The next day, the auditorium of the government housing estate was packed with guests and bustling with activity. All the prominent figures in Suzhou were there.
Except for his old subordinates, Xiao Qingyang did not notify anyone else, but his prestige was so high that many people wanted to have a drink at the wedding.
Everyone who comes is a guest, and Xiao Qingyang's family welcomes them with a smile and does not treat them differently.
Those old leadership teams who had followed Xiao Qingyang for many years also suffered eight years of hardships during Xiao Qingyang's demotion. This time when they took charge of the work again, they became more mature and steady.
After the rectification movement, the new cadres who filled the vacancies were all full of vigor and enthusiasm.
They are of different ages and personalities, but they all exude righteousness from the inside out.
"Mayor Xiao, this is the temperament that a leading cadre should have. Before you came, I presided over the work in Sucheng for a period of time.
The sight of all those fawning faces makes me feel sick.
If I hadn't wanted to leave them to you, I would have taken them down long ago."
At the main table, Liu Hang looked at the current state of the cadres and felt quite pleased.
"Vice Governor Liu, I, Xiao, will remember your kindness. Come, let me offer a toast to you."
Regardless of whether Liu Hang did this to make friends with his eldest grandson, Xiao Qingyang was full of gratitude.
Including this time's full moon banquet for his grandson, Liu Hang informed several days in advance and asked them to be notified when the time came so that he could come to attend the wedding.
He is the vice governor and is from Beijing. What kind of wine has he not tasted?
If someone is not arrogant at all and you are deliberately trying to make friends with him, you cannot pretend to be ignorant while knowing the truth.
After the full moon banquet, all the guests were sent away, and Yang Baiyi also expressed his plan to go to Luoshui City.
"That's perfect, I want to go with you to see the place where my eldest grandson grew up.
Lao Xiao, can you leave now? If you can’t, go next time you have the chance.”
Mu Xue quickly asked Xiao Qingyang.
"Now that work is on track, everyone in the position is down-to-earth and hardworking, so there is no problem with going on a long trip.
But my grandson is still young, can Fengying handle it all by herself?"
Xiao Qingyang also wanted to visit Luoshui City, but it was not appropriate to leave his daughter-in-law and grandson at home.
Zhou Fengying married Xiao's son when the family was in poverty. Although he is now the mayor again and enjoys great glory, he still does not look down on this determined girl.
"Dad, I also want to go back and see my grandparents, tell them that I'm doing well, married and have children, and ask them not to worry.
When Junyi grows up, I will have to go to work, and it will be even more difficult for him to go back to see his grandparents."
Zhou Fengying's grandparents lived with her second uncle. When she was a child, her grandparents were the only place where she could feel the love of family.
If her parents had not separated and lived alone, Zhou Fengying would have had a better life if she had still lived with her grandparents.
"Grandson, Jun Yi is so young, can he bear it on the road?"
The daughter-in-law's request was reasonable, but Muxue was worried that her grandson would suffer on the road.
Fortunately, my eldest grandson is a doctor, so I should listen to the opinions of professionals.
"Grandma, we'll go in the soft sleeper car. The berth is no different from the bed at home, so you don't have to worry too much about it.
Besides, there are so many of us here, we can each take turns hugging him for a while, and we can't let Jun Yi suffer any injustice, right?"
"My eldest grandson is right. Grandma is also worried because of her concern."
"Lao Xiao, then you arrange your work tomorrow, and we will go to Luoshui City together the day after tomorrow."
There is no need to worry about Yang Xiaoxiao's studies. The little girl is naturally smart and has already learned all the knowledge in elementary school.
The reason why she goes to school every day now is just to let her interact with more children.
The next day, Xiao Qingyang went to the government agency to arrange work. Mu Xue's internal retirement was already going through the process, so he just had to go to the agency and tell them.
In the afternoon, Xia Dong brought two sleeper tickets for the soft sleeper car.
Early in the morning of the third day, the family appeared at Sucheng Railway Station and boarded the train to Luoshui City.
Mayor Xiao and his family were traveling by train. The conductor and all the train crew were on high alert, fearing that Mayor Xiao would be dissatisfied.
Two train attendants were on standby outside the soft sleeper car, awaiting orders at any time. They stood guard between the soft sleeper car and the hard sleeper car, determined not to let anyone in so as not to disturb Mayor Xiao and his family's rest.
"We should avoid taking public transportation in the future. This has caused a lot of trouble and distress to our colleagues in the railway department."
Xiao Qingyang felt embarrassed by the train attendant's meticulous service.
Yang Baiyi smiled and said nothing.
There is still a big difference between today's cadres and cadres in the future.
In later generations, wherever a leader visits or inspects, the entire city’s police force will be mobilized to carry out security tasks. If that is not enough, they may have to borrow from neighboring cities.
Traffic control is implemented at every intersection, even if it means causing traffic paralysis.
None of them felt embarrassed. Grandpa just felt that he was causing trouble to others because it increased the workload of a few train attendants.
Xiao Junyi was just one month old and fell asleep on the train. Zhou Fengying put him on the berth and sat down next to him.
Maybe because there was a familiar smell around him, the little guy slept very soundly.
Yang Xiaoxiao leaned against the car window, watching the scenery receding.
"Sister Wanru, when we get to Luoshui City, can I go play with Yuan Hua?"
The little girl is nostalgic and still remembers her friends in Luoshui City.
"Yuan Hua? Oh! Of course!"
The little girl's words made Lin Wanru stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that Yuan Hua was Yuan Ying's younger brother and her brother's brother-in-law.
In order not to affect other people's meals, the family chose to eat in the carriage again this time.
When Yang Baiyi and Xiao Fuxing took their lunch boxes to heat up the food, the flight attendant waiting outside the door quickly took it, heated it up and brought it back. The chef also specially made a winter melon and dried shrimp soup for Mayor Xiao's family.
Sucheng is not far from Luoshui City, a total of twenty hours' drive. It was still dark when we arrived in Luoshui City.
"Comrade, have we arrived at our destination?"
Yang Baiyi clearly heard the reminder on the broadcast, but no attendant came to ask them to get off the train. So Yang Baiyi walked out of the carriage and saw that the attendant was still waiting there.
"Shh! Keep your voice down and don't disturb Mayor Xiao's rest."
"Comrade, it's almost dawn. It would be too much trouble to go to the guesthouse. This train won't return until this morning. Let Mayor Xiao rest in the carriage."
The two flight attendants looked nervous, afraid that Yang Baiyi would wake up their Mayor Xiao.
"Okay, thank you then."
Yang Baiyi was made nervous by the two of them and tiptoed back to the carriage.
"Grandson, have we arrived yet?"
The noise outside the car still woke Xiao Qingyang up.
"Grandpa, the train doesn't return until this morning, let's just rest in the carriage!"
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