Chapter 247: Why did you come too?

Lin Dafa made arrangements for his entourage, and the arriving leaders were all invited onto the ceremonial stage. Zhao De naturally didn't have the qualifications to go on stage and hold the scissors, so he sat in the guest seats under the stage, sipped tea, and waited for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to begin.

The various leading officials from the city, county, and township governments were all invited onto the ceremonial stage. Gao Husheng and Ma Lan also arrived at the scene and went onto the stage. Yu Yinliang stood in the very center, and the others stood on both sides in order of rank.

When Zhao De saw Ma Lan appear on stage from under the stage, his expression was a bit heavy. Ever since that incident at Ma Lan's house, no matter how he tried to explain it to her, it was of no use. Recently, there had been no news of her. Seeing her suddenly, he felt as if they had been separated for three autumns. She was still as charming and sexy as ever.

The leaders in the front row under the stage were all standing on the stage. The first row of seats was empty, and the second row only had Zhao De and Zhang Xiaoyan, the two people who had come from the city. Ma Lan also saw him on stage. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Ma Lan shifted her gaze, her face indifferent. It seemed she still held a grudge about that day.

"Zhao De, why did you come today too?" Zhang Xiaoyan asked him in a low voice.

"Li Shanshan is sick, and Director Zhang asked me to fill in for her temporarily. I'm actually quite curious, why did you follow our Deputy Director Wang all the way to this place? Could it be that you're no longer in the General Office? Did you change your position to be Deputy Director Wang's personal secretary?"

Zhao De smiled strangely at Zhang Xiaoyan, making her feel a bit terrified. Her heart tightened, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head shyly, stammering: "Deputy Director Wang asked me to come with him... to... to take some notes, and go back to write a report to post on the China Coal Network for publicity..."

"Oh... so Deputy Director Wang is still very dedicated to the Coal Bureau's work. He doesn't even forget to do some publicity while attending a ceremony. He truly is a good leader. Comrade Xiaoyan, you must serve such a dedicated good leader well..." Zhao De said with a devilish smile, making Zhang Xiaoyan even more shy. She lowered her head, her cheeks burning, not knowing how to deal with him.

The etiquette ladies stood behind the leaders with scissors on trays. Lin Dafa asked for Yu Yinliang's opinion: "Vice Mayor Yu, shall we start?"

"Yes, start," Yu Yinliang said, picking up the scissors from the tray. The others also picked up their scissors, watched Vice Mayor Yu start to cut the red ribbon, and cut it in unison.

The scissors were put back on the tray, and applause broke out. Lin Dafa invited Vice Mayor Yu and the other leaders and guests to go off stage to break the ground. When Ma Lan passed in front of Zhao De, she swept a glance with the corner of her eye, didn't stop, and followed everyone to the groundbreaking spot.

The etiquette ladies distributed white gloves to them, they squatted down to put on shoe covers, and then each was given a shovel. Then, they waved the shovels to shovel some dirt, and the groundbreaking ceremony was considered complete.

Yu Yinliang returned the shovel to the etiquette lady, took off his white gloves, and instructed: "Old Lin, the groundbreaking ceremony is considered complete, but I have to say the ugly words first. I don't care whether you paid attention to safety accidents in the daily production of your other coal mines, but from the moment the new coal mine starts production, you must pay attention to safety issues. Next year will be the year of safe production in Yuyang City's coal industry. For coal mines that have safety production accidents, the municipal party committee, the municipal government, and the provincial party committee and provincial government will punish them severely! No shelter! If it's serious, the coal mine will be recycled and restructured. You must remember this clearly!"

"Vice Mayor Yu, please rest assured. The coal mines under our Lin's Mining Industry will absolutely strictly implement the requirements and standards of the municipal party committee and municipal government in production, and increase investment in relevant aspects. We will absolutely not cause trouble for you, Vice Mayor Yu, Director Zhang, or Director Wang."

"Vice Mayor Yu, please rest assured. Old Lin's mine has never had any trouble, and he has done a very good job in safety," Zhang Ailing said with a smile, speaking well for Lin Dafa.

Wang Anguo followed up, full of smiles, and flattered: "Yes, Old Lin has always done a very good job in this aspect."

Lin Dafa returned the favor and said: "Isn't it because Director Zhang and Director Wang have always been strict with coal work? Hehe..."

"I'm not targeting Old Lin, but other coal enterprises in Yuyang City. You, Old Lin, are playing a model and leading role. Only when you do well will other mining enterprises learn to do well."

"I know, I know. I will definitely follow Vice Mayor Yu's instructions, do a good job in safety production, ensure no trouble, and not bring trouble to the leaders."

Yu Yinliang nodded and said: "Alright, the groundbreaking ceremony is over, and I have to rush back to Yuyang for a meeting, so I won't stay long. If Old Zhang and Old Wang are not busy, you can talk to Old Lin properly and report to me on the progress of Yuyang City's coal work this year!"

Zhang Ailing and Wang Anguo nodded together and agreed in unison: "Alright, alright."

Lin Dafa couldn't keep Yu Yinliang. The leaders at the county and township levels also rushed over. A group of people surrounded Yu Yinliang and sent him onto the Coaster. Yu Yinliang turned his head and specifically instructed: "I don't care what the style and manner of other municipal party committee and municipal government leaders are. I don't like big shows. In the future, whenever I inspect the countryside, I don't need so many people following me, and I don't need a dozen cars following me at every turn. You county magistrate and town mayor must understand this! Once the Heihe Coal Mine and the Xiaogou Coal Mine start production, I will come down to inspect often. I don't want to see such a big scene. It's just an inspection of work; is it necessary to have so many cars following? Extravagant waste!" After speaking, he turned and got into the car.