Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 651 Driving to Xingcheng

Geng Hui sat down to write the check and said, "Finance needs to follow procedures. You should also follow procedures in your daily work. Only by following the rules can you avoid making mistakes. It may seem a bit troublesome, but there are many benefits. We are small now, but what if we grow to have hundreds or thousands of people? If we still do it this way, won't there be problems? By then, it will be too late to change."

Chen Xiao's mother appeared in the hallway carrying Xiao Xiaohui. Geng Hui glanced at her and said, "It's like a child. If you don't take care of him when he's young, will you be able to manage him when he's older? Is it too late?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "That makes sense. Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll formalize all the company departments when I get back from Xingcheng. I didn't realize you were so capable, Geng Hui."

Geng Hui blushed slightly and said, "I just came up with this on my own. You're all busy, and we can't hold you back."

Xiao Wei carefully put the checks away in his checkbook, and Geng Hui handed him another 50,000 yuan in cash: "Take some more cash, just in case we need it." Xiao Wei glanced at the safe that had appeared in the corner of the wall, and Geng Hui said, "It's borrowed from Uncle Chen. We'll buy our own after we move over."

Hao Dawei strolled over from the stairwell, and Xiao Wei came out of the finance office with some money in his hand, asking, "Where did you go?"

Hao Dawei said, "I went to the construction site over Shenhe. Today they were doing reinforcement work. General Manager Chen asked me to pick up an engineer from the design institute, and I learned a lot from him."

Xiao Wei walked towards his office and asked, "Are you interested in architectural decoration?"

Hao Dawei nodded and said, "Yeah, I've loved watching houses being built since I was a kid, it feels so amazing."

Xiao Wei said, "Then why don't you just help me set up the real estate company, hire a few more people, and let them run our projects."

Hao Dawei said, "Okay, I'll do whatever you ask."

Xiao Wei asked, "What is your sister doing?"

Hao Dawei said, "I've been at the hotel these past few days, doing some kind of procedure, but I don't understand it."

Xiao Wei nodded, knowing that Geng Hui was starting to prepare standards for various companies. He said, "Is something wrong at home? Come with me to Xingcheng."

Hao Dawei said, "It's okay, nothing is more important than going to work."

Xiao Wei smiled and asked, "Is it okay to drive such a long distance? We'll be driving all day, about 700 or 800 kilometers."

Hao Dawei pursed his lips and said, "I've never driven this far before, it should be fine, right? It's still driving."

Xiao Wei said, "Let me know when we get home that we're leaving first thing tomorrow morning. We'll be staying there for a few days. Pack a few clothes."

When I drove to the police station, I found that all the houses in the area except for the main two-story building had been demolished. Workers were clearing away the bricks and tiles because the houses were too old and the bricks and tiles had reached their limit, so they all had to be cleared away and thrown away.

Some workers are fencing off this area with asbestos sheets. These days there aren't any mandatory environmental safety requirements, and the asbestos sheets are for security. It's actually better than bricklaying; it's cheaper and you can't climb over it.

The construction team was a subordinate unit of the Construction Department; it was a way for Uncle Wang to find the department a way to make money. Rebuilding most of the police stations in Fengtian would be a huge undertaking.

"Director Lu, I'm going to Xingcheng tomorrow and will be staying there for a few days. I've come to ask for leave." Xiao Wei went directly to Director Lu's office.

Lu, who was looking at documents again, said, "You've been quite busy lately, haven't you? You just went to Andong and then to Xingcheng. Is there business there too?"

Xiao Wei sat down, lit one of Lu Suo's cigarettes, and said, "I bought a piece of land there in June, planning to demolish and rebuild it. I'll send the engineers from the design institute over tomorrow."

Lu asked, "The house you bought over there? An area? How big is it?"

Xiao Wei said, "There's a plot of land, about twenty acres, square in shape, and we plan to build the whole thing there."

Lu looked up and asked, "Building a residential complex?"

Xiao Wei said, "No, it's like building a foreign castle, with a tower structure around the perimeter and a main building in the middle. I don't really understand what it's called. It's basically a shopping mall shaped like the Chinese character '田' (field) below, with office buildings in the middle and residential buildings around the outside."

Lu shook his head: "I don't understand, and I can't figure it out. How many days will it take?"

Xiao Wei said, "I'll drive there. It'll probably take four or five days. Is something wrong?"

Lu said, "It's nothing serious. How could we possibly anticipate anything going wrong in this line of work? Just don't forget to bring back some local specialties for everyone."

Xiao Wei asked, "What do you want to bring? Mare's milk wine? Beef jerky? Barley tea? Milk tofu?"

Lu Suo laughed and said, "You decide what to bring. It would be too much trouble for us to take it. Anyway, you're driving, so just bring it back and everyone can choose. Do you want someone to come with you?"

Xiao Wei said, "No need, my brother is over there."

Director Lu nodded and said, "Wear your police uniform, and make sure you bring your identification and other documents. It would be best to bring something for self-defense in the car."

Xiao Wei asked, "What should I bring? A stick? A knife?"

After thinking for a moment, Director Lu said, "You should bring a gun. It's not too against the rules. Just be careful. Xiao Liu."

Xiao Liu came in with a grin, raised an eyebrow at Xiao Wei, and said to Lu, "Give Xiao Wei a gun and teach him how to use it."

Xiao Liu paused for a moment, then asked, "Is something wrong? Can I go?"

Lu said, "No, he's going on a long trip by car, and I told him to take a gun for self-defense."

Xiao Liu said, "Oh, what's wrong? Come on, Wei-ge, let me teach you how to fire a gun." He put his arm around Wei-ge's shoulder and led him to the internal affairs office. All the guns in the police station are kept by the internal affairs office, and the station chief has to sign for them before they can be issued.

The next morning, Xiaowei and Hao Dawei each drove a car to the design institute's residential compound to pick up the people and the blueprints. Most people probably can't imagine how many blueprints were needed to build a single building; they almost filled the trunk of Xiaowei's SUV.

There was no other way but to split the load between two vehicles, putting the luggage on the back seat of Xiaowei's car. The blueprints were too heavy.

After packing up their blueprints, luggage, and other belongings, the four of them bought some water and snacks at a roadside convenience store and set off.

There were two people at the design institute, one named Mi Zhiqi and the other Wang Honggang, both in their thirties. Wang Honggang wore glasses. Both of them were students of Dean Cheng.

The two people got into two separate cars, mainly so that someone could keep the driver company and talk to him. The most dangerous thing about long-distance driving is driving alone in silence, which not only makes you tired but also causes significant emotional fluctuations.

We set off at eight o'clock and arrived at Zhelimu at one o'clock in the afternoon. In this day and age, there were no highways, no navigation, and no eye-catching road signs or signs. We relied on a map and our mouths to navigate around the dirt roads in the mountains.

The four of them ate in Zhelimumu, strolled around for a while to stretch their muscles and rest, and then continued on their way.

After driving north for more than ten miles from Zhelimum, two motorcycles were parked on the side of the road, with four people squatting beside them. One of the men waved to Xiaowei to stop.

Xiao Wei pulled over to the side of the road and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wang Honggang, who was riding in Xiao Wei's car, said, "Hurry up, hurry up, they're robbing us."

The man said, "Get down," and reached out to open the car door.

(End of this chapter)