Chapter 986: District Chief or Mayor
While the Zeng family was still talking, the bustle in front of the grocery store had quietly returned to normal.
A half-hour news broadcast began on the big TV, but no old men or women came to watch.
People gathered around Uncle Li and several other uncles who were close to Zeng Wangcai, asking them about the establishment of a special zone on Wangye Island.
At the entrance of the alley, Lin Huyang walked in holding the hand of a little girl of seven or eight years old. Beside him was Huang Liang, who was walking with a limp.
"Yangzi, this time you have to help me plead with Xiuzhi. You can't leave me behind!" Huang Liang, whose hair is two-thirds white, put his hands in his pockets. Although walking is tiring, he still has a nonchalant attitude.
"I'm asking for your help? Who's asking for my help?" Lin Huyang said with a wry smile, "Do you know how long I haven't been out to sea?"
"We are the same. Big brother doesn't talk about second brother. We will work together this time to convince Xiuzhi that I will not go to sea. I just want to go to Wangye Island. I must participate in the satellite project."
"Fuck, I want to be a captain..."
The little girl looked up, craned her neck and asked, "Dad, were you really a pirate captain?"
"Hey girl, it's not Daddy who's bragging to you..."
Huang Liang watched the interaction between the father and daughter and felt envious for a moment, but then he shook his head to drive away the envy.
The two brothers have been excluded by Zeng Wangcai from all matters related to Wangye Island and are not allowed to interfere in any overseas affairs.
This matter has to start with Lin Huyang. Lin Huyang has been out having fun and his family has completely ignored him. Zeng Wangcai has to look after him. If Zeng Wangcai is not at home, Zhang Xiuzhi will visit him every now and then.
Several years later, Lin Huyang's mother passed away in an accident. Lin Huyang was at sea at the time and couldn't make it back, so he missed it.
Zeng Wangcai couldn't sleep for several nights because of guilt. He thought that he couldn't let his brother have fun outside as he pleased, so he discussed with Lin Huyang's father and decided to find a wife for Lin Huyang.
Of course Lin Haitao wished his son was around, but he was too embarrassed to say it before.
So Zeng Wangcai, who knew his brothers well, acted as the matchmaker and personally checked. He found a bunch of photos for Lin Huyang and let Lin Huyang find a girl himself.
After dealing with Lin Huyang, Zeng Wangcai later went on to marry Huang Liang, the educated youth girl whom he had secretly liked for many years.
Once the two brothers got married, they were completely separated from their previous lives, especially Lin Huyang, who was not allowed to take any steps. Zeng Wangcai allowed him to choose from all the companies and do whatever he wanted, or he could go to a government agency.
But Lin Huyang didn't want to go anywhere. After being depressed for a while, he had a daughter. He had no choice but to go to Huayao Logistics Department to work as a minor official with a leisurely life.
Huang Liang had no children after he got married because his health was very poor. Because he was still doing research, he spent much more time at the automobile factory's research institute than at home.
This time, after talking on the phone with Zeng Wangcai, he learned that the large-scale construction of Wangye Island was finally about to begin. The two of them came to Caishen Lane at the same time, wanting to make a comeback.
"Alright, alright, stop talking. We are both the same. We must form a united front. And your leg, your body. If you don't fix this, I don't think you will be able to leave the mountain. After all, I gave birth to a daughter..." Lin Huyang glanced at Huang Liang's inconvenient leg.
This is not to open up old wounds; this has long ceased to exist between them as brothers.
"It's not going to get better!" Huang Liang smiled bitterly. "We have to think of a way, otherwise it's useless to beg like this. I'm thinking that we might as well move to Wangye Island and become the first batch of local residents. Your father is in the old city, and he always misses your mother when he sees her things. Do you want to consider taking him to a different environment?
"There's no problem with our family. I've already agreed with my family that it's okay for the whole family to move. There's no need to be reluctant about it anyway."
