Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 749: Going South to Wucheng
Lou Xiao'e didn't notice where Zhang Heping went, so she called He Xiao, who was standing stupidly aside watching the Zhang family take pictures.

Then, Lou Xiao'e took the black luggage bag filled with cigarettes and alcohol from her son, and then walked up to Ma Xiuzhen with her son who was carrying two baskets of fruit.

"Aunt Ma, this is a little gift from us. Let me help you deliver it to the yard!" Without waiting for Ma Xiuzhen to refuse, Lou Xiao'e immediately changed the subject and asked, "Aunt Ma, have you heard from Xiaoxin recently?"

If Zhang Heping had invited her into the house to talk, the gifts would have been delivered long ago, but unfortunately Zhang Heping didn't even let her over the threshold.

Although Lou Xiao'e and Zhang Cuishan divorced, Lou Xiao'e continued to support Zhang Xin for several years after returning to the capital.

So, when Ma Xiuzhen heard Lou Xiao'e asking about Zhang Xin, she swallowed the rejection words that were about to come out of her mouth and said, "He and Cuishan met in Shenzhen, but we don't know what they are doing specifically."

After Zhang Heping told Ma Xiuzhen about Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin having dinner together in Shenzhen, he asked about it again two days later to comfort Zhang.

After saying this, Ma Xiuzhen brought Lou Xiao'e and He Xiao into the courtyard.

Then, something that Lou Xiao'e never expected appeared before her.

The old man sitting next to Zhang Heping was actually Mr. Hua!
Lou Xiao'e's brain froze for a moment. She never expected that Zhang Heping's network of contacts was so high.

She was dizzy and was pulled by her son He Xiao. They were far away from Zhang's house and were almost at the big square when she slowly came to her senses.

However, it was not until Lou Xiao'e returned to her restaurant that she discovered what her son He Xiao was carrying.

"Xiaoxiao, what are you holding in your hand?" Lou Xiao'e walked forward puzzledly and watched He Xiao put the paper box on the table.

"Mom, you finally came to your senses!" He Xiao took out paper boxes from his bag and said, "This is a return gift from Grandma Ma. She said it was a product of Uncle Heping's company."

Lou Xiao'e walked closer and saw that all the logos on the box were "Dior"!
Seeing this scene, many childhood memories flashed through Lou Xiao'e's mind.

Among them, her father Lou Bancheng once told her that if people who were not close to her came to give her gifts, she should remember to return the gifts on the spot and not take advantage of them, so as not to be too embarrassed to refuse them later.

After thinking for a moment, Lou Xiao'e looked at her son He Xiao.

The second son is 19 years old this year and has failed the college entrance examination in the capital twice!
From the way He Xiao looked at the girls from the Zhang family just now, Lou Xiao'e knew that this boy had lustful intentions.

Unfortunately, their family can't afford it now.

Even if we don't consider family background and only look at knowledge; He Xiao, a high school graduate, cannot compare with those college students in the Zhang family!
Thinking about the tax issues in the restaurant, Lou Xiaoe made a decision in her heart to close the restaurant and take her son to study abroad...

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After Zhang Heping saw off Mr. Hua, he explained to his wife and children that he would stay in Wucheng for a few days.

It doesn’t matter to Tang Xin and Chen Shuting, but the studies of Zhang Feng and Zhang Nuo’s two daughters will be affected.

During this trip to Wucheng, in addition to checking the construction progress of the Heping Diamond Factory, Heping Battery Factory, and Heping Display Factory, I will also go to see the construction of a thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant to check whether the construction there meets the standards.

The green train ran for one day and two nights and arrived at Wucheng Railway Station on October 10th.

Because Mr. Hua and his team had notified Wucheng in advance, and the Heping Group had invested nearly 30 billion yuan in Wucheng, the person in charge of Wucheng personally led a team to the platform to greet us. We exited the station through the green channel next to it and did not squeeze with other passengers.

With Huang Xuemin's introduction, after a brief acquaintance between the two parties, Zhang Heping boarded a bus with his family and bodyguards.

The Wucheng leader took Huang Xuemin to the back seat of a black Heping brand electric car. "Old Huang, your inspection team said that this consultant Zhang was very impressive. I didn't have any idea at the time. Today, when I saw so many bodyguards following him, I finally understood how you felt."

"His style is not just because of his many bodyguards!" Huang Xuemin responded with a smile: "The last time we went there, we saw with our own eyes that those Hong Kong businessmen were submissive to foreigners, especially the Eagles."

"But when it comes to Advisor Zhang, it's the other way around. When those foreigners see him, no matter how many thoughts they have in their minds, they are respectful on the surface."

"There was also the uproar over the water and electricity outage at the Magnesium Embassy in Hong Kong. In the end, it was the Magnesium legislators who exposed themselves and admitted that their agents attacked Advisor Zhang's underground laboratory and fired the agents involved. Only then did Advisor Zhang agree to restore the water, electricity and gas at the Magnesium Embassy."

