Super first-tier cities: Starting from village committee secretary

Zhang Qin was even more astonished when she saw Xiong Xu getting out of the car.

"This car..."

Zhang Qin had just started to ask, but before she could get a few words out, Xiong Xu took the initiative to say, "My son bought it. A Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon. It cost almost 3 million."

3 million!

Comrade Zhang Qin was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

"Haha."

Comrade Zhang Qin laughed happily, pleased that her son had bought a car, but she also remembered something and said with amusement, "If your dad knows you bought such an expensive car, he'll probably scold you."

"What's there to scold about? It's not like the money was stolen or robbed. Besides, you know what the roads in our village are like. If I don't buy a car like this, it's hard to get around," Xiong Xu said dismissively.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. At that moment, Comrade Xiong Jingchun also returned from the breeding base.

After learning that Xiong Xu had spent 3 million on a car, Comrade Xiong Jingchun didn't blame Xiong Xu as Comrade Zhang Qin had expected. Instead, he was quite happy and kept touching the car as if he had bought it himself.

However, when the family of three was eating, Xiong Jingchun still brought it up.

"Buying a car is necessary, but you bought too expensive of one. Buying a Haval Big Dog for two or three hundred thousand would have been pretty good, or you could have supported domestic cars, like Tank or Beijing," he said.

Xiong Xu took a sip of white wine, picked up some food, and said, "Buying a Mercedes-Benz is about the feeling. I've had this dream since I was a kid. I'll fulfill my dream first, and then support domestic cars."

What young man doesn't dream of owning a Mercedes-Benz? Anyway, Xiong Xu did, and that's why he bought it.

"Be careful how you spend your money. Spend it wisely," Xiong Jingchun instructed before picking up his bowl and taking a sip of white wine.

"Son, when are you going to let us meet your girlfriend, and then meet her parents and set a wedding date?" Comrade Zhang Qin brought up Xiong Xu's marriage.

Zhang Qin's words also reminded Comrade Xiong Jingchun, who had been wanting to ask Xiong Xu about Lin Yuanqing's background. He had been too busy these past few days and had forgotten.

"What do Lin Yuanqing's parents do? Didn't I hear you say before that they sell insurance?" Xiong Jingchun asked, staring intently at Xiong Xu.

"They sell insurance, but they own the company. It's the largest private insurance company in our province, Ankang Insurance. Their annual premium income is over 10 billion, and their market value is 15-16 billion," Xiong Xu said.

Comrade Xiong Jingchun and Comrade Zhang Qin exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

"So rich."

"Will they look down on our family?"

Xiong Jingchun asked with some concern.

Xiong Xu waved his hand and said, "Mom and Dad, don't overthink it. If they looked down on our family, would I have been with Yuanqing for so long? Would they have taken out this 800 million?"

"They're not snobbish. On the contrary, they're very nice and don't care whether our family has money, only about character."

Comrades Xiong Jingchun and Zhang Qin both breathed a sigh of relief.

They were afraid of holding Xiong Xu back and being looked down upon by the other party.

Now that Xiong Xu said this, they were relieved.

"They're a good family. You must never let them down in the future. You must also repay the borrowed money and not be ungrateful," Xiong Jingchun said sternly.

"Don't worry."

He definitely wouldn't let her down, and he would definitely repay the money. Xiong Xu didn't want to be a live-in son-in-law.

"Have you not seen the Yellow River's waters come from the sky, rushing into the sea, never to return?"

At that moment, Xiong Xu's phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was a call from Zhang Wenjie, the town party secretary.

"Hello, Secretary Zhang," Xiong Xu answered the phone.

"The road repair funds and the dilapidated house renovation funds have been collected by the town and county. You can come over tomorrow to sign, and the money will be transferred to your village committee's account," Zhang Wenjie said on the phone.

It had been a week, and the money was finally about to be allocated!

"Okay, I'll come find you first thing tomorrow morning," Xiong Xu replied.

Zhang Wenjie hung up the phone first. Xiong Xu was about to put his phone back in his pocket when another call came in.

"You're really busy," Comrade Xiong Jingchun couldn't help but tease.

"Eat your food," Comrade Zhang Qin said grumpily.

"Hello?" Xiong Xu answered the phone.

"Hello, is this Secretary Xiong? I'm Qin Liuhe, the Deputy Manager of the Development Department of Hongchang Construction Group."

It turned out to be a call from Qin Liuhe of the Construction Group.

"This is he. What's the matter?" Xiong Xu asked into the phone.

"According to your requirements, our engineers have already drawn up the sample drawings for the ancient-style pavilion residential area. They have been sent to your phone's email and also as an MMS message. Please take a look and let us know when you're ready to discuss it further," Qin Liuhe said on the phone.

Xiong Xu was quite surprised. He didn't expect the Hongchang Construction Group to draw up the sample drawings for the ancient-style pavilion residential area so quickly. As expected of the largest state-owned construction company in Jiangnan Province, they had the strength.

"Okay, okay, I'll take a look now," Xiong Xu said and hung up the phone. Then, he left the dining table, sat at the door, opened his phone's email, and found the email sent by the Hongchang Construction Group.

Opening the email revealed a combination of text and images. The text was at the top, describing the data for the ancient pavilion-style residential area.

Estimated total area of the residential area: 40,000 square meters (60 mu)

Number of residential buildings in the residential area: 6 buildings

Estimated construction area of the residential buildings in the residential area: 235,000 square meters

Number of households in the residential area: 500 households

Area per suite in the residential area: 203 square meters

Price per square meter: 2,900 yuan

Budget for each facility: Residential buildings: 681.5 million yuan, Roads: 30 million yuan, Greenery: 15 million yuan, Streetlight facilities (free), Water and electricity box facilities (free), Central fountain in the residential area (free)

Total budget: 726.5 million yuan

Seeing the budget, Xiong Xu raised his eyebrows. The previous budget was underestimated. The budget had reached over 720 million yuan.

Xiong Xu scrolled down to view the images.

In the images, six pavilion-style residential buildings were neatly arranged in a 3x2 formation. The exterior of each building resembled the Yellow Crane Tower, and the distance between each building was 100 meters, resulting in a very low plot ratio.

The 100-meter gap between the buildings was a two-way four-lane road, with trees, lawns, and flowers planted on both sides of the road. The streetlights were also in an ancient style.

In the center of the six residential buildings was an antique Four Symbols fountain, with the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, Vermilion Bird, and White Tiger facing southeast, northwest, and east, respectively.

In detail, the residential area had no walls, with trees replacing the walls. It was semi-open, and overall, it had a very ancient feel.

Seeing this image, Xiong Xu couldn't help but yearn for the future. If, one day, Mountain Bear Village developed into a large scale, and all the houses were in the ancient style, how magnificent would that be? It would give people a sense of dreaming back to the prosperous Chang'an, full of the Tang Dynasty style, a true City of Huaxia!

After yearning for the future for a while, Xiong Xu called Qin Liuhe back.