659 The Storm Is Coming (1/2)

Her silky black long hair cascaded down her elegant shoulders – making her looked like an innocent and stunning creature that was out of this world. A set of black and white formal office wear brought out her curvaceous figure. This outfit made her look extra energetic and professional. As usual, Lan Mengchen was still really beautiful. Though she was wearing working attire, she still looked like a flawless goddess – akin to a flower that on top of a snowy mountain that could only be looked at but not be defiled.

”Xiaobei! You are finally here!”

A sweet and gentle smile could be seen on Lan Mengchen's face when she saw Chen Xiaobei. Awestruck, Chen Xiaobei had to bring himself to go back to the reality.

”Tell me. What happened? It seems like you have something urgent waiting to be solved.”

”I was invited to a dinner tonight. I hope you can come with me.”

”Is there a problem?”

Taken aback, Chen Xiaobei knew that the problem must be very serious if Lan Mengchen and Madam Diana had a difficult time solving it.

”There is actually no problem. Mr. Wang, the deputy minister of commerce told me that there is a small problem when he applied the permit for us. So, he wants me to have a dinner with the minister to come to a mutual agreement! I guess he just wanted to gain some benefit from this matter. All you need to do is bribe him later and all things would be taken care of.”

”No way! I don't agree with bribing! I'm an honest man and I would never do something like that! Bribing him will only aid the growth of this disgusting norm in our society!”

”You are not the one that is dealing with him! You have no idea about what I'm feeling right now. If we don't please people like him, we are going to be riddled with many minor issues! Then, a lot of our time would be wasted! So why not just solve it by bribing him?”

”Who told you that people like him are going to bother us? Let me make a call and people like him will be properly dealt with!”

With a smile on his face, Chen Xiaobei took out his cell phone.

”Are you going to call Yap Maosong?”

Lan Mengchen was smart enough to know that Chen Xiaobei was going to use his connections to solve this problem. However, she also knew that Yap Maosong was not going to be a great help to them.

”Yap Maosong is in the ecology and environment ministry. He has nothing to do with the commerce ministry. Mr. Wang can still mess with us if he wants to!”

”Hehe… Do you really think that Yap Maosong is my only connection? I'm going to call the commerce secretary himself!”

”What? Are you trying to say that you know Secretary He personally? All I know that is Secretary He is a busy man! Madam Diana and I didn't even get the chance to meet him. All along, Mr. Wang is the one that talked to us on behalf of Secretary He…”

”Hello, Brother He. I need a favor from you. It's about the trade permit for Mengchen's international company…”

”Y-You really know Secretary He…”

She found it hard to believe that Secretary He was Chen Xiaobei's friend. Seemingly, their relationship was really close as well.

”What? The permit has been done? And, I can collect it anytime I want? Alright. Maybe there is some miscommunication on my end. Thank you, Brother He. I will send someone to collect it tomorrow.”

Upon hanging up the call, Chen Xiaobei talked said in a low voice, ”Secretary He told me that the permit was done a few days ago. Also, we can collect it anytime we want.”