Xu Jianguo rubbed his head and said with a look of resentment, "What are you talking about? It's obvious that the Central Committee hasn't reached a consensus yet. Otherwise, Grandpa Zhou would have told you directly when he called you."
"Of course. I didn't expect that you, despite your young age, can see things so clearly!" Wu Tianlong said with a smile.
Su Dingshan also nodded, agreeing with Wu Tianlong's statement. After thinking for a while, he continued to ask: "Then can you continue to tell me, what is the consideration behind your grandfather Zhou calling me?"
Xu Jianguo thought for a moment and said, "I don't think Grandpa Zhou necessarily wanted to call you!
"Oh? What do you mean?" Su Dingshan and Wu Tianlong's eyes lit up and they asked.
"Think about it, everyone in Jingzhou, including the Central Command, knows your relationship. If he hadn't been forced to do so, there would have been no need for him to call you. So, I think Grandpa Zhou's call was based on two main considerations: first, to tell you about this matter and get your opinion. Second, he wanted you to use your personal connections to persuade the commanders of those bases. Of course, this was most likely not Grandpa Zhou's idea. After all, I, Grandpa Zhou, would never let you do such a thankless task.
"That makes sense. Is there anything else?" Su Dingshan asked with a smile on his face.
"Hmph, if they are really capable, they should solve the problem themselves instead of suggesting that Grandpa Zhou come to you, a retired old man, to solve the problem. If the problem is solved, it will be their credit, and if it is not solved, they will not suffer any loss. Anyway, it is you who are responsible for offending people, and the abacus beads are really noisy!" Xu Jianguo said dissatisfiedly.
His words frightened Ma Guoliang and Dong Jixiang, who were standing by, and they thought that this kid was still as brave as ever.
After Xu Jianguo finished speaking, he picked up the tea bowl on the kang table in front of him and started drinking from it in big gulps.
Su Dingshan and Wu Tianlong looked at each other and saw a smile in each other's eyes.
"Okay, now that we've talked about business, let's talk about something else. Jianguo, how's your new project research going?" Su Dingshan asked.
"What? Are we done talking about this?" Xu Jianguo asked somewhat puzzled.
"But we're not done talking!"
"No, Grandpa Su, you haven't told me what you think yet?"
"What are you thinking? Everything will remain the same, and we will continue with our retirement life!"
When Xu Jianguo heard this, he immediately understood what Su Dingshan meant. He felt relieved and started grinning foolishly.
"Stop laughing like a fool and tell me about your new R&D project!" Wu Tianlong urged unhappily.
Xu Jianguo had no choice but to report the current R&D progress of the project to the four people, which immediately caused them to exclaim in amazement.
In the blink of an eye, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. Considering that they had to go to work and school the next day, the families said goodbye to their elders and returned home.
After returning home, the family began to wash up, and after everything was ready, they prepared to go to bed and rest.
At this time, Daya came to the door of Xu Jianguo and his wife's east room and called out, "Brother, sister-in-law, are you asleep?"
Wen Sitian was making the quilt on the kang at this time. Xu Jianguo walked over, opened the door, and said with a smile, "Come in, what's going on?"
"Brother, I'm not sure about something and I want you and sister-in-law to help me make a decision." Daya said.
At this time, Wen Sitian said, "Daya, come quickly, get on the kang and talk!"
"Okay!" Daya said with a sweet smile, then she walked over, took off her shoes, got on the kang, and sat next to Wen Sitian.
Wen Sitian pulled the quilt over her and asked, "Daya, talk to your sister-in-law. What are you unsure about?"
Daya thought for a moment before speaking: "That's right, I'm going to graduate from junior high school next year, but there are no high schools or technical secondary schools here. The teacher said that those who want to continue their studies can only go to the county..."
After listening to Daya's story, the couple finally understood the whole story.
Daya is in the fourth grade of junior high school this year and will graduate next year. Normally, students in their class usually have two destinations.
The first is to take the junior high school entrance examination and enter high school or technical secondary school to continue studying.
The second option is to directly start working with a junior high school education.
However, there are only elementary and junior high schools at the Dawali base, and no high school. If you want to take the high school entrance examination and continue your studies, you can only choose to go to the high school or technical secondary school in the administrative office or county.
Moreover, due to the current situation, many high schools and technical secondary schools in the Daxinganling District Administrative Office are currently suspended. Only the county high school is still running normally due to its remote location. However, students who want to study in the county high school need to take the examination organized by the school, and only students with qualified scores are eligible for admission.
So Daya's homeroom teacher told them about the current situation, hoping that the students could go home and discuss with their parents and make plans in advance. After all, there was only more than half a year left before the children graduated.
However, after listening to the teacher's words, Daya did not tell her brother and sister-in-law immediately. As a result, she thought about the two options of continuing to study or going to work for several days but could not come up with a definite decision, so she had to come to the two for help.
After listening to this, Wen Sitian rubbed Daya's hair with some heartache, turned her head to look at Xu Jianguo who was sitting on the edge of the kang, her eyes full of questioning.
Xu Jianguo nodded at her, gave her a reassuring look, and said with a smile, "Daya, I've thought about what you're talking about before. I originally wanted to wait until after your final exam to tell you."
When Daya heard this, her eyes lit up and she asked, "Really? That's great! Brother, tell me about it!"
"Silly girl, don't be anxious. Let me ask you first, do you believe me?" Xu Jianguo asked.
Daya didn't hesitate at all, nodded vigorously and said, "Of course I believe it!"
Xu Jianguo smiled and nodded, then continued, "Okay, since you trust me, my advice to you is not to go to the county or the administrative office to study for the time being."
Daya asked in confusion, "Why?"
"I believe you are aware of the current situation outside. The national college entrance examination has been suspended, and many schools have stopped classes. It is precisely because of this that many unemployed vagrants have appeared in society. This is also why the country has organized educated youth to go to the countryside. Although the county high school has not suspended classes, no one can guarantee whether you can successfully graduate from high school, and your sister-in-law and I are not at ease with you going to the county or the government office to study alone." Xu Jianguo said.
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