Chapter 83: Do you have any understanding of Cheng Lin?

After seeing the guests out, he returned to the study.

Du Chengfeng and Tang Ye chatted about the cooperation proposal provided by the Northeast Chamber of Commerce.

Because they successfully enticed a Korean consortium to join, Xu Xiangchun increased the budget from 500 million to 800 million.

However, there were more requirements regarding policy, as they attempted to secure a piece of land located in the southwest of Pinghu Town.

That piece of land appeared to be wasteland, but its area was not small; Tang Ye believed that this land could not just be given away for nothing.

"I feel that Chairman Xu definitely has other plans in his hands; he is testing our bottom line."

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Du Chengfeng's position determined that he needed to consider many issues.

The Northeast Chamber of Commerce was an investor they had been focusing on contacting; only after the hotel project was implemented could other projects be launched one after another.

The Northeast Chamber of Commerce was also taking advantage of the Tianling Government's mindset, attempting to maximize their benefits.

But, at this time, one must absolutely not make concessions.

Once concessions were made, it would cause a loss of resources for the local government.

It was a barren land that seemed to have nothing.

When the surrounding area became commercialized, its value would multiply.

"After the New Year, when the funds from the Provincial State-owned Assets Investment are in place and the Resort Project begins construction, other investors will enter the market. By then, they will be even more passive; we must remain still! Otherwise, it will cause resources to be wasted for nothing."

"The land they have their eyes on might bring billions in revenue to the government in the future. We cannot chase short-term gains and abandon long-term development."

Du Chengfeng secretly marveled at Tang Ye's vision.

At the County Party Committee meeting, the faction represented by Wei Jian was eager to sign the project with the Northeast Chamber of Commerce immediately.

For most officials, they only cared about immediate interests, while the mess four or five years later would be left to their successors to solve.

Du Chengfeng had been suppressing the trend of being eager for quick success and instant benefits at the Standing Committee.

Although Tang Ye was young, he had more foresight than Wei Jian and the others!

A young comrade could see the essence of the matter.

This made Du Chengfeng's mood settle.

Du Chengfeng smiled and changed the subject, "You worked at the Municipal Bureau of Veteran Cadres before, right? Do you have any understanding of this comrade, Cheng Lin?"

Tang Ye did not expect Du Chengfeng to ask him about Cheng Lin's situation. After a brief moment of preparation, he said earnestly, "Although she is a woman, she is serious in her work, handles problems meticulously, keeps herself clean and honest, and is a leader who follows discipline and has principles."

Du Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile, "Hearing you say that, I actually want to get to know her well. After the New Year, I will find an opportunity to communicate with her."

Tang Ye felt a surge of joy; it seemed that Cheng Lin's transfer to the County Party Committee Organization Department had a chance!

After Tang Ye left.

Xiao Qin brought a bowl of white fungus soup and walked into the study.

"You rarely accept gifts; why did you accept the cigarettes and alcohol from little Tang today? Little Hu also brought things, yet you refused."

"Courtesy demands reciprocity. Didn't I ask you to give a return gift to little Tang?" Du Chengfeng replied nonchalantly.

Xiao Qin simply asked directly, "Between little Tang and little Hu, who do you think is more outstanding?"

Du Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, realizing that his wife was asking from the perspective of picking a son-in-law.

He smiled faintly, "You observe more carefully than I do; tell me your opinion."

Xiao Qin sat on the chair opposite Du Chengfeng and said with a complex tone, "In terms of family strength, little Hu has the advantage; little Tang's appearance and personality are big pluses. Overall, they are on par!"

Du Chengfeng took a sip of the white fungus soup and said softly, "Marriage is a major life event; one must look at the daughter's own thoughts. Moreover, it cannot be a one-sided effort. Little Hu clearly has a good impression of our daughter, but little Tang is intentionally keeping his distance from her. As for who your daughter likes, no one knows a daughter better than her mother; you should be very clear about that."

Xiao Qin said unhappily, "You have so little confidence in your daughter!"

