Reborn in 1994, escaping from marriage and going sea fishing, I won!

Village director Xu Zhiqiang saw Mayor Xiao Liu answering the phone with a smile on his face and was very curious.

When Liu Yibang came over, he couldn't help but ask, "Little Mayor Liu, do you have good news?"

Liu Yibang nodded and said, "Recently, the food experts in our town and school have developed a hot and sour noodle that can be brewed. I mailed half a bag home and asked the people there to try it. They thought it tasted good."

Xu Zhiqiang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "So, can we open a factory now?"

Liu Yibang nodded: "Yes! We have already found an investor, and they will come to our county to discuss it soon!"

Xu Zhiqiang smiled and said, "That's great! Can you reserve a worker position for my daughter?"

Liu Yibang frowned slightly when he heard this: "Isn't your daughter in junior high school?"

Xu Zhiqiang chuckled and said, "My daughter is in junior high school, but isn't the purpose of going to school to find a job? If she has the opportunity to be a worker, why would she still go to school?"

This sentence almost made Liu Yibang breathless: "Your daughter has excellent grades. She will be able to go to high school and college in the future. Not only can she become a teacher or a civil servant, but she can also work in larger companies and even be a manager in our factory!"

"But now, after dropping out of junior high school, I can only work on the assembly line! The factory has just been built, and I can sell my products and get paid. If the factory doesn't perform well, I will be laid off! This is not the old communal work. If you have knowledge, education, and skills, you can find a job anywhere!"

Xu Zhiqiang was stunned by what Liu Yibang said, and smiled awkwardly: "I'm just worried that my daughter won't do well in school, won't be able to get into high school, and won't be able to find a job."

Liu Yibang breathed a sigh of relief: "I've done market research, and our hot and sour noodles have a very good market prospect. We will continue to add equipment and factory buildings, and naturally we will also need to continue to recruit workers!"

"If your daughter doesn't get into high school, at least she can graduate from junior high school and get a diploma. Then she can apply for a job at the factory. There's no need to worry! Besides, based on the village's income, it doesn't cost much to send a child to school. Don't let your child's life be ruined by not wanting to spend money!"

Xu Zhiqiang nodded: "Okay, if my daughter can pass the exam, I will definitely let her go!"

Liu Yibang smiled: "That's right! Now you support her to go to school for a few years and spend some money. In the future, when she is capable and earns more money, she will naturally give you more as a filial piety! If you treat her like a weed, collect a small amount of betrothal gift at once and then push your daughter away, that would be a huge loss!"

Everyone was tired, and after hearing the conversation between Liu Yibang and Xu Zhiqiang, they all came over to smoke a cigarette and take a break.

At this time, another villager asked, "Chief Liu, are you saying you don't want to accept a gift when marrying off your daughter? Wouldn't that mean you've really raised her in vain?"

Although it is already 1999 and the 21st century is about to begin, many people's thinking is still stuck in the semi-feudal society.

Liu Yibang didn't rush to criticize, but smiled and said, "With the development of science and technology, our country has gradually transformed from an agricultural country to an industrialized country. Women have a great disadvantage in agricultural production, but in industrial production labor, the advantages of technology have made the differences between men and women very small, except in some special high-risk industries such as mining."

"This means that in the future, women will work and earn as much as men, especially educated women, who will earn the same as men, so the status of women in the family will also be improved."

"As parents, isn't it natural to raise our daughters well, to give them more knowledge and education, so that they can have better jobs in the future, have more say in their own families, and want to honor their parents?"

"Besides, nowadays are different from the past. You raise your daughter like grass, and when she grows up, you marry her off with a dowry. This girl is like grass herself, so how can she expect to marry someone like a tree? Your family isn't well-off, and the dowry is like selling your daughter to someone else. Apart from bearing children, doing housework, and farm work, what say do you have in the family? You can't even honor your parents if you want to!"

After hearing this, everyone scratched their heads: Mayor Liu is right.

Some girls don’t come back for several years after they get married. Do they really not want to visit their parents?

At this time, an old man in the village said, "We were poor before and couldn't afford to raise so many children! We could only focus on our sons. When we have money in the future, we will support whoever can pass the exam."

Liu Yibang didn't expect to change the local people's deeply rooted ideas all at once. He smiled and praised them, saying, "This idea is reasonable. We were poor before, so we couldn't do anything about it. Now that we are working together to develop the local economy, we have enough money to send our children to school!"

"As the saying goes, a daughter is a parent's warm embrace. Even though a son is always around, a daughter is actually more caring. You might not realize it when you're young, but when you're old, your daughter will often come and help you wash clothes and cut your hair."

"To be honest, I have three brothers and a younger sister. My sister is always by my parents' side, so I can tell whether they are doing well or not. My parents are also very happy to have my sister by their side."

Xu Zhiqiang gritted his teeth and said, "Do it! Do it well!"

When Mayor Xiao Liu talked about raising his daughter well, Yu Cuilian, director of the Women's Federation, felt the most empathy. She has been working in women's affairs for many years and understands the suffering of women at the bottom of society best.

Now Mayor Xiao Liu no longer shouts slogans, but actually works to improve the lives of women and girls.

She asked, "Mayor Xiao Liu, how are Brother Ma, Sister Ma, and Xiaoling doing now? When will they be back?"

Liu Yibang replied: "Xiaoling had surgery before the New Year, and the specialist at the time said it was a success! But she needs to rest in the hospital for a month. I called her two days ago, and the doctor said she can be discharged this week!"

"I think Brother Ma is buying train tickets right now. Maybe we'll be able to see them in a few days! Then you can go visit them again!"

At this moment, Brother Ma’s father, Uncle Ma, brought his three grandsons and knelt down in front of Liu Yibang with a plop.

It was not convenient to make phone calls in the past, so they could only communicate via correspondence.

Uncle Ma knew from the bottom of his heart that Liu Yibang had been a great help to them. Without Mayor Liu, Ma Xiaoling would not have survived.

When Mayor Liu heard that his son and daughter-in-law had returned with their recovered granddaughter, he was so moved that he burst into tears.

The old man knelt down in front of Liu Yibang and said, "Mayor Liu, thank you for saving my Xiaoling!"

Liu Yibang was startled and quickly dodged, then helped Uncle Ma up: "Uncle Ma, aren't you embarrassing me? Get up quickly!"

Liu Yibang, who has always regarded himself as a public servant, now has sweat on his forehead and a chill on his back.

If someone saw this and made trouble for him, he would be in big trouble.