Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 639 Beginning

The mobilization meeting has begun.

When the directors and deputy directors of the various county (branch) bureaus present at the meeting heard that the commander-in-chief of this "Winter Operation" was Li Yancheng, the executive deputy director of the municipal bureau, their expressions changed and they looked at the young face on the stage with different expressions.

Today's attendees are deputy division-level and above cadres from the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, including the railway police, and security departments of various units in Beijing. Although people say that you don't know how small your official rank is until you go to Beijing, in reality, for many people, the division-level or deputy division-level is the ceiling. Reaching this level is not easy for anyone.

These people all understood what it meant to appoint Li Yancheng as the commander-in-chief of this operation: it meant seniority.

The qualification to preside over a large-scale public security operation across the entire jurisdiction of an important administrative city like Beijing is not something anyone can obtain. Without approval from above, don't even think about it.

After the attendees understood the objectives and tasks of the operation, they belatedly realized that this operation was completely different from the pre-holiday cleanup in previous years.

To be frank, this time they're serious, because the documents approved by the city and headquarters clearly state the requirement to be strict and severe.

On stage, Li Yancheng, the meeting's host, read the documents while discreetly observing the diverse reactions of the audience.

This "Winter Operation" is mainly led by the county (branch) bureaus, as only they know the situation in their respective jurisdictions best. This operation aims not only to maintain social order and crack down on criminals, but also to handle unresolved old cases and backlogs.

To ensure that the requirements in the document are implemented, the Municipal Bureau will send inspection teams to various regions. These inspection teams are jointly formed by the Municipal Bureau and the Municipal Supervisory Commission.

Furthermore, notices will be posted throughout the city, and complaint mailboxes will be set up in prominent locations to welcome the public to report illegal and disciplinary issues around them. The identity of the whistleblower will be kept strictly confidential, and once the content of the complaint is verified, it will be dealt with as soon as possible. The results will also be promptly reported in newspapers and on the radio.

The audience was somewhat bewildered. What they had thought was a routine pre-holiday cleanup had turned into a large-scale joint operation. The key point was that no word of it had been leaked before the meeting. Combined with the words "whistleblowing" and "disciplinary violations" mentioned in the documents, it was quite obvious.

Maintaining social order and cracking down on crime are only one aspect of this joint operation; the other aspect is probably even more important.

Upon hearing this, some people in the audience began to get restless; it was all too sudden.

Also restless were Old Master Cheng and Fu Shuyi, who were staying with Li Yancheng.

However, the two of them weren't restless because they had done something wrong; it was because Cheng Jianwen, the second young master of the Cheng family, was coming over.

After more than two months of investigation in the south, the second young master of the Cheng family had made his own judgment on where to build the factory. However, China was still an unfamiliar place to him, and the Cheng family wanted to invest a considerable amount here. Even if the Cheng family was indeed rich, he was unwilling to throw away tens of millions of US dollars in a haphazard way.

Therefore, in order to make the investment more secure, he did not rush to give any definite answers to the foreign affairs department, the commerce department, and the local leaders who accompanied him on the inspection. He planned to go to Beijing to discuss it with his grandfather and mother first.

Most importantly, he also wanted to hear his brother's opinion.

When it comes to understanding China, Cheng Jianwen believes that even his grandfather, mother, father (who is still in the U.S.), and the rest of the Cheng family who remained in China combined, are not as familiar with it as his adopted brother.

His parents and grandfather left too early. Although he had some dealings with organizations in China, he was not very familiar with them. Besides, he had seen plenty of self-promotion and self-praise before.

There's also the small group of Cheng family members who stayed in China. Although they've always lived here, their social circles are too narrow and their level too low, so they have no way of accessing truly core information.

Of all the people he knows, only Li Yancheng has access to and understands the real policy issues.

So, after finishing his inspection, instead of going directly to Hong Kong Island, he went to Beijing. His reasons were twofold: first, to see how his grandfather and mother were doing there, and to check on his mother's recovery; and second, to have a good talk with his brother.

Let's talk about reform and opening up, domestic policies, and share my thoughts. I'd like to see if my brother can offer any advice.

