Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 55. A Nice Mayor

End the video call.

Han Xixi's happy expression immediately fell, and he looked at the bright lights of Haicheng outside the window, a little dazed.

At this time, assistant Chen Jiajia opened the door and came in.

"Sister Xixi, I bought your salad, come and eat it!"

"okay!"

Han Xixi took the salad and opened it.

It was the usual vegetable feast, with a boiled egg cut in half on top, which looked unappetizing.

She suddenly remembered the instant noodles on Lin Xiao’s table just now.

"Why don't you eat? Aren't you hungry?" Chen Jiajia asked when she saw that she was not moving.

"No appetite!"

Han Xixi put down his fork and suddenly asked, "Jia Jia, can I start a fire in this apartment?"

Chen Jiajia was stunned for a moment.

"It should be possible. I see there is gas... Sister, are you tired of eating salad and want to cook for yourself?"

"Ah, yes!"

"But you can't cook, right?"

"Uh...I can learn!"

Chen Jiajia frowned, not understanding why she suddenly wanted to learn how to cook.

Han Xixi was very interested and asked, "Are there any dishes that are easier to learn? It would be best if you can learn them right away?"

Chen Jiajia thought for a moment and said, "If you can learn it in no time... let's make scrambled eggs with tomatoes. They will cook right away when you throw them into the pan, and neither tomatoes nor eggs will make you fat. It's no different from this salad, but it tastes much better!"

Han Xixi's eyes lit up: "Okay, then I'll learn this!"

Chen Jiajia rolled her eyes.

Our own artists are too careless. Their work has been going badly recently and many performance opportunities have been snatched away by Yan Na.

If it were any other artist, they would have been furious, but Han Xixi acted as if nothing had happened. He was even in the mood to study cooking?

Chen Jiajia really didn’t know what she was thinking!
However, this matter was taken care of by agent Zhou Hui, and there was nothing she, a small assistant, could do.

So I could only swallow this depressed mood back into my stomach.

……

On the other side, Chaobai Town.

Lin Xiao finished his instant noodles and continued to look at the ingredients. Before he knew it, it was already past nine o'clock.

Town mayor Qin Zheng had just finished his get off work and was preparing to go home.

When I went down the stairs, I saw that the light was still on in Deputy Mayor Lin's office, and I was surprised.

After hesitating for a moment, he retracted his foot that had already stepped down the stairs and walked over.

"You haven't left yet?" Qin Zhenggang pushed the door open.

"Ouch!"

Lin Xiao was startled by the sudden noise. After seeing who it was, he quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Qin Zhen, you just got off work!"

Qin Zhenggang nodded and glanced at the instant noodle box and several stacks of opened documents on his desk.

"Read the information?"

"Yes, I just got here and I'm not familiar with the work yet. I need to take a look and learn more!"

"okay!"

Qin Zhenggang didn't say much, but asked, "Are you going to stay in the dormitory tonight?"

There is a two-story building behind the compound, which is the dormitory for the cadres. Everyone lives here during normal duty or flood prevention periods.

Among them, the mayor and the deputy mayor each have a room.

In theory, this configuration is a bit excessive, but in the countryside, houses and land are the least valuable, so no one cares how wide it is.

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "It's my first day here, and I didn't bring any clothes or blankets with me. Let's go home first!"

Qin Zhenggang nodded.

"Driving?" "No, my grandmother's home is in the village below, and my cousin will drive over to pick me up in a while!

"Come on, I'll take you back... You can't finish reading all the materials in one day!"

Qin Zhenggang's tone was meaningful.

Lin Xiao didn't expect that the mayor also lived in the urban area of ​​Anyang County. He quickly agreed, went downstairs with him and got into the old car again.

The car drove into the night.

Outside the market area of ​​Chaobai Town, only half of the street lights on the national highway were on, and the dim atmosphere was a bit eerie.

On the way, Qin Zhenggang didn't say anything.

Lin Xiao took the initiative to ask: "Qin Zhen, your home is also in the county town?"

