That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1166 What the hell is fair?
"Sir, why do you want to discuss the Berlin Wall?"

Although the merger of East Germany and West Germany was a major event that affected the world, it was also a family affair of the Germans.

So Ludwig behaved more cautiously, just like when a foreigner discusses the two sides of the Taiwan Strait with a flower grower, he has to deal with it carefully.

Jiang Shiqi smiled and said, "It's like this. When I was in Prague, I met a friend from East Germany.
His father crossed the Berlin Wall seven years ago. Before the wall was torn down, he had always wanted to climb over the wall to find his father, but when the wall really fell, he gave up.

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Ludwig was stunned for a moment, then asked carefully: "Did your friend tell you why?"

Jiang Shiqi nodded and said, "He said that after his father passed away, his mother worried about him for seven years and cried for seven years. Now his mother has finally let go of his father.

If my father comes back on his own, that's fine. If he doesn't come back, we should respect the choices of both relatives and not disturb each other."

"Oh~"

Ludwig's eyes finally lit up, and his nerves, which had been numb for nearly an hour, were no longer numb.

This is an interesting way to chat!
It's not like just now, I had to guess whether the other person wanted to talk about the weather or age.

"I also know a friend who moved from East Germany to West Germany. He is a forging engineer and he loves his family very much. It was because of my family that I came to this mysterious country in the East."

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Ludwig and Jiang Shiqi chatted happily and before they knew it they had been talking for ten minutes.

This shocked everyone around.

"Where did this person come from? Is there such an English talent in our unit?"

"It seems like he just arrived today. He is said to be a fellow villager of Director Li. Look at the looks on Lao Niu's and his people's faces. I'm afraid he is embarrassed, right?"

"That shouldn't happen. Old Niu has learned his lesson now. He won't take the initiative to cause trouble for Director Li, but let an old woman and a child take the lead."

"Do you think today's incident was caused by Lao Niu again?"

"It's almost certain, otherwise why would he come to join in the fun?"

"So which department are you going to assign this new colleague to?"

“It seems like I’m going to the sales department.”

"Sales department? You must be joking. They are not even cadres."

"Tsk, maybe our cars will be exported?"

"Oh my god, why didn't I think of that? He is an expert, definitely an expert."

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Ordinary employees were digging deep into each other's gossips and the truth, but some people in the head office suspected that Li Ye had made arrangements in advance, and Jiang Shiqi and Ludwig were well prepared and were coordinating with each other in acting.

But the bird language they spoke was so chirping and babbling, and I couldn't understand it at all, so there was no reason for me to question it.

So someone asked Li Ye with a smile: "Director Li, what are they talking about so enthusiastically?"

Li Ye said casually: "They are talking about the Berlin Wall."

"The Berlin Wall? The wall that was torn down last year? It's really strange that we talked about a wall for more than ten minutes!"

"Not surprising at all."

Li Ye said softly: "The wall has fallen, and the merger is not far away. The merger of East and West Germany has great significance in modern history. First of all, it weakened France's influence in Europe. The Germans and the French don't get along well, so how can they not be proud?

In addition, Europe has always been in a confrontation between the East and the West, and now it has suddenly eased, which means that an era has ended."

"The end of an era? What do you mean?"

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Li Ye shook his head slowly without further explanation.

The fall of the Berlin Wall shook the confidence of the red countries in Eastern Europe, which in turn affected the fate of the Soviet Union.

"Hey, even if an era has ended, it is a matter thousands of miles away. What does it have to do with us?"

[Is it okay? ]

There are not many countries in the world that have complete sovereignty. With the fall of the red flag in the north, there is one less.

This will encourage the arrogance of Lighthouse, the world's number one, and eventually it will be like a villain, bullying this and that all day long.

Those semi-sovereign countries that seem to be in a good shape on the surface have all been beaten to death by him. Haven’t Japan, South Korea, and those European gentlemen been beaten to death by him time and time again?

After a few decades, only Russia and a semi-large country in the East will still be able to fight back.

The white elephant, which has always been looked down upon, is actually still a semi-sovereign state. At least after the short-selling funds go there, they can swallow up both the people and the money.

Aren’t the rest, like Japan, Britain, and the Southeast Asian countries, all being exploited at will by a group of financial businessmen who can come and go freely?

Many people laugh at the white elephant for not following martial ethics, but in fact this is the normal operation of a "fully autonomous sovereign state". You are here to mess with me, and I still play by your rules? What? Do I not have the strength to overturn the table?

