Chapter 2966

The next morning, Cai Jianguo came to Su Xinghui's office. When he knocked on the door and entered, Su Xinghui said, "Mayor Cai, why did you come to me? Just give me a call if you have anything, and I'll go to your office."

Cai Jianguo now had a very good relationship with Su Xinghui. Whenever he had anything, he would come directly to find Su Xinghui, rather than calling Su Xinghui to have him go over, and he didn't put on airs in front of Su Xinghui.

Of course, Su Xinghui still had to say a few polite words. Those superficial efforts had to be done thoroughly. After all, Cai Jianguo's ranking in the municipal government was still ahead of his, and he was also quite a bit older than him. Su Xinghui couldn't let others gossip.

Su Xinghui's respect made Cai Jianguo quite satisfied. He laughed and said, "Mayor Su, it's the same for me to come to you."

After Su Xinghui brewed tea for him, he sat down with him and asked, "Mayor Cai, do you have anything you're looking for me for?"

Cai Jianguo said, "Sigh, isn't it all because of this old city renovation project? Many people have come to me, asking me to help them plead for mercy. I told them that this work is not under my charge, and now the city has fully implemented the bidding system, so it's not something any one person can decide. But they stubbornly don't believe it and insist that I help them plead for mercy."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Mayor Cai, then what are you looking for me for? This urban construction work is not under my charge either."

Cai Jianguo was suddenly a bit awkward. He naturally knew that urban construction work was not under Su Xinghui's charge, but Xin Jing, who was in charge of urban construction work, was essentially obedient to Su Xinghui. It would be better for him to find Su Xinghui directly than to find Xin Jing. That was why he had come to Su Xinghui's office today. For such matters, he naturally had to take the initiative to come to the door; could he really just make a call and have Su Xinghui go to his office?

But now Su Xinghui was playing dumb, which left Cai Jianguo at a loss.

In fact, Su Xinghui also knew that Cai Jianguo probably didn't want to get any benefits from this; it was just that those children of high-ranking officials made it hard for him to refuse out of consideration for their feelings. He didn't want to offend those people, which was why he had come to find Su Xinghui. However, he didn't dare to say it directly to Su Xinghui, so he could only hint at it like this.

But Su Xinghui didn't want to make any concessions on this issue. If you made a concession on this matter, it would be the end of it. If you made a concession for this person, wouldn't you have to make a concession for that person too? In the end, you would be making concessions until there was no bottom line.

With Su Xinghui playing dumb like this, Cai Jianguo could only say, "Mayor Su, those people all come to find me, and I really don't want to help them plead for mercy. I know you are a person of principle, but there are really too many people coming to find me, and I am truly annoyed by it. So I came to ask you if it's possible to open a small gap for them? As long as the project quality is managed well, it will be fine, right?"

Su Xinghui said sternly, "Mayor Cai, since you've said so, I won't beat around the bush with you. We cannot open a gap on this matter. You know that as long as one gap is opened, the gap behind it cannot be closed. If that happens, this old city renovation project will be ruined. Do you agree with this principle?"

How could Cai Jianguo not understand this principle? He was also truly forced by circumstances. There were too many people coming to find him every day, and he received too many calls. Such pressure was not something he, a Vice Mayor without much background, could withstand.

Everyone knew that he had a good relationship with Su Xinghui and Xin Jing, so they hoped he could help them plead for mercy in front of Su Xinghui and Xin Jing.