Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 467 Proposal
Li Yancheng heard from his superiors that the biological mother of this body was more than just the wife of the current head of the Cheng family. She also had the right to make suggestions on the business development of the companies controlled by the Cheng family.

The Cheng family has been able to develop rapidly in recent years. In addition to the kindness left by the white people who fled here when they were rescued, and the support from the family over the years, the Cheng family's own business skills and vision are also indispensable. Among them, the old lady also made a great contribution.

She can at least have half the control over the Cheng family's business.

The old lady was also a smart person. She was just excited to see her son whom she hadn't seen for many years, but she didn't become stupid.

She could tell that her eldest son didn't seem willing to talk more about work and children.

There are only two possibilities for not wanting to chat more.

One is shameful, and the other is still “shameful”.

Although they look the same, their meanings are very different.

The former means that you are doing too badly and are too embarrassed to mention it to others. As for the latter, it has more meanings.

The old lady looked her eldest son up and down. He was wearing a police uniform, which was clean but obviously not new. She had also noticed that the police uniform worn by her eldest daughter-in-law had signs of modification and was more fitted. This showed that the police uniforms they wore were not temporarily used to make up the numbers, but were worn on a daily basis.

It is certain that their profession should be police officers. If they are police officers, why do they have to keep it secret? There is only one explanation...

The old lady glanced at the two staff members in charge of recording calmly and sighed silently in her heart.

She couldn't understand what her eldest son had been through and why he chose this profession.

"Jiansheng, can you take me to your home?"

The old lady suddenly made a request, which made Li Yancheng a little confused. The staff of the foreign affairs department were also a little confused. This was completely beyond their expectations.

Seeing her eldest son standing there in silence, the old lady smiled and patted his hands, "I don't mean anything else. I just want to see where you live and make sure you're doing well. When I go back, I can tell your father about your current situation.

By the way, Jiansheng, your grandfather is still alive and in good health, but we have never dared to tell him that we found you. Your grandfather has felt more guilty about losing you than I do over the past few decades. Finding you is his only wish and the belief that keeps him alive.

This time when I go back, I definitely can’t hide it from him anymore, I have to tell him something.”

After listening to the old lady's explanation, Li Yancheng lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then turned his head to look at Director Zheng.

"Director Zheng, please report this to your superiors. I also need to report this to my superiors."

Director Zheng looked at Li Yancheng deeply, nodded and said, "Secretary Li, please follow me. There is a dedicated line next door."

Old Zheng saw that the deputy secretary-general had actually agreed to the old lady's proposal, so he asked her to report to the leader. Otherwise, he would have just refused directly and there would be no need to report.

"Please take a seat first. You want to visit my home. I can't make the decision. I need to ask my leader for permission. I'll make a phone call."

"Okay, okay, go ahead, kid. Make sure your leader agrees." The old lady was very happy because she could see that her eldest son did not object to her going home.

Seeing Li Yancheng and the staff member go out, the old lady immediately turned around and took her eldest daughter-in-law's hand again and started chatting with her.

"My daughter, how did you get to know Jiansheng?"

"Dacheng is my second brother's friend. I met him from my second brother's place." What Luo Min said was not wrong. The first time she met Li Yancheng was when she followed her mother.

"Are your parents in good health?"

"Thank you for your concern. They are both in good health."

"My daughter, I wonder if I can meet your parents. I want to thank them in person for marrying their daughter to Jiansheng."

The old lady's abrupt request, like her earlier request to visit Li Yancheng's home, caused everyone present to be stunned for a moment.

Those staff members knew very well who Luo Min's parents were. Could they meet them whenever they wanted? Besides, didn't you just meet them yesterday? Although the old lady didn't know that she had actually met her father-in-law.

From the old lady's perspective, the two requests she made were very common and there was nothing out of the ordinary. She was just a mother who cared about her children.

Luo Min responded quickly. She took the old lady's hand and said with a smile, "You are really flattering. My parents like Dacheng very much. They treat him better than me, their daughter.

It's really unfortunate that you want to see them. My parents both work in government departments. They are in meetings these two days and can't spare time for the time being. Dacheng and I went back the day before yesterday and didn't get to see them either."

What she said was true and false. It was true that Luo's father and mother were in the meeting. Although Mrs. Luo had retired, she was still a doctor and just didn't see patients anymore. She still participated in many important consultations, which could be considered as her retreat from the front line to the second line.

Moreover, her representative qualification will not be cancelled because of her retirement. At most, she will not be elected in the next term, but she will still have to serve in this term.

Since both of them are from Beijing, they still go back home at night, otherwise Mr. Luo would not have asked Li Yancheng to come over for a talk last night.

Luo Min spoke very sincerely, and the old lady believed it. She nodded with some regret and asked other questions.

"My girl, when did you marry Jiansheng?"

