Chapter 159 A Real Man Can't Live Without Power for a Day
Chapter 159 A Real Man Can't Live Without Power
After Father Jiang treated all the guests, my second uncle treated another the next day.
But we were not invited to stay at the New City Hotel, but at another Expo Hotel. This hotel is located in the commercial district and is one of the best hotels in Bei'an, along with the New City Hotel. The large crowds in the commercial district are an advantage, but the difficulty in parking is a big problem.
Feng Xue didn't come, so Feng Yu drove to the community first.
I came here with Jiang's father and mother.
She didn't drive, but parked the G-Class in the community.
I came here in Jiang Hua’s Envision.
I searched for a long time but couldn't find a place to park.
Let the people get off first, and Jiang Hua went to park somewhere else.
Not long after getting off the car, I ran into Jiang Wei and Sun Mei with their child.
So we went together.
Jiang Wei talked about the latest news: "Due to the heavy rain in June, many houses in Zhangqiao were flooded. Several villages in the mountains are no longer habitable. I heard that the county is going to build resettlement houses and has given 50 million yuan. My second cousin's door was even knocked down by the contractor."
Jiang Youxin said: "That's too exaggerated."
Jiang Wei said, "It's not an exaggeration at all. There have been fewer and fewer projects in the past two years, and those who contract out projects are almost forced to take people on odd jobs. The county won't allow advance payment for the resettlement housing this time, and has already given 20 million yuan, so there will be a lot of competition."
Jiang Hua asked him: "Do you want to do it?"
Jiang Wei smiled and said, "Of course I want to do it. I wonder if I can ask my second cousin for help."
Zhang Yulan said, "Why are you trying to get involved in a construction project when you don't manage the canteen properly?"
Jiang Wei chuckled and said, "Third Aunt, you don't know, I heard that the project is very profitable, with a 40% profit. A project worth three million can earn one million. Even if you don't do it and subcontract it to someone else to make a living, you can still make hundreds of thousands!"
Sun Mei poured cold water on him first: "You think too much."
Everyone nodded, it was indeed a beautiful idea.
It feels like daydreaming.
When I got downstairs, I met someone who shouldn't be there.
My cousin Zhou Aiguo actually came.
This is indeed beyond everyone's expectations.
We chatted for a while downstairs, waited for others to come over, and then went upstairs together.
Guo Youping arranged two tables, both in a private room.
The box is very large, about 70 to 80 square meters.
After greeting each other for a long time, we were finally seated.
Feng Yu was pulled by Su Hongyan to sit next to her and talk in private.
Guo Youping also asked Feng Yu: "Where is your sister?"
Feng Yu straightened up quickly and said, "She hasn't been out lately because she's not feeling well."
Su Hongyan also said: "He didn't come to dinner yesterday."
Guo Youping asked again: "What did Jiang Ning do in the provincial capital?"
Feng Yu said, "It is said that Boss Lu asked him to go to the provincial capital to report on his work. I don't know the details."
Guo Youping was stunned for a moment and didn't ask any more questions.
My second uncle held a cigarette and posted a circle of friends. The relatives lit up cigarettes and talked about the latest news in the county while puffing smoke. The focus was on my second uncle's family. My second aunt talked a lot, but my eldest aunt had a sad face and didn't say much.
My uncle is here today too.
After the surgery, my hand became thinner and looked different.
In such gatherings, Mr. Jiang basically didn't speak before, and he didn't have much to talk about. But now it is obviously different. The three nephews took turns asking a lot of questions about going to the United States.
Liu Wei also asked: "Uncle, I heard that Jiang Ning wants to buy a farm in the United States?"
Jiang Youxin said: "It's uncertain. I just took a look and I don't know whether to buy it or not!"
When the relatives heard this, they became excited and asked for details.
This was not mentioned at the dinner last night.
Liu Wei was very interested in this, so he went straight to Jiang's father and asked for details. However, Jiang Youxin didn't care about these things at all and only had a vague understanding of them. Liu Wei thought about it and decided to have a good chat with Jiang Ning another day.
After the dishes came, my second uncle brought the wine over.
When everyone looked, they were surprised to see two bottles of 53-degree Wahaha.
He Cheng even made a joke: "Uncle, you have to learn from your second uncle. Look at your second uncle, he invited everyone to dinner and took out all the treasures from the bottom of the box. You should treat us to a drink of Luzhou Laojiao and take out the Moutai from home for everyone to drink!"
Jiang Youxin said: "There is no Maotai at home."
He Chengjiu said, "I know that there are dozens of bottles of Jiang Ning's Moutai in the New Town Hotel."
