1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 423 Song Wenxuan's Distress
"Unity, Friendship and Progress"

"Everyone cares about the Asian Games, and everyone contributes to the Asian Games."

As DZ City was listed as a torch relay city for the Asian Games, all the streets and alleys were hung with various posters and slogans overnight.

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Although these slogans may seem meaningless to people in later generations, they are the official slogans of the 1990 Asian Games and you cannot make any deletions or changes to them.

Of course, in addition to the official slogan of the Asian Games, there are also slogans about Texas and the torch relay, which can be freely played to a certain extent according to one's own situation.

Therefore, in the Commercial Street 1 and 2 of Dahua Industrial Park, in addition to various posters welcoming the Asian Games, there are also various slogans about the torch relay.

"The flame of hope, relaying the future"... This is one of the slogans suggested by the superiors for the torch relay;

"The blessing of Deshui, passed on by Panpan"... This is the slogan that the local publicity department of Dezhou came up with, wanting to highlight the culture and history of DZ City;
"China has been covered in dust for 150 years, but now is the time to shine again."

"If a man does not show his passion, his eight-foot body will be in vain."

...This was a slogan chosen by a leader in charge of publicity at Dahua Company. Although it seemed a bit out of line at first glance and had little to do with welcoming the torch relay, it suddenly appeared in the commercial demonstration area and other streets and alleys at this juncture when it was at the center of public opinion by various media in Texas, and it immediately created a very subtle centripetal force.

What’s interesting is that, although many of the slogans here are not very touching to ordinary citizens because the torch relay and the Asian Games have not officially started yet, the Panpan dolls that are promoted and roaming around in the form of ribbons have suddenly become a new and eye-catching landscape in the commercial demonstration area and even in DZ City… There is no way, the panda doll costumes made of high-F short plush fabric are enough to make passers-by stop and stare for three seconds even in the future, let alone now?
Therefore, as expected, the Panpan doll made of high-F short plush fabric just launched by Dahua Company has become another extremely popular item in the commercial demonstration area, especially those dolls with Dahua Company's original slogans written on the shoulder coat ribbons. They have been crazily sought after by local Texas residents and even male tourists from other regions. In just a few days, they have reached the point where they have to be snatched up to buy them.

It is foreseeable that those foreign investors and domestic underwriters who did not sign the cooperation agreement at the first opportunity are regretting their decision now... As we all know, if you do not act immediately on a product recommended by Dahua Company and wait until it becomes a hot seller in the commercial district, then if you want to cooperate on this product again, the other party will offer more conditions than just those mentioned above.

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At this time, the flow of people on Commercial Street 2 was not that terrifying.

Song Wenxuan sat in a pavilion set up in a specialty fruit shop, quietly watching the crowds of people walking by with their Panpan dolls in their arms. He couldn't help but sigh softly, "Sister Zhuo, I have to admit that Yang Mo made the right choice by entrusting you with the publicity work... Now it seems that we don't even need to wait until the Asian Games officially start. Executive Ye can use the huge gap in raw cotton and high-end chemical fibers as an entry point to officially bring the Solitary Island II project to the meeting for discussion."

It’s not that Song Wenxuan is deliberately exaggerating. In recent times, in addition to the hot sales of Panpan dolls, Xialiu Sales Agency has also been vigorously promoting various cheap and practical plastic daily necessities in grassroots rural areas.

At the same time, cotton sanitary napkins that had just been produced by a tertiary production unit under Dahua Company began to be rapidly rolled out in rural markets across the country at a price slightly lower than the actual cost.

Although this lightning-fast promotion speed was mainly due to the good mass base of Dahua Company and Xialiu Sales Agency in these grassroots rural areas, the highly targeted publicity work and slogans formulated by Zhuomali also played an important role.

Therefore, seeing the proliferation of a series of products that require large amounts of raw cotton and artificial fibers, it won't be long before the gap in related raw materials in Texas reaches a level that the competent authorities will have to face up to. By then, the implementation of the Isolated Island No. 2 project will naturally become a matter of course.

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Mali chuckled: "Brother, did you ask me out today just to flatter me?"

