Chapter 51 of Volume 1: There is always a reason for stupidity

  Gao Tianhe took a car back to the city, and after passing Meixi Bridge, he parted ways with Kan Xuetao. At this time, several cars caught up from behind.

  Looking at it was the old car used by his son Gao Xiaohu before, Gao Tianhe asked the driver to stop.

  Gao Tianhe looked at his son sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and scolded with a face full of discontent: "Idiot!"

  "That Mercedes is worth nearly two million, and besides, even if you have the money, you need to get approval, can't just let it go like that?" Gao Xiaohu arrived in Meixi Town early in the morning, but never showed up from start to finish, nor did he have the opportunity to do so. Later, it was only through Song Sanhe, who was expelled from the factory, that he learned about the situation being turned upside down. "Dad, my car was destroyed by someone, you don't care, won't help me, can't even bend your elbow for me?"

  "You scoundrel, one day I'll be so angry that I won't be able to live," Gao Tianhe restrained himself from slapping his son and scolded angrily, "I've repeatedly told you that there are many people in this society who can't afford to offend; there are too many things in this society that even your old man can't cover up. Do you think just because your old man is a broken mayor, you can be the king of Donghua and do whatever you want?"

  Gao Xiaohu scolded him loudly and asked in a low voice, "What's the background of this kid Shen Huai?"

  "You'd better think twice before causing trouble. Then you wouldn't stir up so much trouble and put a knife in someone's hand for them to stab your old man in the chest." Ga Tianhe was so angry that his chest hurt, he furrowed his brow and said, "When will you ever grow some brains?!"

  "Dad, don't be anxious, I was wrong, it's okay," Gao Xiaohu looked at his dad whose heart disease was about to relapse and panicked too, hurriedly comforting him, "Whatever you say, I'll listen..."

  The tall river calmed his emotions, and after the intense pain in his head passed, he finally relaxed his eyebrows. With a serious tone, he said to his son: "Are you satisfied only when you see your old man's position being taken away by someone? Are you relieved then? Do you think your old man is willing to humble himself in front of some young punk with no hair on his face? You need to understand that circumstances are more powerful than people..."

  Gao Xiaohu didn't think things were serious enough to affect his father's official position, he naturally knew how important his father's official position was to him, and with a downturned face, he carefully asked: "Really can't be provoked?"

  "If Xiong Wenbin didn't deceive me, the new municipal party secretary of Donghua will be Tan Qiping, the deputy head of the provincial organization department," said Gao Tianhe, seeing the uncertainty in his son's eyes. "Yes, it's Tan Qiping who came to Donghua to handle Chen Mingde's aftermath last time. Shen Hua should have known early that Tan Qiping would come to work in Donghua and even recommended Xiong Wenbin to Tan Qiping; today is when Xiong Wenbin came to me to clarify things. And on the eve of Tan Qiping taking office in Donghua, Shen Hua actively requested to go to Meixi Town, and Wu Haifeng cooperated with this matter. You're over 30 years old now, what does this imply? I don't need to explain it to you, do I?"

  Gao Xiaohu never thought it would involve so deeply, a chill ran down his spine, but thinking of another thing, he couldn't help but burst out in anger and cursed: "Damn, that bastard Zhou Zhibai, I was with him this afternoon, he just watched me jump into the fire pit..."

  "You're almost thirty and still don't know how treacherous people's hearts can be? You fell into the pit yourself, so don't blame others for being ruthless," said Gao Tianhe. "I hope you learn a lesson from this loss..."

  "Will they let go like this?" Gao Xiaohu asked worriedly, "What if they take control of Meixi Steel Factory and find out some problems..."

  "Making a fortune by being an official for thousands of miles, fighting to the death, doesn't bring them any benefits either," Gao Tianhe said, not particularly worried about this, and he could also see that Shen Huai's purpose was to grasp the Meixi Steel Factory. "However, you must remember, in the future when encountering things, don't magnify problems at every turn. For now, you shouldn't interfere with Wanhu Company's affairs either. The Central Committee has repeatedly requested that party and government officials' children be strictly forbidden from engaging in business. At least on the surface, you should distance yourself from Wanhu Company. I think it's best if you don't stay in Donghua for now..."

  "Can't I just calm down?!" Hearing his dad bring him from Donghua, Gao Xiaohu also panicked and begged for mercy, "I won't interfere with the company's affairs anymore, I'll just stay at home."

  "Ah," said Gao Tianhe with a serious tone, "with your temperament, if it weren't absolutely necessary, how could I be at ease letting you leave Donghua? It was only today that I learned from Xiong Wenbin's mouth that Tan Qiping has been appointed as the new municipal party secretary. Presumably Wu Haifeng didn't know about this in advance either - do you know what this means?"

  Gao Xiaohu wasn't completely devoid of insight, and today he fell into the pit, but it was because he had been rampant in Donghua for a long time, and suddenly he was provoked to his limit, his brain filled with rage, only then could he calmly consider the problem.

  "The provincial government has lost all hope in Donghua, to the point where no one is willing or dare to inform us of any news in advance," Gao Tianhe knew that losing the trust of the provincial government was the most fatal blow, and it also meant that Tan Qiping would have the support of the provincial government if he wanted to deal with anyone in Donghua. He said, "I want you to leave Donghua, not to go somewhere else, but to the provincial capital. After you arrive at the provincial capital, don't cause any more trouble for me, but be willing to spend money. Spend as much money as possible now, hundreds of millions, thousands of millions, tens of thousands of millions, throw it all out without hesitation. I don't need to teach you how to spend money or who to spend it on, do I? Only if you spend more money in the provincial capital can we possibly regain the initiative..."

  "I understand," said Gao Xiaohu.

