Urban Super Medical Saint

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"Since I've come across this matter, I should contribute my modest effort. There's no need for such formality," Ge Dongxu said modestly after a slight pause.

"It's only right," Governor Sang said.

Seeing Governor Sang insist, Ge Dongxu decided it wouldn't be appropriate to be overly polite. After all, Secretary Chen, Governor Sang, and others were managing a vast province, and it wasn't an overstatement to say they were incredibly busy every day. Under such circumstances, them taking the time to invite him to dinner was indeed rare. Besides, Secretary Chen, Governor Sang, and the others were, in a way, his superior officials in office, so he had to give them due respect.

"Well then, I won't be polite with you guys. I have plans this weekend and won't be in the Provincial Capital, but any other time is fine," Ge Dongxu said.

Last time, Xu Lei had informed Ge Dongxu that a Qimen exchange meeting between Dongyue Province and Jiangnan Province would take place at Mount Santai in Dongyue Province this weekend.

"Then how about this Thursday at six in the evening at the Kunting Grand Hotel?" Governor Sang suggested.

"Kunting Grand Hotel?" Ge Dongxu couldn't help but pause slightly.

"Yes, the Kunting Grand Hotel. I just heard about it this morning from Yaping; that you are the major owner of the Kunting chain. So, we decided on the Kunting Grand Hotel. After all, we should keep our resources within our own circle. Of course, don't give us any freebies!" Governor Sang was clearly in a good mood, joking for once.

"Haha, it seems more appropriate for me to say that. You are the governor and should treat all hotels under your jurisdiction equally. Your comment might sound a bit biased!" Ge Dongxu laughed.

Of course, in his heart, he understood this was Governor Sang showing care towards his Kunting hotel chain.

Just think about it, if the Provincial Party Committee's standing committee members were to dine collectively at the Kunting Grand Hotel, who in Jiangnan Province would dare to trouble the Kunting chain thereafter?

Alternatively, this arrangement by Governor Sang could also serve as a warning to some people to avoid future troubles with the Kunting hotel chain.

Keep in mind that Ge Dongxu was the man behind the Kunting hotel chain, and if he were offended, even Governor Sang would have a headache.

"Haha, it's not exactly like that. If there were other hotels with a superb owner like you who also paid so much tax every year, I as the governor would happily show my support and willingly play the supporting role," Governor Sang said with a smile.

"Paying taxes is the duty of citizens and enterprises. You can rest assured of that, Governor Sang. Of course, you also need to provide corresponding services to the taxpayers," Ge Dongxu said with a smile.

"You pay taxes, and we, the government, provide services. That's well said," Governor Sang remarked.

Obviously, this simple statement was actually a troubling and thorny issue for Governor Sang at the moment.

"Haha, it's easier said than done. Governor Sang, let's settle on that then, Thursday evening at six at the Kunting Grand Hotel," Ge Dongxu said with a laugh.

"Alright, see you Thursday night," Governor Sang said before hanging up the phone.

After the call, Sang Yunlong had Fang Ting call the office of the Provincial Party Committee Secretary-General Wu Bojun, and then he personally spoke with Secretary-General Wu, asking him to be in charge of arranging the dinner for Thursday evening.

The Provincial Party Committee Secretary-General, being both a member of the standing committee and the steward of the Provincial Party Committee, had the responsibility to arrange the collective dinner for Ge Dongxu. Sang Yunlong would only manage the contact with Ge Dongxu himself, while all the other arrangements, including notifying the other standing committee members, naturally fell to the Provincial Party Committee Secretary-General.

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"Comrade Xue Liang, as you know the situation in our Jinzhou City. Among the ten Earth Level cities in the province, our Jinzhou City's economy is at the bottom, and our financial situation is quite troubling. Every county is struggling and reaching out for financial aid, and even though I was born in Golden Mountain County and should indeed give more support to the local education, as the City Government Secretary-General, I also have to consider the situation of the entire city. I think it's already quite commendable that Director Li of the City Education Bureau is willing to reallocate three hundred thousand to help Golden Mountain County. If I go and intercede on your behalf, it will only make things difficult for him," Sun Yuncheng said as he sat behind his large desk in the office of the City Government Secretary-General, sipping some fine Longjing tea, expressing his difficulty to the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa across from him.

The middle-aged man was Xue Liang, the Deputy County Governor in charge of education in Golden Mountain County.

Due to the rapid development of urbanization in recent years, many people from rural areas and the surrounding suburbs have moved into the county town, leading to a significant increase in the number of students, especially in primary schools. The education facilities could no longer keep up with the growth in student numbers.

Seeing that Sun Yuncheng was clearly trying to evade helping and unwilling to intervene, Deputy County Governor Xue Liang took a deep drag from his cigarette and after a long time, said with a pained expression, "Secretary-General Sun, you've served as the deputy county governor in charge of education in our county before taking your position in the city government. You should know the condition of education in our county. Let me tell you, the situation now is even worse than before. Currently, in the three primary schools in the county town, each classroom has at least sixty students, and some are even seated with seventy or eighty students. The teachers look down from the podium to a sea of dark little heads. The air is hot, stuffy, and murky. It's not just the kids who can't bear it — even we adults feel suffocated and lightheaded after sitting through just one class. If we don't urgently build a new primary school, things are only going to get worse."

"But Golden Mountain is a mountainous area, and the county's finances are really tight. That's why I thought of asking for some financial support from the city. However, to build a standard primary school, even if the county directly provides the land and everything, it would still cost at least two to three million. Three hundred thousand is simply a drop in the bucket. Secretary-General Sun, you have great influence. Please help us…"

"Comrade Xue Liang, I came from Golden Mountain County, so how can I not know the situation there? But the city's situation is also tough. Right, why don't you try reaching out to the province? Two to three million is a large sum for the City Education Bureau, but for the Provincial Education Department, it's just a matter of a word or two from the leadership. You could go to the province and see. If you need me to accompany you for a drink or something, I will certainly be present," Sun Yuncheng said, interrupting Xue Liang without letting him finish, seeing that he wasn't giving up.

"The province? There are even more people asking for money from the province, and I doubt anyone would bother with me even if I went," Xue Liang said self-deprecatingly.

"Isn't there Director Fang Ting? He's from Golden Mountain County and has always cared about its development. You can try reaching out through his connections and then ask him to help arrange a meeting with the leaders of the Education Department!" Sun Yuncheng suggested.

Xue Liang's eyes lit up at the mention, but he hesitated and said, "Director Fang is the secretary to the governor and extremely busy. Is it appropriate to trouble him with this matter?"

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. I'm familiar with Director Fang, and he's always been very concerned about the development of Golden Mountain County. But since this is a matter concerning Golden Mountain County, the leaders from the county should be the ones to make contact. I can certainly come and accompany you when the time comes," Sun Yuncheng said.

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