Reborn in the red age

"The essence of socialism is to liberate productivity, develop productivity, eliminate exploitation, and eliminate polarization. Ultimately, we will achieve common prosperity."

"We need to be bolder in reform and opening up, and dare to experiment. Once we have identified a solution, we should boldly try it and boldly break through."

On March 30, one month after Li Qingfeng and his family returned to China, after the evening news broadcast ended, the TV station spent 45 minutes broadcasting a 10,000-word news report titled "The Eastern Wind Brings Spring to the Eyes."

(The article “Spring Brings the East Wind” records the important speeches made by Deng Xiaoping during his inspection in Pengcheng. It was first published in the Pengcheng Special Zone Newspaper and then reprinted and broadcasted by major media in various places.)
After the TV station finished broadcasting the ten thousand-word news report, Li Qingfeng turned off the TV and looked at Hu Jiabao with emotion: "Well, the debate over whether it is capitalism or socialism, which has lasted for so many years, has been over from now on. The national economy is going to enter the fast lane of rapid development."

"It should have ended long ago. They've been making a lot of trouble in the past two years, arguing everywhere. Students in our school have even had several fights over arguments about this," Hu Jiabao said casually while peeling an apple in his hand.

"Your medical students still care about politics? I thought that among the students, only those who study liberal arts and are obsessed with politics care about this."

Hu Jiabao looked at Li Qingfeng with disdain: "Only you science and engineering students don't care about this. Which student from other departments doesn't care about politics? I think you have been a teacher for nothing these years."

"It's mainly because when I was a teacher, I focused all my attention on my students and ignored the disturbances outside." Li Qingfeng touched his nose and shamelessly praised himself.

Hu Jiabao looked at Li Qingfeng with disdain, but did not expose his lie and continued to peel the apple in his hand.

The young nanny Cai Genhua watched the two finish their conversation, then came over hesitantly, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Noticing Cai Genhua's expression, Li Qingfeng patted Hu Jiabao and signaled him not to peel her apple anymore, as Little Cai had something to say.

Hu Jiabao looked at Xiao Cai's expression, and his heart skipped a beat. He asked calmly, "Xiao Cai, is there something wrong with you?"

"Doctor Hu, it's like this, I..." Xiao Cai hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I have something to tell you about my work."

"You want to resign, right?" Hu Jiabao said calmly.

Xiao Cai nodded with a complicated expression and said in a low voice: "Yes, I got married at home during the Chinese New Year, and my man wants me to go back to my hometown to live with him."

The couple looked at each other and realized that they could not keep it together. What was coming would come.

The man wants her to go home and live with him, so the couple can't stop her from going back, right?

Seeing some reluctance on Hu Jiabao's face, Li Qingfeng had to step out to smooth things over: "Congratulations, congratulations, Xiao Cai, you were less than 18 when I first met you, and now you're married. You've worked hard in our family over the years. Without you, we wouldn't be so relaxed. You've made a huge contribution to our family."

"So, when you leave, I'll follow you."

Before Qingfeng Li could finish his words, he felt someone stepping hard on his foot.

Li Qingfeng turned his head and met Hu Jiabao's expressive eyes.

"Think of a way to keep Xiao Cai. She has been in our family for so many years. I don't want her to leave."

"What can I do? Didn't we discuss this issue last year? Haven't you let it go?"

"I don't care, I regret it, you have a lot of ideas, think of a way to keep me"

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Cai Genhua, who was listening to Li Qingfeng's words carefully, saw Li Qingfeng suddenly stop. The couple began to look at each other with winks. For a moment, she was puzzled and didn't understand what the couple were doing.

Talking? I didn't hear any sound? Could it be that high-level intellectuals can communicate with their eyes?

Just as Cai Genhua was thinking in her heart, the couple completed their communication of thoughts.

"Ahem." Qingfeng Li coughed lightly, organized his words, and said, "Xiao Cai, your hometown just suffered a disaster, and the city is too small, there are not many job opportunities, and life may be difficult in the future. I wonder if you have considered staying in the city?"

"Teacher Li, my husband works well in the factory. You and Doctor Hu have paid me a high salary over the years. I have also saved some money. We have land at home, so we don't have to spend much on food. My husband's income is enough for the two of us to live on."

Cai Genhua did not refuse explicitly, but her words and actions implied that she wanted to go back.

