1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 366: Nanfeng Beijian's Talk (1)

(The last chapter was censored, so sad, it’s a long chapter with over 6,000 words! And it’s also a very important node, it seems the outline needs to be revised… so I decided to put a few chapters on the water!)
the next morning.

The mouth of the Yellow River.

Although according to historical progress, this place would not be built into a national-level Yellow River Delta Nature Reserve until 1992, but with its majestic landscape of a line of yellow and blue where the river meets the sea, and countless reed marshes and various rare birds stretching for dozens of miles, it has long been one of the must-see attractions for locals and tourists.

However, unlike the tourists, the locals have long been accustomed to the scenery here. Therefore, even though the lush green grass and colorful flowers in early May make both sides of the estuary more charming, they at most regard this place as an ordinary place for camping and outings.

There are large stretches of washed mudflats on both sides of the estuary. Not only do you not have the trouble of being crowded like in ordinary tourist attractions, but it also fully demonstrates the four words "vast land and sparsely populated". Therefore, for those who want to seek a moment of peace, it is really a perfect place for an outing.

Since Mu Siyuan has officially stated his stance and accepted Yang Mo as his prospective son-in-law, and there is a weekend holiday right after May Day, it is impossible for Yang Mo to be so tactless and rush back.

However, facing his new son-in-law who was visiting Dongying for the first time, Mu Siyuan would naturally not tie him up and let him accompany this old man to bask in the sun on the mudflats. Instead, after chatting with him casually about family matters like an ordinary father-in-law, he asked his daughter to take him for a walk around to appreciate the various species of migratory birds here... This is a transit station for migratory birds, and the migratory birds from Siberia have not yet completely left in early May, so it is a very good viewing project.

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"Yang Mo, let me tell you, the Dongying estuary is said to be the youngest, most extensive, and best-preserved wetland ecosystem in the warm temperate zone of China."

"And what's different from other places is that, because the Yellow River carries a lot of sediment here every year, Dongying is the only city in China that has a large area of ​​natural land reclamation... The average annual land reclamation is nearly 2 mu, which is unthinkable in other places. Therefore, the per capita arable land area in Dongying is as high as 15.3 mu, which is more than ten times the per capita arable land area in Qi and Lu, and there is no shortage of industrial land."

"In addition, there are many birds at the estuary. I heard there are nearly 300 species, of which there are more than 200 migratory birds. There are 10 species of national first-class key protected birds, such as the red-crowned crane, white crane, great bustard, and oriental white stork, and 47 species of national second-class protected birds, such as the whooper swan and grey crane... Look, do you see those grey cranes peeking out from the reed marsh in front? They look funny, don’t they?"

"I'm telling you, it's only May now. If you come here a month or two earlier, you can see more exotic birds... Every spring and autumn, when migratory birds migrate, millions of birds will hunt and roost here, and the overwhelming scenery is spectacular... This is an important transit station, wintering habitat and breeding ground for migratory birds from inland Northeast Asia and the western Pacific. It is said to be known as the [International Airport for Birds]."

Watching Miss Mu introducing the extraordinary things about the estuary to her lover in a boastful tone like an ordinary little girl, Yang Mo turned his head to look at Mu Siyuan and his future mother-in-law who had disappeared from his sight, and suddenly laughed: "Comrade Yaer, as a commentator, you did a great job. But as another identity... you are a little unconscious!"

Mu Liya was stunned: "???"

Yang Mo smiled a little bit frivolously and tapped his arm: "Last night, you were not that unfamiliar with the Lun family!"

last night?

Miss Mu reacted immediately. She spat with a red face, looked around, and found that no one was around. Then she snorted proudly, then stretched out her hands and hugged the jerk's arm: "So disgusting... And you, where did you learn such a feminine word?"

Having said that, her head was resting directly on Yang Mo's shoulder, looking like a happy couple in love.

Feeling the amazing elasticity coming from his arm, Yang Mo couldn't help but take a breath again.

That is to say, he is in Dongying now, and his future father-in-law and mother-in-law are just over 200 meters away. If this were in Texas, if Miss Mu dared to act so defenseless, he would definitely throw this girl on the bed and eat her up immediately.

hum~
If you don’t eat meat, you’re a bastard!
Yang Mo grinned wickedly and twisted his arm as if to adjust his posture.

"Ah~ you bad guy!"

Miss Mu blushed when she noticed Yang Mo's bad move and slapped him in annoyance: "It's broad daylight and my parents are still here, you better pay attention!"

Although his words were full of anger, his hands did not leave Yang Mo's arms.

Yang Mo glanced down at the white greasy thing exposed at someone's collar, and felt hot all over: "Hey, you mean, if it's night time now and your parents are not here, then you can...?"

"Bah! Bad guy!"

Faced with this aggressive temptation, Muliya felt extremely panicked, as if most of her strength had been drained away from her body. In the end, she just made a soft "Puh" sound as a response.

