The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 446 - 417 Genuine Achievements_1

Chapter 446: Chapter 417 Genuine Achievements_1

The house was suddenly filled with so many people that Third Grandma Qi began to worry about where to put them all.

Seeing this, He Tiantian suggested, "Grandma, let’s move the odds and ends in the storage room to the woodshed in the backyard. That way, we can free up two rooms for Zhenghan and the bodyguards. The room on the east side of the main house is Uncle’s, we can leave that for Uncle and Aunt Anna. Zhengmin can stay with you in a room, Grandma, and Grandma Lan can stay with me. It will be a bit tight, but it should be enough."

"But there are no beds in the woodshed!" Third Grandma Qi fretted. With so many people arriving at once, they simply didn’t have the space.

"It’s fine, I’ll go and borrow some from Secretary Qi’s house," He Tiantian said. "The Village Chief’s son and daughter are both away, leaving two big beds at their house empty."

"Well, that could work," Third Grandma Qi nodded. "It’s still early, so let’s hurry and tidy up."

He Jingyu helped with the tidying while Wang Shuping and He Tiantian went to the kitchen to cook.

Anna offered to help, but she didn’t have a clue about how to use the rural stove, so He Tiantian sent her away.

In the kitchen, only Wang Shuping and He Tiantian were left.

"Tiantian, you’ve grown taller and even gained some weight since you left," Wang Shuping said delightedly, a sign that her daughter hadn’t been mistreated!

"I have grown taller and put on weight," He Tiantian admitted. "There’s so much to eat over there that of course I would put on weight."

"Hehe, is it better over there?" asked Wang Shuping curiously. They had been closed off for so long that their understanding of the outside world depended mostly on the radio, but even that information was filtered and didn’t fully represent the situation abroad.

"Well, how should I put it?" He Tiantian pondered for a moment before continuing, "The material and cultural life in the United States is rich. But since your home is here, I still believe the best place to be is where your parents are."

A look of envy washed over Uncle Wang’s face as he heard his daughter’s words, making him even happier.

"Always the sweet talker," joked Wang Shuping. "In fact, your father and I have been considering, talking about it in private, that if possible, we’d like you to study abroad."

"That’s not an option," He Tiantian objected. "Going abroad to study means not being able to come back all year round. Not to mention the long journey, the political tensions would keep me away."

"Yes, if you went to study abroad, your future with Huo Yingjie would be a matter of uncertainty. His job nature would demand that his partner passes a strict political vetting process," Wang Shuping sighed. "But it always seems like a waste to just stay in the countryside."

"It’s okay, I can study on my own," He Tiantian said with a smile.

"Well, that’s the only option we have," Wang Shuping admitted, aware that she and her husband had received a complete education, while her daughter had only finished middle school.

Alas, at an age as tender as a budding flower, it’s time to be in school, greedily absorbing all sorts of knowledge to enrich oneself, not toiling all day, face to the earth and back to the sky.

The value of the young isn’t merely in manual labor, but in learning step by step the knowledge of ancestors to form one’s own cognitive abilities and creative thinking.

"Mum, let’s not talk about this now. Let’s hurry up and cook," He Tiantian suggested, "With all this smoke in the room, it’s better not to talk."

Hehe," Wang Shuping chuckled.

While the atmosphere at home was quite pleasant, things were even more lively at the village party branch.

Qi Shuming brought over two baskets of peaches, which Zhao Dajiao quickly had someone wash and arrange in two basins to be brought up.

"Esteemed leaders, these are the results of our village responding to the city’s policy. With the support of two experts, we launched a peach orchard experimental field. This year, several dozen peach trees bore fruit. Please taste them and see what you think," he said.

Secretary Ma was taken aback, extremely pleased. They had been responding to the provincial policy, but no one had expected to see results so soon.

"Good, the work at Qijia Village is in place, and the two experts have been very outstanding and diligent. Speaking of which, where are the two experts?" Secretary Ma inquired, wanting to get the specifics.

Qi Dazhu looked at Qi Shuming.

Understanding the situation, Qi Shuming said, "Reporting back to the leaders, Expert He has gone home. I’ll call him over now."

"Shuming, go quickly," Qi Dazhu said. "Our Peach Orchard, it owes so much to the two experts. Here, try this peach first."

"Alright, let’s all try it," Ma Zijian said, taking a bite of the beautifully colored peach in his hand.

Seeing Ma Zijian with the peach, everyone reached out to take one.

After eating the peaches, the sweet and fragrant taste filled their mouths.

"Comrade Qi, this peach is fantastic!" Secretary Ma exclaimed, giving a thumbs up. "I’ve never tasted a peach so delicious!"

"Indeed!" everyone said, and it wasn’t just to echo Secretary Ma; the peaches genuinely tasted great.

County Chief Niu, seeing everyone’s praise, could finally relax.

The peach was a top-quality new variety, not only fetching a good price but also bringing many benefits to Qijia Village, at the very least, the matter of road construction could now be settled.

The county had annual road construction quotas, but which segment to repair was not without consideration; it had to benefit the entire Taoyuan County.

Now that the peaches of Qijia Village had caught the eye of city leaders, and become a political achievement from top to bottom, securing further road improvements would certainly pass.

At this time, Qi Shuming reached Third Grandma Qi’s home.

"Shuming, why have you come?" Third Grandma Qi asked, as with so many leaders around, Qi Shuming should have been busy attending to them.

Qi Shuming smirked and replied, "Third Aunt, the leaders have tasted the peaches and want to see Brother He and Sister Wang, asking about the peach business."

He Jingyu had just been thinking about seeing his mother and had forgotten about the leaders.

"Okay, I’ll go with you. Shuping won’t come; she has to cook at home," said He Jingyu. His wife was very introverted and disliked such scenes, so it was just as well that she didn’t go.

Besides, there were many chores at home, and they were too busy!

He Jingyu followed Qi Shuming to the village party branch.

Seeing He Jingyu arrive, Ma Zijian quickly stood up, walked briskly over, extended both hands, and shook He Jingyu’s hand, saying, "Expert He, you’ve worked hard."

"It’s not hard work; we are serving the people," He Jingyu replied. Their presence was meant to support the agricultural side industries of Huai City, while also keeping them away from the troubles of Nan City.

Seeing how modest He Jingyu was, Ma Zijian felt quite pleased and got a better impression of him, asking, "Expert He, can you introduce me to this peach? These peaches are so good; we must report them to the province as soon as possible."

"Certainly," laughed He Jingyu. The more the leaders valued them, the greater the credit he and his wife would receive, truly contributing to the support of local agricultural businesses and justifying the salary and subsidies from the city.

"This way please, Expert He," Secretary Ma said, leading the expert to the center to facilitate He Jingyu’s introduction.

Descendants from Country M returning to their ancestral homeland was a political mission from above, not their credit.

But this peach tree project was indeed a solid political achievement!

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