【The Field of Desire】(10) Author: bulun

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10. Encounter

Friends complain that bulun's updates are slow. Actually, bulun has been working hard, but mainly because of the
lack of support from friends, bulun's update speed has been slow. Hehe...
If friends were more supportive, bulun would naturally work harder.

"No. I might go tomorrow, so I sent a message to see if you, my brother, still remember your little sister
. You didn't remember, did you?" Wen Li's voice was soft and sweet, and even with a hint of reproach, it still sounded very pleasant.

"How could I not remember, brother? Li, are you free tonight?" Liu Bin naturally wouldn't admit to something that might get
him blacklisted.

"What is it?" Wen Li's voice was indifferent, but the reproach was clearly gone.

"I'd like to invite Director Zhou and the others to dinner. If it's convenient for you, sister, please come along."

"Brother, you're not sincere. You didn't even tell me you were back. Inviting me to dinner is just a side thing; I won't come."

"No way, I just got back. Besides, I don't know if it's convenient for you. If someone
misunderstands and it causes you trouble, I'd be utterly responsible. So I didn't dare bother you so easily."

"Where tonight?"

"I'll book a place and send you the information." Liu Bin was relieved to see Wen Li agree to attend.

He had just finished talking to Wen Li when Li Jie called, saying he had booked a place at
a newly opened restaurant near the entrance of Mingzhu Garden; the decor and food were quite good.
After instructing Li Jie to send him the address and room number, he headed straight to the Municipal Government Guesthouse. He needed to find a place to rest and carefully review
the list of materials the consulting firm required. As luck would have it, as he entered the guesthouse, he ran into Jin Jing coming out.

"Brother Liu, you're here?" Jin Jing greeted him with a smile and a wave.

"Yes, I thought of our beautiful director as soon as I got back, so I came to report for duty right away." He hadn't wanted to disturb
her, but he'd bumped into her, so he could only smile and go forward.

"Get Mr. Liu a single room in the back building. Mr. Liu just needs to sign the form; no other formalities are needed." Jin
Jing turned and instructed the receptionist, then turned back and said, "Brother Liu, you can rest now. I have something to do and need to
go out for a bit."

"Go ahead and get busy." Liu Bin watched Jin Jing's graceful figure disappear through the door before turning back to the front desk to
sign for his room key.

After entering his room, Liu Bin first called Zhou Xiaohua and the others to arrange dinner together that evening,
and forwarded the text message Li Jie had sent to the relevant personnel. Then he took out the list the consulting company had given him and
reviewed it carefully again. He discovered that setting up an engineering company required a considerable amount of documentation. Fortunately, several consulting
firms handled this for him, such as drafting the articles of association, specifying the amount of equipment, machinery, and technical personnel. However, he still
needed to provide much himself, especially the project manager and technical manager. They had to be full-time employees
with the relevant qualifications and provide detailed information. He also needed to provide
copies of contracts for several similar projects he had previously completed. He couldn't understand how those who set the rules could be so incompetent. Engineering projects required
specific qualifications; how could someone without them undertake such projects? Wasn't this blatantly forcing people to falsify documents?

After clarifying his thoughts and memorizing the required documents, it was almost five o'clock. Although it was
still early, he left his room and the guesthouse. He wanted to take a walk around the city. He had been away for over three years and wanted to
see how this once-familiar city had changed.

He walked along the street towards Mingzhu Garden. The situation on both sides of the street was similar to three years ago, except that
many storefronts had been renovated and the signs had been changed, giving it a more commercial atmosphere than three years ago.

"Liu Bin?" He was walking along when someone called him from the side. He stopped and looked in the direction of the voice,
only to see a woman of about fifty years old looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"Teacher Su?" He looked closer and realized it was his former high school teacher. He strode
over to her .

"Is it really you? Liu Bin, I thought I was seeing things." Teacher Su smiled at him.

"Teacher Su, you've come to the city?"

