Chapter 229 Why does this marriage certificate look like a certificate?
Inside the reception room of the Foreign Trade Bureau.
A few rays of sunlight filtered in through the mottled wooden window frames.
Su Wenchen and Secretary Yu sat on a slightly faded green painted bench, chatting idly.
After a while, there was a sudden sound of hurried leather shoes outside the door. Director Zhu almost broke open the paint-chipped wooden door and rushed in, almost throwing the cowhide briefcase under his arm away.
He took out a handkerchief and wiped his greasy forehead while panting anxiously.
"Secretary Yu, I'm so sorry. I'm in a meeting here. If you have anything to say, just give me a call. Why do you have to come all the way here?"
Hearing this, Secretary Yu responded calmly.
"If you don't come here in person, you won't be able to see the actual situation at your Foreign Trade Bureau!"
"An ordinary clerk can actually say that if I say no, it means no."
"So this is how your Foreign Trade Bureau has always done things. No wonder there are only a few state-owned enterprises in our province that can earn foreign exchange."
"I think quite a few of them were stopped by you guys. If I hadn't come here in person, I wouldn't have known that you guys were reviewing based on your own opinion."
"Also, Director Li attaches great importance to the projects that Lan City is participating in this exhibition. I will report this matter to Director Li."
As soon as these words were spoken, Director Zhu of the Foreign Trade Bureau broke out in a cold sweat.
Explain quickly.
"Secretary Yu, I'm sorry, I really don't know anything about this. I'll definitely look into it and give you and Director Li an explanation."
Secretary Yu shook his head.
"You don't have to explain this to me. It's not me who's applying for the project to be exhibited."
Secretary Yu did not intend to hold on to this matter, because it was the leader who had the final say on whether to pursue the other party.
He will only tell his leader the whole story later.
No matter if the other party did it on purpose because he has a backer, or if he really doesn't know what the other party said.
That will have to be investigated slowly later. The most important thing now is to help Lan City report the project to the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
After hearing Secretary Yu's words, the other party immediately understood.
Walk directly in front of Deng Hongxia.
"Comrade Hongxia, I'm truly sorry. This time, our provincial cadres failed to do their job well."
"On behalf of our bureau, I will apologize to you."
"How about this, I'll personally review it for you now. As long as there's no problem with the product, I'll report it to the Foreign Trade Department as quickly as possible. What do you think?"
When Deng Hongxia heard what Director Zhu said, she suddenly didn't know what to do.
After all, he is his superior.
How could she say no? Why had she been forced to argue with an ordinary clerk before? Wasn't it because this was a higher-level unit?
She really offended the other party. Although the other party could not affect her position, it would be difficult for her to carry out her future work.
But family members know their own business, and Secretary Yu came here specifically for Su Wenchen.
So she is also clear about this matter, and her decision does not count.
So I could only introduce it to the other party.
"Director Zhu, this is Su Wenchen, the director of the import and export company participating in this exhibition. Furthermore, the Yuehua rabbit leather we are exhibiting is also mainly provided by them."
When Director Zhu heard what Deng Hongxia said, he immediately understood.
It turns out this is the real one!
It seemed that Secretary Yu was also here for the other party's face, so he immediately walked up to Su Wenchen.
"Nice to meet you!"
"Director Su, I'm truly sorry. This time, our bureau's cadre discipline failed. I will definitely deal seriously with the relevant cadres responsible for the review."
Su Wenchen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but didn't say much.
After all, it is unrealistic to replace a department-level or bureau-level cadre based on this matter, especially since the person was not there in the first place.
Simply pushing the blame onto the people below you is at most a case of not being careful in who you employ.
However, Su Wenchen gave the arrogant cadre in front a cold look.
"Director Zhu, the work attitude of this officer in your bureau could really be improved a bit. After all, he keeps threatening that if I say no, then no one can stop him."
"It has a significant impact on your bureau. If you don't know, you might think the Foreign Trade Bureau is someone's private department."
"Director Zhu, am I right?"
