Chapter 658: Visiting Relatives
Qingtai City is the second largest city in Nanjiang Province and a national independent city, while Qinghua City is only a county-level city in Qingtai City. Since Haizhou rose to become a sub-provincial city, it has had a strong stimulation to several major economic cities in Nanjiang Province. With the efforts over the past few years, Qingtai City not only has significantly improved its infrastructure, but also has greatly improved its material and cultural level.
The urban area is built like a garden, adding a lot of cultural, sports and entertainment facilities, expanding the area and density of the green belt, and also learning from the green economy ecological city of Haizhou.
Because you have to go to Qinghua City, you must first pass Qingtai City, so Gao Jianbin looked at the development here specifically, with the mentality of not using it in vain. This time, when I went to Luoqing Town, I used the presidential RV that Fu Weichen gave him. In fact, according to his intention, this RV is a bit too eye-catching and not suitable for his identity as the secretary of the municipal party committee. He was planning to buy Volkswagen's top sedan Phaeton, which looks inconspicuous and comfortable to drive. However, many people have a bad view of Phaeton, because it is simple and unpretentious, so it is called a luxury car that only idiots like.
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Li Li looked at the scene outside the window and sighed: "Qingtai City is developing so fast, and it is also because I haven't come for a long time. Many places look unfamiliar, especially those high-rise residential areas that did not have this size at least two years ago, and the supporting facilities are also very complete. I took a look at it roughly, including supermarkets, vegetable shops, fruit shops, fresh meat shops and social health service centers, which can fully meet the basic needs of the people."
Gao Jianbin said: "The development of Haizhou City has put a lot of pressure on the surrounding areas, especially the independent planned cities like Qingtai City, which are itself linked to the fiscal link of zhongyāng. The economic indicators are also single. Such advantages cannot compete with Haizhou. The leading cadres of Qingtai City are a little unwilling to accept it! Everything is progressing step by step. Although I am very happy to see the changes in Qingtai City, I am a little worried, especially the development of real estate is a bit too fast. It can be seen that the construction has been a bit time for several properties to be completed, but the occupancy rate is very low. This can only explain one reason, that is, the housing prices are too high and exceed people's purchasing ability. It is correct to improve living conditions. If there is no way to control the trend of housing prices, it will run contrary to the original idea."
Li Li looked at the problem as a housewife, while Gao Jianbin judged it more from the perspective of the municipal party secretary, and the conclusions he came to are naturally different.
Li Li said: "I heard that Linghe City is also carrying out large-scale real estate development. Several top-ranked real estate companies in the country are focused on building properties, at least many times larger than Qingtai City. Don't you worry about housing prices affecting sales. Will this situation happen in Qingtai City?"
Gao Jianbin said: "Linghe City's real estate is different from Qingtai City's real estate positioning. Qingtai City is aimed at the people of this city, while Linghe City is aimed at customers across the country. We use the tourism industry chain to drive the development of the real estate market, not simply attracting buyers with the selling points of the real estate. The climate, environment and air quality of Linghe City are much better than Qingtai City, and it is a place to live. This is the most fundamental difference."
It took nearly three hours to arrive from Haizhou City to Luoqing Town in Qinghua City. This town is mainly based on agricultural production. There are not many town-run enterprises or foreign investment companies that have been seen along the way.
Gao Jianbin looked at the scenery in the fields outside and said, "I created a new agricultural industrialization reform model in Meixingqiao Town. It has been five or six years since now, but there are basically no traces of agricultural reform here, and grain crops are still the main production type. My new agricultural in-depth development model has been promoted nationwide by the Government Affairs Center. Nanjiang Province has not relaxed at all about this work. The leading cadres of Luoqing Town are still a little too conservative."
Li Li smiled and said, "You said just now that everything needs to be progressive step by step, and you must always give the party committee and government here some time to adapt."
Gao Jianbin said: "We need to see the essence of the situation through superficial phenomena. In order to promote the in-depth development model of new agriculture, Nanjiang Province allocates a large amount of expenses every year. Although Qingtai City's finance does not submit to the provincial finance and does not receive support from the province, the problem is that Qingtai City can directly receive support from the financial department. The government affairs center is so determined and strong. I dare to assert that the leadership team of Qingtai City will also be particularly relaxed in investment in agricultural reform, but there is no improvement here. Does it mean that some leaders of Luoqing Town have transferred the special funds for them?"
Li Li said: "You are a little sensitive. You have only been in Luoqing Town for a few minutes and dared to draw such a conclusion. I think you should look at the actual situation more."
Gao Jianbin smiled slightly and did not argue with her. Although the two spent about the same amount of time in the officialdom, they were not on the same level when it came to these things.
According to the address provided by Zhang Wenliang, he asked all the way to the northeast corner of Luoqing Town. In a street with a very historical vicissitudes, Gao Jianbin discovered his aunt's home at a glance. Zhang Wenliang said it clearly that there was an old ginkgo tree at the entrance of his aunt's yard, and this sign could be seen two miles away.
