That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1475 You're not the only pillar of the family.
Four years later, Li Ye went to D School for further studies again, but it felt very different from the last time.

The last time Li Ye went to D School, he was only a section chief, but the Li family attached great importance to it. His grandparents and mother all came over to give him detailed instructions, telling him to remember the important points after he arrived at D School.

However, this time Li Ye was at the division level and was attending a "reserve cadre training class," which was of much higher importance. But none of them said a word, which made Li Ye very uncomfortable.

So, while eating, Li Ye said with a laugh, "I'm going to register at D School tomorrow and I'll be staying for two weeks! Grandpa and Grandma, don't you have any instructions for me? Mom, don't you have anything to say to me either?"

Grandma Wu Juying put two pieces of food on Li Ye's plate and said with a smile, "Our Li family has never produced anyone of your caliber. Who do you think has the right to lecture you?"

In the past, Li Zhongfa was the highest-ranking member of the Li family, holding a deputy director position with a full section chief position in the county bureau. Even so, he was already a prominent figure in Qingshui County.

Although Li Ye's position as a division-level official was nothing special in Beijing, where "division-level officials are everywhere," he was still half a rank higher than Li Zhongfa. Moreover, after his advanced studies at D School, the door to further advancement had been opened, and his future achievements would inevitably far surpass those of Li Zhongfa.

Therefore, Wu Juying's words contained seven parts pride and three parts flattery.

Well, it's a kind of achievement for a grandmother to praise her grandson!

Li Zhongfa also smiled and drank half a glass of wine, saying with great satisfaction, "The last time you went to D School to study, you were still a greenhorn, just a platoon leader fresh out of cadre school in the army. Naturally, we had to pass on our experience to you. But now you've become a battalion commander, what else do we need to teach you?"

"Your grandma and I have been telling you this for twenty years. If we keep telling you, you'll get tired of it. From now on, you'll have to walk your own path!"

Li Ye chuckled and said, "Is it really that bad? I still believe that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure."

Fu Guiru, Li Ye's mother, glanced at him and said disdainfully, "Are you trying to say that you haven't grown up yet? You're over thirty and still act like a child?"

Li Ye was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was already a standard "middle-aged person" in this era.

Decades later, when men reach thirty, they still have the nerve to call themselves "young men" or even "babies," and they can accept being called handsome without a care in the world.

However, in the 1980s and 90s, a man at thirty had to be a man who could support his family, take responsibility, make decisions, and be regarded as an "uncle".

Li Ye sighed softly, and said with deep emotion, "Mother, you're right. I'm already over thirty without even realizing it. I'm ashamed."

Wu Juying doted on her grandson, and immediately glanced at Fu Guiru with some displeasure, then said, "What are you ashamed of? If you're ashamed, how are other people supposed to live?"

Fu Guiru rolled her eyes at her mother-in-law, then raised her glass to Li Ye: "Don't be ashamed, cheer up, and go back to the training course and get first place again."

Wen Leyu also raised his glass: "Come on, let's wish our head of household a successful and smooth-sailing academic journey."

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Alright! Three generations indeed have three different perspectives.

Grandpa and Grandma are getting old, and they feel that having a grandson like Li Ye must bring them great comfort.

His mother, who had served as a militia company commander, felt that Li Ye should continue to work hard and needed constant encouragement to achieve great things.

Wen Leyu still holds the "husband, do as you please" mentality. Whether Li Ye is hardworking or lazy, she, as his wife, will support him.

Anyway, Li Ye isn't the only pillar of the family. Wen Leyu is also very good at fighting, okay?

On Monday, Qu Qingyou and Jiang Shiqi took Li Ye to D School.

On the way there, Li Ye gave the two a few instructions.

"I'll be away for two weeks for training. Something's bound to happen at the company, so don't overreact. Just discuss things with Zhou Ziqing if anything comes up. But you need to keep a close eye on Lao Kang."

Jiang Shiqi said, "Don't worry, Uncle, Lao Kang has saved enough money to move. There are several of our people in the neighborhood he bought a house in. We've provided him with a car and two brothers to ensure his safety inside and out."

"Okay, I trust you to handle things."

Jiang Shiqi and Qu Qingyou had both experienced chaotic environments in Su'e, so putting them in charge of Kang Zhizhong's safety was indeed a good fit for their professions.

This time, the training at D School was in a different location than the last time. When Li Ye arrived, he found that many cars were dropping people off, including some high-end models like Audi 100s.

Power, indeed, is fascinating!

Think back to when Li Ye was taking his last training course. Most of the other students rode bikes or took cars, but Li Ye took the bus to keep a low profile.

This time, it was a training course for division-level talents. Almost all the students who came to study had certain powers and their own drivers and cars. Perhaps this is the motivation for everyone to "strive".
After Li Ye went in to register and was assigned a dormitory, his other roommate arrived.

This man's surname was Duan, his given name was Duan Jiajun, and he was around forty years old. He spoke with a natural smile.

After chatting for a while, Duan Jiajun said with a smile, "Let's go, Brother Li Ye, it's almost lunchtime, let's go to the cafeteria together to satisfy our hunger!"

Li Ye laughed and said, "Now that you mention it, I'm actually hungry. I wonder what the food in the cafeteria is like."

Duan Jiajun said, "As long as they're not deliberately trying to make us reminisce about past hardships, then it's definitely no worse than the school cafeteria food."

"Hahahaha~"

In just a few minutes of interaction, Li Ye sensed a strong sense of affability from Duan Jiajun, who was clearly very skilled in interpersonal communication.

Or rather, people who have reached this level can get along well with each other as long as there is no conflict of interest, and there are basically no people who deliberately put on airs or act arrogantly anymore.

Even someone like Shang Bin, who had a deep grudge against Li Ye, would laugh and joke when they met, and you wouldn't see any malice if you didn't know him.

After all, everyone climbed up from the lowest level step by step. Even a reckless person like Li Ye, who relied on resources to "overpower all others with sheer force," has learned to be tactful and conceal his sharpness.

Just as Grandpa Li Zhongfa said.

When he first became a platoon leader, his arrogance as a newly appointed official was exhilarating. However, after being dealt with a few times by a group of veteran thugs under his command, he gradually learned to be patient and respectful.

This was only because Li Zhongfa's men were capable and could intimidate everyone with their martial prowess.

Don't assume that managing a group of 30 to 50 people is easy; nine out of ten people without management experience will fail miserably.

This class wants to be the best, that class wants to be recognized as advanced. If you don't learn to deal with them tactfully and instead just use brute force and high pressure, do you expect them to shoot you in the back on the battlefield?
Even in peacetime, how many managers have been brought down by their enraged subordinates?
(End of this chapter)