Chapter 194: Going to Beijing to meet them after leaving their hometown for decades...
By the last day, two-thirds of eligible villagers had signed up.
The number of people exceeded Yu Zhile's expectation, so she asked Chen Zhao to print more papers, planning to conduct the examination in two batches.
The threshing ground was cordoned off by the Ocean Team in advance. One reason was to prevent people from disturbing the candidates while they were answering questions, and the other was to prevent the two groups of candidates from coming into contact and leaking questions.
"You have one hour to answer the questions and you are not allowed to cheat during the exam. If you are caught, you will be eliminated on the spot." Zhang Wenxin announced the exam rules while holding a loudspeaker.
When the gong was struck, everyone immediately opened their test papers and picked up their pens to answer the questions.
There were many invigilators, including the management team, village cadres and clan elders from various surnames, who walked around everywhere, not missing out on any movement in any corner.
Time passed quickly, and the first group of people finished their exams. Yu Zhile and Yu Chuyue collected the papers, while Chen Zhao and others guided those who had finished the exams to a temporary waiting place.
These people can only leave after the second group of people arrive.
After all the exams are over, the answer sheets are moved to the book corner and graded by management staff. Finally, the number of qualified candidates is counted and practical training is organized.
After the training, there will be another practical assessment. Those who pass both assessments will be put on the shortlist and divided into groups according to their total scores. Those with higher scores will go to Beijing first.
After completing this process, it was already a few days before the autumn harvest.
"Huh, I've finally finished selecting the people. I'm so tired." Zhang Wenxin let out a long sigh and felt like his shoulders and neck were as stiff as a rock.
Yu Chuyue smiled evilly and said, "Ge Tai is here to pick you up. Let him help you relax tonight."
Zhang Wenxin rolled her eyes at her, and quickly stepped forward to hold Ge Tai's hand. The days of being apart made the two cherish their time together even more, and their relationship was even better than the first few days of their marriage.
"Don't provoke her, otherwise you will be in trouble when you go to Beijing." Yu Zhile looked at Yu Chuyue with a smile.
Yu Chuyue smiled and said, "It's okay. Qin Yunbai has started a new project recently and is very busy. Maybe he won't have time to come see me until we settle the first batch of people in Beijing."
"You, turned out you did it on purpose." Yu Zhile shook his head and sighed.
The two parted at a fork in the road. When she returned home, Lan Yuanyuan had already prepared dinner and asked her to come and eat.
As usual, after dinner they sat on the swing to enjoy the cool air and chat.
Lan Yuanyuan changed her previous relaxed look and said seriously: "Le Le, I have decided. I will go to Beijing with you."
Although the garment-making team had no plans to move to Beijing, she was considering studying with Yu Wanqin and her master for a period of time to broaden her horizons.
Before, she was worried about Hu Lan. When she lived in Haiyu Village, she could see her by bicycle if she wanted to. But when she followed the non-staple food processing team to Jingshi, she could only see her a few times a year.
Hu Lan has been paying attention to what's going on in Haiyu Village. Today, she called her back home and had a serious talk with her about this matter.
"She said that she hoped I could go out more while I was still young and see more of the world," Lan Yuanyuan repeated Hu Lan's words. "She also said that I could choose to return to Hai County after seeing the outside world, but I couldn't confine my life to Hai County from the beginning."
Yu Zhile shared the same idea as Hu Lan and said, "Auntie Lan is very far-sighted."
"Of course, that's my mother." Lan Yuanyuan said proudly.
The two smiled at each other and said nothing more. They gently rocked the swing, letting it make a creaking sound.
The next day, the shortlisted list was announced. Those who registered on the first day had the highest pass rate, and the largest number of people were selected in the first batch.
During the autumn harvest, Yu Zhile and his colleagues traveled to many places to prepare various materials for the collective relocation of household registration.
All the information was prepared, they lost a few pounds, and then they worked non-stop to hand over various matters of the village's non-staple food processing factory, and they also had to pack their luggage at night.
Time passed quickly, and on the day when the management was leaving, the whole village saw them off to the village entrance and watched the ox cart they were riding in slowly become smaller.
Most people wish them well, hoping that everything will go smoothly. The families who didn't get the dividends from the sideline group watched their daughters, who they had once beaten and scolded, go to the big city, their eyes were red with blood, and they didn't have any regrets at all.
Secretary Liu had been waiting at the entrance of the town's railway station. When he saw the group approaching, he hurried forward and wished them well: "You are the first sideline group to leave Haidong Town. I wish you smooth development and a more prosperous life in the future."
