Chapter 232 Don’t panic, this matter has not yet reached the point where the father-in-law needs to step in
The next day at noon.
Su Wenchen came back from the county on a bicycle with a photo frame wrapped in red cloth in the basket.
Along with the bumpy ride, you can also hear the slight knocking sounds coming from the wrapped glass frames.
Just pushed the bike into the yard.
I ran into Xiao Shitou squatting by the water pumping well, pumping water.
When the other party saw Su Wenchen, his eyes lit up and he immediately rushed over.
"Uncle, did you get the photos back? Let me see."
Su Wenchen smiled and slapped the other person's dirty little hand away.
"Go wash your hands. You're so old and still playing with water."
In the main room, Su's mother muttered subconsciously when she saw Su Wenchen coming back with the photo.
"You had to rush to take a photo. What a waste of fifty cents."
"This money is enough to buy half a pound of meat."
Su Wenchen pretended not to hear and took out a photo frame.
"Mom, this is for you. Ali and I will keep one for ourselves, and we'll send the other one to Beijing when the time comes."
Hearing this, Father Su immediately expressed his approval.
"We have to send a photo over there. Even though they might not care, at least we have to show our attitude."
"Ouch, why is this photo frame inlaid with glass?"
Su's mother, who was about to take the photo, suddenly stopped and put her hand on the photo, as if she was afraid of breaking it.
Su Wenchen nodded.
"Well, I specially ordered two glass frames to hold the photos so they can be preserved longer. Otherwise, I hope they will be chewed by mice."
"And if there are more photos later, they can all be put in. Otherwise, look at the batch of photos taken by my eldest sister back then. They have aged beyond recognition in just a few years."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Su's mother also felt that it made sense, because those photos were gradually turning yellow, and she felt sad, after all, they were all taken with money.
"Okay then, let your dad hammer a nail into the wall and hang it on the wall!"
Su Wenchen just returned to the house with the photo frame.
Jiang Li, who had heard the noise a long time ago, had already brought the meal to the table.
"Did you get the photos back? How did they turn out?"
Su Wenchen took out the photo frame wrapped in red silk.
"Don't worry, with our looks, we'll look good in any photo."
Jiang Li rolled her eyes and said angrily with a smile in her eyes.
"I'm not as shameless as you. How can I praise myself?"
"Okay, come and eat first!"
Su Wenchen put down what he was holding, walked to the enamel washbasin, and spoke while washing his hands.
"Tomorrow is another day off, so we might not be able to go somewhere too far. Do you want to go shopping in the city?"
Jiang Li thought about it.
"It's too far. Even taking a bus wouldn't be comfortable. We'll be fine at home."
"Why can't you do it?"
Hearing this, Su Wenchen subconsciously touched his waist, but still spoke stubbornly.
"How could I not be able to do that? I'm just worried that you're too tired!"
Jiang Li nodded.
"It's okay, I'm not tired. Besides, let's make the most of these few days. I've thought about it, while we're still young and in a low position, we should try to have a child at this time."
Su Wenchen scratched his head.
Married women are different. But you're not tired, but I am! We've been plowing the fields too much these past two days, so we need to give the cows a break!
But before Su Wenchen could say anything, Jiang Li pulled him to sit down.
"I know you've worked hard. Come, eat some fried leeks and eggs to replenish your body. I heard from mom that eating more leeks is good for your health."
Uh~
Su Wenchen suddenly felt that he was not as comfortable after marriage as before.
Just then, a familiar voice was faintly heard from the door.
"Is the director home?"
"Auntie, is our director home? I need to see him for something."
"He's eating at home. I'll call him for you!"
"Youngest, a colleague from your field is looking for you."
Then Su's mother's loud voice rang out, and Su Wenchen frowned when he heard it.
"Why is there always something going on during every holiday?"
"I hope there's nothing wrong with the pig farm. You can eat first! I'll go out and take a look."
As he spoke, he walked outside, and Jiang Li also put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand.
"Let me go with you and take a look!"
Outside the door.
Han Yang had just parked his bicycle in a hurry when Su Wenchen walked out of the house.
Seeing that it was Han Yang, Su Wenchen knew that it was probably about the Yuehua rabbit leather exhibition.
After all, if it was something about the pig farm, it would most likely be the farm's people who would come to him. At the very least, it would be the farm's people who would come to him.
After seeing Su Wenchen coming out, Han Yang immediately spoke hurriedly.
"Director! Director Jiang, it's great that you're here too."
"The Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau just called our import and export company and said they have completed the declaration."
"But the other applicants in the same batch have all received news: either they were approved or directly rejected for not meeting the standards."
"But there's only our product, and there's no news yet, whether it's passed or not."
After Su Wenchen heard the news brought by Han Yang, he frowned slightly. It was obvious that the thing he least wanted to see had happened.
