Early spring, Jiangdong City.
Snow and ice seemed to have nothing to do with the big city. Outside the city, it was covered in white snow, but there was no trace of snow in the city. It was as if the city was isolated from the world and had nothing to do with romance, pushing the wheels of history in a world built of steel and concrete.
Lu Yiwei hadn't been back to Jiangdong City for almost two months. The moment the car drove into the city, it was like a mountain man entering the city. He looked around greedily and felt like he was suddenly enlightened. Living in the palm-sized sky for a long time made him unable to adapt to the hustle and bustle of the city. No matter how good the city was, it could only remember a pitiful amount of nostalgia. After entering the main city, the tall buildings that had stood tall before had now been razed to the ground.
He deliberately asked the driver to take a detour to the Jiangdong Automobile Factory. There were no factories or buildings within a radius of a few kilometers. They were all surrounded by blue fences with slogans such as XXX Construction Company and XXX Group. Surprisingly, the door was still standing in the same place. The plaques on both sides were gone, replaced by XXX's Project Department. The words "Serving the People" and "1986" were engraved above the gate. After the baptism of time, the red paint on the gate had peeled off and looked a lot duller under the sun. It seemed to symbolize the end of an era, and in the near future, this place would be replaced by modern office buildings.
Development was unstoppable, and urbanization was the most direct manifestation. Lu Yiwei also wanted to develop urbanization in Long 'an, but the pitiful financial income was not enough to support the framework of a city. All he wanted to do was to give the county more blood and make the villagers rich first.
Back in the neighborhood, Lu Yiwei did not let Nan Chao go upstairs. He said, "Go back, I'll call you later."
"What about your car these years?"
"That's not for you to worry about. Be careful on the road."
He went upstairs and rang the doorbell for a long time, but no one answered. He searched all over his body, but could not find the house key. Looking at his watch, it was only 10 in the morning. She was probably at work. He did not want to go out to entertain guests today. He wanted to stay at home for the day, accompany his wife and son, and fulfill the obligations of a husband and father.
He wanted to give Fan Chunfang a surprise. He then went downstairs and hailed a taxi. He went to the main hall of the city's land market. There was a sea of people, and it was noisy, as if they were going to a market. The staff members looked like they were in a war, holding a stack of documents in their hands as they jogged through the crowd.
Fan Chunfang was the director of the Transaction Department. He was mainly responsible for the bidding and sale of state-owned land. He could be considered as a department that lacked manpower. It could be said that all the state-owned land in the city had to go through her hands. One could imagine how great her power was.
After the Youth Cadres Program ended, Lu Yiwei went to Heishan County while Fan Chunfang returned to the Land Department. After that, he was promoted and transferred to the city's land trading center to take up such an important position. It would be a lie to say that she was promoted because of him. After all, she was someone close to the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. It was easy for her to promote her own family. However, he had never asked about this matter. It was single-handedly arranged by the higher-ups. It could be considered as giving him face.
To be honest, Lu Yiwei didn't want her to be in charge of such great power. The responsibility was too great. Even ordinary people knew that it was easy to get rich overnight. In the past, developers could wait outside for days and nights with bags of money in their hands. They were all generous with their money.
In addition, it seemed like she had real power in her hands, but she was actually a puppet. There was the director of the center and officials at various levels above her. Any leader could just give her a call and she would have to do it obediently. However, if there was a problem, no one would stand up to take responsibility, and she would definitely not be able to escape.
Lu Yiwei tried to persuade her to leave more than once, but her father objected. Right now, the biggest land transaction in the history of Jiangdong City was about to open. Hundreds of developers were pouring into Jiangdong City for urban construction. All of them were powerful and had powerful backgrounds. No one could afford to offend them. Some developers were directly brought in by the Secretary. Who would dare to disagree?
Lu Yiwei went up the stairs. The corridor was crowded, especially at the entrance of the trading center. A group of developers in suits were standing on their tiptoes with documents in their hands. When he was about to go in, someone stopped him and said, "Go to the back of the line. Can't you see that everyone is waiting to see Director Fan?"
Lu Yiwei smiled and took the initiative to leave. Through the glass, he saw Fan Chunfang sitting in front of the office talking to a man. She was in high spirits and looked like a professional. He rarely came to her workplace and had never even seen her at work. He usually saw her at home cooking, washing clothes, and taking care of the children. He did not expect her to be so busy.
He did not know whether it was because they had not met for a long time, or because he had neglected her, but he was surprised to find that Fan Chunfang seemed to be changing. In the past, she did not dress up much and was not particular about her clothes. But now, she had changed her hairstyle. She had brown, wavy hair that fell over her shoulders. She had light makeup on and was wearing a white shirt with a dark purple short top. She looked dignified, virtuous, and elegant. He had never looked at her so seriously before. Only now did he feel that she was so beautiful.
Lu Yiwei stood outside the door and looked at her quietly. He saw her frown, smile, play with her hair, and look at her phone. Other than work, she was also worried about her children who were in school.
"Brother-in-law, oh, no, Secretary Lu, why are you standing here and not going in?"
Hearing someone's question, Lu Yiwei came back to his senses and stared at the young lady, Shen Xia, who was standing in front of him. He put his finger to his lips and shushed her, "Lower your voice, I will wait for her here."
Shen Xia was Fan Chunfang's subordinate. The two of them had a good relationship and often ate at home. He chuckled and winked, "What? Still trying to be romantic?"
Lu Yiwei smiled embarrassedly, "You are already so old. Why are you playing romantic? Hurry up and go to work. Don't disturb her."
"Okay!"
As she spoke, she passed through the crowd and whispered a few words into Fan Chunfang's ear. Fan Chunfang immediately stood up and searched the crowd. When she saw Lu Yiwei, who she had been thinking about day and night, her eyes could not help but moisten. She was so excited that the corner of her mouth twitched. She quickly walked up to him, bit her lips, and looked him up and down, "How long have you been back? Why aren't you home?"
Lu Yiwei spread out his hands and said, "I did not bring my house key. Since I have nothing to do, I came to see you."
Fan Chunfang let out a bright smile, and did not care that there were people watching. She held his hand and put on the posture of a little woman, "Wait for a while. I will go home after I make the arrangements."
After saying that, she turned around and went back to the office like a young girl in love. She handed over the work to Shen Xia as fast as she could, and then carried her bag out. She held his arm and said, "Come, let's go home."
"You are not going to work?"
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