Urban Super Medical Saint

Under the setting sun, a Wuling minitruck drove leisurely toward the town of Golden Mountain County, followed by a white Jetta sedan.

"Uncle Liu, you mentioned earlier that Lu Lei's father helped you. What was that about? Since we're not doing anything else, tell us about it," asked Ge Dongxu from the passenger seat.

"Speaking of Lu Lei's father, he really was a good official. He used to be the village head of our Golden Sand River Village. I had contracted a fruit orchard in the village, but due to lack of expertise and management, the entire orchard experienced pests and diseases. Since I had invested a considerable sum initially, I was counting on harvesting the fruits to recoup some of the costs. As a result, I ended up losing all my initial investment. Not to mention, I didn't have the money to continue investing in the orchard and had also accumulated some debt. After village head Lu learned about my situation, he specifically called over people from the agricultural station to help, and he also helped me secure a loan from the rural credit cooperatives. Thanks to village head Lu's assistance, the orchard was very fruitful the following year. These past few years, the income from the orchard has been quite good. I even bought this truck in the past two years to facilitate transporting goods and sometimes take on some passengers when I'm free," Liu Qinghui explained.

"Lu Lei's father really does seem like a good official who genuinely cares about the common people," remarked Ge Dongxu.

"Of course, he later got transferred to the county government to serve as the office director, which I heard is better than being a village head in our mountain regions. I was really happy for him. But it wasn't long before he was transferred to head the Archives Bureau. Even though I'm just a farmer, I know that's a rather uneventful office. Sigh, I really don't know what the county leaders were thinking," Liu Qinghui sighed.

"Do you know why Lu Lei's father was suddenly transferred to head the Archives Bureau while he was doing well?" Lv Chongliang, who was listening from behind, grew curious and, feeling sorry for Lu Lei's father, couldn't help asking.

"I'm not sure about the details. I only heard it from people at the agricultural station. Apparently, the county governor Lin and the secretary had a serious fallout, and Governor Lin was transferred out. Shortly after, village head Lu was moved to the Archives Bureau," Liu Qinghui replied.

"That explains it, then. The office director of the county government is like the head housekeeper of the county office, closest to the governor. If the governor was transferred out, it's normal for Lu Lei's father to be transferred to the Archives Bureau," Lv Chongliang said, understanding now.

Clearly, Lv Chongliang had some understanding of the workings of the officialdom.

"Yes, yes, that's what the people from the agricultural station also told me privately. You educated folks really are impressive; you know all this. I didn't understand any of it at the time," Liu Qinghui said admiringly.

"Though it's said to be normal, it's also not normal. If Lu Lei's father didn't do anything wrong, why should he suffer merely because the governor was transferred out?" Ge Dongxu said.

"Dongxu, your thinking is still too naive. Some things are not as simple as you imagine," Lv Chongliang said.

Ge Dongxu naturally knew this, but he didn't respond, merely nodding his head with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.

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Golden Embroidery Restaurant, a century-old establishment in Golden Mountain County.

Although it had been modernized with a number of new facilities in recent years, it still exuded an antiquated charm from inside to out.

Because Golden Mountain County is a small place, there usually aren't many people dining at the Golden Embroidery Restaurant, but today, during the October 1st National Day holiday, the restaurant seemed quite crowded.

When Ge Dongxu and his group arrived at the restaurant, Lu Ming and his wife were already waiting at the entrance.

Seeing their son getting out of the Jetta sedan accompanied by four blonde women, their eyes couldn't help but sparkle with a mix of shock and pride.

"Village head Lu!" Just as Lu Ming and his wife were feeling shocked and proud of their son, Liu Qinghui walked up to them, exclaiming with a look of joy.

"You, you are Liu Qinghui from Liu Family Village." Lu Ming was startled for a moment before he recognized Liu Qinghui and hurriedly extended his hand to shake hands with him.

"That's right, it's me, Chief Lu." Liu Qinghui, holding Lu Ming's hand, said excitedly.

"Hehe, I'm no longer the chief now." Lu Ming's mouth revealed a bitter smile.

Years ago, he had been transferred from being the head of a township to the office director at the county government. Although it was a lateral transfer, it was considered a promotion. Later, he was transferred again to the head of the Archives Bureau. Although it was another lateral transfer, it was actually less significant than being the chief of Golden Sand River Township. At least in Golden Sand River Township, he governed thousands of villagers and could fulfill his ambitions, but at the Archives Bureau, managing just over a dozen people, it was essentially like taking an early retirement.

And he, Lu Ming, was only in his early forties this year.

"In my heart, you will always be Chief Lu!" Liu Qinghui said fervently.

"Thank you, thank you for still remembering me!" Lu Ming, upon hearing this, couldn't help but feel moved and patted the back of Liu Qinghui's hand.

"Uncle Lu, Auntie, hello!" As Liu Qinghui and Lu Ming released their hands, Ge Dongxu and the others came forward and bowed slightly.

"You all must be Lu Lei's classmates, hello, hello, welcome to Golden Mountain County." Lu Ming and his wife, Cai Xiaofen, greeted Ge Dongxu and the others with smiles on their faces.

"Dad, Mom." Just after Lu Ming and his wife had greeted Ge Dongxu and the others, Lu Lei also came up with Nico and three others who had gotten off the bus behind them.

Lu Ming, after all a leader, though surprised by their youth and beauty, wasn't as shy as Liu Qinghui to look at them directly, but instead first nodded slightly to his son and then with a smile, said to Nico and the others in heavily accented English, "WelcometoJinshan!"

Lu Lei's mom seemed a bit constrained and followed with, "Welcome! Welcome!"

Lu Lei's mom's pronunciation was even less accurate, after all, at their age, even if they had learned some English before, they had essentially given it all back to the teacher.

"Mom and Dad, you don't need to show off your English in front of Miss Nico and her friends. They all speak Chinese, and their Chinese is far better than your English." Lu Lei, seeing his parents speaking in full Golden Mountain County accent, couldn't help but feel his cheeks heat up and hurriedly said.

"Really?" Lu Ming and his wife both blushed slightly.

"Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu, good evening, thank you for your hospitality, sorry for the trouble," Nico and her group said with a smile, bowing slightly.

"Wow, your Chinese is really very good!" Cai Xiaofen exclaimed in surprise, suddenly feeling much closer to Nico and her group, no longer feeling so constrained.

"Thank you for the compliment!" Nico and the others said with a smile.

"I really breathed a huge sigh of relief. Lu Ming had told me that foreign teachers were coming, and both he and his mom were so nervous, not knowing how we would communicate with you. But now that it's great, your Chinese is so good, there's absolutely no problem," Lu Ming joked.

Everyone laughed upon hearing this.