Lin Yi raised his glass and said, "Dean Zhang, come here, I respect you. I want to thank you for taking care of Feng Xiao. I didn't do this well. I should have invited you in person a long time ago. Alas! What happened in the company recently?"
I'm so busy that I'm really worried about going public, so I ask Dean Zhang to forgive me."
Dean Zhang smiled and said: "Boss Lin is so polite." He then took a sip and said, "Ah...Boss Lin really spent a lot of money today. Your wine is worth a lot of money. I haven't tasted this kind of wine in many years."
The wine is delicious.”
"Dean Zhang actually understands wine?" Lin Yi asked in surprise, "The bottle of red wine I drank today was bought when I went to France a few years ago. It is indeed very expensive. In fact, I don't understand wine, so I just bought it
It is placed here as a display. Today, I thought that Dean Zhang is a great intellectual, so I brought it out for you to taste. Great, it seems that my decision was right, this wine has found someone who understands it."
"When I was young, I studied abroad in France, majoring in medicine, of course. So I was familiar with French wine. Unfortunately, I was too poor at that time, and it was difficult to drink such good wine even in France. It's still mine.
My tutor has invited me to drink several times, but only a little each time. Boss Lin, this wine of yours is incredible. It is Lafite red wine from the Bordeaux region of France. Not bad! Thank you so much. I am really enjoying my taste today.
That’s it.” Dean Zhang praised in admiration.
I took a sip and didn't think it was that good. It just tasted like red wine and was a little bitter. Lin Yi laughed and said, "Foreigners are like that. They are very obsessed with money. They don't ask for food when drinking, and they treat people to drink a little bit every time.
Dean Zhang, to be honest, I can’t appreciate the benefits of this wine, so why don’t you just drink this bottle of wine, I’ll still drink Maotai.”
I hurriedly said: "I'll drink Maotai too. It's a complete waste for me to drink this wine, because I can't tell whether it's good or bad."
"I also drink white wine." Shangguanqin said.
"How can that be done? How can I enjoy such a fine wine all to myself?" Dean Zhang said with a smile.
"Shangguan, you drink red wine with Dean Zhang, and Feng Xiao and I drink white wine. Is that okay?" Lin Yi said with a smile.
"Xiao Feng, you are now the deputy director of the department. I will arrange opportunities for you to go abroad more in the future. You should learn many things. Haha! Boss Lin, I don't mean anything else. Xiao Feng is very good, but I think
He needs to see more of the outside world. Do you think so?" Dean Zhang said with a smile.
Lin Yi nodded, "That's right. Thank you very much, Dean Zhang."
During the meal, Dean Zhang and Lin Yi were basically talking, and most of what they talked about was trivial matters. Neither Shangguanqin nor I could interrupt. But I was secretly surprised and anxious. What I was surprised and anxious about was Zhang.
The dean clearly told me that he had something to do with Lin Yi, but he didn't mention it now, and Lin Yi didn't even ask.
But later, when the dinner was coming to an end, Lin Yi finally said, "Dean Zhang, we met today and will be friends from now on. If you have any instructions, just tell me. You can also tell Feng Xiao."
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"I don't have anything important to do this time. I just heard about Boss Lin's name for a long time and I have always admired him. Recently I heard that Xiao Feng and you have such a relationship, so I took the liberty to ask you to meet you. Haha! I didn't expect Boss Lin.
I'm very grateful for being so polite, but at the same time I'm a little sorry," said Dean Zhang.
"Dean Zhang is being polite when you say this. You may not know me well. I like to make friends. If you really have something to do with Dean Zhang, just tell me directly. Otherwise, I will treat you badly."
Opinions." Lin Yi smiled.
"Let's talk slowly in a while. Don't talk about it yet, I really have something to ask you." Dean Zhang said.
"Okay. Let's talk slowly after dinner." Lin Yi raised his glass to him.
After dinner, Lin Yi and Dean Zhang went upstairs. I could see that Dean Zhang wanted to avoid the presence of me and Shangguanqin. Of course Lin Yi understood, so he left me and Shangguanqin here.
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Shangguanqin and I continued to eat.
"What do you think of this roasted lamb?" she asked me with a smile.
I shook my head, "I thought it tasted good when I started eating it, but after eating too much, I didn't feel it was that good."
"Then I'll ask them to cook a few more dishes for you," she said.
"Unless you want to eat too, it would be too troublesome." I laughed.
"To be honest, I don't like eating such things either. You didn't notice just now, right? All I eat are salads and fruits. If I eat too much mutton, I worry about getting acne." She also laughed.
"Okay then. What else can you cook here?" So I asked.
"You order it. I'll let them satisfy you as much as possible." She smiled at me.
"Let's have some spicy cold dishes and a plate of twice-cooked pork. This will be more satisfying," I said.
She laughed, then went to the waiter and said, "Did you hear that? Come and do it."
Shangguanqin and I ate for about an hour before Lin Yi and Dean Zhang came down.
