Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 534 Changing the Plan

Xiao Wei said, "Just report the entire plot. Demolish the whole thing and rebuild. There will be a seven-story shopping mall on the bottom and fifteen-story residential buildings on top. The shopping mall will be a large '田' shape, 25 meters wide and 25 meters wide, understand? Then, ten residential buildings and one office building will be built on top of that. The office building will be eighteen stories high, right in the middle."

Chen Hui quickly jotted down notes, then paused and asked, "What about Longcheng?"

Xiao Wei scratched his head, looked around the yard from the window, and said, "Let's build on three sides here, in a U-shape facing the new building, eighteen meters wide, with a three-story shopping mall on the bottom and eighteen-story residential buildings on top. We'll put the factory in the middle."

As Chen Hui wrote, he said, "It's less than 2,500 square meters. This place is much smaller than Xingcheng."

Xiao Wei said, "Hmm, about a quarter, that's about right."

Chen Hui asked, "Is Xingcheng worth 10,000 cubic meters?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's more than 12,000. I drew a diagram for that; this is just an estimate."

Chen Hui said, "Alright, with these two pieces here, the two hundred million is in the bag. I'm hanging up now. We'll talk again when you come back tomorrow."

Xiao Wei reached out and pressed the button on the dial pad, thought for a moment, and then dialed another number.

After a few rings, the other end answered, and Xiaowei said, "Brother, are you busy?"

Zhang Jun said, "Not busy, what's there to be busy about? Is something wrong?"

Xiao Wei asked, "How's the construction going over there?"

Zhang Jun said, "We're digging the foundation; it's only been a few days, why are you in such a rush?"

Xiao Wei said, "Tell Wang Gang and Li Weibing to stop for now; the plan needs to be changed."

Zhang Jun asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's just scrap the entire project and rebuild it. Can you help me register a company there, called Brothers Industrial Company, with just the three of us as shareholders? I'll send you whatever documents you need."

Zhang Jun said, "Registering a company? Can a private individual do it? I need to ask."

Xiao Wei said, "I've registered a group company here. You can just authorize it as a subsidiary. That should work."

Zhang Jun said, "Okay, I'll have your sister-in-law go and ask. Reconstruction will cost quite a bit of money. Have you made up your mind?"

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, the money's taken care of. Do you have a construction company around here?"

Zhang Jun said, "The military has its own infrastructure team, so the quality should be better than the civilian ones. Aren't you going to bring Wang Gang and Li Weibing with you for this job? What about the previous work that's been taking so long?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's okay, I'll get the blueprints done first and do the calculations. We'll talk to them again once we've finalized the details. Can that construction team build high-rises? I'm planning to build something over twenty stories with elevators."

Zhang Jun said, "Okay, it's all about building anyway. You can provide the construction standards and stuff over there with the blueprints, we can just follow the blueprints. What are my parents doing?"

Xiao Wei said, "My mom went to get food for Xiao Bing. My dad's here. Want to say something?"

Zhang Jun said, "Xiaobing doesn't even remember me anymore. Give the phone to my dad."

Xiao Wei handed the phone to his dad: "It's my brother." His dad took it: "Dajun?"

Xiao Wei opened the door and went outside. He looked at the old building, stared at the sky for a while, and then clenched his fist tightly.

"Second Brother, what are you doing over there? Practicing Qigong?" Xiaobing, carrying a large schoolbag, turned around from the gate.

Xiao Wei looked down at Xiao Bing and asked, "Have you been naughty at school?"

The soldier wiped his nose and said, "What are you saying? That's so awful. Do you think I'm a naughty child?"

Xiao Wei laughed, reached out and patted Xiao Bing on the head, saying, "Aren't you naughty? Are there any naughty kids left in the world? My dad's talking to my older brother on the phone, why don't you go and say a few words to him?"

Xiaobing is fifteen years old this year, and he's already almost taller than Xiaowei's shoulder.

The soldier's face twitched: "What are you saying? You have nothing to say? I can hardly remember what he looks like anymore."

Xiao Wei reached out and put his arm around Xiao Bing, saying, "If I'm gone for a year or two, will you not even recognize me?"

