The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 447: Actively Clinging!

Chapter 447: Chapter 447: Actively Clinging!

Xu Qianli said, "Then tell me, who is it exactly? Don’t beat around the bush, I have no interest in wasting my time on you."

Huang Ling said, "Alright, I’ll tell you. It’s the cousin of the City Secretary, Zou Ming. His name is Zhang Jian, and he’s in the real estate business. It seems he intends to come to our Jiang City to develop real estate and wants to get acquainted with some of the senior leaders in the county. You’re the first person he wants to meet."

"Why come to me if he wants to meet senior leaders in the county? He should go to County Magistrate Lan," said Xu Qianli.

"Who in Jiang City doesn’t know that your words carry even more weight than County Magistrate Lan’s?"

"With the current situation in Jiang City, frequent changes in the official circles, many have been brought down, and the storm isn’t small. You’re the only one who has survived several major storms and become even more influential."

"Many say that in less than five years, you will be governing Jiang City."

"That’s why Zhang Jian specifically named you; he wants to seek your help."

"My husband knows him and agreed immediately when he knew he wanted to meet you. He asked me to invite you."

"Leader, you have played with me quite a few times; each time I was exhausted to death and cooperated with all your whims, making you satisfied each time. Can’t you help my husband just once?"

"Of course, if after meeting the conversation doesn’t flow well, you don’t need to give face; just showing up and then leaving would be fine."

Huang Ling persistently urged Xu Qianli, hoping he would give face and help her husband out.

She knew her husband’s situation all too well; he had always wanted to transfer to the City Tobacco Bureau but had been unable to succeed due to the lack of a powerful backer.

Zhang Jian not only had the connection with City Secretary Zou Ming, but his father was also a leader in the City Tobacco Bureau. If he was willing to help, the matter would definitely succeed.

Of course, to get Zhang Jian’s help, she first had to arrange for Xu Qianli to meet with him.

Xu Qianli said, "Why do I feel something is off? If a big boss wants to invest in our Jiang City, he could just find someone to notify me; I’d welcome such a god of wealth. Why go through the trouble of using your husband as a middleman to arrange a meeting?"

Beside him, Sun Yan nodded slightly, agreeing with Xu Qianli that this didn’t make sense.

Sun Yan glanced sideways at Huang Ling, "You wouldn’t be scheming something, would you? I’m warning you, Huang Ling, flirting is one thing, secretly colluding with Xu Qianli is another, but if you dare try to trap him, I won’t let you off!"

Huang Ling smiled nervously.

Vice County Magistrate Sun, what are you saying? Having County Magistrate Xu as a backer is my great fortune; why would I betray him?"

"This is purely me acting as a middleman to help the two get acquainted, nothing else."

"As for why Zhang Jian is doing this roundabout way, it’s probably because of Secretary Zou’s influence, especially since at the County Committee meeting today, it was obvious that after Secretary Ge was detained, Secretary Zou intended to distance himself from Secretary Ge’s people, including Vice County Magistrate Xu."

"Zhang Jian wants to do business with Vice County Magistrate Xu, and probably doesn’t want to displease Secretary Zou."

Huang Ling hurriedly explained.

She didn’t know the exact details; her husband had asked her to arrange a dinner with Xu Qianli to introduce Zhang Jian to him.

In her view, probably because of Zou Ming’s influence, Zhang Jian didn’t dare to meet Xu Qianli face-to-face.

Her explanation seemed reasonable; after all, Xu Qianli and Zou Ming did not have a pleasant encounter today.

But Xu Qianli still felt something was amiss.

Ge Changhong was originally Zou Ming’s man; when he was detained, Zou Ming immediately distanced himself and quickly supported Fu Guotai to become the new County Party Secretary of Jiang City, clearly standing against Xu Qianli.

If Zhang Jian wanted to invest in Jiang City, why not approach Fu Guotai directly? After all, regardless of anything else, Fu Guotai was the County Party Secretary, the top authority in Jiang City.

After much deliberation, Xu Qianli said, "I can meet him, but I’ll set the place—Emperor Bar, ten o’clock tonight."

Seeing Xu Qianli agree, Huang Ling flashed her most charming smile, leaned in, and gave Xu Qianli a peck on the cheek. "You’re so good to me, boss; I love you to death."

Sun Yan curled her lips, "If your husband saw this scene, I wonder what he would think?"

Huang Ling retorted irritably, "Vice County Magistrate Sun, you really know how to bring up the most inappropriate things, mentioning that good-for-nothing. You’re only talking about me—what about you? Weren’t you just now all over Vice County Magistrate Xu like you’ve never seen a man before in your life?"

"You..."

Sun Yan was furious, stood tall with her hands on her hips, ready to argue with Huang Ling.

Huang Ling raised an eyebrow, also ready to fight back.

Seeing this, Xu Qianli intervened, slapping them both one by one.

"Enough, you two. Stop fighting like roosters. Just stop it."

"Don’t waste time fighting. You might as well spend some happy time with me again."

At Xu Qianli’s words, the two beauties immediately scattered and ran out of his office together.

Time flew by quickly, and soon it was the end of the workday.

Inside the guest house, a banquet had already been prepared to celebrate Xu Qianli’s promotion to Deputy County Magistrate.

Due to his assertive performance at the County Committee during the day, many who thought he was doomed after Ge Changhong’s downfall had to reassess him and reluctantly offered smiles.

Many muttered secretly, "This guy is like an unkillable cockroach, surviving even though his backers have fallen one after the other; he’s still so assertive, truly impressive."

But as assertive as he was, he still clashed with Lan Qianrong, and today he had completely offended Fu Guotai.

Given his issues with several top officials in Jiang City, could he really hold onto his position as Deputy County Magistrate and keep his footing in the Jiang City officialdom?

The crowd had many thoughts, and the dinner didn’t last long—it ended before ten o’clock.

Afterward, Xu Qianli went to the Emperor Bar as agreed.

Inside the bar, Huang Ling and her husband, Zheng Kun, were already waiting and quickly called him over to their booth.

Additionally, two other people were sitting in the booth—a man in his forties, large and fat, probably weighing around 230 or 240 kilos, with a pretty woman in her thirties sitting next to him.

As soon as Xu Qianli arrived, the fat man immediately stood up, his face beaming with a smile as he extended his hand to Xu Qianli.

"This must be the famous online celebrity, our Zhongzhou City’s youngest vice-division level cadre and the rising star in Zhongzhou officialdom, Vice County Magistrate Xu, right? I’ve heard so much about you."

"Let me introduce myself; I’m Zhang Jian, just a small real estate businessman."

"I’m truly fortunate to meet Vice County Magistrate Xu today."

As soon as they met, Zhang Jian was extremely enthusiastic.

Xu Qianli shook hands with Zhang Jian, "Mr. Zhang, you are too polite. Please, have a seat."

After inviting Zhang to sit, Xu Qianli casually glanced around and his gaze soon focused on the woman sitting next to Zhang Jian. He thought to himself, what a beautiful woman. "And who might this be?"

Zhang Jian, rubbing his oily scalp, said, "Ah, I forgot to introduce her. This is my wife, Tian Tian. She has always admired you, Vice County Magistrate Xu. When she heard I was coming to see you, she insisted on joining me. Tian Tian, aren’t you going to greet Vice County Magistrate Xu?"