1979 My Life in the Era

Chapter 306 A Little Goodbye Is Better than a New Marriage

Ning Weidong went in. An Ning was busy working. When she heard the noise, she raised her head and stood up to greet him: "You're back~"

Ning Weidong said "hmm", took off his coat and handed it to the other party, and asked: "When will Li Yuanchao's equipment arrive?"

An Ning answered while hanging up the clothes: "It has been shipped and will probably arrive next week."

Ning Weidong picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of water: "It's time to start training workers."

An Ning said: "I know, we are already working on it. The first batch will have five crash courses."

Ning Weidong nodded. The old saying that a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse’s son will dig holes is indeed true.

During this period, Ning Weidong realized that An Ning did have some talent in factory management.

It is said that An Ning had no management experience before, but this time when she came to Handong, she suddenly took over such a big project, and she managed it in perfect order.

Especially after recruiting workers, there are more than 10,000 people in total. If it were an ordinary person, he would have been unable to handle it.

An Ning held on and never told Ning Weidong about her difficulties.

In fact, Ning Weidong could guess An Ning's thoughts. This opportunity was very important to An Ning. She was afraid that if she said something to Ning Weidong, Ning Weidong would think she was not good enough and replace her.

In fact, An Ning was overthinking. If Ning Weidong took her away at this time, who could replace her?

After all, the Ning family has no wealth at all, and there are only two brothers in the family.

The Zhao family has many capable people, but does Ning Weidong dare to use them?
If one's own foundation is not solid and one still blindly relies on powerful relatives by marriage, then that would be really foolish.

It’s just that Ning Weidong never revealed it, which made An Ning feel that Ning Weidong had many alternatives besides her.

After saying all this, Ning Weidong sat down and said leisurely, "By the way, what's going on in Hong Kong?"

There was a flash of uneasiness in An Ning's eyes.

She also realized the change in Xiangjiang An's attitude, and sat next to Ning Weidong and said, "I sent a telegram the day before yesterday, but they didn't reply."

Ning Weidong snorted and sneered, "They brought the stinky urine pot?"

An Ning also felt a little resentful. She couldn't even write two "An" characters with one stroke. Ever since she got in touch with the An family in Xiangjiang, she had been hoping that they could help her.

Who would have thought that at the critical moment, not only did he not help her, but he actually held her back.

An Ning held Ning Weidong's hand, hesitated for a moment and said, "Weidong, my father had some connections in Shanghai, and some of them have become popular again in the past two years. They all have overseas connections. How about... I contact them?"

Ning Weidong didn't make a fuss. It was not uncommon for An Ning to have such connections.

This kind of relationship has no value to the original peace.

But now, things are different. An Ning has Ning Weidong's resources and the support of the Zhao family in the capital, so she is still quite prestigious.

As long as she shows these, she can naturally pick up those original connections.

But Ning Weidong thought about it and rejected it: "Not for now, contact the An family as soon as possible and see what they mean."

……

At the same time, far away in Hong Kong.

An Zhiyuan and An Zhicheng came out of a high-end tea restaurant side by side and got into the back seat of a Mercedes-Benz sedan.

After closing the car door, An Zhicheng frowned and said, "Second brother, what do you think these Japanese people mean?"

An Zhiyuan snorted coldly: "Isn't this obvious? It's obvious that they want to control us."

An Zhicheng said, "I'm not talking about this. I'm saying that they must have a purpose in controlling us. You saw their attitude just now. They are still not satisfied even though they have agreed to give up 3 points of profit."

An Zhiyuan pondered and said, "Indeed... their purpose is not money, could it be..."

An Zhicheng sighed, "I'm afraid this time they'll come to the mainland again."

An Zhiyuan leaned his head against the headrest and took out a cigarette from his pocket.

But An Zhicheng stopped him: "Don't smoke in the car, I have pharyngitis."

An Zhiyuan took it back awkwardly and said, "You said... it was Ning Weidong who came to the mainland, right?"

An Zhicheng said, "That's about right. Ning Weidong has the support of the Zhao family in Beijing, so it's normal for the Japanese to target him."

An Zhiyuan cursed: "These little devils, if you have any purpose, why don't you just state it openly? Why do you have to make us guess riddles?"

……

On the other side, Ning Weidong stayed in Handong for another week and finally returned to Beijing by train.

This time he went back, he only brought Wang Yuanping with him.

An Ning became a factory director and had no concerns in Beijing. He ambitiously devoted all his energy to the factory and had no intention of returning to Beijing to celebrate the New Year.

Bai Fengqin originally wanted to go back with Ning Weidong, but the school had been on vacation for a long time and Ning Weidong was busy, so he simply booked a ticket for her to go back early.