Jiang Youxin laughed: "That's Jiang Ning's wine, not mine. I have to pay for my meals at the New Town Hotel, and I have to pay for his wine. Maotai is so expensive, I can't bear to buy it."
Everyone laughed, but the meaning of their smiles was different.
Even if my dad wants to drink Moutai, he has to spend money to buy it.
Who else can get it for free?
Everyone knows that Jiang Ning is not someone who is easy to talk to. In order to prevent anyone from eating and staying for free at the New Town Hotel, even his own parents have to pay for their food and accommodation. It is said that he himself is on the bill, and the finance department of the New Town Hotel has to go to the farm to settle the bill regularly.
Eliminate the possibility of freeloading from the source.
Su Hongyan asked Feng Yu: "I heard that Jiang Ning had to pay for meals at New Town Hotel?"
Feng Yu nodded: "Yes, there is a special account for him."
Su Hongyan asked: "Do you have to pay for your meal?"
Feng Yu smiled and nodded, "Yes, he said that the New Town Hotel is in a difficult situation. If he doesn't pay, it will go bankrupt sooner or later. I will also pay for my meals on his account. At the end of the month, the hotel's finance department will go to the farm to settle the bill."
Su Hongyan didn't know what to ask.
My second uncle asked, "Youxin, I heard that you don't plant vegetables anymore?"
Jiang Youxin nodded: "I don't want to plant it anymore. Jiang Ning has asked someone to take over."
Guo Shumin asked: "Why don't you plant it? Your vegetable garden can bring in a lot of money every year!"
Jiang Youxin smiled and said, "I can't farm anymore. I've been farming for most of my life. It's time for me to take a break."
The younger sister-in-law said bluntly: "If you think so, then you are right. You are the best now. Your son is capable and doesn't need your food and drink. You just need to help take care of the children. The two sons give you enough living expenses every month. Why do you still need to grow vegetables!"
Chen Huiru said: "The farm pays my parents a salary!"
The relatives were all stunned: "The farm pays wages?"
Chen Huiru said: "The farm puts 100,000 yuan into my parents' card every month."
The relatives were not calm. One hundred thousand a month?
Second Aunt asked Jiang Youxin: "Youxin, is this true or false?"
Jiang Youxin nodded: "Really."
Second Aunt asked again: "Do you want to call you or Yulan?"
Jiang Youxin said, "All of them, 100,000 for me and 100,000 for his mother."
Both of them?
The relatives were stunned again. One hundred thousand each?
That’s two hundred thousand this month!
How can I spend it all?
Second Aunt was in mixed mood.
The younger sister-in-law asked Chen Huiru: "How much do you give to the old man?"
Chen Huiru said: "We can't spend all the money Jiang Ning gave us. We won't give any more money if we don't have any."
The relatives laughed, this was true.
With so much money, how can the old man spend it all?
If you don't buy a house or a car or go traveling, even ten thousand yuan per person will not be enough to spend.
But Chen Huiru said she had no money...
He Chengxian couldn't listen any more: "What are you talking about? Jiang Hua's medicinal farm earns millions a year. Where did the money go? You rich people say you have no money. Then should we who get a fixed salary go begging?"
The relatives were all very happy.
After eating and drinking, seven o'clock soon passed.
It is said that a mother's status is determined by her son, and the same is true for a father. Jiang Youxin didn't speak before because he knew his words had no weight, but it is different now. His son has made progress, and he feels more confident. After three glasses of wine, he couldn't help himself.
He reminded Guo Youping: "Youping, I heard that the county is investigating very strictly, so you can't make any mistakes!"
After these words were spoken, there was a moment of silence at the table.
Jiang Youxin felt that he had good intentions and was not wrong.
I would like to say a few more words.
Zhang Yulan kicked him under the table.
Jiang Youxin was confused and turned his head to look over.
Second Aunt was already unhappy: "You Xin, don't say these unlucky words!"
The second uncle tried to smooth things over: "It's okay, the letter was sent out with good intentions."
Guo Youping also smiled: "My uncle is right, he really has good intentions!"
The relatives quickly changed the subject.
My brother-in-law poured the wine and stood up to offer a drink.
Then he turned around and played finger-guessing games with his second uncle.
Jiang Youxin was almost sober and regretted it.
I have been careful all my life and should not be so careless.
This meal took a bit long.
It was already nine o'clock when it ended and all the men were drunk.
Can't drive.
All women drive.
Feng Yu drove Jiang Hua's Envision and took everyone back to the community.
