Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

My mother-in-law replied irritably, "What do you mean there's no problem...?"

"Even if the gentleman can rest at home for two months, he still has to separate from the second child after two months. He can't possibly wean the second child after two months..."

His wife, Chen Jun, also showed a puzzled expression, somewhat unable to understand Wang Dong's true thoughts.

Wang Dong immediately explained, "Mom..."

"you misunderstood……"

"I didn't say I'd wean the second child in two months..."

"What I mean is that in these two months, we can get everything in Beijing, big and small, sorted out. Restaurants, fried chicken shops, farms, and feed mills will all be on track. With the factory managers and shop managers overseeing things, I can just go and check the accounts from time to time. I don't need to be in Beijing every day."

"I will go to Huai County with Sister Jun to take up my post then."

“Sister Jun is my wife, and I am the biological father of the second son. There is no reason not to go to Huai County to take care of them.”

"As for Mom and Dad... I'll trouble you to stay in the courtyard and take care of the eldest son."

"I'll take this time to learn to drive, and then buy a car so it will be easier for us to get home."

"If I have time, I'll try to come back and stay for one night every two or three days, and one day a week."

"Even if I don't have time, I promise to go home at least once a week..."

"By the way, tell Dashan and his wife to take good care of you..."

"Several of our neighbors in the courtyard work at Dongjun Restaurant, and a few of them have even become group leaders."

“With them looking after you in the courtyard, even if Sister Jun and I aren’t home, no one in the courtyard will dare to bully you.”

“My younger sister is a junior in college this year. She has fewer and fewer classes, and our home is close to the school.”

"I'll talk to him about it later. I can come home to stay whenever I'm not at school, and I can take care of you guys while I'm at it..."

“If it’s inconvenient for her to get around, I’ll tell the restaurant’s car fleet to send a car over every morning to take her to school, and then arrange another car to pick her up from school in the evening.”

Wang Dong's answer was unexpected by Chen Jun.

From the very beginning, Chen Jun never considered having her husband go with her to Huai County to take up his post.

My husband has too many businesses in Beijing.

Although Chen Jun herself is not fond of money, it does not mean that she does not want to acquire more property for her son or daughter.

Therefore, she attaches great importance to the properties her husband has acquired in Beijing.

I even considered asking her to choose between these industries in Beijing and her own job, and what she would choose.

Ultimately, she chose the properties her husband had acquired in Beijing.

Although my salary is not low, it is not enough to provide my son and daughter with a comfortable old age.

My husband's businesses in Beijing are a different story.

Any one of their industries could be enough for them to squander for a lifetime.

Therefore, he never considered asking Wang Dong to give up his businesses in Beijing to go to Huai County to take care of her.

Unexpectedly, Wang Dong offered to go to Huai County to accompany him and take care of his second son. It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved.

But reason prevented her from nodding immediately; instead, she asked with a worried expression, "Dongzi..."

"Are you sure you're not in Beijing? The restaurant and the fried chicken shop won't have any problems..."

"And there are also farms and feed mills...it seems like they're in a period of expansion right now. Are you sure you can't not go and oversee things?"

“These factories are more important than my job in Huai County, so you mustn’t neglect one for the other…” Wang Dong smiled and replied confidently, “Wife…”

As the old saying goes, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise...

"The farm managers and feed mill managers are both professionals I recruited from state-owned factories. They know better than I do how to develop them."

"If I were to actually go and take charge, it would not only be detrimental to the development of both factories, but it would also make the two factory directors hesitant and timid..."

"As long as I manage the factory's finances and the deputy factory director reports the factory's true situation to me at any time, the farm and feed mill will be under my control."

"As for fried chicken shops and restaurants... if something goes wrong, those shop managers are even more anxious than I am, since they get a share of the profits from each shop."

"The higher the profit of each store, the higher their income, so they definitely care more about the development of the stores than I do."

"All we need to do is choose a good store manager."

"Give me two months after the New Year, and I promise I'll get everything arranged."

"While you're at it, send a few people to investigate Huai County..."

"Your superiors have assigned you to be the executive deputy county head, a position equivalent to a division chief..."

"As long as nothing goes wrong, the next step is to become the county head."

“Everyone has their own position. No matter how high your rank is, you are an outsider to them, taking the positions that should belong to local cadres. They will definitely not submit to you easily. They might even give you a hard time, or even dig a pit for you to fall in Huai County and never be able to get up again.”

"Although I am now a commoner, I have worked as a cadre in a steel rolling mill, so I still know a bit about your intricacies."

"I guarantee I'll get a clear picture of the situation in the county before you take office."

"Everyone is talking about reform and opening up, and developing the economy..."

"Your husband may not have much else, but he's rich and has a lot of ideas."

"As long as you develop the county's economy and improve the lives of the people after you take office, no matter how much the local officials object, they won't be able to stop you from getting promoted."

"So going to Huai County will not only allow me to take care of you and the second child, but I might also discover some business opportunities, open a few factories, and support you in establishing yourself in Huai County."

As a cadre, my wife Chen Jun is quite well aware of some policy information.

Wang Dong is absolutely right. Now everyone is advocating for economic development, and whoever can develop the economy will get promoted.

Based on this analysis, it is indeed the best choice for Wang Dong to go to Huai County with him to take up his post.

She immediately made a decision: "As long as you, my husband, are okay, I'm okay too."

"Maybe I'll really need your advice on a lot of things when the time comes..."

Seeing that her daughter and son-in-law had resolved the problem, the mother-in-law's worried expression vanished instantly, and the father-in-law's sorrow also disappeared.

Looking at Wang Dong, he asked earnestly, "Dongzi... then I'll have to trouble you..."

Wang Dong quickly replied, "Dad..."

“What’s so hard about this… Sister Jun is my wife, and I’m the second son’s father. If I don’t take care of them, who will?”

"To be honest, I'm the one who has wronged you two..."

“We’re all so old, and I still need you to stay in the courtyard to help me take care of my eldest son. I can’t enjoy my retirement like other elderly people…”

The father-in-law quickly replied, "We are willing to do so..."

"Others might not even have the chance to take care of their grandchildren, but we have no worries about food or clothing. Taking care of our grandchildren isn't tiring at all." (End of Chapter)