Chapter 431: Chapter 431: Betrothing Zhang Linyu to Xu Shengwu
“Village Chief Xu, hello, I hear that your village was the biggest contributor to the road construction this ti, and your spirit is worth learning from.
Without that, you and your wife, Xu Qingqing, our people at Yushan Commune wouldn’t know when they could afford to build the road.
Once the road is well built, the benefits it brings to the people will be plenty, and I want to thank you on behalf of all the folks at Yushan Commune.” Upon arrival, Deputy Director Zhang said with a sly smile.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Xu imdiately relaxed. Smiling, he said, “Mainly our Xu family is doing quite a lot of business with vegetable greenhouses, and we deliver vegetables to various places in the county every day. If the road isn’t repaired, it won’t be convenient.”
Deputy Director Zhang was even more satisfied upon hearing this and nodded, praising Mr. Xu, “Your family’s greenhouse vegetable business has made quite a contribution to our county, directly raising our county’s economy by a large margin.
It has even created a great path to wealth for our county’s people. Our county is honored to have capable people like you.”
Mr. Xu, being of an older generation, was also sowhat embarrassed by the praise.
He had originally thought that Deputy Director Zhang would be a stern and bureaucratic person, but he turned out to be even more approachable than Director Gu.
While Mr. Xu was chatting, it wasn’t long before Xu Qingqing arrived with Sun Yiliang. The two had been aware Deputy Director Zhang would visit and had been waiting at ho, assuming he would take the initiative to co to their door. However, they waited left and right but saw no one.
Xu Qingqing suddenly beca unsettled, imdiately taking her husband to the Xu’s.
While Deputy Director Zhang was talking with Mr. Xu, his eyes drifted towards the courtyard.
“Is Xu Ying not at ho?”
Mr. Xu laughed, “My daughter and her husband went to the county to promote rural tourism. We don’t really understand what that’s all about.”
Deputy Director Zhang’s eyes sparkled upon hearing about rural tourism. What was this newfangled thing?
Xu Ying’s mind how did it co up with so many unique and strange things.
“Deputy Director Zhang!” Xu Qingqing entered Mr. Xu’s house and greeted him warmly.
Deputy Director Zhang saw Xu Qingqing and nodded at her.
Mrs. Xu, seeing Xu Qingqing arrive, couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
“Deputy Director Zhang, rural tourism is a new facility for eating, drinking, and leisure that my cousin developed.
You haven’t seen it yet, but our village’s mountain has changed a lot now, with mountains and water, an orchard, and even places to stay.
Those places are set up nicely—my cousin says they’re tourist spots for enjoynt.”
Deputy Director Zhang was surprised and beca curious about the back mountain.
Although the country had started to encourage diverse developnt, this was the first ti he heard about rural tourism.
If it were as good as Xu Qingqing described, it could definitely make a lot of money.
Then the economy of their county could make a big leap again this year.
Thinking of this, Deputy Director Zhang’s face lit up with a smile, “Xu Ying is impressive, always thinking of ways to make money wherever she goes.
Such an outstanding girl, it would be a pity if she didn’t join our economic developnt departnt.”
Xu Qingqing’s mouth twitched slightly. Anyone could improve rural tourism—if she had contracted it first, she could have made sothing of the back mountain too.
Mr. Xu laughed but said nothing.
Deputy Director Zhang then turned to introduce his daughter, “This is my daughter, Lin Yu, who happens to be classmates with your three sons, what a coincidence!”
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xu imdiately beca wary, and the smile on her face stopped abruptly.
Zhang Linyu was fuming at the sight, how was she inferior to Gu Fuzhu.
“Auntie, hello, Xu Shengwu and I are at the sa college. He’s quite popular with many girls at our school, you know.”
“Auntie, you’re amazing for having raised Xu Shengwu so well,” said Zhang Linyu, her heart uneasy, yet her lips sweet with praise.
Mrs. Xu, showered with such complints, couldn’t keep the smile from blooming across her lips.
“Auntie, could I visit your family’s greenhouse vegetable area?” Zhang Linyu asked with curiosity.
Although Mrs. Xu wasn’t considering her as a match for her son, she bore no animosity and imdiately nodded, smiling, “Of course, I’ll take you there.”
Zhang Linyu responded with a sweet smile, affectionately hooking arms with Mrs. Xu as they headed toward the greenhouse vegetable area.
“Village Chief’s wife, who is this girl? We haven’t seen her before,” Mrs. Xu was spotted by many as she stepped out.
One by one, faces full of curiosity, they began to ask; Zhang Linyu’s face turned shy as she lowered her head.
A curious individual asked, “Village Chief’s wife, could this be the girlfriend of your youngest son?”
At these words, Mrs. Xu’s face instantly changed, and she hurriedly explained, “No, she’s just a classmate of my son.”
She wanted to say that she was the daughter of Deputy Director Zhang, but fearing the impact on the n’s reputations, she refrained.
The phrase “son’s female classmate” imdiately gave everyone’s faces a knowing look.
A female classmate doesn’t just co over to the house for no reason; surely their relationship was not ordinary. Everyone had a look that said “I know,” but left it unsaid.
Mrs. Xu was panicking. These people, idle and with nothing better to do, she imdiately shouted, “Isn’t there work to do at the factory? You’re all so idle.”
This defensive display only made Mrs. Xu appear more suspicious in the eyes of the onlookers, convincing them further that Zhang Linyu must be Xu Shengwu’s girlfriend, and if not, then definitely more than just classmates.
Mrs. Xu suddenly lost the mood to continue showing Zhang Linyu around.
Zhang Linyu, showing understanding, felt that since her goal was accomplished, she had no desire to visit the greenhouse vegetables anymore.
“Auntie, perhaps we should head back,” she proposed, “I’m afraid that if we continue, more people will misunderstand.”
Mrs. Xu nodded and could only lead Zhang Linyu back.
Deputy Director Zhang and Mr. Xu were having a lively chat, both of them already sitting together and drinking.
“Village Chief Xu, I really admire people like you who wholeheartedly consider the well-being of our citizens.
If we had more officials like you in our county, we would not worry about not living well,” Deputy Director Zhang stated, slightly drunk but coherent.
Mr. Xu, flattered, returned with his three sons.
Zhang Linyu looked excitedly at Xu Shengwu, “Xu Shengwu!”
Xu Shengwu’s expression changed slightly when he saw Zhang Linyu, “What are you doing here?”
Zhang Linyu grinned mischievously, “I ca with my dad.”
Xu Shengwu’s expression imdiately changed, his face revealing an irritated annoyance. Was this an attempt to force a marriage?
It was at this mont that Deputy Director Zhang caught sight of Xu Shengwu, his eyes filled with satisfaction.
Turning to Mr. Xu with half-joking intent, he said, “Village Chief Xu, you are truly blessed, each child more promising than the next.
I hear your third son is still unmarried; why not match my daughter with him?”
At this, Xu Shengwu beca anxious.
Mr. Xu sobered up considerably and quickly shook his head with an awkward expression, “Deputy Director Zhang, I’m sorry, but my son already has soone.
Your daughter is so outstanding, surely she will find a better boyfriend.”
Hearing this, Deputy Director Zhang’s face darkened with displeasure, and he slamd his hand on the table.
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