Two generations of military wives compete for time

Early in the morning, Liu Yibing drove a van carrying his uncle Chen Haoyu, cousin Chen Mengwei, experts Zhao Jiaze, Han Yuxiang, professor Jiang Yuhan, and Qian Yizhen. Shi Jiayang drove a car carrying his cousin Chen Mengwei's assistant Liu Wanning and Qian Yizhen's secretary Liu Xinyue. They headed straight to Daoguan Village, Daoguan Township, Pingzhou County.

From the provincial capital to Pingzhou County, all roads are paved with asphalt. The car drove smoothly all the way, and looking at the vast fields outside the window, everyone felt much more relaxed.

My cousin Chen Mengwei and Professor Jiang Yuhan had a very pleasant conversation. Perhaps because they were of similar age, they had a particularly good connection when talking about things, and they talked nonstop when talking about textiles.

Uncle Chen Haoyu was extremely envious: "I only have one daughter, Chen Mengwei. From childhood to adulthood, she has never talked so much to my father. I am jealous, okay." Chen Mengwei glanced coldly at her father Chen Haoyu.

"Uncle, maybe all fathers and daughters in the world are like this. A father's love is as strong as a mountain, but he doesn't understand his daughter's heart. From childhood to adulthood, my father and I didn't talk much, and my father didn't pay much attention to me. Until now, I ask a question and my father answers it." Qian Yizheng said without any taboo.

Everyone was silent for a while, the topic changed, and the peace returned.

When the vehicle stopped in front of the gate of Pingzhou County Government, Deputy County Mayor Cui Shengli, County Mayor Meng Xiangjie, and Secretary Xiao Xu were already waiting at the gate.

After a round of greetings, the county government's car, carrying Deputy County Chief Cui Shengli, County Chief Meng Xiangjie, and Secretary Xiao Xu, led the way. After a bumpy ride, we arrived at Daoguan Village, Daoguan Township.

The people in the three cars opened their doors and got out. Gao Wangcai, the head of Daoguan Township, and his entourage had been waiting here long ago. The land under their feet was the site of the textile factory.

County Magistrate Meng Xiangjie pointed to the large piece of land in front of him and said loudly: "After discussion and approval by the county party committee and county government, this piece of land under our feet will be transferred to Ms. Chen Mengwei for investment in the construction of a large textile factory with 100,000 workers."

After viewing the scene, the group came to the reception room of the township government. After everyone was seated, the waiter placed the washed, locally grown seasonal fruits in front of the guests one by one and made a cup of tea for each person.

County Magistrate Meng Xiangjie introduced the basic situation of Pingzhou County to everyone. Deputy County Magistrate Cui Shengli, who is in charge of industry, briefly introduced the current industrial situation of Pingzhou County.

Deputy County Chief Cui Shengli straightened his back and said earnestly: "At present, our Pingzhou County is a notoriously poor county. We earnestly hope that you will come to our county to invest and start businesses to help the people of Pingzhou County get rid of poverty and become rich."

Secretary Xiao Xu summarized the preferential policies of Pingzhou County Government on attracting investment into paper materials and distributed them to the guests. Cousin Chen Mengwei asked about some specific details of the preferential policies. The two experts asked in detail about the overall output of raw material lint cotton in the past three years and the purchase price, etc. The two experts meticulously understood and recorded the required information comprehensively.

County Mayor Meng Xiangjie asked his secretary Xiao Xu to notify the heads of the county and township land management departments, water conservancy departments, power departments, and road traffic departments to come to the township government reception room.

Everyone introduced themselves one by one, got to know each other, and communicated with each other. If they encounter any difficulties or need any help in the future, they can directly contact and deal with the person in charge of the relevant department to ensure the smooth construction and production and operation of the textile factory.

"After the asphalt road from the provincial capital to Pingzhou county was opened to traffic, it has become very convenient to come to Pingzhou county. It used to take more than four hours to get there, but now it only takes two hours. It would be great if the dirt road from Pingzhou county to Daoguan township could be turned into an asphalt road." Qian Yizheng said with emotion.

"Sister Qian, you don't have to worry about the road. The construction report of the asphalt road from Pingzhou County to Daoguan Township has been included in next year's fiscal budget. It will be completed and open to traffic in a year and a half."

"That's great. The travel time from the provincial capital to Daoguan Village has been shortened by half. We no longer have to worry about the long journey and the fatigue of traveling." Qian Yizhen said happily. She immediately thought of the big red slogan on the roadside: "If you want to get rich, build roads first."

