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Chapter 1032: Chapter 905: Watching too much Xinxian Lianbo (Subscribe, please!)
Returned to the village.
Lin Jiaxue’s grandparents were overjoyed.
They had prepared a large table of food and, although it was past mealtime, they still waited, thanks to the high-standard village road that Tang Kai’s uncle had invested in the previous year, which allowed Tang Qing’s car to drive in.
At two fifteen in the afternoon.
Two cars stopped outside their home’s gate.
The house was regularly cleaned by a fighter, so it was very clean. It had also been refurbished to some extent, with a new cement floor in the courtyard and freshly painted exterior walls.
At the dining table.
"Tangtang, eat more."
Lin Jiaxue’s grandmother smiled broadly as she served Tang Qing vegetables. This grandson-in-law truly pleased them. The amount of money was irrelevant; what mattered was that he treated their granddaughter well.
Recently, he had sent them various delicious vegetables and fruits.
Rumored to be expensive.
They would even dare to give them away.
Gradually, the elderly couple also understood the value, and after consuming the vegetables, fruits, and some meat and seafood sent by Tang Qing, some of their old health issues gradually disappeared, and they were full of energy.
It was as if their physical functions had rejuvenated by more than a decade.
"Thank you, Grandma."
Tang Qing ate heartily, his face beaming with smiles.
"Tangtang, are you busy with your studies usually? Look at you, you also have so many jobs, you must be very busy. Jiaxue, you need to take good care of Tangtang usually, cook him some delicious food. I heard you even hired a servant.
However, as a woman, you should cook frequently too, otherwise you’ll forget how to cook later, and hiring someone is so expensive. Jiaxue, you should also help with the chores," Lin Jiaxue’s grandmother kept saying.
Lin Jiaxue was just about to agree.
Tang Qing quickly interjected, "It’s okay, Grandma. I can’t bear to let Jiaxue do the chores. I earn so much money precisely so that all of you can have a good life and not be so tired."
These words.
Made the elderly couple very happy.
"Hehe, Tangtang is still so caring, come on, eat more, you have a big appetite..." Lin Jiaxue felt that ever since this son-in-law arrived, her own status had drastically declined.
"..."
They ate until three o’clock in the afternoon.
It finally ended.
Lin Jiaxue was pulled into the kitchen by her grandmother.
To wash the dishes.
Whispering softly, Tang Qing was outside in the courtyard having tea and chatting with Lin Jiaxue’s grandfather, occasionally greeting acquaintances who passed by the courtyard; this ordinary feeling was very enjoyable for Tang Qing.
The villagers now all knew that Tang Kai had made a fortune.
However.
They didn’t know Tang Qing was also wealthy.
Thinking it was Tang Qing’s parents who had benefitted from Tang Kai’s success, now that only a younger generation of the Tang Family had returned, even though he also drove luxury cars, they couldn’t bring themselves to ask the young man for money or help their children find jobs and the like.
This was also the direct reason why Tang Qing’s parents and his uncle hadn’t returned this time.
During this time.
People would occasionally come to Lin Jiaxue’s grandparents to borrow money, build houses, marry brides, or start businesses, but the elderly couple were no fools when it came to lending money.
A few hundred or a thousand was easy.
But tens or dozens of thousands, they didn’t even consider it. Gradually, everyone knew that the elderly couple really didn’t have much money and couldn’t influence Tang Kai, so they restrained many of their cunning schemes.
"Grandpa Lin, my uncle is coming to eat in a few days," Tang Qing said as he drank tea.
"That’s great, Yugang, this young man, I actually didn’t think highly of him before because he was too straightforward. However, unexpectedly, quietly, he became the parent official of our county."
...
Thursday.
After three days.
Qin Yugang finally sorted out the relationships in the county.
Among others, aside from Zheng Xiu’s help, it was Tang Qing’s arranged "intelligence delivery" that allowed Qin Yugang’s first steps to proceed extremely smoothly, not completely controlling the situation, but almost.
Mainly, it was because of the comprehensive information provided by Tang Qing.
