Updated: 2012-09-24

Xiamei Highway is bounded by Meixi Bridge. Although the western section is also a suburban area and has mixed houses, it was first entered into the urban area and there were street lights on both sides.

When I passed the Meixi Bridge, I looked down at two rows of street lights, like two strings of necklaces that slanted slightly northward. However, in most areas, except for the starry home lights, they were trapped in deeper night; and behind me was even more dark, and there was only a brilliant light in the direction of the steel mill, showing an extraordinary prosperity.

At Zhujiang Hotel, I had to force my face to smile. After leaving Meixi Town, Zhou Xiaobai was silent most of the time because he had been receiving education overseas for a long time. Sometimes he did not agree with his father's business philosophy. When the father and son were together, they talked little.

The driver of the Zhou family was very adapted to the atmosphere between the Zhou family and his son, and just drove silently. If someone saw this, he would think that the car was equipped with a silencer. The silence continued until the Zhou family compound in the west of Cuihu Lake was not broken, and no one felt that something was wrong.

In addition to the Standing Committee Villa Building in the northwest corner of Cuihu and the old-style Western-style buildings on the south bank of Cuihu, there are no large villa areas around the lake. On the contrary, due to the lag in urban construction, there are also large areas of old-style houses along Cuihu Lake that are not crowded here.

The Zhou family is located deep in the narrow alley on the east bank of Cuihu, and its appearance is no different from the ordinary residential yard. However, the two-story enclosed yard was previously a public rental house that was crowded with five families. Now this yard has been bought for the Zhou family and has become a residence with a unique quiet and quiet world.

In this yard, Zhou Yanbin and his wife, the old lady and nanny of the Zhou family, the driver lived there; Zhou Zhibai was unwilling to be restrained and had another residence in Donghua, so the driver naturally sent him to Zhou Yanbin home first.

Although the alley can accommodate cars, it is very inconvenient. Zhou Yanbin usually gets off at the entrance of the alley, so the driver has long been used to parking the car at the entrance of the alley.

Zhou Yanbin was not in a hurry to get off the bus. The driver knew that he had something to say to Zhou Zhibai, so he got off the bus and stood by the alley and went to smoke.

Looking at the dim lights in the alley, Zhou Yanbin looked at his son's silent face through the rearview mirror, knowing that he still couldn't get rid of his sense of rejection of Shen Huai, and said, "In the early years, I rode a tricycle and passed through the alley. You also felt wronged in your heart. Other people's parents were either workers, teachers, or government officials, but your parents were a junk person, doing the "dirty work" in the eyes of others. You are young and feel wronged in your heart. But you have been educated abroad for so many years, and looking back at this past event, what do you think?"

"I can study abroad, but my father earned it. Now Pengyue mainly operates scrap steel trade. If you want to say that you are the 'drug king' of Donghua, I am the 'little rag king' of Donghua." Seeing his father mentioning the past, Zhou Zhibai felt very moved and said, "Without the dirty and tiring work my father did in his early years, there would be no such dirty work as my current, Pengyue's present. Even if there are some things, I don't agree with you, but I will be grateful to you and respect you for the rest of my life..."

"..." Zhou Yanbin couldn't help laughing when he saw his son talking to him, and said, "I didn't understand the dirty work I did back then. You feel wronged when you are young. Look, isn't Shen Huai doing 'dirty work'?"

"..." Zhou Zhibai didn't expect that his father suddenly came up with this topic, and he couldn't figure out what his father meant for a while.

"From the surface, Chen Huai is arrogant, does not pay attention to rules, and even breaks rules unscrupulously, biting everywhere like a mad dog," Zhou Yanbin said, "But think about it, if Chen Huai does not do such a good development environment, Meixi Town and Meigang will have such a good development environment. But I also understand your mood. Peng Yue has never bowed her head over the years, and she has forced such an unknown man to choose to cooperate with him everywhere, and she will not feel good..."

"I'm not so irrational." Zhou Zhibai argued, and suddenly realized that he could not tell his father about the matter between his sister and Chen Huai, so he could only remain silent.

"My initial impression of Chen Huai was also vague and could not see thoroughly," Zhou Yanbin said earnestly, "But what do you think of the management teams of Chu Yiliang, Zhu Li, Yang Haipeng and Mei Gang?"

"The ability and professional level are very high." Zhou Zhibai has little contact with Chu Yiliang, Zhu Li and Yang Haipeng, but he has business dealings with Mei Gang and has a lot of contact with Zhao Dong, Wang Kangsheng, Qian Wenhui and others. Even if he still can't suppress his disgust for Chen Huai, he has to say unfairly.

"Look at people and see their kind," said Zhou Yanbin. "These people can be used by Chen Huai, which can be said to be obedient. On the one hand, it shows that Chen Huai has a very powerful way of controlling people, and on the other hand, it also shows that he does have the ability to convince people. Peng Yue certainly cannot trust others without reservation, but in comparison, we can't find a better partner than Chen Huai at this stage."

