Chapter Thirty-Seven Three Musts

  Order of the Sash!

  The cover page of the black leather diary had two words written on it, with a bold and elegant stroke, and a strong and powerful ending. The two small characters seemed to reveal the owner's grandeur and ambition. But such a person, under the pressure of Factory Director Yuan Dazhu, could only be a yes-man, marginalized into an insignificant figure. Could he be willing to accept this? It was almost inevitable that he would do something in private to annoy Yuan Dazhu.

  It was strange that this should be the first time Wen Qian had seen this name, yet he felt a sense of familiarity. Memories flashed through his mind like movie clips, and many images became clearer as they overlapped between past and present. As he flipped through his diary, he suddenly remembered where he had seen this name before.

  It is well remembered that in the previous life, Fan Heng'an took over most of the high-quality assets of Qinghua Factory at a very low price after it went bankrupt. Through a series of financial operations such as mortgaging the land of Qinghua Factory and introducing foreign investment, he extracted a large amount of cash. He already had industries related to daily chemicals, and with the advanced production equipment and technical data of Qinghua Factory, after transforming and optimizing, coupled with management methods different from state-owned enterprises, he quickly regained his vitality. In just two years, his momentum was even stronger than before, and his position in Jiangdong Province was catching up with that of Gu Shi Tong.

  In 1997, the global economic crisis caused Fan Hengan's business to suffer from cash flow problems due to its large size. After multiple attempts to raise funds, the company still faced severe consequences of a broken capital chain, and many hidden problems were exposed. In early 1998, Guang was accused by prosecutors of dozens of crimes, including fraudulent bank loans, money laundering, gang involvement, tax evasion, and illegal fundraising. The legendary figure fell from fame. Later, under the manipulation of some individuals, many laid-off workers from the Qinghua factory, led by former deputy factory director Ji Zheng, collectively petitioned for a thorough investigation into the sale of the factory at a low price and demanded that the original factory director, Yuan Dazhu, be held accountable. The accusations directly targeted Zhou Yuanting and Fang Mingtang, causing a huge stir in Qingzhou and attracting high-level attention from the province.

  Despite the strong will of various circles in Qingzhou, after a round of bargaining, the relevant leaders in the province believed that reform is, after all, crossing the river by feeling for stones, and it should be allowed to pay tuition fees and make mistakes. Zhou Yuanting, as the main promoter of the restructuring of the Qinghua Factory, ended up with nothing in the end, and was transferred to Guanshan as a vice mayor ranked last. Although his political prospects became dull and dim, he managed to retire fully intact. With the precedent set by Zhou Yuanting, Fang Mingtang, who seemed to have no connection with the Qinghua Factory, could have safely resigned from his position as Director of the People's Congress and retired. However, for some unknown reason, he was deeply embroiled in the Fan Heng'an case and couldn't escape. This former "King of Qingzhou" ultimately ended up in prison, just like Fan Heng'an, and completely faded out of people's sight.

  In 1995, when Fan Heng'an had just taken over the Qinghua Factory, the city vigorously publicized his move as a selfless act for the government to alleviate its worries and difficulties, making outstanding contributions to the economic development of Qingzhou. Now looking back, it's truly a huge irony! So someone needs to come out and take the blame, Zhou Yuanting takes responsibility as the leader and is transferred away, while the main responsibility naturally falls on Yuan Dazhu's shoulders.

  The investigation results were inconclusive, although Ji Zheng retained many pieces of evidence in his hands, but many accounts had been destroyed during the reform that year, and their authenticity could not be verified. Yuan Dazhu was eventually removed from all party and government positions, sentenced to three years in prison, and the matter was dropped.

  All of this was the most sensational event in Qingzhou at that time. Wen Huiming had already been relegated to a research assistant position at the Quality Supervision Bureau due to offending Zhou Yuanting, but he still counted as one of the Qingzhou officials. Although Wen Ze didn't deliberately pay attention to this matter, he also learned many details from his father.

  At that time, Wen Hui-ming also heard for the first time. After the incident was over, Wen Hui-ming heard more than once at home that Ding Mei sighed and said that Ji Zheng was a great figure. He was first hit back by Yuan Da-zhu and left office in dismay, then endured for many years, waited for the opportunity to overthrow Yuan Da-zhu, avenged his past grievances, and was really an extraordinary person. The implication is that he was forced by Zhou Yuan-ting to this point, but had no power to resist and self-deprecate.

  No matter what, in that event that changed the fate of many people, Ji Zheng was just an inconspicuous small figure, and after hearing about it back then, he had already forgotten. If not for seeing this diary now, seeing this name, evoking many memories related to Qinghua Factory, Wen Xiang would never have thought that Ji Zheng was actually the father of Ji Su.

