Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1501: Wide Network of Contacts

Secretary Zhou whispered: "Everyone should take responsibility for their own actions, and no one is an exception." He fully understood what Zhang Song meant. Wang Jianming began to act, or perhaps it was the Wang family that took action.

How could he not see through what even Zhang Song could see? But in many cases, people have no choice. When you are in a rapid, it is difficult to choose to go upstream, but it is even more difficult to stay where you are.

He would be no exception, Secretary Zhou thought secretly, it was not him who made the choice, but others who chose him. He thought it was an opportunity, but when he took this step he realized that he had walked into a hidden vortex, and once he stepped into it, he could not extricate himself.

Zhang Song said: "Secretary Zhou, I understand, and I will take responsibility for the mistakes I made." What he meant was that I only acknowledge my own mistakes and will not take the blame for others.

Secretary Zhou said, "Actually, you don't have to come all the way here. It won't change anything whether you come or not. But I'm still very happy to see you."

Zhang Song said: "Although I can't change anything, there are some things I still want Secretary Zhou to know. Before I became the director of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the land for the old crematorium in Dongzhou had already been settled. Comrade Jiang Qiyong was in charge of the work at the Civil Affairs Bureau at that time."

Secretary Zhou asked, "Do you want me to help you clarify this?"

Zhang Song shook his head: "No, I'm just telling the truth. As for the responsibility, I will take it."

Secretary Zhou thought to himself, you just said you didn't want to take the blame, and now you say you will take all the responsibility. He was not surprised that Zhang Song made such a choice. After all, Jiang Qiyong's uncle is Jiang Tianyue. With Zhang Song's strength, if he challenges Jiang Qiyong's uncle and nephew, the ending will probably be tragic.

Secretary Zhou said, "I'm sorry to have wronged you."

Zhang Song's smile was full of bitterness: "That's the rule. People who don't even want to take a small loss will often suffer a big loss."

Secretary Zhou asked, "Did Wang Jianming talk to you?"

Zhang Song was startled. There was a deeper meaning in Secretary Zhou's question. The real target of this investigation into Yuan Hongping's Chinese culture training was the Wang family. Secretary Zhou undoubtedly played the role of a vanguard. The Wang family would certainly not swallow this insult easily. What he meant by this was actually to ask himself whether he had sided with the Wang family.

Zhang Song said: "I have, and I have also made my position clear to Secretary Wang. I accept all criticism and punishment from the organization."

Xu Chunliang and Zhou Deming chatted about each other's recent situation in the living room. Zhou Deming was not clear about what happened between Xu Chunliang and Xu Jiawen, so he asked him if Xu Jiawen knew about his visit to Nanjiang.

Xu Chunliang shook his head: "I came to Nanjiang on business and didn't say hello to my aunt." Since his grandfather passed away, he and his two aunts have had less contact. The eldest aunt Xu Jiaan was a little greedy when it came to the inheritance, and although the younger aunt Xu Jiawen didn't care about the inheritance, the accident happened because his grandfather came to find her, and Xu Chunliang has not been able to let it go completely until now.

Zhou Deming said: "I heard from Xiaochun that you sent a large sum of money to her family."

Xu Chunliang smiled calmly and said, "That's what she deserves. My two aunts both have a share of grandpa's inheritance."

Zhou Deming said: "You are really righteous. In my opinion, there are too many disputes over inheritance in families. Your Xu family has done a good job in this regard."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, that’s because you don’t know the inside story. My aunt not only wants a share of the property left by grandpa, she also wants shares in Changshan Hospital.

Xu Chunliang didn't want to discuss this topic any further, so he changed the subject and said, "I heard that you plan to stay in Hong Kong for employment?"

Zhou Deming nodded and said, "Xiaochun is used to the life there. I asked her opinion and she doesn't want to come to the mainland for the time being."

Xu Chunliang said: "Seeing you accommodating her like this, I feel relieved."

Zhou Deming smiled and said, "Actually, my parents also meant the same thing. They said that since I don't want to join the system, it's better for me to stay in Hong Kong. My mother even asked me to get a Hong Kong identity so that it would be convenient for our children to go to school in the future."

Xu Chunliang smiled but said nothing. Zhou Deming's parents asked him to stay in Hong Kong and get an identity there, probably to prepare for a rainy day. Although Secretary Zhou is in a good position now, no one knows what he will face in the future. The defeat in Dongzhou has probably left a deep shadow on Secretary Zhou. He probably doesn't want his son to stay in the mainland. In fact, this is also the choice of most officials.

Zhou Deming said: "By the way, I plan to buy a house in Hong Kong."

Xu Chunliang said: "The houses over there are not cheap."

Zhou Deming said, "That's right. My parents helped me pay part of the money, Zhen Chun took out part of the money on her own initiative, and the rest I have to borrow money. Anyway, I'm young and have plenty of time to pay it back."

Given Secretary Zhou's level, his son still needed the couple to pool money for a loan when buying a house in Hong Kong. This shows that Secretary Zhou is quite honest.

Xu Chunliang said: "If you need money, I can lend it to you, and you can pay it back slowly in the future."

Zhou Deming smiled and said, "The mortgage interest rates there are very low."

At this time, Zhen Chun called him, and Zhou Deming directly told her that he was with Xu Chunliang. Zhen Chun was very excited after hearing this and asked Zhou Deming to give him the phone number.

