Chapter 294
Just when Su Miao was about to persuade his father to accept the loss, Chen Kangping appeared on his Bian San motorcycle with a "bang bang bang".
"Xiao Su! What's going on?"
"Brother Chen! You came just in time..."
Su Yuanzheng walked up to him, sweating profusely, and told him what had happened.
Chen Kangping turned off the car, walked over and started negotiating with the uncle in Lianzhou dialect.
Lianzhou dialect is very similar to Mandarin, and Su Miao could understand it. It basically said that the two of them were his friends from other places, and asked the uncle to give him some face and do him some favors.
When the uncle saw that they knew locals, he didn't say much, waved his hand and rode away on his bike. When the others saw that there was no more excitement, they also dispersed.
Su Yuanzheng thanked Chen Kangping: "Brother Chen, thank you for meeting me again."
"No, no, it's my fault that I was in such a hurry that I didn't settle you down properly. My son said he would come pick me up, so I left the station in a hurry. If you don't know anyone here, it's better to take the bus."
Su Miao looked at his Bian San curiously and said, "Uncle Chen, so you have a motorcycle?"
"Hehehe! Yeah! My family has a fishing boat, and we also process seafood, which we usually supply to stores. Oh, and if you guys want to eat shredded squid or something, I can just get some for you. You can go shopping in those stores, but don't buy anything!"
Good boy! Everyone else is eager for tourists to buy more to boost the economy, but Uncle Chen is so kind that he even gives them away for free.
Su Miao was so lucky to meet such a genuine local. She had an idea in her mind. She asked, "Uncle Chen, are you busy with housework and don't have time?"
"Not really. I have hired a worker at home, and I usually don't have much to do except delivering goods. Sometimes I also run errands for others to earn some hard work fees."
Oh~ So Uncle Chen is actually a boss himself, but you can’t tell from his clothes and appearance.
He is rich because of his diligence, and frugal because of his simplicity. It is good that he has not forgotten his original intention.
Su Miao recalled that in her previous life, most people who wanted to go on a trip without having to make any arrangements would choose to join a tour group with a travel agency, but the company where she worked as a tutor had a dedicated local guide.
This tour guide is sometimes arranged by a branch or partner, and sometimes hired by the family themselves. He can lead the way and explain the route very well, and help arrange the itinerary.
"Uncle Chen, if you have time, can we hire you as our tour guide?"
Su Miao's proposal surprised both Su Yuanzheng and Chen Kangping.
Chen Kangping said in surprise, "How can I be a tour guide? Those tour guides are all eloquent, well-educated, and can fool people. I can't do that."
Su Miao was amused by his definition of a tour guide and said, "The key is to not fool us. You see, we are unfamiliar with the place and have to ask for directions everywhere. If we are not careful, we will end up in the situation just now.
If you could lead the way for us, we could save a lot of trouble. Besides, you have a motorcycle, so it would be convenient for you to take us around."
This idea really sounded good. Chen Kangping said, "As for leading the way and arranging some food, drinks and entertainment, I can really do it. You don't have to hire me. Just treat me as a friend visiting and I'll treat you all to a good time."
Su Yuanzheng said, "Brother Chen, this won't work. We can't let you waste your time and energy in vain. Besides, we can't do anything else with you. Look, we'll pay 15 yuan a day for the tour guide, and you can help us arrange an itinerary that features Zhucheng. We'll cover all the tickets and meals along the way, and we'll pay extra."
"15 yuan is too much! You can't ask for so much."
"Yes, yes. It will be convenient for you to take us anywhere on your tricycle. Doesn't filling up this car still cost money?"
After some back-and-forth discussion, Chen Kangping finally accepted their offer and quickly got into the role, leading them to the hotel:
"Come on! You guys finish registering and settling in first, so I can figure out how to arrange for you to have fun."
The decoration of the hotel is really nice. Su Yuanzheng booked a standard room and stayed for 3 days.
After he got the room card, Chen Kangping said:
"I just remembered that my sister wanted to eat seafood porridge on the way. So, you two go to the room first, put your things away and take a rest, or take a shower or something. I'll go home and ask my wife to cook seafood porridge.
All the seafood is caught by our own fishing boats, so it's the freshest. You don't have to go out and spend money. I'll be back to pick you up in 40 minutes."
After finishing his words, Chen Kangping left in a hurry. The father and daughter of the Su family looked at each other and thought, "Hmm! What a man of action!"
The hotel room was spacious and clean, with complete facilities and hot water for bathing. Su Yuan was sighing:
"Zhucheng is developing really well. I just saw a lot of new houses being built on the roadside. Everyone says Zhucheng is about to make a big leap from a small fishing village."
"Dad, Zhucheng wasn't always a small fishing village. It was prosperous in ancient times, but it has declined in recent times due to policies and social factors."
Su Yuanzheng really didn't know about this part. He nodded and said, "I see. That's such a shame. However, wasn't this place designated as a key coastal city for development a few years ago? It will get better and better in the future."
Well... it was planned, but due to the relatively backward economic and social foundation and the constraints of many factors in the investment environment, Zhucheng has not been able to break through and develop beyond the norm like other coastal cities in recent years. The real drastic changes had to wait until the development of Yintan in 1990.
Zhucheng has a unique geographical location. It is located at the southern end of Guangxi Province and the northeastern coast of Beibu Gulf. It borders Guangdong Province to the east and faces Hainan Province across the sea to the south. It is the frontier connecting the two separated people in Guangxi Province and even the southwest region.
In addition, it is one of the earliest starting ports of the historical Maritime Silk Road, rich in pearls, and is the famous hometown of South Pearls.
It once shone brightly in history. During the Qing Dynasty, harbors, government offices, foreign companies, shops, hospitals, schools, churches, etc. were built here. Unfortunately, the turbulent times made the pearl finally covered with dust.
After liberation, for a long period of time, Zhucheng's affiliation experienced three twists and turns between Guangxi and Guangdong.
The level of division also went through "three ups and three downs". It was a provincial city just after liberation, downgraded to a county-level city in 1953, downgraded to a people's commune in 1958, restored to a county-level city in 1964, and restored to a prefecture-level city in 1983.
Several changes in the administrative system have directly restricted the development and construction of Zhucheng and the growth of productivity.
It was not until the reform and opening up that it was approved by the State Council in 1982 to become a city open to tourism.
In April 1984, Fangchenggang as a whole was designated by the State Council as one of the 14 coastal cities to be further opened to the outside world.
Only then did a new wave of development opportunities come, however...
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