Chapter Five Hundred and Twelfth Return to Peony City
"Mr. Yu, were you doing something good just now?" Sun Jian asked with a smile on the way back.
"It's not a good thing! I just encountered it and tried to help as much as I could!
What can a child of eleven or twelve do if he doesn't go to school?" Yu Qingyang smiled and shook his head.
Yu Qingyang never thought that he was a good person and could not do good deeds like others.
However, if you meet someone and can lend a hand, you are still willing to lend a hand.
"We used to train in the mountains and saw this situation too many times. Eleven and Twelve are already able to help with the work at home!
Both parents are working outside, and the grandparents can’t take care of them. The children don’t want to go to school, so families generally just let things go.”
“The hardest thing about migrant workers is not that they work hard, nor that they live in or eat poorly!
The hardest thing for them is that they can't take care of their children!
What is the purpose of working hard? Let your wife and children live a good life!
Let the children no longer work hard like themselves, and no longer live in embarrassment like themselves!
However, because there is no way to take care of the children and no way to accompany them, the children lack discipline.
It’s easy to drop out of school early, but some children even go astray, which is the saddest thing!”
Migrant workers, if the couple goes out to work together, no one will take care of their children.
But if a man or a woman goes out to work alone, there is another kind of sadness, which Yu Qingyang did not mention, and that is the ethical sadness.
People will have physiological needs.
When a man or a woman goes out to work, the one left at home, whether it is a man or a woman...
People working outside the home, fake couples, and temporary couples have been reported in the media more than once.
This situation cannot be said to be a common phenomenon, but it is definitely not a small number.
The next day, Yu Qingyang left Jeju City by car and came to Mudan City.
Tomorrow Qingshui Lake in Mudan City will undergo completion acceptance.
Yu Qingyang came over to meet with the leaders of Mudan City Water Conservancy Bureau.
Director Du's Office.
At this time, Director Du had been strengthened and became the top leader of the Mudan City Water Conservancy Bureau.
"Director Du, I happened to be in Africa last time, and I couldn't attend your promotion banquet!" After sitting down, Yu Qingyang explained a little.
"Haha, I know you are always a busy person!
As for the promotion banquet, I still want to work for a few more years, so I didn’t do that!" Director Du said with a hearty smile.
Promotion is a good thing, but a promotion banquet is a bit too high-profile. If it doesn't happen, a banquet will ruin the entire official career.
"This is a small gift I prepared for Director Du!
I wish Director Du will continue to advance!" Yu Qingyang opened the bag he carried with him, took out the gift, and put it on the table.
The gift was wrapped tightly in silk.
"This is……"
Yu Qingyang untied the silk and revealed the true nature of the gift.
A wooden sculpture of a horse with its front hooves raised high and neighing upwards appeared in front of Director Du's eyes.
“This horse is quite legendary!
The material comes from petrified jade in the Sahara Desert of Aji, and is then carefully carved by the carpenters of our furniture company!"
"This... is too precious! I don't dare to ask for it!" Director Du reached out and stroked the wooden sculpture of the horse. He couldn't hide the look of love on his face, but he still refused.
"Director Du, if you want to say it's precious, it's indeed precious!
Sending goose feathers thousands of miles away is a light gift, but a heavy dose of affection.
My gift came from thousands of miles away! And I personally picked it up in the Sahara Desert.
But in terms of value, it is not worth a bottle of mineral water in Africa.
Our company purchases petrified wood in large quantities in Africa. The price of petrified wood jade of this size is less than one yuan!
Shipping it back to China costs less than ten yuan!
The carver is not a master craftsman, but a master carpenter in our furniture factory!" Yu Qingyang explained with a smile.
"Okay! Then I would like to thank Mr. Yu for this deep friendship!" Yu Qingyang's words finally dispelled Director Du's doubts.
Director Du really likes this handsome wooden horse carving, and is very satisfied with this gift from Yu Qingyang. He is born in the year of the horse, so sending a wooden carving of a horse full of meaning shows that Yu Qingyang has put a lot of thought into it.
The two chatted for a few words before turning the topic to work.
"Your company did a good job. I originally thought it would take a month or two to complete the project!
Unexpectedly, Mr. Tang worked overtime and completed the construction on schedule!"
"Haha, Director Du, don't forget that our Huayu Mechanical Service Company is a company composed entirely of veterans.
The execution ability of soldiers and their persistence in completing tasks are beyond the imagination of ordinary people like us.
It can be completed if there are conditions, and it must be completed even if there are no conditions to create conditions!
