Chapter 267: Someone is up to mischief

Yang Qing thinks the component review will have results soon.

The reality is indeed so; many people's components have changed during this period.

Yesterday Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen came together to celebrate with him that their statuses have already changed.

But only he still has no result.

After waiting a month, Yang Qing felt anxious and unsettled, unable to calm down, and he took the initiative to go to the Jiedao.

The April weather was already warm, but Yang Qing's heart was gloomy; if it were not as he expected, something must have happened inside.

Director Wang seemed to have known Yang Qing would come, and was not surprised at all to see him.

"I still thought you would have come half a month ago,"

"I didn't expect you, kid, could endure until now."

Yang Qing gave a wry smile.

"Aunt, stop teasing me; my small frame really can't stand the strain."

"Am I out of consideration this time?"

"May I know the reason?"

"After all, you know how I've gotten by all these years; I'm not even better than an orphan from an orphanage. Someone like me, am I not ordinary?"

"In terms of ideological awareness, I've also published many articles; now the newspaper even wants to compile quotations from my writings."

"In terms of proactiveness, I'm not lagging behind others, right?"

"If it's because of the current job issue, my original dream was to be a substitute shift worker."

"It was the Jiedao that wanted me to join the Long-term Rental project; that shouldn't be counted as my problem, right?"

"Aunt, I'm not convinced."

Yang Qing exuded intense resentment, and the fumes made Director Wang somewhat short of breath.

Her heart even seemed to pause for a second.

A surge of guilt rose within her.

But she quickly composed herself; Yang Qing's situation is indeed difficult, yet he has always been under their protection and nothing fatal has occurred.

For them, they have already done enough; they have even lingered at the Jiedao for his sake up to now.

All for the sake of repaying the kindness his parents' help gave.

If this kid hadn't suddenly become enlightened, he wouldn't have accomplished so many major deeds in a row.

She might have ended her life just like that.

Now, the higher‑ups have a very strong desire for her to move upward.

Of course, it could also be that the Jiedao's development is too good, attracting covetous eyes.

But none of that matters.

She is being promoted, not just a routine transfer.

Regaining her thoughts, Director Wang stood up, pulled Yang Qing to sit, and asked back.

"Who told you that you didn't pass?"

Yang Qing looked bewildered.

"Passed?"

He couldn't believe it, and was full of doubt.

"Then why is there still no result up to now?"

Director Wang smiled and, in a sour tone, pointed at him.

"What have you done yourself? Don't you know?"

"You've been at the construction site for two months, while over at the office Wan Ling is still squabbling with city officials."

"That's just you; replace you with someone else and they'd have caught you long ago."

Yang Qing gave an embarrassed smile.

"Aunt, this can't be blamed on us; we've always used a flat management style, with fewer staff, high office efficiency, and low cost."

"Now those people, as soon as they arrive, want to completely veto the two years of our effort."

"They completely ignore the special nature of our project."

"They want to add twice as many management posts!"

"It's absurd; adding so many cadre positions would turn our Long-term Rental project from a public‑benefit scheme into a vampire."

"Moreover, this would destroy our bright prospects."

"Why did the higher‑ups cancel the factory‑built housing?"

"Isn't it just the issues of high cost, low efficiency, and unfair allocation?"

"Now they are raising costs and lowering efficiency; eventually the project becomes harder to execute, and construction projects, due to excessive costs, must shift the burden onto the public, resulting in people gradually being unable to afford rent."

"Without public support, how can we build houses?"

"If we don't build houses, the cycle can't form, and we still have to sustain a large number of people."

"Later, either the project will be canceled, or the city will have to allocate money to support these people."

"Regardless of the outcome, it is a huge blow to our real‑estate industry."

"Then we would be destroying the public's interests under the guise of the public name."

"I think this behavior... is too vicious."

Yang Qing almost uttered words more vicious than those of a capitalist.

Fortunately, he stopped himself in time.

Director Wang nodded and then said.

You don't want to know why they're pressing you?

Go to the city, find Mayor Wang Dechao.

Go and tell him these words again.

I originally thought you would keep dragging it on; after all, once you go over there, nobody knows what the final outcome will be.

I also don't want anyone to sabotage your plan, but we also need to learn to accept reality.

Nobody can take away the leadership of this project; this is my guarantee to you.

But the Long-term Rental project has now turned into a corporate enterprise, so it cannot escape our current management framework.

Ultimately, how much can be achieved depends entirely on this meeting of yours.

Yang Qing now understood that the city wanted to quickly resolve the Long-term Rental project, so they were blocking him.

The purpose is to get him to step forward voluntarily and solve this problem.

After all, only the one who tied the bell can untie it.

Go today?

Yang Qing asked.

Director Wang shook his head.

Go tomorrow morning; I estimate that without a day's time, this matter won't be finished.

Prepare yourself mentally; be soft when it's time to be soft, hard when it's time to be hard.

You yourself must gauge the proper bounds.

What I can tell you is that no one can ruin your background issue.

Unless you speak recklessly tomorrow, saying inappropriate words.

After Director Wang said that, he felt relieved.

Tomorrow you just need to stick to the facts.

With Aunt Wang's guarantee, Yang Qing's heart became even more calm.

The worries of the past month were completely let go at this moment.

After bidding farewell to Aunt Wang, Yang Qing walked toward home.

Over at the project, things have already gotten on track, and there is still a group of elders watching.

As long as no one maliciously sabotages, the subsequent matters just need to proceed step by step.

Along the way, poplar catkins floated in the air, and green willows formed shade.

This year, everyone's living standards have fully recovered, and the disaster's impact has begun to fade gradually in people's minds.

Everywhere are people laughing and chatting; when they meet, they greet each other with 'Have you eaten?'.

The lofty spirit is enough to become the pursuit of countless future generations.

Now we may be poor in wealth; even bicycles have become scarce goods.

But our spirit is abundant; the people's vigor is nearly the peak of human history.

It's hard to have such a world and era again.

To be frank, if it weren't for the identity issue, Yang Qing wouldn't want to leave at all.

How is Gangdao?

Paradise for the rich, hell for the poor.

The scale of the underworld is almost the greatest in the world.

During this period, those who fled to Gangdao were all wealthy; ordinary people rarely risked going.

Moreover, the population is scarce; now the income level of ordinary people in Gangdao is actually not much different from that of Jingcheng.

During this period, Gangdao's immigration policy even gave you identity as soon as you arrived, yet still not many people came.

It wasn't until 66 that Gangdao welcomed its first wave of immigrants, and Gangdao's economic myth also began to rise only in these two years.

It wasn't until the 70s that, due to excessive immigration, they began to implement the repulsion policy, and only after the 80s did they start to limit immigration.