"Hehe, I've transferred to No. 3 Middle School."

"Oh, I didn't know. That's good, you don't have to travel back and forth every week anymore." Teacher Su's husband worked in
the city , and their home was also in the city. He had visited when he first started working.

"Yes. Although it's not far from the county to the city, it's still quite troublesome to travel back and forth every week."

"Teacher Su, do you still live in the same place?"

"We moved. Lao Xiang's work unit built a house for us, so we moved there. Come visit sometime."

"I'll definitely pay a visit."

"Liu Bin, when did you come here?" Teacher Su obviously knew about his situation.

"Just got out." He figured that people he used to know probably already knew about his time in jail, so he faced it
calmly .

Just as Teacher Su was about to say something, his phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Jin Jing calling. He said to Teacher Su
, "Teacher Su, I need to take this call."

It turned out Jin Jing had returned to the hotel and, seeing he wasn't in his room, asked where he was and where he was having dinner. He briefly
explained that he was out with his high school teacher and had arranged to have dinner with some friends that evening. He said
he'd contact him again when he got back and then hung up. He hadn't made plans with Jin Jing that evening, nor had he told her who he was having dinner with.
Firstly each other, and secondly, he didn't want any romantic entanglements for the time being.

After he finished his call, Teacher Su said, "Liu Bin, you have to have dinner with friends tonight, so I won't talk to you anymore
. I need to go home and cook. I'll contact you again when I have time."

He took Teacher Su's phone number and then took a taxi to the restaurant. Just as they finished ordering, Liu Weimin walked in first
and said, "Brother, what's going on here? You're treating us even in L City?"

"I have something I'd like to ask for your help with today, and secondly, I'd like to learn some advice."

"What is it? A phone call would have been enough." Liu Weimin sat down in the chair next to him and said.

"I want to register an engineering company, but after consulting with the Industry and Commerce Bureau, it seems quite complicated..." Liu Bin briefly
explained the situation to Liu Weimin.

"Brother, you can do it in two steps. First, register the company. Once you have a certain foundation, then get the necessary qualifications."

"How can I contract business without qualifications?"

"What qualifications do small projects need? As long as your quality meets the requirements, that's basically how it's done. Once you
have a certain amount of performance, getting the qualifications will be simpler, because obtaining qualifications requires performance. If you apply for qualifications now..."
"No performance record unless it's fabricated."

"What kind of fabrication?" Zhou Xiaohua asked, pushing open the door. He had clearly overheard their conversation outside.

Liu Weimin briefly explained the situation. After listening, Zhou Xiaohua laughed heartily and said, "Brother
, you've wasted so many years at the Construction Committee. Old Liu is right. Small projects don't require much qualification. Only larger projects
or those with special requirements need qualifications, such as bridges, tunnels, and tall buildings."

"Hehe, so I guess I've gone astray," Liu Bin said with a self-deprecating laugh, while also realizing that he had
previously lacked understanding of the relevant business and had been somewhat dogmatic.

"Unless you want to go big from the start, you can find a company to affiliate with. If you don't want to affiliate, then take
over a qualified construction company."

"Old Zhou's suggestion is good. Why not take over a company that's about to go bankrupt or close down? That way you'll have qualifications and a track
record , which is better than registering a new company."

"Hmm." Liu Bin was about to speak when Yang Yuxing and Chen Biao, the deputy director of the Transportation Bureau, walked in one after the other. Seeing that
Zhou Xiaohua and Liu Weimin had arrived, they smiled and said, "You two are quite eager to have dinner."

"How can we compare to you? You're the director of the government office, you get to eat every day. We finally caught you once, how
could we not come early?" Liu Weimin said with a smile.

"Come on. Haven't you two eaten enough?" Yang Yuxing said, then turned to Liu Bin and asked, "By the way, brother
, didn't you go to S City yesterday? Why are you back today?"

"Hehe, I need your help, so I came back." "

You could have just called. Why did you have to come all the way back?"

