Chapter 729: Chapter 494 "Sympathy in Sickness
Having lunch at noon, I ran into Director Zhou and took the opportunity to "ask for leave."
Next, I need to go to East Sea on a business trip and take the chance to accompany my mother-in-law and school sister to look at houses. After returning from East Sea, I need to lead a team to Hanwu to take over three patrol boats that are about to be delivered and safely bring them back.
Though two of the three patrol boats that are about to be received belong to the Changhang Bureau and one to the Water Police Division, this matter has no direct relation to Linghai Police Bureau, yet it is a significant event involving several police bureaus along the river.
Of course, Zhou Huixin wouldn’t disagree, especially since Han Yu, as the bureau chief, wasn’t supposed to handle bureau affairs.
Linghai Police Bureau will also possess a patrol boat by April next year at the latest. After discussing the crew training for a while with the director, Han Yu drove back to Sanhe.
eting Vice Mayor Shen again, Han Yu felt extrely awkward.
As a Linghai official, wanting to buy a house in East Sea and even move his household registration there, how different was that from being a traitor?
But such a significant move would not be appropriate without reporting to the leadership.
Han Yu had no choice but to bite the bullet and report.
"There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. We do not live in a vacuum. We must consider our families’ feelings. If you don’t agree to buy a house and move the household registration, your mother-in-law and Ningning will certainly not be happy."
"They just act impulsively without considering how to manage life afterward."
"That’s called the universal love of parents. You need to understand them; this is also the greatness of motherhood."
Vice Mayor Shen, knowing his embarrassnt, chuckled and said: "Since they’ve decided to buy, the only thing you can do is support them. As for , you needn’t feel awkward. Talking about buying comrcial housing in East Sea, a lot of people from Linghai went to East Sea to buy comrcial housing."
Han Yu instinctively asked, "Really that many?"
It feels advantageous to attract investnt for being close to East Sea; but specifically for buying a house, being too close to East Sea is indeed not a good thing.
Vice Mayor Shen took a sip of water, resignedly saying, "I attended university in East Sea and have many classmates there, including one who works in the housing authority. My classmate ntioned that in recent years, the outsiders coming to buy houses in East Sea mainly co from Binjiang, along with Wenzhou and Ningbo in Zhehai. Among the Binjiang people buying comrcial houses, a significant number co from Dongqi and our Linghai."
"Has East Sea’s real estate companies taken all the money from Linghai?"
"Not just taking our money, but also poaching our people. Think about it, once the household registration is moved, they beco East Sea people."
"No wonder Linghai’s comrcial houses can’t be sold."
"Actually, it’s the sa for East Sea’s comrcial housing; supply exceeds demand, and it’s equally challenging to sell. It’s millions of yuan a pop - who has that much money? If it wasn’t for the support from your parents-in-law, could you and Ningning afford it with your salaries alone?"
"That’s true."
"Let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s talk about the situation with illegal sand mining."
"Mayor Shen, in terms of police operations, Deputy Chief Zhao Hongxing of the Water Police Station is responsible for the assistance; my task is essentially complete. What remains is targeting those who defy the ban."
"Are there any who defy the ban?"
"Not discovered yet."
Vice Mayor Shen originally wanted to remind him that he had been reported, but thinking about it, he just smiled and said: "Mayor Qian suggests you visit the Marine Bureau, and I think it’s indeed necessary. Shengda Ship Service has been launched, and we need to give them a leg-up."
Han Yu didn’t get the chance to ask about these updates, looking up he said: "What are Zhang Asheng and Shen Rulan busy with?"
"President Zhang is dealing with ship repair business, reportedly showing so progress. Wen Tao went to Changyu Shipbuilding Factory this morning to have a eting to see if the dock renovation can be accelerated. President Shen is mainly responsible for the ship agency part; I introduced him to the investors of our Linghai Port project. Two days ago, she went to Shenzhen, currently visiting President Xu."
President Xu is known as Linghai’s "God of Wealth," very capable and the investor in Linghai Port project, investing billions at once.
