Chapter 95: Marrying a Wife, Not Marrying into the Family While waiting for the waiter to leave, Zhao Ruyu couldn't help but whisper, "You ordered so much, can we finish it?" Ning Weidong glanced at him and said with a smile: "Why, are you feeling sad?" Zhao Ruyi rolled her eyes and said angrily, "I'll stare you to death!" At this moment, four more people came in from the store door. They looked like two couples. They negotiated with the waiter for a few words and came to the round table at the innermost part. Passing by Ning Weidong, one of the women glanced at him, then suddenly her eyes froze and she asked hesitantly, "Ning~ Weidong?" Ning Weidong was stunned and turned his head to look over. She was a woman wearing a khaki tweed coat with a dark pattern. She was of medium build and good-looking, with this year's popular wavy hair. She looked pretty good, and could be considered above average. Ning Weidong quickly searched his memory and vaguely found memories of this woman. "Liu Yun! Old classmate~" Ning Weidong stood up and scared Liu Yun. "Wow, how come you've grown so tall! If you hadn't been sitting just now, I wouldn't have recognized you." Liu Yun smiled and walked up to Ning Weidong and patted him on the shoulder.

He turned and looked at Zhao Ruyu. Zhao Ruyu also stood up, but she was not wary of Liu Yun. She had checked Ning Weidong before and knew that he was very close to Bai Fengyu who was in the same courtyard as them. She even went to see Bai Fengyu specially. Knowing that she is a very beautiful young widow, I can roughly understand Ning Weidong's aesthetic taste. Although Liu Yun is not bad, she is not Ning Weidong's type. But Ning Weidong still had to give face, if nothing else, then 30,000 a month. Zhao Ruyu smiled and nodded: "Hello, I am Weidong's lover, my name is Zhao Ruyu." It must be said that Zhao Ruyu really looked like a lady from a noble family, and coupled with her appearance and figure, she immediately stunned Liu Yun. "Hello, my name is Liu Yun. I have been in the same class as Ning Weidong from elementary school to junior high school." Liu Yun felt a little awkward for no reason. She was a very smart and perceptive woman. She could tell at a glance that Zhao Ruyu's dress and appearance were not that of an ordinary person. Moreover, Zhao Ruyu introduced herself as Ning Weidong's lover, not his partner. There is a lot of flexibility in the partner, you can get married or not, after all, free love is important nowadays. It’s different with a lover. Only the person you are marrying can be called a lover. She couldn't help but be curious. She hadn't heard from her classmates when Ning Weidong got married. At this time, several people who came with Liu Yun also stopped to look over. One of them, a young man wearing glasses, came over and said with a smile: "Xiao Yun, did you meet someone you know?" Liu Yun hurriedly introduced them, "This is my old classmate Ning Weidong and his wife Zhao Ruyu." She then said to Ning Weidong, "This is the couple from our family." Yang Zhengdong adjusted his glasses, quickly looked at Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu, and smiled as he extended his hand: "Hello, my name is Yang Zhengdong, and I work at the Housing Management Office." He shook hands with Ning Weidong, and Zhao Ruyu nodded. Ning Weidong also politely introduced himself: "Ning Weidong, from Red Star Factory." At this time, Liu Yun leaned forward a little, pursed her lips, and whispered: "The two people over there are our leader Lao Yang. Otherwise, we can just sit at the same table and have a good chat." Ning Weidong nodded: "Business is more important, hurry up and go, we'll do it next time." Liu Yun chatted with Zhao Ruyu for a while, showing quite a bit of social skills.

