Chapter 914

  Mom said: "You didn't let your dad grasp the spirit... what was it?" "Oh! Spiritual Civilization Construction? I didn't say wrong, did I?"

  "No, Mom was right." Fang Mengnan said. Last time on the phone, Dad mentioned that playing mahjong and poker had become more popular in the county, and people were betting quite a bit of money. With full bellies and warm clothes, they thought about lust and desires, and with more money to spare, they started to indulge in gambling to release their excess energy.

  "Reform and opening up, enriching the country and strengthening its people is a major policy set by the central government, there's no need to have any doubt about it. However, in terms of economic development, our county has taken the lead, with growth rates far exceeding those of other cities and counties. The city is envious of our county's development. But when it comes to spiritual civilization construction, we are clearly not doing well, just barely coping." said Fang Mengnan.

  "It's not just a fight, it's basically just reading the newspaper and propaganda, nobody takes it seriously." Mom said. "If you and Uncle Lin weren't nagging him all the time, your dad would still be relaxing now." "He's busy grasping spiritual civilization construction, stabilizing prices, strictly investigating corruption. For laid-off workers, they also try their best to arrange a way out. The county has re-employment training, and the industrial park absorbs skilled and capable technical workers. There are other ways to make a living on one's own. By the way, your uncle and aunt were also laid off, now they focus on running the store, but the dividends for Grandma are getting smaller and smaller."

  Although the county town is small, it has all the necessary organs. At that time, everything was small but complete, and there were all kinds of state-owned factories, self-sufficient. With the deepening of reform and opening up, they were suddenly pushed into the market, these 'small state-owned enterprises', with insufficient production capacity, outdated equipment and products, 'responding to the call', became the first batch of bankrupt enterprises.

  "They've also been laid off and aren't starving either. They must have made a pretty penny these past few years!" Fang Mo Nan sneered at the remark, what petty people.

  Mom paused for a moment and continued: "Actually, no one is blind. Nannan won't bother with them again, being taken advantage of this time, there won't be a next time, your grandma also understands in her heart."

  "I understand, let's not talk about them anymore. Father, have you strengthened your studies and propaganda for students and party cadres?" Fang Monan said. As for his elder brother and the others, Fang Monan knew at that time that people's greed is boundless. They are also ordinary people, unable to escape human nature's weaknesses.

  The county only has middle schools and elementary schools, and it's still a year away from the chaotic tide. To comprehensively strengthen ideological awareness in high schools and middle schools. Students are the easiest to stir up, they all listen to rumors and have the potential to be angry youths.

  "Let your father talk to you about this!" The old mother saw the old father enter the door, "Your daughter's phone, give it!"

  Dad heard mom whispering something in his ear about their previous conversation, and jokingly said: "My daughter is really a laborious person." He was just joking, but he knew that his daughter was not an ordinary person. In the past, she had never pointed fingers at his work, and when she specifically mentioned these things on the phone last time, he took it to heart. If he hadn't investigated, he wouldn't have known, but after a thorough investigation, he found that people's hearts were indeed floating, and there were many problems. He caught several big corrupt officials, especially those who maliciously withheld money from farmers' subsidies for animal husbandry and greenhouse vegetables, maliciously drove up prices, and embezzled funds in the name of bonuses.

  "How about it! Father has been busy these days!" Fang Mo Nan also smiled and said.

  "Yes! Now it's even busier than before, and fighting wits is more tiring than charging into battle." Dad said again: "However, the atmosphere in the county has changed a lot. It's all worth it."

  "In terms of ideological education." Fang Mennan couldn't say it explicitly, he could only remind him to resolutely support the Party's stance and follow the Party.

  "Dad said: 'The ideological education work of party members and cadres, first is the construction of ideological theory. Insisting on putting ideological theory construction in place is a successful experience that our party has promoted the great project of party building and the great cause of party leadership closely combined... Since the reform and opening up, the global situation, domestic situation, and party situation have all undergone profound changes, putting forward new requirements for party building. The ruling test, reform and opening test, market economy test, and external environment test faced by the party are long-term, complex, and severe. Implementing the task of the party managing the party and governing the party strictly is more arduous and urgent than ever before. Solving the problems within the party that do not adapt to the new situation and tasks, and do not conform to the nature and purpose of the party, requires further strengthening ideological theory construction, using Marxism to unify the whole party, and fundamentally maintaining high consistency in ideology, politics, and action throughout the party...'"

  "Dad, you're not going to get away with this, no need to make a report for me." Fang Mo Nan teased.

  "Haha……, forgot the occasion." Dad said. "The county committee must conduct a special theoretical study every half month, each time no less than one hour, and the township is also similar, all of which must be seriously studied. There is also strengthening ideological education for high school students, we are doing these things. Especially teachers' salaries and benefits cannot be delayed, timely payment, because they are on the front line! The specific work still needs to be done by teachers."

  "Hehe...... That's good!" Fang Mo Nan secretly let out a sigh of relief in his heart, hoping that his old man could safely and smoothly get through the impending storm.