In fact, with Mu Siyuan's nod, she was already Yang Mo's unmarried daughter-in-law. With the change in status, her mentality was naturally very different from before... Although the parents of both parties have not met officially yet, and the little book has not been received yet, but if her man insists on doing bad things to her, can she resist?
Seeing this girl with a resigned look on her face, Yang Mo suddenly became furious and almost went into a rampage mode.

It was just that it was broad daylight and they were in a scenic area. Although there weren't many people within a hundred meters, there were still some around. So he couldn't do anything too excessive. He could only look at her rosy lips, swallow his saliva, and said bitterly, "Damn it, I'll find time to take you back to our village after we get back. After you meet my parents... Humph, you just wait for me!"

Although some young people in cities are even more open-minded nowadays than in later generations, most areas are still relatively conservative.

The "partner" of this time is somewhat different from the "girlfriend" of later generations. Therefore, even if Yang Mo wants to eat this girl, he will have to wait until both of them have met each other's parents and have a relatively formal status before he will really cross that bottom line... This is out of the minimum respect.

Miss Mu naturally knew what this guy meant by "Just wait for me". She was so embarrassed that she could hardly raise her head. She bit her lip and gave him a stubborn look. But she was inexplicably worried: "Yang Mo, do you think our mother will like me?"

It's funny to say that it has been half a year since the two started dating, but even though Texas is not far from Yang Mo's hometown, Miss Mu and Yang Mo's parents have never met.

Yang Mo rolled his eyes: "You even called [our mother], how can my mother not like you?"

As he said this, he lifted the girl's chin in a teasing manner: "But when you come to our house, you must not wear such pretty clothes... It's better to smear some dust on your face."

Miss Mu was stunned: "Why?"

Yang Mo chuckled, "We have never seen such a beautiful girl since our village was founded. If you don't behave yourself, I will take you back and call you mom and dad in front of everyone. My parents will be so happy that they will have a heart attack on the spot... They are all honest people. How could they have thought that their useless son could bring them such a fairy-like daughter-in-law?"

Listening to this jerk praising her beauty in various ways, Mu Liya chuckled and slapped him in annoyance: "It's not as exaggerated as you say!"

As she spoke, she pouted: "I remember when we first met, you didn't even look at me straight in the eye. This shows that the aesthetic standards there are different from those in other places. Maybe I am an ugly girl in the eyes of your parents, but you didn't come up with a bad idea to smear dust on my face... You clearly want to laugh at me!"

Yang Mo was speechless when he saw this girl actually started to bring up the past. "Hey, hey, hey, stop insulting people like that. What do you mean our aesthetic standards are different from other places? What do you mean I didn't even look at you when I first met you?"

"It is said that it is important for a person to know himself. I know that I am not qualified to eat swan meat, so I simply did not dare to look at you, a white swan!"

"This is called the psychological defense mechanism of inferiority complex... It's just a bunch of bitter tears, how come in your mouth, it becomes my fault?"

Mu Liya laughed so hard that her body shook: "Inferiority complex? Oh my God... Listen to what you said, will anyone believe it?" "If you, Mr. Yang, have an inferiority complex, then what about others? Are they autistic?"

"Hehe, I clearly remember that someone had a fake smile on his face, but he was actually looking at me with his nose... Not even his nose was tilted to look at me with an ugly face!"

Yang Mo pinched her cheek unhappily: "Why didn't I notice that you hold a grudge like this before!? It's been so long, how come you still remember what happened so clearly?"

Mu Liya snorted twice: "Let me tell you, women have very good memories... You must be nice to me in the future, very, very good... Otherwise, I will bring up the past with you every day and annoy you to death!"

Yang Mo took a deep breath and said, "Bringing up old scores every day? Oh my god, isn't that like marrying a Tang monk home?"

"No, no, I don't dare to marry this wife... Emi Doufu, this female donor, we are not destined to meet in this life, let's meet again in the next life!"

Mu Liya almost cried with laughter. She held Yang Mo's arms with both hands and exerted a little force: "What Tang Monk or not, you are the Tang Monk... I risked my dignity to chase you, you want to run away? It's not that easy!"

Yang Mo was surprised: "Choosing? Hey, hey, hey, wife, let's be clear. It was obviously me who chased you, okay? How come you chased me?"

Hearing Yang Mo calling her his wife, Miss Mu collapsed on Yang Mo's shoulder and glanced at him with tears in her eyes: "I don't care, I am the one who took the initiative to pursue you, so you must treat me well in the future... very, very good!"

Although Yang Mo didn't know why this girl was so persistent in pursuing him, the ecstatic touch from under the thin spring clothes really made him unable to resist. He could only gasp and grit his teeth and say, "Okay, okay, you're the one who's pursuing me, you're the one who's pursuing me...Isn't this okay?"

Miss Mu wrinkled her nose when she heard this: "Huh~!"

But she contentedly continued to rest her little head on her man's shoulder...