"Twenty Years after the Founding of the People's Republic of China"

"Twenty years..., why did he get married so late? Was it because he was waiting for you?"

The old lady was obviously very interested in the gossip about her eldest son. She calculated that when the two children got married, the girl was only 19 years old. According to the domestic marriage law, she had just exceeded the legal age for marriage by one year. It seemed reasonable for her to wait.

Luo Min was so happy that her big eyes curved into crescents.

"He... Dacheng was actually married before, but they divorced later. They have no children."

divorce?

This word is not uncommon in the Ugly Country, and marriage and divorce are very common.

But it still surprised the old lady, Cheng Jianwen and Hao Yushi.

Because they are still very familiar with the mainland, and even if they live in the Ugly Country, the word divorce is very niche for Chinese living in Chinatown.

The Chinese believe in being faithful to one's spouse. They say that if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog; if you marry a monkey, the monkey will run all over the mountain. These old sayings are not only for women, but also for men. If you marry a woman, you have to support her for the rest of her life.

Although the current marriage law stipulates that marriage is voluntary and divorce is free, for the Chinese people of this era, divorce is indeed a very shameful thing. If it really happens, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, you will not be able to hold your head up in public.

Otherwise, why are there so many people who quarrel and fight every day and live a life worse than dogs, but still refuse to divorce.

Now the old lady suddenly heard that her eldest son had been divorced once. It would be strange if she was not surprised.

"Why? Why did he get divorced before? Uh... kid, I don't have any other intentions. I'm just a little curious about this matter."

"Let Dacheng tell you later. There are some things here that I can't explain."

Luo Min now often chats with neighbors about family matters. She also likes the feeling of being an insider and is not averse to talking about her man’s past embarrassing moments. Besides, this is not something that needs to be kept secret.

However, although the divorce does not need to be kept confidential, the Chen family's affairs involve some confidential content. She is not sure what can be said and what cannot be said, so she simply kicks the ball back.

Next door, Li Yancheng and Director Zheng also finished their reports. In fact, before the reports, they both knew that they would definitely get approval.

After all, the Cheng family was specially invited here in order to keep them here. No, no, no, the precise statement should be that they wanted to keep the Cheng family to invest and build factories in the country.

Although Hong Kong businessmen had come here to invest and build factories as early as seven or eight years ago, in the first half of this year, they also established the first Sino-foreign joint venture in Beijing.

But overall, the number is still too small, and most people are still on the sidelines. Attracting more influential people to invest here has become a top priority.

The Cheng family was the first choice. They were Chinese from the Ugly Country, and they were very famous and powerful there. If they could be brought over, then there would be a reference for other Chinese in the Ugly Country.

Therefore, as long as the Cheng family’s request is not too excessive, they will definitely agree.

Although a family reunion turned out like this, Li Yancheng didn't care at all. As long as he could help, it was good. What's more, if the Cheng family was really willing to invest in the country, they would definitely make a lot of money in the future, and they would not lose out.

Just like his father-in-law said last night, it won't be long before his job position will be transferred from the Social Affairs Bureau to the Public Security Department. The reason for this adjustment is to make it easier for him to contact the Cheng family in the future.

If he has been working in the Social Affairs Bureau, then he is definitely not allowed to have private contact with foreigners, even if the other party is his close relative.

But it would be different if he was transferred to work in the public security department. As long as he paid attention to the methods and ways, was careful not to leak secrets, and reported at any time, he could deal with the Cheng family openly.

These have all been fully considered. Otherwise, even if Mr. Luo wants to transfer his son-in-law to other more powerful jobs, he will have to work hard.

"Deputy Secretary-General Li, I only know that your family seems to live in Meishan East Hutong. The courtyard where you live..."

After hanging up the phone, Lao Zheng began to ask questions. He wanted to find out the specific situation of the Li family first.

In his opinion, if you live in a hutong, it basically means that they are all large shanty towns. If the courtyard houses in the past could still maintain their appearance, after the earthquake four years ago, those courtyard houses have almost all become large shanty towns, with illegal buildings everywhere.

Even if two people were walking towards each other in the yard, they would have to turn sideways to pass by.

If the Li family lived in that kind of slum, they would inevitably have to deal with their neighbors. Well, there is more human touch in the alleys, and there would be more people who like to join in the fun.

He couldn't understand why the higher-ups agreed so readily, but Li Yancheng's subsequent answer solved this mystery for him.

"Director Zheng, you can relax. My house has a separate yard."

No wonder!
Old Zheng raised his eyebrows. No wonder Deputy Secretary-General Li did not live in the staff quarters of the Social Affairs Bureau. It turned out that he lived in a separate courtyard.

"In that case, I have no problem. Deputy Secretary-General Li, since we have decided to go, let's set off as soon as possible."

"No problem. By the way, what about lunch?"

"Uh...why don't we come back here to eat?" Old Zheng was slightly stunned by the question.

