My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 520 Superhighway

Anyway, neither Dong Xueqing nor Qin Yuye realized how they had been persuaded to come, and they had already arrived in Shangzhou.

The Hong Kong girl is very familiar with it; she filmed a TV series here on New Year's Day at the end of the previous year. She even knows the current situation of Beijiaochang better than Dong Xueqing, a local girl.

They especially loved the serene atmosphere of the riverside pavilion, reminiscent of a lone fisherman in the snowy river, and quickly brought their families to stay there.

Having dogs, monkeys, and servants to take care of you couldn't be more comfortable.

Compared to the tumultuous life of her small family in Hong Kong, Qin Yuye prefers the stable situation where she can control her own life.

Shen Cuiyue didn't care about temperament; her main goal was to keep her mother company, let her know about her life, and discuss whether she should move to Jiangzhou. They were no longer an ordinary family and had to be wary of any unsavory intentions from those around them. It would be best if they lived together to make things easier.

Only Dong Xueqing stayed by Wei Dong's side the whole time, letting him tour everything at the North Parade Ground.

She started by having Wei Dong dig out the dilapidated bungalow of the food factory. She wasn't involved at the post and telecommunications school, and later she only participated in the family business once she returned to Jiangzhou.

This is the change that my sister helped create.

The once dirty and chaotic intersection of Beijiaochang Road, and the filthy and smelly stone bridge and river, have now been transformed into a well-organized and bustling free market. The riverbanks above the food factory have begun to show signs of being cleaned up and renovated, making them more livable.

I almost teared up again.

Wei Dong was speechless. Why are you so sentimental, just like your sister?

But for the sake of the child, I patiently accompanied him from the sanitary napkin factory to the free market, and then across the stone bridge along West Second Street for a leisurely stroll.

Although she was only a month or so pregnant and there were no obvious signs, any passerby would think she and Rang Weidong looked like a perfect match as they walked side by side on the street.

They dressed like people from big cities, but without the annoying arrogance and glamour of nouveau riche.

Then there's the little girl being held in Rang Weidong's arms; it's the picture of an enviable family of three.

So anyone who recognized Rang Weidong would greet him with New Year's wishes: "Have you eaten? Happy New Year!"

"Out for a walk, huh? Happy Chinese New Year! Is this your partner?"

Wei Dong bowed and nodded, simply replying, "Happy Chinese New Year."

Almost no one could recognize that this woman was the young girl from the Dong family in the old street.

She slowly smiled and nodded in agreement.

If I just try to reach out and touch my niece, I'll get kicked.

Her smile grew brighter and brighter.

Wei Dong didn't even notice; his gaze was fixed on West Second Street.

I chuckled to myself, realizing the historical significance of this area of ​​buildings only after watching the TV series.

The churches with European flair, the spherical towers of West Asia, and rows of foreign architectural styles all looked really beautiful at that moment.

The history of foreign trade over the past century has been etched into the architecture.

Even though most of them belonged to various state-owned factories and government-run companies, the various constructions and dismantlings were chaotic and the damage was severe.

But the bustling atmosphere of a prosperous trade era is still evident.

This alone makes it worthwhile to preserve the history of Shangzhou for future generations.

However, some parts will be submerged when the dam is filled with water.

In the past life, many buildings had to be demolished, leaving only one or two lonely buildings by the water, which is a real pity.

So how can we find ways to preserve these treasures that have been neglected, and how can we create entertainment venues that citizens love to visit and take photos at?

It's worth considering.

Before I knew it, I had reached the corner of the street. Going down from here leads to the riverbank, and crossing it leads to the old street.

So a "Sister Dong's Delicious Food" cart stall was set up at the intersection.

Wei Dong subconsciously strolled over, checked today's stock, picked out a few small pieces, put them in a brown paper bag as snacks for Xiao Die.

Following the employees' gossipy yet hesitant expressions, he turned around and saw Fengchu standing there in a daze.

Casually introducing her: "This is Sister Dong's younger sister. Should we rename it 'Sister Dong's Deli'?"

Dong Xueqing quickly shook her head, almost bursting into tears again.

So Wei Dong stopped heading towards the riverbank and the old street and turned back: "These days, most people who go abroad never come back. No matter what your sister plans to do in the future, she has a share of the family assets, so try to think of things in a positive light."

As darkness fell, the girl reached out and took his arm, whispering, "I'm very satisfied with things as they are now. Having you is enough. I'm happy even with all these challenging jobs. But the happier I am, the more I think of my sister, and I can't help but want to cry."

Wei Dong never told her this: "She went to Beijing to get her visa, went to the School of International Economics to learn the rules and regulations for studying abroad, and then was arranged to attend a training course at the School of Foreign Languages ​​to learn German. She had zero foundation and had never even learned the English alphabet. You can imagine how difficult it was."

Fengchu's eyes widened, and tears welled up again.

But Wei Dong wasn't going to let her cry: "Everyone advised her to study German in Beijing for a year before leaving, but she still decided to bite the bullet and go. You can imagine how strong your sister's will is. Facing such a big difficulty, nothing is more painful than staying. So this is her own choice. What we need to do is erase this emotion."

