“Clinking…”At4:30p.m.,AnhuiShengshiHigh-techRailTransportationEquipmentCo.,Ltd,attheChaheDevelopmentZoneinLaianCounty,ChuzhouCityofAnhuiProvince,rangtheoff-dutybellrightontime.WorkerFangChuanmingturnedoffthemachines,andheadedhomeonanelectricbikewithhiswifewhoalsoworksinthefactory.After10minutes,thecouplearrivedhomeataboutthesametimeastheirson,whocamebackfromkindergarten."Mom!Today,myteacherpraisedmeformygoodsinging!"Seeinghismother,thechildhappilyspokeabouthisdayatkindergarten.SeeingthesmilingfaceoftheirchildeverydayafterworkisthehappinesstheFangcouplelooksforwardtointheirordinarylife.TheconstantlyacceleratingintegrationoftheYangtzeRiverDeltamadethisareality.ChaheTownofLaianCountyinAnhuiProvinceis13.5kilometersawayfromtheJiangbeiNewDistrictofNanjing,capitalofJiangsuProvince.Thegeographicalconnectioncreatedanaturalrelationbetweenthetwoplaces.In2015,thenewly-marriedFangcouplemovedtoNanjingforwork.Tocutdownexpenses,theyrentedaroomof20squaremetersinJiangningDistrict.Aftertheirsonwasborn,thecouplecouldonlyleavethebabybehindintheirhometown.“Atthetime,ChaheRiverBridgehadn’topenedtotraffic.Weneededtotakethesubway,twotransitbuses,andthenataxitogohome.EveryFridaynightwhenwegothome,oursonwasalreadyasleep.EveryMondaymorningbeforeheawoke,wehadtoquietlyslipaway,”saysFang.Atthetime,theywenthometwiceamonth.Everytimewhentheylefttheirchild,hiswifewouldcrysilently.Iftheirsongotsick,theywouldbeevenmoreanxious.Astheirchildreachedtheagetoattendkindergarten,thecouplethoughtaboutheadinghome.Aftersomeresearch,FangrealizedthatthesmalltownofChahehastransformedintoa“smallcity”withwelldevelopedindustriesandcompletesupportingfacilities.Sinceancienttimes,ChahehassharedthesameriverwaterwithNanjing.Thetworegionsareconnected,andthepeopleareclose.Sinceitsinclusionintoanprovincialeconomicdevelopmentzonein2009,ofthe563enterprisesintheChaheEconomicDevelopmentZone,over80%arefromNanjing.Onaverage,over5,000peoplefromNanjingcometoChahetoworkeveryday,with28,000vehiclestravellingbetweenthetwoplaces.Chahealsotransports120tonsofvegetablesandfruitstoNanjingeachday.Atlast,theFangcoupledecidedtoworkatShengshiHigh-tech,anenterprisefromNanjing.In2011,sincebusinessdevelopmententeredfasttrack,theoriginalscalecouldnolongermeetthecompany’sproductionrequirement,andtheenterprisedecidedtomovefromNanjingtoChaheEconomicDevelopmentZonealtogether.“Initially,wecamebackmainlyforourchild,butwedidn’trealizethesalaryinourhometownisalreadythishigh.”Atthenewcompany,FangisstilldoinghisoldworkofhandlingCNCmillingmachines.Whiletheworkisstillthesame,theincomehasincreased,to7,000to8,000yuanpermonth.Fang’swifebecameawarehousekeeperinthefactory.Savingadditionalexpenditureonrentandtransportation,thequalityoftheirfamilylifeiscontinuouslyincreasing.Withgoodjobs,hospitals,andschoolsrightathome,manypeoplefromChahewhoworkedawaymadethesamechoicelikeFang—returninghomeforwork.Inaddition,morepeoplefromNanjingarecomingtoChahetowork—morethan4,000seniorcorporatemanagersandhigh-skilledtalentsinChahearefromNanjing.Thecontributionrateofscientificandtechnologicalinnovationtothelocaleconomicgrowthexceeds60%.“Idon’thavetoworkawayfromhomeanymore,ourhometownisalreadyagreatplacetowork!”Whenthinkingaboutthefuture,Fangsmiled.Asmilethatissimpleandfullofhope.Contributedby:MaRongrui,reporterofGuangmingDaily;MiaoZhuxin,correspondentofGuangmingDailyDisclaimerAlldataandinformationprovidedonthissiteisforinformationalpurposesonly.en.gmw.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformationoranylosses,injuries,ordamagesarisingfromitsdisplayoruse.Allinformationisprovidedonanas-isbasis.