Chapter 1258: With No Selfishness in One's Heart, the World is Vast!

Tang Ye took a hot shower, opened his laptop, and prepared to revise a paper.

This paper was related to the financial field.

In recent years, foreign capital had been pouring into Huaguo one after another.

The financial industry had subsequently become increasingly active.

Tang Ye believed this was an opportunity, but at the same time, one had to remain cautious.

His cell phone suddenly rang; after Tang Ye answered, Jiang Jing's voice came through the receiver.

"County Magistrate Tang, have you already arrived in Yanjing?"

"I just arrived at the hotel. Does Mayor Jiang have any instructions?" Tang Ye asked curiously.

Jiang Jing said, "There is a business banquet tonight; come over and attend it when the time comes."

Tang Ye asked, "Very well. May I ask what the other party's background is?"

Jiang Jing said, "It is a business owner from an enterprise in Min Province hosting the dinner. This enterprise mainly deals in the footwear and apparel industry and has the intention to invest in Xiyang."

Tang Ye instantly understood the intention behind it and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Mayor Jiang, for giving me this opportunity."

Jiang Jing said, "Rest for a while first. When it is time for dinner, I will have someone come to pick you up."

It was not until around five o'clock that Tang Ye received a call from Li Hang.

"County Magistrate Tang, according to Mayor Jiang's instructions, the vehicle is already prepared."

Tang Ye said, "Very well, I will be down immediately."

In fact, the distance between the hotel and the restaurant was not very far, but at this time of day, traffic conditions in Yanjing were exceptionally congested.

Sitting in the car, Tang Ye felt extremely anxious and thought to himself that the Municipal Office in Beijing really did not handle things reliably enough; it was no wonder Jiang Jing had privately revealed her dissatisfaction many times.

It was ten minutes late when Tang Ye finally arrived at the restaurant.

He could not help but lament that this was a major blunder.

He would have to do his best to make up for it later!

He gently pushed open the door to the private room.

Jiang Jing's gaze fell upon Tang Ye, seeing that he had rushed over the whole way, and there was no resentment in her eyes.

She signaled for Tang Ye to sit in the number three seat, the main companion's position.

Jiang Jing smiled and introduced him to the guest of honor in the number one seat, Shui Junhong: "This is our Yechuan County's County Magistrate Tang."

Tang Ye took the initiative to ask the waiter for a wine glass and smiled as he apologized: "I am sorry, President Shui, I underestimated the severity of the traffic jams in Yanjing; I volunteer to accept a penalty."

Seeing Tang Ye take the initiative to propose a penalty drink, the complaints in everyone's hearts diminished slightly.

After Tang Ye drank his penalty, he picked up the wine pot and toasted everyone present in turn; after one round, he had drunk nearly a jin of wine, yet he still appeared to be without a change in expression.

Shui Junhong could not help but exclaim: "Mayor Jiang, a strong general has no weak soldiers under his command; County Magistrate Tang's drinking capacity is astonishing!"

Jiang Jing remained calm and composed, tacitly creating a smokescreen for Tang Ye, and said with a smile: "I am familiar with Tang Ye's drinking capacity; he belongs to the fierce general type and just likes to drink quickly, so I am afraid he will not be able to drink much more from here on."

Tang Ye smiled calmly, sat down, and picked up a few bites of food to line his stomach.

Jiang Jing said with a smile: "President Shui and I are old friends of many years; we have had very successful cooperation in the past. Now that I have been transferred to work in Xiyang, I ask that you pay more attention to Xiyang's development."

Shui Junhong picked up his wine glass and said: "Mayor Jiang, I went to Huai Province not long ago to attend an event and mentioned you at the time. The speed of your progress over these past few years is truly too fast. I had intended to make a special trip to Xiyang City to visit you, but I did not expect to meet you in Yanjing first. Our board of directors is very optimistic about the development prospects of Huai Province and also hopes to find suitable investment projects. As long as the project is high-quality, we will certainly have the opportunity to cooperate again."

Jiang Jing said happily: "There are many high-quality projects in Xiyang. Hearing is believing, but seeing is reality; I invite you to take the time to go to Xiyang to walk around and take a look, and personally experience Xiyang's sincerity and pragmatism."

Shui Junhong readily said: "Very well, I will certainly find time to go to Xiyang for a field investigation. By the way, our company actually plans to build a footwear production base in the interior; the products are mainly aimed at foreign exports, and this time I specifically brought some samples over."

