Chapter 625
The wedding date has been set. Xu Qingzhou: Comrade Qianqian, what's wrong?
On May 1, 2007, International Labor Day, in Harbin, Wang Duoyu and his family were chatting on the lawn in the backyard of their farm villa.
Wang Junxian and his children were playing a very childish game of "eagle catching chicks," while Wang Yifei and Bai Doufu's two daughters sat on either side of their father, listening to him talk about the past.
Liu Xiaoli chatted with her two daughters-in-law, Huang Huiru and Dai Junzhu.
The family gathered together in a very harmonious atmosphere, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.
The harmony was broken when Wang Junkang arrived with Guan Xin's family, making the farm even more lively.
Guan Xin's father is named Guan Hongkun. He also works within the system and is currently working in the Bingcheng City government compound.
As a leader, Guan Hongkun was naturally very familiar with Wang Duoyu's name.
More than 20 years ago, Zhao Guobin became the third-in-command in Harbin, and later the second-in-command. When he was transferred to work in a city in the south, Guan Hongkun was Zhao Guobin's secretary at the time.
It was during that time that Guan Hongkun learned more about Wang Duoyu, all of which came from Zhao Guobin.
Furthermore, the latter's understanding of Wang Duoyu was actually quite limited.
Zhao Guobin became the third-in-command of Harbin in 1982, which is now 25 years ago.
Based on the five-year rotation schedule, Zhao Guobin should have become the second-in-command of Harbin in 1987.
But that's not actually the case. Harbin developed very rapidly in those years. Tong Jianwei was the top leader at the time, and he had already gone to the south in 1986.
At that time, the economy in the south was also developing very rapidly.
However, after entering the late 1980s, especially in 1989, Harbin's development speed was even faster, as if the development speed had been accelerated by a hundred times.
Back in 1985, in Guangdong in the south, there was even a type of RMB that circulated only within the province.
This was simply because Guangdong's economy was developing too rapidly at the time, while the largest denomination of RMB was only ten yuan, which was very inconvenient for economic transactions.
After all, back then, many merchants would conduct trade transactions involving tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan, and some even millions, all in cash.
If the largest denomination is ten yuan, then a stack of one hundred RMB notes would only be worth one thousand yuan, and ten stacks would only be worth ten thousand yuan.
Such a transaction is naturally very inconvenient.
That's why Guangdong issued its own provincial RMB at that time, with the largest denomination becoming one hundred yuan, which made transactions much more convenient for everyone.
However, it was urgently stopped after only one year of circulation, and then in 1987, the fourth set of RMB was successfully issued.
Even though Guangdong's development speed is so impressive that it has expanded to the point of issuing its own RMB, it is still far behind the development speed of Harbin.
Because in this time and space, in the 1990s, Harbin was moving very fast.
Before the 1990s, Harbin was already the city with the largest economic output in the country, and after the 1990s, it took a precipitous lead.
The main reason was that the Soviet Union, which was our neighbor at the time, sold everything. Harbin was also very close to our neighbor. Most importantly, the Want Want Group, which was created by Wang Duoyu, supported half of Harbin's economy.
The companies under Harbin Institute of Technology are also incredibly impressive.
Harbin's rapid development and excellent performance led to Zhao Guobin, who became the city's second-in-command, being promoted to a position in the south not long afterward.
Firstly, Zhao Guobin was too old, and secondly, many people were watching Harbin, so they sent him to the south.
Guan Hongkun had followed Zhao Guobin for many years, but he was always frustrated and unsuccessful. Finally, his luck turned around.
But after arriving in Harbin, they found it difficult to move an inch.
Harbin is exceptionally important simply because of its strong economy and rapid development.
Since Harbin is so important, there are naturally many people eyeing it, just like the saying goes, "everyone has their own role to play."
Since Guan Hongkun followed Zhao Guobin's path and successfully arrived in Bingcheng, he essentially stole someone else's spot, so how could he not be resented?
In addition, Zhao Guobin has indeed gone to Beijing, but not to move up the ranks; rather, he has stepped down to a secondary position.
They have some power, but not much.
On the contrary, Zhao Guobin has many protégés, former colleagues, and old friends in Harbin. After all, he has been operating in Harbin for more than ten years and has a very strong network of relationships.