After hearing Su Wenchen's words, Director Zhu wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He forced a smile. He couldn't defend himself any longer. If he continued, he would be in trouble.
"Comrade Su, you're right. I also think this is no longer an ordinary problem, but a clear ideological issue."
"When I return, I will first revoke this comrade's reception work and assign him to guard the warehouse in the back. When his thoughts are corrected, we can discuss other matters."
"Well, I'll go through the project application process for you first. We still have to focus on earning foreign exchange."
"How about you look this way!"
Hearing what the other party said, Su Wenchen didn't say much.
Su Wenchen also knew that the other party had reached his limit, because firing someone at this time was not something he, as a director, could decide.
The most he could do was to decide what kind of work the other party did in the bureau, let alone the government agency at this time.
Even if a factory fires an employee who makes a mistake, it depends on the severity of the mistake.
Generally speaking, as long as they do not cause economic losses to the factory, they will not be fired.
Afterwards, Director Zhu personally registered the foreign exchange project for Lan City.
Seeing that he couldn't help, Su Wenchen went downstairs with Secretary Yu.
In the corridor, Secretary Yu smiled and handed Su Wenchen a cigarette.
"Don't worry, I'll be keeping an eye on this from behind, and there won't be any problems in the province."
"But it's the Ministry of Foreign Trade!"
"It's not certain over there, but our province accounts for three-quarters of the projects returned every year."
"So the director also asked me to remind you to keep a calm mind, because sometimes failure is not a quality issue."
Su Wenchen was a little surprised to hear this.
“Isn’t it a quality issue?”
Secretary Yu nodded without saying anything, but just pointed to his forehead.
"That's the problem!"
"I just saw your exhibits, and they are indeed good."
"But because it's so good, I feel a little bit worried."
"But it doesn't matter if you don't pass this time. You can try again in a few years. This atmosphere and this thing are not static."
"But I believe good things will not be buried by time."
"The director asked me to come and tell you this to remind you not to get discouraged even if you fail."
"Just take good care of the breeding pigs, there will be plenty of opportunities later!"
After hearing this, Su Wenchen understood what his old leader was thinking.
Is this because he is afraid that if there is any problem in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, he will be completely devastated?
For Su Wenchen, it’s not really the case.
After all, the Yuehua Rabbit incident was an unexpected surprise, and he knew very well what his trump card was.
For Su Wenchen, the export of Yuehua Rabbit was a success, as it meant he had another card in his hand.
After all, no one can complain that they have too many cards in their hand.
But because this card has never recovered, it does not exist for Su Wenchen.
So Su Wenchen replied to the secretary with a smile.
"Secretary Yu, please let the old leader rest assured. Even if something else happens here, I won't be devastated."
"Besides, I believe that the leaders above are also very discerning and will not let such things go unnoticed."
"After all, there's a shortage of foreign exchange everywhere right now. There's no point hiding something like this."
Secretary Yu nodded.
"What you said makes sense. I hope you will have a successful exhibition and sign a big order."
"When you come to the provincial government, I think the leaders will come out to celebrate for you!"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he happened to walk to the door, looked at the blue sky outside, and replied in a good mood.
"Then I'll take it from you, Secretary Yu."
The two of them waited downstairs for a while before Deng Hongxia came out with two followers who looked very happy.
Su Wenchen saw the expressions of the two and asked directly.
"Have you completed the declaration?"
Deng Hongxia also knew that this time she was relying on Su Wenchen's relationship.
"It's over. Now we just have to wait for the Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau to take the samples to the Ministry of Foreign Trade for final review."
Su Wenchen said with some surprise.
"Don't we have to go over there?"
Deng Hongxia shook her head.
"The normal application process is to compile them all at the provincial level, and then we will bring all the things that have passed the preliminary review to the final review."
"In the past, each county and city would send a few people to each household, and it would take hundreds of people to go there once."
"The Ministry of Foreign Trade complained that there were too many people and that it was a waste of train capacity."
"So we won't let the Foreign Trade Bureau follow us. Actually, there's no point in going there, because you won't have a say over there!"
