Chapter 42: All Set and Ready to Go

  Chapter 42: All Set and Ready to Go

  Spent a few days at home, took Li'er to some scenic spots in Jiuzhou Town and the outskirts of Huixian Mountain Range, let Li'er experience the local customs and natural scenery.

  To say, the scenery around Jiuzhou Town is not much inferior to some famous scenic spots. It's just that this place is not well-known due to inconvenient transportation and minimal development. Whether it's the small Mirror Lake embedded in the mountains like a mirror, or the vast sea of bamboo, or the majestic and steep Tiger Roar Mountains, they all opened up a new world for Luli.

  After watching the sunset by the lake from a small hill near the town, two people walked home while chatting.

  "These scenic spots, if developed, combined with the ancient architecture of the town and the rich folk customs, will definitely become a tourist hotspot!" After spending several days rushing to see the environment where Duan Lei grew up, Lui had some feelings.

  "The scenic spots in my hometown indeed have great commercial development value, but once that happens, it will be difficult to maintain the original flavor of the beautiful scenery. Although I agree with Lui'er's point of view, Duan Lei also expressed his own concerns."

  In this magical place, once it gets involved with business development, everything will lose its original flavor in a short period of time, and people can no longer find the original pure beauty.

  For this matter, Duan Yue's heart was actually quite contradictory!

  He hopes that his hometown can make rational use of its natural and cultural resources, vigorously develop tourism, and improve the living standards of local people; however, he is also worried that excessive commercial development will pollute this green mountain and clear water, completely occupied by the smell of commerce. By then, perhaps Duan Lei will no longer be able to find the carefree and innocent feeling of roaming in these mountains and waters during his childhood.

  In Yunnan Province, there is a historic ancient city that has been awarded the title of "World Cultural Heritage" by the United Nations. It is precisely this title, combined with its unique natural scenery and cultural charm, that has made it a paradise for many travelers.

  But after more than a decade of commercial development, the historic old town gradually lost its flavor. The ancient city, which was originally full of traditional handicraft shops and gold and silver jewelry stores, is now filled with bars bearing the sign "romantic encounter". Due to excessive commercial development and the behavior of some shop owners and unruly tourists, this ancient city has become a "capital of romantic encounters" that attracts men and women from all over with its "one-night stands" and "romantic trysts".

  Due to these negative impacts, the ancient city was warned by UNESCO that if the situation continues to deteriorate, it may lose its title as a "World Cultural Heritage" site, revealing the drawbacks of excessive commercial development.

  Of course, Duan Yue's thoughts are just his own worries. Once someone discovers that the old state town and its surrounding environment can be operated, it will only be a matter of time before it is developed. Even if Duan Yue worries again, he cannot stop this historical trend. After all, we are now in a market economy era, everything looks to the future!

  "It's really rare to have two perfect things! " As soon as Duanyue heard the words, Lier also somewhat agreed.

  Whenever I think of the famous scenic spots I've been to over the years, I find that the more famous the area is, the deeper the commercial development goes. The entire area, from the attractions themselves to the surrounding hotels, souvenir sales and other industries, all take tourists as their target for exploitation, making it a chaotic and unpleasant place.

  "I don't want to think about it anymore!" Duan Yue shook his head, taking Li Er with him as he walked home, asking: "Has there been any news at home these past two days? Has anyone urged you to return?"

  It's been five days since leaving Haicheng, and the Tang family must have known that Lui'er followed Duan Yue to Guilin. However, it was unexpected that no one came after her to take her back, and even the phone calls and text messages didn't mention anything about asking Lui'er to return to Haicheng.

  "They didn't say anything, just told me to take care of myself and play here for a few more days!" Lì ér also looked puzzled and somewhat perplexed.

  Lui and Duan Yue didn't know that their relationship and some developments of "Makabiology" had already been placed on Tang Xiangjun's desk, which was also an important information for the Tang family to begin accepting Duan Yue's existence. Since they thought Duan Yue had a good development prospect and was worthy of the Tang family's status, Tang Xiangjun naturally wouldn't interfere too much with the actions of the two young people, and it wasn't a problem for Lui to stay in Duan Yue's hometown for a few more days.

  "There's only a day or two left to deal with things at home, so will you be accompanying Dad and Mom on the plane or driving back with me?" Duan Lei threw out this complicated question.

  "It's better to drive back with you, anyway Uncle is also a worldly person, let him take Auntie and Qiqi out is no problem!" After thinking for a while, Lier still decided to drive back to Haicheng with Ailang.

