63: The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Hearing what Wan Guoliang said, he knew what it meant: that the Top Two Leaders in The County Seat both favored the tourism development plan.

It also meant that the two main County Leaders had approved their plan.

So he happily said, "Thank you, Secretary, for supporting our work."

Wan Guoliang waved his hand and said, "Don't celebrate too soon. Although the County Magistrate and I have both agreed to your tourism plan,

aside from policy support, The County Seat cannot give you much financial support. You will have to rely on yourselves."

He heard another layer of meaning in Wan Guoliang's words: that besides policy support, The County Seat would also provide some funding. Although Wan Guoliang said it wouldn't be much, having some was better than having none!

So he quickly pressed his advantage, "Secretary, you know that Heping Town is a Poverty-Stricken Town. I checked the financial situation a few days ago, and the Finance Office account doesn't even have one million yuan.

There are only 630,000 yuan in the account, and two projects require payments of over 300,000 yuan. How can a large town of over 30,000 people operate with so little funding left?"

Wan Guoliang smiled, waved his hand, and interrupted him, "Stop trying to plead poverty here. The County Seat's finances are also tight.

I have already discussed this with the County Magistrate. To show support for your project, the County Treasury can scrape together a maximum of two million yuan. The remaining shortfall will have to be covered by yourselves.

This is the limit of the County Treasury."

Lin Zifeng was inwardly delighted; two million yuan already far exceeded his expectations.

But, operating on the principle that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, he wanted to open his mouth and negotiate further. However, Wan Guoliang guessed his intention and quickly reached out to stop him, saying, "Zifeng, stop right there! Don't be too greedy!

There are so many township in the entire county, all waiting to be fed! The County Magistrate and I are already being unfair by doing this.

If you don't achieve anything significant, then just wait for me to hold you accountable!"

He had no choice but to swallow the words he was about to say, offered an excuse stating he had no such intentions, and then left Wan Guoliang's office.

Watching his retreating figure, Wan Guoliang smiled and muttered to himself, "I refuse to believe I can't handle a little monkey like you.

You really know how to press your advantage! If I had loosened up even a little, you would have been quite troublesome!

But after some tempering, this kid will definitely be a piece of fine steel. The Old Leader's judgment is as good as ever!

After Lin Zifeng left Wan Guoliang's office, he went directly to County Magistrate Qian Dagang's office.

Qian Dagang's attitude toward Lin Zifeng was as cordial as always.

However, Lin Zifeng did not use the other party's attitude as a reason to request increased financial support again.

When facing Qian Dagang, although the other party's attitude was as good as Wan Guoliang's, he always felt that the enthusiasm was not genuine.

Therefore, when speaking to Qian Dagang, he was not as casual as he had been moments before.

Qian Dagang encouraged him and reiterated his support for Heping Town's tourism development plan, promising that the supporting funds would be allocated within a week.

After Lin Zifeng expressed his gratitude, he left Qian Dagang's office.

Lin Zifeng came downstairs and saw that it was already time to get off work. He walked toward Wang Zhongyu, and just as he was about to get into the car to go home, his phone rang.

Seeing that it was a call from Zou Dekai, he quickly answered the phone.

"Hello, Minister. Do you have any instructions?"

"Secretary Zifeng, tomorrow morning at 8:30, I will personally escort the newly appointed Town Mayor and Deputy Secretary of your town to assume their posts.

I know you are still in The County Seat. As the newly appointed Secretary, would you like to travel with us?"

Zou Dekai stated the purpose of his call.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Minister. Since you will be visiting Heping Town tomorrow, I must return ahead of time to welcome your arrival."

He said respectfully as he got into the car.

Afterward, the two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

Only then did Wang Zhongyu speak, "Town Mayor, our Town Office just called me, saying that the County Party Committee Office issued a notice.

Tomorrow morning, around ten o'clock, Minister Zou of the County Party Committee Organization Department will personally escort two newly transferred leaders to assume their posts in Heping Town."

He nodded, thinking that it seemed the events of the Standing Committee meeting had not yet spread.

Otherwise, Wang Zhongyu would not have spoken like that.

When the appointments are read out tomorrow, who knows how many people will be completely stunned!

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "I know. The two of you should rest at the County Guesthouse tonight. Pick me up promptly at 7:30 tomorrow morning, and we'll return to the town earlier."

"Understood, Town Mayor, I've noted that."

Wang Zhongyu quickly agreed.

Li Qiang smoothly parked the car downstairs at his house. He bid farewell to the two of them, and just as he was about to go upstairs, he saw his parents walking into the Residential Community together.

Zhang Chunhua was carrying a Vegetable Basket, and Lin Jiahua was pushing the bicycle he had ridden for seven or eight years. Zhang Chunhua must have run into Lin Jiahua coming home from work while she was out buying groceries.

Li Qiang parked the car next to the couple. The two of them got out, greeted the couple, and then drove away.

The couple turned around and saw Lin Zifeng standing by the Unit Entrance, greeting him with smiles all over their faces.

Lin Zifeng took a few steps forward, took the Vegetable Basket from Zhang Chunhua's hand, and the family of three walked upstairs, chatting and laughing.

"Son, it's not even the weekend today? Why are you back?"

As soon as they entered the door, Zhang Chunhua asked.

"The County Leader wanted to talk to me. It just finished, so I came home.

Mom, let's add two more dishes tonight! I want to have a good few drinks with My father."

he said, chuckling.

"Of course, it's no trouble at all! Since you're back, even if you hadn't asked, Mom would still add dishes.

But I'm a little curious, you rarely drink at home. Why do you want to drink with Your Father tonight?

Did something good happen?"

Zhang Chunhua asked curiously while putting on her apron.

"Yes, something good happened. Let's talk about it at the Dinner Table later!"

"You kid, you've learned how to keep people in suspense."

Zhang Chunhua said this while carrying the Vegetable Basket into the Kitchen.

Although Lin Jiahua hadn't spoken, he kept smiling and began selecting wine from the Wine Cabinet.

Finally, he picked a bottle of Fenjiu, held up the bottle, and asked him, "Son, how about we two men drink this tonight?"

"Dad, anything is fine for me. I feel like all drinks taste about the same, unlike you who can appreciate wine."

he said with a smile.

In less than an hour, the family of three were seated around the Dining Table.

He poured the wine, and the father and Son drank while the three of them ate, drank, and chatted.