After Cai Genhua finished speaking, Li Qingfeng nodded without commenting: "The cost of living in my hometown is indeed lower, but the living conditions, medical conditions and educational conditions are also very low."

"Take education for example. How many college students can your county produce in a year? One or two?"

"Do you know how many people in Beijing are admitted to universities every year? There are tens of thousands of undergraduates and associate's degrees combined. Even if you don't consider yourself, you should consider your children in the future, right?"

Having said that, Li Qingfeng stopped persuading her and brought up the issue of the child's education. If Cai Genhua still refused, then Li Qingfeng really didn't know how to persuade her.

Whether Cai Genhua's children will become "Beijing masters" or "cows and horses" in the future depends on Cai Genhua's choice today.

Cai Genhua was silent for a while, then hesitantly said: "I know the capital is good, but the housing prices are too high, and if my man comes to Beijing, I don't know if he can find a job."

Seeing that Cai Genhua was wavering, Hu Jiabao on the side was secretly happy and secretly gave Li Qingfeng a thumbs up.

Giving Hu Jiabao a reassuring look, Li Qingfeng waved his hand and continued, "Don't worry about this. Finding a job is easy. If your man is willing to come to Sijiucheng, I will arrange for him to go to a driving school to learn how to drive. Once he gets his driver's license, I will lend you a car to work as a taxi driver."

"How can this be so embarrassing? There's no way he can be a taxi driver," Cai Genhua quickly waved her hands.

"Don't rush to refuse. I'm not giving it to you for free. I'm lending the car to you. When you make money, you'll have to pay it back."

"That"

"Okay, stop talking. How about this, call home tomorrow and ask your man what he thinks."

Without waiting for Cai Genhua to continue to refuse, Li Qingfeng waved his hand firmly, indicating that the matter was settled.

Hu Jiabao, who was standing by, saw the opportunity and also tried to persuade them. How could Cai Genhua, a young girl who had never seen the world and had a low level of education, resist the persuasion of two highly educated intellectuals?

Under the couple's verbal offensive, Cai Genhua quickly gave in and said dazedly that she would send a telegram home tomorrow to inquire.

Seeing that he had convinced Cai Genhua, Hu Jiabao waved his hand and said generously: "Why send a telegram? Just use the phone at home to ask. We don't lack the long-distance call fees." The next day, without waiting for Cai Genhua to call home, Li Qingfeng went out early in the morning at Hu Jiabao's urging to arrange for the taxi, in order to create a fait accompli and not give Cai Genhua a chance to regret.

Ever since Taipei successfully hosted the Asian Games in 90, the problems of domestic taxis have been exposed.

Taxi drivers at that time basically did not have the basic conditions of hailing to stop, charging according to regulations, and polite language.
When doing business, they act more bossy than the passengers. Except for being nice to foreigners, they have a sullen face towards other passengers. Their attitude is comparable to that of the former state-owned sales clerks.

The problem was exposed to the people of the whole country, and the upper echelons all took notice, so after the Asian Games, they immediately started to take action against the taxi industry.

The city of Chongqing has completely opened up the entry threshold to the taxi market. Anyone can start a taxi company as long as they find a bureau-level unit to affiliate with, and the taxi operating license will be given free of charge.

In this era, Li Qingfeng had no trouble in doing this. He bought an imported second-hand Nissan Bluebird from a car trading company. After he proposed to use the car as a taxi, the car trading company helped him to get a taxi operating license for free.

The taxi documents and license were delivered that afternoon.

Cai Genhua's husband was not surprised at all. When he heard that he could come to Sijiucheng to drive a taxi, he asked about the situation and said that he would quit his job and come to Sijiucheng immediately.

After sending away Cai Genhua who was thanking him profusely, Li Qingfeng returned to the room, looked at Hu Jiabao and said with a smile: "Okay, the car has been bought and the formalities have been completed. You can rest assured now."

"After so much effort, I finally managed to keep Xiao Cai here," Hu Jiabao replied with a relaxed expression, then continued to look down at the study materials in his hand.

Seeing that Hu Jiabao was in a good mood and was reading with great interest, Li Qingfeng thought about making things difficult for her: "She won't be able to stay for long. When Xiao Cai gets pregnant, she will have to leave. Besides, her man is here, so she will have to go back to her own home at night."

"Yeah, I was so busy keeping Xiao Cai that I forgot about the pregnancy."

Sure enough, with Li Qingfeng's reminder, Hu Jiabao's happy face immediately fell.

