"Yiwei, what are you busy with?" Niu Fuyong asked gruffly over the phone.
Lu Yiwei sat in front of his desk, enjoying the afternoon sun. He stood up and walked to the window. "What can I be busy with? I'm just sitting there in a daze."
"In Black Mountain County?"
"Yes."
"Wait for me. I'll be there soon." He hung up.
This was how Niu Fuyong did things. He did whatever he wanted. Lu Yiwei smiled helplessly and returned to his desk.
Ever since the incident at Maihe Village Middle School, Lu Yiwei listened to Zhang Zhiyuan's advice and kept a low profile. Moreover, as winter came, work was not as busy as usual. It was all routine work. Yan Bugao was doing every day. Jin Rongguang was nowhere to be seen. His mind was not on development. Even the first and second leaders were not valued. What was the point of being anxious?
Now that he was really free, Lu Yiwei felt relaxed. Other than attending meetings and reviewing some daily documents, he spent the rest of his time killing time. The other leaders went to the office in the morning and played mahjong in the afternoon. He did not have this hobby. He spent most of his time in a daze. Moreover, his father-in-law, Fan Rongkui, suggested that he be transferred back to the provincial capital. He could not calm down. Other than waiting, he could only wait.
An hour later, Niu Fuyong barged in. He was followed by Nanyang County party committee secretary, Xiao Zhiliang's driver, He Jian.
Lu Yiwei looked at his watch and opened his mouth in surprise. "You're here so soon?"
Niu Fuyong sat on the sofa and crossed his legs. He said proudly, "How is it? Godly speed, right? Haha. "
He Jian laughed. "We were almost at Xi Zhou before we came. I wanted to give you a surprise, but I was afraid I would miss you, so I gave you a call."
"Come, let's smoke." Lu Yiwei stood up and lit a cigarette. He pushed the door open and called out, "Kang, come over."
Zhao Xiaokang hurriedly ran over. Lu Yiwei said, "Go make tea for these two." He took out a bag of tea from the drawer and threw it to Zhao Xiaokang, saying, "Use this."
He Jian clicked his tongue and said, "I couldn't tell that you had a private stash. I'm going to rip you off tonight."
Lu Yiwei smiled and said, "What good stuff can I have? Two days ago, someone came to me for an errand and lost a bag. I don't know much about tea, so I kept it to entertain guests. Why did the two of you come to my place? "
"We missed you!" He Jian said, "You didn't go back even though you were promoted, so we came to look for you."
What surprised Lu Yiwei was Niu Fuyong's attire. He was wearing famous brands from head to toe. The leather shoes on his feet shone, the thick gold chain around his neck was particularly eye-catching, and there was a gold watch on his arm. He even wore a fashionable pair of toad sunglasses. At this time last year, he looked like a peasant laborer, dressed sloppily, squatting at the construction site and scolding. Now, he was a completely different person. It seemed that he had struck it rich.
Lu Yiwei looked him up and down and mocked, "Fuyong, your attire really gave me a fright. Why are you wearing sunglasses in the middle of winter? If I didn't know better, I would've thought you were from the triads. You saw how my secretary, Kang Kang, looked at you just now. He was so scared that he kept hiding. Can't you be more f * cking normal? "
"Haha." Niu Fuyong adjusted his sunglasses and said, "Yiwei, what do you know? This is the most popular attire this year. What does it mean to be rich? This is what it means to be rich. "As he said that, he waved the gold watch on his arm.
He Jian added, "Yiwei, the Niu Fuyong today is different from the Niu Fuyong of the past. He has money now. Just let him be poor for a few days. Haha."
"Yes! We have money! " Niu Fuyong did not hold back and said, "Yiwei, this year's profits from the coal mines are especially good. I'm not bragging. Just talking to you, I've already pocketed tens of thousands of yuan."
Niu Fuyong was not lying. This winter's demand for coal was especially high. Moreover, the price was skyrocketing. Getting rich overnight was not a dream. Dong Cheng Coal Mine had been producing at full capacity for the past two days.
Lu Yiwei leaned back in his chair and said, "You businessmen are the best. You can squander your money however you want. If you have spare cash, you should support your brothers."
"This is nothing. No problem. Tell me, how much do you want?" Niu Fuyong said.
