Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

The discussions between Hong Kong businessmen and the authorities in Beijing were friendly and positive.

Of course, this is the official statement.

In fact, the Hong Kong businessmen offered many rather insightful suggestions.

It's impossible for a private business owner to agree with the leaders of a group.

If the two get along very well, then there's a problem.

In fact, it is quite difficult to lead our group.

It's more than twice as difficult as being a leader in another's household.

Our first priority is to safeguard the interests of the majority of the people.

We also need to think about economic development.

But in fact, anyone who has studied history should notice a pattern.

Social progress is not driven by the subjective opinions of the vast majority of people.

It is driven by the interests and desires of a small group of people.

Just like the several industrial revolutions in the West.

One reason is that farmers believe wool can be profitable.

Another reason is the belief that industrialized manufacturing can be profitable...
These industrial revolutions were all manifestations of the interests of a minority.

Just like every invention after the reform and opening up, the biggest consideration is always market demand.

Therefore, people like Lou Xiao'e would definitely not accept the old system of equal distribution to everyone.

As for how to change it.

Those foreign devils have ready-made ways to play.

But what Lou Xiao'e cared about was not the meetings of the past few days.

In fact, she treated He Yuzhu so madly that day.

It was with the thought of saying goodbye in mind.

This silly girl still holds romantic ideals when it comes to relationships.

She always felt that having loved and possessed was enough.

Now, for the sake of both of our careers, it is indeed time to say goodbye.

What else can we do?

Let her, the only female Justice of the Peace on Hong Kong Island, and an ordinary woman in Beijing, compete for a man.
So, will she still want to develop her career in mainland China?

But making this decision is really difficult.

Ever since that day she had this thought, she has been in a daze.

Aside from offering two suggestions that He Yuzhu had given her, Lou Xiao'e did not perform well in other matters.

One idea is to wait until the mainland economy is officially opened up, and then build a wholesale center in a small southern city.

According to Lou Xiao'e, the plan is to invest 1 billion yuan over ten years to support 100 enterprises and develop foreign trade.

Even if the business isn't huge, at least it can establish itself internationally.

The profits from international trade can support the company's own development.

Lou Xiao'e's statement on this matter was rather vague.

It did not say that it would support collective enterprises or private enterprises that do not currently exist.

But according to He Yuzhu...

Private enterprises that have grown from nothing are actually better supported.

Another suggestion is to hold a major sporting event after the reform and opening up.

The higher authorities remained noncommittal regarding the first proposal.

Everyone thought Lou Xiao'e was just making empty promises and bragging.

However, the higher-ups all thought the second suggestion was quite good.

Since the goal is to liberalize the economy, it is essential to express goodwill to foreign countries.

After attending the meetings over the past few days, Lou Xiao'e flew directly back to Hong Kong Island.

Accompanying her were Yu Li, He An, and the He Daqing couple.

However, the two sides did not meet.

He Daqing, along with Yu Li, He An, and other ordinary staff members going to Hong Kong Island, huddled in the rear cabin.

Lou Xiao'e and several middle-aged men sat in the front cabin. He Yuzhu was unaware of Lou Xiao'e's departure this time.

Even though He Yuzhu came today to see his daughter off to the plane with He Daqing and the others.

But Lou Xiao'e deliberately chose a different time.

Lou Xiao'e's expression was not good.

There was a sense of fatigue and impatience.

Even if the leader sitting opposite her is someone very important.

He went to Hong Kong Island specifically to investigate how foreign companies operate.

People respected Lou Xiao'e, but Lou Xiao'e left Beijing with a sense of resentment and discontent.

Before she came to Beijing from Hong Kong Island, her mother, Guo Shumiao, and Miss Tan all talked to her about her emotional life.

There are various versions of the story.

Guo Shumiao naturally advised her to get along well with Liu Ting.

They all know what's going on. With the opening up of the mainland economy, the opening up of the news will follow.

Then her affair with He Yuzhu will eventually come to light.

Therefore, she and Liu Ting must have had a time when they were together.

Guo Shumiao likes both of her sisters-in-law, and she will be saddened if either of them is hurt.

Therefore, it is natural to hope that they can get along well and treat each other with honesty.

Miss Tan, however, seemed to thrive on chaos.

She was encouraging Lou Xiao'e to strive for her own happiness.

As for who might be hurt, and whether He Yuzhu would like it, Miss Tan didn't care at all.

She knew very well that whatever she said, Tanya would find fault with it and refute her point of view.

Therefore, Miss Tan simply chose the most radical approach: to do her best and leave the rest to fate.

This is not Miss Tan's intention to harm Lou Xiao'e.

In fact, she also cared about Lou Xiao'e very much.

But the predicament Lou Xiao'e is now facing is a dead end.

Whether you try to persuade Lou Xiao'e to give up or to fight for it, it will be a very difficult task.

On the contrary, Tanya Li's statement was even more ruthless.

This is also the reason why Lou Xiao'e is now confused and struggling.

According to Tan Yali, Lou Xiao'e has now reached the point where she needs to make a choice.

The most rational approach is to acknowledge that the past and the future are irrelevant.

This is beneficial to both parties, especially to their children.

Lou Xiao'e has certainly honed her skills in her career.

But when it comes to relationships, she still retains her indecisive and wishy-washy nature.

I can't break it off, I can't bear to part with it.
I don't want to hurt anyone, but I'm also unwilling to give up...
"...Chairman Lou, do you think it's better to fully liberalize our economy or to partially liberalize it?" asked the middle-aged man sitting in the same cabin as her.

"Excuse me, boss, I'm a little airsick."

"What did you just say?" Lou Xiao'e finally snapped out of her emotional turmoil.

The middle-aged man nodded in understanding and even asked a couple of questions.

Airplanes from that era were certainly not as comfortable as those of later generations.

Sitting on it is almost the same as riding a tractor in the countryside.

So, motion sickness is perfectly normal.

"America has always claimed to be capitalistly free, but America's real rise occurred during the Roosevelt era."

The policies implemented by Roosevelt's predecessor, Hoover, seem to better align with the freedom that capitalism speaks of.

Later, under Roosevelt, all economic initiative remained in the hands of the state.

If he can effectively regulate and restrict, and protect the interests of the people, he can guide a country's economy towards healthy development.

According to... according to a friend of mine.

Hoover's method of dormancy therapy may be suitable for patients, but it is not suitable for a country.

...(End of this chapter)