Chapter 483: Let's communicate

I hurriedly laughed and said: "When children meet, they don't recognize each other; laughing, I ask where the guest comes from. The hometown is a place one can never return to; I hope Zaocheng can become Tian Shi's hometown."

"Haha, Mr. Zhao, what you said is interesting. Don't worry, I really like Zaocheng."

Here the folk customs are simple and honest; it is a place where ancient sages resided.

Talented people abound; it is a land of etiquette.

Zaocheng has abundant mineral resources and convenient transportation.

"The prospects for development are very good." Tian Shi praised Zaocheng.

I said: "Thank you, Tian Shi, for your fondness for Zaocheng."

I am a native of Zaocheng, and these years I have been working and living in Zaocheng.

Zaocheng's development still has great room for improvement.

In the future, please, Tian Shi, put more effort into Zaocheng's development.

Only when Zaocheng develops can the lives of us ordinary people improve.

"Mr. Zhao, that's wrong; you're not an ordinary person, are you?" Tian Shi took a puff of cigarette and asked.

"Really, I am an ordinary person. Tian Shi, upon meeting you, I just wanted to say something about Da Heng Group." I also took a puff of cigarette.

"Good, Mr. Zhao, I really want to hear, knowing that Da Heng Group is the leading enterprise in Zaocheng's real estate and also a key project supported by our Zaocheng city."

You are also the founder of Da Heng Group.

I came this time to hear about Da Heng Group's future development ideas; if you have any demands, feel free to mention them.

As long as I can do it.

Our purpose is the same: to let Da Heng Group have great development, establish itself in Zaocheng, and look to the whole province." Tian Shi said happily.

"Tian Shi, I have already planned to resign from the position of chairman of Da Heng Group. In the future, the group's development will be handed over to my brother Zhao Xiaohua."

He will formally assume the position of group chairman.

I will no longer participate in Da Heng Group's affairs; I will formally withdraw." I said seriously.

"What, Mr. Zhao? I know some things have happened with Da Heng Group. It was hard-won; why withdraw? I don't quite understand. You are not at retirement age; it's precisely the time to undertake affairs and start a business."

At this time, Da Heng Group needs your leadership to deepen its cultivation." Tian Shi hurriedly asked.

"Tian Shi, after experiencing these things, I have understood the meaning of life; wealth is merely fleeting clouds."

"Tian Shi, let me be frank: my withdrawal has obtained Mr. Wen's approval. You understand my meaning." I said, looking at Tian Shi.

As soon as I mentioned Wen Han, Tian Shi's expression changed immediately.

He didn't speak, just smoked.

After a while,

He then said: "Since Mr. Wen has approved, I shouldn't say more. I want to ask, Mr. Zhao, since you are no longer working at Da Heng Group, what are your plans for the next step?"

As for me, my next step is this: my wife became a vegetative state due to a car accident; I intend to properly treat her, find a way to let her awaken.

Then accompany her to spend the second half of her life well.

I also have another plan: to return to rural development to see opportunities.

I have heard about your wife's illness; Mr. Wen also arranged for me to assist you in Zaocheng to the best of my ability; if you need me, just say the word.

Return to rural development—develop what in the countryside?" Tian Shi asked, not understanding.

Thank you for your concern, Tian Shi. Returning to rural development has been my long-held expectation; I grew up in the countryside from childhood, while the city changes day by day, the countryside is gradually declining. Watching it is heartbreaking.

Many villages have disappeared in the midst of urban development.

I am thinking about one thing: whether cities and countryside can develop together.

Let the countryside also become prosperous and beautiful; find ways to let young people stay and develop in the villages.

I haven't yet matured this thought; it's just my preliminary idea. In the future, if I need Tian Shi's help, I will certainly seek him out.

After hearing me finish, Tian Shi smoked and fell into deep thought.

Mr. Zhao, you are absolutely right. These years, we only thought about letting the city develop, neglecting rural construction.

Sometimes when I go to the countryside for inspection, I find many villages empty, left only with elderly people; even many village roads are unrepaired, houses collapsed.

Seeing this is heartbreaking. I also came from the countryside; in my childhood, although the village was poor, everywhere were children, young people.

Now, the birth rate of children in villages keeps dropping.

Alas, between city and countryside, they have become opposing contradictory sides.

I am also anxious, but I have never thought of a suitable method to solve it.

Mr. Zhao, it is evident that you are a responsible entrepreneur.

You can see the drawbacks of rural development and have such an idea; I feel you are not ordinary." Tian Shi said seriously.

Tian Shi, no need to praise me now; I am just a preliminary idea, not yet implemented; if implemented, this would need your strong support.

Sometimes we cannot be purely idealistic.

Rural development has been stagnant not just for a day or two, but for over ten years; some places even over twenty years.

I still need to find time to investigate further before speaking.

Specifically how to develop, it's really hard to say,

Tian Shi, today our conversation with you is very relaxed.

Our exchange is also very in-depth.

Regarding Da Heng Group's affairs, I will shortly call Zhao Xiaohua up to meet you face to face; you two can then discuss matters concerning the group's development.

I believe Zhao Xiaohua is a suitable leader; your opinions, he will all heed.

There is another matter that requires troubling Tian Shi." I said politely.

"Mr. Zhao, although this is our first meeting, our communication has been very good. Some things, I also don't explicitly say; you understand my meaning, right?"

Here, some of our words can only be personal understanding. Actually, regarding Da Heng Group,

I have done specific research; I know the hardships you faced when you started your business, and how you built Da Heng Group to its present scale—you have poured tremendous effort into it.

I don't want to mention what happened during that period again.

As for Da Heng Group's affairs, you can rest assured,

We can only make it develop further and let it go farther.

"Mr. Zhao, if there's anything else, just say it—only I, Tian Shi, can do it." Tian Shi looked at me and said sincerely.

Tian Shi, I have a good brother named Li Ming; he used to be a minor official in Zaocheng's Senior Management Bureau, but because of my involvement, he had Kong Shi handle it.

His property was confiscated, and his position was also removed.

Now he has followed me back to Zaocheng.

He has always been unwilling in his heart,

"He asked me to ask Tian Shi whether he could be reinstated to his former post and whether his property could be returned." After I finished speaking, I again took out a cigarette for Tian Shi.

Tian Shi immediately took it,

then lit it and took a puff,

After a moment's thought, he said: "Mr. Zhao, I have looked into Li Ming's matter."

This matter is difficult.

You also know. Li Ming's corruption indeed existed; the previous Kong Shi's investigation was very clear, and the case has already been handed over.

The confiscation of his property is legal; if it weren't for Mr. Wen's intervention, I believe Li Ming would have ended up in prison.

All I can do now is, in Zaocheng, guarantee Li Ming's personal freedom.

I also heard today that Li Ming is contacting people from his former unit to file a joint petition.

Mr. Zhao, I want you to persuade Li Ming to refrain from rash actions for the time being; otherwise, no one can protect him.

As for the stakes involved, believe me, Mr. Zhao, you understand them even better than I do.