There were even some matters "unknown to outsiders."
Qin Yugang had someone called over to give a slight hint, and the stingy immediately became compliant. The effect of the information advantage was fully demonstrated. Mainly, Tang Qing didn’t want his uncle to be embroiled in too much intrigue.
This stepping stone.
The uncle surely wouldn’t stay too long.
A county-level stage.
In Tang Qing’s view, it was far too small—compared to his current ’hunting nation’ routine, his uncle’s stage wasn’t even adequately described as ’small’; it should be called — ’minuscule’.
Morning.
After the county committee meeting ended.
Qin Yugang rushed to the village.
Accompanied by Zheng Xiu as well.
Tang Qing was going to leave again in a few days, and the next meeting might not happen until the year’s end. Just like that, half a year would pass by. In a few years, it would be his turn along with his two daughters.
"Uncle, where’s your official car?"
Watching Qin Yugang get out of Zheng Xiu’s police car, Tang Qing asked.
Qin Yugang explained, "I just came today to visit the elders. I didn’t bring the secretary and driver. I’ll have a meal with your Uncle Zheng and leave. There’s a lot going on in the county, and I need to visit several townships for research in the coming week, so I won’t be seeing you off."
"I’m not a kid, what’s there to see off? Uncle Zheng, coming here in your police uniform, outsiders might think our family has committed a crime," Tang Qing shifted his gaze toward Zheng Xiu.
It had been more than half a year since they had seen each other.
Zheng Xiu hadn’t changed much.
Hearing Tang Qing’s tease, Zheng Xiu chuckled, "Well, I’m on duty today." Facing Tang Qing now, Zheng Xiu still felt a bit restrained, for the Tang family could completely influence his career.
Qin Yugang was already planning to recommend him for a deputy position, to become a standing committee member of the county committee, and the secretary of politics and law in the county.
This step.
Zheng Xiu hadn’t expected to cross it quite like this.
At this moment,
Lin Jiaxue’s grandmother came out of the kitchen, happily greeting them. "Yugang is here, Director Zheng, hello, please sit down, you guys start eating, two more dishes and I’ll be ready."
Without waiting for Zheng Xiu to politely decline, she turned and went back to the kitchen.
"Director Zheng, Yugang, let’s sit down and eat. It’s been so long, and you lad are getting a stronger official air. Just don’t alienate the masses because of your high status, you know?" Lin Jiaxue’s grandfather came out from the main hall.
Seeing Qin Yugang, he began muttering.
Qin Yugang humbly accepted it.
These years,
Every time Lin Jiaxue’s grandfather saw him, he would say something to prevent him from making mistakes.
"Understood, uncle."
The several of them sat down.
The dishes were served quickly.
They were all ingredients provided by Tang Qing, so naturally, the flavor was not bad.
"Uncle, are there any difficulties in the village right now?"
Qin Yugang suddenly felt like he was visiting a poor village.
"Haha, Yugang, you really get into the role fast," Lin Jiaxue’s grandfather also felt like he was being visited and immediately laughed.
"My job is to serve the masses, after all," Qin Yugang smiled and said.
"Well said. If you talk about difficulties in the village, you really can’t sidestep a few things: inconvenient transportation, low education levels, poor medical facilities, low farmer income, and conservative attitudes. Each one is a big issue. The situation is much more complicated than in the city, these problems have persisted for many years, and you can only tackle them one by one, each one a huge mountain... Ultimately, you’ll find that flattening these mountains is still a problem of money... Yes, it’s all about money... The economic base determines the superstructure, without the economy, you can hardly make a step... Drawing investment is a must, and it should persist without harming the interests of the people... On the contrary, you can’t mess around..."
Qin Yugang listened quietly.
These things.
How could he not understand them?
This was what he needed to address after taking office.
It just seemed a bit strange hearing all this from an ordinary citizen’s mouth; Qin Yugang guessed that this old man must have... watched the News Broadcast too much, ’borrowing’ quite a few news terms.
The key point was, he hadn’t ’borrowed’ them completely.
Probably he had forgotten some of the words.
