CCTnovel Chapter 1527 - 293: Bringing Honor to the Family!
Chapter 1527 - 293: Bringing Honor to the Family!
The changes in Liangzhuang are huge, at first glance it looks a bit like the Binjiang Development Zone.Coming from the Liu Xia River Bridge, both sides of the four-lane road are lined with steel-structure warehouses, with more surveillance cameras at the intersections than even the wealthy Binjiang Development Zone.
However, without Old Lu, Liangzhuang always feels like it’s missing something.
Han Yu and the two others didn’t stop in Liangzhuang Town, heading straight for their old home in Dinghu.
Yesterday, they called their uncles and aunts, and two aunts came early in the morning, preparing lunch with the aunt. Grandma heard that her granddaughter and grandson-in-law were coming back today and was so happy she hardly slept last night, sitting at the door waiting early this morning.
The elders back home are really nice, they hardly ever go to Binjiang, but often send rice and fresh fruits and vegetables through people over to Binjiang.
The father-in-law may talk a big game, but in fact, he hasn’t brought any returns home over the years. Because of buying a house, he even borrowed money from his younger brother and sister back home. Once he opened his mouth, they offered whatever they could! This always made Han Yu feel a strong sense of guilt every time he came.
Han Xiangning was the same, chatting with grandma for a while before pulling the aunt and two aunts into the side room, to help Master Han pay off the debt with interest.
The Little Crocodile wasn’t shy at all, and happened to find a kid from the neighbor’s house, and the two little ones laughed and played in the threshing ground.
Xiao Yu helped Han Yu unload the gifts they brought for the elders back home and couldn’t help but ask, "Salted Fish, didn’t you and Uncle Zhang come here to handle a case before? Do you know anyone at the Dinghu Police Station?"
"Dinghu has been merged into Liangzhuang, now there’s only the Liangzhuang Police Station, no Dinghu Police Station."
"Is it the police station we saw when we came over?"
"Yes."
"Do you know anyone at the Liangzhuang Police Station?"
"Liangzhuang didn’t even have a police station before, just a Police Special Envoy. I knew the previous Agent Li, but unfortunately, Agent Li passed away because of cancer."
"I remember, Agent Li’s cancer seemed to have been diagnosed at the People’s Hospital."
Mentioning cancer, Han Yu couldn’t help but think of his master who died young because of cancer, and he sighed inwardly, immediately changing the topic, "Let’s not talk about this, you watch over Little Crocodile, I’ll go chat with Uncle."
Taking care of kids is so boring.
Xiao Yu really wanted to call Zhang Erxiao, who was familiar with Liangzhuang. The salad oil sold by Longgang Rice Industry was sourced from Liangzhuang, and even the buildings of Longgang Rice Industry were constructed by Liangzhuang’s engineering team. Unfortunately, on the way here, Han Yu repeatedly instructed not to disturb any of Liangzhuang’s businesses.
He was feeling restless when he suddenly noticed several villagers carrying white plastic bags, heading this way along the path.
The eldest aunt, who had just come out of the side room, looked over and hurriedly went to talk with them.
Although Si Gang belongs to Binjiang, the Si Gang Language is completely different from the language used in Binjiang District and is not the same as the Linghai dialect.
Xiao Yu listened for a long time, unable to understand a single sentence.
Han Xiangning came out and, seeing his bewildered look, smiled and explained, "The villagers think Liang Xiaojun and Mengmeng are back, so they brought medical records and hospital scans, hoping Dr. Liang could take a look."
"They know Brother-in-law Xiao Jun?"
"Yes, Liang Xiaojun has come back for numerous free clinics. Each time he’s back, he’s so busy he doesn’t even have time to eat, they’re more welcomed than when Salted Fish and I come back."
Doctors have high societal status, respected wherever they go.
Unlike the police, who are feared wherever they go.
