Reborn as a Noble's Son

Chapter 470: Chapter 436 Mayor Nie Wants to Demolish the House_1
 

“The Central Three Rural Work Conference was recently held in Jingcheng. At the meeting, Vice President of the State, Comrade Shen Xiuchao emphasized the importance of the Three Rural Work for our country’s economic and social development and maintaining overall stability …”

This was a report from the “Daily at Seven” news program of the national television station. Watching this, Nie Zhenbang was deeply impressed. He didn’t expect that in just one day, the Crown Prince had already started taking action, holding a Central Three Rural Work Conference. Perhaps, the next step would be to establish a Central Three Rural Work Leadership Group, followed by pilot schemes of agricultural tax reductions in several provinces.

This was leadership! Such efficiency shocked even Nie Zhenbang.

“Husband, I want to talk to you about something.” At this moment, Li Lixue walked up to Nie Zhenbang, her big pregnant belly protruding.

With all three of his women pregnant now, it was quite a challenge for Zhenbang. Looking at Li Lixue, although she was a bit heavier than before, she appeared even more charming. This maternal glow was not something you could find in ordinary women; it was unique to expectant mothers.

Already nine months pregnant, Nie Zhenbang quickly helped Li Lixue to sit down, smiling, “Lixue, when have you ever been so formal with me? What’s up? Is there a problem at home?”

Feeling the love from Nie Zhenbang, Li Lixue shook her head. There was some emotion in her eyes. Because of Zhenbang’s attitude, noble women like Wan would probably be willing to persist despite facing the wrath of their own families. Perhaps that was why she was so willing to go along with him.

“No, it’s not at home. It’s about Chun Shan. He, Tiger and Long are managing Tenglong’s industries abroad together, and recently, they seem to have offended some people. I’m thinking, should we get Chun Shan to come back?” Li Lixue said somewhat hesitantly.

Tenglong was technically an industry under her name but everyone knew that it was Nie Zhenbang’s. Now, with her younger brother wanting to come back, it seemed a bit awkward. He didn’t help with his brother-in-law’s work, and on top of that, he asked Li Lixue to speak up for him. It was no wonder she was hesitant.

At this moment, Nie Zhenbang smiled, lovingly caressing Li Lixue’s flowing hair, “Silly girl, what’s so hard to say about this? Long and Tiger are not quiet characters by nature; Chun Shan will get into trouble with them sooner or later. It’s good to let him come back. He’s also in his twenties now, going on thirty. It’s time for him to find someone and get married. Let him stay here for a while after he comes back, and arrange everything accordingly.”

Hearing this, Li Lixue excitedly leaned in, kissing Nie Zhenbang passionately, “My dear, you are really great. My love… I want you!”

Nie Zhenbang seemed somewhat moved. All three women were pregnant and he had been in Donggang for some time. After over a month, indeed, there was a feeling of pent-up desire. But he hesitated, “Lixue, this isn’t appropriate. You are pregnant after all.”

Before he could finish, Li Lixue had already sealed his mouth with hers.

…

A silent night passed. The warmth and emotions were beyond words.

After getting up and preparing breakfast for his three women, Nie Zhenbang took his briefcase and stepped out. Huang Xuyang and Yang Qingshan were already waiting for him downstairs.

Seeing Nie Zhenbang come over, Huang Xuyang approached, took the briefcase and opened the car door for him. Huang Xuyang didn’t feel any unease or awkwardness doing these tasks. His situation made him very clear-headed. He had been an ignored little secretary in the course of seven years, but his life had changed completely.

Li Fen’s job was also arranged at a very good place. In the end, Huang Xuyang decided to have Li Fen in the police department, working as an internal staff.

Moreover, whenever he visited an area, the leaders of various counties and cities, the heads of various bureaus and committees in the city, all treated him politely. This was the reason why he didn’t want to socialize. Otherwise, he would have social gatherings every day, not to mention that they never repeated any of those. This was a part of his job as a secretary, and Huang Xuyang had no loss of face in it.

As soon as he got in the car, Yang Qingshan turned his head and asked, “Mayor, are we going to the city government?”

“Let’s go to Guicheng District first. Hmm, let’s go take a look at the Royal Scenery Lanh Lake project.” Nie Zhenbang’s seemingly casual words revealed his intentions directly.

When the car entered the construction site of the Royal Scenery Lanh Lake project, Zhou Chen and the leaders of the Guicheng District Government were already waiting at the site. District Head Xiong Chuxun was also standing nearby.

As soon as he got out of the car, Zhou Chen greeted him with a smile. Ever since the in-depth discussion with Li Guohua last time, Zhou Chen fully understood the principle of going with the flow. Though Nie Zhenbang was not present this past month, Zhou Chen did not play any tricks.

Zhou Chen was no fool. Matters like land expropriation were impossible to hide, and he was clear whether or not he had violated any laws. Just because Nie Zhenbang was not present didn’t mean he had left Liangxi. He was merely away on business and would definitely deal with him on his return once he learned of any misconduct. There was no need to take such risks.

