132: Chapter 132 A Crowd of People Sees Them Off

Qin Chuan was stunned.

"Why are you crying?"

He hurriedly comforted her, "Xie Xiaoyu, I will come back to see everyone often. If you have time, you can also come to Jianning City to visit. It's not far, just two or three hours away, and there is a direct train."

After much comforting, Xie Xiaoyu finally stopped crying.

"Leader, then I will come to Jianning City to see you, and you must treat me to a big meal. Besides, you must also come back to Sanjiang County to see us often, okay?"

Qin Chuan readily agreed, "Okay, no problem."

"Then let's pinky swear." Xie Xiaoyu extended her fair and delicate finger.

Qin Chuan was stunned again. He hadn't expected such a cute side of Xie Xiaoyu. He couldn't help but smile, extended his finger, and pinky swore with her.

"Pinky swear, a hundred years no change, whoever breaks it is a little puppy."

After the pinky swear, Xie Xiaoyu finally broke into a smile through her tears.

Qin Chuan decided to leave Sanjiang County early tomorrow morning without disturbing anyone, only telling a few people like County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong and Ma Zhengnan about this.

Everything that needed to be packed was packed; a single suitcase held it all. Everything that needed to be handed over was handed over, so he could leave with peace of mind.

Throughout the night, Qin Chuan slept quite soundly.

The next morning, he was woken up by the commotion outside. He couldn't help but wonder, "What's going on? It's so noisy outside, and there even seems to be the sound of gongs and drums. Could someone be holding a wedding?"

He didn't think much of it, got up, washed up, and looked in the mirror. Everything was fine, and he looked quite energetic.

He picked up his phone and called Chen Haisheng first.

"Haisheng, I'm ready on my end. Let's set off a bit earlier."

"Leader, the car is already at the gate of the County Party Committee Guest House, but..."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Leader, you'd better come down first. You'll know when you see it."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Chuan went downstairs. After walking out of the County Party Committee Guest House, he was stunned and froze in place.

It was so lively outside!

There were not only gongs and drums teams, dragon and lion dance teams, yangge dance teams, and so on, but also many familiar faces. Needless to say, there was the entire County Party Committee leadership team led by County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong, as well as the entire Dahe Township leadership team led by Ma Zhengnan.

In addition, many people from Dahe Township had come, including ordinary commoners, as well as directors and branch secretaries from various villages.

Even Principal Yang Qi had brought dozens of teachers and hundreds of students in school uniforms, and every student had specially tied on a red scarf!

"Salute!"

Hundreds of teachers and students moved in perfect unison, saluting Qin Chuan in unison.

Instantly, Qin Chuan's eyes became a little moist.

What virtue or ability did he possess to deserve such a grand farewell from everyone, to the point that even the students from the Central School had come!

A Young Pioneer wearing a captain's armband trotted up to Qin Chuan, first gave a Young Pioneer salute, and then tied a bright red scarf around Qin Chuan's neck.

"Secretary Qin, we don't want you to leave."

This Young Pioneer's eyes were full of tears.

Qin Chuan controlled his emotions and gently patted his shoulder, "Study hard and strive to become a person useful to society."

"Mm, I will definitely study hard. When I grow up, I want to become an amazing person like Secretary Qin."

County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong walked over with the entire leadership team, "Comrade Qin Chuan, everyone is reluctant to see you go and came spontaneously to see you off. I couldn't stop them even if I wanted to."

"Thank you everyone, I've taken up your time." Qin Chuan thanked everyone, even bowing to them.

"Secretary Qin, come home often!"

"Secretary Qin, we will not forget you, Dahe Township will not forget you!"

"Secretary Qin..."

Hearing these words, Qin Chuan was moved, and his eyes almost became moist again.

Waving at everyone, Qin Chuan got into the car, ready to leave.

Someone shouted loudly, "Set off the cannons, send off Qin Chuan!"

The crackling of firecrackers started first, followed by the earth-shaking sound of cannons, and the yangge dance team, dragon and lion dance team, and gongs and drums team all started playing!

The atmosphere at the scene was unprecedentedly enthusiastic!

The car slowly drove away, and Secretary Qin Chuan rolled down the car window, continuously waving to the crowd seeing him off.

Today, thousands of people saw him off!

The streets were empty as everyone came out to watch!

For the two or three-kilometer journey, the car took a full thirty or forty minutes to travel, and only when it got on the highway did the speed pick up.

Looking through the car window at the increasingly distant Sanjiang County seat, and then at the direction of Dahe Township, to be honest, Qin Chuan felt a deep sense of reluctance in his heart.

Chen Haisheng drove attentively, though in reality, his heart had not been calm at all.

To be a leader and reach the level of Secretary Qin Chuan, there was probably no second person. Chen Haisheng secretly and firmly thought, "Such a good leader, I will follow him for the rest of my life."

The car got off the highway and drove into the provincial capital. Only then did Qin Chuan's mood gradually calm down. He picked up his phone and sent a text message to Zhu Qingxi.

"Qingxi, I'm back in the provincial capital."

"Really? That's great."

Zhu Qingxi replied almost instantly, probably because she had been waiting for Qin Chuan's text message. In the few days they had been apart, she felt as if it had been months. Every night when she slept, her mind was full of the image of Qin Chuan.

Soon, Qin Chuan's phone rang. Zhu Qingxi had called, and the two chatted for a while on the phone.

Qin Chuan said, "Haisheng, go to Handong University."

After returning to the provincial capital, Qin Chuan stayed for a few days, basically spending every day with Zhu Qingxi. He spent less time with his parents. Needless to say, Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong was very busy, and Luo Rong was slightly better, but she also had work.

On the fourth day, Zhu Qingxi told Qin Chuan that her father invited him to dinner and wanted to have a chat with him.

This was a family dinner. Zhu Qingxi's mother, Yang Qin, personally cooked and prepared a big table of delicious and sumptuous dishes, and Vice Governor Zhu Shihua personally opened a bottle of moutai.

"Little Qin, come, let's have a couple of drinks."

Originally, he thought Vice Governor Zhu might talk about some things between him and Zhu Qingxi, but he didn't; instead, he talked about work.

"Little Qin, when are you going to report to Jianning City?"

Qin Chuan replied, "Uncle Zhu, I will go to the Organization Department of Jianning City to report the day after tomorrow morning. As for when I will officially take office, I will listen to the arrangements of the Organization Department of Jianning City."

"Reporting the day after tomorrow, there is plenty of time then," Vice Governor Zhu Shihua said. "After you arrive in Jianning City, you can go visit Secretary Yu Zhikun; he is my person."

Secretary Yu Zhikun was the Municipal Party Committee Secretary of Jianning City, the top leader.

Vice Governor Zhu Shihua had once governed Jianning City for many years, working his way from Deputy Mayor to Mayor, and then serving a term as Municipal Party Committee Secretary, before being promoted from the position of Municipal Party Committee Secretary to Vice Governor of Handong Province.

His influence in Jianning City was very significant, and many officials had been promoted by Vice Governor Zhu Shihua single-handedly, including Secretary Yu Zhikun.

It was clear that he truly cared about his future son-in-law, Qin Chuan. Placing Qin Chuan in Jianning City to serve was also a decision made after careful consideration from many aspects; that was his territory, and after Qin Chuan went there, he would not be bullied or squeezed out by others.