Chapter 2885

Everyone stood up together, and as before, Zhou Andong and Qiu Qiu walked ahead, with Li Guoguo, Feng Xin, Chen Nianrong, and Yao Mingchen accompanying them on both sides; as for Meng Lin, the guesthouse manager, she could only follow behind the group and instructed her assistant to hurry to the kitchen to prepare the dishes, ready to serve at any moment.

As Zhou Guodong and Peng Han entered the restaurant, they saw Zhou Andong and Qiu Qiu coming toward them, and the two also quickened their steps forward.

"Zhou Dong!" Zhou Guodong said with a smile, introducing: "This is the Party Secretary of Qiong Province, Comrade Peng Han."

Zhou Guodong addressed him as Zhou Dong, not Zhou Factory Director, making his position already clear. What they valued was Zhou Andong's identity as Chairman of the Imperial Tribute Group, not the woolen mill factory director.

Zhou Andong also understood this in his heart: if he came as the woolen mill factory director, at best the city would arrange for relevant units to receive him, the province would not come out to meet him, and it was even less likely that the General Office Director would personally meet him at the airport.

Therefore, the reception standard this time was absolutely at its highest; even if foreign enterprises came for inspection, the reception scale would probably be about this. At most, a vice governor in charge of commerce would be added.

Moreover, the squad leader and deputy squad leader would definitely not appear on the first day together to receive foreign enterprise representatives. Normally, they would only meet with foreign enterprise representatives after discussions had progressed considerably.

Zhou Andong quickly extended his hand to shake Peng Han's: "Secretary Peng, hello!"

Peng Han's hand was broad and strong; he looked at Zhou Andong with eyes full of appreciation: "Comrade Andong, after the reform of Jiangzhou Distillery, I have been continuously following you."

Saying this, Peng Han's other hand gave Zhou Andong's shoulder a firm pat: "You've done very well, especially everything you've done for the country and the nation, which has moved me greatly and also made me look forward to it. I look forward to seeing how high you can go and how far you can go."

But just as I was momentarily dazed, I suddenly discovered you had vanished. When I was searching for your figure here and there, I happened to look up and found you already soaring very high and very far, leaving me somewhat caught off guard.

These few sentences carried great weight—not only praise for Zhou Andong, but also recognition of him, which made Zhou Andong feel somewhat embarrassed, and he quickly said: "Secretary Peng, your words make me feel somewhat overwhelmed by favor; I don't even know how to conduct myself."

"Hahaha..."

Peng Han laughed heartily, then patted Zhou Andong's shoulder again, his gaze shifting to Qiu Qiu, and spoke in a very amiable tone: "Comrade Qiu Qiu, how is Elder Jian's health?"

Qiu Qiu was not surprised that Peng Han knew her identity, after all, Zhou Guodong and Nie Wen's families had a good relationship, and for such an important matter, he would certainly not fail to report it to Peng Han, the squad leader.

"Grandfather's health is still quite robust." Qiu Qiu smiled and shook hands with Peng Han: "Apart from some minor ailments, there are no major problems."

Peng Han nodded: "When I have the opportunity to go to Jingcheng, I will definitely go to visit Elder Jian."

Qiu Qiu said: "When you arrive in Jingcheng, be sure to notify me first; then I will be the host and invite you to taste authentic Jingcheng cuisine."

"Every time I go to Jingcheng for a meeting, I am rushing about and really haven't had the chance to truly experience Jingcheng's local customs and sentiments." Peng Han chuckled lightly: "Then I won't be polite—I will certainly go to disturb you and Zhou Dong when I am in Jingcheng, but I absolutely will not drink douzhi."

Zhou Andong laughed and said: "I don't drink it either; that stuff is really not something ordinary people can drink."

Qiu Qiu laughed and echoed: "I think, those who can drink douzhi are all warriors."

A group of people chatted and laughed as they came to the dining table, where nameplates were laid out; each person found their name and sat down. There were thirty-six people in total, and surprisingly, it was not crowded at all.

Zhou Andong sat beside Peng Han and Zhou Guodong, while Qiu Qiu sat beside Han Yumei, deputy director of the Provincial W Office, who looked like a capable middle-aged woman, specially arranged to accompany Qiu Qiu.