After that, she took a sip of the freshly squeezed watermelon juice from the store and said, "Tell me, brother, what exactly do you want to talk to me about today? We are not strangers, so there is no need to hide it like this."

Song Wenxuan sighed softly, and after pondering for a while, he asked abruptly: "Sister Zhuo, I would like to ask... Do you have any plans to take up a post in the province in the near future?"

Zhuo Mali is from Northeast China, and her dealings with people during this period gave people a straightforward feeling. In addition, everyone is indeed a friend to each other, so Song Wenxuan did not do any roundabout ways.

Hearing this, Zhuo Mali glanced at him with a half-smile: "Why should I go to a local post? You know that a post and a transfer are two different things. Even if I go, it will be a deputy position. Going to a place where I am unfamiliar with the place to be a deputy... Do you think my sister has nothing better to do?"

Song Wenxuan certainly knew the convention of cross-system appointments, and he also knew what it meant to have the word "deputy" in the position... Not everyone can be like Yang Mo, who can control the entire Dahua Company as a vice president.

But he still shook his head: "Sister Zhuo, your situation is different. With your achievements during this period, even if you are transferred to a local position in the name of temporary work, you will be given an exception and assigned a full-time propaganda position... As far as I know, several places have already extended olive branches to you, Sister Zhuo. As long as you and Uncle Zhuo nod, you can immediately go through the procedures and be parachuted in as the head of the propaganda department."

Zhuo Mali chuckled again: "Brother, you are well-informed. Someone just passed the message to my dad yesterday, and you found out today."

After saying that, she gently put down the juice in her hand, and then leaned sideways on the chair in a charming manner: "But I'm sorry, I don't have any intention of taking up a local position for the time being."

This answer was somewhat beyond Song Wenxuan's expectations: "Why?"

Zhuo Mali caught the flash of disappointment in Song Wenxuan's eyes and looked at him with a smile: "Why do I have to take up a post in a local government?"

Song Wenxuan hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he should answer this question.

Seeing this, Zhuo Mali leaned back lazily: "Actually, even if you don't say it, I know what you are thinking."

"Indeed, it seems difficult for my dad to make further progress. I am very happy that I can keep my current position and live a stable life until retirement... Oh, no, it is God's blessing;"

"As for me, your sister, I am a nobody in the headquarters. Given my situation, even if I could be promoted to the department level, it would be difficult for me to find a position with a sense of presence in a headquarters where everyone is assigned their own position. "

"So, normally speaking, since I have finally made some achievements at Dahua Company, I should take advantage of the current favorable situation and quickly jump into the administrative system for a temporary position. After making some more achievements, I can use the local area as a springboard to fight my way back... When you move from a state-owned enterprise to the administrative system, you are usually assigned a temporary position, but when you move from the administrative system to a state-owned enterprise, you are usually transferred... The difference between the two is really not small."

At this point, the peach looked at Song Wenxuan leisurely: "Indeed, the welfare benefits in local areas are poor and the work intensity is high. Anyone who has a choice is not willing to stay in the local area, but wants to enter large state-owned enterprises/central enterprises like ours with good performance and guaranteed income (this is a fact. The administrative system is popular, but that was after 2010. Otherwise, there would not have been such a large-scale wave of going into business in the 90s. Before that, large state-owned enterprises were the first choice for many people.);"

"But we are different. We focus on the future and consider long-term development. That is what we care about most. So, logically speaking, for someone like me who has no development potential in the system, the best way is to use the local area as a springboard and then make a detour."

After directly saying what Song Wenxuan was too embarrassed to say, Zhuo Mali looked at him with a teasing expression: "But... think about it from another angle. Even if I run to a local position now, how much development can I have in the future? For this small profit that can be seen at a glance, is it worth it for me, my sister?"

Zhuo Mali had made some achievements during this period, but she was assigned to work in the local propaganda department as a deputy section chief. After working there for a few years, she was transferred back to the Dongying Command...

Of course, from an objective point of view, considering Zhuo Mali's actual situation, she can step on the springboard to return to the command center and take up a relatively powerful position. Even after a dozen years, if there is a big opportunity, it is not impossible for her to be promoted to the level of her father... Of course, although the actual weight is incomparable, this is already a very good result.

