The two of them walked to the front of the tomb and helped the extremely weak Huang Xinghua up. Liang Gen took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped away the tears on his face. Huang Xinghua cried for a long time. His face was full of tears, and even the ground was full of water. Li Rui saw this scene and sighed secretly.
Before leaving, Huang Xinghua took out a silver bracelet and looked at Su Yun's tombstone. His face showed hesitation, but in the end, he steeled his heart and placed the bracelet on the marble floor in front of the tombstone.
Li Rui saw this and asked, "Big brother, what are you doing?" Huang Xinghua said with a sad expression, "This silver bracelet is the last memento that Su Yun left for me, but I turned my back on her and did not come back to find her. I feel that I have no face to keep it, so I can only place it in front of her tomb as a return to her."
Li Rui hurriedly advised, "How can that be? Let's not talk about anything else, just leave this silver bracelet here. Elder Su Yun will definitely not be able to take it back. Instead, it will be taken away by some greedy person. Then wouldn't you have wasted it? Moreover, this is the only memento that Elder Su Yun left for you. It is a testament to your precious feelings. Are you willing to give it up? Also, you did not fulfill your promise to Elder Su Yun, but she will definitely understand your difficulties. Otherwise, she would not have missed you all her life and even wrote about you in her book. She has already forgiven you, so you should keep this bracelet. "After saying this, he picked up the bracelet and stuffed it back into his pocket.
Huang Xinghua could only listen to him with tears streaming down his face. In the end, he still could not bear to part with the bracelet and nodded, indicating that he would listen to him.
On the way out of the cemetery, Huang Xinghua had already calmed down. He asked Li Rui, "Does Su Yun have any children? What's the situation with her family? " Li Rui told him everything he knew from Su Xianghong and finally said, "You don't have to worry about her children and grandchildren. They are all from high-ranking families and are living well now." Huang Xinghua asked again, "Do her daughters look like her?" Li Rui would never have guessed that he would ask this kind of question. He was stumped and said, "I …" Huang Xinghua quickly laughed and said, "I'm really old and muddle-headed. You haven't seen her, and you haven't seen her daughter. How would you know if they look alike?"
Li Rui thought and said, "How about this, I ask Su Xianghong and see if I can find a picture of Su Yun's daughters for you?" Huang Xinghua shook his head and said, "There's no need. It's useless even if I see it. So what if they look like her? So what if they don't? Am I going to disturb her normal life?" Li Rui nodded and said, "That's true. Actually, we can't forget her when she was young. That young but unforgettable love can't be replaced by anyone else." Huang Xinghua smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, that's right. Alright, let's go back to Qingyang … Brother, I feel much better now. Thank you. "
On the way back, Huang Xinghua talked about business, "Brother, I've settled my worries. Next, it's time to get down to business. I plan to inspect my hometown for a few days and then invest in my hometown to do some good deeds. However, I don't know much about the situation in my hometown. I need someone to accompany me on the inspection and explain it to me. I hope it's you. Will it affect your work? " Li Rui said, "No, absolutely not. You may not like to hear this, but you are now the most distinguished guest of Qingyang City. The city leaders treat you as the God of Wealth. Receiving and accompanying you is the most important political task in Qingyang City. Let alone a small cadre like me, even if you ask the secretary of the municipal party committee or the mayor to accompany you in person, they will be happy to agree. Of course, I'm not saying that they are too utilitarian. They really have no choice. They are forced to do this by the performance evaluation. "
Huang Xinghua heard this and ignored it. He said, "There's nothing much to do now. Tell me about Qingyang's shortcomings. If I want to invest, I have to invest in the most urgent areas. I won't consider the achievements of the local leaders. I want to give back to the people of my hometown, not the leaders of my hometown. "
Li Rui thought for a while and said, "Qingyang's biggest shortcoming is poverty. Due to environmental reasons, it is already the province's largest poverty-stricken county. Although there was a vigorous poverty alleviation campaign at the end of last year and it has some effect, it is difficult to change the current situation in a short period of time. In the economic field, Qingyang is the province's largest agricultural city, but it has not made any great achievements in the agricultural field. The industry is not developed, and the tertiary industry is not good either. This causes the economic development to be very slow. Although it has the largest population, it is the city with the lowest GDP per capita in the province. In the cultural and educational field, there is not a single university in our city.
