Chapter 440 [Who is more important]

Coincidences in life are everywhere. Although it is not the first time Zhang Yang and Qiao Mengyuan go to Dongjiang together, it is the first time that a lonely man and a widow are walking alone. Qiao Mengyuan tries to make herself look natural and calm, but Zhang Yang can still feel the restraint she inadvertently revealed.

Most of the time, Zhang Yang defines himself as a polite and humble gentleman. He will not do excessive things, and the topics he talks with Qiao Mengyuan are not painful. When Qiao Mengyuan realizes that he is not too dangerous, she becomes much more natural. The topics of the two gradually come to the new airport.

Zhang Yang did not hide his main purpose of going to Dongjiang this time. He smiled and said, "This time I went to Dongjiang mainly to obtain provincial financial appropriations. Nancy has recently started a deep-water port project and we are planning to build a new airport project in Jiangcheng. The province has more policies to the province, and whoever has more money will be given."

Qiao Mengyuan smiled and said, "So you are going to grab money!"

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "It can be said that the province's financial investment must be more serious. If we don't fight for it, we will go to Nancy." He glanced at Qiao Mengyuan and said, "In this relationship, you have to help me speak a few good words in front of Secretary Qiao."

Qiao Mengyuan almost burst into words. What's the relationship between us? But when she spoke to her lips, she felt something was wrong and smiled faintly, "I am half a citizen of Jiangcheng now, and I will do my best to do these things."

Zhang Yang said: "Is this time I went back to Jiangcheng to visit relatives or for business?"

Qiao Mengyuan said: "My mother's birthday tomorrow!"

Zhang Yang said: "Help me bless her!"

"Thanks!"

The two chatted with respect, and time passed quickly. They arrived in Dongjiang at 9 o'clock in the evening. Zhang Yang sent Qiao Mengyuan to the provincial party committee's family courtyard. When Qiao Mengyuan was about to get off the car, Zhang Yang said again: "It's so late, let's have a meal together before going back?"

Qiao Mengyuan turned around, looked at Zhang Yang's hopeful face and nodded slightly.

Before they walked away, they sat down in the small corner building diagonally opposite the provincial party committee’s family compound. Qiao Mengyuan liked to eat boiled fish here. Zhang Yang didn’t catch a cold about Sichuan cuisine. She ordered a plate of peanuts, cut a plate of braised beef, and took a bottle of Qingjiang special offer from the car and drank it.

Qiao Mengyuan was worried that he would encounter trouble when driving after drinking, and whispered: "Drinking less is not safe."

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "If you are worried that I am unsafe to drive in the drunken state, just keep me at your house!"

One sentence made Qiao Mengyuan's pretty face flushed. It turned out that this guy was honest and disguised all the way. As soon as he stepped onto the land of Dongjiang, he began to re-create. In fact, Zhang Yang was crazy alone. The more he was alone, the more humble he received the courtesy, but when he arrived in public, he began to be moved.

Qiao Mengyuan just pretended that she didn't hear it, and picked up a slice of boiled fish and ate it very carefully.

Zhang Yang poured a glass of wine and placed it in front of her: "Drink a drink with me!"

Qiao Mengyuan picked up the wine glass and smiled and said, "Thank you for being a driver for me!"

Zhang Yang said: "To you, I will always be willing to be a cow for the children." His words contain some ambiguous flavor.

Qiao Mengyuan smiled and said, "Even if you are a national cadre, even if you are a cattle or a horse, the first thing you think of is to be an old ox of the revolution."

Zhang Yang was about to tease her a few words when he suddenly heard a hearty laugh: "Mengyuan, why are you here?"

Qiao Mengyuan's elder brother Qiao Pengju came out of the private room and happened to see Zhang Yang and Qiao Mengyuan eating in the hall. His mother's birthday will be tomorrow. He knew that his sister would come back from Jiangcheng tonight, but he didn't expect that he would meet his sister here, let alone that his sister would have dinner with Zhang Yang.

Qiao Mengyuan seemed a little nervous when she saw her elder brother, but Master Zhang was very calm. He was originally innocent and nothing shameful. He stood up and smiled and said, "Mr. Qiao, it's such a coincidence!"

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "I like to eat boiled fish here. Every time I come to Dongjiang, I will come here to eat."

Zhang Yang said, "I didn't expect that you brother and sister have the same taste." He invited Qiao Pengju and said, "Let's have two drinks together!"

Qiao Pengju said, "You eat first, I'll go inside and say it."

Qiao Pengju turned around and went back to his room and explained to several friends. He soon turned back, carrying a bottle of Feitian Moutai in his hand.

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Come on, come here, bring wine here, why are you polite?"