Xiao Yu suddenly thought it would be nice for Little Crocodile to become a doctor when older. Binjiang Medical College is a joint school of the Ministry of Transport and Jiangnan Province. Since it’s part of the transport system, surely it’s easier for children of the system to apply than outsiders.
While Xiao Yu was daydreaming, another fifty-something man came by, looking a bit like a cadre.
The eldest aunt quickly went up to greet him, then called out a few times, and Han Yu and his uncle hurried out to welcome him.
"Ningning, this is Secretary Liu. Secretary Liu was a classmate of your dad."
The uncle introduced in Si Gang "standard" dialect.
Han Xiangning understood and hurriedly stood up to greet, "Hello, Secretary Liu, please come in and have a seat!"
Turned out he was a village cadre!
Although the language was different, the customs were similar to those in Bailong Port; if there’s anything at home, you always invite the village cadre. Xiao Yu, understanding the situation, also quickly stood up to greet, otherwise, people would think him impolite.
To his surprise, Secretary Liu, somewhat respectfully, asked, "Mayor Han, you’re so busy with work, how do you have time to come back?"
"Secretary Liu, you’re both an elder and a senior, just call me Ningning."
"No, no, your uncle can call you that, but I can’t. If I did, wouldn’t it show a lack of hierarchy?" Secretary Liu took a cigarette from a proudly smiling second uncle and, in equally awkward Mandarin, said gleefully, "Went to the town meeting a few days ago, I told Secretary Jiao our village has someone in a high position now, said you’re now a Standing Vice Mayor in Changzhou, and Secretary Jiao didn’t believe it."
Han Yu finally realized that his grandma, second uncle, and aunts had been promoting his senior back home for the past six months!
The official status is vividly reflected back home.
Senior just got home not long ago, and the village secretary had already come. If nothing unexpected happens, the town leaders of Liangzhuang will soon be calling her.
No wonder the father-in-law has always wanted her to come back, this really brings glory to the family.
Han Yu found it amusing, and as Han Xiangning was inviting Secretary Liu to sit down, she said with a smile, "My position as Vice Mayor is temporary. After two years, I’ll return from where I came. By the way, is Secretary Jiao still in Liangzhuang?"
"He took over Old Lu’s position. Now he’s not only the Party W Secretary of Liangzhuang but also a member of the county committee standing committee. Among so many township heads in the county, only Secretary Jiao has joined the standing committee, no one else has."
"Liangzhuang has developed very well over the past two years."
"Good in what way? They’ve moved some of our good enterprises from Dinghu to Liangzhuang! I’ve heard that even the Dinghu Court and Dinghu High School are going to be relocated to Liangzhuang."
It has to be admitted that Dinghu, like Bailong Port, has declined since the merger of towns.
When passing by Dinghu Market on the way here, it was desolate, with hardly anyone on the streets. It’s normal for Dinghu’s village cadres not to like Liangzhuang.
It’s not their responsibility to care about those things.
Han Xiangning didn’t know how to comment, and Secretary Liu chuckled, "Mayor Han, Secretary Jiao knows you, but he seems not to have your phone number. That day, after the meeting ended, he called Secretary Lu, who mentioned this matter. Later, he called your Mayor Hou in Changzhou, and Mayor Hou was quite surprised, didn’t expect that you two even knew each other."
"Secretary Jiao knows our Mayor Hou?"
"Mayor Hou is from Si Gang, he used to be the director of the state-owned silk weaving factory. Mayor Han, you should have heard of ’Han Daji’, who was once Mayor Hou’s subordinate and also came out of the state-owned silk weaving factory."
Han Daji, Han Xiangning did indeed have an impression.
He seemed to have also worked as a police special envoy in Liangzhuang before, arresting people involved in silk cocoon collection as soon as he took office, even confiscating his second uncle’s silk cocoons, which left his uncle worried sick and calling San’er for help.
"So the Si Gang state-owned silk weaving factory produces talents!" Han Xiangning instinctively looked back at Han Yu.
