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Chapter 2206 New Difficulty

The next day.

After Zhao Shucheng got up in the morning, he took Lei Shigen and others and headed straight to Jinzhou.

Today he was not only here to settle Dai Jiaofeng, but also for another purpose, which was that Song Yunhui and Cheng Kaiyan were getting married, so he gave them a refrigerator as a wedding gift.

Lei Shigen and the others didn't know Zhao Shucheng's purpose. They originally wanted Zhao Shucheng to ride in the truck with them, but they didn't expect Zhao Shucheng to drive a car. When they heard that Zhao Shucheng had other things to do, they didn't say anything.

After arriving in the county town, Zhao Shucheng first went to the Jinzhou Chemical Factory where Song Yunhui was with Lei Shigen and others. After greeting Song Yunhui, he drove to his dormitory.

Song Yunhui saw the refrigerator that Zhao Shucheng brought and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, this refrigerator is so popular!"

"It's just a household appliance, just use it with confidence!"

Song Yunhui said: "By the way, brother, I have also heard about what you said about Xiao Yangxun. Is the problem serious?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "It depends on how you look at it. It's very serious for some vendors, but if it's handled well, it might be a blessing in disguise. After all, the hardware mall was a bit chaotic before, with all kinds of products flooding in, and it's inevitable that there are some fake and shoddy products. If the market can seize this opportunity and strictly control the quality, it might establish a good reputation for quality and attract customers."

As they were talking, Cheng Kaiyan also came back from the vegetable market. Seeing so many people coming, she smiled and said she would cook and asked Zhao Shucheng and the others to stay for dinner.

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "No need. We came here early in the morning and have to go back soon. Everyone has their own work to do. I also need to go to Yang Xun's place. I heard that he was not in the hospital yesterday. He disappeared."

"Brother-in-law, Yang Xun is not the kind of person who borrows money and doesn't pay it back, or runs away with the money."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "I know he's not injured. I'm worried that he might be in danger, so I went to look for him! You guys should hurry up and cook and eat!"

"Brother-in-law, are you leaving now?" Cheng Kaiyan said in surprise: "But I just came back..."

"It doesn't matter. There's no need to be so fussy about it. Just live your life well. Let's go!"

After leaving Song Yunhui, Zhao Shucheng asked Lei Shigen and the others to go back to the village first and make sure to pay attention to the quality of the products to avoid the same situation as in the hardware mall. In fact, on the way here, Zhao Shucheng deliberately took these people to pass by the hardware mall and took a look at the mess inside, just to wake these people up and pay close attention to quality.

Lei Shigen and others were indeed still frightened by this. After all, a good shopping mall was smashed to pieces. Not to mention the people who were injured, the losses alone were enough to make people feel distressed.

After Zhao Shucheng separated from Lei Shigen and the others, he went to Yang Xun's warehouse and rental house again, but did not see Yang Xun. Then he turned around and left to look for Dai Jiaofeng.

In fact, Dai Jiaofeng has been very nervous. She is worried that Yang Xun will come to her, and she is also worried that Zhao Shucheng will not come to see her at all.

When he was standing by the window looking outside, he saw Zhao Shucheng's car. He was so excited that he opened the door, ran out of the hotel, and came to Zhao Shucheng.

Zhao Shucheng looked at the woman in front of him, and he was actually a little confused. After all, it didn't matter that he was impulsive yesterday, but the most difficult thing was how to arrange for the other party now.

"Brother Lei, you are here!"

Zhao Shucheng said: "Yeah, how was your rest yesterday?"

"pretty good!"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "I went to your rental house and Yang Xun's previous warehouse. Yang Xun was not there. He must be out doing business."

"Why are you mentioning him?"

"Actually, I was impulsive yesterday. I think Yang Xun is a good kid. It's a pity that you missed him."

Dai Jiaofeng immediately looked at Zhao Shucheng with tears in her eyes and asked, "Brother Lei, do you dislike me and don't want me anymore?"

Zhao Shucheng suddenly felt a little overwhelmed and said, "That's not what I meant. I want you to think it over carefully. Pingping and I will never get divorced. It's not worth it for you to follow me without any status!"

