Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 967 Where is the Martyrs' Cemetery? (Donate to Jinghua Hongzhuang +)

Hao Dawei chuckled: "That's how it is, what else can happen? She said she'd deal with the old place and move here, but she has to buy a house. I guess that's about it. She doesn't have much, and I told her I didn't want her stuff, just sell the house."

Chen Hui asked, "You went?"

Hao Dawei nodded: "Yeah, it's heartbreaking to see her like that. She's so poor, it's really tough for her. What a good girl."

Xiao Wei said, "Then we should live well from now on and make her happier."

Hao Dawei said, "Of course, now that I'm here."

Chen Hui asked, "Did she go to your house?"

Hao Dawei said, "No, I was thinking of having my parents come over after her family moves in and settles down. Her grandmother is getting old, and my parents are young. Right now, given the state of her family, I haven't brought it up, afraid she'll overthink it."

Chen Hui gave a thumbs-up: "A real man."

Xiao Wu, resting her chin on her hands, said, "I also want to find a partner. It feels so wonderful."

Chen Hui glanced at Xiao Wu and said, "You're like a monkey. You'll have to find a tough wife in the future who'll manage you like a grandson, and beat you up if you don't obey. You'll be so happy."

Xiao Wu looked at Xiao Wei with a long face and said, "He cursed me."

Xiao Wei said, "Alright, that's enough, get out of here. Make sure everything's arranged properly. I'm going on a business trip on the 8th, so don't cause any problems later. By the way, if there's anything your department needs to pay attention to, write it down and submit it to Li Na, and give her some helpful suggestions."

Chen Hui said, "No need. After the office finishes the work, we'll have to hold a meeting with each department to solicit their opinions. We'll discuss it then. Just think about it first, write down anything useful, organize it, and we'll bring it all up at the meeting."

Xiao Wei said to Hao Dawei, "By the way, do a survey. Sell all the houses in the Imperial City area except for the ones we keep for dormitories. Have someone make a list and ask Manager Zhang if any of his employees want to buy, including them. If so, compile a list and give it to me."

Hao Dawei nodded and said, "It's more expensive over there. Old houses there are going for 1,500 or 1,600 yuan a month now. How much should we sell it for?"

Xiao Wei said, "You do the statistics first, and we'll discuss it later. Make sure you get a good grasp of the housing prices over there."

Hao Dawei pointed at Xiao Wu and said, "We've been there several times. We've asked about all the places with houses, both single-story and multi-story buildings. We have a general idea of ​​what's available."

Xiao Wei said, "We'll be selling apartments with elevators next year, and then it'll all be up to you. Tell the people you've arranged to keep a close eye on things."

After Hao Dawei and Xiao Wu left, Chen Hui lay down on the sofa and said, "Selling this house to our own employees is actually quite difficult. If we sell it at market price, they'll definitely complain. If we sell it cheaper, we're just throwing money away, and they won't appreciate it. If you ask me, let's not bother with any external or internal arrangements. Let's just set up a place to sell it, like we did here in Bayi. Let whoever wants to buy it buy it, or if they don't, so be it."

Xiao Wei said, "Once the price is set, there won't be any internal discounts, so it's not good to start this trend. But there has to be some difference internally. Do you think it's okay to pay off a portion gradually? We can deduct it from your salary, and that's it. We won't ask for interest."

Chen Hui said, "Isn't this just the state-owned enterprise system? It works. Otherwise, how many companies can afford to pay tens of thousands at once? Half is paid upfront, and the other half is deducted gradually. My god, how many years would that take? If you pay 300 a month, that's 3,600 a year, 50,000 yuan would be deducted over a decade?"

Xiao Wei said, "Sure, ten years it is. He'll just stay here steadily for ten years, right? You didn't give him a discount, right? Who knows what will happen in ten years? Maybe he'll be making over ten thousand a month by then. The factory has been raising wages again recently, and I feel like money is starting to lose its value."

Chen Hui said, "It's been accumulating for a while now. Prices are rising so fast, it's all because money has lost its value. Why does the government issue bonds? You know inflation, right? There's a lot more to it than meets the eye. Sometimes even when my mom explains it, I don't understand. Anyway, don't put your money in the bank. It's better to spend it than to just sit around doing nothing. My mom says the dumbest people are those who can't bear to spend their money and just keep it in the bank to earn interest."

Xiao Wei said, "Isn't it said that saving money now will preserve its value? They say that if you save for a certain number of years, you'll have 200,000 or something."

Chen Hui chuckled a few times with a forced smile and said, "Is the contract ready? I'll call the general affairs department to sign it tomorrow and have them bring in the equipment."

Xiao Wei said, "It's all set. We have to wait for them to clear out the area, take measurements, and design the shelving and sections. What's the point of ordering anything now? Old Xu from Liaoning University said he'd ask another school, but I don't know what kind of result they'll get."

Chen Hui said, "It'll definitely work. That kid's cunning; he won't say anything for nothing. He'll just be using someone else's influence to intimidate you. I can imagine it."

Xiao Wei said, "Stop talking about others in such a despicable way. Your mouth is getting more and more whistling."

Chen Hui said, "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going back to hug my son. I'm going on a business trip soon, and I won't be able to see him for several days. Sigh, I'm already starting to think about it."

Xiao Wei said, "You were so anxious about the brewery yesterday, why aren't you mentioning it today? How are we going to build it? Commander Hu is waiting for news."

Chen Hui said, "The technician will arrive tomorrow, and I'll take him to the design institute. We'll also need to find a German translator. I'll ask around my workplace if anyone speaks German; if not, we'll have to look at the foreign language institute."

Xiao Wei asked, "Who should we ask to dig a well?"

Chen Hui said, "I'll get a geological team to handle it. They're professionals, top-notch."

Xiao Wei said, "We need a lot of flowers, plants and trees, things for all four seasons. Let's see if we can get some old trees. Planting seedlings and letting them grow slowly is too slow."

Chen Hui said, "We need to repair the river embankment, make it neat and look nice, then plant a row of weeping willows along the embankment, and on the north side of the road, we'll build those really flat lawns like you see on foreign TV, and then layers of trees and flowers, tall and short, okay? We need to have them all year round. What should we plant in winter? Pine trees? Cypress trees? What about the martyrs' cemetery?"

Xiao Wei chuckled and kicked Chen Hui: "Winter plum blossoms won't do? Thousand-year red jasmine won't do? And what about cedar trees?"

Chen Hui said, "Come on, isn't a cedar a pine tree? Besides, those things grow to be thirty meters tall. Are you crazy to plant them? They won't even form a forest. You have to plant them individually. Winter plum blossoms are fine, plant a whole patch. Rhododendrons are okay too, just don't let them grow too tall. Plant a patch of peach and pear trees, the flowers will be so beautiful."

Xiao Wei said, "Did you ask about the Forbidden City? That Liao Dynasty architecture thing should be fine, right?"

Chen Hui shook his head and said, "Let's wait for the blueprints to come out. What's the point of asking now? That thing is definitely fine. He just needs the shape; he can even make it out with cement."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's ask around. Since we're going to do this, let's make it look decent, not like those tourist attractions and parks that get criticized."

Chen Hui nodded and said, "That's just a casual remark. There are plenty of ancient bricks and tiles; who can tell whether they're from the Liao or Qing dynasties? We'll definitely make them look decent."

(End of this chapter)