Upon hearing their words, Ruan Ruan immediately got up and went to get the planning map she had drawn earlier.
"Brother Chen, take a look. This is what I envisioned for the family housing, the surrounding facilities, and the school." He handed them several sheets of paper as he spoke.
After waiting for two minutes, they finally finished exchanging and reading the papers.
"Sister-in-law, your plan is great, but it makes your project quite large. I'm worried I won't have enough manpower!"
When selecting the site, Director Chu expressed his idea of building it at the same time, and said that if they didn't have enough manpower, they could ask the surrounding villagers. They even calculated how many people would be appropriate to hire.
However, looking at Ruan Ruan's plan now, it completely shattered their previous ideas. Originally, they just wanted to build a few apartment buildings and a school, and that was it. But now, from Ruan Ruan's plan, they saw the entrance to the apartment buildings, children's facilities, greenery, trees, and most notably, a supermarket. Moreover, the school was so different from what they had imagined. Not only did it have teaching buildings, but it also had interest rooms and sports fields. Many of these things were things they had only heard of in big cities, but had never seen before.
“It’s okay, Brother Chen. Just build it according to this plan. If we don’t have enough manpower, we’ll find more. Spring plowing is just around the corner, and I don’t think the villagers will have much time to come and help. So, I was thinking, if all else fails, do you know any construction teams? You can be the team leader and manage them. Each construction team can be responsible for one area.”
For example, your people are in charge of building the staff housing, and you're also hiring two other teams, one for the supermarket and landscaping, and the other for the school. However, the team leaders of both construction teams will be under your unified management. Do you understand what I'm saying?
Ruan Ruan had a clear plan. Once her plan was completed, Chen Liang's reputation would grow, and he could get involved in any project, whether it was building his own home or a large government project. After the economy opened up, they could cooperate with him to start a real estate company. In this way, it wouldn't be long before she could sit at home and count her money.
"Sister-in-law, I understand what you're saying, but this will cost a lot, won't it?" It's not that I'm afraid she'll renege on the bill, it's just that this will cost much more than the budget. Besides, all those green plants and children's facilities are completely unnecessary. What a waste of money those things are!
"It's alright, Brother Chen, the cost is not a problem. Just contact Uncle Chu directly when you need anything. You just need to finish the construction as soon as possible."
Ruan Ruan had thought it through very clearly. What she wanted was not perfunctory treatment, but something real. It is said that when the youth are strong, the country is strong. So she would start cultivating them now. If they were not good at studying, she would cultivate their talents. If they were not good at talents, they would have physical strength. When these children had achieved something, it would be the time for the country to develop. Then she would believe it. When that time came, would those other small countries still dare to covet our country?
Seeing that she wouldn't listen, Chen Liang had no choice but to look at the other three, hoping they could come out and dissuade her, as this was really no small amount of money.
He blinked so hard his eyes almost cramped up, but the three of them acted as if they didn't see him at all, completely ignoring him. He was getting really anxious.
"Alright, Lao Chen, stop blinking. In our family, my wife makes the decisions." Huo Hao really couldn't bear to see him like this. If he kept blinking, he might really be the first person he had ever seen with twitching eyes.
"...Ahem, well, in the factory, Ruan Ruan is the one who calls the shots." Seeing his expression, Director Chu tried hard to suppress his laughter, but finally couldn't help it. He coughed twice and expressed the factory's position.
Just kidding, the ultimate beneficiaries of all this are themselves and their children, so why would they come out and undermine the boss at this time?
Seeing that his persuasion was ineffective, Chen Liang understood that in this matter, Ruan Ruan had the final say, and he would build whatever she said.
"Okay, I understand. When I get back, I'll go find the other construction teams and see if they have time."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Chen. If you need anything, just tell Uncle Chu or Brother Xuyang. As for manpower, you can arrange it as you see fit. I just hope it can be completed by July this year, so that we can officially put it into use in September."
Ruan Ruan expressed her stance: money was not an issue, and she was willing to provide manpower, but she needed quality and time.
"Okay, I'll go back and gather the manpower right away." Chen Liang also understood that if this project was completed, it would benefit him as well. If he didn't have enough manpower, he would have to ask his old comrades-in-arms for help.
After the discussion, Ruan Ruan asked them to stay, but after seeing the design drawings, they were all motivated and couldn't wait to go back and get started, so why would they stay?
Seeing their insistence, Ruan Ruan gave the design drawings to Director Chu and saw them out of the compound. Huo Haocheng was returning to the regiment, so he could see them out of the family compound.
After they had gone far away, Ruan Ruan went back into the house, washed the water glass, and then, feeling too weak to stand any longer, closed the door and went to lie down on the bed.
The other half, Huo Haocheng accompanied them on their way out.
"Brother, your wife is something else! She's got guts!" Chen Liang had never met a woman like this before. She was decisive, had her own principles, and was considerate of others.
"Of course, my wife is the best." No matter when, where, or who it is, as long as his wife is praised in front of him, Huo Haocheng feels incredibly proud. His words don't stop there; his eyes also seem to say, 'You have good taste.'
Hehehe, although I know he's telling the truth, his arrogant expression is so smug. Why haven't we heard any news of him being beaten up yet?
Everyone: It's not that we don't want to, it's that we simply can't win!
"Honestly, once these family dormitories are built, I don't know how many people will be envious. I even want to work at your factory now."
"Brother Chen, don't worry, maybe we'll actually have a chance to work together in the future."
When Ruan Ruan asked Chen Liang to find another construction team and make him the project manager, Zheng Xuyang could see very clearly that this person had caught Ruan Ruan's eye. It shouldn't be long before they can work together. However, he didn't know what Ruan Ruan planned to do with him, but he was sure that Ruan Ruan wouldn't bury him.
“That’s right. Once we start work, we’ll be dealing with each other every day. We’ll need your cooperation a lot. I’ll have to trouble you with the materials, Brother Xuyang.”
Today was his first time dealing with Zheng Xuyang. Based on his experiences in the military and in society over the past two years, he really didn't understand this person. He only knew that Zheng Xuyang would be in charge of materials matters from now on, and that he was currently the deputy director of the pharmaceutical factory.
This was the first time he had ever met such a young deputy factory director. Everyone in the factory treated him with great respect, and even Director Chu praised him highly. It seemed that this man had some real skills.
"That's natural." Hearing him say that, Zheng Xuyang assumed he was referring to the project and didn't say anything more. He would understand later.
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