After returning home, Hu Fei packed up his things. The weather was getting colder and he had to put on more clothes. He didn't bring autumn clothes and long trousers with him over there in Wuling, and the winter in Wuling should be a bit colder than that in Baisha.
After lunch, Hu Fei sat at home and watched TV while waiting for a call from Zeng Lu or the Department of Transportation. If Zeng Lu knew what to do, he would know what to do.
The fact that I didn't touch him before was to give him a chance. If he didn't know what was going on, he should know what would happen next. Of course, it would be great if he knew what was going on, and it would be best if he didn't make a big deal out of it.
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Zeng Lu did not keep Hu Fei waiting for a long time. At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Hu Fei received a call, but it was not from Zeng Lu himself, but from the office number of the Department of Transportation.
"Mayor Hu, hello, I am Wan Fang from the Capital Construction Department of the Department of Transportation."
The phone was connected, and a somewhat delighted voice came from the receiver.
"Hello, Director Wan, do you have anything to do with me?"
Hu Fei smiled into the microphone.
"Mayor Hu, I'm sorry to bother you. It's like this. Your city's expressway project has been approved. Director Zeng specially asked me to give you a call."
"The project passed, that's great, thank you, thank you."
Hu Fei thanked the microphone repeatedly and said, "I will invite Director Wan to dinner another day when I have time."
After hanging up the phone, Hu Fei immediately called Tian Ming, "Mayor, I have good news for you. The Transportation Department just called me and said that our city's highway project has been reviewed!"
"Ah, really, that's great."
Tian Ming, who was on the other side of the microphone, shouted excitedly, "Mayor Hu, this is all your fault. I will celebrate your success when you come back."
"Then it's not necessary. I think we should prepare as soon as possible."
Hu Fei chuckled, "Otherwise, we will be caught off guard when the time comes."
"There's no rush. Let's wait until you come back. After all, you are the leader of this project. By the way, you'd better come back as soon as possible. We can't live without you here in the city."
"Mayor, I will rush back tomorrow morning."
Hu Fei hung up the phone, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea, with a faint smile on his face. Zeng Lu still couldn't cry without seeing the coffin. He had to be forced to do so before he signed. Why bother? He could have signed earlier.
If it hadn't been so bad, he would have had a few good meals of wine and meat.
Of course, as the main leader of the Department of Transportation, those who wanted to treat Zeng Lu to dinner would probably be arranged from the provincial party committee to the provincial government.
However, now that Zeng Lu has relented, he can't go too far, at least to make him feel at ease.
"Hello, Director Zeng."
Hu Fei called Zeng Lu's office and said, "Thank you. On behalf of the Wuling Municipal Party Committee and Government, and on behalf of the 1.7 million people in Wuling, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to you."
"You're welcome. This is my job. Mayor Hu, just don't blame me. Our Department of Transportation also has its own difficulties. So many states and cities in the province need to build expressways. We can only consider it as a whole across the province.
Already."
Zeng Lu's laughter came from the microphone, and then his voice stagnated, became deeper, and much quieter, "By the way, Mayor Hu, are we okay?"
"It's okay, there could be something going on between us."
Hu Fei laughed, "The only thing I have to do is to invite Director Zeng to dinner to express my gratitude. I wonder if Director Zeng has time?"
"It depends on the time. You know it's the end of the year and there's a lot of work in the office."
"It's okay. We'll talk about it when Director Zeng has time."
Hu Fei chuckled and hung up the phone. Of course he knew that it was too late for Zeng Lu to hide from him now. How could he still be in the mood to meet him for dinner? Wouldn't that be adding to the trouble?
Of course, it is not only enough for the approval document to be signed by Zeng Lu, but also to go through the process. Naturally, Hu Fei does not need to go personally to handle these matters. People from the Municipal Transportation Bureau will handle it.
After resting at home for a night, Hu Fei hurriedly drove back to Wuling early the next morning.
When he returned to Wuling, it was already past noon. Hu Fei found a restaurant and had lunch in the lobby. To his surprise, many guests in the lobby were discussing the construction of expressways in the city.
But after one night and one morning, the news of the expressway's approval had spread throughout Wuling. Presumably it was spread under Tian Ming's signal. Regardless of whether Tian Ming can stay in Wuling, at least this
The expressway was approved during his tenure.
This is a real political achievement, how could Tian Ming miss it?
After dinner, Hu Fei returned to the home of the Standing Committee, washed his face, and was about to take a short rest before going to the office. His cell phone rang. Hu Fei grabbed it and took a look at it, and immediately answered the call, "Secretary Deng, you didn't take a break at noon.
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"I've had a rest. I just need to squint a little at noon."
Deng Fangmei's laughter came from the microphone, "By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet. I won the expressway project as soon as I took action. The city has worked hard for this highway in the past few years, and finally it is in your hands."
You’ve done your best here.”
"This is not due to me alone, it is due to the good work done by everyone in the preliminary work."
Hu Fei smiled modestly. Although this matter was indeed his credit, he still had to be modest.
"Okay, don't be humble in front of me."
Deng Fangmei laughed at the microphone, "This project has been running for such a long time and has not been won. You succeeded as soon as you took action. Can this be the credit of others? Okay, let's not talk nonsense. The provincial party committee still wants to
You should know about the adjustment of the Wuling Municipal Party Committee team, right?"
"Yeah, I've heard about it."
Hu Fei nodded, "When I went to report to the governor, he also mentioned this issue. He said that the root cause of Wuling's problems is that some leading cadres have worked here for too long, resulting in various interests entangled and intertwined relationships.
Being entangled is the biggest obstacle to the construction and development of Wuling."
There was silence on the other side of the phone.
However, Hu Fei could tell that Deng Fangmei's breathing had become rapid. It seemed that this woman was also tempted. However, he had only served as the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee. There should be little hope of getting to the next level, right?
However, when people in the officialdom see opportunities, who will not take action?
"Did the governor really say that?"
Deng Fangmei spoke, "I also heard that the governor intends to appoint you as the executive deputy mayor. He has not yet appointed the mayor and asked you to preside over the work of the municipal government?"
"Secretary Deng, this is indeed the governor's proposal at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee."
Hu Fei sighed into the microphone, "However, my time in Wuling has been too short and I haven't even established myself yet. The provincial party committee has placed such a heavy burden on me. It's too much pressure."
"It was precisely with this in mind that the governor vetoed the proposal at the Standing Committee. Moreover, I myself felt that I was not competent."
"Mayor Hu, you are just too humble. No one in Jiangnan knows your reputation for doing economic work. I am very optimistic about you."
"Secretary Deng, that's because we have a good relationship."
Hu Fei chuckled.
"Okay, I won't disturb your rest."
Deng Fangmei laughed and hung up the phone.
Do you want to help Deng Fangmei?
After hanging up the phone, Hu Fei threw the phone away. Not to mention this possibility, Deng Fangmei had not been working in Wuling for a long time and was not a native of Wuling. This was in line with Wang Maoliang's idea. As long as she worked harder and became a city official.
It is not impossible to grow longer.
Having Deng Fangmei as mayor is not a bad thing for Hu Fei. At least the relationship between the two has always been good, so it would be a good choice for her to serve as mayor.