The next day, Shen Mingzhi and Jiang Shaochen went to the mall to choose furniture for their new home.
“Dad asked around for us. The Song family was keeping an eye on Xinian when he took the college entrance exam,” Jiang Shaochen suddenly said as the two looked at the wardrobe.
Shen Mingzhi didn't say anything, but she had pretty much guessed it.
“But Dad also asked me, and said that it’s not in accordance with regulations for you to send Xinian abroad. There’s no such policy now, and you can’t apply for it at his workplace either. His workplace doesn’t know about this.” Jiang Shaozhen said, glancing at Shen Mingzhi who was carefully examining the cabinet.
"Let him be reinstated first, and his previous seniority should be added back. There might be new policies next year. I'll also go to the provincial party committee to see if we can sue the Song family," Shen Mingzhi said with a stern face.
If she hadn't been worried about delaying Wang Xinian's university studies, she wouldn't have been willing to send him abroad.
These past few days, Wang Xinian has been silent, spending his days engrossed in his books and ignoring everyone.
After calming down, Shen Mingzhi thought about it. He had always been disliked and sent back and forth to make a living. Now that he was being sent abroad, he would inevitably think that she had not taken good care of the two children, so she did not want him anymore.
The mental health of teenagers is also very important.
Furthermore, the cost of going abroad is indeed very high. She also happened to be dealing with the crackdown on Ang Lee's pharmacy, and Jiang Shao-chen's construction site was still in its early stages; she had no idea how much money it would generate in the future.
Sending him abroad at this point would indeed be too risky.
“You can meet with provincial party committee members in smaller places, but this is Beijing. Besides, there’s no way to find fault with what he’s done, otherwise, would he dare to do it?” Jiang Shaozhen walked behind Shen Mingzhi, put his hand on her shoulder and said, “How about this wardrobe? The big mirror is perfect for getting ready.”
Shen Mingzhi's mind wasn't on the mirror; she was preoccupied with what would happen to Wang Xinian at university.
"Is there any evidence that Song Wanyin instructed that female student to take our child away?" she asked Jiang Shaozhen behind her.
“The female student was arrested, and she explained everything to my dad. The problem is, Song Wanyin only told her verbally that she would give the old lady money, but only when she handed the person over. The old lady and her daughter-in-law were greedy and didn’t think about the consequences before believing her,” Jiang Shaozhen explained to Shen Mingzhi.
There's no recording now. As long as Song Wanyin doesn't admit it, and they find a few more people to give false testimony, the unlucky ones will still be the ones who have to handle the business.
Besides, given the Song family's background, the female student probably wouldn't want to offend her.
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhi sighed softly, "Let's try to apply to the daily chemical factory first. Maybe next year a policy will be introduced that would allow him to study abroad at his own expense. We need to prepare in advance. If we get stuck again this time, he will be delayed from going to university."
“Okay, I’ll listen to you. If you don’t have enough money to support him, I can help you out,” Jiang Shaozhen said.
Shen Mingzhi looked at the wardrobe for a while longer and thought the quality was pretty good, so she said, "This one will do."
Jiang Shaozhen told the person next to him that he had ordered the cabinet.
"Doesn't Dad have any performance requirements?" Shen Mingzhi asked in a low voice as she pulled him to look at the table.
“He’s in the armed forces; he can’t interfere with performance evaluations. On the contrary, Song Huiquan and the mayor need it more.” Jiang Shaozhen glanced around, his eyes probing as he asked her, “Why are you asking this?”
“I’m thinking of looking at a few export factories that aren’t performing well. I’ll choose one with Comrade Li later and we can start making women’s beauty products. You’re also in the engineering business, right? If we can attribute the economic benefits we generate to Dad’s achievements, we might be able to get rid of Song Huiquan,” Shen Mingzhi said softly.
Jiang Shao Chen looked into her eyes and smiled for a while before saying, "Wife, you're so smart."
Everyone wants to achieve political success these days, and the military values economic breakthroughs highly. Whoever achieves political success will be given attention.
Song Huiquan is suppressing Ren'an Pharmacy, run by Shen Mingzhi and Li An. If they can achieve good results through their factory, the leaders in Beijing will definitely notice. Where there's suppression, there's bound to be protection.
Who wouldn't want a political achievement handed to them?
“Since Dad can’t get this achievement, you should work hard at the factory. As long as you make a difference, the factory secretary and director will be on your side. The reason Dad can’t beat Song Huiquan now is because he’s not good at these things at all. He wasn’t originally from the armed forces. Those people set him up with a few words and a trap, and that’s how he got here. He’s too lazy to fight with people, so he’s just stayed here.” Jiang Shaozhen held her waist and said softly.
Shen Mingzhi nodded, "That's fine. You should also get the project started as soon as possible... Speaking of which, you can find house designers, road designers, and do something like new rural construction. Just think boldly and do boldly."
Jiang Shaozhen asked curiously, "What is the construction of new rural areas?"
“Look, our city has such nice houses and such wide roads, but the countryside also needs reform, just like you said before, housing commercialization. We can’t just consider renovating the houses, we also have to consider the surrounding environment, whether the roads are easy to walk on, and whether parking is convenient,” Shen Mingzhi explained to him.
Jiang Shao Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at her with an admiring smile, "Wife, you're really smart."
Shen Mingzhi glanced at him. "Really?"
"Yes, you're really smart." Jiang Shaozhen is still building houses for some factories.
However, Shen Mingzhi's words gave him a new direction.
As they left the department store, Jiang Shaozhen took her hand and said, "Let's go to a clothing store and look at wedding dresses."
Shen Mingzhi felt a little uneasy thinking about the upcoming wedding banquet between the two of them.
"What wedding dress did you choose?" she asked softly.
Jiang Shaozhen pulled her into the car. "You'll see when we get there. Get your hair fixed later."
Shen Mingzhi cut her hair short and always uses a bobby pin to keep it in place when she goes out; it's simple and quite nice.
When the two arrived at the clothing store, Jiang Shaochen led her to a white wedding dress. "Look at this wedding dress," he said, "it has a veil on the head with flowers all around it. I think you would look beautiful in this."
“I see everyone else wearing red or black suits for their banquets. Is it inappropriate for me to wear this?” Shen Mingzhi turned to ask him.
“Most people in the city wear this kind. The kind you’re talking about is custom-made by the groom’s family for the bride. People from families with average means wear that kind of wedding attire. I told my mom that you’d look great in this.” Jiang Shao Chen took a liking to it at first sight when he came to shop.
"Okay, let's go with this one." Shen Mingzhi also liked the vintage wedding dress.
“My family looked at the auspicious dates and said that a week from now would be a good day to hold the banquet. What do you think?” Jiang Shaozhen looked at her profile, his tone nervous.
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