"Forget it, let's put it this way, Director Zheng. You can arrange for someone to send a copper pot to my house later. I have one here. I also have charcoal. You can also bring some vegetables and mutton. Let's have mutton hotpot at my house at noon."

When Mr. Zheng heard this proposal, he felt relieved.

He also knew that the Cheng family would definitely not want to leave before they had stayed for long, so it would be very appropriate to arrange a meal there. Eating mutton hotpot was simple, affordable, and a specialty. Mrs. Fu was an old Beijing native, so she should be very satisfied with this arrangement.

"Okay," Old Zheng nodded, "Just follow what you said, Deputy Secretary-General Li. I'll make the arrangements now."

It is not only about arranging to bring food over, but most importantly, we have to arrange a vehicle for travel, as two cars cannot accommodate everyone.

……

Seeing Li Yancheng coming in, the old lady stopped talking to Luo Min and cast a hopeful look at him.

"We'll set off after we arrange the vehicle. Mr. Cheng, you can take the old lady and your wife to the backyard with the staff. Our car will be waiting for you on the roadside."

"What's the use of calling him Mr. or not? He is your brother, so just call him Jianwen."

Before Cheng Jianwen could respond, the old lady spoke with some dissatisfaction.

Li Yancheng just smiled when he heard this and didn't respond to the conversation. He could act closer to the people of the Cheng family, but he really couldn't admit that this was his biological mother and his biological brother right now.

He felt that even if he might really acknowledge the Cheng family as his family in the future, he would not get overly close to them, such as living together, or discussing any major life decisions with them.

Seeing her eldest son's slightly distant smile, the old lady sighed silently in her heart and stopped talking about it. She also knew very well that it was already very good that her eldest son, whom she had not seen for many years, did not reject her today, but was willing to sit here and communicate with her happily.

Lao Zheng came back very quickly and had arranged everything. It is very easy to travel here, and there is no need to report temporary road closures or anything like that. It can be done in minutes.

When the old lady heard that she could have mutton hotpot at her eldest son's house for lunch, her mouth immediately broke into smiles of joy.

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Lobby

After coming out of the elevator and just turning into the lobby, Li Yancheng casually glanced around the lobby. This glance made his eyes focus involuntarily.

The same thing happened to Luo Min. When she saw a man and a woman sitting on the sofa in the lounge area of ​​the hall, her heart was moved.

But the couple did not show any strange expression on their faces, as if they had not seen anything, and walked towards the gate of Beijing Hotel as usual.

"Da Liu, why are they here too? I was scared to death. I was worried that they would come over." The couple sitting on the sofa and talking in a low voice also saw Li Yancheng and Luo Min.

The moment they saw it, their hearts tightened, and they were worried that the two people would come over to ask them something, but they acted as if they didn't exist, without even looking at them, and just walked out.

"You really underestimate me. I've solved so many major cases. I know everything. It's just that I'm not on the front line anymore.

If they see us here, they will definitely realize that we have a mission, so how could they come over to say hello?"

"Da Liu, was that person still there when you entered our office?"

“No more.” The man being questioned shook his head: “When I arrived, he had already gone to the archives room, but I have seen the interrogation several times with my own eyes.

Wow, it's amazing. Even if you just blink a few more times or make some small movements, people can tell whether you are lying or not."

"real or fake?"

"Hey, do you think he got the title of interrogation expert for nothing? Go ask our leaders and some old comrades later. They have worked with him on cases and know him well.

You should have seen the honor room in the bureau. You don't really think that the first-class merit can be awarded to anyone. I heard from Lao Zhao that earlier, this guy and our director, when faced with a guy with explosives strapped to his body, both of them just rushed forward. Anyway, my calves are shaking just thinking about it.

They both hold high positions at such a young age, and it was really earned at the cost of their lives.”

"I heard that they all have someone behind them."

"Well, some people are really good at this. But to be promoted so quickly, hard work is essential. Anyway, I don't envy them at all for being promoted so quickly.

Okay, Xiao Min, let’s not talk about this anymore. Just pay attention and observe. I just realized that you and Deputy Section Chief Luo have the same name. "

"What's the big deal about having a name? I'm not as pretty as Deputy Section Chief Luo, and I can't marry as well as him. Same name, different destiny."

"Hehe, you can't compare. Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry to death."

Li Yancheng, who was already sitting in the car at this time, became more and more certain that the two men he saw when he came here just now might have something wrong, otherwise the people from the group would not have come to the Capital Hotel in disguise.

That’s right, the man and woman sitting in the hall were investigators from the First Division. He couldn’t remember their names, and they went there after he left the First Division.

He had a deeper impression of the man, as he had seen him several times when he was involved in an interrogation. But his impression of the woman was relatively shallow.

He planned to find time today to call Su Xiaotong and tell him about the conversation he heard when he passed by the two men in the hall on his way here just now.

(End of this chapter)