C13 The Way It Should be

Desolated lights.

A look of ridicule.

The night blocked out the starlight.

It was a bit confused.

- - Volume Poem.

"Qingqing, is this steak not right for your appetite? Try adding this. " Grandma Xia handed the pepper bottle to Grandma Xia as she watched her grandnephew use a knife and fork to randomly pick up a piece of fragrant steak.

Instead of taking it, she put down the fork and knife. "Grandma, I don't want to invite you to live in the new villa now. "

"What's wrong? Do you dislike me?"

"No. . . I want to contact my uncle and ask him to bring you overseas. "

"What is this? I like to stay in my hometown!"

"But this Dongjiang New City doesn't give me peace of mind! Business and transportation can be said to be short-term inconvenience, but it can still be barely dealt with. There's actually only a town's sanitation center nearby, and the neighbors next door are like that. If you're not feeling well, we can only be anxious! "

"I'm fine. The regular medication, the housewife can help to drive it. If anything really happens, the housewife said. Our Dongjiang is a big city after all. The medical conditions will only get better and better. "

"But you heard it too. The Civil Affairs Teacher Fan also can't say when the infrastructure will be perfect! I also want to discuss with my parents whether I should sell or rent out my new house. I'll live in the apartment on the north bank. "

"Qingqing. . . Grandaunt, it's different from what you think. The conditions here are a bit lacking. But I've lived here for more than a month, and I've already seen the person in charge of the city and district bring a team to investigate the new city. Teacher Fan even came to visit me twice with Uncle Old Time at the city station. I was basking in the sun on the balcony, and I could also see Uncle Old Time Tea bringing the residents of the neighborhood committee to the corridor to visit my house. So I felt that they were responsible for the residents. The new city will be much worse in the future. "

"But to what extent will they take responsibility for it? When I was surfing the internet, I saw that there were people on the forums saying 'Raising a community for ten years'. Moreover, Dongjiang New City said that they wanted to build more than 30 residential areas, and that they needed to send in more than 100,000 households. If it's a commercial house, then it's better to say that it's a commercial house. However, more than half of the houses here are moving houses and adaptable houses, so how long will it take to raise them? Five years? Ten years? Or even twenty years? Only then will they be able to provide the same services as the central city?"

"This. . . I can't say for sure. However, Qingqing, look at the development of the city now. It's very fast! " Grandma Xia personally scooped up the freshly stewed rib soup for Summer Thorned Green. "I bet that in a few years, the style of this place will change. "

However, Summer Thorned Green could not even take a sip. He got up and opened the window of the restaurant. "Grandma, how old are you? You can't bet like this! Look, there aren't even street lights outside the neighborhood. There aren't even a few cars on the road! This environment, like Teacher Fan said, can be made up for in a short period of time?"

- - -

"Ring, you're back?"

Twilight enveloped the wilderness surrounding the new city. In the small courtyard, the lights under the roof lit up. It was like a little animal that had not woken up yet. It looked at the unknown world in a daze, at a loss as to what to do.

Tan Yin pushed his electric scooter into the small courtyard. When he saw his mother, who had come out after hearing the noise, holding a casserole, the annoyance in his heart faded. "I'm back. Mom, what delicious food are you busy with?"

"Just a pot of 'Family Blessing'. " Mother Tan smiled and saw her son stop the car. She strode over, took the clay pot, and carried it to the dining table.

"It smells so good! . . . Mother, it's not New Year's Day yet, and Father is working overseas. Why did you spend so much effort on 'family photos'? It's so tiring! " Tan Ming lifted the lid of the pot and saw golden egg dumplings, snow-white fish balls, round meatballs, smoked fish, vegetables and fans neatly squeezed in the casserole, steaming and bubbling.

Mother Tan served the child rice and carried the egg dumplings and meatballs for him. "Our village has dismantled them. We don't have to do the work in the fields. We haven't taken the house and rented a house in the village. It's not convenient to buy things in the new city, so we don't need to do this kind of boring work. "

"Mom, you should eat as well. " Tan Ming also served soup for her mother.

"Zhi, how's the construction of our new neighborhood going? Looking at the new city in such a state, Mom was a little worried. Your father said that if the environment isn't good, you can sell the house and pay some money to buy a house in the city. " Mother Tan muttered the most important thing in her heart.

"You and Dad shouldn't think about this now. It's still early. " Tan Ming comforted her mother. "The Bureau is going to strengthen the legal propaganda on the network line. The director just set me up. I'll be going to the department for training every week. I used to only learn office software, so I'm not familiar with the development of websites. I might even need to use WeChat's public account, so I need to learn. "

He lowered his head and hurriedly ate his meal, but the attentive mother saw the scar on the child's forehead and was shocked. " Was there another dispute between residents today? This injury? "

. . . "The bicycle accidentally rubbed against me. It's fine, I don't feel pain. " Tan Ming avoided his mother's hand that was caressing the wound and comforted her.

"You're hiding it from me again! It was the same last time. It wasn't Sheriff Gu who came to look for you. Mom didn't know it was that person called Pang Xi. When she moved, she got into a fight with the security guards and broke up with you. " Mother Tan went to look for the ointment with a heartache.

Tan Ming couldn't stop her. She looked to the side and saw that East River New City, which was not far away from the courtyard, had fallen into darkness and desolation again - in the darkness of the night. Other than the brightly lit construction site, in the already built district. . . There were not many houses that had their lights on. On the road to the new city, there were no sounds of traffic in the city. The sounds of the frogs and bugs could still be heard clearly. Under such circumstances, it was inevitable that her mother would be worried.

