Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 864 Onboarding

While Zhang Fu was eating, the old lady took the clothes and shoes that Zhang Fu had brought back to wash.

In reality, the so-called "lazy wife" in the countryside simply doesn't like to work in the fields. She's still very good at washing clothes, cooking, and taking care of her husband and children. In the city, she would be considered a virtuous wife and loving mother. This is no exaggeration.

Zhang Fu had been truly starving these past few days. You can imagine; he wasn't very brave to begin with, and living in constant fear, unable to eat or sleep properly, and besides, there was nothing to eat—he probably didn't even dare to try and grab any food. There, everyone in the room shared a small bowl of vegetables; if you didn't fight for it, you wouldn't get a single bite.

Xiao Wei went straight for the meat with his first bite, saying, "Let's have a small bowl of soup first to warm our stomachs before eating."

Zhang Fu paused with his chopsticks, licked his lips, and obediently put down his chopsticks and scooped out a small bowl of soup.

Xiao Wei went over and moved the large plate of lean meat that the old lady had cut aside, saying, "There's meat in this dish, stewed until it's very tender. He can't eat this right now; he's been hungry for three days, and his stomach can't take it. He'll have some hot soup and vegetables, and he can eat this tomorrow."

Zhang Fu watched longingly as a large plate of lean meat disappeared into the distance, but he didn't say anything. He silently took a bite of the dish, immediately captivated by its aroma, and began to eat heartily. It was incredibly delicious. The old lady watched with tears in her eyes, and the old man also showed a look of heartache, though he concealed it well.

Xiao Wei turned to the old man and said, "Grandpa, don't buy anything new for the house for a while, and don't nail anything to the walls."

The old man looked at Xiao Wei: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Wei said, "I plan to build an apartment building with an elevator next door. You can move there then. It will be more convenient to have an elevator, making it easier and less strenuous to carry things. It will also be easier for you and your aunt to go up and down the stairs when you get older."

The old woman's gaze was drawn to it: "Really? An apartment building with an elevator, it must be quite expensive, right?"

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "I'm not asking you for money. You'll have to pay the property management fee and sanitation fee later, but I'll cover the rest."

The old man said, "That's great. We'll live on higher ground and have a better view. We took a look around your office the other day, and it was really nice."

Xiao Wei said, "I plan to make this house where we live bigger, with three families on each floor, just right for your family to live on one floor. In the future, when you have grandchildren, everyone will have a room and a study."

The old man laughed and said, "That's great. I'll set up a separate room for drinking tea and smoking then."

After Zhang Fu finished eating, Xiao Wei led him out of the building and onto the thirty-third floor, to Xiao Wei's office.

Upon entering the room, Xiaowei said, "Please make yourself at home. I'll finish reviewing the documents." He then walked behind the desk and sat down.

Zhang Fu was grinning from ear to ear, looking at this and touching that, yet hesitant to step on the floor.

Xiao Wei said, "If you want water, get it yourself. You can use the water dispenser, right? The cup is in the cabinet under the water dispenser." Zhang Fu agreed and started looking around for the water dispenser. He had never seen one before, let alone used one.

Xiao Wei ignored everything, picked up the documents and started reading. He needed to understand the documents thoroughly before he could make any demands, as he was going to be negotiating with Dongling in the next few days.

After more than half an hour, Zhang Fu finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Second Brother, is this the water dispenser? How do I use it?"

Xiao Wei smiled, got up to teach him how to use it, and then found some tea leaves.

Zhang Fu said, "Second Brother, your office is awesome! It's way more awesome than Boss Zhang's."

Xiao Wei asked, "Boss Zhang? Who's that?"

Zhang Fu said, "He's from the county. He's usually so arrogant. He wears big rings and necklaces, and he always has several people with him wherever he goes. He drives a big blue bird."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "How awesome can you people who can go to the office be? Putting aside everything else in the county, Uncle Xia alone is enough for someone like Boss Zhang to chase after for decades. You, your vision is too narrow. Be more down-to-earth in the future, study hard and work hard, and you'll be more awesome than him in the future."

Zhang Fu asked, "Who is Uncle Xia?"

Xiao Wei said, "He built all the houses in the county, didn't you know?"

Zhang Fu said, "Oh, you know Xia Lan's dad, bro? He's definitely the most powerful person in the county, involved in both the legitimate and underworld circles."

Xiao Wei said, "I used to work as a bricklayer on Uncle Xia's construction site. Do you think I know him? He and Uncle Wang were comrades-in-arms."

Zhang Fu asked, "So, second brother, who's richer now, you or Xia Lan's father?"

Xiao Wei said, "Where's the money? Can I have more? The county town is still too small."

Zhang Fu nodded and said, "That's true. The money you've made building this complex is probably more than all his money combined."

Xiao Wei said, "How could that be? Uncle Xia still has tens of millions. If you correct your bad habits and work hard, you'll have millions, if not tens of millions, then millions won't be a problem, understand? You have to be able to manage yourself and endure hardship. Uncle's back is bad now, and Aunt can't do anything, so they're counting on you from now on. You have to live up to their expectations. Come on, I'll take you downstairs."

The two went downstairs, filled out forms at the personnel department to start their jobs, took their dispatch orders to the food factory to report for duty, received their work uniforms, and then started working in the distribution department.

Actually, delivering goods by truck isn't tiring, just a bit tiring. You have to make one trip after another, getting up early to deliver fresh produce, counting it, signing handover slips, and then picking up the leftovers in the evening. This leftovers can't be sold the next day; they have to be kept for internal consumption. Counting and signing handover slips are also necessary. It's tedious.

After settling Zhang Fu in, Xiao Wei went to the general affairs department to check on the arrangements for TV GG. The children's program GG sponsored last time had a good response, and after discussing it, the group decided to continue producing GG for a while longer.

In those days, newspapers and television had extremely high credibility and a powerful appeal to the public, but they later destroyed it themselves.

In that era, the government's credibility was extremely strong, but by the late 90s, they had ruined it themselves.

Chinese people really have no bottom line when it comes to making money, regardless of the industry.

Before Xiaowei could even come out of the general affairs office, the neighborhood committee came looking for him again.

This time it's not about sponsorship. Xiaowei has been sponsoring the police stations with 100,000 yuan a year, both Wanliu and Jixian stations. They are really short of money and their funding is severely insufficient. Although the amount Xiaowei gave is not much, it can at least solve the reimbursement problem and add some dishes to the dinner table.

Xiao Wei didn't agree to anything from the neighborhood committee. They couldn't set a precedent like this; they used their money for welfare, activities, and giving away things, which wasn't actually used for anything worthwhile, and there wasn't really anything worthwhile for them anyway. But Xiao Wei still agreed to the neighborhood committee's joint venture to run a food factory.

It's the suggestion Xiaowei made last time. The neighborhood committee discussed it, everyone agreed, and both parties signed a contract. After this period of preparation, production can now begin. The neighborhood committee came to invite people to provide training. You have to say, that's quite efficient, considering it had been dragging on for several months.

Xiao Wei asked Sister Jin to transfer a few experienced workers from the food factory to stay there for a while. During this period, they would only receive their basic salary, with the neighborhood committee providing an additional payment. Their job wouldn't just be to train them, but also to inspect and supervise the equipment, hygiene, and safety procedures.

Xiao Wei said to Director Li, "Sister Li, let's be frank from the start. I only want qualified products. Qualified means not only the product itself, but also hygiene. I suggest you send a responsible person to manage it there. That way, we can expand and do business long-term."

(End of this chapter)