  It's not Wen Chen's fault that he was slow to react, whether in his past life or this one, he had never paid any extra attention to Ji Su, and knew nothing about her family background. If it weren't for the fact that he had been discussing the Qinghua Factory with his father recently, he wouldn't have made the connection between the two so quickly.

  Since I've figured it out, Wen Jian has about 70% confidence that Ji Zheng is being framed, and the reason may be that he did something that made Yuan Dazhu uneasy.

  So he looked at Ji Su's hopeful eyes, wanting to give this already very weak girl 100% confidence: "No problem, I'm sure!" He said, waving the diary in his hand, "After reading this, I even know why your father was framed. Don't worry, as long as we find someone who can help us, this matter will be resolved soon."

  "I've read that diary of hers, but I didn't find..."

  Of course, nothing can be found in the diary. A clever person like Ji Zheng would not write too much in his diary. The whole thing is just some trivial matters of the Qinghua Factory and some complaints of a literary nature. However, in order to deceive Ji Su, Wen Ze could only pretend to be mysterious and say: "If you can see it, you wouldn't be so foolish as to go around asking people randomly."

  Ji Su was taken aback by the words, and before he could react, Xu Yao kicked him over and scolded, "Are you looking for death?"

  "Get used to it, get used to it. Actually, I'm a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted person, don't mind me, Ji Su."

  Ji Su didn't know where the two were going with their banter, but he thought it was to distract himself from his thoughts. Although weak, he still managed a faint smile that was almost imperceptible: "It's okay..."

  Wen Jian saw that the effect was not good, and he knew that at his age, saying these words really had no persuasive power. He could only take out his future father-in-law as a bargaining chip again, pointing to Xu Yao and saying: "Xu Yao's father, also my future father-in-law - Xu Fuyan!"

  If Xu Fuyan knew that he was buried twice by this kid in one day, without saying that he was half dead from anger, at least from now on, the title of future father-in-law would have to be added with two more words: Future Violent Father-in-law.

  This time, the surprise on Ji Su's face was the first expression with a hint of life that she showed after coming back from the rooftop. Looking at Xu Ya's affirmative nod, Ji Su's body went limp and leaned against the back of the sofa, and two lines of tears finally flowed down.

  This was the first time she had cried since her father's accident, after going through several ups and downs, even Transformers couldn't hold on. In her maiden knowledge, she thought that with the help of the municipal party secretary, everything could be solved in Qingzhou, and as soon as she relaxed, she fell asleep soundly on the sofa.

  Xu Yao took a quilt from the bedroom and covered her with it, sitting beside her and gazing at Ji Su's pale face. In just a few days, this girl who had always given people a sense of elegance, beauty, gentleness and quietness, had become disheveled like a lotus flower battered by rain. Xu Yao reached out her hand to brush aside the hair on Ji Su's forehead, letting out a soft sigh.

  "Warm and considerate, I understand you were trying to comfort Ji Su just now. But let me tell you the truth, even if I bring this up with Father, he may not necessarily care..."

  Wen Qian smiled and said: "If Ji Zheng was being framed, wouldn't he care?"

  Xu Yao fell silent for a moment, and on her face, which was always full of joy and carefree, suddenly appeared a hint of helplessness and sadness: "Yes! He... he had a really tough time in Qingzhou... No matter what, I will always cherish and love him..." It seemed like she was afraid that Wen Chang would look down on her father because of this, or that he would look down on herself, Xu Yao stubbornly turned her head away, not daring to glance over again.

  Wen Jian originally wanted to play a joke on her, as for understanding Xu Fuyan, wasn't he more thorough than Xu Yao? Xu Fuyan wasn't one who didn't care, he just knew when to take action at the right moment, with the right reason and the right odds, which was perfectly reasonable.

  And these three essentials will naturally be given to him!

  But unexpectedly, in front of the girl's ever-changing thoughts, with a self-proclaimed superior power that far surpasses the vulgar uncle and the goldfish guy, he could only end up with tears streaming down his face. He walked forward, gently embracing Xu Ya in his arms, stroking her long hair, and said in a low voice: "He is a good father, and also a good father-in-law, I have great respect for him..."

  Xu Yao couldn't help but laugh out loud, her face flushed with tears as she raised her head: "Get lost!"

  He squatted down, reached out his hand to wipe away her tears and softly asked: "Why are you crying?"

  Xu Yao turned her head and glanced at Ji Su, muttering: "I'm afraid that one day, I'll be like her..."

  Wen Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he realized that this beautiful young girl, who looked so carefree, was far more intelligent than he had imagined. He could no longer hold back his affection for her, and as he hugged her tightly, with their faces touching, he said in an extremely firm tone:

  "There will absolutely never be such a day, I guarantee it!"

  Twelve words, each word as majestic as Mount Tai!

  (Xu Yao: I'm not crying anymore, let's give everyone a smile, please vote and collect enthusiastically)