Worth ntioning is that he trusts Linghai, investing without involving in managent, occasionally visiting to check the project’s progress. If there are any requirents for the Linghai Port Engineering Construction Command, it’s that everything must be auspicious.
On the groundbreaking day, he specifically brought more than a dozen people from East Guang to perform a lion dance!
The Jianghai River Harbor project kicked off similarly with a lion dance.
Dancing from the shore to the engineering vessel, banging drums and gongs, it was quite lively.
Talking about the wealthy boss from Shenzhen, Han Yu curiously asked, "Mayor Shen, President Xu doesn’t seem to know much about shipping, and I found it strange that he invested in the port project. Could he be intending to get involved in shipping?"
"It’s not about getting into shipping; it’s about entering the tourism industry."
"Then why did you introduce President Xu to Shen Rulan?"
Vice Mayor Shen patiently explained, "Hong Kong is about to return, and definitely many will travel there. Shenzhen is motivating him to invest in tourism, and he’s quite interested in tourism, planning to buy a ship to convert into a luxury cruiser. It will set sail from Shenzhen, take tourists around Victoria Bay in Hong Kong, and return to Shenzhen.
But he only understands investing, lacking a ship managent team. Now that we have a ship managent company, knowing this, of course we should let President Shen talk; maybe they can strike a deal."
Daring to invest billions in port operations without understanding it.
Never having worked in tourism yet ready to invest in it.
Han Yu was utterly convinced and asked with a laugh, "Hong Kong may be returning soon, but even after the return, it’s not like anyone can just go there. Would President Xu’s route be considered an international tourism route?"
Vice Mayor Shen laughed and said, "You don’t need to worry about that; President Xu has significant influence. What seems difficult to us, isn’t much to him."
"That makes sense; otherwise, his business wouldn’t have grown so big."
"Right, your alma mater’s Master Wu is now the vice president of Shengda Ship Service, specifically responsible for sailor training. President Shen, considering that we must be competitive in training sailors in Linghai, plans to hire two foreign sailors as instructors."
"Is that necessary?"
"It is necessary, mainly to teach Mariti English. She plans to recruit them from the Philippines. At first, I also thought that Filipino sailors might not have good English, but she said it doesn’t have to be too good, as long as they can teach our sailors to communicate with foreign captains and chief officers."
Foreign senior crew mbers don’t necessarily all co from English-speaking countries like the USA or UK; many of them don’t speak good English either.
It’s not that important if the English is standard or not; what matters is communication.
Thinking about these, Han Yu asked with a laugh, "Do I need to do anything?"
"I was originally going to talk to Shi Shengyong about this, but since you’re back, I’ll discuss it with you. When foreigners co to work in Linghai, it involves the managent of foreigners. You should ask the immigration departnt what procedures need to be handled."
"Okay."
"Also, we might need to adjust our approach to attracting investnt in the future."
Han Yu instinctively asked, "How will it be adjusted?"
Vice Mayor Shen lit a cigarette, smiled and said, "We can’t put all our eggs in one basket. Actually, this was first brought up by Wen Tao. He ntioned that the developnt of shipping is cyclical. Not only does a downturn affect port efficiency, but it also impacts related industries like shipbuilding and ship parts. Therefore, we need to re-plan the industrial structure of the developnt zone."
These matters are better handled by old classmates.
Han Yu really had no suggestions to offer; he would just do as the leadership instructed.
After chatting for a while, they returned to the station, and Xu Mingyuan was there.
The brothers in arms shared their miseries, closing the door and sighing.
"I’ve inquired about it. You can register your household if you buy a house in East Sea, but there are conditions."
"What are the conditions?"
"You must buy comrcial housing in the urban area, reaching a certain number of square ters, and spend over three hundred thousand to register one person’s hukou. Buying in the suburbs has slightly relaxed conditions, but there are still standards to et."
Xu Mingyuan lit a cigarette and took several puffs before continuing, "Just registering the children definitely won’t work; you’d need to register at least one adult. This ans you have to purchase property with more than one hundred square ters to register two hukous!"
Han Yu didn’t know about these things before and muttered, "East Sea really knows how to do business; they are forcing us to spend more money."