If something unexpected happens over there, the impact they can have on their side will be very limited.
However, Su Wenchen thought about it and asked Han Yang.
"Didn't the Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau ask the Ministry of Foreign Trade for the specific reason?"
"Is it controversial? Or is the review slow, or has it simply been forgotten?"
For Su Wenchen, to solve the problem, he must understand the specific reasons and know where the problem is, so that he can find the right remedy and a solution.
Otherwise, you will be running around like a headless fly, and it will be difficult to solve the problem.
Han Yang just shook his head.
"The Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau isn't clear on this either. From what they've said, this hasn't happened before. Usually, they give the approval or rejection result on the spot."
"This time they were told to come back and wait for news, and they were completely confused."
"Director, what should we do now? I hope there won't be any problems!"
It is obvious that Han Yang has just been transferred to an import and export company as deputy director, which is responsible for earning foreign exchange.
If successful, his fortune will naturally rise, but if he fails now, it is still a question whether this import and export company can be retained. He naturally does not want any accidents to happen at this time.
However, after understanding the general situation, Su Wenchen was not as worried as Han Yang.
Since it is not a direct notification of bad news, it means that the situation has not yet reached the worst.
"Okay, I know about this, you can go back first!"
"Let's see if there's any news from the city. I'll be at work tomorrow, and we'll have a meeting to discuss the specific decision then."
Han Yang felt a little embarrassed when he heard Su Wenchen say this.
"I'm sorry to bother you, Director. I've made you lose another day of vacation."
Su Wenchen waved his hand.
"Alright, everyone is concerned about earning foreign exchange, and it's no small matter. You were right to tell me in advance."
"Have you eaten yet? Come in and have something to eat?"
Han Yang quickly shook his head.
"I'm going back to the cafeteria to eat. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
After saying that, he turned his bike around and prepared to go back.
When Su Wenchen heard Han Yang's refusal, he didn't try to stop him because he was just being polite.
After all, we only cook for two people at home.
Turned around and looked at Jiang Li.
"Let's go! Go back and eat."
Jiang Li came back to her senses.
"Ah! You still have the mind to eat now!"
Su Wenchen shrugged.
"What else? Are you going to figure it out while you're hungry?"
"Besides, the Ministry of Foreign Trade is too far away from us, so the options we can come up with are very limited."
"The most helpful thing is to pray silently by yourself."
Returning to the table, Jiang Li looked at the sumptuous lunch but had no appetite at all.
"Why is it stuck at the Ministry of Foreign Trade? Isn't our quality good enough?"
Su Wenchen took two mouthfuls of rice, thought for a while and said.
"Perhaps it's because the quality is so good that there is controversy."
When Jiang Li heard Su Wenchen say this, she also understood what Su Wenchen meant.
But when she thought about the efforts of so many people for this matter, she said a little unwillingly.
"So we just give up like that?"
"No, let me call my dad!"
"Let him help me think of a solution."
Su Wenchen put down the bowl in his hand and shook Jiang Li's hand.
"Don't panic, this matter hasn't reached the point where my father-in-law needs to step in."
"Didn't you say you had a friend in the Beijing Foreign Trade Bureau?"
"Although I'm not in the ministry, as a subordinate unit of a local government, I should have some information."
"Let's first ask her for information to see where the problem lies, and then we can come up with a solution based on the information."
"If they don't explicitly fight us back now, there will be a lot of room for maneuver. Otherwise, they should fight us back directly."
"And if it's just this little thing, go find your dad! I guess my father-in-law's first impression of me is that I'm a gigolo."
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Jiang Li pouted.
"You think too much. Why do you care what my dad thinks? Anyway, we've already got the marriage certificate. Even if he doesn't agree, there's nothing he can do. Why don't you want to eat?"
Su Wenchen smiled.
"Do you think I'm a stubborn person?"
"It's just unnecessary!"
Jiang Li thought about it.
"You have a point. Let's call and ask about the situation first. What if the review is slow because our fur is too high quality?"
"Some people may not believe that this is a breed of fur rabbit that we bred ourselves."
Su Wenchen also echoed.
"What you said is not impossible. I guess the higher-ups might be afraid that since this is something foreigners made, we can just take it and pass it off as our own."
"If we take it to the Canton Fair and claim it's something we cultivated ourselves, and it's proven to be fake, we'll be embarrassed."
"So it's normal to be more cautious about this matter."
After all, such things are not uncommon in later generations.
Especially at this time, trade fairs like the Canton Fair are endorsed by the country's credibility.
It even serves as an exhibition window for introducing the country's economic development level to the outside world, so naturally the review of all aspects must be much more rigorous.
After hearing Su Wenchen's analysis, Jiang Li felt that it seemed to make sense, especially when she saw Su Wenchen eating there with big mouthfuls of food.
My appetite improved a lot.