  In the following time, Dad and Mom took turns to nag on the phone, letting them three eat well, dress warmly, don't catch cold or go hungry, pay attention to get along with classmates, don't get bullied, etc. Finally, Grandma snatched the phone and carefully instructed them to take good care of her beloved granddaughters and grandson. Under the family's nagging voices, Fang Mengnan reluctantly hung up the phone.

  Hanging up the phone, Fang Mo Nan's thoughts couldn't calm down for a long time. In his past life, he drifted in a foreign land, and unexpectedly, this life was even more drifting ahead of schedule. Thinking about it made him feel ashamed, so he intensified his studies to get the qualification certificate, and once he got back, he would never come out again, just accompanying his family would be good.

  Thereafter, Fang Mo Nan became even busier as more and more people came to see her for treatment. With Agnes and Ronnie's promotion, word of mouth gradually spread.

  Jerry asked in puzzlement: "Nan! Your traditional Chinese medicine is so good, why are you still studying Western medicine with such desperation?"

  "No way, that's just how things are in our country, Western medicine is more open," said Fang Mennai. "Besides, Western medicine also has its advantages. It is based on human anatomy, uses high-tech inspections as a means, biochemical tests as a purpose, chemical treatment as a principle, and advanced medical equipment to relieve the body of disease - it's a science." In fact, with a certificate in hand, she would have a legitimate reason to shut her mother up when she returned home. So one was willing to learn, and the other was happy to teach.

  In the midst of Fang Mo Nan and her friends' busy lives, half a year's time flew by in an instant, and before they knew it, Christmas had arrived.

  Flying first class to the US, Liangzi and Pangu each held a book in their hands. Liangzi looked at him holding Lu Simian's "A General History of China", Volume 1: Political History, reading with great interest, it was really rare for him to have a calm moment like this. "Hehe..." Liangzi burst out laughing.

  The fat man raised his head and said, "What are you laughing at?" He waved the book in his hand, "This vernacular writing is straightforward and easy to understand. It's a comprehensive history that covers everything from ancient times to the present day, and even predicts the future."

  "Alright! We'll be a perfect match then." Liang Zi teased.

  "Ha! I'm just reciting it too." Fatso said with a smile. "I don't have that much learning, being able to gain some insight into life is good enough."

  "Oh! And what about life's epiphany? What have you figured out?" Liangzi asked with raised eyebrows, curiosity evident.

  The fat man smiled foolishly for a while, then tidied up and said: "The boss can only give one position, not a future. No matter how big the stage is, people will leave when they are done."

  Bet on yourself, win once; follow others, win for a lifetime.

  Not knowing goods, half a lifetime of hardship; not knowing people, a whole lifetime of hardship.

  Learning is not as good as knowledge, knowledge is not as good as doing things, doing things is not as good as being a person.

  Three comparisons in life: comparing talent; comparing wealth; comparing circumstances.

  "Remember, no matter how annoying, don't forget to smile; no matter how urgent, pay attention to your tone, no matter how bitter, don't forget to persevere; no matter how tired, love yourself. Be low-key in life and you will become more stable with each passing day; be high-profile in work and you will become more excellent with each passing day. When successful, don't forget the past; when failing, don't forget there is still a future."

  "This is your own understanding." Liang Zuo sat up straight and looked at him in surprise.

  "Come on, this is someone else's summary, I just read it and felt it was quite profound and made a lot of sense."

  Liang Zi looked at the fat boy who was reading with his head down again. He propped up his chin, his eyes deep and distant, thinking of his encounter with Shou Huan, his eyebrows furrowed, what a big change indeed!

  Hai and Liangzi were sitting in a private room, Liangzi holding the menu, "Alright, stop it, Shouhóu has ordered so much, it's too wasteful to eat."

  "Big brother, you've come to Shanghai, to our territory, how can we not treat you well!" Thin Monkey spat out a smoke ring, holding a cigarette in his hand, opened a bottle of Maotai, and poured two cups for Liang Zi with a 'glug glug' sound.

  "Thin monkey, listen to me." Liang Zi said to the waiter standing aside, "Alright, we'll just order this much."

  "Alright then!" The thin monkey waved his hand and the four waiters in bright attire retreated quietly as ordered.

  He looked up and down at him, smoking a foreign cigarette, wearing an Italian luxury suit, with a brick-sized mobile phone on the table to his right, a large gold ring on his left hand's nameless finger, and a Rolex gold watch on his wrist. His hair was slicked back with pomade, shining with oil, if it were divided into thirds, there would be a pocket watch hanging from his waist, this whole getup making him look like a young master of the 1930s.

  The thin monkey looked him up and down, laughing: "How's that, big brother? Is this style enough?"

  "Lucky you didn't wear a dog chain, or else you'd look even more like a nouveau riche."

  "A dog chain?" The thin monkey asked in puzzlement.

  "Gold chain." Liangzi said simply.

  "Brother, you really know how to talk," said the thin monkey with a smile. "That's the symbol of successful people, it should be taken out and shown off, and it's not stolen or robbed."

  Liang Zi disdainfully curled his lip and said: "Nouveau riche, that's clearly asking for trouble!" Real rich people wouldn't be so showy, they're low-key and polite.

  The thin monkey shrugged and spread his hands, "Can't help it, that's just the way society is, respect the robe before respecting the person."