"We basically just followed them to see the world. Every time we went there, the people below us would go empty-handed and come back with bags and bags. It was like a government-funded tour."
"So now we won't let anyone follow us."
Secretary Yu knew what Su Wenchen was worried about and spoke directly to him.
"Don't worry, I'll help you keep an eye on the provincial side. They won't deliberately miss anything for you."
"And even if the Ministry of Foreign Trade doesn't pass the review, they'll still have an explanation."
"If there are any questions, I will contact you as soon as possible."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he knew that this was the only way. After all, at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, to be honest, there were not many solutions he could think of.
This time, the group did not stay in the province for long.
Since the work has been completed, there is no point in staying here, and I can't go to Beijing with you.
So I set off directly back to Lan City.
Lan City, Municipal Party Committee Conference Room.
The sunlight filtering through the blinds outside cast tiny shadows inside the room.
In the room, behind a long dark brown table sat the personnel who were going to the province to make foreign trade declarations.
White mist was rising from the enamel teacup on the table.
But no one picked up the teacup at this time.
Because Deng Hongxia was reporting the work of this foreign exchange earning project to two city leaders.
"Two leaders, the Municipal Textile Company has gone too far this time. From the beginning, the official from the Foreign Trade Bureau insisted that we declare under the name of the Municipal Textile Import and Export Company."
"After we refused, they rejected us again on the grounds of insufficient qualifications."
"Finally, even after our repeated inquiries, they simply said that if they said no, then it was no."
"If it's not in the name of the city's textile department, they will simply not allow us to pass."
"If it weren't for Deputy Director Li's secretary from the provincial government coming over, we would have been stuck in the provincial government this time."
After Deng Hongxia's description, it was obvious that the two current leaders of the city were frowning.
They didn't expect that the city textile industry would actually dare to take action, and even threatened to simply not give it if it wasn't done in their name?
Do you really think that they have the final say on Lan City's foreign exchange earnings?
He Zhenbang, who was attending the meeting, slammed the table.
"That's too much. What's the point of their textile business?"
"If they are not allowed to pick the peaches, they will not be allowed to apply for the declaration. They think they are the local emperors, right?"
"Secretary Zhou, Mayor Zhai, if you keep encouraging this, it will definitely get even worse in the future."
"I think this matter must be dealt with seriously!"
Mayor Zhai pressed his hand.
"The matter has not been thoroughly investigated yet, so please do not jump to conclusions. However, it is definitely inappropriate to participate in the exhibition under the name of a company affiliated with the municipal textile industry."
"Secretary Zhou, what do you think?"
Hearing Mayor Zhai's words, Secretary Zhou's silver-rimmed glasses slid down slightly as his brows furrowed, revealing a sharp gaze behind the lenses.
"It's really inappropriate. One is a state-owned textile factory, and the other is a state-owned leather factory. How can they be mixed up?"
"I think the city's textile industry needs a thorough review."
"We can't just listen to their own explanations about whether they were trying to take advantage of our sister company. We need to investigate thoroughly. Our city absolutely won't tolerate such underhanded actions that undermine foreign exchange earnings."
"Old Zhai, what do you think?"
Obviously, Secretary Zhou felt that no matter whether the Municipal Textile Company did it or not, it could not escape this matter, because the excuse was in his hands, so how could he let the other party go.
Moreover, he didn't think that they were being wronged this time. He didn't recognize why the provincial foreign trade department insisted on declaring it in their name.
After hearing Secretary Zhou's words, Mayor Zhai slowly put the pen in his hand on the table.
It was indeed beyond his expectation that the Municipal Textile Industry Bureau could persuade the Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau to do so this time.
So he spoke directly.
"We should indeed investigate, but we still need to think carefully about who should be responsible for the investigation. We cannot cause major unrest in the textile industry in the city, otherwise it will be difficult for the province to explain itself."
Obviously, although both of them want to conduct an investigation, they definitely want the people they send to be their own people.
