I took a hot shower comfortably and changed into clean clothes. Although the fatigue of the journey was not completely eliminated, I felt much more relaxed. It was already past 6:30, so Wang Sheng took Zhou Hui to the restaurant for dinner.

The restaurant covers an area of ​​about 1,500 square meters and is divided into two floors, which can accommodate about 800 people at the same time. The first floor is a self-service dining area, which is priced by weight. The second floor is an order-based dish, and there are more than 20 private rooms, but the price is much higher. Of course, all tableware and equipment are removed from the passenger boat. This is the dinner time that time travelers are most accustomed to, so there are many people coming to eat, and the entire first floor is almost full.

If Wang Sheng was the only one, of course he would eat a little casually on the first floor, but if he brought Zhou Hui, he would not be casual. Therefore, he took Zhou Hui to the second floor. The total area of ​​the second floor was only about half of the first floor, and the number of people was much smaller, and there were many empty seats.

The two of them had just found a seat to sit down. At this time, Wang Sheng suddenly heard someone calling his name. Looking at the sound, he saw three people standing next to the stairs, which turned out to be Li Songchen, Zeng Dong and Gao Jun.

When the time travelers occupied Tianjin and just established the administrative system, Li Songchen, Zeng Dong and Wang Sheng all worked in the Ministry of Agriculture. The main task at that time was to restore agricultural production in Tianjin. Later, Gao Jun was also transferred to work together. Because they were similar in age and were willing to do practical things, the four of them had a very pleasant time to cooperate.

However, later Li Songchen, Zeng Dong, and Wang Shengdu Lu Ji were transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture and transferred to local work. Li Songchen first served as mayor of Tianjin. Later, Wang Sheng was transferred to Qingdao to manage administrative affairs. Later, he worked for a period of time and eventually served as mayor of Jinan. Zeng Dong stayed in the Ministry of Agriculture for the longest time, but his new position was the mayor of Qingdao. Theoretically, it was still a local work. Only Gao Jun stayed in the government to be responsible for women's work, but some time ago, she was also transferred to Qingdao to be in charge of land reform and had a brief working with Wang Sheng. However, until now, the four people have never gathered again.

Although Wang Sheng knew that Zeng Dong and Gao Jun were both in Qingdao and Li Songchen would come to Qingdao for a meeting, he did not expect that he would meet so soon. Therefore, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him. The four of them met again, and they were naturally very surprised. They made a few remarks to each other, and Zeng Dong immediately said that since they were in Qingdao, they would treat this meal to him and not compete with him.

When Li Songchen and Wang Sheng saw him, he did not be polite to Zeng Dong, so Zeng Dong immediately asked the waiter for a private room, and Wang Sheng went over and called Zhou Hui.

After entering the private room, Wang Sheng helped Zhou Hui, who was a little restrained, pull a chair open and let her sit down beside him. Li Songchen and Zeng Dong immediately shone with their eyes and made a "you understand" expression.

Gao Jun smiled and said, "Wang Sheng, who is this girl? I should introduce it to us."

Zhou Hui's face was flushed with embarrassment, but Wang Sheng didn't care. He simply introduced Zhou Hui's origin and directly stated that he would take Zhou Hui to register for marriage this time. After hearing this, the others congratulated Wang Sheng.

Gao Jun sat down next to Zhou Hui, and saw her quite restrained look, he smiled and said, "Zhou Hui, relax. We were good friends before, and we were rarely together again. Have a meal, don't be afraid."

Zhou Hui nodded slightly. In fact, she was still very happy because she knew that these people were Wang Sheng's friends, and they were all high-ranking officials among overseas Chinese. Wang Sheng admitted in front of them that he wanted to marry him, and they did not look down on him, so they felt much more at ease. In fact, after working in the Jinan government for several months, Zhou Hui also knew that according to the rules of overseas Chinese, women do not stay at home, but can be officials like men, and they did not feel surprised by Gao Jun.

After a while, the order of wine and food was delivered to the private room. Everyone first raised their glasses and congratulated Wang Sheng and Zhou Hui. Then they started chatting casually, of course they were talking to each other about what they encountered at work. Gao Jun also intentionally talked and chatted with Zhou Huiduo so that she would not feel neglected.

As we talked about the annual summary, the East China government’s first five-year plan. Because Li Songchen and Wang Sheng are both working in the local area now, and Zeng Dong and Gao Jun have been staying in Qingdao, both of them also asked them about the content of the five-year plan.

Gao Jun said: "I don't know about the five-year planning and integration, but I have heard of it basically, mainly to determine some factory projects, infrastructure projects, railways, highways, and projects of certain public welfare nature, such as schools, etc.."

Zeng Dong also said: "Songchen, Wang Sheng, I know what you two care about? You must want to give Tianjin and Jinan a few more projects to drive local economic development. Of course, Qingdao will definitely have the most projects, after all, it is the capital, and Qingdao itself has several factories left by Germany. But don't worry, Tianjin and Jinan are our key cities, and the government will definitely support you. Therefore, the projects that should be assigned to you are absolutely indispensable."

