Song Tan's Notes

"is it?"

Song Tan also gently coaxed Qiao Qiao, "Then don't laugh out loud."

“No,” Qiao Qiao said seriously. “They were so disappointed, but they were afraid that if they said it, it would make the food seem more important than me and make me sad, so they were holding back their sadness… So I have to pretend I don’t know either.”

He paused, then smugly thought, "Anyway, I'm naive, so they really believe me."

Song Tan: ...

Well, in order to protect Qiaoqiao's mindset and spirit, everyone in their family rarely uses adjectives like "silly".

But this child has now developed a high opinion of himself, and seems quite proud of it...

What can be said?
Song Tan could only say seriously, "Did you go to class today, silly Qiao Qiao? Did you do your homework? If you don't study hard, you'll really become silly."

Qiaoqiao wrinkled her nose in the video: "I'm not really stupid... I've studied! I even wrote an essay. When I get back, Teacher Xin will check it."

Song Tan nodded: "Then I want to see it too."

Qiaoqiao cheered up: "I'll write well! I wrote two pieces today!"

Xin Jun asked Qiao Qiao to write an essay, mainly to train his logic and language skills, as well as to express his emotions; there was no word count requirement.

If he has any insights, he might finish in a hundred words.

If you want to record something, you might not be able to finish writing it in a thousand words.

Children's words are innocent and carefree, sometimes a complete mess, sometimes like a diary entry, and sometimes the wording is refreshing. Song Tan actually quite enjoys reading them.

Including Lu Chuan—

As far as she knew, Lu Chuan had even discussed with Qiao Qiao that he was planning to let Qiao Qiao slowly come up with a protagonist and set up a series of stories.

He has always been a proactive person, and no matter how many stories Qiao Qiao writes, as long as they are well-written and interesting, he will contact a publisher.

With the publishing business currently sluggish, self-publishing at one's own expense can easily yield several thousand copies.

Putting everything else aside, Qiaoqiao will gain the most happiness, and her writing motivation will also be stimulated.

However, this plan was only discussed privately with Song Tan, and no one else was to be told.

On the contrary, under Qiao Qiao's guidance, the story's beginnings and characters were already taking shape. Everyone maintained unprecedented patience in this matter, without rushing the progress in the slightest.

The two chatted casually, and Qiaoqiao saw her family members through the video, so she greeted them as well.

Turning around, I saw Secretary Zhu frowning as he jotted down notes on his phone, deleting and revising them. I couldn't help but wonder:
Why is the village secretary unhappy?

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Yang Zhengxin poked her head out from outside: "Qiaoqiao, let's build some Lego! Oh, sis!"

Xiao Yang saw the people in the video and immediately rushed over enthusiastically:
"Sis, my parents were saying, 'Why are you being so polite? Qiaoqiao is just coming, I invited him over, why did you bring so many things? Oh dear, I'm almost embarrassed by all this...'"

He made an embarrassed gesture and waved his hands frantically, looking very simple and honest.

"Really?" Song Tan suppressed a laugh and said, "Then why don't you refuse to sign for it? The express delivery is very fast now, and the ice won't spoil for a while after it's been returned."

Don't feel pressured.

Xiao Yang: ……

He said resentfully, "Sis, I was just being polite, why did you take it so seriously?"

Then, he put his hands together in prayer and bowed deeply to her.

"My merciful sister! The more of these wonderful things, the better! More, more, more!"

On the other end of the video call, Ulan and the others heard the commotion coming from his end and couldn't help but laugh again, even greeting him:

"Little sheep, come visit again when you have time during your holiday!"

Such a lively character, who knows how to behave appropriately and is a source of joy, who wouldn't like him?
While joking around, Xiao Yang casually asked Qiao Qiao, "What were you guys talking about just now?"

Qiaoqiao snapped out of her daze: "I noticed the Party Secretary seemed a little unhappy, so I asked her why. Before she could answer, you arrived."

Xiao Yang is a very outgoing person.

At this moment, she also brought her face close to the camera: "Yes, Sister Party Secretary, what are you worried about? Tell us so we can all have some advice."

Village Party Secretary Xiao Zhu laughed: "Everyone has already consulted the plans, but the current planting plan in the village is chaotic and inefficient. We want to create an overall plan for this area, but we don't know where to find someone who understands design..."

Xiao Yang immediately clapped his hands: "See! I told you that when there's something, we all need to discuss it together—didn't you find someone with the right expertise?"

He patted his chest and confidently raised his chin: "Me? My family! My family are serious farmers."

Party Secretary Xiao Zhu: ...

Your family farms? Didn't you say you were a farm owner? Little Yang has never even dug up two acres of peanuts in his life!
However, she never dug it up, and now the eldest brother doesn't mention the second brother anymore.

In short, even the village secretary, Xiao Zhu, laughed at him: "Although you were admitted through a special program, I don't recall you having anything to do with design, right?"

