South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

Chapter 378 Zhou Bingyi Complains

In the evening, Zhou Bingyi returned home.

This is the home of Zhou Bingyi's father-in-law, the former governor of Heilongjiang Province. Although the old governor has passed away, his wife Jin Yueji is still alive. Jin Yueji was also a former provincial and ministerial leader, but the position she held was not important and she has already retired at home.

In the living room, Zhou Bingyi's wife Hao Dongmei was sitting on the sofa in her pajamas reading a book. When she heard the door open, she immediately stood up, walked to Zhou Bingyi, and talked to him while helping him take off his clothes.

"Bingyi, why are you so late today?"

"Oh, there are a lot of things to do in the city, so I will be back late." Zhou Bingyi said with a smile.

In fact, it wasn't that there were too many things going on in the city. It was obvious that he was so mad at Yuan Mu that he only almost got better now. He didn't want to bring his bad temper back home. It must be said that Zhou Bingyi was an extremely qualified husband.

"You have to take care of yourself. You are no longer the young man you were back then. You are over 40 now." Hao Dongmei said with a hint of heartache in her eyes.

"Don't worry, it's okay." Zhou Bingyi comforted.

"Okay, you haven't eaten yet? I've saved some for you. Take a rest first and I'll heat up some food for you." Hao Dongmei said as she walked towards the kitchen.

Zhou Bingyi smiled happily, changed into slippers and walked directly to the sofa and sat down. He sighed and wiped his face. Today was quite tiring. He had to adjust his mood and not let his family see it, especially his mother-in-law.

It can be said that Zhou Bingyi has been working hard throughout his entire life just to make the Hao family respect him. At the beginning, the Hao family looked down on him, but after his efforts, now Governor Hao has passed away, and Jin Yueji has noticed the goodness of Zhou Bingyi, so she began to change her attitude towards him.

If it weren't for the relationship with the Hao family and Jin Yueji's support, he would not have reached where he is today. He is only in his forties, but he is already a powerful cadre in the department. This would not have been possible without a background.

He graduated from university in 1982 and went directly to work as deputy director of the General Affairs Department of the Provincial Policy Research Office, with an administrative rank of deputy director. The reason why his starting point was so high was entirely because he had been in the Production and Construction Corps for many years. If it weren't for Hao Dongmei, he might still be in the army, and perhaps he would have developed better than he is now, because someone valued him back then.

Two years later, he was transferred to another department as director and promoted to director level. Next, he served as deputy director of the Policy Research Office and his rank was also reached deputy bureau level. It was at this time that Jin Yueji began to exert her power. Perhaps because of the death of Governor Hao, her words no longer had much force. Her superiors transferred her to the arsenal as director. Although the place was not very good, his rank had gone up to bureau level.

When he was promoted to the rank of department head, he was not much older than Yuan Mu. Until now, in 1989, at the age of 41, he served as the executive vice mayor of Harbin. It can be said that his promotion was very fast.

But his career is basically on the decline. It would be good if he could be promoted to the vice-provincial level in the future, because the political resources behind him have been almost exhausted. Don't even think about the ministerial level. Even if he is promoted, he will probably go to the CPPCC to retire. This level is beyond the reach of most people.

Just then, an old lady with glasses and gray hair came down from upstairs. This person was Zhou Bingyi's mother-in-law, Hao Dongmei's mother, Jin Yueji.

Zhou Bingyi was thinking about something with his head down at this time, and did not notice Jin Yueji coming down from upstairs at all. Jin Yueji did not say anything, but tightened her clothes and walked to sit next to Zhou Bingyi.

"Mom?" As if he had noticed something, Zhou Bingyi looked up and found Jin Yueji sitting next to him, and he quickly stood up.

"Bingyi, sit down." Jin Yueji grabbed him.

"Mom, it's so late and you haven't rested yet, did I disturb you by coming back?"

"No, I'm too old to sleep. When I heard the noise downstairs, I knew you were back." Jin Yueji said with a kind smile on her face.

"Mom, it's too late. Why don't you go to bed early?"

"It's okay. I can't sleep even if I'm asked to. I see from your expression that something's not going well at work?" Jin Yueji was so experienced that she could tell at a glance that Zhou Bingyi was worried.

Zhou Bingyi was surprised. He didn't expect that the other party could see through him even though he had hidden it so well.

"Mom, I'm fine, just a little tired lately." Although he thought so, he still smiled.

Jin Yueji had a smile on her face, and her eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.

"Bingyi, we have lived together for such a long time, I know you very well, tell me what happened at work, I am old enough to help you analyze it, even if I can't do anything else."

Zhou Bingyi looked at her and finally let out a long sigh.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you. I thought I hid it well."

"We are all family. I have always treated you as my son. Tell me and I will help you solve your doubts." Jin Yueji still had a kind smile on her face.

"It's like this. The city has been attracting investment all the time. Recently, I found an investor who is interested in investing in Harbin. However, among so many districts and counties in Harbin, he insisted on investing in Daoli District."

"Well, I know about Daoli District. The district party secretary is Yuan Mu, right?" Jin Yueji thought for a while and said.

"Yes, it's Yuan Mu."

"The investor you found has good vision. Daoli District is indeed a good place to invest. Daoli District has the best economy in the entire Harbin City. Otherwise, Yuan Mu would not have become a member of the Municipal Party Committee."

"It's indeed a good place, but Yuan Mu doesn't agree with him investing here."

"Huh? Why is that? He should be happy about the investment."

"Yes, we should be happy, but Yuan Mu has made a request. Investors must invest in the purchase of land. The subsequent renovation and construction costs can be financed from the bank. After that, there will be no tax exemption after the industry is established, not even for a year. Mom, all regions across the country are looking for investment now, how can there be no tax exemption?"

"After all, I am a member of the municipal party committee and executive vice mayor. I personally brought people to his office to talk to him in person, and I was very humble, but he just didn't agree."

"Later, after much persuasion from me, he finally gave in. But he also said that the land needs to be bid for and the highest bidder gets it. Do you think he is targeting me?" Zhou Bingyi repeated all of Yuan Mu's words in one breath without adding any exaggeration. At this moment, he was like a bullied child who went home to complain, feeling very aggrieved.