1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 229 Why does this marriage certificate look like a certificate of honor?
Inside the reception room of the Foreign Trade Bureau.

A few rays of sunlight filtered in through the mottled wooden window frames.

Su Wenchen and Secretary Yu sat on a slightly faded green painted bench, chatting idly.

After a while, there was a sudden sound of hurried leather shoes outside the door. Director Zhu almost broke open the paint-chipped wooden door and rushed in, almost throwing the cowhide briefcase under his armpit away.

He took out a handkerchief and wiped his greasy forehead while panting anxiously.

"Secretary Yu, I'm so sorry. I'm in a meeting here. If you have anything to ask, just give me a call. Why do you have to come directly here?"

Hearing the other party's words, Secretary Yu responded calmly.

"If you don't come here in person, you won't be able to see the actual situation at your Foreign Trade Bureau!"

"An ordinary clerk can actually say that if I say no, it means no."

"So your Foreign Trade Bureau has always done things this way. No wonder there are only a few state-owned enterprises in our province that can earn foreign exchange."

"I think a lot of them were stopped by you guys. If I hadn't come here in person, I wouldn't have known that you guys were reviewing based on your own opinions."

"And Director Li also attaches great importance to the projects that Lan City is participating in this exhibition. I will report this matter to Director Li."

As soon as these words came out, Director Zhu of the Foreign Trade Bureau broke out in a cold sweat.

Explain quickly.

"Secretary Yu, I'm sorry, I really don't know about this. I will definitely look into it and give you and Director Li an explanation."

Secretary Yu shook his head.

"You don't have to explain this to me. It's not me who's applying for the project to be exhibited."

Secretary Yu did not intend to hold on to this matter, because it was the leader who had the final say on whether to pursue the other party.

He will only tell his leader the whole story later.

No matter if the other party did it on purpose because he has a backer, or if he really doesn't know what the other party said.

That will have to be investigated slowly later. The most important thing now is to help Lan City report the project to the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

After hearing what Secretary Yu said, the other party immediately understood.

Walk directly in front of Deng Hongxia.

"Comrade Hongxia, I'm really sorry. This time it's our provincial cadres who didn't do their job well."

"I will apologize to you on behalf of our bureau."

"I will personally review it for you now. As long as there is no problem with the product, I will report it to the Foreign Trade Department as quickly as possible. What do you think?"

When Deng Hongxia heard what Director Zhu said, she was suddenly at a loss as to what to do.

After all, he is his superior.

How could she say no? Why did she have to argue with an ordinary clerk before? Wasn't it because this was a superior unit?

She really offended the other party. Although it couldn't affect her position, it would be difficult for her to carry out her future work.

But family members only know their own business, and Secretary Yu came here specifically for Su Wenchen.

So she is also clear about this matter and her word does not count.

So I could only introduce it to the other party.

"Director Zhu, this is Su Wenchen, the director of the import and export company participating in the exhibition. In addition, the Yuehua rabbit leather we are going to exhibit is also the main supplier of their exhibition."

When Director Zhu heard what Deng Hongxia said, he immediately understood.

It turns out this is the real owner!

It seemed that Secretary Yu also came for the other party's face, so he immediately walked in front of Su Wenchen.

"Nice to meet you!"

"Director Su, I'm really sorry. This time, our bureau failed to discipline its cadres. I will definitely deal with the relevant cadres responsible for the review seriously."

Su Wenchen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but didn't say much.

After all, it is unrealistic to replace a department-level or bureau-level cadre based on this matter, especially since he was not there in the first place.

Simply pushing the blame onto the people below you is at most a case of not being careful in employing the right people.

However, Su Wenchen gave a little eye drops to the arrogant cadre in front of him.

"Director Zhu, the work attitude of this officer in your bureau could really be improved a little bit. After all, he always threatens that if I say no, then no, no matter who comes, no one can stop him."

"It has a great impact on your bureau. People who don't know would think that this Foreign Trade Bureau is someone's private department."

"Director Zhu, am I right?"