But it is obvious that this peach's ambitions are not limited to this.

Catching the divine light that flashed in Zhuo Mali's eyes, Song Wenxuan sighed, but in the end he did not say what he wanted to say.

He actually wanted to say that even if you continue to stay in Dahua Company to help Yang Mo with a series of publicity work, your development prospects in the system are still foreseeable, so you might as well seize this precious opportunity and step on the springboard as soon as possible.

But on second thought, Yang Mo was well-known for his ability and courage to make efforts, and as the scale became bigger and bigger, the problem of insufficient talent reserve under his command became more and more obvious. Although Yang Mo had never been very fond of the people from the Dongying Command, and would rather borrow people from the Xialiu Sales Agency, the Drilling Company, or even the DZ City’s competent unit than reuse the elites from the command...but the rest of the people were the rest of the people. They were them, and they had already joined the group. As long as they stayed by Yang Mo's side and gained his trust, they would eventually have countless opportunities to achieve results.

When your contributions are great enough, the headquarters will have to promote you. And if you stay with Yang Mo, Zhuo Mali will not only be responsible for publicity work in the future, but will have many opportunities to display her talents... Even if you may not have relevant work experience, he may force you to try.

Therefore, to a certain extent, as long as you have confidence in your abilities, it would be easier to quickly skip levels in a barbaric manner by staying with Yang Mo... Of course, the premise is that you can really take on the tasks assigned by that guy.

Thinking of the task that was assigned to him by that bastard, Song Wenxuan couldn't help but sigh heavily.

That bastard really makes it difficult for me to move forward or backward!
Seeing Song Wenxuan looking so worried, Zhuo Mali couldn't help but laugh: "Why, is it that the task that Brother Yang assigned to you is difficult for you, so you are considering whether to quit?"

For the second generation whose fathers have already formed an alliance and who have joined Yang Mo's side, it is difficult for them to have any secrets between each other on some more important matters. Therefore, she naturally knew what task Yang Mo assigned to Song Wenxuan.

Song Wenxuan smiled bitterly, nodded, and then shook his head: "This is the first time that Yang Mo has taken the initiative to assign me an important task, and my father has agreed to it beforehand. It is impossible for me to refuse it... No matter how difficult this task is, no matter how much it offends people, I have to bear it even if I have to grit my teeth."

"But the problem is that Luo Luo took the initiative to find me and wanted to get involved in this matter... I was very hesitant, so I asked Sister Zhuo to come out today, mainly because I wanted to listen to your advice... After all, Sister Zhuo, you have a lot of experience, and you think about things much more carefully than I do."

Zhuo Mali looked at him with a half-smile: "You just want to listen to my advice? I'm afraid you have other thoughts in mind at the beginning, right?"

"If I told you at the beginning that I did have the idea of ​​taking up a post in a local government recently, would you have rejected the girl next door outright and sought my support instead?"

Song Wenxuan smiled awkwardly after his thoughts were revealed, then nodded in a very simple manner: "Yes, you know Luoluo's temper, and she has little experience after all. In addition, the work assigned by Yang Mo will easily offend people... Relatively speaking, if Sister Zhuo has the idea of ​​taking up a post in a local government in the near future, it would be the most appropriate choice to seek support from you, Sister Zhuo."

Zhuo Mali's face was full of teasing, and her upper body leaned forward slightly: "Are you worried that the eldest sister of the Lin family will hold you back? Haha, brother, I didn't realize that you are also a man who cherishes women... I'm afraid you really don't want your little lover to be dragged down, right?"

Hearing the word "little lover", Song Wenxuan immediately became displeased: "Sister Zhuo, joking is joking, but don't say such things casually... Luoluo, she and I are just good friends. We grew up in the same courtyard, so it's normal for us to be close."

Zhuomali's smile deepened: "Oh...?"

Although the relationships between the second generation who grew up in the same compound are often complicated, the relationship between Song Wenxuan and Eggplant Girl is obviously more story-like.

