Chapter 204 Meeting Father Zhao Huaihua ran in from outside. Although she looked panicked, she did not lose her composure and went to the east room first. Ning Wei is usually there, but today Zhao Chunming, Wang Xuewen and Ning Wei went out, so there was no one inside. Ning Weidong didn’t know what had happened to Huaihua, but judging from her look, she definitely didn’t come to Ning Wei to chat, so he walked to the window and shouted. Huaihua came out of the house, a little dazed. When she heard the shout, she turned around and said, "Chief Ning! Do you know where Ning Wei is?" Then she trotted over. Ning Weidong said: "Xiaowei is out doing some work, what happened at home?" Huaihua said hurriedly: "It's not me, it's Aunt Ning..." It turned out that Ning Wei's mother had accidentally fallen at home. Huaihua happened to be at Ning Wei's house. She barely helped the old woman onto the kang and immediately ran to find Ning Wei. As for why Sophora japonica appeared in Ning Wei's house, it was obvious. As soon as Ning Weidong heard it, he knew that they were going to rob the house. It was most likely Qin Huairu's idea. She knew that Ning Wei was a filial son, and if she could take care of his mother, Ning Wei would not be able to escape.
Ning Weidong asked about the situation with concern. Fortunately, Ning Wei's mother is not particularly old. Although her health is not very good, she does not have osteoporosis. Although the fall was quite serious, her bones should not be injured. Ning Weidong breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, he still had to wait for Zhao Ruyu's call and he definitely couldn't leave here. Ning Wei was outside, and in those days without mobile phones, it would take a while for him to be called back. Fortunately, there was someone at the company, and Ning Weidong immediately went to call Wang Kaixuan. Wang Kaixuan automatically got the title of deputy manager in Dongyi Company. He was quite active at work and basically showed up every day. "Old Wang, I have something urgent to do here and can't leave." Ning Weidong said to Wang Kaixuan: "Take someone with you and go with Huaihua. Xiaowei's mother, my sixth aunt, just fell down. Please help take her to the hospital." Wang Kaixuan was a kind-hearted person, and he didn't have much serious work to do on weekdays. He had a good relationship with Ning Wei, so he immediately agreed. Just at this moment, the phone in Zhao Ruyu's office rang. Ning Weidong's heart trembled, and he immediately turned around and went back. Only Wang Kaixuan and Huaihua were left. Wang Kaixuan looked at Huaihua and couldn't help but secretly praise her for being such a pretty girl. He said with a smile, "She must be my sister-in-law~" Huaihua blushed, but did not deny it. She just urged Wang Kaixuan to leave quickly. Wang Kaixuan was more methodical: "Wait a minute, I'll call someone else... Oh, and call a cart..." Ning Weidong went back into the house and picked up the phone. As expected, it was Zhao Ruyu who called back: "Weidong, come over here now." Ning Weidong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. This result was within his expectations and was relatively good. He said "I'll be there right away" and hung up the phone. The courtyard of Dongyi Company is not far from Zhao's father's office. Ning Weidong arrives there in 20 minutes by bicycle.