Before the village secretary could speak, Auntie laughed, "It only produced one Mayor Hou, ’Han Daji’ doesn’t count, all he knows is issuing fines. Salted Fish, you are also police, you shouldn’t learn from him! Always issuing fines here and there, you’ll have people talking behind your back about how the police are corrupt."
Xiao Yu was stunned, finding it hard to believe that the police could have such a poor reputation among the people of Si Gang.
Han Yu was a bit embarrassed too, unsure how to respond, when Secretary Liu turned around and looked at the Han family’s son-in-law, surprisingly lamenting: "Police work is not easy, if you can avoid being police, then do not become one. I don’t know about other places, but in Dinghu and Liangzhuang..."
Han Yu curiously asked, "Secretary Liu, what happened with the police in Dinghu and Liangzhuang?"
"Before the township mergers, there wasn’t a single decent person in Dinghu Police Station and the Fourth Squad of the criminal police responsible for our area. They not only were always thinking about how to issue fines but also fought internally. After the townships merged, ’Han Daji’ also messed up several towns, making people furious. Luckily, he went on to a better place!"
Han Daji is a famous figure in the Binjiang Police System.
It’s surprising that his reputation in his hometown isn’t good.
Finding it intriguing, Han Yu heard Secretary Liu mystically say again: "After ’Han Daji’ left, Cheng Wenming of the Fourth Squad, who used to have disputes with Dinghu Police Station, didn’t leave. Who knows what case it was that he didn’t solve, but he went crazy, a good person turned insane."
"Secretary Liu, you mean a criminal police officer went crazy?"
"He had a mental breakdown, before the big flood, he rode a bicycle and left, claiming to be solving a case, who knows what he really went out for? Anyway, he was gone for half a year. After returning, he didn’t even recognize his wife and children, looking just like a beggar."
Going out for a case, disappearing for half a year, and by bicycle no less, sounds like there’s indeed an issue.
While Han Yu was thinking about how such a situation could occur, another aunt came out and laughed, "Don’t mention the Liangzhuang Police Station anymore, it’s just filled with lunatics and fools."
"Fools too?" Xiao Yu couldn’t help but ask.
"Ren Dasha, running around outside every day in just shorts, both during summer and winter, isn’t that a fool!"
While chatting, Han Xiangning’s phone rang.
"Secretary Liu, Aunt, I’ll take this call."
"Go ahead, take it and then come eat, Secretary Liu, don’t leave at noon."
"Sure, I won’t leave."
Han Xiangning took out his phone, saw the caller ID, and smiled wryly, looking up at his junior.
Han Yu realized it must be a leader from Liangzhuang calling, couldn’t help but chuckle.
"Secretary Jiao, this is Han Xiangning, what made you think of calling me?"
"Mayor Han, why didn’t you inform me before coming back to Liangzhuang? If Secretary Liu hadn’t reported it, I wouldn’t have known."
"I came back to see grandma, planning to return after lunch."
"In such a hurry?"
"There’s a pile of work at the unit, I really took this time off to come back."
"Did Master Han come back?"
"No, he’s in East Sea with my mom taking care of the kids."
"What about Director Han?"
"He came back, we returned together."
"No matter how busy, you’re not that busy for just half a day, I have some matters in Si Gang, after dealing with them, I’ll return, let’s gather tonight."
"Secretary Jiao, I appreciate your consideration, but I really need to return this afternoon. You and our Mayor Hou are quite familiar, you know if I’m truly busy or just bluffing, give Mayor Hou a call and you’ll find out."
"I know you’re busy, I just called Mayor Hou recently, and he said you are currently handling both local work and original duties, also managing ’Bridge Office’ tasks."
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Despite both being deputy directors, since the senior sister is appointed as a Changzhou Standing Committee’s deputy mayor, her status is higher than an ordinary deputy director. Seeing how his senior sister handled the phone call, Han Yu felt a little envious.