Chapter 742 Old Friends
After leaving the cemetery, Song Yuanchao went straight to the city of Gusu.
This time he came to Suzhou not only to visit his parents' graves, but also to inspect the drinking water factory in Suzhou.
The drinking water plant was just established last year. It took a very short time from project approval to initial production, mainly because of the relationship between Xiao Shao and Zhang Weidong. The implementation of this major project in the local area was an excellent political achievement for both of them. With their promotion, everything went very smoothly.
After arriving at a hotel in Gusu city, I checked into the hotel. In the evening, I met Xiao Shao and Zhang Weidong at the hotel downstairs.
We were all friends, so it was just a private gathering, where we drank some wine and talked about the factory. Although the drinking water plant had already started production, only the first phase had actually been completed. According to Sit's plan, the scale of the factory would be quite large in the future, and all the factory buildings and equipment were not yet fully in place, so there was still a lot of work to be done.
"Yuanchao, thank you so much for making this project possible here." Xiao Shao stood up with his glass raised and toasted Song Yuanchao.
Song Yuanchao quickly stood up and picked up the wine glass, saying with a smile, "Why are you so formal? We are not strangers, so there is no need to be so polite."
"Friendship is friendship, business is business, and we still have to toast. What do you think, Lao Zhang?"
"District Chief Shao is right. Bridges should be bridges and roads should be roads. We really have to thank our Director Song for this. Come on, I'll join in the fun and toast to Director Song."
Song Yuanchao agreed with a smile, and the three of them clinked their glasses and drank the wine. Putting down the glass, Song Yuanchao said to Zhang Weidong: "Brother Zhang, you are not being nice now."
"Not nice enough? What do you mean?" Zhang Weidong was stunned and asked in confusion.
"Just now, Brother Shao still called me Yuan Chao as usual, but you called me Director Song? What's wrong? Do you look down on your brothers now that you have been promoted? Are you being distant with me?"
“Hahaha!” Zhang Weidong burst into laughter and shook his head, “You are such an ungrateful fellow, you are not happy when I call you Mr. Song? Fine, I’ll still call you Brother Song.”
"By the way, just call me Brother Song. It sounds nice." Song Yuanchao nodded repeatedly. Xiao Shao at the side also laughed. He helped pick up the wine and filled it up for everyone, and suggested having another glass.
The three of them clinked their glasses and finished the wine, and then they drank less quickly. After all, they were all old friends, not strangers, and today was just a small gathering, so there was no need to be so formal.
"How is the old leader's health now?" Xiao Shao asked after three rounds of drinks.
"The old man is in good health, still the same as always, and sometimes he still thinks of you. Brother Shao, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but no matter how busy you are, you must take time to visit him."
"It's my fault. The key is that I'm too busy at work and I really can't get away. Let's wait a few days. Next month I'll take some time to go to Jinling to see my old leader." Xiao Shao nodded repeatedly. When he was in Yanjing, he was Lin Daoyuan's secretary. He followed Lin Daoyuan to Jinling to take office. Now he is the district mayor in Gusu, and he has a very deep relationship with Lin Daoyuan.
And what Xiao Shao said is not wrong. With the deepening of reform and opening up, especially Gusu, a city close to Shanghai, has always been called the back garden of Shanghai. As the district mayor, he is mainly responsible for business and economic work. After serving as district mayor for more than a year, he has devoted all his efforts to the development of local economy and is busy all day long.
Zhang Weidong did not interrupt and just listened with a smile.
He has always been grateful to Song Yuanchao because Song Yuanchao was his savior. If Song Yuanchao had not rescued him, how could Zhang Weidong be alive today?
However, Zhang Weidong never expected that Song Yuanchao would actually be Lin Daoyuan's son-in-law. When he first met Song Yuanchao, Zhang Weidong felt grateful and wanted to repay him, thinking that one day he would be able to help Song Yuanchao to repay him.
But he never expected that instead of repaying the favor, he owed Song Yuanchao a favor.
Zhang Weidong helped a lot after Xiao Shao came to Suzhou to take up his post. Zhang Weidong made great efforts to help Xiao Shao secure his position soon after taking office. They also had a good relationship with each other because of Song Yuanchao, and they were vaguely allies. In addition, Song Yuanchao was quite supportive of their work after the post and telecommunications (telecommunications) started cooperation in Suzhou.
And now, Song Yuanchao has implemented such a large project here, which is equivalent to adding another political achievement to them. Coupled with the relationship between Song Yuanchao and Lin Daoyuan, Zhang Weidong made a further step forward last year and was sincerely grateful to Song Yuanchao in his heart.
"By the way, Brother Shao, when will the second phase of our factory be completed?"
Handing over a cigarette, Song Yuanchao asked, and Xiao Shao told him that the second phase would be implemented soon. The main reason was that the beverage factory required a relatively large area of land, and the three connections and one leveling needed to be completed under the leadership of relevant departments, so it would not be as fast as the first phase.
However, he told Song Yuanchao not to worry, saying that there would not be any big problems with this matter, as all the procedures had been completed and it would be implemented in a few days.
