand at the black shadow's face. His foot tripped him, and his body fell forward.
Shen Huai was also extremely unlucky. His forehead was hit hard. When Zhou Yu fell, his hand was on his chest, causing him to lose balance and fall straight back.
Shen Huai subconsciously wanted to grab onto something, but he could only grab onto Zhou Yu's arm that was on his chest and throw Zhou Yu into his arms. The two of them rolled around and hugged each other.
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