275: Chapter 275 Is everyone alright?

Very quickly, Qin Chuan understood what was going on. Just after parking the car, a person wearing a red armband immediately came over and stuck a slip on the car, specifying the parking time, and there was also a QR code for payment on it.

It turned out that these parking spaces required a fee. Qin Chuan saw a fee sign not far away. Parking was not cheap; it was free within ten minutes, but after ten minutes, a fee would be charged. It was 10 yuan for half an hour, with a maximum of 35 yuan for 24 hours, and it was cumulative, with no cap.

This fee was unusually expensive.

Qin Chuan shook his head and smiled bitterly. What on earth was the current leadership team of Dahe Township doing? With such a large Jiucailing Coal Mine, were they really short of this little bit of money?

He looked up at the office building opposite. He had originally intended to call Deputy Party Secretary Fu or Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen, but he felt there was no need. Since he was already here, he would just go over directly and give them a surprise.

As for Ma Zhengnan, after Qin Chuan left, he had been the Party Committee Secretary of Dahe Township. He heard that he was transferred away last year to serve as a deputy county head in Sanjiang County, but he did not enter the Standing Committee and was just a very low-ranking deputy county head.

When he first heard about this situation, he thought to himself that it felt a bit like a promotion in name but a demotion in reality. Given the economic strength of Dahe Township, if Ma Zhengnan were to go to the county, he should have entered the standing committee leadership team.

At that time, he was in Wanshun County, Jiangnan Province, and could not interfere too much in this matter. He hoped in his heart that after Ma Zhengnan served as deputy county head for a year or two, he would enter the standing committee, after all, he had served as the Party Committee Secretary of Dahe Township for two or three years.

Deputy Party Secretary Fu was now the Township Head of Dahe Township, and Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen was the Deputy Party Committee Secretary and concurrently the Deputy Township Head. These two people who used to align themselves with him were still there.

It had been a long time. Besides the two of them, there were other people as well. Since he had come to Dahe Township, he should meet them properly and get together.

"Wife, let's go. I'll take you to see the place where I used to work."

"Okay, let's go in."

Qin Chuan held Zhu Qingxi's hand and walked towards the Dahe Township office building.

However... why was there an extra perimeter wall here? Although it wasn't a brick wall, it used iron fences, green belts, and so on to surround the entire area. To get in, one had to go through the main gate.

In the past, there were no walls at all; it was an open-style layout. Ordinary people could even dance square dances on the spacious front plaza of the office building.

"Who are you, and who are you looking for!"

Sure enough, they were stopped at the main gate. The security guard had a stern look on his face and blocked Qin Chuan and the other person from entering.

Qin Chuan was stunned. The security guards on duty here actually didn't recognize him. He soon gave a self-deprecating smile. He had been away for more than three years, and there were no security guards back then. These security guards were hired later, so it was normal for them not to recognize him.

"Comrade security guard, I'm going in to take care of some business."

"What business, and who are you looking to see?" The security guard questioned him.

Qin Chuan had worked in Dahe Township for quite a while, so naturally, his answer had no loopholes.

After some questioning, seeing that there was nothing unusual, the security guard said with a serious face, "Show your ID card and register here."

They were just a few low-level security guards; there was no need to lower himself and argue with them. Qin Chuan took out his ID card.

The lead security guard took a look and said with a mocking tone, "You're also named Qin Chuan? You share the same name as our former Dahe Township Party Committee Secretary."

Qin Chuan didn't say anything, just smiled. After registering, he walked in.

After entering the office building, he found that it was very different from what he had imagined. He had originally thought he would run into many people, but the building was very deserted, with few people around, and many offices looked empty.

From the first floor of the office building all the way to the fifth floor, he only ran into a few people, all of whom were strangers, and they did not recognize Secretary Qin Chuan.

Walking all the way to the door of the Township Head's office, no one knew that the former Qin Chuan had returned. Looking at the sign for the Township Head's office, Qin Chuan raised his hand and knocked on the door.

A muffled voice came from inside, "Please come in, the door is not locked."

Upon hearing it, he knew it was the voice of Deputy Party Secretary Fu. It was still that familiar feeling. Qin Chuan pushed the door open and went in, seeing Deputy Party Secretary Fu burying his head in writing materials or something similar.

He didn't even raise his head and said casually, "Wait for me a moment, I'll be done writing very soon."

Qin Chuan sized up this former ally. He hadn't seen him for two or three years. He had aged a lot, his hair had turned quite white, and the wrinkles on his face were deeper. He didn't look like someone under fifty at all, but rather like someone over fifty-five.

After writing a few characters, perhaps feeling that something was a bit off, Deputy Party Secretary Fu looked up. Immediately, it was as if he had been struck by an acupuncture point; he just stared blankly at Qin Chuan for several seconds.

Then, with an "Oh my," he stood up in great surprise, "Qin Chuan, is it you? It really is you! I'm not dreaming, am I?"

Qin Chuan stepped forward two steps, extended his right hand, and said happily, "Comrade Deputy Party Secretary Fu, we meet again."

Deputy Party Secretary Fu held Qin Chuan's hand tightly with both hands, trembling slightly. It was evident that he was very excited inside.

"Qin Chuan, you've returned, you've really returned!"

"I happened to have some time now, so I came back to Dahe Township to take a look, to see all the comrades."

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back. Please sit down quickly. This must be sister-in-law, right?"

He was nearly fifty years old, but he addressed Zhu Qingxi as "sister-in-law," which showed the status of Qin Chuan in his heart.

Qin Chuan introduced, "Qingxi, this is Comrade Deputy Party Secretary Fu, the Township Head of Dahe Township, my former capable assistant and key subordinate."

Zhu Qingxi extended her hand generously, "Township Head Fu, hello, I am Zhu Qingxi, the wife of Comrade Qin Chuan."

Deputy Party Secretary Fu hurriedly shook hands with Zhu Qingxi, then enthusiastically invited the two to sit on the sofa and personally brewed three cups of hot tea.

After brewing the tea, he also sat down on the sofa and happily started chatting with Qin Chuan.

"Qin Chuan, I heard that you were studying at the Central Party School a while ago. You should have finished your studies and graduated, right?"

"Yes, I've already graduated. Before my new job is confirmed, the organization gave me a few days off. So, my first stop was to come to Dahe Township."

"Secretary, congratulations. After graduating from the Party School, the organization should entrust you with important tasks. Next, you will be going to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for some training."

Deputy Party Secretary Fu looked happy, with a hint of envy.

Back then, both of them worked in Dahe Township. Qin Chuan was the Township Party Committee Secretary, and he himself was the Deputy Township Head. In just over three years, Qin Chuan was about to enter the deputy department level and would even be working at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. As for himself?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little dejected.

After chatting for a few sentences, Qin Chuan said, "What about the comrades? Is everyone doing well? Comrade Deputy Party Secretary Fu, how have you been recently?"

Mentioning himself, the originally happy Deputy Party Secretary Fu immediately became dejected, shook his head with a bitter smile, and said, "Sigh, just the same as always, just muddling along."

Seeing him like this, Qin Chuan was stunned. He could clearly feel that Deputy Party Secretary Fu was having an extremely unsatisfactory time. If his work was even halfway decent, he wouldn't be like this.