The other two sat down there first, waiting for Liu Yun and Yang Zhengdong to come over. Before they could explain, they ran into someone they knew, a middle-aged man with a serious 'm' head asked, "Xiao Yang~ Do you know him?" Yang Zhengdong's heart moved, and he quickly explained: "Chief, that man is my wife's classmate." The middle-aged man looked at the middle-aged woman next to him. The middle-aged woman looked at Liu Yun and said, "Little Liu, do you know the woman's name?" Liu Yun said: "Just now, she was introduced as Zhao Ruyi." When the middle-aged couple heard this, they were both surprised. Liu Yun noticed something and asked, "Aunt Liu, do you know her?" The middle-aged woman said, "I can't say I know her, but I have seen her once. She should be the sister-in-law of Section Chief Yu in the institute." Yang Zhengdong and Liu Yun gasped. Section Chief Yu is Zhao Yushui’s lover and Zhao Ruyi’s second brother-in-law. Everyone in the institute knew that Section Chief Yu had an extraordinary background, and Ning Weidong was actually his brother-in-law. This was really marrying up! …… On the other side, Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu didn’t care about the little incident with Liu Yun. Wait for the barbecue to come and start eating it by yourself. Zhao Ruyu is considered to have a big appetite among women, but she had something on her mind, which affected her performance. Watching Ning Weidong eating, taking bites left and right, without talking about business, she felt like a cat scratching her heart. He said unhappily, "We're almost done eating, why don't you say anything?" Ning Weidong stuffed the barbecue in his mouth, chewed a few bites and swallowed them, then took a sip of soda: "Why are you so anxious? You know what it means to not pass on the secrets to the six ears. What do you want me to say in front of so many people?" Zhao Ruyi choked and said unhappily, "You are Mussolini, so you are always right." Ning Weidong didn't respond. Unlike the people at the other tables, Zhao Ruyu had no interest in chatting and didn't drink. He ate quickly. It only took about forty minutes. After eating, he left without saying goodbye to Liu Yun. Outside, Zhao Ruyu grabbed Ning Weidong's sleeve and said warily, "We agreed on where you're going." The barbecue just now cost a lot of money, mainly because Ning Weidong ate too much, and Zhao Ruyu felt a little pain in her flesh. Ning Weidong didn't go to get his bicycle, but pointed to the shore of Shichahai and asked, "Let's go for a walk over there?" It's past five o'clock now and it's getting dark. The water surface of Shichahai has not thawed yet, and there are not many people in the park. This time was not like the later times, when the lights were bright at night. At this time it was pitch black and the timid ones would not come back after dark. Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu were not afraid, as long as there was no one here. After walking a few steps along the lake, Ning Weidong stopped hiding his feelings and asked, "Do you still remember what I said during the day?"

Zhao Ruyi blinked her eyes. "What about those two kinds of capital and economic transformation?" Although only half of the speech was given at the lunch table, Zhao Ruyu also heard a lot. Ning Weidong said: "Those are the keys to earning 30,000 a month." Zhao Ruyu was confused. Ning Weidong explained: "According to the current situation, it will be a general trend for us to cooperate with America and Europe to jointly curb the rapid connection." Zhao Ruyu nodded. She must read the news and newspapers every day. Ning Weidong continued, "So, funds from America, Western Europe, and Japan will continue to flow into our country. However, our own economic foundation and system are copied from Speedlink, which is incompatible with the Western free economy. What should we do in this situation?" Zhao Ruyu was still confused. It’s not that she’s not smart enough. Everyone is limited by the times they live in. Zhao Ruyu had never seen a free economy since the day she was born, and she could not understand it just by reading a few books. So she couldn't imagine what would happen as Western capital poured in. Ning Weidong was different. Before he traveled through time, when he was very young, he had a very intuitive understanding of that situation, either through personal experience or by hearing about it from relatives and elders. In addition, with the information explosion in later generations, anyone who was interested could acquire knowledge at a low cost. Ning Weidong said: "In order to adapt to this situation, we will definitely implement a dual-track system. In areas that accept a large amount of foreign investment, we will directly connect with the outside world and integrate into the Western economic circle. In those areas and industries that cannot obtain foreign investment, we will continue with the current system as the basic base and ballast..." Zhao Ruyu looked at Ning Weidong's profile and listened to his chattering. Although he only understood a little, he felt it was impressive. At this time, Ning Weidong suddenly stopped. Zhao Ruyu was distracted and couldn't help but let out a "hmm". Ning Weidong smiled: "Now we get to the point!" Zhao Ruyu suddenly perked up. Ning Weidong asked: "If it's as I said, what do you think will happen?" Zhao Ruyu shook her head. Ning Weidong said: "Now, the prices of various bulk commodities in China are much lower than those outside because they are uniformly allocated. Once this happens, the same commodity will definitely have a high price when connected with the outside world, and a low price when allocated internally..." Zhao Ruyi's eyes lit up, and he finally understood: "You mean we can use this to make a profit?" Ning Weidong nodded. But Zhao Ruyi frowned quickly and hesitated, "But will doing so...I mean, will there be any risks?" Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows: "You have done all kinds of speculation and profiteering, and you still care about the risks?" Zhao Ruyi choked and was about to open her mouth to refute, but she realized what Ning Weidong meant: "You mean, there will be many people who do this in the future, right?" Ning Weidong let out a long sigh and took out a cigarette from his pocket: "This is inevitable. There is profit if there is a price difference. No one will turn a blind eye to such a huge profit. What's more, in their view, this is almost risk-free." Zhao Ruyi frowned and asked, "Don't the higher-ups care?"

