afternoon.
The plane was bumpy.
The small plane was not very stable, which caused Dong Xuebin some pain. He had been too luxurious in the past and had long been accustomed to first class and business class. However, although Zhenshui County is relatively far from the capital, fortunately the plane is still very fast, probably It was only a few hours, and it was time to close his eyes and sleep. Dong Xuebin could bear it. He knew that he had to adapt to this situation. After all, the air ticket was reimbursed by the county, and their planes did not have first-class seats. Naturally, there is no way to compare with the capital from top to bottom, so we can only adapt.
One hour…
three hours…
The plane announced, "We've arrived."
After getting off the plane, Dong Xuebin took Yan Yizhi, director of the County Finance Bureau, and Chen Xiaomei, deputy director of the County Finance Bureau, into the terminal building and took the time to use the bathroom.
In the toilet.
Dong Xuebin called Xie Huilan, "Hi, Huilan, it's me."
"I know it's you, don't tell me you've caused trouble again, haha." Xie Huilan smiled.
Dong Xuebin said speechlessly: "What? I came to the capital for business. I just got off the plane. What, I may have to stay here for a few days. Are you free? Come and see me."
Xie Huilan smiled and said: "Why don't you come to see me? Huh?"
"I don't have time, and I don't have a car with me, so I came here with someone."
"Then you have the nerve to let me, a pregnant woman, go all the way to find you? Huh?"
"Anyway, I'm in the capital. If you miss me, come here. If you don't want me, don't come."
"Are you still angry? Huh? Your kid just left last week. What do I miss about you?"
Dong Xuebin sweated. I thought about it, I haven't been out for a few days, what are you thinking about, so I had to say: "Then don't come here, how are you doing?"
"It's not bad. I just had a physical check-up and everything is fine."
"That's it. How is my mother's side?"
"Mom is with me. She takes care of me with food and water every day, which makes me feel embarrassed. By the way, tell our mother, don't make her so busy. I'm alone. It’s okay. My mother is not in good health either. She has high blood pressure and is getting sick.”
"You are pregnant now, haha, you are the oldest in our family."
"Come on, your sister Xie isn't that squeamish yet. Remember to tell our mother when the time comes. Okay, I have a meeting here, so let's do this first."
"Well. Go ahead and get busy."
"Come back and stay for a few days when you have time."
"Maybe we don't have time, let's talk about it then."
After hanging up the phone, Dong Xuebin walked out of the bathroom, greeted Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei outside, and took them out of the airport.
Wait at the taxi exit.
After a while, it was their turn to get into the taxi.
In the car, Dong Xuebin looked at them, "It's almost dinner time, what do you want to eat?"
Yan Yizhi said indifferently: "It's all fine, I'll listen to you."
Chen Xiaomei naturally didn't dare to ask for anything. "whatever."
Dong Xuebin said: "Don't want to eat? After dinner, let's find a hotel to stay first. The Ministry of Finance is probably off work, so we will go tomorrow."
"Just eat whatever you want."
The two of them still didn't say anything, and looked a little listless.
Dong Xuebin knew at a glance that these two people did not want to come to the capital at all.
There is no other reason. Chen Xiaomei has been invited to the capital several times by leaders over the years because of her relative who works as a clerk in the Ministry of Finance. They all went to ask for money. Not only was she annoyed, but his relative was also a little annoyed. And because her relative was at a very low level and had no energy at all, she couldn't get money every time she came to the capital. Instead, she would do it again and again. Of course Chen Xiaomei is not happy about using favors. As for Yan Yizhi, of course he doesn't want to come. It's good to be able to get the money, but this time it's clear that it's the same as in previous years. If he doesn't get a penny back, where is the center? Where is the Ministry of Finance? Why do you only focus on your small national-level poverty-stricken county? They won't take you seriously at all, so they knew when they came that it would be in vain. Due to financial problems, this visit to the capital is not even considered a tourist. They can only eat the worst food and live in the worst accommodation. hotel, otherwise the county will not reimburse you after you go back. This is the situation in Zhenshui County, so they are a little reluctant.
Dong Xuebin also saw it, shook his head helplessly, thought for a while, and said to the driver, "Master, please excuse me, Wangfu Hotel."
The driver responded, "Okay."
Chen Xiaomei was surprised: "Wangfu Hotel?"
Yan Yizhi also snorted, "County Magistrate Dong, well, our funds are limited. If it exceeds 500, it will usually be troublesome to reimburse after we go back..."
Dong Xuebin smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll treat you to this meal."
Yan Yizhi hurriedly said: "How can that be done?"
Dong Xuebin said: "When I come to the capital, I naturally have to do my best to serve as a landlord."
