Chapter 554 Eyebrows and Eyes
Ning Weimin did not expect that Jiang Hui would take him to Li Zhong’s residence and end up in Qiansanmen Community.
It’s just that the place is in the east and west of Qu Xiao’s house.
Li Zhong’s family is relatively close to Xuanwu Gate, while Qu Xiao’s family is located near Chongwen Gate.
There is also Li Zhong’s house, which is a twelve-story tower in the back of the community.
He lives alone in a two-bedroom apartment on the tenth floor.
The building of Qu Xiao’s house is a nine-story board building facing the street.
This family of three lives in a three-bedroom apartment on the second floor.
As for the detour, of course it does not exist.
Qiansanmen Community is currently the most core residential area in Beijing. If you go around here, there will be no place you can’t go around.
Ning Weimin guessed that Jiang Hui was probably afraid that he would miss the appointment and would not be able to come, so he used this as an excuse.
But to be honest, he was happy to see this.
Because it gets dark before six o'clock in winter, and the public lighting facilities these days are really poor.
If he comes here by himself, drive as fast as possible.
But when we get to the place, it is a headache to identify the building number and house number.
It's completely dark and you can't see clearly. You have to rely on your mouth and inquire frequently.
It would be convenient if someone could lead the way like this.
What’s more, this person is a fragrant beauty.
While driving, what Ning Weimin smelled was the faint aroma emanating from Jiang Hui.
What I heard in my ears was Jiang Hui’s admiration for his driving skills and car performance.
He is a man, why wouldn't he be happy to have such a companion in the car?
In fact, just because of a little vanity, he even took Jiang Hui for a ride on the Second Ring Road.
I tried my best to show off my high-speed driving skills before going to the appointment.
However, on his whim, he was delayed for an extra half hour. Li Zhong was obviously a little impatient.
While standing at the door of Li Zhong's house, Jiang Hui just knocked on the door. In less than five seconds, the boy quickly opened the door.
Fortunately, when we met again this time, Li Zhong's attitude was completely different from before.
This boy didn't complain at all, and he didn't dare to show his cynical virtues and joke around with Ning Weimin.
On the contrary, his face was full of smiles, he asked for help, and he thanked Ning Weimin for the favor and came to drink this "spring wine".
So as soon as Ning Weimin entered the room, he was full of words like "Adults don't remember villains' faults, and they are not good friends if they don't make noises."
When Jiang Hui said that Ning Weimin's car drove very smoothly, had good sound, and was warm, he also complimented her.
"Sister, that's an American Jeep. Can it be the same? Imported cars are all air-conditioned, and the price of one is at least as much as our four 212 Jeeps."
Then I was afraid that Ning Weimin would misunderstand, He even said, "Nothing else." He helped Ning Weimin hang up his coat, and then moved into the room.
That was extremely attentive, and his attitude was extremely low, as if Ning Weimin was a creditor.
But when Ning Weimin walked into the house, he didn't see Jiang Hao. There was only a young man he had never seen before sitting at the dining table filled with wine and food.
As soon as the man saw them walking in, he stood up.
Li Zhong quickly introduced Ning Weimin, "This is Meng Yi from the "Policy Implementation Office" of the Municipal Housing Authority. His brother and my brother-in-law are classmates in middle school. We are the main source of information for you to inquire about the house. Depend on him."
He then told Meng Yi, "This is Ning Weimin, Manager Ning. The leader of the most popular palace dish - Tan Palace, has a better career than the two of us. Much more powerful. He is in charge of hundreds of people. He is also the manager of the operations department of Pierre Carton. In terms of rank, he is probably quite a deputy director. After all, not many real directors can ride in imported cars. They drive. That's a beautiful jeep, and a suit is enough for an average person's salary for a year..."
Ning Weimin naturally had a lot of face when he said these words, but Meng Yike seemed a little embarrassed.
He nodded and bowed and reached out his hand, and shook Ning Weimin's hand hard.
At first glance, it was clear that he had been deceived, and he regarded Ning Weimin as someone who was too high to reach.
Next, Jiang Hui went to the kitchen to stir-fry some hot dishes, while the three men sat down to smoke and talk.
To be honest, there was no need for Ning Weimin to mention anything about the house.
Li Zhongcai just explained to Ning Weimin the reason for Jiang Hao's absence.
It was said that there was an emergency at the Grain Bureau, and Jiang Hao was called away by their director. He might not be able to make it through today.
Meng Yi used words to mention the private housing policy to Ning Weimin. "Brother Jiang mentioned that you have a large private house that you have not been able to get back. The quarrel is very serious. The housing management department is too lazy to take care of it, right? It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if he is not here. I will tell you what I know first. Tell me, please listen first, what should I do, and you can discuss it later. Although my position is not high, and I am not even a "chief", according to what I know, this matter can be done... …”
Then I will tell you everything I know.