As soon as I got downstairs, I saw Zhao Ruyu waiting outside the door of the office building. When I noticed Ning Weidong, I immediately came down the stairs to greet him. As the two met and walked inside, Ning Weidong asked, "What's going on here?" Zhao Ruyi shook her head and said, "I can't say. I just explained the situation. Dad didn't express his opinion, so I asked you to come." Ning Weidong didn't ask any more questions and just followed Zhao Ruyu in and came to Zhao's father's office. Mr. Zhao's office is on the third floor and it is very spacious. The two went in and saw Zhao's father wearing glasses and reading a document. It took more than 20 minutes to call Ning Weidong over. Mr. Zhao is very busy at work and he certainly won't just sit there and wait. Even when Zhao Ruyu brought Ning Weidong in, he did not look up immediately. Instead, he waited a few minutes, finished the things at hand, and then he looked up at Ning Weidong leisurely. Zhao Ruyu pulled Ning Weidong to sit on the sofa next to them. Meeting his gaze, Ning Weidong immediately stood up and called out "Uncle". Father Zhao said "hmm" with no special expression. He stood up from behind the desk, sat on the sofa, and went straight to the point: "Ruyi just told me the situation. Do you want to get in touch with Speedlink through Natasha?" Ning Weidong sat down, but he straightened his back and only sat halfway on the sofa. He said in a deep voice: "Yes, Uncle Zhao, I wonder if we can use this opportunity to get in touch with the Far East region of Speedlink..." Ning Weidong talked a lot, not hiding anything from Zhao's father, and expressed some of his thoughts. Father Zhao did not interrupt him. He listened to him patiently until he finished speaking. Then he pondered and said, "How much hope do you think there is to realize your ideas under the current circumstances? Why do you think the people at Speedlink will agree?" Ning Weidong did not think that Zhao's father did not understand the current situation or that his understanding was not deep enough. Raising this question at this time is more of a test. Ning Weidong had already prepared a plan, and he answered calmly: "Uncle Zhao, this is what I think. In the past, our relationship with Speedlink was very complicated. There were both struggles and cooperation..." Father Zhao nodded slowly. Ning Weidong continued, "But from Moscow's perspective, the conflict with us has never been the main one. Their focus is on Europe, and their biggest enemy is America. According to the theory of contradictions, after the main contradiction is resolved, the secondary contradiction will become the main contradiction. In other words, applying it now, before defeating America, we are not Moscow's number one enemy." Father Zhao leaned back on the sofa and did not comment on Ning Weidong's opinion. Ning Weidong was not in a hurry and continued, "Secondly, the news a few days ago said that Afghan Amin overthrew Taraki, who was pro-Moscow. This must have angered Moscow and made Comrade Porezhne embarrassed..." At this point, Ning Weidong paused and looked at Zhao's father with a firm gaze. After a few seconds, he slowly said, "So, I conclude that in the next half month, or at most a month, Sulian will definitely take action against Afhan!" Ning Weidong's decisive tone moved Zhao's father slightly for the first time. His eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't expect that Ning Weidong had such sharp insight at such a young age. There was a reason for Zhao's father's reaction. In the past few days, the upper echelons in the capital had been discussing the possibility of the Speedy Alliance sending troops. At present, it is more inclined to believe that Moscow is very likely to send troops. This conclusion is based on a large amount of secret intelligence. Ning Weidong certainly had no access to this information. It was not easy for him to come to this conclusion with such certainty based only on public news and newspapers.
But in just a moment, Zhao's father returned to normal and signaled Ning Weidong to continue. Ning Weidong said: "I have studied the geopolitical strategy of Polezhne over the years. Although they have been claiming their support for Europe, in actual actions, Moscow has subconsciously given up the idea of continuing to expand into Western Europe. Instead, it has invested limited resources in Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, especially the Middle East and Central Asia, which are directly adjacent to Sulian. In addition, Afhan's special geographical location is known as the heart of Eurasia. Once Afhan is controlled, the entire continent can be controlled, and then an outlet to the Indu Ocean can be opened to the south..." Ning Weidong's words were well-reasoned, and he finally said: "To sum up, I personally conclude that Moscow will definitely send troops directly this time, and it will be a large-scale one, mobilizing at least 100,000 people, and it will be a protracted battle." Father Zhao frowned. Although Ning Weidong's previous analysis was reliable, he did not agree with the final conclusion. What is the strength of the Speed Alliance? How much effort would it take to deal with a mere Afhan? Would mobilizing an army of 100,000 still lead to a protracted war? However, Zhao's father did not refute it immediately because it was meaningless. Today's discussion is basically about whether Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu want to establish contact with Speedlink Far East, and whether it is actually possible to do so. Ning Weidong said: "Under such circumstances, no matter what Moscow says in its propaganda, it will definitely find a way to ease the relationship with us in actual actions." Father Zhao said, "Now that we have clearly sided with the West, do you think that we can ease the tensions with the Speed Alliance?" Ning Weidong said, "Yes, Uncle Zhao. In the final analysis, the purpose of applying pressure is to tame and control. It's like two children, one says to the other, if you don't go, I won't play with you. The purpose is not to stop playing with you, but to make you obedient. This is similar to the situation