Lu Yiwei was joking but Niu Fuyong took it seriously. He quickly said, "I'm just joking. Don't be so smug now that you have money. You have to be thrifty."
"Why should I be thrifty? I'm sick of being poor. Now that I have money, I can dip it in white or brown sugar. I have money. "His words were filled with disdain towards money.
At this moment, Zhao Kang Kang came in with a cup of tea and placed it timidly in front of Niu Fuyong.
Niu Fuyong made a bold move. He took out a wad of cash and threw it to Zhao Kang. "You're Yiwei's secretary, right? Not bad, young man. You have a bright future. Here, take it. "
Zhao Kang glanced at the wad of cash. It's worth at least five to six thousand RMB. He was stunned by Niu Fuyong's actions. He quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no. I cannot accept this money."
Lu Yiwei saw Niu Fuyong's reaction and said, "Even if you're rich, you don't have to do this. This is not a restaurant. You are tipping the waiter. Keep it."
Niu Fuyong ignored him. He stood up and insisted on stuffing the money into Zhao Kang's pocket. "Your Secretary Lu is an upright man. You will suffer if you follow him. You can't even afford to smoke. Take this money and don't take it out. If you take it out, I will fall out with you. "
Zhao Kang was stunned and did not know what to do. Just when he was about to say something, Niu Fuyong pushed him out of the door. "We have something to discuss. Leave now."
Back in his office, Zhao Kang touched the thick stack of cash in his pocket. Niu Fuyong is right. Lu Yiwei is too upright. He can only smoke a pack of cigarettes if he follows him. He will not get any benefits. Yan Bugao's secretary can at least get a small project to support his family. Zhao Kang has nothing. This boss of his today has opened his eyes.
After Zhao Kang left, Niu Fuyong threw a bag on Lu Yiwei's desk.
"What is this?" Lu Yiwei asked curiously.
"Don't open it!" Niu Fuyong said, "It's not for you. It's for Sister-in-law. Pass it to her after you're done."
Lu Yiwei weighed the bag and smiled. "It's quite heavy. Don't tell me it's gold bars? Haha. "
Niu Fuyong smiled proudly. "Whatever you think it is."
"Alright, I'll accept it." Lu Yiwei opened the drawer and stuffed it in. "I'll thank you on behalf of Chunfang."
"Don't be so polite!" Niu Fuyong said vulgarly.
"Haha …"
After chatting for a while, Niu Fuyong said, "Yiwei, I've discussed with He Jian. We're going out for a walk. Do you have time? If you do, let's go together. "
"Where are we going?"
Niu Fuyong turned to He Jian. "What's the name of the place you mentioned?"
"Las Vegas."
"Yes, that's the place. The name is so hard to pronounce. I can't remember it no matter how many times I say it." Niu Fuyong said, "How about it? Are you interested? "
At the mention of this place, Lu Yiwei had a premonition. He asked cautiously, "Las Vegas is the world's most famous casino. What are you …"
"We're not going to gamble." Niu Fuyong said, "I heard that there are plenty of beauties there, and they're all very open. Can't we have some fun for once?"
Lu Yiwei hurriedly waved his hand. "If you want to go, you can go. I can't afford it. That foreigner's penis is so big. Our toothpick will tickle him. "
"Haha …" Niu Fuyong turned to He Jian. "Did you hear that? Yiwei is embarrassed. What's there to be afraid of? It's fun to play with money. Who cares if it's a toothpick or a banana? Besides, your penis is not small. Are you afraid that it won't be able to handle it? "
The more he said, the more incoherent it became. Lu Yiwei stopped in time. "I want to go, but I really can't leave. Maybe next time."
"Alright! I know you're like this. I won't force you. "Niu Fuyong said," I'm here today because I have something to discuss with you. "
Lu Yiwei knew that Niu Fuyong did not come just for this matter. "Speak."
Niu Fuyong said with some difficulty, "It's really hard to talk about this …"
"Don't be so wishy-washy. If you have something to say, just say it."
Niu Fuyong said bluntly, "It's like this. I'm planning to open another coal mine in North River Town. A while ago, I hired an expert to come down and investigate. They found a large amount of coal buried under Dongwa Village. I plan to develop it. But there's also your orchard on the mountain … "
Lu Yiwei fell into deep thought.