"Dean Zhang, I'll let my driver take you off. I also want to talk to Feng Xiao about something. Is that okay?" Lin Yi said to Dean Zhang.
Dean Zhang nodded, "Okay. Thank you."
Together we sent Dean Zhang to Lin Yi's extended Lincoln and then returned to the villa. Lin Yi was looking at me and smiling.
I was very curious, "What did he want to ask you for?"
Lin Yi smiled and said, "Dean Zhang of yours is interesting."
"What exactly is he looking for from you?" I became even more curious.
But he did not answer me, but asked me: "Feng Xiao, do you know your Zhang Dean?"
I shook my head, "I don't know much about him. But he is my leader, so I can't object to him asking to see you. What's wrong with him? What request did he make to you?"
But he smiled and said: "I promised him not to tell you for now. We will talk about it later. Haha! Don't worry, his affairs have nothing to do with you."
I was a little depressed, because the curiosity in my heart suddenly troubled me. But I couldn't ask him again.
"Feng Xiao, Shangguan, let's talk about the project together." He said immediately. He then ordered the waiter to bring three chairs and put them in front of the fireplace. The three of us sat there.
"I'm a little worried," Lin Yi said, "Director Lin will be transferred from the Civil Affairs Bureau soon, and I'm worried about problems with the project."
"Have you asked? Who will be her replacement?" I asked.
He shook his head, "He is a deputy secretary-general of the provincial government. I have nothing to do with this person."
"The relationship between Director Lin and Governor Huang is there. Just ask Governor Huang to tell the deputy secretary-general. Isn't that okay?" Shangguanqin said.
I nodded, "Yes."
Lin Yi smiled and then looked at me meaningfully. I understood immediately, "You want me to tell Director Lin about it?"
"We invested so much in that project in the early stage, and we will soon invest a huge amount of money. If there is a problem in the future, it will be troublesome. The project was not big at first, but it became a big one under our operation, so we
There is no way out now. Feng Xiao, you have to tell Director Lin about this matter as soon as possible," Lin Yi said.
I thought about it and then said: "Don't you think this is a bit strange? She is about to be transferred, and the person who will replace her happens to be a deputy secretary-general of the provincial government. Have you investigated? That deputy secretary-general
How is the relationship between the Secretary-General and Mayor Huang? Perhaps Director Lin specially suggested this arrangement to Mayor Huang. I think she must be very worried about this matter, because Director Zhu has learned from past experiences, and this project
We have a huge relationship with her, so it’s hard to tell if she can’t do it without making arrangements in advance. If that’s really the case, I think it’s better for you to get in touch with her, after all, this is something we all have in common.”
Lin Yi said thoughtfully: "It makes sense. Yes! It's very likely to be the case. Shangguan, you go and investigate immediately. If it is really like Feng Xiao's analysis, you go to see Director Lin immediately and ask her to arrange a time with me as soon as possible.
Meet."
"Brother Feng, wouldn't it be better to ask Director Lin sideways?" Shangguanqin said.
"Of course. But she won't necessarily tell me more. Because after all, I don't know much about officialdom, and she is not willing to talk to me about it." I said. Actually, it was me.
I didn't want to ask because I was worried that it would embarrass Lin Yu.
"Feng Xiao, there is something I think I should tell you." Lin Yi said immediately, "As a company, it is sometimes very troublesome for us because we have to act cautiously on some things. For example, regarding this project, we used to
Through you and Director Lin, we have established a close relationship of mutual trust. Now that she is about to be transferred, we must be extra careful with the new leader, because maybe our relationship with Director Lin will be exposed, but
We can't do it without contacting the new leaders, and we have to have in-depth contact. So there is a contradiction here: we can't do it without contact, the new leader is likely to make things difficult for us, but if we contact him, we are worried that he will catch us because of it.
He then used this opportunity to get rid of us. In fact, if the new leader really wanted to get rid of us, it would be very simple. First, he would make things difficult, and then force us to bribe him. After we bribed him, he would immediately report it to his superiors.
So, I’m in a dilemma.”
After talking for a long time, it turns out that I still want to ask Lin Yu. I thought to myself. So I nodded and said: "Okay, I will ask from the side, and then you can talk to her in detail."
"Actually, why haven't I asked her? But she didn't tell me? I found that Director Lin is becoming more and more unpredictable. You said, our project is so closely related to her, why doesn't she
How about telling us the specific situation directly?" Lin Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly.
I thought for a while and said, "Well, I'll contact her right away. Then I'll go back first."
Lin Yi glanced at Shangguanqin, and Shangguanqin immediately said to me: "I'll give it to you."
I shook my head, "No, I'll just drive back by myself. I didn't drink much today." In fact, from what Lin Yi said to me just now, I somewhat understood why Lin Yu did that, so I didn't want Shangguan Qin to get involved.
Go to the conversation with Lin Yu. (To be continued)