Chapter 598: Healthy Competition with Sister Lin!

After Tang Ye walked off the stage, Principal Du, acting as the representative for the bride's side, smiled as he took the stage to witness the marriage.

He pulled the wedding witness speech from his pocket, cleared his throat, and began to read.

Reading from a script is different from improvising.

He had practiced it smoothly at home and originally thought he could easily handle the wedding scene, but he didn't expect to stumble after only two sentences, reading the entire speech in a stuttering manner.

The audience began to whisper quietly:

"Hey, why does Principal Du look a bit nervous?"

"It's because there are so many County Leaders here, he must be under pressure."

"The main thing is that County Magistrate Tang's wedding witness speech just now was too brilliant; by comparison, it just added pressure to Principal Du." As soon as the wedding ceremony ended, Principal Du walked off the stage quickly and plopped into a chair, only to realize his back was soaked with sweat. He usually had great eloquence; when he started meetings, he could talk incessantly for an hour or two.

In this setting today, he really had a bit of stage fright.

He looked up toward the main table, calculating in his heart that after the groom finished the toasts, he would go over to have a drink as well, and incidentally get familiar with everyone.

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Tang Ye stand up, walk to the side of the bride and groom, greet the bride and groom's parents one by one, and turn to leave the wedding venue.

Lin Heng and Xi Xiao'e accompanied Tang Ye all the way to the hotel entrance.

"Lin Heng, congratulations once again to you and Teacher Xi, I wish you a happy marriage."

"County Magistrate Tang, thank you so much." Xi Xiao'e's eyes were red, "Because of your care, Lin Heng and I were able to get married smoothly."

"Lin Heng, you must treat Teacher Xi well. Teacher Xi, if he bullies you, remember to tell me, and I will stand up for you!"

After the sentimental farewell, Tang Ye hurried to another hotel to attend the enterprise group gathering organized by the County CPPCC.

Tang Ye had been in charge of investment promotion, so he was very familiar with most of the entrepreneurs in the county.

The reason he attended this gathering was, on one hand, because of Cheng Lin's invitation, and on the other, he also wanted to get to know the entrepreneurs from Suiyuan.

When he arrived at the hotel, the gathering had already been going on for a while.

Under the introduction of CPPCC Chairman Zhang Lin, Tang Ye met the entrepreneurs present one by one, shook hands, and collected business cards.

"Dear bosses, welcome back home to invest. If there is anything you need me to resolve, just speak up; I am willing to serve you all."

Every table at the gathering had a leader, and these leaders were all cadres from the CPPCC or core government departments.

They introduced him enthusiastically, "This is our Suiyuan Executive Deputy County Magistrate, Comrade Tang Ye."

When Tang Ye left a table, some people would smile mysteriously and whisper, adding information about Tang Ye's other background.

Upon hearing that Tang Ye was the son-in-law of Municipal Party Committee Secretary-General Du Chengfeng, everyone immediately looked at him with awe.

Tang Ye was arranged by Zhang Lin at a table on the right side. After sitting down, everyone talked about everything under the sun and discussed current politics, and the conversation was quite lively.

Although Tang Ye was young, he quickly conquered the entrepreneurs with his profound knowledge structure, and this atmosphere made everyone feel very comfortable.

However, there were many acquaintances, and department leaders came over to toast from time to time, so he had unknowingly drunk a dozen glasses.

Just as he was drinking, Tang Ye's phone rang. He took a look; it was a text message from Cheng Lin.

"Drink a little less, I'm leaving first!"

Raising his head, Cheng Lin glanced at Tang Ye.

Tang Ye knew that Cheng Lin had drunk quite a bit at this occasion today. Worried that she had drunk too much, he found an excuse and slipped out.

Tang Ye quickly found Cheng Lin's official car in the parking lot.

Cheng Lin knew Tang Ye had followed her out, so she waited for a while. Just as Tang Ye's hand touched the car door, Cheng Lin pushed it open from the inside.

