Chapter 243 The more you try to persuade them, the less they listen.
Upon learning that a large meeting would be held at nine o'clock the next morning, the women looked embarrassed, and now they had no reason to ask Director Pan to inquire further.
After sitting for a short while, everyone made an excuse to leave.
Director Pan returned half an hour later.
Seeing a dozen or so stools in the courtyard and her mother-in-law with a stern face, she asked curiously.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Aunt Xu then recounted what had just happened, and only at the end did she say...
"Just listen to what they say and ignore it. The boss is probably already annoyed right now. Wouldn't you be asking for a scolding if you went over there?"
Director Pan smiled and said it wasn't that bad, then added, "Mother, I know what I'm doing."
"It's good that you know what's going on." After saying that, Aunt Xu beckoned the person to her room.
Seeing her mother-in-law rummaging through drawers and cupboards, Director Pan peeked in and asked, "Mom, what are you looking for?"
Before long, Aunt Xu pulled out an old-fashioned cloth shoe that was wrinkled from washing from the bottom of the trunk.
She rummaged around inside for a long time before finally pulling out a stack of rolled-up banknotes.
"Here, take this."
Director Pan was stunned. "Mom, why are you giving me so much money?"
As she spoke, she pushed the money back, saying, "Mom, this is your life savings for retirement. Guohao and I earn quite a bit each month, so how can we take your money?"
"What are you thinking? This isn't for you."
Despite their good relationship, Aunt Xu was very meticulous when it came to money!
Although she volunteered to take care of her grandson, in addition to living expenses, the couple had to give her ten yuan a month as a salary.
She does laundry, cooks, and takes care of the children as soon as she opens her eyes every day.
The house and the surroundings were kept in perfect order. This money was rightfully hers, and she deserved every penny.
Aunt Xu said, "I have earned a total of 540 yuan in wages over the past few years. With the money you give me during holidays, I have a total of more than 780 yuan. I will keep 80 yuan and use the remaining 700 yuan to subscribe for shares."
all?
Director Pan thought he had misheard.
Is this... is this still her mother-in-law who is so stingy and miserly?
"Mom, you're not kidding, are you? Didn't you always disagree with us buying shares?"
"Things are different now than before."
Sensing the hidden meaning in her mother-in-law's words, Director Pan immediately looked up and asked, "Mom, what's different? Tell me about it."
Aunt Xu naturally had to say that her little bit of money was just a drop in the ocean.
The lion's share still goes to the son and daughter-in-law.
So, Aunt Xu told her daughter-in-law about what she had discovered over the past few days.
Director Pan was stunned when she heard this. She said that her mother-in-law had been acting strangely these past two days.
She's out early and back late every day with her child in her arms; apparently, she's out gathering information.
However, she still didn't quite understand, "Mother, are you so sure this time it will work?"
"What else can I do?" Aunt Xu glanced at her retirement money.
It wasn't easy for her to save this much money.
She would never have paid the money if she wasn't absolutely certain.
Seeing her daughter-in-law still staring at her like a silly deer, Aunt Xu continued.
"The people from the design institute haven't come to the staff quarters for two days in a row. I guess they're drawing blueprints in the guesthouse."
“I’ve had nothing to do these past few days, so I’ve been taking my child to wander around the division headquarters gate every day.”
"I never expected to actually run into it this morning!"
Aunt Xu didn't know what they talked about up there.
But when those people from the design institute left the division headquarters building, their expressions were noticeably different from usual.
Moreover, she overheard them praising Comrade Jiang.
Director Pan was still somewhat conflicted. "Mother, isn't this too risky?"
"Don't worry." Aunt Xu gave her a reassuring look.
She's not stupid; she wouldn't take out her life savings just because a few people laughed at her.
The reason why Aunt Xu was so certain was because she encountered two other people on her way home to her family's residence.
Who is it?
"Commander Xiao and Deputy Commander Lei."
Director Pan was confused. "Mom, what does this have to do with you subscribing to shares?"
What do you think?
Aunt Xu reminded her, "Think carefully, what is the relationship between these two and Commander Huo?"
Before Director Pan could speak, Aunt Xu continued, "Today is Sunday, and the radar regiment and the flight regiment don't have any urgent missions. Why did these two go to the division headquarters together?"
Director Pan paused for a moment before asking, "Mother, you mean they went to subscribe for shares?"
Aunt Xu nodded, "Of course."
Director Pan thought for a moment, "But how can you be so sure that Comrade Jiang will definitely invest money?"
Instead of answering, Aunt Xu asked, "If this business is guaranteed to make a profit, would you take it?"
"Of course we'll do it!" Only a fool wouldn't.
"So, do you think Comrade Jiang is a fool?"
Director Pan immediately fell silent. If Comrade Jiang was an idiot, then everyone else in the family compound should just give up on life.
I remembered hearing from the people in the barracks section that Comrade Jiang was particularly knowledgeable about building houses.
Director Pan suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
Could it be that the division commander called Comrade Jiang over early in the morning to look at the factory blueprints?
Aunt Xu nodded, confirming her guess.
"Think about it, if there are no problems with the blueprints, wouldn't she have to invest money?"
"Similarly, if there are any problems with the drawings, Comrade Jiang will definitely point them out."
Now Director Pan understood completely and immediately gave a thumbs up.
"Mom, you're amazing!"
Aunt Xu had already counted the money.
He kept eighty yuan for himself and gave the rest to his daughter-in-law.
"How much to invest is up to you and Guohao to decide. I won't interfere, but you need to hurry."
Director Pan nodded, and as soon as he finished lunch, he immediately took his passbook to the bank.
When I arrived, I found that there were already several women in line inside.
Before she could even sit down, a whole group of her sisters-in-law arrived in a flurry.
At first, everyone was just guessing, but when they saw so many sisters-in-law coming, they immediately knew what was going on.
Sure enough, the first sister-in-law withdrew all the money from the savings account as soon as she asked.
The other women followed suit.
So everyone agreed on one thing: no matter how much money was in the savings account, it all boiled down to three words: "Withdraw it all!"
As more and more women came to withdraw money, the bank staff were dumbfounded.
What's going on today? Everyone's rushing to withdraw money, and they're all withdrawing large sums of money!
They were completely bewildered, and two hours later in the division commander's office...
Commander Yao looked at the families of soldiers lining up outside to pay and asked, "Old Li, am I dreaming?"
After saying that, he pinched his thigh in disbelief.
It hurt, but he still couldn't quite believe his eyes.
He only took a nap, how could the situation in the Fourth Division change so suddenly?
What's going on?
Political Commissar Li was also a little dazed at this moment. After realizing what was happening, he immediately reached out and pressed down.
"Um, everyone calm down and listen to what I have to say."
"First of all, I would like to thank all the military families for their support of the farm's reconstruction. However, subscribing to shares is a major event, and I hope everyone can calmly consider it over the next few days..."
People couldn't calm down.
It was as if they had a rebellious streak; the more Political Commissar Li tried to persuade them, the less they listened.
Those military dependents who were initially observing the situation rushed to the division headquarters building after hearing the news.
As soon as Huo's mother arrived at the family compound, she saw a group of people rushing towards the military region.
What are they doing?
As soon as she finished speaking, a familiar figure appeared in Huo's mother's sight.
She didn't have time to pay attention to these people and rushed over in a hurry—
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