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Chapter 791 Utopia

There is really nothing much to say about life in college. Suning's classmates all have rich life experience and cherish this hard-won opportunity to go to school. Naturally, everyone studies hard every day. At the same time, they are also the group of people who have achieved the greatest success in later lives. Perhaps it is because they have used their actions to practice what it means that hard work pays off.

After school in the evening, Suning rode his bicycle directly to his courtyard house. Because he really couldn't stand the conditions of the large dormitory with eight people in a room, Suning spent 20,000 yuan to buy a courtyard house with two entrances. It is said that the original owner wanted to immigrate to Australia, so he chose to list it for sale directly, and then the "generous" Suning took advantage of it.

In fact, a courtyard house in Beijing at that time only cost about ten thousand yuan. The main reason was that the courtyard house purchased by Suning not only had two entrances, but also had been carefully repaired and maintained by the original owner. Finally, Suning took a look around and asked the original owner to leave all the furniture. Only then did he reach an agreement with the original owner to purchase the courtyard house for 20,000 yuan, and also filed a record with the local street office.

"Zhou Bingkun."

Hearing someone shouting his name, Su Ning slammed on the brakes and stopped. Then he turned to look at the person with a puzzled look and asked, "Sister Dongmei, why are you here?"

"Zhou Bingkun, it's really not easy to see you. I have looked for you three times." At this time, Hao Dongmei looked at Su Ning with a depressed face and complained.

"Huh? Sister Dongmei, I don't live in the school dormitory. Do you have something to talk to me about?" Su Ning looked at the breathless Hao Dongmei in front of him and explained casually, then asked Hao Dongmei in confusion.

"Ah? Why don't you live in the student dormitory?" Hao Dongmei seemed to have forgotten the purpose of her visit this time, and looked at Su Ning with wide eyes in confusion.

"It's too crowded! Eight people in one dorm, a lot of things are inconvenient."

"Zhou Bingkun, I didn't expect you to have so many problems. No wonder your parents always scold you." At this time, Hao Dongmei said something to Su Ning in a bad mood.

"Sister Dongmei, you haven't gotten to the point yet! Tell me quickly if you have something to talk to me about?" Su Ning didn't want to continue chatting with Hao Dongmei, so he looked at Hao Dongmei directly and asked.

"Nothing! I just came to check on you and see if you needed anything else. It just so happens that I'm going to take a look at your rental place today."

"Okay! Sister Dongmei, please get in the car."

Then Su Ning took Hao Dongmei on his bicycle straight to his own courtyard house. At first, Hao Dongmei thought Su Ning had just rented a single room in a nearby house, but she didn't expect Su Ning to take her to a courtyard house with two entrances. She looked at Su Ning in surprise and asked, "Bingkun, is this what you rented?"

"No! I bought it." Suning looked at Hao Dongmei very proudly and explained.

"Bought it? Where did you get so much money? This courtyard house must have cost at least ten thousand yuan, right?"

"Twenty thousand! The previous owner left all the furniture, and it was renovated last year."

"Bingkun, where did you get so much money?" Shocked, Hao Dongmei looked at Su Ning again and asked, feeling that 20,000 yuan was a huge sum of money. You know, the ten years of salary his parents received in arrears was only 30,000 yuan.

"Sister Dongmei, have you heard of the Ningyuan Group in Hong Kong?" Suning had already thought of a universal shield, so he explained without panic.

"Ningyuan Group? Never heard of it." Hao Dongmei shook her head in confusion.

"Ningyuan Group is a group company registered in Hong Kong. The group is involved in manufacturing, shipping and international trade, real estate and high-tech industries. I am currently an employee of Ningyuan International Trade Company in the Huaxia region. The money for buying a house is also the salary I advanced to the company."

"What? When did this happen?"

"Not long after we registered at the school, I met Su Ning, the chairman of Ningyuan Group, who was visiting Beijing for an inspection. We fell in love at first sight and had a great conversation. Then Su Ning invited me to join Ningyuan Group."

