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1979 My Life in the Era

Chapter 165: College Entrance Examination

Chapter 165 College Entrance Examination Ning Weidong picked up the phone and said "Hello", then he heard Ning Weiguo's voice. After the two of them talked on the phone, Ning Weidong's expression was a little strange. He didn't expect this to be the case. After listening to what was said on the phone, Ning Weidong frowned and said, "Brother, what you mean is that Chu Chengfu took the initiative to find you... This time the investigation team will attack me first... Then I will have an excuse to stay out of it..." Ning Weiguo said that he was not aware of this in advance, and he immediately called Ning Weidong to confirm it after Chu Chengfu had just spoken to him. Ning Weidong sighed and said, "Old Chu is really good at scheming." Ning Weiguo heard the unusual tone in Ning Weidong's voice and immediately asked what was going on. Ning Weidong told what happened in the conference room just now. After hearing this, Ning Weiguo immediately understood what was going on. The reason why Deputy Director Chu called him at this time was probably because he was waiting for Ning Weidong's reaction.

If Ning Weidong failed to react in time and was blamed, he would have other plans. For example, taking advantage of Ning Weidong's troubles to make an exchange with Ning Weiguo. Even though Ning Weiguo knew that this was the arrangement of Deputy Director Chu, he had to admit it when faced with this situation. This is the rule. If you don’t have the power and courage to break the rule, you can only follow the rule. Similarly, Ning Weidong didn't fall into the trap, so Deputy Director Chu had no choice but to accept it. Although Ning Weiguo didn't say it, Ning Weidong knew that Deputy Director Chu must have paid a price to make Ning Weiguo call him. Deputy Director Chu’s purpose was also very simple, which was to keep Ning Weidong neutral in the conflict between him and Li Peihang. Ning Weidong held the phone receiver and said, "Brother, I understand. Lao Chu is indeed better than Li Peihang." After hanging up the phone, Ning Weidong returned to the office, took out a cigarette from his pocket, leaned back in his chair and lit it. As expected, Chu Chengfu was favored by Li Weibing and he was no good-for-nothing. This move alone cut off one of Li Peihang's supports. No matter what Ning Weidong thinks personally, the Wang family and the Zhao family behind him certainly don't want to cause trouble for the Red Star Factory. Otherwise, when Ning Weidong overthrew Wang Kaifeng, it would have been a good opportunity for both families to be eliminated directly. Since neither company has taken action, they just don't want to waste resources here. It was based on this judgment that Deputy Director Chu launched an attack on Ning Weidong through the investigation team. If he makes a fuss about it, he can achieve his goal whether he puts the blame on Ning Weidong or, like now, has Ning Weidong push it back. This directly cut off Li Peihang's possibility of using Ning Weidong to play a marginal ball and bring the Wang family and the Zhao family into it when necessary. Ning Weidong thought about it, finished smoking a cigarette, put the cigarette butt in the ashtray, raised his hand to look at his watch, and silently calculated in his heart that Li Peihang should be here. Sure enough, within two minutes, Li Peihang arrived.

"Brother Li~" Ning Weidong instantly immersed himself in the role, with a bitter face. Li Peihang's heart skipped a beat: "Brother, what's going on?" Ning Weidong slapped his thigh and said, "Well, my brother called me just now. I don't know what connections the man named Chu made, but the old man from my sister-in-law's family asked about our factory..." When Li Peihang heard this, he couldn't help but suck his teeth. He just heard Ning Weiguo calling and waited for Ning Weidong to go upstairs. He thought about it carefully and guessed that something might not be good. It was only because of a glimmer of hope that I followed along. Indeed, people cannot rely on luck. Li Peihang said helplessly: "Brother, it's okay, I know your difficulties." Ning Weidong sighed and said nothing. After sending Li Peihang away, the worry on Ning Weidong's face faded, and he opened the correspondence course materials on the table as if nothing had happened. No matter how Wang Guoqiang, Li Peihang and Chu Chengfu fight next, it has nothing to do with him. …… Another month has passed in the blink of an eye. In July, the day of the college entrance examination finally arrived. Early in the morning, Bai Fengqin got up early, washed up, and sat in front of a small mirror. Bai Fengyu stood behind her and carefully helped her braid two pigtails. Bai Fengqin sat upright, her eyes determined, and she said nothing. Bai Fengyu tied the rubber band and said with a smile: "Fengqin, I wish you success and become the first college student in our family." Bai Fengqin pursed her lips and nodded: "Sister, I will definitely pass the exam!" Her voice was not loud but extremely firm. After checking her schoolbag one last time, Bai Fengqin slung it over her shoulder and walked out. Ning Weidong was waiting outside holding his bicycle, and smiled when he saw the two people come out. Bai Fengqin usually walks to and from school, but today the college entrance examination venue is not in their school. Bai Fengqin found Ning Weidong a few days ago, hoping that he could take her to the examination venue on the day of the exam. If it was something else, Ning Weidong might have been a little more cautious, but he would definitely agree to this matter. "Brother Weidong~" Bai Fengqin came out and saw Ning Weidong, she called out openly, then turned to Bai Fengyu and said, "Sister, don't worry, I'm going." Bai Fengyu nodded and watched Ning Weidong and Bai Fengqin leave the courtyard. As soon as they arrived at the front yard, Uncle Lu was standing at the door of their house. When he saw the two of them, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Fengqin girl, you are taking the college entrance examination today~" Bai Fengqin nodded. Uncle Lu smiled and said, "Do your best." Before she finished speaking, Auntie Lu came out of the house in a hurry, holding two eggs wrapped in a handkerchief: "Girl, Auntie will cook two eggs for you. Take them with you. Eat one when you are hungry or tired to replenish your energy."