Xu Chunliang picked up the phone, and Zhen Chun immediately complained: "Cousin, you didn't contact me when you came to Nanjiang. Don't you have me as your cousin anymore?"

Xu Chunliang said: "I came here suddenly this time, it was all for work."

Zhen Chun said, "I'm not interfering with your work. If you have time to see Deming, why don't you have time to see me?" Xu Chunliang said, "I was meeting Secretary Zhou and saw Deming by the way."

Zhen Chuncai refused to listen to his explanation and insisted on coming to find him. Xu Chunliang had no choice but to agree to go with Zhou Deming to pick her up for a midnight snack after he finished his work here.

After hanging up the phone, he waited for more than half an hour before seeing Zhang Song come out. Zhang Song's expression was not relaxed. Xu Chunliang came to the car with Zhang Song, and Zhang Song said he wanted to go back overnight.

Xu Chunliang was not interested in accompanying him on the journey in the dark, so he let Zhang Song go first. He had nothing to do anyway, so he stayed in Nanjiang for a day before leaving.

After breaking up with Zhang Song, Xu Chunliang went with Zhou Deming to pick up Zhen Chun.

Nanjiang's nightlife is much richer than Dongzhou's. Zhen Chun originally suggested going to the bar, but Xu Chunliang was not interested in it. Finally, Zhou Deming compromised and suggested going to Huohuohuo Music and BBQ Bar.

Xu Chunliang originally thought it was just a place to eat barbecue, but after arriving at the barbecue bar, he realized that it was quite a large place. The barbecue bar occupied three floors and had a central stage where resident bands performed every night.

The three of them found a place to sit down. Xu Chunliang looked around. The place was packed with people. After all, it was the provincial capital. Such a large barbecue restaurant was rare in Dongzhou.

Zhou Deming was responsible for ordering food. Zhen Chun denounced Xu Chunliang. Xu Chunliang had always been very fond of this little cousin and looked at her with a smile.

Zhen Chun was tired of talking, and sighed, "Anyway, you are getting more and more powerful now, and you look down on me, your commoner cousin."

Xu Chunliang said: "You are not a commoner, you are Secretary Zhou's future daughter-in-law."

Zhen Chun blushed and spat, "As long as we're not married, things will change."

The pressure was on Zhou Deming. Zhou Deming said, "I can't control whether you change or not. Anyway, I won't change."

Xu Chunliang laughed: "Aren't we all going to buy a house together?"

Zhen Chun glared at Zhou Deming and blamed him for telling everything.

Xu Chunliang said: "Don't blame Deming, I heard it from Secretary Zhou."

Zhen Chun said: "It's just an idea. Buying a house is not that easy. You know how expensive houses in Hong Kong are."

Xu Chunliang secretly kept this in mind and planned to give his cousin a house. Although he was not the richest man in the world, money was just a number to him at the moment.

Zhou Deming asked them what to drink, but before they could decide, the food and drinks were served.

Zhou Deming was a little puzzled because he hadn't placed an order yet. The dishes were very rich, and two bottles of Maotai were served directly. He looked at the waiter and said, "Did they serve the wrong thing?"

The waiter smiled and said, "Yes, our boss arranged it. He will be here soon."

As soon as Xu Chunliang heard it, he knew he had met an acquaintance, but he was not sure whether it was his acquaintance or Zhou Deming's acquaintance, but both of them had such a face.

The mystery was soon solved. Not long after, Zhan Tianhang rushed over. Xu Chunliang had not seen him since he withdrew his investment from Weishan Island. Unexpectedly, he saw him today, the first night he came to Nanjiang.

Xu Chunliang stood up and said with a smile: "I was wondering who was so generous, it turns out it was Mr. Zhan."

Zhan Tianhang stepped forward and held Xu Chunliang's hand and said, "Chunliang, you didn't even tell me you were coming. I just saw you from a distance. Did I disturb you?"

Xu Chunliang said: "They are all family members, my cousin Zhen Chun and her fiancé Zhou Deming."

Zhan Tianhang shook hands with Zhou Deming. He knew Zhou Deming and knew who Zhou Deming's father was. After a few pleasantries, he suggested changing to a private room.

Xu Chunliang said no, he came here today just for the atmosphere here, it would be boring to go to the private room.

Zhan Tianhang asked someone to open the wine. After drinking two glasses of wine, he briefly described the recent situation. Due to the bad economic situation in recent years, they also changed their business ideas, closed several high-end hotels, and switched to affordable restaurants. Dongzhou BBQ is well-known in China, and many stores have been opened in Nanjiang, so he took a different approach and started a music barbecue bar. Judging from the business performance in the past six months, the revenue is good, and it has become a new profit growth point.

Although Zhan Tianhang transferred the hot spring hotel, he was still very concerned about the situation there. Xu Chunliang told him that the hot spring hotel had undergone an upgrade and renovation, and business was still not very prosperous. However, the Blue Star Group was wealthy and did not care about temporary success or failure.

Zhan Tianhang sighed, "In fact, I didn't want to give up the hot spring hotel. The conditions in Weishan Island are very good, and tourism will be developed sooner or later. But we had problems with capital operation, and our business ideas changed, so we had to give up."

Xu Chunliang said: "You don't have to feel sorry, things are going well now."

(End of this chapter)