Mother Tan took the ointment over and applied it on the child's head. "In the past, I only heard from the villagers that the new city in Dongjiang was not well built. Now, your father is working overseas. I can also see many people complaining about this on the Internet and calling me back several times. I'm afraid that he will be anxious. I'll tell him that the new city is getting prettier and prettier every day. But that's what he said. In his mother's heart, After all, I don't have the confidence. . . "

Tan Xuan stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth and listened to his mother's words. She was also stunned for quite a while until her mother carried some smoked fish into her bowl. She then started to chew again, "Mom, please tell Dad not to worry too much. Sometimes, the news online might not be true. He was angry and anxious. Maybe the situation online is more serious. Don't worry, the place where the villagers have lived for generations. It'll look like it should be. "

- - -

"Qingqing, don't be in a hurry to contact your Uncle Chengjian. Be good, ah - - -"

The area waiting for the development of the new city was too wide. The evening wind in the early summer blew past, causing the old man's worried voice to drift into the wind.

Xia Thorned Green opened the car door and saw the voice-controlled lights in the green belt light up slowly due to Grandma Xia's call. The light was hazy, and Xiao Die, who was in a few bushes, looked down on it. She flew towards his sports car in a daze, and the bright lights lit up his sports car.

Turning his head, he saw the old man who was still standing at the entrance of the building watching him. Thorned Green wanted to nod, but he could not resist the unwillingness. He could only wave his hand and say, "Aunt, don't worry! I'll go online later and talk to my parents and uncle about the actual situation. I'll listen to their opinions. "

"Alright, Qingqing, it's too dark on the road. Be careful when you drive back -" Grandma Xia was supported by a family member as she took two steps forward. Her aged figure left the lights of the corridor and floated in the night sky, " When you go online and talk to Uncle Cheng Jian, don't spit out what he said. Uncle will worry about me and won't be at ease doing business. . . "

Thorned Grass wanted to laugh but could not. He could only urge the old man, "It's dark outside. You should hurry home. Don't worry, I've never complained about that sort of thing on the Internet! "

- - -

Grandma Xia went home and turned off the voice-controlled lights, causing Yi Yi Garden, who didn't have many residents, to once again fall into a cold and gloomy state of confusion. The land that was covered in dust during the day was now even more oppressive, and the color of the sky could not be seen.

Xia Jianqing raised the window, turning the small carriage into a sealed space. Looking out the window, there was not a bit of starlight, and the music that was playing automatically turned off. Silently looking at the listless residential buildings that were like the night sky, he was in a daze.

After a long time, he took out his phone from his bag and dialed a number.

"Owen, have you eaten? Where are you now?" On the other end of the phone, a voice as beautiful as a delicate face echoed in the beautiful neon lights on the north bank of the East River. It was slightly charming and carried a hint of resentment across the river bank. "I'm at the Blue River Bar with Lin Pusen. Mr. Li will be there soon. Do you want to order something for you?"

"Hey, I'm still at the East River New City. " Xia Rattan knew that he could not make it in time. He pressed the button to make the driver's seat fall. He leaned forward in frustration, watching the video of his phone's conversation in the midst of light and music. It displayed the temperament of a bustling city. He could not help but press the center of his brows. "This' lone island 'of the East River New City can't be accepted!"

"Didn't you see other people's comments on the Internet?" Rao Lina smiled faintly on the other end of the Internet, and her fingers gently traced the screen.

"Many people on the Internet are complaining about East River New City's lack of infrastructure, lack of supporting services, and the necessary businesses, but I didn't expect it to be to this extent!"

"Hehe, didn't Uncle Xia say that he had seen the new city planning before? He felt that it would definitely develop very well in the future? Yesterday, he even persuaded you on the Internet to move our company over as well? " Rao Lina slowly poured a mouthful of drink into her mouth.

"I won't agree! Not only was the environment terrible, but it was also terrible. Residents. . . At noon, I just got here and stopped a car by the sand road. I met a girl with a dirty face and a bad temper. Aunt Ye's neighbor from the other room is acting like a hoodlum again! "

Xia Thorned Green closed his eyes and quickly forgot about Hu Sijuan's shameless behavior. However, Xin Xiazi's angry bullfighting, crying, and showing off his power to pick caterpillars repeatedly lingered in his mind, and he helplessly opened his eyes again.

"Another neighbor of my grandaunt. Not only did the mother and daughter get their bags stolen in broad daylight, but I was also pushed into the fields by the person who stole my bag. There was not a single surveillance camera nearby, and the police could do nothing about it! With the law and order of the new city, even if a business were to be built, who would be able to set up a company here without worry? "

" Hehe, Owen, aren't you blaming Uncle Xia for his investment in the wrong place? You're blaming him for choosing the new city to move the house? "

"Yeah, I took some photos and sent them to my parents. A little later. He would post today's photos on Weibo to see if he could call for help. . . At least he had gotten the new house in Dongjiang New City. It could be improved a little here, even if the house had to be transferred out. However, he had met with someone from the civil administration in the district who had contacted him. He had heard her reply. The East River New City was lacking in construction and service resources, so it could be made up for in a short period of time. It might be a little difficult. . . "

The night became darker, and Xia Thorn spoke in a muffled voice. His entire face became more and more blurry, and only a pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes shone on the lights in the residential building in front of him.

"I hope that the new city will really be as planned. If that's the case, I'll also support you bringing the website over. " Rao Linna smiled brightly. Through the screen, she raised her glass towards Summer Thorned Green and drank the rest of the drinks alone. "Lampson is going to welcome Mr. Li. I'll take a look at the information he sent first. "

She turned off the screen and picked up a tissue with her fingernails that were embedded with colored diamonds. She gently wiped away the rose colored liquid on her red lips and looked at the enchanting night sky on the north bank of the East River. Her smile was intoxicating. "This is what a city should look like! Only in a place like this would there be a real market for online media! Community in the suburbs, hehe. . . "