Wang Sheng asked again: "But projects like railways and highways span several regions, such as Jiaoji Railway, connecting Qingdao and Jinan. Which city's project is considered?"

Zeng Dongdao: "I don't know much about this, but such a project should be led by the government's famous discussion, and then join forces with several places to carry out it together."

Wang Sheng frowned and said, "But even so, it is always a place to be famous, otherwise how will it be managed in the future?"

If only Li Songchen and Gao Jun were the only ones, Wang Shengdao would have no worries and would have spoken out his thoughts directly because there was no conflict of interest between the two sides. However, Zeng Dong is now the mayor of Qingdao. Maybe there will be fierce competition between Jinan and Qingdao on the issue of the ownership of the Jiaoji Railway, so it is hard to say it too directly, which will affect his relationship with Zeng Dong.

Zeng Dongdao didn't notice it yet and said, "I don't know about this, so I have to ask the Ministry of Education for the Establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

However, Li Songchen understood Wang Sheng's intention. After all, he worked in the local area for a long time and was more sensitive to matters involving local interests. Wang Sheng proposed the name of Jiaoji Railway. Li Songchen knew that Wang Sheng wanted to win the management rights of Jiaoji Railway for Jinan, but he was concerned about Zeng Dong's position, so he wanted to speak out but stopped. Zeng Dong worked in the local area for a short time, and his personality was relatively unrestrained. Unlike Wang Sheng's meticulous thoughts, he had not yet experienced it. However, Li Songchen did not want the relationship between the three to be affected by their positions and interests in the future, and said: "Wang Sheng, if you have any ideas, you might as well say it directly."

In fact, Wang Sheng was not very excited. When the three of them worked together in the Ministry of Agriculture, although the conditions were harder, they did not have so much scheming between each other. Everyone was open and honest, saying whatever they had, and they did not have any grudges with each other after they said that. Now that the conditions are better, several people have been promoted to the office, but they have become estranged, and they have hesitated and hesitated. After hearing Li Songchen's words, Wang Sheng also understood that he knew what he meant, so he said: "I'll just talk straight, but let me explain first, I'm only focusing on work, and no matter whether it is right or wrong, it will not affect our friendship."

Zeng Dongdao: "Of course, we have a relationship, and we have always been about things and not people."

Wang Sheng then said his thoughts and explained in detail the advantages of Jinan in managing the Jiaoji Railway. Finally, Wang Sheng said specifically: "If I don't have my own selfishness, it will definitely be a lie. If Jinan can obtain the management rights of Jiaoji Railway, of course it will have great benefits, but in terms of managing the Jiaoji Railway, I think Jinan is indeed more suitable than Qingdao."

After hearing Wang Sheng's words, Zeng Dong realized it and said, "You are for this. If the Executive Yuan decides that Jinan will manage the Jiaoji Railway, I have no objection. Jinan is indeed more suitable than Qingdao."

Li Songchen said: "What if the Executive Yuan asked you for your opinion?"

Zeng Dong thought about it and said, "If I only ask about pure technology and economic considerations, I would recommend giving the management rights of Jiaoji Railway to Jinan. But if there are other political considerations, it is hard to say. I can only follow the arrangements of the Executive Yuan. You also know that such a large project cannot be completely based on pure technology and economic considerations, and other considerations are also very important."

Wang Sheng nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, I just think so, but if the Executive Yuan makes the final decision, I will definitely obey the Executive Yuan's decision."

At this time, Gao Jun said, "I'm not afraid of offending you. You guys are bored and not bored. They just talked hesitantly and talked in a row for such a small matter. Young people in their early thirties are the same as old drivers in their sixties and seventies. They used to be too busy, and what kind of decisions are the Executive Yuan? If the Executive Yuan lets you two compete? So if you want to fight for profits, you can say it openly. There is nothing wrong with it. If you don't fight for your own place, why should you be the mayor? Everyone shows their ability to compete fairly. Let's see who can compete. After the competition is over, wouldn't it be over?"

Wang Sheng couldn't help feeling a little ashamed when he heard this. After all, he really caused this topic, and Gao Jun's words really touched Wang Sheng's heart. Has he been an official for a long time, he is slowly changing?

Li Songchen said: "Director Gao is right. We will definitely encounter such conflicts of interest in the future. I think everyone should speak out openly and without hiding it. If interests can be coordinated, try their best to coordinate. If it is difficult to coordinate, everyone can compete fairly. It depends on who has the strong ability, but it will definitely not affect our friendship."

Zeng Dong nodded repeatedly and said, "What I annoyed the most is to beat around the bush, go around and talk straight, and say it straight. What's wrong with me? Even if I say it straight, I will never give birth. Wang Sheng, forget it this time, you are kind-hearted, afraid of affecting our friendship, but you will still do this next time, don't blame me for turning against you."

Wang Sheng also raised his hands and surrendered, saying, "I promise not to do it next time, definitely not to do it."
Chapter completed!