Chapter 904

At noon, the county arranged for the Hou family to rest at the County Committee Guest House. Taking advantage of this time, Su Xinghui reported in detail to Comrade Ji Tao and Zhang Kaishan in a room at the County Committee Guest House about his experiences in Jiangcheng over the past two days.

When Comrade Ji Tao and Zhang Kaishan heard Su Xinghui talk about his confrontation with Ge Honglin, they couldn't help but change color in horror. They were very fortunate that they had sent Su Xinghui to Jiangcheng; otherwise, even if the two of them were present, they wouldn't have dared to go head-to-head with a Vice Mayor of Jiangcheng.

That was a dignified department-level cadre, with the same rank as their Municipal Committee Secretary.

China is a country with very serious official-standardism, with strict hierarchy. Although Shangjun County is not under the jurisdiction of Jiangcheng, Ge Honglin's rank is much higher than theirs, and they absolutely wouldn't dare to contradict Ge Honglin to his face.

If they encountered this situation, they might only be able to complain to the city, hoping that the city could help them stand up and find the province to preside over justice. However, how much effect this would have was hard to say.

Didn't you hear what Su Xinghui said? Governor Tian Chengzhu even sent the Provincial Government Secretary-General Feng Shaokun to come forward, wanting to help Jiangcheng keep the Hou family in Jiangcheng. If Su Xinghui hadn't gone, this matter would have been really hard to say.

Su Xinghui is truly a lucky general!

Comrade Ji Tao smiled, "Little Su, sending you to Jiangcheng was truly the right choice! In the entire Shangjun County, besides you, I'm afraid no one could have completed this task!"

Su Xinghui smiled, "I was just lucky. It was mainly because Old Mr. Hou himself was eager to return to his hometown. Secretary-General Feng represented Governor Tian to keep them for a banquet. If Old Mr. Hou hadn't refused sternly, I wouldn't have had any way either."

Comrade Ji Tao laughed loudly, "Don't be humble. If it weren't for your kindness to the Hou family, they wouldn't have had this attitude."

Zhang Kaishan said, "What expenses did you incur when you went to Jiangcheng yesterday? Take the invoices to the county government for reimbursement."

Su Xinghui said, "There's nothing else, just refueling once, and staying at the White Rose Hotel for one night. Maybe the accommodation fee exceeded the standard. If it can't be reimbursed, then forget it. Anyway, it's not much money."

Comrade Ji Tao waved his hand, "There is no such thing as exceeding the standard. You naturally have to stay in the same hotel as the Hou family."

Zhang Kaishan nodded and smiled, "I know you are a rich man now, but the expenses that should be reimbursed must be reimbursed. You can't pay for public business out of your own pocket. Otherwise, no one will remember your kindness, and instead, some people will say strange things. Give me the invoices, and I will give you the money after I reimburse them."

Su Xinghui naturally knew this principle, so he took out the invoices and handed them to Zhang Kaishan.

Comrade Ji Tao said, "Little Su, do you think the Hou family will invest in our Shangjun County?"

Su Xinghui shook his head, "It's hard to say. Actually, the Hou family hasn't revealed any thoughts of investing in the country. To put it bluntly, we are just wishful thinking. So, with Jiangcheng competing with us so fiercely, if the Hou family doesn't have any thoughts of investing in the country at all in the end, our struggle will become a joke."

Comrade Ji Tao and Zhang Kaishan both nodded. This is indeed the case. When the Hou family said they were returning to the country, they didn't put forward any thoughts of investing in the country. However, now that the country is doing everything possible to attract investment, and has even become somewhat obsessed, as long as overseas Chinese return, they think about letting them invest in the country, even if there is no sign of it yet, they treat them as honored guests.

Su Xinghui added, "However, I chatted with Old Mr. Hou for a long time last night. As long as we are sincere, I think it is still possible for the Hou family to invest in the country. After all, China is now the country with the most dynamic economy in the world. Not to mention their feelings for their hometown, just from the perspective of investment, investing in China will also yield the most generous returns."

Comrade Ji Tao said, "Then what should we do? I always feel insecure. Even if the Hou family really wants to invest, investing in Jiangcheng is much better than in our Shangjun County. Now Jiangcheng is also eyeing the Hou family. Can we compete with them?"

Zhang Kaishan also looked at Su Xinghui with burning eyes. Now they seem to be somewhat dependent on Su Xinghui. In the matter of the Hou family, the only thing they can rely on now is Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui said, "Needless to say, in terms of investment environment, Jiangcheng is definitely much better than ours, and the advantages are very obvious. Our Shangjun County is far behind Jiangcheng in all aspects. If we don't consider other things and only consider the conditions of both sides, we definitely can't compete with Jiangcheng."

