Chapter 2169

That evening, the Yugong Group Board Office received a call from the Provincial TV Station, hoping to interview Zhou Andong to make a special report on Yugong Group's flood control and disaster relief.

When Zhou Andong received the report from the Board Office, he didn't think too much and agreed immediately.

When the bell for getting off work rang and he was preparing to leave, the phone on his desk rang.

He sat back down and glanced at the caller ID; it was actually a provincial committee number.

A smile appeared on Zhou Andong's face; he was too familiar with the provincial committee's phone number.

And this was the number two phone; he didn't need to think to know who was calling.

"Old Secretary!" Zhou Andong grabbed the phone and said: "Congratulations on your promotion."

Cheng Zhanjun's laughter came from the receiver: "How did you know it was me?"

Zhou Andong said strangely: "Phones now have a caller ID function. Has your provincial committee not activated it?"

"We have!" Cheng Zhanjun said with great emotion: "The province only activated it last month. I didn't expect your Yugong Group to have activated it so quickly. You really are keeping pace with the times."

Zhou Andong's heart stirred. He had just received the interview invitation from the provincial TV station, and Old Cheng's call came right after. It was a bit too coincidental.

"Old Secretary, I just received an interview invitation from the Provincial TV Station. Was it arranged by you?"

"It was arranged by me." Cheng Zhanjun said: "Yugong Group has done so much for the country and the people; it must be well publicized so that more ordinary people know what great things you, Zhou Andong, have done, and also set an example for other enterprises."

"It's not that simple, is it." Zhou Andong smacked his lips: "Are you trying to brush a thicker layer of gold powder on Yugong Group?"

Cheng Zhanjun laughed heartily again: "You kid, can't you be a bit more stupid?"

"I really want to be a bit more stupid myself, so I can live a bit more easily." Zhou Andong sighed: "But I don't dare to let myself be stupid, otherwise I would have been eaten until not even the bone dregs were left."

Cheng Zhanjun suddenly fell silent for a moment. Zhou Andong had been able to get to where he was today, truly step by step, which was indeed not easy. A slight carelessness would lead to eternal damnation.

"I'm going to the disaster area tomorrow to express my condolences and learn about the reconstruction work. I'll be in Jiangzhou in the evening; let's have a drink together."

"Sure!" Zhou Andong pondered for a moment: "Let's go to Tanghezi. I'll have the farm roast two sheep, and stew a few large geese and some beef."

"That works!"

If it were anyone else, Cheng Zhanjun definitely wouldn't have agreed, but with Zhou Andong, he wouldn't be polite.

"Then let's do that. See you tomorrow night."

"Good!"

Zhou Andong hung up the phone, sat there in a daze for a while, then laughed inexplicably before getting up to walk out.

He arrived at Wu Huilin's office door and knocked: "Secretary Gu, are you going to eat with me?"

"Going!"

Gu Bing's voice came out without the slightest delay, and the door opened immediately after.

"Wait half an hour; my wife still has some work to finish."

Zhou Andong poked his head in and saw Wu Huilin still looking down at documents: "Manager Wu, is the document urgent?"

Wu Huilin looked up: "Not urgent!"

"If it's not urgent, handle it tomorrow." Zhou Andong waved his hand: "Let's go, let's eat!"

Wu Huilin smiled and closed the document without hesitation: "I just like bosses who don't let employees work overtime."

The three of them talked as they left the factory department. Gu Bing stood by the car and asked: "Where are we eating?"

"I don't know where to eat either." Zhou Andong looked at Wu Huilin: "What do you want to eat?"

Wu Huilin thought for a while: "Let's go eat Sister Pang's steamed buns; I haven't had them for a long time."

"Let's go!"

Zhou Andong took the initiative to sit in the passenger seat, but Gu Bing pulled Wu Huilin into his car. Zhou Andong rolled his eyes at Gu Bing.

"Wentian, drive!"

Sister Pang's steamed bun shop was still doing very well. Outside, they had set up a simple shed with rainproof cloth, and inside there were more than ten tables.

It was just the time to get off work, and the ten or so tables outside were almost full.

As soon as Zhou Andong's car stopped, the employees sitting outside stood up. When he got out of the car, they greeted him one after another.

"Chairman, here to eat!"

"Chairman, come over and have a drink with us."

"Manager Wu and Chairman Gu are here too!"

"Manager Wu, Chairman Gu!"

"..."

Zhou Andong smiled and greeted them: "I'll go in and take a look, and I'll drink with you in a while."

