Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 873 People from Dragon City

Xiao Wei said, "Go buy it, why should I care about the bed?"

Liangzi said, "It's not that I'm asking you for help, but I don't even know where to buy it or how much it costs."

Xiao Wei said, "There are cheap and expensive options; it depends on each company's needs. Here's what we'll do: tomorrow I'll call the furniture factory over, and you can negotiate what kind you want and how much, then have them deliver. Okay?" He pointed to the storefront: "I'll have them set up a point there."

Liangzi said, "I think it's a good idea. This will make things more convenient. Besides, with the boss in the middle, we don't have to worry about spending extra money."

Xiao Wei smiled, took out his phone, and called Lao Xu: "Are you busy? Send two people to bring a few beds, mostly inexpensive ones, to the company area. There are quite a few families moving here without furniture, right? Wardrobes? Bring a few sets too. You can arrange it yourself and set up a distribution point here."

After hanging up the phone, he said to Liangzi, "They'll be here in a bit. You can negotiate with the manufacturer yourselves. Don't make it too expensive; they're all their own. You get a discount if you buy directly from the factory. Get the supervisor's approval later."

Liangzi was about to laugh when he frowned, scratched his head, and asked, "Who is my and Shunzi's supervisor?"

Xiao Wei said, "You two, go find Li Na. For now, count the people in the office."

"Xiao Wei, are you busy?"

Xiao Wei looked back and saw Liu Huasheng, Li Xing, and Huang Laowu walking towards him from the other side of the main road, all smiles.

Xiao Wei said to Liangzi, "Wait here for a bit. When the furniture factory arrives, help with the arrangements. We'll use this shop." Then he greeted them with a smile, "Why did the three of you come together? What kind of car did you take?"

Li Xing said, "The train, of course. We don't have a car. Taking a taxi here would be damn expensive."

Xiao Wei said, "Whose fault is this? You could have just told me in advance and I would have sent a car to pick you up."

Liu Huasheng said, "I was just worried you'd be too busy. Besides, it's not much money anyway, so don't listen to his nonsense."

Huang Laowu shaded his eyes with his hand and looked up: "Damn, this building is so tall, how many floors must it have?"

Xiao Wei turned his head, glanced at it, and said with a smile, "Fengtian is the best, isn't that awesome?"

Li Xing said, "Isn't that the tallest in Northeast China? That's a huge overreach."

Xiao Wei said, "I don't know, but Xidu and Bingcheng don't have them. Let's go upstairs and talk."

The four of them took the elevator upstairs to Xiao Wei's office. Li Xing, Liu Huasheng, and Huang Laowu all ran to the floor-to-ceiling window to look out, not daring to touch the glass, and kept exclaiming in amazement.

Xiao Wei had his secretary make tea and sat on the sofa watching the three of them.

Chen Hui called: "The contract from the district is ready, shall I bring it back?"

Xiao Wei said, "You went to the district office? Just sign it already, it's too much trouble to go back and forth. Li Xinghua and Huang Laowu are here, hurry up and sign it and come back."

Chen Hui said, "Sign what? The official seal is on you. Alright, I'm back."

Xiao Wei called Xia Maosheng again: "Old Xia, Tiezi Huasheng and Huang Laowu are here. Come back early if you have nothing else to do."

Xia Maosheng said, "Let's do it for another hour. Your father-in-law is angry today, and I have to follow the rules."

Xiao Wei asked, "Why did you get angry?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Someone spread the word that the houses were built but not distributed, and that the officials took them all. Your father-in-law alone took six houses."

Xiao Wei scoffed and said, "Let them talk all they want, why bother with them? Why get so worked up about this? It's pointless. Tomorrow, let Xiao Hui, Da Wei, and Xiao Wu discuss selling that Building 6 over there, setting up an office, printing some GG (Gold), and if we don't have enough people, ask Shunzi and Liangzi to help us find a few."

