Before noon.
County Investment Bureau.
Just after eleven.
After clerk Gong Na finished the materials she was working on, she hurried over to take over the front desk. Dong Xuebin also left the operator's station and returned to his desk.
Checking materials.
Reviewing investment projects.
Drafting project brochures.
Dong Xuebin got busy again.
Ring, ring, ring. His phone suddenly rang. He looked at the number and saw that it was Yao Cui.
"Hello, County Chief Dong."
"Little Yao, what is it?"
"Someone is looking for you at the compound gate."
"Looking for me? Have them call me."
"I'm not sure. They're downstairs and not from our agency. The guards wouldn't let her in."
"A man or a woman? What's her name? If it's nothing urgent, have her come another day. I've got a lot to do today. There's a pile of work at the Investment Bureau."
"A woman. I don't know her name, but she seemed to say she was your older sister."
"My sister? What sister? I'm an only child. Where would I get an older sister?"
"Uh, that's what the guards reported. Should I turn her away?"
"Let me think... Okay, have her come to the Investment Bureau and find me."
"Okay. I'll have the guards tell her the address. Oh, and she has luggage with her. She might not be familiar with this area. Should I find a car to take her over?"
"Does the agency have a car?"
"Yes, there's one. I'll contact the Driver Team."
"All right. Sorry to trouble you, Little Yao."
"By the way, how come I heard you were answering phones at the Investment Bureau?"
"We're short on staff. I'm filling in for now."
"How about I come over and help this afternoon?"
"No need. There's plenty to do in the county