Qiao Pengju put the wine on the table, and Zhang Yang first picked up Qingjiangte and poured him a glass: "Try the local wine in our Jiangcheng."

Qiao Pengju didn't be polite to him, so he picked up the wine glass and cried Zhang Yang. He went down half a cup in one bite. Zhang Yang called the waiter and ordered two more dishes.

Qiao Mengyuan stood up and said, "I'm full, I'll go home first."

Qiao Pengju nodded, Qiao Mengyuan waved her hand to Zhang Yang and said, "Thank you for letting me take a ride. Don't forget to call me when you go back." Qiao Mengyuan's words meant to be overwhelmed.

Zhang Yang smiled. After Qiao Mengyuan left, he said to Qiao Pengju: "I just heard that my aunt's birthday will be tomorrow."

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "I just arrived in the morning. Mengyuan and I are usually doing business outside and are not with our parents. On our parents' birthdays, we must come back to show our filial piety."

Zhang Yang said: "It is necessary to fulfill filial piety. When we were young, we ignored the relationship with our parents because we were busy with work, and we would definitely regret it in the future."

Qiao Pengju sighed: "Life is so short, so we must cherish everything around us who can cherish."

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Mr. Qiao's words are full of philosophy!"

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "I just sent you a feeling, I'll make you laugh!"

The two had a glass of wine together, and Qiao Pengju said, "I heard that Jiangcheng is working on a new airport project?"

Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Yes, it is currently in the preparation period. There will be open bidding and procurement activities for engineering next week. I came to Dongjiang this time to report to the leaders on the progress of the airport construction."

Qiao Pengju said: "I also heard that there were some problems with the funding for your new airport construction."

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "This news is inaccurate. The new airport project has attracted a lot of investments. Not to mention the small investors, there are two major investors in China who want to invest in airport construction."

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "This is the best way to do things now, without sufficient financial support."

Zhang Yang said: "Mr. Qiao is also interested in our new airport project?" Zhang Yang is now particularly sensitive to investment. He also knows that the industry Qiao Pengju is engaged in is financial investment. If Qiao Pengju is interested in the new airport project, then he will be more confident in obtaining more provincial financial appropriations this time.

Qiao Pengju shook his head: "I don't have much interest in investing in Jiangcheng New Airport. Although I have not been in Pinghai for a long time, I think the economy of Pinghai is still strong in the south and weak in the north. Instead of investing money in the slow-developing north, it is better to invest money in the booming southern region. I am a businessman. The principle of businessmen in doing things is to obtain the greatest benefits in the shortest time." Qiao Pengju paused and emphasized, "So I chose to invest in the Nancy Deepwater Port project."

Zhang Yang's heart sank. Qiao Pengju's words conveyed an important message to him. Qiao Pengju wants to invest in the Nancy Deepwater Port Project. In other words, Nancy has taken the lead in trying to get the provincial finance allocated. Qiao Pengju is optimistic about Nancy. Does it represent Qiao Zhenliang's opinion? If that is true, this time his trip to Dongjiang will most likely fail.

Qiao Pengju slowly dropped his wine glass and said, "The province will recently establish a key project for five years, including the Nancy Deepwater Port and Jiangcheng New Airport. Although they are all key projects, there will definitely be some emphasis on policy and financial support. Is your coming this time related to this matter?"

Qiao Pengju asked the point when asked, but Zhang Yang did not hide it. In fact, there was no need to hide it. Zhang Yang said frankly: "The city asked me to come here this time to win the support of the provincial policy."

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "That's it. Everyone wants to be the top priority, and everyone wants to get the provincial finances. Before you, the leaders of Nancy City have done a lot of work, so they are ahead of you."

Zhang Yang said: "As far as I know, their deepwater port project has not officially started."

Qiao Pengju said: "Nanxi's economic strength is stronger than that of Jiangcheng. The approval document for the Deepwater Port Project has been won. Since then, they have started to do provincial work."

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "If you were a provincial leader, which project would you support?"

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "I will support which project can bring the greatest benefits to Pinghai."

Zhang Yang said in his heart that you said nothing, but Qiao Pengju knew that even if he didn't say it, he would know that if someone decided to invest in Nancy Deepwater Port, he would definitely be optimistic about the future of Deepwater Port. There is no doubt that Qiao Pengju supports Deepwater Port.

Before Zhang Yang came to Dongjiang, he never expected that this matter was so complicated. After breaking up with Qiao Pengju, he went to the provincial government to stay there and had to do a serious business tomorrow morning. Today's encounter with Qiao Pengju suddenly increased the pressure on Zhang Yang's shoulders.

When Qiao Pengju returned home, his parents and sister were talking in the living room.

When Qiao Zhenliang saw his son coming back, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Did you drink too much?"

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "Eight liang of white wine is still within my digestion."