Xia Maosheng asked, "Aren't we keeping them to sell together?"

Xiao Wei said, "A walk-up apartment won't fetch a high price. Selling it will relieve Uncle Wang of a lot of pressure, since people are going to talk about it."

Xia Maosheng said, "That's true. Okay, I won't say anymore. I'm hanging up. Someone's knocking on the door." He's now a full-fledged section chief and has his own office.

Xiao Wei hung up the phone, and Liu Huasheng sat down next to him, trembling slightly as he said, "You guys live such a luxurious life, it's truly enviable. Now this is what I call a life."

Xiao Wei said, "It's all about eating and sleeping, what's the difference? Why care about these things? Living a good life is what really matters."

Liu Huasheng said, "Bullshit, of course you don't care if you already have it."

Li Xing and Huang Laowu also came over and sat down. Xiao Wei threw a pack of cigarettes on the table and told them to help themselves.

Li Xing said, "The changes are quite significant. You guys can do it."

Xiao Wei said to Liu Huasheng, "I've been looking for you these past few days. We're planning to sell that restaurant in Longcheng. Why don't you take it over? The lease still has several years left. The karaoke bar and stuff are in Lao Wu's hands. He'll just pay you the rent later. It's all in the same pot anyway."

Huang Laowu said, "I'll work for my brother-in-law. I'll just let him know when the time comes."

Li Xing asked, "Longcheng gave up? What about the school? Is the school still covered?"

Xiao Wei said, "We've opened one here too. Once we open here, Longcheng will definitely be affected; there won't be as many people as before. If you want to do it, you can take it over with you."

Liu Huasheng said, "Schools won't work; it's too specialized. It involves teachers and equipment, and in the end, it's not even your own business—it's not cost-effective. Restaurants are an option. What about your billiards hall? We're not interested in that small business anymore."

Xiao Wei said, "What's there to like or dislike about things that make money? I can't handle it all. The bigger the operation, the more things there are to do, and it's not cost-effective in terms of time. You guys can decide what to do with the billiards hall. If you want to take it over, great. If not, I plan to give it to my younger brother later. My uncle's younger brother. Old Xia suggested it, and I think it's a good idea."

Liu Huasheng said, "We can take on some, but where will we get the money if we take on all of them? Let the few of us take on some, pool our money, and give the rest to your brother."

Li Xing and Huang Laowu both nodded. The billiard hall was now their personal treasury; they didn't have to do anything, and each received tens or hundreds of thousands a year. They were already quite satisfied. Besides, they didn't want Xiao Wei and the others to fall out of the picture; having these shares meant they were considered family. Anyone could do the math.

Huang Laowu asked, "What do you mainly do now? How can you build such a big building just by running a restaurant?"

Xiao Wei said, "Restaurants and cake shops—they're everywhere in many cities across the province now. What else is there? Building houses. In the last two years, it's practically become a real estate development company; they're constantly building houses."

Huang Laowu asked, "Where is it being built? Oh, that courtyard over in Longcheng has been demolished and rebuilt. I passed by it once."

Xiao Wei said, "Dalian Andong, Fengtian, Xidu, Bingcheng, and Xingcheng will be completed soon and handed over next year."

Li Xing said, "Damn, that's awesome! So you guys will have houses everywhere from now on, and you can live wherever you want?"

Xiao Wei said, "Why build so many houses? Are they just going to be empty most of the time? It's unnecessary. It's more convenient to stay in a hotel when we go out. We plan to build a hotel, a five-star one, in every place where buildings are being constructed."

Liu Huasheng said, "Damn, this is huge! The investment must be enormous. You guys are really rich now. How the hell are we supposed to live?"

Huang Laowu asked, "Those things at the hotel are all about professionalism, how can you find someone to help?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yes, we bought the Zhongjie Rose today, so we can pick people from there. They've all been working there for many years, and they're from Hong Kong."

(End of this chapter)