Therefore, even though he has been away from Harbin for many years, his words still carry weight here.
Others might not dare to interfere, but if someone wanted to make things difficult for Guan Hongkun, that would be no problem.
After Guan Hongkun arrived in Bingcheng, he had heard of Wang Duoyu's reputation, but by then, Wang Duoyu no longer needed to deal with Bingcheng.
It's worth noting that back in the 1980s, Wang Duoyu didn't have much contact with leaders like Tong Jianwei and Kang Yumin.
In the late 1980s, and especially after entering the 1990s, we could communicate directly with the Wenjin Street compound. Now, we can even get things done with just a phone call.
After all, he's at a higher level now, so all Bingcheng needs to do is cooperate.
Guan Hongkun never expected that the young man his daughter was set up with on a blind date would actually be Wang Duoyu's third son.
He had inquired and learned that this young man, Wang Junkang, had indeed suffered from cancer as a child, but he had not died.
Over the years, Wang Junkang has fully recovered and has never relapsed.
Wang Junkang even became an officer and served in the army for four years, truly starting his service as a private.
It's not like those rich kids who go to the military to build up their resumes.
Being in his workplace, Guan Hongkun knew these things better than anyone else.
Given Wang Duoyu's status and position, if Wang Junkang wanted to use his influence, he wouldn't even need to ask; plenty of people would be willing to help.
But Wang Junkang did not, and instead served in the army honestly.
Guan Hongkun was so certain because he had contacted many people and learned about Wang Junkang's performance in the army from various perspectives.
If he were a rich kid, others wouldn't give him a thumbs up.
The more Guan Hongkun learned, the happier he became.
Since Wang Junkang was in excellent health and had such a good family background, Guan Hongkun naturally thought highly of his daughter Guan Xin's marriage to him.
However, when Guan Hongkun actually saw Wang Duoyu, he immediately and decisively slid down to his knees.
"Professor Wang, I have heard of your great name for a long time and greatly admire academicians like you who dedicate themselves to the country and its people. I have always wanted to meet you, but I have never had the chance."
Guan Hongkun extended his hand almost obsequiously and took the initiative to greet Wang Duoyu.
Given his status and position, there was absolutely no need for him to do this, but he did it anyway.
"I never imagined I would meet you in this way."
Guan Xin, standing beside him, blushed and wished she could dig a hole and bury herself.
Her father's mercenary manner was utterly shameful.
She had previously thought that her family and Wang Junkang's family were a good match, but now it seems that they are far from it.
"Dad~" Guan Xin couldn't help but whisper and tug at her father.
Wang Duoyu smiled and warmly invited the Guan family to sit down and chat.
Fan Xiumei was invited to sit down by Liu Xiaoli, while Guan Xin's two older sisters and one older brother sat down on the other side. After chatting for a while, Wang Duoyu asked curiously:
"My dear in-law, if I may ask, what year were you born? And do you have four children?"
Guan Hongkun immediately laughed and said:
"Xiumei and I got married quite early, in 1972. I took the college entrance exam in 1977, but I didn't pass. I finally passed the exam and got into university in the summer of 1978."
They got married in 1972, so they had three children very early. Guan Xin is the youngest in the family, but even so, she was born in 1983.
In 1983, the national family planning policy had already been implemented.
Furthermore, considering that Guan Hongkun attended university in 1977 or 1988, he should have graduated from university in 1982 and then entered a government agency.
Therefore, Guan Hongkun should have been unable to have more children at that time.
After all, Guan Hongkun is no match for Wang Duoyu.
At the time, the leaders were eager for Wang Duoyu to have more children, especially since he had raised Wang Junhong and his children to be so outstanding, and he had published so many mathematical papers. Naturally, the leaders hoped that he could have more children to pass on his excellent genes.
Guan Hongkun could not do that.
"Did you also take the college entrance exam in the summer of '78?" Wang Duoyu raised an eyebrow, and Guan Hongkun immediately replied:
"I can't compare to you, Professor Wang. I just got into an ordinary university back then, and I was pretty ordinary too, studying humanities, haha."
Since they were roughly the same age, Wang Duoyu was happy to chat with the other person a bit more.
However, after confirmation, it was found that Wang Duoyu was a year younger. But just by looking at his appearance, people would believe that Wang Duoyu was a generation younger than Guan Hongkun.
