Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Due to historical reasons, the old county town suffers from narrow roads, outdated infrastructure, and, most importantly, exorbitant demolition costs. Building a new county town to the east of the old one would actually save considerable costs.

"We do have this plan, but it hasn't been approved by the higher authorities yet. I was originally thinking of finding time to talk to you about this. Without the participation of Yaoling Group, it's simply impossible to achieve this goal with just the county's finances."

Xu Bo spoke frankly and did not hide his thoughts.

Fang Wei nodded, not particularly surprised. The problem was that the real estate market in major cities was only just beginning to take shape, and many medium-sized cities had not yet started the construction of new districts. The county's decision was somewhat ahead of its time.

“Secretary Xu, the plan you proposed is very good, but it is probably not something that can be implemented in one or two years.”

"I understand, but it's better to plan ahead for some things, since the construction of the new county town will take a long time."

Xu Bo was well aware that the plan to rebuild the new county town might not be completed during his term. But someone had to do it, and it was better to do it sooner rather than later.

The two chatted for about an hour before Fang Wei got up to say goodbye.

Xu Bo escorted the other person downstairs and watched their car drive away, feeling quite envious. It wasn't anything else he envied, but rather Fang Wei's carefree and independent nature.

Yaoling Group does not belong to Fang Wei personally, but he is the soul of the company. A single word from him can inspire thousands of employees to forge ahead.

I don't have that kind of prestige in the county, so it's not easy to accomplish anything.

Fang Wei didn't leave the county town directly, but drove to Guo Yongqing's house. It was quite a coincidence that Guo Yongqing and his wife were both home today, although it was a bit noisy, and there were two other people playing mahjong with them.

"The third brother is here? Let's stop fighting now and continue this afternoon."

Upon seeing Fang Wei, Guo Yongqing immediately pushed the cards over, and his fellow card players, showing good tact, got up and left.

The two then sat down on the sofa. Shen Yu quickly made tea, brought over the tea and fruit, and then tidied up.

"How has Uncle Guo been feeling lately?"

Fang Wei took a sip of tea and then chatted with Guo Yongqing.

"Okay, okay. Playing mahjong or traveling can make life enjoyable."

Guo Yongqing laughed heartily, quite satisfied with his retirement life.

Shen Yu is the same; the couple has no burdens, their retirement income is good, and they really have nothing to worry about.

"Third brother, have lunch at home, I'm going to buy groceries."

Shen Yu sat with them for a while, then decided to go to the market to buy some delicious food.

Fang Wei quickly stopped the other person and said, "Don't go to so much trouble. I'll treat Uncle Guo and Aunt Guo to lunch at Linhe Restaurant."

Guo Yongqing and his wife exchanged a glance and stopped insisting, both feeling the sincerity in the other's words.

noon.

Fang Wei took Guo Yongqing and his wife to Linhe Restaurant for a meal. There were delicious dishes, but no alcohol was served, mainly because the doctor had advised Guo Yongqing to quit drinking.

After the meal, he took the two of them home before leaving the county town.

In the afternoon, he visited the breeding center and Xinlin Farm, and returned home around dusk.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw Secretary Yu, who had been newly transferred from the township, and Pan Lianhua was having tea and talking with him.

"Secretary Yu, when did you arrive? I'm so sorry, I went to Xinlin Farm, so I'm back late."

He wasn't very familiar with Yu Huacheng; they hadn't interacted much, and he couldn't figure out why the other party had suddenly come to his door.

"Secretary Fang, I know you're a very busy person, which is why I came to see you after get off work. I had no choice; several villages in the township have had more children than allowed, and Yaoling Township has been severely criticized."

The township has done a lot of work, but with little effect, which is why I've come to Secretary Fang for help. I hope you can lend a hand and do some ideological work with everyone.”

Yu Huacheng was truly at his wit's end; fines couldn't deter some people's stubbornness, so he had no choice but to ask Yaoling Agriculture to restrain everyone.

Most of the villagers work for Yaoling Group, either in agriculture or in the industrial park. In short, Fang Wei's words carry much more weight than Yu Huacheng's.

"Um"

Fang Wei was speechless and didn't know how to respond.

This matter wasn't actually under his jurisdiction, but since Yaoling Group was a collective enterprise, he had no choice but to cooperate. This kind of thing is very offensive; who would have thought Yu Huacheng would come knocking on his door?

"I will have the group company issue a document to reiterate the importance of this matter and require all units to actively cooperate."

Fang Wei hesitated for a long time before finally expressing his opinion.

This is no small matter; his stance cannot be questioned in the slightest, otherwise it would be unacceptable.

Sure enough, Yu Huacheng couldn't help but smile when he heard his words.

"Thank you for your support, Secretary Fang! The township has no choice; this is a crucial task that can be decided with a single vote, so no one dares to be careless. Well then, I won't keep you from having dinner any longer; let's talk again next time."