When I returned to the capital, there were still two days until New Year's Eve.

When we got off the bus in the afternoon, it was snowing, which was quite appropriate.

As soon as he arrived on the platform, he saw Zhao Ruyu jogging over and throwing herself at Ning Weidong.

Ning Weidong took the opportunity to hug her and spun her around, not daring to kiss her in public. He asked, "Did you miss me?"

Zhao Ruyi groaned and complained, "It's been a month since I left."

Ning Weidong chuckled, "I'm back now, brother didn't even come back for the New Year."

Zhao Ruyi curled her lips: "Who cares~"

Ning Weidong expressed that he was very grateful for Zhao Ruyu, who forgot her elder brother after she had a man.

Zhao Ruyi asked again: "By the way, what happened this time?"

"Let's talk when we get home~" He took her hand and turned to Wang Yuanping and said, "Old Wang, you've been out for such a long time, you should go home too."

Wang Yuanping was tactful enough not to follow him.

Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu quickly returned to the courtyard.

The company moved away and the vacated courtyard was renovated some time ago, but the work stopped after winter.

Only the north room remains, where the original office and lounge are still.

Ever since Bai Fengqin moved to the Normal University, Ning Weidong rarely returned to the slum and lived here most of the time.

During this trip to Handong, Zhao Ruyu often came to clean and light the stove to add some homely atmosphere to the house.

When you enter the house, there is no smell as if it has been vacant for too long, and the quilt covers and sheets in the inner room are all new.

Before going to the train station, Zhao Ruyu lit the stove and the room was warm.

When the two came back, the fire was instantly ignited...

The flames in the stove in the house were dancing, and sparks were flying from time to time. Snowflakes were falling outside, sticking to the hard icicles under the eaves, and then they melted with a sudden slide, flowing down to the tips of the icicles, trembling slightly...

Ning Weidong let out a sigh and put his arm around Zhao Ruyu's shoulders.

Zhao Ruyu squinted her eyes, feeling weak all over, but she heard Ning Weidong's stomach growl, so she forced herself to say, "Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat."

Ning Weidong's hands tightened: "Don't move, let me hold you for a while."

Zhao Ruyu said "hmm" and felt happy.

Neither of them moved and just stayed there quietly. After a while, Zhao Ruyu asked about what happened in Handong.

Ning Weidong gave a brief account, and Zhao Ruyu only knew that he and Zhao Lichun had encountered some troubles in Handong, but he did not expect it to be so serious.

Fortunately, the end result is good.

Ning Weidong asked about the New Year's Eve plans, whose house to visit, and what gifts to prepare.

Zhao Ruyu said: "Don't worry, I have arranged everything. You just come with me when the time comes." Ning Weidong felt relieved. What does it mean to marry a virtuous wife? It means marrying a virtuous wife who can help a man share his worries.

The same goes for marrying someone of equal social status.

Zhao Ruyu was well aware of the interpersonal interactions during the New Year, and Ning Weidong didn't need to worry about the relationships between relatives, whether close or distant.

Bai Fengyu is also smart and clever in doing the same thing, but she is definitely not up to the task.

Because she had never seen it before and didn't know what to do.

It would take several years of practice and teaching her step by step.

Zhao Ruyi added: "By the way, after the Chinese New Year, my brother will go to Heilongjiang Province..."

The big brother here is not Zhao Lichun, but Ning Weiguo.

Zhao Ruyi continued, "I went shopping with my sister-in-law a few days ago, and from what she said, it seemed like she wanted to follow."

Ning Weidong was stunned. He knew that Ning Weiguo was going to Heilongjiang Province, but they had previously discussed that Wang Yuzhen would definitely take the child and stay in Beijing. How could it change in the blink of an eye?
"What did she say?" Ning Weidong asked hurriedly.

Zhao Ruyi said: "She didn't say much, just that she was worried that her eldest brother wouldn't be back from Heilongjiang Province for a while."

Ning Weidong made a "tsk" sound. Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen had a very good relationship. It would be difficult for them to be separated by thousands of miles and not see each other for half a year or a year.

But Ning Weiguo decided to go to Heilongjiang Province, also because he wanted to help Ning Weidong.

Ning Weidong knew that if Wang Yuzhen really insisted, he would not be able to persuade her.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I'll ask him later to see what Big Brother means."

Zhao Ruyu didn't say much. This was the Ning family's business. She just told the situation to avoid catching Ning Weidong off guard.

Then he said, "By the way, Dad said he wants you to come to his house for dinner tonight."

Ning Weidong knew that it was his father-in-law who asked him to report on the situation in Handong, so he was not too surprised.

Originally, he wanted to wait until tomorrow to talk about it at the office, or go home tonight to do the same.

