Chapter 3794

Su Xinghui had absolutely made no arrangements for those people to applaud him; it was all spontaneous. Su Xinghui's prestige was simply too high. What could Su Xinghui do? Could Su Xinghui tell them not to applaud him like that in the future?

However, objectively speaking, Qian Jianan's face had been damaged. Su Xinghui had also watched the *Focus Interview* program on CCTV these past two days. The episode aired was precisely the one about the completion and commissioning ceremony of Xuanwu Technology. Setting aside other content, one could clearly feel from the contrast in applause before Qian Jianan spoke and before Su Xinghui spoke that the applause before Su Xinghui spoke was more enthusiastic.

CCTV had still handled it somewhat; they only briefly showed the footage of the applause, but the volume of the applause made it clear that the two received different treatment. This was impossible to cover up.

Having watched this episode, Su Xinghui could understand Qian Jianan's mood. Su Xinghui also hoped to make amends as much as possible, so on this day, he specifically went to meet with Qian Jianan. He claimed it was to report on work, but in reality, he wanted to repair the relationship between the two.

When Su Xinghui called Qian Jianan, Qian Jianan laughed heartily and said he would go to Su Xinghui's office. But how could Su Xinghui let him go to his own office? He hurriedly said he would go to Qian Jianan's office. Qian Jianan did not decline further and agreed.

When Su Xinghui arrived at Qian Jianan's office, Qian Jianan acted as if there were no hard feelings between them. He sat side-by-side with Su Xinghui on the guest sofa and even got a bottle of mineral water for Su Xinghui. Since the weather was too hot, the lounges of all municipal leaders kept mineral water in the refrigerator long-term to help them cool off.

Su Xinghui could not discern a single thought from Qian Jianan's face. Qian Jianan was just as enthusiastic as before, smiling on his face, as if the two were still the good friends they had been in the past. However, Su Xinghui knew that Qian Jianan must have thoughts in his heart, but he would certainly not say them directly.

Everyone knows how to do superficial work, especially in officialdom; even if you have great grievances against someone in your heart, you cannot say them out loud.

In fact, Su Xinghui felt he had done quite well. He reported his work to Qian Jianan regularly. Even though Qian Jianan said each time that it was just the two of them communicating, Su Xinghui still called it reporting work every time he came. On the surface, he truly respected Qian Jianan very much.

In many public occasions, he also showed respect for Qian Jianan; it was just that he really could not control other people's applause.

Su Xinghui said: "Secretary Qian, I have come to report on some work to you today."

Qian Jianan said: "Don't say it like that; let's just exchange thoughts on work."

Su Xinghui then began to report to Qian Jianan on some of the municipal government's recent work. The municipal government's recent work content was quite rich, such as the full opening of the national highway from Linshan to Tangchuan, the completion and commissioning of Xuanwu Technology, and the fact that Hengxing Microelectronics and TJD Technology were also about to be completed and commissioned.

Furthermore, the work of upgrading Linshan College to an undergraduate university was also underway and proceeding very smoothly. By around the end of the year, all the work would be completed; the upgrading of Linshan College to an undergraduate university was basically a foregone conclusion.

The construction work in the new district of Linshan City was also going very smoothly. The main roads there had long been completed, and many housing projects had been built and were currently on sale. Many relocated households from the old city area had also moved into the resettlement housing in the new district. By the end of the year, more housing projects would be completed, and most relocated households would be able to move into resettlement housing.

The new district would also have a park, a stadium, a new library, and the new office buildings of several bureaus that were about to be completed. These buildings would flesh out the new district of Linshan City.

In short, Linshan City was about to enter autumn, and this autumn would be a season of harvest; many key projects would be completed in this autumn.

Qian Jianan nodded repeatedly as he listened. He said: "Xinghui, you have done very well. Linshan City can be said to be changing with each passing day. I have also been around the city these days; Linshan City is truly becoming more and more beautiful. This is all to your credit."

Su Xinghui said: "Secretary Qian, if it weren't for your strong support behind us, how could we have achieved such results? So if we are talking about credit, you should be the one who deserves the most."

