The reason why the Corps originally thought of opening a guesthouse in Shanghai was mainly because of face issues.
Previously, when the Corps’ cadres went to Shanghai on business trips or for study, they would stay at the Heilongjiang Provincial Guesthouse in Shanghai.
About eight years ago, the head of the Corps passed through Shanghai after his retirement.
The old man was a simple man, wearing an old military uniform that was washed so hard that it looked bleached, when he was stopped by a waiter at a guesthouse in Heilongjiang Province.
The sentence "Why do you allow everyone in your corps to take advantage of you?" angered everyone in the corps.
Although Heilongjiang Province fired the waiter from Shanghai in a helpless manner and explained for a long time, the Corps had already made up its mind to open a guesthouse of its own.
My face is swollen, how can I not be anxious?
What’s more, the Heilongjiang Province Construction Corps just happens to have a piece of land in Shanghai!
That was a courtyard inherited by the Construction Corps from the former Fourth Field Army.
The courtyard is in a good location, right on the back street of Nanjing Road.
But after more than seven years of planning for this guesthouse, there has been no progress at all.
There are two problems.
First, the old leader who had suffered a loss in someone else's guesthouse warned his daughter not to allow these people to be spendthrifts, and blocked the budget for building the guesthouse from being passed.
Her daughter is a deputy minister under Minister Li, in charge of the Corps' budget.
In other words, although the leaders of the Corps are clamoring for repairs and that they must be repaired, they just don’t have the money!
Second, the land that the Corps owns in Shanghai is extremely troublesome.
A few years ago, the Corps tried to make some simple renovations to the compound, but the plan failed because the compound was surrounded by too many people and shops.
As soon as construction began on the compound, the row of state-owned stores in front could no longer operate normally. The construction vehicles and materials blocked the narrow entrances and exits, and the residents complained bitterly.
Just two days after starting work, I received two large boxes of passionate complaint letters, some of which were even written in foreign languages...
The two leaders of the current Corps are soldiers who have been led by the previous leader for many years. Although the old leader has spoken, they are still holding back, so this task is included in the routine plan every year.
But it just can't be implemented.
After all, the people in Heilongjiang Province have a very good attitude and have taken good care of the people who have traveled with the Corps over the years.
So, cough cough cough, we should save money if we can...
Later on, this task became a special task for those who were short-sighted.
Anyone who disobeys and does not comply with the overall situation must go to Shanghai to build a guesthouse.
I have a piece of land, but no money at all...
In the Northeast, I was used to living in kangs and big houses, and seeing mountains and plains. But now, living in that cramped, damp and cold little house in Shanghai, I can only see clothes hanging out to dry in each household when I look up, and I have to walk sideways.
The grain household registration is not there, and the travel subsidies are not enough to buy commercial grain.
Not one of them came back in disgrace.
Of course, Zhang Hongcheng became the acting director of this guesthouse not because someone wanted to deal with him.
Just as the Wei family said, no one would blame him if he failed to complete the task. They just wanted him and Chu Miaohong to adapt to life in Shanghai first.
The two of them had the film studio's secondment form with them, and after adapting for about half a year, they could almost go through the on-site secondment procedures.
Zhang Hongcheng is the newly appointed deputy section-level deputy leader of the preparatory group for the guesthouse of the Corps’ office in Shanghai, and also serves as the acting director of the guesthouse.
Chu Miaohong is a member of the preparatory team and the health doctor of the guesthouse.
(Are we seriously entertaining all the health care doctors? This is actually skirting the line of a sanatorium. They'll all be seconded to Haiying in six months anyway, so no one cares.)
The two of them did not have to work during the six-month "adaptation period" in Shanghai.
Zhang Hongcheng was responsible for the registration and pick-up of the business trip personnel from the Qibing Corps (or sending them to the Heilongjiang Province Guesthouse), while Chu Miaohong needed to temporarily stay in the nearby street clinic to "help" serve the people.
The moment the train left Shanhaiguan, Zhang Hongcheng, who had been in deep thought all the way, suddenly looked up at Chu Miaohong.
"Miaohong, do you really want to go to the Haiying Studio?"
Chu Miaohong, who was looking at the scenery outside the window, had no intention of hiding her emotions from Zhang Hongcheng. She shook her head.
She knew that with her appearance, if she went to the staff hospital of Haiying Studio, it would probably cause some unnecessary trouble.
There was no way she could concentrate on being a doctor.
She also didn't think her partner would be willing to work in the security department.
She understood Zhang Hongcheng. This guy had a great interest in agriculture, industry and commerce.
Thinking of this, Chu Miaohong looked at the object curiously.
"Then we have room to refuse?"
Zhang Hongcheng laughed.
"Of course."
Chu Miaohong thought again of the scene where their godson Qianqian called her godfather and godmother.
"Does that mean we need to offend the Wei family and Sister Zuo's family?"
Zhang Hongcheng secretly held the beauty's hand in the audience, smiling playfully.
"Of course not."
Chu Miaohong glanced at the people around her and hurriedly and secretly began to struggle free.
"Oh, so what are you going to do?"
"It's simple," Zhang Hongcheng let go of his partner's hand, stared at her blushing face and replied calmly, "Why don't we just build the guesthouse?"
Although Chu Miaohong was surprised, she did not question it, but was just curious.
"You're quite arrogant, but isn't this too difficult?"
"Of course, if this is really done, we can officially live in Shanghai permanently, without having to rely on others, and we will be able to move around more freely."
"But, wouldn't that be too much of a stretch?"
Zhang Hongcheng could see that Chu Miaohong fully supported him in completing this "impossible task".
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