Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 965 The Emperor

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Then you'll have to endure it, your sister is a senior official."

Shan Hongjuan said, "It's okay. I'm young. Besides, my sister said that we're expanding now and opening a lot of stores. I don't believe you don't need people. I'll learn how to do it."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, as long as you have your own plans, you're not an outsider, I'll definitely support you. Has Yu Qiu left?" He turned to ask Shan Hongmei.

Shan Hongmei said, "They left a few days ago, but left me 20,000 yuan."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "That person was alright, reliable. What happened later?" Dan's parents, Dan Hongjuan, and Dan Hongmei all looked at Dan Hongmei, seemingly wanting to ask but not daring to.

Shan Hongmei smoothed her hair and said, "Just like you said, I definitely won't go. He said he'd go back and coax his mother and sister over, and once they're here, he won't come back."

Xiao Wei said, "Regardless of right or wrong, his mother is an old woman. You can't argue with her. You should talk it out. Judging from Yu Qiu's situation, his family isn't that bad. It's probably just a matter of the older generation's thinking, and it's not a big deal."

Shan Hongmei said, "I know what happened. It's a house she built herself, and she felt that once she left, it would be gone. Besides, she'd never left that place her whole life, so she felt that everywhere was the same. Also, she felt that if she came here, she would become a live-in son-in-law, and she definitely didn't want to do that since she only has one son."

Shan Hongjuan said, "What's wrong with marrying into a family? I'll find someone to marry into my family in the future." Shan's mother raised her hand and slapped her youngest daughter on the head.

Xiao Wei said, "Yes, that should be the case. Actually, it's nothing serious. I'm relieved to have come and check it out. Let me know in advance when you're coming and if you need anything."

Shan Hongmei said, "I've made my selections. I've been tidying up these past few days. I've bought everything I needed, and I got the furniture from Factory Manager Xu. Yu Qiu said he'll start working here first and isn't thinking about opening a shop anymore. He has enough money for the house."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Yu Qiu is a reliable person who thinks things through carefully. Your life should be pretty good. You go ahead with your work, I'm coming over. Uncle Shan and Aunt Shan, I'll treat you to a meal after everything is settled."

After exchanging a few polite words, Xiaowei came out and went upstairs. Once Xiaowei was out of sight, Aunt Shan whispered to Shan Hongmei, "Does the house still cost money?"

Shan Hongmei said, "I don't want it. Besides, what's wrong with money? Building a house doesn't cost money, does it? It costs 1,300 to 1,500 on the market, but our internal price is only 500 to 600. What's the difference between that and giving it away for free?"

Mr. Shan said, "That's true. Your boss is quite kind. These days, government-allocated housing isn't available anymore; everyone has to buy. Even the price of collectively funded housing is about the same. You've built quite a few houses, haven't you?"

Shan Hongmei said, "We have a real estate development company that builds houses. There are many of them throughout Fengtian. I heard that there is another demolition project in Zhongjie, covering more than 100 acres of land. We just bought another 2,000 acres along the Hun River. I was thinking about whether I could live by the river in the future. I heard that the residential area and park are built together there, and there are guards on duty."

The mother asked, "What about this house? Do we hand it back? Will they charge us money over there?"

Shan Hongmei said, "No need to pay. They have to pay for it over there, but there's an internal price. As a branch manager, I basically only pay the cost price. The employees below me have to spend more, but that's okay. My salary is enough. Isn't the point of making money to spend it?"

Shan Hongmei said, "It's a little over three thousand, plus a bonus at the end of the year."

Shan Hongjuan screamed and rushed over to hug Shan Hongmei: "Rich woman, take care of me, I'll massage your legs every day."

The mother patted her youngest daughter on the head again: "Shut up, your sister is pregnant."

Dad nodded: "This kid, you've almost done in a month what I've done in a year. You've really made something of yourself."

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Xiao Wei returned to his office, where Milina came in to report on the situation. She showed him the document she had written for the shopping mall, and if there were no problems, she sent it over. Xiao Wei glanced at the signature on it, and thus, the first official document issued after the establishment of Brothers Group was born.

Xie Xiaolong can't go on the business trip; he's already in Tianjing.

A short while later, Hao Dawei and Xiao Wu knocked on the door and came in.

Xiao Wei looked at Xiao Wu and asked, "What's your name?"

Xiao Wu scratched his head a few times in confusion, looked at Hao Dawei and then at Xiao Wei: "Call me Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"

Xiao Wei said, "Your surname is Xiao and your given name is Wu? What's your HR registration number? Never mind, let me see your ID card."

In those days, people were used to calling each other by nicknames or pet names. ID cards were basically useless. Some people would even pause for a moment before responding when you called them by their full name, but they would recognize their nicknames immediately.

Xiao Wu said, "Oh, my surname is Su, Su Hongwu, Hong as in flood and Wu as in martial arts. So my nickname is Xiao Wu."

Xiao Wei said, "You're also called Xiao Wu because your name is Wu, aren't you the fifth child in your family? Just like Huang Laowu."

Xiao Wu nodded and said, "Yes, my name is Wu, and I'm the eldest in my family." Back then, people's nicknames were usually the last character of their given name. It was normal that people rarely chose a nickname. The key issue was that using a name that resembled a number as a nickname could easily lead to misunderstandings.

Xiao Wei nodded: "Su Hongwu, Su Hongwu? Wow, you've got quite the name! Hongwu, I remember, wasn't that the name of the emperor of which dynasty?"

Hao Dawei said, "No, it's the reign title, the Ming Dynasty's Hongwu reign, which was set by Zhu Yuanzhang."

Xiao Wu said, "No, my dad said this is the reign title of the Yongle Emperor."

Hao Dawei asked, "Who is the Yongle Emperor?"

Xiao Wu blinked and shook his head.

Xiao Wei said, "Emperor Yongle was Zhu Di, also from the Ming Dynasty, the one who moved the capital to Beiping. Prince Yan. Sit down." He tossed cigarettes to the two of them, then got up and walked towards the sofa.

As soon as the door opened, Chen Hui came in with a newspaper, shook it, and said, "There's been an uprising in southern Henan. Someone ascended the throne as emperor, but a few police officers from the county public security bureau wiped out the entire regime. It's too cruel."

Xiao Wei said, "Didn't several kingdoms spring up in the Sichuan-Chongqing region a few years ago? And now another one has appeared. These people are crazy. How large is this one?"

Chen Hui tossed the newspaper onto the coffee table and sat down, saying, "A prime minister and an empress, with eight soldiers. One of them has already infiltrated the People's Liberation Army, planning to become a high-ranking official and then lead his troops to encircle the cities from the countryside."

Several people laughed. Hao Dawei said, "This is the smallest one, isn't it? The ones before it all had tens of thousands of people. The Empress of Shandong had a whole regiment of soldiers."

Xiao Wei said, "What I admire most is that Gongzhan Township government that snatched a concubine. Even after they were wiped out, they were still negotiating, saying they would stop fighting and just give him that female cadre as a concubine."

Chen Hui took out a cigarette: "Hey, you're all quite capable people. The Wan Shun Heavenly Kingdom claims to be descendants of Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and wants to establish the Great Tang. What are you two doing here?"

Hao Dawei said, "I don't know, Xiaowei called him."

(End of this chapter)