The Red Era: The Crowd in the Siheyuan

Chapter 503 Lou Zhenhua Returns to Beijing

At the end of July 1979,

He Yuzhu was fishing in Shichahai Lake, looking around idly, when he suddenly saw the gray-haired and elegant Lou Zhenhua walking towards him from a distance.

He was a little bit unconvinced at first, rubbed his eyes, and after confirming again and again, he stood up and went to greet him.
"Dad, why are you back?"

Lou Zhenhua didn't notice He Yuzhu fishing at first, and only noticed him after he heard him talking. He seemed very surprised.
"Zhu Zi, are you so free now? Why do you still want to go fishing?"

"Hey! I'm semi-retired now, fishing in Shichahai every day. I'm just bored!"

Lou Zhenhua was somewhat shocked when he heard He Yuzhu say that he was now semi-retired.
"No, Zhuzi, if I remember correctly, you are only 44 this year, you are in your prime, why did you retire? Did you eat some leftovers?"

Seeing that Lou Zhenhua had misunderstood, He Yuzhu smiled and told him what had happened in the past few years.
Then he smiled and shook his head.

"Isn't it that Daxia is turning to economic development? Naturally, it is impossible to maintain such a large-scale militia.

After the militia was abolished, the higher-ups were planning to transfer me to work at the State Council, but I had been scheming against those people on the committee for years and was fed up with it. Plus, I had been a soldier for most of my life and didn't want to do anything else, so I declined.

Finally, the old political commissar asked me to be his advisor. When there was something to do, I would go out and hang out with him. When there was nothing to do, I would just stay at home and do nothing.

Well, I've been bored for a while, so I went fishing."

Hearing this, Lou Zhenhua suddenly realized something and said,

"I was wondering, I saw you on TV last year with the visiting group to Xiaozizi, and last month you went to Milijian. How come I saw you fishing in Shichahai when you returned to Peking? So this must be the case."

He Yuzhu was not surprised at all when Lou Zhenhua said he saw him on TV.
As a voice in East Asia and one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council,

Daxia's overall shift was a huge event that affected countless people on the entire Blue Star. Every move was watched by countless people. The delegation's visit to Xiaorizi and Laomi was fully reported. It would be strange if Lou Zhenhua didn't see him.

"Those two times I went with the visiting delegation to broaden my horizons.

To be honest, we were quite advanced in the 1960s, but after going abroad, we found that we were lagging behind.
The higher-ups have been stimulated by this, and their determination to open up has become increasingly firm.”

At this point, He Yuzhu looked at Lou Zhenhua with a firm expression and asked,
"Dad, you're also back for the Shekou Industrial Park investment promotion!"

Seeing that He Yuzhu had guessed it, Lou Zhenhua did not hide it and nodded with a big laugh.

"It's not just me who is interested in this matter. All the knowledgeable people in Hong Kong are interested in this matter. The Governor of Hong Kong even led a team to Beijing in person.
One of the things is to attract investment.

The other reason is the $200 billion contract that Daxia signed with Xiaorizi last year. All the Hong Kong Island fleets want to get the transportation order. They missed the 73 Plan in , so they can’t miss it again this time.”

He Yuzhu knew about the [43 Plan] that Lou Zhenhua mentioned.

As the big ball turned the small ball in 71, the Planning Commission submitted a "Request Report on Increasing Equipment Imports and Expanding Economic Exchanges".
It plans to introduce imported equipment with a total value of US$43 billion.

Commonly known as the "43 Plan".

After six years of hard work, a small number of projects have been completed and put into production, and the rest will be fully implemented in the next two to three years. However, in 6, Hong Kong businessmen did not dare to come forward to share a piece of the pie, so they were very jealous of this $73 billion project.

As for the Governor of Hong Kong,

He may have come to Peking for business reasons, but more likely he came to pave the way for the Iron Lady.

"Dad, Hong Kong has made a great contribution to Daxia's economy over the years, and most of the businessmen are not sitting crooked. In addition, with the Shekou Industrial Park, the higher-ups should not reject you.

Well, we haven't seen each other for more than 10 years. Let's not talk about these official matters. Let's go home first.
Xiao'e will be so happy to know you're back."

After receiving implicit recognition from He Yuzhu and hearing him mention his daughter whom he had not seen for many years, Lou Zhenhua said nothing else and followed He Yuzhu home.
"Yes, yes, I have to go back and take a look. The last time I came back was in 65. It has been 13 years.

Xiao'e is a grandmother now, right? "

"That's for sure. He Ying is already 23 this year, so she has to get married and have children.

It just so happens that this kid is now attending a military academy in Peking, and the whole family is back. When they get back, they call their daughter-in-law and ask her to bring the child over. "

Hearing that he had become a grandfather, Lou Zhenhua was extremely happy.
"Hahaha, my two grandsons have been spoiled for choice in Hong Kong Island these years. They are almost 30 this year and still haven't gotten married. I didn't expect He Ying to have a child first.
By the way, Zhuzi, from what you said, which camp did you join the army in?"

"Yes, I sent him to the army when he was 16. It happened to be in Guangdong Province, which is quite close to Hong Kong Island.

I have retired now, and my son has done well. The higher-ups have sent him back to Beijing to attend military school, so that we can give him more responsibilities in the future."

Lou Zhenhua was also very pleased to hear that He Yuzhu had a successor.
After all, the more stable the He family's position in Daxia is, the more popular the Lou family will be with those red-top businessmen in Hong Kong Island, and the easier it will be to do business.
"Okay, okay, my eldest grandson is promising, and I, as his grandfather, am proud.
By the way, Zhuzi, when I left, Xiao'e was pregnant with the fourth child, right? What was the name of the fourth child? How are Yuejin and Qingqing now? "

"The fourth child is called He Xiao, he is 13 years old this year, and he acts like a naughty monkey all day long.
Yuejin was admitted to Yanda University two years ago and enrolled in the school last summer.
Qingqing is in the first year of high school now. She either runs to the drama academy across the street or goes to Zaojie's yard to pester Tong Sige to learn opera. She is not a serious person at all. "

The 13-year-old He Xiaopi didn't take it seriously at all.
Hearing that He Yuejin was admitted to Yanda, Lou Zhenhua was extremely happy.

But when I heard that He Qing was learning to sing opera, as someone who lived in the old times, I felt extremely unhappy.
"Zhu Zi, let's not talk about He Xiao and Yue Jin for now.

Qingqing can't learn to sing opera.

Let’s not talk about what the old actors were like, just the so-called stars in Hong Kong are simply outrageous, and girls suffer a lot.”

"It's okay, Dad. Qingqing will eventually go to college and be independent.

There is nothing wrong with going to school right next to my home. At worst, I can arrange for her to work in the cultural department, not in the opera department, but in the opera department.
I want to see who dares to embarrass my daughter, He Yuzhu."

Lou Zhenhua thought so too. He Yuzhu had been rooted in Beiping for more than 30 years, and he himself was a direct descendant with outstanding achievements.

Anyone who dares to make things difficult for his granddaughter would be like an old man eating arsenic because he thinks his life is too long.

(End of this chapter)