It immediately touched Su Ziying. Holding hands was just a physical contact between a young man and a woman, bringing a strange feeling.

But ideals and beliefs are a clash of minds. Su Ziying herself is also a person with ideals; otherwise, she wouldn't have given up such good conditions at home to come to Huangyuan County, such a small county, to teach.

At this moment, listening to Li Xiuyuan talk about his ideals and beliefs and his goals immediately resonated with me.

Originally, Li Xiuyuan had been holding Su Ziying's hand, but at this moment Su Ziying also took Li Xiuyuan's hand and turned to look at him. Li Xiuyuan felt Su Ziying's actions and gaze.

Only then did I realize that I had talked too much. It was late at night, and I had brought a beautiful girl along to enjoy the moonlight, but I had ended up ruining the mood by talking about work.

His expression was somewhat embarrassed: "Ziying, what are you looking at?"

“Your ideals and goals are brighter than the moonlight tonight, like the sun at eight or nine in the morning. We shouldn’t go for a walk at night; we should listen to you tell us about them when the sun rises tomorrow morning and the sky is full of rosy clouds.”

Su Ziying spoke with a smile, and the hand she was holding with Li Xiuyuan had changed; it was no longer simply clasped together, but their fingers were interlocked.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "When the new rural village of Meilin is completed, all the things I said will come true. Then I'll invite you for a walk and take you to see the magnificent sunset."

“Okay, I’ll wait for that day.” Su Ziying nodded.

After discussing this, the two stopped their stroll and turned back to the village committee compound. Li Xiuyuan escorted Su Ziying to the door, and the two held hands tightly before reluctantly parting.

At this moment, both of their hands were sweaty.

"good evening."

"good evening."

After Su Ziying entered the room, Li Xiuyuan turned around and went back to his own room. After turning off the light, he lay in bed but couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning.

Li Xiuyuan finally drifted off to sleep around one or two in the morning. He was woken up by his alarm clock the next morning, not because he had stayed up too late the night before.

Li Xiuyuan had simply gotten up a little earlier than usual today because the unveiling ceremony was scheduled to begin at nine o'clock, and some of the venues in Meilin Village needed to be set up in the morning.

As dawn broke and the air was damp, when Li Xiuyuan arrived at the Blackwater River embankment, Zhou Jianzhong and his men were already preparing. Some audio equipment was being unloaded from the truck, and banners were being hung up.

After Li Xiuyuan arrived, he also directed and coordinated the work on site.