At the County Hospital, Huang Ming felt that after such a major incident, the coal mining project was surely no longer viable.
However, after receiving the notice, he realized that it was Wu Liang who had preserved the project.
Thus, he no longer cared about his injuries and was discharged immediately.
That same evening, he rushed to Wu Liang’s house.
"Mayor Wu, you are truly incredible. Regarding this coal mining project, without your help, I’m afraid..."
Before Huang Ming could finish his sentence, Wu Liang waved his hand to interrupt him.
"Don’t say anything unnecessary. Secretary Li has already made it clear—everything must be resolved within twenty days. What’s your take on it?"
Scratching his head, Huang Ming seemed unsure how to respond.
Sighing, Wu Liang handed a piece of paper to Huang Ming.
"Everything you need is on this. Follow the plan—understood?"
The latter quickly glanced at the contents of the paper, a spark of excitement flashing deep in his eyes.
"Brilliant! I never thought of this. Please rest assured, Mayor, I will ensure the task is completed!"
After leaving Wu Liang’s house, Huang Ming didn’t go home but instead pulled out his phone and dialed a string of numbers.
"Darling, it’s been so long. Have you missed me?"
A coquettish voice came from the other end.
"Of course I missed you. Every night in my dreams, it’s your heroic figure!"
Hearing this, Huang Ming immediately grinned.
Even with his injuries affecting his face, he couldn’t hide his excitement.
"I’m heading to your place now—make sure to open the door for me."
"Alright, I’ll go take a bath then."
After a night of passion, Huang Ming rushed back to Qingshi County early the next morning.
When Wang Jun arranged a morning meeting, he was startled to see Huang Ming suddenly appear.
"County Magistrate Huang is finally back! How’s your recovery?"
In response to his concern, Huang Ming replied stoically.
"Still not fully healed, but it shouldn’t interfere with work."
Nodding, Wang Jun formally started the meeting.
"The series of incidents triggered by coal mining have already attracted the attention of the city committee and the municipal disciplinary committee. Although only Comrade Huang Ming has been penalized, everyone here has made mistakes!"
At this point, he turned to look at Huang Ming again.
"After the municipal standing committee’s discussion yesterday, it’s been decided that we must resolve all issues within twenty days. County Magistrate Huang, as the primary person in charge, do you have anything to say?"
"No objections. This was indeed a failure in my work. I accept full responsibility and promise to seize this opportunity to resolve the issues as quickly as possible, ensuring that our county’s coal mining project starts promptly."
Wang Jun nodded and gave Huang Ming a meaningful look.
"Then go all out. You have my full support!"
After the standing committee meeting ended, Huang Ming immediately convened a meeting with the government leadership team.
Among those present was Lin Hai.
As the meeting began, Huang Ming spoke in a solemn tone.
"Since the city has given us this opportunity, everyone must put in the extra effort to make a strong comeback!"
Zhou Jiajun instantly nodded in agreement.
"County Magistrate Huang, just give us the orders. Whatever you instruct, we’ll follow!"
"Our top priority now is to dispel rumors. We must let all the residents in the county know that coal mining isn’t as frightening as the rumors suggest and that it doesn’t harm the feng shui either."
At this point, Huang Ming turned to Zhou Jiajun.
"You need to go to the city as soon as possible and find the most authoritative environmental expert. Try to get them to visit the county this week and make it clear to everyone that coal mining isn’t as dangerous as legend has it."
"Understood!" Zhou Jiajun nodded.
Next, Huang Ming looked at the deputy magistrate. "You also need to hire a reputable feng shui master to inspect Qingshi Mountain. Make sure they assure everyone that coal mining will only benefit the people."
Turning to Lin Hai, Huang Ming added, "You’ll need to focus more on maintaining law and order this time. Prevent any repeat of the earlier mass incidents. And remember, use courteous methods—got it?"
"Rest assured, County Magistrate, I understand."
Huang Ming then assigned tasks to the others.
As the meeting was nearing its end, he confidently stated,
"Time is life. Since the city has only given us twenty days, everyone must step it up and make sure the coal mining project begins without delay."
Under Huang Ming’s leadership, over the next two weeks, opposition to coal mining significantly diminished.
More and more people even began to believe that coal mining was a project that would benefit the populace.
While Huang Ming was fully dedicated to paving the way for the coal mining project, the development at Bailing Winery was also thriving.
Before He Chaoping arrived, the winery had been like a disorganized troupe.
With everyone being amateurs, their ideas were scattered and disorderly, making consensus impossible.
However, with He Chaoping overseeing, the situation improved drastically.
Even the designs for the wine bottles, packaging boxes, and so on were ready.
Although He Chaoping was technically the director, he still invited Wang Jun and Xu Ruoxuan to the winery—to inspect the facilities and finalize the designs together.
Looking at the various design options laid out before them, Wang Jun couldn’t help but feel a bit conflicted.
"I think each design has its own charm. It’s tough to choose."
He Chaoping responded, "I brought in some of the best designers from the province for these. If you’re not satisfied, we’d have to look outside the province."
Xu Ruoxuan nodded in agreement. "Let’s just choose from these. Looking for designers outside the province would be too troublesome."
Seeing that both Wang Jun and Xu Ruoxuan were undecided, He Chaoping directed his gaze to Chen Bin not far away.
"Secretary Chen, which design do you think is better?"
Having reviewed the designs earlier, Chen Bin also thought they were all quite good.
After some thought, he suggested, "Why not do an anonymous vote? Assign each design a number, and let everyone in the winery vote according to their preference. The design with the highest votes wins."
Hearing this idea, all three nodded in agreement.
Following Chen Bin’s method, the design was quickly finalized.
Next, He Chaoping began reporting on the winery’s next steps to Wang Jun.
"Although the scale of the factory is small, it does have some production capacity. I think we can officially start production next month."
As he spoke, He Chaoping handed a list to Wang Jun.
"I previously worked at Tianhe Old Winery and am somewhat renowned in the industry. These are distributors from various regions. If I personally visit them, Bailing Wine should quickly gain market traction."
Seeing how thorough his counterpart was, Wang Jun nodded immediately.
"Alright, let’s proceed with that!"