Chapter 539

Xia Shisheng said, "The girl is grown up and it's time for her to start a family. If I'm always not well, wouldn't that be a burden to the girl? I must get well quickly, and I'll have to help the girl take care of the children in the future."

Speaking of this, Xia Shisheng looked at Su Xinghui with a smile. Su Xinghui moved his gaze away somewhat unnaturally. Just then, Xia Zhu returned. From far away, she shouted in surprise and joy, "Brother Xinghui, why are you here?"

Su Xinghui said with a smile, "Xia Zhu, off work?"

Xia Zhu nodded, "Yes."

Now, because every household had someone working in the bamboo weaving factory or the pharmaceutical factory, their eating habits had also changed. It was no longer two meals a day like before, but three meals a day like city people. So Xia Zhu came back for lunch every day, while those working in the pharmaceutical factory ate at the factory canteen.

Xia Shisheng stood up with his cane, "Xia Zhu, you chat with Township Head Su for a while, I'll go in and have your mom cook a few more dishes."

Su Xinghui said, "Uncle Xia, I can't drink today, don't cook too many dishes."

Xia Shisheng still entered the house, leaving space for his daughter and Su Xinghui to be alone.

Su Xinghui turned and asked Xia Zhu, "How is the situation in the factory?"

Xia Zhu smiled, "The situation is very good. There are already five people who can weave bamboo paintings, and others are getting faster and faster, so the factory's output value is also getting higher and higher."

Su Xinghui smiled, "This all depends on you, a good teacher, teaching well!"

Xia Zhu said somewhat embarrassedly, "Brother Xinghui, this is what I should do."

Su Xinghui said, "Xia Zhu, you really did very well. For the bamboo weaving factory, for the village, you really made a huge sacrifice. You are very great!"

Su Xinghui wasn't flattering Xia Zhu. Xia Zhu spent two hours every day teaching others in the factory, and she had persisted until now. If she had used these two hours every day to weave bamboo, how much more money could she have earned? From this perspective, she indeed made a huge sacrifice.

Xia Zhu lowered her head embarrassedly. Su Xinghui's praise made her feel sweet inside.

The two were chatting when Fang Youcai and Zhao Zhongfu came over. Fang Youcai said, "Township Head Su, I've been looking for you everywhere. Come, go to my house for dinner."

Su Xinghui said, "Secretary Fang, forget it, I've already promised Xia Zhu's dad that I'll eat here. Why don't you eat here too?"

Fang Youcai said, "That's fine, then I'll bring two more dishes from home."

Xia Zhu smiled, "Secretary Fang, no need, my house has dishes, enough for us to eat."

Fang Youcai then gave up. Zhao Zhongfu had already taken two chairs and sat down with Fang Youcai.

Fang Youcai asked, "Township Head Su, you walked around the township, how do you feel about the situation?"

Su Xinghui said, "The work in your Yezhugou Village is really beyond reproach, but I hope you can continue to maintain it and make the work more meticulous."

Fang Youcai and Zhao Zhongfu both nodded. Zhao Zhongfu said, "Township Head Su, rest assured. Didn't you say that we should build Yezhugou Village into a new socialist countryside and make this investment environment good? How could we dare to be negligent?"

Su Xinghui said, "Alright, since you say so, I can rest assured."

While they were talking, Xia Zhu's mother had already finished cooking the dishes and brought them to the main room, inviting the few of them to go in for dinner. Sitting at the dining table, Fang Youcai prepared to pour wine for Su Xinghui, but Su Xinghui insisted on not drinking, saying, "I still have to drive, and I have to go to Qishuping in the afternoon."

Zhao Zhongfu said, "Why so urgent? Running to our village in the morning, and running to Qishuping Village in the afternoon."

Su Xinghui said, "I plan to take advantage of these days to run through all the villages in our township."

Fang Youcai said, "Then work is work, there will be plenty of opportunities to drink in the future."

Su Xinghui ate two bowls of rice, rested for a while, and went to Qishuping in the afternoon.

These few days, he ran to two or three villages every day, and soon he had run through all the dozen villages in the township. He was satisfied with the overall situation of the township. For some places he was not very satisfied with, he also let the village cadres of each village carry out rectification.

On the township government side, Dong Jianshu and Li Maofa also strictly grasped the environment, hygiene, and public security. In fact, in these aspects, the township had already done quite well at ordinary times. With them grasping it so strictly, the situation on this Hutou Street was even more brand new.

After receiving Su Xinghui's phone call, Zhang Kaishan also came to Meng Hu Ling four days later. He came very low-key this time. Except for the driver and secretary, he didn't bring anyone else, because he just wanted to take a look at the situation in Meng Hu Ling this time.

Dong Jianshu, Li Maofa, and Su Xinghui accompanied Zhang Kaishan to take a look at various villages. They didn't bring anyone else either, because this matter couldn't be known by too many people.

The situation seen in Meng Hu Ling made Zhang Kaishan very satisfied. His last visit to Meng Hu Ling was also a few months ago. For the current Meng Hu Ling, he gave a four-character evaluation, which was "changing with each passing day."

Zhang Kaishan said excitedly, "I really didn't expect it. It's only been about two months since I last came, and Meng Hu Ling has developed into this state. It's really changing every day. If I come again next year, I'm afraid I won't even know the way."

Dong Jianshu smiled, "County Magistrate Zhang, that's really possible. Some families are preparing to build new houses this year, and there will definitely be more and more families building new houses next year. Even if they can't afford new houses, they are preparing to renovate their houses. If you come again next year, you definitely won't recognize it."

Zhang Kaishan nodded, "Good, good. I hope your Meng Hu Ling can become the township with the best development in the whole county. I would be happy if you could surpass Chengguanzhen."

Su Xinghui said, "I have confidence in surpassing Chengguanzhen, but that's not a matter of one or two years. The foundation of Chengguanzhen is too much stronger than Meng Hu Ling."

Zhang Kaishan looked at Su Xinghui, "Yo, you really have confidence in surpassing Chengguanzhen?"

Su Xinghui said, "What was the GDP of Chengguanzhen last year? Less than 200 million. What was the GDP of Meng Hu Ling last year? Less than 20 million. But this year, the GDP of Meng Hu Ling can reach at least 50 million. What kind of growth rate is this? This is still the result of Meng Hu Ling's production capacity not being completely released. In my opinion, with this growth rate, Meng Hu Ling can catch up with Chengguanzhen within five years."

Zhang Kaishan nodded, "What you say is true, but Chengguanzhen is also attracting investment now."

Su Xinghui said, "That's not to be feared. They attract theirs, we attract ours. I have confidence in being able to surpass them. Even in urban construction, our Meng Hu Ling is not afraid of Chengguanzhen. It will definitely be built very well in the future."

Zhang Kaishan smiled, "This is a good thing. I see that Town Head Qi of Chengguanzhen has a sense of crisis now. He is also working hard to attract investment this year, hoping to accelerate the economic growth rate. If all the townships in the county can chase each other like this, then Shangjun County will have hope."

Su Xinghui said, "This is the catfish effect. We in Meng Hu Ling are very willing to be that catfish."

Zhang Kaishan said, "By the way, Town Head Qi complained to me last time, saying that Deputy County Magistrate Jia helped them pull in two enterprises, preparing to settle in Chengguanzhen, but later the county said they were polluting enterprises and didn't let them handle it. As a result, those two people opened factories in Meng Hu Ling, saying the county was biased." ===== CHAPTER 541 =====