"It's hard to explain over the phone. It's better to ask in person."

"What is it?"

"Boss, sit down first." Liu Bin smiled and offered Yang Yuxing and Chen Biao their seats.

"Who else is here?" Yang Yuxing asked casually, seeing there were still empty seats.

"There's a beautiful woman here. You don't mind,

do you?" "Do we know each other?" Yang Yuxing looked at Liu Bin suspiciously,
wondering how he could have a familiar woman in the city after only being away for a short time.

"You definitely know her, and you know her very well. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to invite her over."

"Oh?" Yang Yuxing became even more curious, and the others also turned their attention to him.

"Brother, could she be your sweetheart?" Zhou Xiaohua teased from the side.

"Brother, you can't just say things like that."

Zhou Xiaohua was about to speak when the door opened, and two people walked in. The one in front was Wen Li from the Finance Bureau,
and the one behind was a beautiful woman who was no less attractive than Wen Li, but younger than Wen Li.

"You're all here? Sorry I'm late. Brother, do you mind if I bring a beautiful woman along?" Wen Li said with a smile after
entering the room and seeing everyone sitting at the table waiting for her.

"How could my sister's friend mind, especially a beautiful woman? Welcome, please sit down." Liu Bin
had already figured out from the phone call that afternoon that he and she had become sworn siblings the night before last.

"So it's you, beautiful woman." Yang Yuxing suddenly realized and said to Wen Li with a smile.

"Director Yang, am I not a beautiful woman?" Wen Li was unaware of the previous incident and replied with a smile,
then gracefully sat down on the chair brought over by the waiter in the private room, and then introduced her female companion to Liu Bin: "Brother,
this is my colleague Fang Fei."

The restaurant service was good, and as soon as everyone arrived, the waiter quickly brought the dishes. Liu Bin took out two bottles of wine
and said, "We're controlling the total amount today, two bottles. Unlike me, you all have to go to work tomorrow, so you can't drink too much
."

"Okay, less than three liang each, just right. Old Chen isn't a big drinker, I'll drink for him." Yang Yuxing
was the first to agree.

"We're also three liang? No, drinking is for you men. The five of you will each drink four liang.
We'll drink soft drinks." Wen Li immediately objected.

"At the dinner table, men and women are equal. Isn't gender equality important now? If you can't drink,
you can find someone to drink for you." Yang Yuxing said with a smile.

"Then I'll ask you to drink for me." Wen Li immediately seized the opportunity.

"Miss Wen, I didn't invite you here today. If I had, I would definitely drink for you.
"

"Then why would you drink for Director Chen?"

"Old Chen was afraid to drink and didn't dare to come, so I invited him. Therefore, I have to drink for him." Yang Yuxing seemed
to have thought of this beforehand and said with a smile.

"Okay, Director Yang, I'll remember what you said." Wen Li immediately turned to Liu Bin and said sweetly, "
Brother, you drink for me today, and I'll drink for Fang Fei."

"Little sister, are you going to get me drunk again? You're the one who got me drunk the day before yesterday."

"If you don't get drunk, little sister won't have a chance, hehe." Once Wen Li let loose, she dared to say anything.

"If you get drunk, little sister won't have a chance either."

"Oh, right." Wen Li pretended to suddenly understand and then said, "Then how about this, the two bottles of wine will be divided into five large glasses.
Director Chen's glass will be shared by the three of us, and the four of you have similar drinking capacities, so one glass each. Director Chen doesn't have any objections,
right?"

"I have no say in drinking matters." Director Chen said with a smile.

"Brother, you shouldn't have any objections now

, right?" "How can I have any objections to my little sister's decision? The key is whether they have any objections." As she spoke,
she turned to Liu Weimin and the others who had not spoken.

