In the rose private room of Jinhua Hotel in the provincial capital, Zhang Wanru and her cousin Wang Xueyan hugged each other happily as soon as they met.

Wang Xueyan looked at her cousin and said with a smile: "I heard from Brother Zhang Jian that you are back and that my aunt and uncle went to the United States. Haha, you are more energetic now than before. Why didn't you call me when you came back?"

After Zhang Wanru pulled her to sit down, she said with a smile: "I have been away for nearly a year and have neglected the management of some industries in Fengcheng City. After I came back, I had to make some rectifications. I went to my second brother again and wanted to invest in development.

Vegetable greenhouses and breeding. I have been so busy during this period that I have not bothered to visit my uncle and aunt. I am finally busy enough, so I invite you to come over and get together."

Cousin-in-law Cao Qiming poured tea for them and said with a smile: "I see you are happy, drink tea and speak slowly. Wanru, thank you, we have renovated the house you gave us. We will move here before the Spring Festival."

, living here is also closer to my parents.”

Zhang Wanru asked with a smile: "Uncle and aunt also moved to the dormitory community of the Iron and Steel Group?"

Wang Xueyan smiled and said: "Yes. It's the same apartment where General Manager Lu lived before. He lived in it for less than two years after it was renovated."

Zhang Wanru thought to herself that she had only lived in the villa for a few days in the past two years. But this was a secret and she could not tell it.

At this time, uncle, aunt and Ji Yuqing also walked into the private room. Everyone exchanged greetings with each other again.

Zhang Wanru introduced Ji Yuqing to Wang Xueyan and Cao Qiming.

After Ji Yuqing shook hands with them, he smiled and said, "I heard Wanru often talk about you, my eldest cousin, and you get along like sisters. Every year, the school uniforms made in Fengcheng City are made by our clothing factory. My family also benefits the most.

"Moreover, I told Wanru that she would give you a house and I would give you appliances. I will go over and install air conditioners, TVs, refrigerators and washing machines for you in the next few days."

Wang Xueyan smiled and said: "I can't let you spend money."

Zhang Wanru looked at Ji Yuqing and thought, you should show that the annual school uniform, I earn less than your family earns, and said hurriedly: "Sister, don't be polite to him, this is a sign of sincerity. From now on, the two of us will

I’ll go to your house for a meal, and you can just make more delicious food.”

After the dishes were served, my uncle led everyone to start eating. He looked at his niece with a smile, and she had really made a breakthrough in the world. They said that in life, you have to go through all the bumps and bumps, but she has overcome all the bumps and bumps.

We all came here in advance. Soon the clouds were cleared and the rainbow appeared.

I heard my aunt say with a smile: "I heard from your mother that the climate in the United States is similar to ours. We have agreed that your uncle won't be able to work for a few years. After he retires, we will live there for a while."

"Okay, there are more rooms there, and you can stay with them in the past. Don't wait for uncle as soon as possible. After a while, ask your brother-in-law to apply for a passport, and you can go there in advance. Uncle is only in his fifties and will retire early.

It’s here.”

Wang Xueyan smiled and said: "Yeah, I think it's okay. Mom, you can go over early and have nothing to do at home but bicker with dad."

The uncle looked at the women chattering away and turned to ask Ji Yuqing: "Where are you going to go after finishing this project?"

After Ji Yuqing told the story about Wanru going to Jiangcheng City to help her second brother, she took out the drawings she brought along with a list of steel materials to buy, and said with a smile: "This drawing is the steel buckle structure of the vegetable market that will be built.

, you make it as soon as possible. The steel here is used to build the vegetable processing factory. After Wanru goes over and pays, you can deliver the goods."

After hearing this, Vice President Wang knew that Wanru would not just help build a vegetable greenhouse when she went to Jiangcheng City. This girl would definitely help the second child with more things there.

After changing glasses, Wang Xueyan and his wife raised their glasses at the same time. Cao Qiming smiled and said to Zhang Wanru: "Wanru, your sister and I toast you two glasses of wine. Since we met Mayor Qiu that time, your sister and I have

They have all been mentioned, and your sister is already the deputy director."

