Song Yan agreed readily, and Deputy Division Commander Duan assumed he would arrive the next day. However, he waited in vain all morning.
The professor that Lao Liao had arranged to meet Xiao Hu was scheduled to meet him this morning. At this point, Xiao Hu could hardly remember Deputy Division Commander Duan.
Pan Lanlan's arrogance had already angered Deputy Division Commander Duan, and making him wait all morning only fueled his anger.
When Deputy Division Commander Duan got home, he slammed his door shut.
Sister Liang: What's wrong with you?
Shen Hongxiang was also at home, so Deputy Division Commander Duan didn't elaborate, only vaguely saying, "It's not a food factory yet."
Shen Hongxiang also took her leave, and this time Sister Liang did not try to stop her.
When Sister Liang saw Shen Hongxiang off, she hesitated several times before speaking.
Sister Liang: "We get along really well, so just say what you want to say without hesitation!"
Shen Hongxiang: "Sigh!" She sighed softly, her eyes reddening.
"Sister Liang, you know why I came to Kyoto, it's because I lost my job."
I was fired from my job when my dad was dying.
If my dad were alright... then...
People say that tea cools when someone leaves, but actually the tea gets cold even before the person leaves.
Your father-in-law is not in good condition... I guess everyone else is too...
You should try to persuade Deputy Division Commander Duan more!
Actually, I'm just overthinking it; there might not be that reason at all.
"Sister Liang, go back now, I'm leaving!" Shen Hongxiang left, but Sister Liang felt uncomfortable after hearing her heartfelt words.
As soon as Sister Liang entered the house, she began to show concern for her husband.
Deputy Division Commander Duan couldn't help but bring up the matter.
When Sister Liang heard this, she got angry with him.
How dare they? How could they?
Sister Liang: "Why should they disregard you, the deputy division commander?"
This task was specifically assigned to you by the army commander; even your division commander doesn't get involved.
Even if the tea gets cold before the person leaves, it's not their place to put on airs in front of you.
Deputy Division Commander Duan: "Whose tea got cold before they even left?"
Sister Liang then brought up Shen Hongxiang's matter.
Humiliation and anger welled up in Deputy Division Commander Duan's heart...
So when Xiaohu went to see Deputy Division Commander Duan, the guard said that Deputy Division Commander Duan was too busy to see him.
"Since Deputy Division Commander Duan is busy, then let me know when you have time!" Xiao Hu was indeed busy; he still needed to contact the construction company.
There are no private construction teams now; to build a factory, you have to contact a construction company.
He runs a private business, so we don't know how people will treat him. I hear he has several construction companies involved; which one should he choose?
This matter is far more important than meeting with Deputy Division Commander Duan.
The deputy division commander's bodyguards all thought that Chang Xiaohu wanted to argue with him, and at least he should be nicer. Shouldn't they have arranged a time to meet next time if they couldn't meet this time?
As a result, they turned around and left.
They just left?
Deputy Division Commander Duan hadn't expected this either. He was so angry he was about to smash the cup again.
"Commander! Commander!" The guard quickly took the jar from him; it was new, and it would be such a waste to break it.
Xiao Hu was extremely busy and didn't come to see Deputy Division Commander Duan again. Deputy Division Commander Duan also didn't want to make a fuss.
But the local comrades couldn't hold on any longer.
Now that reform and opening up are being promoted to revitalize the economy, if you build a factory here and pay taxes, it becomes theirs.
The area around the military base is mostly small villages and towns, so it's not easy to find a factory there. Starting construction sooner and getting it into production earlier will make tax revenue growth look better at the end of the year, right?
Deputy Division Commander Duan was very angry, but he knew that in the end he couldn't let this matter fall through. Even if it had to fall through, the responsibility wouldn't fall on him.
This time, when they sent someone to see Xiaohu again, they arranged a time to meet.
When they met, Deputy Division Commander Duan was relieved not to see Pan Lanlan.
Let's skip the preamble and get straight to the point.
Xiao Hu introduced them to Deng, the deputy director of their office, who was with them today.
Today I need to write a complete letter of intent outlining all the terms and conditions they mentioned.
This letter of intent needs to be taken back and discussed by the four partners to determine whether cooperation is possible.
The local comrades did not know what a letter of intent was.
Deputy Division Commander Duan interpreted it as an intention, meaning he had this plan. He was secretly pleased, thinking that he probably couldn't hold out any longer.
The clauses written by Deputy Director Deng were all very meticulous.
Article 1 Land Rent: When he was preparing to write down the amount, he also sought everyone's opinions.
"The land rent is too high; this clause might not be approved. Is this really your price?"
Deputy Division Commander Duan: "Such a large piece of land, which could be used to grow crops, is it not normal for you to pay rent now that it's been given to you to use?"
Xiao Hu: Paying rent is normal, but the amount is abnormal.
Regarding the support that the military can provide.
Deputy Director Deng addressed each of the original clauses one by one, while Deputy Division Commander Duan rejected them one by one.
When discussing employee benefits, Deputy Division Commander Duan did not mention the clause about not being able to dismiss employees again.
But he mentioned providing basic benefits to the workers.
He would say one thing, and Deputy Director Deng would write it down.
This treatment is on par with that of large state-owned factories.
The factory, which is practically nonexistent, is trying to be on par with large state-owned factories.
Deputy Director Deng felt that Deputy Division Commander Duan overestimated them.
The next clause stipulates that they will oversee the management and personnel practices of the food factory.
Even Deputy Director Deng couldn't hold back any longer. "Why should you be in charge of our factory?"
Deputy Division Commander Duan said matter-of-factly, "Your factory is affiliated with our unit, so isn't it normal for us to participate in its management?"
"First, you're affiliated with the military, and you didn't spend a single penny. You got something for nothing, didn't you?"
Secondly, when did we tell you that we were affiliated with your military unit?
This is our food processing plant, how did it become your military's property?
"You guys are all too greedy for money!" Deputy Director Deng's temper flared up, and he slammed his pen on the table.
The atmosphere was indeed very awkward.
The factory and the military have absolutely no connection, so what gives you the right to supervise and manage them?
Xiao Hu remained silent.
Local officials stepped in to smooth things over. "This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
"It's one thing if the factory were affiliated with the military, but it's another thing now that it's not!"
Then she went on to say that the factory would be responsible for training the military dependents, and they definitely wouldn't have to pay any tuition fees…
This letter of intent was several pages long, and finally all three parties signed it to confirm the terms.
Chang Xiaohu is gone. Deputy Division Commander Duan was pleased; after all, he had to swallow his pride and accept it, hadn't he?
Local officials were puzzled. How could someone who runs a private business be so foolish as to agree to such a clause?
After Song Yan finished reading the terms, he told Xiao Hu to call Xiao Sanqiang and ask him to come and get the soup.
Xiao Hu was overjoyed, because his second sister-in-law was going to complain to him.
Xiao Sanqiang was Chief Qin's bodyguard. Once this letter of intent reached Chief Qin, it was as if it had reached the hands of the old chief.
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