A small wedding is being held at the White Swan Hotel in Yangcheng.

The wedding banquet was of high standard, but the ceremony was very simple. The bride and groom simply bowed to the guests, the host introduced the groom's background, and the ceremony was completed.

There were only six tables at the banquet, and only two of the guests were from the pitifully small number of relatives of the Lu family, and the rest were all Lu Yan's colleagues at the Conservatory of Music, including the dean and the secretary. Outsiders did not know Lu Yan's identity, but the leaders knew it very well. The always low-key teacher Lu was a close friend of the governor's daughter, and it was Fang Ya who helped Lu Yan successfully enter the Conservatory of Music as a teacher.

Lu Yan, wearing a red wedding dress, appeared in front of the guests with the groom who looked honest.

Although the groom was not good-looking and much older than Lu Yan, none of the guests dared to underestimate him. This man, who did not look like a wealthy overseas businessman, bought Lu Yan a villa worth three million yuan and an imported BMW sedan. It was said that the betrothal gift alone was one and a half million yuan.

Looking at her daughter and son-in-law who were toasting, Lu's mother cried with joy. Her daughter was finally getting married, and her biggest worry was finally gone.

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Bang bang bang!

Several fireworks rose into the night sky, blooming into beautiful patterns.

Today is January 1, 2001. The Ge'an Municipal Government held a fireworks show in the City Hall Square.

After dinner, Lin Zhiyuan brought Ah Su and Su Jin to watch the show.

Although it was cold, there were many people coming to watch the fireworks.

Lin Zhiyuan let Asu ride on his neck. Asu tilted his neck and stared at the beautiful flowers blooming and disappearing in the night sky.

After watching for an unknown amount of time, Ah Su suddenly leaned forward and said, "Dad, I don't think the fireworks here are as pretty as those in Guangzhou."

Lin Zhiyuan was stunned at first, and then felt offended.

Asu was actually right. The city scale of Ge'an could not be compared with that of Guangzhou. This gap was not only reflected in the economy, but also in all aspects. For example, the fireworks show in Guangzhou was obviously larger in scale.

But for Lin Zhiyuan, he did not want to admit this reality. Ge'an was his home, and he did not want to hear others say that this place was not good.

Lin Zhiyuan picked up Ah Su and planned to give her a good lesson on loving her hometown.

But he said a lot of things like Ge'an is our home, but Ah Su's words extinguished his enthusiasm, "Dad, but I think Yangcheng is my home. I have dreamed of returning to Yangcheng many times..."

Lin Zhiyuan realized that Asu, who had followed him around since childhood, did not have as strong a sense of hometown as he did. Compared with Ge'an, it was not surprising that Asu, who had spent two years in Yangcheng, regarded it as his hometown.

On January 2nd, there was a heavy snowfall in Ge'an.

Lin Zhiyuan and Zhou Hai took Asu, Xiao An and Xiao Qiu to build a big snowman in Mirror Flower.

Su Jin and Sha Feifei stood aside and watched the whole scene where the two old men were having more fun than the children.

Worried that the children would catch a cold, Sha Feifei yelled at Zhou Hai, "That's enough. You have thick skin and are not afraid of cold. Don't let the three children get cold again."

Lin Zhiyuan and Zhou Hai then returned home with their three children in disappointment.

Seeing Zhou Hai's slightly aggrieved expression, which clearly showed that he had not had enough fun, Sha Feifei said to Su Jin, "See? He is over 40 years old, but he is still like a child. He never gets enough fun."

Su Jin smiled and said, "Sister Feifei, Zhiyuan once said that no matter how mature a man is, there is always a little boy living in his heart."

Sha Feifei was startled. She looked at the two men walking in front of her carrying shovels, as if thinking about something.

At noon on January 3, Lin Zhiyuan reminisced with the Eight Vajras at a farmhouse near Qianshan, the location chosen by Zhang Dalu.

Today, Zhang Dalu is already the deputy mayor of Ge'an City. When he goes out to eat, he is no longer as ostentatious as before and tries to choose some secluded small places as much as possible.

Although the farmhouse is not big, it has a different world inside and is decorated very luxuriously. It should be a private club for some upper-class people.

It was freezing cold outside, but it was spring-like inside the house, and the Eight Vajras plus Lin Zhiyuan were toasting each other.