After a long silence, Hu Jiabao comforted himself: "It's okay. Fifteen will go to primary school anyway, and our family doesn't need a full-time live-in nanny. Xiao Cai can just do housework and pick up the child during the day. When Xiao Cai gets pregnant, give her a year off."

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Looking at Hu Jiabao, Li Qingfeng didn't know what to say. Comrade Hu was really a typical representative of people who were not as good as the old ones.

With Li Qingfeng's annoyance, Hu Jiabao lost the mood to read the new cutting-edge medical journal issued by the school. He threw the book away and urged Li Qingfeng to take a shower and hand in his salary.

In the bathroom, looking at the shower head above his head, Li Qingfeng couldn't help but slap himself lightly in the face.

Damn it! People are studying seriously, why are you disturbing them?

Xiao Cai's lover came very quickly, on the third day. Li Qingfeng gave Xiao Cai a day off and asked her to pick him up at the train station.

It was unsafe at night these days, so in order to help Xiao Cai do her babysitting job better, Li Qingfeng helped the couple find a rental house in the staff quarters.

The house is not big, a 20-square-meter single dormitory with a stove at the door, which has been converted into a kitchen. It costs 30 yuan a month, which is a reasonable price.

The rent of houses has gone up these days. A room in a dilapidated courtyard house now costs 20 yuan. It is reasonable that a building is more expensive than a courtyard house.

As for the driving school and other matters, Li Qingfeng did not show up. Instead, he called Ding Guangqing and asked him to bring the secretary assigned to him by the company to his home, as there was something he needed to do.

Speaking of this secretary, ever since he talked to Ding Guangqing about finding a secretary a few years ago, a secretary was transferred from the Hong Kong Secretariat not long after, but Li Qingfeng had never met him.

All I know is that he has a good education. He graduated from the History Department of Hong Kong University and went to the London School of Economics and Political Science in England to study for a Master's degree in Economics. He is definitely a highly educated intellectual.

Today is the first time we have seen each other in the past two or three months.

Li Qingfeng looked at the handsome young man with neat features in a well-ironed suit and gold-rimmed glasses, and couldn't help but admire him in his heart, saying that he really had a good-looking appearance.

At Li Qingfeng's home, Ding Guangqing smiled and introduced Li Qingfeng: "Teacher Li, let me introduce you. This is He Guangqin, the secretary transferred from the headquarters secretariat. He is a master's graduate from the London School of Economics and Political Science last year. He is the most outstanding young man among the group of people in the headquarters."

Li Qingfeng nodded without commenting on the surface, but in his heart he felt that what Ding Guangqing said was bullshit.

What's my status? If I'm not the best one, how dare the headquarters send me here?

Seeing the other party's calm appearance, Qingfeng Li said expressionlessly: "Young man, it's been a while since you were transferred here, but I haven't been free before. This is the first time we meet today, so please introduce yourself."

"Okay, Mr. Li." He Guangqin bowed slightly respectfully and began to introduce himself:

"I graduated from Hong Kong University with a bachelor's degree and from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a master's degree. I am fluent in English, French, Japanese and German and have good communication and cross-cultural skills."

"In addition to academic achievements, I am also passionate about sports and hobbies. Horse riding, fencing and swimming are all sports that I am good at, and I have won some awards in these fields. These experiences not only exercise my body, but more importantly, cultivate my perseverance."

"During my undergraduate and master's studies, I interned at Swire Group and Barclays Bank in England, respectively, and have accumulated rich work experience. I look forward to contributing to the development of the company under your guidance."

After listening to the other party's introduction, Li Qingfeng basically had an idea of ​​He Guangqin's situation.

This guy's resume is very routine. He is a typical social elite who has been trained through elite education, and his family is at least middle-class.

It would be nice if this guy wasn't so handsome.

After all, as a secretary, I have to bring him along to any business occasion. He's so handsome, wouldn't that make my buddies look ugly?

No, you absolutely can’t have that!
She nodded without commenting, neither saying whether she was satisfied nor dissatisfied. She handed the matter over to him and asked him to handle the driver's license test for Xiao Cai's man.

After everyone left, Li Qingfeng said to Ding Guangqing who stayed behind, "This guy is no good, ask the headquarters to replace him."

"Ah? This is not enough?" Ding Guangqing was stunned and exclaimed.

Qingfeng Li glanced at Ding Guangqing and said calmly, "Of course, your Mandarin is not standard and has a southern accent. I can't get used to it."

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