Cheng Jianwen arrived in Beijing at 11:00 a.m. today. As soon as he got off the plane, he was picked up and received by the leaders in charge of foreign affairs and commerce.

Although the Cheng family's domestic investments have been basically finalized, they didn't reveal a single detail about how much they would invest, how many factories they planned to build, or what kind of factories they intended to build, throughout the entire investigation process.

This greatly worried the comrade in charge of receiving them, who inquired about it almost daily from Cheng Jianwen and his staff.

The amount of investment the Cheng family makes in China is not only related to their work performance, but also to the next move of other overseas companies that are currently observing the situation.

Are there any overseas companies currently investing in the country?
It already exists. Not to mention the South, there's one in Beijing. It's a project invested in by a Hong Kong businessman, but the investment amount isn't large, only one or two million Hong Kong dollars.

More Hong Kong businessmen have already started investing in the south, but...

Those who have already invested are the same group of people who frequently traveled between mainland China and Hong Kong Island in the past few years.

In other words, their investment in mainland China was something everyone had already anticipated.

The Cheng family was different.

This is a Chinese-owned enterprise in the United States. Although it is called a Chinese-owned enterprise, one-third of the shares of the Cheng family are actually held by large foreign conglomerates. Of course, the Cheng family also holds shares in many large European and American companies. Basically, they have intertwined interests.

The investment by such a large multinational corporation has attracted considerable attention.

Everyone is watching to see how much this Chinese-owned company, Cheng's, is prepared to invest, and to see what China's attitude is towards foreign investment in the country.

If the Cheng family invests less, then many businesses will immediately back down, because people will think that the Cheng family's investment is merely a form of moral support, and that they don't actually believe in the land.

But if you invest more, it's a different story.

There's a saying that goes, "Where money is, there is love." While this saying is somewhat biased, it's actually true in many situations.

If the Cheng family had made a big splash right from the start, investing tens of millions of dollars, the effect would have been completely different. While it might not have immediately attracted other European and American companies to follow suit and invest, it would certainly have attracted more attention.

After two or three years, once the projects invested by the Cheng family are completed and put into operation, they will quickly generate profits, and the results will be immediately apparent.

In fact, the vast majority of overseas companies invested in China in the mid-to-late 1980s, and in the 1990s, they were in a wait-and-see state.

Foreign companies are currently extremely cautious about investing in China, or rather, China is not currently a place they are considering investing in.

National conditions, policies, and residents' consumption capacity are all factors that need to be considered before investing.

Investing is never blind, nor should it be done blindly.

Cheng Jianwen is exactly like that now.

Although his father, the current head of the Cheng family, had already decided to invest here, and he himself thought so too, agreeing to invest didn't mean investing blindly. "Shuyi..."

"dad"

"It's already past three o'clock, why hasn't Jianwen arrived yet?"

"Dad, don't worry. Didn't the staff from the foreign affairs department just call and say that the leaders in charge of the foreign affairs department and the commerce department want to have separate talks with Jianwen?"

"What's there to talk about? They're just anxious to determine what projects Cheng's Group is going to invest in and how much money they'll invest."

The old master of the Cheng family muttered with some dissatisfaction.

The old man hadn't seen his second grandson for a while and missed him.

It's said that grandparents love their grandchildren more. Grandpas can go a year without seeing their sons and daughters and it's fine, but it's different when it comes to their grandchildren. He misses them if he doesn't see them for a few days, let alone this time when he hasn't seen them for a month.

"By the way, Shuyi, contact your family later and ask Yushi to bring Zhenyu over, and ask Mingxi to bring the children over as well. This is our home, let the children come back and experience it."

The Yu Shi the old man mentioned is Hao Yu Shi, Cheng Jianwen's wife, and Zhen Yu is their son, Cheng Zhen Yu, who is about the same age as Xiao Yu. He will be eight years old in 1981, just a little younger.

Mingxi's full name is Cheng Mingxi. She is Cheng Jianwen's younger sister, and also Li Yancheng's younger sister. She is one year younger than Luo Min and is already a mother of two.

Unlike Cheng Jianwen, who had visited the mainland several times, Cheng Mingxi was born in the United States in 1951 and had never returned. He had only heard of his older brother, Li Yancheng, and had never met him.

