Hou Weidong knew that although Zhu Yan did not explicitly say that Chengjin County would withdraw from the competition with Shengbao Group, the meaning was still very obvious. If he agreed to this matter casually, no matter how he implemented it in the future, at least it would be a happy ending now. This is also the most common and effective perfunctory technique in the officialdom.

After thinking about it, Hou Weidong still chose to speak out about this matter. Telling a lie requires ten lies to continue the lie, and the final result will still be seen through. As Zhu Yan's former secretary, Hou Weidong was unwilling to lie.

He said his heart, and seeing that Zhu Yan's expression had not changed, Hou Weidong breathed a long sigh of relief.

Zhu Yan continued: "The phosphate mineral resources in Lingxi and neighboring provinces are rich, and Fan Desheng has many opportunities to choose from. What we should do now is to vigorously promote the mineral resources in Dongxiang and Chengjin, and exclude the neighboring provinces and Maodong City, which are slightly far away."

Hou Weidong woke up at a moment and said, "I understand what Secretary Zhu means. We will first unanimously expel other competitors, and eventually attract Shengbao Group to the two cities of Shazhou and Maoyun."

Zhu Yan put forward a new point of view: "I came up with the concept of Dongcheng Mining Area, including Dongxiang and Chengjin, which have the richest phosphate reserves, break the administrative divisions, actively publicize to the province, and to the outside world."

He slowed down and said, "As for whether Shengbao Group will eventually settle in Shazhou or Maoyun, that is the next step, and even if it settles in Chengjin County, Shazhou, it will also promote the mining development of Dongxiang County. Vice versa, I believe the province will agree with this view."

Hou Weidong's eyes lit up and said, "Dongsha Mining Area. This concept should be attractive to the provincial government." He said, "In terms of the status and strength of Shazhou, it should be called Shadong Mining Area." It is just such a detailed issue, so there is no need to worry about Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan said: "This matter should be done quickly. I will go to see Governor Zhou tomorrow, so I will propose this concept to him. You must also find a way to propose this concept to Governor Zhou in a timely manner."

"Okay. I will try to report to Governor Zhou once in the past two days, and discuss the conditions. Dongsha Mining Area has advantages in the whole province. Governor Zhou is very familiar with Dongsha Mining Area. I believe he will support Shengbao Group to settle in Dongsha Mining Area."

After chatting about the main business, Zhu Yan's expression obviously relaxed. He pulled out a cigarette, threw one at Hou Weidong, and said casually: "What's your little guy's name?"

"Hou Dazhi."

When Zhu Yan heard this name, he almost choked on the cigarette and said with a smile: "Your name is so ugly. Hou Dazhi, a girl who gives such a straightforward name, will be ridiculed by the children in the school in the future."

Dayong and Dazhi are the names of Hou Weidong's son and daughter. Of course, the name Hou Dayong can only be buried deep in his heart. He smiled and explained: "That's how I think. No matter men and women, they should have some wisdom, so that they can live a good life."

Zhu Yan shook his head and said, "Since you are wise, calling Hou Hui is better than calling Hou Dazhi. How could Xiaojia agree to you to give such a old-fashioned name?" Hou Weidong said embarrassedly: "Several arguments with Xiaojia, we did not finally take out the names that both of us were satisfied with. So the child has never registered."

When talking about Xiaojia, Zhu Yan had an idea and said, "I will give your baby daughter a name, Hou Jiahui. Your surname, add Xiaojia's name, and add the word Hui. What do you think of this name?"

"Hou Jiahui, this name sounds good." Although Hou Weidong thought that the name was still very old-fashioned, in order to show respect for Zhu Yan, he called Xiaojia and said, "Xiaojia, at Secretary Zhu's house, Secretary Zhu gave his daughter a name called Hou Jiahui."

Hou Weidong originally thought that Xiaojia was the same as himself, but Xiaojia was very interested and said, "This name is very good. I like it. It sounds much better than Hou Dazhi."

Knowing that Xiaojia likes the name "Hou Jiahui", Zhu Yan happily smoked a cigarette and took two sips. In the faint light smoke, his thoughts turned to Zhu Mei and asked, "Did Zhu Mei still contact you during this period? I used to send me text messages every day, but now I only have one or two messages a week, and I don't know what I'm busy with."

Hou Weidong and Zhu Mei have always been in contact. They almost two or three days later, Zhu Mei sent an email, sometimes sketches, photos, or trivial things encountered by little girls.

"Zhu Mei rarely sends me mobile phone text messages, she likes to send emails."

Hou Weidong remembered that Zhu Mei had once said that he had sent some photos to his father Zhu Yanyi, and said, "Secretary Zhu has a lot of things to do, so he doesn't open emails often, there must be Zhu Mei's emails in it."

Zhu Yan went downstairs with great enthusiasm, took out his laptop computer from the car, opened his email address, and there were indeed several unread emails in it.

Hou Weidong's eyes were sharp-eyed, and he could see at a glance that these unread emails were sent for more than a month. The emails sent to Zhu Yan were obviously less than those sent to him. Of course, he would not foolishly say this.

