Chapter Thirty-Six: Being Persuaded
But when An Songyu heard the news, she felt as if heaven was helping her.
She was already thinking about it.
How can I make the most of this last bit of time to get my parents to spend the money they still owe on their loans?
They continued to contract mulberry-dike-fishpond systems and orchards.
After all, they want to get more compensation during the demolition process.
We certainly can't let these mulberry fields, fish ponds, orchards remain in their current desolate state.
Otherwise, it will be exactly the same as the demolition that Jiangcun once experienced.
These mulberry trees and orchards, which had been planted for at least ten years, were all compensated with land area compensation.
Even so, the demolition office said that they benefited from leaving the land barren and not cutting down the mulberry and fruit trees.
As for the fishpond, the compensation was based on the price of the fishpond.
But there are no fish in it!
Given that Shuncheng is an area rich in water resources, its compensation standards are genuinely not high.
Although An Songyu had already settled in Nanshi at that time, he did not have a deep understanding of the situation in the village.
However, during my visits to my maternal grandmother's and uncle's homes, I still heard many sighs from them.
One of them is naturally the village chief's call to action this time.
An Songyu was unaware of the details at the time, but she knew that the village chief's decision to have everyone take on the contract had not been very effective.
As for distributing the orchards and mulberry fields to each family.
Naturally, that didn't work either.
After all, these days everyone in the village is too busy with their own rural entertainment to have time to take care of these things.
Don't be fooled by the fact that An Songyu's family has contracted a mulberry-dike-fishpond, and it seems to be doing very well this year.
They even saw that if they continued operating, they could make a profit tomorrow.
Regardless of the initial investment or the manpower and resources required for subsequent management, it is not a small amount.
Everyone in the village knows how mulberry-dike-fishpond systems make money.
No one has been willing to take it over so far, which means they must have already weighed the pros and cons.
Although the orchard seems much easier to manage than the mulberry-dike-fishpond system.
But that requires sales channels.
After the mulberry-fish ponds were abandoned, the orchard planting in the village also failed to continue.
They were simply fed up with the fruit vendors constantly driving down the purchase price.
They worked hard all year round, taking better care of the fruit trees than their own children.
After careful calculation, it turns out there's only enough for food?
This is practically a loss-making venture, so who would be willing to take it on?
These are things that An Songyu only learned during the entire summer vacation he spent in the village.
What she needs to do now is to get her parents to take the lead before anyone else in the village realizes what's happening.
Otherwise, when her parents find out what the villagers are thinking, they might also back down.
On this day, An Songyu, who hadn't been home once during the entire summer vacation, immediately packed up and headed to the city as soon as she got back.
That evening, as soon as Bi Lizhu entered the family quarters, she heard more than one acquaintance say that her second daughter had returned.
It was something like, "Lizhu, where did your Ayu go and what was she doing?"
Why does she look so much darker?
"Yeah, Lizhu, I heard your Ali already has a boyfriend, right?"
"If her boyfriend knew she was this dark-skinned, he'd be heartbroken."
"Feeling sorry for him? Who knows if he really feels sorry for him! These young men nowadays..."
"You really are something... say less!"
Bi Lizhu became increasingly speechless as she listened.
Even though she knew that some people in the family quarters couldn't say nice things, she still felt extremely helpless.
But at the same time, she was also worried from the bottom of her heart.
Since everyone is saying that her daughter has gotten much darker, it must be true.
After all, the other residents in the family quarters didn't know.
As parents, An Songyu didn't come back this summer; his family went to the village quite a lot.
It seems that every time I see it, it gets a bit darker?
Thinking about it, Bi Lizhu stepped into her home amidst the aroma of food.
Seeing her daughter, who had originally been fair-skinned and had a rosy complexion, suddenly turn into a healthy wheat color, Bi Lizhu fell silent.
"Mom, you're back?" An Songyu greeted her with a smile, revealing her white teeth.
Bi Lizhu twitched her lips slightly, then turned her head away, not wanting to look at what was bothering her.
