383: High school principal arrives

Not long after Xu Minghao left, Wei Ting came to report on her work. It was as if the Standing Committee Members of Yushu City had colluded, arriving at his Office one after another to report their work to him.

Lin Zifeng's first day back at work was spent listening to everyone's work reports.

Over the next two days, the second and third, those Vice Mayors and the Secretaries and Mayors of various townships also lined up to report their work to him.

Lin Zifeng's return made him the absolute core of Yushu City.

It wasn't until the fourth day of work that his Office finally quieted down.

Lin Zifeng sat in his Office, leisurely sipping tea while reviewing the study materials sent by Qingbei University.

Just then, his personal mobile phone rang. Seeing that it was a call from Li Yanran, her flawless, beautiful face immediately appeared in his mind.

Lin Zifeng answered the phone, and Li Yanran's sweet voice immediately came through the receiver.

"Darling, what are you doing? Have you missed me?"

"I've missed you. When are you coming to our Yushu City?" Lin Zifeng said happily.

"I will bring people over next Monday, but that tag-along Xiao Liang insists on following me. With him around, it will be even less convenient for you and me. But I don't have a reasonable excuse to refuse him, and I'm worrying about this right now!" Li Yanran said with some distress.

Hearing Li Yanran's complaint, Lin Zifeng smiled and said, "Let Xiao Liang come if he wants to. Although Yushu City is developing well, it still has a big gap compared to the capital in many aspects. Xiao Liang grew up in the capital; he won't be able to stay for long before he returns to the capital on his own."

Hearing Lin Zifeng say this, Li Yanran's mood improved.

The two chatted on the phone for over half an hour until a knock at the door prompted Lin Zifeng to hang up.

After hanging up, Lin Zifeng called out, "Come in," and Wang Zhongyu pushed the door open and walked in.

"Secretary, Principal Yang Huafeng of the Municipal High School wants to see you. Will you see him?"

Hearing Wang Zhongyu's report, Lin Zifeng smiled and nodded, signaling for him to let the visitor in, then stood up.

Soon, Yang Huafeng walked into the Office under Wang Zhongyu's guidance. Upon entering, Yang Huafeng extended his hands with a beaming smile and said respectfully, "Hello, Secretary."

Lin Zifeng shook hands with him and said, "Hello, Principal Yang. No need to be so polite, let's sit down and talk!"

After thanking him, Yang Huafeng sat down on the sofa with Lin Zifeng, looking somewhat restrained.

Wang Zhongyu poured tea for Yang Huafeng and quickly left the Office.

Lin Zifeng exchanged a few pleasantries with Yang Huafeng before asking about the purpose of his visit.

Yang Huafeng hurriedly said, "Secretary, it's like this: our Municipal High School's student dormitories are relatively old. The rooms still use ceiling fans, and as the weather has been getting hotter over the past few years, it's unbearable for the students to live in them during the summer. Therefore, our school administration has decided to build new student dormitories and install air conditioning in every room to improve the school's accommodation conditions. However, the funds from our school and the Municipal Education Bureau are not enough to support this project. So, I had to be thick-skinned and come to ask for your help, Secretary."

After Yang Huafeng stated his purpose, Lin Zifeng nodded and said, "No matter how hard things are, we cannot let the children suffer, especially since Yushu City is no longer struggling! The project you proposed is excellent; improving the children's living environment will allow them to put more energy into their studies. How much of a funding gap do you still have?"

Yang Huafeng understood the implication in Lin Zifeng's words. He hadn't expected it to go so smoothly and couldn't help but think that the Secretary was truly as concerned about the children as the rumors outside suggested! Perhaps it was because the Secretary himself graduated from the Municipal High School!

Thinking of this, he quickly said, "Secretary, the total budget for the project is 30 million, and we still have a funding gap of 15 million."

"If you are going to build new student dormitories, will the old ones be left idle?"

Seeing the other party nod, he continued, "Your school administration shouldn't just care about the students' studies and daily life; you must also care about the students' physical health! I think it should be like this: utilize the old student dormitories as well and convert them into a gym and entertainment center to provide the children with a place for fitness and recreation. I will have the Municipal Government allocate 20 million in funding support to you; use the extra 5 million to renovate the old student dormitories!"

Hearing what Lin Zifeng said, Yang Huafeng said excitedly, "Thank you, Secretary. We will definitely follow your instructions and complete these two projects with quality and quantity guaranteed. I will personally lead a team to supervise the construction quality of these two projects."

Lin Zifeng smiled and nodded, took a pen, and approved the funding slip for Yang Huafeng. Clutching the slip, Yang Huafeng happily said goodbye and left.

Lin Zifeng walked him to the door of the Office, giving Yang Huafeng sufficient respect, before turning back to his Office.

Lin Zifeng picked up the study materials again and continued to study.

It wasn't until noon that Wang Zhongyu came in to remind him to have lunch. He put down the study materials, stood up, and headed out to have lunch with Wang Zhongyu.

When the two walked into the Government Canteen one after the other, the Cadres eating there all looked over. Lin Zifeng walked toward a Private Room on the side, and the Cadres closer to him stood up one after another to greet him.

Lin Zifeng smiled and nodded to acknowledge each of them, then walked into the Private Room accompanied by Wang Zhongyu.

Not long after they sat down, two staff members from the Government Canteen walked in carrying two trays. After respectfully greeting Lin Zifeng, they placed four dishes and two side dishes on the dining table. Among them were a pot of millet porridge and several snow-white steamed buns.

After the two staff members left, Wang Zhongyu ladled a bowl of millet porridge for Lin Zifeng. Placing it in front of him, he said, "Secretary, Director Chen said that millet porridge is good for the stomach. So, I asked the Government Canteen to change the egg soup to millet porridge."

Lin Zifeng smiled and nodded, then began to eat his lunch. With a hearty appetite, he ate three large steamed buns and drank two bowls of millet porridge in one go before stopping.

After finishing lunch, he returned to the Office and went to the back lounge to rest.

Taking advantage of this time, he made a video call to Jiang Yufei. Looking at Jiang Yufei, whose lower abdomen was bulging, Lin Zifeng asked about her life and physical condition with concern.

Jiang Yufei indicated that everything was fine and told him not to worry, then asked about the recent development of Yushu City.

Although she had left Yushu City, she had worked there for so long and was still very concerned about the development of Yushu City.

Lin Zifeng patiently told her about it. Hearing that Yushu City was about to receive an investment of 7 billion and that the investors were going to invest in building a Film and Television City in Yushu City, Jiang Yufei was genuinely happy for Lin Zifeng and Yushu City.

She also stated that after the Film and Television City was built, she would be the first to visit and tour it.

The two video chatted for nearly an hour before saying goodbye and hanging up.