A professor's rebirth: I entered Tsinghua University in 1977.

Xiao Yawen was busy in the kitchen happily.

Soon the rich aroma of stewed meat wafted into the air.

To ensure their son had a good New Year, Xiao Yawen spent all the meat coupons the couple had saved up over several months, buying the best pork belly and even exchanging them with members of the production brigade near the farm for two chickens.

Just now, Liu Hongyi gave her a hundred yuan and some grain coupons, meat coupons, cloth coupons, and non-staple food coupons, and gave them all to his mother.

Xiao Yawen was very happy to see his son doing so well now.

The glittering first-class military medal is now in Liu Chuan'an's hand. He rubs it over and over again lovingly, and his eyes are a little moist.

Liu Chuan had served in the army and received commendations from the division, but he had never received a military medal. For him, this was a small regret. Now, his son has made up for this regret for him.

Liu Hongyi chatted with Laozi.

However, due to confidentiality rules, he couldn't talk too much about his work and could only briefly touch upon it.

"Dad, after the New Year, you should go back to the region, right?"

"Have you confirmed your new job?"

Liu Chu'an didn't hide anything from him, saying, "Secretary Ai's intention is for me to come back and become the head of the regional agricultural work leading group. He also wants me to join the regional leadership team... but this is quite difficult. Kang Jisheng and Liang Pingshan will definitely not agree."

Liu Hongyi snorted softly and asked, "So, what does Director Gao think?"

Ai Gaofeng is currently only the second-in-command in the region, and Gao Yuntian is the top leader.

As long as Gao Yuntian doesn't object, Kang Jisheng and Liang Pingshan can't stop him.

Of course, getting into the regional leadership team still requires the approval of the provincial party committee. At the provincial level, it mainly depends on Gao Yuntian's opinion.

Although Gao Yuntian has a soft personality, he is still the boss.

Liu Chuan shook his head and whispered, "Secretary Ai has already reported this to Director Gao, but Director Gao hasn't commented... but he did ask Secretary Ai if I'd ever been deputy director of the regional agricultural committee."

Liu Hongyi frowned slightly.

Gao Yuntian's move was equivalent to not agreeing.

The highest position Liu Chuan had previously held was deputy director of the regional agricultural commission, deputy head of the regional agricultural work leading group, and deputy county-level cadre. His sudden promotion to the regional leadership team was equivalent to a two-level promotion, making him a deputy prefectural-level cadre.

No wonder Gao Yuntian didn't agree.

He also had to consider the feelings of Kang Jisheng and Liang Pingshan.

Ai Gaofeng and Kang Jisheng and Liang Pingshan are "mortal enemies", but Gao Yuntian is not. He doesn't want to offend Ai Gaofeng or Kang Jisheng and Liang Pingshan.

Liu Hongyi was about to speak when there was a knock on the door.

He hurriedly got up and went to open the door, only to find that it was Ai Gaofeng and Ai Xiaoyu who came over.

Ai Gaofeng was also holding a piece of bacon and a bundle of dried bamboo shoots in his hands.

"Uncle Ai, Xiaoyu..."

"Hahaha, Hongyi, you're back for the New Year? We two are here to have a free meal."

Liu Hongyi hurriedly took the bacon and bamboo shoots from Ai Gaofeng, let the father and daughter in, and said with a smile: "Uncle Ai, if everyone eats for free like you, my family will be rich..."

Liu Chuan quickly stood up, and Xiao Yawen, who was busy in the kitchen, also came out and asked Ai Gaofeng to sit down.

Liu Hongyi was busy making tea for Ai Gaofeng and Ai Xiaoyu.

Xiao Yawen greeted Ai Gaofeng and said with a smile, "Secretary Ai, Xiaoyu, please sit down for a while. The food will be ready soon."

Turned around and went back into the kitchen.

The old-style tube-shaped buildings originally did not have kitchens. The so-called kitchen was a space separated from the small balcony.

Ai Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "Auntie Xiao, let me help you."

The "daughter-in-law"'s posture was extremely correct.

"Xiaoyu, please sit down. There's nothing I can help you with. Please sit down..."

Ai Xiaoyu agreed verbally, but followed Xiao Yawen to the kitchen.

Looking at his daughter's pretty back, and then at the tall and handsome Liu Hongyi in front of him, Ai Gaofeng laughed with satisfaction.

Liu Hongyi was busy offering him cigarettes.

"Haha, Great China, that's great. Hongyi, being a PLA cadre is really different, smoking such good cigarettes."

Liu Hongyi said with a smile: "It's not the New Year, let's be a local tycoon for once!"

Three grown men sat around the table, puffing away.

"Uncle Ai, if my dad comes back to work in the region, who do you plan to put in charge of Yanggou Farm?"

Huang Anping, Zhao Bolong, and others are still at Yanggou Farm; we can't let them go without care.

Ai Gaofeng said, "Don't worry about that. I already have someone I can trust."

Liu Hongyi nodded and stopped asking questions.

Ai Gaofeng is a man of great loyalty and righteousness, and he will definitely consider everything carefully.

"It's just that your work arrangement, Chu An, is a bit difficult at the moment."

Ai Gaofeng took the initiative to bring up the topic.

Liu Chuan hurriedly said, "Secretary Ai, please don't be embarrassed. I think it would be great if I could continue working in agriculture. I'm also quite good at this job."

As long as Liu Chuan is not "forced" into the regional leadership team, but only appointed as the head of the agricultural work leading group, Kang Jisheng and Liang Pingshan will not be able to object, and their objections will be ineffective.

From deputy county regiment level to county regiment level, it is considered a promotion.

Ai Gaofeng snorted, "I'm just angry!"

"Bad guys like Kang Jisheng and Liang Pingshan can get into the regional leadership!"

Who said no?

Liu Hongyi suddenly said, "Secretary Ai, there is something I want to know."

"You said."

Ai Gaofeng looked at him seriously.

Now, he dare not underestimate Liu Hongyi at all.

"During this period, have many educated youth returned to the city without permission?"

This is a new situation that is currently occurring. Many educated youth who were sent to the countryside have run away from their assigned rural villages back to the city without waiting for the organization's approval, and have stayed there, refusing to return to the rural villages where they were assigned.

Life in the countryside is really too hard.

Life in the city is better than life in the countryside, no matter what.

Ai Gaofeng nodded and said, "That's indeed the case."

Liu Hongyi frowned slightly and said, "Secretary Ai, Dad, this is a hidden danger. There are suddenly so many undocumented people in the city, without jobs, household registration, or food rations. If this continues for a long time, it will cause problems."

One or two illegal residents are not a big problem.

That’s hundreds of them!

This group of people have nothing to do every day and gather in groups of three or five. If this goes on for a while, they will definitely cause trouble.

Liu Hongyi remembers it very clearly.

The main reason for the crackdown in 83 was that a large number of educated youth returned to the cities and could not be resettled, which led to extreme social disorder and a series of serious criminal cases. It was then that the top leaders made up their minds to crack down on criminal offenses nationwide and brought a large number of heinous criminals to justice.

Ai Gaofeng and Liu Chuan both have rich administrative experience, and they frowned when they heard this.