Wang Xueyan looked at her father and said hurriedly: "Yes, you must drink this wine. I heard that it was you who helped your uncle come to Jiangsu Steel. Haha, my little sister, who has been willful since she was a child, is now

A blessing to everyone.”

Zhang Wanru grinned widely, looked at everyone, her eyes fell on her aunt's face, and said with a smile: "My aunt once said that I survived a catastrophe because of my great fortune, great fate, and great fire. Haha, it seems that I

The fire in the stove is not only huge, but it also emits green smoke, and rises are small sparks bringing good fortune. Then I wish all of us good luck and good health, let’s cheers together!”

In the early morning of September 25th, Zhang Wanru had just returned to her villa after her morning run when she received a call from Mayor Qiu, who ordered them to purchase 1,500 electric kettles and send them there on October 1st.

Zhang Wanru returned to the construction site in Wenxin Garden after breakfast and told Ji Yuqing: "I will go back to Fengcheng City after paying the payment for the steel at the Steel Group. You guys will make arrangements to go to Jiangcheng City."

"Okay, I'll go there with Engineer Mi. How long will you stay at the resort?"

"I can't tell, how long will the elderly stay at the resort? We'll keep in touch, and I'll be able to find time to come back."

"That's it. You go and do your work."

Zhang Wanru drove to the Iron and Steel Group, and this time she met Mr. Ye Xin, who succeeded Lu Mingyu. He was about forty years old, about 1.78 meters tall, slightly fat, with regular features, and he was a talkative person.

After his uncle's introduction, he stretched out his hand to shake Zhang Wanru's hand, looked her up and down, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, all the girls in your family are beautiful and talented. I won't say anything about Xue Yan, you

This niece is an amazing person. Everyone is satisfied with the dormitory she built for us, and I often hear people praise her."

Zhang Wanru pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Mr. Ye is really good at talking. I was so impressed by it that I almost floated. Actually, you are just flattering me. According to the past, I am just a bricklayer who does not understand technology.

That’s all.”

As soon as Zhang Wanru's words came out of her mouth, the two burst into laughter.

Mr. Ye then said: "Haha, the house built by a beautiful mason like you is both high-end and beautiful. Haha, everyone likes it and is satisfied with it."

The three of them drank tea and chatted. Half an hour later, Mr. Ye said with a smile: "I heard that you have always been the one who purchases benefits for our company. Come October, please send us a batch of water dispensers."

After Zhang Wanru agreed, she went to the finance office to pay for the steel, said goodbye to the two of them, and left.

On the way back to Fengcheng City, she called Nanmanzi and told him the quantity of water dispensers and electric kettles she needed, so that they could be shipped as soon as possible.

Returning to the resort, I saw that even every corner of the place was cleaned. It was indeed a new look. I was very satisfied with the work of Zhang Xuemei and Cao Liang.

In the office, Zhang Xuemei reported to Zhang Wanru about her work during this period.

Zhang Wanru asked: "What's the situation in the village?"

"During this period, Uncle Wangcai became unsightly and unkempt every day. I saw him several times. He stood at the end of the village in the dead of night, crying while looking at the resort, and sometimes scratched his hair. The second master and the second grandma hardly talked about each other.

I saw him a few times when I went out, and his hair was almost completely white. People in the village said everything, and some people directly called Uncle Wangcai an ungrateful white-eyed wolf."

"My second aunt didn't cause any trouble, did she?"

Xuemei hesitated to speak, and finally said: "Second Grandma often quarreled with the neighbors. People who were dissatisfied with their family in the past also made sarcastic comments. Sometimes they even let Second Grandma hear it. Second Grandma often cursed,

She said that the resort's business was so good because her son had managed it well, and she deserved the money. Aunt Wangcai sometimes quarreled with others, making the neighbors uneasy, and now she has gone back to her parents' home."

Wanru knew that right and wrong had their own merits. The second aunt really dared to say that her ability to secretly change concepts was unparalleled in the world, and she could actually describe "stealing" as "deserving". It was true that one family did not speak the same language.

The more Zhang Wanru thought about it, the funnier she became. This is what you sow, you will reap.

Zhang Xuemei added: "This time the village committee changed in our village, my second grandfather only got three votes, and they all voted for them themselves. My grandfather said that in the past, when he was elected as the village director, everyone only looked at you because of your face.