Du Chengfeng smiled and persuaded, "Feelings are really hard to say. In the end, the daughter takes after you."

Xiao Qin's face flushed; when she was dating Du Chengfeng back then, she was the proactive one. Could it be that her daughter was going to follow in her footsteps?

She changed the subject, "Little Hu is Mayor Zhao's nephew. If he could become our son-in-law, wouldn't you and Mayor Zhao be relatives by marriage?"

Du Chengfeng waved his hand and said seriously, "I don't need to use my daughter for a political marriage; you must absolutely not have this thought."

Du Chengfeng felt that Xiao Qin looked at problems too vulgarly.

At his level, wanting to advance further could not be achieved just by forming an alliance with Zhao Disheng.

First and foremost, one must have solid political achievements.

And Tang Ye was a lucky general who could bring him political achievements.

Otherwise, he would not have invited Tang Ye to his home to attend a private family banquet.

As for the exchange of gifts, it was also to bring the two closer.

His attitude toward Tang Ye and his daughter was: do not interfere, wait and see what happens.

Xiao Qin said softly, "Could it be that he knew Du Xi was your daughter, and that's why he deliberately..."

Du Chengfeng glared at Xiao Qin angrily, "I can be certain that Tang Ye did not know about the relationship between me and Du Xi before, and he has never had that kind of narrow-minded thought. On the contrary, the way Hu Zhongping looks at people is not right; I always feel uncomfortable."

Xiao Qin did not expect Du Chengfeng to rate Tang Ye so highly, and she smiled bitterly, "Then let nature take its course!"

Du Chengfeng knew his wife's personality very well; she was definitely more inclined toward Hu Zhongping originally.

But one doesn't fear not knowing the goods, one fears comparing the goods.

Placing the two in the same frame for comparison, Hu Zhongping was outclassed in every aspect.

If he had to choose a reliable right-hand man, Du Chengfeng would choose Tang Ye without hesitation.

But there were too many issues to consider when choosing a son-in-law.

Xiao Qin also discovered that Hu Zhongping liked to brag and was not down-to-earth enough.

Hu Zhongping returned home.

Hearing the movement, Hu's mother walked out of the bedroom and asked her son with a smile, "How was it today?"

Hu Zhongping placed the cigarettes and alcohol by the wall and said gloomily, "It didn't go well."

Seeing the gifts returned, Hu Zhongping's mother frowned, realizing that Hu Zhongping must have suffered a setback.

Hu Zhongping locked the bedroom door, lay flat on the bed, and felt as if a stone were blocking his heart, feeling both angry and stifled.

Zhao Disheng praised Tang Ye highly and kept demanding that Hu Zhongping communicate more and learn more from Tang Ye.

For the sake of his pride, Hu Zhongping obediently echoed Zhao Disheng.

From Zhao Disheng's fragmented words, he concluded that Tang Ye had great luck; after being seconded to Pinghu, he had actually latched onto Cheng Feng, and with the upcoming provincial-level Resort Project in Pinghu, Tang Ye would logically secure many political achievements.

Hu Zhongping vaguely felt that Tang Ye was not only his romantic rival but would also be his opponent in his official career.

His cell phone rang, and a colleague from the City Bureau sent a text message.

Hu Zhongping tapped it open and was so shocked that he sat straight up.

"At 4:50 PM, the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment successfully solved the serial murder case; the perpetrator was a former gynecologist at the Municipal Maternal and Child Health Hospital... In this operation, your junior fellow apprentice Du Xi played a key role. She keenly discovered a clue from a video and subsequently locked onto the criminal suspect. The net of justice is wide, but it lets nothing through..."

Hu Zhongping didn't come to his senses for a long while.

Because of that clue provided by Tang Ye, Du Xi had actually caught the murderer?

Recalling the affectionate gaze Du Xi always had when looking at Tang Ye, Hu Zhongping only felt as if a stone were pressing against his chest.

Now, with the added merit of helping Du Xi solve the case, would Tang Ye's image in Du Xi's heart grow even taller?