Chapter 959: Looking at Tang Ye with New Eyes!

Three days later.

Tang Ye and Shi Yao headed to the Provincial Party Committee.

Chen Zhi drove the car.

Liaison Officer Xiao Deng sat in the front passenger seat.

Tang Ye and Shi Yao sat in the back row.

Shi Yao inadvertently mentioned the Provincial Song and Dance Troupe's cultural performance in May.

Tang Ye then took the opportunity to take the proposal out of his bag.

"This time going to the Provincial Capital, I plan to meet with Troupe Leader Xue."

Shi Yao took the proposal and began to flip through it.

The cultural performance would fill a gap in cultural poverty alleviation.

In this way, the poverty alleviation work in Dayu County would be more comprehensive and multidimensional.

From Tang Ye's angle, he could only see Shi Yao's profile.

Her features were refined and upright, but because of her status as County Party Secretary, it was easy for people to overlook her beauty as a woman and only see the power in her hands.

Shi Yao closed the proposal, "I will go with you to meet Troupe Leader Xue when the time comes."

After Shi Yao finished speaking, she exchanged a glance with Tang Ye.

Tang Ye smiled, "That would be truly great."

Shi Yao's eyes were quite beautiful, phoenix eyes with slender, willow-leaf eyebrows.

To make the cultural performance a success, Shi Yao's support was indispensable.

The two chatted about work for a while longer, then Shi Yao closed her eyes to rest.

Tang Ye also closed his eyes.

A faint scent of perfume drifted into his nose.

It was a rather familiar scent, surprisingly similar to the perfume Cheng Lin used.

Thinking of Cheng Lin, whom he had not been in contact with for a long time, because of Shi Yao, Tang Ye's heart suddenly felt a bit chaotic.

As they were about to arrive at the Provincial Party Committee Compound, Shi Yao seized the time to touch up her makeup.

The armed police at the gate of the Provincial Party Committee Compound were extremely imposing.

Arriving at a building, Tang Ye and Shi Yao got out of the car.

Shi Yao handed her credentials to a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man looked at the credentials and returned them, "We have regulations here; to enter the building, you must have someone inside call, otherwise we cannot let you through."

Shi Yao had previously worked at the National Development and Reform Commission, and from the guard's attitude, she felt for the first time the coldness of a superior department toward a subordinate one, and she felt quite uncomfortable inside.

However, she did not show any unusual emotions, took out her phone, and dialed the number of the secretary to Director Gao of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

"Secretary Shi, I'm sorry, I was just about to call you. Director Gao has gone to the Provincial Party Committee to attend an emergency meeting, and the meeting is about to start. I will call the administrative department right now to arrange for someone to bring you into the building; please wait a moment."

About ten minutes later, a middle-aged man around forty years old came down.

Because there were many people at the meeting and it was urgent, the secretary had not had time to explain Shi Yao's background very clearly when speaking to the middle-aged man on the phone.

The middle-aged man's attitude was very cold as he brought the two into the building.

Liaison Officer Xiao Deng and driver Chen Zhi waited downstairs.

"You just wait here!" The man pointed at the sofa, then treated the two of them like air.

This wait lasted for over an hour.

When it was time to get off work, a woman in her forties was actually quite polite and walked over.

"I'm sorry. We are getting off work; if you have business, come back in the afternoon."

Tang Ye and Shi Yao could only helplessly lift their bottoms from the seats.

The office staff were like ants leaving a nest.

They nodded or greeted each other in the hallway.

Tang Ye and Shi Yao stood in the corridor, feeling somewhat lost and bewildered for a moment.

"Secretary Shi, why don't we find a place to eat lunch?"

"Director Gao is going to Yanjing this evening; if we don't see him today, this trip will have been in vain. I will call his secretary again."

Shi Yao dialed the secretary's number, but it showed no one answered.

Just when the two did not know what to do.

A greeting came from not far away.

"Tang Ye?"

Tang Ye looked in the direction of the voice, his eyes lighting up, "Brother Geng!"

Geng Yong strode over with a smile.

