Chapter 265: A Promising Future
After finishing their meal, Song Chu and Gu Yue took the group to visit the three factories.
It was the first time for many people in the county town to see foreigners, and they peeked at them with a mixture of curiosity and nervousness.
When they saw Song Chu and Gu Yue calmly conversing with these foreigners in a language they couldn’t understand, they gained a more direct appreciation for the two’s abilities. After all, previously they had only heard about them.
Song Chu and Gu Yue were truly impressive, bringing great honor to the county. Everyone who saw them couldn’t stop boasting about them, praising them profusely.
Now, almost everyone in the entire county knew of Song Chu and Gu Yue. Even if they hadn’t met them in person, they knew their names immediately upon hearing them. They were truly famous.
That afternoon, they visited the clothing factory and the machinery factory. Although the foreign businessmen found them small and outdated, they were still quite satisfied after Song Chu and Gu Yue highlighted other aspects.
Due to time constraints, they visited the food processing factory the next day.
At the food processing factory, the foreign businessmen personally witnessed the production of packaged cooked food. The machinery was no different from what they had seen at the exhibition, and the results were even better than they had imagined. This finally put their minds at ease.
At the same time, three foreign businessmen took an interest in the biogas equipment and signed another contract with the county to import this technology, delighting the county leaders.
The machinery factory was filled with cheers and excitement. The surprise was simply too sudden. They were also extremely grateful to Gu Yue and Song Chu.
The foreign businessmen stayed for another day and then left on a bus arranged by the province.
On the morning of their departure, Song Chu, Song Ping, and Gu Yue went to the County Economic Office to hand over their work. Everyone was taken aback.
Although they knew Song Chu and the others were leaving, they didn’t expect it to be so soon.
Previously, they had wanted to compete with Song Chu for the position of office director. Now, they were filled with reluctance to see her go, and even wished she would stay on as director, believing she was the most suitable person for the job.
But she was going to develop her career in the provincial capital, so they couldn’t bring themselves to ask her to stay.
“Director Song, why are you leaving so quickly? We haven’t even had time to process it.”
“We’re really going to miss you!”
Song Chu smiled and said, “The research institute in the provincial capital is urging me, so I have to leave earlier than expected. I’ll miss you all too.”
“But even though I’m leaving, we can still get together in the future. If not as colleagues, we can still be friends.”
The others smiled and nodded. “That’s right, if not colleagues, then friends. When Director Song comes back in the future, we can still get together.”
Everyone put aside their reluctance and expressed their best wishes to Song Chu and the others.
Song Chu booked a meal at the state-run restaurant and invited the people from the County Economic Office and those from the county with whom she had good relations, such as the factory directors, to dinner after work.
Everyone was surprised by Song Chu’s sudden departure and felt a deep sense of reluctance, especially the directors of the clothing factory, the food processing factory, and the machinery factory.
But reluctance was futile. With Song Chu and Gu Yue’s abilities, it would be a waste and a pity for them to remain in this small county town.
So, everyone raised their glasses in congratulations and wished the three of them a bright future.
They all felt that Song Chu and Gu Yue would make a big splash in the provincial capital and continue to bring glory to Nan County.
This time, Nan County had truly made a name for itself in Nan Province. Many large factories in other counties and cities envied them greatly. Exporting and earning foreign exchange was such a glorious thing.
This also led to a large number of orders. After all, if the foreigners thought it was good, everyone would follow suit, believing that if they bought their products, they would be pretty good.
Therefore, orders for down jackets and vacuum packaging machines were already backed up until the end of the year, and they had to work overtime to keep up.
This was the first time in many years that this had happened. There were also many orders from outside the province. Now, all the workers in the factories were full of energy.
Everyone also knew that this was mainly due to Song Chu and Gu Yue.
Especially Song Chu. Since she came to the county town, their factories had undergone tremendous changes. She was practically their lucky star.
After the meal, everyone saw Gu Yue and Song Chu off at the state-run restaurant, and then they went their separate ways.
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Everyone had been drinking, which delayed them a bit. By the time they came out, it was already dark.
In this era, there wasn’t much evening entertainment, and with the weather still cold, hardly anyone was out and about.
So, Gu Yue took the initiative to hold Song Chu’s hand, and the two of them strolled leisurely along the almost deserted street, under the dim yellow streetlights.
“Xiao Chu, we’re moving to the provincial capital again. I wonder when we’ll go to Kyoto.” And be able to reunite as a family.
Song Chu squeezed his hand and said, “Don’t worry, maybe we can go to Kyoto next year, and then your Grandpa, Dad, and Big Brother can be rehabilitated and return.”
Gu Yue knew that Song Chu might know some things about the future, but he never pried.
Hearing her say this, his eyes lit up with surprise. “You mean, my Grandpa, Dad, and Big Brother will be rehabilitated and return to Kyoto? And it will be next year?”
He had always believed in Xiao Chu’s words without a doubt.
Song Chu only revealed some secrets in front of Gu Yue.
Although she didn’t say it explicitly, with Gu, the Academic God’s intelligence, he could probably guess that she knew the future direction of development.
“Yes, if they are rehabilitated, they might be able to return to Kyoto by the end of this year. That clique will be crushed, and the situation in the country will get better and better.”
“The Gaokao might be held next year, so we might be going to Kyoto next year.”
Gu Yue squeezed Song Chu’s hand tighter. “If that’s the case, then that’s really great.”
Being able to reunite as a family and then marry Xiao Chu were his greatest hopes right now.
If everything she said came true, the future was indeed very promising.
Song Chu nodded. “That’s right, your family can be reunited.”
Gu Yue couldn’t resist pulling her into his arms and kissing her hair.
The next day, Gu Yue drove everyone back to the village.
They were warmly welcomed by the villagers, who praised Song Chu to the high heavens. Knowing that they were going to work in the provincial capital, they praised them even more.
Song Chu was the lucky star and the pride of the entire Xiaba Village. Going to work in the provincial capital was truly something to be proud of.
Even Tang Feng and the others were now surrounded by people praising them whenever they went out, making the Old Song family extremely happy.
During the few days Song Chu stayed in the village, she either went to the cowshed to accompany Wei Lao and the others or took Gu Yue up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs.
She also used her psychic power to locate a ginseng that was over a hundred years old and stored it in her space for later use.
There were many natural medicinal herbs in the back mountain. Song Chu and Gu Yue also dug up some that might be useful in the future, went back to the cowshed to process them, and stored them in her space as well.
They also bought a lot of slaughtered chickens and ducks, as well as several thousand eggs from the breeding farm, to take back to the provincial capital to eat.
Their space laboratory couldn’t accommodate living things, but it had the function of preserving freshness. After all, time was essentially static inside, so nothing put in would expire.
And then, during these few days, the villagers also came to their door to give them a lot of vegetables, which was another round of praise.
The village’s off-season vegetables in the greenhouse were successfully grown, and, unsurprisingly, they were once again the envy of other villages. This gave everyone something to boast about for a long time.
It also became a particularly proud event for the villagers of Xiaba Village this year. When people from other villages came to visit, they not only held their heads high but also walked with a swagger.
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