She rushed home, quickly packed her luggage, and announced to her mother, who had come running out after hearing the noise: "Mom! I'm being transferred! To the Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong branch! My organizational status has been transferred, and I'll be leaving soon!"
"What? Hong Kong Island?!"
The rag in Qian's mother's hand fell to the ground with a "bang". She said worriedly, "Shuzhen! Are you crazy? What kind of place is that? The world of pleasure and debauchery, the big melting pot of capitalism!
You're a girl, you're unfamiliar with the place, you don't even speak the language, what are you going there for? It's too dangerous! No, no, talk to your boss, can you not go? Or maybe go somewhere else?"
It may be difficult for people today to imagine that in that era, the propaganda about foreign capitalism made the domestic people feel that people abroad were living in dire straits and were being exploited by countless capitalists.
Especially the older generation like Qian's mother, they are even more afraid that their children will suffer after going abroad.
Qian Shuzhen was already excited, and her mother's worried questioning made her a little annoyed. She blurted out, "Who said I'm unfamiliar with the place? Aren't Lin Huowang and Liu Rumeng over there? I'll be able to take care of them if I go!"
As soon as these words came out, the air in the house froze instantly.
Qian's mother suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at her daughter, as if she was really seeing her clearly for the first time.
The worry just now was quickly replaced by a deeper emotion of understanding and heartache.
After being silent for a few seconds, she let out a long sigh, which contained too many complex and difficult emotions.
"Shuzhen... tell me the truth... you insist on going to Hong Kong Island, right... is it because of that forest fire there?"
Qian Shuzhen's body stiffened when she heard this. She didn't dare to look into her mother's eyes. A red cloud instantly appeared on her face, burning all the way to her ears.
She frantically struggled to free herself from her mother's hand, then uttered an incoherent defense, "Mom! You...what are you talking about?! I just...I just think this is a rare opportunity! To experience the glamorous world of capitalism, to train myself...to contribute to the country's external propaganda! What does this have to do with...with Lin Huowang being in Hong Kong Island?"
However, her denial was so weak, her eyes were evasive, and her voice was weak, and she couldn't even convince herself with these words.
Not to mention, his deceptive look completely confirmed Mother Qian's deepest worries.
Mother Qian sighed deeply again, looked at her daughter with complicated eyes, and said: "Silly child...I am an experienced person, and your thoughts cannot be hidden from my eyes.
Mom isn't against you pursuing progress, I'm just worried about you... Do you know that if you go, you'll be caught between the two of them, unable to let go and unable to pick up the heart... Perhaps the suffering you'll endure will be far more painful than the pain of longing for your distant lover now, a hundred times, a thousand times more unbearable?"
This sentence can be said to have hit the nail on the head with incredible precision on the head that Qian Shuzhen was trying so hard to conceal.
Yes, can you really be free from worries after going to Hong Kong Island?
Looking at them hand in hand, looking at Liu Rumeng standing beside him so radiantly... would that bitterness and loss really be better than the longing he feels now across thousands of mountains and rivers?
The room fell into a long silence. Qian Shuzhen turned her back to her mother, her shoulders trembling slightly.
After a long while, she took a deep breath and said softly in an almost stubborn voice, "Mom...don't worry about it. I chose this path myself...no matter how difficult it is, I will keep going."
She didn't look back and continued to pack her luggage, but her movements were obviously slower and carried a heavy determination.
On the other side, Hong Kong Island, Central.
Today in Hong Kong Island, all eyes are focused on one place - the first phase of the "Home Ownership Scheme" led by Hong Kong Land Group and strongly supported by the Hong Kong government has been officially delivered!
This is not just the completion of a real estate project, but is also seen as a major political achievement project of the Hong Kong government to alleviate the housing difficulties of the lower classes and appease the people.
The delivery ceremony was packed with people.
The red banner is particularly eye-catching in the sunlight.
On the temporary rostrum, Hong Kong Governor Sir Murray MacLehose was wearing a neat suit and a reserved and satisfied smile.
Next to him is Kobayashi Tenmo, the real estate and media tycoon who is now the most powerful in Hong Kong Island.
Lin Huowang was wearing a well-tailored dark suit today, with an upright posture. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was extremely handsome, and he naturally attracted the attention of the entire audience.
Below the stage, reporters armed with cameras were on full alert. The live broadcast vehicles of Asia Television (ATV) and TVB were already in place, their cameras firmly locked on the podium.
The crowd of onlookers was three layers deep, including the lucky winners and their families who were looking forward to it, and more curious citizens who wanted to see with their own eyes what the legendary "affordable housing" looked like.
Because this first phase of the "Home Ownership for All" project was directly modified based on the previous real estate projects of the Hong Kong Land Group, the progress of the project was very fast.
Moreover, precisely because of this, the location of this phase of housing can be said to be excellent.
Whether going forward or backward, I am afraid there will be no more Home Ownership Scheme flats in Central.
It can also be said that Lin Huowang wants to use this project of the Hong Kong Land Group to thoroughly launch the "Home Ownership for All" plan.
There are a total of 5,000 apartments in the first phase, and the 500 most recently completed apartments are delivered today.
Although the number is a drop in the bucket compared to the citizens of Hong Kong Island, it is a very good start.
You know, it has only been a few months since Lin Huowang proposed the "Home Ownership for All" project.
The fact that the project results could be produced in such a short time not only surprised the citizens of Hong Kong Island but also the Governor Murray MacLehose and was quite satisfied.
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