Now that Uncle Wangcai has done something as bad as a pig or a dog, my second grandfather is not qualified to be re-elected."

Wanru didn't say anything. They said that the place where there are people is Jianghu, and Jianghu is very real. When the wall is broken, everyone pushes it, and when the drum is broken, everyone beats it. The second uncle and the father are indeed rampant when they get their way, but they will not become like this if they restrain themselves a little.

Now at this point, he has become a street rat that everyone in the village calls to beat.

But, isn’t there anyone in the village who understands?

Even if the second uncle's family has millions of faults, they are still my biological uncles and my father's biological brothers. No matter what Zhang Wangcai does wrong, they are still our family affairs. I, the victim, have not done anything to them yet. You need to jump.

Are you going to add insult to injury? You really are just watching the excitement and are not afraid of causing trouble.

I thought to myself, it seems that I have to help my second uncle again. Otherwise, my father will run back from the United States. But I will stay for a few days and let the family learn a lesson so that they can remember it.

After a while, he asked: "How is the resort doing during this time?"

"Hey, since that incident happened, the occupancy rate has now reached 80%. Some young people and some bosses come to stay with their families or lovers for a few days. There are also some elderly people who come to our resort for a month or two, and they also

They asked for something cheaper, and I agreed and gave them a 20% discount. Auntie, can I do this?"

Zhang Wanru smiled and said: "Okay, good job. We don't care about people who bring lovers, but we have to instruct our waiters to be careful and learn to protect themselves. If there is any trouble, call my elder brother. October 8th

Have you told them about the clearance?"

"Yes. I discussed with Manager Cao and invited the regular guests to have a free meal and explained it to everyone. Unexpectedly, everyone understood it. Some old people said that they came to the resort just because they could stay for a few days.

Come and feel some fairy spirit. I will come here to stay for a while next year and enjoy the beautiful scenery here."

Zhang Wanru nodded with satisfaction and said: "You must remember Zhang Wangcai's lesson. When people are proud, they should be more low-key and calm and restrained. You are young, and I give you such a heavy burden. If you want to do well, you must pay attention to everything.

.Don't let people see our old Zhang family's jokes. When you go back, tell your grandparents and don't follow others to make fun of you. I won't ignore the affairs of my second uncle's family."

After hearing this, Xuemei knew that this was her aunt's warning to her. Although she had taken over the resort and was also the general manager, she should not be careless in her behavior.

He hurriedly expressed his position and said: "Okay, I remember. Now that I am taking over the resort, you have bought such a high-end car. Everyone is envious of it. People in the village educate their children to study hard and hope to be admitted to university.

You will have a good future in the future.”

"Well, this idea is more realistic. You can tell them that as long as people in our village are admitted to undergraduate universities and come to the resort with their admission letters, they will be sponsored for tuition of 4,000 yuan for each student, and 2,000 yuan for junior college students.

. Starting from the second semester, you must get your transcript. If you have good grades, you will be paid, and if you fail, you will be deducted by half. This will also encourage them to cherish learning opportunities and learn more knowledge."

Zhang Xuemei said with a smile: "This is a good idea. From now on we will no longer distribute New Year's goods to the village, so it makes more sense to use the money in this way."

Zhang Wanru said: "It's time for you to find your husband's family. Do you have a boyfriend?"

"Hehe, no, I'm not in a hurry."

Zhang Wanru knew that it would be difficult for her to have no parents. She thought about it and said: "Manager Meng Qiang of Home Appliances is not nervous, handsome, and has a good character. He may be a few years older than you. He has been doing very well in recent years.

.His parents are both civil servants. If you have a good impression of him, you might as well talk about it."

Zhang Xuemei blushed and said with a smile: "Yes, I also think he is very good. We can still talk very well."

"Then communicate more with him. If I have time, I will mention it to him."

Zhang Wanru received another call from Director Cao of the Fengcheng Mining Bureau: "Haha, I heard from your elder brother that you have returned to China. You can buy us a batch of water dispensers. We didn't pay benefits last year, and everyone has opinions."

"Okay, it will be delivered as soon as possible. Haha, let's have a drink together when we have time."

"Haha, okay. Your elder brother also said it."

Zhang Wanru called Nanmanzi again and agreed on the arrival time.

