Chapter 266: Is This Trying to Make Me Make a Mistake?

After returning to the office, Dean Lu immediately summoned Qi Pingsheng.

Qi Pingsheng knew Dean Lu had just been received by Jiang Jing, and mistakenly assumed that his private gift-giving yesterday had worked.

As soon as his backside hit the chair, he said with a hint of smugness, "Dean Lu, how did it go? Did Mayor Jiang nod in agreement? I went to visit his home yesterday; it was his nanny who received me. Once I put the things down, I turned around and left."

Immediately following that, unexpectedly...

He was met with a head-on, scathing scolding from Dean Lu!

"Qi Pingsheng, who gave you permission to go visit Mayor Jiang's home privately? Do you have any idea how vile this behavior is? Since arriving in Hanzhou, Mayor Jiang has been extremely repulsed by corrupt practices; you are simply throwing yourself into the line of fire!"

"Dean Lu, wasn't I just trying to resolve worries and solve problems for you first?" Qi Pingsheng defended himself, feeling aggrieved.

"It is thanks to Tang Ye intervening and stopping it; otherwise, this matter would have blown up completely."

"What does it have to do with Tang Ye?" Qi Pingsheng said with a face full of disdain, complaining, "This kid is just an ungrateful wretch; he grew up in the hospital and doesn't have a shred of gratitude. Back when he was in middle school and wanted to get into a key city school but couldn't, it was a hospital leader who stepped in to pull strings to help him solve the enrollment quota issue."

Dean Lu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Rumors had always been flying all over the hospital, and there was no telling where such twisted winds had blown from.

He glared at Qi Pingsheng with dissatisfaction, "This time, it is thanks to Tang Ye. He has been trying to find ways to help us solve the problem, but you were too impatient. He has proposed new suggestions to Mayor Jiang, and our previous document must be rewritten. You need to arrange for someone to draft it immediately."

Qi Pingsheng's eyes were full of surprise, and he asked suspiciously, "He has that kind of capability?"

Dean Lu's expression was grave, "Tang Ye is now deeply trusted by Mayor Jiang, and the ideas he proposed regarding the new hospital have been approved by Mayor Jiang. The plan is to build the new hospital into a regional Grade A Tertiary Hospital and strive to link resources with the Provincial Hospital. If this project can be implemented, it won't be some small-time operation."

Hearing Dean Lu say this, Qi Pingsheng instantly realized that the project had made substantial and major progress.

In fact, they had originally only intended to build a branch hospital, which would allow them to rake in some funds and also gain some political achievements—killing many birds with one stone.

But looking at it now!

Mayor Jiang intends to make a big deal out of it!

During the day, Tang Ye serves as a Secretary, performing his duties conscientiously, and at night, he attends to Jiang Jing in the hospital with great care, just like a close relative.

If someone else were to come and attend to her, Jiang Jing would instead feel uncomfortable.

The key is that Tang Ye does not have a single word of complaint.

Friday noon.

Dean Lu calculated the timing and found Tang Ye.

"Little Tang, are you free tonight?"

"Is there something up?"

"I would like to invite you to a meal, and incidentally, I would like to trouble you to help look at the new material we have written."

"Dean Lu, there is no need to be so polite." Tang Ye smiled and declined.

"It seems my face isn't big enough; how about I ask your father to step in?" Dean Lu said half-jokingly.

Since things had reached this point.

Tang Ye really couldn't refuse again, so he reported the matter to Jiang Jing.

Jiang Jing knew well that Tang Ye had been busy lately, so she said with a smile, "It just so happens that Jiang Rou is coming to attend to me tonight, so I'll give you a day off."

In fact, Tang Ye didn't want to go to the meal at all in his heart; he was only thinking about finding time to go back and be with Du Xi.

But out of consideration for his father Tang Yu's face, he ultimately agreed to Dean Lu.

In order to entertain Tang Ye well, Dean Lu went to great lengths, and the setup was quite grand.

Besides himself, two Vice Presidents also came, and in addition, there were four beautiful women—two of whom were hospital staff, and the other two were pharmaceutical representatives.

