Chapter 88

Zhao Zhiqiang sat at the secretary's house for half the afternoon, gathering all sorts of details, including the state's support for the new rural construction, Zhao Guangming's debt situation, the difficulties in the demolition work, and the situation of the village committee members, all of which he meticulously recorded in his notebook.

After seeing Zhao Zhiqiang off and watching his car drive away, Zhang Weifa nodded continuously.

"Good kid! Capable! If this 'Shanhai Chang'an' plan is really going to be built, I'll step down and enjoy a couple of days of peace in the sanatorium."

"Grandpa Fa, why did Zhao Zhiqiang assign the demolition work to me?"

Glaring at his nephew, "Jike, if you had half the breadth of mind that Zhiqiang has, not to mention ability, you could be a capable person too. Unfortunately, all you see is the tiny bit of light. Sigh, what can I say about you? Zhao Zhiqiang respects you, giving you the most important and difficult task. Understand? Go and do your best, only a selfless person can achieve great things!"

Leaving the puzzled college student nephew behind, he went into the house.

Zhang Jike seemed to understand, but didn't really understand.

Zhao Zhiqiang actually didn't think that much. The demolition work is led by the government, and it's just a matter of cooperating well. The key is the new village construction, which not only relates to the resort but also to his promise. There are specific indicators in the plan, but fortunately, with Gu Quanyou's full support and the investment of over ten million, at least the preparatory work for the start of construction is not a problem.

He also needed to consider how to help those who helped him. Just as he was about to take out his phone to call Gu Quanyou and invite his friends for a meal to express his gratitude, his phone rang as he pulled it out of his pocket.

Seeing Lin Xuerou's name flashing on the screen, he hesitated slightly before answering the call.

Lin Xuerou's voice was still as clear and pleasant as ever.

"Zhao Zhiqiang, are you free tonight?"

"Huh?"

Zhao Zhiqiang, who had just parked by the roadside, was taken aback.

"Are you... asking me out?" His heart suddenly skipped a beat!

Lin Xuerou lightly "tsk"ed, "Hehe, do you think you're a swan? Dream on. I have something important to ask for your help. If it's convenient, come pick me up at the hospital entrance, I didn't bring my car. If it's not convenient, then forget it."

Zhao Zhiqiang then remembered that after she helped his mother deal with that woman, Lin Feng's mother, he had said he would thank her. Although he had given her a scarf, it was still from his mother. Later, at Lin Lao's place, he mentioned it again, but then forgot after returning to Linzhou!

This emotional intelligence... no wonder his brother said he was a bit rough!

"Sure. I just finished dealing with the village matters, I'll be there right away." Looking at the time, it was already close to evening. He wondered where they would go to eat later?

...

"Let's go to Binhai Xinghai Square." Getting into Zhao Zhiqiang's Passat, Lin Xuerou's bright and colorful outfit was a stark contrast to the grayish-yellow car, but it added a lot of vitality and energy to the somewhat old-fashioned car.

Fortunately, the clothes he was wearing were still the ones she had bought for him, just a bit dirty. Lin Xuerou glanced over and felt it was still okay.

Zhao Zhiqiang was taken aback, "To Binhai... that's a bit far, how about I take you to see the Sea of People instead?"

"Don't be silly. It's really important. One of my classmates' mother has a headache every day, very similar to Uncle Li's. I wanted to ask my grandfather, but he said he had already given you the ancestral thirteen needles and stopped practicing medicine, only teaching. So I can only ask Teacher Zhao for help. Please go and see if you can treat her. I'll thank you on behalf of my classmate!" She blinked her lively big eyes and explained her thoughts directly.

Zhao Zhiqiang, while driving and turning around, glanced at her a few times.

"Hey, why are you just looking at me and not saying anything?" Lin Xuerou felt uncomfortable under his gaze, thinking something might be wrong with her clothes, and subconsciously adjusted them.

"Hehe, I'm just wondering, is your classmate a boy or a girl?"

Zhao Zhiqiang asked with a sly but serious look.

Lin Xuerou's big eyes blinked three times, thinking for more than three seconds!

What does this guy mean?

"Of course it's a girl! A best friend! And a beauty—though, you shouldn't have any ideas, she's already taken!"

Zhao Zhiqiang tilted his head in confusion, "I don't even know her—why would I have any ideas!"

"Hehe! I was just teasing you. Anyway, if you can really treat her, please help her, her mother has been very nice to me!" Lin Xuerou earnestly pleaded again, her eyes full of expectation, warming Zhao Zhiqiang's heart.

"Sure. If I can really treat her, I will. But you know, I'm just a half-trained practitioner. I've only learned from your grandfather for less than ten days and have never treated anyone else with needles. Uncle Li was just a test subject..."

"It's fine, I trust you." Lin Xuerou's fair face blushed, she didn't know why she trusted him...

The car arrived in the city of Binhai. Lin Xuerou asked to stop at a fashionable street to pick up a gift, and then returned to the car. Only then did Zhao Zhiqiang realize that it was her classmate's birthday party tonight, and many people would be there to celebrate, and her mother had just returned from abroad.

"Ah, it's a rich girl's party. Can I come tomorrow instead?"

"It can't wait until tomorrow. Her mother is very busy and will go to Paris in the morning. Who knows when we'll see her again."

"Hehe, then I should bring a gift?"

"No, no, we're together, you're with me. The main purpose is to help treat her, she'll be grateful to you. Besides, Zhu Xiaolin won't pick on me. Let's go! Why are you so hesitant, big guy!" Lin Xuerou looked at her watch, getting a bit anxious.

Zhao Zhiqiang couldn't help but smile and drove off.

"Lin Xuerou, when did we become 'together'?"

Realizing her slip of the tongue, Lin Xuerou wasn't afraid of being caught.

"Right now—right now we're together, of course. Why are you so silly? Usually, you're so serious and proper, like an old scholar. Why do you reveal your true colors in front of a beauty? Hehe!" However, Lin Xuerou liked this side of Zhao Zhiqiang a bit more. Initially, besides being a good person, he was too rigid and hard to approach.

Zhao Zhiqiang smiled, "In front of a beauty, a hero's true colors are revealed!"

Pfft...

Lin Xuerou burst out laughing.

She had never heard anyone explain "a hero's true colors" like that before.

Zhao Zhiqiang smiled and drove according to her directions, turning southeast from a side road near Xinghai Square, and stopped in front of a private high-end club.

Zixuan Garden.

The road leading in was a one-way street, and cars had to be careful when passing each other. They could only follow the cars in front of them. However, they were stopped at the entrance.