Chapter 1062: Ten Thousand People See Him Off

Jiao Qiang's eyes were red as he said, "You said you'd come to my house for a meal…"

Lao Mo said calmly from behind: "County Magistrate Su, you must accept these local specialties. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will upset everyone."

Bao Shuang said nothing, but called over the publicity department staff to film the scene; to him, this might be one of the most meaningful tasks.

Even so, he regretted not inviting the provincial TV crew; that way the scene could be fully recorded and saved them from having to submit it later.

At this moment, Su Yang's heart was so stirred he could not speak. To serve one term and benefit the region—that's simply his duty.

He had only done what he was supposed to do, yet the common people embraced him so warmly that he felt truly uneasy.

At that moment, Jiao Qiang fetched a loudspeaker from the side and, for good measure, brought a stool for Su Yang to stand on.

Su Yang stepped up, his voice trembling slightly, and said, "Thank you all for coming to see me off—I feel deeply grateful."

"Actually, this is just what I ought to do. As the saying goes, an official who doesn't serve the people might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes. Our county has a solid foundation, with resources that can be transformed, and, more importantly, we have so many hardworking people."

"People say happiness is created by our own hands, and that saying is fully embodied in you. It's just a pity I can't continue serving you, can't keep working alongside you to make our county more beautiful with our hands, and can't keep raising everyone's income."

"Over the past half year or so, you have given me boundless tolerance and support, and I hereby express my thanks."

Saying this, he bowed deeply to everyone.

Finally he said, "Your kindness is the greatest wealth of my life. I will accept all the local specialties you brought today—this, too, is a fine thing between us. Thank you, thank you."

Afterward, he waved at everyone.

But the common people remained standing there, nobody moving a step.

They truly didn't want Su Yang to leave; although they don't understand grand principles, they can still tell who treats them well.

At this point, Su Yang could do nothing else; he could only look to Chen Bo, and at the same time he told Sun Chengjun, "Give the locals three times the market price for their goods—they're not well off either, and we can't take anything for free."

Sun Chengjun said, "All right, all right, I'll take care of it right away."

Chen Bo's eyes were also a little red; he was thinking about when in his life he might, like Su Yang, be sent off by a multitude upon leaving office—in ancient times that would be a veritable "canopy of the people."

Back when the former county magistrate and Su Yang discussed terms, they had already proposed giving Su Yang a grand farewell when he left; in fact, it amounted to nothing more than this scene, but Su Yang flatly refused. Indeed, such a thing cannot be faked.

Chen Bo stepped forward and said to the elders at the front, "Your intentions have been received by County Magistrate Su. But he also has work to do; otherwise he'd also wish to continue developing our county together with you."

"No matter what, I will guarantee to you that the policies set by County Magistrate Su Yang will be carried out fully; we will not perfunctorily treat you just because he's gone. Moreover, the scale of the planting and breeding industries will continue to expand, not only in Shuanggou Town but also in other townships."

"Finally, I ask everyone to make way so that County Magistrate Su can go first—he has important work to report, and we must not delay him because of our support for him, as that would reflect poorly on him too, right?"

I must say, Chen Bo's words are highly persuasive; when he speaks, a kind of magic always accompanies them, and people can't help but listen.

Sure enough, the crowd slowly dispersed, though they were deeply reluctant; they also knew that the appointment and removal of officials was not for them to decide.

However, some elderly folks, when Su Yang passed by, still took his hand and refused to let go for a long time. Having endured hardship for so long, they suddenly saw things improve, and they truly couldn't bear to part.

All this, Su Yang almost missed his flight. He landed punctually at 3 p. m., and this time Zhou Ruohan herself came to pick him up by car.

She really didn't need to come, but this time Zhou Tong wasn't around, she didn't trust anyone else, and this month has been fairly smooth with hardly any mishaps, so even the elders at home couldn't dissuade her—she came herself.

Su Yang was genuinely a little excited: "How did you come by yourself? If the little one gets hurt, who could bear responsibility?"

Zhou Ruohan gave Su Yang a sideways glance: "The worst injury he's ever suffered is being lectured by you during the New Year."

After saying that, she stepped forward and hugged Su Yang, tears in her eyes, and asked, "How are you? Is your body all right? Any lingering effects? If not, tomorrow I'll book a specialist appointment and we'll go get checked."

Su Yang said, "You don't know my stamina yet? To me, their little shrimp tricks are nothing."

"All these years, I've only felt such unprecedented strength from you; to me, everyone else is nothing."

Zhou Ruohan, who had been a bit worried, burst out laughing: "You're completely unserious—I don't know how your comrades can put up with your personality."

Bringing this up, Su Yang bared his teeth and said, "They can accept me just fine. When I left, the old folks up and down the streets were crying their hearts out, and they wanted me to stay on to lead them toward a moderately prosperous life."

"I'd also like to stay and do something for them, but you know we're just a brick in the revolution—moved wherever needed."

Zhou Ruohan grabbed Su Yang's waist hard and said, "What's there to be proud of? You were removed from office, yet you talk as if you'd been promoted. You're truly heartless—just the sort who deserves to be taken down a peg."

After getting in the car, Su Yang voluntarily took on the driver's duties. Frankly, flying isn't tiring at all—unless you end up seated next to two 200‑jin fatties.

Back home, Su Yang's first thing was to take a shower, second to eat something and lightly replenish his energy, and third to do another high‑intensity workout.

They say a day apart feels like three autumns, and we haven't seen each other for many days—if we don't make up for it passionately, we'd be wasting this time.

Even though he had been treated like a precious panda in the hospital, once home he was like a wild horse breaking free—love whoever you want.

Never mind that he's mostly recovered; even if his upper body were incapacitated, he'd still have to move a bit.

An hour later, Zhou Ruohan's face flushed as she said, "Looks like you came back fully charged, and it wasn't for nothing that I came to pick you up. I can see your energy is still high—otherwise we'd …"

Su Yang instantly felt a black line across his forehead, thinking, I'm just a work‑team donkey—I can't take this! He then said, "Can we first talk about something serious? This little matter can wait a bit longer."

The result was Zhou Ruohan's retort: "What do you mean 'wait a bit'? If it's doable, it's doable; if not, it's not—don't give me that 'wait a bit' nonsense."