Chapter 75: No way, no death
"Yuan Chao, are you really going to take the college entrance examination?" Li Daqi suddenly looked up and asked, his expression somewhat conflicted.
A few days ago, Song Yuanchao suddenly told him that he was going to take the college entrance examination. When Li Daqi heard the news, he was stunned. He didn't understand why ?
Song Yuanchao did not tell Li Daqi and others about the situation on Principal Zhou's side. Afterwards, Song Yuanchao thought about the matter carefully. In his previous life, he did not take the college entrance examination for some reasons, but after working, Song Yuanchao still took the adult college entrance examination and completed his university studies.
Originally, Song Yuanchao had no intention of taking the college entrance examination, but Principal Zhou's persistence in this matter again and again made Song Yuanchao's firm heart gradually waver. Especially now, Principal Zhou directly used the changes in the school-run factory as a bargaining chip to force Song Yuanchao to make a choice. In this case, Song Yuanchao had to seriously consider this matter.
Song Yuanchao understood that Principal Zhou meant well, and it was unlikely that the old man would reject his and Director Ma's reasonable suggestions just because Song Yuanchao insisted on not taking the college entrance examination.
But facing Principal Zhou's expectant and eager eyes, Song Yuanchao couldn't bear to refuse.
In addition, in the correspondence between Lin Yan and him these days, although Lin Yan did not care about Song Yuanchao's decision not to take the college entrance examination, in the content of the letter Lin Yan would always subconsciously describe to Song Yuanchao her life in college, and at the same time expressed her feeling how wonderful it would be if she could stroll around the campus with Song Yuanchao, discuss together, and study together.
Song Yuanchao's heart was almost completely occupied by the girl he loved the most. He was willing to do anything for her. Moreover, as they lived together for a long time, his longing for her grew deeper and deeper. It was for this reason that Song Yuanchao finally decided to go to college.
Song Yuanchao nodded and put down the lunch box in his hand: "What? Do you have any ideas in your mind?"
"Of course I would have thought about it. If you were admitted to university, and left like this..." Li Daqi was feeling a little depressed.
"Let's go out and have a cigarette." Song Yuanchao stood up and said to Li Daqi. The two walked out of the workshop side by side and came to the outside of the factory gate. Song Yuanchao handed the cigarette over and lit it with a match, and then lit one for himself.
"Daqi, I understand your thoughts, and it's reasonable for you to think this way." Exhaling a cloud of smoke, Song Yuanchao said, "In fact, I didn't have the idea of going to college at first, but for some reasons, I had to go to college. In fact, even if you didn't mention this today, I would have found a chance to talk to you about it. Since you mentioned it today, why don't we have a good chat?"
Seeing Li Daqi nod, Song Yuanchao continued, "You have seen the current situation. There are still too many uncertainties in doing business. For the sake of safety, I plan to put this matter aside for the time being. If we want to fully open the market without any concerns, it will probably take another one or two years. During this time, it is better to do something else instead of wasting time waiting."
"Zhengguo is in Yangcheng. If you want to go to Yangcheng now, I won't stop you. You already had this idea, and it was me who asked you to stay. Maybe there will be not only for you, but also for Gu Jie."
"Yuan Chao, we have discussed this topic before." Li Daqi glanced at Song Yuan Chao and said, "I had this idea before, but now it has faded. And you also know that Xiao Yun will take the college entrance examination soon. If she is admitted to Shanghai, it will be fine. If she is admitted to another province, I will be the only child in the family. My parents also need someone to take care of them. It is not appropriate for me to go to the south at this time."
"I respect your opinion." Song Yuanchao nodded: "You are right to think so. Uncle and aunt are not young anymore. If you and Xiaoyun are not around, it will be troublesome if something happens at home."
At this point, Song Yuanchao smiled and said, "Don't be so sad. I'm not going to school forever. I'm still holding the position in the factory for now, and I'll come back after I finish my studies. This time I let you be the team leader of the printing workshop for the same reason. To tell you the truth, the situation of labor protection products in the factory is not optimistic. If there is no change, I'm afraid it will decline sharply by next year."
"I had planned to build this printing workshop a long time ago. The purpose is to provide the factory with an additional business. If the labor protection products business fails, at least this printing workshop is still there, and the factory can survive with this workshop."
