Chapter 544

Just then, my phone rang.

I saw it was an unfamiliar number,

so I answered,

a strange man's voice came from the phone,

"Hello, Mr. Zhao, I am the secretary of Tian Shi, my surname is Qin. Tian Shi arranged for me to contact you."

"Hello, Secretary Qin. Nice to meet you," I said hurriedly.

"Today I'm calling you mainly about the matter of Qi He Kuang."

Tian Shi has already arranged the person in charge of the State Assets Bureau to handle the procedures for Qi He Kuang. You need to send someone from Qi He Kuang to the municipal State Assets Bureau to handle it, and also pay some fees. Mr. Zhao, when would be convenient for you to go handle it so I can arrange for the State Assets Bureau personnel to receive you," said Secretary Qin.

"Secretary Qin, thank you so much. We'll send someone tomorrow to handle this; roughly how much fee is needed so I can prepare," I said happily.

"One million yuan in management fees. The rest are just some processing fees," said Secretary Qin.

"Okay, we'll meet tomorrow. Secretary Qin, do I still need to go in person for this matter?" I asked.

"Tomorrow, right, Mr. Zhao? Depending on your schedule, if you don't have time, you can send someone over; it's best to bring your personal seal." said Secretary Qin.

"That's settled, we'll see you tomorrow, Secretary Qin." I said and hung up.

After hanging up the phone,

I said to Xixi: "Xixi, Uncle originally planned to treat you to dinner, but it seems not allowed. I still have things to do and need to go back to Qi He Kuang."

"I'll first send you back to school."

Xixi said: "Okay, Uncle, you have things to do, go ahead and busy yourself; I'll take care of the investigation at the Xue County Cultural Center."

I nodded.

Then I drove and sent Xixi back to school.

I then drove toward Qi He Kuang.

Tian Shi's work efficiency is really fast; as soon as we finished discussing, they handled the matter of Qi He Kuang.

Having just paid the one million yuan fee, that's great,

it seems Tian Shi is a trustworthy person.

We need to quickly finish the matter of Qi He Kuang, so that Wen Han doesn't have time to dream up more schemes; if he comes up with other ideas, it'll be troublesome.

Tian Shi has already agreed to go personally talk to the leadership of Zaocheng Mining Group, which will save me a lot of trouble.

When I show up, nobody sees me, but when Tian Shi shows up, it's different.

Once Qi He Kuang resumes production, we must give Tian Shi a larger share of the profits.

Only by being bound together can we jointly face some problems.

I was thinking in my heart,

Suddenly I remembered that Ru Meng, that girl, is still alone at the Zaocheng Grand Hotel.

She's a girl alone in the hotel, I'm not at ease. So I contacted Xiao Shitou, asking Xiao Shitou to accompany Xiao Shitou.

I don't know if Xiao Yue has left Niushiling; if this woman doesn't leave for a day, I feel uncomfortable for a day.

I hope Qian Niang will do work and persuade her to leave.

That would also save me a lot of worry.

My car was going very fast,

in less than an hour we arrived at Qi He Kuang.

Upon arriving at Qi He Kuang, the security guard actively opened the gate,

I drove the car in.

Since there was no production, Qi He Kuang was very quiet.

I got out of the car,

I originally wanted to say something to Xiao Feng in advance, but I wanted to give Xiao Feng a surprise.

I went directly to Xiao Feng's office.

There was also no security in the building.

The office also had no one.

I went straight up to the second floor.

After I reached the second floor,

the door to Xiao Feng's office was slightly ajar,

I heard voices speaking inside; it was Ding Li and Xiao Feng,

"Xiao Feng sister, do you think Zhao Ge can get Qi He Kuang back?" Ding Li asked.

"Don't worry, if Jianqiang doesn't have this ability, then he wouldn't be called Zhao Jianqiang."

"Qi He Kuang will easily return to our hands; once Qi He Kuang comes back and resumes normal production, I'll leave, and I never want to ask about this mine again." Xiao Feng sighed.

"Xiao Feng sister, where do you plan to go."

"It would be great if you stayed at Qi He Kuang; I feel it's more comfortable to follow you." Ding Li said with a smile.

"Alright, Ding Li, I'm not the head of the household. I'm just an accountant, merely by chance responsible for this mine."

"Ding Li, I want to go back to Hainan; have you been to Hainan?" Xiao Feng asked.

"I haven't been to Hainan; is Hainan hot?" Ding Li said.

"Hainan isn't hot; it's much more comfortable than here, a seaside city. The climate is usually around thirty degrees."

"The seafood there is very cheap." Xiao Feng said proudly.

Eavesdropping on others' conversations outside the door is an immoral act.

I never expected Ding Li would be alone chatting with Xiao Feng.

If I go in now, I will rashly disturb the atmosphere of their two-person chat.

I had better quietly retreat and let them chat a while.

I then retreated from the hallway as carefully as possible.

I retreated back into the car, lit a cigarette, and began smoking.

I thought, Ding Li is not bad-looking and also talented.

He is quite likable.

What might happen between Xiao Feng and Ding Li if they are together?

I don't know either; to be honest, there is a seven- or eight-year age gap between Ding Li and Xiao Feng.

If they have genuine feelings, I wholeheartedly support them.

Between Xiao Feng and Ye Jianming, it's completely over.

As for what kind of boyfriend Xiao Feng will find in the future, nobody can say.

However, choosing Ding Li would be more reliable.

I am familiar with Ding Li, and I can still manage him.

I decided to let their relationship continue, so I retreated back and not disturb them.

I smoked about two cigarettes.

I saw Ding Li and Xiao Feng come out of the office building.

Xiao Feng spotted my car at a glance and hurried over.

"Jianqiang, when did you arrive? Why didn't you go upstairs?"

I then got out of the car.

"I came from Xue County, I'm a bit tired, I was taking a break smoking, just about to go upstairs, and you came down."

Ding Li also came over.

"Zhao Ge, you've come."

I smiled at Ding Li.

"Ding Li, what is Zhou Jie up to?"

"Zhou Jie is turning on the TV at the guesthouse; these days he eats his fill, sleeps, wakes up and eats again," Ding Li laughed.

"He no longer has any thoughts of escaping, right?" I asked.

"No. Wherever he runs, running out means death; it's better to stay here with good food and drink," Ding Li said.

"Alright, Xiao Feng, the matter of Qi He Mine is settled." I said, looking at Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng hurriedly asked: "What did the higher-ups say?"

"They've given us the Qi He Mine. You and Ding Li go handle the procedures tomorrow; I came especially to inform you." I then took out a cigarette and tossed it to Ding Li.

"Really, that's great. I'll say, Ding Li, Zhao Jianqiang, if we can't get the Qi He Mine in hand, what else is he called Zhao Jianqiang? Where tomorrow do we go to handle the procedures?" Xiao Feng said happily.

"Go to the Xin Cheng State-owned Assets Bureau; before going, first contact Tian Shi's Secretary Qin. He'll make arrangements." After saying that, I gave Xiao Feng Secretary Qin's phone number.

Xiao Feng glanced and committed it to memory.

"Jianqiang, when the time comes, what else do we need to prepare for our trip?"

"Prepare one million yuan in cash to hand over as the management fee to the superiors; nothing else is needed."

"What, they still want one million? That's really speechless."

"They take our mine away, then give it back to us, and still demand a one-million management fee,"

"Just thinking about it makes me angry." Xiao Feng said angrily.

"Xiao Feng, there's no need to be angry. This one million must be paid; otherwise, procedures won't go smoothly in Tian Shi."

"As long as we get the mine back, this one million is nothing; how much cash is still in the mine?" I asked.