If Gu Yurou were alive in the 1960s or 70s, she would already be a grandmother.
This is not an exaggeration at all. In the 1970s, the marriage law stipulated that men could marry at 20 and women at 18, and that girls could legally marry at 18.
For example, she and her son both got married at 18, so now they're grandmothers, aren't they?
No one would believe that their mother wasn't worried about their marriages.
Dong Qing remained silent for a long time before saying, "I have an idea that may be a bit unreasonable, and I don't know if I should say it."
Gu Yurou said, "If I'm not mistaken, you probably want me to develop my career in Shenzhen, right? But given my current family situation, I really can't agree to that."
These are all obvious things, and Gu Yurou could easily guess them.
Dong Qing said, "I do have this idea. I'd like you to be the general manager of the branch office. I'd like you to settle down in Shenzhen with your whole family. I'll buy you a big house there. Your sister is also a college student. I'll let her work at the company. In addition, the company will give you an extra 3,000 yuan living allowance every month. How does that sound?"
No one could refuse the conditions offered by Dong Qing. Gu Yurou said, "I can only say that the treatment you are offering me is too tempting. I can handle it myself, but my mother is getting old and she is attached to her hometown. It would probably take a lot of persuasion to get her to move to another place. I will go back to my hometown today and give you an answer tomorrow."
Relocation is no small matter, and she and her sister both need to transfer their household registrations there, making it a very complicated affair.
Dongqing said, "It would be good for you to go back and discuss it. Don't push yourself too hard. If it really doesn't work out, I'll arrange for my third sister to go over."
Gu Yurou said, "Okay, wait for my news."
The next morning, after Gu Yurou went to work, she told Dong Qing that she had convinced her family and that she and her sister would start the household registration transfer process that day and set off in two days.
Dongqing said, "You don't need to go to work for the next two days. Go back and make some arrangements at home. I'll come pick you up from your house in two days."
Gu Yurou said, "Okay, I'll go back first."
After Gu Yurou left, Dong Qing returned to his office and said to Fang Lin, "Sister Fang Lin, drive to the provincial capital today and buy one hundred mobile phones, the best ones, so that everyone in our company, from top to bottom, can have one."
Nowadays, Dong Qing and his wife, along with the company's senior management, have long been equipped with mobile phones, while middle and lower-level leaders and factory managers still use old-fashioned mobile phones and pagers.
Why didn't Dong Qing let Fang Lin buy it locally?
In those days, mobile phones were just emerging, and it was difficult to buy a suitable phone in a small city. This was the main reason why Dong Qing asked Fang Lin to go to the provincial capital to buy a phone. Moreover, in the provincial capital, they could buy at a wholesale price, and the money saved on a hundred phones would be a considerable amount.
Fang Lin drove to the provincial capital around 1 p.m. and went directly to the foreign trade company to wholesale 100 mobile phones.
The mobile phones were distributed the next morning, and from then on, all levels of the company, as well as the factory managers under the company, completely phased out mobile phones and pagers.
Dong Qing walked into the office and said, "Sister Fang Lin, immediately issue a notice that there will be a meeting for all levels of management in the company at nine o'clock this morning."
Fang Lin said, "I'll notify them immediately."
At 9:00 a.m. sharp, Dong Qing and Li Yuzhu entered the conference room. The company said that all the senior, middle and junior managers were present.
The couple walked to the head seats and sat down. Dong Qing said, "I announce that Yusheng Corporation will next develop that piece of land in Pengcheng."
The Pengcheng branch has been established, and Gu Yurou has been appointed as the branch's general manager. Two people from each department will be selected to take the train to Pengcheng to take up their posts in a week. Whoever goes there must assist General Manager Gu in doing a good job.
The following is an announcement regarding changes in the company's senior management: Effective today, Dong Ermei's position remains unchanged; Dong Damei will serve as the company's Deputy General Manager; Dong Sanmei will serve as the company's Manager; and Fang Lin, the Chairman's Secretary, will concurrently serve as the company's Deputy Manager.
Fang Lin was unaware of this job appointment beforehand, which meant that her workload would be heavier in the future. What made her happiest was Dong Qing's trust in her.
Dong Qing then went on to talk about the company's recent development plans.
Two days later, Fang Lin and Dong Sanmei drove Dong Qing and his wife to Gu Yurou's house. Her house was in the countryside, with three dilapidated tile-roofed houses and two east wing rooms.
Gu Yurou's home was very simple, and her family situation was completely disproportionate to her job.
When Dongqing and his wife entered the main room, they were dumbfounded by the pile of things inside.
Gu Yurou looked at the couple and shook her head helplessly. She said, "There's really no way to convince my mother. How is she going to bring all these things there? You should talk to her! Maybe my mother will listen to you."
Dongqing said, "Auntie, you don't actually need to bring anything, just a change of clothes."
Gu Yurou's mother said, "With so much food at home, what are we going to eat there? If we don't bring bedding, what will we use to be covered up?"
Dongqing and his wife were both amused and exasperated upon hearing this. They knew that this was the case for the older generation of rural elderly people. They had endured hunger and hardship, and they considered moving to another place as a relocation, not wanting to leave anything behind.
Dongqing said, "Auntie, we're flying there today, and we have too much stuff to bring. Don't worry, I'll buy all the household supplies I need when we get there, okay?"
Gu Yurou's mother said, "Nephew, you need to think this through. It takes a lot of money to set up a home."
Dong Qing said, "Don't worry, I can handle a mere tens of thousands of yuan."
After hearing this, Gu Yurou's mother shook her head and said, "Rich people really talk big. A few tens of thousands or even a few thousand yuan is an astronomical figure for my family. Fine, I'll listen to you. I won't bring anything. You can deal with this grain when you get back. It will spoil if you leave it in the house, or the mice will take it away."
Dong Sanmei said, "Okay, I'll send people back to bring the grain. Shall we set off now?"
The family walked out of the house. Gu Yurou locked the door, handed the key to Dong Sanmei, and said, "You can leave everything else at home, but you must send someone back to the company to bring the grain back, otherwise it will really spoil."
Dong Sanmei took the keys and said, "Okay, after I get back to the company, I'll have Li Yufei drive over to my house and take the grain back to sell for meals."
Chen Yuzhu and her family sat in two separate cars. Gu Yurou's car was left at the company instead of being driven to Pengcheng, and they would buy her another car when they arrived in Pengcheng.
Li Yuzhu sat in the passenger seat, and Dong Qing started the car and drove out of the village.
They arrived at the airport around 10 a.m. After Dong Qing and his wife boarded the plane with their family, Dong Sanmei and Fang Lin each drove back to the company in a car.
Upon arriving in Shenzhen at noon, Dong Qing first bought Gu Yurou a luxury car, and then got a temporary license plate in the afternoon.
Around 4:00 PM, they arrived at the gate of the land plot from 1986 and parked their car.
Li Yuzhu was stunned when she got out of the car. If she hadn't seen this piece of land, she wouldn't have known where she was. It had been eleven years since she last visited this place, and now it was already part of the city. She exclaimed in surprise, "My God, how has the city developed so fast?"
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