Lu Yiwei and Niu Fuyong were chatting when Li Haidong brought Pan Chengjun over. Pan Chengjun's reaction when he entered was the same as Niu Fuyong, reprimanding Lu Yiwei for not being a good friend.
Li Haidong knew about the marriage, but Lu Yiwei did not allow him to spread the news, not even to Pan Chengjun. Li Haidong was able to hold it in at first, but he could not hold it in any longer and said it out loud.
Pan Chengjun was no longer the coal miner of the past. He was dressed in branded clothes and had the demeanor of a big boss. On the other hand, Niu Fuyong was carefree. He was not particular about his clothes and did not care about his image. He was wearing an undershirt and pants, and a pair of worn out slippers. Those who did not know would think he was a street vendor.
"Come, sister-in-law, take this!" Pan Chengjun grabbed a stack of money from his bag and stuffed it into Fan Chunfang's hand. He said emotionally, "sister-in-law, I will leave this brother of mine to you in the future. If he is disobedient, just tell us and we will take care of him for you."
"Yes, we will help you vent your anger." Niu Fuyong echoed.
Fan Chunfang was moved to tears as she held the money. She kept thanking them.
"It's too much." Lu Yiwei looked at the money in Fan Chunfang's hand. It was about fifty to sixty thousand. He took it and wanted to return it to Pan Chengjun.
Pan Chengjun stopped him. "Yiwei, this is not for you. Don't give me that. Keep it."
"Then take it." Lu Yiwei did not need to be polite with his brother.
Pan Chengjun sat down and said with a smile, "Just wait. Sanjou and the rest will be here soon."
"Ah?" Lu Yiwei was surprised. "You told Sanjou?"
"Of course. If he knew about it in the future, he would get angry with me."
It seemed like they could not hide anymore. Lu Yiwei urged Fan Chunfang to boil water.
"Old Pan, how are the profits from your coal mine?" Niu Fuyong asked.
Pan Chengjun glanced at Lu Yiwei and said, "It's alright, just enough to fill my stomach. Compared to your coal mine, it's nothing."
Niu Fuyong did not know that the boss of Dong Cheng Coal Mine was Lu Yiwei and had always thought that it was Pan Chengjun. "Based on this year's situation, even a small coal mine can still make a fortune. Just wait and see. In a few days, the price of coal will rise again."
"Yes." Pan Chengjun said, "The country has liberalized the price of coal and allowed coal mine owners to set their own prices. For example, some Daxing coal mines with good quality have already raised their prices to more than 400 RMB per ton. This is the trend."
"I've finally made it through these f * cking hard days." Niu Fuyong excitedly exclaimed: "In a short span of two years, the price has increased by several folds. If this continues, it will not be a dream to earn ten thousand dou a day. Haha."
As he spoke, Sanjou, Black Circle, and Monkey knocked on the door and entered.
"Good lord!" Sanjou saw so many things piled up in the house and said, "It's piled up like a mountain."
"Please come in." Lu Yiwei was already prepared to be scolded, but he did not expect Black Circle to give him a heavy punch. He said to Sanjou, "Sanjou, Monkey, do you think this thing deserves to be beaten?"
"If it deserves to be beaten, beat it to death!" Sanjou gritted his teeth.
"Ouch, be gentle. It hurts so much." Lu Yiwei was beaten up by the three of them, and the others laughed when they saw it. Fan Chunfang, who was standing by the side, felt distressed and quickly stopped them. "Come in and sit."
Soon, the room was filled with people. Lu Yiwei was very touched when he saw his former classmates and brothers coming to support him.
Black Circle was also generous and gave Fan Chunfang an emerald pendant. As for Sanjou and Monkey, they bought a golden embroidered plaque with the words "Blissful Union for a Hundred Years". Gifts did not matter how heavy they were, but these people were generous and gave face to Lu Yiwei.
At noon, the group of people drank until they were dead drunk and had a good time.
The next day, everyone in Nanyang County knew about Lu Yiwei's marriage. Especially in Shiwan Village, there was a lot of discussion and it almost exploded. They did not even dare to think that Lu Yiwei and Fan Chunfang would be together. However, when they thought about the two of them going to the Party School for training together, it seemed to make sense.
In the next few days, Lu Yiwei could not leave his house at all. People came to congratulate him one after another, and it was even more lively than the day of his wedding. Especially Shiwan Village's officials, village leaders, and business owners. They formed a group to go to Dongzhou City and were extremely busy. Although the County party committee Secretary Xiao Zhiliang and County Head Yang Derong were not there in person, they sent someone to deliver a gift of 1,000 yuan. They also sent a wedding souvenir in the name of the County party committee and the county government. In addition, Ding Changhua also sent someone to deliver the gift money.
Just as Nanyang County stopped, the officials of Heishan County heard the news and rushed over. There were many people that Lu Yiwei did not know, and he had to introduce himself. Some people came and left after putting down the gift money. They did not even know who the other party was.