After saying that, she smiled and hugged them one by one, sent them to the train, and waved goodbye to them.
The train rattled along for a day before they finally arrived at Beijing Railway Station. Zhang Haimei and the others, who were arriving at Beijing Railway Station for the first time, could not take their eyes off the brightly lit lobby during the day.
After leaving the train station, they took a bus directly to the factory in the suburbs of Beijing.
It was the first time for the driver to see more than 20 people going to such a desolate place together. What was even more bizarre was that Chen Zhao was the only male among the 20 people. He couldn't help but chat with them, speaking in Beijing dialect.
They were cheerful and curious about the people and things in Beijing, so they started chatting with him. During the chat, they also promoted the Haiyu brand.
"Oh, so you are from the Haiyu Food Processing Factory." The driver suddenly realized, "A few months ago, they suddenly recruited hundreds of people to build a factory. The whole city of Jing was curious about what kind of factory they were going to build. I didn't expect that I was the first person to see you."
Then, he talked incessantly about all the exaggerated rumors that had been circulating in Beijing over the past few months.
When they heard someone say that Haiyu Village had a powerful backer in Beijing, Yu Zhile and the other three who knew the truth looked at each other and smiled.
When they arrived at the station, the driver braked and everyone got off the bus with their luggage.
Chen Zhao was the last person to get off the bus. He confirmed the bus schedule with the driver before bidding him farewell warmly: "Goodbye, big brother. Be careful on your way back."
"Hey." The driver waved at him and muttered, "The people at the Haiyu Food Factory are really interesting, especially this guy, who speaks as nicely as a radio host."
The next second, he stepped on the accelerator lightly, thinking about telling others about his encounter with this group of people.
Yu Zhile and his group walked along the temporary signs on the roadside for a few minutes and arrived in front of the factory. They stared at the big words "Haiyu Food Processing Factory" on the towering gate and felt a sense of security.
Chen Zhao stepped forward and patted the locked iron gate.
After a while, two gray-haired old men came to open the door. When they saw Lan Yuanyuan, they called out in unison, "Miss Yuanyuan."
Lan Yuanyuan had never seen the two people before, but guessed that they were the Uncle Li and Aunt Li who watched Du Sheng grow up, so she greeted them with a smile.
The old couple responded, their eyes instantly reddened, making her a little overwhelmed.
Sensing Lan Yuanyuan's emotional changes, the two men hurriedly wiped away the tears from their eyes, led them inside, and introduced them to the buildings they saw along the way.
The factory building is a single-story building with relatively low construction difficulty, and has entered the final stage of roof construction. As I walked along, I could see several people inspecting the roof.
The staff dormitory was planned to be built into two four-story buildings, but the first one had only been built to the third floor, and the second one was still under construction. There were many people on the construction site, and when they passed by, they all cast curious glances at them.
"Will the people who are building the house stay here at night?" Yu Zhile asked the old couple of the Li family.
"Young Master..." Grandpa Li paused and changed his words, "Mr. Du has taken everyone's safety into consideration. During this period, everyone will live in a nearby house. There are trustworthy people guarding the house, so you don't have to worry."
After that, he first took everyone to a temporary shed to store their luggage, and then took them on a tour of the factory to give them a preliminary understanding of the entire factory.
Then, they returned to the shed to get their luggage and left the factory through the back door. After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived in front of a large, antique house.
The two gatekeepers were very respectful to the two elders of the Li family. They opened the door before anyone approached.
"This is the house where Mr. Du used to live." Grandpa Li said this specifically for Lan Yuanyuan to hear.
Hearing this, Lan Yuanyuan looked around curiously.
The decorations in the house had been damaged to varying degrees, but the current level of sophistication still opened everyone's eyes. The front yard of the house was winding and it took a long time for everyone to enter the backyard and go to their respective rooms.
"This house is too big." Zhang Wenxin put away her luggage and went to the living room to meet everyone. "I'm almost lost."
The old couple of the Li family looked at them looking around and sighing, with kind smiles on their faces and gentle eyes as if they were looking at their own younger relatives.
"We have prepared lunch." Grandma Li said softly, "You must be tired after sitting on the train all day. Go take a shower and rest after lunch. The hot water is ready."
Everyone took their seats.
At this time, one of the gatekeepers came in and whispered a few words in Grandma Li's ear.
After the man left, Grandma Li walked to Yu Zhile, Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue in turn and said that someone was here to pick them up and wanted to treat them to a meal.
Yu Zhile and the other two were in sync with each other. They immediately thought of Yu Haiqing and Zhang Xiangru, and made an excuse to go out together.
