South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

Chapter 361: Suggestion to have 2 children

"What? You've been discharged from the army?" Yuan Mu, who was drinking tea with Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang in the living room, was surprised when he heard this.

"Hey! Actually, there's nothing to be surprised about. We've wanted to retire a long time ago. Now that the army is no longer fighting, there's no need for us to stay." Zhong Yuemin smiled and shook his head.

"My reasons are similar to his. The most important thing is that my parents have urged me many times to find a partner, get married and have children as soon as possible. You should also know that it is too difficult to meet a woman in the army. So I might as well retire and come back." Zhang Haiyang also nodded.

"What about Mantun? Didn't he retire from the army?" Yuan Mu continued to ask.

"He also retired from the army, but he returned to his hometown. His whole family is there. Now is the time for military demobilization, so we also retired at this time."

"But with your current rank, you'll only be a deputy section chief if you go to the local level, and you won't be able to hold a leadership position. Why don't you continue to stay in the army? You are in your thirties now, which is a good time for you. Stay in the army for a few more years, and then retire when you reach the regimental level. You can also get a deputy division-level job when you transfer to the local level, and the salary will be relatively high. It's a pity to retire now." Yuan Mu raised his eyebrows.

"Hey! We are not the kind of people who do that. We'll be lucky enough to have a place to stay after retiring this time. With so many people being laid off, it's not our turn to get a good place." The two waved their hands.

Hearing this, Yuan Mu immediately realized that they came here for something.

"So how was it? Was the resettlement process going smoothly?" Yuan Mu had no objection to helping these two people. After all, they were old friends and had known each other for so many years. They had even gone through life and death together, so it was only natural for him to give a helping hand.

Yuan Mu is not the kind of person who doesn't care about his relatives. It's okay for him to help within the scope of reason, law and compliance.

"It didn't go very smoothly. The day before yesterday, the two of us went to the resettlement office, and Yuemin had such a bad temper that he almost got into a fight with the guy there." Zhang Haiyang shook his head helplessly.

"Hey! Why do I have a bad temper? I tell you that grandson just deserves a beating! Don't you realize that he looks down on us?" Zhong Yuemin was unhappy and glared at him.

"Okay, I understand why you are here today." Yuan Mu waved his hand.

"That..." The two felt a little embarrassed when they heard this, because they did come here today to ask Yuan Mu to help them find a job.

"Don't be embarrassed. We have been friends for so many years. It's no problem for me to help you. But I have to be frank with you. You have to do a good job." Yuan Mu warned the two.

He can help arrange work. Apart from anything else, in the police community, Yuan Mu is relatively prestigious. He knows people in almost all the public security bureaus in Kyoto, and he also knows quite a few people from other places who will give him face to some extent.

"Don't worry, we will do our best!" the two of them assured quickly.

"Actually, I'm quite confident about the ocean, but I'm not too confident about you, Yuemin."

"Hey! Why is that? Why can't I just let you feel at ease?" Zhong Yuemin asked puzzledly.

"Because you are not honest and your temperament is too erratic. I'm afraid that after I place you in, you will have to jump out and do something else every two years." Yuan Mu shook his head.

"That's not possible. It's difficult to resettle retired soldiers nowadays. Even if you succeed in resettlement, it won't be a good position. There will be no problem with the position once you make an offer. Others don't have the conditions yet. I won't be ungrateful." Zhong Yuemin waved his hand.

"Okay, then do you want to join the police station as a criminal detective or a special police officer?"

"If it were you, where would you recommend us to go?" Both of them wanted to hear Yuan Mu's opinion.

"In fact, I personally prefer you to join the special police. You were all scouts before, and the special police is more in line with your major. In addition, the special police was established not long ago, so there is a lot of room for development and it is easy to make achievements. At that time, you may also lead people to the lower-level cities to build a special police team. However, this is my personal suggestion, and it is up to you to make the final decision."

After the two were silent for a while, Zhang Haiyang spoke first.

"I still want to join the police department and be closer to home. I haven't spent much time with my parents in all these years."

"What about you, Yuemin?" Yuan Mu nodded and looked at Zhong Yuemin.

"I want to join the special police team." Zhong Yuemin looked up at Yuan Mu and said firmly.

"Okay, then it's settled. Haiyang will go to the police station's criminal police team to be a criminal police officer first, and enjoy the treatment of a deputy section chief. You will be promoted later. Yuemin, you will go to the special police detachment, receive a period of special police tactics training, and then join the special police team, and also enjoy the treatment of a deputy section chief."

"I'm telling you two, you have to work hard. Ning Wei is moving faster than you two old leaders. He is currently building a special police brigade with Liu Jun in Harbin. If he succeeds, he will be promoted to deputy brigade captain. You are being left behind."

"Oh! It's only been such a short time. I just wanted to find a job for Ning Wei, but I didn't expect that he would be able to get to where he is today, deputy captain and a section-level cadre. I only got the corresponding regional section-level rank after I retired from the army, and the key is that I have to be demoted half a level when I arrived at the local area. Ning Wei was an acting platoon leader in the army. How can I go to seek justice?" Zhong Yuemin shook his head helplessly.

"What's this? It's called people who are blessed don't have to work hard! Who made Ning Wei lucky at that time? It happened that Lao Yuan was building a special police team, and he followed him in. Do you think if we had retired from the army and followed Lao Yuan at that time, could we have become team leader now?" Zhang Haiyang also sighed.

"Okay, I know your abilities. Your education level is higher than Ning Wei's, and your abilities are also stronger. You won't be weaker than him in the future. Just work hard. The first two years will be difficult, but it will be easier in the future."

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It is New Year's Eve again. The year is already 1987, and today is January 28th, 1988.

The New Year was still celebrated at Zhou's house. There were no elderly people in Yuan Mu's family so they celebrated almost every New Year at Zhou's house. As expected, Zhou Zhennan and Tang Zhenghua brought up the issue of a second child again this time, and Zhou Zhennan also gave a very good reason. Although family planning is implemented now, it is not completely impossible to have a second child, but there must be a reason.

For example, if the first child is a daughter, the family can propose to have another child. Also, if the first child is in poor health and shows signs of premature death, then another child can also be born.

The reason Zhou Zhennan gave was that the Zhou family had only one daughter, so they wanted to have another child with the surname Zhou to inherit the Zhou family's incense. In fact, with the power of the Zhou family, they could have done without giving a reason, but everything requires a legitimate reason.