60 individual business licenses

  "Director Su, this is just a small token of appreciation, please accept it."

  This was in the home of Section Chief Su Yongsheng, where Lin Zhenhua and Xiong Lijun sat across from Su Yongsheng. On the table were two bottles of Four Special wine, two packs of Red Double Happiness cigarettes, and some local specialties that they had brought over as gifts for Su Yongsheng.

  "What are you doing?" Su Yongsheng scolded in a dissatisfied tone, "Take it back quickly."

  "Director Su, in the past I was able to join the army, it was also thanks to your care. I never had a chance to thank you until now. This time, taking advantage of Little Bear's matter, let me thank you together." Lin Zhenhua said with a sincere expression on his face.

  "I used to be a good colleague with your parents, taking care of you is what I should do, it's too polite of you to bring things over. So many things, aren't they expensive?" Su Yongsheng said with a drawl.

  Lin Zhenhua quickly said: "Actually, it didn't cost much money. These were all given to me by a friend, and I don't smoke or drink, so I just gave them to Director Su."

  Su Yongsheng's previous actions were just a gesture, he naturally knew that Lin Zhenhua and Xiong Lijun came to him with something in hand, they must have had some request. Since there was a request, it was reasonable for him to accept these things. When Lin Zhenhua mentioned his friend, Su Yongsheng asked with great interest: "I've also heard of your friend, isn't he very rich? I heard you're his lifesaver?"

  He asked this way and dodged the gift-giving matter. Everyone tacitly understood each other, so naturally they wouldn't mention it again.

  There are already several different versions of the story about Lin Zhenhua and his rich friends in Hanhua Factory. Those who went to Guangzhou with Lin Zhenhua had agreed to keep their mouths shut when they returned, but after coming back, each person couldn't help but tell this gossip to their closest friend, and repeatedly warned them that this matter should not be spread outside. These closest friends then told the story to their own closest friends, so eventually everyone in the factory knew about it.

  This effect is what Lin Zhenhua had hoped to achieve, after all, a wealthy friend is a very mysterious existence, and being the lifesaver of such a person makes it reasonable for them to offer 180,000 as a thank you. In this way, Lin Zhenhua found an appropriate explanation for his wealth, others may be jealous but can't find any flaws in it.

  When Su Yongsheng asked, Lin Zhenhua's face revealed a profound and mysterious smile. He replied: "Actually, it can't be said that he is a lifesaver, but my friend is more righteous, and even small things are unforgettable."

  "I really like people who are righteous, the money in this world is endless, if you don't even recognize your friends, then what's the use of making money?" Su Yongsheng muttered to himself.

  After everyone chatted some more about nothing in particular, Su Yongsheng finally got to the point: "Xiaolin, Xiaoxiong, you two came looking for me. What's going on?"

  Lin Zhenhua pointed at Xiong Liming and said, "Today is mainly about Little Bear finding something with Director Su. I had a good relationship with him when we were in the transportation team, so I came with him."

  Su Yongsheng nodded to Xiong Lijun and said, "Little bear, you're really bold to resign. However, young people who dare to think and act are a good thing. Speak up, what brings you here?"

  Xiong Lijun said: "Director Su, you also know that I have already completed the resignation procedures and received my unemployment certificate. I want to open a small shop by myself, which requires handling an individual business license. However, when I went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau today, they said the procedures were very troublesome and it would take several months to complete. I heard that Director Su has good relations with various bureaus in the county, so I wanted to ask Director Su for help."

  "It's like that..." Su Yongsheng nodded and then fell silent, neither saying he could help nor saying he couldn't.

  Han Hua Factory, as a provincial enterprise, is a county-level unit. The head of a department in Han Hua Factory is at the same level as the leaders of various committees and bureaus in the county government. From the perspective of power and interests, the head of a department in Han Hua Factory has a slight advantage over the bureau chiefs in the county government, because enterprises have more resources at their disposal. In times of material scarcity, enterprises can obtain some scarce goods through cooperative relationships with other units, which is not possible for these departments in the county government.

  Su Yongsheng is the head of the security department at Hanhua Factory. He often interacts with departments such as the Public Security Bureau and Industrial and Commercial Bureau in the county, so he has some familiar faces. Sometimes, these departments also ask Su Yongsheng to use his connections to help them get some goods, so Su Yongsheng is still quite influential in the county.

  What Xiong Lijun said was a trivial matter for Su Yongsheng. After all, handling a sole proprietorship business license is not an illegal thing, and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau's delay of Xiong Lijun is just a habitual procrastination without any special reason. If Su Yongsheng had asked about it, it should have been handled quickly. Su Yongsheng remained silent on this matter, waiting to see if Xiong Lijun had anything else to say.

  As expected, Xiong Lijun smiled slightly and took out a bulging envelope from his pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Su Yongsheng. "Director Su, I'm actually doing this license for an old boss. My boss hopes that I can get the certificate as soon as possible so that he can start business. He said that handling such matters may require greasing palms in various aspects, which I don't quite understand. So, these greasing palm matters might need to trouble Director Su to handle. Here's 50 yuan, not sure if it's enough, please take it first and help me buy some suitable things to give to the people at each link. If the money is not enough, please let me know again."

  Su Yongsheng's face lit up with a hint of brightness, and he glanced at the envelope with his eyes before saying: "This matter is quite troublesome, I'll have to go find some people. However, Little Bear, you can rest assured that no matter what, you were once an employee of the factory, your affairs are my affairs, and I will definitely do my best to help you take care of it. As for this money, I'll take it first, you also know that in today's society, everything requires money. I will try my best to save as much as possible for you, and if there is any leftover money, I will return it to you later."

  "Alright, alright, then I'll trouble Director Su. " Xiong Lijun chuckled and stood up with Lin Zhenhua to bid farewell.

  As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind mills. Xiong Liming sent out 50 yuan, and Su Yongsheng helped him get a individual business license in just two days. At the same time, he also told Xiong Liming that he had already made arrangements with the Industry and Commerce Bureau, and generally speaking, no one would make things difficult for Xiong Liming.

  "Who would have thought? I'm a small boss now too."

  In a storefront rented by Lan Wufeng, Xiong Lijun looked at the business license nailed on the wall and said with emotion.

  "Old bear, don't get it wrong, Lin Ge is the boss, you and I are just employees." Lan Wufeng reminded him bluntly on the side. In the past few days, they had already become very familiar with each other. Lan Wufeng was not pleased with Xiong Lijun's sloppy attitude, but he also had to admit that Xiong Lijun's business acumen was much stronger than his own.

  "Got it." Xiong Lijun replied discontentedly, "Can't I just indulge myself for a bit? I'm telling you, Fengzi, you can't be like Lin's boss's follower all day, you need to have some independent spirit, understand?"

  "What I earn is Lin Ge's money, and what Lin Ge tells me to do, I'll do." Lan Wufeng said, "Old Bear, I remember you saying the same thing before."

  Xiong Limin said: "Right, right, I did say that. However, I've also worked with Old Lin as colleagues before, you can't have me nodding and bowing to him all day, can you?"

  Two people were chatting when Lin Zhenhua came in. Xiong Lijun quickly stepped forward, bowing and asking: "Ah, Boss Lin is here, have you eaten? Do you want to drink some water?"

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  According to a reader's suggestion, I changed one detail, just a few words, which doesn't affect the plot, mainly to make it more suitable for the era at that time.