007 Clerk's Family Banquet
"You girl dare to make fun of me, an old man!" Secretary Ouyang saw his daughter, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were obviously smiling.
"Who said you are an old man! My dad is not old at all, right, Xiao Tian?" Ouyang Qing affectionately held Secretary Ouyang's arm, coaxing his father, and leading the topic to Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian watched the intimacy of the father and daughter on the side, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Hearing Ouyang Qing throw the conversation to him, he picked up the conversation with a slight smile: "Yes, every time I see Secretary Ouyang, I feel that Secretary Ouyang is in good spirits, and his thinking is becoming more and more acute and active, obviously the rhythm of being younger and younger!"
The three of them laughed and sat down on the sofa. After a while, Liu's mother came out of the kitchen with the dishes.
"Mama Liu has worked hard! I'll help you!" Ouyang Qing stood up first, greeted Mama Liu, took the dishes and put them on the dining table in the restaurant.
"Yo, Qingqing has arrived! Chairman Xiao has also arrived! I said why did the secretary specifically order me to make a little fried meat!" Liu Ma smiled all over her face, especially when she saw Xiao Tian, she looked at Ouyang Qing meaningfully.
Ouyang Qing looked at Mother Liu inexplicably, "Mother Liu also knows that Xiao Tian likes to eat fried meat?"
Liu's mother had a playful expression, "It's strange if I don't know, last time Chairman Xiao came, you secretly called me twice in a row to ask me to prepare the dish of fried meat, and you forgot it yourself?"
Ouyang Qing's face flushed, "Mother Liuββ!"
"Mother Liu said the wrong thing. It is the secretary's own love of fried meat, and it is not Chairman Xiao's business. Mother Liu looked at Ouyang Qing lovingly and smiled.
"I just found out that Mother Liu is so bad!" Ouyang Qing almost sneered.
Secretary Ouyang listened to the laughter of the two women, an old man and a young woman, and couldn't help but have a trace of loss and sadness on his face. His face was seen by Xiao Tian, who was sitting beside him.
"Xiao Tian, since the dishes are all up, let's serve them. Secretary Ouyang hid the sadness on his face, got up from the sofa, and greeted Xiao Tian.
"Okay, Secretary Ouyang, please first. Xiao Tian also stood up and stretched out his hand respectfully towards Secretary Ouyang.
"Xiao Tian, don't be restrained, just treat it as if this is your own home. You yourself have said that Qingqing is your confidant, your relative. Tonight's meal is a family feast, and you don't want to treat yourself as a guest. Family dinner, do you understand?"
Secretary Ouyang's tone was very kind, and the smile on his face was also very kind.
Ouyang Qing also smiled and persuaded Xiao Tian on the side, "Xiao Tian, I told you in the car, my father is different from many bureaucrats." β
Secretary Ouyang turned his face to look at his daughter, "What bureaucrat? What bad things did you and Xiao Tian say about your father behind your back?"
Ouyang Qing pointed to the look of the sky and swore by the sky, "Heaven and earth conscience, how can I say a bad word about you, it's all praise for you." Right, Xiao Tian?"
By this time, the three of them had already sat down at the table.
Xiao Tian put his hands on his knees and smiled, "Yes, I am very touched by Qingqing's words! Secretary Ouyang is a good leader worthy of our respect!"
"Alas, what is disrespectful, I don't want those false names. Secretary Ouyang waved his hand indifferently, "I just want to do more for the people before I retire." When I am not in this position one day, I just hope that the people will say something when they mention me: Secretary Ouyang has done something practical for the people. Then I will be content. β
Ouyang Qing obediently took over her father's words, "Of course it will." Aren't you doing practical things for the people now? The Huining community will be able to move in within the year, right? Isn't this project something you have always attached great importance to?"
As soon as he mentioned the Huining community, the corner of Secretary Ouyang's eyes swept Xiao Tian. There was not the slightest abnormality on Xiao Tian's face.
"Alas, Qingqing, don't mention this, don't mention this. Secretary Ouyang's face showed a little unnatural expression.
His expression naturally would not be ignored by Ouyang Qing.
"What's wrong? Dad, what's wrong with this project? This is the province's focus right now, right?"
"It's okay not to mention it, but I'm angry when I mention it. β
Secretary Ouyang just raised the chopsticks, and put the chopsticks down again because of the four words of Huining Community. As soon as he put down his chopsticks, Xiao Tian and Ouyang Qing naturally put down their chopsticks.
"Dad, what's going on? There's an accident with this project, isn't it?"
"Who says there won't be accidents? Secretary Ouyang's face was obviously angry.
"Profiteer, do you mean the developer who undertook the construction of this project?" Ouyang Qing frowned and thought for a moment, "I remember it's Long's Real Estate, right?"