After hearing Su Wenchen's words, Director Zhu wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He forced himself to smile. He couldn't cover up for his mistakes anymore. If he continued to do so, he would be in trouble.

"Comrade Su, you are right. I also think this is no longer an ordinary problem. It is a very obvious ideological problem."

"I will cancel this comrade's reception work when I return and ask him to guard the warehouse in the back. When his thoughts are correct, we can discuss other matters."

"Well, I will apply for your project first. We still need to earn foreign exchange first."

"How about you look over here!"

Hearing what the other party said, Su Wenchen didn't say much.

Su Wenchen also knew that the other party had reached his limit, because firing someone at this time was not a decision that he, as a director, could make.

The most he can do is decide what job the other person does in the bureau, let alone the government agency at this time.

Even if a factory fires an employee who makes a mistake, it depends on the severity of the mistake.

Generally, as long as they do not cause economic losses to the factory, they will not be fired.

Afterwards, Director Zhu personally registered the foreign exchange project for Lan City.

Seeing that he couldn't help, Su Wenchen went downstairs with Secretary Yu.

In the corridor, Secretary Yu smiled and handed Su Wenchen a cigarette.

"Don't worry, I'll be keeping an eye on this from behind, and there won't be any problems in the province."

"But it's the Foreign Trade Department!"

"It's not certain over there, but our province accounts for three quarters of the projects that are returned every year."

"So the director also asked me to remind you to keep a calm mind, because sometimes failure is not a quality issue."

Su Wenchen was a little surprised to hear this.

“Isn’t it a quality issue?”

Secretary Yu nodded, said nothing, and just pointed to his forehead.

"This is the problem!"

"I just took a look at your exhibits, and they are indeed good."

"But because it's so good, I feel a little overwhelmed."

"But it doesn't matter if you fail this time. You can try again in a few years. This atmosphere is not something that remains unchanged."

"But I believe good things will not be buried by time."

"The director asked me to come and tell you this, and also to remind you not to get discouraged even if you fail."

"Just take good care of the breeding pigs, there will be plenty of opportunities later!"

After hearing this, Su Wenchen also understood what his old leader was thinking.

Is this because he is afraid that if there are problems in the Foreign Trade Department, he will be completely devastated?

For Su Wenchen, that’s not the case.

After all, the Moonlight Rabbit incident was an unexpected surprise, and he knew very well what his trump card was.

For Su Wenchen, the export of Yuehua Rabbit was a success, as it meant he had another card in his hand.

After all, no one can complain that they have too many cards in their hand.

But because this card has never recovered, it does not exist for Su Wenchen.

So Su Wenchen replied to the secretary with a smile.

"Secretary Yu, please tell the old leader to rest assured. Even if something else happens here, I will not be devastated."

"Besides, I believe that the leaders above have sharp eyes and will not let such things go unnoticed."

"After all, there is a shortage of foreign exchange everywhere at this time. There is no reason to hide this kind of thing."

Secretary Yu nodded.

"What you said makes sense. I hope you will be successful in the exhibition and sign a big order."

"When you come to the province, I think the leaders will come out to celebrate for you!"

When Su Wenchen heard this, he walked to the door, looked at the azure blue sky outside, and replied in a good mood.

"Then I'll borrow Secretary Yu's good words."

The two then waited downstairs for a while before Deng Hongxia came out with two followers who looked very happy.

Su Wenchen saw the expressions of the two and asked directly.

"Have you completed the declaration?"

Deng Hongxia also knew that this time she was relying on Su Wenchen’s relationship.

"It's over. Now we just have to wait for the Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau to take the samples to the Ministry of Foreign Trade for final review."

Su Wenchen said with some surprise.

"Don't we have to go over there?"

Deng Hongxia shook her head.

"The normal application process is to compile them all together at the provincial level, and then we will bring all the things that have passed the preliminary review to the final review."

"In the past, each county and city would send a few people to follow the family. At that time, it would take hundreds of people to go there once."

"The Foreign Trade Department complained that there were too many people and that it was a waste of train capacity."

"So we won't let the Foreign Trade Bureau follow us. Actually, it's useless to go there, because you can't have a say over there!"