"What, you slipped out too?"

"I've had enough to drink inside. Chairman Zhang can handle it; he doesn't need me," Tang Ye explained with a smile.

For today's occasion, the protagonist was Zhang Lin, and he and Cheng Lin showing up to support him was considered giving him face.

Leaving early now was also leaving the stage to Zhang Lin. Zhang Lin's emotional intelligence was not low, so he should be able to understand Tang Ye's intentions.

Cheng Lin instructed the driver, "Take County Magistrate Tang home first."

Tang Ye handed the driver a cigarette.

The driver was Cheng Lin's dedicated driver and knew that Cheng Lin did not like the smell of smoke, so he quickly took the cigarette and carefully placed it in the armrest box.

Seeing that Tang Ye did not light the cigarette, Cheng Lin smiled and said, "Go ahead and smoke! Just open the window."

Tang Ye shook his head with a smile, "It's fine, I'm not addicted to smoking."

The driver listened to the conversation between Tang Ye and Cheng Lin, which was as familiar as family.

He knew that the two had a very good relationship; they were previously superior and subordinate, and now they were colleagues. There were some rumors about their relationship outside, but the driver knew that their relationship was clean and clear.

"Sister, I heard that the investment promotion for the Old City Commercial Reform has been completed?" Tang Ye chatted with Cheng Lin about the Old City Project.

"Yes, we will sign the contract after the Spring Festival. Once the funds arrive, construction will begin immediately. We will strive to catch up on the schedule. You need to be mentally prepared; don't let the West City Development be overtaken by the Old City," Cheng Lin said to Tang Ye with a smile.

Now the County Party Committee already had a clear division of labor.

West City Development was in the charge of Tang Ye.

Old City Commercial Reform was led by Cheng Lin.

The two projects formed two streams of living water, but at the same time, they also formed a momentum of competition.

Tang Ye never thought that one day he would be in competition with Cheng Lin!

However, this kind of competition was healthy.

Tang Ye sincerely hoped that the Old City Project, under Cheng Lin's promotion, would become an important landmark project for Suiyuan's development.

In Cheng Lin's view, although Tang Ye's focus was on West City Development, the Old City Project had Tang Ye's contributions and credit.

If it weren't for Tang Ye resolving the demolition of the Dong Family Ancestral Hall, the Old City Project would still be in a state of stagnation.

Therefore, although Cheng Lin said she wanted to compete with Tang Ye, in her heart, she was thinking that she couldn't let Tang Ye's early efforts go to waste.

Of course, Cheng Lin saw that Tang Ye had already caught up to her, and she also had a drive to not be left behind by Tang Ye.

Arriving downstairs at the residential complex, Tang Ye said goodbye to Cheng Lin and got out of the car.

After the car drove away, Tang Ye turned and walked upstairs.

For some reason, every time Tang Ye was with Cheng Lin, he would develop a strong desire to protect her.

Cheng Lin was clearly older than him and held a higher position than him, so this inexplicable emotion of his really was strange.

Just after he finished showering, his cell phone rang; it was Du Xi's voice, sounding a bit urgent: "Hubby, Liu Fang just called me, saying she seems to be about to give birth, and she can't get in touch with Sun Hai! Sun Hai's parents went traveling, and her parents are visiting relatives for the New Year back in their hometown county, so they can't make it over for a while!"

Tang Ye's heart skipped a beat—that kid Sun Hai usually doted on his wife to the heavens, so why was he playing at disappearing at such a critical moment?

He quickly reassured her: "You go pick up Liu Fang first, and I'll give Dad a call. Don't worry, giving birth doesn't happen that fast, and besides, she's carrying twins, so it's steady!"

"Alright, I'm already on the road, you hurry and contact Sun Hai." Du Xi's voice was filled with anxiety, "The due date is still a week away, how did she suddenly go into labor..."

"I'm heading to Hanzhou right now, we'll meet up later!"

Tang Ye hung up the phone, grabbed his jacket, and walked straight out.