Chapter 427 Extra: Su Zhongqing Returns to the Country
In 1983, Su Mo resigned from the Investment Promotion Office. It cannot be said that she resigned, as there was no such concept at that time. It should be called a suspension of employment.
In the past few years, the process of reform and opening up was not smooth and there were too many obstacles, but after a few years of painful adjustment, it has begun to get on the right track.
It was also from this year that more and more people started to apply for suspension of employment to start their own businesses. Su Mo also took advantage of this trend and resigned from the Investment Promotion Office.
In the past few years, Su Mo has attracted a lot of investment through the relationships she had accumulated before. With the joint efforts of everyone in the Investment Promotion Office, the progress of Guangzhou's clothing industry has been advanced by several years.
Today, after several years of development, Gaodi Street has grown to a certain scale and has become the first self-employed clothing market in the country. It mainly deals in cloth, clothing, shoes and hats, and some small clothing commodities, attracting tourists and merchants from all over the country.
This year, the phrase "East, West, South, North, and Center, make a fortune in Guangdong" has gradually become popular. People in other places think that Guangdong is a place full of gold, and more and more people are pouring into Guangdong.
In recent years, the Su family's business has reached several levels.
At the end of 1981, the clothing studio had been upgraded to a garment factory. By the middle of 1983, it had more than 600 employees and registered two of its own clothing brands. There are nearly 100 direct stores and franchise stores in major cities across the country.
In addition, when the state was carrying out public-private partnership reforms on some factories, we invested in three textile factories and two shoe factories.
The food factory was affected by logistics and did not develop as fast, but it also had more than 200 employees, and there were more than 60 food stores in various places.
The fastest growing is still the service consulting company. With the reform and opening up, various parts of Guangdong Province began to frequently build factories, houses and industrial parks, and the construction industry began to flourish.
The transport team has increased to nearly 100 vehicles. It separated from the original company and established a special transport company.
The construction department was also separated and a special construction company was established, which currently has more than 300 employees.
In an environment that was still not very clear, the Su family's business was able to develop so well, not only because of the support of people and leaders, but also because the Su family was generous.
During the great flood in 1981, the Su family took out all the profits of the previous two years, replaced a large amount of materials, and donated them to the disaster area, which won the praise of leaders as "a patriotic entrepreneur with a conscience", and the Guangdong Provincial Government also awarded Su Tingqian the honor of a patriotic entrepreneur.
In addition, since 1980, the Su family has set aside a portion of money every year to support education in poor areas, donate books, set up scholarships, and build school buildings.
In recent years, the country has been promoting education, and the concept of "no matter how poor, education cannot be poor" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of many cadres.
The Su family's move was undoubtedly close to the authorities.
Therefore, even though there were various controversies in the early stage of reform, the Su family's charitable actions did not cause any repercussions. The Su family took the opportunity to develop quietly.
When people with good intentions came to their attention, the Su family's businesses in various industries had already developed to a large scale. But at this time, the pace of reform and opening up had already been taken for several years, and would no longer change because of what some people did or said.
It was in this atmosphere that Su Zhongqing proposed to return to China.
Su Zhongqing was old, and his health had been getting worse in the past two years. The medical environment in the United States is good. According to his physical condition, he should have stayed in the United States, but the older generation always has the idea of ​​returning to their roots. They couldn't go back before, but now they can go back, so they naturally want to go back and take a look.
Su Jing came back early to make arrangements. With the help of Su Tingqian, they bought the villa where their family lived before and hired someone to renovate it.
China and the United States have started direct flights since January 1981, but only to Beijing.
Su Zhongqing's family flew to Beijing first, and then transferred from Beijing to Haishi.
To show respect for their elders, the two brothers Su Tingde and Su Tingqian flew to Beijing and met Su Jing at the airport together.
This time, in addition to Su Zhongqing, there were also his three sons, Su Tingbang, Su Tingyi, Su Tingli, as well as a housekeeper and a doctor who took care of him.
As for his wife Zhao Shaoyi, she was old and too lazy to bother, so she did not come back. Several daughters-in-law also stayed in the United States to take care of the old lady. In fact, he was a little worried that he did not bring back the women and children, fearing that something unexpected would happen and the whole family would be trapped.
Even though Su Jing said several times that the domestic environment has improved a lot, they have not been back in person after all, so they are still a little worried.
After getting off the plane, Su Zhongqing looked at the brand new airport, which was not inferior to foreign airports. He was dazed for a moment and also had a big shock.
It seems that the country is really developing and reforming.
Since the reform and opening up, the Capital Airport has begun to expand. In 1980, the T1 terminal was built. In January 1982, automatic doors, automatic walkways, escalators, baggage systems, flight dynamic display boards, closed-circuit televisions, etc. were put into use in the new terminal, and various facilities began to connect with the international community.
After all, the airport is the first door for foreign businessmen to enter our country, so it is natural to attach importance to it.
When approaching the exit, Su Zhongqing couldn't help but get a little nervous. He felt a sense of homesickness, and was also excited to see his relatives whom he hadn't seen for decades.
When he saw the two middle-aged men next to Su Jing, Su Zhongqing's eyes immediately became red. When he left, the two were still young men, but now they are grandfathers.
"Uncle!"
"Tingbang (brother), Tingyi (brother), Tingli (brother)."
Seeing them coming out, Su Tingde and Su Tingqian hurried to greet them.
"Uncle, you have lost weight." Su Tingde's voice was a little choked.
In his memory, Su Zhongqing had always been dignified, which was really different from the old man sitting in a wheelchair in front of him.
"When you get old, you lose weight. You two brothers are very good, very good!" Su Zhongqing held the hands of the brothers tightly and shed tears, "Uncle can still see you in his lifetime, it's worth it!"
Everyone was very excited to meet again after a long separation. Thinking of the past, they couldn't help but choke and red eyes. They chatted for a long time.
Such scenes are not surprising to the airport staff. Since last year, more and more overseas Chinese have returned to visit relatives, and there are scenes of people crying almost every day at the airport.
After everyone calmed down, the group went to the hotel. After
more than ten hours of flying, Su Zhongqing was also tired. After a simple meal at the hotel, he was taken care of by the housekeeper and doctor and went back to his room to rest, leaving the brothers to chat.