Niu Fuyong continued, "Brother Lu, don't worry. As long as you agree to develop it, I won't mistreat the people of Dongwa Village. I've thought about it. Every year, besides giving the village a portion of the money, I'll give each villager some money. It'll definitely be much better than the orchard. But … "
Dongwa Village was the place where Lu Yiwei stayed when he was down. He stayed there for five years. There were dreams and perplexities there. It was also the place where he earned his first bucket of gold. It could be said that the orchard was like his child. He watched it grow day by day. But today, someone was going to take his child away. Moreover, it was his good brother. It was hard to let go of this relationship.
Seeing that Lu Yiwei did not speak, Niu Fuyong added, "Brother Lu, I know what you're thinking. But you also know that agriculture is Nanyang County's weakness. It can't be developed at all. Even if it is developed, the economic benefits are not high. It's not as fast as mining coal. Although I have my own personal interests in this, think about the villagers who have lived in Dongwa Village for generations. They really need to change. "
He Jian also echoed, "Yiwei, I think this is a good thing. After learning that there is coal under Dongwa Village, many people came and fought to open a coal mine here. The county's attitude was ambiguous, especially Secretary Xiao. He was sure that whoever offered the highest price would be the one to open the mine. After I talked to him, Secretary Xiao reluctantly agreed to let Fuyong open the mine. You should think of it this way. If the mine is in Fuyong's hands, at least he will think about the villagers. If it falls into someone else's hands, he probably won't care about the villagers' feelings and lives. "
Lu Yiwei could tell that not only did Niu Fuyong want to open the mine, but He Jian was also in the middle.
From an emotional point of view, Lu Yiwei did not want his old "dream" to disappear without a trace. However, from the perspective of the villagers of East Tile Village, he desperately hoped that they could become rich in a short time. He was caught in a dilemma.
After careful consideration, Lu Yiwei said, "You can open the mine, but I have a condition."
Hearing that Lu Yiwei had relented, Niu Fuyong patted his chest and said, "Say it. As long as I can do it, I won't say a word."
Even though Niu Fuyong was his brother, he wanted to fight for the interests of the villagers. He said, "The houses in Dongwa Village have been in disrepair for years. Some are broken and some have collapsed. I hope you can build some houses for the villagers. To you, this is a small amount of money, but to the villagers, they can't earn that much in their entire lives. "
"Sure!" Niu Fuyong said readily, "Since Brother Lu has brought it up, I will definitely do it. I will build a two-story house for each household. What do you think? "
"That's your business, I won't ask," Lu Yiwei said, "I have another condition. Can you leave the orchard behind the village for me?"
"Sure, no problem. If the road has to pass through there, I will take a detour to fix the road."
"Alright, I have no other conditions."
He Jian breathed a sigh of relief. "Fuyong, what did I say? Yiwei will definitely support you. We are all brothers. I suggest that when the coal mine is opened, we give Yiwei a share. "
"No problem. I wouldn't have hesitated even if it wasn't for this."
"No, no, don't do that." Lu Yiwei refused, "Fu Yong, the fate of North River Town can be changed in your hands. This is what I want to see the most."
After dinner, Niu Fuyong and He Jian returned to Nanyang County while Lu Yiwei returned to his dormitory.
Although he had not returned to Nanyang County for a long time, news about his hometown kept coming. Ever since Xiao Zhiliang took office, Nanyang County had been quietly changing. It was said that the county's revenue in the first half of the year exceeded 200 million, becoming the county with the strongest development potential in Bei Zhou City. One had to say that Xiao Zhiliang came at the right time.
As the price of coal continued to rise, not only Nanyang County, but all the coal-producing areas in the country entered the fast lane of development. The former impoverished county relied on its rich mineral resources to catch up and ushered in the golden age of development.
The reason why Nanyang County could achieve what it was today, other than the good international situation, was largely due to the foundation laid during Zhang Zhiyuan's administration. If there was no great effort to rectify the development environment, perhaps the succession would not have been so smooth. However, Zhang Zhiyuan did not enjoy the fruits of development and gave it away. Sometimes, people had to accept their fate.
On the other hand, Black Mountain County's development was a mess. There was not a single decent enterprise in the county. Such a large territory did not even have resources. With such a bad development environment, no one would necessarily be able to do well.
Did Black Mountain County really have no resources? Of course not.
