Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 630 The Matter is Settled

Old Chen came in and took a look: "Wow, they've done quite a lot. How much is this? Which car factory do they work for?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's an Italian Ferrari. It would cost about 2.4 million."

Old Chen said, "Buying a Ferrari? That's fine. Those cars are fast and have low chassis. Be careful before you drive. Leave the change, give them 130." Old Chen turned to the accountant and gave him an instruction.

The accountant agreed and happily went to write the check. The change was 390,000, which, if rounded up to 1.3 million, would be 500,070. Everyone knew that the government had no use for foreign exchange certificates; this money was for welfare. It wasn't exactly taking advantage of the government, but it was more welcome than issuing RMB. It seemed the accountant wouldn't need to exchange his own 20,000.

Old Chen said, "After you're done, come over to my place." Then he turned and left.

Xiao Wei couldn't take the 507,000 yuan; the check was written, endorsed, and then returned. He still owed the power company 1,893,000 yuan.

The Italian took the check and left excitedly. Xiao Wei put the two million foreign exchange certificates back into his briefcase, signed the papers with the accountant, and the five of them carried the briefcase to Lao Chen's office.

Old Chen wasn't there, so the five of them sat down and waited for a while. Xiao Hong took the 7,400 foreign exchange certificates in her hand and looked at them. Except for Chen Hui, none of them were seeing them for the first time, so it was quite a novelty. Xiao Hong counted out 2,500 and gave it to Geng Hui, saying, "This is yours. Give Chen Xiao's to her later. We'll settle things."

Geng Hui smiled and took it, looking at it as she asked, "Not going to spend it? What are you keeping it for?"

Xiao Hong said, "There are so many, a few thousand won't make a difference, just keep them for fun."

Old Chen pushed open the door and walked in. Xiao Wei stood up and said, "Uncle, thank you for your help this time." He bowed. Old Chen smiled, tossed the documents in his hand onto the table, walked over, and sat down, saying, "You've prepared quite formally. Be more careful when you go out in the future. These days are still a bit chaotic; there are all sorts of people. What are you going to do with all this foreign exchange certificates?"

Chen Hui asked, "Dad, can I put a black license plate on the car?"

Old Chen thought for a moment and said, "There's no point in doing that, and it'll just give people something to talk about. None of our family members are involved in foreign affairs, so why would we need to wear black plates? I'll just make a call and ask you for a few military license plates. That won't cause any trouble."

In the 1990s, the management of military license plates was quite lax. Many local vehicles, even government official vehicles, used military plates, which were quite effective in intimidating the police. Moreover, the military had a strong deterrent effect, and driving a vehicle with military plates did indeed avoid a lot of trouble. It wasn't until after 2000 that the management of military license plates gradually became stricter, but a real crackdown didn't happen until after 2010.

Chen Hui pursed his lips and said, "The military license plate is so ugly, it doesn't match my car at all."

Old Chen smiled and glanced at him, then turned to Xiao Wei and asked, "How was your trip?"

Xiao Wei recounted his observations, feelings, and tasks along the way. Old Chen nodded and said, "Our bureau has a materials warehouse on the outskirts of the city. The yard is quite large. When you arrive, park your car there first and cover it up with something. Move it after your Officer Li finishes his work."

Chen Hui said, "Xiao Wei went to catch a fugitive last night; he caught a murderer."

Old Chen looked at Xiao Wei: "That gun robbery and murder case from a few days ago? How did you get involved?"

Xiao Wei then gave a brief account of what happened, saying, "I just went around with them, basically acting as their driver. The real work was done by Lu Suohuang."

Xiao Hong asked, "What's going on with that woman?"

Xiao Wei recounted Yang Xuemei's story again, and Xiao Hong and Geng Hui were both furious, calling her a beast and feeling sorry for Yang Xuemei, thinking it was unfair. Old Chen said, "There's no such thing as fairness in this world. That's why people have to strive and be ambitious. The more capital you have, the fairer the world will be for you. I hope you can understand this principle."

Xiao Wei said, "Don't worry, Uncle Chen, we'll definitely make it work and show you."

Old Chen said, "You deserve a lot of credit for this whole thing. No, I need to call Old Liu and talk to him. We can't let them get away with this." He stood up and walked towards the phone, asking, "Three cars, right?"

Xiao Wei held up a six for Chen Hui, who said, "Six cars. There are still three that haven't arrived yet."

Old Chen laughed and said, "Wow, you guys are really making money! You've got two cars now. What kind of cars are those three?"

Xiao Wei said, "Two Cadillacs and one Mercedes SUV, they said they're newly released products."

Old Chen said, "They're alright, all good cars. They're good enough for showing off." He picked up the phone and dialed.

It wasn't that he was afraid Xiao Wei's credit would be taken by someone else. No one would dare to tamper with something this big. Old Chen was just showing off his son's abilities and hoping to get some extra benefits. He chatted with Director Liu for a while, then made a phone call to get six sets of license plates. Old Chen then sat back down on the sofa.

"Your deeds will be reported to the department, you will be awarded a medal, you will be commended, and a formal letter will be sent to the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Your company will become a police-civilian co-construction unit, mainly for your police station renovation plan, to strengthen the grassroots office space, solve the accommodation and living problems of grassroots personnel, and improve the external image of the grassroots. The department will issue a document and sign a co-construction plan with you."

Old Chen was very happy and found Xiao Wei pleasing to the eye. He said, "Your behavior is commendable, but you still need to be more careful in the future and take good care of yourself. Safety first in everything. You should drive the car directly to the military region to get the license plates and find Political Commissar Jiang. After this matter is resolved, Xiao Wei, I have to have a drink with your father-in-law, haha."

After chatting with Old Chen for a while, the five of them came downstairs with their suitcases and drove three brand-new Ferraris to the military region.

It sounds complicated, but it's actually easy to do. Xiaowei's company became a joint military-civilian unit again, and the military region specially approved the company to use a certain number of vehicles with military license plates. Three Ferraris were immediately registered with plates, and three sets of plates were obtained. Each set of plates had to be registered, archived, and issued a certificate. After the formalities were completed, Political Commissar Jiang said, "This joint military-civilian construction isn't just for show. During holidays, we'll bring several truckloads of good food and drinks, and the military will notify you if they need anything."

Knowing it was a joke, everyone laughed, said goodbye to Political Commissar Jiang, and drove away from the military region.

Back at the guesthouse, they carried the suitcase containing the money upstairs to Chen Hui's room. Then, Xiao Hong and Geng Hui kept Chen Xiao company as he woke up, while Xiao Wei and the other two went to the office.

There were more people today, about fifteen or sixteen in the four rooms. The company is currently in the preparatory stage, so there's a lot to do, a lot to write, do, and prepare.

The three of them went into the innermost office, which was next to the finance office and was for their use.

Chen Hui briefly recounted what had happened recently. Now everyone is used to taking work notes, so there are no omissions.

Xiao Wei said, "Let Hongliang drive your old car. I plan to take this one to Xingcheng for my sister-in-law to use. I'll drive that SUV from now on. Let Xiaohong drive the Ferrari; it's too low and too delicate. The two Cadillacs can be used by the company."

(End of this chapter)