Secretary Zhou was not surprised to hear this, but such matters could not be discussed in this kind of occasion and could only be discussed in private.
I don't have the energy to continue.
"Okay, that's it for today. You guys have had a hard time on this trip. Go back and have a good rest. We'll see what happens next after we get a response from the Ministry of Foreign Trade."
"Old Zhai, regarding the city's textile business, come to my place later and we'll discuss it."
Hearing this, Mayor Zhai didn't expect Secretary Zhou to be so anxious. It seemed that the other party was really worried about the city's textile industry.
However, he would not let the other party get what they wanted directly. He could pressure the city's textile department, but he could not really make a major change.
Otherwise, the two of them wouldn't be as harmonious as they are now.
"Okay, Secretary Zhou, I'll go back to the office to get some things and then I'll come find you."
Then he spoke to Su Wenchen who had just stood up and was about to go back.
"Xiao Su, your partner's family review documents were sent to you by Jing City yesterday."
"Come with me to my office and I'll give it to you. You can then take the review record to the municipal civil affairs department to register and get the certificate."
Su Wenchen didn't care about the city's textile industry, so he just planned to go through the motions and go back.
I found out that there was an unexpected surprise. I originally thought that it would take a long time, after all, it involves the family members of senior officials.
Unexpectedly, it was completed much faster than I expected. The review was completed in less than a month. It seems that my father-in-law should be quite cooperative.
Otherwise it wouldn't be so fast. Thinking of this, he felt much better about his father-in-law.
Although he may be more inclined towards his son in terms of property, at least he is not the kind of person who would say with disdain that he is a poor boy and is not worthy of his daughter.
Then he came out and did something like breaking up a couple.
As for family property and power, Su Wenchen had never thought about such things from the beginning, so naturally he didn't care about it.
Of course, Su Wenchen felt that it was also possible that the other party really didn't care about his daughter.
If you don't care, you naturally won't have any other thoughts.
But it doesn't matter to him, he is not deliberately going after other people's power.
Whether he has it or not, Su Wenchen feels that he will not have a bad life in this life with the cards he has in his hand.
The biggest difference is how good it is in the end.
When Su Wenchen excitedly received a file bag from Mayor Zhai.
Mayor Zhai took out another envelope from the drawer.
"Originally, Secretary Zhou and I were discussing how to reward you this time!"
"Just then, your partner's review documents came down, so I thought I'd give you some notes as a reward."
"It just so happens that you're getting married and you'll have to buy everything yourself, so these receipts can be used."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he was stunned at first, then spoke hesitantly.
"But there's still no news from the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Isn't it a bit early to give out the reward now? And I'm the only one who gets it?"
Mayor Zhai waved his hand.
"It's not the same thing. This is a reward for breeding high-quality fur rabbits like the Yuehua Rabbit."
“It has nothing to do with earning foreign exchange.”
"Whether it succeeds or not, you are a hero to the city for breeding this high-quality fur rabbit."
"So take it with peace of mind. As for the rabbit hutch in your farm, the city won't show up."
"When you return, hold a meeting with the members of your team and come up with a plan to fund it from your own farm."
Then he pulled out a brand new bill from the drawer and continued his instructions.
"I won't be going personally then, so this TV ticket will be considered my gift."
"You're quite prominent in the city now, so it's best to save as much as possible on banquets and wedding receptions."
"The smaller the commotion, the better for you. If I go to the city, it will cause too much noise."
"Although it may be alright now, there's no guarantee that past issues will be brought up later."
"Of course you should just buy the things that are expected of a normal married couple."
"I mean banquets and the like. After all, it's a bad influence for a bunch of people to get together to eat and drink, especially for cadres!"
"Also, recently there was a document issued from above, opposing corruption, theft, speculation, and extravagance."
After hearing this, Su Wenchen understood that the other party was afraid that he would have to hold a grand wedding and invite others.
Su Wenchen would definitely not do such a thing. After all, at that time, people paid attention to revolutionary weddings, the simpler the better. If you hold a grand banquet for others at this time, would you be crazy?