Lu Yiwei had been concentrating on research during this time. Although Black Mountain County did not have coal resources, it was rich in quartz sand resources. The raw materials used in the glass factory came from the main mountain range of Black Mountain County, Mairong Mountain. Because of its hardness, abrasion resistance, and chemical stability, quartz sand was widely used, such as casting, aviation materials, and so on. However, the local area only treated it as ordinary glass raw materials, and there was no in-depth development. In addition, the people in charge did not seem to be interested in it.
If the leaders did not pay attention to it, what was the use of being anxious? Moreover, he was going to be transferred soon, and it was better to avoid trouble. Perhaps one of the leaders in the future would pay attention to this field.
When he woke up naturally, Lu Yiwei's insomnia seemed to be much better.
It was the weekend again, and Lu Yiwei hurried back to Jiangdong after sitting in the office for the whole day.
Fan Chunfang's belly was growing day by day. Seeing a new life in the womb, Lu Yiwei was overjoyed. At his age, perhaps he understood the value and reverence of life better.
Fan Chunfang's pregnancy symptoms were particularly severe. She vomited everything she ate, and she lost a lot of weight, looking very haggard. Lu Yiwei felt sorry for her, but did not know what to do.
However, the strange thing was that as soon as Lu Yiwei came home, Fan Chunfang immediately stopped vomiting. It was amazing. It showed how powerful love was.
Seeing this, Sun Chunyun kept urging Fan Rongkui to quickly transfer Lu Yiwei back. Fan Rongkui was also anxious. Department Head Zhao had already agreed, but there was still no movement after so long. Did he forget?
After all, the other party was a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, two to three levels higher than him. Even if they had a good relationship, he had to be careful with his words and actions. Since the other party was indifferent, he could not keep urging him, right?
Sun Chunyun said, "I think it's not that Department Head Zhao doesn't want to do it, but he's waiting for you to give him a gift. In this day and age, who doesn't take the money to do things? "
Fan Rongkui shook his head. "I know Department Head Zhao. He's not that kind of person."
"How do you know what kind of person he is?" Sun Chunyun said, "What day and age are we in now? Don't always look at things with a rigid mind. Today is Sunday. Tonight, you can bring Yiwei to visit personally and let Department Head Zhao meet him. Just do as you wish. "
Fan Rongkui thought for a long time and felt that Sun Chunyun's words made sense. He took out his phone and tried to call several times, but to no avail. It was really hard to ask for help. But for his daughter's happiness, he decided to go all out. He gritted his teeth and finally pressed the dial button.
"Hello, Department Head Zhao, I'm Rongkui. I want to go to your house tonight to ask a question and see if you have time … Oh, okay, okay. I won't disturb you then. "
Fan Rongkui hung up and sat on the sofa with a gloomy face.
Seeing this, Sun Chunyun went forward and asked, "How is it?"
"He said he doesn't have time. What can I do?"
Sun Chunyun said, "I think you're just a rigid mind. Why did you call? Just go to his house at night. Even if Department Head Zhao is not there, there must be someone at home. It's not like you don't know his wife. Just put the things down and leave. Anyone in the know would know what that means. "
Fan Rongkui held it in for a long time. When he heard his daughter vomiting again, he clenched his fist and said, "Okay."
"Okay, I'll go get the money for you." After that, Sun Chunyun turned and went into the bedroom. After a while, she came out with a brown paper package and put it in front of Fan Rongkui. "This is 100,000 yuan. I think it should be enough."
"It should be enough."
At night, Fan Rongkui did not call Lu Yiwei and went to Department Head Zhao's house alone. After entering the house, Department Head Zhao was really not at home. After a few words of greeting, he put the money down and turned to leave. Little did he know that Department Head Zhao was at home at the moment, hiding in the study.
Along the way, Fan Rongkui was ashamed. He had never been so humble in his life, but today he actually did it. But for the sake of his daughter's happiness and future, how much was his old face worth?
Back home, Fan Rongkui called Lu Yiwei to the study and said earnestly, "Yiwei, this time I'll try my best to get you back, but you have to be mentally prepared. If it doesn't work, you'll have to think of another way. But you can't stay in Black Mountain County anymore. You have to come back to the provincial capital. "
Lu Yiwei lowered his head and thought deeply. "Dad, thank you for doing so much for me. If it really doesn't work, then forget it. I don't want you to beg others because of me."
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