Chapter 456: Road Construction, Meeting the Elders of the Huo Family

The village chief felt uncomfortable standing in Zhang's yard, grinning timidly and said, "Miss Zhang, it's like this, I...I..."

Seeing that he was a little embarrassed, Zhang Wanwan politely invited him to the office on the first floor to make tea.

The village chief sat down and drank two cups of tea before he calmed down a little. He hesitated and said, "Miss Zhang, it's like this. I see that you seem to be repairing a road in the village now, so I want to ask you how you plan to repair this road?"

"Well! Of course we need to build a cement road leading to the forest. Then trucks can go in and out, and it will be worth developing. We originally wanted to build it from the entrance of the village, but then we thought about the people at the entrance of the village, most of whom are old people and children, and it would not be safe for large trucks to go in and out. So we simply built the road to the other direction. It is faster to get on the highway there. What? Is there a problem?" Zhang Wanwan looked at the village chief in confusion.

She had carefully considered building that road. After the road was built, the villagers could also go to the main road from there. Besides, there were no houses in that direction, and generally, the elderly and children with nothing to do would not go there. After all, it was still some distance away from the densely populated areas of the village. However, it would be convenient for the villagers to go out to work.

The village chief shook his head quickly. "No problem, no problem. Repairing the road will also be good for us. I just want to ask you how much it will cost to repair the road. If possible, I want to repair the dirt road in and out of our village, so that it will be more convenient for everyone to go out in the future."

To his shame, he had never done anything so big, nor had he managed so much money in all those years as the village chief. Now that he had some money, he didn't know what to do with it. With the village's public funds in his pocket, he had to be cautious every time he spent the money, for fear that the money would be defrauded or wasted.

Zhang Wanwan thought of what Leng Ziyue said, and said calmly: "Village head, if you want to build a road, it is not difficult. I have walked the main road of the village several times. To be honest, the road really needs to be repaired. It happens that Mr. Leng has a poverty alleviation foundation under his name that can allocate a sum of money to the village to build a road. I originally planned to talk to you about this matter again after the forest on my side is opened up. Now that you come to talk about it, we can discuss it.

Roads in villages like this are usually built with hardened concrete surfaces, and the most expensive part is the labor, which is about 250 yuan per meter. If the main road is made wider, it will cost about 2 million yuan, based on a two-kilometer main road. "

When the village chief heard the two million, the muscles on his face trembled. He was very scared. Seeing him trembling, Zhang Wanwan hurriedly comforted him, "Don't worry, village chief. The money allocated by Mr. Leng's foundation this time is enough to pay for the cost, and there is even some surplus. I want to build another road leading to the main road. What do you think?"

The village chief nodded repeatedly. The money was paid by others and the villagers of Xiapu Village benefited from it. What opinion could he have?

After the village chief left, Zhang Wanwan immediately called Leng Ziyue and reported the situation to him, and then she didn't care about it anymore. It would take a long time to build a road, and Zhang Wanwan was not in a hurry. As long as the wasteland in the forest could be reclaimed in the early spring of next year, Zhang's father and Li Yongshou had already taken over the management, so she didn't have to worry about it at all.

As the end of the year was getting closer, Zhang Wanwan had to work very hard to make time to visit the Huo family in Beijing with Leng Ziyue. On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the two of them simply packed some luggage and boarded a plane to Beijing with the local specialties of Pu City.

On the way, Leng Ziyue was always worried about Zhang Wanwan's nervousness, and he would comfort her from time to time. If he said too much, Zhang Wanwan would just roll her eyes at him and say, "I think you are more nervous than me."

"Is there?" Leng Ziyue touched his face thoughtfully.

Zhang Wanwan nodded affirmatively.

After being teased by Zhang Wanwan, Leng Ziyue finally stopped mentioning it. After leaving the airport, a special car came to pick them up, and they were taken directly to the Huo family's old house.

The old house still looked familiar to her, but Zhang Wanwan didn't dare to say anything. She stood beside Leng Ziyue very obediently. When she met Mr. and Mrs. Huo, she was reserved and well-behaved, not daring to look around.

"Come and sit down quickly. You must be exhausted after coming from Pu City. I'll ask my aunt to prepare two guest rooms for you. Have a good rest. Since you are here, stay a few more days." Old Mrs. Huo said lovingly, looking at the two of them with smiling eyes.

Families like the Huo family like young people who are well-behaved. The two old people had a good first impression of Zhang Wanwan. In addition, they had heard Huo Rongwei say that it was Zhang Wanwan who had cured Leng Ziyue's health, so they liked her even more. They were not at all picky like those rich and powerful people.

Old man Huo has been the patriarch of the family for his entire life, and he never shows his joy, but he instructs Auntie to call the Huo family and ask them to come back. This shows how much he values Zhang Wanwan.

When Huo Rongwei and the others rushed back, Zhang Wanwan spotted Huo Qingyun in the crowd at a glance. She was a beautiful woman with a true temperament and a bit fierce. She met her after she married Leng Ziyue after her rebirth. At that time, she had no idea that the elders of the Huo family were trying to match them up. She felt a little embarrassed to meet her at this time in her life.

Huo Qingyun, on the other hand, looked very relaxed. When she saw Zhang Wanwan, she called her cousin affectionately, for fear that she would be remembered by the elders again.

Du Hongyan glanced at her in reproach and scolded her with a smile, "You have no manners. Call her sister first, and then you can call her cousin-in-law after they get the marriage certificate."

"It's only a matter of time anyway, I'll just shout it now and practice my mouth!" Huo Qingyun said stubbornly.

Du Hongyan has always loved this adopted daughter. She shook her head helplessly but didn't say anything else. Old Mrs. Huo didn't say anything either, obviously tacitly accepting Zhang Wanwan's identity. She had no right to speak.

The family gathered together and had a happy meal. The two elders of the Huo family were in a good mood because everyone was present today, so they followed some of the younger generations to the second floor to play chess.

Old lady Huo pulled Zhang Wanwan aside to talk, asking more about Leng Ziyue's health. Zhang Wanwan knew that the Huo family was powerful and they knew Leng Ziyue's situation very well. There was nothing to hide, so she told the old lady everything, and the old lady kept wiping away tears.

Zhang Wanwan hurriedly advised, "Grandma Huo is in much better health now. At least I haven't seen him get sick since he moved in next door to me. He has stopped taking anti-rejection drugs for a while now. The doctor also said that if he can keep it up and not get sick in a few years, he can stop taking the drugs completely. As long as he doesn't get sick again, he will live a hundred years without any problem, so you don't have to worry."

"Okay, okay," Mrs. Huo patted Zhang Wanwan's hand and looked at her with relief. "This child has a tragic fate. He went to Pu City when he was young and didn't grow up with us. Even if we wanted to take care of him, we couldn't. Now that you are by his side, I feel relieved!"

(End of this chapter)