As soon as Zhang Yulan got in the car, she started nagging the man: "You don't know how high the sky is after drinking three cups of horse urine, right? Why do you have the time to criticize others? Your second sister doesn't like to listen, and she blocked him back. Don't you have any idea?"
Chen Ruhui has seen this a lot and is no longer surprised.
It was the first time that Feng Yu saw her mother-in-law scolding her father-in-law. She felt uncomfortable and uncomfortable all over. She quickly said, "Mom, Dad is kind-hearted. It's okay to say it. He is not an outsider."
Zhang Yulan stopped scolding the man and said to her two daughters-in-law, "What he said is not wrong, but good words are often not pleasant to hear. Her second sister's family is snobbish and only wants to hear good things. They don't like to hear these things. Isn't this just blocking him in person?"
Feng Yu didn't know what to say.
Although it wasn’t so harmonious before.
But her mother-in-law has never said this to her relatives in front of her.
This is the first time.
Jiang Youxin looked out the window without saying a word.
In the past, these words were only spoken between the couple in private and would not be said in front of the older generation. Now, they were said in front of the younger generation, which made him feel ashamed. After all, she was his own sister, but he could do nothing about it. In the past, he still had the confidence to refute her with a sentence or two.
Now I have no confidence at all.
My second sister didn't give him any face today, which was really disappointing.
Chen Huiru continued, "Mom, please stop talking about Dad. What Dad said was not wrong. As an uncle, what's wrong with reminding your nephew? It's the Second Aunt's family that are narrow-minded and can't listen to good words. Just don't say it again in the future."
Feng Yu also hurriedly followed suit and gave a few words of advice.
Zhang Yulan said nothing more.
After sending the person to the community, Feng Yu drove his G-Class back to the farm.
When we arrived at the villa, Feng Xue was practicing calligraphy.
I can't play games anymore, I'm really bored and have nothing to do.
Feng Xue bought pens, ink, paper and inkstone online and practiced calligraphy in his free time.
Feng Yu looked at the calligraphy she wrote and said, "It's better than mine."
Feng Xue shook her head and said, she was just copying.
How can it be considered good? At best, the strokes are neat.
Feng Yu sat next to them, took cherries from the fruit plate and ate them while talking about what happened during the meal.
Feng Xue was writing the words while listening quietly.
Feng Yu sat there until ten o'clock before going upstairs to sleep.
The school is out and there is nothing to do.
The next day, the two sisters went out for a walk after lunch and breakfast.
I did some business while taking a walk, and since there was nothing else to do, I decided to go to the city to look at cars.
So they went back to the house, changed their clothes, and drove to the city.
Before leaving, I went to the orchard to pick some fruits.
When we arrived in the city, we followed the navigation to the Auto City.
I didn’t look at the Mercedes-Benz and BMW, but went straight to look at the hatchback I had seen online before.
When I got to the store, the salesperson was quite enthusiastic.
After Feng Yu asked, the salesperson led her to a display car.
I fell in love with this little car at first sight. Its small body looks easy to park. I sat in it to try it out and found the seats very comfortable. The only problem is that the back seat is too small, but it’s not a big problem as there are too many cars at home.
There is always one car for everyone. If three people go out, just change to another car.
I asked about the price and was offered a cash discount of 10,000 yuan.
For the hybrid model, the bare car price is 200.16 million yuan.
The salesperson talked a lot of nonsense, such as full-speed adaptive cruise control, L2 assisted driving and nano water ions. At the end, he strongly recommended Feng Yu to test drive the car. Feng Yu did a test drive and found it quite easy to drive.
Forget about adaptive cruise control or something like that!
Feng Yu doesn't know how to use those things.
I dare not hand over the throttle to the computer.
There is only one configuration that female drivers care about most.
Reversing impact.
Feng Yu asked, "Does this car have a reversing camera?"
The salesperson said yes and asked her to put the car in reverse gear and see.
Feng Yu put the car in reverse gear, and the large central control screen was a bit small.
But it is sufficient, except that the reversing image is a little different from that of my car at home.
Feng Yu asked: "Why can't we see around the car?"
The salesperson explained: "You mean the 360-degree reversing camera? That's only available on top-of-the-line models."
Feng Yu asked: "How much is the top-end model?"
The salesperson said, "18.98, discounted to 17.98."
"Do you have a car?"
"That car is out of stock, you have to make a reservation."
"How long?"
"One week!"
Feng Yujue’s is okay, I can afford to wait for a week.
I tried to bargain, but found that I couldn't get the price down.
I paid a deposit and ordered one.
Feng Yu doesn't spend much and she doesn't have much to spend money on. She doesn't need to spend money on food and drink, and she doesn't need to spend money on gas. The farm has issued several large-value gas cards, one of which is in her bag.