"Basically, we all followed them to see the world. Every time we went there, the people below us went empty-handed, and came back with bags and small bags. It was like a government-funded tour."

"So now we won't let anyone follow us."

Secretary Yu knew what Su Wenchen was worried about and spoke directly to him.

"Don't worry, I'll help you keep an eye on the provincial side. They won't deliberately miss anything like that."

"And even if the Ministry of Foreign Trade does not pass the review, they will have an explanation."

"If there are any questions, I will contact you as soon as possible."

When Su Wenchen heard this, he knew that this was the only way. After all, at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, to be honest, there were not many solutions he could think of.

This time, the group did not stay in the province for long.

Since the work has been completed, there is no point in staying here, and I can't go to Beijing with them.

So I set off directly back to Lan City.

Lan City, Municipal Party Committee Conference Room.

The sunlight filtering in through the blinds outside cast tiny shadows inside the room.

In the room, behind a long dark brown table sat the personnel who were going to the province to make foreign trade declarations.

White mist was rising from the enamel teacup on the table.

But no one picked up the teacup at this time.

Because Deng Hongxia was reporting the work of this foreign exchange earning project to two leaders in the city.

"Two leaders, this time the Municipal Textile Company went too far. At the beginning, the official from the Foreign Trade Bureau kept asking us to declare in the name of the Municipal Textile Import and Export Company."

"After we refused, they rejected us again on the grounds of insufficient qualifications."

"In the end, even after our repeated inquiries, they simply said that if they said no, then no."

"If it wasn't for the city textile department's name, they would have simply refused to let us pass." "If it wasn't for the secretary of Deputy Director Li from the provincial government who came over, we would have been stuck at the provincial level this time."

After Deng Hongxia's description, it was obvious that the two current leaders of the city were frowning.

They didn't expect that the Municipal Textile Industry would dare to take action, and even threatened to not give it if it wasn't in their name?

Do you really think that they have the final say on Lan City's foreign exchange earnings?
He Zhenbang, who was attending the meeting, slammed the table.

"That's too much. What does their textile industry mean?"

"If they are not allowed to pick the peaches, they will not be allowed to apply for the tax. Are you thinking you are the local emperor?"

"Secretary Zhou, Mayor Zhai, if you keep encouraging this, it will definitely get worse in the future."

"I think this matter must be dealt with seriously!"

Mayor Zhai pressed his hand.

"The matter has not been investigated clearly yet, so don't jump to conclusions. However, it is definitely inappropriate to participate in the exhibition under the name of a company under the city's textile industry."

"Secretary Zhou, what do you think?"

Hearing Mayor Zhai's words, Secretary Zhou's silver-rimmed glasses slid down slightly as he frowned, revealing a sharp look behind the lenses.

"It is indeed very inappropriate. One is a state-owned textile factory and the other is a state-owned leather factory. How can they be mixed up?"

"I think the city's textile industry needs to be carefully reviewed."

"We cannot simply listen to their own explanations about whether they are trying to take advantage of our sister companies. We need to investigate thoroughly. Our city will never allow such petty actions that undermine foreign exchange earnings to be carried out in private."

"Old Zhai, what do you think?"

Obviously, Secretary Zhou felt that no matter whether the Municipal Textile Company did it or not, it could not escape this matter, because the excuse was in his hands, so how could he let the other party go.

Moreover, he didn't think that they were being wronged this time. He didn't know why the provincial foreign trade department insisted on declaring it in their name.

After hearing what Secretary Zhou said, Mayor Zhai slowly put the pen in his hand on the table.

It was indeed a bit beyond his expectation that the Municipal Textile Industry Bureau could persuade the Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau to do so this time.

So he said it directly.

"We should indeed investigate, but we still need to think carefully about who to investigate. We can't cause a big turmoil in the textile industry in the city, otherwise it will be difficult for the province to explain."

Obviously, although both of them want to conduct an investigation, they definitely want the people they send to be their own people.

Secretary Zhou was not surprised to hear this, but such matters could not be discussed in this kind of occasion and could only be discussed in private.

