Chapter 60

Without a word on the way, the car arrived at the county seat. Yao Xuexin sent Chen Hongfu and Su Xinghui home one after another, and then returned to Menghuling.

Su Xinghui returned home, and Guo Suhua was already cooking. Their factory’s efficiency was not very good now, and they got off work at four o'clock every afternoon, which was just in time to go home and cook.

Seeing Su Xinghui return, Guo Suhua said happily, "Rest for a while, it will be time to eat in a while."

In just over ten minutes, Guo Suhua finished cooking, just waiting for Su Wenjun to return to eat.

Guo Suhua sat next to her son and looked him over. Su Xinghui smiled, "Mom, why are you looking at me like that?"

Guo Suhua said, "You haven't been home for so long, of course I have to see if my son has lost weight or gotten darker. But fortunately, it doesn't look like there's much change."

Su Xinghui laughed, "Mom, don't worry. I'm not a child anymore. I lived alone in college for four years and have already learned how to take care of myself. The work has been a bit busy during this period, but it should be better after this period."

Saying that, Su Xinghui himself didn't have much confidence in whether it wouldn't be so busy after a while.

Fortunately, Guo Suhua could also understand, "Forget it, forget it, you should still prioritize work. I'll just treat it as if you haven't graduated from college yet. By the way, are you dating that Xue Qin?"

Su Xinghui was startled and quickly waved his hand, "No, Mom, who did you hear that from?"

"I didn't hear it from anyone. Last time you left, she came to the house twice. Every time she came, she was very natural, helping me cook and do housework, and even ate at our house. I think she likes you very much."

Su Xinghui had a headache, but he was helpless. She was his classmate, and it was normal for her to come to his house as a guest. He couldn't just turn her away. Su Xinghui couldn't do such a heartless thing.

Su Xinghui could only deny it to his mother, "Mom, I'm really not dating her."

Guo Suhua smiled, "I actually think she is a good girl. She is beautiful, her workplace is good, she is good at housework, she is polite to us, and she likes you so much. Why don't you consider it?"

Su Xinghui said, "Mom, I'm still young, not even twenty-two yet. I don't want to consider personal issues too early now. I still want to put my main energy into work."

Guo Suhua actually liked Xue Qin quite a bit, but she also saw that Su Xinghui didn't seem to have any interest in Xue Qin, and she wouldn't force her son to date anyone.

Hearing what her son said, she shook her head with some regret, "Then forget it, let's not talk about this issue now."

Su Wenjun came back from work, and the family ate a meal together and discussed the festival tomorrow. Tomorrow at noon, Su Xingyun’s family would come back for dinner, and in the evening, Su Xingyun would go to her in-laws’ house for dinner. Just right, Su Xinghui also had something to do in the evening.

Guo Suhua was talking about which dishes to arrange for the festival tomorrow. For such things, she was always tireless, but this was also normal. For women of their age, wasn't the biggest career to cook every day?

Su Wenjun found an opportunity to say to Su Xinghui, "Xinghui, you are doing well in Menghuling. I saw that report."

Su Xinghui nodded, "Thank you, Dad."

Su Wenjun just gave him an encouraging smile and didn't mention this matter again.

After eating, Su Xinghui said he had something to do outside, and his parents naturally wouldn't interfere with him.

He came to the gate of the county government compound. Because it was September, although it was almost seven o'clock, it was still very bright outside. Su Xinghui waited for a few minutes, and Chen Hongfu arrived.

The two came to the door of Zhang Kaishan’s house and knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was Zhang Cheng. Seeing them, he smiled and invited them in.

Zhang Kaishan was still sitting in the living room drinking his strong tea. Zhang Cheng let them sit down, poured them tea, and then sat on the side to accompany them.

Zhang Kaishan said warmly, "You're here?"

Chen Hongfu nodded, "We're here."

Zhang Kaishan said, "You have also worked hard during this period. Have a good festival tomorrow."

Chen Hongfu said, "It can't be called hard work. It's Little Su who has worked hard during this period. He climbs the mountain with those experts every day."

Zhang Kaishan nodded. He looked at Su Xinghui with gentle and gratified eyes. This young man had really given him many surprises during this period. With such talent, yet not aiming too high, and being so tireless in such basic work, he would surely become a great talent in the future.

Zhang Kaishan asked, "How is the experts’ inspection going?"

Chen Hongfu said, "It's almost done. They have gone back to the school to submit the inspection report. Another report they will give us will be handed to us after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Zhang Kaishan nodded, clearly very satisfied with the progress of this work.

Chen Hongfu tentatively said, "County Magistrate Zhang, our township party committee and township government have made some advance preparations for road repairs during this period..."

Zhang Kaishan, of course, understood Chen Hongfu’s meaning. In fact, he understood that Chen Hongfu came back to visit him this time also for the road. He could also understand Chen Hongfu’s urgent mood.

However, he didn't know how to tell Chen Hongfu. This time, he proposed the reconstruction of the highway from the county seat to Menghuling at the county government office meeting, and Xu Liangxi, the deputy county magistrate in charge of industry and transportation, was a bit unhappy.

Xu Liangxi had never advocated the reconstruction of this road to Menghuling. In his view, the county’s funds for transportation were already very tight, and money should be spent on the cutting edge. It was enough to get the transportation of the other few townships with better economies done. As for the road to Menghuling, it was enough to repair it temporarily.

Moreover, this matter was a matter of the transportation department. What did it mean for you, the deputy county magistrate in charge of agriculture, to bring it up? Wasn't that clearly saying that I, the deputy county magistrate in charge of transportation, didn't manage it well? Even if you are a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee, you can't break the rules like this.

For such rules, Zhang Kaishan was also very helpless. He didn't know what kind of rules these were. In fact, it had been reflected very early that the road condition in Menghuling was too poor, and he hoped to repair it, but Xu Liangxi only let the road administration personnel fill in some soil or stone chips to pad the pits, which couldn't solve the practical problems at all.

Zhang Kaishan knew Xu Liangxi’s thoughts. Menghuling Township’s economy was not developed, and industry was almost equal to nothing, which couldn't produce any help for Xu Liangxi’s work and couldn't bring him any political achievements. He was in charge of industry and transportation, so of course, he had to invest limited funds in places beneficial to him.

This is Chinese-style departmentalism.

Xu Liangxi had resistance, and County Magistrate Shan Guozhi also muddied the waters and shelved this proposal.

It wasn't until the "Yulin Daily" and the "Hudong Daily" successively published the report about Menghuling that Shan Guozhi’s tone loosened.