Chapter 1150

The next day, Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya went to visit Hou Guangbi together. Every time he returned to Shangjun County, he would come to visit Hou Guangbi. This old man had given him too much help, and he had already regarded Hou Guangbi as a true elder.

Seeing Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya coming, Hou Guangbi put down the watering can he was using and laughed, "Xinghui is here!"

Su Xinghui called respectfully, "Grandpa Hou!"

Lu Xiaoya also called coquettishly, "Good morning, Grandpa Hou."

Hou Guangbi let the two sit on the stone stools in the courtyard, and he also sat opposite them and asked, "How is it? Has the project approval for that special steel plant been approved?"

Su Xinghui said, "It has been approved and is about to enter the construction stage. The equipment from France is also about to set sail."

Hou Guangbi nodded, "That progress is quite fast."

Su Xinghui said, "This is all thanks to your help. I want to thank you on behalf of the common people in Pengjiawan Town!"

Hou Guangbi laughed, "There's nothing to thank. If you really want to thank me, then you can play a game of chess with me."

Su Xinghui nodded, "This is no problem."

The two started playing Go. Hou Guangbi said, "Play a game of chess every day to avoid senile dementia, plant flowers every day, and walk every day to avoid poor blood circulation."

Su Xinghui said, "An old man as wise as you cannot have senile dementia."

Hou Guangbi laughed, "Don't put a high hat on me."

The two talked and laughed while playing chess. Their chess skills were about the same, and they were evenly matched. Playing chess with such an opponent is the fun of playing chess, and this is also the reason why Hou Guangbi likes to play chess with Su Xinghui. Moreover, he also likes Su Xinghui's chess style very much.

After a game of chess, this time Hou Guangbi won by three and a half moves, which made him very happy. However, he could only play one game of chess a day, otherwise, it would consume too much energy. So, the three of them sat opposite each other and drank tea.

Just then, Su Xinghui's pager rang. He saw that it was a phone number in the county seat, so he returned a call on Hou Guangbi's telephone. The person who answered the phone was actually President Cai of the Agricultural Bank.

President Cai said, "Town Mayor Su, I called your town government, and they said you went home. I called your home phone, and they said you went out, so I called your pager. You won't blame me for disturbing your weekend rest, right?"

Su Xinghui laughed, "President Cai, what are you saying? Do you have anything to find me for?"

President Cai said, "I do have something to find you for. How about this, I'll treat you to a meal at noon. Can you honor me?"

Su Xinghui pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, where?"

President Cai said, "Then at noon, let's have it in our bank's canteen. It's quiet there. Town Mayor Su, where are you? Shall I send a car to pick you up?"

Su Xinghui said, "No need. I'm not far away, and it's still early before mealtime. I'll stroll over later."

President Cai said, "Then I will wait for Town Mayor Su's arrival in our bank later."

Hanging up the phone, Su Xinghui returned to the courtyard. Hou Guangbi said, "What? Is there something?"

Su Xinghui nodded, "There is something."

Hou Guangbi said, "If you have something, go."

Su Xinghui got up and said, "Then I'll come to see you next time."

Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya went out together. He said to Lu Xiaoya, "At noon, President Cai of the Agricultural Bank has something to find me for and wants to treat me to a meal. Are you going with me or going home to eat?"

Lu Xiaoya said, "He has something to find you for, so I won't get involved. I'll go home to eat at noon."

Su Xinghui nodded, sent Lu Xiaoya home, and then walked to the Agricultural Bank.

President Cai had already prepared wine and dishes in the canteen. Of course, there were only four dishes and one soup. He knew that Su Xinghui was not the kind of person who loved pomp, and making it too grand would make him unhappy. So, he only arranged a few more exquisite side dishes for drinking.

President Cai raised a glass of wine and said, "Town Mayor Su, let this glass of wine be my thanks to you. Over the past year, our Agricultural Bank's deposit balance has been soaring. The leaders of the provincial branch have been to our Shangjun County several times and praised us several times."

For this matter, President Cai really needed to thank Su Xinghui. The deposit balance of the Shangjun County Agricultural Bank has risen several times in the past two years, and it is already one of the best among county-level administrative units in the province. The higher-level leaders have indeed praised President Cai several times.

It is said that the provincial branch is preparing to promote President Cai exceptionally.

Su Xinghui laughed, "You're welcome, we support each other, don't we? Didn't you also lend us money?"

President Cai drank this glass of wine with him. After putting down the glass, he said, "Speaking of the loan, the matter I want to ask you about today is related to this."

Su Xinghui said, "What? You're not going to urge us to repay the loan, are you?"

President Cai waved his hands repeatedly, "Town Mayor Su, don't misunderstand. How could we urge you to repay the loan for such a high-quality customer? We can't wait to lend you more."

Su Xinghui was also joking with President Cai. He asked, "Then what exactly is going on?"

President Cai said, "It's like this. Yesterday, Director Zhang of the Credit Department of our provincial branch called me and said that Hong Kong Global International Investment Co., Ltd. wanted to apply for a loan from our provincial branch, and he called to ask me if this company is reliable. I don't know about this company either. I thought your ideas are quite reliable, so I wanted to find you today to ask about this."

Su Xinghui's face suddenly became solemn. Mr. Qu and the others still want to apply for a loan? He said to President Cai, "How much do they want to borrow? Did they go themselves?"

President Cai said, "They said the more the better, at least tens of millions. Of course, they didn't go themselves. If they went themselves, Director Zhang would just ignore them. They were led by Provincial Governor Tian's youngest son, and Provincial Governor Tian also called President Li of our provincial branch to say hello. Director Zhang just felt that the loan amount was too large and felt a bit uneasy, so he called me to understand their situation."

Su Xinghui said, "President Cai, since you told me about this, it means you didn't treat me as an outsider, so I won't treat you as an outsider either."