Li Hui smiled and said, "Boss Qin, your card skills are too good. I won't dare to play cards with you anymore."
Qin Yuming shook her head, glanced at Fang Zhicheng, and said, "I'm just a puppet. The real mastermind is sitting behind me."
Fang Zhicheng coughed dryly and said, "Don't put all the hatred on me. I have always been a quiet and handsome man. I didn't say anything..."
A quiet handsome man? Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard Fang Zhicheng's analogy. However, everyone could see that Fang Zhicheng was not bad at playing cards. He was very smart. After playing the cards for a while, he could guess the cards in everyone's hand.
Seeing that it was about six o'clock, Fang Zhicheng thought about inviting a few people to dinner, so he went into the kitchen to prepare the meal. Not long after, Li Hui followed him in. Fang Zhicheng smiled and said to her, "Sister Hui, you are the guests today, just play cards outside. I will prepare a few side dishes, don't think it's shabby."
Li Hui rolled up her sleeves and said with a smile, "A gentleman stays away from the kitchen, so why do you need to cook? I'll let Meng Meng play cards for me, so you can just take a rest."
Li Hui took two quick steps, rushed in front of him, snatched the spatula, and gave him a charming smile. Fang Zhicheng was a little dazed for a moment, but when he came to his senses, Li Hui had already started to skillfully cook.
Fang Zhicheng smiled helplessly, stood aside, and watched Li Hui busying herself quietly. He always felt that since Li Hui brought a few people to pay New Year's greetings today, there must be something going on, but since she didn't say anything, he didn't dare to ask.
After dinner, the few of them sat for a while before saying goodbye and leaving. Qin Yuming then gave each of them a return gift. At first they all refused, but they all knew Fang Zhicheng's character and finally accepted it.
After they got in the car, Wang Chong sat in the driver's seat and said with emotion: "Mayor Li, why didn't you mention that matter from beginning to end today?"
Li Hui, who was sitting in the back row, sighed and said, "I don't know how to start. In fact, Secretary Fang had already paved a lot of roads for us before he left Dongtai. Now that we have encountered problems, we still need to ask him for help. This seems a bit bad."
Wang Chong smiled bitterly and said, "We are the soldiers he brought up. Now that we are in trouble, what's wrong with asking him to help?"
Li Hui said softly, "I think we should do a better job instead of habitually asking Secretary Fang to help us deal with any troubles!"
Wei Xiaoyan reminded him, "Mayor Li, this is no longer something we can handle. Mayor Xing's transfer is actually a signal that Secretary Gao is preparing to consolidate his power after taking office for half a year. We have become an obstacle for him. After all, we were all promoted by Secretary Fang, and we are already influential in his eyes. Some people outside call us the 'investment gang', and we are all from the investment system. Secretary Gao will definitely start with the investment gang next!"
Li Hui did come to see Fang Zhicheng today because she had something to ask for. She was having a hard time in Dongtai now, especially after Xing Jike was transferred away. Li Hui was under great pressure. So Li Hui was thinking about whether she could ask Fang Zhicheng to come forward and find a solution for her. But when she really faced Fang Zhicheng, she still couldn't speak.
At this time, the phone vibrated twice. Li Hui clicked it and saw that it was a text message from Fang Zhicheng. There were only two sentences, "Don't panic, wait for the right time."
Li Hui frowned and thought for a long time, then suddenly understood the implication of Fang Zhicheng's text message. She heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Secretary Fang just sent a text message, which has helped us find a solution to the problem."
"What's the solution? Could it be that he has said hello to Secretary Hengde?" Wang Chong said excitedly.
Li Hui shook her head and smiled: "Some things cannot be explained, and need to be quietly figured out."
Fang Zhicheng's words were linked to some rumors in Dongtai now. There was a great possibility that Gao Qing would not stay for long. There might be a major adjustment after the new year, and Gao Qing would be transferred out of Dongtai. According to common sense, Gao Qing had only stayed in Dongtai for a year. He was transferred so quickly. It was very likely that some leaders above him were dissatisfied with Gao Qing's actions.
After figuring it all out, Li Hui suddenly felt relieved.
