Iron Bull Legend

"Alas, if my child could be as successful as you, I would have less worries. However, now he is still hanging around doing nothing every day. I am really worried about him. How can this person... be so stupid?" The bearded middle-aged man sighed helplessly.

"Uncle, the Chinese New Year is over and some factories are about to start operations. Sign him up and let him do something within his ability. There will always be a position suitable for him."

"Thank you, Mayor Tie. I'm just afraid that if we don't have a store at home, we will be squeezed out by others. To be honest, it's really too difficult to do a job to support a family now. When will we ordinary people have a way out?" The middle-aged man with a beard had a bitter face.

"Don't be so self-deprecating. I will let those factories recruit workers according to their actual needs. Things like what you said will definitely not happen. Every factory recruits fairly and justly," Tie Niu expressed his thoughts firmly.

"It's really great. Now we ordinary people can work in factories and have a good meal. We really need Mayor Tie's principle of fairness. Ordinary people like us have a hard time. It's very painful to live. I feel like crying again."

This sentence made Tie Niu a little upset. It was really difficult for an ordinary person to live. Even an ordinary job recruitment would have such difficulties. Then, were there more tricks in entering the system? However, he really didn't have so much time to care about these things now.

Tie Niu sighed to himself, put down his chopsticks, stood up and shouted to the boss: "I'm full, boss, please pay the bill." Tie Niu took out ten yuan and handed it to the boss.

"Mayor Tie, look at you, you always pay a lot more every time. How can we talk about this? I feel really embarrassed. You don't have to spend money this time." The boss quickly pushed back the ten yuan that was handed over.

“Okay, I can’t spend all my salary, so just give some food to those in need,” Tie Niu said, waved goodbye to the diners, and walked out of the house, a chill blowing towards him.

Tie Niu trotted all the way, moving forward steadily on the slightly hard and icy road. Fortunately, he was a native northerner and was accustomed to such scenes. Many passers-by wanted to learn to jog like him, but they would fall off their horses in the next second.

When Tie Niu returned to the municipal government office, Wang Ping had not come yet. He opened the door, boiled a pot of water and made a cup of light tea. He sat there and wrote down his thoughts on a piece of white paper. He would wait until he met with Executive Vice Mayor Jiao Yuankui to explain the situation to him today. These unfinished tasks could only be left to them to do.

This can be regarded as my final contribution to the citizens of Guangzhou and to maintaining the image of Guangzhou before I leave. I will try my best to do what I can, and I will also try my best to delegate what I cannot do.

It was a little after seven o'clock when Wang Ping rushed over. He went upstairs and went straight to Tie Niu's office. He smiled and put down a lunch box and placed it on the coffee table.

"My wife prepared breakfast for you, eat it while it's hot. How come this horrible weather has come to the Northeast all of a sudden? It's really rare to see this in a century," Wang Ping complained, his face red from the cold.

"I went out to have breakfast early this morning. You haven't had breakfast yet, right?" Tie Niu asked softly as he looked at Wang Ping. It was obvious that he hadn't had breakfast yet.

"How do you know? I thought you'd have finished your meal and the leftovers would be a good snack. It's almost noon."

"Eat quickly. It's so cold. You look so cold. You don't even wear a mask. If you go to Beijing, it will be different from Guangzhou. You might freeze to death in the coldest days of winter," Tie Niu threatened deliberately.

"Boss, is the winter in Beijing really that cold?" Wang Ping looked at Tie Niu in disbelief, with questioning eyes, and slapped his cold cheeks from time to time.

"Of course not. If you pee in the wild, it will freeze into icicles. Don't you think it's cold?" Tie Niu smiled wickedly.

"That means it will freeze as soon as it is taken out. Wouldn't that mean the person will be ruined? I haven't left any one to take care of it in our Wang family. Isn't that a bit unfair?" Wang Ping laughed.

"Then hurry up, take advantage of the New Year to get things done here, plant the land, bury the seeds in the ground, and wait for them to sprout. Isn't that better than having no preparation at all?"

"You're right, but the house isn't finished yet. I was thinking of giving Jiao Jiao a surprise. Look, this awful weather has delayed things again. I don't know when the snow will melt or if it will continue to snow. It's really delayed something big."

"Isn't my place almost finished with renovations? You can use it first, and move back when yours is finished."

"That won't do. We have an old rule here that you can't get married in someone else's house or... that's unlucky. Is there no such custom in the north?"

