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Qin Feng sat in a chair and listened patiently to Cao Changsheng's report without interrupting him.

"The deal has basically been reached, and the next step is to go through the procedures," Cao Changsheng said finally.

"Very good, thank you for your hard work recently. You are the biggest contributor to the implementation of this project." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"No, no, Secretary. You were the one who recruited Mr. Xiao personally. I was just going through the motions. Everything was planned by you, Secretary, behind the scenes." Cao Changsheng flattered him.

Cao Changsheng's attitude towards Qin Feng has been changing all the time, and can be roughly divided into several stages.

The first stage was when Qin Feng first came to Yian. At that time, Cao Changsheng didn’t take Qin Feng, a “young boy”, seriously at all. Although Qin Feng was the county magistrate, Cao Changsheng didn’t take Qin Feng seriously at all during this stage.

The second stage was that Qin Feng fought against Yuan Shaojun several times, showing abilities and wisdom that were totally inconsistent with his age. At this time, Cao Changsheng was somewhat impressed by Qin Feng, but he still didn't take him seriously.

The third stage is that after knowing Qin Feng's connections in the province, Cao Changsheng completely changed his opinion of Qin Feng and began to take Qin Feng, the county magistrate, seriously. However, he still showed off his seniority in front of Qin Feng and did not give Qin Feng, the county magistrate, enough respect.

It was not until Qin Feng got rid of Yuan Shaojun and took the position of county party secretary, and actually managed to get Cao Changsheng to become county magistrate, that Cao Changsheng began to admire Qin Feng from the bottom of his heart and began to respect him.

When Qin Feng became the deputy mayor, Cao Changsheng realized the gap between himself and Qin Feng.

Qin Feng's last warning to him and Zhu Dongliang also made Cao Changsheng realize one thing, that is, in Yian, Qin Feng is the real head of the family. Both he and Zhu Dongliang can be regarded as chess pieces in Qin Feng's hands. They must go wherever Qin Feng wants them to go, and there is no room for resistance.

It was after that incident that Cao Changsheng's attitude towards Qin Feng began to change from respectful to a bit flattering.

"I heard that Wang Bingrong wants to invest and develop this project together with Xiao Jianan." Qin Feng asked.

Qin Feng knew that Cao Changsheng came to him for this matter, but Cao Changsheng kept hesitating and was unwilling to take the initiative to bring up this matter.

Qin Feng had something else to do, so he was too lazy to continue arguing with Cao Changsheng and took the initiative to bring up this matter.

"Yes, that's true, Secretary. Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?" Cao Changsheng asked hurriedly.

He came today just to find out Qin Feng's opinion on Wang Bingrong's involvement in this project.

"Whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, it is the other company's own business and has nothing to do with us. As a government, we only require that the entire project development process is legal and compliant, and that the project be built in a stable and orderly manner to drive the formation of the entire riverside economic circle." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I agree with that." Cao Changsheng nodded quickly.

Qin Feng said this to tell Cao Changsheng that he did not object to Wang Bingrong's intervention.

"I heard that it was you who introduced Wang Bingrong to Xiao Jianan?" Qin Feng suddenly asked again.

When Qin Feng asked this, Cao Changsheng's face suddenly changed, and then he said: "It can't be said that we were introduced, we just had a meal together. As for their cooperation, I didn't participate. This was decided by the two of them."

"You did the right thing. Publicly, how a company operates is its own business. Our government should not interfere. This is a principle. Privately, as civil servants, you and I should try to avoid close contact with business owners. We should pay attention to the impact and stick to our bottom line. In the long run, it will not be good for our future development."

Qin Feng spoke "casually" while lighting a cigarette.

Qin Feng did not talk with Cao Changsheng for too long. After about ten minutes, Cao Changsheng left Qin Feng's office.

If Cao Changsheng had not come to him today, Qin Feng would not have gone to Cao Changsheng to talk about this matter. But since Cao Changsheng came here on his own initiative, this represented Cao Changsheng's attitude, so Qin Feng also gave Cao Changsheng a warning indirectly.

As for whether Cao Changsheng understood or not, and whether he was willing to change after understanding, that was Cao Changsheng's own business. Qin Feng was just doing his duty. If Cao Changsheng really got into trouble because of Wang Bingrong, he would never care.

Qin Feng walked out of the office shortly after Cao Changsheng left, while Lu Zian had been waiting in Zhang Yuguang's office opposite for almost an hour.

"Mayor Qin." Seeing Qin Feng coming out, Lu Zian hurried to the door to greet Qin Feng.

"How long have you been here?" Qin Feng asked.

"It's been more than an hour." Zhang Yugang answered for Lu Zian.

Qin Feng just nodded and didn't say anything. Instead, he asked Zhang Yugang: "Are all the things I asked you to prepare ready?"

"I've asked Wang Jun to put it in the car."

"Wang Jun is back?" Qin Feng was surprised. He asked Wang Jun to send Hong Yue back yesterday, meaning that he could let Wang Jun go back and rest for a few days.

"I came back at noon and took the train back to Xiquan by myself."

"This kid..." Qin Feng cursed with a smile, then said to Lu Zian: "Let's go!"

Lu Zian followed Qin Feng downstairs, but he still didn't know where Qin Feng was going to take him.

After Qin Feng went downstairs, Wang Jun had already parked the car at the door and was waiting.

After getting in the car, Qin Feng took out his cell phone and showed Wang Jun a text message: "Go to this address."

Wang Jun just took a look, nodded, and drove out.

"What? Not curious? Where should I take you?" Qin Feng asked Lu Zian with a smile after the car arrived in Xiquan City.

"You would have told me if you wanted to know. If you didn't tell me, it means I shouldn't have asked."

"Why should I? Do you think you're acting in a spy drama?" Qin Feng smiled, then said, "How are you and Xiao Min doing lately?"

"Very good." Lu Zian was a little shy.

"Have you ever thought about getting married?" Qin Feng asked.

"Well... she has considered it, but she thinks it's too fast, and she is now fully focused on her work, so she definitely won't consider getting married for the time being." Lu Zian naturally didn't dare to lie in front of Qin Feng.

"She is young and naive, but you are not young anymore. You should consider some things more comprehensively than she does."

Lu Zian nodded, although he didn't know what Qin Feng meant by comprehensive consideration.

"Can you guess where I'm taking you today?" Qin Feng asked.

"I don't know." Lu Zian shook his head.

"Guess."

"Uh... Mayor Qin, please stop teasing me. I really can't guess. Is there any investor you plan to introduce to our Qingping Town?" Lu Zian guessed.