In fact, Li Hui didn't know that Fang Zhicheng had discussed with Song Wendi about the personnel issues in Dongtai long before he learned from Wang Chong that Xing Jike had been transferred. At the beginning, she had told Gao Qing to take care of Xing Jike, but Gao Qing still attacked Xing Jike, so Fang Zhicheng stabbed him in the back without hesitation.
Fang Zhicheng regarded Dongtai as a military granary, and he would never easily give up this place where he made his fortune.
Chapter 0599 Wen Ling's Thoughts
In the past six months, a national highway has been opened from Dongtai to Yinzhou City, so it only takes more than 40 minutes to drive from Dongtai to Yinzhou. Wang Chong first sent Li Hui and Wei Xiaoyan home, and then rushed back to where he lived with Xie Mengmeng. Wang Chong has not bought a house yet, and lives in the company house of the Merchants Bureau. Xie Mengmeng felt a little bored sitting in the car, turned down the music, and suddenly asked: "Wang Chong, when are you going to buy a house?"
Wang Chong smiled awkwardly and said, "Mengmeng, you know how much money I have. How about we put the house purchase on hold for now?"
Xie Mengmeng glared at Wang Chong, then said suddenly: "Okay, anyway, when I decided to marry you, I was prepared to live a poor life."
Wang Chong smiled bitterly and said, "It can't be considered a hard life. Although the company's house is a bit old, it is large and convenient for commuting. After two years, when we have some savings, we can pay a down payment and then take out a loan to buy a house."
Seeing Wang Chong say this, Xie Mengmeng smiled and sighed, "Hubby, you can't blame me for being snobbish. After all, all my colleagues have bought houses now."
Wang Chong smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, our lives won't be inferior to others."
Xie Mengmeng hummed, leaned over and kissed Wang Chong on the face, frightening Wang Chong so much that he held the steering wheel tightly and whispered, "Aren't you a little too brave?"
Xie Mengmeng smiled sweetly and said, "This is a surprise for you."
Wang Chong nodded and said, "Too much surprise is a shock!"
Xie Mengmeng sat up straight, and thought of something, and asked softly: "Husband, I wonder if you have heard of this?"
"What's the matter, good or bad?" Wang Chong frowned and asked curiously.
Xie Mengmeng lowered her voice and said, "Some people say that Mayor Li and Secretary Xiao Fang have an ambiguous relationship. I wonder if it's true or not?"
Wang Chong said unhappily, "Who is this bastard who is talking nonsense? Mayor Li is more than ten years older than Secretary Fang and he has a family. You believe this nonsense?"
Seeing that Wang Chong seemed really angry, Xie Mengmeng smiled and said, “I also heard it from others.”
Wang Chong nodded and said, "Don't spread this matter anymore. It will have a bad impact on the leadership!"
Xie Mengmeng sighed in her heart, knowing that in Wang Chong's heart, Fang Zhicheng had a very high status. Now that someone was smearing Fang Zhicheng, he naturally didn't want to. In fact, if Li Hui had any scandals with other people, Wang Chong might have just laughed it off, but when it came to Fang Zhicheng, he was a little sensitive.
Xie Mengmeng muttered, "I made a special observation today and I feel that this matter is not groundless. Every time Mayor Li looks at Secretary Xiao Fang, there is always something wrong in his eyes. This is a woman's sixth sense. I always feel that the relationship between Mayor Li and Secretary Xiao Fang is unusual."
Seeing that Xie Mengmeng was still talking non-stop, Wang Chong simply stepped on the brakes, parked the car on the side of the road, and said angrily: "Mengmeng, it's fine if others say these gossips. But we should have a conscience. I am where I am today and we can be together because of Secretary Xiao Fang's matchmaking. No matter how others slander Secretary Xiaofang, we must always support him."
Wang Chong has always been very caring and obedient to Xie Mengmeng, even to the point of being known as a henpecked husband. He has never had a quarrel with Xie Mengmeng, but Xie Mengmeng knew that Wang Chong was truly angry this time.
Although Xie Mengmeng felt a little aggrieved, after the man was really angry, she decided to take a step back and nodded, "I know. I will never mention this again."
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