There's no way around it, Wang Duoyu does look very young.
After a few casual words, dinner was served quickly.
After the meal, the marriage between Wang Junkang and Guan Xin was officially settled.
They were originally scheduled to get married on National Day, but it was quickly rescheduled for next month.
Guan Xin was initially hesitant and shy, wanting to postpone it until October.
However, her father was eager for her to get married quickly, lest the Wang family return her, making it almost impossible for her to find such a good husband again.
A family like Wang Duoyu's is hard to find even with a lantern.
It could be said that Guan Xin married into a higher social class.
The wedding date has been set, and both families live in Harbin, so the wedding will naturally be held in this city as well.
"Sissi, where do you want to go?"
After Guan Hongkun's family left, Wang Yifei was also about to leave, but her father called her back.
"Big Fish Bro, my training schedule is really tight. My previous injury has already put me at a significant disadvantage, so I need to hurry back and catch up."
Wang Yifei, frozen in place, turned around sheepishly and explained.
Unfortunately, her father wouldn't listen to her explanation.
"Come and sit down, let's have a chat."
Wang Duoyu patted the seat next to him and said in an unquestionable manner.
"Dad, ouch, my stomach isn't feeling well. I'm going to the bathroom first, and I'll come back to talk to you later."
After saying that, she didn't wait for her father to speak, and turned to go to the toilet while clutching her stomach.
More than ten minutes later, Wang Yifei was still in the bathroom and had not come out. Bai Doufu was asked by her father to knock on the door and ask her.
There was no sound coming from the toilet. Bai Doufu tried to push the door open, but couldn't.
At this point, Wang Duoyu already knew that his eldest daughter must have escaped.
"I wonder who he learned that from~ This personality is really something."
Wang Duoyu was immediately amused.
Liu Xiaoli, however, said rather irritably:
"She must have learned it from you. If it weren't for you, would she have run away? You're the one who corrupted the child."
To be honest, Liu Xiaoli seems to be right. After all, Wang Yifei's desire to have her cake and eat it too is largely due to her father.
However, Wang Duoyu did not argue with Liu Xiaoli about this.
Since the daughter has already left, the so-called conversation came to nothing.
But she doesn't think that if she hides in Guangzhou, he won't be able to find her, does she?
You're just overthinking it.
More than ten days later, a plane took off from Harbin and quickly arrived at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.
Wang Duoyu stepped out of the cabin, where the motorcade was already waiting on the tarmac.
After he got into the car, the convoy left the airport through a special passage and then merged into the main road.
At the same time, he picked up the phone and made a call to confirm that Wang Yifei was still at the Chengdu Astronaut Training Center, and he immediately smiled.
click!
As the convoy arrived at the entrance of the astronaut training center, two heavily armed soldiers stood guard at the gate. They saluted and stopped Wang Duoyu's convoy.
The convoy was only allowed to enter after the security personnel in the passenger seat showed their credentials.
At this moment, inside the training center, Wang Yifei is undergoing lifesaving and survival training, which is one of the seven major training programs that astronauts need to go through.
Sweating profusely, she was conducting rescue training in a special environment.
Although it is called training, it must actually be treated as a mission to be carried out in a real space environment, rather than as a training mission.
As time passed, Wang Yifei finally finished her training and could rest for an hour during her lunch break.
But when she arrived at the cafeteria, she unexpectedly saw a figure she never expected.
Meanwhile, next to Wang Yifei, there was a very young, tall, handsome young man chatting with her.
"Comrade Sisi, what's wrong?"
Xu Qingzhou raised an eyebrow and asked in surprise.
Wang Yifei suddenly stopped, her pupils dilated, and she stared straight ahead.
That's really strange.
The cafeteria was full of family members, there were no outsiders, so what could have surprised Wang Yifei so much?
Wang Yifei suddenly took a deep breath, knowing that she couldn't avoid it today.
She had already fled to Sichuan, so why did her father still come looking for her?
Ugh!
Big Fish Brother's status is too high, so finding her is indeed very easy. The head of the Chengdu Astronaut Training Center certainly wouldn't hide it for her.
"Oh well, let him scold me if he wants. It's not like I haven't been scolded before."
Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief, but her face remained resolute, as if she were facing death. (End of Chapter)