Secretary Ouyang nodded, "That Long Yunhai said that the budget for this project is not enough, and the cost of demolition in the early stage is much higher than the original plan, and now the project cannot be carried out halfway, and the province will give him additional funds and loans." β
Ouyang Qing's face was in disbelief, "How can this be? It is impossible not to sign a contract for such a major project in advance." By doing so, they are clearly violating the contract and can sue him. β
Secretary Ouyang sighed, "The common people always say that the government is rude, and they lock him up just because he is running a government project? And this matter is not something that can be solved by arresting him alone, otherwise he would have been arrested long ago.
The current situation is that newspapers and major media have made large-scale reports on the Huining community, saying that eligible people can move into new homes before the holiday this year. Now how many ordinary people are looking forward to that day, but you see that in this way, the common people will say that the government is incompetent and does not care about the people's livelihood. β
Secretary Ouyang spread his hands as he spoke. Ouyang Qing nodded again and again, indicating that she understood what her father said.
"Can you make additional funding as requested by the developer?"
"If I could, would I need to be so angry? The funding for this project was originally very difficult for the province to raise. And in order to make up for the lack of funding, I heard that the contract has already given the developer compensation after the fact, allowing the developer to return the project rent to the developer afterwards. However, this Long Yunhai regrets undertaking this project because of the loss of his other projects. Do you think this is a mistake by profiteers?"
Ouyang Qing also got angry with his father, "Such a profiteer should make him responsible." β
"Naturally, he can't run away from responsibility. However, although such a project is a project to benefit the people with the participation of the government, in essence, it is still a commercial act after all, and it must be solved and dealt with by commercial principles and means. Over the past few years, the central authorities have been stressing the need to change the government's ability to govern and improve the way the government governs. Secretary Ouyang explained step by step.
Ouyang Qing agreed with what her father said, this matter really can't be solved roughly, otherwise a good thing will become a bad thing. Because this is a project that the government is focusing on, the people will definitely blame the government more and blame the developers less.
"And what are you going to do?"
Secretary Ouyang spread his hands helplessly.
"What can I do? Could it be that I, the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, still have to personally ask the person concerned about this matter? Then some people will guess that there must be some shady scene here. β
Putting away his hands, Secretary Ouyang waved his hand again.
"Don't talk about it, it's rare for you to come here, don't say these things that affect your mood. Come, raise chopsticks, Xiao Tian, raise chopsticks, this is Qingqing's revelation, your favorite fried pork. Last time, I saw that you ate well, and this time I asked Mama Liu to make another plate. You taste it. β
While talking about Secretary Ouyang, he raised his chopsticks again. Xiao Tian and Ouyang Qing also raised their chopsticks very cooperatively.
Seeing that Xiao Tian had finished tasting a piece, Secretary Ouyang asked Xiao Tian with a smile on his face, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Tian smiled and nodded: "Mother Liu's craftsmanship is not picky. It's been a long time since I've eaten such a delicious little fried pork. β
Secretary Ouyang had a relieved smile on his face.
"Well, I really have to say a few words about this little fried pork. This meat is not a meat that can be bought casually in the supermarket outside, it is 100% authentic organic pork raised by the villagers. It's like this once a year, and after a few days, the meat is not fresh, and it doesn't taste like this. β
Ouyang Qing became happy when she heard Secretary Ouyang's words: "Dad, Uncle Wang is here again? I didn't meet him last year. How is he doing now? Is his waist feeling better now?"
"I watched it when he came, and it was the time when you recorded the show, so I didn't tell you. Uncle Wang didn't want to stay longer when he sent things, saying that he was in a hurry to rush home to plant the first rice of the year. Your Uncle Wang's body is still tough, but his waist is getting more and more bent. I asked him to bring back my brewed tiger bone wine and the new plaster that the expert had made, but it didn't seem to work. If it works, I'll send him more. β
Xiao Tian listened from the sidelines, with an inquiring look on his face. Ouyang Qing smiled slightly when she saw it, and explained to Xiao Tian the origin of this Uncle Wang.
"Uncle Wang is a farmer in Province A, his family is poor, and he has three brothers, he is the eldest, and he took the initiative to send his twin brothers to school when he was very young. That year, his two younger brothers were admitted to the university together, but he could only afford one, so he ran to the village committee one by one, hoping that the village could help him.
My dad was the director of the Department of Agriculture in Province A at the time. At that time, I happened to go to their village to inspect the work, and I was very moved and sad to hear about him, so I launched a fundraiser on the spot, and my father was the first to donate. Later, my father personally inquired about this matter, and found a way to promote the student loan in Province A, which solved the problem of many poor children like Uncle Wang's family going to school. Later, Uncle Wang's life got better and better, and he always missed my father's benefits, so he insisted on sending some souvenirs to my family every year. β
After listening to Ouyang Qing's words, Xiao Tian looked thoughtful.
Ouyang Qing was about to continue, but Secretary Ouyang interrupted her with a smile.