Meng Chuanmei looked at her son lovingly: "Drinke less, now you are young and healthy. When you grow up in the future, you will know that your body cannot be used to squander."

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "Mom, I didn't squander my body!" He came to his father and sat down.

Qiao Mengyuan handed the poured tea to his hand and whispered: "Brother, drink more water."

Qiao Pengju said: "Zhang Yang's alcohol tolerance is so great. I'm not his opponent when I really drink it."

Qiao Zhenliang said: "What's wrong with young people? They are actually better than drinking. So what if you can drink? Can it promote socialist modernization?"

Qiao Mengyuan was interesting to hear and couldn't help laughing.

Qiao Pengju said: "Dad, you have a problem with your understanding. If we drink more, the winery will sell more wine, and the funds will be recovered. The benefits of the winery will naturally be better. With the better the benefits, the more profits and taxes paid to the country will be. The more taxes the country collects, the more abundant the treasury will be, the economy of our entire country will continue to develop, and the reform process will be accelerated. This is called a virtuous cycle."

Qiao Zhenliang laughed and scolded: "Bastard logic, according to your statement, our reform cause does not need to be done anything, and more than one billion ordinary people can drink every day to achieve it?"

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "Dad, I didn't say it!"

Qiao Mengyuan smiled and said, "My eldest brother is a typical speculative businessman."

Qiao Pengju said, "Girl, what you said is wrong. I am a financial investment and you are an industry. Although we have different ways of doing it, our ultimate goal is the same, all for profit. We strive for the big with the small and get the greatest profit with the least investment is our ultimate goal."

Qiao Zhenliang reminded them: "When doing business, you can't just think about making money. While reaping economic benefits, you should also pay attention to social benefits. On this point, Mengyuan does better than you, donating to education, investing in charity, and doing a lot of great things in Jiangcheng that are beneficial to society and the people."

Qiao Pengju said: "I have always reserved for charity. I admit that there are indeed many people in this society who really need help, but a large number of them do not really need help. Look at the people begging along the street, they are very hands and feet. They can obviously go to farm and work, so why do they choose this kind of life without work? Giving up dignity in exchange for money. Such people are not worthy of sympathy. I heard that many beggars have monthly incomes of more than 1,000 yuan. Such income is pale even if the government's public officials dwarf it, right?"

Qiao Zhenliang frowned and said, "You don't want to show your love, and you shouldn't have such an attitude."

Qiao Pengju said, "Dad, I know you don't like to listen to these things. What do we like most in China? It is disaster relief donations. What is the principle of donation? It is self-consciously and voluntarily, why do you have to create so many forms and what is the purpose? It is just to deceive the kind people into tears and coax some money from everyone's pockets, but what are the donated money? I don't believe that it is all used on the victims. There are many officials who are dismissed from corruption every day because of these things."

Qiao Zhenliang said: "Boy, I find that there are some problems with your thoughts."

Qiao Pengju said: "Dad, you are in a high position and don't know the following situations. In fact, there is no difference between human society and animal world. The fittest survives and the survival of the fittest. Only in this way can society develop. Thinking about everything is equal, which will only drag the development back."

Qiao Zhenliang's face was already very bad, and he snorted: "You fart! We are a socialist country, and the arguments you said are all capitalist society. Our Qiao family is a revolutionary family, how come you have such a thing?"

Qiao Mengyuan was so angry when she saw her father, she hurriedly winked at her elder brother.

Qiao Pengju smiled and said, "Dad, you can hold a boat in your prime minister's stomach. I have had two more drinks tonight and say whatever you think. Don't be as knowledgeable as me." He stood up and ran away at the right time.

Qiao Zhenliang said angrily: "What kind of dirty things are all in this slut in his mind?"

Meng Chuanmei smiled and said, "You, the child is so old, it is normal to have your own ideas. You may not accept it, but you should also convince him in a more tactful way."

Qiao Zhenliang stood up and said, "I'm sleeping, so I'm too lazy to talk nonsense to him!"

Zhang Yang went to the governor's office early in the morning to visit his future father-in-law, Governor Song Huaiming. Although Song Huaiming was very busy, he still took time to meet Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang briefly reported the preparations and construction of the Jiangcheng new airport project.

Song Huaiming listened very carefully, and interrupted Zhang Yang to ask carefully at the key point.

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he focused on the theme of this visit: "Governor Song, we are very nervous in terms of funds. For such a large project to build a new airport, it requires more than one billion yuan in terms of funds alone. Currently, more than three hundred million yuan has been raised from bank loans and all parties, and the funding gap is still large."

Song Huaiming smiled and said, "If you have a funding gap, you can try to get investment in society. You used to be engaged in investment promotion. I don't need to teach you this, right?"
To be continued...