A dashing woman stood beside the car, opening the door and saying, "My last name is Hu, and I'm Deputy Director Yu's secretary and driver."
The three of them smiled and nodded at her, then got into the car.
On the way, the atmosphere in the car was quiet. Yu Zhile saw Secretary Hu driving seriously in the rearview mirror, and the more he looked at her, the more he felt that she looked like Hu Qulian's guard.
The car sped all the way and finally stopped at Jingrui Restaurant.
As dinner time approached, the lobby was just as lively as the last time Yu Zhile visited, with the aroma of various foods interweaving in the air.
When we met Secretary Hu, the waiter came to greet us warmly.
Secretary Hu stopped in the lobby and said, "Take them up first."
The waiter understood and took Yu Zhile and the other two to the private room on the second floor with ease. He knocked on the door a few times and waited for a while before pushing it open.
After opening the door, he lowered his head and looked submissive, not daring to glance into the box. He let them in and closed the door after them.
Yu Haiqing and Zhang Xiangru stood side by side, heading towards the door, and stared at Yu Zhile and the other two for a long time. They were all smiling, not hiding the admiration in their eyes.
"Welcome to Beijing." Yu Haiqing opened his arms to them.
After seeing the application of the Haiyu Village Sideline Business Group on the table, she sent someone to check the details of the sideline business group. Based on the description sent back, she was able to identify the identity of each person.
Her smile made Yu Zhile and the other two feel as if they were in spring breeze. There was no awkwardness as in a first meeting, and they got along like frequent juniors.
Yu Haiqing and the others were relieved to learn that Grandma Zhang Wenxin was still healthy, and they wanted to send something back in their name. Since Ge Tai went to work in the provincial transport team, they stopped sending nutritional supplements to Grandma Zhang on a regular basis, and now they wanted to resume sending them.
"In the future, you can send the things to me at the factory and I will send them back together." Zhang Wenxin smiled brightly.
Yu Haiqing and Zhang Xiangru looked at this girl whose personality was completely opposite to their benefactor with quite gentle eyes.
The five of them tacitly did not mention the Haiyu Food Processing Factory and talked about family matters. Zhang Xiangru suddenly turned the topic to Yu Chuyue.
"Chu Yue, do you want to study far away from home?" she asked.
Yu Zhile and the other two knew the true meaning of this question.
Yu Chuyue nodded seriously and replied: "At present, I am learning three foreign languages, English, German and Russian, and I am always ready. If the opportunity comes, I will grab it without hesitation."
"Did you know that there is a 70% chance that people majoring in linguistics and science and engineering will go to different places?" Zhang Xiangru tapped the table with her knuckles and continued to ask.
Yu Chuyue answered sincerely: "I only know it now, but it won't affect my choice."
Zhang Xiangru smiled and changed the subject.
Yu Zhile saw Yu Haiqing occasionally glancing at the door of the private room, and thought of Secretary Hu's stay in the lobby, and felt that this meal was far from as simple as it seemed.
As she expected, a few minutes later there was a knock on the door.
The door opened, and Secretary Hu led three women in. Two of them were dressed simply and were about the same age as Yu Haiqing and the other. The other was dressed fashionably and looked to be in her early thirties.
The three of them entered the room, and Secretary Hu took the initiative to leave the private room.
"I'm tired of having every party here." The fashionable woman threw her handbag on the chair and blew on her nails. "Next time we should have a party at Lao Mo."
"Lao Mo?" another person joked, "I'm on a business trip tonight. Do you want me to be invited to have tea as soon as I return to Beijing?"
The fashionable woman curled her lips and said nothing more.
Seeing that he had a good relationship with them, Yu Haiqing joked with them and introduced the identities of the visitors first, but skipped the fashionable woman.
Then, she pointed at Yu Zhile and the other two and introduced them one by one: "They are from Haiyu Village, Hai County, Congjiang Province. They are my nieces, Zhang Wenxin, Yu Zhile, and Yu Chuyue."
As soon as these words were spoken, the alienation in the visitor's eyes became less intense.
One of them was surnamed Zhu and the other surnamed Qin. They were both well-known people. Ms. Zhu had stamped the land application form for Haiyu Food Processing Factory. The two of them looked at Zhile for a while, then quickly looked away.
Yu Zhile and the other two were a little surprised when they realized that Yu Haiqing was bringing them closer to his network of connections, but they remained calm and shook hands with the two men.
"Haiyu brand? It's been quite popular in the city recently." The fashionable woman sat down by herself. "I heard that one of them is Qu Rong's daughter-in-law?"
She used a question mark and her tone was not very friendly, but her eyes were precisely on Yu Zhile.
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