Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

"This concerns the child's education abroad. You are the village...street secretary, and the child's household registration is still in Shangzhai. If you don't handle this, who will?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Fuquan put his legs down, leaned back in his chair, and his expression became somewhat subtle. "Songmao, Guomin, you're giving me a hard time."

Wang Fuquan tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, but his eyes glanced at the things Fang Songmao had brought and placed on the table. "It's true that the child's household registration is in Shangzhai, but the issue of custody is not under the jurisdiction of our street office."

"Chen Lianxiang wants to remarry. Regardless of whether she's actually taking her child abroad, as long as the paperwork is legal, the neighborhood committee has no say in the matter. You want me to intervene? Do you think I'm going to stop her from going abroad?"

"How could we trouble Secretary Wang?" Fang Songmao said with a smile. "Secretary Wang, we just want you to be our witness. My brother-in-law is the father of the three children. Chen Lianxiang is remarrying and plans to live abroad. What will happen to the children? We need to find a solution."

"Secretary Wang, the three children are still young and don't understand. We adults can't pretend we don't know. Please consider this as helping both sides to clear things up, so that there won't be any more disputes later and it could end up at the police station. That wouldn't look good for anyone."

Wang Fuquan hesitated for a moment, not answering immediately. He knew very well that although Liu Guomin was a coward, he did hold the title of "father" in this matter. It was only right and proper for Chen Lianxiang to inform him that she wanted to take the child abroad.

However, the divorce agreement clearly stated that the child would be raised by Chen Lianxiang, and the Liu family also received 5,000 yuan. In other words, the Chen family used money to buy out the entanglements of the past few years, and the Liu family agreed to this.

Now that we're going to talk to them again, what will the Chen family think? Although Chen Zaixing, that good-for-nothing, isn't in Lianzhai, neither are Chen Zaiguang or Chen Zailong. Not to mention Chen Dong, that tycoon, is currently in Lianzhai.

This is a very difficult situation!

On the other hand, if Wang Fuquan, the secretary of the subdistrict office, doesn't go, and the Liu family goes there on their own and causes some unsightly trouble in Lianzhai, then in the end, it will be Wang Fuquan, the secretary of the subdistrict office in Shangzhai, who will have to negotiate and resolve the issue.

Rather than being forced to step in and leaving a bad impression on the town leaders by being incompetent, it's better for Wang Fuquan to take the initiative to help coordinate and keep things under control, preventing the situation from escalating too much and alarming the town.

"If you want me to come along, fine," Wang Fuquan finally said after weighing his options. "But let me make this clear: I'll only coordinate, I won't take sides. When you get to Lianzhai, you need to be careful what you say and don't make a scene. If anyone acts recklessly in front of me, don't blame me for turning my back on them."

Liu Guomin nodded quickly, "Secretary Wang, don't worry, we won't cause trouble, we just want to make things clear."

Fang Songmao chimed in, "Yes, we should talk calmly and rationally. With you here, we feel more at ease."

Wang Fuquan glanced at the can of malted milk powder and the box of biscuits on the table, then pushed them aside. "Take these back. As an official, I'm helping you coordinate this matter, so it's not appropriate for me to accept your gifts."

"Secretary Wang, this is just a small token of our appreciation, and it has nothing to do with this matter," Fang Songmao said with a smile. "We all see how much you care about the affairs of every household in the village. You are a good cadre, and we know you don't accept gifts."

"I just happened to have some free time today, so I came over to have a cup of tea with you. These are just some inexpensive snacks, please don't mind them."

Wang Fuquan declined twice more, but seeing that Fang Songmao insisted on leaving the things behind, he didn't insist anymore. He simply said, "Okay, then come to the subdistrict office to find me after breakfast tomorrow, and I'll go with you."

"However, I must add that the Chen family of Lianzhai is not what it used to be. You'd better be prepared. If they are willing to talk, it's for the sake of the children. If they are not willing to talk, don't force it. Come back first and we'll discuss it later."

Liu Guomin nodded blankly. Fang Songmao then made an appointment with Wang Fuquan for the departure time the next day, and the two of them left the street office.

After leaving the subdistrict office, Liu Guomin walked ahead, his steps slow and his brows furrowed. Fang Songmao followed and whispered, "Brother-in-law, as long as Secretary Wang is willing to go, there's something to talk about. Remember, tomorrow we must insist on only discussing the child's visitation rights and nothing else."

Liu Guomin nodded upon hearing this, "I understand."

In the neighborhood office, after seeing Liu Guomin and Fang Songmao leave, Wang Fuquan immediately got up and quickly stuffed the can of malted milk powder and biscuits into the cabinet under his desk, then locked it. After locking it, he got up, went outside, mounted his old bicycle, and rode towards Lianzhai.

As the secretary of the street office in Shangzhai, he has to give Tian Chulian of Lianzhai a heads-up before he goes to Chen's house in Lianzhai tomorrow. It's been a while since he's been there, so he'll go to Lianzhai today and mooch a drink from Tian Chulian.

When Wang Fuquan arrived at the Lianzhai Subdistrict Office, Tian Chulian happened to be riding back on his motorcycle. When Wang Fuquan saw that Tian Chulian was riding the new Xiaochi 125cc motorcycle, he couldn't help but stare at the motorcycle with envy and click his tongue.

"Old Tian, ​​I must say, you're the best secretary of the Lianzhai Subdistrict Office," Wang Fuquan said, stepping forward to examine the new 125cc motorcycle closely, his eyes practically glued to it. "Other subdistrict office secretaries ride bicycles to the town government for business or meetings, but you've got a motor vehicle."

"I bought this myself," Tian Chulian said, driving the motorcycle into the neighborhood office courtyard. After locking the handlebars, he looked at Wang Fuquan and asked, "Old Wang, what brings you here today? Something wrong?"

"Yes, there's something I need to take care of, Lao Tian. You bought this car yourself, how much did it cost?"

Tian Chulian took a cloth from the side and covered the 125cc motorcycle. "It's 3,500 yuan a motorcycle, including tax and registration. What, Lao Wang, are you planning to get one for transportation too?"

Wang Fuquan was clearly tempted after hearing this, "Really only three thousand five hundred a car?"

"How could this be fake? If you don't believe me, go to the Xiaochi 4S store at the entrance of our village and ask. Many young people in our village have bought one," Tian Chulian said, hanging the car key on his belt and turning to walk into the office.

"Tsk tsk! It's all thanks to the wealth of Lianzhai. They can buy a motorcycle for 3,500 yuan without hesitation," Wang Fuquan said, genuinely envious of Lianzhai. Because of its shares in Guangdong Group, Lianzhai had long been the envy of the surrounding villages.

A dividend of one or two thousand yuan a year, in the rural areas of 1984, was comparable to the landlords in the urban villages of Huadu in later years, who could sit at home and wait to collect money.

"You came all this way just to say this?"

"Old Tian, ​​I've come here on another business," Wang Fuquan said as he followed Tian Chulian into the office. After sitting down, he handed Tian Chulian a red plum blossom and said, "Liu Guomin from our village is the ex-husband of Chen Lianxiang from your Lianzhai village. I heard that she plans to remarry a foreigner and take all three of her children abroad to live. That's why I came with her tomorrow to discuss the children's situation with Chen Lianxiang."