After Gao Jianbin and Li Li got out of the car, Li Chunjian and Ji Mingwei quickly moved the things they brought to the entrance of the yard. The houses here are all low bungalows. Fortunately, they are houses with blue bricks to the top, which are dilapidated but look very tidy. The courtyard walls and gates have been renovated recently. Gao Jianbin looked at the neighbor's courtyard wall. There was actually soil instead of cement in the cracks in the bricks. After a long time, it would easily collapse when encountering bad weather. This project at my aunt's house may be related to this reason.
Zhang Wenliang said that his aunt and uncle were almost ninety years old, and Gao Jianbin also knew that he was a bit exaggerated. According to his age in his memory, his aunt must be less than eighty years old at this time. As for whether the uncle was older, it is hard to say.
After knocking on the door, with a crisp answer, the door opened in about half a minute. The first thing she saw was a beautiful girl of 24 or 25 years old, who looked like a fresh atmosphere of the university campus. She looked at the four people outside the door in confusion, but did not recognize any of them.
Gao Jianbin gave her the feeling of being friendly and impressive, and there was an indescribable pressure that was emitted. Li Li was elegant and brilliant. But she felt that she was gentle and very approachable. As for the two officers in military uniforms, she had a kind of sacred and inviolable majesty.
She said in surprise: "Who are you looking for?" She regarded Gao Jianbin and others as passers-by for directions. Gao Jianbin had read the information written by Zhang Wenliang and said with a smile: "You are Yang Jingwan, right?" The girl said in confusion: "How do you know my name, and who are you?"
Gao Jianbin said, "I am your cousin Gao Jianbin. Have you heard my name?" Yang Jingwan immediately smiled and said, "I heard grandma mention you, saying that it is possible to come to the house to see you in the past few days, don't stand outside, hurry up and sit in the house, grandparents are all there."
My aunt and my uncle are both in good spirits and in good health. Maybe it was because of the hardships and sufferings in their early years, and it was not comparable to those elderly people in those cities.
Hearing Yang Jingwan's introduction, the old lady excitedly held Gao Jianbin's hand and burst into tears, saying, "Child, your father and your mother died early, and we have never received any news. You have suffered so much in the past years."
Gao Jianbin also felt uncomfortable, but it was too sad to be bad for the old man's health, so he said with a smile: "Grandma. If my parents knew about it underground, they wouldn't want to see us so sad. Today, our family reunited, so I should talk about some happy topics. I have been busy with work for so many years and haven't seen you and your uncle. Actually, I have always cared about your two elders! I got married two days ago. I originally wanted to notify you and my uncle, but considering that the journey is very long, you are too old, so I didn't say in advance, and it's the same with my wife Li Li to see the house after getting married."
The old lady looked at Li Li and said with a smile: "You are really lucky to marry such a beautiful girl." After that, she trembled and took out a red envelope from the bedside and stuffed it to Li Li, and said: "The first time I met you, I have to give red envelopes according to the custom. The family is not very rich, and you are not an outsider. Just have such a meaning, don't think it's too little!"
My uncle also gave Gao Jianbin a red envelope. He accepted it with a smile. When he came, he brought in 100,000 yuan in cash at the bank and left.
The old uncle said, "Jianbin, which unit are you working in now?" Gao Jianbin said, "I used to work in the Haizhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. Because of work needs, I was transferred to Linghe City in Lingnan."
Yang Jingwan said curiously: "Brother Jianbin, what level are you now? If you were an ordinary civil servant, you would definitely not have such cross-provincial transfers. Could it be that you have become a leader?" Gao Jianbin said with a smile: "From what you said, I seem to be very familiar with the officialdom!"
Yang Jingwan smiled and said, "I have already taken the Qingtai City Civil Service Examination. The written test scores are among the top ten of more than 2,000 people. The interview scores are also very good. The examiner has a very deep impression of me and has revealed to me that there is no big problem."
Gao Jianbin nodded and said, "Which department are you applying for?" Yang Jingwan said, "Qingtai Food and Drug Administration, Drug Administration."
Gao Jianbin frowned slightly. It was a department with real power, and the competition was quite fierce. Many people were optimistic about such positions. Their cousin had no big chance of winning.
Thinking about his experience, he was 100% sure that this matter was not that simple, so he said: "A such unit and position are jealous of everyone in the civil service candidate team. You must be fully prepared and may not be as smooth as you think."
Yang Jingwan said indifferently: "The leaders of the recruiting personnel bureau are very satisfied with me, and I don't think the problem is very big."
Gao Jianbin smiled faintly and did not continue to say that he had no intention of interfering in the recruitment of civil servants in Qingtai City, which was a taboo thing, but if it was really as my cousin said, the leaders of the Personnel Bureau were optimistic about her and their grades were very good. If they were beaten up in this situation, he would not be able to sit idly by.
Because of his own experience, Gao Jianbin hated this kind of behavior of using power for personal gain. He could not control other places, but it was not difficult to find some justice in Nanjiang Province.
Li Chunjian and Ji Mingwei brought a lot of things in, and the old lady complained: "You kid is really a mess. Why do you have to spend this money when you come to your house? It would be very happy to be able to come to me and your uncle."