Next, Zhang Wanru and Zhang Xuemei were busy delivering goods to three units.

That evening, Zhang Wanru received a call from Lu Mingyu: "Baby, are you okay?"

"Yes, is the patient feeling better?"

"Still like that, she refuses to undergo chemotherapy. On the 9th, my parents and a few old friends are going to the resort. I also want to go and stay for one night, is that okay?"

"Don't make trouble! I am now helping my second brother to build vegetable greenhouses and breed in Jiangcheng City. I need agricultural technicians to come and guide them to grow vegetables scientifically. Just find experts in this field. In two years, no matter how much money you spend, I will

They will all be hired.”

"Haha, you two brothers are very discerning, and these two projects are very practical. Okay, I will contact you."

"It's best to hurry up and tell me their conditions after contacting me. The second brother is leading people to build a greenhouse. If they have excellent vegetable seeds, they can also bring some over, and the second brother will pay for them."

"Okay. Just wait for my call."

On October 5th, Zhang Wanru was busy in hotels and resorts, helping to receive tourist groups. In the evening, she wanted to go to bed early today, but she received a call from her second brother, asking her to come and take a look.

, those who went to learn breeding have organized their personnel, and the city has arranged for people to lead the team. Greenhouses have also been built, and the vegetable processing plant has begun construction.

She also remembered these things in Jiangcheng City, so she told Zhang Xuemei to do a good job. Then she drove away from the resort and was about to get on the highway when she received a call from her second uncle.

I wanted to ignore him, but trouble must have come to my door. For the sake of my father, I had no choice but to drive towards the village again.

At the intersection between the resort and the quiet winding mountain road leading to the village, I saw my second uncle from a distance.

He blends into the mountains, just like one of the statues. The vicissitudes of life and loneliness have lost any vitality, and the whole person is messy in the autumn wind. It is also like the leaves that are about to wither, silent and helpless. Against the backdrop of this dusk,

It gives people a sense of deathly silence and desolation.

Wanru's heart tightened after seeing it, as if she saw her father's figure.

She stopped the car and thought, how long has it been? Has it turned into this? His image of a high-spirited village chief no longer existed. He looked like a depressed little old man from the country.

Spiritual power is powerful. It can not only fill a person's heart with fighting spirit, but also completely defeat a person. Once a person loses hope in his heart, it is like he has lost the direction of his life.

The two men originally wanted to point to Mayor Bi and kick them out of the resort, so that they could turn around and Zhang Wangcai could continue to be proud of himself.

As a result, he directly uprooted them, the only big tree that could find shelter. In desperation, he finally put down his dignity and came back again.

Zhang Wanru took a few steps forward. When she came closer to him, her second uncle's face had many new wrinkles. His originally black and white sparse hair also had more white hair. He looked so thin that he had completely lost his original appearance.

His appearance. Against the background of his white hair, his thin face looked even older.

He tried his best to smile and said in a hoarse voice: "Wanru, that child has been sitting at home for so long without saying a word and sometimes not even eating. What should I do?"

Zhang Wanru felt very funny that she had done such an unbearable thing and came to complain to herself, the sufferer. She remembered the story she told her children about "Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf". Could it be that she was Mr. Dongguo? How funny!

If it were someone else, it would be too late to hide from him, but my uncle actually had the nerve to tell Zhang Lancai. Hearing his voice, it was like it was coming from the abyss, I felt desolate and helpless, and my heart was touched.

I thought to myself, you are worried about your son, why don't you think about it from my perspective? No wonder my mother said: "My uncle's family are all selfish and don't want others to have a better life than him. When he occupies his own house,

If your heart doesn't beat, your face won't turn red."

Thinking of this, he said unceremoniously: Uncle, before I quit my job, our family of four could barely eat. You should know, right? How have I built the resort over the years? Now it is prosperous.

Brother Cai also has several million yuan in hand, and the annual interest is at least hundreds of thousands. He doesn't have to do anything, and he can live better than others just by eating the interest, right?

If he continues to manage the resort, it will be in ruins within two years. I pay him a salary, and he eats and drinks at the resort, and he drinks Maotai and Wuliangye from time to time. Such a luxurious life is spent on other people's money, so it is not

I feel bad. Is he willing to spend his own money to buy Moutai? There is something wrong with his mentality.

