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Li Jianshe nodded. “Well, you are right. But nobody knew that there was such a magical palace in the mountains before. It was a huge loss for us to contract the forests to Yang Guang at that price.”
Yang Guang had been watching at the side for a while. When he heard this, he couldn’t help but stand out and ask Qi Qingsong and Li Jianshe, “If you have something to say, just say it. What do you want exactly?”
Qi Qingsong asked, “You must be Yang Guang, right?”
Having never seen Yang Guang, Qi Qingsong smiled and said, “Young man, don’t be nervous. We’re not going to break the contract with you today. Even if we want to do it, we don’t have that right.”
“Then what exactly do you want to do?”
Yang Guang asked with a puzzled look.
Qi Qingsong said, “The thing is, we have absolutely no part in the scenic spots thing.”
After that, he sighed and raised his head to look at Yang Guang. “You took all the benefits in this. What about the people of Qingshan Village? What about Hongqi Town? You cannot be the only one making a fortune.”
“You’re wrong about that, Mayor Mr. Qi.”
Yang Guang quickly explained, “I have never thought of leaving the villagers behind and making a fortune all by myself.”
“Really?”
Li Jianshe looked at Yang Guang. “But I heard that you wanted to build the scenic spots on your own and you never thought of supporting the villagers.”
“You heard it from Sun Guoying, right? I knew it.”
Yang Guang rolled his eyes and saw that Qi Qingsong and Li Jianshe looked a little awkward. Then, Yang Guang said, “Sun Guoying is a petty man. The building of the scenic spots hasn’t started yet, so there is no way I can bring any benefits to the villagers now. After the construction starts, I promise that the villagers will all benefit from this.
“By that time, there will be a large number of workers moving in to build roads and houses. Although Qingshan Village has very few men who can do physical work, the women can open shops and sell things.
“When the scenic spots are open and a large number of tourists come in, the villagers can open all kinds of stores to sell mountain products and souvenirs. I assure you that there are a lot of things they are able to do here.”
Hearing what Yang Guang said, Qi Qingsong and Li Jianshe looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
Then, Qi Qingsong said, “I am sorry that we misunderstood you. It turns out that you are doing this for the villagers’ good.”
“Because I am part of Qingshan Village. Unlike Sun Guoying, I would not be that selfish and care nothing about the villagers,” Yang Guang said.
Noticing Yang Guang’s resentment, Li Jianshe smiled and said, “Don’t blame Sun Guoying. He was just trying to be kind.”
Qi Qingsong intended to change the subject and said with a smile, “Yang Guang, if people in Qingshan Village get rich, I hope you won’t forget about Hongqi Town as well. It is best that you can help everyone get rich.”
“No problem.”
Yang Guang patted his chest and agreed.
After that, they chatted a little about the scenic spots thing. Knowing that the county commissioner would go to Qingshan Village again, Qi Qingsong quickly said, “Yang Guang, can you let us know when the county commissioner goes to your village?”
Yang Guang was stunned for a moment and then understood why. He nodded and said, “Okay, Mayor Mr. Qi. I will call you over when the county commissioner comes.”
“Thank you so much.”
Qi Qingsong gave Yang Guang a wide smile.
When Yang Guang and Xu Ling were about to leave, Qi Qingsong and Li Jianshe walked them out of the door. Qi Qingsong and Li Jianshe did not return to the office until Yang Guang and Xu Ling were nowhere to be seen.
On the way back, Xu Ling sat in the back seat and said, “Yang Guang, don’t go to the chief when you are back. There’s no need for that.”
“Why? He came to the town and told on me. I need to teach him a lesson,” Yang Guang said.
“Forget it. Sun Guoying was simply making a fool of himself. The mayor not only didn’t blame you but also thought highly of you. I think you should stay out of trouble and focus on earning money now,” Xu Ling said.
Hearing her words, Yang Guang felt much better. He smiled and said, “All right, Sister Ling.”
Xu Ling chuckled and felt relieved.
When Yang Guang and Xu Ling returned to the village, the technicians already began to scatter lime on the planned route.
Between the two lime lines was the road leading to the mountains. In a few days, there would be machines operating in there.
After the sky darkened, the technicians left the village. The village got quiet again.
However, this evening, the people in Qingshan Village were different from normal.
At dinner, every family was talking about the road construction that was about to begin and the development of the scenic spots.
Aside from that, their discussions were also about Yang Guang.
Some people envied him and thought this young man was so lucky. After all, Yang Guang was only a village doctor not long ago. However, now he was going to be successful.
Of course not everyone had a positive opinion of Yang Guang. There were also some people who found him more and more annoying. They were so jealous of Yang Guang that they kept cursing him at home.
It proved the theory that there were all kinds of people in the world.
The next morning, Yang Guang received a phone call from Li Jinyun. “I am supposed to come to Qingshan Village today, but I am too busy to be there. How about you and Xu Ling come to me?”
“Okay. We will come.”
Yang Guang agreed without thinking.
The county commissioner already came here in person once. Yang Guang didn’t want to keep troubling her, so he thought he might as well go to the county.
After breakfast, Yang Guang and Xu Ling left the house together.
On the way out of the village, the villagers greeted Yang Guang warmly. They didn’t pretend to be enthusiastic and their respect for Yang Guang and Xu Ling came from the heart.
Yang Guang had never felt this way before. Even after he went out of the village, he was still a little giddy as if he was floating.
Seeing the dazed look on his face, Xu Ling could not help but ask, “What’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing. I’m just a little surprised that everyone suddenly has an enthusiasm for me.” Yang Guang smiled.
“I see.”
Xu Ling laughed and continued, “I heard from your sister-in-law that you were very naughty when you were young. You were often chased and beaten by the villagers, right?”
“That was a long time ago!”
Yang Guang looked embarrassed and scratched his head. “Everybody is like that when they are young.”
Xu Ling raised her chin. “I’m not like that. I am very obedient.”
“You’re a girl. We are different,” Yang Guang said.
The two of them chatted and laughed as they pressed on. Soon, they arrived at the bus station.
Yang Guang and Xu Ling boarded the bus that was bound for the county. Before they could sit down, a man’s voice came from behind them. “Isn’t it Yang Guang?”
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Yang Guang looked up and saw a flippant young man sitting in the last row. The young man was staring at Yang Guang and grinning.
Yang Guang was stunned for a moment before he could remember who the young man was. Then, Yang Guang smiled and said, “Hi, Doggy.”
“Don’t call me by my nickname. Call me Li Haotian.”
As Li Haotian spoke, he strode forward and his gaze was fixed on Xu Ling’s face instead of Yang Guang.
Yang Guang was very displeased.. He punched Li Haotian and said, “What are you looking at?”