At most, I can buy some clothes and daily necessities.
The salary paid by the company is enough for me to spend.
As for buying a car, of course she has the money. The farm would transfer money to her card from time to time. The specific amount was not fixed. Sometimes it was two million, sometimes three million, and sometimes it was five or six million. Now there was more than 20 million on the card!
How could there be a lack of money?
It's rare to meet such a happy customer. The salesperson was also happy and saw the customer out the door attentively. But when he got outside, he saw two beautiful women driving away in a G-Class. His eyes widened. Why would they buy a car worth tens of thousands of dollars when they can drive a G-Class?
I can’t figure it out!
I really don't understand today's rich people.
I saw noon.
Feng Yu and Feng went to a nearby restaurant and had lunch.
Then I went to Nanazawa. I hadn’t visited my aunt for a long time.
It's okay, I might as well go and take a look.
Otherwise there won’t be time when school starts.
……
In the provincial capital, Jiang Ning has already reported his work to his leader.
I waited for three full days.
I was originally planning to go back to Bei'an, but Lao Yang and Kong Fangfei also wanted to come over. The Department of Agriculture had sent down several pilot projects, which had been submitted to the city and county farms for reporting. They wanted to come over to report on their work, so Jiang Ning waited for a while.
The two arrived at five in the afternoon.
After settling in the hotel, we went to have dinner.
By the way, let me talk about the project.
There are many projects in agricultural and animal husbandry enterprises, and each project is a subsidy.
Don’t waste this money.
If you don't want it, it will go into someone else's pocket.
Jiang Ning didn't take it too seriously, but the old comrades did.
Whenever there is an opportunity, we will do our best to earn millions for the farm every year.
Enough to pay employees three months' salary.
After dinner, I went to wash my feet.
Don't get me wrong, it's not some non-serious entertainment. Not to mention Ye Fangfei was there, even the old comrade was powerless, so he simply massaged her feet, and it was almost nine o'clock before we returned to the hotel and went to our rooms to sleep.
Jiang Ning lay on the bed and video-called Feng Yu for ten minutes.
I know what happened at the dinner table.
I also found out about Feng Yu buying a car.
Just after I finished the video call, I heard someone knocking on the door.
I got up and opened the door. It was Kong Fangfei who knocked on the door.
The woman was wearing a JK outfit and standing outside the door in a coquettish manner.
He kept looking around, looking like a guilty thief.
As soon as the door opened, everyone squeezed in.
"What are you doing……"
It was too late for Jiang Ning to stop him.
Kong Fangfei came in and closed the door, then asked with a smile, "Boss, do you want any special service?"
Jiang Ning was very upset: "Are you selling it?"
Kong Fangfei smiled and said, "I won't sell it, I'll let you get it for free."
Jiang Ning said unhappily: "I'm not a drifter."
Kong Fangfei turned around, showed off her outfit, and asked, "Does this look good on me?"
Jiang Ning looked at it for a few seconds and asked, "Why did you buy this kind of clothes?"
Kong Fangfei said, "I prepared it specially for you. Isn't that what you men like?"
Jiang Ning's face twitched. He wanted to deny it, but he didn't want to go against his will.
I have to say, this woman looks so sexy in JK clothes.
It's like I suddenly became a dozen years younger.
It really feels like being eighteen years old.
Kong Fangfei pushed him to sit on the sofa and prepared to take over.
Jiang Ning was speechless: "Can you not be so lewd?"
Kong Fangfei opened the door and said, "Don't you know that women in their thirties are as fierce as wolves and tigers? My husband's waist is not in good condition. He only lasts less than five minutes once a month. This makes me have erotic dreams every night. I don't want to be a sea king, so I can only give in to the boss."
Jiang Ning slapped her: "I don't want to take advantage of this."
Kong Fangfei hummed and said, "Then I'll trouble you, boss."
Jiang Ning was really speechless.
He felt like he was being taken advantage of by this female pervert.
What a loss.
I stayed in the provincial capital for another two days and finished all my business.
Kong Fangfei looked radiant, and Old Yang thought she was just happy because she had accomplished something.
Back in Bei'an, Feng Yu and Feng Xue also came back from visiting their relatives.
I listened to Feng Xue's detailed account of what happened at the dinner table that day.
While patrolling the farm in the afternoon, I met Mr. Jiang.
Jiang Ning was surprised: "You don't grow vegetables anymore, why are you still coming to the farm?"
Jiang Youxin said, "I don't have anything to do, so I just came over to take a look."
