Beating the New First-tier: Starting from Abandoned Gas Stations

Chapter 98 Family Festival
"Leader, it's not that we don't have the attitude, but the reality is too complicated!"

Lin Kuoshan sighed.

"With the increasing popularity of high-speed rail, trains, and private cars, many provincial-level long-distance bus stations have seen a significant drop in passenger volume, operating at a loss! Cities and counties are even worse off. As for our county, you know, the total population is less than 100,000.

The original minibuses running between cities and villages have basically been replaced by small passenger cars with about ten seats.

If you ask those car owners to drive a 200-kilometer round trip to a village with only two permanent residents, it is almost impossible.

"This"

Yang Tai looked up at Lin Kuoshan, the local leader who had been in Shayang County for more than ten years.

As a top leader who was transferred to Shayang County three months ago, he was indeed not as familiar with many situations in the county as Lin Kuoshan.

"Then why can't we use our county's money to provide a special subsidy for Datan Village?"

for a long time,

Yang Taicai spoke again.

"Leader, this is absolutely unworkable! If we subsidize the Datan Village shuttle bus, the other shuttle buses in the county will definitely cause trouble, thinking the county is discriminating against them!

of course,

The most important thing is that our county finances can barely pay the salaries of our staff, so how can we afford to subsidize the hotline?"

Lin Kuoshan shook his head decisively.

“No money.”

Hearing these two words, Yang Tai seemed to have lost all his strength and slowly leaned back in his chair.

I still remember what the heads of the Power Grid Branch and the Water Affairs Branch said at the time: "There is no problem in supplying water and electricity to the Datan Village Group, as long as the county approves the funds." This also left him speechless, and he had to give up in the end.

"But this time, the Datan Village team has launched a project that other prefecture-level cities across the province are scrambling to get. It would be unacceptable for the county to do nothing!"

Yang Tai looked at Lin Kuoshan.

"Leader, since this is a big project, let's wait until it's actually implemented. By then, this project will definitely bring a lot of tax revenue and fiscal revenue to our county. Once the financial situation is completely improved, we can find a way to solve the bus route problem for Datan Village.

Only in this way can a virtuous cycle be achieved in the end!
If we rush to support this project now, what if it fails?
The phenomenon of unfinished projects is too common nowadays!"

After a pause, Lin Kuoshan expressed his thoughts.

"Unfinished? The Datan Village group is different from other places. The two villagers are more prestigious than the other. Jinshi Tianli shouldn't be like that."

Hearing this, Yang Tai waved his hand decisively.

"Leader, anything is possible! Director Shen from Datan Village is from the Xia State Ancient Architecture Institute. He might have returned to Yancheng at any time! Otherwise, why didn't Director Shen react at all when the power grid and water supply were not provided there?

and also
Director Shen even directly rejected the Datan Village Group's upgrade to Datan Administrative Village! All signs indicate he has no intention of staying there long-term.

Lin Kuoshan immediately analyzed.

"Forehead"

After a moment of silence, Yang Tai spoke again.
"I don't think so. The Datan Village team has renovated many stunning ancient buildings, and the investment in these buildings was not small."

"These ancient buildings were most likely built specifically for the crew, and this won't affect their future return to Yancheng!"

"This"

After hearing this, Yang Tai fell into a long silence.

"Leader, my advice is to not rush and wait until Jinshi Tianli starts contributing to fiscal revenue!"

"OK then!"

Time flies, and it is already eight o'clock in the evening.

Unlike the desolate and empty Northwest, Fu City, a new first-tier city in Xia Country, has brightly lit core areas and the nightlife has just begun.

A certain unlisted community in the city,
In the study of a duplex building, Xiao Siyuan, the top leader of Fu City, stood up and stretched his stiff body. There was a thick stack of documents on the desk.

"How are things going recently?"

At this time,

Xiao Siyuan's wife Chen Han appeared at the door with a cup of coffee.

"The situation in Fuzhou is more complicated than in Su Province. It will take some time to sort it out."

Xiao Siyuan replied.

"Oh! Okay!"

Chen Han sighed and placed the coffee on the desk. "What's wrong? Are you worried about your son again?"

Xiao Siyuan paused and whispered casually.

"Yeah! Lately, every time I send him a message, he either takes a long time to reply, or just says he's busy, saying he has so much going on that he doesn't have time!

Do you think it's really that busy over there?

And every time I mentioned that the conditions there were difficult, he would say that the conditions there were super good and told us not to worry!

Everyone knows the situation in the Gobi Desert. Xiaoyu was obviously comforting us. His aunt video-called me at the gas station. How could I not know the situation there?

Just a shabby gas station, nothing else.

He's been there for over a month now, and I want to video chat with him but I'm worried it might aggravate his condition."

Chen Han smiled bitterly.

"If it really doesn't work out, I'll postpone things here tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, let's go to the Gobi Desert to see Xiaoyu. If Xiaoyu is still okay, he can stay there. If not, we can bring him back."

I rubbed my eyebrows.
Xiao Siyuan looked at Chen Han.

"Is it okay? You didn't mean Fu City."

Chen Han was delighted.

"It's impossible to sort out the situation in Fu City in a short time, so a day or two won't be a big deal."

Xiao Siyuan glanced at the document on his desk, on which were clearly written the words "Fuzhou City Major Project Plan for 2025".

"Then I'll check the flights for the day after tomorrow!"

Chen Han immediately took out his cell phone.

"Is everything alright at your workplace?"

Xiao Siyuan nodded and asked again.

"fine!"

"That's fine."

The main urban area of ​​Fuzhou is not small, covering an area of ​​300 square kilometers, while the Gobi desert purchased by Shen Chuan in two batches only adds up to 75 square kilometers.

now,

In the Shen family villa on the outskirts of the city, Shen Yuntian was sitting in the living room chatting with a white-haired old man in his eighties.

"Uncle, are you saying that this year's Qingming Festival is the Shen family's once-in-a-decade family festival?"

Listen,

Shen Yuntian's face was filled with surprise.

Because there is an intercalary first month in the lunar calendar this year, the new calendar is much faster than the lunar calendar. Although it is already mid-April in the new calendar, there are still nearly twenty days away from the Qingming Festival in the lunar calendar.

"Ok!"

The old man nodded.

“Another decade has passed so quickly.”

Shen Yuntian couldn't help but sigh.

Sitting opposite him was his uncle Shen Manfu. The clan concept and ancestral hall culture of Fu City ranked second in Xia Country, and other places did not dare to rank first.

Especially when it comes to the grand sacrifice held every ten years, the ceremony of ancestor worship will be very grand, organized by the eldest brother in the clan with the highest seniority. Both the clan members and the relatives will go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, especially the clan members, who have to come back no matter what happens outside.

He said that he would usually only make one or two phone calls, but today his uncle came to visit in person. It turned out to be because of this.

"Maybe you're too busy and you misremembered the year. This year is indeed the year of the great festival!"

Shen Manfu said.

"Uncle, what are you planning for this year's grand festival?"

come back to God,

Shen Yuntian immediately looked at Shen Manfu
Although he was overwhelmed by various things during this period, he had to pay attention to things like the family festival.

"Your branch of the Shen family is the most promising and successful. I'd like to hear your thoughts."

Shen Manfu picked up the teacup and took a sip.

(End of this chapter)