“Mayor Nie, welcome, thank you for the concern and love the municipal government has shown to our Zhou Clan Group. We feel the attention and care from the local government. Please rest assured, Mayor Nie. We, the Zhou Clan Group, are highly respected for our strict quality control. We will certainly deliver an outstanding masterpiece property to Liangxi City.”

For someone like Zhou Chen, coming from a prestigious family, such official and formulaic words didn’t require any thoughtful preparation but came very naturally.

Nie Zhenbang sneered inwardly. On this construction site, there was a specially erected shed, marked as ‘Rebar Processing Shed No. 1’.

Inside it, piles of rebar were strewn on the ground. At first glance, it indeed seemed normal. Such tricks were commonly used by developers, the sheds and construction sites were specially set up to handle government inspections. If not, it would be quite easy to see through their ruse, wouldn’t that be inviting trouble?

Nevertheless, Nie Zhenbang pretended to be unaware and said calmly, “Let’s go over there and take a look. The renovation of Lanh Lake is a top priority for the city this year. Even though it’s still being carried out by the Zhou Clan Group, after all, it is a municipal public project.”

A leadership inspection is always like this — surrounded by a large group of people unless it’s a secret visit. Otherwise, hoping to quietly see some real issues is virtually impossible. Who would present the bad side during such inspections? Wouldn’t that be idiotic?

Upon reaching a standalone villa under construction, Nie Zhenbang seemingly became interested, stopped, turned to Zhou Chen, and said, “President Zhou, this must be your high-end product, right? The design looks good. Why don’t we go in for an on-site inspection?”

As his words dropped, Zhou Chen’s face instantly turned gloomy. The first phase of the entire project mainly consisted of these stand-alone and semi-detached villas, excluding the land not yet developed. Honestly, Zhou Chen’s positioning was indeed quite good, fully capturing the essence of high-end luxury. Being from a prestigious family with profound background, he handled such luxury community projects skillfully.

However, there wouldn’t be an issue if Zhou Chen had been doing it all above board. But Zhou Chen was not an honest man; he was sly and sneaky. Except for the first dozen villas at the entrance, all the rest were built with inferior steel.

No wonder Zhou Chen was frantic. When he had initially bid for the project, he hadn’t thought it through, but now, seeing the huge polluted lake that needed cleaning up, he was baffled. Naturally, he thought of reclaiming some losses through these means. In Zhou Chen’s view, for these villas that were no more than three stories high, using stretched rebar would be absolutely fine.

At this moment, hearing that Nie Zhenbang wanted to go up to the site, Zhou Chen became somewhat apprehensive. At this time, a lot of the rebar was still exposed, and it would be quite clear upon inspection.

“Mayor Nie, you see, according to our rules, one has to wear a safety helmet to enter the site. We didn’t prepare any here,” Zhou Chen laughingly tried to dissuade him, but his excuse sounded very lame.

“Safety helmet? President Zhou, surely your company can’t be lacking such basic equipment as safety helmets, right? Or does your management not need to inspect the sites?” As he spoke, Nie Zhenbang pointed to a few people behind Zhou Chen and said, “Comrades, you head to the project department and fetch some safety helmets.”

At this moment, Zhou Chen was left with no other choice. He seized this opportunity to step aside and dialed Li Guohua’s number. As soon as Li Guohua picked up, Zhou Chen quickly lowered his voice and anxiously said, “Brother Guohua, something bad has happened. Nie Zhenbang is here inspecting the construction site. I’m afraid he’s going to discover our use of inferior steel.”

Upon hearing this, Li Guohua frowned deeply and scolded, “What the hell are you doing, Zhou Chen? I warned you not to be greedy for such petty benefits. We’re all from prestigious families, we should act on a larger scale. You never listen. Since you did it, why didn’t you guide him towards the image-enhancing projects?”

After scolding him thoroughly and venting his anger, Li Guohua spoke in a heavy tone, “Wait, I’ll be right over.”

At this moment, Nie Zhenbang accepted the safety helmet handed to him and headed straight upstairs. He didn’t pay much attention to the construction happening below. But once he reached the top and saw the workers reinforcing the steel, he smiled and asked, “Master, what is the grade of these rebars?”

This question stumped the workers, as they were honest laborers and did not dare to lie in front of the leading cadres. Moreover, construction engineering has its inherent standards. The placement of different grades of rebar can’t be messed around with. In a few breaths, Nie Zhenbang seemed to understand everything.

As he stood up with a stern expression, he looked at Zhou Chen and said, “President Zhou, what’s going on with the Zhou Clan Group? Why aren’t the marks on the rebars in accordance with the rules? How could people live in such houses? How can our Liangxi City Government still trust the Zhou Clan Group?”

With that, Nie Zhenbang turned his head towards Xiong Chuxun and rebuked angrily, “Xiong Chuxun, what does your Guicheng District Government do? There’s no supervision at all?”

“Xuyang, now call the Construction Bureau and the Municipal Engineering Company. Let them send technical professionals immediately to inspect and evaluate all the buildings here. Those buildings that fail to meet the regulations should all be demolished!” (The story continues. If you like this work, please vote and support on . Your support is my greatest motivation.)