In the mind of the old patriarch of the Cheng family, it didn't matter whether the surname was changed or not, since the blood of the Cheng family flowed in his veins, so he should be closer to his own family.

Fu Shuyi thought about it for a moment and felt that her father-in-law was right. The children should all come over and get to know each other. They were blood relatives and family. They couldn't let the children not recognize each other when they met in the future.

"I understand, Dad. I'll contact the family tonight."

"Hmm," the old man nodded, stamped his foot and said, "This is our root. The Ugly Country is just a temporary place for us. Fallen leaves always return to their roots. In the future, our Cheng family may have to return here."

"Hey, Shuyi, don't your in-laws want to come back?"

Actually, the Cheng family's hometown is not in Beijing, but in Tianjin. Fu Shuyi's maternal family, on the other hand, are native Beijingers, whose ancestors were among the first Manchus to enter the Central Plains during the Qing Dynasty.

Her parents are both alive and are a few years younger than the old master of the Cheng family.

"They want to come back, of course they want to come back, but as you know, their health is not good, and the doctor does not recommend that they take long-haul flights."

When the topic turned to his in-laws' health, the old patriarch of the Cheng family became somewhat sentimental. Of the friends he had known for decades, there were very few left at their age; with each one gone, there was one less left.

"Sigh... Let's try to get them back as much as possible. When they come back, let Jian Sheng treat their bodies. Look at me, Jian Sheng treated me for a month, and I feel much better now than when I was in the Ugly Country."

When it comes to health, Fu Shuyi is the most qualified to speak. After this period of treatment, she stopped taking the medication prescribed by the U.S. hospital a week ago, and has had no problems during this time.

She never dared to stop taking her medication before; she had to take it on time every day, otherwise it would be suicidal.

She can now feel that her heart is much lighter than before.

She also wanted to bring her parents over so that Li Yancheng could help them get better, but how to get them over was a problem.

"Find a few medical staff to come with us."

The Cheng Group has its own aircraft, but the range is less than 10,000 kilometers, and it cannot fly directly to mainland China or Hong Kong Island. It needs to stop twice to refuel.

Even with medical staff accompanying her, Fu Shuyi was still not entirely at ease.

When they came here last month, medical staff accompanied them throughout the process. The old man of the Cheng family was in better health than her parents. They almost lost their lives. After arriving in Hong Kong Island, he had to stay in bed for a week before he recovered a little.

She wouldn't even dare to imagine it if it were her parents.

If the eldest son can go and get some treatment first, then the problem shouldn't be too serious.

Fu Shuyi thought to herself.

But she quickly dismissed the idea, thinking it was just a thought and that such a situation was impossible.

Her eldest son could never go abroad, let alone to the United States.

When talking about her eldest son, she didn't know whether she should be proud of him or not.

She wasn't a political novice who knew nothing about politics; she was very clear about what it meant that her eldest son, at less than forty years old, could become the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau of such an important city as Beijing.

"Dad, I'll call Huai Gu and my brother later to discuss it. If my parents are to come, my eldest and second eldest brothers need to agree first. I can't make that decision on my own."

The Fu family also has its own businesses, but they are not as large as those of the Cheng family. As a married daughter, if she wants her parents to risk returning to China, she must obtain the consent of her two older brothers.

"Let's not talk about that now, Dad. I just thought of something."

"Well, you said."

“Our Jiansheng is doing quite well here. Judging from his appearance, he is unlikely to give up politics for business in the future. He will definitely continue down this path.”

We certainly can't help him much. What I mean is, it doesn't matter if we can't help him. He was doing very well on his own before we came along, but we can't cause him any trouble.

Once the investment is finalized, we'll definitely need to bring people from our hometown over. We need to be selective; those with criminal records shouldn't be sent. If anyone comes to you for help, don't hesitate to ask.

"Don't worry about that, I definitely won't." The old man waved his hand and said, "I've thought of what you said too. The people we send in the future will definitely be carefully selected. Those who like to cause trouble will not be accepted. We can't put Jian Sheng in a difficult position."

(End of this chapter)