Siheyuan: Why are you all here to see me?

Zhong Yuemin did not come to see Li Gang again. It seemed that he did not want to work in Xinxing Town. Li Gang did not care.

Xinxing Town is very prosperous now. The reason is that the residents of Xinxing Town have high wages and good welfare benefits. At this time, there are already signs of prosperity. Li Gang doesn't care about this at all.

Li Gang is not someone who can be easily touched now. Don't underestimate the power of those two sentences. The higher-ups personally approved it. What? Do you think that what the higher-ups approved is wrong? He is quite courageous.

That day, Li Gang was working in his office when Director Zhou, Director Liu, Director Ji, and Director Wang of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative all called Li Gang and said they would come over soon. Li Gang was surprised that these people came to see him at the same time.

At noon, in a private room of Xinxing Town Guesthouse, Li Gang and several factory managers were toasting each other. However, Li Gang discovered that although several of the leaders were also drinking and eating, they did not seem to be very interested.

Li Gang: "I say, elders, what's going on? Is it that the food cooked by our chef is not tasty and not to your liking?"

Several people looked at each other and sighed in unison.

Director Zhou: "Old Ji, you go ahead and say it!"

Director Ji: "Okay! Secretary Li, we want to send a few people to you. Just assign them to any place. It's best if they work with less contact with people."

Li Gang had some guesses in his mind, "Arrange people? Do you have to arrange them here? All of you are big factories, can't you arrange a few people? Do you have to come to me?"

Director Ji: "These people are a little special. Forget it, I'll just say it straight! One of my old comrades-in-arms was imprisoned. I was worried that something might happen to him, so I wanted to arrange for his relatives to stay with you. They also have friends and comrades-in-arms like me. We could have arranged them in these factories outside, but we still felt it was not safe, so we thought of your place. As you know, the current situation is a little special, and we have no other choice. Only your place is the safest."

Director Zhou said, "Li Gang, we have known each other for a long time. We are all familiar with your character. I believe you know something about the current situation. But if you are concerned or worried, you are the safest. However, if you have any concerns or worries, we will not ask you for help."

Li Gang curled his lips and smiled, "Oh, Comrade Zhou is still trying to provoke me. I was wondering why you guys think that I'm the safest place."

Director Wang of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative usually seldom speaks, but now he has to speak.

"Secretary Li, if your place is not safe, then whose place is safe? Just based on the two comments that person gave you, who would dare to come here to cause trouble? Not to mention the products produced in your Xinxing Town, which are either for earning foreign exchange or for special supply. If anyone dares to make trouble, we will send people to your rice farm and breeding farm. If anyone dares to go in and make trouble, or dares to force his way in, he will not be afraid of being beaten."

Director Liu: "That's right. Which of these things of yours is not confidential? Motorcycles, bicycles, rice, pork, and tea. Which one is not of top importance? Who dares to mess with it? Otherwise, how can I say that yours is the safest? Maybe you just didn't find it."

Li Gang thought about it and realized that it was true. For example, tea and pork were all specially supplied and were heavily guarded. Director Liu was right. If we assigned people to these places, no one would dare to cause trouble. He had special privileges.

Li Gang also knew that the people they were talking about must be high-ranking officials who had been persecuted. Li Gang made arrangements for them. It was not a big deal. They were all veteran revolutionaries. Li Gang was willing to protect a few of them if he could. It was just that the news came too fast!

In fact, the reason why this trend came so quickly is that it has something to do with Li Gang. This year, the products of Xinxing Town are all export-oriented products. A leader brought his wife to visit abroad, and they also mentioned bicycle lights and gave them high praise.

After the leader came back, he thought that more products for export and foreign exchange should be developed, so he went to various parts of the country to inspect. But you go to inspect if you want, and you bring your wife with you. This made another woman feel that her position was threatened, so she started to jump up and down under the banner of "the leader".

First they attacked several subordinates of that leader, including several old friends of the factory director, so they thought of Li Gang.

Li Gang naturally didn't know these reasons. Anyway, Li Gang was not afraid of anyone coming to Xinxing Town to cause trouble. Last time, the two of them said that there must be no problems in Xinxing Town, and they also gave many privileges. Otherwise, how could the factory directors think that Li Gang was the safest?

Li Gang "It's not the time to arrange for them yet. They have just been removed from their positions. You are too anxious. Isn't it good now? Without a job, they can go home and have a good rest. Isn't it good? They haven't said they want to escape. You are the ones who are getting anxious first. Don't worry, if there is any situation, I will definitely help without hesitation."

When they heard this, it was true. Yes, these people were just suspended from their posts, but they were worried about this and that. Li Gang was only at the department level, while some of those people were at the ministerial level. Li Gang was not as high as them, so it would be difficult to arrange for him to go to Xinxing Town. However, they could arrange for some of their children first.

