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Chapter 31 A Strange Application
On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, left Guangzi Pian and Jichun under the reluctant gaze of Zhou's mother Li Suhua, and rushed to his work unit in Chongqing again.

Worried that Zhou Cong and Zhou Ming would cry because they were reluctant to part with their grandfather after seeing him leave, Zhou Bingkun asked Zheng Juan to take the children to their uncle Guangming.

"Bingkun, I'm very happy to see you are so sensible!" Looking at his son Zhou Bingkun in front of him, Zhou's father Zhou Zhiqiang said with satisfaction.

"Haha, Dad, please don't praise me! I'll lose myself!"

"Oh, you bear!

You studied at a normal school, do you really want to be a teacher after graduation?" Seeing his son Zhou Bingkun's playful smile, Zhou's father Zhou Zhiqiang shook his head and smiled bitterly.

“I haven’t decided yet what I will do after graduation!
"Being a teacher isn't bad, actually. It's stable, not tiring, and it gives you face!" Zhou Bingkun explained with a smile.

"Well! You can make your own decision about work!
I think you treat your brother-in-law Guangming very well!"

"Yeah! Guangming and I get along very well!

Dad, it’s strange to say!
Many people call me "Brother Bingkun" in the light of the characters, but only when they call me "Brother Bingkun" can I feel their true feelings!

"Hmm! I didn't expect you to be so clear-headed!
You see everything clearly!" Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, looked at his son Zhou Bingkun in front of him and said with deep emotion.

"Dad, why don't you just retire and go back to Northeast China!

There's no need to live on a few extra dollars in pension, just endure the hardship in Chongqing!" Zhou Bingkun suddenly suggested.

“Bingkun, I’m used to that kind of working environment!

Once I have some free time, I feel uncomfortable all over, like I am a useless person!"

"Dad, the market will get better and better in the future!

Why don’t you just come back to the Northeast and we can form a construction team!

With your cooking skills, my father, our family's life will get better and better in the future!"

"This won't do! Does the policy allow it?" Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, stopped and looked at his son Zhou Bingkun in front of him seriously.

"Dad, don't worry!

My judgment is always accurate!

Otherwise, my sister-in-law Hao Dongmei’s father wouldn’t have talked to me about those things!

I will keep an eye on the policies in Jichun first. Once there is good news, I will inform you by telegram, and then you can resign!

However, Dad, you'd better resign when you get back this time. After all, you are the technical backbone of the unit!
You also need to give your unit some buffer time!"

"But what if I resign and the policy in Jichun doesn't allow it, then..." Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, was still a little hesitant.

"Dad, how could this happen?
Not to mention anything else, just in an area as big as ours, more and more houses will be built in the future!

How can the policy not allow it!

They all went to the national construction team, they wouldn't even bother with such a small matter!"

"Dad, no matter how well you do in Chongqing, you can't stay with your family!
You see, every time I leave for Chinese New Year, my mother is so reluctant to let me go. It makes me sad to see it!"

How could Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, not know what his son Zhou Bingkun said? He was still very tempted by Zhou Bingkun's proposal, but the old idea that organization was king made him unable to accept it for the time being.

Seeing his father Zhou Zhiqiang's dilemma, Zhou Bingkun didn't say anything else, but just sighed in his heart.

In 1980, on the 16th day of the first lunar month, the school officially opened. Zhou Bingkun was thinking about this year's plans, which were actually very important for his future.

Zhou Bingkun's life returned to normal. He went to school as usual every day and then went home to be with his family after school.

However, as the news of "the rise of a great power" spread, Zhou Bingkun also became a "celebrity" of some degree at Northeast Normal University, and many students cast inquiring glances at him.

"Zhou Bingkun, wait a moment!"

Hearing the voice, Zhou Bingkun stopped his bicycle and turned around to see that it was his history professor. He quickly got off his bicycle and stood there respectfully, "Professor, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Zhou Bingkun, why don't you live in the dormitory?"

"Professor, you should know that my family lives in Jichun and I don't need to live in the dormitory!
Our school has more and more teachers and students, so we should leave the accommodation opportunities to other students from other places!"

"Haha, Zhou Bingkun, you are quite aware!

I saw the article you wrote about “The Rise of a Great Power” in the National Daily!

It’s very well written!” “Thank you for the compliment, teacher! I will continue to work hard!”

"good very good!
However, next time you have new works, please show them to me first!

To avoid unnecessary mistakes!"

"Okay! Professor, I will!"

"Also, aren't we going to select the top ten outstanding young people in Northeast China soon?

The school is preparing to nominate a candidate to the higher authorities, and you are one of the candidates in our school!

So, you have to work hard and try to write another good article!

By then, this spot will almost be yours!"

“I’ll try my best!
It’s just that it’s not easy to write a good article, I’ll try my best!

However, thank you professor for your concern for students!"

"Then you go back!"

"Professor, goodbye!"

In fact, Zhou Bingkun didn’t care too much about the selection of the top ten outstanding young people mentioned by the professor. He didn’t need to go into politics, so it didn’t matter to him whether he had this title or not.

Even though his "Rise of a Great Power" was so successful, if it still couldn't qualify him for this selection, it would be useless even if Zhou Bingkun wrote ten more articles.

Mr. Hao's office.

Secretary Xiao Huang walked in with a letter, "Boss, here is a strange letter!"

"Oh? Whose report is this again?"

"Leader, this is not a letter of complaint!
It's an application from a student at Northeast Normal University!" Secretary Xiao Huang explained.

"Oh? Application form? What are you applying for?" Father Hao took the letter in surprise, opened it and started reading.

“Apply for a food business license!
We in Northeast China have never had this kind of certificate, have we?" Secretary Xiao Huang explained in detail.

“At first, we didn’t take it seriously, but this is the fourth letter we’ve received!

This applicant sends an identical application to our provincial government on time every week!"

“Later I found out that it’s not just our provincial government!
The Jichun Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, as well as the Jiangliao Provincial Party Committee, will all receive this application letter at the same time!"

While listening to the introduction of his secretary Xiao Huang, Mr. Hao opened the strange application form. When he saw the familiar signature, Mr. Hao was really surprised.

"Xiao Huang, at today's regular meeting!

Put this application on the temporary agenda!"

"Yes! Leader!"

Regular work meeting of the provincial government.

When the leaders saw Secretary Xiao Huang handing over the application, those who knew the situation shook their heads helplessly.

The subsequent discussion was almost a one-sided rejection of the other party's application.

Seeing this situation, Hao's father said without surprise, "I recently heard that Wenzhou in the southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces has established an industrial and commercial management office.

At the same time, some people are applying for this kind of individual business license!

This means that the South has already begun to take action!"

"This student Zhou Bingkun only applied for a food license!
We can treat this first license as an experiment!
If successful, we will continue to approve new self-employed licenses!

If we fail, we can revoke the license!"

"Therefore, I think we can absolutely approve Zhou Bingkun's application!"

After hearing Mr. Hao's final decision, all the leaders below lowered their heads and started talking to each other. Soon, this inexplicable application was passed unanimously.

(End of this chapter)