"Oh? Have the water, electricity and gas been restored to the Magnesium Embassy?" The person in charge of Wucheng showed surprise at the right time, providing sufficient emotional value to the deputy who was about to retire.

Huang Xuemin was also a veteran, so he naturally knew that the person in charge wanted to know more about Zhang Heping from him.

In addition, his second son Huang Wenyu was going to take over his job in Wucheng, so Huang Xuemin followed the topic and said a lot more.

After arriving at Wufu Guesthouse, Zhang Heping just got off the car and felt that the middle-aged fat man who was the first to greet them looked familiar.

Zhang Heping smiled and stretched out his hand to the fat middle-aged man, "Is that Brother Huang Er?"

"Hello, Consultant Zhang, it's me, Huang Wenyu!" The fat Huang Laoer stepped forward and excitedly shook hands with Zhang Heping. He didn't expect that the other party could recognize him at a glance.

Zhang Heping held the other's right hand and smiled at the person in charge, Huang Xuemin and others who were walking over quickly, "When I was a kid, I often followed Huang Erge and a group of children from the compound to go hunting in the West Hills with a slingshot. Time flies, and more than 20 years have passed!"

After he finished speaking, under the delighted gaze of Huang Xuemin, Zhang Heping put his arm around the shoulder of the second oldest, Huang Wenyu, and walked towards the guesthouse side by side with the person in charge.

After the Wucheng leader sent Zhang Heping and his group to the guesthouse, he grabbed Huang Xuemin's arm and said, "Old Huang, you are not being honest. It's ok that your daughter is a classmate of Consultant Zhang, but why didn't you mention that your son Wenyu is also close to Consultant Zhang!"

Huang Xuemin explained with a smile: "I always thought they had only met for a few times and were just acquaintances; I never thought they would go hunting in the West Hills without telling me."

"Leader, you don't know that there are often wild wolves and leopards in the West Mountain of the capital. If I had known that they were going to the West Mountain to hunt, I would definitely not let them go!"

The person in charge of Wucheng patted Huang Xuemin on the back and said with a smile: "Fortunately you didn't know at the time, otherwise when you retire, I don't know if Wenyu can take over your job!"

The two old foxes walked out of the guesthouse with a smile and started chatting outside.

The heads of other departments in Wucheng also came over, interjecting from time to time and praising Huang Xuemin, who was about to retire.

An old man wearing a gray wool vest and a white shirt interrupted and asked, "Old Huang, I heard that a Heping Automobile branch was built in Shencheng with an investment of 20 billion magnesium yuan. Do you think we can also build a Heping Automobile branch in Wucheng?"

Someone nearby chimed in, "I've heard that the Heping Automobile Plant in Shenyang is going to build a hybrid car with a range of 2000 kilometers, but many people don't believe it."

Seeing Huang Xuemin was silent, the Wucheng leader said, "Old Huang, let's find an opportunity to mention the matter of the Heping Automobile Branch in the next few days. If it works out, that's great. If not, we can ask about it in public."

"I believe that once we have completed the construction and maintenance of the Peace Diamond Factory, Peace Battery Factory, Peace Display Factory, Wucheng Tianhe Airport, and the nuclear power plant, Consultant Zhang will definitely make additional investments. Don't you agree?"

Others echoed the sentiment, and Huang Xuemin nodded. He also wanted to take it slow and slowly increase the political achievements of his second son.

"Leader!" A young man interrupted from behind, "I heard that the Heping Group has established the Heping Real Estate Co., Ltd. in Haicheng. We are in great need of funds for the renovation of the old city. Do you think we should ask about this matter as well?"

The people around suddenly became quiet because the housing reform involved was closely related to their interests.

Others were silent, waiting for the decision of the person in charge. If the person in charge was willing to ask, it would mean that the housing reform in Wucheng and even Beihu Province would begin!

The person in charge hesitated for a moment and replied, "There is no rush to ask about this matter. Wait two years before asking."

As soon as these words came out, those who had been silent nodded one after another and talked about the policy differences between Wucheng and Haicheng.

"We in Wucheng will not be included in the list of economic open zones in the short term. Just look at the Magic City and you will know that even the Magic City has not been included in the list of coastal economic open zones, let alone us who are deep inland!"

"Advisor Zhang can launch a stainless steel rocket into space. Should we ask the Peace Group about its demand for steel?"

"Leader, if the Heping Group has a great demand for steel, the output of our Wucheng Steel Plant can be increased!"

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In the capital, Mr. Hua just received a call and said to Mr. Li and Mrs. Zheng who were sitting on the sofa, "Heping has arrived in Wucheng."

Mr. Li smiled and asked, "What are the reception standards over there?"

"It's almost there!" Mr. Hua shook his head slightly, sat back on the sofa, and said, "Everyone went, but they didn't lose face, and there were no flowers or children."

An old man in green military uniform smiled and said, "It's normal. Shencheng was welcoming them at the airport, and there were no other outsiders, so they were naturally relaxed. Wucheng was at the train station, and there were a lot of passengers getting on and off the train, which affected their performance."

Mrs. Zheng said dissatisfiedly: "What's the point of formalism? Heping doesn't care about that. Let's talk about business!"

