Third uncle Su Lin made a special trip from Shanzhou to Qiongjin, mainly to find a wedding house for Fang Zhicheng. In fact, Su Lin had already chosen several places, and now he just confirmed which one. The family nature of the Su family was revealed at this moment. Everyone had their own division of labor. For example, in terms of economic issues, this was Su Lin's responsibility.
Su Lin likes to drive himself, and he likes to drive a cool sports car. Although Qiongjin is not his territory, he found a Cayenne from somewhere.
He smiled and said to Fang Zhicheng and Ning Qiangwei who were sitting in the back: "First of all, let me explain to you that I am only responsible for running errands this time. All the money for your house purchase was paid by my eldest sister. Although my eldest sister is so high-ranking now, in fact, with her salary, she can only buy a medium-sized house in Qiongjin. I have selected a few places, which should be good."
Fang Zhicheng sighed and said, "Logically, I should buy a house myself. In fact, after working for so many years, I have some savings, so I can buy a small apartment."
Su Lin laughed and said, "Zhicheng, how much money do you have? If the daughter of the Ning family marries into our Su family and lives in a small house, wouldn't it be a disgrace to us? I had originally booked a villa for you next to Jinhu Park, but it was rejected by my eldest sister. Because of these reasons, the house issue has been delayed. In fact, we have been looking for a suitable place for a long time. She has always been decisive in dealing with problems, but she is always hesitant when it comes to your problem. She plans to use her own money to buy you a house because she always feels that you have lost too much money and wants to compensate you personally. Although the house is not particularly big, your mother's kindness..."
Fang Zhicheng felt his nose sour and smiled, "Third uncle, I understand."
The real estate agent that Su Lin found was more reliable, and they were received by the company's deputy general manager. Although Su Qing used his own salary to buy the house, the deputy general manager knew Su Lin's identity, so he gave a very high discount. If a normal person were to buy the same house, the price per square meter would be at least twice as high.
Su Lin did not hesitate and immediately asked Fang Zhicheng and Ning Qiangwei to sign the house purchase contract.
After Ning Qiangwei finished signing, Fang Zhicheng leaned close to her ear and whispered, "We now have joint property."
Chapter 0841 Resources Don’t Need to Be a Fool
There were less than three months left before the two got married. They had already purchased a house and needed to renovate it, so time seemed tight. However, in this world, as long as you have money or power, nothing is a problem.
After the purchase contract was signed, Su Lin asked the vice president to recommend a decoration company to him. In the process of building a house, the real estate developer actually only undertakes a coordination link. Simply put, it is like a producer of a movie. The producer is responsible for finding a director, securing funds, and deciding who to use as the actor and screenwriter. After the real estate developer obtains the land and passes the relevant approval process, it will assign all the following work to the contractor. There are multiple contractors, some responsible for the main building, and some responsible for the supporting facilities. This real estate developer is very powerful and has many fine-decorated communities across the province, so they have professional third-party decoration.
Normally, buying a property is a trivial matter, but Fang Zhicheng found that it was so simple for him. Su Lin also showed his strong communication and coordination skills. Although he looked cynical, he was very careful in doing things. He solved the problem of the wedding house in just half a day.
After finishing his business, Fang Zhicheng naturally had to treat his third uncle Su Lin to a meal. Fang Zhicheng chose a local restaurant with a good reputation in Qiongjin and booked a private room. This local restaurant is very close to the provincial government compound. From the outside, it looks like an ancient restaurant with a plaque that reads "Zhengweilou".
The boss is very capable, so whenever the government has important guests, they will arrange a dinner in this restaurant. Walking slowly inside, Su Lin looked at the very impressive decoration style in the hall and said with a smile: "Qiongjin is indeed the capital of the Six Dynasties. I have also been to many provincial capitals, but only Qiongjin and our Xijing have a cultural heritage that can be compared with Yanjing. Although both are famous cultural cities, our Xijing is mellow and upright, while Qiongjin is light and weak."
Fang Zhicheng followed Su Lin's words and smiled, "You can feel the difference from the writings of the literati. The literati influenced by Qiongjin culture often write about the past with fireworks flying. The literati who grew up in Xijing always narrate the past with blood and treasures. Although the cultural heritage is the same, Qiongjin has more flavors and Xijing has more heroic spirit. The styles of the two cities now seem to be not much different, but the difference can be seen from the taverns and teahouses. Qiongjin is more delicate, and Xijing is more intense."
Fang Zhicheng and Su Lin chatted about the different styles of the four ancient capitals and walked slowly into the box. Fang Zhicheng flipped through the menu and ordered a few famous Huainan dishes. Not long after, someone knocked on the door.
"Fang Zhicheng, I hope I didn't disturb you?" The person who came in surprised Fang Zhicheng, because it was not his colleague, but Sui Qi, a classmate from the previous party school training class.
After the first round of intensive training, Sui Qi was transferred from the Ministry of Education to Caoyao City. Fang Zhicheng knew about this, but he did not expect to meet her in Zhengweilou.
They haven't met for a while, but they keep in touch with each other and occasionally call each other to exchange information. After all, Fang Zhicheng has been in the Huainan officialdom for many years. Although he doesn't know what the situation is in Caoyao City, he is still very familiar with the overall policy situation. Therefore, Sui Qi often asks Fang Zhicheng for some experience.