between us and Sulian. They always want us to be obedient, so they put all kinds of pressure and threats. Now they find that we really don't want to play with them, and it's meaningless to say 'I won't play with you'. They now have only two choices, either vent their anger or beat us to death. If they don't have this determination, or can't beat us to death, they must adjust their mentality and change the way they get along with us." While listening, Father Zhao took out a cigarette from his pocket, but did not light it and just kept stroking it in his hand. Ning Weidong continued: "So, at this point, I think our relationship with Speedlink will not deteriorate, but will ease instead." …… Ning Weidong stayed in Zhao's father's office for about forty minutes. It was not until Zhao's father's secretary came in and interrupted, saying that there was an important meeting in ten minutes, that Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyi went out. Watching his daughter and future son-in-law go out, Zhao's father took a deep breath, leaned on his knees, stood up from the sofa, but did not rush to the meeting. Instead, he picked up the phone and called Wang's father: "Hello, old company commander... Just now, the boy from the Ning family and our girl came to my place..." Father Zhao briefly explained the situation and Ning Weidong's opinion. On the other end of the phone, Wang's father was also surprised. He had only met Ning Weidong once, a handsome young man. Although I had heard from my daughter and son-in-law before that my son-in-law's younger brother had made a lot of progress and was stirring up some trouble at the Red Star Factory. But in his opinion, they were all minor matters and not worthy of being shown on the stage. I didn't expect that this time it was quite far-sighted. With Wang's father's political wisdom, he immediately saw through Ning Weidong's intention to open up the Far East. To put it bluntly, he was trying to stir up trouble. The tone has been set: we must cooperate with the West to resolve economic difficulties. This is certainly an urgent task, but it is not without side effects. It is just a last resort. No one knows now what the ultimate consequences will be once Western capital returns. But no matter what, looking towards the West is the general trend. Many people have been preparing in secret, and some have even taken action. However, given the size and strength of the Wang family and the Zhao family, they do not have any advantages in this trend. They can only follow the crowd and obtain corresponding resources based on their current status. On the contrary, Ning Weidong's idea is a different approach, and if it is really implemented, the effect it will produce is immeasurable.
It was for this reason that after listening to Ning Weidong's story, Zhao's father thought about it and decided to agree to Ning Weidong's request. Firstly, there is no need to waste any resources, and secondly, it can also be an opportunity to see whether Ning Weidong can really do things or is just good at talking. …… On the other hand, Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu came out of the building. The two stood on the steps in front of the door and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Although Zhao Ruyu is Zhao's biological daughter, she has rarely discussed an important matter concerning her future with her father in such a formal manner since she was a child. Ning Weidong was secretly delighted. With the Zhao family's resources, his next plan would be greatly facilitated. The first step was to mobilize Tan Liming, who was in Eastern Europe, to deliver Natasha's letter to her father. Walking down the steps, the two got into the car and discussed the next step as they walked back. Ning Weidong said: "Next, let's see how Comrade Kirolev will respond after receiving the letter." Zhao Ruyu held the steering wheel and asked, "How do you think you would respond?" Ning Weidong said, "There are only three possibilities. If he doesn't want to have anything to do with us, he will disappear without a trace. The second possibility is to write a reply, but the content is not important. This means that Natasha is a daughter that matters to him, and he should feel a little guilty. As long as he replies to the letter, at least Natasha's life here will be better." Zhao Ruyu nodded, understanding what Ning Weidong meant. Ning Weidong added: "There is also a third option, which is to send someone directly over. If that's the case..." Zhao Ruyi heard him pause suddenly and turned to look: "What's going on?" Ning Weidong clicked his tongue and said, "The situation is very complicated in this case~" Zhao Ruyu was even more curious. Ning Weidong said, "If it is someone coming, then it is beyond the scope of Natasha, an illegitimate daughter, and it is not something that Kirolev, a tractor factory director, can make decisions at will. This means that Kirolev may have connections in Moscow, and reported this matter to the higher-ups, and got their permission to contact us." Zhao Ruyu suddenly realized. Ning Weidong added: "But I don't think this possibility is very high..." As they were talking, the car had already returned to the gate of the company's courtyard. Ning Weidong got out of the car first, watched Zhao Ruyu park the car against the wall, and then they entered the gate together. As soon as I entered the middle courtyard, I saw Ning Wei sitting on a stone pier in the yard drinking soda. Ning Weidong was slightly surprised and shouted, "Xiaowei, Huaihua came just now and said that Aunt Liu had fallen down. I was busy just now, so I asked Lao Wang to help take her to the hospital first. Why are you still here?" Ning Wei quickly stood up and came over, calling "Third Brother, Sister-in-law", and said, "I just came back from the hospital, nothing happened, I was just startled and had a few scrapes, Aunt Qin and Huaihua are watching over there~" Zhao Ruyu didn't know yet, so she asked again in detail. Ning Weidong was relieved when he heard that everything was fine. However, after this incident, it is estimated that the relationship between Ning Wei and Huaihua will make progress.
