Chapter 152 Going to Brother-in-law's House After this period of contact, Ning Weidong had already made up his mind to promote Zhang Dajun. In addition to the fact that Zhang Dajun and Ning Wei were the first to do things for him, it was also because of Zhang Dajun's ability and work attitude. Especially the latter. If you don't have strong abilities, you can develop them slowly. Besides, many times the success or failure of a thing actually has little to do with ability. There aren't that many opportunities to turn the tide when you're one against five, and most of the time it's just tool work. As long as you are not stupid or foolish, it doesn't matter who comes up. What matters at this time is attitude. Obviously, Zhang Dajun's attitude all along has won Ning Weidong's trust. It’s just that before, and even now, Ning Weidong was not qualified to help Zhang Dajun.
To put it bluntly, the foundation is shallow. Ning Weidong is just a bonus until now. In essence, he has no other clear attributes except being a tool for the marriage between the Wang family and the Zhao family. For Ning Weidong, this is a situation that needs to be changed urgently. The most direct way for him to change the status quo is to improve his academic qualifications. In fact, logically speaking, taking the college entrance examination is more direct and more effective. After all, the college students in 1979 were still quite valuable. But the problem is that even if he is admitted to university, he still has to study for four years, and Ning Weidong's mental age makes him unwilling to stay on campus for four years. Taking a step back, with an admission rate of only 5% in this era, it is not easy to get into one of the best universities in the country. Don’t think that anything will happen just because you traveled through time. If Ning Weidong was in his twenties or even thirties before traveling through time, he would have chosen to take the college entrance examination, but he was too old before he traveled through time. That's why Ning Weidong set his sights on correspondence diplomas, starting with technical secondary school and then junior college. Having a diploma, at least at this stage, a technical secondary school diploma still has some weight. This is enough to prove that Ning Weidong is not just a pretty face. Ning Weidong must wait until he passes the correspondence exam before he can actually get some political resources and help Zhang Dajun. Zhang Dajun didn't know this, and there was no need for Ning Weidong to explain it to him in detail. Anyway, just tell him that there is an arrangement for him, and let him wait patiently with hope. After Zhang Dajun left, Ning Weidong couldn't help but ponder. Now that it has been confirmed that there is no problem with the courtyard house, we can consider taking it over. Firstly, it is a scarce resource, and secondly, it has practical uses. It allows Zhao Ruyu to hang the sign of his trading company there. In this case, we have to pay more attention to Brother Liu Yun's affairs.
Ning Weidong simply picked up the phone and dialed an internal number: "Hello, Sister Wang, could you please call Ruyi?" In Zhao Ruyu's office, the person who answered the phone was Sister Wang, who always liked to have lunch with Zhao Ruyu. After a while, Zhao Ruyu came to Ning Weidong's office with a slightly blush on her face. Maybe Ning Weidong made a phone call just now and was made fun of by someone in the office. Seeing Ning Weidong, he couldn't help but glare at him: "Can't you let me go to work properly~" As she said that, she walked over and sat on Ning Weidong's thighs, put her arms around his neck, and gave him a kiss. Zhao Ruyu has a generous personality and is quite relaxed when no one is around. Ning Weidong smiled and rubbed her soft belly: "Miss me again?" Zhao Ruyi said angrily, "Get lost. You asked me to come here, but you're talking as if I came here on my own initiative." Ning Weidong said, "The results are all the same." As he spoke, his hand had already reached upwards, and suddenly he let out a surprised "Oh". Zhao Ruyi was stunned by him: "What's wrong? Why are you so startled?" Ning Weidong pinched it slyly and said, "Did you have a second growth spurt? It feels bigger than last time~" Zhao Ruyu was speechless for a moment. She was startled just now and thought something was wrong. She said angrily, "Your mind is full of filth." Ning Weidong chuckled, "I'm just worried that our son will go hungry in the future~" Zhao Ruyi blushed: "Shame on you, who wants to give birth to a son for you?" …… The two of them joked for a while before Ning Weidong got down to business: "By the way, is there any progress on the matter in Heilongjiang Province that we talked about last time?" Zhao Ruyi said, "I sent a telegram to my eldest cousin from my aunt's family, but he hasn't replied yet. What's wrong? Is it urgent?" Ning Weidong said, "It's not urgent. I had someone check that yard a few days ago. There shouldn't be any problem. We can take it over. I think if there's no problem over there, it's best to move the company there without further delay." When Zhao Ruyu heard this, there was some anticipation in his eyes. Ning Weidong had painted a big picture for her before, asking her to leave the Red Star Factory, but she was a little hesitant. But after making up my mind, my mindset changed and I became even more excited about it. He immediately said, "I'll urge them later. There shouldn't be any problem. Anyway, the difficulty is not over there. As long as they agree to release me, register my residence and arrange a job, the difficult things are all in Beijing~" Ning Weidong nodded, thinking that there should be no problem. After all, they can find the basis for correct policies by doing so. In principle, it does not violate regulations or laws. However, neither Ning Weidong nor Zhao Ruyu expected that the thing they thought was not difficult would actually go wrong. …… A few days later, Sunday morning.