As for those who would rather watch others cheat and suffer the consequences themselves, they have nothing left except their mouths.

Because your current assets also belong to others, and they can take them at any time.

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"Whoa whoa whoa whoa~"

Although most people could not understand what Jiang Shiqi and Ludwig said, when the conversation ended and Ludwig stood up and bowed politely to Jiang Shiqi, everyone at the scene immediately gave him warm applause.

Nowadays, people from the mainland feel proud as long as they win the respect of those in developed countries overseas. A salesperson can make an engineer with an annual salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars stand up and bow. Tell me, is it an encouragement?

However, just as Jiang Shiqi was about to step down, Li Ye stopped him.

Li Ye walked forward, holding Jiang Shiqi's arm, and faced everyone in the audience.

"There's something I need to clarify for everyone."

Li Ye said coldly: "Today is the first day for our new colleague to report for work. Because this old lady thinks that I am unfair, others must graduate from high school to enter our first branch factory, but her grandson cannot be converted to a regular employee.

So I asked him to take part in this English test to prove that he is the talent we need, but in fact, when I decided to recruit this colleague to work in the first branch, it was not because he could speak English. "

Li Ye turned to Jiang Shiqi and said, "Take out your medal."

Jiang Shiqi was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly: "No need for that!"

"Take it out, take it out."

After Li Ye's continuous urging, Jiang Shiqi took out a metal medal from his pocket.

Li Ye held up the medal in his hand and said, "Because Jiang Shiqi needs to apply for a work permit today, I brought this with me as proof. Now I want everyone to take a look. Does anyone recognize this thing?"

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The people in the audience were silent, and many of them looked at Jiang Shiqi in surprise. In an era when "Blood-stained Style" was sung all over the country, who didn't recognize this?

"This is a commemorative medal of the third-class collective merit, which is a proof of the heroic performance of a soldier defending his country on the battlefield.

If a person can remain brave and strong in the face of national crisis, then I think he should be a little more special than others, and I think he is better than ordinary people in any position. "

Li Ye said with a sharp look in his eyes: "But do you know why he was embarrassed to take it out just now?"

"He said that the third-class merit was not worth mentioning. He said that only those brothers who would never come back were qualified to be called heroes."

"If you can't show off the third-class merit you earned by risking your life, then I want to ask you, what else can you show off?"

“If people like this want to work in our factory, and there are still people who object and think it’s unfair, then what the hell is fairness?
Tell me, what is fair! "

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No one responded in the crowded small auditorium.

Although the counterattack in the south ended two years ago, the society's respect and admiration for soldiers has not ended.
Even now when primary school students state their ideals, many of them hope to become a great soldier when they grow up.

Jiang Shiqi couldn't help but rub the corners of his eyes to prevent himself from crying.

He didn't expect that among all his "specialties", the one that Li Ye valued most was this third-class collective merit.

This thing wouldn't sell for more than a few cents if you threw it into a recycling station, right?
But now looking at the eyes of the people around him, Jiang Shiqi felt that it was really worth it.

But at this moment, the old lady of the country suddenly muttered: "He has made contributions to the motherland, but my son is not bad either!
My son died in the line of duty, and my grandson was not old enough at the time, so there was nothing he could do. Now that he is old enough, he should take over and join the work."

[Vonima died in the line of duty! ]

Li Ye was angry.

Because the ministry adhered to the principle of "don't air your dirty laundry in public", the matter of Gu Jianqi and Guo Huai was finally handled vaguely. But now two years have passed, and you really are using this fig leaf as a veil?
Li Ye said coldly: "Two years ago, you asked me how your son died. At that time, I couldn't answer you, but now, I can answer you."

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The old lady of the Guo family’s eyes widened instantly.

Two years ago, she actually asked people about her son's situation many times, but she could not find out anything. However, since last year, she felt that her son's former colleagues' attitude towards her had changed.

From that time on, she had a bad feeling, so now she didn't want to know the truth about Guo Huai's death.

As long as the truth is not exposed, she can still use the reason that her son died at the hands of the Japanese to exchange for some treatment conditions.

What should she do if the truth is cruel?
"Forget it. The dead cannot be resurrected. Since he is dead, I will not pursue the matter. I just want my grandson to grow up safely."

The old lady of the Guo family was very generous and expressed her attitude of "not pursuing the matter".

But Li Ye smiled cruelly and said, "I'm afraid that won't work."

(End of this chapter)