"Hey, why are you eating so fast? Leave some for me!"
Su Wenchen put down his chopsticks.
"Ah! Didn't you say you had no appetite? Then I won't eat anything, so I'll give you the rest!"
"I don't want you to eat too. If you don't eat, my appetite won't be that big. I just enjoy the food when I see you eating!"
"If you say that, then I won't let you go! Let's just see how fast we are!"
As he said this, he ate his rice vigorously.
Seeing this, Jiang Li quickly sped up.
"Hey, go slower, no, go slower, you don't even chew it? There's nothing left."
Soon, after the two of them had eaten everything up in a flash, fighting over the food, all the plates on the table were empty.
Jiang Li touched her belly.
"Oh, I'm so full. It tastes so good when someone is rushing to eat it."
"Let's go! Go out and digest the food first, then come back to clean up. By the way, let's go to the brigade headquarters and make a phone call to ask."
"Otherwise, I'd always be worried and feel uncertain about everything I do."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he took a sip of water.
"Then let's go!"
Then Jiang Li took out a small notebook with phone numbers from the cabinet.
The two of them walked slowly together and came to the brigade headquarters where a telephone was installed.
Now that the brigade has installed a telephone, there are basically people on duty at the brigade headquarters during the day.
One is that if there is an incoming call, you can answer it, and the other is that if someone needs to make a phone call, the team will charge money because it is a collective matter.
It happened that the brigade accountant Li Xiangdong was on duty at that time.
Su Wenchen noticed that Li Xiangdong had significantly more white hair this year. A year ago, Su Wenchen often saw him in high spirits, and he even dreamed of becoming the next brigade secretary.
As a result, this year it seems to have collapsed a lot all of a sudden.
Since Su Wenchen lived in the village, he naturally knew the general situation because he spent a lot of money to marry the daughter-in-law of an educated youth.
Now I do nothing, but I come to his house with my son to eat every day.
Not only does he not care about eating, he also keeps being picky!
There was chaos all day long, and Su Wenchen heard a lot of gossip about the other family.
After seeing Su Wenchen and Jiang Li, Li Xiangdong forced a smile on his face.
"Achen, you and Director Jiang are here, is there something going on?"
Su Wenchen smiled and nodded.
"Uncle Dong, you're on duty today!"
"Didn't you eat too much at noon? Come out to digest it. Ah Li should call her friend. I have nothing to do, so I'll go with her."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Li Xiangdong immediately pushed the phone on the table over.
"Okay, Director Jiang, go ahead and hit me!"
"Achen and I will smoke a cigarette at the door."
It was obvious that he was deliberately creating space for Jiang Li to talk alone.
After all, Jiang Li was obviously his leader's leader, although the commune required that someone on duty supervise when making phone calls.
But supervising at the door is still supervision, right?
Otherwise, if you hear something you shouldn’t hear, it would be so embarrassing!
Seeing this, Su Wenchen also nodded.
"Ali, go in and fight! Uncle Dong and I will be waiting for you at the door."
After Jiang Li went in, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Li Xiangdong.
Looking at the Peony cigarette that Su Wenchen handed over, Li Xiangdong sighed after taking it.
"Oh, sometimes I really envy the captain. It's okay that my daughter can't compare to him, but his sons are more promising than the others."
"Even when it comes to finding a daughter-in-law, I'm still a million miles away from him."
"My guy, eh, I don't know what sin he committed! Now he's hanging around his wife like a follower every day."
"He doesn't do any work in the brigade, he just keeps taking care of his wife. You said I spent so much money to marry her for him."
"It's not that I don't want him to get close to me, but you can't just sit around and do nothing!"
"Achen, I have no other choice. You have a lot of experience now, so please help me think of a solution."
"If he continues like this, he's finished!"
Su Wenchen looked at Li Xiangdong, whose temples were gray, and shook his head.
"Uncle Dong, it's useless to rely on others for this matter. He has to figure it out himself."
"Now that he doesn't have to go to work, to put it bluntly, he doesn't have to worry about having nothing to eat. After all, with your work points and the current situation of our brigade, you can afford to support him."
"So if it were up to me, you should just split up the family business completely, and don't give any money, just some coarse grains."
"Let him figure out the rest on his own."
"If he wants to support his wife, he either has to work hard or resort to crooked means."
"If it's the former, then there's still hope. If it's the latter, I think you should take advantage of the money you can make now and focus on your daughter!"
"Otherwise, I'm afraid that retirement will be a problem."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Li Xiangdong scratched his head anxiously.
"Achen, I mean can you help him find a proper job?"
"I think if he had a proper job, he wouldn't be around his wife all day."
"Then you tell me how much it's worth, and I won't hesitate!"
Su Wenchen raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that Li Xiangdong had this idea.
