50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 662 The Father-in-Law Who Makes My Heart Flutter

Sun Zhiwei knew that his mother-in-law was now determined to go to America to take care of Tong Jiajia, so he had just been considering the feasibility of this matter.

In our family history, we have rarely sent both husband and wife abroad together, because we are afraid that we might act on emotion at a critical moment and cause a chain of losses.

However, in modern times, the situation is not as severe as in the past. In many cases, even if someone is captured, they will not be killed easily, and people can be exchanged back.

Sun Zhiwei's situation is rather special. Although his identity is very important, his influence outside has also developed to a terrifying degree, and it can be said that he is fully capable of protecting himself.

Therefore, as long as there is a legitimate reason, this matter is likely not as difficult as imagined.

However, things won't be that simple.

Because when Tong Jiajia went out, she used the identity of the daughter of a couple in Hong Kong Island, and they even went back to visit their relatives last year.

Now, suddenly there's an old lady who can't speak Cantonese or English. How do we explain her identity? That's a big problem in itself.

One lie requires ten more to cover it up, and the more lies there are, the easier it is to be exposed. The risks involved are almost uncontrollable.

In the end, Sun Zhiwei told his father-in-law about his concerns and the difficulties involved.

“I’m not against Mom taking care of Jiajia, but our lives no longer belong to ourselves, but to the country.”

Just as Sun Zhiwei was about to continue speaking, the study door opened, and his mother-in-law, Wei Hongxia, stood quietly in the doorway with red eyes.

"Zhiwei, stop talking. I understand what you're saying. We went through the same thing back then."

"I just miss Jiajia. I'm getting old and shouldn't have caused the organization so much trouble. I acted impulsively just now, and I want to apologize to you."

"Mom, please don't say that. Actually, Jiajia misses you very much too. We originally planned to come back to see you when the baby was seven or eight months old."

"Really? Seven or eight months? That's next month! Why didn't you say so sooner?" Wei Hongxia's feigned composure turned into genuine surprise.

"So, my dear wife, you're not planning to go?" Comrade Tong Guodong looked at Wei Hongxia with expectant eyes.

Wei Hongxia rolled her eyes at him before saying, "Yes, I'm not going, but I have some requests."

“Please speak,” Sun Zhiwei said solemnly, looking at his mother-in-law.

"Absolutely do not let Jiajia and her child be in danger. Can you do that?" Wei Hongxia said seriously.

"Mom, I promise you and Dad that I will absolutely guarantee Jiajia and the baby's safety. Also, Jiajia and I both want to have another little daughter."

Wei Hongxia finally smiled and said, "Zhiwei, I believe you, and our daughter is doing well too."

“You two haven’t seen each other in a long time, so you should have a good chat today. I’ll make you some delicious food, and you can have a nice drink with your dad tonight.”

"Thank you, Mom." Sun Zhiwei quickly expressed his gratitude. Generally speaking, a mother-in-law is happy no matter how she looks at her son-in-law.

Therefore, Sun Zhiwei has always held a high position in the Tong family. Whenever he comes over, his mother-in-law always cooks dishes that he likes.

After the big bomb went away, both father-in-law and son-in-law felt relieved. Tong Guodong even gave Sun Zhiwei a Zhonghua cigarette from a metal box.

It is true that Zhonghua cigarettes are available, but that refers to the quality of the cigarettes, not the packaging.

For example, #54 Zhonghua cigarettes are of the same quality as Panda cigarettes; and #35 Zhonghua cigarettes are supplied to leaders of friendly countries.

There are also #15 Zhonghua cigarettes for export markets and #25 Zhonghua cigarettes for the domestic market. But one type is definitely fake: white packaging with only text and no pictures, saying things like "Internal Exclusive Supply," "Internal Special Supply," "Special Needs Supply," or "Military Exclusive Supply."
Or if it says something like "rare item", "top quality", "exquisite", or "exported to domestic sale", then it's all fake.

Today, Sun Zhiwei smoked #54 Zhonghua cigarettes. His father-in-law has a heavy smoking habit, so all the cigarettes he smokes come in 50-pack metal boxes.

Sun Zhiwei himself wasn't a heavy smoker, but he still smoked one with the old man.

Having received their orders, the two naturally wouldn't go out to cause trouble. They obediently stayed in the study, drinking tea, chatting, and waiting for dinner to be served.

The two discussed many important domestic and international events, and with Sun Zhiwei's deliberate cooperation, their ideas were largely in sync.

However, the two of them tried to avoid discussing their respective work, always keeping confidentiality agreements in mind.

Only when his father-in-law was in high spirits did Sun Zhiwei reveal the purpose of his visit.

"So, what kind of jobs do you need on your end?"

"Yes, similar to detectives, bodyguards, protectors, and so on."

"Understood, but most of my men are sailors. Would you need them?"

“It will be useful. I’ve built a new island training base, which is located in the shipping lanes east of Malacca, so I need some ships to protect it.”

"What's the name of the island? Where is it located?" Tong Guodong perked up as soon as the topic of their target at sea came up.

He immediately got up from the sofa and went to the world map hanging on the wall.

Sun Zhiwei followed along, first pointing to Malacca, then extending eastward to find the location of Subi Island.

"This is it, Subi Island. This island has been bought, and several surrounding islands have also been leased in the company's name."

"Hiss~ Your island's location is brilliant, right at the throat of the East Asian shipping lanes."

"Let me see." Tong Guodong immediately found a ruler and pencil on his desk and began measuring on the map.

While taking measurements and making calculations, Tong Guodong asked, "By the way, how big is your island? Can a large airport be built there?"

"The entire Subi Island is 110 square kilometers, and the surrounding leased islands together cover more than 100 square kilometers."

"That's enough. What's the water depth around the island? Is it deep enough to accommodate large ships?"

"There's a deep-water harbor, 100 meters deep." He didn't know exactly how deep it was, but that didn't matter; he could just bluff his way out of it.

If it's not deep enough, he'll go back and start digging, as deep as he wants.

"100 meters is enough."

After all, the world's largest ship by tonnage, the Knock Nevis, with a full load of 82.5 tons, has a draft of only 24.5 meters.

It seems that this giant ship has been acquired by Dong, the shipping magnate, and is now renamed the "Sea Giant." In other words, it only has three years left before it is sunk.

He felt a little sorry for the thought that this record-breaking behemoth would eventually face being sunk and dismantled.

If given the opportunity, we can still take it over; there are many things such a large ship can do.

(End of this chapter)