Chapter 4273

Whenever the topic of the disaster area's reconstruction projects came up, He Fusheng would be beaming with excitement. However, Vice Mayor Wang was in no mood to listen to this right now. He suppressed his impatience, offered a few words of agreement, and then interrupted He Fusheng, saying, "By the way, Old He, does your friend have any time? Let's invite him to dinner this evening."

He Fusheng waved his hand again and said, "Mayor Wang, there's no need for dinner."

Vice Mayor Wang smiled and said, "Old He, you can't say it like that. Your friend has done us such a huge favor; how can our city not show him some gratitude? What kind of people would that make us? You hurry up and set it up. I will represent our city and invite him to a meal. If he doesn't have time this evening, he can set the time."

Vice Mayor Wang sounded very pleasant, claiming he wanted to thank Su Xinghui, but how could He Fusheng not know Vice Mayor Wang's true intentions? After all, he had spent many years struggling in the officialdom himself. He knew that Vice Mayor Wang was actually eyeing the formidable background behind Su Xinghui.

Although He Fusheng did not say that his friend was Su Xinghui, a person like Vice Mayor Wang, upon hearing the news that Division Chief Xiong had been placed under "shuanggui," naturally knew how formidable the background of this friend He Fusheng spoke of was. How could he possibly not grasp such an opportunity tightly?

Vice Mayor Wang was still young this year, only in his forties, and had already become a member of the Municipal Party Committee and Vice Mayor. His future could be said to be bright, but he only had some connections at the provincial level. If he wanted to climb higher, or even take charge of his own domain, he would need support from a higher level.

Now that he heard He Fusheng's friend was so powerful, it would be abnormal if he didn't want to get to know him.

However, He Fusheng really didn't want to introduce Su Xinghui to him. This wasn't because he wanted to keep the resource of Su Xinghui firmly in his own hands and didn't want to share it with others; he himself didn't like engaging in these relationship-building activities. Moreover, he was already in his fifties, nearing retirement age, and had no future to speak of, so why would he still cling to such resources?

It was just that he regarded Su Xinghui as a friend. Since they were friends, he didn't want to use such matters to disturb Su Xinghui. The project matter was a last resort; to use such matters to bother Su Xinghui again, He

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Fusheng would feel uneasy in his heart.

Therefore, He Fusheng said, "Mayor Wang, my friend doesn't really like accepting such invitations. Please forgive me, Mayor Wang."

Vice Mayor Wang's expression suddenly turned a bit unpleasant. He had never expected that He Fusheng would refuse his request. No matter what, He Fusheng was his subordinate; for his superior's small request to be refused, he felt he had lost too much face.

Vice Mayor Wang's expression changed repeatedly, but he quickly masked it. He chuckled and said, "Old He, I just want to represent our city and thank your friend. He wouldn't refuse to give even this little bit of face, would he? Old He, you should still make a call and ask just in case."

Although He Fusheng was Vice Mayor Wang's subordinate, since he had such a powerful friend, Vice Mayor Wang naturally wouldn't offend him. He was still counting on He Fusheng to help him establish a connection with this friend.

He Fusheng said with some helplessness, "Alright then, Mayor Wang, I'll make a call and try."

As it happened, just as He Fusheng was about to take out his phone, it rang. He took it out and saw it was Su Xinghui calling. He gestured apologetically to Vice Mayor Wang and went out of the room to answer the call.

This made Vice Mayor Wang's expression somewhat gloomy, but he still sat in the room, sipping tea in small mouthfuls, waiting for He Fusheng to finish the call.

As soon as He Fusheng answered the phone outside, he said to Su Xinghui, "Secretary Su, thank you! The funding issue for that project has been resolved!"

Su Xinghui laughed and said, "That's good, Secretary He. Come over for dinner this afternoon, and bring Xiao Yan along. Brother Yu and I are waiting for you here."

He Fusheng's wife, Fu Min, had already returned to Xingfu a few days ago; she still had work in Xingfu and couldn't stay in the capital forever.

He Fusheng said, "How about this, I'll host today's dinner to thank you for your help."

Su Xinghui said, "Brother He, what kind of relationship do we have? Why mention this? It's the same whoever hosts. Let Brother Yu host today; we can consider it 'fleecing the rich'."

A warm current surged in He Fusheng's heart. He said, "Alright, then I'll come over with Xiao Yan this afternoon."

Su Xinghui then mentioned a place, told He Fusheng and his daughter to go directly there in the afternoon, and then hung up the phone.

He Fusheng entered the room, and Vice Mayor Wang smiled again. He said, "Old He, what's this? Still keeping secrets from me? Did you tell your friend about my invitation? Did he agree?"

He Fusheng said, "Mayor Wang, he asked me to have dinner with him this afternoon and told me to bring my daughter, so I plan to ask him when we are eating."

Vice Mayor Wang was not very satisfied when he heard this, but he could only nod and smile, "That's fine, then I'll wait for your good news. I hope you won't let me down."

After Vice Mayor Wang finished speaking, he stood up and leisurely left He Fusheng's room.

He Fusheng looked at his back, shook his head, and called Liao Xiaoyan, telling her to come to the hotel, saying they were going to have dinner with Su Xinghui and the others that evening.

Liao Xiaoyan was very happy when she heard this. She quickly arrived at He Fusheng's hotel, and the father and daughter went together to the place Su Xinghui had mentioned.

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Chapter 2007: So it was him!

The place where Su Xinghui and Yu Ruizhi invited He Fusheng and his daughter to eat was a small restaurant in a small alley. Although the restaurant's facade was not large, the interior was decorated quite elegantly.

The group went inside and sat in a small room. Yu Ruizhi smiled and said, "Old He, don't look at how small this restaurant is; the food here is truly unique."

He Fusheng smiled and said, "Since President Yu brought us here, it must be excellent."

Su Xinghui said, "Inviting you to dinner today is to celebrate the smooth acquisition of your project funds."

He Fusheng said, "Speaking of this matter, I still have to thank you both. Today, I must toast you with a few drinks!"

Yu Ruizhi laughed and said, "It's a small matter, just a minor effort. Don't be so polite. Of course, we should definitely drink a few more cups."

He Fusheng also chuckled.

Soon, the food and wine were served. He Fusheng raised a glass and said, "Secretary Su, President Yu, I toast you both. Thank you!"

Su Xinghui and Yu Ruizhi also raised their glasses together and drank this cup with He Fusheng.

He Fusheng said, "By the way, Secretary Su, what exactly is going on with that Division Chief Xiong?"

Su Xinghui smiled slightly and said, "What do you think is going on?"

He Fusheng said, "Could it really be you?"