"I don't like Chen Huai, but I'm not an involuntary child, so I know what to do." Zhou Zhibai didn't expect that his father had such a high evaluation of Chen Huai, and he felt a little dissatisfied, but he wouldn't say anything angry.

"I don't say this to you," Zhou Yanbin said. "Today, we have a trip to Meixi Town. Only those who have experienced this will feel that everything is hard to come by. Sometimes 'dirty' must be done by someone. I won't participate in how to cooperate, but this time we have to show some sincerity, even if we suffer some losses..."

"I get it." Zhou Zhibai nodded, got out of the car and helped his father open the car door. He saw him walk deep into the alley and enter the yard before turning around and getting into the car.

The prosperity of the city is beyond the reach of the suburbs. Zhou Zhibai took a bus back to his residence in Xipizha, the development zone.

This is one of the few villas in Donghua City. Zhou Zhibai is unwilling to be restrained and usually lives here when he goes home. He asked the driver to park the car at the entrance of the community and walk into the community alone. Zhou Zhibai did not go directly to his residence, but turned to the north corner of Building 2, stood under the shade of the tree and lit a cigarette, and felt a lot of emotion:

The Zhou family’s choice to cooperate with Chen Huai can be said to be a choice that was forced into a dead end that could not be chosen step by step.

The first time Chen Mingde died of illness, his second uncle was forced to trade with Chen Huai to reduce the possible serious consequences of the incident to the Zhou family. Chen Huai was able to airdrop it at a designated location to Meixi Town as deputy secretary in charge of the economy and take over the Meixi Steel Plant.

The second time Shen Huai threatened Pengyue's scrap steel business to directly threaten the Zhou family to support him in the restructuring of Meixi Steel Plant.

Even though the interests of the Zhou family were not damaged by Shen Huai these two times, it would be uncomfortable to feel like someone was leading the nose and unable to grasp the initiative.

This time, the Zhou family seemed to have a choice and could refuse to participate in the bridge construction plan of the South Line, but they had to consider the consequences of the decline in their relationship with each other after rejection. In fact, there was no choice.

However, after the Emperor's confrontation last night, it was even more clear that Chen Huai's background was so tough that he could openly challenge the city party secretary Tan Qiping. This also means that the Zhou family has repeatedly passively chosen to cooperate and feels better - people are always prone to succumb to the strong. But no matter what, they will never feel comfortable when they are led by the nose.

Even if he put aside the unclear relationship between his sister and Chen Huai, Zhou Zhibai is not a person who is willing to lead others by the nose, and Chen Huai's rampant style made him dislike him.

Just listening to my father's words, Zhou Zhibai was somewhat reflective.

Even in many things, he did not agree with his father's point of view and believed that his father was too conservative, but he had to admit that in many things, his father, who had just graduated from junior high school, had a deeper view than him.

If Chen Huai's actions to the outside world are to win a better development environment for Meixi Town and Meigang, Zhou Zhibai had to admit that Chen Huai has done very beautifully so far.

Although Zhou Zhibai never wanted to fall behind and never thought he was too inferior, he could only admit that he could not do better if he replaced Chen Huai to host Mei Gang last fall.

It’s not that she has no vision and insight. How can Meigang develop? It’s purely theoretical things. Zhou Zhibai doesn’t think that he is worse than others. The key is that he may not be able to do it by seeing it. High vision and low skills are a common problem among Chinese people.

After the autumn of last year, everyone knew that Meigang would die if she didn't rectify, but except Shen Huai, who could sweep away all resistance and make Meigang so fierce and quickly carry out production rectification?

Zhou Zhibai also knew that equity reform would be of great benefit to Meigang, but under the existing political and economic conditions in China, he did not feel that he had the ability to promote Meigang to become the first equity reform pilot enterprise in Donghua City.

Zhou Zhibai also knew that when the production capacity of steel companies reaches a certain scale, the constraints on the cost control of steel companies by transportation will become extremely large, but he doesn’t think he has the courage to invest heavily in the construction of a freight terminal when the annual output of Meigang exceeded 100,000 tons?

Even if you see and think about making up your mind to do these things, if you cannot gain the support of most people and suppress the voices of opponents, it will never be possible.

At this time, looking back calmly, Chen Huai's style of being arrogant to the outside world, uncompromising, unscrupulous in breaking the rules, and even boldly challenged the municipal party secretary was the most fundamental guarantee for Meixi Town and Meigang to reach this point today.

Zhou Zhibai was smoking a cigarette and couldn't help but let out a long breath, trying to vent the depression in his heart. At this time, a woman walked out of the darkness, gently hugged his neck from behind, and asked, "What are you thinking about? I've never seen you smoke?"

"People have very depressed things, such as, if you don't like someone, but you have to admit that he is better than you, so you occasionally need to smoke a cigarette to reduce your depression," Zhou Zhibai turned around and gently stroked the woman's smooth face, fascinated by her charming eyes, and talked to her with a smile, "Can you go to my place to sleep tonight?"

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