Song Wenxuan liked Mu Liya very much at first, and the parents of both sides even wanted to bring the two together; but Mu Liya had no feelings for Song Wenxuan and only saw him as a brother. In the end, in order to avoid the matchmaking of both parents, she even took the initiative to ask to exchange to the drilling company;
Lin Luosu and Mu Liya grew up together, and their relationship is like that of sisters.
Lin Luosu has always secretly liked Song Wenxuan, but due to the relationship between her sisters, she has never expressed her feelings;
Song Wenxuan had no feelings for Lin Luosu and had always only considered her as a half-sister;
So here comes the interesting part, when Miss Mu's affair with Song Wenxuan fell through completely, and she chose Yang Mo, a man she originally looked down upon, as her partner;
When Song Wenxuan was finally able to face Mu Liya with a normal attitude after more than a year of healing;
Feeling that things on both sides had been completely over, Eggplant Girl finally plucked up the courage to confess her love to Song Wenxuan one day this year.

This really shocked Song Wenxuan.

To be fair, although the Eggplant girl always dresses in an androgynous manner, but judging from her delicate facial features which are slightly masculine yet feminine, this girl actually has a very good foundation. If she is willing to put on women's clothes again, she will definitely be a beauty that will amaze most people.

In fact, Song Wenxuan, who grew up in the same courtyard with Lin Luosu, has always known that Lin Luosu is actually very beautiful... At least when she was in middle school, the eggplant girl who had not yet shaved her head into a buzz cut was a real little beauty.

But the thing is, men are very strange creatures.

Most men would not mind flirting with a pretty girl, nor would they mind having sex with her a few times for fun or a one-night stand.
But if they are going to start a relationship with the purpose of getting married, they will become very cautious.

Perhaps in the eyes of women, most men are animals who think with their lower body. As the saying goes, "If a woman chases a man, she will be easy to catch." As long as the woman is beautiful, the man will be easy to catch.
But only men know that when choosing a partner, appearance is not necessarily the most important thing. The consideration of mutual compatibility is actually much more rational than women think... and second-generation men like Song Wenxuan are even more rational in considering compatibility.

So, Song Wenxuan finally rejected Lin Luosu's confession.

It's just that Eggplant Girl was indeed greatly influenced by her uncle, and she has an indomitable spirit in some things. After being rejected by Song Wenxuan, she was not discouraged at all. Instead, she looked for opportunities to meet him alone from time to time, as if she would not give up until she got him.

After going through this process over and over again, although Song Wenxuan still did not agree, the way he looked at Lin Luosu was slightly different, and his attitude towards the Eggplant Girl also changed slightly without him noticing.

As someone who has experienced this, how could Zhuo Mali hide the subtle relationship between the two?
Therefore, when Song Wenxuan expressed that he didn't want Eggplant Girl to get involved, Peach immediately guessed that Young Master Song actually didn't want Lin Luosu to be implicated. After all, if we just talk about support, how could Zhuo Mali, who had been on the margins for the past few years, compare with Lin Luosu, whose family resources were extremely abundant?

Seeing Zhuo Mali reveal his thoughts with a playful expression, Song Wenxuan was a little embarrassed and forced to explain, "Sister Zhuo, you may not know that Mr. Zhao's visit to Texas this time actually secretly affected the direction of many things... At least according to the rumors leaked by my father, the light and heavy industrial products exchange plan proposed by Yang Mo before has been included in the category of careful consideration. Once this plan is approved, relying on the relationship with Uncle Lin, Luo Luo will definitely become one of the important participants... With such a good opportunity in front of her, there is no need for Luo Luo to take this risk with me."

Zhuomali stared at him for a long time, then suddenly started laughing, and her laughter got louder and louder.

Seeing the other party laughing so hard that his stomach was about to burst, Song Wenxuan's expression gradually turned ugly.

Seeing Song Wenxuan's expression getting darker and darker, Zhuo Mali held her stomach and sat up straight with some difficulty: "Oh my, my brother, don't blame me for losing my composure. I really... I really didn't expect that you, who were trained as a key target by your family, would actually be a pure little boy!"