Bai Fengqin felt warm in her heart. It must be said that since she came to this courtyard, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu have been very nice to her. "Uncle, Auntie, I..." Aunt Lu stuffed the egg into her hand and patted the back of Bai Fengqin's hand: "Girl, don't be nervous, do well in the exam!" Coming out of the yard, Bai Fengqin couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. In addition to Uncle Lu and his wife, other people in the courtyard also came out to offer their blessings, which in turn added a lot of pressure to Bai Fengqin. It made her feel as if something terrible would happen if she failed the exam. When they got outside, Ning Weidong got on his bicycle and motioned for her to sit on it. Bai Fengqin responded, sat sideways on the rear rack of the bicycle, and held Ning Weidong's waist with one hand. Ning Weidong pedaled hard and the bicycle moved forward. Bai Fengqin was shaken and couldn't help but hug Ning Weidong tightly. Ning Weidong said in front: "Don't feel stressed. Nowadays, only five out of a hundred people can pass the college entrance examination. It's no big deal if you fail. Just perform at your normal level." Bai Fengqin hummed, feeling extremely complicated. These words should have been said by her relatives, but she didn't expect them to come from Ning Weidong's mouth. But she also knew that now was not the time to think too much, so she simply emptied her mind and tried not to think about anything. After a while, Bai Fengyu was sitting in a daze on the back of the bicycle. Suddenly, she felt the bicycle stop. She came to her senses, looked up, and found that they had arrived. Bai Fengqin hurried down, holding her schoolbag with one hand and said, "Brother Weidong, thank you, I'm going in." Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Go ahead." At this time, many candidates had already arrived early. Bai Fengqin merged into the crowd and soon disappeared. Ning Weidong didn't leave either. He parked his bicycle under a tree in front of the test center's gate, took out a cigarette from his pocket and started smoking. In the past month or so, there have been undercurrents at the Red Star Factory. Due to his age and health reasons, it is almost certain that Li Weibing will retire to the second line at the latest by the end of the year. Under such circumstances, Li Weibing had no intention of fighting anymore and did not want to get entangled with Wang Guoqiang personally. This time, Deputy Director Chu was simply pushed out. When Deputy Director Chu took office, he was confronted by Wang Guoqiang, and with the constraints from Li Peihang, he had a difficult time moving forward. However, Chu Chengfu was no pushover either. He made use of the foundation left by Li Weibing and the support he received from Wang Guoqiang. Although he was suppressed by Wang Guoqiang, he still managed to hold on tenaciously and at least did not collapse. As for the accident in Workshop 4, it is not that important in this context. After the investigation team came, they conducted some investigation and then left with much ado about nothing. The workshop resumed production subsequently.

Ning Weidong did not participate in it because he had jumped out early. On the contrary, during this period, Chu Zhongxin and Zhang Dajun made considerable progress. After discovering that there might be something wrong with Section Chief Zhang, Chu Zhongxin invested a little manpower and material resources and found a breakthrough through Section Chief Zhang. It was also discovered that Section Chief Zhang had a close relationship with Manager Wang of the Second Light Industry Hotel. It can basically be locked down. Manager Wang is also an important figure on the other side's line. What Ning Weidong didn't expect was that Section Chief Zhang was targeting Bai Fengyu not simply out of lust, but because he wanted to control a group of beautiful women like Bai Fengyu, bribe them with money, and then use their sex appeal to lure them into his trap. What Ning Weidong didn't expect was that in addition to Bai Fengyu, Shi Xiaonan was also one of their targets. Thinking of Shi Xiaonan, ever since Wang Kai got drunk and was caught on the street with a kitchen knife, Shi Xiaonan has never returned to the hospital, and her marriage with Wang Kai has entered a countdown. It’s just that divorce is not that easy in this era, so we didn’t get the marriage certificate immediately. Ning Weidong was surprised when he heard about Shi Xiaonan's situation from Zhang Dajun again. Because Shi Xiaonan and Wang Kai ended up like this, it was actually Section Chief Zhang and Manager Wang who were secretly interfering. At that time, Zhang Dajun sighed, thinking that these two people were so bad that they separated a happy couple. Ning Weidong didn't say anything, but he disagreed in his heart. Given the situation of Shi Xiaonan and Wang Kai, to be honest, even if there were no outsiders meddling, their relationship would at most last for a while longer, and they would divorce sooner or later. To put it bluntly, with Wang Kai's ability and character, he simply cannot control a woman like Shi Xiaonan. …… At the same time, Ning Weidong sent Bai Fengqin into the examination room. In a building less than two hundred meters away, Shi Xiaonan hurried to the door of an office. She looked anxious and raised her hand to knock on the door. But at the last moment he calmed himself down, forced himself to stop, took two deep breaths, and then raised his hand again and knocked three times rhythmically. Wait until you hear "come in" from inside before pushing the door open. In the office, a man in a dark blue Mao suit looked towards the door. Seeing that it was Shi Xiaonan, he immediately stood up and said with a smile, "It's Xiaoshi~ I was looking for you even if you didn't come." (End of this chapter)