During breakfast, Lin Mai reminded Fu Qiang that today is the day when his crazy mother will get the results of various tests, and asked him not to forget to get the results for his biological mother.
The result was given to her, so that she could take his mother to Professor Dai for medical treatment in the afternoon.
After breakfast, Lin Mai changed into another small suit and skirt to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the overpass.
The groundbreaking ceremony didn't start until eight o'clock, and Lin Mai left at seven-thirty.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Zheng arrived earlier than her and was in high spirits, chatting and laughing with Chen Feng.
Behind them, standing or squatting, were a large number of migrant workers, estimated at five to six hundred people.
Among these five or six hundred people, there is Master Zhang's team.
When Master Zhang saw Lin Mai, he quickly stood up from the ground, greeted her with a smile, and asked her if she was satisfied with the kindergarten's signboard installation.
Lin Mai patted his head: "I'm too busy to read it yet, but I can rest assured that you are doing your work. It doesn't matter if you read it or not."
Master Zhang smiled and said: "If you are not satisfied with the installation, just tell me and I will bring someone to reinstall it."
Lin Mai said hello and asked, "Have you received your wages?"
Master Zhang grinned: "I got it."
Lin Mai smiled and asked: "Do accountants cannibalize people?"
Master Zhang chuckled twice: "I didn't eat anyone."
"Then are you still afraid of going to the accounting office to get paid?"
"Not afraid."
Lin Mai nodded and walked over to say hello to Chen Feng and Mr. Zheng.
Chen Feng had seen her a long time ago. He saw that she was wearing a small suit, looking smart and capable, and his eyes were full of surprise: "You look really beautiful in this."
"It's not bad." Lin Zhi said modestly, and then asked with a smile, "Has Mr. Zheng had breakfast?"
Mr. Zheng said with a smile: "I already had it at home, and just now Manager Chen took me to eat a bowl of beef noodles and small soup dumplings. I was almost full."
Lin Mai smiled and said: "Being able to eat is a blessing. It means you have a good appetite and good health."
Mr. Zheng liked hearing this and immediately smiled.
Lin Mai pointed at the migrant workers and asked Chen Feng in confusion: "How many migrant workers are needed to build an overpass?"
Chen Feng shook his head: "Mr. Zheng said there is no need."
Lin Mai was even more surprised: "Then you still arranged for so many people!"
Chen Feng explained: “This is a government project and it is also the first project we have taken over, so we must be cautious.
Therefore, I hired a lot of skilled construction workers to ensure quality and quantity and complete the task within the set time.
My younger brothers mainly focus on studying and are not counted in the number of construction workers.
When they become skilled workers, they will no longer hire so many construction workers."
Lin Mai nodded: "You are more thoughtful than me."
Chen Feng recruited a younger brother to come over and asked him to take care of Mr. Zheng personally.
After Mr. Zheng went to the office at the construction site to rest, he took a big red rooster handed over by a younger brother and said to Lin Mai: "Follow me."
Lin Mai looked at the panicked big rooster in his hand and was very puzzled.
What is the purpose of preparing a big rooster for the ribbon-cutting ceremony?
She followed him to the place where he was preparing to build the bridge piers. When she saw him squatting down, she immediately understood what he wanted to do.
She asked in shock: "Are you going to use this big cock to make a living stake?"
The so-called driving piles come from ancient folklore.
Most people in ancient times were superstitious about Feng Shui.
When the bridge was being built, a pair of boys and girls would be captured and buried in the piers at the beginning and end of the bridge. It is said that this can ensure safety during the construction period.
The two boys and girls buried in the bridge pier will become the guardian saints protecting the bridge in the future.
Driving piles was very cruel, burying boys and girls alive in the bridge piers.
Chen Feng admitted generously: "Yes.
You can't use boys and girls to drive a stake, so let's use a big rooster instead."
Lin Mai was firmly against driving live piles. Whether it was using boys and girls or big cocks, he felt it was particularly cruel and creepy.
"Those are all superstitions, don't believe them," she advised.
Chen Fengsha explained: "I would rather believe that something exists than something that doesn't exist.
In order for us to complete this project smoothly, we have to use any method."
Having said that, we must bury that big rooster alive.
Lin Mai snatched the big rooster over and said, "Why would you rather believe that it exists than believe that it doesn't exist?
We should pay attention to safety during construction, and nothing will happen. If anything happens, go to Baotong Temple and ask the eminent monks to chant sutras, and you will be able to turn disaster into good luck."
Seeing Lin Mai's firm objection, Chen Feng gave up, stood up, and asked with a smile: "Why don't you invite the eminent monk from Guiyuan Temple? How famous is Guiyuan Temple!"
Lin Mai said seriously: "Baotong Temple has many eminent monks and relics. You can choose them yourself."
At a few minutes before eight o'clock, District Mayor Ouyang and Director Liu all arrived.
As soon as eight o'clock arrived, Chen Feng had people whip up whips, dance dragons and lions, beat gongs and drums, making it very lively, and then invited the district mayor to give a speech.
After the district mayor finished his speech, the hostess in cheongsam walked up to the rostrum carrying the red silk ribbon for cutting the ribbon. Chen Feng and the district mayor cut the ribbon together.
Lin Mai looked at the graceful etiquette ladies and secretly felt lucky that he was not wearing a cheongsam today, otherwise he would have worn the same clothes as these etiquette ladies.
She loved wearing cheongsam and asked Tao Zhiyun to make several cheongsams for her.
It took half an hour to cut the ribbon, and every detail was arranged by Chen Feng in a grand and ceremonial manner.
Lin Mai and Chen Feng only entertained the district chief and Director Liu, and no one noticed that there was a pair of jealous eyes staring at them in the crowd watching the excitement.
As soon as the ribbon-cutting ceremony ended, the district mayor and Director Liu left. They still had work to do and couldn't stay long.
After seeing off the district mayor and Director Liu, Chen Feng took Lin Mai to visit the construction site.
This construction site was built during the days when Lin Mai returned to his hometown.
Although the rows of work sheds are simple, they are neat and tidy. The key is that they are built with bricks and tiles.
In this era, there were no container houses.
Many construction sites build wooden work sheds for construction workers, which are not fireproof and waterproof and pose great hidden dangers.
Chen Feng was different. He built a brick house without a foundation.
Although there is no foundation, there are no beams. The roof is paved with asbestos tiles, so there is no need to worry about safety issues such as load-bearing.
This kind of work shed can be regarded as the conscience of the industry and the ceiling of the work shed.
After visiting the work shed, Lin Mai also visited the sand, gravel, cement and steel materials that Chen Feng would use to build the overpass.
She said to Chen Feng: "These materials cannot be careless. You cannot buy inferior quality or substandard ones.
When building a bridge, don’t be reluctant to use materials, otherwise the quality will be difficult to guarantee.”
Chen Baobo waited for her to finish nagging with a smile, and then said: "Don't worry, the quality and standards of the materials and construction are all under the control of Mr. Zheng, there will be no problems."
Lin Mai then nodded and asked, "Why don't you see Forsythia today? Are you afraid that she will look down on me and push her away?"
"I directly arranged for two younger brothers to send her to participate in the military recruitment."
Lin Mai was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's good for Forsythia to be a soldier. You should be able to join the special forces and have a bright future."
She raised her hand and looked at her watch. It was almost ten o'clock and she had to go to the clothing factory. She said hello to Chen Feng and left.