Send invitations (overhaul at the end)
On the first day of vacation, Chen Jin was writing invitations at home. The list on the paper at hand was the people who were to be invited this time. In addition to her family members, there were also people from Qiaodong Village and some of her good friends.
There were still some guests to be invited, so Chen Jin gave the invitation to Geng Xin and asked her to draw up a list of names.
Because it was written with a fountain pen, I spread it aside and waited for the ink to dry after I finished writing one copy. The room was quiet, and she noticed without paying attention that there were some cat paw marks on the spread-out invitation. Looking again, the black cat paw print from the carpet to the door leading to the backyard was getting fainter and fainter. Then I looked to my side...my blood pressure soared.
She spilled her entire bottle of ink onto the carpet! ! !
"Big Orange! You did a great job!"
Shen Baichuan, who was drinking coffee leisurely in the backyard during a rare free half day, suddenly heard Chen Jin's roar, his hands trembled, and then he met the eyes of the big orange on the table in the pavilion in the backyard next door. Shen Baichuan passed his hand through the white fence, scratched its chin, and advised kindly: "You'd better go back and turn yourself in, otherwise you'll be finished later."
Anyone who could make Chen Jin so angry that he roared must have done something bad. It is still here leisurely, enjoying the fan and licking its paws... Hey, why did its paws turn black?
Chen Jin walked out angrily, grabbed Daju's paw and took a look, and indeed found the "evidence".
But what if you get caught? It doesn't seem guilty at all and looks innocent. Chen Jin thought about it and there was really no way to punish it.
"What bad thing did it do?" Shen Baichuan asked.
Chen Jin went back to the house and got the invitation card for him. He felt angry and amused at the same time. He said, "It may like you more. Your invitation card has the most paw prints."
When I opened the invitation, I saw four and a half cat paw prints inside, which looked like they were pressed with ink.
"It won't affect the words inside. I'll give you yours first." Chen Jin handed the invitation over from the fence. This was considered a unique copy. She had to rewrite the rest. Fortunately, she was afraid that some people might make typos or write ugly handwriting, so she specially ordered more invitations. It didn't have much of a impact to waste more than a dozen invitations.
Shen Baichuan took it, looked at the cat paw prints he had put on it, then looked at the dark pads of the big orange, and couldn't help laughing.
It is appropriate to describe this invitation as "unique".
Chen Jin took a wet towel to wipe the cat's paw pads, and at the same time, he nagged and scolded the cat, "If you continue to be naughty like this, you will have to help me guard the warehouse."
After muttering, Chen Jin went back to the house to clean up the living room. The carpet was in a mess, with a lot of ink stains that were difficult to wipe off, so he just replaced it with a new one. Then I started writing invitations.
This time, I didn't dare put the written invitation card anywhere. I had to keep the ink under her nose to prevent Daju from knocking over another bottle.
The furry kid has grown up and really deserves a beating.
After the small incident in the morning, Chen Jin received a call from his cousin Meng Chong in the afternoon, saying that there were only five households left in the village that had not been measured, and four of them needed to be measured, but it was not their turn yet.
As for the three households that had originally said they would never agree, only one was still unwilling to sign. That was the family that had just paid off their debts this year, had a large residential plot, and had many people but few buildings. They did not make a fuss with the developer, they just did not agree to the demolition.
This family's land is also at the end of the village, and is quite close to Chen Jin's homestead.
Chen Jin thought carefully about the location of that family. In fact, even if their family disagreed to relocate, it wouldn't have much impact. At most, the building would just be concave. As long as it was properly planned, there shouldn't be any impact. But by then, it may be this family that is affected. After all, there are high-rise buildings nearby, which will definitely affect the lighting of their building.
"The developer and village officials said that after the remaining households are surveyed, the demolition compensation will be gradually received, and each village household will prepare for the tenants to vacate the property. Should we also post a notice?"
