After finishing the talk with Jiang Yanfeng, Zhang Tao followed Chen Ping to leave the Heavy Industry Construction Planning Company in a daze. For him, everything that happened just now was like a dream. Originally, Jiang Yanfeng looked down on them, those from county-level cities, and his attitude was very firm, but Chen Ping just said a few words, as if he had used magic, which made him immediately change his mind and agree to help hand over the materials about Luzhuang to the leaders of the superior Heavy Industry Group. This was incredible.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tao couldn't help but say to Chen Ping in admiration: "Mayor Chen, you are so awesome. Such a scheming chief engineer was defeated by you in just a few words!"

"Actually, it's not as exaggerated as you said. It's just that I know some things you don't know," said Chen Ping. "But don't think that things will end here and we can rest assured."

"I don't need to remind Mayor Chen to remember this. After all, there are still people waiting to see our jokes in the Jiangnan Building. If they know that we have taken a different approach, they will definitely come to cause trouble for Mayor Chen. In order to make Mayor Chen's plan go smoothly, I will definitely cooperate with Mayor Chen to perform a good show!" Zhang Tao patted his chest and promised.

Chen Ping nodded and said, "You have been following me for so long. Of course I believe in you, otherwise I wouldn't have taken you into Jiang Yanfeng's office. But before that, I hope you can restrain your emotions."

Zhang Tao lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry Mayor Chen. I just feel incredible about the miracle that Mayor Chen created. I'm sure that no other leader can do as easy as Mayor Chen in any adversity."

Chen Ping did not comment on Zhang Tao's words. He just took Zhang Tao back to the car. Although Yu Dajiang was also very concerned about Chen Ping's affairs, he knew better what he should do and things that were not within his scope of work could not be asked about, so he did not speak, but just took Chen Ping back to Jiangnan Building honestly.

However, when Chen Ping and the others got off the car at the entrance of Jiangnan Building, they suddenly saw Xu Yi, executive vice mayor of Linjiang who also came to Beijing to ask for projects. When Xu Yi saw Chen Ping get off the car, he came forward and asked Chen Ping, "Where is Mayor Chen coming back?"

Chen Ping looked at Xu Yi, and he frowned and said, "Mayor Xu, is Mayor Xu waiting for me here? Then how can I afford to take on the responsibility of a county-level deputy mayor like me?"

As soon as Chen Ping said this, Xu Yi looked very bad at that time. After all, Chen Ping's words meant too obvious. He was mocking Xu Yi for being a doorman here and welcome him back. How could Xu Yi, who has always been a higher official position than the sky, accept it? So Xu Yi said at the time: "Mayor Chen's words are still so sharp and targeted!"

"Mayor Xu is too good," Chen Ping made Xu Yi feel humble for a moment, and then turned around to the secretary Zhang Tao who got out of the car, "Zhang Tao, go back first. I believe that Mayor Xu should have something important to find me."

After Chen Ping finished speaking, Zhang Tao had not spoken yet, but Xu Yi said first: "Indeed, a small secretary always follows the leader, which is indeed a bit distorted. This will make people who are unaware of the fact that our cadres in Jiangnan Province do not know how to do things themselves and want to hand over everything to the secretary around them. This is too harmful to the image!"

Xu Yi's words were also mocking Chen Ping, just to find the scene that was mocked by Chen Ping just now. Zhang Tao felt very upset about Chen Ping, but he also knew his identity and at the same time he knew that he was not Xu Yi's opponent. He was even more sure that Xu Yi was definitely not Chen Ping's opponent, so he just asked Xu Yi and left.

After Zhang Tao left, Xu Yi said to Chen Ping again: "Mayor Chen, your secretary is too ignorant. It seems that you, the leader, have not set an example and done a good job!"

Chen Ping smiled at this and said, "Mayor Xu laughed. After all, our place is still a grassroots unit, and it is not as good as that of Linjiang City, the provincial capital. So, if the mayor is free another day, can he teach me how to be a good secretary? Then I believe that it will benefit Zhang Tao's future development a lot."

"Fart!" Xu Yi said to Chen Ping unhappily, "I am a leader who enjoys the treatment of a vice-provincial level. You actually asked me to help you teach your secretary. Is there any leader in your eyes?"

"I'm sorry Mayor Xu, this is all my impatience and talk nonsense. Mayor Xu, don't take it to your heart," said Chen Ping.

Chen Ping apologized, but Xu Yi knew very well that he had absolutely no intention of apologizing. Since Xu Yi could be the executive vice mayor of Linjiang, he also had the time to nourish his energy. Therefore, he knew that there was no point in getting involved with Chen Ping on these boring issues, so he decisively put aside his annoyance by Chen Ping and asked Chen Ping: "I don't know where Mayor Chen and his secretary are back? Have you gone to the Development and Reform Commission again?"