The second uncle squatted down in shame, held his head with both hands, and gasped for air.

After a while, he stood up slowly and shamelessly, ignored Wanru's words, and begged: "Wanru, he is still so young, how can he rest on his laurels? He is uneducated, for the sake of uncle and your father

For my sake, can you arrange something else for me?"

Wanru laughed angrily in her heart, thinking, this means that she is not short of money. What is missing is the glory and arrogance.

In the past few years, you two have been doing everything you can in the village. Many people have complained about you for a long time, and you don’t even know it. I will give you one million yuan, and I hope you will accept it when you see it, and don’t bother me and me again.

Father, it seems that one million is like a meat bun beating a dog.

I thought to myself that the reason why Zhang Wangcai is like this has something to do with you and your wife. What is meant by "if a son fails to teach, it is the father's fault", and having a father and mother like you is the best proof.

Coming to me shamelessly was nothing more than a compromise with Zhang Wangcai, and it was even more connivance with him.

I had no choice but to say patiently: Second uncle, Xuemei has checked the accounts of all units, and the accounts of other units are clear. Don’t you understand yet? Go and ask, if you collude with outsiders to embezzle public funds, don’t call the police, and don’t reply.

Is there another person in the world who gives back money? I paid nearly twenty years of salary at once without having to pay any price. Can such a good thing be found with a lantern?

He is looking for a job outside, working from dawn to dusk every day to earn thousands of dollars. Now he is also a rich man. Is he willing to endure that hardship? If he manages a business for others and things like this happen again, others will not do the same thing as me, right?

?He can only work for himself and there will be no problems. Uncle, don’t worry, if he is not filial in the future, I will support you and aunt, and there will be no need to talk about anything else.

Wanru said firmly. Thinking of Zhang Wangcai, she felt very sick in her heart.

"Yes, you have done your best to be kind and righteous. I really don't have the shame to ask you for anything. My child, I have made it difficult for you. He has left me with nothing to pursue while alive, and I have no shame to see my ancestors even if I die."

He stood in the wind, his body swaying as if his muscles and bones had been taken away. A string of bitter tears slid down his withered old face. This situation and this scene corresponded to the sentence "Poor people must be hateful."

place."

After thinking for a while, he said: "I have a classmate who is engaged in agricultural products, raising chickens, pigs, and mushrooms. Discuss it with him. If he wants to do it, just let me know. I will introduce him to study there for a while.

"

Wanru put down these words, got in the car and drove away quickly.

The sunset glow is like blood and fire, filling the green mountains with red, burning the clouds, and illuminating the footprints of the sun throughout the day. It suddenly turns into a snuggled lover, sometimes like countless swaying red candles, and sometimes turns into fluttering candles.

scarf.

However, in Zhang Wanru's eyes, it was like seeing Zhang Wangcai open his big blood-red mouth, devouring his own property, eating and drinking without saying a word, and gloating and laughing at himself. He was an out-and-out fool.

When she arrived in Jiangcheng City, Zhang Wanru specially drove to Yuquan Town in the west of the city. She saw that vegetable greenhouses with white flowers had been built and planned in an orderly manner. There were two vegetable greenhouses in each row, between the two rows.

A two-lane road has been left open and is being renovated.

Zhang Wanru got off the car and walked into a vegetable greenhouse. It seemed that not only the land was leveled, but the water pipes for watering were also installed very reasonably. Every time the faucet was turned on, it was like normal rain, and the area could be watered. The farmers had already

The eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, Japanese melons, Xihulou, kidney beans, etc. that were cultivated in advance were planted into the ground one by one.

Zhang Wanru asked the middle-aged man who came over: "Brother, are these the only vegetables?"

"Haha, a week ago, we planted celery, coriander, radish, rape and other rare vegetables. They can all be harvested around the Spring Festival."

After Zhang Wanru asked some questions, she walked out of the greenhouse. When she went to the construction site of the vegetable processing factory, she received a call from Lu Mingyu, "Wanru, I have already contacted you. There are two professors from the University of Agricultural Sciences with four students.

In the past, they would not be there all year round, but would just go over and tutor vegetable farmers for a period of time every month. There might be an old professor and two students who would stay for a while. Just give them 200,000 yuan a year."

