Qi Tongwei: Can I be young again?

Seeing this, Hou Liangping quickly sent Zhong Xiaoai away.

"Who is that?"

Watching Zhong Xiaoai's angry retreating figure, Qi Tongwei asked a question knowing the answer.

"Zhong Xiaoai, you will be my sister-in-law in the future."

"What?" Qi Tongwei exclaimed in shock, "You have a girlfriend, and you didn't even tell us. That's not very nice of you!"

"Senior, you've misunderstood. It's only just begun. I'm taking her boating later. By the way... what did you just say to Teacher Liang?"

"She didn't say anything; Teacher Liang also wanted to go boating."

"That's great! You'll be in a group with Teacher Liang, and I'll be in a group with Xiao Ai. We're sure to have a lot of fun."

"No!" Qi Tongwei changed the subject abruptly, "Monkey, Teacher Liang specifically instructed that you should be in the same group as me."

"What!" Hou Liangping frowned. "Did I hear that right? Teacher Liang wants to go boating with me?"

"That's right, it's with you."

"No, no," Hou Liangping quickly waved his hand. "Xiao Ai and I are barely dating. If I go boating with Teacher Liang now, people will definitely misunderstand."

"Monkey, you can't have your way of knowing this. Don't forget, that's Teacher Liang, Secretary Liang's daughter. If you refuse her, you'll be in big trouble."

"No, she...I...Oh dear!" Hou Liangping was at his wits' end. "Why did Teacher Liang suddenly decide to go boating with me? I don't even know her!"

“You don’t know her, but she does!” Qi Tongwei urged. “Don’t just stand there, Teacher Liang has already boarded the ship. Hurry up, or she’ll be angry.”

After saying that, he waved to Liang Lu on the boat.

Liang Lu responded with a smile.

Hou Liangping stood frozen in place, unsure whether to advance or retreat, finding himself in a very difficult predicament.

"Hurry up, Teacher Liang is really going to get angry."

"What about Xiao Ai..."

"I'll explain it to you!"

"Thank you so much, senior!"

And so, Hou Liangping boarded Liang Lu's boat and soon arrived at the center of the lake.

Zhong Xiaoai was very unhappy because she couldn't find anyone.

Where are the Liangping people?

"Look, over there!" Qi Tongwei pointed to the middle of the lake, "They're boating with our Teacher Liang!"

"How could he do this?" Zhong Xiaoai said angrily. "He clearly promised to take me boating, but he ended up on a boat with other people. What does he mean by that?"

"Sister-in-law, don't misunderstand! The monkey had no choice. Besides, that's Teacher Liang. Going boating together is just a way to strengthen the bond between teacher and student. There's nothing wrong with that."

"Don't call me sister-in-law!" Zhong Xiaoai rolled her eyes at Qi Tongwei. "When Hou Liangping gets ashore, tell him for me that I went hiking and that he shouldn't look for me!"

"okay!"

Qi Tongwei readily agreed.

Just as Zhong Xiaoai left, Chen Hai walked over, holding two ice creams and looking bewildered.

"That girl looks like Zhong Xiaoai."

"You know him too?"

"I know her. Monkey is pursuing her. I heard this girl is from the capital and has some connections. By the way... Monkey hasn't arrived yet?"

"We've arrived, and we're already boating."

"Zhong Xiaoai went hiking. Who did he go boating with? Is that kid going to be flirting with girls again?"

"Teacher Liang!"

"Who?"

"Liang Lu, Teacher Liang!"

At this moment, sitting in a small boat in the middle of the lake, Liang Lu was in a very good mood, especially when she saw the muscles that Hou Liangping showed as he vigorously swung the oars, her smile became even brighter.

Hou Liangping, on the other hand, felt extremely uneasy.

He dared not look Liang Lu in the eye, and was even more afraid that Zhong Xiaoai would misunderstand; he was completely out of sorts.

"Your name is Hou Liangping, right?"

Liang Lu was the first to break the awkward atmosphere.

"Yes, Teacher Liang."

"That's good. Tongwei told me you're graduating soon. What are your plans for the future? Do you want me to give you some advice?"

Upon hearing this, Hou Liangping immediately perked up.

He initially approached Zhong Xiaoai because she came from Beijing, and he suspected that her identity was not simple.

There's no doubt that Liang Lu's identity is extraordinary.

When the other party brought up work, Hou Liangping naturally couldn't miss the opportunity.

"Teacher Liang, it's like this. After graduation, I plan to follow the example of my senior, Qi Tongwei, and first work in a township judicial office for a period of time before entering a police station or market supervision office."

"Is that all the ideal you have?" Liang Lu raised an eyebrow, a hint of shyness in her eyes.

"Of course not." Hou Liangping quickly explained, "The person I respect most is Secretary Liang of our Provincial Party Committee. He has always been my role model, my benchmark for struggle, and my driving force. My ideal is to be like Secretary Liang and become a banner for our Handong!"

