Chapter 737

At this moment, several people jumped down from the trucks behind. Su Xinghui took a look and saw that Feng Yuandong, Qiao Dashu, Xiong Ruisong, and others had all come. They laughed and said, "Town Mayor Su, how are you? It's been a long time!"

Su Xinghui was just exchanging pleasantries with them when two more people stepped out of a Mercedes-Benz following the convoy. They were Yu Ruizhi and Yu Ruoqiu. Yu Ruizhi shouted from quite a distance, "Xinghui, this place of yours is quite hard to find. If we hadn't asked the staff in your town, we wouldn't have known where to look for you."

Su Xinghui was stunned for a moment. Why had they all come?

The group came up and spoke all at once, and only then did Su Xinghui understand the reason behind it.

It turned out that Min Tong had visited Pengjiawan once before. At that time, Su Xinghui was on the embankment fighting the flood. Min Tong hadn't been able to see him, and when Su Xinghui was on the embankment, he wouldn't carry his pager because of the rain, so it wasn't very easy to find him.

Min Tong had gone back then, but he kept thinking about Su Xinghui. With Su Xinghui on the front lines of the flood fight, he always wanted to do something for him, so he thought of donating some mineral water to Pengjiawanzhen—the very product from their factory.

While eating at Zhang Pangzi's restaurant, he ran into Yu Ruizhi and Yu Ruoqiu, who were also dining there. Now that he had become good friends with the Yu siblings, he mentioned his plan to donate a batch of mineral water to Pengjiawanzhen.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ruizhi said, "In that case, let's donate something to Xinghui too, to help boost his morale."

After all, Yu Ruizhi was a scion of a prominent family; he knew that for a cadre, hard work and the appreciation of superiors were both important. However, at times, creating momentum was also quite significant. They were all friends of Su Xinghui, and if they donated flood relief supplies to Pengjiawanzhen together, it would be quite beneficial to Su Xinghui's reputation.

Yu Ruizhi and Yu Ruoqiu then purchased some supplies useful for flood fighting, such as sandbags and shovels. To make the scene more impressive, they invited several other enterprises that had invested in Meng Hu Ling to donate items as well. When those enterprises heard it was to support Su Xinghui, they agreed without hesitation.

As it happened, the medicines produced by the Quanji Pharmaceutical Factory, the food produced by Xiong Ruisong's food factory, and other such products were all useful in flood fighting. For the products from other enterprises that weren't useful, they separately purchased other necessary supplies, formed a convoy, and drove to Pengjiawan.

Su Xinghui was very happy to hear this. They were indeed in great need of these supplies right now, especially the mineral water and medicine, which were the most urgently needed items for flood relief.

Zhang Kaishan and Jian Mingli exchanged glances and nodded with relief. They knew that these enterprises were able to come and donate these supplies entirely because of Su Xinghui's personal charisma.

The reporters carrying cameras behind Jian Mingli didn't need her instructions; they had already turned on their equipment and were filming the scene. Lu Xiaoya also excitedly stepped forward to interview these people.

Zhang Kaishan and Jian Mingli stepped forward to shake hands with everyone one by one, expressing their gratitude. Su Xinghui also called people over to unload the supplies from the trucks into the tents where flood relief materials were stored.

Min Tong pulled Su Xinghui aside and whispered to him, "Xia Zhu is here too."

Su Xinghui asked in surprise, "Why is she here? Where is she?"

Min Tong said, "She heard we were coming to Pengjiawan and that you were on the embankment fighting the flood, so she insisted on coming to see you. Look, she's hiding over there."

Min Tong pointed toward a truck, and Su Xinghui saw Xia Zhu. She was hiding behind a large truck, peeking over this way.

Min Tong said, "She said she just wanted to see you and wouldn't meet with you."

Su Xinghui sighed in his heart. What a silly girl.

Su Xinghui walked toward Xia Zhu and called out, "Xia Zhu."

Seeing that Su Xinghui had discovered her, Xia Zhu finally came out from behind the truck. She said to Su Xinghui with some embarrassment, "Brother Xinghui, I came to see you. Sister Xiaoya won't be angry, will she?"

Su Xinghui said, "It's fine, Xia Zhu. Have you all had lunch?"

Xia Zhu said, "We ate on the road."

Su Xinghui said, "Why did you come in such rainy weather?"

Xia Zhu said, "I just wanted to see you. I heard from Min Tong that you were fighting the flood on the embankment, and I was afraid you might be in danger, so I came to see you."

Su Xinghui laughed, "There are so many people here, what danger could there be?"

Xia Zhu nodded and said, "As long as there's no danger, that's good."

Su Xinghui suddenly remembered something and said to Xia Zhu, "By the way, Xia Zhu, there is something I would like to ask for your help with."

Xia Zhu said, "Brother Xinghui, whatever you need my help with, just say it. As long as I can help, I definitely will."

Su Xinghui nodded. He brought Xia Zhu to Lu Xiaoya's side. When Lu Xiaoya saw Xia Zhu, she said happily, "Xia Zhu, you're here too!"

Xia Zhu nodded and said, "I followed their trucks to come and see. Sister Xiaoya, are you here to report?"

Lu Xiaoya nodded and said, "Yes, I'm here in Shangjun County to report on their flood fighting and rescue efforts."

Su Xinghui said, "Xiaoya, I need to take Xia Zhu to our town's winery for something. I'll be back in a little while."

Lu Xiaoya said, "Go ahead and take care of your business. I'm here reporting."

Su Xinghui found Yu Ruizhi again and said that he and Xia Zhu needed to take a car to the town. Yu Ruizhi then had his driver, He Weidong, drive them there.

Su Xinghui and Xia Zhu arrived at the town winery. Although it was still raining, the winery's production had not been affected; sales were booming, and it was a scene of bustling activity.

Su Xinghui found the factory director, Chen Xiangui. When Chen Xiangui saw Su Xinghui, he called out, "Town Mayor, you're here!"

Su Xinghui said, "Old Chen, let me introduce you. This is Comrade Xia Zhu, the director of the bamboo weaving factory in Yezhugou Village, Meng Hu Ling Township! Xia Zhu, this is Comrade Chen Xiangui, the director of our town's winery."

Chen Xiangui was a bit puzzled, but he still politely extended his right hand to Xia Zhu and said, "Director Xia, hello!"

Xia Zhu was always as shy as a little girl in front of Su Xinghui, but she still carried the demeanor of a factory director in front of others. She extended her right hand gracefully to shake Chen Xiangui's and said, "Director Chen, hello!"

Su Xinghui said to Chen Xiangui, "Didn't you say last time that those wine vats are now very difficult to weave again, mainly because that kind of rattan is already very hard to find?"

Chen Xiangui nodded and said, "Yes, that kind of rattan is rare to begin with, and it's even harder to find rattan that meets the requirements for weaving wine vats. That's why our factory hasn't had any new wine vats for many years."

Because these wine vats are large in size, the rattan used to weave them must be long enough—at least nine feet long. It is not easy to find rattan that is this long, uniform in thickness, and smooth. Now that the environment for some plants has been damaged, the winery has not had any new wine vats for a long time, relying entirely on those long-standing ones to hold things together.