Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 960 The Imperial Aunt is a University City

Chen Hui shook his head: "It's alright. I can't help with settling things over there now that we've finished moving things here."

Xiao Wei said, "Then let's go to the electrical engineering college."

Chen Hui thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's go. Actually, I feel we should form a team to open shops. No matter what kind of shop it is, we'll find locations, look at properties, and negotiate prices, right? Cake shops, convenience stores, supermarkets, and eventually, we'll definitely open shopping malls—it's all the same process."

Xiao Wei said, "Then let's set one up and put it under the office sign specifically for preliminary work. Let Xiao Wu manage it; that kid's quick-witted."

Chen Hui said, "I think it's fine. I'll talk to him when I get back. Actually, Yu Qiu was already quite skilled at this, but then he messed up this mess. Sigh, every family has its own problems. I don't know what his mother was thinking. She has good fortune but has to cause trouble."

He closed the door and went downstairs; Li Wen had gone down to inspect the area and wasn't there.

Downstairs, Chen Hui said, "Why didn't you go to the Electric Power College first? It just dawned on me that we could have gone there directly after eating at the Artillery Division. Instead, we ran all the way to Zhongjie and then back."

The Electrical Engineering College is right next to Liaoning University, located in the northeast corner of Liaoning University, with its main gate on Changjiang Street.

Xiao Wei said, "It didn't turn out the other way around, it's not that far. At that time, I was thinking that I knew the police, and I was thinking of asking you to put in a good word for me at the telecommunications college. I was thinking about things when I came back after dinner."

Chen Hui said, "You're driving two cars?"

Xiao Wei said, "Take mine, leave yours here for now, otherwise who will take it back for you?"

Chen Hui handed the car keys to the security guard at the gate, told Wang Jiwei to drive the car to headquarters, and climbed into Xiao Wei's car, saying, "Get the driver team up and running quickly. I'm finding it increasingly inconvenient for me to drive."

Xiao Wei said, "Go ahead and do it. Nobody's stopping you. Wait for me!"

Chen Hui glanced at Xiao Wei sideways and said, "Do you believe I'll kill you?"

Xiao Wei turned around, laughing, and said, "Let's practice on the school playground later, and see how you kill me."

Chen Hui said, "The Electrical Engineering College is much smaller than Liaoning University, maybe a quarter the size, and has far fewer students. Do you think it can work?"

Xiao Wei said, "There must be several thousand people, right? Don't you know that the students at the Electrical Engineering Department are richer than those at Liaoning University?"

Liaoning University admits students nationwide, regardless of their household registration or social status. Although the Electrical Engineering College also admits students nationwide, the reality is that most of its students are children of electrical engineering professionals, and their economic circumstances vary greatly.

Back then, the governing bodies of vocational colleges were all enterprises, and enrollment was generally mainly for children of employees within the system. For example, the Electric Power College was under the jurisdiction of the Northeast Electric Power Bureau, the Benxi Metallurgical College was under Benxi Steel, and the Anshan Metallurgical College was under Anshan Steel Pipe.

Children of employees in this system needed a score of 350 to be admitted, while students from other areas or rural areas needed at least 450. Some schools didn't even admit students with rural household registration. At that time, vocational colleges and technical schools still guaranteed job placement, and the admission brochures directly introduced the job placement directions.

The Electric Power Building now stands out in the Huanggu area, a 15-story, 62-meter-tall elevator building that dominates the scene. This building, which was built in the 1980s and was once a landmark, was demolished in March 2005.

The entire campus, from its layout to its landscaping, is exceptionally well done.

Upon entering the main gate, the school's administration building is on the right, next to the second teaching building. The first teaching building is on the left, followed by the laboratory building, practice field, power plant, boiler practice field, and substation, which are distributed floor by floor, all connected by a tree-lined avenue. There is a plum garden landscape, a musical fountain, and neon lights at night, offering a different view in each season.

In this era, whether it's schools or businesses, they all like to build pavilions and terraces in their courtyards, pave walkways, and musical fountains are indispensable. Trees and flowers of various shapes shade the roads, and everywhere they look like parks.

The electronic vocational college has a secondary vocational school section and a junior college section, and is further divided into three parts: regular education, correspondence courses, and adult education. Adult students account for one-third of the students.

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Xiao Wei and Chen Hui drove into the campus and parked the car downstairs in front of the administration building. They got out of the car, went upstairs, and went straight to the dean's office.

The dean recognized Chen Hui and smiled as he ushered the two of them to sit down in chairs to talk.

Chen Hui explained his purpose, and the dean thought for a moment and said, "It would be a good thing to set up a shopping mall to make life more convenient for teachers and students. Our labor service company also runs one, but it's not as professional. There are also small shops run by teachers' families in the living area." He pointed to the west.

The living area of ​​the Electrical Engineering College is located on the far west side of the school. To the north, behind the administration building, is the dormitory area. The dormitory area used to be the school's large playground, located by the canal.

Chen Hui said, "We can just use the area between the living area and the dormitory. There's always room, right? If not, we can renovate it ourselves."

The dean chuckled and said, "So, you're trying to pin this on me, aren't you?"

Chen Hui grinned and said, "Liaoning University let us open it, even giving us a separate little building. How could they refuse me, since it's their own home? Besides, it's definitely beneficial for the university, increasing their revenue and providing convenience for students and teachers, right?"

The dean leaned back in his chair, tapping the armrest gently for a moment, and said, "The library, you can use the ground floor. The cafeteria simply can't be freed up. Forget about the power building and the training field, it won't work. The dormitories are all old buildings, and besides, they're too crowded."

Chen Hui asked, "How big is it?"

The dean said, "About 1,800 square meters. You're just causing me trouble."

Chen Hui said, "It's too small, there's no room any bigger!"

The dean said, "The teaching building is big, do you need it?"

Chen Hui chuckled, and Xiao Wei said, "Over a thousand square meters is about right. How much rent will it be?"

The dean said, "Let's give them 150,000 a year. It'll be a good way to give the teachers some year-end bonuses. It wouldn't be fair to give them less."

Chen Hui opened his mouth to speak, but Xiao Wei nudged him and said, "Okay, whatever the dean says. A ten-year contract is fine, right?"

The dean stroked his gray hair and said, "That's no problem. As long as the school doesn't go bankrupt, you can keep it open. It's more convenient to have a shopping mall here. The commercial area around Huanggu Beiling is a bit lacking. It's full of schools and research institutions, so you have to go to the city to buy things."

Xiao Wei asked, "This whole area is full of schools? How many are there?"

The dean said, "Including research institutions, there are at least a dozen or twenty. They cover most of the area from Lingxi to Lingnan, while Lingdong is a military zone."

Chen Hui said, "We had lunch at the Artillery Division. They gave us a piece of land there to open a shopping mall, but we felt that life was inconvenient."

The dean laughed and said, "You guys are quite capable. The higher-ups are planning to build some kind of university town, but we in Fengtian don't need one. Huanggu is a ready-made university town, and it's safe too, with military units all around. Have you considered opening one on Taishan Road? That's the center of the area; you could easily build a large shopping mall there."

(End of this chapter)