It was the phone number of President Xing's secretary, saying that President Xing would arrive soon and was about to come down from the upper floor.

Hung up the phone, Cao Yukun was in front, Chu Tianqi was behind, and quickly walked out of the private room. Turning and going straight according to the original road, the two arrived outside the elevator shaft, waiting for the elevator to arrive, waiting for President Xing to appear.

The number display above the elevator changes from time to time, indicating that the elevator is going up.

"37", after the number is displayed on the elevator, there is a pause for a short time, and then the number changes from large to small.

The sound of "ding dong" came first, followed by the number above the elevator becoming "15".

The car door slowly opened, and an old man and a young man appeared in the elevator.

The old and the young are only relative, in fact, they are neither old nor old, and there are many young. The older man looked less than fifty years old, with black leather shoes, navy blue trousers, navy blue jacket, with a back head, a red complexion, and a shiny hall. The young man was about 30 years old, with hairy hair, black leather shoes and navy blue trousers, but he was wearing a navy blue suit with a white shirt underneath.

Cao Yukun immediately bowed his head and greeted: "Uncle Xing is good!"

"Yukun, it's so polite, don't wait. The elderly man stepped out of the elevator and stretched out his right hand.

The young man followed, coming out of the elevator.

"Uncle, this is my good friend Chu Tianqi. After shaking hands with the other party, Cao Yukun stretched out his hand and signaled, "Tianqi, this is President Xing." ”

Chu Tianqi hurriedly stepped forward to greet: "Hello President Xing!"

"Hello Mayor Chu!" Governor Xing stretched out his hand to Chu Tianqi, "I heard Yukun talk about you, a young talent, a rising star in the political arena." ”

Stretching out his hand to shake the other party, Chu Tianqi said politely: "President Xing has won the award, and Yukun and I are both juniors." ”

"It's too humble and has a bright future. Governor Xing withdrew his right hand, "Let's go, let's go to the room." ”

"Please!" Chu Tianqi gestured sideways.

Cao Yukun took half a step forward: "Uncle, go like this." ”

In this way, Xing Xing took half a step forward, and three young men followed him left and right, and arrived at the "Yixinju" meal bag.

The crowd had arrived, and the four of them sat down at the table.

The waiter makes hot tea for each guest and informs the kitchen to start the meal.

Drinking tea, President Xing spoke: "Yukun said, when you were in the National Development and Reform Commission, you were colleagues, everyone was very good, and when you went to the countryside to investigate, you also saved Yukun's life." ”

Chu Tianqi immediately said: "I went to the National Development and Reform Commission, Yukun and the others took good care of me, and when they went to the countryside, they helped each other. ”

"It's really rare to make so many achievements at such a young age, and to be so humble and low-key. Xing Xing sighed, and pointed to Cao Yukun again, "Yukun, I know that this kid has a smart brain, but he is naughty, and he can't sit still at all." But when I saw him again that year, I found that he had matured a lot, and said that it was the result of your influence, and I knew your name at that time. ”

Being praised like this in person, and he was not a child, Chu Tianqi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and replied: "Yukun insists on putting powder on my face." ”

At this moment, the waiter knocked on the door and entered the house and delivered the dishes.

The cold dish is exquisite, but it is too delicate. Of course, the small cold dishes are also very exquisite, and the side dishes are also very fresh, and they are also posed.

Soon after the cold dishes were served, the hot dishes were also served.

Since it was lunch, and President Xing had to fly in the afternoon, he couldn't drink alcohol, so lunch started with tea instead of wine, and the topic became a tasting of dishes.

In the beginning, there were several dishes, two of which were made on site, one was freshly grilled Akita steak and the other was snow cave mussel meat. Not to mention, the steak is really tender, grilled just right, eight ripe, and the taste is pure. The shape of the mussel meat in the snow cave is beautiful, the round half-notched sphere is crystal clear, and the mussel meat inside is delicious, which is a good artistic health dish.

After the mussel meat in the snow cave, there are two dishes, a golden rice and sea cucumber porridge, and a silver shrimp stacked with cui. After that, it is the big plate of stir-fried vegetables, and this "big plate" is also relatively speaking, but it is a little larger than the dish utensils, and the amount of dishes is even more limited.

Chu Tianqi is no stranger to these dishes, but he is not very familiar with them either. Over the years, he has eaten, but not much, not only because of personal taste, but also because of the high price. Especially when others invite him, he is even more repulsive to these high-priced dishes. But today it can't be judged according to the convention, and the guests must feel respected, and Yukun is right to help arrange this.

When tasting the dishes, President Xing talked more, Cao Yukun followed by the side, Chu Tianqi only occasionally talked and listened, and the secretary did not say a word.

However, when President Xing was evaluating the dishes, he only used the dishes on the table as an introduction, and did not talk too much about these high-end dishes, but talked about many common dishes. It can be heard that President Xing is very good at enjoying life and has that kind of state of mind.