Although the return policy for private houses in Beijing has been implemented since the late 1970s.
However, due to the fact that there are too many difficulties in reality, and the boundaries of policy boundaries are also very blurry, not many can actually be implemented.
As a result, because of this, in the first half of this year, the higher-level units finally couldn't stand the slow progress and set strict targets for the Municipal Housing Authority on this matter.
The Housing Authority is clearly required to resolve some historical issues as soon as possible within one or two years.
Additional new regulations have also been issued, and "rented houses" and "wrongly renovated houses" have also been declared to be included in the scope of resolution, requiring corrections to be made realistically.
It is even said that even if a matter cannot be solved comprehensively, it must be solved in batches in a step-by-step manner.
In this case, the housing authority must know that the superiors are unhappy and take it seriously.
Of course it won’t be as mediocre as in the past. We must show actual results before we can make a difference.
This means that if there is a family whose private housing problem is difficult to solve, now is the best opportunity.
So Meng Yi gave the opinion that Ning Weimin should go to the housing management department to "exercise" again.
In terms of current private housing policies, the competent authorities allow certain risks to be taken, and the people working underneath have the least worries.
It is indeed possible to solve Ning Weimin's house, even if it can solve part of it.
What’s more, things are different from the past. Policies such as private housing sales and public housing exchanges have been opened not long ago.
Then there are many more ways to think about this matter, and more space for activities than in the past...
In this way, Meng Yi revealed a lot of important internal information to Ning Weimin.
And I am afraid that my explanation is not detailed and clear enough.
In fact, it stands to reason that this matter was Ning Weimin's request from others, and it shouldn't have been like this.
But the problem is that Ning Weimin's style in suits and leather shoes and his job and position are really intimidating.
Especially since he drives an imported jeep, this can easily be compared with administrative treatment.
So Meng Yi didn’t realize at all the issue of who begged whom.
On the contrary, I felt honored that Ning Weimin allowed him to take out a cigarette and light a fire.
He thought that Ning Weimin was approachable and easy-going, and he thought highly of him. He was very happy to know such a high-level friend.
Similarly, from Ning Weimin's perspective, this is even more lucky.
You know, he figured out the way to solve the private housing problem without paying almost any price.
Even if he suddenly learned that private houses could be bought, sold, and replaced, he thought it would not be too much to give Meng Yi a bonus of ten thousand or eight thousand.
Jiang Hao? Who cares about him?
If you can’t come, you can’t come. Anyway, I didn’t come here in vain, so that’s the end of it.
That's it, one is willing to speak and the other is willing to listen.
This kind of friendly discussion made the atmosphere quite harmonious, and outsiders could not tell that Ning Weimin and Meng Yi had just met.
When this matter was almost explained clearly, Jiang Hui also prepared several hot dishes and served them on the table one by one.
At this time Li Zhong announced to everyone.
"It's almost done. I think it's time to start dinner. Let me explain it first. Manager Ning can come to such an unseemly place like me today. It's a real honor and I'm very happy. Everyone must be nice. Let’s have a few drinks.”
“Of course, Manager Ning owns a big restaurant, and he must have tasted all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas. Even the best restaurants are hard to impress, so I asked for it. What a coincidence, please ask Sister Hui to take charge.”
"Although I can't vouch for whether the food is delicious or not, everyone must know that Sister Hui is a very ungrateful person and never cooks lightly. She is served by a model husband with 24 filial piety. From then on, Consider this aspect. Even if sugar is regarded as salt, everyone can understand it, haha..."
To be honest, Li Zhong's jokes are very low-level, and he seems to be scolding the cook before he is full.
But how can an ignorant person like him be expected to create advanced jokes with his limited brain cells?
Ning Weimin could only smile tolerantly and whispered to Jiang Hui. "Don't listen to his nonsense, thank you for your hard work."
And his polite thanks naturally received a understanding and grateful look from Jiang Hui.
Unexpectedly, Li Zhong saw it and immediately said with a bad smile.
"Hey, I can see it. This is called flirting. You really have a tacit understanding. Let's have a drink at the bar. Sister Hui, take the initiative, for the sake of friendship that will last forever..."
(Note: Inviting spring wine is also called inviting spring guests, which originates from agricultural customs. It was originally a banquet where farmers invited each other to drink when they stopped farming and waited for spring every winter. Neighbors who were at odds with each other would smile more at such a banquet. After that, it refers specifically to the banquet held by enemies to make peace)
(End of this chapter)