Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 311 Father-in-law's Attitude
Li Chengjie immediately understood what he meant: "You want to borrow some strength?"

"Right on my mind."

Xu Jichang tapped his fingers on the table and said, "The country needs resources, and so do we. Your family has connections overseas, and I can also contact people in China, so why not go out and take an island."

"With our own phosphate mine, we can get the goods whenever we want, at zero cost, without being controlled by others."

“Don’t you want to make this money?”

Build an island and become a mine owner...

Li Chengjie was infected by Xu Jichang's passionate speech, and a surge of blood rushed to his head.

"That's what I meant!"

Li Chengjie stood up from the sofa, his eyes burning as he said loudly, "Brother Xu, your contact in China, let me know if there is any news. I will ask my family to find out the news."

"It's a word."

Xu Jichang said.

……

That night, Xu Jichang called his father-in-law and expressed his desire to go see him with Du Xiaojing, and set the time for the next weekend.

After Mr. Du's comeback, he has been very busy with work, and even his relatives have to make an appointment to see him.

A few days later, at Mr. Du’s home.

Xu Jichang, Du Xiaojing and the old man sat on the sofa together. On the coffee table in front of them were the fruits and nutritional supplements they brought.

"You're all going to school, aren't you?"

Mr. Du did not care about when and how many children his children would have like other parents. Instead, he focused on their work and study. “Have you planned your college life?”

"I want to improve my foreign language speaking skills and work in the field of foreign trade in the future."

Du Xiaojing said first, "As for the specific direction, it should be English or German?"

"It is important to master professional skills, but what is more important is the cultivation of personal ideological awareness."

Mr. Du approved of his daughter's idea, but still did not forget education. "When doing foreign economic and trade work, we must always put the interests of the country and the people first. Otherwise, no matter how good your language skills are, it will be useless."

"Don't think I'm too talkative because I'm old. Living conditions in foreign countries are better than ours. If we just give them a little benefit, people with weak wills may not be able to withstand the test and will transfer benefits to them."

"Dad, don't worry. Am I that kind of person?"

Du Xiaojing pouted and said, "You look down on me."

"This is not a question of looking down on others or not. We must prepare ourselves mentally for this beforehand..."

Mr. Du continued talking, completely ignoring the look on his daughter's face as she tried to defend herself.

Well, my father-in-law is really a typical old cadre, quite cute.

Xu Jichang sighed and interrupted Du Lao in time: "Dad, don't just focus on instructing Xiaojing, you can also give me some advice."

"I don't have much to teach you. You come from a poor peasant family and have always been positive and progressive in your thinking. I'm not worried that anything will happen to you."

Mr. Du spoke bluntly, making Du Xiaojing look even more depressed.

"So it's your daughter and I who are at risk? Shouldn't you reflect on this?"

Du Xiaojing chose to criticize her old father. After all, this was how she had been getting along with her father since she was a child.

To her surprise, Mr. Du actually nodded and said, "It's time to reflect on myself. I have been busy with work all year round and neglected the ideological education of your children. When I wanted to catch them, I was demoted again."

"Hey, it's all old stuff, let's not talk about it. It's not too late to catch him now. From now on, you have to write me a thought report of no less than 3000 words every month."

Du Xiaojing's face turned almost bitter, but her actual choice was to kick Xu Jichang from below.

Xu Jichang understood immediately: he had a new job.

"Dad, I want to ask you something." Xu Jichang waited for Mr. Du to finish speaking, then asked humbly and seriously, "Is our country's current demand for phosphate resources very high?"

"It is very big, why?"

“Does the country have any idea of ​​developing phosphate resources overseas?”

Xu Jichang asked.

"Well, some people have raised this issue, but the attitude of higher-ups is still unclear. I think they are worried that there are no good channels, and if they open them rashly, they will be easily deceived and suffer losses."

"If there are reasonable and reliable channels to obtain high-quality phosphate resources, then higher-ups may express their support."

"Dad, I have a channel now. I want him to help me see if there are any phosphate mines worth buying."

Xu Jichang stopped here and found that his father-in-law was looking at him seriously.

“Is your channel reliable?”

Mr. Du said cautiously.

"More reliable. As long as I can get in touch with him, he can help me make the contact."

Xu Jichang promised.

"Okay, go make the contact. Tell me as soon as you have any news, and I'll arrange for someone to discuss it with you."

"Okay, Dad. I'll start the work tomorrow."

Xu Jichang said in an excited voice.

My father-in-law is a bold and pioneering person. When he heard that I had the news, he immediately expressed his opinion.

Of course, what’s more important is that he trusts himself more.

……

The next day, Xu Jichang told Li Chengjie that his father-in-law was open to the development of phosphate mines, and Li Chengjie's spirits were immediately lifted.

"Your father-in-law is a leader. Can his attitude be understood as the country's attitude?"

Li Chengjie said with his eyes shining.

"Not really. There are higher-ranking officials above him, and the decision has to be made collectively."

"Of course, there is nothing wrong with what you said. My father-in-law at least understands some of the tendencies of the higher-ups, which is why he expressed his views to me like this."

After some consideration, Xu Jichang replied, "How do you plan to arrange it?"

"There are two Datos in my family. Well, you can think of it as a title similar to Justice of the Peace in our area."

“They have a ready-made phosphate mine not far from Malaysia. Now they are planning to emigrate abroad and transform from industry to investment in European and American stock markets. They need to liquidate all their assets here and are looking for buyers.”

Li Chengjie told Xu Jichang the truth, and Xu Jichang seemed to be thinking about something after listening.

"If that's the case, why don't they just transfer it to the family instead of looking for an external buyer?"

Xu Jichang said directly.

No matter how many times he had dealt with Li Chengjie, he had to be careful about today's matter and ask until he understood it thoroughly.

This not only involves his personal interests, but also the country's interests, and there is no room for error.

"Because none of our family members have the strength. Their influence in the government is not strong enough, so even if they buy the phosphate mine, they won't be able to keep it."

Li Chengjie was not surprised by Xu Jichang's questioning. He spread his hands and said, "You are different. If you can attract the power of the country to acquire it, then no matter how powerful the forces are, they will not dare to covet it."

"Give me the information about the phosphate mine. If the higher-ups are satisfied, I will invite the leaders from China to visit the area."

Xu Jichang thought what he said made sense, so he nodded.

(End of this chapter)