The Golden Week in early October had only just passed.
At Shanmei Vocational and Technical College in Shanmei's urban district, Cai Haiyi was accompanying city leaders on an inspection tour of the college.
Cheng Gaoyu, who had visited the college once last year, got out at the entrance and was no longer surprised by the tin shacks and little shops outside the gates.
A concrete bridge stood at the college entrance, with the Xinlou River, four or five meters wide, flowing beneath it. Cheng Gaoyu suddenly glanced at the water and found it remarkably clear.
He stopped and stood by the bridge railing for a while. Looking along the river channel, he could see straight to the bottom of the water. The mountains of garbage that had once piled up along both banks were gone, and there was no longer any foul stench.
Cheng Gaoyu turned around. "Haiyi, the urban district's cleanup work has been done quite well."
"To be honest, Suiren Company was the one that cleaned up the Xinlou River," Cai Haiyi replied with a smile.
Cheng Gaoyu froze for a moment, then pressed on, "Oh? That recently famous Suiren Company?"
"Yes, that's the one."
"Tell me about it. It seems the urban district has changed quite a lot."
Cai Haiyi spoke about the changes in the urban district over the past half year. Public sanitation in the streets and alleys had improved enormously, and accumulated garbage was now rarely seen.
Most importantly, the rivers flowing through the urban district, as well as the water quality of Pinqing Lake, had undergone a transformation.
With wastewater discharge from upstream farms cut off, sludge was also continuously removed from the city's sewage pipes and polluted waterways.
In addition, Suiren Company had taken over the waste discharge treatment of two electronics