"What's so exciting?" Zhou Ming took two bottles of red wine from the counter and asked with curiosity, seeing Yang Haipeng so excited.

  Yang Haipeng told Zhou Ming about the cause and effect, and Zhou Ming said to Shen Hua with some envy: "Your energy is still great, otherwise Haipeng would not be able to borrow 3 million from the credit union at this time... even county-level officials may not be able to speak up..."

  Zhou Ming works in the planning commission and is very clear about the current financial situation with tight monetary policy. Probably only with the full support of Meixi Town and the steel factory, it may be possible to help Yang Haipeng borrow 30-40 million yuan.

  To be honest, Zhou Ming was also envious of Shen Hua's seat at this time.

  It turns out that Shen Hua's party position is actually the deputy secretary of the town party committee, with "positive level" in parentheses, but he has control over a steel factory with nearly 900 employees and an annual output value of over 100 million yuan. Wanting to make money, getting 1.1 million yuan a year is quite easy. Such a beautiful job, such a fat job, even if you go to the city, it's not worth exchanging for a deputy department level position.

  Shen Huai smiled and said, "I just agreed to try it out. If it doesn't work, I'll have to ask Lao Xiong for a solution. Lao Xiong has had connections with the financial sector since his early years, and now that he's about to take office as deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, his words carry even more weight."

  Having heard this, Zhou Ming also hesitated and was somewhat uncertain. He wondered whether he should continue to seek development in his official career or simply go into business.

  Zhou Ming thought: Shen Hua can help Yang Haipeng solve the loan of 30-40 million, his father-in-law should also have this ability. Even if his father-in-law is stubborn, Yang Haipeng would not refuse him to join in and share a piece of the pie.

  Withdrawing three or four hundred thousand yuan from the bank to partner up and do business, it's still better than just guarding the empty city gate.

  However, Zhou Ming thought again that Shen Hua seemed confident in helping Yang Haipeng solve the loan problem, after all, it was related to his official position. Without power, where is the benefit of money? Thinking so, Zhou Ming didn't want to give up on his career advancement.

  They opened a bottle of red wine and ordered two more beers, then Shen Hua and the others started drinking slowly.

  Shen Hua drove, and Zhao Dong drank very moderately; Zhou Ming and Yang Haipeng were very excited, opening cups and drinking freely. Yang Haipeng had a large capacity for alcohol, while Zhou Ming's was average. Everyone mixed two bottles of red wine with two beers and drank them down, after which Zhou Ming started to stutter when speaking.

  Zhou Ming spoke with a stutter and expressed many thoughts in his heart.

  Yang Haipeng is also a bachelor, and he said to Zhou Ming: "You'd better stay in the Planning Commission for development. Lao Xiong has gone up, and he still needs Secretary Tan's trust. In two years, you might be like Shen Huai, becoming a deputy director or director. It's said that having someone in the imperial court makes it easy to be an official, and having someone in the business world makes it easy to do business. As long as I have meat to eat, I won't let you drink soup. I've registered in Mei Creek Town, and I'll let Xiong Ni come over. How about we calculate a share?" He also asked Zhao Dong: "Or, you can also let Mingxia come over to my side..."

  Zhao Dong didn't want to eat with him and resolutely shook his head: "Mingxia likes children, it's just suitable for her to be a kindergarten teacher..."

  Listening to Yang Haipeng's words, Zhou Ming became very excited, and the wine color on his face became even more intense.

  Xiong Danni said uncertainly: "You sell steel, what could I have done in the past?"

  "Don't be reluctant to give up that job, it's only a few hundred yuan a month, not even enough for you to buy a set of clothes. Why don't you go to Hai Peng and work as an accountant, or even just a clerk? Hai Peng will still take advantage of you!" Zhou Ming said loudly with a drunken tone.

  Shen Huai sipped the red wine in her cup, knowing that Xiong Danni was worried about her father Xiong Wenbin not passing through, and also because Xiong Wenbin had been strict with his two daughters since they were young; Hai Peng talked about obligations, and being a relatively smooth person, doing business was no problem; Zhao Dong still adhered to principles, which didn't surprise him.

  Some people always seem to be unable to break through their own limitations, whether it's being inflexible or lacking emotional intelligence, which can actually make others feel more at ease.

