Shen Bing turned to see a middle-aged man nearing fifty striding toward them with an imposing air.
Beside him walked another man of roughly the same age, slightly on the plump side.
Vice Mayor Tian raised his brows. A trace of surprise flashed through his eyes when he saw the middle-aged man. "Secretary Zhu, what brings you here?"
"Heh! The Nancy Group is Rongcheng's leading local enterprise, and the Nancy Building is one of the city's key projects. I happened to be passing by on business, so I stopped in for a look. You don't mind, do you, Mayor Tian?" Secretary Zhu asked with a smile.
Vice Mayor Tian smiled bitterly inwardly. He was only a vice mayor, not even the executive vice mayor. How would he dare object to Rongcheng City's deputy party secretary?
Of course, he wasn't afraid of Secretary Zhu either. Anyone who reached their positions had a powerful backer or two.
Fang Yuanming stepped forward, all smiles. "Secretary Zhu, your visit to the Nancy Building is an honor for the Nancy Group. Who could possibly object?"
Given Fang Yuanming's current standing, he had no need to curry favor with Secretary Zhu, but the formal courtesies still had to be observed.
Without waiting for Secretary Zhu to reply, he turned to the man who had entered with him. "Old Yu, honestly! If you knew Secretary Zhu was coming, you should have told me earlier. I could have had our senior management line up outside to welcome him. Now look—we've neglected our manners."
The man addressed as Old Yu had worn a stiff expression ever since entering. Now that Fang Yuanming had singled him out, he had no choice but to speak. "Chairman, I only met Secretary Zhu at the entrance, so I accompanied him inside."
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