Chapter 1298

Su Xinghui smiled slightly and said, "County Magistrate Ling, you can rest assured, I won't take it to heart."

Ling Anguo said, "Tomorrow is Saturday. You can go play around the county these two days; there are quite a few places with good scenery. If you need a car, I'll have the county government dispatch one for you."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "I understand, County Magistrate, thank you!"

Ling Anguo was truly an honest man; Su Xinghui generally held such people in high regard.

Ling Anguo then told Su Xinghui the phone numbers for his home and office, then said, "Little Su, it's getting late, so I won't disturb your rest. I'll be going now. If you have anything, feel free to call me."

Su Xinghui saw Ling Anguo out. Ling Anguo turned back several times to tell Su Xinghui not to see him off. He watched Su Xinghui enter his room before he went downstairs and left.

Su Xinghui had a pretty good impression of this county magistrate who looked more like a farmer than a cadre.

Entering the room, Su Xinghui saw that it was indeed getting late, nearly ten o'clock. The long talk with Ling Anguo just now had taken nearly two hours.

He picked up the phone and dialed Lu Xiaoya. The phone rang only twice before it was picked up. Clearly, the person on the other end was very anxious: "Is that you, Xinghui? Have you arrived in Changshan?"

Su Xinghui said, "Xiaoya, it's me. I arrived in Changshan at noon."

Lu Xiaoya said, "Then why didn't you call me earlier?"

Su Xinghui said, "As soon as I arrived at the county, the county held a welcome for me, then in the afternoon I went to find Wei Pengfei. I ate with him and returned to the guesthouse intending to call you, but our county magistrate waited for me for a long time, and I talked with him until now, so I only just had time to call you."

Lu Xiaoya, of course, wasn't blaming Su Xinghui; she was just worried. Hearing Su Xinghui's explanation, she felt relieved and said, "Then has your work been arranged yet?"

Su Xinghui said, "Not yet. The county still has to hold a Standing Committee meeting to discuss it. I expect results next week. I plan to look around the county these two days."

Lu Xiaoya said, "Then you must pay attention to safety."

Su Xinghui said, "I know!"

After finishing the call with Lu Xiaoya, Su Xinghui called home to report that he was safe, then called Lu Zhenghong to tell him about the situation in Changshan County today. Lu Zhenghong gave him a few instructions, told him to rest early, and then hung up.

Then, Su Xinghui called Yu Ruizhi. Upon hearing that Su Xinghui had arrived in Changshan, Yu Ruizhi clamored to go to Changshan. Su Xinghui said his work hadn't been decided yet; once it was decided and he went to take up his post, he would call Yu Ruizhi to come.

Yu Ruizhi also knew that what Su Xinghui said made sense. In any case, he had made up his mind that once Su Xinghui's place of work was decided, he would go to Su Xinghui's location to help him out, no matter what he helped with. He agreed and told Su Xinghui to be sure to call him once things were settled.

After finishing these calls, Su Xinghui rested.

The next day, Su Xinghui went downstairs early in the morning to exercise as usual. Returning from a run outside, he saw Wei Pengfei and Cheng Hongli sitting in the lobby of the County Party Committee guesthouse. Seeing Su Xinghui come in, Wei Pengfei hurriedly stood up and called out, "Xinghui."

Su Xinghui said happily, "Pengfei, why did you come so early?"

Wei Pengfei said, "Isn't today Saturday? It's the weekend, so we came over early to find you and accompany you to look around the county."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll go up and change clothes and come down immediately."

Su Xinghui went upstairs to change clothes and then came down. Wei Pengfei and Cheng Hongli took Su Xinghui to find a breakfast stall to eat breakfast. After eating, Wei Pengfei said, "Xinghui, where do you want to look around?"

Su Xinghui said, "How about this: let's go to your home together to take a look."

Wei Pengfei said in surprise, "Go to my home? It's not convenient to go to my home. My home is in Xiaopu Township, more than forty kilometers from the county seat, and the road isn't easy to travel. There are only two shuttle buses a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and one trip takes two hours. Do you really want to go?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "I really want to go. I want to see what your hometown looks like."

Cheng Hongli said, "Pengfei, we haven't been back to your home in a long time either. Since Su Xinghui wants to go, let's go back for a trip today."

Wei Pengfei looked at the watch on his wrist and nodded, "Alright, since you want to go, then let's go. It just so happens that the morning shuttle bus is leaving in a little over half an hour."

Su Xinghui said, "Then you wait a moment, I'll call County Magistrate Ling to tell him, so they won't be worried if they can't find me at the guesthouse."

Su Xinghui found a public phone by the road and called Ling Anguo's home. When Ling Anguo learned that Su Xinghui was going to Wei Pengfei's hometown, Xiaopu Township, today, he said he would dispatch a car for Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui said, "County Magistrate Ling, there's no need to dispatch a car. I want to take the shuttle bus with my classmate; it can be considered experiencing life in Changshan County. Only in this way can I deeply understand the situation in Changshan County."

Ling Anguo said, "Better to dispatch a car. Taking the shuttle bus here is really too tiring and crowded; you won't be used to it."

Su Xinghui said, "It's fine, County Magistrate Ling. Only this way can I truly understand Changshan County."

Ling Anguo said, "Alright then, but pay attention to safety on the road."

Su Xinghui said he wanted to experience life in Changshan County, but when he actually boarded the shuttle bus to Xiaopu Township, he understood what Ling Anguo had said. Their group of three only managed to buy two seated tickets. Su Xinghui let Wei Pengfei and Cheng Hongli sit while he stood, but Wei Pengfei wouldn't hear of it; he made Su Xinghui and Cheng Hongli sit while he stood.

Su Xinghui couldn't win against Wei Pengfei and could only agree to take turns sitting with him.

However, he didn't sit for long before Su Xinghui gave his seat to an old grandmother who boarded halfway. The old grandmother thanked him profusely and sat in his seat.

Su Xinghui looked at the scene on the shuttle bus, his mood very heavy. The road to development for Changshan County was long and arduous!

This shuttle bus was the kind of old-fashioned bus one could only see in the sixties or seventies. The body wasn't large, just the size of a minibus, and it was already dilapidated. There were only about twenty seats, yet there were over forty people squeezed onto the bus. More than half of the people were standing, holding onto the handrails or whatever they could to try their best to maintain their balance amidst the violent jolts of the bus.

This road was also a mountain road, very narrow, only wide enough for one vehicle to pass. If they occasionally encountered a vehicle coming from the opposite direction, one of the vehicles had to retreat to a slightly wider part of the road to pass before continuing forward.

Fortunately, in this era in Changshan County, vehicles were still a rarity, so such times were not frequent.

On this mountain road, they went uphill and downhill. When going uphill, the bus engine made a huge sound, emitting black smoke like an old ox panting heavily. When going downhill, the driver stepped hard on the brakes, and the sound made by the brake pads was extremely sharp, making one's heart tremble with fear. ===== CHAPTER 1300 =====