amaotonovel Chapter 489: Favors need to be accumulated, relationships are built on exchanges
Chapter 489: Favors need to be accumulated, relationships are built on exchanges
Zhou Rong stayed at Zhou Qing'an's place for 5 days, accompanied by Liang Jingyi and Huang Siju. After wandering around and tasting various local delicacies, he returned to Jiangcheng.
As soon as Zhou Rong left, what happened in Wangjiahe was spread. Because of the positions of Zhou Qing'an and Liang Zhenbang, the family compound was in an uproar.
Some people felt sorry for Zhou Qing'an and his family and angrily cursed Wang Jinzhong's family for being good-for-nothings.
Some people just wanted to watch the fun and said that a woman's reputation was very important and if Zhou Qing'an didn't marry Wang Zhenzhu, it would be difficult for her to get married.
There are also those busybodies who deliberately go to Liang Jingyi and say that she has a good job and is protected by her parents and brothers, so even if she loses her man, she won't have to worry for the rest of her life.
But Wang Zhenzhu was different. She was a country girl. If she lost her reputation and Zhou Qing'an didn't marry her, her life would be difficult.
That person hoped that Liang Jingyi would be kind enough to pity Wang Zhenzhu and give Zhou Qingan to the other party.
He also said that Zhou Qing'an and Wang Zhenzhu liked each other, otherwise they would not have saved people. The organization advocates freedom of love and marriage, and Liang Jingyi should help them.
If Zhou Qingan had not told Liang Jingyi what happened long ago, she would definitely have misunderstood Zhou Qingan after everyone made up such a story.
Now that she knew the truth, she couldn't allow others to frame her man and destroy their family harmony!
Liang Jingyi reported all those who came to stir up trouble to the Political Department, saying that they distorted the facts and maliciously provoked internal unity and should be severely punished to set a good example for other family members.
A relevant report on what happened to Zhou Qing'an and others in Wangjiahe had already been submitted, with the approval signature of the Youth League leaders, and the Political Department had a record of it, and directly approved Liang Jingyi's request.
All the defendants were given serious warnings and were required to write a written self-criticism, read it aloud in front of all their family members, and apologize to Liang Jingyi and Zhou Qingan in public. If they commit the same offense again, they will be expelled from the family compound.
These punishments played a very good deterrent role. No one dared to talk about Zhou Qingan anymore. His and Liang Jingyi's lives returned to peace, and they could concentrate on carrying out their tasks...
At the end of February, the art troupe and the Federation of Industry and Commerce all moved to the street office to work.
Zhou Rong made sure that the house was vacant and quietly put all of Xu's furniture into Xu's house at night.
She hadn't put the furniture in Chen's mansion away yet. Xue Wanyi wouldn't move in any time soon, so the house had to be left empty. It would be useless to put furniture in there, and it would also be easy for someone to miss it. It would be better to put some furniture in her own space first, and then take it out when the time was right...
When Mr. and Mrs. Xu saw that not only had their house been taken back but their furniture had also been arranged, they praised Zhou Rong for his righteousness.
Mother Xu touched the furniture she had used for many years and said with emotion: "We had agreed to give these furniture to Director Zhou. I didn't expect her to return them all and keep them so well. I don't know how to thank her."
Father Xu: "Director Zhou is very broad-minded and she is not someone who takes advantage of others. There are too few good officials like her now. It's a pity that we don't have anything to show for it. She doesn't even want money. Let's see if we can repay her in the future."
After 66, all public-private joint-venture shops, factories, and rented houses became public property, and no ransom or rent was paid to the original owners.
Several houses, shops, cotton mills, and the small Western-style building where Shi Qi's parents lived were also forcibly confiscated.
During a special period, the Shi family followed Wang Chengnan to the army farm. They had no energy or ability to take care of the real estate and other personal belongings. At that time, they only hoped not to be taken to the meeting.
The conditions on the farm were too harsh, and Shi's father and mother were too old to continue doing farm work. After regaining their civilian status, they wanted to move to the city to retire and also wanted to leave some ancestral property for their children and grandchildren.
But the houses they lived in before were all distributed by the government as welfare housing to various units. They had no power or influence, so it was impossible for them to get them back.
Shi Qi's elder brother Shi Rui once asked Wang Chengnan for help.
However, Wang Chengnan currently holds an idle position. When he went to the Housing Authority to inquire about the situation, he was simply dismissed on the grounds that the organization had not issued a policy on returning housing.
When Shi Rui learned that it was Zhou Rong who had arranged for the recovery of Xu's house and Chen's residence, he found Shi Qi and hoped that she would contact Zhou Rong to help the Shi family recover a house so that his family would have a place to live.
Any expenses needed to build relationships will be borne by the Shi family, and the Shi family is also willing to pay Zhou Rong a certain amount of gratitude fee afterwards...
Shi Qi and Zhou Rong had little interaction, so she could only quietly ask Xu Yun if she could ask Zhou Rong for help and get one of their houses back.
Shi Qi also stated the conditions that Shi Rui promised.
Xu Yun said with some embarrassment: "We can meet Director Zhou thanks to my sister. She stepped forward to take back this house and Chen Mansion, and it must have taken a lot of effort.
We are worthless now. Director Zhou will not want money or other material possessions. How can you ask me to do something for her?"
Shi Qi: "I know this is difficult. Just try your best. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, forget it. My parents were forced to do this because they had no other choice."
Xu Yun: "Okay, I'll give it a try."
Shi Qi: “Thank you.”
Xu Yun took advantage of Zhou Rong's time to get off work and brought a few cans of food and a few bags of pastries to her house.
When Zhou Rong saw that he was in such a state, he knew that something was wrong, so he took him directly to the study and asked him what trouble he had encountered.
Xu Yun told Zhou Rong truthfully that the Shi family wanted to take back a house for their own use.
In order to attract foreign investment, the country currently only returns the ancestral property of returned overseas Chinese. There is no policy for the return of shops, factories, houses, etc. that were confiscated from others during special periods.
The Xu residence and the Chen Mansion were able to be taken back smoothly because a lease agreement had been signed previously.
Zhou Rong didn't dare to promise whether the Shi family's house could be taken back. She said she could only inquire about it. If the various departments took a tough attitude, she would have no choice.
Xu Yun: "We know this is a difficult matter. We are very grateful that you can help us find out the situation. Regardless of whether it can be accomplished or not, we are very grateful."
Zhou Rong invited Xu Yun to have dinner with him. Thinking of the way of life his father taught him, "You need to accumulate favors and build relationships through exchanges," he agreed.
During the years he lived on the military farm, Xu Yun had learned all kinds of housework.
Shi Qi gave birth to a son and two daughters. Family and work troubles made her irritable. If Xu Yun sat at home with her legs crossed waiting for the meal to be cooked, she would definitely be beaten and scolded.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu have to work in the fields every day and are exhausted. How can they have the energy to take care of their young son?
After being beaten by Shi Qi for a few times, Xu Yun began to learn how to do housework, and he became more and more adept at it. The upbringing of the three children also fell on him...
When Xu Yun saw Chen Zhan Ning cooking, she took the initiative to help and even cleaned up the poop in the yard that Chen Jinyu had defecated in because she didn't have time to go to the public toilet.
Zhou Rong looked at him doing housework seriously and carefully, and couldn't help but sigh that the environment can really change a person.
Back then, she was even put in a sack because of Xu Yun's incompetence!
Now I have become an expert at housework...