When Chen Ping heard Xu Yi's question, he suddenly became annoyed, but Chen Ping covered it up very well. He asked without answering a question: "Mayor Xu, although your level is indeed higher than mine, you can be considered my leader in name, but if I remember correctly, my actions in Beijing do not seem to need to report to you, right?"

After getting Chen Ping's answer, Xu Yi smiled happily and said to Chen Ping: "Indeed, there is no subordination between you and me, but Mayor Chen, you are still a cadre of my Jiangnan Province after all. When you come to the capital, you represent the image of my Jiangnan Province. As your leader, I feel that I have the obligation to inspect your words and deeds."

"Please rest assured that Mayor Xu is this. I have never done anything in Beijing that is unfavorable to the image of Jiangnan Province." Chen Ping said.

"Really?" Xu Yi asked Chen Ping meaningfully, "Why don't you know why Mayor Chen has been running to the Development and Reform Commission for several days in a row?"

Chen Ping replied: "This is what I need to help Luzhuang City's economic development and strive for project support from the Development and Reform Commission."

Xu Yi shook his head gently and said to Chen Ping in a serious and educational tone: "Mayor Chen! Maybe you are still young, so you don't know that generally speaking, the National Development and Reform Commission project investment should be fought for by representatives of a province. Of course, if the conditions allow for prefecture-level cities below are not impossible, but you are only county-level cities. How can you overstep your authority to fight for project investment in the Development and Reform Commission project? This is not a mess, smearing our image of Jiangnan Province, making the comrades in the Development and Reform Commission think that our officials in Jiangnan Province are so unruly?"

"And," Xu Yi continued, "I believe Mayor Chen should also understand that there are levels in the agency, and some things should be done steadily according to the rules, otherwise if everyone exceeds the authority, then will the order of this agency be messed up?"

Chen Ping looked at Xu Yi and sneered: "Mayor Xu said it was so good, it was really enlightening, but this was not as good as Mayor Xu did. In order to make the project fall into Linjiang City smoothly, Mayor Xu has taken great pains to do it."

"Mayor Chen, what do you mean? Is Mayor Chen suspected that I was deliberately making trouble for you?" Xu Yi asked.

"I believe that Mayor Xu, you should know better than me about this issue." Chen Ping replied.

Xu Yi shook his head helplessly and said to Chen Ping: "Mayor Chen, the agency has its own rules. Mayor Chen, since you want to serve as the deputy mayor of a county-level city to the Development and Reform Commission to seek a major project invested by the central government, you should be mentally prepared, rather than just like you now, who will complain about the world when you encounter a little setback, thinking that others have colluded and deliberately came to find fault for you. After all, the central government departments have their own ideas and will never revolve around you."

"Mayor Xu said it very well, but what about the facts?" Chen Ping asked again.

"Mayor Chen, you are still young and have a lot of things to learn, but I will teach you one thing first, that is, you must do everything within your ability and not take everything into yourself. I hope you can understand." Xu Yi said to Chen Ping with a very superior sense.

Chen Ping said: "I am very grateful to Mayor Xu for his generosity. Mayor Xu taught me a very vivid lesson with practical actions."

"So I advise Mayor Chen to go back to Luzhuang as soon as possible. Beijing is high, not a place where officials of your level can rush around."

After Xu Yi said this, he left. After Xu Yi left, Chen Ping was still standing at the door of Jiangnan Building. He looked at Xu Yi's back as he left. After a while, he finally walked into the building with a sigh of relief in his heart.

For Chen Ping, he was the most saddest hurdle in front of Xu Yi. After all, Xu Yi was able to appear here so by chance, which proved that he did not continue to go to the Development and Reform Commission today, which made him suspicious. In order to dispel his doubts, he had to act in front of him.

In this play, Chen Ping cannot be too confident or too guilty. Instead, he must be like a person who is obviously exhausted but still has to be swollen and fat.

This is undoubtedly a technical job, but fortunately Chen Ping did it well.

When Xu Yi initially asked Chen Ping where he went, Chen Ping made an annoyed look, but at the same time he covered it up. This was to dispel Xu Yi's suspicion of him and make him convinced that Chen Ping was really unable to do anything, so he became a little angry. However, the later cover-up was that he wanted to not lose his identity in front of Xu Yi, which was in line with Chen Ping's usual strong style.

With this beginning, the subsequent things are natural. Whether Chen Ping refuted, sarcastic, or questioned Xu Yi, it was very consistent with Xu Yi's guess about Chen Ping's psychological changes, which made Xu Yi fall into the psychological trap he set for himself.

It has to be said that although Xu Yi is already a high-ranking official who enjoys the treatment of a deputy provincial government, he is still no match for Chen Ping when it comes to grasping people's psychology.
Chapter completed!