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Chapter 2516 People from My Hometown

At He Yuzhu's residence, his parents went home for a visit. Now that they're back, someone is at work every day.

People, whether they knew him or not, all tried to get close to him, saying they'd heard He Yuzhu was making money and wanted to borrow some.

For some close friends, the father lent money out of consideration for their feelings.

Those are all relatives, and I don't expect them to exchange money.

Some of them are just acquaintances, but their relationship isn't particularly close.

Is it difficult to borrow this money?

The parents, tired of hearing it, returned to Beijing.

They weren't used to living in He Yuzhu's house, so He Yuzhu bought them a house in the same neighborhood where He Yuxian lived.

This solved the elderly couple's accommodation problem.

This is good, as it makes things much easier for He Yuzhu.

His current lifestyle is so different from his parents' that it's really inconvenient for him to live with them.

It's much more convenient for He Yuzhu to live alone. He can store his belongings directly in the space and take them out whenever he needs them.

He had just gotten home when he received a call from his father, asking him to come over.

He Yuzhu thought something big had happened, but when he arrived at the destination, he found out that it was the county magistrate from his hometown who had come with his entourage.

Lu Jian from the county's investment promotion bureau was also among them.

Upon seeing He Yuzhu, Lu Jian stepped forward and said, "President He, I truly didn't recognize your talent. I really didn't expect it to be you when we met last time."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Director Lu, you're too kind."

Lu Jian smiled and said, "Let me introduce you. This is County Chief Li, and this is Director Sun."

County Chief Li extended his hand very warmly and shook hands with He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was very enthusiastic: "People from our hometown have come; they are very important guests. Brother Yuxian, call Quanjude, and we'll go eat there in a bit."

County Chief Li is coming to Beijing! Let's invite the county's officials to try some of Beijing's specialties.

He Yuxian nodded: "Okay, I'll make the call right away."

County Magistrate Li quickly said, "Mr. He, you're too kind. There's no need to go to Quanjude."

“County Chief Li, now that you’re here, you have to listen to me,” He Yuzhu said.

Seeing this, County Magistrate Li did not refuse any longer and then stated the purpose of his visit.

The county is planning to build a development zone, and this is where we come to attract investment.

This put He Yuzhu in a difficult position.

It's not that we don't want to invest, but rather that there aren't many good industries.

He Yuzhu's main businesses now are all high-tech industries.

Investing in a county can be a headache just from the unnecessary costs alone.

As for other industries, He Yuzhu had neither the energy nor anyone to deal with them.

Ultimately, it comes down to his shallow foundation and inability to find suitable people.

County Magistrate Li was well-prepared and offered all the preferential policies he could.

For things that couldn't be given, they promised to help coordinate.

He Yuzhu asked very detailed questions from the side, but in reality, he didn't say a single useful word.

At five o'clock, He Yuzhu said, "Let's go eat first, and talk while we eat."

The group got up and headed to Quanjude.

The father said directly, "You guys talk about serious matters, your mother and I won't go. We'll just eat at home."

He Yuzhu didn't insist, and called several cars to come over.

He used the excuse of needing to handle some business to get a car to his own, and then asked around to find out about the two of them.

County Chief Li is a decent person overall; he has a strong desire to get things done.

He took office at the end of last year, and after taking office, he went to the development zone for inspection.

Then this year, the development zone plan and concept were proposed.

After hearing this, He Yuzhu had a better understanding of the situation and a direction for his investment.

Forget about high-tech stuff; the county simply can't afford it.

If we were to actually invest, once the news got out, the city might intercept it, and even the province might get involved.

There are so many people eyeing the Chrysanthemum Factory investment project right now. People from the province have also approached him, and he helped them get in through some back channels.

Upon arriving at Quanjude, He Yuzhu took the initiative to speak: "County Chief Li, since you've come in person, I should at least contribute something to my hometown."

However, my area is currently dominated by high-tech industries, and to be honest, our county has no advantage whatsoever.

At least not at the moment.

County Chief Li was somewhat embarrassed: "Actually, we knew before we came that high-tech projects were not suitable."

He Yuzhu nodded: "You've come all this way, I can't let you go back empty-handed."

Well then, I met with Lin Sheng from our province a while ago.

I talked to him and asked if he had any suitable projects to introduce to our county.

What do you think?

"Mr. He, thank you so much." County Chief Li was quite moved when he heard He Yuzhu say this.

Although they didn't get investment from He Yuzhu, they managed to get investment from the provincial government through He Yuzhu's connections, so the result was the same.

After the meal, County Chief Li made another small request, saying that he wanted to visit the headquarters of the Chrysanthemum Factory.

"No problem. How about this, I'll arrange for someone to take you in tomorrow."

My sister-in-law's cousin and a little girl from our village both work part-time at headquarters.

After dropping the group off at the hotel, He Yuzhu and He Yuxian took a car home together.

He Yuxian said worriedly, "People from the county have come. Are you really not considering investing?"

He Yuzhu explained his concerns: "I do have projects, but there's no one to manage them."

Upon hearing this, He Yuxian realized it made perfect sense. With so much money and technology, it simply wouldn't work without trustworthy people.

"My old squad leader in the army works in our county's finance bureau."

He wants to leave; do you think he's a good fit?

"The Finance Bureau is a good unit, how could he be willing to come out?" He Yuzhu asked curiously.

He Yuxian sighed: "His father is seriously ill and needs a lot of money for medical treatment."

Relying solely on the work of the Finance Bureau is simply not enough.

He called me a while ago to borrow money, and he brought this up.

He Yuzhu then asked, "Is this person trustworthy?"

“It’s believable,” He Yuxian said firmly after a moment’s thought.

He's using his own credibility to vouch for the old squad leader.

"If he has time, he should come to Beijing." He Yuzhu still trusted He Yuxian.

When the two returned home, their parents were still awake and asked with concern about the outcome of their discussion.

The father said, "Before we came here, the town had approached me many times, also about investment."

If you have any extra money, invest some in the town.

He Yuzhu was speechless.

Their town is quite far from the county seat, and even the land there doesn't have much investment value.

For He Yuzhu, investing money there was basically no different from throwing money down the drain.

Investing without returns and attracting a lot of trouble is really not a good place to invest.

However, a complete rejection is also not an option.

"How about this, you ask your relatives if anyone wants to start a small business in town, and I'll lend them some money."

The parents exchanged a glance, knowing this was the best possible outcome.

The two then started talking about their relatives, listing out who they could trust and who they couldn't.

It looks like they put their heart into it.

He Yuzhu was too lazy to get involved in these things, so he said, "I'll take out five million first. You can discuss with Brother Yuxian how to use it."

I have a suggestion: let them set up a small construction company first, and I'll invest some money to renovate all the schools in town.

What do you think?

“That’s fine,” the father agreed immediately.

My relatives back home may not know how to do anything else, but they can definitely handle construction. (End of Chapter)