"Is this true?" Hao Dongmei couldn't help but look up and down at Su Ning in front of her with surprise. She always felt that there was something false in Su Ning's words.

"Of course it's true! By the way, this is my business card." Su Ning looked at the suspicious Hao Dongmei with some amusement, and then took out his business card as evidence.

At this time, Hao Dongmei was confused. She foolishly took the business card handed to her by Suning and found out that Suning was also the department manager of a trading company. Then she followed Suning to visit the courtyard. Soon, Hao Dongmei found that she had to believe what Suning said.

"Bingkun, since Ningyuan Group hired you as a department manager, what specific work are you responsible for in Ningyuan Trade?" After the visit, Hao Dongmei still asked her doubts.

"Sister Dongmei, because Ningyuan Group is very optimistic about trade with the Russians, they plan to order a large number of light industrial products from our Northeast, and then stockpile them in Mohe, the northernmost place, and send them to the Russians. I am currently responsible for helping to contact the researchers of various manufacturers."

"Oh?"

Suning used the "system" early on to register a Ningyuan Group in Hong Kong, and used its own name "Suning" as the group's major shareholder. Then he could join the Ningyuan Group as a professional manager, which perfectly solved many qualification problems. You must know that individual business had just been opened up in this era, and there were still many restrictions and procedures that were very troublesome.

"Bingkun, you have to go to class every day, so how can you find time to help Ningyuan Group?"

"Sister Dongmei, Ningyuan Group is actually just doing research at this stage. After all, they don't understand the situation of mainland manufacturers. Moreover, Northeast China is our industrial base, and they are not very welcoming to Hong Kong-funded enterprises. So there is still a lot of preliminary work to be done."

"I see!"

"Sister Dongmei, if you are interested, you might as well join Ningyuan Group." At this moment, Suning invited Hao Dongmei because the background resources behind Hao Dongmei were amazing.

"Bingkun, I'm just a medical student. I'm not interested in your business affairs." Hao Dongmei had no interest in doing business. She simply shook her head and refused at Su Ning.

"Sister Dongmei, as far as I know, Ningyuan Group is also involved in the medical industry. If you become an employee of Ningyuan Group, we can also arrange for you to study abroad, and you can also be exposed to the most cutting-edge medical technology." Suning had made up his mind and of course would not give up easily. He continued to talk about various attractive benefits and conditions.

"Really?" As expected, Hao Dongmei couldn't help but feel her heart beating.

"Sister Dongmei, there's no need for me to lie to you. Besides, you can't lie to people about these things."

"Forget it! I'm just a freshman who has just entered the campus. Studying abroad and furthering my studies are not something I should consider right now." Hao Dongmei quickly and with difficulty rejected Suning's invitation. After all, she didn't feel too urgent about these things.

"If you don't plan for the future, you'll have immediate worries! Things like life planning still need to be considered in advance."

"I know! I will seriously consider this matter."

After Hao Dongmei had toured Suning's courtyard, she showed no intention of leaving immediately. Suning naturally took the initiative to look at the guest in front of him and politely invited him, "Sister Dongmei, why don't you stay for dinner tonight? You can also try my cooking skills."

"Sure! My dad said the scallion-fried sea cucumber you made was delicious. I'm really curious about your cooking skills."

"Huh? Sister Dongmei, I don't have any sea cucumbers here, so I can't satisfy your curiosity today."

"It's okay! I'm pretty easygoing, just do whatever you want."

"That's great! Today we'll make fish-flavored shredded pork, twice-cooked pork, hot and sour shredded potatoes, stir-fried bitter melon, and a hot and sour soup."

"Okay! I want to experience the treatment that veteran cadres receive when they go to the countryside."

"Haha, if the daughter of a big leader is willing to go to the countryside, the local government will prepare a banquet for you!" "Bingkun, how do you know my father's position?" Hao Dongmei was a little surprised when she heard Su Ning mention her father's position.