I don't have the energy to continue.

"Okay, that's it for today. You guys have worked hard on this trip. Go back and have a good rest for a while. The rest will be decided based on the reply from the Ministry of Foreign Trade."

"Old Zhai, regarding the city's textile business, come to my place later and we'll discuss it."

Hearing this, Mayor Zhai did not expect Secretary Zhou to be so anxious. It seemed that the other party was really worried about the city's textile industry.

However, he would not let the other party get what they wanted directly. He could give the city's textile industry a warning, but he could not really replace them with a major change.

Otherwise, the two of them wouldn't be as harmonious as they are now.

"Okay then, Secretary Zhou. I'll go back to the office to get some things and then I'll come find you."

Then he spoke to Su Wenchen who had just stood up and was about to go back.

"Xiao Su, your partner's family review documents were sent to you by Beijing City yesterday."

"Come with me to the office and I'll give it to you. You can just take the review record to the municipal civil affairs department to register and get the certificate."

Su Wenchen didn't care about the city's textile industry, so he just planned to go through the motions and go back.

I found out there was an unexpected surprise. I originally thought it would take a long time since it involves the family members of senior officials.

Unexpectedly, it was completed much faster than I expected. The review was completed in less than a month. It seems that my father-in-law should be quite cooperative.

Otherwise it wouldn't have happened so quickly. Thinking of this, he felt much better about his father-in-law.

Although he may be more biased towards his son in terms of property, at least he is not the kind of person who would say with disdain that he is a poor boy and is not worthy of his daughter.

Then he came out and did something like breaking up a couple.

As for family property and power, Su Wenchen had never thought about such things from the beginning, so naturally he didn't care about it.

Of course, Su Wenchen felt that it was also possible that the other party really didn't care about his daughter.

If you don't care, you naturally won't have any other thoughts.

But it doesn’t matter to him, he is not deliberately going after other people’s power.

Whether he has it or not, Su Wenchen feels that he will not have a bad life in this life with the cards he has now.

The biggest difference is how good it gets in the end.

When Su Wenchen excitedly received a document bag from Mayor Zhai.

Mayor Zhai took out another envelope from the drawer.

"Originally, Secretary Zhou and I were discussing how to reward you this time!"

"It just so happened that your partner's review documents had come down, so I thought I'd give you some notes as a reward."

"It just so happens that you are getting married and you have to buy everything yourself, and these receipts can be used."

When Su Wenchen heard this, he was stunned at first, then spoke hesitantly.

"But there's no news from the Ministry of Foreign Trade yet. Isn't it a bit early to give out the reward now? And I'm the only one who has it?"

Mayor Zhai waved his hand.

"It's not the same thing. This is a reward for your farm breeding high-quality fur rabbits like Yuehua Rabbit."

“It has nothing to do with earning foreign exchange.”

“Whether it succeeds or not, you are the heroes of the city for breeding this high-quality fur rabbit.”

"So take it with peace of mind. As for the rabbit house in your farm, the city won't show up."

"When you go back, hold a meeting with the members of your team and come up with a plan to pay for it from your own field."

Then he took out a brand new bill from the drawer and continued his instructions.

"I won't go personally then, so this TV ticket will be considered as my gift."

"You are still quite prominent in the city now, so it's best to save as much as possible on banquets and wedding receptions."

"The smaller the scale and the more noise, the better for you. If I go to the city, it will cause too much noise."

"Although it may be fine now, there is a possibility that the old issues will be brought up later."

"Of course you should just buy the things that are expected of a normal marriage."

"I mean banquets and the like. After all, it's not a good idea for a bunch of people to get together to eat and drink, especially for cadres!"

"In addition, the higher-ups have recently issued a document to combat corruption, theft, speculation, and waste."

After hearing this, Su Wenchen understood that the other party was afraid that he would have to host a grand wedding with lots of guests.

Su Wenchen would definitely not do such a thing. After all, at that time, people paid attention to revolutionary weddings, the simpler the better. If you held a grand banquet at this time, would you be crazy?
He is eager to give others something to hold against him.