"Why did you come over? You didn't even tell me in advance!"

Tang Ye hurriedly introduced Shi Yao, who was beside him, to Geng Yong, "This is our Dayu County Party Secretary, Comrade Shi Yao. Secretary Shi, this is Director Geng of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission."

Geng Yong had a very good memory, and upon seeing Shi Yao again, he found her very familiar and quickly reacted, "We have met at a Development and Reform Commission meeting."

Shi Yao had been at the National Development and Reform Commission at the time and had come into contact with many people, so she did not have a deep impression of Geng Yong, and she greeted him politely, "Hello, Director Geng."

Geng Yong said enthusiastically, "What business do you have? Do you need my help?"

Shi Yao said, "I had an appointment to meet with Director Gao, but Director Gao has a meeting this morning."

Geng Yong nodded and said, "Director Gao went to report work to Secretary Guo this morning. The people in the administrative office are too unprofessional; they didn't arrange things well for you. How about this, I'll take you to eat first."

Shi Yao insisted, "There's no need. I estimate Director Gao will be back in a while, and I'm afraid of missing him."

Geng Yong invited, "Then let's go to my office to wait for Director Gao."

Standing in the hallway is indeed a bit awkward.

Shi Yao and Tang Ye arrived at Geng Yong's office.

At this moment, Shi Yao looked at Tang Ye with new eyes.

To put it plainly, today was about bringing Tang Ye to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission to get things done, and also meant to show Tang Ye her own resources and connections.

Unexpectedly, it did not go as wished, and they sat on the cold bench for half the day.

As for Tang Ye, he was quiet and unobtrusive, yet he showed off his own connections.

He also has acquaintances at the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and their ranks are not low either.

Geng Yong used the landline to call Director Gao's Secretary.

At first, it was not answered either.

Not long after, Director Gao's Secretary returned the call.

"Director Geng, is there something the matter?"

"Two cadres from Dayu County want to see Director Gao."

"The meeting just ended, we will be back immediately."

Hanging up the phone, Geng Yong said to Shi Yao, "Secretary Shi, Director Gao has finished his meeting."

Shi Yao nodded, "Sorry to trouble you."

Geng Yong waved his hand and laughed, "Tang Ye and I are fellow townsmen, and we have a very good relationship, so there is no need to be polite with me."

Director Gao walked out of the elevator, saw Shi Yao, and walked up to greet her with a smile.

A smile appeared on Shi Yao's face, "Uncle Gao."

Director Gao looked Shi Yao up and down, "It hasn't been long since we last met, but you seem to have lost quite a bit of weight."

Tang Ye and Geng Yong exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a look of surprise.

Shi Yao and Director Gao did not use official titles in their conversation.

It was evident that the two were extremely familiar with each other.

"Director Geng, why are you here too!"

Geng Yong glanced at Tang Ye, "The administrative department had gotten off work, they had nowhere to go, so I invited them into my office to wait for a while."

Director Gao immediately sensed the issue within those words and glanced at the Secretary, "How did you arrange this?"

The Secretary realized that the people in the administrative department had slighted Shi Yao.

"When I called, you were about to speak immediately, so I spoke rather quickly! They didn't pay enough attention!"

"When it comes to local cadres, one must have a good attitude. With this kind of work attitude, how can things be done well?" Director Gao stopped at the point, did not pursue it further, and turned to speak cordially with Shi Yao, "I have a few more activities this afternoon, let's hurry into the office and talk about business first."

The middle-aged man from the administrative office happened to be returning from eating at the cafeteria at this time and saw Shi Yao and Director Gao talking, their relationship very intimate.

The Director's Secretary looked at him with a face full of frost.

His heart could not help but beat like a drum.

He walked into the office feeling uneasy.

Not long after, the Secretary walked in and questioned him in a low voice, "Why did you leave people hanging in the hallway?"

The middle-aged man said, "It was time to get off work..."

The Secretary glared at him irritably and said sarcastically, "You're quite proactive about getting off work! How come I never see you being this punctual when it's time to start work!"