Chronicle of the 70s-Chapter 320 - 309: Participating in Reform (Third Update)

Initially, the two children were somewhat uncomfortable with their mother’s sudden disappearance, but after a month they gradually got better. Every day at noon, Li Xianglu would come home, play with the children for a while, have lunch, then go to work in the afternoon, and come back at six to be with the kids again. The process of returning to breastfeeding was very painful.

For Qin Xi, considering the distance was a bit far, they only had one hour for lunch, so they had meals in the company canteen.

After Sister He retired and the incident involving Pu Jianxin, a new director was assigned from the head bank, possibly to replace the previous director who may get a new job after completing their training.

Because of the nearly successful robbery, the bank became more vigilant and drafted a new management system, which involved signing off on key custody, but Li Xianglu felt this was not very effective. She thought it’d be safer if, like in future practices, all storage funds were transported daily by security vehicles, so there would be no money left in the bank.

It was just an offhand comment, but the newly arrived director at the bank found the proposal feasible, so he asked Li Xianglu to draft a detailed plan.

Li Xianglu hadn’t expected that a casual comment would bring her such a significant workload.

Speaking of drafting a plan, it couldn’t just be made up haphazardly, it had to logically cover all possible scenarios and include analysis.

However, Qin Xi was optimistic about this issue. Initially, the banking system’s practice of managing inventory with security vehicles started in the mid-90s. If Li Xianglu’s plan was deemed feasible by the leadership and implemented early, it would be beneficial.

With Qin Xi’s help, Li Xianglu completed the plan in one week.

Early in the morning, after submitting the plan, Li Xianglu went about her other tasks.

She needed to withdraw money from the vault, distribute it, sign off on it, and then open the gates.

Just as the gates were opened, Director rushed out anxiously and called Li Xianglu away from her desk, not to his office, but directly to the bank president’s office.

The bank’s president, a veteran close to retirement, had just arrived at his office and was busy watering the plants and cleaning the desk. Seeing the anxious look on Director Wang’s face, he quickly sat down.

Although the president had never received a foreign finance education, he had worked in banks before the liberation, even in major joint-venture banks, and was very experienced. Upon reviewing Li Xianglu’s plan, he was impressed and nodded, "Perfect timing, there’s a meeting with the head office at ten, tag along."

Director Wang, eager to perform well at the age of 37 or 38, hoping to establish a meritorious deed before the old president retired to facilitate his own promotion, didn’t expect the opportunity to arrive so quickly.

Li Xianglu was still wearing her usual work uniform covered by an old black vest, and thus she was driven to the head office in this attire.

During the meeting, Li Xianglu and the director were called in, and then some questions were raised about the plan.

These were the same questions Li Xianglu and Qin Xi had considered, so the answers were not difficult to come by, of course, provided you could speak up in front of over thirty bank presidents.

Fortunately, Li Xianglu, who was experienced in handling significant events, and the director emerged from the office an hour later.

Director Wang was visibly excited, believing the plan was viable and well-received by the higher-ups, and his promotion was no longer a worry.

The old president stayed back to handle some other matters, and Li Xianglu returned with Director Wang.

Just when they returned to the bank, it was lunchtime, so Li Xianglu went back to have her meal.

After eating, she played on the bed with the twins who now had their first baby teeth.

Both children could now roll over, so someone had to be with them nearly 24 hours a day. Initially, Ba Yi was close to Li Xianglu, but then Ba’er, lying near Su Yan on the bed, started rolling and crawling. His eyes rolled towards Li Xianglu before continuing his endeavor, but as soon as he rolled close to his brother, Su Yan picked him up and placed him back. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Ba’er looked up, wondering why it was still so far, and started rolling again. Su Yan picked him up again as he neared Li Xianglu, and after three such attempts, Ba’er finally burst into tears, looking utterly wronged.

Li Xianglu smiled, picked up the little one, and patted him, asking if grandma was bullying him, and the little one seemed to understand, moving his little mouth.

Su Yan was beside them, laughing so hard she was nearly in tears; the children were indeed very entertaining.

Mr. Li shook his head helplessly. Ever since these two little treasures arrived, the house had been filled with laughter, especially from Ah Yin, whose joyful laughter was heard almost every day, brightening his mood.

After the New Year, the two children were registered in the household registration. The eldest was named Li Yucheng, bearing Mr. Li’s surname, and the younger one was named Qin Rongxuan, taking Qin Xi’s surname. This meant that after Mr. Li’s death, Li Yucheng, as Li Huai Ren’s direct grandson, would have to perform the ritual filial piety for Mr. Li.

Initially, Qin Shen was unwilling, causing quite a stir, thinking how could the Qin family’s child bear the Li surname. After Qin Xi returned and spoke to them, things calmed down.

Thus, Ba Yi’s surname became Li, which many people did not know the reason for; Lu Anna, seeing the new names on the household registration book, thought Qin Xi deeply loved his wife, so he intentionally let one child bear his mother’s surname. Li Xianglu did not explain further; this was also Mr. Li’s wish.

Under various pressures, Li Xianglu’s plan was eventually enacted by the higher-ups one and a half months later, and the documents were sent out to major banks to start the implementation.

Initially, it was a bit difficult to adapt because the money had to be sent away every day, and money needed to be brought in before opening each morning, but over time, everyone saw the benefits of this change. First, there was no need to worry daily or continuously go to the underground storage, and the number of security personnel at the bank gradually decreased.

However, Li Xianglu was still extremely busy because she had authored the plan, so she had to help resolve various problems that arose across different banks.

Then came the introduction of computers. Initially, in 1981, some larger banks conducting currency exchanges had already installed computers, making it very convenient to enter information and conduct exchanges, but smaller banks like theirs hadn’t installed them. However, starting from this year, medium-sized banks in the capital were required to install computers.

Installation was a small matter, but the troubling part was entering каждый_CUSTOMER’s data, and at that time, there were no reading machines available, so data had to be manually entered, which was a tremendous amount of work.