After a slight hesitation, Li Xiuyuan still felt he should pretend not to know. Although he didn't know why Qi Weihua had taken the initiative to call him, it was obvious that Qi Weihua had only been in the village for a short time, and it seemed inappropriate for him to know so soon.
When the phone rang four times, Li Xiuyuan answered: "Minister Wei Hua."
Li Xiuyuan didn't call him "Minister Qi" but instead called him "Minister Wei Hua," which sounded more friendly.
"Mayor Li, I heard you've been working overtime in Meilin Village even during your holiday?" Qi Weihua's tone was cheerful and slightly amused on the phone.
"That's where the Meilin Village project is nearing completion. I wouldn't feel at ease if I didn't come and keep an eye on it. Minister Wei Hua, do you have any instructions?" Li Xiuyuan asked with a smile.
"I wouldn't dare accept such an instruction, Mayor Li. I have a comrade-in-arms from Meilin Village. I came to visit him today because I'm on leave. I happened to hear that Mayor Li is here as well. If you're not too busy, I'd like to come and sit with you for a while," Qi Weihua said directly.
“Great, welcome. I’m at the village committee now. Can you find me, Minister Wei Hua? Or where are you? I’ll come pick you up.” Li Xiuyuan said with a smile.
“I can find it. I’ve been here a few times. I’m coming now.”
After hanging up the phone, Li Xiuyuan wondered what Qi Weihua wanted to talk to him about, but he couldn't quite figure out what Qi Weihua was thinking. Ten minutes later, Qi Weihua appeared at the door of Li Xiuyuan's office.
"Minister Weihua, welcome, welcome! Please have a seat. Let me make you some tea. These are simple accommodations, please don't mind, Minister Weihua." Li Xiuyuan was very enthusiastic when he saw Qi Weihua.
Qi Weihua did not sit down immediately. He looked around at Li Xiuyuan's office environment and said slowly, "Mayor Li is too kind. What's there to mind? My family is also from the countryside. Besides, I'm just here to sit for a while. Mayor Li works here every day and doesn't find it simple. If I mind, what kind of person would I be?"
Qi Weihua spoke from the heart, and his gaze toward Li Xiuyuan held a hint of agreement. A secondhand desk and a few chairs—that was the office.
The conditions in the town aren't exactly great, but they're definitely much better than here. Yet Li Xiuyuan is always able to work here, and his work ethic is impeccable.
Li Xiuyuan exchanged pleasantries with Qi Weihua, but Qi Weihua showed no interest in drinking water. After sitting for a while, he suggested visiting the village committee, which Li Xiuyuan readily agreed to, and he took Qi Weihua on a tour.
During the visit to the teachers' dormitory, Qi Weihua was somewhat moved. Li Xiuyuan had really done a lot. He had heard Hou Peng mention the matter of allocating resources to Meilin Village Primary School when they had dinner together.
After all, he would be receiving 20,000 yuan every year, and Hou Peng was very distressed about it.
The fact that the beautiful teachers' dormitories are now waiting to welcome their new owners shows that Li Xiuyuan has truly put in the effort for this matter, rather than just using it as an excuse to take the money and then squander it all on food and drink or pocket it himself.
“Actually, I should have gone to greet Minister Wei Hua when he called, but I was dealing with two former teachers’ matters, so I didn’t leave,” Li Xiuyuan said, using the visit to the teachers’ dormitory as an excuse to start a conversation.
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