As for what their specific positions were, Tang Ye didn't pay much attention.

However, there was one person Tang Ye did recognize: the daughter of Zhang Ayi from downstairs, who was two years younger than Tang Ye and named Li Qin.

Li Qin discovered that the guest of honor at today's dinner was Tang Ye, and she felt quite surprised and also a bit awkward.

Li Qin often heard her parents discussing Tang Ye at home.

Previously, when Tang Ye was sent to the Old Cadre Bureau, her parents had even mocked him with snide remarks.

At the time, they said Tang Ye should have studied medicine; his grades were so good, but if he took the civil service exam and his parents had no resources, it would be hard for him to have any development.

Unexpectedly, not even a year had passed, and Dean Lu was treating Tang Ye with such enthusiasm.

As for herself working as a doctor, if she worked until the end of her life, she would be lucky to retire as a mid-level staff member.

The atmosphere of this drinking party was heated, especially with Qi Pingsheng, who was acting exceptionally enthusiastic and kept pushing drinks.

However, he severely underestimated Tang Ye's alcohol tolerance; after a round of competition, he himself was dead drunk.

Yet Tang Ye remained composed and calm.

After the drinking party ended, Dean Lu personally sent Tang Ye home.

Once Tang Ye sat in the back seat of the car, Dean Lu took advantage of his lack of preparation and quietly stuffed a bank card into the bag Tang Ye was carrying, saying, "Just a small token."

"Uncle Lu, you are trying to make me commit a mistake!" Tang Ye was instantly alert and solemnly returned the card.

"Little Tang, I am asking you to help with this matter, and I know your family is renovating and preparing for marriage, so you need money everywhere. Just take this as my wedding gift to you."

"Uncle Lu, I appreciate your kind intentions. I will definitely read the material carefully and follow up on it. But if I accept this card, not only would it violate discipline, but if my father found out, he would probably disown me." Tang Ye said half-jokingly, trying to ease the atmosphere, and then immediately changed the subject, "Uncle Lu, I actually have a matter I would like to trouble you with."

"Oh? Go ahead and say it."

"I have a friend who has leukemia and is receiving treatment at the hospital, but his family is in financial difficulty and cannot scrape together the medical expenses." Recalling Liu Shuang's situation, Tang Ye took this opportunity to ask Dean Lu for help.

Dean Lu laughed heartily and said, "Don't worry about this matter. The hospital has partnerships with some foundations, and our hospital has quotas for subsidizing impoverished patients."

Tang Ye felt a sense of relief and said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Uncle Lu."

Dean Lu laughed out loud, "Don't be so polite with me."

Dean Lu understood in his heart that Tang Ye's personality was similar to his father Tang Yu's; he appeared flexible in handling matters on the surface, but in reality, his vigilance was extremely high.

Rumors outside were that Tang Yu's wife, Qin Lan, had recently made a significant profit from investments and received quite a lot in annual dividends, so they were not short on money.

Since Tang Ye was unwilling to accept his small favors, it would be better to help him get things done properly, which could also be considered repaying this favor.

Although the new hospital project is currently just a concept, like a castle in the air.

But by leveraging this matter, he can establish a connection with Jiang Jing, which might come in very useful in the future.

The next morning, Tang Ye dialed Wan Ming's phone number to tell him this news.

Wan Ming was a bit surprised, "I'll contact Qi Xiaosi right away."

A few minutes later, Wan Ming called back, cursing and swearing.

"This guy Qi Xiaosi is truly disappointing. I just called him, and he said he has already scraped the money together. This brat must have gone back to his old ways."

Tang Ye frowned, "Treating leukemia is not a small sum. Where did he get the money, and has anyone reported a theft in the last two days?"

Wan Ming was stunned for a moment, "I haven't heard of anything!"

Tang Ye rubbed his chin and analyzed, "We need to find Qi Xiaosi quickly. These days, whose home would hide that much cash? The key is that even if it was stolen, no one reported it!"

Wan Ming realized it and slapped his thigh hard!

"Could this kid have engaged in a black-on-black robbery and gone to a criminal den to 'restock'?"