June 3.
Fenzhou City, Nanshan District.
The blazing sun hung overhead, and the morning air was slightly stifling. Crickets chirped weakly from grassy pits by the roadside, while the branches of the locust trees lining both sides of the street drooped listlessly. At the entrance to a residential compound bearing the sign "Huai'an First Lane," several elderly men swayed birdcages as they chatted and played Chinese chess beneath the shade of the trees. A few middle-aged women led small children around the fitness equipment in the compound. The children's laughter rang out, forming a sharp contrast with the busy traffic on the street.
Just then, a taxi approached from not far away and slowly pulled over at the street corner.
Getting out with his luggage, Dong Xuebin looked at the leisurely scene around him and unconsciously smiled. Not a bad environment.
"Sir, may I ask you something?"
"Go ahead, young man. What is it?"
"Which area falls under the Guangming Street Office?"
"This whole area. Guangming North Street, Guangming South Street—everything you can see belongs to it."
"Oh, thank you."
"You're welcome."
After saying that, the old man beneath the locust tree turned back to watch the chess game.
After getting a basic sense of the area, Dong Xuebin strolled along the curb. Huai'an First Lane, Huai'an Second Lane, Huai'an Kindergarten, Guangming Community, Guangming Street Primary School, City No. 13 Middle School, South Street Flower Garden, North Street Small Square, the Farmers' Market, Clothing Commercial Street, and more.
Dong Xuebin spent several hours wandering through every corner of the district under his jurisdiction. By rough estimate, the area was no small place. Its population alone had to be at least tens of thousands, perhaps even a hundred thousand. He became even more satisfied with the place. Yantai County's overall environment