When he heard about serious matters, Mr. Hua's face froze.

Zhang Heping has his own unhappy and helpless things, and so does Mr. Hua.

Ever since the orders for the Eye of God defense system exploded, a series of troubles have come.

If it was just because he earned too much foreign exchange, Boss Hua could just hand over the profits and be done with it.

But this time it involves barter, whether it is for food, minerals, weapons, equipment, or something else, many departments have ideas.

For a moment, Mr. Hua understood why Zhang Heping wanted to be a hands-off boss.

Because these trivial matters waste too much energy and time. If Zhang Heping is stuck in these troublesome things, how can he have time to study and do scientific research!
Although Mr. Hua feels that recent events are very troublesome, he is not fighting alone.

However, before Mr. Hua and Mr. Li could say a few words, there was a knock on the office door.

A guard came in and handed a note to Mr. Hua.

Mr. Hua just took a look, frowned and gave the note to Mr. Li next to him.

"Wow!" Mr. Li exclaimed, "The air-breathing detonation engine passed the southwest wind tunnel test!"

The old man in green military uniform on the opposite side suddenly jumped up from the sofa, walked quickly to Mr. Li, and snatched the note away, "Okay! Okay! Okay..."

The note was circulated again, and everyone else was very happy after reading it, because with high-performance aircraft engines, they would be close to developing their own fighter jets!
The others happily admired the domestically-made fighter jets for a while, and then they noticed something was wrong with Mr. Hua.

Mrs. Zheng asked doubtfully, "Mr. Hua, you don't seem very happy about this?"

Mr. Hua shook his head, "Peace has given me too much, I don't feel at ease!"

Is it a lot?

Everyone present knew that Zhang Heping’s code name was Tou Yan, and they also knew that Tou Yan had responded to a large number of technical consultation letters over the years.

So, when Mr. Hua mentioned that he was uneasy, others also began to worry. They were worried that Zhang Heping would be attacked again, or that he would suddenly immigrate...

"The children of Heping have all done well in their moral education classes," said Mrs. Zheng slowly, "especially the seventh child, Zhang Nuo, who has been receiving our education since childhood."

At this point, everyone else understood what Old Lady Zheng meant. Judging from the thoughts of Zhang Heping's children, the possibility of Zhang Heping immigrating was very small.

"I'm worried about his safety!" Mr. Hua frowned and said, "On the 1st, I told him that the higher-ups didn't want him to engage in unilateral confrontation, and he refused!"

"Rejected?" Elder Li frowned. "Did he give a reason?"

Mr. Hua recalled what Zhang Heping said that night, "He said that he was targeting the Taiwanese, not Japan, Europe, the Soviet Union, etc., in order to stir up trouble! He also said that he would not give in and give in!"

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After Zhang Heping and his team arrived in Wucheng, he became busy that afternoon and first went to the nuclear power plant to guide the work.

Then we went to the Heping Display Factory, Heping Diamond Factory, Heping Battery Factory, Wucheng Tianhe Airport, Wucheng Iron and Steel Plant, Shipyard, etc.

In contrast to Zhang Heping's busy schedule, Tang Xin and Chen Shuting, with their two daughters and youngest son, as well as a group of bodyguards and tour guides, visited all the attractions in Wucheng and tasted all the local delicacies.

When the Wucheng person in charge casually asked about further investment, Zhang Heping was quite willing to do so.

He wanted to invest in Wucheng Steel and use it as a springboard to acquire mines in countries around the world.

However, Zhang Heping's estimated investment of 300 billion yuan in Wucheng Steel frightened a group of Wucheng leaders!

Since such a large amount of money has entered Wucheng Steel, how many shares should be allocated to Heping Group?

If they are given too many shares, will they be accused of failing to protect state-owned assets or of being traitors?
The most important thing is that Wucheng is not yet an economically open city and is not qualified for foreign investment!
Secondly, Zhang Heping also wanted to invest in the Wucheng Shipyard, but unfortunately the person in charge of Wucheng was scared when it came to the Wucheng Steel issue.

Otherwise, Zhang Heping would have to study the aircraft carrier fleet information of various countries!
The construction of the nuclear power plant in Wucheng is a bit slow because the Southern Power Grid Company has focused most of its attention on the new nuclear power plant in Guangdong Province and wants to ensure Shenzhen's electricity needs first.

Of course, after the new nuclear power plant in Guangdong Province is completed, skilled workers will be assigned to the Wucheng and Modu nuclear power plants, which will speed up the construction of these two nuclear power plants.

The construction speed of the Peace Display Factory, Peace Diamond Factory, and Peace Battery Factory has been slowed down by the factory's customized equipment. As soon as the relevant equipment arrives on site, it can be installed and debugged.

Wucheng Tianhe Airport is a project of the Hailukong Company. Zhang Heping just took a look at the size of the airport and did not express any opinion.

After finishing his work in Wucheng, Zhang Heping accepted the invitation from the Magic City Nuclear Power Plant and took his family eastward along the river to the Magic City...

(End of this chapter)