Chapter 501: Exchanging Resources with Brother Cities

The investment promotion team of Qingshui City stayed three days in Deep City and did quite well. Not only did they invite a capable Hong Kong-funded shoe factory to set up a branch in Qingshui City, they also signed more than a dozen long-term trade cooperation agreements.

On the return bus, Xu Li openly praised Zhu Zhu to Chen Yang: "Chen Yang, your friend from Hong Kong is really a warm-hearted good person. Not only did you wholeheartedly introduce clients, but when signing contracts you also strove to help us lower prices. If you ever have free time to come to Qingshui City for a visit, I will certainly do my best as a host."

Chen Yang remembered that Xu Li had only stayed in Qingshui City for two years before being transferred back to the province. Hearing her tone now, it didn't sound like she intended to return to the province. Curiously he asked, "Senior sister, are you planning to put down roots in Qingshui City?"

Xu Li gave Chen Yang a withering look, feigning anger: "What? Am I getting in your way in Qingshui City?"

Seeing Xu Li misunderstand him, Chen Yang laughed and said, "Senior sister, don't think wildly. It is my honor, Chen Yang, to work together to develop Qingshui City's future under your wise leadership."

Hearing this, Xu Li finally smiled. She told Chen Yang, "Qingshui City's development environment is excellent now, and the interior is very united. I feel that staying here will better allow me to realize my ambitions."

"Senior sister, having a leader like you is a blessing for the people of Qingshui City!" Chen Yang gave Xu Li a thumbs-up. He had always known Xu Li was an idealistic, down-to-earth person. Setting aside seniority, she is actually more suited than Lin Jianguo to take the mayor's position.

Xu Li sighed at Chen Yang, rather regretfully saying, "What a pity, you kid have such good resources in your hands, yet you can't use them for Qingshui City."

Chen Yang gave a wry smile. He felt that the entire leadership team of Qingshui City was eyeing his wallet, wishing to drag him into every investment project in the city.

Of course, Qingshui City's leadership team are all acquaintances after all. The investment environment here is far better than that of Xingcheng. If there were no need to avoid conflicts of interest, investing a bit more would be fine with him.

Chen Yang thought for a moment and told Xu Li, "Senior sister, we can negotiate with the nearby sister cities. Let their companies invest in Qingshui City, and let our companies invest there. That way, enterprises can exchange experiences, support each other and advance, thereby promoting common progress and development."

Xu Li felt Chen Yang's idea was very constructive. Aside from other enterprises in Qingshui City, as long as Chen Yang is willing to take the lead, the other prefecture-level cities throughout Dongjiang Province will scramble to exchange resources.

After returning to Qingshui City, she immediately told Kong Jie and Lin Jianguo about Chen Yang's idea.

Kong Jie and Lin Jianguo also thought it great, immediately convened the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, and quickly reached a unanimous opinion on exchanging investment resources with sister units.

Kong Jie took the lead, with Lin Jianguo and Xu Li following suit; each pulled out their own networks, and a vigorous local resource exchange campaign officially kicked off.

Meanwhile, as soon as Chen Yang got home, Lin Wei pressed him onto the sofa and began interrogating him.

"Husband, you stayed in Hong Kong for two full nights—did the three of us have a cozy time together?"

Having learned from last time, Chen Yang resolutely could not admit to having done anything at this moment. He kept a straight face and told Lin Wei, "Wife, I have to thank you. If you hadn't personally called Qingqing, I would have been turned away at the door this trip to Hong Kong."

Lin Wei snorted coldly: "I just wanted to test that playboy, never expecting her IQ to still be so low—she gave herself away as a little fox after just a few words."

Chen Yang began to feel that Lin Wei was lifting a stone only to drop it on her own foot; hearing her words, he immediately fell silent.

Liu Qingqing thought Lin Wei wasn't smart, while the latter also thought Liu Qingqing too naive. For a while, he couldn't tell whether Lin Wei or Liu Qingqing was the winner.

At that moment, Lin Wei suddenly leaned close to Chen Yang's body, sniffing him with her nose. Soon her eyes flashed with a strong killing intent: "You smell of that wolf's hoof; you spent the night together, didn't you?"

Chen Yang certainly wouldn't tell the truth, immediately making up an excuse: "I stayed one night in Qingqing's room, mainly because I wanted to keep the child company."

Hearing this, Lin Wei's expression eased a little. She lightly asked, "Does that child look like you?"

Chen Yang looked at her and carefully asked, "Wife, do you want her to resemble me, or not?"

Lin Wei immediately had an answer in mind and softly hummed, "Better not. That way she'll have no excuse to come near you again."

Chen Yang didn't respond, just sighed.

The reason he could confirm Liu Siyang was his biological child without a paternity test is that Chen Chunmei kept his childhood photos, which are virtually identical to Liu Siyang—like they were cast from the same mold.

To avoid upsetting Lin Wei, Chen Yang decided that whenever he got the chance he would go to Chen Chunmei's place and destroy some of his childhood photos, so Lin Wei wouldn't see them and feel upset.

At that moment, Lin Wei suddenly extended her right hand toward Chen Yang: "Husband, give me your Hong Kong-Macau travel permit."

Chen Yang looked at Lin Wei, puzzled: "Wife, what do you need the Hong Kong-Macau travel permit for?"

Lin Wei said, "Since you've already cut ties, there's no need to go to Hong Kong anymore. This permit is useless left as it is."

To keep the peace, Chen Yang simply took out his Hong Kong-Macau travel permit from his bag and handed it to Lin Wei.

As for Chen Yang, Liu Qingqing and her daughter are not permanent residents of Hong Kong; as long as they return to the mainland, he can always think of a way to see them.

So, the most important thing now is still to comfort Lin Wei.

After Lin Wei received the permit, her facial expression clearly improved a lot. She proactively got up to go to the kitchen and cook a meal for Chen Yang.

Seeing this, Chen Yang panicked and tried to stop her. He dared not let her enter the kitchen. Leaving aside her lack of cooking talent, her belly is carrying the Chen family's offspring. If anything went wrong, there would be no regret medicine to take.

Over the next month, Chen Yang was hardly ever apart from Lin Wei. When Lin Wei went to work, he went to inspect the pig farm in Shuangfeng Town and visit the vegetable greenhouse base to observe farmers planting. When Lin Wei got off work, he again played the roles of chauffeur, cook, and husband.

To accompany Lin Wei's runs, even when Kong Jie asked him to go discuss investment cooperation projects with sister cities, he let Song Yajun, the general manager of Common People Meat Industry Co., Ltd., stand in for him.

Under his thoughtful care, Lin Wei finally stopped bringing up topics related to Liu Qingqing. The controversy over the child also finally came to an end.

But such pleasant days did not last long.

At the end of April, a phone call from Liu Jianghua once again summoned Chen Yang back to Xingcheng. It was said that Wang Haifeng's case implicated Deputy Secretary Wang, and the relevant superior departments had already begun an investigation.