He is eager to give others something to hold against him.
So I nodded immediately.
"Don't worry, leader. This is definitely a revolutionary wedding. It won't be a grand ceremony."
“At most, we’ll just have a meal together as a family.”
Mayor Zhai shook his head.
"That's not the case. You still have to call your relatives in the brigade, otherwise you won't be able to move around in the future."
"What I mean is, don't call out the cadres at work. Just give everyone at work some wedding candy when the time comes."
As he said this, he put the TV ticket in his hand into Su Wenchen's hand.
"Here, she is a girl from a big city after all, we can't be too bad here, right?"
"We can't make a big fuss outside, but we can't be too bad at home."
Su Wenchen thought about it and found that this TV ticket actually came at a very timely moment.
Because at that time, the top items for a wedding were a bicycle, a watch, a sewing machine, and a radio.
It seemed to him that he already had everything except a sewing machine.
As for TV tickets, they are difficult to get. Their city does not have the ability to manufacture televisions itself, so the tickets are naturally even scarcer.
So Su Wenchen really doesn’t have it now.
"Okay then. Since it's the leader's idea, it would be my fault if I refused."
Mayor Zhai waved his hand when he heard this.
"Okay, stop being polite. I took advantage of you this time."
"I also need to meet up with Lao Zhou in his office. I guess he's getting impatient too."
After leaving the Municipal Party Committee Office Building, Su Wenchen went to the Civil Affairs Department to hand over the review documents from Beijing.
I successfully obtained two marriage certificates that looked like certificates with peonies printed on them.
There are handwritten contents of voluntary marriage registration on it, one for the man and one for the woman, and there are also slogans of the times that are characteristic of that time.
He registered his marriage now!
They are a legal couple in this era, but why does this marriage certificate look like an award certificate?
Looking at the marriage certificate without even a photo, Su Wenchen always felt like he was receiving a certificate as a three-good student.
After two lives, this was the first time Su Wenchen got a marriage certificate, and it was by himself. This feeling really made him feel a little awkward.
After all, in his memory, he always received it with his partner in his later lives, but now he received it alone.
It’s even okay if neither of you comes, someone else can pick it up on your behalf.
Looking at the certificate in his hand, Su Wenchen wanted to fly back to the county immediately and tell Ali the good news.
After all, with this certificate, the two will share honor and disgrace in the future, because at this time, unless something particularly serious is involved, they will basically not divorce in this life.
Leading cadres, in particular, are more cautious about divorce.
When I walked to the door, I saw He Zhenbang’s car still parked there.
After seeing Su Wenchen coming out, He Zhenbang leaned half of his body out of the car window, flicked the ash off his cigarette and shouted directly.
"What are you dawdling for? You're taking so long to get a marriage certificate!"
"Or is it that Old Zhai has assigned you guys another task?"
"He's really something! He even knows that your marriage report has been received, but he's still arranging things for you. Even the donkey in the production team can't be ordered around like that!"
"Who would assign a lot of work to someone right after getting married?"
Su Wenchen opened the car door and spoke directly to He Zhenbang's secretary who was driving in front.
"Brother Sun, please go to the department store. I really need to buy a lot of things this time."
Then he said to He Zhenbang.
"They didn't assign me any work, just told me not to make a big deal about my wedding, and gave me a TV ticket."
"Mayor Zhai is truly a good leader."
Then he looked at He Zhenbang with an expectant look.
The meaning is obvious.
He Zhenbang immediately understood Su Wenchen's look, but pretended not to see it. He turned around and slapped the back seat.
"Xiao Sun, drive! Drive!"
"Oh, it's really hot."
"I'm feeling sleepy now because of this heat. I need to close my eyes and rest. Only when my mind is calm can I feel cooler."
After saying this, he closed his eyes without paying any attention to Su Wenchen's gaze.
But he kept cursing in his heart.
Zhai Shuwen, this bastard, was actually willing to do that and directly took out a TV plane ticket.
It seems that I will bleed heavily this time.
(End of this chapter)
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