After Lao Yuantou left, only Chen Changyuan and An Caicai were left on the ridge of the field.
A breeze blew by, bringing with it the fragrance of golden thread grass and also blowing away the slight awkwardness between the two.
An Caicai retracted her hand, smoothed her hair that was messed up by the wind, and said softly, "Changyuan, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You must seize it."
Chen Changyuan nodded heavily. "I know this opportunity is crucial for both me and Qingshui Village. I will definitely go all out to make the medicinal material base bigger and stronger!"
An Caicai looked at the light flashing in his eyes, her heart full of anticipation.
She knew that Chen Changyuan was not a man who was content with the status quo, and he had greater ambitions and ideals in his heart.
In the next few days, Chen Changyuan was busy as if he was wound up.
He called a meeting of the workers at the medicinal materials base, announced the news that the province was going to build a Chinese medicinal materials processing base, and assigned new tasks.
When the workers heard the news, they were very excited and full of energy.
After arranging the matters at the base, Chen Changyuan rushed to the county town without stopping and found Zhang Qinghai from the county pharmaceutical company.
"Director Zhang, thanks to your help, I have the opportunity to participate in this project."
Chen Changyuan said sincerely.
Zhang Qinghai waved his hand. "Changyuan, you're too polite. The province chose Qingshui Village largely because of your successful experience in growing golden thread grass. Ultimately, it's all about your own abilities."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two began to discuss the specific details of future cooperation.
Zhang Qinghai told Chen Changyuan that the provincial leader in charge of medicine would soon come to Qingshui Village for inspection and asked him to make preparations in advance.
Chen Changyuan realized that this was a rare opportunity. If he could leave a good impression on the provincial leaders, he would be able to obtain more support and resources.
He decided to expand the scale of the medicinal materials base to lay a solid foundation for future development.
After returning to Qingshui Village, Chen Changyuan found Mr. Wei.
"Mr. Wei, I want to expand the scale of my medicinal material base and need some funds. I wonder if you can..."
Mr. Wei smiled heartily. "In the long run, just tell me how much you need."
Chen Changyuan was grateful and told Mr. Wei his plan and the amount of funds he needed.
After hearing this, Mr. Wei agreed to Chen Changyuan's request without saying a word.
After the funds were in place, Chen Changyuan immediately set about acquiring several pieces of idle land in the village.
When some villagers heard that Chen Changyuan wanted to expand the medicinal materials base, they expressed their support and were willing to transfer their land to him at a lower price.
Watching the base expand day by day, Chen Changyuan felt filled with a sense of accomplishment.
He knew that this was not only his personal success, but also the hope of the entire Qingshui Village.
An Caicai also volunteered to use her previous experience in business management learned in London to help Chen Changyuan improve the base's various systems and prepare for the upcoming inspection by provincial leaders.
The two work in perfect harmony and often work overtime together until late at night.
Under the dim light, the two were so close that they could feel each other's breathing and heartbeat.
One night, Chen Changyuan and An Caicai finished organizing the documents and prepared to leave the office.
"Cai Cai, thank you for your hard work today."
Chen Changyuan looked at An Caicai's slightly tired face and said with concern.
An Caicai rubbed her eyes and smiled, "It's okay, I don't feel tired at all working with you."
Chen Changyuan looked into her clear eyes and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
He couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke her cheek.
An Caicai's cheeks instantly became hot. She raised her head and stared at Chen Changyuan blankly.
Chen Changyuan's eyes were gentle and affectionate, as if to melt her.
Their eyes met, and the air was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.
At this moment, a sudden phone ring broke the delicate atmosphere.
Chen Changyuan withdrew his hand awkwardly and picked up the phone.
It was Zhang Qinghai from the county pharmaceutical company calling, his tone anxious: "Changyuan, the provincial leader's schedule has been moved up, and he'll arrive tomorrow! How are your preparations going?"
This sudden news made Chen Changyuan's heart tighten. "What? Tomorrow? So sudden?"
"Yes, I just received the notice too. You should hurry up and prepare! This inspection is very important, and nothing can go wrong!"
Zhang Qinghai reminded.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Changyuan immediately told An Caicai the news.
The two ignored their previous ambiguity and immediately plunged into the intense preparations.
"Looks like we'll be staying up all night tonight."
Chen Changyuan smiled bitterly.
An Caicai also put away her previous shyness and said seriously: "It's okay, let's work hard together!"
Chen Changyuan summoned all the employees of the base to organize the materials and arrange the venue overnight.
He arranged for people to repaint the office building and trim the flowers, plants and trees in the base, striving to leave a clean and tidy impression on the provincial leaders.
An Caicai is responsible for organizing the data and information of the medicinal materials base and making it into a beautiful PPT so that she can report to her superiors tomorrow.
The two of them divided the work and worked together, keeping themselves busy.
It was not until the next morning, when the sky in the east was turning pale, that they finally completed all the preparations.
The next morning, the provincial leaders and their entourage arrived at Qingshui Village on time.
Chen Changyuan and An Caicai led the base staff to greet them early at the village entrance.
Seeing the huge convoy approaching, Chen Changyuan took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm.
As soon as the provincial leader got out of the car, he walked straight towards Chen Changyuan and shook hands with him cordially.
"You must be Comrade Chen Changyuan, right? I've heard of you for a long time!"
Chen Changyuan smiled modestly and said, "Thank you for the compliment, leader. I just did what I could."
Accompanied by Chen Changyuan and An Caicai, the provincial leaders visited the planting area, processing workshop and laboratory of the medicinal materials base.
Chen Changyuan responded calmly and gave a detailed introduction to the base's development history, planting techniques and future plans.
He focused on introducing the planting results of golden thread grass and demonstrated the golden thread grass extraction technology independently developed by the base.
Provincial leaders expressed their appreciation for the scale and management level of the base, and were particularly impressed by the results of golden thread grass cultivation, nodding their heads frequently.
"I didn't expect that in such a remote mountain village, there would be such a modern medicinal material base. It's really impressive!"
A leader sighed.
After the inspection, the provincial leaders decided on the spot to make Qingshui Village a key support base for Chinese medicinal materials processing, and promised to provide corresponding policy and financial support.
This good news made Chen Changyuan and An Caicai ecstatic. Their years of hard work were finally recognized.
After seeing off the provincial leaders, Chen Changyuan and An Caicai hugged each other excitedly.
“We did it!”
An Caicai's eyes were moist.
Chen Changyuan hugged her tightly, his heart filled with joy and gratitude.
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