Compared with civil servants in the capital, Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei's wages are obviously extremely low, and many times the county will delay wages, and rarely pay them on time. Therefore, although they are county cadres, their lives are not special. Wealthy, let alone the Wangfu Hotel, it is impossible to go to even a slightly better restaurant. The consumption level and salary level here are completely unrelated to Zhenshui County, so I was naturally a little frightened when I heard about the Wangfu Hotel, but for For Dong Xuebin, this little money is obviously nothing. Let alone just go to the Wangfu Hotel for a meal, even if he eats every day for a year, he will not be poor.
Dong Xuebin's personal property is not something they can know, and Zhenshui County has not yet responded to the central government's property declaration.
…
Wangfujing.
Wangfu Hotel.
Chen Xiaomei smiled bitterly and said: "County Magistrate Dong, otherwise we might as well forget it."
Yan Yizhi didn't want Dong Xuebin to waste money, "I think the one next door is pretty good."
"Okay, let's go. I told you I'm going to treat you today, so don't be polite." Dong Xuebin didn't say anything and greeted them directly in.
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in.
Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei seemed a little cautious, looking here and there.
Dong Xuebin found a small box and sat in with them. When the waiter brought the menu, he ordered a few dishes first. They were not cheap. Well, in fact, none of the dishes here were cheap. Dong Xuebin also ordered it casually, as long as he was full. And after so many years with Zhenshui County, Dong Xuebin has never eaten anything at all, and the meal County Magistrate Jiang cooked for him is quite delicious. As for the others... Hey, don't mention it, so Dong Xuebin finally came back and wanted to eat something good.
The menu was given to Yan Yizhi.
Yan Yizhi opened it and took a look, and was a little speechless by the price of the dishes above. The price of a dish here is higher than the price of a table of dishes in other restaurants. Even one dish ordered by County Magistrate Dong is 9,900. The price of ninety-nine, this is simply... Yan Yizhi didn't know what to say. One dish was his salary for several months, and he didn't dare to order any more. He said: "County Magistrate Dong, what is that? I see these That’s enough to eat, um, enough to eat.”
Dong Xuebin said: "Their dishes are not large. There is not much in one plate. It is definitely not enough. You two can order a few more."
"It's really unnecessary." Yan Yizhi said.
Dong Xuebin said: "Then Director Chen will order."
Yan Yizhi simply gave the rice and vegetables to Chen Xiaomei, "Director Chen, it's up to you."
When Chen Xiaomei looked at the menu, she looked stunned, and then she flipped through a few pages with trepidation, not daring to order. However, seeing the look in Dong Xuebin's eyes, Chen Xiaomei still swallowed, found a slightly cheaper dish, and said : "Well, then I'll order some pine nuts and corn?"
Dong Xuebin asked, "What then?"
Chen Xiaomei said, "No, just this."
Dong Xuebin said to the waiter: "Okay, that's all for now. If there's not enough, we can add more."
The food came quickly. Dong Xuebin greeted them and started using their chopsticks. Then he took a few bites and was shocked. It was delicious. You really get what you pay for. I haven’t eaten anything for more than a week. Okay, Dong Xuebin started to feast.
Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei ate very carefully, looking at each other from time to time, but later they saw that Dong Xuebin was eating well, so they let go and started eating one chopstick after another.
"By the way, let's have a drink?" Dong Xuebin said suddenly.
Yan Yizhi smiled bitterly and said, "I'll do whatever you want."
"That's OK." Dong Xuebin immediately called the waiter and asked for a bottle of Moutai, and then the waiter filled the three of them with wine.
Full of wine and food.
Dong Xuebin didn't bring so much cash, so he went out to settle the bill with the waiter.
Both Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei knew that this meal would cost at least tens of thousands of yuan, so they secretly feared that County Magistrate Dong would not be able to pay the bill.
…
Outside.
Dong Xuebin asked the waiter strangely, "Don't you have a POS machine for swiping cards in the private room here? Do you still have to go to the front desk to check out?"
Before the waiter could say anything, a middle-aged man came over with a smile. This man Dong Xuebin had never seen before.
"Mr. Dong!" The middle-aged man shook hands with him politely, "I am the deputy manager of Wangfu Hotel. The boss is away from the capital for business. However, I heard that your wife is pregnant, so I specially asked me to congratulate you on this meal. The meal is the boss’s, and the money has already been paid.”
Dong Xuebin was amused, "How do you know me?"
The middle-aged man said: "Well, when you came, a manager in the lobby recognized you."
Dong Xuebin thought about it, and he did seem to have seen a familiar face just now. He had come to the Wangfu Hotel not once or twice. It was not surprising that someone knew him. After all, the Xie family was very famous.
Dong Xuebin said helplessly: "Well, thank your boss for me. Please tell me that Huilan and I will treat him to dinner."
The middle-aged man immediately said: "Okay, I will definitely tell you!"
Dong Xuebin added: "I'd better pay for the room myself and open three business rooms for us. Well, let's open it for five days first. If we want to extend it, we will talk about it then."
"Okay, just wait a few minutes and I'll do it right away!"
"Well, thank you very much."
"No, you're too polite."