Several days in advance, Zhao Ruyu told Ning Weidong that her sister-in-law Tan Liming had returned from abroad and planned to get together with Ning Weidong and get to know their relatives. Ning Weidong's impression of Zhao Ruyu, his sister-in-law, all came from Zhao Ruyu's description. Although Zhao Ruyu did not say it directly, it is not difficult to feel from her description that she highly respected her sister-in-law. Elegant and intellectual, knowledgeable, quick-witted and humorous... In short, marrying her elder brother is like throwing cow dung. This made Ning Weidong more curious about his sister-in-law. But think about it, a woman who can be a foreign instructor can't be an ordinary person. This threshold is quite high. I had thought that this gathering with Zhao Lichun and his wife would be held outside, and considering Tan Limin's background as a foreign instructor, it would be more likely to be held in a foreign-related restaurant or something like that. However, they ended up going directly to Zhao Lichun's house, with Tan Limin cooking and Zhao Ruyu helping out. At almost ten in the morning, Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu arrived at Zhao Lichun's house together. Zhao Lichun lived in the family quarters of the Ministry of Coal, a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment. As Children's Day is approaching, the weather in Beijing is getting warmer. Because it was a private gathering, Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu didn't act too formal. Ning Weidong usually wore a Zhongshan suit or the work clothes of the Red Star Factory to work, but today he was wearing a blue denim jacket that Zhao Ruyu bought for him, and black trousers. Originally, Zhao Ruyu wanted him to wear a set of jeans, and the pants should be bell-bottoms with openings on the outside, but Ning Weidong rejected it sternly. The main reason is that he really can't appreciate men wearing bell-bottom pants. This outfit makes Ning Weidong look younger. Zhao Ruyu wore a long skirt, stockings, small leather shoes, and the same denim suit as Ning Weidong. The two of them were carrying a bag of fruit and two boxes of tea, all of which Zhao Ruyu brought from her home. The person who opened the door was a little girl in her teens. When she saw Zhao Ruyu, she immediately called her "Auntie" sweetly. Zhao Ruyi smiled and stretched out her hand, saying, "Xiao Xian, let me hug you." As he said this, he held his little daughter in his arms. Ning Weidong was watching from the side and knew that the little girl should be Zhao Lichun's eldest daughter. Zhao Ruyi hugged the child for a while, rubbed Zhao Xiaoxian's face before putting the child down and introduced: "This is your uncle." Zhao Xiaoxian was very well-behaved and followed suit. Just at this moment, Zhao Lichun also came out of the house, wearing a loose home pajamas, and said with a smile: "Weidong is here~" and then shouted to the kitchen: "Limin, Weidong and Ruyi are here." Before he finished speaking, a woman in an apron came out of the kitchen. Ning Weidong knew that it was Zhao Lichun's lover, and couldn't help but look over. Tan Limin is of medium build, about meters tall, with a shaved head and wearing a pair of black-framed glasses. She doesn't look very pretty. At least compared with Zhao Ruyu, in terms of appearance, Zhao Ruyu has an eight point score, while Tan Liming has only a little over seven points.