"Okay, you can ask them to come over right away and take a look. The greenhouse has been built. Come over and I will give them the money in full."

"Okay, I'll ask my second brother to send someone to pick them up at the airport tomorrow morning. The team will be led by a professor named Wu Haotian."

"Okay, we will arrange free room and board for him here."

Zhang Wanru arrived at the construction site. Ji Yuqing and Engineer Mi came over.

Ji Yuqing said with a smile: "We have acquired another 20 acres of land and want to build a large warehouse. Not only the factory needs it, but the supermarket also needs it, so we separated two spaces in the warehouse."

"Okay, your progress is not slow."

"Haha, it doesn't require an underground parking space, and it's not a building. This is the best thing to build. You can ask those trucks to start transporting hollow bricks from the provincial capital. Once the frame is built, you have to start building walls. In addition to

Outside the cold storage and warehouse, the workshop must be bright and bright, so the windows need to be more secure."

"Okay, I will call Li Feng. You and Engineer Mi will go check out the piece of land I bought. After the Spring Festival, remove the steel buckle frame and transport it to install it in a suitable location. Is the canteen still there?

"

"Yes, your place is more stable. From now on, even if we all come to Jiangcheng City, the workers will still go to your place to eat."

"Okay, then the original team will come together."

In the evening, the second brother, Vice Mayor Tang, and Secretary Yang came to the construction site and invited them to eat in the municipal party committee cafeteria.

After the food and wine were served, everyone tasted the dishes and then drank two glasses together.

Ji Yuqing said with a smile: "Wanru, you have never seen the scene when building a greenhouse. After the materials of the greenhouse are transported, they are installed by the masters who come over. The second brother leads the people to follow. The common people work together to complete the work.

The land is being organized in the greenhouse. No matter who owns the greenhouse, everyone will help. It will be more lively than when you built the village again to build the lake."

After hearing this, Vice Mayor Tang glanced at Mayor Zhang cheerfully and said with a smile: "Haha, our Mayor Zhang goes to Yuquan Town at six o'clock every morning in his work clothes and works with the people there. At noon,

He had to pay for his own meals when he stayed in the town. Not only did he have no pretensions, many people also thought he was a master worker who came to install the greenhouse. When the mayor told everyone that he was our mayor, they all actively joined in."

Zhang Wanru glanced at her second brother with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "When I came here, I drove over to have a look, and it was very reasonable. After the road was built, trees were planted on both sides of the road. In winter or when the wind blows

It can also block and protect the greenhouse from wind and rain.”

Ji Yuqing hurriedly said: "Yes, especially when the rainy season comes in winter or summer, it can also slow down the storm."

Zhang Wanru looked at Vice Mayor Tang and said: "Tomorrow morning you will arrange two cars to pick up the agricultural technicians at the airport. You can arrange food and accommodation at the guest house of the municipal party committee. I will pay for the hiring fee, and you can entertain them for free.

It won’t do you any harm.”

The second brother looked at his sister, then at Vice Mayor Tang, and said with a smile: "On behalf of the vegetable farmers in Jiangcheng City, I would like to thank you. Come on, let's toast all the big bosses with two glasses of wine. I cannot express my gratitude in words.

It’s all in the wine.”

Zhang Wanru raised the left corner of her mouth slightly and smiled at Ji Yuqing. Engineer Mi joked: "We must drink these two glasses of wine. Not only are they full of affection, they are also worth 400,000 yuan. This money is worth it in every aspect, vegetable farmer

When we learn to plant scientifically and produce high yields, we can earn more money, and at the same time, we and the city have achieved a common goal. The three parties are tied together to do this, and their part is the top priority."

Everyone will understand as soon as they hear that hiring an agricultural technician costs 200,000 yuan a year.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Ji Yuqing said with a smile: "I have a relative in my hometown who studied at the University of Agricultural Sciences. He said that many varieties of vegetables have been cultivated now, such as tomatoes, not only the ones we used to eat, but also the ones we used to eat.

There are also millennium fruits, which are red, pink, and yellow. They can be used for cooking or as fruit. The same is true for peppers. There are various varieties, and cucumbers are even more diverse. I am also interested in vegetables now.
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