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He can manage his own small plot of land, but he can't manage the whole country. Now that his father is facing such difficulties, he needs to remind him that economic reform has already begun, and economic opening up is only the first step. His father has successfully completed the first step, so there will inevitably be a second step: improving economic reform. Among these steps, enhancing the competitiveness of state-owned enterprises and implementing the survival of the fittest standard is of paramount importance.

If the second step is taken well, the father's career will reach new heights.

Huo Zhekun listened for a long time without speaking, then nodded and said, "Yes, Yingjie, you're right. I've thought of more and seen more from your words, and now we really need to pay more attention to it."

“Dad, think it over carefully. It will be of great use to your career,” Huo Yingjie said. “You can write it down now, and while I’m in Nanshi, let’s have a good discussion, father and son.”

Seeing her husband and father-in-law discussing serious matters, He Tiantian went to the kitchen to make tea and listened quietly.

"Okay, I'll go to my study first and write down some of my thoughts. After I visit the factories down here in the next few days, we can continue our discussion," Huo Zhekun said. Preemptively stating and acting on certain matters demonstrates political achievement and outstanding ability.

He had some feelings recently, but they weren't clear. However, after listening to his son's words, he suddenly understood.

Huo Zhekun was eager to express himself; he had a lot to say that would become the foundation for his career advancement.

In the following days, Huo Zhekun did not pay special attention to Wu Youliang's factory, but instead went around to inspect various places. Over three days, he secretly visited five or six companies and indeed saw many real situations.

This situation is completely different from when we usually come to inspect.

The workers have a lax work attitude, management is loose, and the product defect rate is high...

Huo Zhekun is always filled with emotion whenever he comes back.

Three days later, Huo Zhekun locked himself in his study over the weekend and didn't come out all day, not even when he was eating.

Seeing this, Jiang Lifang walked over, grabbed Huo Yingjie's ear, and scolded angrily: "You brat, did you say something to your father again? Now you're hiding in the study without eating or drinking, are you trying to become an immortal!"

Huo Yingjie was also helpless. Why couldn't his father handle things? No matter how big the matter was, he needed to eat, drink, and sleep properly to have the energy to do things!

"Mom, I'll go call Dad and tell him to come down for dinner," Huo Yingjie pleaded. He was sure his father would come down if he just said one word.

Huo Ruihua and Huo Ruimin watched as their grandmother twisted their father's ear, laughing and chuckling to herself.

"Mom, the children are here! Give your son some face!" Huo Yingjie continued to plead, "Let go right now!"

"Call your dad down for dinner right now!" Jiang Lifang snapped. "If he doesn't come down, I'm going to bang on the door. I have a bad temper, so don't mess with me!"

"Don't mess with me, don't mess with me!" Huo Ruimin shouted from the side, mimicking Jiang Lifang's tone.

Huo Yingjie felt utterly humiliated by his daughter's imitation.

Jiang Lifang also felt that she might have ruined her son's lofty image in front of her granddaughter, so she quickly let go and said, "Your father and I were just joking. Go over there and play with your little brother."

"Daddy, you're so shameful! Daddy, you're so shameful!" Huo Ruimin skipped away, not forgetting to add insult to injury to Huo Yingjie before leaving.

Jiang Lifang looked somewhat embarrassed, but the thought of her husband's indifference made her angry. She glared at Huo Yingjie and said, "Aren't you going upstairs yet!"

Huo Yingjie rushed upstairs and knocked on the door, saying, "Dad, come out quickly! Mom is throwing a tantrum downstairs. If you don't open the door, she'll come over with an axe and smash it down."

Huo Zhekun opened the door when he heard his son's voice. He looked a little haggard, but he was in high spirits!

"Come here, Yingjie, come and see what I've written, what do you think?" Huo Zhekun opened the door, pulled his son into the room, and then closed the door again.

Huo Yingjie smiled wryly, took the food, and said, "Dad, let's go downstairs to eat first, and we can discuss this properly later. If you keep acting like this, I won't dare to talk to you anymore, lest my mom, who can't bear to hit you, twists my ear instead."

"You're my son, what's a few blows for your father?" Huo Zhekun said matter-of-factly. "Come on, let's talk this over!"

"Dad, I won't say anything if you don't eat." Huo Yingjie had just finished speaking when Jiang Lifang started knocking on the door.

Huo Zhekun smiled wryly, "Sigh, I can only wait until after dinner."

Huo Yingjie opened the door, and sure enough, Jiang Lifang was holding an axe.

"Why are you carrying an axe when you're supposed to be eating?" Huo Zhekun said. "Hurry up and eat, don't delay!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lifang was furious. She reached out and twisted Huo Zhekun's ear, not caring whether her son was nearby or not!

"Ouch, be gentle," Huo Zhekun whispered. "Our son is right here!"

Huo Yingjie was also taken aback; he had never seen his mother so formidable before!

"So what if I saw it? I think you've wasted your life. Do you really think you're some kind of immortal or something? You can't even come down to eat or sleep when you have something to do. Is this how you behave?" Jiang Lifang complained. "You're really making me angry. I'm not going to give you any face today!"

Perhaps the commotion upstairs was a bit too loud, because when He Tiantian came downstairs, she saw her mother-in-law twisting her father-in-law's ear on the second floor.

He Tiantian looked embarrassed, unsure whether to leave or stay.

The most embarrassed person right now is Huo Zhekun. It would be one thing if his son saw it, but to have his ear twisted by his wife in front of his daughter-in-law, how is he going to face people after this?

Jiang Lifang felt even more embarrassed than when her granddaughter saw her pinching her son's ear, so she quickly let go and said, "Okay, go downstairs and eat."

"I'm hungry, let's eat, let's eat." Huo Zhekun didn't look up and went straight downstairs.

Jiang Lifang followed.

He Tiantian blushed slightly and looked at Huo Yingjie, saying, "Mother-in-law is in a very bad mood today!"

“It was really big. She twisted my ear and then twisted my dad’s too,” Huo Yingjie laughed. “But it’s not my mom’s fault. It’s my dad’s fault. He’s the one who’s been refusing to eat and hiding in his room. My mom was just worried about him.”

"Hehe, Brother Yingjie, do you think we'll be like this when we get older?" He Tiantian laughed. "If you don't listen to me, I'll twist your ear."

“An old married couple, that’s probably what my parents are like,” Huo Yingjie said. “I hope we’ll be this loving when we’re old. Actually, my mom’s anger is because she’s worried about my dad. He may seem annoyed on the surface, but he’s secretly thrilled.”

“Hehe, that’s true. My mom also likes to nag my dad, and he gets impatient sometimes, but he always listens to what she says.” He Tiantian agreed. “Their relationship is woven into every little detail of their lives. Even when they argue or scold each other, it doesn’t affect their relationship. On the contrary, it’s proof that they care about each other.”