In addition, at home, she was not dressed up at all, holding a spatula in her hand, and she did not have the sharpness she had in the workplace, which made her look even more ordinary. But in reality, people are supposed to be like this. It’s just like going to a bathhouse to take a shower. Everyone takes off all their clothes and you can’t tell who is a worker and who is a factory manager. Only by stacking buffs of various identities can you tell the difference. Tan Limin was also looking at Ning Weidong, and said with a smile: "This must be Weidong, please come in." Ning Weidong nodded and said, "Hello, sister-in-law." After a brief greeting, Zhao Ruyu consciously went to the kitchen to help, while Ning Weidong sat in the living room and talked with Zhao Lichun. "Brother, where is Xiaohui?" Ning Weidong asked about Zhao Lichun's other daughter. Zhao Lichun said: "She is at her grandmother's place~" Ning Weidong nodded, and tried to find a topic to talk with Zhao Lichun while drinking tea. In the kitchen, Zhao Ruyu said with a smile: "Sister Li, how is it, our Weidong is not bad~" She has known Tan Limin since childhood, and in private sometimes calls her sister-in-law and sometimes calls her Sister Li. Tan Limin smiled and said, "He's tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looks a bit manly. With your big body, you really need to find a man like him, otherwise you won't be able to control him." Zhao Ruyi blushed: "Sister Li, what are you talking about~" Tan Limin was just saying it, but seeing her like this, something moved her heart, and she whispered, "You two~ are like that?" Zhao Ruyu was also shy and hummed in a mosquito-like manner. Tan Limin frowned, then relaxed and said, "It's good that you've made up your mind. He looks very handsome, but his family is not so good. But this is a concession for you." Unexpectedly, when Zhao Ruyu mentioned this, she said unhappily, "What can you ask me to do? That stinky guy is so fierce! Sister Li, you know this is the first time we met, what did he say to me?" Tan Limin flipped the food in the pot and asked, "What did you say?" Zhao Ruyi said: "He said, I have any conditions, just ask me if I can take a beating~" When Tan Liming heard this, she burst out laughing. She had known Zhao Ruyi for twenty years, and they had been her sister-in-law for almost ten years. She knew Zhao Ruyi's character very well, so she asked, "What then?" Zhao Ruyi curled her lips: "How could I let him? He took action right then." Tan Limin asked, "What's the result?" Zhao Ruyi said, "What else could it be? I've never fought him before. You don't know how strong he is. I'm like a little chicken in front of him." Although Tan Limin guessed the result, she was still surprised after hearing Zhao Ruyu's description. She knew that Zhao Ruyu's strength and martial arts were absolutely unique among women, and she was stronger than most men who did physical work. I didn't expect her to make such a metaphor. It shows that she is really impressed by her physical strength. Tan Limin couldn't help but smiled and said, "What did I say at the beginning? Brine and tofu, one thing conquers another. It seems that you have met your nemesis this time."
Zhao Ruyi pouted and snorted, "I am happy with it. I accept my fate of being defeated by him." Tan Limin rolled her eyes, knowing that her sister-in-law was completely finished this time. She turned and asked, "I heard from your brother that Ning Weidong is not an ordinary person. It is not easy to hear a single 'good' word from your brother." At the same time, in the living room outside, Ning Weidong and Zhao Lichun were discussing recent policies. After listening to Ning Weidong's words, Zhao Lichun frowned and asked, "Would he be so radical?" Ning Weidong only talked about some major personnel changes in the next one or two years, but it was enough to intimidate Zhao Lichun. Ning Weidong said: "Brother, whether we like it or not, an era has ended and a new era is about to begin, but before it begins, some things and some people must be eliminated. It's not that they have done anything wrong, but there is no place for them in this future era." Zhao Lichun couldn't help but fall silent for a while. Of course he understood what Ning Weidong meant, but he had come from a previous era and couldn't accept it emotionally. "Weidong, what do you think our future will be like?" Zhao Lichun was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "I have a feeling that once we break the production model and spiritual beliefs we have established before, there may be unexpected results..." Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Brother, there are no outsiders here, you can be more straightforward." Zhao Lichun choked and gave a bitter smile. Ning Weidong continued: "There is no doubt that in the next few years or even more than ten years, with the intervention of foreign capital, we will inevitably encounter huge difficulties, the decline of moral standards, the collapse of spiritual beliefs, and the reappearance of bad habits that were originally eliminated..." Zhao Lichun frowned. He thought the situation was serious enough, but he didn't expect Ning Weidong to be more pessimistic than him. However, having said this, Ning Weidong suddenly changed the subject. "But all these costs are worth it and must be paid." Ning Weidong's tone was firm: "Who made us owe so much in history? Since the beginning of our modern history in 1840, the wealth accumulated by Huaxia for thousands of years has been plundered. In the past, when we changed dynasties, no matter how hard we fought, our wealth was always lost and never taken away. But this time... our real money was really taken away by the powers. If we want to recover, we must accumulate capital again. This is reality and no one can get around it." (End of this chapter)