"I know whether it's worth it or not. Brother Lei, please don't abandon me, okay? I'm very good, I don't ask for much, I can even be self-reliant, as long as you come to see me often."

Looking at the charming woman in front of him, Zhao Shucheng sighed and could only agree. However, it was indeed inconvenient to live in a hotel, so he helped her pack her luggage, took her to find a house, bought it directly, and settled her down.

Zhao Shucheng originally wanted to give Dai Jiaofeng some money directly so that she could use it for living and not have to show up in public, but Dai Jiaofeng refused.

Because she knew very well that if she was really supported by Zhao Shucheng like this, she would be abandoned sooner or later. After all, Song Yunping knew how to raise Angora rabbits to make money, and she couldn't be any worse as Zhao Shucheng's good wife.

In the end, Zhao Shucheng hesitated for a while and asked Dai Jiaofeng to go to night university to study accounting first, and then arrange a job for her when the time was right.

When Dai Jiaofeng heard what Zhao Shucheng said, she hesitated for a moment and then agreed. After all, if she objected again, Zhao Shucheng would think that she was not obedient at all.

Yang Xun was indeed busy negotiating business, but he encountered problems along the way. After he came out of the hospital, he went directly to the client introduced by Zhao Shucheng to sign a contract. However, he underestimated his injuries, so he fainted before talking to the other party for long, and was sent back to the hospital by the other party.

After Yang Xun regained consciousness, he called the client, but was told that the hardware market was selling inferior products. Even if there was no problem with the product this time, the leader did not dare to take the risk, so the cooperation could not be achieved for the time being.

Yang Xun was at a loss for a moment, and suddenly heard people in the ward talking about how Dai Jiaofeng had come back after he left yesterday, and left very soon after in disappointment. He hurried to look for Dai Jiaofeng, but found that all of her luggage was gone from the rental house, and immediately thought that Dai Jiaofeng thought he had taken the money and ran away, so she left sadly.

After seeing the note left by Dai Jiaofeng in the rental house, he regretted that he should not have gone out to contact customers without consulting Dai Jiaofeng. He called the Northeast to ask if Dai Fengjiao had returned, but was told that she had not.

With an attitude of giving it a try, Yang Xun returned to the hardware store again. After asking, he learned that Dai Jiaofeng had never been there. He could only start packing up the stall and prepare to resume business.

Zhao Shucheng had just returned to Xiao Lei's house when he received a call from Director Li of Jinzhou Iron and Steel Plant, asking him to come to Jinzhou as soon as possible to discuss the development of the steel plant.

Seeing that Zhao Shucheng was about to go to Jinzhou again after just returning, Song Yunping complained, "Look at you, you run out every day. If you don't know, you would think this is a hotel!"

Zhao Shucheng said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't want to do this either, but things just happened at the same time. How about you come with me to Jinzhou, and we can live in Jinzhou permanently from now on?"

"Forget it. If I go with you, the villagers will have no idea what they will say about us. Go ahead, but don't forget to go home!"

  When Zhao Shucheng heard Song Yunping's words, he almost broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at Song Yunping carefully, always feeling that she was hiding something from her words. Did she notice something?

But in the end, Zhao Shucheng didn't ask her. He just hugged her goodbye and drove directly to Jinzhou.

On the way, Zhao Shucheng thought about it and realized what he had done wrong. After having sex with Dai Jiaofeng yesterday, he went straight to the hospital and then went home, but he forgot that he had close contact with Dai Jiaofeng, and his body must have been stained with the smell, which Song Yunping noticed.

After arriving at the steel plant, Zhao Shucheng asked, "Director Li, what's the matter? Why do you have to ask me to come here? Can't you just talk on the phone?"

Director Li frowned and said, "It's better to talk about this face to face. The situation is like this. Although our steel plant has been built and has started to produce steel, one of the problems we are facing now is the shortage of local iron ore. If we can't solve this problem as soon as possible, in a few months, we will need to suspend production due to insufficient iron ore, and the loss will be too great."

Zhao Shucheng frowned after hearing this and said, "Have you contacted the domestic iron ore companies? Is there no way to supply ore?"

