"Yan isn't here?"
Secretary Hao suddenly asked.
Su Yu said, "Secretary Yan went to the Agriculture Bureau to learn about agricultural knowledge."
"He's a man of action." Secretary Hao nodded, feeling that there were some things he needed to discuss with someone. He had been nagging Yan about it before. Although Yan never expressed his opinion, it made him feel better to have someone to complain to.
Looking at Su's serious expression, he figured he was someone who kept his mouth shut. So he said, "Regarding the matters discussed at today's meeting, Song's points do have some merit, but there are also many problems. The question is, how much foreign exchange can be exchanged?"
Su Yu nodded in agreement, without saying a word.
Secretary Hao didn't expect her to give Ling'er a response, but seeing that she didn't say anything, he didn't think much of it.
He added, "This is a major undertaking after all. If it doesn't work, there's a good chance it will cause problems later."
Su Yu said, "Your considerations make a lot of sense."
Hearing Su Yu's words, Secretary Hao glanced at her again. "You also think it makes sense?"
Su Yu nodded seriously.
Secretary Hao paced around the office, glancing at Su Yu. He'd been quite content talking to himself when his secretary hadn't spoken. But now that she'd started talking and then suddenly fallen silent, it felt strange.
"Then why do you think I'm right?"
Su Yu said cautiously, "Boss, it's not appropriate for me, as your secretary, to bring up such an important matter. If you want to hear it, then I'll just pretend to be an ordinary citizen and share my thoughts with you."
This is a novel approach. Secretary Hao, seated, said, "Sit down."
Su Yu sat on a third of the stool. "As an ordinary citizen, I definitely hope to be able to exchange local products for grain. Being able to have enough to eat is, after all, a good thing."
"Hmm." Secretary Hao was somewhat serious; he had previously supported his ideas.
Su Yu continued, "But as a patriotic citizen, I must put the national interest first. Why do we produce local products? Of course, it's to earn foreign exchange for the country and make our country stronger. So we need to consider how to earn more foreign exchange."
Hearing Su Yu say this, Secretary Hao felt relieved.
Secretary Hao said, "You, an ordinary citizen, think quite a lot."
"Women like to be frugal and manage their finances carefully. Home is home, and so is the country. We have to be careful and manage our finances for this big family. Secretary Hao, aren't you being so cautious now also for the sake of the country, this big family?"
"Home is home, and so is the country..." Secretary Hao murmured, feeling deeply moved. Everyone, coming and going, is striving for this home.
What do you think of Song's idea?
Su Yu, of course, wouldn't directly express her opinion, but could only vaguely say, "My assumptions were based on your agreement with Secretary Song's plan. If you disagree, then we'll just continue as before. No matter how many ideas we have, they can only be realized under the leadership of the organization, right? So, Secretary Hao, your opinion is the most important."
So if you don't agree, we'll just have to keep waiting to starve and won't be able to do anything. It's pointless to worry about earning more or less; we won't earn anything anyway.
Secretary Hao remained silent. Su Yu also did not speak further.
This was also a test for her, a test of whether she could learn to express her opinions within certain limits. She didn't want to be just a secretary with ears; she hoped that she could express her own thoughts at certain times.
An obedient secretary can be easily replaced; after all, there's no shortage of capable people. And they don't listen to those who have ears. For example, when Secretary Hao couldn't find Secretary Yan, didn't he also vent his frustrations to her?
After that, Su Yu didn't say anything more. Too much talk leads to mistakes, and what needed to be said had already been said. From the hesitation in Secretary Hao's eyes, it was clear that Comrade Song Dongzheng's proposal was potentially feasible.
To avoid suspicion for the time being, Su Yu and Secretary Song didn't even have lunch together.
Zhu and Su Yu got their food together and sat in the cafeteria eating and chatting.
On the other side, Secretary Song and Secretary Yan were having dinner together.
"I heard you speak at the meeting today. So, you're thinking of getting some real work done?" Secretary Yan said while eating.
Secretary Song glanced at her partner discreetly before continuing to eat. "I've always been a person of substance. If I hadn't, you wouldn't even be able to afford a cornbread right now."
"I know you got the grain through trade. But this is a bit uncertain. I can't help you in front of Secretary Hao."
"No hope. You're just trying to protect yourself."
Secretary Song had long seen through him. If the transfer order hadn't already been issued, this Secretary Yan would never have sat down to eat with him. To avoid suspicion, Secretary Yan could keep a straight face to everyone. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lacked interpersonal relationships all these years. He was being overly cautious.
Secretary Yan smiled and said, "How about we talk to your girlfriend? She can put in a good word for you now."
Secretary Song rolled her eyes at him. "Do you still want the grain?"
"Okay, I won't go blind anymore." Secretary Yan lowered his head and ate his food.
After get off work in the afternoon, Su Yu rode Su Zhi's bicycle home. On the way, she met up with her boyfriend, then told Su Zhi to go home while she went on her date.
Su Zhi happily left with a bag full of sunflower seeds.
Su Yu got into Secretary Song's car, wrapped her arms around his waist, leaned against his back, and sighed comfortably. Jin Yi, who had been tense, finally relaxed.
"That idea you mentioned this morning was good. How did you come up with it?"
Secretary Song felt like she was being questioned by her boss, and nervously replied, "The foreign goods counters in our mall earn so much foreign exchange from us every year. I was thinking, why can't we earn that from them too? We have such a vast and resource-rich land, I refuse to believe we can't earn that much."
"The idea is quite good. Did you do any research beforehand?"
"What survey?"
"It's about figuring out which local products they need and which they don't. You might not know this, but they have more of some things than we do."
Secretary Song had a sudden inspiration, her eyes lit up, "You're right. I overlooked that."
"Without investigation, there is no right to speak. Comrade Song Dongzheng, you need to record more in your notebook. If I were you, I would immediately produce some data and tell them how much foreign exchange we can earn by exporting certain products, how much we spend, how much we return, and which local products we should collect to maximize our profits. I would also tell them how much we can earn in a year and how many people's food needs we can solve."
"..."
Secretary Song stopped the car and looked back at her. "Comrade Su, you know so much."
"Don't forget, I studied accounting!" Su Yu said proudly.
Secretary Song looked at her excitedly. No wonder people used to seek out revolutionary comrades when they were making revolution. Having a progressive revolutionary comrade by your side really does make you more progressive!
"Comrade Su, let's find a spot in Meiluo for our date this week."
Su Yu glanced at her and said, "Don't think about such nonsense." Want to find a dangerous place to do bad things? That's impossible; she's not a stupid or clueless girl.
"I want to learn accounting from you."
"..."
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