A young man said: "Keep your word; you can't sneak away."

Zhou Andong laughed heartily: "Don't worry, I won't run!"

The young man looked at Gu Bing and Wu Huilin again: "Chairman Gu, Manager Wu, will you come over for a drink in a while?"

"No problem!" Wu Huilin also agreed with a smile.

Zhou Andong lifted the door curtain. It was already full inside, and the two women hired were busy running around.

Everyone sitting inside was also a winery employee. Seeing Zhou Andong come in, there was another wave of enthusiastic greetings.

"Dongzi!" Zhou Anlei came out of the kitchen with dishes. Seeing Zhou Andong, his face was full of joy: "I thought you were still in Jinli County!"

"I came back this morning." Zhou Andong scanned the room: "There's no room; I'll go sit outside."

Zhou Anlei put the dishes on the table: "What kind of filling do you want for the steamed buns?"

Wu Huilin stretched out two fingers: "I want pork; two are enough."

Zhou Andong looked at Wu Huilin and gestured: "Small steamed buns, this big, and two are enough?"

"Enough!" Wu Huilin said with a smile: "I'm on a diet, and I eat less every night."

"Who buys only two small steamed buns." Gu Bing said: "Let's have a steamer; if she can't finish them, I'll eat them. Let's have a steamer of beef ones."

"I want beef ones too." Zhou Andong gave instructions: "Just bring us a few mixed vegetable dishes."

Lian Zhongyu, the secretary of Jinli County, had been waiting for a long time. He hadn't slept much for several days, and his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. After seeing Chen Wenqi, he didn't have much small talk and went straight to the Lingchuan River Bridge.

The three of them came outside, found an empty seat, and sat down. While waiting, they chatted with the surrounding employees.

And as a boss with responsibility, conscience, and a sense of duty, caring about the employees' family life and asking if there were any difficulties was a must.

Soon, Zhou Anlei brought the small steamed buns, followed by four small mixed vegetable dishes.

Zhou Andong asked: "How is the renovation of the store in Dongfang Yipin going?"

"It's half finished." Zhou Anlei said this with a lingering fear on his face: "The Jiangzhou River rose, and it scared me to death. If the water had overflowed, the whole residential area would have been flooded.

Those few days, I followed along carrying sandbags, raising and reinforcing the dam. It almost exhausted me to death. At night, I had to grab the cat's tail just to get onto the heated brick bed, otherwise I couldn't even get up."

At this time, an employee next to him teased: "Second Boss, if you couldn't get onto the bed at night, was it because the Boss's wife wouldn't let you?"

"Do you think I, Zhou Erlei, am like you, afraid of my wife?" Zhou Anlei raised his head: "My wife draws the foot-washing water for me, can you do that?"

Zhou Anlei wasn't lying about this. Except when the shop was too busy, Sister Pang wouldn't let him do anything, spoiling him to an unbelievable degree, and washing his feet every night.

Laughing and joking, Zhou Andong drank until after seven o'clock: "Where are you two sleeping?"

"We are obviously at China Yipin." Gu Bing stood up swaying: "He was forced to drink quite a bit by the employees, and now he feels like he's going to fly."

"I'll go there too." Zhou Andong had also drunk quite a bit, but his alcohol tolerance wasn't something Gu Bing could compare to: "This is my first time living in a new house, which counts as moving into a new home. We have a saying here called 'Liao Guodi'er' (a housewarming tradition), you two have to give me a gift."

"I've been in Jiangzhou for several years; do you think I don't know anything?" Gu Bing gave Zhou Andong a contemptuous look: "For 'Liao Guodi'er', you have to hold a banquet. If you don't hold a banquet, who would give you a gift?"

Zhou Andong pointed at the wine bottles all over the floor: "I moved into a new house today, and for 'Liao Guodi'er', didn't I invite you two to drink?"

"..."

Gu Bing took a deep breath and took out one yuan from his pocket: "This is the gift from me and my wife. I give five jiao, and she gives five jiao."

"..."

This time it was Zhou Andong's turn to be speechless: "Can you be any more shameless?"

Gu Bing chuckled: "In our group, from top to bottom, aren't those thick-skinned ones all inherited from you, Chairman?"

With a swoosh, Zhou Andong snatched the one yuan from Gu Bing's hand and turned to leave.

Gu Bing looked at his empty hand in astonishment, then raised his head: "Damn, you even take one yuan; can you be any more shameless?"

"Why wouldn't I take one yuan?" Zhou Andong opened the car door: "Can't I buy a popsicle with it?"