Innocent little boy?
Song Wenxuan's face was so dark that it seemed like water would drip out of it any moment.

Regardless of the era, this is not a compliment worthy of praise... Especially for the second generation like them who have received elite education, this is simply the most serious insult to a man.

Seeing this, Zhuo Mali's face straightened: "Brother, don't blame me for being blunt. Excuse me, you don't understand women at all... Is it because of personal feelings that the eldest sister of the Lin family wants to get involved in your affairs?"

"Heh~ stop messing around..."

"If you think so, I advise you to push this job to Yang Mo as soon as possible... You are so naive, I am afraid that you will mess things up. Yang Mo is not as easy to talk to as you think, I am afraid that you will not be able to finish it!"

As she spoke, Zhuo Mali raised a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth: "Even the fact that the eldest sister of the Lin family likes you, how much sincerity is contained in it, and how much weighing of pros and cons is contained, I'm afraid it's hard to say;"

"So for the sake of being in the same boat, I advise you... don't take some things for granted. Put away your innocent and stupid behavior, or you will die a miserable death!"

Song Wenxuan's eyes flashed with anger, and his tone was terrifyingly low: "Sister Zhuo, I have always respected you, but this does not mean that you can take advantage of your seniority and talk nonsense...Besides, I asked you to help me give advice on work matters, not to ask you to come here to comment on gossip!"

Zhuo Mali glanced at him leisurely: "Is there any difference? For people like us, like what you are facing now, can we really distinguish between public and private?"

Song Wenxuan was suddenly choked and couldn't say anything to refute.

Given their family situation, the entanglement and demarcation between public and private in many things are really vague.

Seeing this, Zhuo Mali snorted coldly: "Brother, as someone who has experienced this, I have something to advise you... A man's maturity often begins from the moment he sees the true face of a woman."

"So, considering that we are all in the same boat and must unite and cooperate sincerely in the future, I have to use a woman's perspective to make you give up some of your childish and ridiculous fantasies in advance!"

At this point, Zhuo Mali took a sip of watermelon juice and said, "Brother, let me tell you a reality that you innocent boys may not be able to accept... Don't be fooled by the love stories in novels and TV shows nowadays, which portray the heroine as a lovesick person who can give up everything for love. In fact, most women are much more rational than you men in this regard... On the contrary, in my opinion, men are the kind of creatures whose emotions are greater than their rationality."

Glancing at Song Wenxuan indifferently, Zhuo Mali gently held the glass of watermelon juice that looked like turbid blood in the sunlight for a few times and said, "I know, brother, you are not the kind of person who has never seen a woman, nor do you have no understanding of women at all, but what I want to tell you is... you men look at the problem too superficially in this regard."

"Yes, most women do have a strong desire for men, and sometimes they can do anything for the man they like... But this is just appearance!"

"As a woman, I can tell you without reservation that every woman, deep down in her heart, has a [price] for herself... As long as the value you possess can meet her expectations, then you can easily win her heart; and if the value you possess far exceeds her expectations, she may even do anything for you."

"So, do you understand? No matter what we women say, in our subconscious, those so-called love affairs and even marriages are nothing more than a transaction... The only difference is whether or not we can meet a man who is willing to pay a premium for them!"

"Even ordinary women understand this truth. Women like me, the eldest sister of the Mu family, and the sister of the Lin family who have received elite education since childhood naturally cannot be unaware of it;"

"As the saying goes, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. Children from families like ours have enjoyed all kinds of conveniences since childhood, so we understood a truth a long time ago. Since you have obtained a series of things that ordinary people dream of because of your family, then as a member of the family, you must be ready to dedicate everything to this family at any time;"

"So, if ordinary girls in their young and ignorant years may still be impulsive and mindless due to overflowing hormones, then for women from families like ours, it is almost impossible!"

At this point, Zhuo Mali paused and stared at Song Wenxuan attentively: "So, now you know why the Lin family girl insisted on getting involved in your project, and her father did not object, and even actively encouraged it?"

Song Wenxuan was confused: "Sister Zhuo, I, I still don't understand... The Lin family is not weaker than our Song family. According to what you said, she doesn't have to risk everything for me!"

