On a warm spring day. Liu Song walked past the green wheat fields and through the flower fields before arriving at his office. There, he had a meeting with his team to discuss important village matters.

As a graduate of Zhejiang University, Liu used to work in several big companies (公司). In September 2020, he became the manager of Yong’an Village in Hangzhou City. In the beginning, things were difficult for Liu and his team. The village was poor. Most people made a living only by growing rice.

Having grown up in the countryside, Liu loved the land and the people there. And he knew very well that the village’s real advantage was its large farmland. He and his team tried to help the villagers put it to good use. They introduced new technology for farming. They improved the public services. And in order to develop tourism (旅游业), they hold different village cultural festivals every year. They also put short videos online.

Now the villagers’ dream of living a better life is coming true. Their income (收入) has increased. The village has attracted a lot of tourists with its wider roads, clearer river water, and restaurants with village specials.

Shen Yan, one of Liu’s team members, is a native of Yong’an Village. Before returning to her hometown, she had studied abroad and had been a member of a company management. When she first told her father about her decision to return to work in the village, her father ________