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Chapter 546: Holding Hands (asking for monthly tickets, subscriptions, and recommended tickets)
The night is getting darker.

The lobby of Chuncheng Hotel was silent.

Li Hongjie's daughter was so angry that these important figures in Jiangchuan were embarrassed. When they saw Li Hongjie and Xie Yun appear at the door accompanied by their secretaries, no one dared to say a word. It was Liao Ming, the director of the Municipal Health Bureau, who stepped forward to explain.

Li Hongjie listened to Liao Ming's explanation and understood the situation. He just glanced at the angry Li Xiaoman, and then said to Xie Yun: "Old Xie, shall we eat in the hall?"

Xie Yun had an elegant appearance, a tall and thin figure, and wore a black leather jacket. He looked very young, and his voice was particularly gentle. He could be considered an old handsome man. He extended his hand and said, "As long as you are satisfied, Secretary Li."

The two men walked into the hall surrounded by everyone. At this time, Wang Hai, the director of the Municipal Engineering Bureau, who was standing in the corridor, greeted him, "Secretary Li". Li Hongjie didn't hear it. Wang Hai laughed a few times and turned away.

The group sat down at a large table in the middle of the hall, and the atmosphere became a little better.

There were not many people eating in the hall, because those who came here to eat were people of some status who were entertaining guests and handling official business, and few would be willing to eat in the hall.

The composition of the people at this dinner party was a bit mixed.

The host was the Municipal Health Bureau, the entertainer was Xie Yun, the invitees were Zhang Yunqi and Lu Yuanzhou, the one who joined halfway was Li Hongjie, and the ones who came for free were Li Yufei and Li Xiaoman.

The relationship became even more complicated. It took nearly twenty minutes to greet each other. After everyone sat down, Li Hongjie said to Xie Yun: "Old Xie, let's drink today? Back then, I relied on drinking to get through those two years in LS."

Xie Yun nodded: "Thinking back to that time, we could drink barley wine as if it were water. The snow on the Tanggula Mountain, the sunset on the golden roof of the Potala Palace, and the butter lamps on the Mani piles, these are such distant memories."

As he was talking, the manager personally brought over a pair of Maotai bottles. The waitress wanted to take them, but the manager passed her by and said, "Serve the food."

As he said this, he took the wine out of the paper box and prepared to pour it. Liao Ming, the director of the Health Bureau, said, "I'll do it." He took the wine and filled a glass for Li Hongjie and Xie Yun, followed by Zhang Yunqi and Lu Yuanzhou. At this time, Zhu Xianchun, the deputy director of the Health Bureau, took the wine glass and said, "I'll do it." He poured another glass for Director Liao.

Zhang Yunqi, who was sitting next to them, had actually seen this scene too many times. Every time he had to admire the profoundness of Chinese wine culture, because he really couldn't learn it. He always thought about applying this meticulousness to his work. The Chinese are really amazing.

The dishes came up soon.

Li Hongjie and Xie Yun clinked their glasses, drank them both in one gulp, showed their glasses to each other, laughed and said, "What a delight! What a delight!"

There was a lively atmosphere at the table.

Everyone toasted each other. Lu Yuanzhou was not very old, but he was well-spoken and eloquent. He toasted four times without changing his expression. Even Li Hongjie couldn't help but admire him, "You are getting old. Now it is really the world of young people. We have Zhang Yunqi in Jiangchuan. In my opinion, Lu is finally a young talent from Xiangbei! Now is a good time for reform and opening up. You should keep up the good work and contribute to the economic development of Jiangchuan."

Lu Yuanzhou was very generous: "Secretary Li, I have also visited Jiangchuan these days and learned a lot. The industrial planning and investment promotion conditions are very good. Xiongsen Group is very interested in developing in Jiangchuan. In a word, I will go wherever you point me."

Li Hongjie felt particularly comfortable after hearing these words, and even Li Xiaoman showed a smile as she watched his father and Lu Yuanzhou talk about Xiongsen Group's investment in Jiangchuan.

Xie Yun was toasted four times in succession by Secretary Li Hongjie, Director Liao Ming, Deputy Director Zhu Xianchun, and Lu Yuanzhou, and his face was already flushed.

