454: To understand the needs and desires of the people

Chen Yuxi said while eating, “Hubby, this fish and these ribs are so fresh, and the vegetables are fresh too. Did you buy them new today?”

“I did buy them new this morning. It’s been a long time since I went to the wet market alone. It’s nice to experience the vibrancy of daily life, and it felt quite refreshing.”

Lin Zifeng said with a chuckle.

Hearing Lin Zifeng’s answer, Chen Yuxi said somewhat unexpectedly, “Hubby, you should do things like this less often in the future!

You shouldn’t waste too much energy on household matters; you should focus your energy on work.”

Lin Zifeng waved his hand and said, “Things like this hardly take up any of my energy. I can’t be a high and mighty official who is detached from the common people!

If I were, how could I understand the needs and wants of the people in the future?”

Hearing what Lin Zifeng said, Chen Yuxi nodded and replied, “It was careless of me, but you must pay attention to your safety when you go out alone in the future.”

“Don’t worry about that! I am dedicated to doing practical things for the common folk. Who would be bored enough to try and harm me?”

Lin Zifeng said with confidence.

The family of three happily finished lunch. Chen Yuxi wanted to clear the dishes, but Lin Zifeng stopped her.

“Wife, you’ve been sitting in the car all morning, you must be tired. Go take Ningning for a nap! Just leave these chores to me.”

After Lin Zifeng finished speaking, he quickly and efficiently started clearing the dishes. Chen Yuxi felt warmth in her heart. While feeling Lin Zifeng’s careful consideration and thoughtfulness, she also felt his doting love for her.

So, feeling sweet inside, she obediently agreed and took Lin Yining to the room.

By the time Lin Zifeng had finished tidying everything up, Chen Yuxi had already coaxed Lin Yining to sleep and was just walking out of Lin Yining's room.

The couple exchanged smiles, walked hand-in-hand into the Bedroom, lay down hugging each other on the bed, and started their afternoon nap.

The family of three woke up from their nap close to three o'clock. After tidying up briefly, they sat together on the sofa in the Living Room, eating fruit and watching television.

Just as the couple was chatting and Lin Yining was playing with toys nearby, Chen Yuxi’s phone rang.

Seeing that it was a call from Zhang Chunhua, Chen Yuxi immediately answered the phone, called out “Mom,” and started chatting with Zhang Chunhua.

A few minutes later, Chen Yuxi hung up the phone, turned to Lin Zifeng, and said, “Hubby, Mom knows that Ningning and I are back.

She wants us to go over for dinner tonight!”

“Oh, then we don’t need to cook tonight. We can eat a ready-made meal again. Let’s get ready and go over a bit early!”

Lin Zifeng said with a smile.

Chen Yuxi agreed and walked over to Lin Yining, saying while helping her tidy up her toys, “Ningning, let’s put all the toys away. Shall we go to Grandpa and Grandma’s house for dinner?”

“Yes, yes! I love the food Grandma cooks, and I especially love the stories Grandpa tells me. Let’s go to Grandpa and Grandma’s house right now.”

After saying this, Lin Yining happily started putting away the toys with Chen Yuxi.

About ten minutes later, the family of three left their home, got into the car downstairs, and Lin Zifeng drove the car out of the residential complex, heading toward the complex where his parents lived.

Time flew by, and a week passed in the blink of an eye. The date had now reached mid-November.

On Monday morning, shortly after Lin Zifeng started work, his phone rang.

Seeing that it was a call from Jiang Shuhua, Lin Zifeng had a guess in his heart and quickly answered the phone.

“Good morning, Director Jiang! Calling me this early, do you have some good news to tell me?”

“My Great Class Monitor Lin, do we really need to be so polite between us?

The reason I called you so early is to tell you the news you’ve been keeping an eye on!

You guessed correctly, I do have good news for you. Yesterday afternoon, the Ministry held a meeting and discussed it late into the night before finally determining the final precise route for the jingnan high-speed railway line.

Yushu City is one of the places the jingnan high-speed railway line will pass through.”

Jiang Shuhua said with a laugh.

Although Lin Zifeng had already made some guesses, receiving the definite answer still made him uncontrollably ecstatic.

Lin Zifeng suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, his tone full of laughter, “Thank you, Director Jiang. Getting such good news first thing in the morning really brightens my mood!

No wonder a magpie followed me and chirped loudly when I left home this morning! It turns out it was delivering good news.

Director Jiang, the next time we meet, I must toast you properly.

On behalf of our Yushu City Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and the people, I invite Director Jiang to take some time to visit Yushu City as our guest.”

“Alright, my Great Class Monitor Lin, I feel your sincerity, but I dare not take credit! Yushu City’s success this time is due to your thorough preparations and your willingness to proactively bear the costs for the land occupied by the railway line.

Director Zhang Jiaming greatly praised Yushu City and presented the pros and cons of the high-speed rail line passing through Yushu City, which secured the support of most decision-makers. I merely tapped the drum on the side and didn't play much of a role.”

Jiang Shuhua said very modestly, refusing to take credit.

Jiang Shuhua's approach further earned Lin Zifeng's favor. Lin Zifeng sincerely said, “Brother Jiang, regardless of how much of a role you played in this matter, I must sincerely say thank you!

I will remember this kindness.”

Hearing Lin Zifeng’s words and sensing the sincerity in his tone, Jiang Shuhua knew Lin Zifeng meant it, so he smiled and said, “Zifeng, I stand by what I said: there’s no need to be so polite between us.

We are classmates, so helping each other when it doesn’t violate principles, isn’t that what we should do?”

The two chatted for more than ten minutes, agreeing to find an opportunity to meet up properly in the future, before hanging up the phone.

After hanging up, Lin Zifeng was in a great mood. He got up and walked to the window again, looking at the scenery outside with high spirits.

The fact that the jingnan high-speed railway line ultimately passed through Yushu City was of great significance to Yushu City. The overall work in Yushu City was steadily and smoothly developing according to the route set by Lin Zifeng.

Yushu City already had an Expressway entrance and five express roads connecting all townships within its borders. With the addition of high-speed rail in the near future, Yushu City’s transportation network would become a three-in-one system.

The enhancement of transportation capacity and the shortening of travel time will accelerate Yushu City's development and make its urbanization construction even more prominent.

Thinking about how Yushu City would develop in the future, Lin Zifeng’s heart was filled with anticipation and a sense of accomplishment.

Just as Lin Zifeng was looking forward to the future, a knock sounded outside the door.