Chapter 899

Zhang Kaishan was very happy to hear that the Hou family would still be going to Shangjun County tomorrow and asked Su Xinghui what time they would go to welcome them.

However, Su Xinghui said, "Uncle Zhang, I estimate that Ge Honglin will not give up easily. Perhaps there will be some twists and turns tomorrow. Let's do this: I will call you again before we set off tomorrow."

Zhang Kaishan said, "Alright, then I will wait in the office tomorrow morning and won't go anywhere."

While Su Xinghui was talking to Hou Guangbi, Ge Honglin was with Cheng Han at the home of Zhang Shiguang, the Deputy Secretary of the Jiangcheng Municipal Committee, talking to him.

Zhang Shiguang was an old man in his fifties. His hair was dyed jet black, not a single white hair could be seen, and it was combed without a single strand out of place. He wore gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and a navy blue suit, appearing refined and elegant. Clearly, he was a leading cadre who was very particular about his image.

Ge Honglin was full of grievances as he said, "Secretary Shiguang, you didn't see it. The arrogant and domineering face of that kid surnamed Su in front of me was simply too abominable. Does he have even the slightest basic respect for leading cadres? I don't know whose power he is relying on."

In private, Ge Honglin had already heard from Cheng Han and Zhang Chenxi that Su Xinghui was the boyfriend of Lu Zhenghong's daughter, Lu Xiaoya. Only then did Ge Honglin realize that the beautiful girl who had always been by Su Xinghui's side was actually Lu Zhenghong's daughter.

Ge Honglin was an old subordinate of Zhang Shiguang. Naturally, he came to complain to Zhang Shiguang about the grievances he had suffered. Moreover, the situation was now very unfavorable for them, and he hoped that Zhang Shiguang could find a way to reverse the current situation.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Shiguang said, "Is the Hou family from Shangjun County?"

Ge Honglin nodded and said, "Yes."

"Did Shangjun County invite them first?"

"Yes. But how can the investment environment of Shangjun County be as good as our Jiangcheng? If we let Shangjun County mess things up, and the Hou family ends up disappointed, they might go to Beijing or Shanghai to invest, which would also be unfavorable for Hudong Province. So, we are also thinking for the sake of the entire Hudong Province."

Zhang Shiguang laughed, "Honglin, don't say this in front of me. If the lawsuit goes to the province, go tell Governor Tian this."

Seeing Zhang Shiguang laugh, Ge Honglin embarrassedly scratched his head. Yes, there was no need to say this to Zhang Shiguang; he was also a leader in Jiangcheng.

Zhang Shiguang said, "Honglin, is that Su Xinghui really so rude to you?"

Ge Honglin said, "Secretary Shiguang, you can ask Cheng Han. That kid surnamed Su is simply too arrogant!"

Zhang Shiguang looked at Cheng Han, and Cheng Han nodded, "Dad, Su Xinghui is indeed very arrogant. I heard from Chenxi that he beat him, Yan Qing, and Ma Bin up in front of Tian Xiaotao. He was also very arrogant in front of Mayor Ge yesterday, and when I spoke to him, he snapped at me too."

Ge Honglin said, "He doesn't even put me in his eyes, so how could he give you a good look? I estimate that even if Secretary Shiguang goes, he won't buy it."

Zhang Shiguang's expression turned serious, "He even beat Chenxi? Why didn't Chenxi tell me? Whose descendant is Su Xinghui exactly?"

Cheng Han said, "I only found out today too. It seems this Su Xinghui is dating the daughter of the Provincial Committee Secretary-General Lu."

"Provincial Committee Secretary-General Lu?" A shadow flashed across Zhang Shiguang's face, "Even if it is Secretary-General Lu, he shouldn't indulge him like this, right? A green kid, daring to speak to a vice mayor like that—it's too lawless."

Ge Honglin quickly said, "Exactly. Young people today are too lawless. To be so presumptuous in front of French guests—if I hadn't been considering the overall situation, I would have made him look good right then and there."

Zhang Shiguang thought to himself, you are also too incompetent, unable to even suppress a young person. Now that things have been messed up, you come to find me.

However, Zhang Shiguang could not ignore Ge Honglin in this matter. Ge Honglin was, after all, his old subordinate. Moreover, Zhang Shiguang was currently facing a critical moment. The main leadership team of Jiangcheng might undergo relatively large changes early next year, especially the top leaders of the Municipal Committee and the Municipal Government, and Zhang Shiguang also had thoughts of moving forward.

Jiangcheng's economic development in recent years has been truly unsatisfactory. Jiangcheng had always been a major domestic economic hub, ranking in the top ten of national urban GDP for many years, and even reaching the sixth or seventh spot at its peak. However, the situation has changed significantly in recent years.

Jiangcheng's GDP growth in recent years has been small, and it could even be said to be somewhat stagnant, while some emerging coastal cities in the country are developing extraordinarily, causing Jiangcheng's GDP ranking to drop again and again. It fell to fifteenth place last year, and the situation this year has not improved, and it might even drop another one or two spots.

Such a situation has left the province and even the central government very dissatisfied with Jiangcheng's leadership team, and they want to make a major adjustment to it.

The transfer of the Jiangcheng Municipal Committee Secretary and the Mayor has become a foregone conclusion. For other team members, this is both a crisis and an opportunity. As long as they operate well and have a brilliant performance in the economy during this period, Zhang Shiguang might be able to go a step further and ascend to the mayor's throne.

Zhang Shiguang is currently the Deputy Secretary of Jiangcheng, with a rank of department head. If he can become the mayor, he will be at the vice-ministerial level, which opens a new door for his official career. Naturally, he craves this opportunity.

If he can keep the Hou family, a major investor, in Jiangcheng under his leadership, this would naturally count as a brilliant performance in the economy, which would be very beneficial for his advancement.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shiguang said to Ge Honglin, "Alright, I will go find Governor Tian tonight. I think Governor Tian will definitely support us. Jiangcheng is the city with the best investment environment in the province, after all. If we want to keep the Hou family in Hudong Province, we still have to rely on our Jiangcheng."

Ge Honglin was overjoyed, "That would be great!"