Chapter 2054

On the afternoon of the third day, Su Xinghui paid his respects to all the elders in Jiangcheng and rested at Professor Qin's house for the night. The next morning, Wan Yangbo sent someone to bring him the plane tickets and also sent their family to the airport. They parked the Mercedes-Benz at the downstairs of Professor Qin's house.

After flying for several hours, when they got off the plane, they immediately saw two people holding a sign with Su Xinghui's name on it. Su Xinghui walked toward them.

These two people were both male, one in his thirties and one around twenty. The one in his thirties wore a pair of glasses, and although the one around twenty was wearing casual clothes, judging from his posture and physique, he must have been a soldier who had received strict training.

Su Xinghui said to the male in his thirties wearing glasses, "Hello! You must be Section Chief Feng, right? I am Su Xinghui."

He was Feng Shulun, the secretary Lu Zhenghong had chosen for himself after arriving in Qinxi Province. Feng Shulun was tall, about the same height as Su Xinghui, and had the unique honesty of a Guanzhong man. Hearing Su Xinghui's words, he hurriedly reached out to Su Xinghui and said, "County Magistrate Su, hello, I am Feng Shulun."

The two shook hands. Feng Shulun and the young man took the Su Xinghui family out through a special passage and got into an Audi car, driving toward the Xidu urban area.

The Xidu urban area was clearly quite different from Jiangcheng in terms of urban construction; the buildings all appeared quite old. However, Xidu had historically been the capital of several dynasties, and that sense of historical vicissitudes and weight was unique to them. Jiangcheng still had some gaps compared to Xidu in this regard.

This could be considered that each had its own strengths. Xidu's biggest task now was to greatly strengthen its urban construction level and rapidly develop its economy, while also preserving this sense of historical vicissitudes and weight, so that it could display its unique style.

Su Xinghui looked out the car window, and Feng Shulun smiled and said, "Is this County Magistrate Su's first time in our Xidu?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes."

In his previous life, Su Xinghui didn't like traveling much. Every holiday, he would stay at home to write and paint, which could be said to be a standard homebody. Therefore, in his two lives, this was his first time coming to Xidu.

Feng Shulun said, "Our Xidu is a good place. This time, County Magistrate Su can play here for a few more days, and I can take you around."

Su Xinghui nodded and smiled, "Then thank you, Section Chief Feng."

When it was almost twelve o'clock at noon, the car drove to the Qinxi Provincial Committee compound, drove directly in, and stopped at the gate of a small courtyard. Feng Shulun and the young man named Shen Feng got out of the car and helped Su Xinghui move all the luggage in.

Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya entered the courtyard with the child. Lu Zhenghong and Song Qiaoli were standing at the door with smiles. Song Qiaoli said, "Quickly give the child to me to hold."

Lu Xiaoya handed the child to her mother. The child happened to be awake now. Song Qiaoli looked at the child's big, rolling eyes and his face as red as an apple, and she loved him so much she didn't know how to dote on him.

Lu Zhenghong smiled at Su Xinghui and said, "Are you tired from the journey? Come in and sit."

Su Xinghui said, "Dad, I'm fine, but Xiaoya has been holding the child the whole way, she must be tired."

Song Qiaoli hurriedly let her daughter and son-in-law enter the house and let them sit in the living room. At this time, Feng Shulun and Shen Feng had already placed Su Xinghui's luggage in the living room. They said to Lu Zhenghong, "Governor, we're leaving now."

Lu Zhenghong smiled and said, "Thank you both. Why don't you stay for lunch here?"

Today, Lu Zhenghong's daughter, son-in-law, and grandson had returned, and it was a time for the family to be together. How could Feng Shulun be so tactless? He said, "No, Governor, I have guests at home waiting for me to go home for dinner."

Lu Zhenghong nodded and said, "Alright, then I won't keep you. You should go home for dinner quickly."

After the two left, Song Qiaoli said, "Alright, you've come from so far away, rest for a while and get ready for dinner."

Lu Xiaoya was indeed a bit tired. She rested for a while, and then everyone started eating. The family hadn't eaten together for a long time, and eating together today was especially affectionate.

Lu Xiaoya asked, "Dad, Mom, are you used to coming to Qinxi Province?"

Lu Zhenghong said, "I'm quite used to it."

Song Qiaoli said, "Where is your dad not used to? I just feel that the climate here is too dry, and the winter here is also too cold. I was quite unaccustomed when I first came, but now I've slowly gotten used to it."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Qinxi is indeed much colder than Jiangcheng. Fortunately, we made preparations before we came and brought more clothes."

Song Qiaoli said, "It's good to be home, there's heating, but I'm not used to having the heating on all the time. I always feel it's too hot and too dry. In short, everything has to be re-adapted to."

Lu Zhenghong laughed and said, "It's fine, you'll get used to it after staying for a long time."

After the family finished eating, Su Xinghui let Lu Xiaoya take the child to rest. Song Qiaoli had already made preparations for their family. The beds in the room were all covered with new bedding, and Lu Zhenghong also had someone get a rocking cradle for the child to sleep in, as the child was already used to sleeping in a rocking cradle.

Su Xinghui went into the study with Lu Zhenghong. He also wanted to ask how Lu Zhenghong was doing after arriving in Qinxi Province, and Lu Zhenghong naturally also wanted to chat with Su Xinghui about his situation in Chongjin County.

Su Xinghui brought two cups of tea and followed Lu Zhenghong into the study. The father-in-law and son-in-law sat opposite each other. Lu Zhenghong took a sip of tea and asked, "How are you doing in Chongjin County?"

Su Xinghui said, "It's okay for now. The investment introduced last year exceeded two billion, and the river and lake levees in the county have all been repaired. I also promoted several good cadres. By the way, this year I canceled all agricultural taxes and retention and pooling in the whole county."

Lu Zhenghong said, "Did you really cancel all agricultural taxes and retention and pooling?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes, this can't be done without canceling it. The farmers in the county are too bitter."

Lu Zhenghong sighed and said, "I also wanted to cancel all agricultural taxes and retention and pooling in the province, but the resistance in the province is too great, and it can't be canceled for the time being. Now, only the agricultural taxes and retention and pooling in a few places with slightly better economies have been canceled."

Su Xinghui knew that even Lu Zhenghong couldn't do this. The territory of a province was too large, and the annual fiscal revenue was much more than that of a county.

And Qinxi Province was an economically underdeveloped province, and fiscal revenue from agriculture accounted for a large proportion. If all agricultural taxes and retention and pooling were canceled at once, it would indeed be difficult to fill such a large hole. This was not something he could solve in a short time, so the resistance he encountered was naturally very huge.