The young soldier said, "No, I'm all grown up now. I was little when my older brother was young. Besides, he's more than ten years older than me, almost as old as my father. How could I possibly remember that?"

Xiaowei's mother spoke from the kitchen: "What are you two talking about, Xiaobing?"

Xiaobing broke free from Xiaowei and ran over: "Mom, Mom, I'm hungry."

Xiao Wei walked over and said, "Mom, I'll take care of it. My older brother is on the phone talking to Dad. Why don't you go and chat with him for a bit?"

Xiaowei's mother threw the rag in her hand into Xiaowei's hand and said, "The dishes are on the table, and the steamed buns are in the pot. Help me get them." She then hurriedly went to the living room.

The young soldier stood there watching his mother's retreating figure and said, "Aren't youngest sons supposed to be the closest to their parents? How come it's the other way around in our family? As soon as the eldest son called, he didn't even care about my meals. It's heartbreaking."

Xiao Wei reached out and rubbed Xiao Bing's head, saying, "Where did you learn so much nonsense? Wash your hands and eat."

The soldier struggled and said indignantly, "You've gone too far! You've messed up my hairstyle!"

Xiao Wei put his arm around Xiao Bing and walked into the kitchen, saying, "You even have a hairstyle now? You've learned how to look good, huh? What's up? Which girl in your class has a crush on you?"

Xiaobing's face flushed red, and he retorted, "You're the one who's been eyed by that little girl! Hurry up, I'm hungry." He broke free from Xiaowei's hand, sat down at the table, picked up his chopsticks, and took a bite of food.

Xiao Wei took the steamed buns out of the pot and placed them on the table. Looking into the pot, he saw a bowl of steamed egg custard. Using a dishcloth as a handkerchief, he carried it out and said, "My mom is so good to you; she even steamed this for you. You can't be hungry in the middle of the night now, can you?"

The little soldier scooped up some chili sauce and mixed it with the steamed egg custard with a spoon, carefully blew on it, and ate it, mumbling, "I want more. Studying is tiring, you know? You need to replenish your nutrition, right? Never mind, you've never even been to school, you probably wouldn't understand."

Xiao Wei sat down with a smile and asked Xiao Bing, "Bing, do you prefer your old home or this place? Will you go to Fengtian in the future?"

The soldier asked, "Where is Fengtian? What's it like?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's a bit far from here. It takes a whole day to drive there. It's closer to where we used to live; it only takes a little over an hour. Fengtian is the provincial capital; it's bigger and more prosperous than here. Your sister Xiao Hong's family lives in Fengtian; she's studying at university there."

The soldier asked, "Do we all have to go to Fengtian to get into university?"

Xiao Wei said, "The best university around here is in Fengtian, and there are even better ones in Beijing. I'm just worried you won't be able to get in."

The soldier asked, "So my sister Xiaohong went to the best university around here?"

Xiao Wei nodded, while Xiao Bing sighed and shook his head, saying, "It seems going to the best university is useless anyway. You still end up marrying someone who never went to school. How sad. I think I'll just make do and avoid making a fuss for nothing."

Xiao Wei flicked Xiao Bing's forehead and said, "You're not happy that your sister Xiao Hong married me? Would you be happy if she married someone else?"

Xiaobing thought for a moment and said, "If I marry someone else, it won't have anything to do with our family anymore, right? Forget it, I'd rather marry you." His eyes darted around, and he asked, "Is our family moving again?"

Xiao Wei asked, "How did you know?"

Xiaobing pouted and said, "Now you're in charge in our family, so you have to be closer to Sister Xiaohong, right? My parents will definitely listen to you. I don't even have a chance to express my opinion. What can I do?"

Xiao Wei said, "So you don't want to go to Fengtian? Let me tell you, our house in Fengtian is right next to the zoo, and there's a river nearby. The scenery is amazing."

The soldier asked, "What kind of housing do we live in? Is it as good as this?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's better than this. Then you'll have a big room of your own."

The soldier became interested and asked, "Really? You're not kidding me? My mom won't let me sleep in that room by myself."

(End of this chapter)