After being away for more than half a month, Wang Yan finally returned to Jinling.
After first delivering the things he had brought back to Father and Mother Song, before he could even find out how the factory had been doing lately, County Magistrate Xu summoned him to the county offices.
"So you finally decided to come back? You've really got some nerve."
County Magistrate Xu watched Wang Yan smoke and drink tea across from him, and for a moment, he truly did not know what to say.
He had taken his wife to university, then seized the opportunity to give a public lecture outside the library of one of the nation's most prestigious and influential universities. He had won over every student there, drawn reporters, and caught the attention of the highest authorities.
Starting on the third day, the phone on Xu's end had nearly rung off the hook. Offices and departments at both the provincial and municipal levels—development and reform, among others—had all called. Then came the relevant inspection team from Beijing, with a date already set...
Wang Yan smiled. "Leader, we can't just keep our heads down and work. We need the bigger leaders to see our efforts too. Look at the fine situation we've built in Jinling—our jeans are already being sold outside the province. Just now, I saw a crowd gathered outside the shoe and clothing factory. They were wholesalers from other places, here to buy our jeans.
"The apartment buildings are half finished, three kilometers of asphalt road have been laid, ten kilometers of concrete road have been built, and running water is starting to reach people's homes. Even bicycles get stuck in traffic during rush hour in the county. Yet all these major developments are only being talked about within the relevant units,