"We have contacted them, but none of them have that much iron ore. Because our steel plant has a large output, we need a lot of ore. They can't supply so much ore at once."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "What about imported iron ore?"

After hearing this, Director Li couldn't help but shook his head and said, "It's impossible to import ore, because importing ore requires foreign exchange. The current international iron ore price has been maintained at US$20 per ton, and our steel plant's annual ore demand is millions of tons, which requires tens of millions of US dollars. This amount of foreign exchange is not enough even if all the foreign exchange in our province is used."

Zhao Shucheng frowned and pondered. He found that he had been busy expanding the capacity of the steel plant, but ignored the issue of raw materials. He also forgot that now is different from the early 21st century. The current domestic foreign exchange situation is tight, and it is impossible for enterprises to import ore indefinitely. Instead, they rely on exporting ore to exchange for foreign exchange.

However, if the ore problem cannot be solved, the steel mills will have to reduce production or even semi-shut down, and the losses will be considerable.

There is no need to think about domestic ore, as it cannot meet the needs of Zhao Shucheng and others. Moreover, most iron ore companies need to earn foreign exchange, so it is impossible for them to bring all the ore here.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Shucheng finally said to Director Li: "Don't worry about the ore problem. I will solve it for you. Just focus on production."

Director Li looked at Zhao Shucheng curiously and asked, "What do you have in mind?"

"Don't ask me about this. Anyway, I have my own way. The first batch of ore will come in within three months at the latest."

After Zhao Shucheng finished speaking, he said goodbye to Director Li directly and went to the house where Dai Jiaofeng was first. After the two of them had close contact, they washed up and then set out on the road back to Xiao Lei's house.

Director Li's words reminded Zhao Shucheng that iron ore is very important to steel mills and has great development prospects. Because Zhao Shucheng knew very well that although the island countries are now the largest buyers of international iron ore trade, by the beginning of the 21st century, China will be the largest international iron ore buyer.

However, because the country had not previously made arrangements for foreign iron ore, the price of international iron ore was not determined by the demand side, but rather by the three major mines, Rio Tinto, Vale, and BHP Billiton. Even though domestic iron ore imports account for 70% of global exports, China can only buy at high prices without pricing power.

Zhao Shucheng knew how much profit these companies could earn from the domestic market every year, with annual turnover reaching hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars.

Zhao Shucheng is not greedy. As long as he can control a large mine, or directly acquire a large iron ore enterprise and have a certain degree of pricing power, he can make a fortune directly and even indirectly help the country save foreign exchange.

So this time Zhao Shucheng plans to go abroad again to inspect iron ore and mineral giant companies, and either acquire iron ore or simply acquire a mining giant to take the rights of import and export into his own hands.

When Zhao Shucheng returned to Xiaolei's house, Song Yunping seemed to have noticed something and asked, "Are you leaving again?"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Yes, we have to go this time. The steel plant has encountered a big problem. There is a shortage of iron ore. If the problem cannot be solved as soon as possible, it will soon face the problem of suspension of production. Our village has invested so much in it, we can't just ignore it."

"But what can you do?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Don't tell me, I actually have a solution, which is to import ore from outside. For Director Li, foreign exchange is needed, but for me, it's just a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other. As long as we can get through this difficult time, the Lei family won't have to worry about development in the future."

"Will there be any danger?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled, hugged Song Yunping and said, "Don't worry, your husband is a man who won't put himself in danger. By the way, I've handed over the village affairs to Hongwei and Shigen, you just need to help me keep an eye on them. In addition, I may live in another place for a long time in the future, see if you want to go with me, and when the time comes, the children will go to school with us in the provincial capital, and you can be my secretary and assist me in my work."

Song Yunping hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Forget it, let's talk about it later. Now the child has just started elementary school, let him study here for a few more years, and then go out when he is in junior high school!"

Zhao Shucheng knew that Song Yunping actually wanted to go with him, but Lei's mother was here, and her parents were also here. If Zhao Shucheng and she left, she would feel a little worried.

Zhao Shucheng didn't have any good solution for this. He had thought about bringing the elderly out as well, but after talking about this topic several times, they all refused to do so, so Zhao Shucheng had to give up.