"It’s because their hukou is so desirable."
"Big brother, what’s your stance now?"
"What stance can I have? I can’t just divorce her over this."
"It looks like our good days are over."
"Indeed, I’ll quit smoking after this pack. I can’t afford it anymore; I can’t keep smoking!"
"You can at least quit smoking; I don’t even know what to quit."
"You’re better off than I am. You at least have your in-laws to help. My brother and I can only rely on ourselves."
"I have three siblings."
"But you are married into your wife’s family. Zhang Lan called
saying that your in-laws will help repay the loan in the future."
Having good days isn’t enough; why must we torture ourselves like this?
As for children, future generations will have their own fortune; there’s no need to risk our own lives for them!
The more Xu Mingyuan thought about it, the more depressed he beca, the pressure mounting.
Han Yu felt the sa, but now all they could do was face it. He simply raised his arm and patted Xu Mingyuan on the shoulder, "Stop overthinking it. After all, it’s not just us who will suffer through tough days."
Xu Mingyuan managed a wry smile, "That’s the only thought to hold on to."
...
anwhile, Director Peng and Political Commissioner Wang were reporting to Director Chen and Secretary Yang of the City Bureau Disciplinary Committee.
A temporary disciplinary group composed of staff from the Water Resources Bureau, the Water Police Station, the Changhang Navigation Police, and the Port Supervision Bureau had received materials forwarded by the Linghai City Disciplinary Inspection Committee yesterday.
Concerning Salted Fish, who had been falsely accused by those involved in illegal sand mining, both believed it necessary to imdiately report to the leadership of the City Bureau.
"Director Chen, coincidentally, I just received three reports, all forwarded from the Provincial Departnt," said Secretary Yang, setting down the materials brought by Director Peng, and chuckled, "Similar to what’s ntioned in these materials, it’s about Salted Fish."
"You an Salted Fish was falsely accused because of the crackdown on illegal sand mining? Why don’t they falsely accuse Secretary Lu and Mayor Wang instead!"
"They probably think it’s Salted Fish targeting them, which is indeed the case."
"Old Yang, since the Provincial Departnt has already forwarded the materials, how do you plan to investigate?" Director Chen asked, looking up.
Secretary Yang weighed his options and pondered, "Director Chen, I suppose the City Disciplinary Committee has also received the materials sent from the Provincial Disciplinary Commission, and judging from the materials transferred from Linghai Disciplinary Committee, those guys not only falsely accused Salted Fish but also his lover Han Xiangning.
Considering that the special campaign to regulate illegal sand mining was a joint effort led by the City Committee and Municipal Governnt, along with the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission, Yangtze River Port Supervision Bureau, and the East Sea District Fishery Bureau, I think it’s not appropriate for us to investigate. It might be better to report directly to the City Committee, and let the City Disciplinary Committee handle the investigation."
People who actually work are being falsely accused.
Director Chen was fuming and grimly asked, "Are you suggesting we should investigate Salted Fish?"
Secretary Yang hesitated before replying, "We definitely need to check it out, otherwise how can we respond to the Provincial Departnt."
Since those bastards are "following procedures," we can only proceed by the book.
Director Chen touched the corner of his mouth, turning back to say, "Director Peng, Officer Wang, how to investigate is the Disciplinary Committee’s business, I have only one request; imdiately arrest those three bastards."
Director Peng had been waiting for this command, and he imdiately stood up: "Yes!"
"As for Salted Fish, he might have certain thoughts about being investigated next. You are all his forrleaders; do speak to him and make it clear that investigating him isn’t because the organization doesn’t trust him, but because it is responsible for him."
"Understood, I’m confident Salted Fish won’t have any negative thoughts."
"It’s best if he doesn’t have any thoughts."
"Also, regarding the three patrol boats you and the Changhang Bureau are building together, isn’t it nearly ti to organize a team to go to Hanwu to receive them? On the way back after picking up the patrol boats, be cautious about safety. It’d be best to have a commissioning ceremony once the patrol boats arrive in Binjiang."
"Yes!"
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