Chapter 490: Liu Misi Does Not Come to the Groundbreaking Ceremony

There were two roads outside Suxi Town, one leading to the county seat, with a section of the road surface not yet paved with asphalt. One led to the highway exit, which was a cement road surface.

The intersection of the two roads was the new Suxi Town.

I led a group of cadres, waiting expectantly for the leaders to arrive.

It was about a ten-minute journey from the venue to the intersection. The intersection was directly connected to the Suxi Welcoming Avenue, and walking along the Welcoming Avenue, one could almost appreciate the full picture of Suxi. I had calculated that as soon as the leaders arrived, I would let them get off at the intersection, and then accompany the leaders all the way through.

Besides our cadres, there were also hundreds of primary school students at the intersection, their faces painted with heavy makeup, holding small flowers in their hands, lined up along the road. Behind the primary school students, hundreds and thousands of people gathered, dressed in festive clothes, with smiles on their faces, waiting for the arrival of the historical moment.

From afar, I saw the motorcade coming, led by a police car with flashing lights.

Behind the police car followed the County Party Committee's No. 1 car, which was Liu Qimeng's mount. Behind Liu Qimeng's mount was a Toyota minibus. Behind the minibus followed several small cars. Finally, there was another police car, also with flashing lights.

When the motorcade saw us, the speed slowed down, and then it stopped.

I led the cadres to meet the minibus; at this time, the small cadres were sitting in the small cars. The big cadres all sat in the minibus, especially when traveling.

Sure enough, the people who got out of the small cars behind all crowded toward the minibus.

The door opened, and I saw Vice Provincial Governor Lin coming out with a full face of smiles. Behind him, Deputy Secretary He Zhi, Secretary Liu Qimeng, and County Magistrate Yu came out one after another.

Vice Provincial Governor Lin waved to the crowd, and the crowd surged. Under the direction of the teachers, the primary school students began to wave the flower bouquets in their hands in unison, shouting slogans of "Welcome, welcome, warmly welcome."

The scene instantly became enthusiastic, and after Vice Provincial Governor Lin waved his hand a few times, he began to shake hands with us one by one.

Our town cadres lined up in a row, shaking Vice Provincial Governor Lin's hand tightly with both hands, saying, "Hard work, hard work, leaders have worked hard."

I stood first, and Vice Provincial Governor Lin shook hands with me first as usual.

His hand was warm and soft, and his palm was thick and powerful. I shook his extended right hand with both hands; he smiled kindly, extended his left hand to pat the back of my hand lightly, and passed by without a word.

Next was Secretary He, and we shook hands simply. He gave me a wink, signaling me to accompany Vice Provincial Governor Lin.

I was still hesitating when Liu Qimeng behind me scolded, "Why don't you know how to read the wind today? Why don't you hurry up and accompany Provincial Governor Lin, and introduce everyone?"

I had no choice but to let go of them and ran up to introduce Yue Bai and this group of town cadres one by one.

Vice Provincial Governor Lin shook hands while exchanging pleasantries with the town cadres, which was nothing more than one sentence: "Everyone has worked hard."

The cadres all blushed and shouted nervously, "Leaders have worked hard."

The crowd standing behind laughed, and the laughter circled over Suxi, making the whole Suxi full of happiness.

After everyone had shaken hands, I asked for instructions in a low voice, "Provincial Governor Lin, let's report while walking."

Provincial Governor Lin laughed heartily, "Alright, listen to your arrangements. Even an immortal descending to earth has to ask the local god; since we are on your territory, we listen to you."

I felt this sentence was particularly awkward, but I couldn't find any fault with it, so I had to smile awkwardly, "Leader, this is your territory."

Provincial Governor Lin gave an surprised "Oh" and turned his face to look at me.

I hurriedly explained, "Suxi is a small town in Central Province, of course it is your territory."

Provincial Governor Lin laughed heartily, looked around, and said, "Little Chen, you make us look like landlords. Dividing territory or not. Interesting!"

I didn't dare to continue arguing, so I accompanied him with a smile and said, "Leader, walk slowly, I will report on the situation in Suxi."

Provincial Governor Lin waved his hand and said, "Today is not for listening to reports, I am here to join the fun. Your Suxi relocation is the result of reform and opening up. This shows that our lives are changing, and the reform is successful."

I hurriedly said, "This is all the support of the higher-level leaders, without the support of Provincial Governor Lin and you, Suxi would not have today."

Provincial Governor Lin seemed very satisfied with this sentence, turned back to Secretary He Zhi and said, "Old He, I think this model of Suxi can be promoted."

Secretary He hurriedly nodded and said yes, and added, "It still needs time to test, it is indeed feasible, Hengyue City will promote it according to this model."

Provincial Governor Lin laughed, "This model is not only applicable to Hengyue City, I think, places with conditions can learn from it. Central Province should also consider it."

Secretary He laughed, "Provincial matters are not my place to speak."