"What ambition!" Liang Lu said with a half-smile. "Secretary Liang will definitely be able to sense your drive."

Chapter Nine, Liangping, come with me to the hospital.

Compared to Qi Tongwei's unwavering defiance, Hou Liangping was much more sensible, constantly flattering Liang Lu and her father with his beaming expression, which delighted Liang Lu.

Seeing the two of them having fun, Qi Tongwei was also happy.

After leisurely lighting a cigarette, she looked at Chen Hai beside her and asked, "You're graduating soon, do you have any plans?"

Chen Hai gave a wry smile. "What other plans do I have? My family has made all the arrangements. I'll report to the Municipal Public Security Bureau tomorrow, gain some experience, and then go to the Procuratorate."

"Not bad." Qi Tongwei exhaled a smoke ring. "Chen Hai, do a good job, stay true to your original aspirations, and don't embarrass your old man."

The old man of the Chen family naturally refers to Chen Yanshi.

Chen Yanshi is currently the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, and will become the deputy director of the Handong Provincial People's Procuratorate in two years.

This old revolutionary, in the original novel, was definitely a breath of fresh air. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, in order to seize the privilege of carrying explosives, he lied about his age to join the Party early. While in office, he was also fair and honest, never abusing his power nor allowing others to do so; for this reason, he even had a tense confrontation with Zhao Lichun. After retiring, he sold his house and donated the proceeds, paying for his own move into a nursing home. At the age of 80, he still cared about the people; to stop the forced demolition of the Dafeng Factory, he simply moved a chair and stood in confrontation with the excavator all night.

Sha Ruijin even said that he was holding a bone as a torch.

No one is perfect.

Chen Yanshi was not a perfect person either; he valued his past achievements too much and lacked foresight.

Take Dafeng Factory as an example. The reason why Chen Yanshi was so concerned was mainly because he was the one who reformed Dafeng Factory and presided over it, allowing workers to hold shares. It is undeniable that Chen Yanshi was an old revolutionary who made great contributions. However, he was not good at handling brokerage issues. Under market brokerage, the principle is survival of the fittest. Back then, Dafeng Factory was a state-owned enterprise with no profits, yet it pursued fairness at the expense of the fundamentals. This is a common problem for many state-owned enterprises. Chen Yanshi's reform plan, which he was so proud of, actually had endless consequences. In reality, the employee stock ownership plan was abolished long ago.

Later, Chen Yanshi had Cai Chenggong acquire 60% of Dafeng Factory's shares, turning it from a state-owned enterprise into a private one. Subsequent events at Dafeng Factory were fundamentally untenable.

In the original novel, Chen Yanshi also told Sha Ruijin that Cai Chenggong was no better or worse than other businessmen, but he was bad at judging people and couldn't see their true nature. This led to Cai Chenggong, who had no power or influence, being able to take over a state-owned factory with just a few words of deception.

The later Shanshui Group took advantage of this loophole.

At that time, Dafeng Factory had not been demolished, and even the process of hanging up the signboard had not started. Under these circumstances, Shanshui Group advanced 3500 million yuan in resettlement fees. As for the subsequent 9500 million yuan in equity, it was shorted by Ding Yizhen and others.

To put it bluntly, the seeds of disaster were sown long ago.

The workers at Dafeng Factory's demands for new land to build a new factory and for dividends are equally untenable.

Businesses inevitably experience both profits and losses. It's unfair to be happy just because you make money and receive dividends, and then expect the government to foot the bill when you're losing money and can't continue operating. Dafeng Factory has already been converted from a state-owned enterprise to a private one. Even if it were to be rebuilt, the government shouldn't be allowed to re-approve the land. These people are enjoying their benefits with impunity because they have Chen Yanshi backing them up. Ultimately, it's all Cai Chenggong's fault for making this mess.

As for Chen Yanshi, he lacked foresight and entrusted himself to the wrong person.

We've gotten a bit off-topic.

Qi Tongwei held the veteran revolutionary Chen Yanshi in high esteem. However, Chen Yanshi did not think highly of this boy from the countryside. Otherwise, he would not have forced him and Chen Yang apart under Liang Qunfeng's instigation.

Does Qi Tongwei hate?

To some extent, Chen Yang was his ideal woman; even his first pair of sneakers was a gift from her.

The destructive power of the "white moonlight" (a metaphor for unwavering love or affection) is such that even a man with half a step ahead of him cannot resist it.

But it's all in the past now.

After a moment of sighing, Qi Tongwei patted Chen Hai on the shoulder again, "Let's go hiking!"

"What about the monkeys?"

"Don't disturb him and Teacher Liang."

After saying that, he pulled Chen Hai away.

At this moment, Hou Liangping and Liang Lu were reciting poems on a small boat, looking as if they had known each other for a long time.

Liang Lu even promised Hou Liangping that after a while, she would use her connections to arrange for him to work at the Municipal Development and Reform Bureau, where he would gain experience before being promoted.

Hou Liangping was extremely grateful and almost knelt down to express his gratitude.