Power and Wealth

Chapter 2001

Inside the private room.

Li Xiao was genuinely panicked and couldn’t care about anything else at the moment.

Jiaojin County did not meet all the qualifications needed to apply for city designation. The county fell short on two key indicators for the transition from county to city. However, due to the historical and cultural significance of the ancient tomb found in the area, they barely qualified. Even without anyone reaching out to him, Li Xiao’s department would likely approve the application. Still, as for whether the higher-ups would approve it, Li Xiao was unsure. So, he had always left some room for negotiation. However, when he heard Fang Shui Ling’s attitude and her concern for Jiaojin County’s situation, the room for negotiation disappeared. Once the granddaughter of the Premier set her mind on something, how could the office leadership not sign off on it? The matter was practically guaranteed, and that’s why Li Xiao felt comfortable making promises. Furthermore, he couldn’t avoid doing so—if he didn’t guarantee it, it seemed Fang Shui Ling might contact her grandfather directly, which would cause enormous problems for Li Xiao. If the Premier’s granddaughter had to intervene in a trivial issue like this personally, it would be disastrous for him.

The Premier’s granddaughter wants something done, and Li Xiao can’t even handle a simple county’s promotion issue?

What does that say about him?

It was going to be a big mess.

Li Xiao was covered in cold sweat as he prevented Fang Shui Ling from making the call. He wouldn’t let her make the phone call, no matter what.

Fang Shui Ling blinked. “Can it be confirmed?”

Fang Shui Ling smiled. “Then, thank you, Director Li!”

“You’re welcome, Miss Fang. It’s all up to you. I would handle Jiaojin County’s matter even if it meant climbing a mountain or walking through fire. All you had to do was call me. You didn’t need to come all the way here personally. I’m overwhelmed by your kindness.” Li Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead. He wasn’t sure if Fang Shui Ling was clueless or if she was scaring him. Either way, he was terrified. Meanwhile, Li Xiao was quite annoyed at Zhang Dongfang and the others from Jiaojin County. If they knew who Fang Shui Ling was, why didn’t they mention her earlier? If they had even hinted at her name, Li Xiao wouldn’t have canceled their dinner gathering. He would’ve contacted them immediately without needing to trouble the Premier’s granddaughter.

If it had been a significant issue, he could understand. If it were a city-level application for a vice-provincial city or a national economic development zone, then contacting Fang Shui Ling’s grandfather might have been a sensible approach.

But to elevate a small county?

What a waste of time to cause such a fuss!

Li Xiao was genuinely baffled by their actions. Fortunately, he had stopped the call in time; otherwise, Fang Shui Ling would have contacted her grandfather, and it would have been a mess.

Now everything was set.

Jiaojin County’s county-level city upgrade was guaranteed.

Normally, Zhang Dongfang and Xu Zhuang should have been overjoyed after receiving Li Xiao’s guarantee, but they were all frozen in shock. They had come to Beijing for this very matter, and now that it was resolved, they were happy, but the real issue was what they had just heard from Li Xiao, which completely rattled them. They could no longer focus on Jiaojin County’s matter. Li Xiao had just revealed so much information.

Her grandfather?

The Premier?

The shock was almost too much to handle.

Zhang Dongfang and Sun Lihan almost spat out blood in surprise.

Xu Zhuang and the personnel from the Jiaojin County government office were also stunned, their eyes wide open.

There was only one Premier with the last name Fang, and it was apparent who he meant.

Not a vice, but the head of the State Council!

This meant Fang Shui Ling was the Premier’s granddaughter.

When they thought about it, Zhang Dongfang broke into a cold sweat. Luckily, he was still sitting down. Xu Zhuang wasn’t so lucky—his legs went soft beneath the table. Now they understood why Fang Shui Ling had a VIP membership to such an extravagant club, and why the staff there were so respectful to her. They realized why Li Xiao, a department head, was so eager to come when Fang Shui Ling called. How ridiculous it was that Zhang Dongfang had initially thought that this young girl wouldn’t be able to handle anything, and had even questioned her reliability. Now, they realized how foolish they had been. If Fang Shui Ling couldn’t handle it, then no one could. Her grandfather was the head of the State Council! In the office of the State Council, who couldn’t Fang Shui Ling handle?

They had been blind.

Zhang Dongfang and Xu Zhuang felt embarrassed as they realized they hadn’t noticed who she was all along.

Fang Shui Ling, after confirming everything, quietly resumed eating.

Zhang Dongfang, Sun Lihan, and the others exchanged looks. Their attitude towards her had changed entirely. They no longer dared to call her “Little Ling” casually. Zhang Dongfang first thanked Li Xiao, then turned to Fang Shui Ling, saying carefully, “Miss Fang.”

Fang Shui Ling looked up. “Yes, what is it?”

Li Xiao watched the scene with a clear understanding. He realized now that these country bumpkins hadn’t known who Fang Shui Ling was.

“Thank you so much for your help this time. You’ve done us a huge favor,” Zhang Dongfang said, a little awkwardly. “I don’t even know what to say…”

Zhang Dongfang and his team had never met someone with such a powerful background. The so-called second-generation officials and rich kids they had encountered before were nothing compared to Fang Shui Ling. They were from entirely different worlds.

Fang Shui Ling waved dismissively. “What’s the big deal? Don’t be so polite. Since Brother Dong entrusted me with this, I had to help you get it done.”

Brother Dong?

Li Xiao’s ears perked up immediately. Anyone who could give instructions to the Premier’s granddaughter was not an ordinary person.

Zhang Dongfang was starting to worry. How was it possible for Secretary Dong to know such influential people?

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