Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 158 Visit (My daughter's dad +7)

Xiao Hong asked, "Didn't you say there were quite a few houses behind the restaurant?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yes, there are a few. It used to be a grain station. That one is several hundred square meters, it's huge. I haven't been inside yet, it's empty now."

Uncle Wang asked, "How long was the lease? Nine years?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Nine years, nine years at both ends. Otherwise, I wouldn't have arranged for my dad to come over. Stirring up the boiler is easier than farming, and there's a salary too."

Mr. Zhang said, "Then what about your brother? Will he be unable to go to school?"

Uncle Wang said, "Let Xiaobing stay with me. He can go to school in the county. It's only a few years anyway. You and your wife are traveling. Your back will only get worse in the countryside. Come out here and take a break. Stirring up the boiler won't be tiring."

Xiao Wei said, "No need, Uncle. Xiao Bing will come to Longcheng to study. Uncle Chen has arranged everything today. He will transfer Xiao Bing's household registration here, and then transfer my household registration to Fengtian. I just need to prepare the documents and things for him. Everything is arranged."

Uncle Wang stared at Xiao Wei and asked, "Really?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Really."

Uncle Wang put down his chopsticks, rubbed his hands together, and said, "This is great, this is great! You've been a huge help. We should get something in return!"

Xiao Wei said, "If you don't care about this, I'll repay the favor myself."

Uncle Wang nodded, sighed, and said, "Alright, just come up with a plan yourself. What are your dad and I going to give back? Our little things are nothing in their eyes."

After exchanging a few pleasantries and finishing their meal, the group went upstairs. Xiao Wei led them to their prepared rooms, and they rested immediately after their long journey.

the next day.

Except for Chen Hui, everyone in the group was used to getting up early. A little after seven o'clock, they couldn't stay in their rooms any longer, so they opened the door and came out. Xiao Wei led everyone downstairs to have breakfast.

On the way to the meal, Lao Chen and Chen Hui also came downstairs. Everyone sat down to eat together. They weren't as unfamiliar as they had been when they first met yesterday. Uncle Wang and Lao Chen chatted as they ate. They both worked in the government and were both demobilized soldiers, so they had a lot in common and started talking together in a few words.

After finishing breakfast and sitting for a while, Old Chen said goodbye to Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhang and went back to Fengtian, leaving Chen Hui here to continue his carefree life.

Since there was nothing else to do, Chen Hui drove, and everyone headed towards the training center.

Upon arrival, Xiaowei got out of the car, opened the iron gate, and drove the car directly into the heating warehouse. Everyone got out, closed the gate, and began their tour.

"Wow, it's easy to say but it doesn't feel like much. This yard is really big. This guy can drive a sports car and he's planning to live in this row of houses? How many rooms are there? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, seven rooms. Each one looks about twenty square meters, right?" Uncle Wang asked as he looked around, walking towards the bungalows, with everyone following behind.

The door wasn't even locked; you could just pull it open and go in. The heating was installed, the beds were made, and it felt like a home. Everyone looked around the rooms one by one. Uncle Wang said, "It's really nice. This room is more than enough for a family. How many of you are staying here? Just the three of you?"

Xia Maosheng said, "I have to go back to work in Chuanzhou. I can only come here once a week. I can just set up a room for Lao Chen and me to sleep in. We don't need to have a separate room because no one will clean it."

Chen Hui said, "Don't count me in. I was just saying. You come over once a week, but I can't even come once a month. If I get this done next year, I won't have time. Sigh, I'm so envious."

Xiao Wei said, "We'll each have our own room, my parents will share a room, and the living room, kitchen, and dining room will be shared. That's how it'll be arranged. Once things are sorted out, we can go about our business. In the summer, we can just come and stay. The scenery here is pretty good in the summer, and it's right next to a big river. We can even come and fish."

As he spoke, he looked around the kitchen and dining room, and finally went into the boiler room.

Uncle Wang asked, "Is this boiler new? How much coal does it use per day?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yeah, it's newly installed. They say it burns 0.3 kiloliters per hour, but I haven't used it before, so I don't know."

Xia Maosheng said to Xiaowei, "The coal from the restaurant has been hauled away. They'll start delivering here tomorrow. Come over and make the arrangements then. We'll keep track of the quantities, and they'll deliver monthly, settling the accounts at the end of the year. We'll see then." Xiaowei nodded in agreement.

Uncle Wang asked, "Where did you get the coal from? How much did it cost?"

Xia Maosheng said, "My home is in Chuanzhou, where we produce coal. We'll talk about the price at the end of the year. We'll see how we handle it then."

Uncle Wang frowned, about to speak, when Xiao Hong tugged at him and whispered in his ear, "His aunt is the mayor of Chuanzhou." Uncle Wang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what she meant, nodded and said nothing more. He glanced at Xiao Wei, his satisfaction level rising a few percentage points.

Xiao Wei said, "We can settle at the end of the year, but be lenient. We need to agree on the price in advance, so people don't think we're doing anything wrong, and it won't be good for your aunt either. Or we can just get the factory price, so they don't lose money, and we save money too."

Xia Maosheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll talk to them. Actually, coal is a very volatile commodity, and the measurement of circulating coal is unpredictable. We can use this amount to get rid of it from anywhere, even without paying."

Xiao Wei shook his head and said, "Forget it, this is already a good deal. Let's just buy the normal amount, which will ensure that our usage and quality are genuine."

Xia Maosheng said, "There's definitely no problem with that."

The group left the boiler room and went to the second floor. Master Gong and two others were working on the doors and windows. Xiao Wei offered them a few cigarettes and greeted them.

It got much better once we got into the main building. The heating was good, and it had gotten cold in a while, especially in that other building, which had been abandoned and empty for so many years and was really gloomy.

The group took off their hats and untied their scarves, visiting each floor one by one. Xiao Wei and Xia Maosheng explained the plans to them, and Uncle Wang asked a few questions from time to time. Zhang's father followed along the whole way. He didn't understand much about these things, but he was getting happier and happier as he looked around. His son had become successful.

After walking around for a while, we went downstairs, got in the car, and went to the restaurant.

There's no heated storage area here, so the car can only be parked in the open space outside, with the engine running, just left to dry.

The group looked around the boiler room. The boiler operator arranged by Jian'an was already on duty. As the team leader, Sister Zhang directly took over the assignments, so Xiao Wei and the others didn't need to worry about it. Steaming buns and rolls was temporarily suspended because the equipment hadn't been purchased yet. Besides, fattening takes time anyway, so there was no rush.

The group circled around the outside again and returned to the main entrance, entering the restaurant through the main entrance.

After going around in circles, it was only a little past nine in the morning. Sister Zhang, Xie Na, and Chef Zhai were cleaning up the meat and vegetables, preparing the ingredients for lunch. Sister Shang and Li Bing were making dumplings. Now their dumplings were starting to resemble those of An Laowu, but they still needed improvement.

Li Wen was wiping the table and setting the table, while Li Gengsheng, who had been allocated an office on the third floor, was currently working on accounts upstairs. Liu Hongliang sat alone on the first floor, utterly bored and lost in thought.

Several people entered the room, and Liu Hongliang greeted them lazily.

(End of this chapter)