So they proposed that Li Gang arrange for their children and relatives to come to Xinxing Town.

How could Li Gang agree to this? Who knows if those children and relatives are ugly or have bad character? These second-generations are not all so honest. Didn’t we see that when their elders got into trouble, many of them immediately severed ties with them? How could Li Gang accept such selfish people who were afraid of implicating themselves?

Or who knows if these old foxes want to take this opportunity to do favors for these people and arrange jobs for them.

In fact, these old foxes are also afraid that their positions will be lost. Arranging these people to come to Xinxing Town is just an excuse. Think about it, those people are of higher rank than these people, so why do they need to worry about it? To put it bluntly, they are just here to test the waters.

The ultimate goal was to test the waters and see if Li Gang would lend a hand and help them if something happened to them one day.

Looking at Li Gang's reaction today, they didn't know whether Li Gang would help them when the time came. Li Gang neither agreed nor refused, which made these people unable to see Li Gang's attitude. However, looking at Li Gang's posture, he should not stand idly by, which was also a consolation!

After they left, Li Gang was lost in thought. At that time, Li Gang didn't understand what was going on. After they left, Li Gang finally figured it out. These old guys were here to test the waters, and they even said they were doing things for old friends and acquaintances.

After Li Gang figured it out, he smiled and said, "A bunch of old foxes."

But it is understandable. During this period of time, who would not leave a way out for themselves? Li Gang could understand their actions. He was just worried that they overestimated themselves. Is his new town really that safe?

In fact, Li Gang didn't know that during this period, although the boss had held meetings and discussed things, no one mentioned Xinxing Town. They knew better than anyone else that Li Gang's relationship with the boss was not mentioned.

Just talking about the products of Xinxing Town, no one dares to take advantage of the export and foreign exchange earnings. You can make a fuss, but it will hinder the development of the country and hinder the export and foreign exchange earnings. Once something happens in Xinxing Town, not only domestically, but also abroad, the orders will not be completed and the delivery will not be on time.

That would have a huge impact. Who would dare to touch Xinxing Town easily? They are not fools. This is not a question of rights, but a question of whether to breach the contract or not.

So Li Gang is really safe.

After returning home, Li Gang called again and asked Lou's father and mother to come over for dinner.

After dinner, Li Gang and Lou's father drank tea. Li Gang told Lou's father not to go out during this period of time, to stay in Xinxing Town and take good care of the factory, and to be careful about what he said and did.

Lou Zhenhua knew that Li Gang must have said that he had received some information, and he agreed with him.

Li Gang originally planned to hold a Spring Festival Gala this year, but seeing the current situation, Li Gang did not want to be too ostentatious. Not only did he not hold the Spring Festival Gala, but he also asked Xu Damao to purchase a large number of small red books and distribute them to the workers, family members, and cadres of Xinxing Town.

And we have to study the contents of the Little Red Book once a week.

As winter approached, some necessary foreign trade orders were placed, and Xinxing Town basically did not have much investment. Li Gang also went into hibernation, staying at home with Qin Jingru and Lou Xiaoe.

Qin Jingru has been pregnant for more than five months, and Lou Xiaoe has just been diagnosed with pregnancy. Now both women are pregnant. There is not much to do in Xinxing Town, so Li Gang stays at home with the two women.

Lou's father and mother were also very happy, hoping that Xiao'e would give birth to a boy. In this way, as the boy grew older, he would have the surname Lou. Lou's mother never left Li Gang's house, and she would find ways to prepare delicious food for him all day long.

Li Gang and Lou's father also started to lie down, drink tea and chat.

In the spring of 1966, Qin Jingru successfully gave birth to a big fat boy for Li Gang. Li Gang named his son Li Tianyang because he felt that this child was a gift from God.

Seeing that Qin Jingru gave birth to a big fat boy, Lou's mother was so envious, and she also hoped that Xiao'e was also pregnant with a boy. Lou's mother thought that Xiao'e was definitely pregnant with a boy. Didn't you see that Lou Xiao'e's belly is particularly big now?

The belly of a six-month pregnant woman is unusually large, so it must be a boy.

Li Gang was also confused. Why was Lou Xiaoe's belly so big? Could she be pregnant with twins?

Lou Xiao'e is suffering now. She moves slowly and has difficulty walking. She also eats a lot, four or five meals a day. This is the condition of Li Gang. If it were another family, with Lou Xiao'e's eating habits, even if both parents in the family work, it would not be enough for Lou Xiao'e to eat.

Li Gang hasn't been to work for several months.

That day, Zhang Mo called Li Gang and asked him to wait at home and he would come over soon.