Chapter 233 Zhang Liming
"Why is he here?"
Lin Yan was surprised when she saw a familiar figure in the crowd.
At this moment, the tall young man among the talking young men seemed to feel the gaze behind him, and subconsciously turned around to look at Song Yuanchao and them. When he saw Lin Yan, he seemed a little surprised, and also noticed Song Yuanchao standing next to Lin Yan.
"Yan Zi, long time no see. I didn't expect you to be here. You've become more beautiful after all these years. If Luo Yang hadn't been here today, I would have almost failed to recognize you if we were somewhere else." Zhang Liming greeted the young men he had just talked to, and then walked towards Song Yuanchao and them with a smile on his face, and said cheerfully when he came up to them.
"Brother Liming, when did you come back?"
"I've been back for a while, but I'm very busy in the department now." Zhang Liming said, and at the same time looked at Song Yuanchao, smiled and extended his hand to Song Yuanchao: "You are Song Yuanchao, right? Yan Zi's boyfriend? This is the first time we meet today, but I have heard of your name for a long time."
"Hello..." Song Yuanchao stretched out his hand and shook hands with Zhang Liming. The other person's hand was broad and soft, and the handshake was just right. In addition, the polite way he spoke made Song Yuanchao feel good about him at first sight.
After shaking hands and letting go, Zhang Liming's eyes fell on Luo Yang and he asked with a smile, "You are really fast, kid. We were just talking about you just now, but in the blink of an eye, you disappeared. You have been running away to Yan Zi and Yuan Chao's side for a long time."
Luo Yang smiled but said nothing. Zhang Liming called the three of them and said, "Since we met today, why don't you go over and chat? We are all friends from the same circle. It is fate that we meet in Pengcheng. Let's go to Yuanchao. I will introduce you to some people."
As he spoke, Zhang Liming asked them to go towards the young people they had just been chatting with. Luo Yang followed with a wry smile. Lin Yan didn't say anything either. She signaled to Song Yuanchao with her eyes, and then walked over with Song Yuanchao.
"Come on, let me introduce you all. You all know Luo Yang. This is Lin Yan. Some of you know her, but some have never seen her. However, everyone knows Lin Jianhang and Lin Yuhang. Yan Zi is the younger sister of Jianhang and Yuhang. And this one is Song Yuanchao, a top student at the Imperial University and Yan Zi's boyfriend."
Zhang Liming seemed to be very popular among this group of people. He acted like a big brother as soon as he spoke. He introduced Song Yuanchao to everyone with a smile and introduced those people to Song Yuanchao one by one.
These young people were all children of high-ranking officials, and their identities were not ordinary. When they learned that Song Yuanchao was actually Lin Yan's boyfriend, some of them showed surprised expressions, while some others seemed to have known about Song Yuanchao for a long time, but it was the first time they met him, and they only looked at Song Yuanchao with curious eyes.
"Are you Song Yuanchao?" Among them, a girl with short hair looked Song Yuanchao up and down and suddenly asked this question. This girl was introduced by Zhang Liming just now. Her name is Wang Juan.
Wang Juan is not very old. She looks two years younger than Lin Yan, and is probably in her early twenties at most. However, compared to Lin Yan, Wang Juan deliberately dresses maturely. Her permed medium-length hair and fashionable clothes make her look a bit worldly.
Seeing Song Yuanchao nodding with a smile, Wang Juan suddenly said, "Song Yuanchao, I heard that you are very good and have good skills in flattering women. Even Zhao Minglei is not your opponent?"
"Juanzi, what nonsense are you talking about!" Zhang Liming, who was standing next to him, immediately stopped them and then laughed at Song Yuanchao: "Yuanchao, and Yanzi, don't mind it. Juanzi has always been a straightforward person. She doesn't mean any harm."
"Brother Liming, I didn't say anything wrong. Besides, what's wrong with me asking about this? The fact that Song Yuanchao was able to snatch Lin Yan from Zhao Minglei shows that he has the ability and means. Isn't this a fact?"
Wang Juan interrupted Zhang Liming's words without any hesitation, and raised her chin proudly towards Song Yuanchao with an overbearing look.
"What's going on with this woman? She's going to cause trouble!" Song Yuanchao thought to himself. At first he thought it was just an ordinary meeting, but he didn't expect to encounter this, and a woman he didn't know was directly attacking him.
At this time, several other young people standing by had gloating smiles on their faces and watched the excitement without doing anything.
Lin Yan, who was beside Song Yuanchao, suddenly changed her expression and raised her eyebrows, about to speak.
Song Yuanchao held her hand tightly, with a nonchalant smile on his face: "Of course I know Senior Zhao Minglei. He is a classmate of Yan Zi and me, that's all."
Without waiting for Wang Juan to speak, Song Yuanchao looked at Lin Yan beside him and said with a smile: "Yanzi and I have been in a relationship for several years. I have also met Yanzi's parents and her two brothers. If Yanzi and I were not still in school, we would have even got the marriage certificate by now. By the way, it's a good opportunity to meet you all today. When Yanzi and I have our wedding, please come and have a drink when you are free."
