Chapter 610

Yao Jun returned to the city, and Zhou Andong came to Tanghezi, with the car driving directly to the furniture factory.

"You go back, come pick me up around eight tomorrow morning." Zhou Andong gave Wu Chao an instruction and entered the office.

Yuan Lu was lying on the table reading some book; she only raised her head when she heard the door sound: "Big Brother!"

Zhou Andong asked with a smile: "What book are you reading?"

Zhang Lu said: "50 Must-Reads for Management, it was bought by Second Brother; I read it when I have nothing to do."

Zhou Andong picked up the book; the author was Stuart Crainer, and it was a Chinese translation.

"Can you understand it?"

Zhang Lu blushed: "I'm just reading it blindly."

Zhou Andong smiled: "You keep reading, if there's anything you don't understand, wait until your sister-in-law comes back and let her interpret it for you."

"Good!" Zhang Lu took the book and put it on the table.

Zhou Andong asked: "Where is your second brother?"

Zhang Lu said: "At the construction site, they've already laid the foundation; he goes to check every night, I guess he'll be back soon."

Zhou Andong found a stool to sit down and casually picked up a newspaper; it was actually the latest edition of the Economic Daily.

"Did your second brother subscribe to this too?"

"Yes!" Zhang Lu said: "This newspaper was delivered this morning."

"This kid!" Zhou Andong chuckled, "When he was in school, he didn't study properly, but now he knows how to learn. However, it's not too late to know how to learn now."

"Dongzi is back?"

Messy footsteps came from outside, and soon, Li Jiutang and Zhao Quan pushed the door and entered.

Zhou Andong looked at the two of them and gave a wry smile: "How did you know I was back?"

Zhao Quan said with a smile: "Someone saw a Mercedes enter the village and head straight for the furniture factory, so I figured it was you who came back."

Li Jiutang looked at Zhou Andong and said straight to the point: "Are you back to take over as the village secretary?"

"Grandpa Jiu, for the rural revitalization assistance plan, I will send a person in charge and invite two experts to be stationed in the village; everything can be solved, why must I be the village secretary?"

Zhou Andong looked helpless, "I have too many things to do now, I really can't get away."

Li Jiutang said: "Actually, having you serve as the village secretary is related to the rural revitalization assistance plan, but that's not all."

Zhou Andong was stunned: "Then what is it?"

Li Jiutang said: "You should know about Huaxi Village, right?"

Zhou Andong looked at Li Jiutang and then at Zhao Quan; these two, whenever Huaxi Village was mentioned, their eyes suddenly became very bright.

"Do you mean to turn Tanghezi into a second Huaxi Village?"

"Yes!" Li Jiutang and Zhao Quan nodded heavily.

Zhao Quan said: "We don't have this ability, but we know that you will definitely be able to do it."

Zhou Andong opened his mouth, really not knowing what to say: "Have you been to Huaxi Village?"

Both shook their heads, and Zhao Quan said: "We've seen it in the newspaper; it's said that every family in Huaxi Village now lives in a small western-style building. The old village chief and I felt that if they can do it, you can definitely do it too."

Zhou Andong scratched his head; he actually knew Huaxi Village quite well. Because he had been there as a tourist in his previous life, but that was after 2010, and it was indeed very famous now.

Moreover, just next year, two Huaxi Villages outside the province would be established in Ningping City and Longjiang Province respectively, reclaiming thousands of acres of wasteland, starting dozens of enterprises, and helping tens of thousands of villagers.

However, the Huaxi Village model could not be replicated, and its success had two major reasons. First, it was Wu Lao himself, and second, it was the public ownership collective system.

"Do you know why Huaxi Village succeeded?"

Li Jiutang and Zhao Quan looked at each other and shook their heads.

Zhou Andong said: "First is the ability of Wu Lao himself, and second is the public ownership collective system; this is something we cannot replicate."

"Then what should we do?" Li Jiutang was a bit anxious.

Zhao Quan looked at Zhou Andong: "Dongzi, I believe in you, you must have a way, right?"

Zhou Andong stood up and paced back and forth in the room. He hadn't thought in this direction before, but now that it was brought up, he was truly a bit tempted.

If you can build a Huaxi Village, why can't I build a Liaoxi Village?

Only, one must walk one's own path and not follow Huaxi Village, otherwise, there would definitely be big problems sooner or later.

Li Jiutang and Zhao Quan didn't disturb Zhou Andong, just waiting quietly on the side.

Time passed bit by bit, and it didn't know how long it had been before Zhou Andong raised his head.

"Grandpa Jiu, Uncle Quan, if we want to build a second Huaxi Village, we absolutely cannot replicate it, and we can't replicate it, so we must find a path that is suitable for us to walk."

Li Jiutang and Zhao Quan were energized: "Dongzi, tell us what to do, we will fully support you."

Zhou Andong said: "I still need to ponder it, this matter cannot be rushed."

"Fine!" Li Jiutang said: "You think it over carefully, we'll wait at home for your good news."

Zhou Andong nodded: "Then that's it."

Zhao Quan and Li Jiutang left, and Zhou Andong sat on the sofa and continued to ponder.

"Brother, here's your water." Yuan Lu poured a glass of water for Zhou Andong.

Zhou Andong took it: "Thank you!"

Yuan Lu smiled, looking at this big brother Zhou Andong, with a light of worship in her eyes.

"Build a Liaoxi Village." Zhou Andong muttered, the more he thought, the more tempted he became.

Only, one cannot follow the public ownership collective system, so one can only cooperate through investment by Qiudongfang, with Tanghezi Village contributing land as shares, and villagers subscribing. In this way, there would be no future troubles.

As for him serving as the village secretary, it didn't matter to him; he could just hand things over to others to do, and he only needed to grasp the general direction.

While Zhou Andong was pondering the Liaoxi Village matter here, Yin Jisheng was drinking alone at home in a very happy mood.

With a slurp, Yin Jisheng took a sip of the Yugong wine he had specially bought, then picked up a piece of scrambled eggs and put it in his mouth, eating it with a smack, looking very delicious.

He proposed to donate a teaching building to Yushan Town Primary School; although Zhou Andong said nothing, it gave him confidence, and he decided to go to Yushan Town Primary School tomorrow to finalize this matter.

His wife Min Guixiang asked curiously: "What's so happy, laughing while driving on the way back?"

Yin Jisheng said proudly: "I'm going to donate a teaching building to Yushan Town Primary School."

"What?" Min Guixiang screamed, "Donate a teaching building, did you have too much cat urine (alcohol)?"

Yin Jisheng glanced at his wife: "What are you yelling about? Long hair, short knowledge."

"What do you mean long hair, short knowledge?" Min Guixiang glared and said: "Donate a teaching building, how much money will that cost? Tell me, if you're not drunk, what is it?"

Yin Jisheng picked up the wine glass and took another sip: "You don't know anything, this teaching building, no matter how much money it costs, the benefits it will bring us in the future are unimaginable."