"Sister Dongmei, I've been a cook at the company's guesthouse for over five years, so of course I know a lot of things and news. Besides, the only people who have eaten my scallion-fried sea cucumber are a few family members and the senior leaders of Jiangliao Province."

"Okay! I'm hungry. Go and make your four dishes and one soup quickly!" Hao Dongmei, who understood everything, urged Su Ning again.

"Very quickly! Half an hour at most."

Su Ning's cooking skills are really amazing, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be so successful in the unit's guesthouse. It is a piece of cake for him to serve Hao Dongmei who just came back from the countryside. Hao Dongmei did not even have time to speak and started to eat voraciously. When she noticed Su Ning's surprised look, she gave Su Ning a thumbs up without any embarrassment.

"Bingkun, your cooking skills are really amazing. I'm really curious about how you do it."

"Maybe I have some talent in cooking!"

"Yeah, I think so! It seems that even if you don't go to college, you will definitely not starve to death."

"Sister Dongmei, I don't want to rely on my cooking skills for my whole life. The world is so big, of course I want to try other lifestyles."

“Is the world that big?”

After Hao Dongmei had eaten and drunk her fill in Suning's courtyard, she stayed in the courtyard and chatted with Suning for a while. Finally, Suning rode his 28-meter-long bicycle again to personally escort his "sister-in-law" back to Tsinghua University. At this time, Suning had already wanted to change to a motorcycle, but he was still worried that it would be too high-profile, so he had to give up.

Without Suning, Jichun Photonics is still a poor place. With the return of a large number of educated youth from the countryside, the housing pressure in Photonics is getting greater and greater. Qiao Chunyan's two sisters lived in Taiping Hutong after returning to the city, but Sun Ganchao was not so lucky.

Although Sun Ganchao's sister returned to Photon Film with her children because of divorce, the Sun family still became crowded again. She regretted not building a new house with Suning and could only build a small house. Naturally, she had a conflict with their neighbor Daxiong.

As a police officer in the Photon District, Gong Weize of course wanted to be a peacemaker and try his best to mediate the contradictions and conflicts between Sun Ganchao and Daxiong's family. Unfortunately, Daxiong's family hated Gong Weize, and then, just like the original plot, Daxiong directly reported Gong Weize.

In the original drama, it was the male protagonist who begged Qu Xiuzhen for help, which saved Gong Weize from being investigated and expelled. He also got a small promotion as a blessing in disguise and became the deputy director of the Photon District Police Station. It's a pity that Suning was studying in Beijing at that time and had no interest in asking about Gong Weize's troubles.

"Brother Zhou, you see, I'm in a really troublesome situation now. Can you think of a way to help me?" Gong Weize, who was desperate, could only shamelessly ask Zhou Zhigang for help.

"Weize, I have been working away from home all year round, and I am not very close to the Xiong family. Even if I want to help you, it's useless!" Although Zhou Zhigang also believed that Gong Weize had suffered an unprovoked disaster, he still shook his head helplessly.

"Brother Zhou, I heard that your Bingkun knew a lot of high-ranking officials when he was working at the guesthouse. Could you talk to Bingkun and help me pass on a message to the high-ranking officials?"

"Huh? Bingkun is just an ordinary chef. How could he know the so-called big leaders? At most, the leaders like the dishes he cooks. It is absolutely impossible for them to have a relationship where they can talk to each other." Zhou Zhigang is not a fool who knows nothing. He refused again at the first time.

"This"

"Weize, the crux of your problem lies with the Xiong family father and son, so the most important thing to solve right now is them."

"Brother Zhou, you're right. It seems I was mistaken. I'll go and ask the Xiong family father and son to let me go."

"Weize, I'll go with you later. Although we in the Xiong family are not very familiar with each other, with me as a peacemaker, they shouldn't get too excited." Looking at this relatively warm-hearted old neighbor in front of him, Zhou Zhigang finally decided to go there in person.

"Brother Zhou, thank you." As expected, Gong Weize showed an expression full of gratitude.

"Weize, you are a well-known enthusiastic police officer in our Photon District. I really hope you can keep doing this. We are really poor here in Photon District. Now we are counting on you to uphold justice for everyone."

