274: Chapter 274 Returning to Dahe Township

Elder Qin paused slightly.

He hadn't expected that Qin Chuan planned to go to the Discipline Inspection Commission for training.

"Chuan'er, if you go to the Discipline Inspection Commission, the work there is all about offending people, and it carries a certain level of danger. You need to think this through carefully."

Offending people was secondary; he was mainly worried about Qin Chuan's safety.

The third generation of the Qin Family had only this one lone seedling.

Qin Chuan seemed to know what Elder Qin was worried about. "Grandfather, I will be careful regarding safety. You don't need to worry."

With his own formidable skills, there really wasn't much need to worry about safety.

Seemingly sensing Qin Chuan's determination and confidence, Elder Qin nodded and said, "Alright, then go to the Discipline Inspection Commission for some training."

The matter was settled just like that.

Over the next week, Qin Chuan took the exam for his final subject, scoring full marks again, and attended the graduation ceremony on Friday.

He received his graduation certificate and, as the representative for this training class, went on stage to deliver a speech, leaving a deep impression on many bigwigs.

The final part of the graduation ceremony was taking photos; there were not only group photos but also individual photos, small group photos, and so on.

After the group photo was taken, Fang Xueqing ran over quite naturally and offered, "Comrade Qin Chuan, how about we take a photo together as a keepsake?"

Qin Chuan readily agreed, "Sure."

The two of them took three photos in a row, not just one. Fang Xueqing actually wanted to take a couple more, but someone nearby was urging them.

"Hurry up, you two. Monitor, I want to take a photo with you too."

The graduation ceremony ended around 10:30 in the morning, and everyone kept taking photos until past 12 o'clock. Seeing that everyone was about done, Qin Chuan shouted out.

"Comrades, let's go eat together! We won't stop until we're drunk!"

"Alright, let's go eat!"

The group of them marched grandly out of the Party School to a restaurant not far away, where they occupied a large private room with three tables in total.

The meal lasted for two or three hours; there were many empty wine bottles on the floor, and many people were drunk, laughing and crying.

Once they parted ways, they didn't know when they would see each other again, especially those few female comrades, who were crying their eyes out.

Qin Chuan had drunk the most, but he wasn't drunk; he was very clear-headed. He thought to himself that one of life's two great bonds was having been classmates together. This kind of friendship must be cherished. This alumni group would never disband, and he would organize gatherings from time to time. This was a rare political resource.

After graduating from the Party School, most people rushed off to various places to begin new journeys, and some even received promotions and important responsibilities from the organization.

Qin Chuan, on the other hand, had a rare period of rest. So, he took Zhu Qingxi back to Handong Province to see his parents and his parents-in-law.

After the meal, the father and son chatted in the study.

Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong was very gratified by Qin Chuan's outstanding performance at the Party School; he praised him and also revealed his own upcoming move.

"Chuan'er, after this Party Congress, I will be going to work in the Magic City. I will be leaving Handong Province, where I have worked for over six years; I really feel a bit reluctant to leave."

Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong had served as Governor in Handong, and then as Provincial Party Secretary for several years—a total of over six years—and had developed deep feelings for this land.

Qin Chuan was pleasantly surprised.

His father had taken a big step forward.

"Dad, congratulations."

Just thinking about his father's position made him excited. Given the power of the Qin Family, it was certain that in a few more years, Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong would take another step forward.

"My dad is a bigwig in the officialdom," Qin Chuan thought excitedly.

The father and son chatted in the study for nearly an hour. Knowing that Qin Chuan would be going to the Discipline Inspection Commission, Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong spoke about some things he needed to pay attention to when working there.

After staying in the Handong provincial capital for two or three days, having plenty of time, Qin Chuan wanted to go to Dongzhou City and Jianning City, where he had worked before, to take a look around and gather with his former colleagues.

He decided to leave right away. Taking Zhu Qingxi with him, he drove himself and first arrived at Dahe Township, under Sanjiang County, Dongzhou City.

Traffic conditions were better now. Starting from the provincial capital, it was an expressway the whole way. After driving for over three hours, they exited the expressway and were right at Dahe Township, without needing to pass through Dongzhou City and Sanjiang County.

A few minutes after getting off the expressway, Zhu Qingxi, sitting in the passenger seat, pointed into the distance and said, "Husband, is that the Jiucailing Coal Mine?"

From afar, one could already see the massive scale of the Jiucailing Coal Mine.

"Yes, that is the Jiucailing Coal Mine, the largest coal mine in Handong Province, and also one of the top five large coal mines in the country."

"Husband, you are truly amazing. Such a huge coal mine was actually discovered by you and its construction was led by you."

The SUV entered Dahe Township. Having left for only a little over three years, the changes were almost earth-shattering. The roads were beautiful asphalt roads, the car drove very smoothly on them, and on both sides of the road, beautiful rural villas could be seen everywhere.

"Husband, why don't I see any yellow peach trees? Didn't you say that yellow peaches are a major feature of Dahe Township?"

Qin Chuan was a little confused; indeed, he didn't see any yellow peach trees. Shouldn't they be in large patches, visible everywhere?

He shook his head slightly, a bit puzzled.

In just a few minutes, the car entered the location of the Dahe Township Government, and they could see that beautiful office building.

This was built before Qin Chuan left. In front of it was originally a wide road, but now many houses had been newly built along the road, developing it into a bustling street.

The changes were indeed huge.

Zhu Qingxi saw many restaurants on the street, two or three of which looked quite good, and suggested.

"Husband, it's almost noon. How about we eat first?"

"Wife, are you hungry? It's a bit early to eat now; it's not even 11:30."

"I'm not hungry. Then we'll wait a while before eating."

Qin Chuan said confidently, "Since we're in Dahe Township, there will be plenty of people treating us to a meal; there's no need to worry about that."

The car drove near the Township Government office building. Qin Chuan prepared to drive straight in, as it was open-style with a spacious area where many cars could be parked.

Who would have thought that a gate had actually been set up? There was someone wearing a security uniform there, who waved and said, "You cannot park inside here."

Qin Chuan paused slightly in his heart. Wasn't parking allowed here? Social vehicles used to be able to park inside. Back then, there was no gate at all; it was completely open-style. This was clearly a new addition.

If he couldn't park inside, then so be it. Qin Chuan saw that the street was wide and many public parking spaces had been marked on both sides, so he found one and parked there.

Zhu Qingxi said in a puzzled tone, "Husband, it's so strange. There are clearly so many empty parking spaces, why don't those cars park inside the spaces?"

Qin Chuan had also noticed this point and was equally puzzled.

There were clearly empty parking spaces, yet these cars would rather park illegally than park in the spaces. This was strange indeed.