144: The test of the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee

Upon hearing the news Zhu Yiming revealed, everyone was stunned.

"Brother Zhu, you're joking with us, right? Lin Zifeng is only twenty-six years old; how could he be a county magistrate?

We've been classmates for three months, and we've never heard Lin Zifeng mention this matter.

If Lin Zifeng were really a county magistrate, why would he hide it for so long? Wouldn't it have spread among the classmates long ago?

Don't forget, among our batch of trainees, there are only three Division-Head Level Cadres in total."

Li Yuhang said with an expression of disbelief.

The subtext of his words was that if Lin Zifeng were a Division-Head Level county magistrate, it would be impossible for him to hide it for so long; he would have been showing off among the classmates long ago.

Haven't you seen how those three Division-Head Level trainees all have a faint air of superiority?

At this moment, the class teacher Yu Mingying walked over and said with a smile, "Everything Zhu Yiming said is true. Before you reported to the Party School, I checked everyone's personal files.

Lin Zifeng has always been the county magistrate of Yushu County; it's just that Lin Zifeng is extremely low-key, unwilling to be overly ostentatious, and deliberately hid his rank and position."

With Yu Mingying's confirmation, everyone finally believed that what Zhu Yiming said was true, and with somewhat complicated feelings, they looked in the direction of Lin Zifeng.

Seeing that Lin Zifeng did not leave after just saying hello as they had imagined, but was instead handling himself with ease among several high-ranking leaders.

This once again proved that what Yu Mingying and Zhu Yiming said was true.

Lin Zifeng walked up to Chen Yuanhua and the others, and Cao Mingxiu smiled and introduced, "Secretary Chen, this is the county magistrate of Yushu County, and also a representative of our Chunhua City's young and outstanding Cadres, Comrade Lin Zifeng.

County Magistrate Zifeng, you shouldn't be unfamiliar with Secretary Chen of the Provincial Party Committee, right? Secretary Chen concurrently serves as the principal of the Provincial Party School, and you are a trainee in this section-level Cadre training class.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say you are Secretary Chen's student."

Hearing Cao Mingxiu's introduction, he smiled to express his gratitude to the other party, then reached out both hands to shake Chen Yuanhua's hand.

"Hello, Secretary Chen, Yushu county magistrate Lin Zifeng reporting to you."

Facing the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, who held the highest status among vice-ministerial level high-ranking officials, and with the other party also being his future father-in-law, Lin Zifeng's mood was somewhat complicated and excited.

"I am not unfamiliar with County Magistrate Zifeng! I heard about you, this young Cadre, when you were serving as town mayor.

Your performance in all aspects has been excellent. I have carefully read the economic thesis you wrote; it is very thoughtful, constructive, and has a very long-term strategic vision."

Chen Yuanhua said in a gentle manner.

"Thank you for your encouragement, Secretary Chen. I will continue to work hard in the future and will never fail to live up to the trust and high expectations of the leaders."

Lin Zifeng quickly expressed his stance, then shook hands and greeted Yang Yunhua, Cao Mingxiu, and Jiang Shiyu respectively.

Cao Mingxiu then asked curiously, "I didn't expect Secretary Chen to have noticed County Magistrate Zifeng back when he was a town mayor; that's really quite surprising, isn't it?"

Seeing that the people present were all curious about the relationship between himself and Lin Zifeng, Chen Yuanhua, fearing that they might misunderstand, said generously, "This is also a very coincidental matter.

When Town Mayor Zifeng was serving in Heping Town, he went to the provincial capital to participate in an investment promotion conference, and one of the Investors he attracted was a company run by my eldest daughter.

My daughter is doing well in the business world, so she became an Investor for the Yingjianzui Scenic Area. I heard her mention County Magistrate Zifeng at home.

The Yingjianzui Scenic Area has been under development for more than two years, and everything is already on the right track, but I haven't come to see it even once."

Upon hearing Chen Yuanhua's answer, everyone finally understood what was going on.

They all thought to themselves at the same time, Lin Zifeng is really lucky! The Investor he brought in turned out to be Secretary Chen's daughter; before this, he probably didn't even know it himself, right?

Seeing the somewhat strange looks the others were giving him, although Lin Zifeng had long known about this connection, he still appropriately displayed a look of surprise.

"I really didn't expect that you and General Manager Chen are father and daughter.

If I had known about this connection earlier, I wouldn't have been able to remain so calm and composed when facing General Manager Chen."

Hearing what Lin Zifeng said, everyone chuckled good-naturedly.

They all felt that this was only human nature; after all, at that time, Lin Zifeng was only a section-level Cadre.

If he had known Chen Yuqing's identity, given his rank at the time, dealing with the daughter of a vice-ministerial level bigwig, he would inevitably have felt some pressure.

Chen Yuanhua had similar thoughts, so he asked curiously, "I also heard at the time that for the sake of Heping Town's interests, you did not give an inch.

The investment side provided the vast majority of the funds, yet your Heping Town demanded absolute controlling rights.

If you had known about this connection at the time, what would you have done?"

Everyone knew in their hearts that this was a disguised test of Lin Zifeng by Chen Yuanhua.

If Lin Zifeng gave a poor answer, his image in Chen Yuanhua's heart would be greatly diminished, so they all secretly broke into a cold sweat for Lin Zifeng.

They and Lin Zifeng all knew that Chen Yuanhua said this not to seek benefits for his daughter.

If he really wanted to do that, when Chen Yuqing wanted to invest, he could have just hinted at his relationship with Chen Yuqing, and without doing anything else, Chen Yuqing would have held the dominant position in the cooperation with Heping Town.

"Secretary Chen, if I had known about your relationship with General Manager Chen back then, perhaps our cooperation wouldn't have gone so smoothly!"

Lin Zifeng did not give the answer, but instead stated another outcome.

"Oh, why?"

Chen Yuanhua asked in pursuit.

"Because if I had known about the relationship between you and General Manager Chen, I would have been even more cautious, and the conditions would have been even higher than what I originally proposed.

Otherwise, someone would definitely think that I was trying to curry favor with you, disregarding the interests of the government and the local people, deliberately trying to please you.

If that were the case, it would also damage your and General Manager Chen's reputations.

So I would rather not reach a cooperation agreement with General Manager Chen and go find other Investors instead than do something harmful to both parties."

Lin Zifeng said with eyes full of wisdom.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that I, a Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, almost ruined a win-win investment and development cooperation. It seems that in the future, I need to keep my relationship with family members even more confidential.

You few must not reveal what you just heard."

Chen Yuanhua said with a smile.

Everyone nodded in agreement, knowing that Lin Zifeng's answer just now had satisfied Chen Yuanhua, and the looks they gave Lin Zifeng now held more profound meaning.

At this moment, Zhao Delin came to Wan Guoliang's side and whispered a few words.

Wan Guoliang nodded slightly, and after Zhao Delin left, he spoke up, "Leaders, the Government Canteen has prepared lunch; shall we go eat?"

"That's fine. Time is limited. After lunch, in the afternoon, we will go to your Miaoshan Town to see the local greenhouse vegetable planting and the situation of the vegetable trading market.

Tonight, we will stay at your County Party Committee Guesthouse, and tomorrow we will go to Heping Town."

Chen Yuanhua set the itinerary for the afternoon and tomorrow in just a few words.

Everyone nodded one after another, and under the guidance of Wan Guoliang and Lin Zifeng, they walked towards the Government Canteen.

Others were also invited by staff members to follow behind the group, walking together towards the Government Canteen.