"Okay, brother, you have no objections? Then it's four to three, the minority obeys the majority. I'll distribute the drinks, waiter, bring
the large glasses." Wen Li didn't give Liu Weimin and the others a chance to speak. Wen Li only kept less than
an ounce of Chen Biao's drink, dividing the rest into two portions. It seemed that Fang Fei, who came with her, could also drink.

With a lady at the table, the atmosphere was quite different. Wen Li wasn't averse to the half-sweet jokes
, and occasionally even cracked a few, making it even more lively. As everyone talked and drank, the topic gradually returned to Liu Bin's hosting
the .

Having already interacted with Liu Weimin and the others, Liu Bin didn't mention the qualifications needed to register a company again. He only said that
he was preparing to set up an engineering company and needed to find some helpers, so he asked everyone to come and help. As for Zhou Xiaohua's
suggestion to take over a company, he had already rejected it in his mind, because taking over a company required capital, and not just a
little bit, which he simply didn't have the resources for.

After everyone learned that he was planning to find a technical manager and a construction manager, they all started discussing it.

"You should also find someone who understands budgeting. This person is crucial. Sometimes, whether a project can make money
depends on the budget," Zhou Xiaohua said.

"Oh?" Liu Bin wasn't quite sure about this and looked at Zhou Xiaohua with a puzzled expression. He thought
the workload wasn't too heavy and could be handled by someone else later; there was no need to hire a specialist for now.

"Don't think that doing engineering is just about preparing a budget at the beginning. The key is the subsequent settlement.
Only those who understand budgeting know how to legally and reasonably secure their interests."

"Then, brother, do you have anyone suitable to recommend to me?"

"I don't really have anyone in that regard, but I can recommend a technical supervisor. He's from the village next to mine, and
he should be forty-five this year. He used to work for our county's construction company. His skills are decent, but he's a bit old-fashioned
. This time, the county construction company underwent restructuring, and he didn't get along with the people who were going to take over the contract, so
it . I just don't know if you'd be interested." Zhou Xiaohua gave a brief introduction.

"As long as he's technically skilled and conscientious, that's fine."

"Then I'll have him come over tomorrow, and you two can meet and talk."

"Little Liu, I have a distant relative you can meet. He used to be a project
manager at the Third Provincial Construction Company, but he was laid off because of the family planning policy and now he works for someone else," Chen Biao said from the side.

"Okay, Director Chen, could you please introduce me?"

"My wife has his home phone number. I'll contact him for you when I get back. Whether it works out or not
is up to Don't think that just because I introduced him, or because he's my wife's relative, you can't refuse. If it's not suitable, then don't go."
Chen Biao wasn't as familiar with Liu Bin as Zhou Xiaohua and the others, and he was worried that Liu Bin might be dissatisfied after meeting him but would have reservations about
refusing. So he emphasized this point .

"I do know two project managers, but they're doing quite well now, so I'm afraid I can't hire them. I
'll sound ." Liu Weimin said.

"Don't try to teach me anything. No matter how many people you know, you don't know as many as Director Zhou. That's what the Construction Committee is in charge
of." Yang Yuxing said from the side.

"Although we are in charge of this, we've met quite a few project managers, but that's all we've done. We don't know
most of them by name. We probably don't know as many as Lao Liu."

"That's because you leaders are bureaucratic and rarely go to the site. Project managers are usually on-site.
It's usually the bosses who come to your offices." Wen Li said with a smile.

"Section Chief Wen's criticism is correct. I'll definitely go to the site more often in the future," Zhou Xiaohua replied with a smile.

"Brother Liu, are you looking for someone who can do cost estimation?" Fang Fei, who came with Wen Li, asked.

"Do you know anyone?"

"I wonder if there are any age requirements?"

"A bit older is fine, the key is that he has to be in good health and able to work outside."

