Chapter 77: Visit from the past

 In the second half of last year, Wang Licheng went to Shencheng and invested an additional 10 million in the Penguin Company. Luo Zhongyong called him a lunatic after knowing this.

How could he be crazy? In February of this year, the number of registered users of Koukou increased to 50 million.

Luo Zhongyong didn’t know what this meant. He didn’t know the future prospects of Penguin, and he didn’t understand computer networks. He didn’t understand why Wang Licheng invested so much money in a small company with only a few dozen people.

At the beginning of this year, Luo Zhongyong bought a food factory. He originally wanted to invite Wang Licheng to take a share. Wang Licheng said that all his money had been invested in Penguin.

He suggested that Luo Zhongyong should do real estate business. The gypsum powder in his plaster powder factory is used in building materials, and the supply is still short, and the factory has expanded a lot since the beginning of the year.

Whether it is a factory building, or buying a machine to recruit people, he doesn’t care, he only looks at the bill. By summer, he had earned back the 1.5 million he invested in buying the factory.

During the school season in September, Wang Licheng accompanied Xiao Hongyan to the Jiangcheng Provincial Party School to sign up. He could only feel sorry for his daughter and asked his mother to take her to sign up.

In mid-September, Xiao Hongyan returned to Long County from Jiangcheng, and her appointment documents also came down, as the deputy county magistrate of Long County. The first thing after joining the job is to complete the municipal road construction work, and she is fully responsible for it.

It was Wang Licheng who drove her to inspect the work on the first day, and Xiao Hongyan’s driver fell ill.

The weather at the end of September was still a bit hot, Xiao Hongyan was accompanied by a group of people to inspect the progress of the road construction work, and Wang Licheng followed behind with a water glass. Today he acted as a small follower again.

The person in charge of the road construction project in Long County this time is from Pucheng. After he knew that the newly appointed deputy county magistrate was from a fellow villager, he kept following them in an attempt to get close to the deputy county magistrate.     

He handed a cigarette to the accompanying office staff to inquire about the situation of the deputy county magistrate, and when he saw Wang Licheng following them, he showed a strange expression. How could he appear here?     

“Is the man behind you also a member of your county government?”

“No, that person is also from Pucheng. If you know him, you will have a good relationship with the deputy county magistrate.” The matter between

This man and Secretary Zhang were rumored in the county government during that time. Later, I heard that Secretary Zhang made the rumors, but this man is capable no matter what. As a big boss, he is not busy with business to accompany his wife, who is also capable and became the deputy county magistrate at a young age.

“He knows the deputy county magistrate?” Oh, how come he knows the leaders everywhere, isn’t it enough to trick him once?

“He not only knows each other, but he is the husband of the deputy county magistrate.” The men in their family are rich and the women are powerful, so many people envy and hate them. Otherwise, Secretary Zhang wouldn’t have made rumors about them. Magistrate.

“I remember something else, and I won’t see the deputy county magistrate today.” After finishing speaking, Liu Fuwei turned to Wang Licheng and left.

Liu Fuwei, who used to be a policeman at the Pucheng Police Station, resigned because of the Xuelili incident. Over the years, he has had a lot of hard work to form this engineering team. To take over this project, he contacted many contacts and sent many gifts. Now that the project is almost completed, the government suddenly changed the person in charge. The new person in charge is Wang Licheng’s wife, who was imprisoned and wronged by him, so how can he survive.

The government only approved half of the project funds, and the other half needed the nod of the new deputy county magistrate to get the money. If Wang Licheng stumbles him because of the past, he will lose his family and property.     

Liu Fuwei worried that Wang Licheng didn’t know about his anxiety. He hasn’t changed much these years, but he has matured a bit, so Liu Fuwei recognized him at a glance. After Liu Fuwei resigned, he has done a lot of things and suffered a lot. Not only has he aged a lot these years, but in recent years, he has made some money and gained weight. It’s not a person I keep in touch with often. After ten years, who still recognizes him?     

“Do you have no time for the National Day?” He promised Xiao Hongyan that he would take her on a trip. Since last year, May 11 has been a seven-day long holiday. It’s useless to have holidays. People have to do their best for the country and the people, so how can they have time to go out and play?     

“I just took office, and there are still many things I haven’t figured out.” He has been by her side for the past two years, allowing her to work with peace of mind. It was always her who owed him, his daughter, and this family.

