Chapter 30 Turnaround

as pulled back by Chen Cong's mother, who forced a smile and took out a check from her bag. The amount seemed filled in, and she pushed it towards Zeng He on the table.The amount wasn't the two thousa...Chapter 30 A Turn of Events

Sun Ling Shan didn't know how to tell Su Can about her parents' words. Mobile quick read: Text version first release rush to: : ... Upon hearing what was said, she realized the difficulties that Su Can's family construction company faced at present, something they could never be involved in.

But偏偏最不希望的事情，卻又要來臨。Li Luomei brought a group of girls and came here excitedly. She asked Chen Ling Shan excitedly, "How is it Didn't your dad agree He must have agreed! Investing into Star Sea Square will definitely be successful! Ling Shan, you need to work hard for our 'McDonald's'."

Xue Yiyang clearly understood the situation at his workplace after returning home, so he was also looking forward to it. "Ling Shan, your dad won't really tell you these things, right When I went back home, my parents lectured me for a while, saying that these matters don't concern me. I'm puzzled; why wouldn't they concern me I'm already in high school, yet they still treat me like a child!"

Su Can also raised his head. If Chen Ling Shan's father really agreed to invest, then Su Can would be truly surprised because, based on Su Can's understanding of the situation, it didn't seem that her father would take action at this moment.

Chen Ling Shan remained silent.

The excited expressions of those around them slowly returned to normal. Even Xue Yiyang, who was eagerly waiting for an answer, could sense something amiss. Soon after, Li Weimei gradually put on a serious face and asked, "Is there difficulty Did your dad not agree"

Everyone realized that the issue wasn't as easy to resolve.

Chen Ling Shan looked at Su Can and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

Su Can smiled. "It's okay. It's just a small problem, and it will be resolved soon!"

Su Cen seemed to always be like this, using a smile as warm as the sun to comfort others.

However, Chen Lingshan thought to herself: Does it really matter when Su Cen says it doesn't Is him acting so carefree also just because he has no choice

Dinner was at Zong Jianjun's place in the unit. After Zong Jianjun arrived, they assigned a ground-floor apartment of a residential building to him with a backyard garden where there was a small tree and an outdoor table set up. Zong Jianjun and his wife, as well as Su Licheng, prepared a meal of home-cooked dishes together. Normally, when Zong Jianjun visited the Su family for meals, now it was he inviting the SUs to gather in his dormitory backyard. With their parents still busy in the kitchen cooking, once Zong Jianjun finished preparing his signature dishes, he stood under the young tree with a thoughtful expression.

Su Cen saw this and walked over, asking, "Uncle Zong, what are you thinking about" When Zong Jianjun noticed Su Cen approaching him, he seemed to be deep in thought and said, "How long has this seedling been planted Probably since the first family moved into here. Who knows how many changes it's witnessed."

Su Cen smiled, saying, "This little tree is rather fortunate. Despite so many generations of people coming and going from this house, they all still take care of it. With Uncle Zong's nurturing and the help of others, I believe in the future, it will grow into a towering tree proudly standing in this backyard." At this, Zong Jianjun smiled, ruffling Su Cen's hair while saying, "I really envy your parents for having such an outstanding child like you. My kid needs many more years to catch up!" It was said that due to the late age of their marriage, Zong Jianjun and his wife's child was now probably only six or seven years old.

Looking at this seedling again, Zong Jianjun sighed, "This tree may not know that after so many years, those who return here won't be the same people anymore. When they meet each other next time, it's unclear if there will be joy or sorrow."

Su Cen was taken aback for a moment and felt puzzled; he had thought Zong Jianjun was worried about the project while observing this seedling earlier. However, from his current expression, it seemed like he was concerned about something else. Could it be that he wasn't as passionate about the Xinghai Square Project as people assumed

In reality, Zong Jianjun didn't truly belong to Xia Hai City, and the Project Four Affairs wasn't a matter of life or death for him; unlike Su Cen's father, who couldn't afford to lose. If Project Four Affairs collapsed, Zong Jianjun could always be transferred back to the headquarters and continue his life as before.

However, Su Licheng was different. To him, the Project Four Affairs was like a lifeline, so if Zong Jianjun wasn't actively committed to it, he would become an obstacle for Su Cen's father. It couldn't be blamed on Su Cen for seeing things in such a practical light; indeed, Zong Jianjun lacked decisiveness and independence at this critical juncture. As long as his father didn't gain control of the situation, there wouldn't be any changes made, leaving their fate uncertain and making it impossible to implement Su Cen's future plans. They couldn't afford to lose.

With dinner ready, the four of them sat around a table. Zong Jianjun and his father were drinking beer while discussing the issue of project funds, which was a headache.