"Is it so serious?" Li Daqi asked. He knew the situation of labor protection supplies. Song Yuanchao had asked him to pay attention to these situations when delivering goods. The relevant information was also reported to Song Yuanchao by Li Daqi.
But compared to Song Yuanchao, Li Daqi did not have such a strong sense of urgency. In his mind, he had some similar views as Director Ma, thinking that as a school-run factory, it was a large collective factory under the school, and its superior was No. 2 Middle School, and the superior of No. 2 Middle School was the Education Bureau, which was a state-owned enterprise.
As a state-owned enterprise, the government can't just sit there and do nothing. Even if the performance is poor, the government will still intervene. It can't just watch the factory collapse, right?
"Daqi, there are some things I can only tell you in private. If you say them outside, it would be alarmist. Keep them in your heart and don't spread them outside. Time will prove everything!" Song Yuanchao explained to Li Daqi with unprecedented seriousness. Li Daqi thought about it and nodded silently.
"Once the labor protection products business fails, the printing workshop will be the lifeline of our factory. I let you be the team leader so that I can keep a firm grip on this workshop. To tell you the truth, I have discussed this with my master privately. If I am admitted to university after you have been the team leader for a few months, you will directly take over as the workshop director. From now on, everything in this factory will be handed over to you."
For a moment, Li Daqi felt a heavy weight on his shoulders. He did not expect Song Yuanchao to make such long-term plans.
"Aiding Korea, this... I'm worried that I can't do it well..."
"What are you afraid of? You can do it!" Song Yuanchao patted Li Daqi's shoulder vigorously. "When we were preparing the review materials, you were in charge of the printing. Didn't you do a good job? And you have to remember that this is a good opportunity to train yourself. We still have a long way to go in the future. You should learn more and think more now. It will be of great use in the future!"
Li Daqi hesitated and nodded vigorously. Since Song Yuanchao said so, he would do it seriously and help Song Yuanchao guard this printing workshop.
As for the arrangements for Gu Jie, Song Yuanchao has not thought about it yet, because Gu Jie will also take part in the college entrance examination this time. What if he passes?
If he fails the exam, there will be plenty of time to arrange for Gu Jie. With Song Yuanchao's position in the factory, it will be easy to arrange for Gu Jie to work in the factory. Or, he can directly let Gu Jie go to the south to find Qin Zhengguo. Qin Zhengguo also needs a helper like Gu Jie.
After smoking two cigarettes and finishing their conversation, they looked at the time and saw that it was almost time for the afternoon work. Song Yuanchao and Li Daqi were about to go to the factory when they saw Gu Jie riding a bicycle in the distance and rushing towards them.
"Sanmao, why are you here?" Li Daqi came forward and frowned when he saw Gu Jie sweating profusely while riding. "What happened?"
"Something…something happened, something serious happened!"
Gu Jie wiped the sweat from his forehead, gasping for breath.
Song Yuanchao's heart sank. Was it about the report? Did someone come to question Gu Jie? That shouldn't be the case! If it was about that, wouldn't they have come to him first? Why did they find Gu Jie first? Or did the higher-ups take this matter very seriously and plan to investigate the surrounding area first before taking action against him?
But if that was the case, it was inappropriate for Gu Jie to rush to find me in such a hurry. If people knew about it, not only I but also Gu Jie would be in big trouble.
"Tell me slowly, what happened?" Song Yuanchao's face changed slightly, and he reminded himself in his heart to remain calm.
"No... no, it's... something happened to Wang Jianjun..."
"Wang Jianjun?" Song Yuanchao and Li Daqi looked at each other, as if they were wondering if there was something wrong with their ears and they had heard it wrongly? Wasn't Wang Jianjun the whistleblower? How come he got into trouble when Song Yuanchao didn't?
At this time, Gu Jie's breathing had calmed down, and he told Song Yuanchao and the others what had just happened.
It turned out that just a few hours ago, Wang Jianjun was suddenly arrested by the police and was handcuffed and taken away.
This sudden scene left Wang Jianjun's family, including the surrounding neighbors, stunned with shock. Wang Jianjun, the person involved, was so frightened that his face turned pale and he wet his pants immediately. When he was put into the car, he was almost dragged away, and his whole body was limp.