Qian Jianan laughed heartily, appearing to be in a very good mood. He said: "You are too modest. The work I have done has no creativity; anyone could do it. The work you have done is something only you could complete, so you are the more capable one."

After Su Xinghui and Qian Jianan exchanged modesties for a while, feeling it was not very nutritious, he said to Qian Jianan: "Secretary Qian, how about we go have a few drinks together tonight? It seems I haven't had a few drinks alone with you for a long time."

After pondering for a moment, Qian Jianan nodded and said: "Alright, let's have a few drinks tonight. But you must go easy on me; these old bones of mine are no match for you. You have a bottomless capacity."

Su Xinghui said happily: "That's settled then. I'll come to invite you when it's time to get off work."

Qian Jianan nodded with a smile and saw Su Xinghui out. When he closed the door, a mocking smile appeared on his face.

In fact, he understood Su Xinghui's intention very well. He also knew that Su Xinghui had no malicious intent. Some people might even be dying to have such a capable partner as Su Xinghui, just lying back and reaping the political achievements. But Qian Jianan could not stand this.

Now all the spotlights were on Su Xinghui. Qian Jianan, as the Municipal Party Secretary, should have been the undisputed focus, yet every time he became Su Xinghui's supporting role. No matter where Su Xinghui was, he was the protagonist who would not yield. How could Qian Jianan be reconciled to this?

Although Qian Jianan had a relatively gentle personality, he also had his own character. He hoped that as the Municipal Party Secretary, he could have a sense of presence that matched his position, rather than becoming someone else's supporting role, and he especially did not want to become a supporting role to his own subordinate.

Of course, in terms of rank, the mayor could not be considered a subordinate of the Municipal Party Secretary, but the Municipal Party Secretary was the top leader, while the mayor was only the second-in-command. If the Municipal Party Secretary became a supporting role to the mayor, wouldn't that disrupt the order of things?

Therefore, even if Qian Jianan knew that Su Xinghui wanted to repair their relationship, he would not change his mind. He had to do something so that he could truly possess the status of Municipal Party Secretary in Linshan.

Su Xinghui did indeed attach great importance to the opportunity to drink alone with Qian Jianan that evening. He knew that in China, many things could be said at the dinner table, and at the dinner table, relationships were most easily warmed up. Su Xinghui hoped to repair his relationship with Qian Jianan through such a method.

Su Xinghui doing this was, of course, not because he was afraid of Qian Jianan, but because he hoped that both sides could reach a consensus and continue to live in peace in the future, so as to avoid internal friction, which was unfavorable to the development of Linshan.

When it was time to get off work, Su Xinghui went to invite Qian Jianan. He had Zhai Yingjie drive them both to the municipal government guesthouse. Although Su Xinghui did not like Luan Sihong, the municipal government guesthouse was, after all, the designated reception place for the Municipal Party Committee and the municipal government, and it was relatively formal. His appearance there with Qian Jianan could also dispel some rumors of unknown origin.

Ding Qingyong had already called in advance to book a private room there. Luan Sihong personally arranged a private room and arranged some dishes that both Qian Jianan and Su Xinghui liked to eat. After the two arrived at the private room, Luan Sihong ordered the kitchen to prepare the dishes quickly.

Although Luan Sihong had now accepted the fate of no longer contracting the municipal government guesthouse, she would certainly not offend Qian Jianan and Su Xinghui.

Moreover, Luan Sihong's perception of Su Xinghui had now changed. She felt some gratitude toward Su Xinghui. If she hadn't met someone like Su Xinghui, what would she be like now? She didn't dare to think about it.

Looking back, during that period, Luan Sihong felt she had been too crazy. It was Su Xinghui who made her calm down, which was why she was grateful to Su Xinghui.

She had also figured it out: wasn't it just that the money invested in renovating the municipal government guesthouse this year had gone down the drain? If she managed it well, she could still earn a sum of money this year. This was already much better than her situation a few years ago. Was she still afraid she couldn't make a comeback?