Chapter 3683

After these matters were settled, Su Xinghui also let out a long sigh of relief. Next year, he should have many more people he could use, and the situation in Linshan next year should be much better.

By the end of the year, good news came from the capital: the Linshan to Yanzhong expressway project and the Linshan to Baozhou high-speed railway project were officially approved. This news spread like wildfire, and in the blink of an eye, it reached every county and district in Linshan, making the cadres and masses of Linshan instantly jubilant.

Everyone knows the principle that "to get rich, you must first build roads," but not everyone has the ability to build a road, let alone two such large projects. It was too difficult to get them approved, but this time, Linshan City had actually managed to get two such large projects approved at once.

Once these two projects were completed, Linshan City would instantly come to life, and its future economic development would advance by leaps and bounds.

In the past, Linshan City was located on the northeastern frontier of Yanbei Province, far from the provincial capital, with underdeveloped transportation. It could be said to be in a dead end; how could the economy be developed there? The situation here, to use a Go term, was like a discarded stone, surrounded on all sides, with no room to maneuver, and Yanbei Province had no intention of developing the economy here.

But with Su Xinghui, this brilliant chess player, this clever move was like a fairy descending from the heavens, allowing this discarded stone of Linshan to build a connection with the dragon in the center of the board. This instantly brought the entire situation in Linshan to life.

Without this move, the more than 30 billion in investment attraction results in Linshan this year would have been like building a house on top of a house on a discarded stone; no matter how much was invested, it would have been useless because these products simply had no roads to be transported out. But with this move, these 30 billion in investments suddenly came to life, and more investors had plans to come to Linshan to invest.

This is the agglomeration effect; the more of an investment hotspot an area is, the more it can attract investment. In places where no one invests, no matter how much you brag, no one is willing to go.

Although it was Cao Yuanhao who went to run the projects this time, those with a discerning eye knew that the biggest contributor to the successful approval of these two projects was still Su Xinghui.

First of all, without Su Xinghui coming to Linshan, these two projects would never have existed. Su Xinghui was the proposer of these two projects, and it was he who persuaded the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government to invest in these two large projects in Linshan.

Secondly, it was precisely because Su Xinghui made a trip to the capital that the progress of these two projects suddenly accelerated. Anyone could see that at the previous pace, it would have been difficult to get them approved even in a year.

Only those who are naive would believe that it was Cao Yuanhao's efforts that got these two projects approved.

However, after Cao Yuanhao and the others returned to Linshan City, they were still warmly welcomed by the leaders of Linshan City. After all, they had stayed in the provincial capital and the capital for so long; even if they didn't have merit, they had at least put in the hard work.

The leaders of Linshan City held a banquet to welcome Cao Yuanhao and the others, which made Cao Yuanhao feel quite satisfied, especially when Municipal Party Committee Secretary Qian Jianan and Mayor Su Xinghui and others frequently toasted him, saying he had made a great contribution this time, which made Cao Yuanhao feel a bit carried away.

After three rounds of drinks, Cao Yuanhao began to brag at the banquet, saying how hard he had worked this time, and how he had racked his brains and sharpened his head to find connections to get these two projects approved.

Cao Yuanhao's tolerance for alcohol was average, so his head was a bit dizzy now, and he was a bit out of control, which was why he was bragging here. Of course, everyone just listened to his bragging as a joke. The leaders present all had their own sources of information; who didn't know that Cao Yuanhao's role in the process of running these projects this time was very limited?

However, everyone was a colleague, and in the officialdom, one usually values harmony; why should they offend anyone?

Although Cao Yuanhao had no ability, his wife had a good uncle, which meant he had Sun Zhenhua, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, standing behind him, so no one was willing to offend him easily.

Except for Cao Yuanhao, the other municipal leaders didn't drink much and were very clear-headed, so everyone was laughing and joking, not exposing Cao Yuanhao and letting him brag there.

Cao Yuanhao bragged more and more, but unexpectedly, someone couldn't stand it anymore. This person was Lin Shaoguang. During the process of running the projects this time, he had followed Cao Yuanhao the whole way, and he knew exactly what Cao Yuanhao had done. He knew that Cao Yuanhao hadn't played much of a role, and now hearing him brag so miraculously, Lin Shaoguang felt a bit unconvinced.

If it were normal times, even if Lin Shaoguang was unconvinced, he wouldn't say it out loud. However, today he had also been toasted many times by these municipal leaders. Although his tolerance for alcohol was not small, he had to drink every glass of wine toasted by every municipal leader, so he had really drunk a lot now and was a bit tipsy. Plus, he really couldn't stand some of Cao Yuanhao's behavior, so he stood up with his wine glass and walked to Su Xinghui's table.

Everyone thought Lin Shaoguang had come to toast the leaders, so they didn't pay much attention and waited for him to toast.

Lin Shaoguang walked to the side of this table. He first toasted Qian Jianan, then walked to Su Xinghui and said, "Mayor Su, I toast you!"

Su Xinghui said, "Old Lin, drink less."

Su Xinghui saw that Lin Shaoguang was a bit tipsy. With so many municipal leaders present, he was afraid that Lin Shaoguang would drink too much, which wouldn't be good. He still valued Lin Shaoguang quite a bit.

Lin Shaoguang said, "Mayor Su, I must toast you for this cup. If it weren't for you this time, these two projects would not have been approved. Therefore, all of us must thank you!"

As soon as Lin Shaoguang said this, Cao Yuanhao's face changed instantly. He was bragging happily, but Lin Shaoguang said this in front of everyone. Wasn't this slapping his face on the spot? Cao Yuanhao was a narrow-minded person to begin with; how could he endure Lin Shaoguang's words?