"Then put one up. The rent for this month has not been collected. Tell the tenant to move out within this month. Cousin, please find someone to help dismantle the furniture and other things in the rental house that may be used in the future and send them to the Baiyou Garment Factory in Changhe Town, Dongcheng District." Thinking that cousin Meng Chong didn't know yet, Chen Jin said, "That factory is mine now. There is a warehouse inside to store things."
"You, you, bought a factory?" Cousin Meng Chong was so surprised that he couldn't speak clearly.
"Yes, cousin Mengchong, if you don't want to continue running the store, why don't you come here to help me? I also need my own people to guard it inside." Chen Jin felt that it was not formal to say it on the phone, so he said, "Well, I have to go to Qiaoxi Village the day after tomorrow, and we will talk in detail then."
No matter how much she trusts Geng Xin, it is impossible for her to have all the people in the factory be hers. The cashier and accountant borrowed from her uncle's company were only temporary, and sooner or later they would be replaced by people of her own choice. But there is no suitable candidate yet, and the company has just started, so I'll just borrow him for now.
"Okay. We'll talk about it when the time comes." Meng Chong hung up the phone, still thinking about what Chen Jin said about going to work in the factory.
Knowing that the demolition compensation for Qiaoxi Village will arrive this month, Chen Jin feels much more relieved. As soon as I got the money, I quickly returned it to my uncle and aunt.
The next morning, Chen Jin packed all the invitations into his bag and prepared to go out. I didn't dare put the bag on the sofa, for fear that the big orange cat would pull out all the invitations and then crawl back in.
"Let's go, go by yourself." Chen Jin called it out, opened the passenger door and waited for it to get in.
The parking space in front of the neighboring house had been empty for a long time, so Shen Baichuan stayed at home for half a day yesterday morning and started to get busy in the afternoon.
Following the principle of proximity, Chen Jin first went to the tutoring institution diagonally opposite the community and gave the invitations to Lin Xinran and Chen Lu. He also left the remaining invitations for Yang Qian in the tutoring institution. Yang Qian said she would come over in the afternoon.
The students have just started their vacation, and the tutoring institutions are already full of students who want to take extra classes.
Chen Lu was busy attending classes and had no time, and Lin Xinran also had a lot of things to do, so she helped Chen Lu accept the invitations. She was shocked to suddenly learn that Chen Jin was going to open a clothing company, but she had no time to be surprised because she had to get busy.
"I'll come talk to you when I'm done. No, I have to go first. I'll have to wait for a long time."
"Go ahead, we'll talk another day." Chen Jin was not surprised at all at how busy they were.
She even saw Yao Rui, who was walking in a hurry. He greeted her with a look of surprise and then hurried to class.
Although we didn't have time to stop and talk, seeing that everyone was busy doing things they liked and that could bring them rewards, I instantly became motivated.
Next we went to the Rose Garden, where many people live.
Of course, yesterday afternoon, Chen Jin had already called each household one by one to confirm whether anyone was at home. If the person is not at home, you have to find another time to go and deliver the invitation.
It looks like just driving out to deliver invitations, but actually, there is a lot more to do.
When you go to deliver an invitation, you can't just hand it to the person and leave, right? We have to chat a little.
At this time, you need to have an elder to accompany you.
Chen Jin first took Daju to his uncle's house. My uncle and aunt are both at home.
As soon as she came in, she asked my uncle if he had taken his medicine on time recently.
"He's eating. I haven't let him go out to dinner parties during this period." Aunt-in-law asked Chen Jin to sit down quickly. Seeing Daju following closely behind her, she asked in surprise, "Dadju has suddenly become so fat?"
The big orange cat probably understood what I heard. After meowing in protest, he moved away from my aunt.
Just because I've gained weight, I can't be carried all the time when I go out now, and when I get into trouble, I can't get away with it as easily as I did when I was little.
Chen Jin touched Daju's head and felt that he had raised it well. He said proudly, "I weighed it just two days ago, and it weighs ten and a half kilograms now." He put it in a big bag and asked the fruit shop owner to help weigh it.
