Starting as a town mayor, he rose through the ranks.

Upon hearing this, Tong Zhen smiled and said, "I used to work for the provincial government, and now I work at the Jianghai City Transportation Bureau..."

"You're the most comfortable one!"

Luo Zhiguo said with some emotion.

Tong Zhen suddenly asked, "Senior brother! Don't you want to stay in the township anymore? How about I try to see if I can help you transfer to a job in the city?"

"Ah! No need, I'm more suited to staying in the town. Besides, I still have unfinished business here, so I can't leave..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo immediately waved his hand and declined Tong Zhen's kind offer.

At the same time, she felt very grateful to Tong Zhen. If it weren't for her helping her contact the pharmaceutical factory in the provincial capital last time, she wouldn't have been able to solve the aloe vera problem so quickly.

This time, she said she would try to help him get a transfer, which made Luo Zhiguo feel indebted and unsure how to repay her.

"Senior brother! Wasn't the aloe vera problem resolved? Is there anything else you haven't finished in Bohou Town?"

Upon hearing this, Tong Zhen asked with some curiosity.

"Although the aloe vera problem has been solved, Bohou Town is still very poor, so I want to develop Bohou Town. Recently, I've been struggling with the road construction issue..."

Luo Zhiguo did not hide anything about virginity and told her about the current situation in Bohou Town.

"If you want to build a road, then build it! What's there to be so worried about?"

Upon hearing this, Tong Zhen asked with an innocent and naive expression.

Luo Zhiguo was amused by her words and couldn't help but say, "How can you repair the road if you don't have money! Our town simply can't afford it, and the county isn't well-off either, so it probably can't support us much. How can we repair it without money..."

Actually, he hadn't said that Zhang Qiang, the current county head and secretary of Shunping County, was throwing himself into Bohou Town to take the blame, so how could he possibly provide funds to support his road construction?

"I see!"

Upon hearing this, Tong Zhen finally understood and immediately felt distressed for him.

What time will you arrive this afternoon?

Luo Zhiguo didn't want to talk about these heavy topics anymore, so he asked her what time she would arrive in the afternoon.

"Around five or six in the afternoon!"

The virgin answered.

"How about this, Virgin! Let's not go out to eat tonight, let's come to my place, I'll cook for you myself..."

"Great! I love my senior's cooking the most."

Upon hearing this, Tong Zhen smiled and agreed.

The two then chatted for a while before ending the call.

"Boss! What are the work arrangements for this afternoon?"

Qiao Yan was outside the door. Seeing that there was no movement in the office, she guessed that he had finished making the call.

He knocked on the door and came in, then asked about the work arrangements while clearing away the dishes.

"Let's go visit some more remote villages this afternoon..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo thought for a moment and then spoke.

Qiao Yan nodded, cleared away the dishes, and looked at him, asking, "Boss! What time are we leaving? Who needs to accompany us?"

"We'll leave at 2 PM! Just you and Gao Yang can go with us."

Luo Zhiguo said.

Qiao Yan nodded, then took the trash and left the office. She reminded Gao Yang to accompany the leader to the countryside at 2 PM, and then returned to her own office.

Because he was going to a more remote village, Luo Zhiguo didn't ride a motorcycle, but instead took the only Santana in town.

After leaving Bohou Town, the roads became increasingly worse, the car swayed and rocked, and Luo Zhiguo almost threw up his lunch.

Half an hour later, the driver looked at him with a troubled expression and said, "Mayor! Our vehicle's chassis is too low; we can't drive on the road ahead..."

"Director Qiao! How far is it from the nearest village?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo looked at Qiao Yan and asked in a deep voice.

"Boss! That should be Kaoshan Village ahead. It's not far. Just cross this road and you'll see the village."

Qiao Yan answered.

Luo Zhiguo nodded, then instructed the driver to wait again before getting out of the car and walking forward.

Looking at the bumpy, muddy road, he felt terrible. Such a road would be impossible to walk on if it rained, because the mud was too slippery.

After a short while, we passed this bumpy road and saw a village at the foot of the mountain in the distance.

Then, looking at the road leading into the village, Luo Zhiguo immediately felt a deep sense of responsibility and the long road ahead.

"Director Qiao! How far is Kaoshan Village from the town?"

"About seven or eight li!"

Qiao Yan answered.

"Boss! This is the road I used to take to school when I was a kid..."

Gao Yang suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo turned to look at him, somewhat surprised, and asked, "Are you from Kaoshan Village?"

"Yes, sir! My family is from Kaoshan Village."

Gao Yang nodded, his voice tinged with discomfort as he answered.

"Let's go! Let's go into the village and take a look."

Luo Zhiguo nodded and invited the two to enter the village together.

"Be careful, boss!"

On the narrow mountain path, Luo Zhiguo almost fell, but Gao Yang was prepared and helped him up, preventing him from falling.

To be honest, although he also came from a rural background and grew up in the countryside, this was the first time he had ever taken such a path.

"Director Qiao! Trucks like these can't get in at all. How did you load them when you were buying aloe vera?"

Looking at the narrow mountain road, Luo Zhiguo frowned and looked at Qiao Yan to ask.

"There weren't many aloe vera plants in Kaoshan Village. Back then, it was all done by hand, from planting the aloe vera to loading it onto trucks..."

Qiao Yan thought for a moment and then answered.

Hearing this, Luo Zhiguo felt increasingly uneasy. He took a deep breath and said, "If the road isn't repaired, the people of Bohou Town will see no hope..."

As they spoke, they entered Kaoshan Village. Gao Yang led the way and then they arrived at the village committee.

"Mayor! What brings you here?"

The village secretary of Kaoshan Village was a man in his early fifties named Gao Liang. He was very surprised to see Luo Zhiguo.

Because no town mayor had ever visited Kaoshan Village before, Luo Zhiguo was the first.

"Let me take a look!"

Luo Zhiguo smiled and shook hands with Gao Liang, then gave a brief explanation.

"Mayor! Please come in and sit down. I'll arrange for someone to prepare a meal right away."

Since no leader of that rank had ever visited Kaoshan Village before, Gao Liang seemed a little flustered. He invited Luo Zhiguo and the others to sit in the village committee and immediately went to arrange a meal to entertain the leader.

"Secretary Gao, you don't need to bother! We're not going to eat; we just came to check on the roads in your Kaoshan Village..."

Luo Zhiguo quickly stopped him, then said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Gao Liang looked completely bewildered and said with suspicion, "The roads in our Kaoshan Village are in terrible condition, what's so interesting about that..."

"Secretary Gao! To be honest, the town is planning to build a road, so I came here in advance to inspect it."

Looking at Gao Liang, Luo Zhiguo thought for a moment and then told him about the road construction.

Since this matter is going to be discussed at the Party Committee meeting tomorrow, the news will come soon. It doesn't matter if I tell him in advance.

"What! The town is going to build roads?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Liang exclaimed in shock, staring at Luo Zhiguo with disbelief.