"I don't know about these. I just know that there are some things that we shouldn't think too much about and it's better to do them as soon as possible."

"Boss, this is a marriage, not a joke. This is the only time in a lifetime and I don't want Jiao Jiao to feel wronged. If that happens, he will never be happy in his life. Also, there are many things that are not prepared, so this thing is not going to happen."

"Okay, then wait until you are ready, and freeze your baby in the capital. I think you can still laugh. Don't cry when the time comes and don't blame me."

"Boss, it seems like there's something grammatically wrong with what you said. It's already the beginning of spring, and the 39th day of the ninth lunar month is next year. There's no chance this year. Haha, I think we don't have to worry about this matter. Jiao Jiao and I got it done this summer." Wang Ping suddenly came to his senses and realized that Tie Niu was fooling him.

"You've just figured it out. Then let's follow your arrangement. Has your father-in-law discussed this matter with you? You will be following me to the capital in a while." Tie Niu wanted to know whether Jiao Yuankui strictly followed his instructions and discussed this matter with Wang Ping.

"No, but he asked me implicitly what my plans were for the future. I received your warning, but I didn't dare to say anything. I could only say that I had no plans yet. Boss, do you think I should explain this to him? If I do... I'm afraid he'll blame me."

"You guys discuss it, but don't let anyone else know about this. Just keep it to yourself." Tie Niu was very satisfied with the performance of the father and son. After all, this was related to their future.

"Well, I will find time to talk to him. In fact, sometimes keeping secrets in your heart is really not a good thing. You are always afraid of it getting out for one reason or another. Boss, how did our underground party persevere back then? I really admire them."

"Come on, just for such a small matter, you dare to compare yourself with those predecessors. They risked their lives and even greater costs by hiding inside the enemy, and they were under tremendous psychological pressure. You know that life and death can be decided in a split second, right?"

"I can feel it. Look at me, I'm already so nervous about this, not to mention the environment. If you're not careful, you could die. And you're shouldering the great cause of the motherland. To be honest, it's really not something that ordinary people can do. Otherwise, it's like what's shown in those movies, where they live on thin ice and live every day cautiously. Alas, this is greatness."

"Okay, don't think about those things. You are not suitable for underground party work at all. Just do your surface work peacefully. If there really comes a day like that, I will give you strict training. Otherwise, you will be caught as soon as you go there. It is hard to say whether you can hold on and protect the country's secrets."

"Boss, why do I not like what you said? Are you saying that I will betray you? Look at me with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a face full of justice. How can I look like a traitor? Look at my physique again. Even if I have to be put on a tiger bench or poured with pepper water, I can definitely hold on." Wang Ping laughed.

"Then I'll give you ten or eight beautiful women. If you don't confess, I'll stick toothpicks in your fingers, give you electric shocks, and skin you and pull out your tendons. Let's see if you can hold on." Tie Niu looked at Wang Ping with a smile.

"Uh... I think I might not be able to hold on, so don't assign me such a job. I'll just do odd jobs for you, run errands, it doesn't matter if the pay is a little, as long as it's enough to live on. Isn't it true that Jiao Jiao still has a salary, and we can live well too."

"Okay, stop thinking about those nonsense. Invite these people over today and I'll talk to them. I guess they can't do much at work in this weather today." Tie Niu handed a piece of white paper with a list to Wang Ping. These were the heads of the eight districts and twelve counties and cities.

"Boss, are you going to mobilize people? Did the Municipal Public Security Bureau sound the clarion call for this operation last night and want to mobilize everyone?" Wang Ping glanced at Tie Niu while holding the paper.

"You also know what happened last night?" Tie Niu looked at Wang Ping with a smile.

"Look at what you said, boss. Many people already know about this big thing. If I don't know, I'm not worthy of being your man. I am your ears and voice, and I must place my own spies in every mouth." Wang Ping quickly flattered him. After all, this was indeed what he should do.

"Oh, you're right. I just want to remove the stumbling blocks on the road ahead for Deputy Mayor Jiao and his men. So, I'll finish all of this before I leave to avoid any trouble for them."

"Boss, you are so great. I will be yours from now on. I will never betray you even if I am beaten to death. Don't worry, I will keep my promise."

"Haha, just stay aside. You are still my person. Why would I need a man like you for anything? You can do something yourself, but others can't do it? Why do I have to choose you?"