She gave a soft "hmm" in response and then quickly went back to her room to put her things away.
When she came out again, she was able to look directly at her child's healthy skin tone, which she had never seen before.
After thinking for a moment, she tentatively asked, "Xiaoyu, are you done with everything in the village?"
"That's about it!" An Songyu answered carefully as she placed the last of the soup on the table.
"Only star fruit is in season in the orchard."
"The dragon fruit has been continuously picked."
"The mangoes are nearing the end of their season."
"As for the papayas and bananas in the corners, they can be consumed in the village."
"We don't even need to arrange for anyone to pick them."
"As long as you give a heads-up to everyone in the village, people will pick the ripe ones when they pass by."
Although almost every household in the village grows this, the ripening time is not necessarily exactly the same for everyone.
By sharing the spoils and adding the remaining old customers in the village, the supply was almost exhausted.
"Why don't you go back to the city and stay for a while?" Bi Lizhu's eyes lit up as she quickly asked.
“Going back to the city? There’s no need for that!” An Songyu said, then stopped talking.
She originally wanted to bring up the village's call for contracting out land.
But then I remembered that the rest of my family wasn't home.
Now that I've said it, I can just repeat it later.
The person in her family who least supported her starting a business in Jiangcun happened to be her mother.
Saying this out of the blue is probably just asking for trouble.
Bi Lizhu had no idea what her daughter was thinking. She got a headache as soon as she heard An Songyu's refusal.
Seeing that her daughter seemed completely unaffected.
Bi Lizhu really wanted to voice her dislike out loud.
After thinking for a moment, she still gently reminded her, "Ayu, you've been staying in the village all this time, your boyfriend... doesn't have any objections?"
"Ziyu?" An Songyu was puzzled for a moment before realizing that she hadn't properly explained things to her family.
"He also came to Shuncheng after graduation."
"Tzuyu and I were originally high school classmates."
"But his family is from the north."
"His parents were originally in the construction industry, and the company he interned at was quite good."
"But that company is too big, with projects all over the country."
"When he went for his internship, he was assigned to another city. But the area their branch is responsible for is quite large, so once he actually started working, he didn't know where he would be assigned."
"So when I graduated, I felt that this was not good, so I simply went back to Shuncheng."
The more An Songyu spoke, the more Bi Lizhu frowned.
"Could his return be influenced by you?"
"What?" An Songyu was helpless. Did her mother really think she had such a great influence?
All right!
An Songyu also had to admit that when she returned to this time before, she and Jian Ziyu did indeed stay in Nanshi.
She entered the Nanshi No. 1 Hotel.
Chien Tzu-yu went to the company where he interned.
Then I started traveling all over the country.
Speaking of which, Chien Tzu-yu is even more nostalgic than she is.
An Songyu worked at the Nanshi Hotel for over twenty years without leaving.
While the benefits of staying at the Nanshi Hotel were certainly among the best in the entire city, it was also true that she was influenced by Chien Tzu-yu.
But now, after she made up her mind to come back.
Chien Tzu-yu gave up the more stable state-owned enterprise and returned to Shuncheng with her.
Even though the company he joined will one day be known as one of the world's top 500 companies.
The Northland is where it originated and where the large company has been headquartered for many years.
But now it seems that it's not as good as the company where he interned?
Even twenty years later.
The entire industry is shrinking due to various influences.
His current company is nowhere near as good as the company where he interned.
Seeing her daughter's silence, Bi Lizhu spoke with a hint of earnestness:
"Little Rain!"
"You're an adult now, and sometimes you can't just consider your own thoughts when you do things!"
"Mom, what are you thinking!" An Songyu quickly gathered her thoughts and gave a brief explanation:
"The company that Tzuyu went to wasn't bad at all!"
After all, twenty years later, the industry contraction and various other reasons led to a significant reduction in its size.
But those twenty years of glory are indeed real.
Moreover, if we could do it all over again...
Even if An Songyu doesn't have any grand ambitions, he at least wants to retire early!
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