Chapter 2006

But unexpectedly, he didn't get out of the car, yet he was still seen. He wanted to leave, but seeing a large group of people surrounding him, he knew he wouldn't be able to leave for a while, so he simply got out of the car.

He also recognized the person who saw Su Xinghui; this was Yan Xiaole's grandfather. Now is the time when early-maturing cabbage and Chinese cabbage are ripe. There are many trucks coming to load vegetables on the roadside. Grandpa Yan and Grandma Yan were chopping vegetables in the field. As a result, when he looked up, he happened to see Su Xinghui in that car.

With one shout, he called everyone over.

The farmers who were chopping vegetables around threw down the knives in their hands and surrounded them. They said one after another: "It really is Mayor Su who is back!"

"Mayor Su, you're finally back. All of us common people here miss you!"

"Mayor Su, you must come back to see us more often in the future!"

"Mayor Su, don't leave today. Come to my house to drink. I'll kill a chicken, cut some meat, and get some wine. I'll buy twenty-year-old Pengwan Daqu!"

"What's twenty-year-old? I'll find Chen Xiangui and have him take out a few bottles of thirty-year-old aged wine. Mayor Su is back; if he dares not take it out, I'll pay for it!"

Everyone surrounded them, talking at once. Su Xinghui nodded and shook hands with those hands that were still covered in mud, not minding the dirt at all. He looked as if he had seen his own relatives.

At this time, Liu Tiegang squeezed in from outside the crowd and said: "Everyone, make way, let me see Mayor Su—no, now it's County Magistrate Su. You can't demote County Magistrate Su!"

Grandpa Yan said: "No matter what big official Mayor Su becomes in the future, he will always be our Mayor Su, right, everyone!"

Everyone answered together: "Yes, he will always be our Mayor Su. Mayor Su, no matter what, you can't leave today. Come to the village to drink. All of us will accompany you!"

"Mayor Su, come to my house to drink."

"Mayor Su, our family just killed a pig yesterday, come to my house instead."

Su Xinghui felt his throat choke up a little. He looked at these sincere faces, and for a moment he couldn't speak. He could only shake every hand, shaking them firmly.

Shen Hao sat in the car, seeing this moving scene, his heart was surging. Only such a cadre is worth serving. If one day he could be loved by the common people so spontaneously, then his life would be worth it.

This scene deeply shocked Shen Hao. He knew that this scene would be engraved in his heart forever.

Liu Tiegang took out the authority of the village party secretary and said: "Everyone stop talking. Today, I will treat Mayor Su to a drink. I'll pay to move a case of thirty-year-old Pengwan Daqu. My house has chicken, duck, fish, and meat, and there are big crabs in the small lake. It's most appropriate to go to my house to drink."

Su Xinghui barely suppressed the surging in his heart and said to Liu Tiegang with a smile: "Secretary Liu, you are so rich now?"

Liu Tiegang said: "Rich, rich. Now every household is rich. This is all thanks to you. Everyone is growing vegetables, and every household has people working as workers. How can they not be rich? In the past, when people were rich, they were called 'ten-thousand-yuan households,' but now every household is a ten-thousand-yuan household."

Su Xinghui nodded and said: "Good, good, good. Everyone is rich, so I can rest assured. However, everyone listen to me, I really can't stay in Pengjiawan today."

Everyone became anxious all of a sudden: "Why can't you stay?"

"Just one night, can't you stay for one night?"

"Mayor Su, you must drink a meal here. All of us want to drink with you!"

"Mayor Su, everyone misses you! You can't leave!"

Su Xinghui pressed his hand down, and everyone stopped talking, quietly looking at Su Xinghui, waiting for him to speak.

Su Xinghui said: "I accept everyone's kindness, but I really can't stay in Pengjiawan today. My work is very busy now. This time returning to Shangjun was an opportunity I took while on a business trip. I have to return to Jiangyou tomorrow. I have to go home tonight; I haven't been home for a long time. Can everyone understand me?"

Everyone looked at each other. They sincerely wanted to keep Su Xinghui to drink, but what Su Xinghui said also made sense. He hadn't been home for a long time, and it was hard to come home once. He had to leave tomorrow, so could they keep him?

After a long time, Liu Tiegang said: "Everyone, make way. Let Mayor Su go back. It's not easy for Mayor Su to come home once. We can't keep him. Next time when Mayor Su has plenty of time, we'll keep him to drink again."

Everyone silently cleared a path. After Su Xinghui waved to them, he got into the car. Shen Hao started the vehicle and drove forward. Even after driving more than 100 meters, he could still see those common people waving goodbye to Su Xinghui in the rearview mirror.

Along the way, Su Xinghui was particularly silent. Shen Hao could also understand his mood and didn't talk to him either. Until the car drove to the Shangjun county seat, Su Xinghui pointed for Shen Hao to drive the car downstairs to his home, and then returned home with Shen Hao.

Returning home, Su Wenjun and his wife were just preparing to go out to work. Seeing their son return, they were overjoyed. Guo Suhua asked: "Xinghui, why did you come back today? You didn't even call home. Where is Xiaoya?"

Su Xinghui said: "I went to Jiangcheng on business. The business went smoothly, so I had time to come back. I'll leave tomorrow morning. Xiaoya didn't come back."

Guo Suhua said: "Okay, then we'll go to work. You rest at home in the afternoon, and I'll come back in the evening to cook something delicious for you. Who is this?"

Su Xinghui said: "This is the driver, Master Shen Hao, who drove me back."

Guo Suhua nodded and said: "Hello, Master Shen. Eat at home in the afternoon."

Shen Hao said: "Uncle, Aunt, you have to go to work. Let me drive you."

Su Wenjun laughed: "I don't need a ride. I work in the hospital in front, a one-minute walk."

Guo Suhua also said: "I don't need a ride either. Now there are buses everywhere in our county seat. I take the bus to work, just a few stops away. I'm not used to sitting in that small car. Thank you, Master Shen."

The traffic in Shangjun county seat is very convenient now. No matter where you go, there are buses. Bus lines have covered the whole county, which is indeed very convenient.

Shen Hao had no choice but to give up. After Su Wenjun and Guo Suhua left, Su Xinghui went downstairs with Shen Hao again and had Shen Hao drive him to Zhuangyuan Lane. On the way, he also bought some gifts like fruits and pastries to visit Hou Guangbi.

The two of them carried the gifts and entered the door of Hou Guangbi's house. Hou Guangbi was chatting with Hou my lord in the courtyard at home. Now the Hou family's investments are all over the country. After his children and grandchildren returned, they all went to various investment projects to preside over them. The only one left at home was Hou my lord.

Hou my lord considered himself not the type to manage enterprises, so he stayed at home with his wife to take care of Hou Guangbi. If he was really too idle, he would go to the philatelic shop to open the door.

Seeing Su Xinghui coming, both of them were surprised and happy. Hou my lord said: "Xinghui, why are you back? Come over and sit."