Hong Kong.
When he received the call from Li Xiucheng, Zhao Hongyi was holding a wet towel and wiping the marks on the corners of the little baby's eyes with an expression as if he was facing an enemy.
The sudden ringing of the phone startled him. After reacting, he immediately picked up the phone and walked aside.
"who?"
he asked in a low voice.
"Mr. Zhao, this is me, Li Xiucheng."
"Oh! Wait a minute."
Upon hearing that it was Li Xiucheng, Zhao Hongyi glanced at the little baby being picked up by Yang Juan, and then hurriedly walked out the door.
When he reached the corridor outside the door, he asked: "How is it? The five-year renewal conditions have not changed, right?"
"Although it's a good thing that you have confidence in me, Mr. Zhao, I still want to say sorry!" Li Xiucheng said with a bitter smile on the phone.
"What? Could it be that the other party has raised the price?"
"No, it's completely out of the question. The Zhao Group was kicked out by the two major forest farms, and now they are looking for another wholesaler. After next month, the contract will not be renewed."
"...."
This result was so unexpected that Zhao Hongyi couldn't react for a moment. He stood stunned for more than ten seconds with his mobile phone before saying in a low voice: "What on earth is going on? Why did the forest farm appear for no reason?" Will you change wholesalers?”
"The reason is unknown, but I spent some money to buy some tidbits from a staff member at the venue. It seems that someone in the official circles has something to show for it. I called you because I wanted you to investigate in detail."
Zhao Hongyi frowned and said: "I will check the official matter. Please tell me the specific process."
"Okay, that's it. I was at two o'clock last night..."
Li Xiucheng told Zhao Hongyi everything that happened from his departure from Guangcheng yesterday to just now.
Hearing that Li Xiucheng rushed all night until the early morning because of a request of his, Zhao Hongyi felt warm in his heart, and even the children's matters were temporarily forgotten by him.
He said gently: "You did the right thing. When things get to this point, it's useless no matter how much you talk to the soldiers who were pushed out. I'll contact you immediately to inquire about this matter. Thank you for your hard work. Go back and rest early."
In the moving vehicle, Li Xiucheng couldn't help but smile when he heard Zhao Hongyi's gentle tone on the phone.
This man was old, and his temperament changed quite quickly. It took only one day for his tone to return to its original state.
He smiled and said: "I will stay here for a few more days. If there is anyone who needs help, please don't be polite, Uncle Zhao."
"Okay! That's it for now."
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Hongyi thought for a moment and pulled out a phone.
"Minha?"
"What's the matter, Lao Zhao? It's rare for him to take the initiative to call me. Could it be that the sun is out in the west today?"
"Haha, we haven't seen each other for only half a month, and you're already estranged just by saying this."
Listening to the teasing on the phone, Zhao Hongyi also smiled.
"Hmph, you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do. You are also the master who doesn't call me to contact me if there is nothing to do. Okay, tell me, what's the matter?"
Zhao Hongyi didn't feel dissatisfied at being criticized. He and Li Minxia had grown up wearing crotchless pants together. Their relationship was so strong that they could hold each other's guns for each other, and they even hesitated to joke around as casually as they did every day.
Then he said directly: "I want to ask you something. Is there any official change in my hometown in Northeast China?"
"Why did you suddenly ask me about this? Have you never asked about this matter?"
"Someone caused trouble for the group, and the forest farm kicked the group out."
"Oh, that's it. Then I know who it is. Three days ago, Wang Wanqing arrived there as director of the Provincial Department of Resources."
"No wonder!"
Zhao Hongyi suddenly realized that if it was Wang Wanqing, everything would make sense.
Wang Wanqing is Wang Wanli's eldest brother. He is an outstanding member of the Wang family, much better than Wang Wanli.
When he is the director of the Department of Resources, he is equivalent to the immediate boss of the forestry farm. It is too easy for him to ask the forestry farm to make some "insignificant" decisions.
"Do you want our help with this?"
While Zhao Hongyi was deep in thought, Li Minxia's voice sounded again.
"No, it's not like you don't know.
The old man has never liked to directly use this force to help the group develop. "
"Yes, but from what you said, it seems like the other party made the first move this time, so it's not an exaggeration for us to retaliate, right?"
"This...I'll think about it."
"Your character is still so calm. It's a pity that you didn't continue on the official path. Otherwise, your achievements would definitely not be lower than your elder brother's.
Do you want me to ask the old man for you? "
"No need, I'll tell him myself! It's okay for Wang Wanli to cause trouble for me a few days ago. After all, it was a conflict within the group. Now Wang Wanqing is allowed to use his connections. This has obviously torn up all the previous relations between the two families.
The relationship between the old man and Mr. Wang is quite good now. I have to let him know the dirty thoughts of these people. "
At the end of the sentence, Zhao Hongyi's tone was a bit harsh. It was obvious that he was not happy with the Wang brothers messing with him one after another.
"Haha, that's right. Don't worry, although the old man has retreated, we are not afraid of the Wang family."
"Of course, I didn't say I was afraid. I just didn't want to bring our problems to two old people. That would be bad.
It's just that now that they are in the first grade of junior high school, we fifteenth graders can't just accept it! "
"Okay, I'm waiting for your call."
"good!"
Zhao Hongyi hung up the phone, then took out a cigarette and sniffed it. The mellow smell of the tobacco was refreshing.
He has never called the old man since arriving in Xiangjiang.
To be honest, the old man's majesty is too strong. Even if he is a son, he still feels depressed in front of the old man.
Therefore, he greatly admired Li Xiucheng's ability to talk and laugh in front of the old man.
As far as he knew, the day the old man took Li Xiucheng to the study room and the two of them went downstairs talking and laughing, several juniors in the family were shocked by Li Xiucheng.
And now that Zhao Xueyao had done something like this again, to be honest, he didn't know how to face the old man.
Because he couldn't imagine how the old man with a rigid personality would react if he found out that his most beloved granddaughter was pregnant before marriage.
The anger is certain. It would be a big deal if the blow affected his health. In that case, how could he, his son, have the dignity to see him again.
So in the past two days, even the thought of calling the old man was subconsciously thrown out of his mind.
Now even though he was just talking about the Wang family, he still felt a little flustered.
That's why I use the smell of cigarettes to cheer myself up.
This feeling, like going to the execution ground, is really helpless.
He carefully put the cigarette back into the cigarette case, then picked up the phone and dialed it.
This time, the call took a little long to get through.
After a long while, a familiar voice rang on the phone.
However, the first sentence that came out on the phone made his heart tremble with fear.
"What? Enough of staying in Xiangjiang!"