Chen Jin feels a great sense of accomplishment from raising a small one to such a fat one, without it ever getting sick.
Chen Jin didn't stay long at his uncle's house. He had to go out with his uncle to deliver invitations. He wanted to leave Daju at his uncle's house for his aunt to look after for a while, but Daju insisted on coming, so he had to take it with him.
The first place we went to was the village chief's house.
When they went there, Chen Wenzhen was also waiting at the village chief's house. Zhang Meixian helped bring water and cut fruit to greet them. She was very friendly when talking to Chen Wenzhen, and there was no sign that they couldn't get along.
The village chief and Chen Yongming standing by seemed to be used to it.
Zhang Meixian's cousin is still pregnant. Although someone came to claim the baby in her belly, Zhang Meixian's cousin insisted that it was Chen Wenzhen's child. There is no conclusion yet.
This relationship is quite messy. But she saw that no matter who the child belonged to, Chen Wenzhen had made up his mind to break up the relationship. Now he and Zhang Meixian are in harmony as if nothing had happened. I don’t know whether he has reformed or is just putting on a show for the village chief.
Chen Jin handed over the invitation with both hands. After carefully looking at it, the village chief said, "Baiyou Garment Factory? It's an old brand in our Rong City, right? Third sister actually bought this brand?"
"Yes, although it is an old brand, it is still somewhat famous. It is better than having to start a new brand from scratch."
Chen Wenzhen was concerned about another issue and asked her how much it would cost to acquire the factory and brand.
"200,000." This kind of thing cannot be concealed. After all, it is publicly announced at the exchange and can be checked. You don't have to go to the stock exchange, you can find out by asking in the former staff quarters of the Baiyou Garment Factory.
"Only 200,000?!" Chen Wenzhen's eyes widened, rubbing his fingers, wondering what he was thinking. He looked at Chen Jin with a different look in his eyes, gradually becoming more serious, and finally asked, "Third sister, do you have any connections?"
Then he turned to her and said, "If you have any connections, please introduce some to me. I want to buy some too."
The village chief poked his chest with his walking stick in annoyance, "Is this good thing just cabbage waiting for you to pick up? It's something that can only be encountered by chance, do you think it will be easy to deal with if you have the right connections? How many people have been cheated out there? Don't think you are the smartest person in the world, and you can't expect others to count your money even if you are sold out."
Chen Jin pursed his lips to hold back his laughter.
"Third sister, don't pay attention to him. He has been doing what he wants for two years and still hasn't figured out the real estate business. Now he's thinking about opening a factory... I think you might as well go back to your old business and open a fruit factory. Renting a big bungalow will be enough for you to deal with."
Chen Wenzhen thought, since it only costs more than 200,000 yuan to buy a factory, of course he should buy one. How can he miss such a good thing at such a low price? !
But his old man didn't let him interrupt and told him to shut up, so he had no choice but to shut up.
The village chief didn't ask her much about the factory, but asked her if she had resigned from the school.
"Not yet. I invited the former factory manager to come over and gave her some shares. I have no plans to quit my job at the school for the time being."
"That's good. You don't have to limit yourself to just one thing." The village chief looked at the uncle who hadn't said much since he came in, "Wen Qiang, your family is still good at educating children."
My uncle waved his hand and said, "Oh, you're joking. These are all troublesome things in my family too."
"Look at you, you are still being modest in front of me? Your Yongcheng and Yongxin can both stand on their own. Yongfei's travel agency is also doing well. Some people in the community have signed up for their travel agency once and now recommend it to everyone they meet. And your Chen Ting works in the hospital. It's good to work in a hospital. The status is high. And Chen Jia, you said he is going to study abroad, right? This is the first person in our village to go abroad. Needless to say, the third sister has been a good child since she was young, and now she is going to start her own company."
After taking stock of this, the village chief looked at Chen Jin with a more meaningful look.
The third sister is still smart. A little bit of everything.