“I’m sorry, but I’m not a good wife or mother.” There is no way to be both perfect in this world.

“It’s okay, don’t blame yourself, Xixi, and I don’t blame you, we just promised to take you out to play, don’t say that my words don’t count.” He chose this path for her, so she should be blamed Blame him, it’s him who made her work so hard every day.

If she hadn’t been asked to resign, what would they be doing now? Will it be happier than it is now, or will it be worse than it is now?

People are greedy. On the one hand, he hopes that she can enter the official career and develop rapidly, and on the other hand, he hopes that she will have time to accompany him and his daughter.

Every time he saw her working until the early hours of the morning, and seeing her so tired and miserable, he was very afraid, afraid that she would regret it, and afraid that she would blame him.

The whole family spent the National Day in Long County this year. Xiao Hongyan spent two days with them in the surrounding cities. His daughter was very happy. Wang Licheng bought a camera, and he taught his daughter to take many photos of them.

It’s just that only half of it can be seen after washing.

“I told you to take pictures, but you insisted on letting my daughter take pictures.” Most of them didn’t take good photos, with half of their faces and half of their bodies, and many had closed and red eyes.

“Don’t be angry, isn’t there so many good photos?” He thought that it would be more meaningful to ask his daughter to take photos of him and Xiao Hongyan. Besides, his daughter is also very curious, so it doesn’t matter to let her try it, maybe it will work. Discovered another of her talents.

“How much is this?” Out of more than 100 photos, only about 20 were selected, and most of them were group photos taken by Wang Licheng for her and her daughter. She and Wang Licheng have the most photos, and only five of them can be seen.

“It’s a good thing my daughter isn’t here. She heard her and ignored you.”

She wouldn’t say it in front of her daughter. It was obvious that he indulged her daughter too much and dared to let her play with anything.

On the last day of the National Day holiday, Wang Licheng was stopped by someone on his way back to Long County after sending his daughter back to study. It was a middle-aged fat man who stopped him.

Liu Fuwei found out that Wang Licheng was going to send his daughter back to Pucheng today, so he deliberately wrote down his license plate and stopped him on the way back.

He thought about it for several days, people don’t fight with officials, and he was no match for Wang Licheng when he was a small policeman, now his wife is the deputy county magistrate, and she just happens to hold his lifeline, instead of being targeted by him after he finds out, Might as well apologize to him now.

“Hello, Boss Wang. I’m Liu Fuwei. I used to be a policeman from Pucheng Police Station.”

Seeing Wang Licheng roll down the car window, Liu Fuwei bowed his head and spoke to Wang Licheng cautiously.

Wang Licheng didn’t recognize him, even after hearing his introduction, he couldn’t tell that it was the same person.

“What’s the matter, officer? Do you want to arrest me again?”

“No, no, you misunderstood, I’m here to apologize to you.” His head lowered even more, almost like Wang Licheng’s head sitting in the car high.

“After that incident, I resigned. At that time, it was the director’s brother-in-law who was hit and the son of the deputy director who hit him. I was also forced to trouble you. Can you let the adults ignore the villains? Pass me.” He has made a little money now, but he has always remembered the lessons of the past. Officials’ relatives are not allowed to be touched, and they will be unlucky. No amount of money is useless unless there are bigger officials to back you up...

This has been going on for ten years, and, weirdly, he came here to apologize now.

“Say! What’s the matter.” It’s just that a simple apology is completely unnecessary. He doesn’t even know the fat man in front of him. He didn’t identify himself, and he wouldn’t recognize him even in front of him.

“I undertook the road construction project in Long County this year, but the government has not yet approved the later payment.” Life or death depends on his words.

“You are looking for the wrong person.”

Wang Licheng rolled up the window and was about to leave.

“Wait a minute, you misunderstood, I’m not looking for a relationship, I sincerely want to apologize.” As long as Wang Licheng has no prejudice against him, he can find a relationship for other things. As long as he doesn’t get in the way behind him.

“I accept your apology, and don’t talk about the rest.”

P.S. The editing and other stuff and to be done on phone so there should be some mistakes that haven't been removed. I'll do that once I have a chance. Probably tomorrow's translation will also have issues. Hopefully, Wednesday will be better.

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