As his voice fell, he gave a signal to the accompanying staff beside him.

The staff member hurriedly took a pair of leather shoes out of a bag.

Shui Junhong said with a smile: "Mayor Jiang, these shoes are a new product just launched by our Hongxing Shoe Industry; the style and quality are both first-class. I will gift you a pair, and I also ask that you help us promote them more when you have the opportunity!"

Jiang Jing took the shoes, looked at them carefully, put them back in the shoebox, and said with a smile: "Hongxing is a well-known major brand; these shoes are stylish in design and of great value. I like them very much, but I cannot accept them."

Shui Junhong said with slight embarrassment: "These are just a pair of ordinary shoes; consider it a favor for you to stand for our enterprise."

Tang Ye spoke up at this moment and joked: "President Shui, if you are truly sincere about doing promotion, relying on just this one pair of shoes is far from enough."

Shui Junhong was slightly startled and said: "How many pairs are needed? County Magistrate Tang, feel free to speak."

Tang Ye said sincerely: "Mayor Jiang does not lack this pair of shoes, but many people in Xiyang are in great need of them. For example, those sanitation workers; they brave the wind and rain, putting in hard work for the cleanliness and beauty of the city. With the Spring Festival approaching, I suggest you send a gift of warmth to these sanitation workers."

Shui Junhong thought to himself that Tang Ye was indeed very good at speaking, and immediately said readily: "Your words have touched me deeply. I accept this suggestion; I will send ten thousand pairs of shoes and ten thousand pairs of gloves. Do you think that is enough?"

Jiang Jing took the initiative to reach out and firmly shook Shui Junhong's hand, saying: "President Shui, thank you so much; I thank you on behalf of all the sanitation workers in Xiyang."

Tang Ye then suggested: "President Shui, for these ten thousand pairs of shoes, I suggest your company specifically design them for the sanitation workers. As they wear these shoes while moving through the streets and alleys of Xiyang City, they are actually indirectly advertising for your company, which is more meaningful than having Mayor Jiang be your spokesperson."

Shui Junhong looked at Tang Ye with full admiration: "County Magistrate Tang, you are truly a marketing expert!"

Jiang Jing said happily: "When the time comes, we will specifically hold a donation ceremony for Hongxing Group and simultaneously hold a press conference."

Tang Ye chimed in: "If we also invite some media to carry out publicity and reporting, it will certainly allow more people to know that Hongxing is an excellent enterprise with a strong sense of social responsibility. I suddenly remembered a line of poetry."

"What poetry?" Shui Junhong asked curiously.

"'With no selfishness in one's heart, the world is vast!'" Tang Ye said with a smile.

Shui Junhong laughed heartily and said: "County Magistrate Tang, this line of poetry should be gifted to Mayor Jiang instead."

Tang Ye said: "Things of a kind gather together, and people are divided by groups. This line of poetry is equally applicable to you. On behalf of all the sanitation workers in Xiyang City, I express my most sincere respect to you. I will finish this pot of wine; please feel free to drink as you wish!"

Shui Junhong was somewhat shocked; that pot of wine was nearly half a jin in volume.

"County Magistrate Tang, you do not need to be so polite!"

"The sentiment is all in the wine; I must express it."

Tang Ye drank the pot of wine in one gulp, then immediately filled it again and walked toward Shui Junhong's accompanying staff.

"President Gao, I toast you a glass! President Shui and Mayor Jiang have already made a commitment; I ask that you accelerate the progress from here on. It would be best if we could implement this public welfare activity before the end of the year. In addition, regarding Hongxing's investment in building a production base, I also hope Hongxing can pay more attention to Yechuan County."

After finishing, Tang Ye clinked glasses with President Gao and drank it in one gulp again.

After finishing this glass of wine, Tang Ye walked toward the next accompanying staff member.

Seeing that Tang Ye's expression remained unchanged, Shui Junhong could not help but remark to Jiang Jing, "Mayor Jiang, you were pulling my leg just now. County Magistrate Tang's capacity for alcohol is bottomless."

Jiang Jing said modestly, "He is performing beyond his usual level today. Drinking also depends on who one is with; it is mainly because he felt an instant rapport with you."

Tang Ye's capacity for alcohol made everyone present look at him with new eyes.

Shui Junhong even could not help but suspect whether Tang Ye was a professional drinker specifically invited by Jiang Jing.