People in their sixties can probably manage to isolate themselves from certain emotions; if they had to immerse themselves in something, no one could live like that.

Especially in the next thirty or forty years, with the explosion of information on mobile internet, it would be foolish to let everything be swayed and driven by online emotions.

Psychological isolation from negative emotions is just basic stuff.

But the idea of ​​Fengchu was something he had never heard before, and his eyes widened in surprise.

That's your dearest sister! Wei Dong has told you once or twice: "You can think about it when you're alone at night, but don't deliberately bother me during the day. Be like a protective ball and keep the part about your sister safe and sound. Don't let it affect your life, right, Xiao Die? This is also for you."

I don't know if a child under three years old can understand, but they don't say a word when asked.

Dong Xueqing answered on her behalf.

She completely believed everything her brother-in-law said.

Originally, Wei Dong was supposed to go back to the bustling free market basketball court to take another look, since he hadn't played for several days and was itching to get back to basketball.

To my surprise, when I passed by the management committee building, I found a group of people inside working on computers, showing an extremely high level of enthusiasm for learning.

Fengchu could tell it was his own product just by looking at the back of the monitor, and immediately went over to begin training.

She is the most skilled application expert; her pinyin typing technique is far more proficient than Wei Dong's.

Moreover, once you're immersed in your work, you don't have many romantic feelings.

She is much more resilient than her sister in this respect.

So the next day, the city organized a training course for nearly 100 people to be held at the management committee!

Shi Linyan was among them.

However, Wei Dong didn't go. Since Feng Chu had come to Shangzhou, he wasn't in a hurry to go back.

So I started preparing for the Three Gorges Qutang Gorge Trail project. I went to the sanitary napkin factory early in the morning and, taking advantage of the thousands of employees here, quickly found some employees from there, screened them to understand their situation, and asked them to return to their hometowns to do some simple investigations and then call to report the situation.

Each person was also given 20 yuan for communication and transportation expenses.

On the afternoon of Lunar New Year's Eve, I was still trying to confirm the procedures with officials in the city who were familiar with the area.

They didn't care about the Spring Festival Gala that night, but when "As You Wish" was sung, the girls still ran out and dragged Wei Dong, who was sitting by the fire pit making plans, over.

I leaned against the door and quietly enjoyed the emotional performance of a national-level female singer.

Then the host expressed even more enthusiastic gratitude to the lyricist and composer, who was credited as "People," because the backstage was flooded with telegrams and phone calls, and a volcanic patriotic passion was surging on New Year's Eve.

Don't forget that there are still soldiers in southern Xinjiang holding their ground in various trenches.

The songs they heard on the radio were their greatest comfort.

Wei Dong listened intently to the rest of the song, not caring whether it would bring him any benefit; he was content as long as it inspired people.

So I turned around and focused my attention back on the organized plan.

This is surely an encouragement to him.

The girls were all eyeing him, but Dong Xueqing didn't go out to show off her status. Instead, she took out her folding "laptop" and continued to work on her business and finance tasks, but she did remind Ram to bring out some hot tea for her older brother.

So on the second day of the Lunar New Year, we set off together for Kuimen.

Because early the day after New Year's Eve, an employee who had returned home called long-distance, saying that he had found a herb gatherer with mountain climbing experience who could lead the way to explore the area.

If you were to drive to that county town now, you would have to travel over 200 kilometers over mountains and valleys, which is not a mainstream transportation route at all.

Taking a boat is the most convenient.

However, Wei Dong, having confirmed the procedures with the city and with his established connections at the dock, used the guise of a survey by the tourism company to find a hydrological enforcement boat, paid 500 yuan, and eagerly agreed to go on the business trip.

Although it's not as beautiful as a Hong Kong-style yacht, the deck is very close to the water, and it's really fast.

The Yangtze River stretches for about 100 kilometers, and it takes less than three hours to reach the destination by traveling downstream.

Qin Yuye, who was familiar with boat handling, was itching to try driving it from the tower control panel, but the strict speedboat operator prevented the Hong Kong businessman from succeeding.

So the Hong Kong girl, disappointed, decided to buy a yacht and come to Jiangzhou this year.

Wei Dong was starting to find it both funny and absurd. What was the point of this with the golden river water? Were they fishing?

But then I thought about it again, and realized that it really does seem to have a special purpose for my family.

The main territory was in Jiangzhou and Shangzhou, more than 200 kilometers by water, and then another 100 kilometers or so to Kuimen.

This distance would be covered by highways and high-speed rail in later times.

It only takes two or three hours to get there.

Even the most luxurious cars nowadays have to travel long, winding, and unsafe routes; the only option is to travel by boat.

The passenger ship always rocks at a leisurely pace.

They often have to stay for more than ten hours at a time, and even overnight.

We can conveniently get such a high-speed boat by working with the shipping company.

Yes, Wei Dong understood this very well. Following You Qili's incredible move of exchanging canned goods for passenger planes from Russia, some merchants from Shangzhou also bought flying boats from Russia.

The king of inland waterway shipping, capable of reaching speeds of 100 kilometers per hour downstream.

This greatly satisfies the business needs between these ports.

It's not out of the question to get one for our own family first.

(End of this chapter)