  Shen Huai was thinking about another issue at the same time, he sincerely hoped that Xiao Li's future life would no longer be drifting and unstable, hoping to give Xiao Li a rich and financially free life, but it was clear that he had no way to directly hand over tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of yuan to Xiao Li or Chen Dan. Shen Huai also thought about the 50,000 yuan deposit he had lying in Yixin Bank.

  Chen Dan is soft on the outside but actually very resilient inside, probably won't take advantage of her relationship with Yang Haipeng to join his private company and get paid for nothing. Moreover, doing so would also harm his principles and be detrimental to the management of the steel plant... Shen Huai thought Chen Dan was a resilient person, should have other channels to help her improve her economic situation...

  After drinking the wine, Zhou Ming shouted that he still wanted more wine, but his legs were already soft and slippery. Shen Huai then asked Yang Haipeng to go settle the bill and helped Zhou Ming into the car.

  Yang Haipeng and Zhao Dong's homes were nearby, so Shen Huai drove them back first before heading back to Meixi Town, where he dropped off Zhou Ming and Xiong Danni along the way.

  Zhou Ming vomited once in the coffee shop, fortunately not in the car, but after getting drunk, he was dead weight, Shen Huai and Xiong Danni struggled to support him upstairs.

  Xiong Danni used to be slender, with thin arms and legs, and a flat chest. Unexpectedly, after getting married, her whole body became plump. Holding the heavy Zhou Ming, Shen Huai and Xiong Danni couldn't help but press their arms together. Shen Huai's hand was stuck under Zhou Ming's armpit to prevent him from slipping down. Xiong Danni on the other side held onto her husband with all her might, but she had little strength, and her body could only stick close to his. If she wasn't careful, her entire breast would press against Shen Huai's hand, soft and full of elasticity...

  Shen Huai didn't have the nerve to take advantage of Xiong Danni, and his hand lightly withdrew.

  Xiong Danni only then realized, after drinking wine her face was even more flushed red. Originally she still wanted to ask Shen Huai if it was suitable for her to work at Yang Haipeng's place, but opening the door and supporting the drunk-to-death Zhou Ming as he went in, turning back around to say to Shen Huai: "It's already so late, be careful driving home..."

  Looking at Xiong Danni's face, which was rosy and plump, her eyes seemed to be welling up with tears, exuding a kind of beauty that was hard to describe. Shen Hua smiled and said: "Alright, I'll send you guys home, then my task will be complete. Zhou Ming had a bit too much to drink, he'll be very thirsty when he wakes up at night, prepare some cool tea for him, by tomorrow morning he should be sober..." With that, he went downstairs.

  Watching Shen Hua go down the stairs, Xiong Danni took a peek and the awkwardness of being pressed by her hand was over. She had limited contact with Shen Hua, but she heard from her mom that Shen Hua was a good person except for being a bit sloppy in life. However, thinking back to the scene just now, he seemed to have deliberately withdrawn his hand, and could also be so thoughtful as to instruct her to help Zhou Ming sober up, maybe he's not a bad guy after all...

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  Shen Huai returned to Mei Creek Town after 12 o'clock, the lights in Chen Dan and Xiao Li's house were off, he thought Chen Dan should have let go of it, so he didn't think of going there so late to wake them up.

  The next day, Shen Hua got up early and after presiding over the management meeting at the steel plant, he hurried back to the town government to wait for Sun Jiadun Village Branch Secretary Sun Guangwu to give him an account of yesterday's occupation of the house.

  Shen Hua was still used to driving himself, and he parked the Passat in the large courtyard of the town government, where he saw Sun Guangwu and Sun Yuanguo timidly waiting for him at the stairs.

  Seeing Dabo Sun Yuanguo's face, Shen Huai felt a surge of anger in his heart, walked over with a cold face, didn't even look at them, and went straight upstairs.

  Sun Yuangu and Sun Guangwu looked at each other speechlessly, not daring to say anything, and could only follow behind him up the stairs.

  He Qing saw Shen Huai come to the town government in the morning, and then saw the village branch secretary of Sunjiadun Village following behind Shen Huai, which was very strange. He smiled and said: "I just happened to have something to discuss with Secretary Shen, why are you together with Sun Guangwu and Sun Yuanguo from Sunjiadun Village?"

