"Our country has developed to this point, and we are basically free from the threat of national extinction. However, what should we do next, and how should we develop socialism with Chinese characteristics? Nobody knows, nobody is clear. We are all feeling our way across the river, and what we need to do is to see clearly what's in the river. But what exactly is in the river, I don't know, and neither do those above us. We can only guess."
"The group has set the tone: we must vigorously develop the economy."
"As you know, once a decision is made, it has both good and bad effects. On the one hand, ordinary people have more money in their hands; on the other hand, the bad effects are already gradually emerging. But ultimately, that is an internal matter for us. Wang Shouren raised a question here: what if external forces come in?"
"how……"
The top leader waved his hand: "We must align ourselves with international standards, that's inevitable, and we're short of foreign exchange. So we have to do business with foreigners. It's not that we're afraid to do business with foreigners, but rather that we don't know their rules. Doing business isn't just about buying something from me and then reselling it, and that's the end of the matter."
"That country is a capitalist country, and the essence of capitalism is exploitation. Why would they establish diplomatic relations with us? Is it because they want to be on good terms with us? No, it's because there are profits to be made here. With profits, someone gains and someone else loses. Cooperation and mutual benefit are fine. But if they have any bad intentions, we will suffer losses without fully understanding their operating model."
"Take the machine tools we imported a few years ago, for example. Aren't they obsolete? But could we refuse them? We couldn't."
"To some extent, war has indeed come. It is a continuous war that will not stop, or rather, it can be said that future wars will be dominated by this form."
"Then shouldn't he stay?" Li Weiguo didn't quite understand. What he couldn't understand, Wang Shouren understood. Didn't that mean he could better serve the country?
"Yes, that's what I thought at first too, but then he pulled out a report."
"What report?"
"Before you left, you told him what I had entrusted to you, right?"
“Yes, given the circumstances at the time, he was the most suitable. A section chief is someone nobody really cares about. He's also a man of action.” Li Weiguo nodded.
"He compiled a report and a table summarizing what he's done over the years." At this point, the senior leader took out a report from his drawer. It wasn't very thick, and compared to Wang Shouren's style, it was relatively conservative: "Take a look."
After saying that, the senior leader didn't speak, but instead flipped through other documents, seemingly waiting for Li Weiguo to finish reading them.
The only sound in the huge office was the rustling of documents.
After looking at the documents for a while, Li Weiguo put down the documents in his hand, wanted to say something but couldn't, and sighed.
The top leader seemed to have finished his work and said, "You know, he's been going down to the lower levels a lot over the years. And what was the result? None of the refined production lines he wanted to implement were achieved. Before 1976, this might have been understandable, but you know what the situation was like in these factories after 1976."
“There are some things that we don’t really want to change; we just want stability. The country is big and needs stability, but things have reached a point where stability is impossible. Our country’s finances can’t support it anymore.” The top leader sighed, “He told us that we’ve been too lenient.”
“Merciful?” Li Weiguo murmured to himself.
"Whether we approve or not, the facts are what they are. In any case, the original revolutionary spirit must not be forgotten. He wanted to be that pioneer, so we agreed."
At this point, Li Weiguo understood.
The entire country is now putting in a lot of effort to attract investment.
Why? It's because they're poor.
There needs to be work to provide enough jobs to support more people. Only when there is stability can the country be at peace.
"But what was his purpose in creating this twin sisters spectacle?"
The senior leader smiled, stood up, and patted Li Weiguo on the shoulder.
"Wei Guo, let me give you a piece of calligraphy."
"Huh?" Li Weiguo didn't react for a moment.
The high-ranking leader had already started grinding the ink, so he immediately stood up and said, "I'll do it."
Soon, the top leader wrote down the following line on the paper with swift strokes: "If a country has no wise advisors or capable ministers at home and no external enemies abroad, it will surely perish."
Li Weiguo's pupils contracted slightly, and he paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something.
He stared at the big boss in disbelief.
"this……"
"Wei Guo, you're under a lot of pressure."
Li Weiguo gave a bitter laugh, lit another cigarette, and gazed out the window through the smoke, remaining silent for a long time.
Meanwhile, a stylish and beautiful young woman, accompanied by a boy of about ten years old, had just disembarked from a plane. She had long, slightly wavy hair that accentuated her captivating features.
The little boy seemed both nervous and excited. He was dressed in simple, clean clothes and looked very well-behaved. His eyes revealed curiosity and anticipation for his new environment.
"Mommy, does Daddy live here?" the little boy looked up and asked with a curious expression.
"Yes." Lou Xiao'e took off her sunglasses and revealed a smile, a meaningful smile, like the gloating look of a little girl about to do something naughty.
"Let's go, I'll take you to find your father."
"Then...didn't you say, Dad, there are other children? Will they like me?" The little boy's words didn't contain much worry, but rather a curious question.
"He'll like you," Lou Xiao'e said with a smile, patting Wang Siren's head.
"Then... let's go quickly."
"good!"
Courtyard
Liu Guangtian arrived in a hurry, and as soon as he entered Wang Shouren's house, he told Qin Jingru that something had happened. Ye Zhao, who was beside him, didn't look too happy. She didn't want to come; it was a family matter, and she shouldn't have come. But he came anyway.
Liu Guangtian hadn't neglected his studies over the years, and now he was an engineer at the factory, with a promising future ahead of him. Ye Zhao felt there was something fishy about this situation, so she didn't want to get involved, but she couldn't resist Liu Guangtian's desire to repay her kindness.
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