Li Xianyi turned his gaze to Li Xiaowei again, wanting to see her future plans and whether she really wanted to stay in the Palace Museum and deal with antiques for the rest of her life.
"Weiwei! Tell me about your future plans. No matter what you want to do, grandpa will support you."
"Grandpa! I majored in Chinese. I used to want to stay at the Palace Museum, but now I haven't made up my mind."
The place Li Xiaowei least wants to go now is the Palace Museum. As soon as she goes there, her mind is filled with the scene of her first meeting with Mo Zhexuan.
"Okay! Then tell Grandpa when you've thought it over."
"Okay! Grandpa!"
Finally, he learned about the work situation of Peng Jianhua and his wife, gave some advice, and then left Li Zhixin and Guan Xinlan alone.
"Xinlan! As long as you run your business legally and abide by the law, I've always supported you. After all, you've created many jobs for the people. But has the situation changed now?"
"Dad! What's changed?" Guan Xinlan looked nervous. She had made a lot of money in business in the past few years, but without the status of the Li family, how could it have been possible for everything to go smoothly.
"With more and more cadres' families engaging in business, abuse of power for personal gain is becoming increasingly common. If this continues, it will lead to more corruption, and the harm it causes is immeasurable."
"So after much discussion, we decided to ban cadres' families from engaging in business. The relevant departments are now formulating the regulations, and they will be officially released next year at the latest."
Li Xianyi couldn't help but feel regretful now. He should have firmly refused to agree to Guan Xinlan's business, but he was persuaded in the end. The reason for persuasion was to create jobs, which was indeed achieved.
Currently, there are 15 Huimin chain supermarkets in Beijing with a total of more than 1,200 employees. Not only do they pay a large amount of taxes to the government every year, but they also provide jobs for countless families, which is an invaluable contribution.
If a regulation prohibiting the families of cadres from doing business is issued, it will undoubtedly cut off the financial resources of many cadres, and countless eyes will be on the Li family, and they will even become the target of public criticism.
"Dad! So what do you mean?" Guan Xinlan secretly clicked her tongue. She had already guessed the ending, but her heart was filled with resentment, because these fifteen chain supermarkets were gold mines that made a fortune every day!
"I mean to transfer it out as soon as possible." Li Xianyi had no choice. As the head of the government, he had to lead by example, otherwise how could he convince the people.
"Okay...! I... will transfer it as soon as possible." Guan Xinlan was shocked and finally nodded with gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry for wronging you. If it were an ordinary cadre, there would be no problem, but I sit in this position and must set an example for all cadres."
"Dad! We are all family. We share the same fate. We understand," Li Zhixin said quickly.
"Yeah!" Li Xianyi nodded and moved on to the next thing.
"Zhixin! I'm sure you've heard about the massive military downsizing. It's already been decided, and there's no room for change. So you need to make early preparations when you return. If it's really not possible, you'll have no choice but to transfer to a local military unit."
"Dad! Can you tell me the specific figures of disarmament?" Li Zhixin looked solemn. This was a major event that concerned his future and destiny.
"The specific numbers for this military reduction haven't been decided yet, but Comrade Xixian is very determined. It won't be a simple personnel reduction like in previous times. Instead, some agencies and units will be eliminated. I estimate at least 500,000 people will be cut."
Li Xianyi really admires Comrade Xixian's courage. This decision is really not easy to make, but he has to make it because China has reached the time when it has to change.
"I understand." Li Zhixin took a deep breath. This number completely scared him.
In the past, when we received layoff notices, it was just a formality. We would lay them off today and find another job tomorrow. But now, the government agencies and troops will be directly cut down, and I am afraid that the fate of countless people will be changed.
"As the commander of a combat unit, you shouldn't be among those being cut. Your unit is close to the border and is on the front lines of combat, but you can't let your guard down."
"Dad! If the time comes and I really have to take off my military uniform, then I will have no choice but to obey orders."
"You two are here today, and I have something I don't know how to start. Actually, I'm very conflicted inside." Li Xianyi took a sip of tea, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
"Dad! You say." Li Zhixin and Guan Xinlan looked at each other and said in unison.
"You all know that Xiaowei is in love with Mo Zhexuan. As a grandfather, I would hate to see my granddaughter end up with a man who already has three wives."
"For confidentiality reasons, I can only tell you that Mo Zhexuan is extremely important to the country, so Comrade Xixian hopes that we can consider Mo Zhexuan and do our best to facilitate this matter. If successful, he will owe the Li family a favor on behalf of the country."
Li Xianyi saw that Li Zhixin and Guan Xinlan's faces were filled with anger, and he could naturally understand their feelings. He felt the same way at the beginning, and then said:
"I'll leave this decision to you and your spouse. I'll support whatever you choose. However, I've gotten to know Mo Zhexuan in detail. Aside from being a bit of a playboy, he's truly a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty."
As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up from the armchair, took his teacup and walked out of the study. Now he had no psychological burden and left all the choices to his parents.
"Old Li! I'm telling you, no matter what, I will not let my daughter marry a man with three other women. No one can change this."
A tear flowed from Guan Xinlan's eyes, and she spoke with a sobbing voice.
"Don't worry! Even if you are willing, I won't agree. She is my daughter. How could I not want her to be happy?"
Li Zhixin would rather give up her future than let her daughter jump into the fire pit. Although the future is important, her daughter's lifelong happiness is more important.
As soon as the two walked out of the study, they saw Li Xiaowei standing at the door with a kettle in her hand, and Li Xianyi standing beside her.
"Weiwei! Did you hear everything?" Guan Xinlan asked hurriedly.
"Yes! I heard everything. Grandpa told me everything." Li Xiaowei had a blank expression on her face, but she couldn't stop the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Daughter! Don't cry! No one will force you as long as you don't want to." Li Zhixin said firmly.
"I don't know now, but I can't forget him," Li Xiaowei said in a crying voice.
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