Deputy Division Commander Duan: "This one clause of yours will shut down the vast majority of military dependents."

It's obvious they don't want to hire our military dependents!

Pan Lanlan: "I can understand if ordinary people say this, because they are uneducated and lack knowledge. But I don't understand why you say it!"

Can you pick out one of your infantrymen to drive a tank?

Definitely not, he can't handle it, right?

The same principle applies to factories hiring people!

Deputy Division Commander Duan: "That's different. We can let the military families learn it."

Pan Lanlan: "If we let them study, who will pay their tuition during the study period? Will they be paid for their study time?"

If someone smart can learn it, that would be fine too.

What about those who can't learn it? They still have to pay tuition and waste other people's time.

What if the military dependents cause us trouble because of this?

Deputy Division Commander Duan was genuinely angry; his face turned bright red. "Why are you still charging tuition?"

"Deputy Division Commander Duan, what you said is not right!"

Don't you want to pay tuition for learning? This is about learning a skill!

Isn't teaching a waste of the teacher's time?

Organizing them to study would be a waste of resources and manpower, wouldn't it?

You don't charge tuition, but do you expect us to pay for it?

Once you learn a skill, it's yours to keep, and you can even use it to make money.

Why can't we charge tuition?

"You say you want to support the military and their families, but you can't even do this simple thing? Were all those promises just empty words?" Deputy Division Commander Duan slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"If we're talking about nitpicking, it all started with you guys."

The military supports the people, and the people support the military—isn't that right?

It turns out that Deputy Division Commander Duan said he couldn't help us with manpower anymore, as promised.

The military's support for the people was lacking, while the people's support for the military was only so-so!

"Isn't that the logic of things?" Pan Lanlan wasn't angry at Deputy Division Commander Duan for slamming his fist on the table.

"Comrade Factory Director, are you here to discuss business, or are you here to cause trouble with this female comrade?" Deputy Division Commander Duan couldn't argue with Pan Lanlan, so he prepared to switch to Chang Xiaohu.

Chang Xiaohu: "Our Director Pan is being unreasonable? How come I didn't notice?"

"Isn't it just that you want to learn a skill but don't want to pay tuition?"

Deputy Division Commander Duan was so angry he wanted to smash the cup.

Chang Xiaohu grabbed the cup: "Deputy Division Commander Duan, don't be angry, don't be angry!"

Don't waste the cup; the spirit of hard work and frugality must not be forgotten.

In my opinion, all these things you're arguing about are a bit premature.

The local officials haven't even said whether they'll give us the land or not!

If there's no land to build a factory, all this arguing is pointless!

Pan Lanlan: "Factory director, you're right."

The local government provides us with land, but the rent isn't going down. If we can't afford it, it's all for nothing.

Arguing with Deputy Division Commander Duan about these things was pointless!

Chang Xiaohu: "Leave time for Deputy Division Commander Duan to negotiate with the local authorities!"

Let's go first!

Pan Lanlan: "I will follow the factory manager's instructions!"

Chang Xiaohu left with Pan Lanlan like a gust of wind.

Deputy Division Commander Duan: What exactly is the purpose of their visit here?

Is it to argue with us?

After the argument, they just left?

Deputy Division Commander Duan was furious, but they didn't say a single useful word.

That Director Pan, his back is straighter than a soldier standing at attention, and his head is held high like a fighting rooster.

They came here, showed off their power, and then left.

Xiao Hu and Pan Lanlan went directly to Song Yan's house, where Song Yan listened to another wonderful story.

Pan Lanlan still held his head high. "We offered to help them, and he still acts all high and mighty. Who's spoiling him like this!"

Chang Xiaohu praised Sister Pan for her eloquence.

Song Yan also told Chang Xiaohu something.

Commander He came looking for him, but left because Chang Xiaohu wasn't there. Commander He will come again tomorrow morning.

Xiao Hu already knew why Commander He had come to see him.

Since Deputy Division Commander Duan wasn't sincere, Xiao Hu should find someone more sincere.

Chang Xiaohu: "Are you saying that Deputy Division Commander Duan and Aunt Ji's neighborhood director are the same person?"

Pan Lanlan: "It's different."

That director was all show and no substance; in reality, he didn't have much power.

Deputy Division Commander Duan is different; he has the army behind him.

If we stop cooperating with Deputy Division Commander Duan, we must be wary of him reporting us to higher-ups. I'm not talking about their army commander.

General Shen, are all our men in the army?

Be careful he doesn't trip you up!

Despite her usual arrogance, Pan Lanlan is actually quite intelligent.

Her words reminded Song Yan. "I guarantee that complaining to his superiors won't work."

But your words reminded me. Instead of worrying about him reporting me, I might as well just report him directly!

It would be best if Xiaohu and Commander He could reach an agreement; if not, we'll immediately look for land elsewhere.

Once the land issue is settled, there's no need to drag things out with them.

The next time you meet with Deputy Division Commander Duan, you should write a letter of intent for cooperation.

The letter of intent should clearly state their requirements for us!

Also, list all the things they promised us that they can't do now.

It would be even better if they could sign the letter of intent!

Xiao Hu doesn't know how to write the letter of intent, but they do.

Their unit has a retired judge who serves as their legal advisor. His surname is Deng; he's Advisor Deng.

When Chang Xiaohu went back and told Consultant Deng, he knew what to do.

The next day, Commander He arrived on time and drove Chang Xiaohu around all day.

Xiao Hu was very happy when he came home in the evening.

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