Having obtained what he wanted, Yu Huacheng rose to take his leave.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua tried to persuade him to stay for a long time, but he insisted on not staying for dinner, so the two had no choice but to see him off.

Upon returning, Pan Lianhua was very unhappy and said, "This is the most offensive thing you can do. It's clearly a matter for the township, but they're trying to pin it on you. Yu Huacheng is no good person." Fang Wei also disliked the other party's behavior; what's the difference between this and moral blackmail?
But since the other party came to him about this, he couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb; he had to do something, even if it was just a gesture.

"Stop talking, this can't be avoided."

Fang Wei waved his hand, indicating that Pan Lianhua should not say anything more on matters of principle.

Pan Lianhua snorted coldly, then went to the kitchen, and soon dinner was served.

The next day.

As soon as Fang Wei arrived at the office, he called Yang Feng in and asked him to communicate with the group company to issue a document as soon as possible to reiterate the importance of this work and require all employees to abide by the relevant regulations.

However, he did not list any penalties such as dismissal, since Yaoling Group is not a state-owned enterprise and the requirements are not that strict.

That's all he can do for this matter; the rest is up to the township and village to figure out, and there's nothing he can do to help.

After Yang Feng left, he began to handle official business, and finished everything in just over an hour.

He asked his secretary to remove all the documents from the desk, and then stood up and walked around the room a few steps.

Just then, the telephone on the table suddenly rang.

He walked over, picked up the receiver, and heard Pang Wanxin's voice: "Secretary Fang, you should call and congratulate Wang Lin."

"So fast? Congratulations! I'll go over next weekend, and we'll get together in Yiqiong."

"There's no need to rush. He just went to the Agriculture Department and there are still many things to sort out. He's extremely busy. How about this, I'll arrange it after a while and call you then."

Pang Wanxin and Fang Wei were both very happy when Wang Lin took office.

Since the other person was unavailable, Fang Wei didn't bring up the gathering again. After chatting for a few more minutes, he hung up.

This matter wasn't actually that important to him, but they were all longtime friends, and he felt he should congratulate whoever had a happy occasion.

He then called Wang Lin, said a few celebratory words, and ended the call.

Wang Lin was clearly very busy, so he didn't say much.

provincial capital.

Fang Tao remained steadfast at the struggling seed company, frequently getting into arguments with the people in the yard.

Those people went too far. Targeting us is one thing, but they're also creating all sorts of obstacles for the company's operations. Even for a tertiary industry enterprise, the supervising authority shouldn't act this way.

Fang Tao now deeply regrets his impulsive decision to get involved in the tertiary industry. Given his professional title, rank, and research achievements, no one in the institute could do anything about him.

It's too late to say all this now. Fortunately, back then, in order to lure him into the tertiary industry, they didn't set any rigid business targets, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to afford food now.

Of course, the seed company's current predicament isn't entirely the fault of the organization. Obstacles included Yaoling Agriculture and Xinkaiqi, among others; in terms of the industrialization of seed breeding, he was truly powerless to help.

The market is only so big, and others have already achieved scale. Even for the three companies under the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, breaking the market balance is no easy task.

However, a beet variety he has been cultivating has recently made progress and may bring some revenue to the company.

this day.

Fang Tao was suddenly notified by his workplace's personnel department to come over. He didn't understand why, but he went anyway.

As a result, the personnel department informed him that a transfer order from a higher authority had arrived at the institute, preparing to transfer him to work in the Science and Technology Department of the Provincial Department of Agriculture.

"Comrade Fang Tao, don't ask us, we don't know the reason either. The transfer order says you have to report to your new unit within a week, and the institute will send someone to hand over your work to you."

The HR staff told him that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

Fang Tao was conflicted. His beet project should be successful in about six months, and leaving now would mean giving up the project completely.

He was doing this project all by himself, without any help or team, so he had no way to keep the project.

When he got home that evening, he received a call from Xiaoshu.

"Tao Tao, you should go to the Department of Agriculture for a while. There may be some major upheavals in your unit soon."

Fang Wei didn't offer any further explanation, simply instructing Tao Tao to follow instructions.

At this point, Tao Tao suddenly realized that his uncle was the mastermind behind his transfer. The uncle did this to extricate him from his predicament, but what about the turmoil at his workplace?

However, he asked more questions, and since his uncle wouldn't say, there must be a reason.

"Okay, I will report for duty on time. To be honest, I don't want to stay at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences anymore. The atmosphere in the unit is not good. There are few people who do practical work, but there are plenty of people who do crooked things."

Fang Tao is the type of person who doesn't tolerate injustice; he dares to speak out even if his immediate superior is doing something wrong.

This made him a troublemaker and an unpopular person at work.

What good are all those research achievements if people still don't use them? You'll only drift further and further away from new breakthroughs. (End of Chapter)