Su Muyun is still under the jurisdiction of Director Zhou, and their relationship is quite good.
After all, Director Zhou helped him solve Huang Wanling's staffing issue and also sorted out Li Jia's boyfriend's position, even arranging a vice-principal position, which really gave Lin Hao a lot of face.
Of course, Lin Hao also helped him secure funding from the finance bureau, which counts as a big favor repaid, you could say he returned the favor.
However, after several interactions, Director Zhou seems to suit Lin Hao's taste, so he didn't refuse him and felt embarrassed to reject him.
"I know you must be very busy, how about this, I'll arrange a fishing trip on Saturday, and we'll eat some wild game. Bring your wife along," Director Zhou set the time for Saturday.
Lin Hao calculated a bit; Saturday means the day after tomorrow. But he has many things going on right now, so he's not sure if he can spare the time.
"Director Zhou, I really can't confirm the time right now. How about I reply to you a bit later tomorrow night," Lin Hao said.
"Alright, then I'll contact you again tomorrow night." Director Zhou also knew he was very busy, and if anything came up, he definitely wouldn't be able to go.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Xiaodan brought in the dishes, and Lin Hao immediately started gobbling them up.
Lu Xiaodan naturally talked about how, during meals, everyone surrounded her to inquire about Lin Hao's situation, and their attitude towards her was completely different.
The saying goes, when one person ascends, even the chickens and dogs ascend too.
After Lin Hao's promotion, the Su Family's status also changed. Even those who looked down on Lin Hao, like Su Dingzhang and Su Muyang, were now rising with the tide.
Not to mention Su Muyun and Su Muchen, the two sisters—one is Lin Hao's wife, and the other is his sister-in-law. Even those who previously disregarded them now had to accompany with smiles to please them.
Originally, Su Muyun had just arrived at the Admissions Office, and the few old comrades didn't really buy her. Occasionally when there were things to be assigned to them, they would shirk and tangle.
Today their attitude was completely different; everyone treated her with respect, and regarding the assigned tasks, they didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.
Several colleagues would start and end every sentence with "County Mayor's Wife," and didn't even call her Director Su anymore.
Su Muyun naturally relished the title "County Mayor's Wife," saying she didn't want it, but her heart was blooming with joy.
After lunch, Lin Hao took a short nap, and from two in the afternoon, he started meeting with business executives, primarily to sell his state-owned construction land.
With prior experience, his conversations with them went more smoothly; those willing to pay could directly get an allocation, and those without money who really wanted it, Lin Hao would find a way to help.
After all, this state-owned construction land can be mortgaged to the bank to extract cash.
However, today's business executives were different from those who were financially strong yesterday; their purchased area was limited, and there were funding issues, making it more difficult to negotiate.
Lin Hao worked all afternoon and sold about 400 acres of state-owned construction land allocation, only half of what he sold yesterday.
So far, about 1,200 acres have been sold, at prices ranging from 600,000 to 800,000 per acre, which is undoubtedly a significant revenue.
The current land compensation plan is roughly between 120,000 to 150,000 per acre, and many state-owned construction lands do not require land expropriation and demolition compensation.
As for land rehabilitation and homestead rehabilitation, as well as the scheme for additions and reductions, costs will be lower, allowing the government to profit significantly.
Of course, for enterprises truly short on funds, providing them with some collective construction land priced around 200,000 per acre would be much cheaper.
Although everyone had reached a tentative verbal agreement, there is still a need to go through the bidding process, involving a significant amount of paperwork.
Lin Hao directly called Director Wei of the National Development and Reform Commission, asking him to lead and execute this matter, ensuring it is reasonable, legal, and compliant, without touching the red lines of legal regulations.
Director Wei Lianggui of the National Development and Reform Commission, personally promoted by Lin Hao, was thrilled to be entrusted with such a task, guaranteeing completion of the assignment from the leadership.
Despite today's relatively smooth proceedings, Lin Hao still worked until past seven, finally settling matters and drove away from the county government.
During this, Su Muyun sent him two messages urging him to come earlier.
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On the other side, Su Muyun and Su Muchen had arrived early at the Xiangman Garden Restaurant, sitting in a private room sipping tea while waiting for Lin Hao.
Although Su Muyun knew her sister had a thing with Lin Hao, she hadn't exposed it to avoid awkwardness for everyone.
Su Muchen also knew her sister had divorced Lin Hao, so even if she was involved with Lin Hao, she didn't feel much psychological pressure.
They chatted about recent work and eventually talked about Lin Hao's promotion.
"I can't believe that this loser has now become the Executive Deputy County Mayor and even joined the Standing Committee. Sister, do you think he has some background we're unaware of?" asked Su Muyun.
"I don't know about that either. Ever since his father died, I haven't heard he has anyone to rely on. But it's said that Secretary Cao from the municipal party committee appreciates him. Promoting him directly to Executive Deputy County Mayor was Secretary Cao's idea," Su Muchen's news sources were clearly broader.
"Really? Secretary Cao values this loser?" Su Muyun found it hard to believe.
"Sis, only you see Lin Hao as a loser. Don't you know he is a senior economist with dual degrees? It's said Secretary Cao wants to bring him to the city," Su Muchen revealed another bombshell.
"No way? Bring him to the city? You must be hearing rumors, right?" Su Muyun remained skeptical.
"Wuning City's new five-year economic development plan has been rolled out, and targets were delegated to each district and county. Our Wucheng County's economic total is required to double. This important task has been given to Lin Hao. If he lacked capabilities, would the county committee and government entrust such an important task to him?" Su Muchen continued.
Su Muyun looked at her sister and playfully teased, "Sis, didn't you say he was a loser before? How come there's such a big change now?"
"I... have I changed that much?" Su Muchen guiltily blushed.
"Sis, do you have feelings for Lin Hao?" Su Muyun asked earnestly.
"What are you talking about? Lin Hao said you two divorced? Is that true?" Su Muchen retorted.
Su Muyun paused slightly, her expression became somewhat unnatural, and she replied in a deep voice, "Yes, I got him to sign the divorce papers behind Dad's back."
"I was shocked when I heard this news too. How could you do such a thing behind Dad's back? If Dad found out, he'd definitely be angry enough to trigger a heart attack," Su Muchen reprimanded her.