Provincial Governor Lin laughed heartily, "A model is a model, it doesn't matter who can speak or not. As long as it is beneficial to changing the lives of the common people, it is a good thing. Anyone can speak, anyone can make suggestions. We Communists, because we adhere to the principle that the people are heaven, dare to innovate, and do not count personal gains and losses. As long as it is for serving the people, it is what we should do."

After speaking, he seemed to remember suddenly and asked, "Isn't there a groundbreaking project today? Why don't I see anyone."

I felt like I had been hit by a club, and my brain roared. Damn it, why did I forget the main event?

Suxi relocation was not the theme of this celebration. I insisted on putting the groundbreaking together at the beginning, I had my considerations.

Suxi was a newly risen small town, just a blank sheet of paper. What kind of picture could be drawn on this paper, only the groundbreaking project could determine the color tone of the whole picture.

Seeing so many outsiders in Qian Youyu's hotel last night, I understood that these people were not here for Suxi relocation, they were here for the foreign investment project.

Without the groundbreaking of the Hot Spring Resort, no matter how lively this celebration was, it would be like a good dish without salt, not only bland and tasteless, but also difficult to swallow.

My wishful thinking was that as long as the project landed, Suxi would be like a high-rise building rising from the ground, standing out from the crowd. And the foreign investment project was like a sweet pastry, around this sweet pastry, how much capital would be injected into the small Suxi.

If you have money, things are easy to do! I now know the mystery of it.

At the beginning, Qian Youyu and Sun Demao came for the gold-lettered signboard of the government. They almost poured out all their savings in Suxi, exhausted their life's savings, and owed a lot of foreign debt. In their consciousness, there was no debt that the government could not pay back.

Actually, I understand this matter very well. If Suxi does not introduce foreign investment, Suxi's pocket now has not a single cent. Not to mention paying back Qian Youyu and their debts, even the wages of government cadres are hanging in the air without a landing.

The only way is to introduce a large amount of foreign investment and let them take root and sprout in Suxi. And the only way to introduce foreign investment is to set an example first. This example is the Hot Spring Resort.

Once the Hot Spring Resort lands, outside capital will pour in like a tide. I saw this from the scene of eating late-night snacks.

Provincial Governor Lin's question startled me. Yes, where are Liu Misi and the others? Why don't I see anyone!

I pulled Yue Bai over, whispered a few words to her, and enthusiastically introduced her to Provincial Governor Lin again, withdrew to one side, hurriedly took out the phone, and wanted to call Huang Weiwei.

The phone rang a few times, and Huang Weiwei's voice came from inside: "Chen Feng, is there anything?"

I asked urgently, "Where are you?"

Huang Weiwei laughed softly, "Why do you care."

I lowered my voice and said, "Can I not care? Did something happen to you? Why don't you come? Today is the groundbreaking."

Huang Weiwei comforted me, "What are you in such a hurry for. The emperor is not in a hurry, you eunuch is in a hurry."

I almost roared, "Can I not be in a hurry?"

"What's the use of being in a hurry. This has to wait for their American friends to go."

"What tricks do they want to play?" I was a little exasperated.

"You, why are you so impatient?" She blamed me, "Liu Misi and the others went to send off Provincial Chen Shengzhang."

I remembered Provincial Chen Shengzhang saying he wouldn't come to attend Suxi's ribbon-cutting, and a shadow suddenly covered my heart.

"Are they still coming?"

"I don't know."

"Can you help me ask?"

"How to ask?"

"Just ask if they are coming."

"What if they don't come?"

"Hehehe!" I laughed dryly, "Then this joke is a bit big."

She was silent for a while on the phone and asked, "Did you really go to Suxi last night?"

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, asking this question at this time, my wife is really stupid and cute.

"Where did you think I went?" I dragged out my tone and said carelessly, "If Liu Misi, that dog, doesn't come, you just watch your husband wait to die."

"The ghost knows where you went." Huang Weiwei also dragged out her tone and said, "So easy to die? My husband turned out to be so unyielding."

Her last sentence was no different from giving me confidence. I was immediately happy, stuck to the receiver and said softly, "Wife, waiting for you."

A stone fell to the ground. I know that as long as she is there, things will not get out of control. Besides, Liu Misi and the others came from thousands of miles away, and they wouldn't make me unhappy at this critical moment. Besides, when they signed the cooperation intention with us, a large sum of money had already fallen into my pot.

"Waiting for you!" I urged her again. After hanging up, I caught up with Vice Provincial Governor Lin in a few steps.

Suxi Town was crowded with people, and every street was full of people.

The singing was loud, and the colorful flags were flying. This scene, even the liberation of Chunshan County back then, did not have such a grand occasion.

I guided a group of leaders to walk to the venue, with the crowd surrounded by people. The gongs and drums rang, the Yangge dance twisted, and the beautiful Suxi ushered in the most glorious moment in history.

Vice Provincial Governor Lin nodded and smiled all the way, occasionally raising his hand to greet the surrounding crowd. I followed closely, full of spirit, feeling that my life was so glorious.

Suxi's ribbon-cutting is the prelude to opening the glorious chapter of my life. Thinking of the news Zhu Huayu told me, I couldn't help but smile triumphantly. ===== CHAPTER 491 =====