137: Chapter 137 Toasting

Midway through the meal, Sun Ning led a group of leaders to other private rooms to toast the village party secretaries and village heads.

When Sun Ning arrived, these people looked like they had been drinking, but the atmosphere was still somewhat reserved.

They were likely waiting for Sun Ning's arrival.

"Why have you only drunk so little? Is our Township Party Committee failing to host you properly? Come, let me toast everyone first."

Sun Ning was holding one of those liquor decanters; he set his small shot glass down on the table.

And drank directly from the decanter, gulping it down.

Seeing Sun Ning drink like this, everyone present also picked up their decanters and downed them in one go.

Sun Ning didn't wait for them to eat any food.

He immediately poured a second cup.

"Come, I toast everyone on behalf of the Township Party Committee and the Township Government."

The third cup.

"Come, I thank everyone for cooperating with the work of the Township Party Committee."

Three cups down, even if the decanters weren't full, that was at least six taels of liquor.

With six taels of liquor consumed, logically, those with a low tolerance would be done for.

But who were these village party secretaries?

Which one of them wasn't someone soaked in alcohol?

They would be embarrassed to go out and greet people if they couldn't handle a jin of liquor.

In his past life, Sun Ning had seen a legendary figure who downed six cups of liquor in a row using disposable cups, with an expression as calm as if he were drinking water.

In that instant, Sun Ning was awestruck.

It was as if such people were born with a fast alcohol metabolism.

Next came the popular toasting session.

But this time, Sun Ning switched to those small shot glasses.

No other reason than the group of township leaders trailing behind him.

If they all used decanters, at least half the people at this table would have to be taken to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped.

If they achieved that feat, Mishui Township would become famous, and famous nationwide at that.

What kind of decent conference ends up with half the attendees hospitalized from drinking?

After a round, those village party secretaries hadn't drunk little either.

"Everyone continue, eat well and drink well. One thing though, don't let it interfere with work tomorrow."

Sun Ning left, leaving a group of village leaders cursing him internally.

Why didn't you say that before you forced us to drink?

That night, Sun Ning, who had been drinking, inexplicably appeared at his home in Gongfan County.

After his extremely strenuous efforts, the two women, Shang Rou, chose to forgive him.

The next day, Sun Ning first went to the County Party Committee and the County Government.

This wasn't a whim; it had been arranged yesterday.

The results of this investment attraction were significant, and he had to report them to the County Party Committee and the Township Government.

At the same time, he needed to communicate with Secretary Wang Shengli about the situation in Du Village in advance.

Logically, the matter regarding Du Laosan didn't need to be reported to the county level at all.

However, according to Sun Ning's guess, the former Chief of Mishui Township, now Deputy Chief of the Political Department, Chief Wu, might be involved.

In that case, the County Commission for Discipline Inspection would definitely have to be involved to deal with these pests.

Sun Ning felt it was necessary to give Secretary Wang Shengli a heads-up.

To avoid pulling up the radish and bringing up the mud, causing the situation to spiral out of control.

"What? A total investment of 2 billion?"

In Secretary Wang Shengli's office, he had originally been chatting happily with Sun Ning.

Upon hearing Sun Ning mention that Ya'ai Company wanted to invest 2 billion, he stood up abruptly.

His tone was filled with utter disbelief.

Of course, he selectively forgot Sun Ning's prefix about it being in installments.

That was how it was supposed to be; it didn't matter how much investment was actually realized.

But the slogan I shout must be the projected total investment amount.

If you don't boast big, how can you show results?

To put it bluntly, this 2 billion investment amount also included money invested in research and development.

Otherwise, how much could that industrial land in Mishui Township, which was practically given away, really be worth?

And how much could those steel-structured factory buildings cost?

It was estimated that only the production lines were worth some money, but it wouldn't cost 2 billion.

So, a lot of the money here was used for research and development expenses.

Because Sun Ning wouldn't just let Mishui Township handle production; he also planned to have Mishui Township take on a portion of the R&D.

Even if it was just a braking system.

Secretary Wang Shengli attached great importance to this and offered to personally accompany the inspection team from Ya'ai Company, but was stopped by Sun Ning.

Similarly, County Head Feng Yubin was also greatly shocked when he heard the news.

How much was Gongfan County's annual investment attraction total anyway?

He felt that his investment attraction task for this year had already been completed.

If he went to the city for the investment attraction meeting this year, his head, which was already held high, could be held even higher.

Let Xuanyuan City see that they would always be eating his dust.

County Head Feng Yubin immediately expressed his intention to personally go to Mishui Township to show respect for the investors.

After he finished speaking, he paused for about ten seconds and added another sentence.

"The investors settling in Mishui Township is also an achievement for our Gongfan County; I was just too excited."

It seemed County Head Feng Yubin must have thought of Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi's fate.

Fearing that Sun Ning would misunderstand and think he was stealing the investors, he quickly explained.

Having been in Gongfan County for so long, County Head Feng Yubin realized that there was a terrifying existence behind Sun Ning.

"I welcome County Head Feng Yubin to come to Mishui Township to inspect our work."

Without lingering too long, the two cars drove toward Mishui Township.

County Head Feng Yubin's arrival disrupted Sun Ning's plans.

He had no choice but to accompany County Head Feng Yubin throughout the entire process.

When County Head Feng Yubin arrived, he came with expectations, and when he left, he was beaming with joy.

No other reason!

The General Manager of Ya'ai Company was truly too enthusiastic.

The implication in everything they said was that the electric bicycle production base had already been decided, and they were just waiting for them to bring the money over.

Moreover, for such a big boss, whom he usually had to receive with great caution.

He didn't expect them to be so respectful toward him.

The two-day trip for Ya'ai Company ended, and County Head Feng Yubin, as the highest-ranking official on site, led the group to see the investors off.

"General Manager Ding, our Mishui Township is sincere. If possible, let's sign a letter of intent first!"

"Why sign a letter of intent? It's not necessary!"

"Is there something wrong with our hospitality? Or are you dissatisfied with the conditions Mishui Township offered? We can discuss it."

"Hey, what is there to discuss? I'll go back and organize things, and in a few days, we'll sign the contract directly. We at Ya'ai need to start production as soon as possible."

The people from Ya'ai Company left.

County Head Feng Yubin was thrilled!

He felt like he was dreaming; how could there be such easy-going investors?

He had even indicated that things were negotiable.

They didn't seem to care about those small peanuts; they were worthy of being a big company.

County Head Feng Yubin didn't stay for a meal and returned to the county.

His trip today was originally a last-minute schedule, so he probably had to go back and work overtime.

The next day, Sun Ning left with Xiao Zhou.

Not long after, a certain village party secretary who was in a meeting received a text message about Sun Ning going to the village for an inspection.

This village party secretary wanted to curse on the spot.

The village party secretary could understand Sun Ning's behavior of not giving notice, but Sun Ning clearly knew that he and the village head were in a meeting.

Wasn't this just a blatant attempt to cause trouble?

But he could only worry anxiously; the village party secretary began to recall his actions over the past year in his mind.

He felt that he had only taken some small advantages, so it shouldn't warrant Sun Ning going there personally.

Then there was only one possibility left: Sun Ning was just there to inspect the work.

After all, when Sun Ning first came to Mishui Township to serve as Township Head, he had walked through the entire township.

Then he edited a text message and sent it out.