He won 900 million in the lottery.

Chapter 176 Launching an Attack

Everything is progressing steadily.

Wu Yingrong suddenly called me.

"Tianyi, the industrial park deal was almost done, and we wanted to arrange a meeting between you, but some obstacles have arisen."

"Was he condemned outright?"

"No, it's just that the price is a bit... Do you have time? Let's talk in person."

"Where to?"

I'll send you the location.

The gap between people cannot be bridged by hard work alone.

The man who kept Wu Yingrong as a mistress was named Qiu Zhanyu. His father was a university teacher and his mother was a government official.

Qiu Zhanyu started preparing for the civil service exam while in college, and he even had 30 yuan to support Wu Yingrong, which is despairing to hear.

What's even more disheartening is that Qiu Zhanyu, 14 years after graduating from university, transitioned from a staff member to a deputy director level position at the Provincial Development and Reform Commission. Of course, the deputy director level was just a transitional role for him.

Su Kang spent 14 years getting promoted to section chief, and unsurprisingly, he remained in the same position as Sun Ce until his retirement.

This is the provincial capital.

A small building is hidden in the bustling street.

When I got to the door, I sent a WeChat message to Wu Yingrong.

Wu Yingrong opened the door and led me inside.

"Zhan Yu, this is Shen Tianyi, the college classmate I mentioned before."

Qiu Zhanyu, Deputy Director of the Industrial Development Division of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

"Director Qiu, thank you for your help."

Qiu Zhanyu: "Please have a seat, Mr. Shen. Whether I can help with this is still uncertain."

"Director Qiu, you're too kind. Regardless of whether this matter has a result or not, I will remember this favor."

Qiu Zhanyu: "Come on, have some tea."

Haste makes waste.

Since Qiu Zhanyu sent me here, he must have a backup plan.

I wasn't in a hurry, and I savored my tea.

More than ten minutes passed.

A person came down from upstairs.

"Director Qiu."

The man got off and walked straight over.

"Please relay the question to President Shen. With so many people around, things can get messy and things can get distorted over time."

"The day before yesterday, Director Qiu instructed me to find an vacant industrial park. I found a location in the new district according to the leader's instructions, and then went to Section Chief Luo for approval as usual. Now, the document is stuck with Section Chief Luo. It has been a week now, and Section Chief Luo has neither returned it nor informed me."

Understood,

Someone intervened.

Is your surname Luo?

We've never had any dealings with each other.

Zhou? Chen?

Or perhaps it's a local force.

I took out a cigarette and offered it to Qiu Zhanyu: "I'm not very clear about many things in the provincial capital. This Section Chief Luo is probably also Director Qiu's subordinate. Is he doing this because he has something to rely on?"

Qiu Zhanyu took a deep breath and performed a powerful backflip.

"This cigarette is still the strongest! The power dynamics in the provincial capital are incredibly complex, especially in the officialdom. The Party Committee, the government, the CPPCC, the People's Congress, the supervisory and judicial organs—these are all important components. Luo Jin's grandfather is a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress."

I took a deep breath and exhaled the smoke and frustration from my mouth.

"They say that under the emperor's nose, a single brick can kill a whole bunch of department heads. This is what the provincial capital is like; even such a small business has a department head getting involved."

Qiu Zhanyu said meaningfully, "A grandfather may not necessarily know what his grandson does. But whether a grandfather knows if his grandson fails to accomplish something is another matter."

"Thank you for your guidance."

"Hehe. Mr. Shen is a businessman, so I won't be pretentious anymore. Come, have some tea."

I admired the house's decor.

Rich people love this.

All I can say is that this place is indeed a place for self-cultivation and spiritual refinement.

"The tea here tastes really good."

Qiu Zhanyu: "If President Shen likes it, he is welcome to come often."

"Oh, what are the requirements for coming here for tea?"

Qiu Zhanyu: "Since we're opening a business, we naturally sell tea. This is Yingrong's shop. Yingrong, introduce it to your old classmate."

Wu Yingrong smiled at me.

She was dressed particularly solemnly today, in a gray classical robe, her long hair was styled in a bun, with a hairpin inserted perfectly.

Simple yet elegant.

"Our tea selection mainly consists of white tea and black tea. Membership costs 20 yuan per year, with service fees charged separately."

"Then let's get a membership. We're new here, and there's nowhere to drink tea in the provincial capital."

Qiu Zhanyu: "President Shen will definitely come often in the future!"

Qiu Zhanyu gave Wu Yingrong a French kiss right in front of me.

Then he left.

Only Wu Yingrong and I remained in the living room.

I asked curiously, "How long have you been here?"

Wu Yingrong: "I came here during his first year as deputy director."

I took a sip of tea: "Tsk tsk, 20 a year, good tea."

"Hehe, I'm glad you don't think I'm dark-skinned. What are your plans for the industrial park?"

"You have experience with this, can you give me some advice?"

Wu Yingrong took a sip of tea and thought for a moment: "If we're not in a hurry, we can wait for the next industrial park. Luo Jin will make a move once, but he won't make a second one."

I shook my head: "That won't do. This matter is indeed urgent. The industrial park is also related to my company's Series B financing, so we can't delay."

Wu Yingrong: "Since that's the case, if we can't beat them, we'll join them. Let Luo Jin invest and turn enemies into friends."

I stared at Wu Yingrong's face until she blushed.

"No, there's a third way. Why didn't you mention it?"

Wu Yingrong tucked her hair behind her ears.

This woman's move is absolutely amazing.

"I've already used your money. If I let you push it to Qiu Zhanyu, it would make me seem like I have ulterior motives."

"Why are we being so formal between us? Just tell Qiu Zhanyu that I can give him some shares in the industrial park or in China, but I hope that before the company goes public, we won't encounter any more interference from local forces in the provincial capital."

Wu Yingrong: "Okay, I'll tell him. But the Qiu family isn't all-powerful in the provincial capital. If someone of Luo Jin's caliber or higher shows up, I doubt he can keep his mouth shut."

Me: "Hehe, don't overestimate me. A section chief could strangle me, let alone a department head."

The conversation fell silent.

"Between you and Qiu Zhanyu..."

Wu Yingrong: "As you can see, he likes me. He liked me the moment he saw me in college. He has to assert his dominance in front of any man who poses a threat to him. In some ways, he acts like a child."

"So, you did this for him too?"

Wu Yingrong looked around and said, "Over the years, he's taken good care of me. I've seen too many girls become playthings in the hands of those people. It's good that I can be a caged bird."

I nodded: "That's not bad either."

"If only I could take that person's place, could you help me?"

Don't even think about it.

I quickly stopped Wu Yingrong's crazy idea: "The canary stays safely in the cage because it doesn't want to fly out, understand?"

Wu Yingrong's face showed resentment.

I stood up and gently touched her face.

"Come on, there's no need to put on this act in front of me. Qiu Zhanyu is too scheming. If I weren't surrounded by enemies right now, I really wouldn't want to play with him."