  Shen Hua has been living in the town's dormitory for some time, and everyone in the town is aware of it. He has also been getting close to Chen Dan, who works at the town's reception station and takes care of Shen Hua's daily life, which is normal. Even if there were other things going on, the townspeople would just pretend not to know, and no one would bother to find fault with Shen Hua.

  "When something goes wrong, He Zhenchang, you come over and deal with it together!" Shen Huai couldn't hold back his anger, and he wouldn't have a good face for Sun Guangwu or Sun Yuanguo either. Seeing Guo Quan coming out of He Qingshe's office to greet him, he instructed: "Guo Quan, go to the Land Management Office and borrow the 87 form from Sunjiadang Village..."

  After liberation, the use rights and property rights of rural homesteads and houses in China have undergone several changes before being finally confirmed in 1987. The townships registered the situation of rural homesteads and houses in 1987 and made a record book, commonly known as the "87 House Form", which is also a key legal document for confirming rural housing property rights.

  To confirm the ownership of the old house, just check the "Eighty-seven House Table".

  Guo Quan didn't know why Shen Hua wanted to borrow the form from the Land Administration Office, and he didn't ask any questions. He went straight downstairs to the office to borrow the house form for Sunjiadun Village.

  Sun Guangwu and Sun Yuanguo followed Shen Hua and He Qingshe to the office, watching as Shen Hua asked He Qingshe to sit down. They only dared to stand aside, not even daring to breathe heavily.

  While Guo Quan went to borrow a house deed, He Qing asked Shen Hua to discuss several financial expenditures of the town and insisted that Shen Hua sign on several expenditure items over 2,000 yuan.

  Financial matters should be signed by the mayor, even if the town party secretary controls financial power through personnel rights and party-government meetings, usually only signing off on major expenditures.

  Like He Qing Society and Shen Huai jointly signing, it's not a violation of financial policy, but calling Sun Guangwu and Sun Yuanguo to watch from the side, just confirming that He Qing Society is also looking at Shen Huai's face to act - this makes them even more flustered, it really provokes a dragon in the river.

  Kuo Chuan quickly brought over the thick file bag, Shen Hua slammed it onto the office desk, pointing at Sun Yuanguo: "You kept saying yesterday that half of that house belongs to you, check it out for me..." Then he pointed at Sun Guangwu: "You help him check together!"

  Sun Guangwu and Sun Yuanguo were pale-faced, wanting to explain, but under Shen Hua's glare, they had no choice but to investigate with a stiff upper lip.

  Shen Huai took a sip of the tea that Huang Xinliang had brought in, but felt it was too hot and put the cup down. He explained to He Qing she: "I happened to know Xiao Chen's brother from the reception station, and I was considering coming to Mei Creek to work. Since living in the city is not convenient, I asked Xiao Chen's brother to rent a house for me in Mei Creek Town. These days, I've been eating and sleeping mostly at the steel plant, so I haven't had a chance to go see that house. My belongings were also sent over by someone else. Yesterday was my rare day off, so I thought about tidying up my new place. Those two rascals did something outrageous - they threw all my belongings from inside the house into the courtyard and said the house belonged to him, and my rental agreement wasn't valid..."

  Sun Guangwu scolded Shen Huai as a "despicable guy", and didn't dare to look up at him. He was able to be the village branch secretary, but he had some vision. However, when he saw Shen Huai go to the town government's parking lot and go upstairs, and saw how others reacted to him, he knew that this dragon in the river was absolutely not someone they could provoke...

  Sun Yuanguo cried with a sad face, explaining: "Really didn't know it was Comrade Shen's rented house, if I had known it was Comrade Shen's, even if I had eaten leopard gallbladder, I wouldn't have dared to lose your things..."

  "Cut the crap," Shen Huai scolded with a cold face, "You say the house is yours, I'll investigate, otherwise it's extortion. I've lived so long and never seen anyone dare to extort me, yesterday was also the first time someone dared to speak such unpleasant words to me, are you trying to rebel?"

  Sun Yuangu's face was pale, and he looked pitifully at He Qingshe. He used to be the village branch secretary of Sunjiadun Village and knew He Qingshe, so now he hoped that He Qingshe would speak up for him.

  "What's going on?" He Qing she could only coldly interrogate Sun Guangwu and Sun Yuanguo at this time.