Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 87 Second Meeting with the Mayor

When Lu Shaohua returned to the fruit shop, he asked Lu Jiacheng to go to the telecommunications bureau. It was really inconvenient to have no phone contact, but now it is different from before, and the economic conditions have allowed it. Lu Jiacheng also agreed to answer the phone. After all, they are going to open branches, and if any branch needs any fruit, they can call home to ship it down.

Lu Jiacheng and Fang Jiasheng were both out, leaving only Lu Jiahui and Zhang Haixin in the store. Lu Shaohua had no choice but to help out. Fortunately, it was not the lychee season, otherwise they would have been busy.

Near noon, Lu Jiacheng came back, and when he came back, there was a telecommunications bureau worker following behind him, who seemed to be pulling telephone lines. Because it was noon, there were not many people buying fruit, and the two of them were completely busy. Lu Shaohua didn't care about him, and sat on the chair, eating the fruit in his hand slowly.

It was not until half past twelve that Chen Guobang came back, and Weng Wende followed him in with a happy face, but there was an extra bunch of keys in his hand. He put his fingers on the key ring and turned them around, looking indescribably proud.

"Bought it?" Lu Shaohua turned his head and asked calmly.

"Hehe!" Weng Wende sat down next to Lu Shaohua in a flattering manner. "I bought it. I bought a BMW."

"Just buy it." Lu Shaohua rolled his eyes at Weng Wende in annoyance, and then said, "Hurry back to the restaurant and order some good dishes. No one has eaten yet."

"I'll be back right away." Weng Wende originally wanted to show off his car to Lu Shaohua, but after hearing what Lu Shaohua said, he looked at the clock and saw that it was already past twelve o'clock, so he quickly got up and walked out, but he stopped halfway and turned around to ask, "What dishes do you want to eat?"

"Pick the expensive ones." Lu Shaohua thought, how could he not let Weng Wende spend some money? He had given him a car worth hundreds of thousands, so it was not excessive to treat him to an expensive meal!

Weng Wende shook his head and walked away...

The Shenzhen Municipal Government is located in Futian District. It didn’t take long to get there from Baishishu. Chen Guobang got out of the car and explained his purpose to the guard. He registered before being allowed to pass.

"Brother!" Lu Shaohua opened the car door and stepped on the ground, but he did not get out of the car. Instead, he sat on the chair. "Come with me."

Chen Guobang looked embarrassed. His personality meant that he didn't like dealing with people. "I won't go up."

"Go up." Lu Shaohua felt that it was not a good idea for him to go up alone. After all, he was only an eight-year-old child at that time.

"Yeah!" Chen Guobang nodded, opened the car door and got out.

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To meet a high-ranking official, the first step is of course to meet the secretary first, otherwise you can't meet him. Lu Shaohua is well aware of this, so he first went to the mayor's secretary's office. He knocked on the open door and said, "Hello! Mayor Zeng asked me to meet him this afternoon."

Xu Zhigang is Zeng Aimin's first secretary. He has worked beside him for five or six years and is considered one of his confidants. Hearing the knock on the door, he looked up at Lu Shaohua, then reacted and smiled. Zeng Aimin had told him in the morning that a "child" would come in the afternoon, so when he saw Lu Shaohua, he knew who was in front of him. "Hello! I'll wait a moment. I'll go and report first."

Lu Shaohua nodded in understanding. This is what a mayor of a special zone should do. If he could find the person directly without notifying him, then the mayor would be extremely busy at the end of the day.

Not long after, Xu Zhigang came out and gestured to Lu Shaohua to invite him in, saying, "Mayor Zeng invites you."

"Thank you!" Lu Shaohua was not polite. He said thank you and walked ahead.

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After Lu Shaohua and Chen Guobang entered the office, Xu Zhigang closed the door and returned to his post.

As soon as Lu Shaohua entered the room, he looked around first. The office could be described as "simple". There was a desk, two chairs, a sofa in the middle, and a large bookcase behind the desk. From the glass of the bookcase, one could see that it was filled with all kinds of books.

"Brother Xiaohua!"

Lu Shaohua was still looking around when a sweet voice suddenly reached his brain through his ears. He looked in the direction of the voice and paused for a moment. The one who made the voice was none other than Zeng Yuling. "Haha! Yuling is here!"

"Hehe! Yes!" Zeng Yuling seemed very satisfied with Lu Shaohua's mistake. "I came to play with my dad."

"Yeah!" Lu Shaohua nodded in relief, and then greeted Zeng Aimin. "Hello, Mayor Zeng!"

"Hello! Please take a seat." Zeng Aimin glanced at Lu Shaohua, then shifted his gaze to Chen Guobang and scanned him for a while. His expression changed slightly, but he quickly recovered and repeated, "Please take a seat!"

Zeng Aimin's face turned calm, but his heart was not as calm as his face. He was very familiar with Chen Guobang's temperament, because his father was protected by two people with the same temperament as Chen Guobang. He knew exactly who the two people were beside his father. But at this time, he saw such a person beside Lu Shaohua, which surprised him. He couldn't help but reposition Lu Shaohua in his heart...

Lu Shaohua had no idea that Zeng Aimin had already noticed Chen Guobang. He sat calmly opposite Zeng Aimin, smiled slightly, and waited quietly for what to come.

Zeng Yuling saw that Lu Shaohua just greeted her and sat opposite Zeng Aimin. She pouted to express her dissatisfaction with Lu Shaohua, and then sat down alone on the sofa in the middle. Although she was not very old, she was a sensible child. She knew that they had important things to do and did not disturb them too much.

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After a moment's silence, Zeng Aimin stopped focusing on Chen Guobang. After all, he had called Lu Shaohua here to discuss something. "I called you here today because I have a few things to discuss."

Lu Shaohua secretly exclaimed in his heart that he had guessed right. They were not just talking about the land. Although he guessed right, Lu Shaohua did not show it. He stretched out his right hand and made a gesture of invitation, indicating Zeng Aimin to continue.

"Cough, cough." Zeng Aimin coughed twice, as if to clear his throat and make his pronunciation clearer. "The land you wanted was unanimously approved at the meeting this morning. As for the price, the meeting decided to give it to you at the usual price."

"The normal price?" This was something Lu Shaohua hadn't expected, because buying such a large piece of land at once should normally be cheaper, but Lu Shaohua didn't say anything, it wouldn't be much more expensive. "The normal price is the normal price."

"Well, the land bureau will calculate the price and notify you when the time comes." In fact, the meeting did not say that Lu Shaohua would be given the usual price. On the contrary, it could be considered a preferential price. However, Zeng Aimin showed his true colors as a profiteer in order to discredit Lu Shaohua, the upstart. He was prepared to bargain with Lu Shaohua, but he did not expect Lu Shaohua to be as he had imagined. "Since you will not start construction until two years later, you have to sign a letter of commitment and a contract. If you fail to achieve your goal by then, the municipal government will have the right to reclaim the land."

"Of course, your municipal government can draft the contract and the letter of commitment first." After that, Lu Shaohua pondered for a moment before continuing: "I will arrange for someone to sign in a week."

Lu Shaohua didn't care about the land at all. From the moment he learned that Zeng Aimin was the mayor, Lu Shaohua already knew the outcome. After all, it was a political achievement, and no one would oppose this project.

"Well, that's good." Zeng Aimin nodded, showing a rare smile on his face and said, "There are a few more things I want to discuss with you."

"You say." Lu Shaohua nodded.