Suli Cheng then said, "As long as there's an investigation, it will be clear that Li Yuhé is just looking for trouble. It’s rumored he came down from the provincial level with strong connections; even the Finance Bureau and Commerce Commission have people on his side. Now they've withheld our project funds over there, clearly targeting us! If we could break through this bottleneck, it would be great, but who knows if they'll listen to us Uncle Zhong, morale within the company has been low for a while now. If the first batch of project funds isn’t released soon, I don't know what to do."

Zhong Jianjun took a sip of alcohol and nodded his head. "I’ve tried reaching out to the Finance Bureau about this matter, but there’s nothing I can do as I can’t even see the main responsible person; they’re clearly avoiding us! But there is another channel: The newly appointed Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee used to be bunkmates with me when we were both in the construction engineering unit. Back then, he would read備考materials under a flashlight after lights out; now he’s a party secretary while I’m still stuck here. This is quite a disparity. Even though we once stole chickens and sweet potatoes from Gansu farmers together, it's been so long—will he even remember me"

Zhong Jianjun took another sip of悶酒and said, "This whole thing was stirred up by that kid Li Yuhé to get me kicked out of Xia Hai. If I were to approach Wang Bo for help now, wouldn’t it be embarrassing He’s a top official here!"

Suli Cheng wanted to say something but thought better of it; indeed, it was somewhat humiliating. Back when Zhong Jianjun was still the squad leader and Wang Bo was under his command, Wang had risen to become a party secretary while he was just an ordinary soldier in an engineering unit—it was quite face-saving for him not to approach Wang now.

If there were such a connection with the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, their current problem would be easily resolved. But since Zhong Jianjun didn’t want to do it, there was no point forcing him.

Su Can then thought that Wang Bo must have been a low-key princeling when he served in the military; for Zhong Jianjun not to notice and instead bring him on wild adventures up mountains and down seas made Su Can feel more favorably towards Wang Bo.

The atmosphere at the table turned silent as everyone was lost in thought about their predicament.

Su Can poured himself a glass of alcohol, put down the bottle, and stood up to clink glasses with Zhong Jianjun without waiting for Zeng He’s startled attempts to stop him. "Uncle Zhong, let me have this drink with you. The Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Wang Bo that you mentioned—is he tall and thin with a hooked nose around forty years old"

"Ah yes, he's your Uncle Zeng's comrade-in-arms; I just saw him on TV recently. He hasn't changed at all—still so skinny." How did you see him Did you run into him on TV too" Zhong Jianjun approvingly watched as Su Can drank his alcohol, then Suli Cheng told Su Can to be careful about drinking less since he was still a student; smiling at both of them, Su Can said, "Yes, I've seen him and even talked with him. He knows who I am and mentioned you too—wondering when he could invite you for dinner."

The four people fell silent.

"This kid!" Zhong Jianjun chuckled and said to Zeng He and Suli Cheng, "He sure knows how to cheer someone up. Haha, good, good."

Su Licheng also smiled, and Zeng He leaned over to press his hand against Su Can's forehead, "Su Xiaocan, you haven't drunk too much, have you"

Su Can sat down calmly and proceeded to narrate in detail about how he had escorted Wang Weiwei back to the Municipal Committee Compound and then had a conversation with Wang Bao in the市委書記宿舍. At the end of his story, Su Can added, "Uncle Wang still remembers those days when we served together in the military. A lot has changed along the way, but hearing from you, he remains nostalgic for the past."

When Su Can finished speaking, all the people around the table—Zhong Jianjun, Su Licheng, and even his mother Zeng He—had their mouths agape, staring at him in astonishment.

Su Can was well aware that what he had just said would have a significant impact on the current situation.

Su Can added one more thing, "Of course, though Uncle Wang mentioned wanting to treat us to dinner, if nobody reminds him about it, this busy man might actually forget."

The office phone of Wang Bao at the Municipal Committee rang. After three rings, he picked up; it was his secretary Li Yangbo calling and saying, "Secretary Wang, the person in charge of the key project in Xiahai City, Star Sea Square, Zhong Jianjun, wants to contact you to discuss some construction matters regarding Star Sea Square. What would you like me to do"

"Zhong Jianjun," Wang Bao replied with an "Oh." Although Li was not very senior, he was a new appointee after Wang took office. He was quite capable at his job; secretaries filtered information for their leaders and handled miscellaneous tasks. For those clients that Wang did not wish to meet but who came calling, he usually arranged accommodations and receptions properly.

If Li had only mentioned Xiahai City's Star Sea Square project leader, Wang Bao would likely have chosen not to see him, but the addition of Zhong Jianjun’s name indicated that Li was aware of their relationship. This handling was quite deft.

After some thought, Wang Bao said, "At three o'clock this afternoon, let him come to my meeting room."

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