Chapter 4037

Now that it was the Spring Festival, the provincial government and several charitable organizations had sent them a lot of supplies these days, especially some fresh meat, fish, and poultry eggs. Every household was distributed over ten jin, which was a very rare thing for them now. During the New Year, they finally didn't have to eat those canned foods every day.

Now many people felt like vomiting as soon as they smelled canned food.

Su Xinghui laughed and said, "Good, Old He. I'll go to your place for a meal later and spend a good Spring Festival with you all."

He Fusheng was very happy to hear this and said, "Then I'll go back and prepare first. You guys come over quickly."

He Fusheng left excitedly. Su Xinghui listened to their work report at the reconstruction work team's camp. During this period, some of the reconstructed buildings had been completed and put into use, and the first batch of disaster victims had moved into their new homes.

It was funny to say that the Xingfu County government originally prepared to take out a few houses for the reconstruction work team to live in, which made Cao Yuanhao very happy—he finally didn't have to live in temporary housing. However, Jin Hao said to let the disaster-stricken masses move into the new houses first, and the comrades of their reconstruction work team could continue to persist in the temporary housing.

Of course, Cao Yuanhao didn't want to do this, but since Jin Hao had said so, he couldn't say he would move into a new house alone and leave the reconstruction work team in the temporary housing, right? If Jin Hao reported him to Fang Zhonglin again, he wouldn't be able to take it. Thus, he could only stay in the temporary housing resentfully.

Fortunately, He Fusheng felt very sorry and insisted that the reconstruction work team choose a few rooms to live in after the next batch of new houses was completed. Jin Hao could only accept his kindness, which gave Cao Yuanhao hope again. The completion of the next batch of new houses was just a matter of time shortly after the New Year.

In short, the work of the reconstruction work team was carried out very smoothly. Their reconstruction progress was very fast, much faster than the expected progress. This was mainly because the members of the reconstruction work team worked tirelessly. They didn't even go back for the Spring Festival. In the more than half a year of the New Year, the average number of times each team member went back to visit relatives did not exceed once.

After Su Xinghui listened to their report, he gave them a high evaluation.

Next, he had a separate talk with Chai Yongxin, because Chai Yongxin was his direct subordinate. Cao Yuanhao was now the leader of the provincial reconstruction work team, and he was too lazy to say anything to Cao Yuanhao.

In fact, for Chai Yongxin, his coming to Xingfu County for reconstruction was a great sacrifice. Originally, he was working well in Linshan City, where the conditions were much better than here. After coming to Xingfu County, not only were the conditions poor, but he also had to stay here for three years. If there were any promotion opportunities in Linshan City, it wouldn't be his turn.

However, Chai Yongxin had always been without complaints or regrets. In this more than half a year, he hadn't even gone back to Linshan once. This time for the Spring Festival, it was his wife and children who came to Xingfu County to see him. His spirit made Su Xinghui feel that he couldn't treat him unfairly. Therefore, he specially found Chai Yongxin for a talk today, also to put his mind at ease.

Sitting opposite Chai Yongxin, Su Xinghui said with a smile, "Old Chai, your wife and niece came to see you this time, right?"

Chai Yongxin nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, I told them not to come, saying it was too far and the conditions were too poor, but they insisted on coming."

Although Chai Yongxin spoke in a complaining tone, Su Xinghui could still hear the joy in his heart. Yes, he hadn't seen his family for more than half a year. How could he not be happy that his wife and children came to visit him?

Su Xinghui said, "Old Chai, you've worked hard for more than half a year!"

Chai Yongxin had indeed worked hard. He came to the Xingfu disaster area when the earthquake occurred, participated in the rescue team, and then immediately participated in the reconstruction work team, serving as the leader of the Linshan City reconstruction work team. In this more than half a year, he had always persisted in high-intensity work, and the food and living conditions were not very good.

Chai Yongxin said, "Mayor, this is what I should do. The masses in the disaster area are more miserable than us. Seeing them suffer, I want to speed up and complete the expected projects as soon as possible."

Su Xinghui said, "It's very good that you have this idea, but you also have to pay attention to your health and don't work too hard."