After listening to Xiao Shao's answer, Song Yuanchao nodded. With Xiao Shao's guarantee, he was naturally relieved. He just hoped that it could be implemented as soon as possible. After all, time is money for Si Te. Water beverage is an important project for Si Te. The follow-up plans have been arranged. If the plan is delayed due to production reasons, it will disrupt their steps.
Regarding this matter, Zhang Weidong made a guarantee on the side. He said that Xiao Shao had been busy running to the city these days to coordinate this matter. Now the coordination with relevant departments has been completed. It will take at most a month to hand over the land to Song Yuanchao and others, so he can rest assured.
The meal was very enjoyable. Although everyone drank some wine, they didn't drink too much. Just a little tipsy was just right.
After eating, Song Yuanchao declined Xiao Shao’s other arrangements and planned to go back to the hotel to rest early because he had to visit the factory tomorrow.
Xiao Shao and Zhang Weidong did not force them, and the three of them said goodbye downstairs. After seeing them off, Song Yuanchao returned to the private room to get his things. Then, when he was about to leave, he suddenly heard a familiar voice in the corridor.
Song Yuanchao was slightly stunned. This voice sounded familiar to him, but he couldn't remember who it was. He stopped in confusion and listened carefully. It came from a private room next to him.
"Brother Wang, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Okay, okay, let's talk about it. What is our relationship? We have known each other for many years. Don't worry about this matter. I guarantee that you can get on this boat."
"That's great, Brother Wang. Thank you very much. Thank you so much..."
"Hahaha, there's no need to say more polite words, brother . You're lucky. If you had come a few days later, you might not have got this spot."
“That’s it, that’s it…”
Song Yuanchao was confused by these words . From the other party's answers, it seemed to be related to some business. However, what Song Yuanchao was interested in was not the content of their conversation, but the person who was speaking.
After hesitating for a while, Song Yuanchao still didn't ask who was in this private room. After all, it was impolite for him to push the door, and Song Yuanchao couldn't remember who this person was. So he just stopped and quickly turned around and continued to walk forward. When he was going downstairs, a person ran up from downstairs. The other person walked very fast and almost bumped into Song Yuanchao.
"Sorry, did you hit me?" The other party quickly stopped and apologized to Song Yuanchao.
"You'd better go slower. It would be bad if you really hit someone." Song Yuanchao frowned slightly and reminded the other party.
"I'm so sorry, I'm sorry..." The other person continued to apologize, holding something wrapped in newspaper in his hand. I didn't know what it was, but judging from the shape, it was probably two packs of cigarettes.
"Forget it..." Song Yuanchao waved his hand and moved sideways to let the other person pass first. Just as the other person was walking past Song Yuanchao, he suddenly stopped. He looked at Song Yuanchao carefully and asked doubtfully: "Comrade, is your last name Song?"
Song Yuanchao was stunned and turned his head to look at the other person. For a moment, he felt that the other person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
"My last name is Song, and you are...?"
"Are you Song Yuanchao? Comrade Song?" The other party suddenly became delighted and directly called out Song Yuanchao's name.
Song Yuanchao was even more confused now. He looked the other person up and down but still couldn't remember who he was or where he had seen him.
"I'm Wei Xuejun! Comrade Song, have you forgotten? A few years ago, in the guesthouse, Liangxi Plastic Factory!" Wei Xuejun raised his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said to Song Yuanchao happily.
His words immediately reminded Song Yuanchao of Wei Xuejun! Yes! That was the name!
At that time, Song Yuanchao had just returned to Shanghai and came to Suzhou to visit his parents' graves. He stayed in Suzhou for one night. That night, he met Jiang Dongliang and Wei Xuejun in the guesthouse.
It was because of that chance encounter that Song Yuanchao later took Li Daqi and Gu Jie to do the clothes hanger business, and thus made the first fortune from this business.
A lot of time has passed, and many years have passed in a flash.
Ever since the clothes hanger business was about to end, Song Yuanchao had no contact with Jiang Dongliang, and the two sides had never met again.
As for Wei Xuejun, Song Yuanchao met him only once at the guesthouse. He remembered that Jiang Dongliang was the head of the supply and marketing section at that time, and Wei Xuejun was a supply and marketing clerk under Jiang Dongliang.
At that time, Wei Xuejun was in his early thirties and was rather thin. Now, many years have passed, Wei Xuejun is almost 40 years old and has gained a lot of weight. In addition, Song Yuanchao did not have a very deep impression of him, so he did not recognize him when they met just now.
On the contrary, Song Yuanchao's appearance has not changed much over the years, so it is not surprising that Wei Xuejun could recognize Song Yuanchao.
I didn't expect that this world would be such a coincidence that I would run into . If the other party hadn't recognized me first, Song Yuanchao really wouldn't have remembered who the other party was.
Suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and Song Yuanchao immediately realized who the familiar voice he had just heard in the corridor belonged to. Wasn't the owner of this voice Jiang Dongliang?
"It's Comrade Wei. Hello, hello. Long time no see. Are you still at the Liangxi Plastic Factory? How is your Section Chief Jiang?"
"Hello, Comrade Song. What a coincidence! I didn't expect that we would meet again in Gusu. Our Section Chief Jiang is very good, but he is no longer a section chief but a factory director. Oh, he is in the private room upstairs. Come on, come on, our factory director has been talking about you all these years. I'll take you upstairs to meet him..."
