Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 536

Design Institute

Xiao Wei said, "Just write it down and let the station chief and political commissar take a look. Bring them along too. At worst, you can hand it over in the name of the police station. I'm here for you, right? I'll find someone to pass on a message for you. You'll have both face and substance, won't you? Stupid."

Liu Huasheng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you and give it a try. It's relatively easy to achieve results in public security. If the plan can really get approved and achieve initial results, I can at least get a recognition from the authorities."

A moment later, Xiaobing came into view. He spotted Xiaowei from afar and ran over excitedly, saying, "Brother, you really came!" Xiaowei pointed at Liu Huasheng and said, "Call him Brother Liu. This is my Xiaobing. This is Fifth Brother. If you need anything, just ask him." He then pointed to Xiaowu.

Xiao Bing called out "Brother Liu" to Liu Huasheng, then turned to look at Xiao Wu and called out "Brother Wu," his eyes filled with excitement.

After picking up the person, Xiaowei and Liu Huasheng led Xiaobing to the car. Liu Huasheng said to Xiaowu, who was standing to the side, "Wu, from now on, Xiaobing is in your care. Keep a close eye on him." Xiaowu nodded in agreement.

The three men got into the car and first took Liu Huasheng back to the police station. There was no need for formalities between the two men. After Liu Huasheng got out of the car, Xiao Wei drove back. Only then did Xiao Bing speak up: "Brother, brother, what does this guy do? This Brother Liu."

Xiao Wei said, "He's from the police station, the deputy director. Just be nice to him from now on, and you can contact him if you need anything."

The soldier said, "Brother, you know Fifth Brother? He's famous around here, a really tough fighter, all the thugs in the area are afraid of him."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "This little guy is so capable? If you ever need anything, just ask him, and he'll definitely help."

The soldier sighed and said, "If only I had known you knew all these big shots, I would have been so glad. Now that I'm about to transfer, what's the point? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Xiao Wei said, "You didn't even ask! Why didn't you tell me when you got home if you were being bullied and harassed at school? If you had told me earlier, I would have come sooner!"

The soldier leaned back in his seat and said, "Sigh, I'm a grown man, is it shameful for me to go home and find someone after getting blocked a couple of times? Besides, I didn't lose anything. If it were a one-on-one fight with those thugs, I really wouldn't back down. It's hard to say who would beat whom. The problem is that they always come in groups, which is a bit annoying."

Xiao Wei said, "You're pretty good at fighting, huh? I didn't know that. Alright, I'm your brother, don't pretend in front of me. If you need anything, just ask Xiao Wu and Brother Liu, understand? I'm going back to Fengtian tomorrow, don't let our parents worry."

The soldier nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

……

The next morning, Xiaowei ate breakfast and drove back to Fengtian.

It was past noon when we arrived. We went to the restaurant, had a quick bite, and chatted with Li Na for a while. Li Na was handing over her duties to Wei Yun and was about to start working at the guesthouse. She seemed quite happy about it; she'd been promoted.

In the afternoon, Xiaowei drove to the Urban Construction Design Institute, also known as the Fengtian City Architectural Design Institute, which was then a subordinate unit of the Urban Construction Bureau. This design institute was considered quite established in Northeast China; the original tallest building in the Northeast was designed here.

These days, people who drive nice cars can basically just walk right in and out of workplaces; the gatekeeper won't even look at them and will just let them through—it's a kind of privilege.

After parking the car, Xiaowei went straight to the third floor and found the dean's office.

"Bang, bang, bang."

"Come in."

Xiao Wei pushed open the door and walked in. An elderly man with white hair, standing next to a desk and flipping through a thick book, turned to look at him. Xiao Wei said, "Hello, are you Dean Cheng? I'm Zhang Wei. I was introduced by Director Wang."

Dean Cheng said "Oh," put down the dictionary-like book, and came over, extending his right hand: "Hello, hello, you're Director Wang's son-in-law, right? Please sit here. Director Wang is very fortunate; your son-in-law is young and promising. Would you like some water or tea?"

The two sat down on the sofa. Zhang Wei waved his hand and said, "No, no, no need. Dean Cheng, you don't need to be so polite."

Dean Cheng asked, "Director Wang asked how many buildings you want to design? What type of buildings are they? And roughly where are they located?"

Xiao Wei took out a few sheets of paper from the office and spread them on the coffee table, saying, "I was afraid I wouldn't explain it clearly, so I drew a few sketches. Please don't laugh at me, I can't draw. This is a map; the first location is here, and this is the second."

This is the third plot. It's in Longcheng, right next to the Longcheng Municipal Government. There's a small problem with this plot: a four-story brick building is blocking the way. The property rights of this building are a bit complicated, so it can't be bought.

This is the fourth plot, and it's the largest plot I currently own. It's 120 by 120 square meters. The original site is now a three-story old building plus a large courtyard. This plot is in Xingcheng, right next to the main street opposite the train station, about 300 meters away.

Dean Cheng glanced at the map and said, "Don't rush, let's go through it one step at a time, starting with Fengtian, okay?"

Xiao Wei smiled sheepishly and said, "Okay, I'm getting a little anxious."

Dean Cheng smiled, glanced at the map, and said, "Is this next to the zoo? Which sketch is it?"

Xiao Wei found his drawing and said, "The wall is already being built around this place. I'll be living here by myself. The construction team inside is already working on it. I mainly want to trouble Dean Cheng to help me design this area. This is an office building. We originally planned to build a six-story brick building, but now we've found that it's not enough."

We've recently registered a group company with five or six subsidiaries. We plan to use this as our headquarters office building, as some subsidiaries will likely need to be here temporarily. Therefore, we'd like to build a rather grand and tall building, one that's spacious enough to accommodate our needs.

Dean Cheng nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "I know this place. It's not really suitable to build high-rises here. The cost would be too high, and there are too many waterways here, so it's prone to sinking."

Xiao Wei paused for a moment, then asked with a hint of regret, "Can't we build it higher?"

Dean Cheng nodded and then shook his head, saying, "It can't be built too high, at most twenty-five stories. Any higher and the cost would double, and the investment in preventing settlement would increase several times over. It's not worth it."

Xiao Wei licked his lips and said, "Well, Dean Cheng, twenty-five floors are enough."

Dean Cheng said, "The headquarters building of the group company is a bit stingy at 25. There are not many companies in Fengtian that can be called a group company. You are the first private company to do so. You should make a bigger splash."

Xiao Wei looked at Dean Cheng, who turned to Xiao Wei and asked, "Look at that building of the power company, right? You should follow that model, at least not worse than it, that's what you call imposing."

(End of this chapter)