Qin Zhenggang smiled rarely.

"I bought this house last year for my children to go to school!"

"Middle school or high school?"

"It's my second year of high school!"

"My brother is also a sophomore in Anyang No. 1 Middle School!"

"My home is also in Anyang No. 1 Middle School!"

"..."

The inexplicable connection made the conversation a lot easier and started talking.

Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment, but took the initiative to ask: "Mayor, what's the situation with those people holding banners at the gate this afternoon?"

Qin Zhenggang's originally relaxed expression suddenly paused.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "You will be in charge of security in the future. This comprehensive management and petition work is also part of the security system. It's right for you to understand the situation!"

He paused and asked, "You spent a long time looking at materials today. There is a new building behind the town junior high school. Did you know that?"

Lin Xiao nodded and said, "Xuefu Yaju is next to Chaobai Middle School. The land was sold in the second half of last year. It is planned to build the first high-end residential area in Chaobai Town. The developer Rongcheng Real Estate is from Yizhou. The project plans to build 700 households and can accommodate nearly 2000 people. This scale is very large even in Anyang County... It is a rare large project in the town!"

Lin Xiao blurted out the project situation, leaving Qin Zhenggang, who was driving, stunned.

Originally he was just asking casually, but he didn't expect that this kid could actually answer it. It seems that he wasn't just pretending when he stayed up late in the office just now.

Qin Zhenggang's impression of him changed slightly: Is he really different from the previous ones?
I dare not make any conclusion at the moment.

Qin Zhenggang sighed and said, "You're right, this is indeed a big project... but now it's unfinished!"

Lin Xiao had guessed it almost exactly, but he was still shocked.

“The land was only sold in the second half of last year, and it’s already unfinished so soon?”

"That area was originally an old factory building, and it was half dead. The factory owners were actually willing to demolish it, so we negotiated compensation and demolition, and it was all settled in three months!"

Qin Zhenggang introduced, "In the first half of this year, Rongcheng Real Estate officially started construction and invited many local workers to come in. However, three months after the construction started, the real estate developer went bankrupt just when the foundation was laid... Now, the owner of the factory building has not received the demolition compensation, and the workers' wages have not been paid. They can't find anyone from Rongcheng Real Estate, so they come to the town government every few days to make trouble..."

Qin Zhenggang sighed and continued, "This project was led by the county at the time, and the land transfer fee for the plot of land also went into the county treasury. Now the project has been abandoned. I have repeatedly asked the county to solve it, but the county finance bureau kept saying that the finances were tight and they could not coordinate funds to solve this problem."

As he spoke, he sighed again.

Lin Xiao frowned and asked, "Has Rongcheng Real Estate paid off all the land transfer fees in one go?"

Qin Zhenggang shook his head: "It would be fine if it was paid in full, I wouldn't have to worry so much! It's because I didn't pay in full, I only paid 10%, but the factory has been demolished!
"Rongcheng is bankrupt now, and they have left the building empty. But I have to take care of this mess, so I can only go to the county magistrate every few days to flatter him..."

Lin Xiao was silent.

From Qin Zhenggang's tone, you can tell that the county has no intention of taking care of this matter at all - after all, they haven't received the money.

So, even if I want to control it, I can’t.

In theory, the project was led by the county, but now it has collapsed and left a pile of messy accounts. The county doesn't care about it, and the town can just put its hands in its pockets and pretend not to see it.

The factory owner and workers went to the town to petition, and if they couldn't get an explanation, they would naturally go to the county and city. In any case, it would not affect Qin Zhenggang's assessment and promotion.

But he was willing to endure the complaints of the people on one side and the cold eyes of the county leaders on the other side for such a matter that "had nothing to do with" him, and worked hard to find a solution so that the people could get the money they deserved.

Lin Xiao was inexplicably moved.

I remembered Jia Kai’s description of Qin Zhenggang at noon: He is a nice guy!

Lin Xiao now agrees with this evaluation.

Not just good, but pretty good!
(End of this chapter)