Looking at a few photos, Zhu Yan said strangely: "This should be a photo taken by a digital camera. I remember not selling a digital camera to Xiaomei."

"Last summer vacation, Zhu Mei came to Chengjin to sketch. Xiaojia bought it for her. Students from the Academy of Fine Arts use digital cameras when going out to sketch. This is a tool, not purely for playing."

Because Zhu Mei was physically disabled, Zhu Yan felt a little guilty towards her. He could generally satisfy any request made by Zhu Mei. If Zhu Mei asked for a digital camera, he would definitely buy it for her. He thought about it carefully and Zhu Mei did not make this request.

"Why is this child so ignorant? Since he is a learning tool, why don't he say it to someone who is a father?"

Hou Weidong smiled and said, "Xiaojia is a petty bourgeois person with a serious petty bourgeois mood. She usually orders some magazines such as "Fashion". She saw an article saying that it was a popular digital camera in the Academy of Fine Arts. She bought one for Zhu Mei in Shazhou."

"Thank you Xiaojia with me."

Zhu Yan looked carefully at the pictures for a while, sighed, his face looked ugly, and said, "Xiaomei is different from a normal child after all, look at these photos."

Zhu Mei's scene has a unique feature, especially likes cliffs and weak grass. Hou Weidong has noticed this a long time ago. When Zhu Yan sighed at the two steep cliffs, he deliberately said: "Although Xiaomei is disabled, she is very strong. I remember Marshal Ye has a poem called "Nothing is difficult in the world. As long as he is willing to climb, Xiaomei's photos are in line with the artistic conception of this poem."

Knowing that Hou Weidong was comforting himself, Zhu Yan chose to believe his statement.

The two talked until twelve o'clock, and just when they went downstairs to sleep, Hou Weidong said again: "Secretary Zhu, I will report to Governor Zhou according to the Dongsha Mining Area's ideas. However, I will still try my best to fight for Chengjin for the Shengbao Group. I cannot choose to give in to this matter. Please forgive me."

Zhu Yan patted Hou Weidong on the shoulder and said, "Shengbao Group is of great significance to my personal development and the Maoyun area. I will do my best to strive for it."

"We cannot decide who will fall in Shengbao Group. It is too early to give in. At least the province has to wait until the province agrees with the Dongsha Mining Area, which is when Maoyun and Shazhou compete with each other."

He also said: "You can express your true thoughts frankly today, which means that you are still sincere in front of me. I am very pleased. At the same time, you are unwilling to ignore the interests of Jin to satisfy my wishes. This shows that you have a bottom line and are not an unprincipled official. I appreciate it very much. Through this incident, I think you are a qualified county party secretary and a trustworthy friend."

Hou Weidong never expected Zhu Yan to say the next words. He was really moved and said, "If Secretary Zhu needs me to charge, Xiao Hou will be clear-headed."

Hou Weidong's statement was an hinting at Dongxiang County. Zhu Yan naturally understood, and said, "You are different from the time you were in the past. The county party secretary and the cadres who are all watching in the province are not just me who can be transferred. After all, they are separated by two cities."

Hou Weidong smiled and said, "Secretary Zhu is the leader of the provincial party committee and government, so I can naturally be transferred to my command at that time."

Zhu Yan was not polite and said, "I hope so."

The night talk in the suburbs of Lingxi was like a spring breeze sweeping away Hou Weidong's uneasiness. He kept pondering the concept of "Dongsha Mining Area" in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Zhu Yan had broad ideas.

"Secretary Hou, how did your matter be implemented?"

As soon as Hou Weidong walked into the gate of Lingxi Daily, he received a call from the municipal party secretary Zhu Minsheng.

"Report to Secretary Zhu, yesterday I met with Chairman Fan Desheng of Shengbao Group and talked about the advantages of Shazhou in phosphate mines."

Zhu Minsheng interrupted: "Does Chairman Fan have any tendency opinions?"

"Chairman Fan is a veteran in the shopping mall. He is humming, and his trump card is not revealed at all." Hou Weidong said again: "I have also found a lot of news when I went to Lingxi this time. At present, at least Maoyun, Maodong and two cities in neighboring provinces have an interest in Shengbao Group and are very quick."

"I have divided the work with Mayor Liu, and he will take charge of Shengbao Group. You will mainly report to Mayor Liu in the future. If you have the result, just tell me a word."

Zhu Minsheng was kind and polite, but Hou Weidong did not dare to say this. He said with a clear attitude: "Secretary Zhu, I will report to you at any time."

After hanging up the phone, he thought to himself: "Zhou Changquan Shiyou* will agree with the Dongsha Mining Area's proposal, but I don't know what Liu Bing and Zhu Minsheng's views on this matter?"

After going up the seventh floor, standing at the entrance of the stairs, Duan Ying came out of the office. When Duan Ying saw Hou Weidong, his eyes lit up and said, "Hou Weidong, a rare guest, please come in."

Since the party school playground indulges, the two have given a complete explanation to the past, but when they meet, they have become more relaxed.

"I'm looking for Director Wang and I just called."

"Come in and sit in first. Director Wang went to the editor-in-chief's office and it took at least ten minutes to come back."
Chapter completed!