Chapter 213 Second Uncle's Business Acumen

There was obviously a hint of surprise in Tang Tianqiao's eyes.

Qin Qing didn't say anything. Even if Tang Tianqiao didn't say it, she could see that it definitely took a lot of effort to decorate the house like it is now.

“Have you ever done renovations before?”

When Qin Qing asked this, He Hong shook his head and said, "I haven't done it."

"Brother He, how did you guys do so well?"

Bai Mifan was also curious, and even as an outsider he thought it was quite good.

"Many of us are from the same village and we all know a little bit about carpentry."

He Hong said honestly that it was the boss who asked them to come to the Bai family to see if they had gotten into any trouble.

Unexpectedly, Tang Tianqiao was not polite and actually asked them to stay and work. They worked for a day and then went back to tell the boss. They had originally thought of not coming the next day, but the boss was afraid of offending the boss and asked them to continue.

It took them more than half a month to finish the work. The key point was that once they picked up the carpentry work, they actually enjoyed it. Especially seeing the house finished, they actually felt a sense of accomplishment. It was much better than running around every day collecting debts and being ignored.

"Brother He, thank you for taking care of me this time."

Bai Fanmi came forward and distributed cigarettes to everyone. He Hong put the cigarette behind his ear and did not smoke it immediately.

"Hurry up and finish this with your guys so we can give an explanation to the boss."

He Hong immediately called on his men to start working together.

Qin Qing didn't say anything, simply observing from the side. She found that He Hong and his team were indeed meticulous in their work, measuring every dimension to the exact degree. Especially when painting the walls, if the first coat wasn't even, they would definitely apply a second coat.

"Sister Qing, Brother He is so polite. Why is he so willing to help us?"

Bai Mifan was very curious, and Qin Qing was also puzzled. "This is indeed strange."

Only Lei Zi whispered, "They dare not neglect us."

Qin Qing had been listening intently, so of course she heard what Lei Zi said. She immediately grabbed Lei Zi's hand and asked.

"Leizi, do you know the reason?"

Bai Mifan's eyes quickly followed him, and both of them stared at Lei Zi with murderous intent.

"I...I don't know."

But his panicked expression couldn't hide what was going on.

"Leizi, if you don't tell the truth, I won't take you with me to Kyoto."

This simple sentence actually made Lei Zi's eyes light up, "Sister Qing, will you take me to Kyoto?"

Lei Zi had originally thought that Qin Qing was going to Kyoto for some serious business, and it would be inconvenient to bring him along. She was going to see Brother Fang anyway, and with Brother Fang around, Sister Qing would be fine. At worst, there was still Li Ran, who was also quite capable.

Now after hearing what Qin Qing meant, she actually wanted to take him to Kyoto?

Who doesn’t want to go to Kyoto?

Qin Qing just smiled and said, "That depends on your performance."

Bai Mifan also patted Lei Zi's shoulder and gave him a look to encourage him. He didn't say a word, but his attitude said it all.

After hesitating for a long time, Lei Zi told everything about Fang Zhiwei's previous greeting to Ke Jianbin.

"Brother Fang asked Boss Ke to look after you, and he also said that if anything happened to Sister Qing, he would hold Boss Ke accountable."

Lei Zi apologized to Fang Zhiwei in his heart, "Brother Fang, although I promised you not to tell Sister Qing, but now that Sister Qing is asking, I have no choice."

It turned out to be him...

Qin Qing felt warm in her heart. She had never thought that Fang Zhiwei would do all this silently behind the scenes. No wonder He Hong came to care about Qin Jing in the Bai family. He also thought that someone from above had ordered him to help with the renovations. Even if he was not there, he was still thinking of ways to take care of her.

When she thought of this, she even wanted to disregard everything and buy a ticket to Kyoto to find Fang Zhiwei. Calculating the time, more than half a month had passed, and there was no news from Kyoto. Although she didn't say it on the surface, she was always a little worried in her heart.

From what she knew about Fang Zhiwei, she knew he would definitely try to contact her as soon as he recovered. He knew his home address, and if a phone call wasn't convenient, he could at least send a telegram. But there was no news at all.

The more this happened, the more anxious Qin Qing became. She just wanted to finish things here as soon as possible before going to Kyoto. If she had known earlier, she would have asked Li Ran to leave her phone number.

"Sister Qing, will you still take me to Kyoto?"

Lei Zi explained everything and asked cautiously.

Bai Mifen punched him, "You little brat, all you know is going to Kyoto! Don't worry, Sister Qing will definitely take you with her."

Baifanmi was a little envious, he also wanted to go to Kyoto to see the world.

He traveled all over the country, but even when he was dealing in food coupons, he had never been to Kyoto.

When Lei Zi heard what Bai Mifan said, he felt relieved and smiled.

But Qin Qing's expression has never relaxed since then. She didn't say a word, but just followed Tang Tianqiao and took people to supervise the decoration. If there were any problems or uncertainties, Tang Tianqiao would stay and wait for Qin Qing to come back and supervise the work.

After Qin Qing had finalized all the details, she took the opportunity to ask Tang Tianqiao a question while drinking water.

"Uncle, the money I gave you probably wasn't enough. Did you make up the difference?"

"I only have 800 yuan, how can I afford to cover the cost? It was Xiao He's boss who helped me."

Tang Tianqiao explained everything to Qin Qing. Knowing that he was planning to renovate, Ke Jianbin actually showed up. He contacted all the purchasing departments and not only did he want to pay the cost price, but he also allowed Tang Tianqiao to buy on credit. Although the bosses were reluctant, who would dare disobey Ke Jianbin's orders?

Given Ke Jianbin's status in the mountain city, these businessmen really don't dare to offend him.

"You don't know, the price they quoted was actually the cost price. I calculated, and just the material costs and everything else, we saved over a thousand dollars. The total outstanding balance is less than a thousand dollars."

Even Qin Qing was a little surprised when she heard the price Tang Tianqiao quoted.

This was a huge saving. She had already completed the first draft of the renovation for less than three thousand yuan. Although the lighting fixtures had not yet been purchased, even with the cost of the lighting fixtures, it would probably not exceed four thousand yuan, which was well within her budget.

"Come to think of it, this Boss Ke has really helped us a lot."

Qin Qing didn't expect that Fang Zhiwei's words could save them a lot of money.

“And then there’s the labor part!”

Tang Tianqiao lowered his voice, "Look at the past two weeks, there have been more than ten people coming to help with the work every day. If they were really paid, the money would be quite a lot!"

"Uncle, you really didn't pay them a single cent?"

When Qin Qing asked, Tang Tianqiao's eyes widened immediately. "Of course! I used all the 800 yuan to pick up the goods, so I really don't have any money to give them."

After Tang Tianqiao said this, Qin Qing knew that her second uncle had helped advance the money. However, he refused to pay a single cent of wages, which really made Qin Qing admire him.

Her second uncle, aside from being a bit confused with his family, was a real savvy business person. But with so many people helping them with the renovations for so long, and him not paying them a cent, Qin Qing felt she couldn't continue.

The key point is that He Hong and his team did a really good job.

Seeing this group of people doing things in an efficient manner, an idea slowly emerged in Qin Qing's mind.

"Uncle, have you ever thought about starting your own business?"