He picked up the wine glass and stood up, smiling and said to Zhang Yunqi: "Mr. Zhang, can I call you Yunqi on this occasion? After all, you are a good friend of my precious niece since childhood. Of course, I know your name well in Jiangchuan. Let me offer you a glass of wine to thank you for donating 50 yuan to the people in Jiangchuan who have schistosomiasis."

Zhang Yunqi was a little surprised. Lu Yuanzhou donated one million and sponsored the fundraising event. Lu Yuanzhou had already toasted him. Xie Yun's glass of wine should be returned to Lu Yuanzhou in accordance with the rules of the drinking table.

But he didn't think much about it, picked up the wine glass and said: "Thank you for your words, Director. It is a great honor to be able to contribute a little bit to the people of my hometown."

Zhang Yunqi stood up and drank a glass of Moutai with Xie Yun, but since Xie Yun had toasted him personally, Liao Ming and Zhu Xianchun naturally had to join in the toast as well. So Zhang Yunqi drank three glasses in one breath.

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere became more lively. Li Yufei and Li Xiaoman, the two girls, sat next to each other, drinking and talking in private, and could not get involved in the lively drinking party at all. Zhang Yunqi didn't know why they joined in the fun. It was a rare trip back to Jiangchuan, so wouldn't it be nice to go shopping and watch a movie together?

Xie Yun picked up a piece of braised beef ear. Not sure if he was drunk or had some hidden meaning, he suddenly said to Liao Ming, the director of the Health Bureau: "Secretary Li and two entrepreneurs who donated a large sum of money are here today. Old Liao, please tell me the truth. What is the current incidence rate in Jiangchuan?"

Liao Ming, who was standing next to him, immediately put down his chopsticks and said, not caring about the presence of others, "The incidence rate has remained at 4% in the past few years, and it is difficult to reduce it further. When Director Qian took charge of this, it was 2%. With your coming up and taking charge, it has dropped by more than one percentage point. It is not easy!"

After a pause, he continued, "As for the incidence this year, you also know, otherwise you wouldn't have come down. Last year there were several floods and snails emerged again. This year the incidence has soared to 6 percent."

Xie Yun sighed and said, "I'm going to try to lower it by two or three percentage points. Do you have the confidence?"

Liao Ming performed Tai Chi very smoothly: "With the support of the hall, I have confidence."

Xie Yun put down his chopsticks and said, "There is no money in the department, but for Jiangchuan's matter, we raised two million through social donations. You know this, it is not easy. Two business owners who paid more than 150 million today are also here. The money is in place now. It is up to you whether you can take it down or not. If you do, we will have an explanation to the ministry, the province, the department, and Secretary Li."

Liao Ming said: "We must complete the task resolutely. Give us a year." After a pause, he continued: "I heard that Xiangjiang donated several cars to the provincial department. Can they take care of our Jiangchuan area? Let's talk about the treatment of schistosomiasis. We have to go from village to village. After all, comrades are slow to walk. They can't keep up with the pace of reform. I'm worried!"

Xie Yun said: "Hengnan has already spoken. There are more than 100 counties in southern Hunan with only three cars. Who do you want to give it to?"

Liao Ming said, "How dare a county like Hengnan speak up? We, a prefecture-level city, spoke up with courage. Is the work of a region more important, or that of a county? Director Xie, please tell us! If nothing works, we can ask Secretary Li to judge."

Li Hongjie smiled and said, "The city is bigger than the county. Your level is higher."

Liao Ming nodded quickly: "That's exactly what I said."

Xie Yun also laughed and pointed at Liao Ming: "I can see that today's banquet is not a good one, and Secretary Li is helping to blackmail us."

"How about this, don't make it difficult for Director Xie. I will donate three cars to Director Liao Ming." The speaker was Lu Yuanzhou.

He said it lightly, but the weight of his words drew applause.

Liao Ming raised his glass and said, "Mr. Lu, I want to toast you on behalf of the people of Jiangchuan City and thank you for your kindness. Your selfless dedication makes you a young hero!"

Li Xiaoman, who was sitting next to him, saw this scene and subconsciously looked at Zhang Yunqi, as if there was a little bit of deep meaning in it.

Li Yufei also frowned, then pulled Zhang Yunqi's hand under the table.

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