My uncle kept saying modestly, "No, no."
But when Chen Jin saw his smile, it was as if he was telling people: That’s right, my family is very good at educating children!
When he came out of the village chief's house, my uncle's face looked like it was blooming.
He said to Chen Jin: "Fortunately, I came out today."
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to hear such straightforward praise from others.
When good things happen, people will of course say nice things.
Not only the village head, but also when I went to the old branch secretary's house, Uncle Chen Wu's house, Aunt Ke Xin's house, etc., I received a lot of nice words. My uncle kept laughing, repeating the same few words over and over again:
“No where!”
"It's exaggerated. There is still room for improvement."
“Not that good.”
After delivering the gifts to the Rose Garden, we went to Xiuli Community, where my aunt and Aunt Zhou could deliver the gifts together. Next we went to Jinxiu Community, where there were also several villagers. The rest were more scattered. After running around for a whole day, I finally delivered the invitations to all the villagers.
Chen Jin felt like he was being taken out by his parents to show off. The behavior seemed familiar. I looked down at the big orange cat and thought of the time when I went to the gold shop and specifically told people that I also had a orange cat.
We had dinner at my eldest uncle's house in the evening, and my third uncle and his family also came over. The elders were checking with her what needed to be prepared on the opening day.
At Chen Jin's place, the opening ceremony means lighting firecrackers, taking everyone for a walk, and then going to eat.
When it comes to the elders, there are a lot of things to pay attention to, and they are so trivial that it makes her scalp tingle.
Chen Yongan was on vacation, and when he wanted to come over and talk to her, he couldn't get a word in.
Fortunately, she was not the only one who felt this way, her third cousin also wanted to listen.
After we finished chatting, it was almost half past ten.
Chen Yongan used the excuse of sending her downstairs and told her that he had to do odd jobs during the summer vacation and would not be able to travel with her for the time being.
Chen Jin said that he was very busy and had no time to travel. Then Chen Yongan sighed, "Everyone has their own things to do. If I stay at home all the time, my mother will definitely punish me. Oh, I'd better go out to work. I should be able to save enough money to buy a new game console. Third sister, you know, there are new game consoles now..."
"......." Chen Jin also sighed. He really overestimated him and thought he was finally making progress. He didn't expect that the ultimate goal was still to get the game console.
The next day, invitations continued to be sent. I went to my aunt’s house first.
Sometimes, the relationship between relatives is not like that which can be severed completely and the relationship can never be completely severed. Chen Jin and his uncle went to deliver the invitations. By the way, I also met my aunt’s cousin for the first time.
The half-year-old child was indeed cute and well-raised, but Chen Jin always felt that there was a generation gap between them. There is not much age difference between me and other brothers and sisters, so I can't develop any sibling feelings at all.
Yes, this is just a kid who can't even speak. How can there be any brotherly love between us?
Like my cousin Minmin, even though we didn’t go to Qiaodong Village that often before and we weren’t that close, the elders always talked about us, saying that we were all brothers and sisters…
Now, the elders no longer nag about it. They are all so old now, and the sibling friendship is something they have to develop on their own. Who among the adults can care about a baby...
"Third sister, are you going to open a clothing company?" Aunt looked at the invitation with an ambiguous tone, and said with a smile: "Speaking of the clothing business, I can also say a little bit. After all, I have been engaged in clothing wholesale for many years, so I know a little bit. If you encounter any difficulties, feel free to come to me and ask."
Chen Jin smiled and said, "It's okay. My aunt is my advisor now. With my aunt here, there's no need to trouble my aunt. My aunt is tired enough taking care of my cousin. She should worry less about other things."
Seeing that his uncle was about to speak with a stern face, Chen Jin hurriedly said, "Aunt, we still have to go to other houses to deliver invitations, so we'll leave first. Uncle, let's go, otherwise we won't be able to finish delivering today."
My uncle looked at my aunt deeply, nodded, and walked out first.