"Oh dear," Xiao Yang said, annoyed.

"Sister, think about it a bit further. What does my family do? Even though we farm, we need to do some marketing. We have a well-organized farm, a proper experimental area, a planned area for natural farming, and a planting area specifically for promoting the group!"

They fenced off thousands of acres of land, filling it with mountains, forests, lakes, and ponds—the entire ecosystem—and then planned it little by little to create a wild and natural feel without making it look cluttered.

Not only can it be rented out, but it can also be used for various businesses such as film and television production and celebrations. It's much more attractive to the public than those neat and orderly farms!
Xiao Yang said enthusiastically, "I'll go ask my dad right now who designed that place and what the price was."

"Yes, yes, yes, the price quote is the most important thing," said Secretary Zhu.
"Xiao Yang, could you send me a copy of your local promotional video when you have some free time? Just ask for a quote for me—it can't be too expensive, or I won't be able to get it."

“As you know, this isn’t just between me and your sister Tan; it’s part of the village’s overall plan, and we don’t have the financial means to undertake it.”

Xiao Yang knows how to behave appropriately.

If this were Song Tan's family, they wouldn't care about money at all; they'd be willing to pay whatever the designer asked for.

But this involves the entire Yunqiao Village.

Public matters must be handled publicly, and private matters must be handled privately; there can be no ambiguity in this.

He nodded repeatedly, saying, "Don't worry, I'll go ask right away."

Xiao Zhu, the village secretary, is a friend of Sister Song Tan; his sister's friend is his friend.

Now that there's something she can do to help, Xiao Yang is exceptionally eager. She even forgets about Qiao Qiao and rushes downstairs!
Seeing his parents getting ready to leave, he quickly asked:
"Dad, who designed our Flying Pigeon Farm? Was it expensive?"

Ok?
Why did the topic suddenly jump to this?

However, Old Yang has never been the type to be perfunctory with children. After thinking about it for a moment, he realized:
"Initially, we hired a professional designer, and the design fee was quite expensive. I remember the quote was over a million."

"But that won't work. That farm specializes in all sorts of novel crops, and the designer doesn't have a deep understanding of plant habits, so some designs won't be feasible—in the end..."

He remembered: "You should ask your Uncle Chen about this. He found a few planting bloggers online, went to a flower and garden base to learn... He also went abroad a few times to see some exhibitions, and finally planned it out little by little."

They have no shortage of machinery or manpower here, but it took ten years of gradual adjustment for this Flying Pigeon Farm to go from the beginning to the point where profits and maintenance costs are balanced.

Over the past 10 years, a considerable amount of money has been invested, and in terms of monetary terms, it has certainly resulted in a loss.

But looking at the results now, it is clearly a very attractive postcard for the group's planting business.

This is quite worthwhile.

As a result, Vice President Chen was promoted and received a raise, but that's another story.

Xiao Yang thought for a moment: "Chen Xiangyi, Vice President Chen? The one who's under forty?"

This is an exceptionally young member of their management team. Because of his outstanding abilities and quick learning, he and Xiao Yang have a lot to talk about, and the two are even quite familiar with each other.

But the more familiar you are with someone, the more you know their scope of work.

Xiao Yang immediately worried: "Wouldn't it be very expensive to ask him to do the design and planning? And he might not even have time to be available?"

Old Yang paused:
"Ask him to do the design and planning? Who are you asking for? Qiao Qiao's house? I remember his house was planned quite well."

Of course, it's pretty good.

In Lao Yang's eyes, those thousand-plus acres of land were really not worth mentioning.

What's remarkable is that the planting of various plants is well-planned and orderly, making the mountain feel anything but monotonous.

Although there's not much design involved, it's just crops, so it doesn't matter if you don't have all that fancy stuff.

When large swaths of plants are in bloom, even foxtail grass can exude a unique beauty.

Nowadays, various planting plans can be implemented throughout the year, and with continuous renovations, the effort required is extraordinary.

The lamb shook its head:

"It's the village secretary of Yunqiao Village. She's a bit worried because the village's planning is too chaotic right now. But on the one hand, she can't afford the high-priced ones, and on the other hand, the low-priced ones might not know anything about crop cultivation."

"We just happened to be talking about this, so I'll ask around for you."

That's it...

Old Yang immediately fell into deep thought:
Ultimately, although the group's business is doing well, in today's rapidly changing world, standing still is tantamount to falling behind.

"...How about this, you talk to the village party secretary there and see if this matter can be officially recognized as a group cooperation project."

"If the application is approved, our group can provide support and cooperation for this project. In return, Yunqiao Village will need to have a recommendation from our group."

He only mentioned it briefly, but Xiao Yang, who was not completely ignorant about the family business, immediately understood.

He quickly replied, "Okay, okay, I understand! But Qiaoqiao and I are going to build Lego today. For these official matters, I'll talk to her directly and have her send someone to discuss it!" (End of Chapter)