At this time, Ning Weidong glanced at the time. It was not yet two o'clock in the afternoon.

After the sage time, although I am a little hungry, it doesn’t prevent me from playing another game.

……

In the evening, Ning Weidong drove to the Ministry of Machinery compound.

Zhao Ruyu was still lazy and pouting angrily.

At the end of the second game, she really couldn't hold on any longer, but was pinned down by Ning Weidong.

A different feeling suddenly arose in my heart.

She suddenly felt that something was wrong with her and didn't want to admit that she was like that, so she simply blamed Ning Weidong.

The car entered the compound and stopped in front of the Zhao family's door.

As Zhao Lichun went to work in the south, this place became increasingly deserted.

Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu came back first. Zhao's father still had some work to do, so he had to wait for about twenty minutes.

There is no need to cook, as meals are ordered in advance at the canteen in the compound and delivered on time.

As soon as the food was served, Zhao's father came back.

When he entered the room and saw Ning Weidong, he said with a smile: "Weidong is here~"

Ning Weidong hurried forward to greet him.

After washing their hands, the three of them sat down in the restaurant.

The meal was a simple four dishes and one soup, and there was no drinking.

Father Zhao didn't rush to ask about Handong's situation, but invited him to eat first.

After finishing the meal, he left Zhao Ruyu to clean up before calling Ning Weidong to the study.

They had just finished their meal and didn’t even drink tea.

Father Zhao threw a cigarette over and said, "You broke a lot of jars and cans on your trip to Handong~"

Ning Weidong chuckled and rushed to take out a lighter to light it for Zhao's father: "You and the higher-ups asked my brother and me to go here for this purpose, right? Otherwise, this place wouldn't be the first choice for building a factory right now."

Father Zhao asked back, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Ning Weidong said, "Isn't it obvious that I put my eldest brother in Handong? Don't tell me that I really let my eldest brother go to Handong just to help me build the factory."

Father Zhao nodded with satisfaction. He had not mentioned these to Ning Weidong before.

The fact that Ning Weidong could see through things shows that after returning from Sulian, he did not act cocky and was still very sober.

Whether in the Zhao family or in a larger faction, Zhao Lichun is the main force and Ning Weidong plays a supporting role.

In addition to the difference between a son and a son-in-law, Ning Weidong himself does not want to be a scholar.

Ning Weidong took the opportunity to make things clear. As his and Zhao Ru's wedding date was getting closer, some things had to be made clear first, so as not to affect their relationship in the future.

Ning Weidong continued, "Placing Big Brother in Handong is a very good move. Handong has an excellent location, a commercial tradition, and great development potential. In the next 20 to 30 years, Big Brother will be able to enjoy the dividends of reform and opening up if he continues to cultivate Handong."

Father Zhao nodded slightly. In fact, this was exactly the development path he had planned for Zhao Lichun.

Being in the ministry, Zhao's father saw it very clearly.

In the original planned economy, power was concentrated at the center, with a strong trunk and weak branches.

However, with reform and opening up, economic development and decentralization of power, local governments will have greater say and gain greater benefits for a long time to come.

Besides, given his current position, it would be a bit of an eyesore to keep Zhao Lichun in the capital.

It would be better to let them out and use them as bayonets.

Ning Weidong then recounted the situation in Handong from beginning to end.

Although Zhao Lichun had reported this over the phone before, there were some things that were inconvenient to say over the phone.

At this time, Ning Weidong could tell a lot of details and the considerations and decisions made at that time.

Father Zhao listened most of the time and only asked a question or two when it came to the key points.

By the time Ning Weidong finished speaking, an hour had passed.

Father Zhao smoked several cigarettes, and then he exhaled a long breath, and said with emotion: "It's hard for you." He then asked: "When will your factory start production?"

Ning Weidong said: "Based on the current construction progress, around May 1st~"

Father Zhao nodded. He had high hopes for Ning Weidong's factory.

Driving economic development is a real positive achievement.

This positive achievement definitely cannot be attributed to Director Li, it must be attributed to Zhao Lichun.

Father Zhao reminded him, "Don't be too optimistic. Building a factory from scratch is a complicated matter. It's not that easy. You should estimate that it will take at least three more months until May Day. If it can be put into production in the second half of the year, it will be considered a success."

Ning Weidong also agreed that starting from zero to one is the most difficult thing.

But as for May Day, he has already made preparations in advance, so there is no need to add three more months.

But Zhao's father reminded that there was no need to debate and that they should just agree with it.

Father Zhao added, "By the way, there is one more thing. See if you can verify it through the relationship of Speedlink."

Ning Weidong's heart trembled, and he knew from the expression on Zhao's father's face that this matter was unusual.

"You say~" Ning Weidong calmed down a little.

(End of this chapter)