Chapter 629

I did not accompany them to the mine again.

I returned to Zaocheng Grand Hotel.

Yang Tao was waiting for me,

"Jianqiang, I haven't seen you these past two days; what have you been busy with?"

"Busy with important matters. Yang Tao, let's go. Come with me to Xue County."

"What are we going to Xue County for?" Yang Tao asked, not understanding.

"There is an important reception task." I smiled.

I also didn't give Yang Tao much explanation.

We drove from Zaocheng to Xue County.

After arriving in Xue County, Cui Chengshan and Li Jia were waiting for me.

Because Secretary Qin had already arranged it with them.

"Mr. Zhao, may I ask what kind of leader is coming for the inspection? Secretary Qin told me to prepare the reception." Cui Chengshan asked.

"Zhuang Shi from Huaihai City has come. He is here to inspect our tourism resources in Xue County. Tomorrow he wants to see the ancient city walls of the Ancient Xue Kingdom, as well as the natural scenery of Beishan and Hulutao." I said.

"Ah, Zhuang Shi, I've heard of him. Huaihai City is several times larger than our Zaocheng; how did you invite him, Mr. Zhao? I'm full of admiration for you." Cui Chengshan said happily.

"Mr. Zhao, at first glance you are clearly a person of tremendous ability." Li Jia said from the side.

I smiled,

Then I introduced Yang Tao to Cui Chengshan and Li Jia.

Beautiful women, when together,

will inevitably compare themselves to each other.

How to put it? Compared to Li Jia, Yang Tao still has a certain gap.

Because in appearance Yang Tao belongs to the petite, lovely type; she is not tall, and when she smiles she shows two dimples, her gaze carrying a flirtatious air.

Li Jia is different; she is tall and sturdy.

Her face is broad and dignified, her eyes large, her skin fair, with a high nose bridge.

Looking at her gives one an impression of a imposing, expansive beauty.

Both women are very beautiful, just that their beauty differs.

Actually I prefer Li Jia's imposing beauty.

No other meaning, just appreciation.

Beautiful women exist for men to admire; otherwise what's the point of beauty?

I said to Cui Chengshan, "This reception task is very important, because it concerns the future development of tourism in our Xue County."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao; I have already arranged everything, all staff are at their posts, on 24‑hour standby. My father has already arranged it for me, letting me follow your orders completely." Cui Chengshan said then.

I nodded,

"All right, it's getting late; let's eat while we talk."

Our party of four entered the hotel.

The hotel had prepared food and drinks.

Because we have to receive Zhuang Shi tomorrow, I didn't drink alcohol.

I asked Li Jia, "Director Li, tomorrow we need someone to give Zhuang Shi a briefing. Have you arranged that person? By the way, Xixi used to be a teacher; let her come give the briefing."

Li Jia glanced at me then,

did not directly answer me,

just smiled,

"Mr. Zhao, I have already arranged the person for the briefing; Xixi has been feeling unwell these past two days."

"Unwell, what's wrong with her?" I asked anxiously.

Li Jia then gestured for me to go outside to talk.

I and Li Jia stood up,

and walked to the outside of the private room.

Li Jia said, "Mr. Zhao, you forgot; I have already taken care of the matter you arranged for Xixi. Xixi is now resting to recuperate."

I suddenly remembered that Xixi is pregnant.

When I left Xue County, I had specially arranged for Li Jia to help handle it.

I didn't expect that Li Jia had already taken care of Xixi's matter.

That's really great.

I hurriedly said, "Director Li, thank you. You've settled this matter for me, relieving my biggest worry. How is Xixi's health? Is she all right? Should I go see her?"

Li Jia shook her head

"Mr. Zhao, for this matter you'd better pretend you know nothing. Also don't go see Xixi."

After a while, Xixi's body will recover, and then there will be nothing wrong.

Originally I intended to let Xixi give the briefing, but her health makes it inconvenient, so tomorrow I will personally give Zhuang Shi the briefing.

And Mr. Zhao, don't call me Director Li; call me Li Jia." After Li Jia finished speaking, she laughed and went into the private room.

I also followed her into the private room.

Upon entering the private room, I saw Yang Tao and Cui Chengshan chatting enthusiastically.

This woman Yang Tao has this advantage: any man basically cannot escape her gaze.

Cui Chengshan's mind is filled only with that.

I thought to myself,

After Li Jia and I came in,

Yang Tao said: "Cui Xian, we've added each other on WeChat. When the time comes, I'm going back to the United Kingdom and will definitely send you some authentic caviar."

Cui Chengshan said: "Thank you so much, Ms. Yang. I've had it a few times domestically, but it doesn't feel very authentic."

I hurriedly said: "The caviar matter, you can discuss it later."

Let's first talk about the main points.

Why must tomorrow's reception task allow no slip-ups?

Zhuang Shi is a leader of Huaihai City, and our market will mainly rely on Huaihai City in the future.

As long as we attract these people, then Xue County's tourism can flourish.

There's also the issue of funding,

You should know that Huaihai City is quite wealthy,

their finances are very affluent,

if we can attract Huaihai City to invest,

then the funding matter will have a way forward.

Li Jia, your reception task tomorrow is very important.

Besides being responsible for explaining the history and culture of the Ancient Xue Kingdom, you also need to go to mountainous areas like Beishan and Hulutao to give explanations. Have you been to those places?

"Mr. Zhao, I've been to those places. When I first came last year, I drove myself to Hulutao to have a look."

"The scenery there is really nice."

"Then that's good. Chengshan, you're in charge of security. Deploy all the personnel you can mobilize and get them in place—no accidents allowed."

"If an accident occurs, no one will be able to protect you."

"Do you understand?" I instructed Cui Chengshan.

"Mr. Zhao, I have experience; I've done reception work before, and I will definitely not make a mistake in this area," Cui Chengshan guaranteed.

"What should I do?" Yang Tao asked.

"You can act as a foreign investor. You are the foreign investment party I invited, so they can see our capabilities."

"In other words, we're not short of money; we have foreign funds coming to invest."

"Anyway, you're also a foreigner, and they're not familiar with you," I said to Yang Tao.

"I get it—should I pretend to be a wealthy person in front of them?" Yang Tao said.

"What do you mean 'pretend'? You're already wealthy, a noble," I laughed.

Yang Tao gave me a sideways glance.

"Ms. Yang, at first glance you're not ordinary. Over the years I've lived abroad, I've always wanted to go out and see things, but I lack a guide. If time permits,

I will definitely ask Ms. Yang to be my guide," Cui Chengshan flattered.

"This is simple. Let's first handle the current reception task well," Yang Tao said with a smile.

Cui Chengshan nodded.

Since none of us drank alcohol,

everyone finished their meal relatively quickly.

After eating, Cui Chengshan took us to the hotel's tea room.

Let us have some tea and rest a bit.

I was drinking tea,

then I said to Li Jia: "Tomorrow morning we'll get up at five, first go to Beishan to familiarize ourselves with the environment. We'll ascend the mountain from the Xue County side."

Li Jia nodded,

"Sure, Mr. Zhao, your car is an off‑road vehicle and can get close to the mountain. Let's check the road conditions."

"Getting up that early, I won't go. I'll wait until that whatever city arrives and then accompany them," Yang Tao said.

"Fine, you just need to play your part well. Chengshan, tonight we must start arranging security measures—how to prevent and respond to sudden incidents on the road.

Also, the protection of key figures. Time is tight, the task is heavy. Chengshan, I'm leaving this to you," I said, looking at Cui Chengshan.