After four to five days of torment, it finally stopped. Lu Yiwei and Fan Chunfang were exhausted. The two sat down and calculated carefully. They were shocked. In these few days, they had received more than 100,000 yuan in gift money. If the gifts were included, it would be more than 200,000 yuan. There was no love without reason in the world. Other than brothers, the others would take advantage of the opportunity to get something. Status determined everything. If Lu Yiwei was an ordinary person, he would probably pretend not to know.
A few days after the marriage, Dongzhou City was holding two meetings. The former Deputy Mayor Han Hongtao was elected Mayor, and Zhong Ming's mother, Liu Wenli, successfully became the Deputy Mayor that she had dreamed of, and directly entered the Permanent Council. In addition to his own efforts, Lu Yiwei played an indirect role. If he had not agreed to the marriage, would he have been elected? No one knew.
Everything returned to normal. After a few days of running-in, Lu Yiwei was slowly changing his role, but his heart could not overcome the ditch. That night, after Fan Chunfang made another request, Lu Yiwei cooperated. Not knowing whether it was because of psychological pressure or exhaustion, the time was very short. Even so, Fan Chunfang was satisfied.
Early the next morning, Lu Yiwei prepared to go to work. Fan Chunfang prepared his clothes inside and out, and kept reminding him to take care of his body, smoke and drink less … Lu Yiwei did not know what to say, and could only nod in agreement. Before leaving, Lu Yiwei said, "You stay at your house for the time being, and we will buy a house after a while. In addition, I have my own plans for my future, please do not let your father interfere. "
Back in Heishan County, before Lu Yiwei could sit down, the Director of the Ministry of Education, Lin Shiwei, rushed in. He first congratulated him, and then talked about work. He said, "Secretary Lu, this year's college entrance examination results have come out, and the situation in our county is not optimistic. There are only a little more than 10 people who passed this year, and the highest score is only 603 points. Tsinghua University and Peking University have none, and the best is Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications … I am embarrassed to report to Secretary Yan and Mayor Jin … "
After listening, Lu Yiwei frowned and said, "Has Heishan County's education always been like this?"
Lin Shiwei said, "In the past, Heishan County's education was very good, and we had also passed Tsinghua University and Peking University, but I don't know when it started to go downhill, and these two years it has been getting worse!"
Lu Yiwei asked, "Our county's education has become like this, as the Director of the Ministry of Education, have you reflected on it?"
Lin Shiwei raised his head awkwardly and said, "Secretary Lu, I was just transferred from the Earthquake Bureau to the Ministry of Education last year, so …"
"Oh." Lu Yiwei did not ask further, and said, "Then what do you think is the problem?"
Lin Shiwei thought for a while and said, "I think on one hand, there is a lack of qualified teachers, and on the other hand, the county does not pay enough attention …"
"Anything else?"
"That's it for now."
Lu Yiwei stood up and said, "Let's go to the school to have a look."
There was only one high school in Heishan County, and it was a mix of high school and middle school, with a student population of up to a few thousand, which made the already crowded campus even more crowded.
When they entered the school, the principal, Hu Guoxing, was already waiting at the door, and trotted all the way to the meeting room.
After a few polite words, Hu Guoxing began to reflect on his report, "This year's results are not optimistic, mainly due to the following aspects: First, there is a lack of qualified teachers. There are more students than teachers, and some teachers have to teach four or five classes, and there is no way to take care of them. Moreover, most of the teachers are old, and there are very few young teachers. Second, the source of students is not good. Some of the good students have gone to other high schools, and the quality of the students left behind is not high … "
Lu Yiwei heard and asked, "Principal Hu, you are only looking for objective reasons. What about the management? Are there any loopholes?"
Hu Guoxing was sweating profusely, and he said while wiping his sweat, "There must be loopholes in the management. As the principal, I have an unavoidable responsibility, and I am willing to accept punishment from Secretary Lu."
Lu Yiwei extinguished his cigarette and said, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. Let's get to the bottom of the problem first. It's fine if we fail this time, and we can try again next year. But if we can't find out what the problem is, it will still be the same next year. "
"Yes, yes, yes. We will conduct a thorough investigation and report to Secretary Lu as soon as possible."
After returning to the office, Lu Yiwei called Zhao Xiaokang over and asked, "Did you graduate from Heishan High School?"
Zhao Xiaokang nodded and said, "When I was studying, Heishan High School was at its peak. Especially my class, there were two students from Tsinghua University, and there were more than twenty students who reached the technical secondary school minimum. But in recent years, the management of the school has been a mess, and I can't bear to look at it. "
"Oh?" Lu Yiwei said, "Tell me what you know."
Zhao Xiaokang was a little worried, and he kept quiet.
Lu Yiwei comforted, "Don't worry and speak boldly. Once you step out of this door, you will be me, and no one will pursue it."
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