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  Duan Bingyi's resignation was not widely publicized, but it still quietly spread among the upper echelons of Tianzhou County. People had different reactions to this news. After all, Duan Bingyi was once one of the most powerful deputy department-level officials in Tianzhou County, and his changes over the past few years were still somewhat astonishing to everyone.

  At first, Duan Bingyi was only the deputy director of the county government office, but he was deeply trusted by County Magistrate Li Maoqian. In the absence of the director who had been hospitalized for a long time, Duan took full charge of the county government office. If Li Maoqian hadn't encountered unexpected events and successfully become the secretary of the county party committee, Duan Bingyi would naturally have risen with him, transferred to the county party committee office, and possibly become the director within two years, which is a powerful figure in the standing committee.

  Unfortunately, Li Maoguang was imprisoned, and although Duan Bingyi did not receive too much involvement, he was also affected to some extent. He was immediately kicked out of the core circle and sent to the Archives Bureau to sit on a cold bench. In the past two years, it has been even more so, being thrown into the countryside to be in charge of family planning work, and recently being transferred to Shuangka Forest Farm as the farm director, basically being marginalized. Even his wife Miao Lihua's violation of having a second child was re-exposed, and she lost her job teaching at the old state elementary school...

  Just when many people were waiting to see the show, Duan Bingyi resolutely resigned, and this decision made many onlookers feel caught off guard.

  Only those who are in the system understand that once you get used to the benefits of power, it's hard to give up. Especially someone like Duan Bingyi, who has tasted the sweetness of being a high-ranking official, how can he bear to abandon all this? Although his current position is a bit awkward, his level is still there, and as soon as he endures until a new leader appreciates him, restoring his former glory will be an easy task. Now if he resigns, he'll cut off all possibilities!

  Those who had a good relationship with Duan Bingyi would secretly come to persuade him to reconsider and not be too impulsive; those who didn't have a good relationship with him couldn't wait for him to leave early, so that more people could take his place. In short, all sorts of people with different personalities were constantly appearing, just like in a movie.

  Duan Bingyi's son, who was studying in Haicheng, returned to his hometown driving a luxury car and got acquainted with some big shots. The news that he was preparing to move his whole family to Haicheng for development also spread among some informed people.

  This result has left some of Duan Bingyi's political opponents feeling a little sour, as they had originally thought that Duan Bingyi was already a grasshopper in autumn, and would not be able to jump for many more days, but did not expect him to actually rely on his son to turn over a new leaf.

  In short, no matter what, when Duan Bingyi slammed his resignation report on some people's faces, the emotions that had been suppressed for four years were finally released to a certain extent. For him, resigning was a farewell and a break with his first half of life. From now on, he will start a new journey in Haicheng.

  At the same time, the Duan family's affairs were also settled one by one. The whole Duan family was packed and ready to go to Haicheng.

  Duan Bingyi bid farewell to the past, naturally filled with expectations for his son's company, perhaps this is a brand new challenge after middle age, an opportunity to prove that he is not old. Therefore, for this departure from Tianzhou, Duan Bingyi did not have too much sentimental emotions.

  As for Qiqi, this little girl is even more so without any feelings of sadness or separation. After all, this time she went to Haicheng with her father, mother and brother, the whole family was together. When Lier sister mentioned Haicheng's skyscrapers, zoos, amusement parks, McDonald's, KFC, etc., the little girl was excited every day, wishing she could fly to Haicheng immediately. At her age, she can't feel too much of the complex emotions of leaving home, at most she will miss her study partners after a while, that's all. Of course, for the prosperous metropolis, she is full of longing and also very nervous.

  Miao Lihua was the most reluctant to leave Jiuzhou Town. She grew up here, taught in the town after graduating from vocational school, married Duan Bingyi and had two children. It can be said that the best time of Miao Lihua's life was spent in Jiuzhou Town, this is her root. The house outside the town was built by her and Duan Bingyi over 20 years, almost every object contains her heart and soul, how could she let go easily?

  However, she knew that once a family had greater development, they no longer needed to linger in this small place; only by letting go could they gain.

  In this way, under Duan Yue's request, the entire Duan family sent away what should be sent away and handled what should be handled. Each member of the family packed a small suitcase, preparing to bid farewell to their hometown and head to Haicheng!

  After handling all the things, Duan Yue and Li Er drove back to Haicheng in advance. Duan Bingyi took his wife and daughter to Nanning Airport to take China Airlines flight. The air ticket had been booked online by Duan Yue.

  For the Duan family, leaving Old State Town means a brand new start!

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