Rebirth of Minister Qi

Qi Tongwei came to Liu Wenjie's house with some local specialties. He also lived in the allocated house, not with the old man, but it was said that his family background was even stronger than Jin Xinkai's.

"Brother Liu, long time no see."

Liu Wenjie has a room full of calligraphy papers in his home study and is currently writing.

Seeing Qi Tongwei talking, he didn't even look up, but stretched out his hand to stop him, signaling him not to speak.

This approach is completely different from that of ordinary people. Qi Tongwei could only sit on the chair and wait quietly for him to finish writing, and take a look at the calligraphy on the wall.

However, the writing level does not seem to be very high. Most of it is like that of a middle school student. It is neat, but the font cannot be seen.

"Okay, stop reading. Those were all written by my daughter. She's only seven years old."

Qi Tongwei turned his head in surprise. It seemed that he had checked his age two years ago. He was born in 66 and was at most years old. His child was already seven years old.

"Why, it's like that, I got married early, so of course I had children early.

It is better to get married early if you want to enter politics. Look at you and Akai, both of you live apart, right? "

Qi Tongwei smiled awkwardly, his situation was different. For a farmer's family, it was a blessing for him to be admitted to Handong University of Political Science and Law and to study for a master's degree in the same university. Before going to university, he didn't even have a decent pair of shoes. He was ignorant of most things in the world and had been struggling to make ends meet, so how could he get married early?

He is not like the children of wealthy families who have elders to help them plan their lives and paths early on. His parents were still working in the fields a few years ago. They are less than 50 years old, but look like they are 60.

"How about taking a look at my work?"

Qi Tongwei tilted his head and looked at it for a long time, then read it out.

"Three times three equals nine? What does that mean? Is there any profound meaning?"

Liu Wenjie burst out laughing.

“You, how come you’ve become like those old guys after just two years of classes?

What's the point of it? It's just a multiplication table. Look at these. Five times five is twenty-five.

This is for my daughter. I will post it on the wall for her to memorize. "

"Brother Liu is really unique."

Liu Wenjie hung the written paper on a rack and admired it for a while.

“To work in the government, you need to think a lot, but you can’t let your mind wander to other things, or you’ll lose your normal life.

What's the point of being a high-ranking official then?

Also, there is a rule in my house that once you enter this door, you cannot discuss work matters.

Because my wife doesn't like it. She said that behind this door is our own living space, and work is a disgusting thing and should be left outside the door.

Of course, if there is anything urgent, go out and deal with it quickly.

You can talk about life, local customs and practices, but don’t talk about work.”

As they were talking, Liu Wenjie's wife came in, and Qi Tongwei stood up and greeted her sister-in-law.

"Tong Wei is here. Long time no see. He must be working in another place now."

Qi Tongwei suddenly thought of the rule he had just mentioned, and was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Mrs. Liu suddenly laughed.

"Were you deceived by him? There are not so many rules in our family.

The biggest rule in our house is that there are no fixed rules.

Life is about living well and not pretending. This is the real rule."

After saying that, Liu Wenjie also started laughing. Although Qi Tongwei was fooled, he also felt that their attitude towards life was very different from those who worked in ministries.

"Sister-in-law, I'm still working in Dong'ou City, Jiangdong Province in the south, and I'm still in the Public Security Bureau."

“That place is very famous this year. It seems that its GDP has grown rapidly. It is one of the first cities to implement reform and opening up.

In some cities in the north, the bosses criticized women with bound feet at work meetings, and specifically mentioned the big steps of reform in Jiangdong Province.

Qi Tongwei thought about it.

“There’s a reason for that, too.

Dong'ou City has a special situation. It is a hilly area with many mountains and rivers but little arable land. If it still relies on agriculture, the people's lives will be very difficult.

Another reason is that the reform efforts are so vigorous that there are not many large state-owned enterprises there.

In the district where I live, there is only one ceramic factory and a brewery with a pitifully low annual output value. The brewery is of some scale, but the remaining scattered enterprises were all closed down in the 1980s.

They cannot compete with local private enterprises. In the entire city, about 90% of the enterprises are private enterprises.

Oh, it seems that a new high-tech zone was established recently, and two relatively large state-owned enterprises moved here. They are also semi-private, and their management and operation methods are completely different from those of the large state-owned enterprises in the north.

Let me put it this way, the common people here are poor and eager for change, and they don’t have any industrial baggage, so they can go into battle lightly.

Besides, the geographical location is actually quite good, it is located on the coast, next to the municipality of Yuedong, and to the north are also major sub-provincial economic cities.”

Mrs. Liu raised a finger.

“But you also overlooked one point: the local leaders were open-minded and were the first to go to the government to ask for more open policies.

You know, before the old man’s southern tour a few years ago, most leaders did not dare to let go and do things, always afraid of this and that.

Only Jiangdong Province was the first to move forward and reform and open up.”

Indeed, the development of a place is always influenced by various factors. If Qi Tongwei were asked to take up a post in some heavy industrial bases in the north at this time, he would feel like he was caught in a spider web and it would be difficult for him to do anything.

The huge broken ship was full of holes. One hand blocked one water outlet, and the planks on the other side had long been trampled to pieces. It was very difficult to maintain the status quo, and it also affected the livelihoods of so many people.

"Hubby, pour Tongwei a cup of tea. Why are you so indifferent to guests?

Go cook two more dishes and have two drinks later."

Liu Wenjie tied on his apron skillfully and made a cup of tea first.

"Please sit down first. I'm very quick. Ten minutes will be enough.

Have a couple of drinks tonight, and I'll ask a driver to take you back to Xiawazi Hutong later."

Qi Tongwei saw Liu Wenjie's true side for the first time at Liu Wenjie's home. When he was in a restaurant or office, he always looked shrewd and steady, and spoke in a mature manner, but at home, perhaps because he really thought that Qi Tongwei was a friend worth associating with, he was particularly cheerful today.

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In the remaining few days, Qi Tongwei went to several universities and visited the professors who served on the expert committee. Except for Deputy Team Leader Wang who returned to his hometown for the New Year, everyone else welcomed Qi Tongwei's arrival.

It was not until the day before the Chinese New Year that Qi Tongwei came to visit Team Leader Hong's home. Because Team Leader Hong was not only a teacher in name but also in reality, Qi Tongwei treated the visit to his home with extra seriousness.