Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

"Well, you guys handle it yourselves."

Chu Shijun nodded, gazing at the scenery outside the window, and said, "According to the plan, we're going tomorrow?"

"Secretary, tomorrow we are going to Zhengquan County, located in Yizun City, to conduct research on grassroots villages and towns, including Tuping Town. That is a key underdeveloped area."

Ye Wentao answered immediately, saying that he had already memorized the research route.

"Oh, a key underdeveloped area, then we definitely need to go and take a look."

Alright, now it's finally your turn to shine!

Liu Yuntian immediately said, "Secretary Chu, Tuping Town is a key area of ​​concern for our province. Some of its villages are underdeveloped, but I estimate that it will be removed from the list of key areas this year, and at the latest, it will be removed from the list of underdeveloped areas next year."

"Oh? So confident? It wasn't just something you put together specifically to pass an inspection, was it?"

Chu Shijun looked surprised. He was a little tired after a day of research and hadn't looked at the information about Tuping Town in detail.

"Secretary Chu, we owe this all to you!"

Liu Yuntian leaned forward.

"You've forgotten that last year, when you were still in Handong, you vigorously promoted Handong's financial support, talent transfer, and aid to underdeveloped areas in the central and western regions. This included graduates from Handong universities, including Handong University. Many of them were influenced by your ideas after graduation and immediately devoted themselves to the vigorous aid activities."

"Oh, you mean this?"

Chu Shijun nodded slightly. "That's true. What, are there any graduates from Handong in that town?"

Before Liu Yuntian could speak, Li Dakang, who had just been racking his brains, quickly remembered that if he remembered correctly, her name was Lin Xiangjun.

Li Dakang usually paid the most attention to this aspect. From the very beginning, he paid attention to whoever Zhao Lichun cared about, and he would never offend whoever Liu Changsheng favored.

He would pay attention to whoever Sha Ruijin was interested in, and he would actively get to know and accept whoever Chu Shijun took a liking to.

Lin Xiangjun was an exception; he had even invited Huayang District, his junior from Han University, and Chu Shijun to his home for dinner. According to his logic, he had accumulated layers of buffs.

Therefore, he was aware of and concerned about Lin Xiangjun's whereabouts after graduation, and he had handled the certificate processing for both Han University and Jingzhou City.

"Secretary Chu, you've forgotten, it was Comrade Lin Xiangjun, the chairman of the Wuhan University Student Union at the time. He was the first to respond when the provincial document was issued."

Li Dakang spoke first, silencing Liu Yuntian.

"Lin Xiangjun? It's him."

Upon hearing this familiar name, Chu Shijun's face lit up with satisfaction. "Judging by the time, it's been a year since I started working here. Comrade Yuntian, you just said that the local area is developing very well?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

As they spoke, Liu Yuntian glared slightly at Li Dakang. "You little mate, trying to steal my thunder? You'll have plenty of time to prove yourself back in Baijiang, but I don't have that many opportunities."

"Secretary Chu, Comrade Xiang Jun is currently a member of the Tuping Town Committee, the deputy director of the town's Rural Revitalization Office, and the first secretary of Xilin Village under Tuping Town. He has developed Xilin Village quite well. He truly deserves to be an outstanding student from Handong University. It is said that if it weren't for the fact that Comrade Xiang Jun is still in the probationary period, all the comrades in the county committee would want to directly include him in the town's leadership team so that he could play a greater role..."

Hearing this, Li Dakang couldn't help but sigh that they were truly evenly matched. His words implied that the students who graduated from Han University were impressive, which was a roundabout way of praising Chu Shijun.

Li Dakang could tell, and Chu Shijun naturally could too, but he didn't say anything, only nodded and said, "Let's go and see for ourselves tomorrow."

……

The following day marked the fourth and final day of the research trip.

In the morning, the research team's convoy arrived in Yizun City. After a brief process, they conducted preliminary research in the city, visited the museum, and learned about the spirit of their predecessors.

In the afternoon, the convoy entered Zhengquan County. Without lingering, it met with local officials and then headed straight for the subordinate townships.

The convoy traveled slowly along a winding, not-so-good concrete road.

Inside the car, county leaders were introducing the situation of villages such as Tuping Town.

Xilin Village is located deep in the mountains and is a key impoverished village in Zhengquan County that has been designated as such by the province. It is characterized by its mountainous terrain, fragmented farmland, poor transportation, and lack of industry. As a result, young and middle-aged people migrate to other areas year-round, leaving behind mostly elderly people and children in the village.

For many years, the village has suffered from typical shortcomings such as a lack of collective economy, scattered and unscaled farming, weak infrastructure, dirty and messy living environment, and single source of income for the villagers. Its foundation for poverty alleviation is extremely weak, making it one of the toughest challenges to rural revitalization in the county.

"Secretary Chu, last year, Comrade Lin Xiangjun, who had just graduated from Handong University, took the initiative to respond to the call of the Handong Provincial Party Committee, gave up better job opportunities, and went down to the village as a young village-based cadre and the first secretary of Xilin Village. Our Zheng County Party Committee is very grateful for the decision and deployment of the Handong Provincial Party Committee, which has brought us high-quality talents and provided real assistance to our county's poverty alleviation efforts."

The county party secretary spoke with great emotion, explaining that he had been practicing late into the night for days, all for this day, which was why he spoke without any stumbles.

"Comrade Xiang Jun spent a year stationed in Xilin Village. Without relying on large projects or large funds, he transformed the knowledge he gained at Wuhan University into theoretical support for practical work. He based his approach entirely on the local mountain resources, idle land, and remaining labor force of Xilin Village, adapting to local conditions and working pragmatically to overcome challenges. In just one year, Xilin Village has undergone tremendous changes."

"Some time ago, after an inspection and evaluation by the County Revitalization Office, the overall development indicators of Xilin Village have steadily met the standards, and it is expected to be successfully removed from the list of key weak villages by the end of the year. Therefore, our County Party Committee recently decided to recruit Comrade Xiang Jun into the Tuping Town Party Committee, hoping that he will showcase his work experience on a higher level and help Tuping Town's poverty alleviation work."

As they spoke, they were not far from Xilin Village. The county party secretary pointed to the cement road ahead and said, "Look, this road was built under the supervision of Comrade Xiang Jun. The county was poor, so he went to various enterprises and built it through joint construction. After the road was built, it laid a solid foundation for the transportation of agricultural products from Xilin Village."

"very good,"

Chu Shijun looked relieved.

……

A few minutes later, the convoy arrived at the village committee.

At this moment, Lin Xiangjun and other members of the Xilin Village Committee were already waiting in front of the door.

Looking at the police cars, Coaster buses, and vehicles with special license plates, everyone except Lin Xiangjun couldn't help but gasp in amazement. The most advanced vehicles had ever come before were county leaders, but this time it was said that the provincial leaders and even the leaders from Xinjiang had come.

The convoy came to a smooth stop.

Chu Shijun and the others got off the vehicle one after another.

"This is Chu Shijun, Secretary of the Baijiang Provincial Party Committee, from number 123456..."

The county party secretary quickly stepped forward and announced everyone's positions to prevent anyone from making a fool of themselves.

"Comrade Xiang Jun, it's been a long time!"

Chu Shijun then looked at Lin Xiangjun among the cadres of Xilin Village. Compared to the last time they met, he had become much more mature. Perhaps it was because he had been immersed in the grassroots and the harsh environment, but his face still showed some signs of vicissitude and fatigue.

"Secretary Chu,"

Lin Xiangjun said respectfully, adhering to the principle of addressing people by their job titles when working, he did not call him "uncle".