Nominal: Intercepting Zhong Xiaoai, Dominating Handong

On the playground of Liping No. 3 Primary School, the five-star red flag slowly rose, and more than a thousand students stood in neat rows, their innocent voices echoing through the sky: "We are..."

Gu Mingyuan stood by the playground, watching this scene, his eyes welling up with tears.

A year ago, this place was still a wasteland.

A year later, the children are reading, singing, and running around here.

This is the truest meaning of development.

After the flag-raising ceremony, the principal invited Gu Mingyuan to say a few words to the children.

He walked up to the podium and looked at the energetic faces below.

"Students, the new semester has begun. You are very lucky to have caught up with the great era of development in Liping." Gu Mingyuan's voice echoed across the playground through the microphone.

"But I want to tell you, luck doesn't come from waiting, it comes from hard work."

"Your parents worked hard, your teachers worked hard, and all the cadres and people in the county worked hard to bring us to today's new schools, new classrooms, and new environment."

"What are you going to do?"

"Study hard and make progress every day."

"We must not only learn knowledge, but also learn how to be a person."

"Be a good young person with ideals, morality, culture, and discipline."

"When I grow up, will I be able to contribute to the development of my hometown and serve my country?"

"Yes!" the children answered in unison, their voices clear and firm.

Gu Mingyuan smiled: "Alright, I'll be waiting to see how you perform. Now, I have some good news to announce—starting this semester, all students in the county's compulsory education stage will have free lunch!"

The playground instantly erupted in cheers.

The children cheered with joy, and the teachers applauded excitedly.

This is a truly beneficial policy for the people. The county government will invest five million yuan every year, but Gu Mingyuan feels it's worth it—no matter how poor we are, we can't be poor in education; no matter how hard life is, we can't let our children suffer.

After leaving the school, Gu Mingyuan went straight to the industrial park.

Today is an important day – the first phase of the industrial park officially went into operation, and eight companies started work at the same time.

The production launch ceremony was very simple; there was no ribbon-cutting, no gongs or drums, only the roar of machines.

Gu Mingyuan and the company's head pressed the start button together, and the production line slowly started running, with the first batch of products rolling off the line.

"Secretary Gu, this is our company's first product—Liping Cloud Mist Tea Beverage." The company owner handed over a bottle of beverage.

Please have a taste.

Gu Mingyuan opened the package and took a sip. It was fragrant and sweet: "Great! It tastes like our Liping tea, but it's even more convenient. This product is good and meets modern consumer trends."

"We plan to produce 10 million bottles a year, with an output value of 50 million, creating 100 jobs," the boss said confidently.

"Next year, we will also develop tea-based food products and health products to extend and deepen the industrial chain of Liping tea."

"Okay! Just tell me what kind of support you need." Gu Mingyuan then turned to other companies.

"Everyone, tell me, what difficulties are you facing?"

Some companies say logistics costs are high, some say there is a shortage of skilled workers, and some say it is difficult to expand into new markets.

Gu Mingyuan noted them down one by one and made arrangements to resolve them on the spot.

"Regarding logistics issues, the Transportation Bureau is taking the lead in negotiating with logistics companies to reduce freight costs."

"For the issue of skilled workers, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau organizes training, enterprises raise their needs, and the government pays for it."

"Regarding market issues, the Commerce Bureau organizes trade fairs to expand sales channels."

The business owners were deeply moved: "Secretary Gu, with your strong support, we will definitely run our businesses well and contribute to the development of Liping."

At noon, Gu Mingyuan ate lunch with the company's employees in the industrial park's canteen.

The workers were a little reserved, but Gu Mingyuan took the initiative to chat with them.

"Where are you from? What did you do before? How much do you earn now? Are you satisfied?"

The workers gradually relaxed and spoke frankly:

"I'm from Qingshi Township. I used to work away from home, but now I work near my hometown, earning 2,500 yuan a month. It's worth it!"

"I'm from Yunwu Township. I used to grow tea, but now I work at a tea factory, earning 3,000 yuan a month. I also learn technical skills. That's great!"

"I'm a veteran, and the county arranged for me to be here. Thank you to the government!"

Gu Mingyuan was very pleased to hear this.

What is the purpose of development?

The goal is to enable people to find employment and live a better life right at their doorstep.

In the afternoon, Gu Mingyuan chaired a meeting of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee to specifically study the work of improving the quality of education and medical care.

"Comrades, today I went to the school to announce the policy of free lunch."

"The children are happy, and the parents are touched."

"What does this show? It shows that investing in people's livelihood is the best way to win their hearts and minds," Gu Mingyuan said bluntly.

"But we cannot be satisfied with this; education and healthcare also need to be improved."

The director of the education bureau reported: "Secretary Gu, the hardware facilities of primary and secondary schools in the county have basically met the standards, but there is still a gap in the software facilities."

"The main problem is the lack of qualified teachers, especially in music, physical education, art, and English."

"In addition, vocational education is weak and cannot meet the needs of industrial development."

"How do we solve the teacher shortage problem?" Gu Mingyuan asked.

"We have partnered with the provincial normal college to train teachers in a targeted manner."

"At the same time, the salaries of rural teachers will be increased, with the monthly subsidy for each teacher raised to 300 yuan."

"We also plan to rehire some retired teachers to supplement the teaching staff."

"Okay, these measures must be implemented," Gu Mingyuan said.

"Vocational education must keep up."

"Our industrial development needs skilled workers. We need to run vocational education centers well, set up majors such as tea processing and aquaculture technology, and carry out school-enterprise cooperation and order-based training."

The health bureau chief reported: "The hardware facilities of county and township hospitals have improved, but there is still a gap in service capacity."

"The main problem is that we can't retain talent; good doctors all want to go to big cities."

"Retain employees through competitive compensation, career development opportunities, and emotional connection," Gu Mingyuan instructed.

"Improve the treatment of medical staff, especially those working at the grassroots level."

"Establish medical alliances and bring down experts from major hospitals to provide training."

"Build talent apartments to solve the housing problem."

"In short, we must do everything we can to retain talent."

The meeting approved a three-year action plan to improve the quality of education and healthcare, with the county government increasing its annual investment by 20 million yuan.

After the meeting, Gu Mingyuan received a call from Zhong Xiaoai: "Mingyuan, are you coming home for dinner tonight? Your parents made your favorite dishes."

"I'll go back, I'll definitely go back." Gu Mingyuan felt a warmth in his heart.

I've been so busy lately that I haven't had a proper meal with my family in a long time.

When I got home that evening, both my father and mother were there.

A sumptuous meal was laid out on the table, and the family sat together.

"Mingyuan, you've lost weight again," his mother, Lingfei, said with concern.

"No matter how busy you are with work, you must take care of your health."

"Mom, I'm fine, I've just been busy lately." Gu Mingyuan served his mother-in-law some food.

Gu Yun looked at her son, her eyes filled with both pride and worry: "Mingyuan, Liping is developing rapidly, which is a good thing."

"But I've heard that some officials are getting a bit arrogant and think they're something special. You need to be careful about this."

"Dad, you're right," Gu Mingyuan said earnestly.

"I'm already addressing this issue. I'll be holding a cadre meeting tomorrow to sound the alarm."

Zhong Xiaoai said softly, "Mingyuan, you are now the backbone of the entire county. Your state of mind will affect everyone else's state of mind."

When you're tired, don't forget to rest.

"We have a home, we have us."

Gu Pengyu also came over: "Daddy, give me a hug!"