"I think he's in good health. He's the father of my classmate. He used to work in cost estimation at an engineering company. Two years ago,
he was injured in a car accident at a construction site. Later, because the company was doing poorly, he simply went through the work injury retirement procedures. His injury has long since
healed, and he can walk without any problems. Now he's idle at home and has nothing to do. He's about fifty-five years old this year. If Brother Liu wants to meet him ,
I'll ask him to come over in a couple of days." "

Xiao Fei, you should contact your classmate tomorrow and ask her father to come over and meet with me to see if he's suitable
," Wen Li answered before Liu Bin could speak.

Liu Bin smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you to contact him and see if his father is willing to
work for me."

"Little Liu, there are several sections of highway in the city that need repair before the Spring Festival. The workload isn't large, so if you're interested,
prepare , as the deadline is tight; it needs to be completed before the Spring Festival," Chen Biao said.

"That definitely needs to be done quickly; there are only two months left until the Spring Festival," Yang

Yuxing nodded. "Brother, this is good news; you must get one done," Liu Weimin said.

"Old Chen, when will the contract be awarded?" Yang Yuxing asked Chen Biao.

"The plan is under review; it should be next week." "

Director Chen, could you give Liu Bin a copy of the plan so he can prepare and see what kind of
machinery and how many people are needed?" Liu Weimin said.

"Sure, I'll make a copy for him tomorrow."

This meal was not only pleasant but also very fruitful. Many things that Liu Bin had previously found difficult
were easily resolved, and everyone offered many constructive suggestions for the company's future development.

After the meal, Zhou Xiaohua and the others prepared to pay the bill, but they couldn't win the argument against Liu Bin. His reasoning was sound: he was
treating his brothers, and also to his newly acquainted sister, Wen Li. So, the group jokingly asked Wen Li and Fang Fei
to stay and help him pay, and then left.

As Liu Bin finished paying and walked out of the private room, he suddenly noticed a familiar figure ahead. Wen
Li, walking beside him, noticed him suddenly stop and stare ahead, and followed his gaze in surprise. There were five
people , among whom a strikingly beautiful woman stood out. She was currently
walking with a man in his forties, talking to him.

"Brother, do you know them?" Wen Li asked, turning her head. Seeing Liu Bin's cold expression, she felt
a little strange and said, "Brother—"

"A heartless and ungrateful person," Liu Bin said through gritted teeth, his gaze coldly fixed on the figure heading towards the stairs
.

Wen Li immediately realized that the woman with the graceful figure and beautiful face ahead might be Liu Bin's
ex -wife, Gao Jie. She had heard about Liu Bin before, but didn't know the specifics. After meeting him the night before, she made a
point of looking into it and learned that Gao Jie had divorced and remarried while Liu Bin was in prison. She moved closer to Liu Bin,
took his hand, and comforted him, "Brother, it's all in the past. There's no need to be unhappy about the past."

"Mm," Liu Bin agreed, but his expression remained cold, and his clenched fists didn't loosen.

Wen Li knew that it was impossible for Liu Bin to completely let go at this moment, especially since he had lost his child, which was his
greatest pain. After thinking for a moment, she felt it would be better to let him have a drink. As the saying goes, a good drink can dispel a thousand sorrows. Perhaps after getting drunk
and sleeping it off, it would all be over. So she suggested, "Brother, how about you come with me and Fang Fei to the bar for a drink?
" At the same time, she gave Fang Fei a meaningful look.

"Yeah, it's been a long time since I've been to a bar," Fang Fei immediately agreed, although she didn't understand Wen Li's intention.

"Are there bars in L City?" In Liu Bin's memory, there weren't many KTVs in L City a few years ago, and he had never
heard of bars, so he looked at Wen Li curiously.

"Brother, don't underestimate L City. After all, it's a prefecture-level city with several million people. It's developing
so . Do you think it's still the same as before? Whatever is available outside, it will soon be available here too, and the conditions won't be
worse than those in provincial capitals or other big cities."

"Okay, if little sister is interested, brother will go with you." Liu Bin, whose mood was in turmoil, also wanted to vent, so he didn't...
There were objections.

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