The next day, when Feng Haidong went to the hospital to see his wife and daughter at noon, he told his wife and parents about what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Lu Wanling immediately encouraged her husband: "Hurry up and write the article, then send it to the newspaper to see if it gets published. Maybe your article will be published in the provincial newspaper?"

Faced with his wife's encouragement, Feng Haidong smiled and said, "I can only say that I did my best. I actually wrote the article that night, but I haven't looked at it again in the past few days, so I'm afraid it still needs some revision and polishing."

Upon hearing this, the father said, "Then you'd better hurry up and try to publish the article before the New Year."

Feng Haidong said, "Dad, won't this affect everyone's New Year celebration?"

My father said, "The point is to make an impact, to let some people see during the New Year that many things may start to change after the New Year."

Feng Haidong thought for a moment and then said, "But whether it can be published is really uncertain. After all, I am more familiar with the newspapers at home, but I am completely unfamiliar with the provincial newspapers."

My father said, "As long as your writing is of a certain standard, there will definitely be no problem."

Lu Wanling said with a smile, "When you come over tonight, bring the article over and let me read it to you."

Seeing how much his wife cared, Feng Haidong agreed, "Okay, I'll read it to you tonight."

At this moment, his mother asked, "Haidong, won't your business be affected by this? After all, we're from out of town. If we're ostracized by the locals in the provincial capital, it won't be easy to do business."

Before Feng Haidong could respond, his father chimed in, "What's there to be afraid of? Dazhen and Haidong both make a living with their skills. As long as they do a good job, there's no need to worry about them rejecting them. Besides, at worst, we can just do business with people from other places. There are plenty of people from other places in the provincial capital now, so we won't be without business."

After listening to his father's words, Feng Haidong understood that his father was genuinely annoyed by this regional prejudice.

Because when my father was young and working, there was no such thing as regional discrimination.

When my father was young, he traveled all over the country, working in many different places.

My father even worked in Beijing for a few months back then.

Therefore, Feng Haidong understood that in his father's mind, it didn't matter where he worked or where he was from, as long as he was on the land of the motherland.

You can say that someone's sneezing does affect you, but you can't discriminate against someone just because they're from out of town.

Seeing that his father was still a little annoyed, Feng Haidong quickly comforted him: "Dad, don't be angry. We've been in the provincial capital for so long, and I think most people here are very nice. The young couple I met in my shop must be a minority."

Lu Wanling also said, "Yes, Mom and Dad, don't be angry or worried. Those kinds of people are definitely a minority."

Feng Chungu looked at her son and said, "Try submitting your article to the newspaper as soon as possible."

Feng Haidong knew that his father was still somewhat unwilling to accept this, so he could only agree: "Okay, Dad, I will do my best as soon as possible."

Urged on by his father, Feng Haidong did indeed work very quickly, revising and polishing the manuscript.

Furthermore, Feng Haidong specifically asked his family to take a look first.

Besides showing it to my parents and wife, I also showed it to my three older cousins ​​and their husbands, and even to the children of my second and third older cousins.

Everyone felt that Feng Haidong's article was indeed well-written and addressed the key issues.

However, there was no emotional venting, nor was it written with the same regional bias.

After stating the facts, Feng Haidong wrote in a way that emphasized unity across the country and mutual understanding and tolerance, using a conversational tone.

After reading it, Yu Xiangyang, the son of my second cousin, developed a great admiration for his uncle, Feng Haidong.

"Uncle, your article is really well written. Can I copy it and circulate it around our school?"

Feng Haidong said with a smile, "No rush. I'm going to send it to the newspaper. Maybe they'll publish it, and then you and your classmates can read it in the newspaper."

Yu Xiangyang was immediately filled with anticipation: "Uncle, this article of yours will definitely be published; it's so well written."

My third cousin's daughter, Yue Rujuan, was even more fanatical.

"Uncle, how could you write such a good article? It's written in plain language, but I feel very moved after reading it. It makes a lot of sense, and I realize that I was too shallow before. I was prejudiced against people from other places. I shouldn't have done that. We are all compatriots."

Looking at his niece's fervent gaze, Feng Haidong smiled and said, "I didn't write this to criticize anyone. I just want everyone to understand that we are compatriots, and we should unite to break down regional prejudices and better build unity."

After saying this, Feng Haidong said to his nephew and niece, "If you feel this way after reading it, it means that my writing is quite successful."

Yue Rujuan said, "It's a great success! Uncle, please post it quickly so I can show it to all my classmates."

After Feng Haidong had shown it to everyone and his family felt there were no problems, he said that he had done so.

He specifically called the editor-in-chief of his family's newspaper.

After chatting with the editor-in-chief, I learned through him that he was acquainted with people at the provincial newspaper.

Then, Feng Haidong prepared to use the connections recommended by the editor-in-chief of his family's newspaper.

Although Feng Haidong could submit the article directly to the newspaper and it would likely be published, that might cause delays.

Therefore, Feng Haidong still felt that he could get the article published as soon as possible through some connections.

Sure enough, with the recommendation of the editor-in-chief of his family's newspaper, Feng Haidong's articles were easily seen by the editorial team of the provincial newspaper.

When people at the provincial newspaper saw Feng Haidong's article, they were all quite surprised.

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