Chapter 3281

The next day, Su Xinghui told his parents about his plan for the whole family to move to Baozhou. They all agreed with Su Xinghui's idea; after all, a family should naturally be together, and Lu Xiaoya needed Su Xinghui, just as Niuniu needed Su Xinghui.

However, Guo Suhua was worried that their large Sihe Academy at home couldn't be left unattended. She asked if she and Su Wenjun could stay behind to look after it, while Su Xinghui and his family of three went to Baozhou.

Su Xinghui said they could ask Yu Ruizhi to help keep an eye on it, as he would surely have a suitable person for the task, and then they could all go to Baozhou to be together as a family.

Since Su Xinghui had said so, Guo Suhua had no further objections, and they decided that the whole family would move to Baozhou.

Su Xinghui then called Lu Zhenghong to tell him his decision. Lu Zhenghong was very pleased by Su Xinghui's choice, and he naturally agreed.

Su Xinghui then went to handle the transfer procedures for Lu Xiaoya. For anyone else, transferring from the capital to Baozhou would not be an easy task; this was an inter-provincial transfer, and for others, it might take years to accomplish.

However, for Su Xinghui, this was no issue at all. As soon as he arrived at Lu Xiaoya's workplace and spoke with her unit leaders, they agreed without hesitation. How could they not?

Not to mention that Lu Xiaoya's father was the Guangdong Provincial Party Secretary and a member of the Politburo, Su Xinghui's own status was not to be underestimated. He was a Standing Committee member and Deputy Mayor who hadn't even turned 32 yet, which was almost unique in the entire country. Moreover, he had outstanding political achievements and a limitless future, so no one wanted to offend him.

Even if Lu Xiaoya didn't have such a background, her voluntary request to transfer to Baozhou City freed up a good position, which was also a good thing, giving them another bargaining chip to arrange their own people or curry favor with leaders.

Once the capital gave the green light, the reception in Baozhou was even simpler. Su Xinghui called Zhao Yichen, who agreed happily, saying that it was a good thing for a talent like Lu Xiaoya to be willing to work in Baozhou, and he warmly welcomed her.

He told Su Xinghui to have Lu Xiaoya report directly to the Publicity Department of the Baozhou Municipal Party Committee after completing her transfer procedures, and he also told Su Xinghui not to rush back, but to stay in the capital to help Lu Xiaoya finish the paperwork and move their home to Baozhou first.

Thus, for the next few days, Su Xinghui stayed in the capital to help Lu Xiaoya complete all the transfer procedures. Niuniu was easy to manage; since it was already June, he only had less than a month left in kindergarten. Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya would go to Baozhou first, while Su Wenjun and Guo Suhua would stay in the capital to finish Niuniu's kindergarten term, and Su Xinghui would pick them up to Baozhou at the end of June.

By then, Niuniu could start primary school directly in Baozhou. Baozhou had good primary schools, and it would naturally be easy for Su Xinghui to find him a good teacher.

On the fourth of this month, which was the Dragon Boat Festival, Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya spent the festival at home before heading to Baozhou together. Lu Xiaoya reported to the Publicity Department of the Baozhou Municipal Party Committee and was appointed as the Chief of the Publicity Section.

Although she was only a section chief, because the Municipal Publicity Department was a deputy-bureau-level unit, Lu Xiaoya's rank remained at the deputy-division level.

Of course, Lu Xiaoya didn't care much about that; now, she valued her family most. She didn't care about her rank—if her rank were too high, it would be harder to take care of her family. However, she didn't want to be promoted, yet her rank kept rising. Although she couldn't compare to Su Xinghui's speed, a deputy-division-level official of her age was still quite rare.

That evening, the two had a sweet dinner at a restaurant outside. This was their first dinner since arriving in Baozhou. Su Xinghui said he didn't want her to work so hard cooking at home, so they went out to eat.

With the lifting of the SARS epidemic, Baozhou's markets had returned to prosperity and bustle. Those restaurants and hotels that had been quiet for months were once again full of customers. Looking at this lively scene, Lu Xiaoya said, "Xinghui, you're truly amazing. I haven't been here for just a few months, and Baozhou has changed its appearance again."

The last time Lu Xiaoya came to Baozhou was before the SARS outbreak, which was indeed several months ago. At that time, Baozhou was certainly not as good as it was now. Over these months, although the SARS epidemic had broken out, Baozhou's construction had never stopped, and it could be said that Baozhou was changing with each passing day.

Su Xinghui said, "Xiaoya, now that the SARS epidemic is over, just wait a few months and see. Baozhou will only get better and better. In the future, living in Baozhou might not be any worse than living in the capital."

The young couple chatted while eating. After finishing their meal, Su Xinghui accompanied Lu Xiaoya on a walk home. Baozhou's night view was very beautiful, and since it was the best season—just entering early summer—the weather was neither cold nor hot, making it very pleasant to walk on the road.

Walking on the streets of Baozhou and looking at the night view was the best way to understand the new Baozhou.

Lu Xiaoya and Su Xinghui walked hand in hand under the street trees on the sidewalk. Recalling what she saw when she first came to Baozhou, she couldn't help but feel deeply moved. At that time, Baozhou looked dilapidated and gloomy, the roads were narrow, and the buildings were very short and old. Who could have imagined that in just over two years, Baozhou would have undergone such earth-shaking changes?

Lu Xiaoya couldn't help but squeeze Su Xinghui's hand. She felt extremely happy now; being able to marry Su Xinghui made her feel satisfied for her entire life.

The two were like the most ordinary young couple, walking hand in hand on the sidewalk. The pedestrians on the street could never have imagined that this young couple was actually their Deputy Mayor and his wife.

Lu Xiaoya wished she could just keep walking hand in hand with Su Xinghui like this forever. However, she and Su Xinghui still walked to the road in front of the old government compound of Baozhou City.

As soon as she reached this road, Lu Xiaoya remembered the incident where Su Xinghui was ambushed by Wu Hui here. Seeing this quiet road, Lu Xiaoya's heart tightened, and she asked, "Xinghui, where did you meet that gunman that time?"

Su Xinghui looked at the surrounding environment and pointed to a tree in front, saying, "It was right there."