Jiang Ning asked, "Is my second cousin's Moutai good?"
Jiang Youxin's face darkened: "What do you want to say?"
Jiang Ning laughed and said, "I just want to ask you, what do you feel?"
Jiang Youxin rarely did not lose his temper. He thought about it carefully and said something with special depth: "A real man cannot live without power for a day."
Jiang Ning was instantly surprised: "Dad, you can still say something so profound?"
Jiang Youxin's face darkened again, he ignored him and left.
Jiang Ning didn't care and continued to inspect the farm.
I was driving when my cell phone rang again.
Jiang Ning took it out and looked at it. It was Boss Lu calling, so he picked up the phone: "Boss."
Lu Jingwei said: "Jiang Ning, there is something you need to help me with."
Jiang Ning asked, "Is it a private matter?"
Lu Jingwei said: "It's both a private matter and a public matter. You know about Jiang Yuling's matter, right?"
Jiang Ning hummed: "I know. I heard that the woman was taken away by her family, right?"
Lu Jingwei said, "She was taken away, but she came back. She couldn't adapt to her family life. She returned to Bei'an a few days ago. But you know her situation. She can't live in the mountains anymore. The county arranged a low-rent house for her, but finding a job is a big problem. There aren't many jobs she can do. I think your place is the most suitable. Can you help me arrange for this relative?"
Jiang Ning agreed immediately: "Ask your secretary to send the person over."
Lu Jingwei said hello and hung up the phone.
The next day, the secretary sent Jiang Yuling and her family of three to the farm.
The woman didn't dare to look up and was afraid when she saw people.
The man was stupid and started clamoring to go home as soon as he got out of the car.
The eight-year-old girl stood beside her mother, holding her mother's clothes with one hand.
Looking at the unfamiliar environment around with fear.
Jiang Ning asked Kong Fangfei to take people to handle the entry procedures, and asked the secretary about the situation downstairs.
The secretary was extremely helpless: "The county arranged a low-rent house for her and a job for her, but she refused to go to work and was afraid to leave the house. She wanted to go back to the mountains. The boss was completely out of ideas and could only arrange for her to come to the farm."
Jiang Ning asked: "What about her daughter's schooling?"
The secretary said, "She has been registered and enrolled in Chengguan Primary School. She will start the first grade in the fall. There is still a month left. We need to get her familiar with the environment as soon as possible. We will also have to pick up and drop off her daughter when school starts."
Jiang Ning hummed and asked, "How is the county's preparation going?"
The secretary said, "We will hold a kick-off meeting tomorrow and send out notices before leaving get off work."
After chatting for a few minutes, the woman completed the joining procedures and came down.
Jiang Ning drove the car himself and took the people to the ranch.
The ranch has prepared houses, and the logistics department has delivered pots, pans, rice, flour, grain, oil and other daily necessities.
After working hard for a long time, I finally settled down.
Jiang Ning called Li Fumin aside and told him about Jiang Yuling's tragic experience, asking him to take care of her. Li Fumin was a good man. After hearing about the woman's experience, he felt very sympathetic and agreed immediately.
Jiang Ning turned around and said to Jiang Yuling, "You guys stay here first. You three can cook your own meals. If you need anything, ask the people next door. They are all easy to talk to, and no one will make things difficult for you..."
Jiang Yuling lowered her head and dared not say a word.
"The work here is not complicated, just herding cattle, sheep and pigs."
"You and your husband are now farm employees, and the farm will pay you monthly wages."
"Everyone here is a good person, you don't have to be afraid..."
Jiang Ning gave some instructions and drove away.
I went home and told Feng Yu about it.
Feng Yu had always felt sympathy for this woman and came over to take a look.
Some farm fruits were sent to me.
In the afternoon, Jiang Ning gathered his family to go to the farm to pick fruit.
I actually ran into Yang Qiuyan.
Jiang Ning was very surprised: "What are you doing here?"
Yang Qiuyan said: "I came to check the supply and see when the strawberries from the farm will be on the market."
Jiang Ning asked her, "How is your store going?"
Yang Qiuyan said excitedly: "Thanks to Boss Jiang, business is pretty good. Your fruit is of good quality and I sell it at a fair price. It is very popular with customers. The weather has been hot recently and I can sell more than 3,000 yuan a day!"
Jiang Ning was a little skeptical: "Is this true? I'll go over and take a look when I have time."
Yang Qiuyan smiled and said, "Welcome Boss Jiang to come to my shop to inspect our work."
Jiang Ning: "..."
I was called to participate in the theme X day event today. I spent most of the day and caught up with 6K. I will work hard tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)