Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Wang Dong wasn't as happy as he had imagined after hearing the news.

After quickly scooping the food from the pot onto plates, she looked at Chen Jun and asked earnestly, "Wife..."

"Are you sure your superiors really want to promote you, or that it's not a demotion in disguise, where they transfer you away and then put one of their own people in place as the secretary of Tangshan Town, taking the opportunity to..."

"As you just said, as long as there are no unexpected developments in Tangshan Town, the average household income of the people in Tangshan Town will definitely double this year."

"If you use this achievement to get promoted to county head, the county leaders will definitely be convinced of your abilities, after all, your solid achievements speak for themselves."

"If they are not satisfied, they can also voluntarily request to be transferred to townships to serve as secretaries, and double the average household income of local people within two years."

The wife, Chen Jun, answered confidently, "Husband..."

"Your wife has been a leader for so long, she's not some greenhorn..."

"I can tell whether a decision by a higher-level leader is a demotion in disguise or not, it's such a simple question."

"Yesterday afternoon, for some unknown reason, County Chief Zhang was suddenly summoned to a meeting in the city and has not returned since. We cannot contact him."

"There are rumors that he is under investigation."

"If this is true, the position of county magistrate will be vacant."

“I was originally a division-level cadre, and with my achievements in Tangshan Town over the past year, I am the best candidate to succeed the county magistrate no matter how you analyze it.”

"If the higher-ups didn't intend it that way, they wouldn't have informed me beforehand."

If the higher authorities allow his wife to return to the county seat as county head, then it certainly has nothing to do with a demotion in disguise.

Because after he became the county magistrate, as long as he was not transferred out of Huai County, his wife would always share in the credit for Tangshan Town's achievements.

Besides, whoever takes over as the Party Secretary of Tangshan Town in the future will be his wife's subordinate.

As long as his wife is still in Tangshan Town, no one will dare to mess with the mutton processing plant.

The better the processing plant performs, the greater the wife's contribution, and the more secure she will be in her position as county magistrate.

He immediately asked with an expectant expression, "Wife..."

Did the document say when you were to return to work in the county town?

Chen Jun shook his head and replied, "They didn't say. They only told me to prepare in advance and to hand over the relevant work in the town beforehand. Once the appointment from the higher authorities is issued, I can leave Tangshan Town and head to the county seat to take up my post immediately."

At this point, a worried expression immediately flashed across Chen Jun's face, and she frowned as she asked, "Husband..."

"Do you think there will be problems with the mutton processing plant that we worked so hard to set up in Tangshan Town after I leave?"

Wang Dong answered confidently, "Definitely not..."

"You got a promotion back in the county, not a demotion."

"Moreover, he is the county head. Although he cannot overstep the party secretary's authority to control personnel matters in the county, he still has a lot of personnel power. I believe that no matter who takes over as the party secretary of Tangshan Town in the future, they will not dare to risk offending you to deal with our processing plant."

"Besides, the survival of our processing plant is related to whether the income of all the people in the county can double."

“As long as the person who takes over as secretary wants to achieve political success, he will not turn his attention to the processing plant, but will continue to support it as before.”

"More importantly, the hope for tens of thousands of people in the town to escape poverty and become prosperous rests on our mutton processing plant. They will not allow the mutton processing plant to be targeted and unable to survive in the town."

"You can rest assured about that..." "Since the higher-ups intend to transfer you back to the county to be the county head, I will also make sure to hand over the processing plant matters as soon as possible. From now on, I will directly hand over the mutton processing plant to Director Wang to manage. I will continue to be a hands-off manager as before and go back to the county with you."

"Besides... the county seat is different from Tangshan Town..."

“The population of a town is limited. As long as you find the right approach, it is easy to increase the income of the people.”

“A county has seven or eight times more people than a town, and the environment is also more complex. Obviously, it’s not as simple as opening a processing plant to increase the income of so many people.”

"I may not be good at anything else, but I do have the vision to develop the economy and make money by opening factories."

"If I go back to the county town with you, I might be able to help you with something."

Speaking of this, Wang Dong also thought of something very happy.

As he placed the freshly prepared food on the table, he asked, "Wife..."

Do you know how much savings our family has up to now?

Perhaps because his family has never lacked money, Chen Jun rarely pays attention to how much savings his family has.

Although his academic qualifications are very high, far exceeding those of Wang Dong.

But this does not mean that Mr. Chen lacks self-awareness.

She felt that in terms of making money and investing, neither of them could compare to her husband.

In addition to her trust in Wang Dong, she not only handed over all the family's money to him to manage, but also gave him her own salary.

When Wang Dong asked about the family's savings, Chen Jun's face immediately showed a confused expression, but this confusion was quickly replaced by anticipation.

Although his family is not short of money and he is not particularly interested in money, Chen Jun is still somewhat interested in how much money his family has.

Having served as a cadre for so long, Chen Jun has seen many cadres succumb to external temptations, engage in embezzlement and bribery, and ultimately lose their positions and end up in prison.

The more money one has in their own home, the more one can resist external temptations and avoid going down the wrong path of corruption.

Picking up her rice bowl, she helped Wang Dong serve the rice while asking, "How much..."

"Why don't you take a guess?" Wang Dong asked with a smile.

“It should be over one million…” Chen Jun thought for a moment before answering.

"At this time last year, Dongjun Hotel's monthly profit totaled more than 100,000 yuan."

"Although the farm wasn't making money at that time, and even lost a lot of wages, I remember you saying that the pig farm started to turn a profit in August or September last year, and the profits were enough to cover all the farm's expenses."

"Before the Spring Festival last year, the farm sold more than 2,000 pigs, a large number of chickens and ducks, and eggs. I heard that it also sold nearly 200 head of cattle..."

"This is all money..."

"So I think our family's income last year must have exceeded one million."

Wang Dong shook his head: "You're too timid. Keep guessing higher?"

Chen Jun's eyes widened immediately, her mouth agape in disbelief as she asked, "Honey... our savings haven't already exceeded 1.5 million, have they?"

Wang Dong continued to shake his head, saying, "It's still too little. Let's keep guessing higher... Honey, you can be a little bolder. Don't squeeze out a little bit at a time like you're squeezing toothpaste." (End of Chapter)