Ning Weidong said: "How to manage it? Unless we don't want Western funds, we have to endure it until the transition is completed. When we are fully adapted and integrated into the Western-dominated economic system, we will completely break the original material allocation mechanism and eliminate the price difference between the inside and the outside..." Zhao Ruyu fell silent. Ning Weidong didn't say anything further. What to choose next depends on Zhao Ruyu. Anyway, the way is in front of her. Given Zhao Ruyu's personality, he might be hesitant, but in the end it would be difficult for him to resist the temptation. Otherwise, he would not have been involved in Wang Jingsheng's chain of speculation and profiteering. Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu's relationship is solid because of their mutual interests and marriage. In the future, Ning Weidong will not be just a simple tool for marriage in the Zhao family, but will have a certain say. Productivity determines production relations, and the economic base determines the superstructure. Anyone who has attended middle school knows this sentence. The next sentence is that the superstructure reacts on the economic base. This last sentence is worth pondering. Since a determines b, how does b react to a? Is it a contradiction? Ning Weidong was well-versed in history before he traveled through time. He felt that the use of this "counteraction" was very clever and worth savoring. How to react, what is the purpose of the reaction, and what results will it produce. …… In the evening, Ning Weidong sent Zhao Ruyu back home, and it was already seven o'clock when he returned home. Ning Weiguo and his family of three came back earlier than usual because they were in a hurry to ask Ning Weidong how he was getting along with Zhao Ruyu. Unexpectedly, when they came back, Ning Weidong had not returned yet. As soon as Ning Weidong entered the room, Wang Yuzhen went to greet him: "Weidong, you just sent Ruyi back home? Where did you two go this afternoon?" Ning Weidong answered them one by one with a smile. When Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen heard this, they knew that this was almost true. After talking for a while in the upper room, Ning Weidong returned to the earthquake shelter. Wang Yuzhen breathed a sigh of relief, but she was emotional, and threw herself on Ning Weiguo's shoulder and shed tears: "Weiguo, I have done my best to live up to our mother's wishes by watching Weidong get married and start a family." Ning Weiguo was also filled with mixed emotions. Thinking of the difficulties he had faced and his deceased mother, he couldn't help but hugged Wang Yuzhen and patted her on the shoulder: "Yuzhen, our family has been built up over the years thanks to you!" Wang Yuzhen's shoulders trembled slightly. She cried for a long time before wiping away her tears and laughing: "This is all good news. I don't know why just now..." Ning Weiguo said: "This is called hardship before happiness. Our family will only get better and better in the future. There is one more thing. I was busy with Weidong's blind date yesterday and forgot to tell you. Section Chief Hu in our bureau..." Wang Yuzhen asked, "The one with the big beard?" Ning Weiguo nodded: "He submitted a report and asked to be transferred back to his hometown in Hunan Province."

Wang Yuzhen was surprised and asked, "Why? That person is quite capable and not too old, why did he suddenly leave? Did something happen?" Ning Weiguo said: "What? I heard that an elder in the family resumed work not long ago..." Wang Yuzhen understood instantly that this was someone she wanted to keep by her side for training and reuse. Ning Weiguo added, "I have a good relationship with him. His family just got a new apartment two years ago. It's a regular-level apartment with three bedrooms and a living room, more than 80 square meters. He's being transferred this time, and he can't keep the house. How about we take it over?" Wang Yuzhen frowned and asked, "What can I do?" Although in principle, the house must be taken back and redistributed when a person is transferred, it is not impossible to make adjustments. After all, he has just been transferred, not committed a crime, so we should always give him some face. Ning Weiguo said: "You don't know, Lao Hu is a very careful person, and he is never vague about principles." Wang Yuzhen suddenly realized that he seemed to be ambitious and didn't care about those petty gains. She nodded and said, "In that case, we can give it a try." In fact, there is no need to be so anxious. There is already news in Ning Weiguo’s unit that a staff housing building will be built in the second half of the year. If construction starts in the second half of the year, it will be completed next year and we can move in by the end of the year. Unexpectedly, plans cannot keep up with changes, and Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu’s marriage may not take place until the end of next year. If nothing unexpected happens, the two sides will prepare for a year and get married next November. By then, we can't let the daughter of the Zhao family marry into an earthquake-proof shed. Although the two rooms in the slum were not necessarily very good, they were at least presentable. Besides, Wang Yuzhen already lives here. If the daughter of our Wang family can live here, why can’t the daughter of your Zhao family live here? Ning Weiguo also had another concern. The house for Ning Weidong's marriage must be provided by the Ning family. This was the Ning family marrying a daughter-in-law, not Ning Weidong marrying into the family. That's why I'm so anxious. Ning Weiguo said, "Old Hu has a son who was admitted to university last year. Although he is gone this time, his son still has to continue his university studies. It is always good to have more people in Beijing to take care of him." Wang Yuzhen nodded. It should be said that Ning Weiguo was quite methodical in doing things. You, Old Hu, are ambitious and unkind, so I will be nice to your son and see what you say. (End of this chapter)