But he would definitely not get involved in this matter. Besides, they were not even relatives, so how could he possibly help with such a thankless task?
Waved his hand.
"Uncle Dong, I really can't find anyone for this matter. There are rules and regulations for recruiting people in this place."
"Even I can't add people. So if our field wants to recruit people, you can just let them sign up. As long as they pass the exam, there will be no problem on my side."
Li Xiangdong sighed.
If he could pass, would he have to say this to Su Wenchen?
However, Su Wenchen didn't want to dwell on this matter any longer. After finishing a cigarette, he went straight into the house.
After all, choices in life are made by oneself. If Li Xiangdong does not choose to give up his son, then he can just wait and raise him!
Even Su Wenchen could imagine that when the college entrance examination was resumed seven years later, the female educated youth would most likely go back.
At that time, his son will either follow him or get divorced.
But moving into the city was not an easy thing, even though the household registration management was relaxed at that time.
If you don't have a job and no income in the city, you will still end up in divorce.
This is also the reason why Su Wenchen advised Li Xiangdong to focus on his daughter in the future. Unless he can think it through, his life will basically be like this.
In the room, Su Wenchen watched Jiang Li waiting boredly by the phone.
"It's been so long, and you haven't called back yet?"
Because at this time, whether it is a work phone or a street phone, it usually takes some time to find someone before they can notify them.
So Su Wenchen was not too surprised.
As soon as Su Wenchen finished speaking, the phone rang.
Jiang Li immediately picked up the phone quickly, and then said coquettishly.
"Hey, Tangtang, you finally called. I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
A female voice with a hint of temptation suddenly sounded on the phone.
"Hey, little Lizi, you still remember me! I thought you had forgotten me."
"You didn't even tell me about the marriage report. Are we still good sisters? If I hadn't gone back to the compound and heard from my dad, the civil affairs department would have come to our compound to conduct a background check."
"I didn't know you were going to apply for marriage."
Then he spoke a little gossipy.
"So, is this the man you wrote about in the letter?"
"What's your situation now? When are you planning to have the wedding banquet? I'll see if I can take some time off to go over there."
"My good sisters will definitely support you then. If he dares to bully you in the future, I will gather our Red Detachment of Women to fight him together!"
Su Wenchen was listening at the side and was very upset.
Wow, the Red Detachment of Women!
This is a typical sister organization founded during the middle school years, imitating the plots in revolutionary movies.
After all, at that time, most people were able to access revolutionary films with mainstream themes, so they naturally learned the plots from those films.
After all, who hasn’t experienced a bit of a middle school mentality in their childhood?
However, when Jiang Li heard what her sister said, she felt embarrassed and wanted to hang up the phone on the spot.
"Tangtang, I don't have time to chat with you. I called you for something serious."
"Ah! Getting married isn't even a serious matter! Didn't you call me to tell me you were getting married?"
Jiang Li said unhappily.
"No, I'll write you a letter if you tell me about this kind of thing. This time it's about work!"
"Hmph, I'm sad. You only call me for work. I'm going to end our relationship!"
Jiang Li, who knew her sisters' personalities, spoke directly.
"Tangtang, stop making trouble. This time, it's really important. Besides, I've already finished the banquet. You don't have a chance to leave Jing City anymore. Forget this idea!"
"Besides, phone calls are so expensive. How could I possibly have the time to call you? This time it's about our foreign exchange earnings."
"Didn't I consult you a lot about participating in the Canton Fair earlier?"
"Now our products have been reported to the provincial foreign trade bureau."
"But now, the other applications submitted to the province for final review have received clear answers, including those that passed and those that failed."
"It's just us, and there's no information at the moment!"
"I just wanted to ask you what's going on here!"
After hearing Jiang Li's introduction, the person on the other end of the phone thought for a moment and then explained.
"This shouldn't be the case! The Ministry of Foreign Trade has a final review committee specifically responsible for this matter, and the results will be out in a few days at most."
"What are you declaring? I'll find someone to ask for you!"
Hearing this, Jiang Li said immediately.
"It's a kind of leather, a kind of leather called Yuehua Rabbit leather!"
"I tell you, it's beautiful after tanning. It's tanned by our factory!"
"If we can participate in the Canton Fair, it will definitely earn our country a lot of foreign exchange."
Hearing this, there was silence on the phone at first, and then a sudden exclamation was heard.
"What? That Moonlight Rabbit is your commune's flagship exhibit?"
"No! Didn't you say a while ago that you wanted to raise some Rex rabbits?"
"Why did it change to this Moonlight Rabbit again?"
Jiang Li rubbed his head, feeling a little bald.
"It's a long story. I'll tell you in detail later. All you need to know is that this is a high-quality fur rabbit bred by my boyfriend and his family."
"Since you know this leather is better, do you know why we haven't heard anything yet?"
(End of this chapter)
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