Beijing, at the airport.
Zhang Luyao and his group, who had just returned to China, were still a little motion sick because of the long flight.
Looking at the familiar city buildings, the various pedestrians coming and going, the familiar sounds of "Ding-ling-ling", "Ding-ling-ling" of bicycle bells, and the various slogans and big-character posters on the walls, they felt as if they were in another world.
They finally returned home!
After spending two and a half years in the United States, Zhang Luyao and his group studied hard every day regardless of the weather, just to live up to the country's expectations and bring foreign knowledge back to their homeland.
It took them just over two years to complete their studies and return to their homeland.
As soon as Zhang Luyao and his team returned to China, they suddenly discovered that great changes had taken place in the country.
Although I heard that the country began to implement the national policy of reform and opening up two years ago, I heard that the domestic economy has undergone great changes.
As I recall, the country was still very poor and backward two years ago.
Especially at that time, a large number of educated youth returned to the city. Because there were no corresponding jobs for them and the supply in the city was very tight, it led to social unrest at that time.
I thought that after I came back, this place would be the same as I remembered, but I didn't expect that in just two years, Beijing City has become much more lively.
There are many more bicycles on the road, especially brightly colored women's bicycles. Pedestrians on the road are no longer wearing black, white or gray clothes. Many of them are dressed fashionably and beautifully.
In particular, there was a group of men and women on the street, wearing white shirts and bell-bottom pants. The women had wavy hair, and the men were carrying a big radio on their backs, which played rock music loudly. These men and women did not care about other people's strange looks, and they sang and danced on the street.
This phenomenon really surprised the group of international students who had just returned home!
I didn’t expect that the country has opened up to this extent?
The teacher who came to pick them up at the airport smiled lovingly at the sight of the dusty students who had just returned. "You left early and don't know how much our country has changed. You'll get used to it after waiting so long!"
"Teacher! Is this because of the changes brought about by the reform and opening-up policy that the country began implementing two years ago?"
The teacher who met me at the airport was surprised. "I didn't expect you guys in the US were keeping an eye on what's happening back home! That's right, it's the changes brought about by the reform and opening-up policy!"
The teacher was not surprised to see some students looking confused. After all, he had heard that when these international students were in the United States, they either spent their days in the library reading books and materials or in the laboratory doing experimental research. It was normal that some students did not know the situation in China.
The teacher who met them at the airport immediately explained the changes in China. "Two years ago, at a national conference, the country decided to begin implementing a policy of internal reform and external opening up. They also approved Guangdong and Fujian provinces as special economic zones, implementing special policies and flexible measures in their foreign economic activities. Although these two provinces are currently the only pilot areas, they have had a significant impact on the entire country over the past two years."
"For example, in state-owned stores, soap, cloth, canned meat, biscuits, towels and other daily necessities are now in sufficient supply every day. They are no longer out of stock as they were before. Even in department stores, televisions, refrigerators, washing machines and furniture no longer require tickets, and the stock is also very sufficient!"
At this point, the teacher couldn't help but laugh and said, "You don't know, in the early years, I had to go through so much trouble to get a TV ticket! I never thought that now I can buy one without a ticket! Times really change so quickly!"
"You can buy a TV and a refrigerator without a ticket? Is that true?" a student couldn't help but exclaimed.
Don't blame them, their impression is still stuck in the era when tickets were required to buy everything.
Especially industrial products!
Many people who want to buy an enamel cup, shoes, thermos, etc. need to use "industrial coupons", even chimneys, stoves, and porcelain basins for kneading dough. Not to mention large items like bicycles, it takes a long time to save up industrial coupons to buy them!
Because the output of many industrial products is relatively low, especially most of the components of electronic products cannot be produced domestically, and many of them need to be imported from abroad at the cost of foreign exchange!
The country's foreign exchange reserves are really limited, and they are spent frugally every year. Even under such circumstances, the country still spends a lot of effort to send these people to study abroad. All their food and accommodation abroad are paid for by the country, so the country's foreign exchange reserves must be even tighter.
Especially after that, hundreds of people were sent abroad to study!
Because when the leader decided to send students abroad to study, he said that he would send 10,000 students abroad, so they all felt that the country's development in recent years would be stretched, and they were prepared to work hard after returning home. After all, the country has done so much for them, and now is the time for them to contribute to the country, but they did not expect the result to be far beyond their expectations!
The teacher didn't say much, just smiled and replied: "A lot of changes have happened in the country in the past two years, you just need to adapt slowly!"
Compared to the surprise of other students, Zhang Luyao actually knew much more than them!
She knew that most of these were the work of Li Nanxing!
Li Nanxing was the first to respond to the country's call and took the lead in investing and building many factories in the special economic zones.
Not only did she bring in many overseas orders, she also persuaded many Hong Kong, Taiwan and American businessmen to invest in China!
Although these businessmen have invested in labor-intensive industries such as shoe factories and garment processing factories, these industries have actually created a lot of jobs. This not only boosted the local economy, but also resettled a lot of local idle people and helped improve local public security. This is the best step!
Although the other students also had many doubts in their hearts, as the teacher said, they were all back anyway, so they just needed to slowly adapt and understand.
However, many students still looked out the window in the car and carefully observed the changes in their motherland.
"Hey, are they setting up stalls to sell things on the street over there? Are we allowed to have small vendors now?" someone asked in surprise.
"Really? Isn't this speculation? Is this even possible?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