Fang Zhicheng stood up and quickly introduced her to Su Lin and Ning Qiangwei. When Su Lin heard Sui Qi's name, he nodded, shook hands with her, and said with a smile: "You are Sui Ziqing's daughter, right? The last time I saw you, you were still in elementary school and liked to tie your hair into two pigtails. I didn't expect that you have changed so much now. You don't have pigtails anymore, and you have a neat short hair, which makes you look capable and free and easy."
Sui Qi smiled at Su Lin and said, "Master Su, we have met many times before, but you definitely didn't pay attention to me at that time."
Su Lin was slightly stunned. He often moved around in the Yanjing circle, so he had the opportunity to meet Sui Qi. However, their levels were not the same, so he was afraid that they would miss each other many times.
Su Lin smiled coolly and said, "The main reason is that you have changed so much that I can't recognize it as you."
After Sui Qi exchanged a few pleasantries with Su Lin, she turned to Jing Ning Qiangwei and said with a smile, "You are Qiangwei, right? Fang Zhicheng is so lucky to marry a woman as handsome and cool as you. I am a little jealous of him."
Ning Qiangwei acted very generous, with a gentle but firm look in her eyes. She clinked her glasses with Sui Qi's, tilted her head back and drank the wine, then said with a smile, "It's a pity that someone's vision is not as accurate as yours. He doesn't know that he is blessed."
Sui Qi put away his wine glass, smiled and said goodbye: "There is a dinner party next door, I will go there first."
Fang Zhicheng quickly stood up and said, "I'll take you out."
After the two left the box, Su Lin glanced at Ning Qiangwei and saw that she looked calm and there was nothing unusual about her. He picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus duck and put it on her plate, saying with a smile, "Don't be too angry. I'll talk to him later."
Ning Qiangwei smiled faintly. Su Lin's way of speaking was still very sophisticated. He looked at the problem from Ning Qiangwei's perspective. The sudden appearance of a female classmate from the Party School would make anyone feel uncomfortable.
Ning Qiangwei said, "Don't worry, Third Uncle, I'm not such a narrow-minded person. I also understand Zhicheng's character. After we get married, I won't restrict him too much."
Su Lin couldn't figure out the depth of Ning Qiangwei's words, so he could only change the subject and ask about Ning Qiangwei's family affairs. However, he was silently thinking in his heart that his nephew would probably have a hard time in the future because his wife could see everything.
Fang Zhicheng didn't know that Sui Qi's arrival had caused a small disturbance in the box. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they had something to talk about in private. Fang Zhicheng asked, "Which box are you in?"
Sui Qi pointed to the back and said, "Tianxi box. What? Are you going to help me?"
Fang Zhicheng shrugged and said with a wry smile, "You don't know how much I can drink. At most I'll show up and flatter you. By the way, what is the purpose of this dinner?"
Sui Qi sighed and said with a wry smile: "I mentioned to you last time that I was originally in charge of science and education in Caoyao City, but the city thought that I was an airborne soldier and should have resources, so they also let me be in charge of the economy and key projects, hoping that I could find some policy support for Caoyao City from above. I came to the dinner with the deputy mayor in charge of agriculture. Caoyao City is a major agricultural city. Since last year, it has shouted the slogan to transform into a strong agricultural city. Since it wants to transform, it needs funds. So this time I came here to fight for support funds from several departments."
Support funds, this is probably related to the Development and Reform Commission. Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said, "Did you invite the director of the Agricultural Economics Department?"
Sui Qi quickly asked, "Fan Shiqi, Director Fan. Are you familiar with him?"
Fang Zhicheng had some impression in his mind. Although he had never eaten with Fan Shiqi, he had attended several internal director meetings together. This guy was bald, burly, and liked to wear sunglasses. If he walked outside, others would mistake him for a gangster.
Fang Zhicheng said truthfully: "I'm not particularly familiar with it. Let me take this opportunity to get familiar with it."
Sui Qi seemed to have guessed that Fang Zhicheng would accompany him to support the occasion, and led Fang Zhicheng to the Tianxi box. Today's dinner actually illustrates the special status of the Development and Reform Commission. Sui Qi and another deputy mayor in charge of agriculture are both deputy department-level officials, but the person they invited was only the director of the Rural Economy Department of the Development and Reform Commission, a level lower than him. This also fully illustrates the status of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission.
When Fan Shiqi saw Fang Zhicheng enter the box, he was slightly startled. Seeing that he and Sui Qi had a close relationship, he quickly reacted and stood up and said, "Director Fang, this is really a coincidence?"
Fang Zhicheng shook hands with Fan Shiqi and said with a smile, "It's indeed a coincidence. Sui Qi and I ran into each other outside by chance. She is my classmate at the Party School. We haven't seen each other for a long time. We chatted for a while and found that you were here too, so I came over to say hello to you."
Fan Shiqi touched his bald head. Although he had drunk a lot of wine, his mind was still very clear. He didn't know much about Sui Qi. He was still wondering who this Sui Qi was and how she could be the deputy mayor at such a young age. After Fang Zhicheng's reminder, he suddenly realized that this female mayor with a Beijing accent had a great background.
Although Fan Shiqi and Fang Zhicheng were not particularly familiar with each other, he had heard about Fang Zhicheng getting rid of Cao Bin and knew that Fang Zhicheng's identity was not simple. Sui Qi was his classmate. After connecting all the clues, the logic in his mind became clear.