Therefore, I can rest assured that Mr. Tang will be responsible for the project!" Yu Qingyang said proudly.
"The work is indeed beautiful! What a pity! We are doing earthworks, so there is no advantage in applying for awards! Otherwise, we would have to get a Taishan Cup!" Director Du regretted that he only received a civilized construction site.
"Haha, Director Du, we still have three more issues!
In the third round, I promise, I will definitely win a national award!" Yu Qingyang promised with a smile.
“In the third phase, it’s hard to say. I would be satisfied with the municipal-level high-quality project or the Taishan Cup!
After all, even the third phase does not have much scientific and technological content, there is no innovation, and it will be difficult for provincial-level high-quality projects!"
Taishan Cup is a provincial-level quality engineering award in the engineering field of Dongshan Province.
Due to the fierce competition, engineering awards for upgrades and above are generally not awarded to projects with little technical content such as earthworks.
You can apply, but the chances of winning are very slim.
If you want to win awards, you must do public relations, but for projects without technical content, public relations is not easy to use.
The judges still like engineering projects that use new technology, new processes, and have high technical content.
This is just like some international film awards. If you don't do public relations, you will definitely not win.
However, movies they don't like, such as some commercial films, will definitely not win awards.
"I'll go back and talk to the Provincial Design Institute! I have some new ideas here, which can be considered new technologies!
If it can be achieved, there should be no problem!”
"New technology, what kind of new technology?"
“Our current revetments are all constructed of mortar blocks or concrete.
There is no problem with the firmness and stability of such a revetment, but there is a problem, that is, it is very inconsistent with the surrounding environment!
If we can fully consider the integration of the building and the surrounding environment when designing!
I have discussed this issue with Gong Wang from the Provincial Design Institute before!
The revetment must take into account environmental protection and ecology while ensuring firmness and stability!" Yu Qingyang was very interested when talking about his professional knowledge.
He danced and gestured to explain his ideas to Director Du.
Director Du also has a professional background and is a leading cadre who has stepped up from the lowest level of the engineering department. There is no obstacle in the communication between the two parties.
“How to achieve robustness while taking into account ecological and environmental protection?”
“For example, we can refer to the design concept of garden revetments!
For the sub-trough part, we use natural stone to build the revetment.
Ertan, I invented a patented product, ecological flowerpot bricks.
This kind of brick has a very good water and soil conservation effect, and various green plants can be planted in the middle of the brick!"
"Haha, I didn't expect that not only did Mr. Yu's career grow bigger! His business didn't fall behind, he even had his own invention patent!"
"Alas! Actually, it's not about money. Last year, we invested in an artificial lake project in Ajigeria!
Since you are going to do it, you have to come up with something that others don’t have, right?
So, I designed such a flowerpot tile!
After experiments, it was found that as long as the lower tooth wall and the top are pressed well, without a little sand and dust in between! It can withstand the erosion of a once-in-a-hundred-year rainstorm!" Yu Qingyang gestured to introduce his patented product to Director Du.
"It sounds good, but I haven't seen it in action, so I don't know what the effect will be."
"Can Director Du's computer access the Internet?" Yu Qingyang looked at the computer in Director Du's office and asked.
"Can!"
“There are actual photos of flowerpot tiles on our company website! There are also photos of our experiments!”
Yu Qingyang was not polite and went directly to Director Du's desk, turned on the computer, skillfully searched the company's website, found the photos on the company's promotional wall, and enlarged them for Director Du to see.
"The effect is really good! Viewed horizontally, it looks like a ridge or a peak, with different heights from near to far." Director Du nodded in agreement.
"Director Du, you are definitely an expert. These two poems perfectly summarize the characteristics of our flowerpot tiles!
No matter if you look at it horizontally, vertically or diagonally, our flower pot tiles are in a straight line!" Yu Qingyang smiled and gave Director Du a thumbs up.
“I still have a concern, can the natural stone stacking of the sub-trough ensure its solidity?
Also, if natural stone is used, will the cost be much higher?"
"The cost is high, that's for sure! After all, our requirements have increased!
In the past, as long as it was strong and stable, now it is also required to take into account ecological and environmental protection, and some costs must be paid!"
"Mr. Yu, you put it lightly, the province has allocated only a small amount of funds, and our Mudan City is not rich either, but we don't have the money to put it in!
If Mr. Yu can help with Director Su’s work!
We in Mudan City are willing to do this pilot!"
Yu Qingyang couldn't help laughing.
A leader is a leader. He speaks so confidently about asking for help and becoming a pioneer who is willing to try new techniques.
"Director Du, you are a bit pushy! I can't speak to the leaders of the provincial department!"