Chai Yongxin said, "Actually, the work intensity now is much lower than when we were rescuing. I can still take it."

Mentioning the rescue time, Su Xinghui also nodded slightly. Those days were unforgettable for him. The work intensity was truly something ordinary people couldn't take. Now Chai Yongxin and the others at least had temporary housing to live in, could rest normally at night, and ate more regularly. It was much better than when they were rescuing.

Su Xinghui said, "Although that's what you say, you still have to pay attention to your health. Health is the capital of revolution!"

Chai Yongxin nodded and said, "I know, Mayor. I can still maintain seven hours of sleep every day, and I get up early to exercise every morning just like you. My body is very good now."

Su Xinghui nodded slightly and said again, "Don't worry about Linshan. I have a count of your contributions in my heart."

Hearing Su Xinghui's words, Chai Yongxin was still a bit excited. This sentence was equivalent to Su Xinghui giving him a guarantee. After he went back, he should get a relatively good arrangement, which put Chai Yongxin at ease.

Although he had no complaints or regrets about carrying out reconstruction work here, this didn't mean he was completely selfless and had no thoughts about his future arrangements. Who doesn't want to stand on a higher platform?

If he carried out reconstruction here for three years and had no arrangements after going back, and just returned to the position of director of the safety supervision bureau, anyone would have some thoughts.

But Su Xinghui had already thought of this in advance. Coming today to give him a reassuring pill made Chai Yongxin very excited and grateful. He nodded and said, "Mayor, thank you. Don't worry, I will definitely work hard here and strive to complete the reconstruction task brilliantly as soon as possible!"

Su Xinghui said, "I am still very relieved about this for you. In short, after you brilliantly complete the task, return to Linshan gloriously!"

Chai Yongxin nodded excitedly and said, "I know, Mayor!"

Su Xinghui stood up and said with a smile, "Then come with me to Old He's place and see what good food they have."

Chai Yongxin then went with Su Xinghui to the county government's camp and arrived at He Fusheng's home.

He Fusheng's home was still those three temporary housing units, the same as when Su Xinghui came last time. Yu Ruizhi had already arrived here and was sitting at the dining table with He Fusheng and two county leaders, talking loudly. He had come here several times and had become a very good friend with He Fusheng and other county leaders.

Seven or eight dishes had already been placed on the dining table, and the other temporary housing unit serving as a kitchen was still frying and cooking. The spicy smell unique to Sichuan cuisine came to his face, making Chai Yongxin, who was following behind Su Xinghui, sneeze involuntarily.

Hearing this sneeze, He Fusheng laughed loudly and said, "Old Chai, how long have you been in Xingfu, and you still haven't adapted to the food here?"

Chai Yongxin said with a bitter smile, "This is not easy to adapt to. I rarely eat spicy food in Linshan."

He Fusheng said, "That won't do. You still have to stay in our Xingfu for more than two years. Look at Mayor Su, isn't he very adaptable?"

Su Xinghui was from Hudong, and Hudong people were also okay with eating spicy food, so he was relatively adaptable. Su Xinghui said with a smile, "Yes, Old Chai, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Since you want to live here for a long time, you have to learn to eat spicy food."

Chai Yongxin said with a bitter face, "The leader has spoken, so there's nothing to say. I will try to learn to eat spicy food."

Hearing Chai Yongxin's words, everyone laughed together.

He Fusheng pulled two stools over and said, "Mayor Su, Old Chai, sit down quickly."

The temporary housing was too small and there were too many people, so everyone could only sit on those plastic round stools when eating, which took up less space. If they sat on those dining chairs, there wouldn't be enough room when there were many people.

Su Xinghui sat down, looked at the dining table, and said, "Whoa, Old He, today's dishes are truly sumptuous. It's good to have the New Year!"

On the table, there was a steaming mutton hot pot, as well as twice-cooked beef, spicy diced chicken, boiled fish fillets, etc. These dishes were much more sumptuous than the canned food they ate when they came last time. Most importantly, these were fresh meat, not canned food. These dishes were full of color, fragrance, and taste, making people's appetites soar at first glance.