In fact, there was no next company. Chen Jin just sent her uncle to the company on the way. She avoided talking to her uncle about her aunt along the way and was too lazy to ask her whether her aunt had any ideas about her company.
No matter what she thinks, she speaks as if she thinks it and Chen Jin has to listen.
All that was left was for Chen Jin to deliver the invitations himself.
In fact, I just went to Qiaoxi Village to find Nie Rong and my cousin Meng Chong.
Construction has already started across the road from Qiaoxi Village. All the crops that were previously planted have been cleared away, and now there is a large bare area that has been completely fenced off.
The excitement in Qiaoxi Village is mixed. Some people are happy, while others are still making a fuss, and no one has come to a conclusion yet.
Many people have posted reminders of eviction on their front doors. Oh, and there are also conflicts with tenants.
Chen Jin saw Old Man Liu, and Old Man Liu also saw her.
She turned her face away, and Old Man Liu also turned his back, neither of them smiling. It was exactly what Chen Jin thought. He was too lazy to contact them anymore.
I went to see my cousin Meng Chong first, and felt much more relieved when I knew that none of the tenants here had caused any trouble. After giving him the invitation, I asked him to consider whether he wanted to work in the company. However, at the beginning, they could only be assigned to guard warehouses or manage logistics. After all, they don’t have their own processing plant now, and they don’t need any workshop managers.
She is not often in the company, but her ears must be there. Although cousin Mengchong's gossip was dry, he still collected a lot of information.
"Cousin, go back and discuss it with your uncle and aunt first, and make sure it's confirmed first. No need to reply to me so quickly." After all, without the supermarket business here, your uncle and aunt still rented her storefront in Jinxiu Community to open a shop.
But that store can be run by just my uncle and aunt, so it really doesn't need three people.
I had thought of asking my cousin Mengchong to help manage the rental house in Qiaoxi Village after three years, but three years is still a long time, and in the meantime, my cousin Mengchong has to find something to do.
Meng Chong waved his hand and said, "No need to discuss. I will arrange any position that suits you. I can't do anything that requires technical skills or talking business with people. I can guard the warehouse door and take care of the logistics for you."
"Okay! I'll confirm the position and let you know in the next two days." It's a pleasure to deal with people who are decisive and efficient.
"Cousin, I still have to go see Lawyer Nie. I'm leaving first."
Chen Jin rushed to the consultation point of the Bisheng Law Firm in Qiaoxi Village, where there were several more lawyers. Otherwise, Nie Rong would not be able to get away.
"You have a busy business, so you have to send in more staff."
Nie Rong smiled and said, "It's a good opportunity for the new lawyer to practice."
Chen Jin handed over the invitation.
"There are two more invitations from Wei Zhenhua and Xiang Qian. I told them to ask you to take them back. I haven't contacted them about the others. To be honest, I am also struggling whether to send them or not." Chen Jin said frankly: "After all, it may be suspected of taking the opportunity to accept gifts. However, I have also written the invitations. If they come, can you help me give them to them?"
Nie Rong was just about to ask why she didn't send him off, but when he heard her reason, he was stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter. He didn't expect that she could think of this. "No, just go ahead. Sister Yun's friends are everyone's friends, and they will definitely go when the time comes."
"If you have something to do, you don't have to go. There's nothing new on the opening day, but you can go there for lunch." After saying that, Chen Jin added, "But Wei Zhenhua and Xiang Qian have to go. It's agreed that they have to help bring some friends over to help me keep the place together."
Nie Rong nodded, "I see. You're afraid someone will trip you up, right?"
"Yeah, who knows what some people are up to. Do they think they are the only ones who can find connections? I have no choice but to use my power to intimidate others, at least to make them a little afraid and consider whether it is worth it to cause trouble for me." Chen Jin said, laughing and said, "To be honest, if someone came to cause trouble that day, you might have to see the power of our village aunties."
Even though there are quarrels among the people, we can still unite when facing outsiders.
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