As he spoke, President Xing pointed to the table full of plates and plates, and said, "Mayor Chu, it's too expensive. ”

I don't understand whether the other party is polite or has other meanings, Chu Tianqi is not easy to reply for a while.

Cao Yukun immediately answered: "Tianqi is stuck in traffic on the road, so he specially entrusted me to arrange the dishes, and specially instructed you to eat comfortably." Uncle, isn't it delicious?"

"How can I say it? The color, aroma, and taste of the dishes are very good, and the standard of this meal is not low. I understand Mayor Chu's intentions, and Yukun's understanding will deduct some points. Xing Xing smiled as he spoke.

Cao Yukun smiled "hehe": "That's good, that's good, as long as my uncle can see Tianqi's mind." As for my ordering level and comprehension, I can slowly improve, and I am still a comrade who loves to learn. ”

"Haha, Director Cao's understanding at the moment is not bad. After laughing, President Xing turned to Chu Tianqi, "Mayor Chu, I heard Yukun say, you have a project to apply for a loan, can you tell me?"

No, of course.

From the time he met President Xing, Chu Tianqi always remembered to talk about the loan, but in this scenario, it was the first time they met, and he really didn't know whether to talk about it. Cao Yukun had two meanings to talk about just now, but they were all branched out by President Xing's "home-cooked tofu" and "private potatoes". Now that President Xing took the initiative to ask, that was the best, how could Chu Tianqi let go of the opportunity?

So Chu Tianqi picked up the conversation: "President Xing, this time I came to * for the project loan. At the southeast end of Dingye City, there is a Dingfeng Mountain, which seriously hinders the economic exchanges between Dingye and Woyuan and Jinbei Province. After research, the Jono City Government decided to ......"

When Chu Tianqi talked about the project, President Xing listened very carefully and did not interject halfway. It was only when the other party stopped that he asked: "Judging from the location of this proposed road, it should be a cross-provincial corridor, and it is obviously a national and provincial trunk line?"

"Yes. Chu Tianqi nodded in response.

"Did you bring the project report?" asked President Xing again.

After a little hesitation, Chu Tianqi replied: "I'm about to do it." ”

President Xing said "oh": "There is no project report yet? ”

After running for more than a month, I mixed up such a reply, which is too much to say, I can't explain it to the city, and I can't explain myself. Chu Tianqi's heart couldn't help but sink.

"Uncle, the project approval report can be followed, can the bank review the other procedures first? Can you give a general reply first? Once the loan is hopeful, it is also conducive to the project initiation work. Cao Yukun asked a question for Chu Tianqi.

President Xing smiled: "I understand what you mean, you just want to ask for a word in the bank first, and then do other work to be practical." Grasp this kind of psychology in the city, now some provincial banks do this, they are worried that the project may be lost, so they irresponsibly take it into their hands first, not to say yes or no, but also to delay a lot of honest people. I can responsibly say that no bank will give an accurate reply until you see the project approval procedures, unless the other party is fooling you. ”

I've been fooling for more than 20 days. This is just Chu Tianqi's heart, and he can't say it.

Governor Xing continued: "You can think about it, no matter how big or small the loan is, there will be a loan project entity, and the loan is a loan to the project. As a highway project, it must be approved by the relevant departments to set up the project, and this main body exists. If this item cannot be established, then to whom will the money be lent? The most basic loan elements do not exist, so how can we talk about the loan procedure? As long as the relevant approval is not obtained, it is unknown whether the project can be approved.

Taking a step back, even if other procedures are reviewed, even if it says that a loan may be possible, then this answer is extremely irresponsible, does not have any effect, and will only be misleading. If the project doesn't stand up by then, this reply will naturally amuse you. If the project is erected, the review must also be archived and reviewed around this project file, and the homework done in front of it is useless and cannot be used at all. So you have to set up a project now before you can consider a loan. ”

"I see. Although he was unwilling in his heart, Chu Tianqi had no choice but to nod, what the other party said was indeed reasonable.

"With the relationship between Yukun, what I say to you is the most truthful, otherwise I can be ambiguous, and then you should run the wrong way again. President Xing added.

"President Xing, thank you, and thank you Yukun, I salute you with tea instead of wine. Chu Tianqi said, picking up the teacup.

President Xing smiled "haha": "It's really not a coincidence today, when we have time in the future, we can talk about wine culture, I heard that you are very powerful." If possible, I'll show you a little more of my home-cooked skills. ”

It was not easy for the other party to be able to say this, Chu Tianqi was a little moved, so he said: "Thank you, President Xing, I can't ask for it!"

"Come on, let's do it together. President Xing also raised his teacup.

"Dry. "A few tea bowls bumped together.

If you just listen to the sound of talking and clinking glasses, anyone will think that they are drinking hot in their lunch bag. But in fact, several people are very sober.