At this point, Song Yuanchao's eyes suddenly became sharp: "But... I'm confused, what is the connection between Zhao Minglei and my Yan Zi? Could it be that he knows Yan Zi?"
Looking at Lin Yan, and then at Wang Juan in front of him, Song Yuanchao asked doubtfully: "Comrade, you and Senior Zhao are not... ? By the way, Senior Zhao is a student union cadre of our Imperial University of Peking, and an outstanding student. His name is well-known in our school. Moreover, Senior Zhao is handsome and has excellent academic performance. There are many female classmates in the school who like him. Could it be that you..."
Having said this, Song Yuanchao stopped talking and looked at Wang Juan with a meaningful look, as if he had suddenly realized something.
Wang Juan's expression suddenly changed: "Bah! Who the hell is Zhao Minglei? Is he worthy of this?"
"Haha, that's strange, female comrade, if it's not like this, why are you so interested in other people's privacy? Do you work in a public security unit? Is your usual job to investigate? By the way, is there something wrong with Senior Zhao? Is the organization suspicious of him?" At this point, Song Yuanchao slapped his forehead and said sorry: "I understand, I understand, such a big thing is not something that ordinary people like us can inquire about privately. Organizational discipline, confidentiality, right? This is how it's played in the movies, I understand, I understand."
As he spoke, Song Yuanchao showed a harmless smile and apologized to everyone repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I have always been a straightforward person since I was a child, and I don't think before I speak, but I promise I have no bad intentions, I'm just curious, haha, curious..."
Wang Juan was so angry at Song Yuanchao's retort that her face turned red. She had never been said that before, but the problem was that Wang Juan had provoked this matter herself, and Song Yuanchao was just following her words. In addition, Zhang Liming had just explained to Song Yuanchao and the others that Wang Juan had no ill intentions, and now Song Yuanchao was just saying the same thing back to her. If she refuted, wouldn't it mean that Wang Juan had sinister intentions just now?
Just when Wang Juan didn't know how to refute for a moment, and even wanted to just break up and start cursing , Song Yuanchao's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Yanzi, look, Brother Shao seems to be looking for us over there."
Lin Yan looked in the direction of Song Yuanchao's finger, and indeed saw Lin Daoyuan's secretary Xiao Shao standing not far away, waving at them.
"Brother Liming, my dad's secretary is looking for us. I think there's something going on. You guys chat first and we'll go over first." After saying that, Lin Yan pulled Song Yuanchao and walked towards Xiao Shao. Before leaving, Song Yuanchao did not forget to apologize to everyone with a smile, and said they would see each other again in the future. He even bowed to Zhang Liming and others in the way of the elders, especially to Wang Juan, and gave her a meaningful smile before turning around and leaving.
"Brother Liming! Look! Look, this country bumpkin actually said that to me! It makes me so mad!" After Song Yuanchao left them, Wang Juan came to her senses and stamped her feet in anger.
"You, you are usually so talkative, but you finally hit a snag today, right? I told you a long time ago that you should think before you speak, and be careful not to offend others. There are always people better than you, and not everyone can be bullied easily...Okay, this matter is over. It would be bad if a commotion is made today and it affects major events. When we return to Yanjing, I will host the dinner and invite Yan Zi and the others. We can have a meal together and talk it out." Zhang Liming said to Wang Juan with a smile, and at the same time, he looked in the direction where Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan left, raised his hand and touched his chin, revealing a thoughtful expression.
Xiao Shao did come to find Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan. Lin Daoyuan couldn't spare the time now. Today was a big event in Pengcheng, and as a representative of the Planning Commission, he couldn't leave at all. He was still at the Municipal Party Committee discussing matters with comrades in Beijing and local areas.
Looking at the time, Lin Daoyuan thought that Song Yuanchao and the others should have arrived, so he arranged for Xiao Shao to go out and find them and tell them some things.
After meeting Xiao Shao, Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan were relieved to learn about Lin Daoyuan's situation. It will take some time for the opening of the special zone today, because they are currently waiting for the results of the meeting in Yanjing. Although in reality, the establishment of the special zone today is a foregone conclusion and everything has been arranged. But in terms of procedures, only after the final decision of the meeting held in Yanjing, the Pengcheng Special Zone will be officially established in the legal sense.
Xiao Shao was also very busy, he just came out to tell Song Yuanchao and the others about the situation so that they wouldn't worry.
Song Yuanchao nodded to show that he understood, and then spoke a few more words to Xiao Shao. The other party left first and turned to walk towards the Municipal Party Committee.
After Xiao Shao left, Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan were not interested in going back to Zhang Liming. They had just met and confronted Wang Juan. Wouldn't it be intentional to go back and make trouble? Besides, Song Yuanchao felt that he and these people were not in the same circle and had nothing in common. Anyway, there were many people today, and it was a bit chaotic outside. Song Yuanchao discussed with Lin Yan and decided not to wait here anymore. The two of them crossed the road and walked to a quieter place across the street.
After walking a few hundred meters, they found a roadside herbal tea shop and sat down. Song Yuanchao ordered two cups of herbal tea and a plate of local snacks and melon seeds. The two of them sat there drinking herbal tea while taking a break and chatting.
