Please, mature women, have some self-respect. I just want a raise and a promotion.

Deng Hong did not expect Lin Zheng to react so quickly.

He's only rested for a short while, and he's already back to being so energetic.

………………

The two of them spent another hour doing this.

Deng Hong was completely exhausted before she finally managed to win over Lin Zheng.

The next morning, Lin Zheng went to the town's finance office.

There were only two or three staff members tidying up the tables in the lobby.

He walked to the front desk, where a woman in a dark blue uniform looked up. She had short, ear-length hair and wore black-rimmed glasses. She glanced at him from behind the computer screen.

"Hello, I'm looking for Director Li to submit the village committee's funding application materials."

The woman didn't reply. She looked down at the register on the table, then looked up and said, "Director Li is going to a meeting in the district this afternoon. Leave the materials here, and I'll give them to him tomorrow."

Going to a meeting in the district?

Lin Zheng paused for a moment, raised his hand to look at his watch, it was not yet 8:30.

When did these old hands become so diligent? This reason sounds like it was prepared in advance.

"When did Director Li leave?" Lin Zheng couldn't help but ask.

He left early this morning.

"Just leave the materials at the front desk, and I'll hand them over when I get to work tomorrow."

The woman's voice was soft and slow, with a deliberate and unhurried tone, as if she were already used to this kind of thing.

Lin Zheng was silent for two seconds, then took the stack of documents out of his bag and placed them on the front desk.

"Thank you for your help."

The woman didn't reply, but kept looking down and flipping through the notebook in her hand, as if the register was more interesting than the living person in front of her.

Lin Zheng stood there for a few seconds, and after confirming that she didn't mean anything else, he turned and walked out of the finance office.

When they returned to the village committee, Deng Hong was standing by the window making a phone call.

She heard the door open, glanced at him, then said "Okay, I understand" into the phone, hung up, and turned back around.

"What's wrong?"

"Li Guoshan isn't here; he said he went to a meeting in the district."

Deng Hong frowned: "Yang Wanshan called him and told him to get the funding settled this afternoon."

"He went to a meeting in the district early this morning, isn't that just him deliberately avoiding you?"

"Besides, if he really was going to a meeting in the district, he would have informed Yang Wanshan in advance."

Lin Zheng walked to the water dispenser, poured himself a glass of water, took a sip, and didn't say anything.

After drinking a glass of water, he frowned.

Li Guoshan is Qiu Ruiming's man, which can be discerned from the tone of Yang Wanshan's voice when they spoke on the phone that morning.

When Yang Wanshan called Li Guoshan, his tone was commanding and left no room for negotiation, indicating that he had already judged Li Guoshan's position.

But Li Guoshan neither resisted nor refused.

It seems that Li Guoshan, that old fox, can't deal with Yang Wanshan, so he's taking his anger out on him.

Thinking of this, Lin Zheng was furious.

Lin Zheng put down his water glass and turned his gaze to Deng Hong.

"I'll go again tomorrow morning, so he has no excuse to refuse."

"Sister Deng, do you have time tomorrow morning to come with me?"

Deng Hong thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow morning."

The two made an appointment, and Lin Zheng went to the construction site.

There's no impact on the construction site right now, but if the town government's funds are withheld, it could lead to big trouble later.

After wandering around for a while, Lin Zheng thought for a moment, then took out his phone and called Yang Wanshan.

He reported that he had been turned away that morning and subtly conveyed the importance of the funds.

The project needs to be completed in fifteen days, so Yang Wanshan can't afford to be lazy.

Otherwise, if the project is shelved, Yang Wanshan will not be able to achieve any political achievements.

At such a critical moment, he believed that Yang Wanshan would not dare to hold back.

After hearing the report, Yang Wanshan immediately slammed his fist on the table.

Without saying a word, he dialed Li Guoshan's cell phone, but the phone kept saying it was switched off.

Left with no other choice, Yang Wanshan dialed the finance office's number again.

But the staff member who answered the phone only said that Li Guoshan had gone to a meeting in the district and didn't know when he would be back.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Wanshan was so angry that he started cursing.

Meeting? What a load of crap.

If something happens in the district, how could he, the head of the town government, not know about it?

Li Guoshan was clearly determined to oppose him.

Li Guoshan is now giving up, and he can't think of a better way.

He lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and then called Lin Zheng back.

Over the phone, he told Lin Zheng to make another trip to the finance office first thing tomorrow morning.

If Li Guoshan continues to hide, he will not be so lenient.

Lin Zheng looked helpless and had no choice but to accept the suggestion.

We can't find any of Li Guoshan's men now, and there's no other way to resolve this.

However, Lin Zheng didn't want to just wait idly; he had to find other solutions.

After thinking about it, he decided to have a talk with Li Zhengang.

I told Li Zhengang before that the town government had already taken care of it.

Now that this has happened, he needs to explain things clearly, lest any misunderstandings arise and he loses credibility.

Before heading to Li Zhengang's battlefield, Lin Zheng thought about it and changed his mind, taking a taxi to a used car market instead.

Taking taxis all the time is not only expensive, but also a waste of time.

He already had his driver's license and had over a million yuan in his pocket, so it was time for him to buy himself a car.

Lin Zheng looked around and finally chose a Volkswagen Magotan.

The vehicle management office is located inside the used car market. The entire process of transferring ownership and registering the vehicle took less than an hour.

After obtaining the temporary permit, Lin Zheng went directly to Li Zhengang's battlefield.

When Li Zhengang saw the unfamiliar vehicle drive into the sand pit, he immediately craned his neck.

When he saw that it was Lin Zheng, he immediately grinned and threw the cigarette in his hand over.

"Oh, Manager Lin, you're quite something. The Volkswagen Magotan suits your status and doesn't make you look old."

Lin Zheng took the cigarette, lit it, and took a puff, but there was no smile on his face.

"Boss Li, I've come over to talk to you about something."

"Government funding might not be so easy to secure."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhengang's expression also turned serious.

"What happened?"

"Didn't Yang Wanshan pat his chest and guarantee there wouldn't be any problems? How come there's been a change in circumstances?"

"The problem isn't with Yang Wanshan, but with the finance office."

Lin Zheng exhaled a puff of cigarette smoke and recounted how he had been turned away at the door that morning.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhengang immediately cursed, "Damn it, Li Guoshan dares to defy Yang Wanshan?"

"Is this old geezer just asking for trouble, or does he simply not want to work anymore?"

Lin Zheng, who was seething with anger, also started cursing.

"I don't know if Li Guoshan didn't want to do it, but this incident reflects a problem."

"Although Yang Wanshan is the town mayor, he is actually useless."

"He was hesitant before, and even now that Qiu Ruiming is gone, he still can't control the situation."

"Damn it, it's really pathetic for a town mayor to end up like this."

Li Zhengang nodded in agreement, saying, "It seems we can't put all our hopes on him."

"Without adequate government funding, what kind of work can be completed in fifteen days?"

Lin Zheng thought for a moment and said, "So, we have to use some unconventional methods."