Chen Qing went in and sat down, never expecting things to escalate to such a terrifying state in such a short time.

Her understanding of this era is mostly limited to 'smuggling'.

Swim to the other side: get rich and ascend to heaven.

In 1979, there were no unusual cases in Guangzhou.

I never expected it to turn out like this.

Many male educated youth did not get married in the countryside, or if they did, they would abandon their wives and children and return home. They thought they would live a good life, but they ended up with no job, no meals, and no wife.

When they had nothing left, they naturally broke down.

With the reform and opening up policy, there are fewer constraints, so naturally, people started to make trouble.

"I have no choice."

Chaos will begin in Guangzhou next year and will not improve until the start of the new century.

Over the past two decades, there have been countless cases of gang crimes, murder and kidnapping, highway robbery, motorcycle gangs, prostitution, and so on.

She doesn't have the power to change things.

Amidst the upheavals of the times, she was but a tiny grain of sand.

Bang bang bang—

"Hey, what's wrong with your Light Industry Bureau? Weren't we supposed to have a meeting at 10:00? I was delayed until 10:30 because of matters concerning the people, and you're still not ready!"

Liu Fenghua banged on the door and cursed.

Wang Xuemei warned sternly: "Destroying state property is prohibited."

Liu Fenghua was so angry he had a headache. He hated old-fashioned women more than anything else in his life!

Qi Yuanchao comforted the distraught factory director and went to a meeting first.

At the conference table, Qi Yuanchao comforted Liu Fenghua, saying, "Manager Liu, you've sent us quite a few letters since you went abroad."

His letter mainly revolved around two points: 'Director Chen is capable, but sometimes he's too much of a lone hero, neglecting the fact that we are a team.'

The vague yet fatal negative assessment included phrases like, "Although there has been some progress, the US attitude is arrogant, and Director Chen's methods are radical, posing certain risks."

Liu Fenghua also wanted to scold Wang Xuemei, but Wang Xuemei was like a ruler, strict with herself, and her words and deeds were without the slightest fault.

Seeing Qi Yuanchao siding with Chen Qing, Liu Fenghua said with dissatisfaction, "Director Qi, am I wrong?"

Qi Yuanchao: "You did nothing wrong, but the organization doesn't think Director Chen did anything wrong. Special locations require special methods. Director Chen secured huge benefits for us. Our country only spent on airfares to leverage investment from three major international groups in our clothing brand. That's already a remarkable achievement. In the face of right and wrong, everyone hopes you can be sensible."

A newspaper was spread out in front of him, and Qi Yuanchao's pen had marked the words "capital".

Liu Fenghua's pupils contracted.

Qi Yuanchao knew that Chen Qing's falling out with the Foreign Trade Bureau would have a huge impact on his interests. For the sake of national development, he didn't want to sit idly by and wait for his fate, so he contacted Minister Lian in the capital.

Minister Lian stormed into the State Administration of Foreign Trade and made a huge scene. In the end, Chen Qing not only escaped criticism, but after the shops were fully opened, major newspapers also sang praises of Chen Qing's great achievements.

Qi Yuanchao picked up the enamel mug, took a sip of black tea, and said calmly, "Our mission has been a great success. Everyone has worked hard. We are all fighting for our country, so we must always stay true to our duties!"

Liu Fenghua's face flushed red.

Chen Qing: Feeling physically and mentally happy.

The leader has finally acted like a human being; that's a rare treat indeed.

As everyone reported on their achievements abroad, Qi Yuanchao curiously looked at Yang Yihe, the young girl, because he had also heard yesterday that two students from Chen Qing's school had been admitted to Tsinghua University.

One is Chen Qing's niece.

One of them was a little girl named Yang Yihe.

After the meeting, Liu Fenghua stormed off. As Wang Xuemei was leaving, Chen Qing approached her and asked her to have dinner on Saturday: "Don't worry, it's all legal and compliant. I just want to talk to you about some things."

Wang Xuemei said seriously, "Okay."

She left after she finished speaking.

Chen Qing wanted to give Wang Xuemei some credit and help her get promoted. Only with a non-controversial director of the Foreign Trade Bureau in charge could her Shengxia Sports Clothing Factory remain stable.

Qi Yuanchao greeted Yang Yihe: "Comrade Yang, you got into Tsinghua University, right?"

Yang Yihe nodded.

Qi Yuanchao looked at him with admiration: "What a good child, his academic performance is too good."

Think about your own child...

never mind.

Work is already terrible.

Don't even think about those troublesome kids.

Yang Yihe smiled shyly.

Qi Yuanchao pulled Chen Qing back to the office. "We need to think of a solution. It's too chaotic. What if people are uneasy?"

Chen Qing: "We should also strongly encourage the opening of factories in our country, like my nephew did, to open a factory, hire a group of people, and settle them down."

Qi Yuanchao: "That's what the higher-ups said too, encouraging everyone to start small businesses. When you go back to the garment factory, you should also hold a general meeting to support employees taking unpaid leave to start their own businesses."

Chen Qing had no objection.

Qi Yuanchao looked at the wool factory director who was constantly wiping away tears and said helplessly, "I'll try to allocate funds to you and select a few gang leaders to recruit."

The situation is chaotic both internally and externally, which is disrupting production.

He agreed while crying.

Chen Qing sighed inwardly. When he got back to the factory gate and saw the huge crowd of people, his head began to throb.

After struggling to drive back to the factory, Chen Qing contacted the head of the nearby police station and asked them to suppress the disturbance forcefully, otherwise the workers' lives would become inconvenient.

When Xiaoyu got home that evening, she heard about the commotion outside and went to her aunt's room to knock on the door: "Auntie, are you asleep?"

"No, why are you back?"

Since Xiaoyu officially chose archery as her career path, she usually goes home on weekends.

Chen Qing opened the door for her.

Xiaoyu said, "The principal was going on a long trip to buy things, so I asked him to bring them back to me."

Are you hungry?

"Hungry!"

"Then go cook the noodles, I'll go to the kitchen and keep you company."

"good."

Xiaoyu's cooking skills are so-so, but much better than her aunt's.

After arriving in the kitchen, Xiaoyu asked, "Auntie, how many eggs do you want?"

"One, I'm not very hungry."

"good."

Xiaoyu made egg and vegetable noodles, and soon two bowls of noodles were ready.

She put three eggs in her bowl!

The portion of noodles was twice that of my aunt; she was really starving!

Xiao Yu held the bowl, which was bigger than her face, and took a deep sniff.

It smells so good!

Xiaoyu didn't care that it was hot. She eagerly picked up a mouthful of noodles with her chopsticks. The noodles were still steaming. She puffed out her cheeks, blew on them twice, and then slurped them down impatiently.

Seeing that she was eating with relish, Chen Qing started eating too.

As a sports student, Xiaoyu ate with her classmates a lot, so she didn't pay attention to manners when eating. Instead, she ate with a hearty and quick manner, her cheeks stuffed full, like a little hamster hoarding food, chewing rapidly.

Seeing that she looked very hungry, Chen Qing asked, "Aren't you getting enough snacks?"

Xiao Yu shook her head and explained, "When I went to school today, I saw a little girl who was as thin as a chopstick doing gymnastics. I gave her my food, and luckily I was quick-witted enough to eat noodles when I got home, hehe." (End of Chapter)