Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1730 An Unanswerable Question

Even though the weather in Beijing is very cold now, and the outdoors is almost like a refrigerator, so much meat still needs to be processed simply.

However, Han Li didn't need to do that. He just needed to eat the big bowl of meat that his mother had ordered inside the house, and play with his two sons, Sanming and Erliang.

The Yun sisters, He Mi, Qi Xiaomei, Hou Yuhua, and Wang Chunhua can handle the simple sorting and processing of the meat.

The next day was the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month. Family members went to work, took care of the children, did housework, and prepared for the New Year.

Han Li first went to Dongguanying Hutong to leave a secret signal for Li Xiaoyuan, and then rode his bicycle to Shichahai Sports School to find Tong Shaoxin.

After chatting for a while, Han Li agreed to have some drinks with his partner that evening before returning to Mianhua Hutong.

After Han Li stepped into Cotton Alley, he kept offering cigarettes and greeting the neighbors. If he encountered a neighbor who liked to chat, he would stop and chat for a while.

Finally, he told the families of Yu Daqiang, Qian Guodong, and a few other childhood friends to come find him at Houhai after get off work, which basically completed his task for the day.

Han Li originally planned to rest at home in the morning and afternoon, spend some time playing with his sons, and build a relationship with them.

However, things didn't go as Han Li expected. When he returned from Mianhua Hutong and was playing with his sons at the door, two jeeps suddenly pulled up beside him.

Liu Zhongcheng, Liu Zhongxin, Zhang Hailin, Zhang Ling, Hou Huidong, Hou Liru, Li Yunzhi, Li Yunhua, Guan Haijiao, and Song Guanghui all got off the car without missing a single one.

"Brother Han."

"Brother Han."

Han Li: "Haha. You guys are all here, that's quite a gathering. My sons, greet them."

The three brothers, Da Ming, Xiao Liang, and Xiao Ming, can already call people. Under Han Li's guidance, they call out "uncle" and "aunt" very naturally.

Han Li was holding Sanming and Erliang, who were not yet a year old. They could only babble and wave their little hands randomly, and would drool from time to time because their gums were itchy.

After exchanging greetings, Sanming and Erliang were quickly picked up and played with by Liu Zhongxin and Hou Liru.

Li Yunzhi didn't manage to grab the chubby little toy, and she said to Han Li with dissatisfaction.

"Brother Han, when you came back from Hong Kong this year, you didn't take me with you to Shanghai."

Han Li: "Hehe, Yunzhi, I've always remembered that I called you when I turned to Shanghai."

When I stopped in Guangzhou on my way home this time, a friend bought me a ticket for train number 15, which goes directly from Guangzhou to Beijing.

This train doesn't go through Shanghai, and I drank too much the night before. I only realized it after I took a nap on the train, so I couldn't make it to Shanghai. Next year, next year I'll definitely call you to come back with me."

At this moment, Liu Zhongcheng, Zhang Hailin, Hou Huidong and several other men took the gifts off the jeep, and the group chatted and laughed as they headed home.

The gifts Liu Zhongcheng and his group brought were mostly New Year's goods and some toys for children. Han Li also prepared a lot of gifts for them. This was all normal social interaction.

As soon as Han Li and the others entered the house, Yun Yingying, He Mi, and the other people at home put down what they were doing and came to greet them. After some more pleasantries, the group went to the west wing.

Unfortunately, only the west wing of Han Li's house could accommodate so many guests at the same time.

Moreover, the place has everything: billiards, tape recorders, and various musical instruments. These young people can play whatever they want, which saves Han Li a lot of trouble in entertaining them.

Hou Huidong and his group were very familiar with Han Li's home, so they barely needed any greetings after arriving. Even the task of making tea was taken from Yun Yingying by Guan Haijiao. Billiards was a novelty for others, but these people were already quite used to it.

Next, some of the girls played with the children in the yard, while others listened to the cassette tapes that Han Li had brought back this year.

However, Liu Zhongcheng and the other boys mostly sat next to Han Li. After chatting about all sorts of things for a while, Hou Huidong started to speak.

"Brother Han, a few of us who are a bit older are graduating next year. What do you think we should do? Join the army? Go into politics? Or continue our studies?"

Liu Zhongcheng and Hou Huidong belong to the third generation. Although they are not among the people their families have focused on cultivating, Han Li knows that their families have already made corresponding arrangements in this regard.

Han Li also knew that they were in their rebellious phase, and even if they received a different education at school than the average person, they could not avoid this problem.

However, no matter what, Han Li cannot answer this question, nor is it his place to answer it.

However, it wouldn't be appropriate for Han Li to remain silent, as that would greatly affect their relationship. So, after considering it for a moment, he spoke up.

"Zhongcheng, Huidong, what are you guys really thinking?"

Hou Huidong was probably still troubled by this matter, and he spoke up almost without thinking.

"Brother Han, let me explain first. Last year, the Central Military Commission reduced and merged a large number of command organs, and transferred the Railway Corps to the Ministry of Railways."

Furthermore, an electronic warfare unit was newly established, and the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense was set up.

There are reports that another group of people will be transferred to civilian jobs next year to form an armed police force.

It is said that, based on the international situation, this matter will continue to escalate.

My family gave me two choices: one was to continue my studies in the military, and the other was to take a position in a local government office.
Although both started from the bottom, they had people to look after them in the military, so they didn't have to worry too much.

In most local areas, you have to rely on yourself, which is why I'm hesitant to make a decision.

After Hou Huidong finished speaking, Liu Zhongcheng and the others also explained the situation.

Well, their situations are pretty much the same.

Although they didn't lay everything out in the open, Han Li could still guess some of their thoughts.

That is, whether these people go to the military for further study or take up positions at the grassroots level in the local government, they will all face the same problem.

That is, one should not, cannot, and preferably not, have too much overlap and conflict with the people one's family is focusing on cultivating in terms of connections and resources.

Connections and resources are limited; these individuals are not the family's primary focus for development.
In the future, when both sides need the same resources, these people will have to compromise again.

Their current distress may stem from youthful rebellion, or it may be due to their resentment and pride.

This is the dilemma faced by boys like Hou Huidong, while girls like Li Yunhua don't have this problem yet.

This is a difficult question to answer. If you do it wrong, you'll end up like Pigsy looking in the mirror—neither here nor there.

However, Han Li knew the situation next year. No matter which path they chose, they would leave Beijing, thus avoiding certain unnecessary troubles as much as possible.

Therefore, Han Li thought for a while before bringing up "that guy" as an example.
(End of this chapter)