  "It's fine if you understand." Ga Tianhe closed his tired eyes and asked the driver to stop the car so that his son could get off.

  Tao Jixing went to Xinlian Township one step ahead, and another thing was related to Gao Tianhe and Wanhu Company. Ge Yongqiu had a thousand unwillingness, but he could only represent the county with a hard scalp to come to Meixi Town to clean up this mess.

  Fortunately, the gathered workers had dispersed, and Gao Tianhe and Kan Tao had already determined the nature of Wan Hu's company blocking the door and Song Sanhe's unauthorized leading of the team. Apart from having to face Shen Hua's ugly face, there was nothing particularly difficult for Ge Yongqiu to deal with.

  Gao Tianhe also briefed Ge Yongqiu on the situation before leaving, asking him to come over mainly to prevent any further escalation of the matter.

  After a simple dinner in the steel plant's cafeteria, Ge Yongqiu borrowed the conference room of the steel plant and convened a meeting with the main responsible persons of Meixi Town and the steel plant to discuss the handling of subsequent matters and clarify the many problems of the steel plant.

  "The steel plant needs to be rectified, Mayor Gao has already set the tone, Secretary Shen's speech to workers and cadres, I didn't hear it, a bit regrettable, but the county's attitude is firmly supportive."

  Ge Yongqiu sat at one end of the conference table; Mei Xi Town and Steel Plant's main principals sat on both sides; Xiong Wenbin, representing the Municipal Party Committee, sat next to Ge Yongqiu; Shen Huai, as the steel plant manager, sat at the other end of the conference table, with a somewhat confrontational tone against Ge Yongqiu.

  Town Party Secretary Du Jian, looked like a drowned ghost. Taking advantage of the empty space during dinner in the cafeteria, he reluctantly tried to contact County Party Secretary Tao Jixing. This time, it was indeed connected, and it was Tao Jixing's secretary who answered the phone, saying that Tao Jixing had caught a cold after arriving at Xinlian and was now asleep, so it was not convenient to disturb him.

  It's not even eight o'clock, and you're sleeping? Sleeping with a woman? Du Jian was despairingly shouting in his heart. He was an idiot, but he knew he had been abandoned by Tao Jixing. He had no idea what fate awaited him.

  "I've made a big deal about this issue, I shouted at all the workers and cadres in the factory, saying that any unqualified management cadres would be demoted to work on the production line," Shen Hua said, looking down at his wrist which still had red marks. "I did this mainly to boost the morale of the workers, but we can't just ignore it either. If anyone feels they can't handle this situation, I think the county or town government might be able to arrange some cadre positions..."

  Mei Creek Iron and Steel Plant, as one of the few large-scale enterprises in Xiapu County, is a township enterprise. In addition to Du Jian, the former secretary of the town party committee who concurrently served as the factory director, there are several other main persons in charge, all of whom are members of the town party committee and hold the rank of deputy section chief.

  Shen Hua had no way of making these people really get off work as ordinary workers, so he could only ask them to leave the steel plant.

  Ge Yongqiu nodded and said, "This matter will be carefully considered by the county government, and a clear reply will be given to you as soon as possible." These were all conditions that Gao Tianhe had promised Shen Hua, and not kicking some people out would hinder Shen Hua's control over the entire steel plant. Ge Yongqiu could only try his best to help Gao Tianhe save face, but he didn't know if Tao Jixing from the county government would drag his feet.

  The several deputy factory directors sitting on one side of the conference table, as well as the heads of various departments, also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Hua had at least left them a way out. They could return to the county or town, and even if they were relegated to a cold bench from then on, at least their positions would not be lost, nor would they have to be demoted to work as ordinary workers in the workshop...

  "I heard that Director Xiong used to be the factory director of the municipal steel plant," Shen Huai shifted the topic back to Xiong Wenbin, saying, "How can Meixi Steel Plant get back on track as soon as possible? We need Director Xiong's guidance on this matter..."

  "That set of mine is outdated," Xiong Wenbin chuckled and said, "Moreover, the current situation of the municipal steel factory shows that my previous approach was not a long-term solution either..." He didn't want to say too much in front of Ge Yongqiu.

  Ge Yongqiu didn't think much of Shen Huai and naturally found Kou Wenbin's face quite displeasing to look at.

  Ge Yongqiu knew that if Xiong Wenbin was willing to yield, Gao Tianhe would still use this former powerful general. It's precisely because of this that Ge Yongqiu has always tried his best to keep Xiong Wenbin under his feet. After all, Ge Yongqiu is afraid that Xiong Wenbin will replace him in front of Gao Tianhe.

  I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it.

  I didn't expect that Xiong Wenbin could get in touch with Tan Qiping, the new municipal party secretary who was about to take office at Donghua University, through Shen Hua. I also didn't expect that Shen Hua came to Meixi Town because of Tan Qiping's arrangement. And even more unexpectedly, Wu Haifeng still had an understanding with Tan Qiping in such a situation...

  The situation at the steel plant has temporarily subsided, and as a condition for calming down the situation, it was agreed to hand over the steel plant to Shen Hua for rectification. Even if the steel plant is rectified into a surname Shen or a surname Tan, everyone will have to acknowledge it with a pinch of nose.

  Ge Yongqiu thought it was also good, Tan Qiping came to Donghua as the municipal party secretary, and he couldn't not give him any benefits. As long as they didn't make a big show of eating, and didn't take out the fat meat they had eaten, it wasn't a big deal. In this day and age, one has to consider mutual benefit, those who eat alone often don't have a good ending...

  The meeting at night, under the tone set by Gao Tianhe, further confirmed the details of the steel plant's rectification and made it more specific and operational. The county will also issue a document to clear up obstacles from the policy level for the major rectification of Meixi Steel Plant.