"Mr. Yu, you are not being honest. Who doesn't know that you, Mr. Yu, are Director Su's confidant and a popular person?
What you say is more effective than us running ten times!"
"That's an exaggeration! It's too exaggerated! I don't even know how you spread the news. When did I become Director Su's confidant?" Yu Qingyang shook his head with a smile.
This matter must not be admitted, otherwise we will not be able to contract projects in the future.
With the example of Mudan City, other prefectures and cities will follow suit in the future. If you, Huayu, want to take over our projects, help us to get special funds! I will do the work for you as soon as I come.
It’s okay not to do this kind of project!
"Director Du, in fact, you can take the initiative to report your work to the leaders! I believe the leaders of the provincial department also hope that there can be more innovation and more attempts in water conservancy infrastructure construction!" Whatever Director Du said, Yu Qingyang refused to take the issue and insisted that he could not speak.
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"Mr. Yu, you are so uncouth! You deceived me into falling in love, so you can just ignore it!" Director Du had no choice but to give up.
"Director Du, it's not that I don't care, I really don't have the ability to take care of it!
Let’s put ourselves in your shoes, what if a construction company affiliated with our Water Conservancy Bureau came to you and asked you to appropriate funds to the county bureau below!
Do you approve the money or scold him?" Yu Qingyang looked embarrassed.
"How about you, Hua Yu, invest in this revetment?" Director Du still refused to give up.
"Director Du, we at Huayu invest in people's livelihood, but we don't invest in public welfare!" Yu Qingyang rolled his eyes.
"What's the meaning?"
"People's livelihood investment, as the name suggests, refers to investment projects involving people's livelihood.
For example, the sewage treatment plant we invested in Jeju City is an investment in people's livelihood! Although the return is slow, there is always a return and the cost can always be recovered.
Charitable investment is investment without return, and the money invested is equivalent to charity!"
"That's right! When it comes to investment in Jeju City, our Municipal Party Committee Secretary Lin specifically told us that when you come, you must be invited to the Municipal Party Committee as a guest!" Director Du said, patting his head.
"Why doesn't it sound like a good thing to me?"
"How could it not be a good thing? This shows that our Mudan City attaches great importance to Mr. Yu!
The leaders of the municipal party committee personally invited Mr. Yu to be a guest!" Director Du said with a smile.
Just go!
You can't avoid being invited by others.
In the final analysis, I still want to accept Secretary Lin's affection.
The Qingshui Lake dredging project was assigned to him by Secretary Lin.
Even if people go there for Zhang Hua, they will benefit after all.
Arrive at the Mudan Municipal Party Committee Courtyard.
After Secretary Lin’s secretary made the announcement, Yu Qingyang and Director Du walked into Secretary Lin’s office.
"Hahaha! Welcome, welcome! Welcome Mr. Yu to our Mudan City!" Secretary Lin took the initiative to shake hands with Yu Qingyang.
"Hello, Secretary Lin!" Yu Qingyang quickly held Secretary Lin's extended hand with both hands.
Secretary Lin from Mudan City and Secretary Lin from Jeju City are two extremes.
Secretary Lin of Jeju City is a bit thin and elegant, and he looks like a scholar-type leader at first glance.
Secretary Lin of Mudan City was different. He was chubby with a big belly and a smile on his face. He looked more like a businessman than a leader.
"Mr. Yu is a distinguished guest! I must stay in Mudan City for a few more days this time!
Take a good look at the scenery of our Peony City!" As Secretary Lin spoke, the flesh on his face trembled, somewhat like Maitreya Buddha.
"Thank you, Secretary Lin, for your kindness! I'm afraid it won't work this time. I have to rush back to the spring tomorrow night! There is a scheduling meeting the day after tomorrow.
Next time, next time I come, I will definitely spend a few more days in Mudan City!”
"Okay! Mr. Yu is busy with official duties, so I won't force him to stay! However, Mr. Yu must attend the welcome banquet tonight!"
"Thank you, Secretary Lin, for your kindness. I will definitely participate!" Yu Qingyang expressed his thanks again.
Yu Qingyang knew in his heart that the reason why Secretary Lin was so enthusiastic was because he was jealous of the neighboring city of Jeju.
"Mr. Yu, we are old acquaintances! The last time I saw Mr. Yu, he seemed to have just graduated!
Unexpectedly, in just one year, Mr. Yu has already skyrocketed..." Secretary Lin got close to Yu Qingyang and let him sit on the sofa.
"Xiao Li, bring out my good tea! Just the tea I brought back from the capital last time!"