Gao Jianbin smiled and said, "I have been a civil servant for so many years and I have a relatively relaxed hand. This thing doesn't cost much."
This time, he brought two special cigarettes for giant pandas to his aunt's house. Four tubes of special products for the best West Lake Longjing tea. A box of thirty-year-old Moutai aged. A box of blue and white porcelain Fenjiu aged. A box of soft Chinese cigarettes, and some precious tonics such as sea cucumber, bird's nest and abalone. There are also many Lingnan specialties, which account for half of the ground in the small living room.
Looking at these things, my uncle's eyes were not enough. He said in a trembling voice: "Jianbin, how much does it cost?" Gao Jianbin said with a smile: "It's not about how much it is. It's mainly my little intention of being a junior."
The aunt said, "Jingwan, go call your father and the others, and your aunt, call them back for a meal." Gao Jianbin said, "Where are my aunt and cousins working now?"
After his aunt's careful explanation, Gao Jianbin learned about the situation in his aunt's house. She and her uncle had four children. The eldest son Yang Zhimin was working in farming at home. He had no ability and relied on several acres of land at home.
The second son Yang Zhihua is the deputy director of the education, science, culture and health office in the town, and his lover is in the town's business. He is in his fifties and is about to retire, and Yang Jingwan is Yang Zhihua's youngest daughter.
The eldest aunt Yang Ling is an ordinary staff member of the Luoqing Town Family Planning Commission. The younger aunt Yang Min does business in the city's vegetable wholesale market. In general, her life is not very prosperous.
Gao Jianbin also knew that the elders of my aunt's family had no chance to support him anymore. After all, both of them were a little older in the government office. If possible, I would still take care of my own generation.
Yang Zhimin has two sons and one daughter, but both are farmers. Besides, he is a little older, so he has no choice but to provide some funding in other aspects depending on the situation.
Yang Zhihua's son Yang Yingjiang works as a clerk in the Qinghua Municipal Health Bureau, which is a good match. Of course, it goes without saying that Yang Jingwan is the only one who can pass the civil service exam. He must take more care of him.
The eldest aunt Yang Ling has a daughter named Li Jiaqi. She works in the Education Bureau of Qinghua City. She has a career position and can also help.
Zhang Ruihai, the son of my sister-in-law, has never liked to go to school since she was a child. She organized an engineering team to do some scattered projects everywhere, and she is the kind of guy who can't hold on if you can't be hungry.
It was almost noon when everyone arrived at home one after another. Yang Zhimin was very simple and not good at talking. When he saw Gao Jianbin, he was a little restrained and did not speak much when he lit a cigarette. His wife didn't talk much with his children, but he was more interested in seeing the things in the room. He knew both Maotai and Fenjiu, especially the box of Zhonghua cigarettes, which made several people look unblinking.
When Yang Zhihua came to his yard, he saw a business car. As a town government cadre, he had more knowledge than others. He knew that the car was of high value and felt that his cousin, who had a miserable life, had a good son, and he was very happy.
His wife said, "What does my cousin's son do? It seems that he is the boss of a business. I saw this car when I was online and it took millions to buy it!"
Yang Zhihua shook his head and said, "Jianbin is a civil servant. He mentioned it last time when one of his friends came. He definitely didn't buy it, maybe he borrowed it from a friend!"
Just as he was about to enter the door, his son Yang Yingjiang and his wife took a taxi and came to the door. Yang Zhihua's wife said, "Don't you still have to go to work today? Jianbin will stay here for at most a meal, so he won't come. It will cost 40 or 50 yuan to get here by a taxi, and he is so generous that he doesn't know how to save money."
Yang Zhihua said: "Jianbin is rare to come once, so you can say less. It is natural for cousins to meet." As soon as he said this, his wife immediately stopped talking.
Yang Yingjiang suddenly pointed to the president's RV and said, "It's incredible. My cousin Jianbin is amazing. There are two active officers who are drivers in the car!" Yang Zhihua then realized that two very handsome officers were sitting in summer uniforms, and their ranks looked quite low.
Yang Zhihua frowned and said, "Just heard that Jianbin is a cadre. According to his age, no matter how high his level is, he is not much higher. How could there be an officer serving him? I guess he has a relationship in the army. It seems that these two officers should be his friends." In fact, this is also a normal judgment. Who would have thought that Gao Jianbin would have active-duty officers to be Jingwei?
The family entered the yard and came to the living room. Looking at Gao Jianbin and Li Li who stood up to meet them, Yang Zhihua felt a lot of emotion. His cousin and his sister-in-law died early, and he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as an elder. He had not visited Haizhou in recent years. If he had known this was the case, he would have to find a way to give Jianbin more family affection. He said that he was really ashamed of this child.
Yang Yingjiang looked at the good things all over the ground and said in surprise: "Cousin, you are too luxurious. A bottle of aged Moutai for more than 30 years is only tens of thousands of yuan. This box of six bottles costs more than 100,000 yuan! There are also aged Fenjiu from blue and white porcelain, which is also a bottle of several thousand yuan, and this box of soft China and so many precious tonics. If you come to your house, you will have to say at least 200,000 yuan. What unit do you work in? Why are you so rich?" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!