Chapter 103 One must never forget one's roots.
Yan Zhendong walked in with a smile. "Yan Sui, I heard your farm has started up and running?"
Just then, Yan Shunzhong returned, so it was no longer Yan Sui's turn to take care of him.
She simply sat to the side and said, "We've just started planting."
Yan Zhendong quickly replied, "Vegetables mature quickly, a month or two is enough. Anyway, they're going to be sold, you wouldn't go to such lengths to buy them, would you?"
He had done his research before coming, and even brought the contract with him.
As long as Yan Sui agrees, the contract can be signed immediately.
But Yan Suiming knew he had ill intentions, so how could she possibly agree?
“Uncle Zhendong, I only have a hundred mu of land in total, I don’t cultivate much.”
It's certainly easier to wholesale directly to supermarkets; she doesn't have to worry about anything.
But if she sells them herself, the profit will be higher, and she can also hire villagers to work, creating jobs.
That was her true intention.
“Lewan is a local chain of fresh food supermarkets, so it definitely has stable suppliers. It’s not like they can’t do without me.”
Yan Zhendong slapped his thigh, "I just think your vegetables are good, right? Think about it, if you wholesale your vegetables to us, it will save you so much effort! That way you won't need to hire anyone to do the work!"
Yan Sui chuckled, "That's not how it works."
“If I wholesale to you, I can only make 700,000 yuan, or even less. But if I keep it and sell it myself, I can definitely make over a million. Wouldn't it be better if I provided jobs for my fellow villagers and used a portion of that money to pay their wages?”
Yan Sui leaned forward slightly, "Uncle Zhendong, although you work in the city, you still come from Changqing Village. You can't forget your roots."
Several elderly men and women were sitting next to her; they had just signed the contract and hadn't had time to leave yet.
They didn't understand anything about wholesale; they only knew that if they wholesaled to Yan Zhendong, Yan Sui wouldn't need to hire anyone to work.
That won't do!
“Zhendong, I think you’ve been in the city for too long and have forgotten that you also came from humble beginnings.”
"You haven't come back much these past few years, so you must have forgotten that your ancestors were all from Changqing Village!"
"To put it bluntly, he's selfish. He won't even give his mother his retirement money."
"..."
Before Yan Zhendong could react, he became the target of everyone's attacks.
"I'm just here to harvest some crops, how am I being selfish!"
Chen Aihua slammed her hand on the table. "You're trying to cut off the villagers' livelihood. Isn't that selfish?"
It takes many years for a village to produce a Yan Sui.
She was willing to lead everyone to make money, and Yan Zhendong even came back to compete with everyone for the opportunity!
"Get out of here now, or we'll have to fight you."
Yan Zhendong sneered, "Why should I get lost? I came to find Yan Sui, not you guys."
"Alright, Yan Sui has already rejected you. Don't come again. Go back." Yan Shunzhong's first words were an order to leave.
Yan Zhendong looked frustrated, "But..."
"No buts, you're all so old, why are you still being so persistent?" Yan Shunzhong waved his hand, and also dismissed the few who were arguing.
"Whenever Yan Sui hires people, she will definitely give priority to Changqing Village, so you can rest assured."
But they wouldn't leave until they saw Yan Zhendong leave.
They were afraid that Yan Zhendong would secretly poach their employees.
Yan Zhendong stood up with a dark face. "Then I'll come again next time."
Yan Sui ignored him and continued drinking her tea.
After everyone had left, she glanced at the door.
"Uncle, how's the renovation of Longguang Temple going?"
Yan Shunzhong said, "It's already been discussed at the village committee meeting. Repairing the temple is a good thing, and no one will object. It's just a matter of funding..."
Longguang Temple is located on a mountain, and building a mountain road there is no cheap expense; it would cost at least ten million yuan.
The village can only cover a small portion of the expenses and doesn't have much money to spare.
“I know you’re a thoughtful kid who wants to do something for our village, but you should do what you can.”
Yan Sui nodded. "I didn't plan to pay for it myself. Can't we get some sponsorship? Isn't there a rich person living at the other end of the village?"
Yan Shunzhong: "...But didn't you just ask someone for two million?"
“It was his voluntary donation; I didn’t ask anyone for it! We can just put up a monument to his merit and write his name on it.”
"That's still not enough. You can't expect them to pocket the entire cost of road repairs."
Yan Sui rested her chin on her hand. "Let me think of another way."
She should do more live streams soon; she still has a lot of tips on the platform that she hasn't withdrawn yet.
In the afternoon, Lin Ying came to find Yan Sui.
"Didn't you have guests over?" Yan Sui asked casually.
Lin Ying waved her hand, "Don't mention it, that old lady came to buy groceries."
Last time, Guo Dazui casually gave some greens to Sister Yang. Her son loved them, so he came over to ask Lin Ying to buy some.
Yang's wife is alright, but her mother-in-law is a real troublemaker.
When visiting someone's home, they still pick and choose.
She said, "I want those green vegetables your mother brought last time, the Anic ones. Green vegetables that have been sprayed with pesticides can't be given to my grandson."
After Lin Ying refused, the old lady's expression immediately changed.
As Yan Sui listened to her, she thought that since Lin Ying was just a neighbor and hadn't said anything, she didn't pay much attention.
"We've gone off on a tangent. I came to see you about your family's affairs."
Yan Sui looked suspicious. "What could possibly happen to my family?"
Lin Ying lowered her voice: "I'm just not quite sure, that's why I came to talk to you about it."
When Yan Zhendong left, he passed by her house.
She witnessed Yang's wife talking to him, calling him "cousin-in-law" repeatedly.
Yan Zhendong seemed quite surprised to meet Sister Yang here. He chatted with her while hurrying to leave.
If Lin Ying hadn't heard the commotion and come out to take a look, she wouldn't have heard her say "brother-in-law".
"Later I asked around a bit, and guess what?"
Sister Yang actually said that her cousin was the daughter of the owner of Lewan Fresh Supermarket, and that she married a poor boy about twenty years ago.
This poor young man is currently a purchasing manager at a supermarket; he is Yan Zhendong!
"They not only got married, but also had a daughter in the city."
Yan Sui was surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that it was not strange.
Not only did Yan Zhendong stay away from home for a long time, but he also tried every means to manipulate Peng Xiufang, attempting to control her to stay in Changqing Village for the rest of her life, preferably without ever stepping out.
In this way, Peng Xiufang would never discover his secret of remarrying in the city.
Twenty years! Yan Sui felt heartbroken just thinking about Peng Xiufang.
Lin Ying looked at Yan Sui, feeling somewhat uneasy.
After all, these were things she had heard, without any concrete evidence, and she was afraid of being accused of gossiping.
"Yan Sui, I've brought this up with you. If you don't know what to do, just treat it as gossip and forget about it later."
"Sister Lin Ying, I have to thank you for telling me. Just pretend you don't know anything about this, I'll handle it."
Lin Ying pursed her lips, somewhat hesitant: "You are, after all, a junior, and it's not appropriate for you to be so strict with me."
Yan Sui: "I don't concern myself with the affairs of my elders; I concern myself with the affairs of my employees."
Although Peng Xiufang was taciturn and not good at socializing.
But she is a very meticulous person and learns things very quickly.
She was timid and hesitant simply because over the years, someone had repeatedly told her, "You can't do it."
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