The old saying goes, if a girl pursues a boy, it’s easy for her to succeed, and it’s absolutely true. Especially a beautiful girl like Huaihua, if she has a little bit of brains, most men can't resist her at all. Just like this time, Ning Wei's mother was injured and Huaihua was busy taking care of her. With Ning Wei's temper, he would definitely give her an explanation. By then, the two of them will naturally be together. As for love, with Huaihua's little appearance and Daza's beauty, even if it wasn't love at first sight, one could still be attracted by her. However, if the two want to get married, it will be next year at the earliest, as they are not old enough. After saying this, Ning Wei immediately reported the condition of the house. Ning Weidong asked in surprise: "So fast?" Ning Wei chuckled and said, "Such a big house is not easy to sell. How many people in Beijing can come up with tens of thousands of yuan at a time? How many people can come up with the money and are willing to buy that yard?" Ning Weidong thought so too and did not give any special instructions. Anyway, Ning Wei was becoming more and more thorough in his work. If I get married and have children in two years, it will be more secure. After reporting the matter of the house, Ning Weidong asked Ning Wei to go to the hospital quickly and not to stay here. Ning Wei responded, but Zhao Ruyi stopped him: "Xiao Wei, wait a moment." Ning Wei hurriedly stopped and watched Zhao Ruyu turn around and go into the house. After a while, he took out two cans of milk powder with foreign words on them. Zhao Ruyi said, "Give these two cans of milk powder to Auntie to supplement her nutrition." Ning Wei didn't hesitate and said "Thank you, sister-in-law", took the net bag of milk powder and left. Zhao Ruyu was still thinking about the speed connection, so he sat down and said, "Weidong, if we get in touch with them this time, what are you going to do next?" Ning Weidong pursed his lips slightly, tapped his fingers on the stone table, and said seriously: "I plan to start with wine first." "Wine?" Zhao Ruyu didn't expect Ning Weidong's approach. Ning Weidong said, "The people of Sulian are addicted to alcohol. They have been trying to restrict people from drinking since the 66s, but it has not been effective and has become more and more serious. I read a news report before. The average age of their men dropped from 63 in the s to in the s because of alcoholism. How much do you think they drink every year?" Zhao Ruyu didn't know any of this and was stunned when she heard it. Ning Weidong continued, "I estimate that they will definitely formulate stricter restrictions on alcohol in the next few years." At this point, he chuckled, "But in this kind of thing, the stricter the restrictions on the surface, the greater the profits will be in private, which will lead to the result that the more restrictions, the more rampant it will be." Zhao Ruyu listened and thought, then asked: "Specifically? You can't just sell domestic liquor there~" Ning Weidong smiled. People of this era were still too naive. He already had a plan in his mind. He replied, "Of course not. The taste of the Sulian people is different from ours. If we want to sell well, we must cater to their taste. As for the wine itself, the cheaper the better. We can just mix it a little and put it in a new bottle..." Zhao Ruyi couldn't help but widen his eyes and blurted out: "This... this is not fake wine~" Ning Weidong glared and said, "What kind of nonsense is this? Fake wine is fake wine if it is indistinguishable from the real thing. How can it be fake wine if we designed a brand ourselves~" (End of this chapter)