"So you've already thought about it?" Lin Huyang was overjoyed when he heard about the move. "Our old man is easy to talk to. As long as we let him sell meat, he will definitely be happy. There is also a living area on Wangye Island. We can build a shop for him to make use of his remaining energy..."
The two hit it off immediately, discussed the move, and quickened their pace. On the way, Lin Huyang was still talking to his daughter about how it would be like to live on an island. Naturally, his daughter was very happy.
Arriving at the door of the grocery store, Lin Huyang took out a cigarette and walked over: "Uncles, come and have a cigarette, what are you talking about so happily?"
"Yangzi is here!" Uncle Li took the cigarette, and there seemed to be anger on his face. He pulled Lin Huyang and said, "Yangzi, you have seen the world. Tell me, who is more important as the district mayor or the mayor?"
It turned out that a few old comrades were chatting happily just now, and Uncle Li mentioned that the superiors asked Zhang Xiuzhi to be the district head.
So some people asked, how high is the position of district chief? Is it very low, much lower than the mayor...
Once this topic was opened, it actually became a point of contention among the old comrades. Even when Lin Huyang and the others came over, no conclusion had been reached yet.
"District head? What district head? I've never heard of him!" Lin Huyang was confused. "You said Xiuzhi is going to be the district head of Wangye Island?"
"That's right, just tell me, who is more important, the district chief or the mayor?"
"Old man, this is not the way to talk about it. Wangye Island is a special district, not Chaoyang District. It is configured at the provincial level. The district chief is as important as the provincial governor."
"What? Governor..."
Well, after much arguing, a governor emerged.
Since the time when Caishen Lane was not yet renamed, when has such a high-ranking official ever emerged from here?
Lin Huyang smoked a cigarette and didn't talk about this topic anymore. He took his daughter into the yard and just happened to see old man Liu Yong and the other three coming out after they finished talking about the matter.
After saying hello and seeing the three old men off with Zhang Xiuzhi, Lin Huyang and his companion came back and saw the little girl talking to her grandmother.
"Lili, come here, don't tire out grandma!" Pulling her daughter over, Lin Huyang knelt down and kowtowed, "Grandma, it's been a while since we last met. Yangzi kowtows to you. I, your second grandson, have a hard life, squatting in the warehouse every day. Please talk to your eldest grandson's wife and ask her to find a new job for you, your second grandson..."
"Damn it, we agreed to act together, and you're the one who's trying to sneak up on us, right?" Huang Liang was overtaken and got furious. He had difficulty walking and didn't think of asking the old lady for mercy, so he was a step slow.
"You are already a mother, yet you are still so shameless." Zhang Xiuzhi came over and pulled Lin Huyang, "It's no use telling anyone about this. I forgot to tell you, grandma's hearing has been very bad recently. What you just said was in vain, and your head was knocked in vain."
"Xiuzhi, what you said is not right. How can it be in vain if you kowtow to grandma?" Lin Huyang stood up and whispered a few words into grandma's ear to make her happy. Then they took her into the house together.
After coming out, Lin Huyang smoked silently, Huang Liang's white hair fluttered, and both of them were silent.
Zhang Xiuzhi had no choice but to say angrily, "Don't make a scene here, just talk to him yourself. If he agrees, I have no objection!"
"Tell him? If that makes sense, why would we look for you?" Lin Huyang threw away his cigarette butt and smiled flatteringly, "Xiuzhi, this time I'm talking about a big thing. Listen to me and I'll tell you slowly. It's said that brothers fight together to fight tigers, and fathers and sons fight together in battle. Wangcai is going back to Wangye Island to deal with the Japs. He will send a Japs to the Japs Island. This matter cannot be done without a trustworthy person, and I'm just the right person..."
This is about the big thing that Zeng Wangcai is about to start, dealing with the Japanese on the island.
On his way back from the escort mission, he received a notice saying that the Japanese had been in a state of depression for a while after their defeat, and recently they suddenly wanted to take back the surviving Japanese on the island.
Zeng Wangcai was too busy to handle everything, so he talked about this matter with Lin Huyang on the phone, and Lin Huyang seized the opportunity.