"Brother Zhou, don't worry! I will definitely continue to help my neighbors to the best of my ability."

After Gong Weize took Zhou Zhigang away from the Zhou family, Zheng Juan looked at Li Suhua and said in a low voice, "Mom, tell my dad later to stay away from Gong Weize."

"Ah? Why?" Li Suhua looked at Zheng Juan in surprise. You know, Zheng Juan has always been a non-confrontational person.

"Mom, it turns out that the bun shop Bingkun and I run is actually run by Gong Weize."

"Ah? No way! Bingkun didn't mention this to me?"

"Bingkun is just too lazy to bother with Gong Weize. I also heard from Bingkun that Gong Weize is very bold and often takes benefits from others in the name of doing things for him."

"I understand! I'll tell your dad later. It's only a matter of time before something bad happens to someone like that."

In fact, to be fair, Gong Weize was very fair and appropriate in handling the conflict between Sun Ganchao and the father and son of the Xiong family. It's just a pity that the father and son of the Xiong family are a pair of scoundrels of Photon Film. Gong Weize was naturally in big trouble this time, so he was begging for help everywhere like a headless fly.

In fact, Zhou Zhigang's worries were not meaningless. First, he and Gong Weize called out Sun Ganchao, another protagonist of the incident. When the Xiong family father and son saw that Zhou Zhigang acted as a peacemaker, they gave Zhou Zhigang a lot of face. You know, Zhou Zhigang is now the technical god of Jiangliao Sanjian. In addition, the Zhou family has three famous university students, so it is natural that the neighbors of Photon Film look at him with admiration. Then there was no need for Zhou Zhigang to say any more nonsense. The Xiong family father and son took the initiative to choose to settle the matter peacefully.

"Uncle Zhou, I heard that you are now working at Jiangliao Sanjian?" After the conflict between Xiong's father and son and Gong Weize and Sun Ganchao was resolved, Da Xiong looked at Zhou Zhigang with a flattering face and asked.

"Yes! I just joined the company not long ago, and we are actually in the same system." Although he hated the bastard father and son in front of him, after all, they had just given him a big face, so Zhou Zhigang's attitude was still very good.

"Uncle, can you help us find some construction materials? We want to renovate our house soon."

"Oh? You're suddenly willing to give it up now?"

"Uncle, back in 1972 we really didn't think it was necessary. Who could have predicted the housing pressure we're facing now?"

"Well, Ganchao, stop building things there. Go door to door with Guoqing and ask if there's anyone willing to build a house together. When Bingkun comes back from winter break, I'll have him find a way to contact the building material suppliers." Zhou Zhigang turned to look at the silent Sun Ganchao and told him his plans. "As for your sister having no place to live, Qiao Chunyan's two sisters recently moved out of Taiping Hutong. Why don't you let your sister move in for a few days?"

"Okay! Uncle, I'll go do this with Guoqing later."

"Old Bear, Big Bear, since we are going to build a house, it would be best if we all build it together, and then plan the sewers and roads in a unified way. This way, building a house will become meaningful for everyone." After making arrangements for Sun Ganchao, Zhou Zhigang looked at the Xiong father and son and explained.

"That's great! Now that we have your help, we can build the house ourselves and save a lot of labor costs." Daxiong and his father looked at each other in surprise, and then Daxiong said excitedly while slapping his thigh.

"Yes! That's what Bingkun and I think. From now on, there's no need for random construction. Since the subdistrict office doesn't care about us, we at Photon Film will take the initiative to save ourselves."

In fact, Suning had discussed this issue with Zhou Zhigang in letters home a long time ago, and had been encouraging Zhou Zhigang to take the lead in rebuilding the houses of Photon Slice's neighbors, because only in this way could the extremely poor living environment of Photon Slice be completely transformed. The glamour of every household would only be an illusion, which happened to be Suning's biggest goal this time, which was to make the lost three northeastern provinces a utopia that everyone yearned for.

(End of this chapter)