Now most of the Eight Vajras have been promoted, but Zhang Dalu is the only one who has climbed to the deputy mayor level position.

At the beginning of the banquet, these people were still a little reserved in front of Lin Zhi, but after two glasses of wine, everyone gradually relaxed and told many stories from the past.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, four bottles of Wuliangye were already empty, but everyone was still not satisfied and opened another bottle. At this time, Lin Zhiyuan's cell phone rang.

He glanced at the screen and saw Guo Xinyi from Bincheng State-owned Assets Management Bureau. Lin Zhiyuan frowned at the time. He didn't want to answer the call, but he was afraid of delaying his work.

Lin Zhiyuan left the room and pressed the answer button, "Hello, Director Guo!"

Guo Xinyi's voice was flustered. "Assistant Lin, are you available to talk now?"

Lin Zhiyuan was shocked. Could something have happened in Bincheng?

"It's convenient. What happened? Director Guo."

"Assistant Lin, the State-owned Assets Bureau found a problem when auditing the accounts of Bincheng Steel Plant over the years..."

If Gegang wants to acquire Bincheng Steel Plant, it must conduct an asset review in advance, and this work will be the responsibility of the State-owned Assets Management Bureau.

Lin Zhiyuan knew that if it was just a minor problem, Guo Xinyi would not call him during the holidays. Moreover, he was the leader of a large working committee, not Guo Xinyi's immediate superior. There was no reason for Guo Xinyi to report to him first. Now that she was willing to call him in person, it meant that the matter was very serious and had spread and could no longer be suppressed.

"Director Guo, before you talk about the problem, I have a question. Do the leaders of Bincheng know about this matter?" Lin Zhiyuan has always been cautious, and he will never allow anything that goes beyond the level to happen.

"Yes, I reported it to my supervisor immediately. It was my supervisor who asked me to call you."

"Okay, then go ahead!"

"When we conducted an asset audit of Bincheng Steel Plant, we found a lot of financial problems..." In fact, even if Guo Xinyi didn't say it, Lin Zhiyuan could guess it.

Bincheng Iron and Steel Plant used to be a star enterprise in Bincheng. In recent years, its economic performance has been declining. At the worst time, the employees could not even get their wages. It would be strange if there were no problems in such an enterprise. This is why Bincheng is so enthusiastic about the acquisition of Gegang.

Lin Zhiyuan patiently listened to Guo Xinyi's general explanation of the problem. It was exactly as he had guessed. The problems on the financial accounts were very serious. Not only was the current factory leadership team to blame, but it also involved several previous factory directors. This had only just been exposed. If we look into it in detail, more people might be involved.

"Director Guo, has the Discipline Inspection Commission intervened in this case? Has the judiciary intervened? Also, do comrades Ge Gang know about this? How much do they know?"

"Assistant Lin, the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the judiciary have both intervened. Mayor Sun is very angry. He asked me to inform you. There will be other people from Ge Gang's side who will notify you. Do you want to come and take a look?"

"Thank you, Director Guo. I will definitely go. I'll contact Ge Gang!"

Lin Zhiyuan had just hung up the phone when Bai Shuguang called in, "Zhiyuan, something happened at Bincheng Steel Plant, did you know?"

"I just found out that Director Guo from Bincheng State-owned Assets Management Bureau called me."

"I just received the news, Zhiyuan, let's meet and discuss it." Bai Shuguang's voice was anxious. He originally thought that everything would go smoothly and he would be able to sign the contract with Bincheng after the Chinese New Year. He didn't expect such a big thing to happen at this critical juncture, which would inevitably slow down the acquisition.

"Okay, let's go directly to Mr. Jin's house! I'm in Qianshan now and will rush there soon."

Lin Zhiyuan hung up the phone, returned to the room and picked up his coat. "Brothers, I have something urgent to do and need to leave right away. Who of you has a driver? Take me there quickly."

Everyone in the room knew that Lin Zhiyuan was usually the most stable person, but now that he was so anxious, something big must have happened.

Zhang Dalu called his driver over and said, "Please send Assistant Lin off. Please be careful on the road."

Lin Zhiyuan got into Zhang Dalu's car and rushed to the city. On the way, he called Bai Yuquan and asked him to go to Jin Huaying's home in Taicheng immediately. Since there was a driver in the car, Lin Zhiyuan did not tell the reason.

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