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After being together for nearly an hour, Yang Mo finally followed Miss Mu back to the mudflat along the same route she had taken, at the insistence of Miss Mu, who was afraid that her parents would worry.

However, what was somewhat unexpected was that at this moment, on the large mat spread on the mudflat, there were not only his future father-in-law and mother-in-law, but a small group of people who had appeared out of nowhere.

Yang Mo looked over there intently.

Good guy!
Song Wenxuan and Eggplant Girl are both here, and next to them are two young men whom I have never met before... As for the people next to them, if nothing unexpected happens, they must be their elders.

Haha~
Isn’t it said that Dongyingying is a large city with few people? It doesn’t look like that!

Even my father-in-law can meet a bunch of old friends when he comes here for an outing... This world is really small!
Yang Mo, who had vaguely sensed something, sighed tiredly, but things had come to this point and he couldn't just turn around and leave, so he could only stand aside obediently.

When he saw Yang Mo and his daughter coming back, Mu Siyuan just greeted them casually but did not interrupt the topic. Instead, under the smiling gaze of several old friends, he continued to teach Song Wenxuan, his nephew whom he had always had high hopes for.

"Xiaoxuan, you are a very capable person. You have studied abroad, so your experience and horizons are much broader than those of us of the older generation. So I have always believed that it won't be long before this world belongs to young people like you."

"However, whether it is vision or ability, these are just the basic qualities that are essential for your progress... As I said just now, with your foundation, if you want to continue to make progress in the state-owned enterprise system, you need to exercise your leadership rather than just business skills!"

At this point, Mu Siyuan glanced at the other young people: "It's not just Xiaoxuan, including Xiaoma, Xiaozhao, and even Xiaolin, they are all like this... State-owned enterprises emphasize teamwork, and the saying that there is strength in numbers is never outdated. Even if you have trained your business skills well, how much can you achieve alone? Only by fully mobilizing the strength of everyone can you accomplish great things!"

Hearing this meaningful remark, Song Wenxuan could not help but glance at Yang Mo who was sitting quietly beside him, then bowed his head respectfully towards Mu Siyuan: "Uncle Mu taught me that I originally thought I had learned something during my study abroad, but after a few months of practice, I found that many times, although I thought my ideas were not wrong, there were always various problems when they were implemented... It must be just like what Uncle Mu said just now, it's because of my lack of leadership, I can't convince the people below, and I can't give orders as I please."

As he spoke, Song Wenxuan ignored the slightly strange looks from the other two young men and looked at Mu Siyuan sincerely: "So, please give me some advice, Uncle Mu!"

Mu Siyuan waved his hand: "It's not a question of whether to give you advice or not. Your father and your uncles are much more knowledgeable about these things than I am... It's just that we are all parents and we all know that books cannot be read without borrowing. The reason why they put me on a pedestal and ask me to tell you these things is nothing more than that some things are better explained by outsiders than by myself!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Song Wenxuan, but also the eggplant girl and the other two young people all waved their hands and said humbly, "Uncle Song is being modest!"

Seeing this, Mu Siyuan just smiled and said, "Being pragmatic is important, but it is more focused on the grassroots and business level. It can solve the problem of "whether it is done or not" very well... So a long time ago, your parents spent a lot of effort to send you abroad to force you to study engineering or business instead of philosophy or art, which you prefer. This is to lay a foundation for you, so that after you officially start working, you will not know anything about the business level and be deceived by the people below."

"But this is just the basics. Compared with being practical, it is more important to be theoretical."

"It's just that the "wuxu" here doesn't mean you can talk nonsense all day long, nor does it mean you can just mess around like Mr. Nan Guo... It's actually a way to constantly train and improve your leadership. But these things are hard to quantify for an individual, and they are like water that has no fixed shape. Therefore, these guiding things summarized by our predecessors seem more like empty words to those who don't know the truth, so they are gradually given the name "wuxu"."

Song Wenxuan glanced at the other two indifferent young men and nodded lightly: “Uncle Mu, I know.”

The butt determines the head. Many times, only when you reach that position or experience some things, you will know whether those seemingly empty things have any value.

It's like telling a primary school student that tea is actually a good thing...it's useless!

Mu Siyuan saw the reactions of all the young people and was not disappointed. He just smiled and nodded: "First of all, don't worry about the knowledge you learned from books before. I won't comment on whether those things are right or not, but I want to tell you..."

“Management is management, leadership is leadership!”

“You may learn management skills from books or classrooms, but leadership skills must be learned through practice!”

"In other words, in my opinion, the management system is the surface, and leadership is the body...If you don't have strong leadership, it will be useless even if you introduce the most advanced management system!"

Is leadership achieved?

Song Wenxuan was shocked when he heard this. Looking back on what had happened in the past few months, he nodded with deep emotion.

Yang Mo looked at his future father-in-law with some surprise.

Wow, there's something!
However, the feeling of being secretly targeted became even stronger...

(End of this chapter)