There is not a single university in our hometown? "Huang Xinghua was very surprised. He interrupted," There is not a single university in our hometown? " Li Rui nodded seriously and said, "Yes, there isn't a single one. There was a Qing Yang School in the beginning, but it was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. Since then, it hasn't been rebuilt." Huang Xinghua frowned and said, "How can this be? If the education can't keep up, how can we cultivate talents? Without talents, how can we develop? I will go back and do some research. If there is a need, I will invest in building a university for our hometown … In fact, a university is too little, and it will not be very useful. Sigh, how can our hometown develop to such a state? It is really heartbreaking. "
Li Rui was surprised and happy. If he could really invest in building a university for Qingyang, it would not only fill the gap of higher education in Qingyang, but also fulfill the "building a university" of the "five projects" advocated by his boss, Song Chaoyang. Wouldn't it be a happy ending for everyone? He said excitedly, "The province intends to build a university for several cities in the province that do not have a university, but the provincial capital wants to monopolize the most education resources, so they are not willing to really build a good university for our hometown. Instead, they let the provincial capital's universities build branches or colleges in Qingyang. The one assigned to Qingyang is a branch of Shannan Agricultural University. But you said that Agricultural University is just a low-class university. Not many people pay attention to it, let alone a branch?"
Huang Xinghua was very angry after hearing this. He said, "How can it be like this? Could it be that the people of the provincial capital are humans, but the people of Green Sun City are not humans? Why do they have to treat us differently and create artificial differences in status? " Li Rui sighed. "In the eyes of the provincial officials, they're already giving us a lot of face by building a high school in a poor rural city like Qingyang. We should be cheering for them. How can we not be satisfied?" Huang Xinghua said with a serious face, "Let's put aside my investment in the university. Today, the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee is coming to visit me. Then I will ask him face to face, why can't he build a good university for our Qingyang?"
Li Rui listened with deep respect and said, "Just because of what you said, the six million people in Qingyang should salute you!" Huang Xinghua said, "No need. As a citizen of Qingyang, of course I have to seek benefits for our Qingyang. Some things are inconvenient for leaders like you to say to the provincial leaders, but it is convenient for me. Just wait, I will tell the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee when I return to Qingyang. "
Li Rui thought to himself that if he really told Huang Xinnian about this, Huang Xinnian would definitely think about it. He would also be humiliated and vent his anger on the leaders of Qingyang. After all, if someone didn't tell Huang Xinnian about this, why would Huang Xinnian tell him? If that really happened, his boss or he would have to take the blame. However, on second thought, even an outsider like Huang Xinnian was willing to cheer for the people of Qingyang. What was there to be afraid of as a local? As long as he could bring real benefits to his hometown, so what if the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee was angry with him? Thinking of this, he was suddenly filled with pride.
He hurried back to Qingyang and it was already 9: 30 p.m. Of course, it wasn't too late because the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Huang Xinnian, hadn't arrived yet. Although he hadn't arrived yet, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Song Chaoyang, Acting Mayor, Yu Heping, and the other leaders of the city had already gathered in the Qingyang Hotel to wait for Huang Xinnian's arrival. In the end, Huang Xinnian didn't come, but Huang Xinnian came back first. Of course, it was better this way. Many people, including Yu Heping, were relieved.
Although Huang Xinnian was the most distinguished guest, in the hearts of the leaders of Qingyang, Huang Xinnian was more important. After all, Huang Xinnian couldn't do anything about their official status. Therefore, most of the time, they would consider Huang Xinnian's opinion more.
After Huang Xinghua got out of the car, Song Chaoyang, Yu Heping, Zhang Keli, and the others all came up to support him. Li Rui and Liang Gen were invisibly excluded from the circle. Li Rui wasn't angry when he saw this scene. Instead, he was secretly amused.
Huang Xinghua said a few polite words to the leaders and didn't forget to slap Yu Heping's face. He looked at him and said, "Mayor Yu, I came back in time, right? I didn't delay the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, right?" Yu Heping was slapped in the face by Huang Xinnian. Needless to say, he was depressed. However, he could only smile and say, "No, no. You came back quite quickly and early. Secretary Huang hasn't arrived yet." Huang Xinghua smiled and said, "I was afraid that you would be anxious, so I rushed back early. Now, you can rest assured?" Yu Heping blushed and said, "Rest assured, rest assured. Mr. Huang is really considerate. Haha."
Huang Xinghua didn't bother with him anymore. He walked towards the VIP building with a calm expression.
Yu Heping was too embarrassed to follow him. He stood beside the car and watched Huang Xinnian walk into the building with a cold expression.
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