Comrade Ji Tao and Zhang Kaishan both frowned. The joy of seeing the Hou family return to Shangjun for the first time had vanished. They knew that Su Xinghui's words were correct. If Jiangcheng wasn't competing with them, they would have had hope of keeping the Hou family's investment in Shangjun. But now that Jiangcheng is competing with them, they really feel insecure.

Su Xinghui continued, "However, since Old Mr. Hou flatly refused Governor Tian's banquet today, it shows that he is emotionally inclined towards our Shangjun County. After all, this is his hometown that he has missed for decades. Now what we need to do is to prove to him that they can also get generous returns by investing in Shangjun County."

Comrade Ji Tao said, "Then how should we prove this to him?"

Su Xinghui said, "The development of Shangjun County in the past two years has been very rapid. The urban construction achievements of Shangjun County are remarkable, and the investment environment of Shangjun County is also getting better day by day. We don't need to be self-deprecating. Facts have proven that the returns of enterprises investing in Shangjun County are quite good now. What we need to do is to let Old Mr. Hou see all of this."

Comrade Ji Tao said, "You mean, let Old Mr. Hou go around the county to take a look?"

Su Xinghui said, "Now we have several enterprises in our county with investments of over ten million. Aren't they very popular now? I think if Old Mr. Hou sees these enterprises, it should increase his confidence in investing in Shangjun County."

Comrade Ji Tao said, "Speaking of which, most of these enterprises are your investment promotion achievements."

Su Xinghui didn't speak, just smiled.

Zhang Kaishan said, "Let's do this. Tomorrow we can go to Meng Hu Ling. The scenery of Meng Hu Ling is quite good now, and the industrial and agricultural development is very good. This can also let Old Mr. Hou take a look. If even the most remote township in Shangjun County can develop into this, it should give him greater confidence in the development prospects of Shangjun County."

"Meng Hu Ling?" Comrade Ji Tao nodded, "We must let Old Mr. Hou go to Meng Hu Ling to take a look."

Meng Hu Ling? Are we going to Meng Hu Ling again? Su Xinghui's heart couldn't help but tremble. For some reason, he also had a feeling that one becomes more timid as they approach their hometown for Meng Hu Ling. In fact, since he arrived at Pengjiawan, he hadn't been to Meng Hu Ling for more than half a year.

When he left Meng Hu Ling back then, he left in a hurry and didn't let anyone see him off. Perhaps because it was too sudden, the people of Meng Hu Ling didn't know he was about to leave Meng Hu Ling. If they had known, Su Xinghui didn't doubt that the crowd seeing him off would have blocked the entire Hutou Street.

But that wasn't what Su Xinghui hoped to see. Farewells are always sad, and Su Xinghui was most afraid of such sad scenes.

This time he was going back to Meng Hu Ling again, and Su Xinghui thought of his friends and fellow villagers in Meng Hu Ling. He had spent too much effort and invested too much emotion in Meng Hu Ling!

Seeing Su Xinghui somewhat dazed, Comrade Ji Tao smiled, "Little Su, why aren't you speaking? Are you looking forward to going back to Meng Hu Ling to take a look?"

Su Xinghui then came back to his senses and smiled, "I think it's very good to let Old Mr. Hou go back to Meng Hu Ling to take a look."

Comrade Ji Tao said, "Then it's settled. We'll go to Meng Hu Ling tomorrow."

This afternoon, Hou Guangbi went to many places, swept the Hou family's ancestral graves, and went around the county seat. Of course, the Shangjun County seat now couldn't compare with Paris, France, but it had greatly exceeded Hou Guangbi's expectations. There were too many new buildings built in Shangjun County seat in the past two years.

Now every unit is building new dormitories, the commercial street has just been completed, and the commercial housing residential area is also in the ascendant. The roads are wide and smooth, and the entire Shangjun County seat is filled with a kind of vigorous vitality, which greatly surprised Hou Guangbi.

Before returning to the country, although Hou Guangbi had heard Hou Dali talk about some things in Shangjun County, he couldn't form a concept before seeing it with his own eyes. In his impression, Shangjun County was always that small county seat with all trades withered, low and dilapidated houses, and narrow and crowded roads. Now seeing such a Shangjun County seat with his own eyes made Hou Guangbi exceptionally surprised.

This evening, after dinner, Hou Guangbi really moved into that courtyard in Zhuangyuan Lane. The county government had already sent staff to put furniture in the rooms of this courtyard and spread brand-new quilts on the beds. The conditions were indeed no worse than the County Committee Guest House.

Hou Guangbi lived in the main room, while his two sons lived in the side rooms. After he finished eating, he entered the main room, and Su Xinghui also entered the main room to accompany him in conversation.

Su Xinghui said, "You took a look around the county seat today. What is your impression?"