Obviously, Song Wenxuan had misunderstood, thinking that it was the unlimited potential of himself, the family's key training target, that produced the huge premium.

Zhuo Mali rolled her eyes, "I will risk everything for you? Brother, you are probably dreaming... Although you are a diamond bachelor to ordinary girls, for women like us who have similar family backgrounds, you are just a marriage partner with decent basic conditions. It is still a long way from our ideal leap... If you were really that valuable, do you think Uncle Mu would have let the eldest daughter of the Mu family go to the drilling company? He would have tied up his own daughter and sent her to the wedding room a long time ago, right?"

Hearing this old woman revealing her scars, Song Wenxuan's eyelids couldn't help but twitch twice, but the doubts in his heart became even stronger.

Seeing this, Zhuo Mali sighed helplessly: "Forget it, brother, let me just put it bluntly. The reason why the Lin family girl wants to get involved in your project is because the Lin family needs such an opportunity to integrate and expand their influence, and then eat more of the cake."

"Although Uncle Lin himself has no demands in this regard, the mother of the Lin family sister, or more precisely, her mother's family, has a very strong motivation... Don't think I'm talking nonsense. If you learn a little about the situation, you will know that the system where the Lin family sister's uncle works has a very strong demand for generating income."

Thinking of the current situation of the system where Lin Luosu's uncle was, Song Wenxuan's face changed and he suddenly became thoughtful.

Seeing this, Zhuo Mali looked a little sarcastic: "So you understand, big brother, the Lin family girl may indeed have a crush on you, but women like us, strictly speaking, are more like the family's valuable assets, especially when it comes to marriage and emotional issues, which can no longer be decided simply by our own personal preferences;"

"In the final analysis, as far as this matter is concerned, you, my brother, are more like a springboard for the Lin family's sister... If it succeeds, their Lin family, especially the Lin family's wife's family, is likely to usher in a wave of rapid development; but even if something unexpected happens and it fails, with you as the main person in charge in front, she will not be implicated too much;"

At this point, Zhuo Mali shrugged her shoulders and said, "Of course, brother, you can rest assured that no matter what the Lin family's biggest appeal is, as long as you agree to let her get involved, the Lin family's wife's family will definitely give you the greatest support. After all, cooperation is beneficial to both sides... As for whether people's attitude towards you will change after the project is successful, that is another matter."

Zhuo Mali's last sentence seemed to say nothing, but it also seemed to say everything. With Song Wenxuan's intelligence, he could naturally guess what this charming old sister did not say explicitly.

Although some things are no longer surprising in their circle, when they really happen to him, he still finds it difficult to accept.

After a long period of deathly silence, Song Wenxuan slowly raised his head and shook his head as if struggling: "Sister Zhuo, although I am very grateful for your sincere advice, I think you are still too pessimistic about human nature. We all grew up in the same yard. I don’t believe Luoluo is the kind of person you said... Besides, I don’t think all women are like you said... At least Xiaoya is not the kind of person you said, otherwise she would not have taken the initiative to run to the drilling company, and would not have dated Yang Mo despite her family’s objection... And Luoluo is Xiaoya’s sister. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Naturally, she is unlikely to be the kind of person you think, Sister Zhuo."

Perhaps it is just as Zhuomali said, no matter what kind of man he is, before he fully matures, he will always have some silly and naive ideas about some things. And in view of Zhuomali's failed marriage, it is inevitable that people will feel that this woman's views on some things may be a bit too extreme.

Hearing the implication of Song Wenxuan's words, Zhuo Mali felt annoyed. If she didn't really need to cooperate with Song Wenxuan in the future, she wouldn't have acted like a gossipy woman and enlightened this hopelessly stupid man in some aspects.

But there was no way. She had more life experience and keener sense than others. She was very clear about her situation of staying with Yang Mo and her own shortcomings. Therefore, she had to win over Song Wenxuan, an ally with great value, no matter what.

He sneered, "The eldest sister of the Mu family?"

"Ha~"

"Brother, don't blame me for being blunt. Do you really think...the eldest daughter of the Mu family is a pushover?"

(End of this chapter)