The Ambitions to Conquer the Official Career
Chapter 116: Earn Merits by Following

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Earn Merits by Following

The next day, Ji Yang received a call from Chu Shuyuan, asking him to come to the county town.

"Secretary Yan, County Secretary Chu called, asking me to join in on the investment attraction activities," Ji Yang said after picking up the phone and then finding Yan Xingshun.

Yan Xingshun admired Ji Yang for having a leader who helped him with work; those days were truly good for him.

Of course, he dared not offend Chu Shuyuan, so he could only respond with a smile on his face, "Since it’s an assignment from the leadership, you should go. Make sure to do a good job."

Ji Yang agreed.

"Right, go by the township’s car. I’ll arrange for someone to take you to the county."

At this moment, Ji Yang also thought of He Chengjun, who did own a car. Some officials probably preferred to drive their cars for private reasons and did not like to use a driver.

Ji Yang wondered whether he should also get a car for himself.

Upon arriving in the county town, Chu Shuyuan directly said to Ji Yang, "Follow me."

The car belonged personally to Chu Shuyuan, and she did not use a driver either.

Although higher-ups also required leading officials to use drivers, many leaders didn’t take this seriously.

Chu Shuyuan clearly did not want others to affect her private matters.

"You drive."

Without saying much, Ji Yang got in the car and started it skillfully.

"To the provincial capital," she said.

After Chu Shuyuan spoke, Ji Yang’s car was already on its way out.

Seeing Ji Yang focused on driving, a smile appeared on Chu Shuyuan’s lips. Ji Yang really was a good man. He absolutely did not ask questions that he shouldn’t, which was like finding a treasure for her.

"Do you know why I asked you to come with me?"

"Since it’s about investment attraction, you want me to earn some political achievements," he surmised.

"Smart, you’re right. The investment this time is quite large, ten billion yuan. I can’t take all the credit for myself. If you join in, you can share some of the achievements. It’s not much, but talking about this investment later, you can say it’s related to you. It will benefit your further development to some extent."

"I understand."

"In fact, there isn’t much to do. Basically, everything that needs to be done has been handled. You just need to make the trip."

Ji Yang, of course, understood Chu Shuyuan’s meaning and asked, "Will this deal be sealed this time?"

"Uh-huh, leaders from the city will achieve a certain success too."

Ji Yang was moved by her words and deduced from Chu Shuyuan’s tone that the county leaders likely had little to gain from this deal, which meant the Chu Family might be supporting Chu Shuyuan’s rise now.

"Sister, your status in the Chu Family has risen!"

"Smart!"

Chu Shuyuan praised him even more. She did not expect Ji Yang to be able to analyze some situations from this matter.

"Sister, is there anything else I need to do?"

"You’ve done everything you needed to. The rice wine was your discovery, and you’ve also started the cultivation in Wushu Village. The construction of the new village is underway. What’s more satisfying to me is that you took the million yuan I gave you and managed to build up the new rural community with that small amount of money."

"Speaking of this, I’m still a bit anxious. That million yuan was special funding; I used it to invest in rice wine – could there be a problem?"

"What problem could there possibly be? The special funds were for the construction of the new village in Wushu Village. Everyone knows that that amount of money would definitely not be enough. You were able to flexibly use that to earn more money for construction, and you did not take any benefit for yourself. Whatever you do with it, it’s considered a good achievement. It’s not considered misappropriation, just a different method of expanding the funds. Rest assured, there was a meeting in the county and they agreed that such operations are acceptable. Of course, if you had lost the million yuan, that would be a problem."

Having received Chu Shuyuan’s assurance that there was no problem, Ji Yang felt completely at ease.

With no problems, that meant his approach was meritorious. It was a good thing.

"Will this road be renovated during the road construction project?" The road they were driving on was a two-lane road built many years ago, full of potholes and especially difficult to navigate in the rain.

"Uh-huh, this time it’s a high-grade highway, a dual four-lane road running directly from the province to the neighboring province. Of course, some sections are already high-grade highways, mainly the road from the city to the neighboring province."

"Let’s find a place to rest," Chu Shuyuan said.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yang understood immediately, agreed, and while driving, he started to look around.

Soon, Ji Yang spotted a side road that seemed deserted.

As the car drove in and around a bend, although there was no actual pathway, it was a perfect place for a rest, invisible to the traffic on the highway.

After parking the car and getting out,

Ji Yang looked around once more. Other than the hot weather and lack of people, the wild grass was growing quite well.

Looking at Chu Shuyuan, she had already taken off her outerwear, revealing a quality white blouse and casual long pants.

It had to be said that she really was stunningly beautiful, standing there like a scene in herself.

Chu Shuyuan sat down on the grass, her beautiful eyes gazing into the distance, and remarked, "The scenery here is nice."

This woman!

Ji Yang knew Chu Shuyuan was being modest; he wouldn’t be reserved anymore.

The two of them had already done what was inevitable between them, and now, if Ji Yang did not make a move, she might even get upset.

Walking over to Chu Shuyuan, Ji Yang reached out and held her in his arms.

At that moment, Chu Shuyuan completely shed her strong woman façade and leaned into Ji Yang’s embrace.