Everyone finished lunch together in the township government cafeteria. Aunt Chen Mengwei shook hands with the county, township, and village leaders one by one and said goodbye: "Thank you for the warm reception, I wish us a happy cooperation. Thank you, leaders, thank you everyone."

Uncle Chen Haoyu, cousin Chen Mengwei, expert Zhao Jiaze, expert Han Yuxiang, Professor Jiang Yuhan, Qian Yizhen, assistant Liu Wanning, and secretary Liu Xinyue got in the car, Liu Yibing and Shi Jiayang started the car, opened the windows, and everyone waved out of the window to say goodbye to the leaders of the county, township, and village.

Passing by the ancient temple, Qian Yizhen suggested to his cousin Chen Mengwei and others to visit the temple, and the people in the car responded in unison. Qian Yizhen also wanted to take a look at the construction and renovation of the temple.

The car stopped in front of the ancient Taoist temple. Qian Yizheng knocked on the door, greeted the gatekeeper, and led his uncle Chen Haoyu, cousin Chen Mengwei, Professor Jiang Yuhan, expert Zhao Jiaze, expert Han Yuxiang, assistant Liu Wanning, and secretary Liu Xinyue to visit the ancient Taoist temple which was under repair and construction.

Taoist Master Yuan Yanqin warmly received us and patiently answered all the questions we asked. My cousin Chen Mengwei and Taoist Master Yuan Yanqin hit it off right away. They chatted for a long time and asked Taoist Master Yuan Yanqin to give us some Feng Shui advice on the site and layout of the new textile factory. Taoist Master Yuan Yanqin gladly accepted the advice and asked Qian Yizhen to pass it on after it was written.

Time passed quickly. Qian Yizhen and his group rushed back to the provincial capital under the stars and went back to rest.

Qian Yizhen and Uncle Chen Haoyu quietly pushed open the door of the Chen Mansion. Grandfather Lu Kaipu heard the sound and came out: "You are back, have you had dinner?"

"Grandpa, we are at Qingfeng Hotel. We have finished our dinner. You should go and have some rest. Are all four kids asleep?"

"They just fell asleep. Your grandma is watching them. Yizhen, let me tell you something. This morning, a strange man broke into the Chen residence. Fortunately, the four cubs were very alert and found him and asked him what he wanted to do. When he saw me and Yalu coming over, the man squeaked twice and ran away."

"Grandpa, I understand. When Ming Yuanhui comes back, we will think of a solution together. You should go and have a rest."

When I returned to the bedroom, the four cubs were already fast asleep, and their grandmother Chen Yalu was dozing off beside their bed.

Qian Yizhen said softly: "Grandma, I'm back, please go back to your room and have a rest."

Grandma Chen Yalu stood up and said softly, "You've been tired all day, you should go take a shower and go to bed."

Qian Yizhen lay in bed, thinking about what his grandfather said about the stranger who came to his house today. Could it be a vagrant criminal, scouting the area? Or a human trafficker? He must be alert. It is better to be safe than sorry. Safety is no small matter.

Chen's house was a huge two-courtyard house, where lived Uncle Chen Haoyu, Grandma Chen Yalu, Grandpa Lu Kaipu, Dad Qian, Mom Qian, and housekeeper Li Xiaoquan, six middle-aged and elderly people over fifty years old, and four children. Qian Yizhen was the only young man, and if a thief or vagrant came, his fighting power would be obviously insufficient.

The family lacked young and strong people, and after Xia Juxiang left, the new housekeeper had not yet arrived. Is it necessary to hire another young person to look after the house? Thinking about this, Qian Yizhen fell asleep.

Uncle Chen Haoyu, cousin Chen Mengwei, Professor Jiang Yuhan, experts Zhao Jiaze, Han Yuxiang, Qian Yizhen, assistant Liu Wanning, and secretary Liu Xinyue gathered together to summarize, analyze, and discuss what they learned from yesterday's field investigation...

Professional matters should be left to professionals. Aunt Chen Mengwei instructed the two experts to write the investment analysis report as soon as possible, and instructed assistant Liu Wanning and secretary Liu Xinyue to sort out the matters related to the construction of the textile factory, such as the bidding, tendering, third-party supervision, etc.

After arranging her work, cousin Chen Mengwei followed her father Chen Haoyu and Qian Yizheng to the Chen Mansion.