So I nodded immediately.

"Don't worry, leader. This is definitely a revolutionary wedding. It won't be a grand ceremony."

“At most, it’s just a meal together as a family.”

Mayor Zhai shook his head.

"That's not necessary. You still have to call your relatives in the team, otherwise you won't be able to move around in the future."

"What I mean is that you don't need to call the cadres in your company. Just give each person in your company some wedding candy when the time comes."

As he said this, he put the TV ticket in his hand into Su Wenchen's hand.

"Take it. After all, she is a girl from a big city. We can't be too bad here, right?"

"We can't make a big fuss outside, and we can't be too bad at home."

Su Wenchen thought about it and found that this TV ticket actually arrived at a very timely moment.

Because the top items for a wedding at that time were a bicycle, a watch, a sewing machine, and a radio.

It seemed to him that he already had everything except a sewing machine.

As for TV tickets, they are more difficult to get. Their city does not have the ability to manufacture televisions themselves, so the tickets are naturally even scarcer.

So Su Wenchen really doesn’t have it in his hand now.

"Okay then. Since the leader is so kind, it would be my fault if I refuse."

Mayor Zhai waved his hand when he heard this.

"Okay, stop being polite. I got a lot of benefits from you this time."

"I also have to go to Lao Zhou's office to meet him. I guess he's waiting anxiously too."

After leaving the Municipal Party Committee Office Building, Su Wenchen went to the Civil Affairs Department to hand over the review documents from Beijing.

I successfully received two marriage certificates that looked like award certificates with peonies printed on them.

There are handwritten contents of voluntary marriage registration on it, one for the man and one for the woman, and there are also slogans of the time that are characteristic of the time.

He registered his marriage now!
They are a legal couple in this era, but why does this marriage certificate look like an award certificate?

Looking at the marriage certificate without even a photo, Su Wenchen always felt like he was receiving an award certificate for being a top student.

After two lives, it was the first time for Su Wenchen to get a marriage certificate, and he did it alone. This feeling really made him feel a little awkward.

After all, in his memory, he always received it with his partner in his later lives, but now he was receiving it alone.

It’s even okay if neither of you comes, someone else can pick it up on your behalf.

Looking at the certificate in his hand, Su Wenchen wanted to fly back to the county immediately and tell Ali the good news.

After all, with this certificate, the two will share honor and disgrace in the future, because unless it involves something particularly serious, they will basically not divorce in this life.

Leading cadres, in particular, are more cautious about divorce.

When I walked to the door, I saw He Zhenbang’s car was still parked there.

After seeing Su Wenchen coming out, He Zhenbang leaned half of his body out of the car window, flicked the ash off his cigarette and shouted directly.

"What are you taking so long for! It's so slow to get a marriage certificate!"

"Or is it that Old Zhai has assigned you another task?"

"He is such a jerk. He knows that your marriage report has been received, but he still arranges things for you. Even the donkey in the production team cannot be ordered around like this!"

"No one would be given a lot of work right after getting married."

Su Wenchen opened the car door and spoke directly to He Zhenbang's secretary who was driving in front.

"Brother Sun, please go to the department store. I really need to buy a lot of things this time."

Then he said to He Zhenbang.

"They didn't assign me a job, they just told me not to make a big fuss about my wedding, and they gave me a TV ticket."

"Mayor Zhai is such a good leader."

Then he looked at He Zhenbang with expectation.

The meaning is obvious.

He Zhenbang immediately understood Su Wenchen's look, but pretended not to see it. He turned around and slapped the back seat.

"Xiao Sun, drive! Drive!"

"Oh, this weather is really hot."

"I feel sleepy because of the heat. I need to close my eyes and rest. Only when my mind is calm can I feel cool naturally!"

After saying this, he closed his eyes without paying any attention to Su Wenchen's gaze.

But he kept cursing in his heart.

Zhai Shuwen, this bastard, was actually willing to do so and directly took out a TV ticket.

It seems that I will bleed heavily this time.

(End of this chapter)