Lao Tang and Huo Qianli looked at each other and raised their glasses silently.
After finishing the glass, Gu Daqiang handed a cigarette to Lao Tang, then lit it up and smoked it himself.
The flash of fire from the cigarette butt seemed to burn out all the joy in the space, and the atmosphere suddenly became depressing in silence.
.......
In the small bungalow of the village committee, Liu Xiaoyu poured a basin of hot water, sat on the edge of the bed, and immersed her pair of white feet in the water. The warmth slowly rose and swept through her whole body.
She held a notebook in her left hand and made scratches on the notebook with the pen in her right hand.
[When Hushan Village was about to enter the fast lane of development, a situation that had occurred in many places occurred unexpectedly and unsurprisingly. The son of Gu Daqiang, the nominal leader of Hushan Village and the village party secretary, saw the bright future of Hushan Village and the opportunity for large-scale infrastructure construction, and decided to establish an engineering team to undertake the project.]
[From a personal perspective, I admire his decision. A young man in his early twenties with such a keen sense of smell and the drive to think and act is much better than many college students who have high aspirations but low skills.]
[But from an institutional perspective, this is almost the embryonic form of corruption. The father holds the power of the project, and the son undertakes the project for profit. If this typical corrupt relationship takes root in Hushan Village, it is hard not to worry about the future of Hushan Village and even the entire industrial park.]
[Faced with such a situation, how will Huo Qianli deal with it? How will he face Gu Daqiang, who is like a close comrade, and Gu Haitao, who is also his brother and apprentice? I am really curious. ]
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At the Gu family's dining table, several glasses of wine had already been consumed.
Huo Qianli finally spoke softly to persuade him, "Brother, it's okay. It's not that easy for him to accomplish this. His engineering team is doing a good job. Why should he follow a young man like him? Although his boss is not young anymore, he can still work for many years! I think if you tell the foreman that you will not help Haitao, he might just turn around and ignore him."
Gu Daqiang shook his head. "Rural engineering teams are not like this. Whoever can find a job (engineering) can lead the team. These skilled people are all mobile. They work for whomever they want as long as they can make money. The difference between engineering teams is how many direct descendants they have, whether they have a few skilled workers, and whether they have strong control."
Although the two of them were playing a riddle, Lao Tang, the former office director of Wenxing Pharmaceutical, figured out the situation without much effort. He immediately became nervous and said quickly, "No matter how simple this matter is, it is not so easy to do. First of all, you need to know the business. Secondly, the most important thing is that you must have start-up capital, right? Even if you want to make something for nothing, you still need money for the preliminary procedures and basic daily operations. This matter is just wishful thinking of the young man Xiao Gu. I think it will be appropriate for him to accumulate experience for a few more years. If he really wants to do it, he can work in the engineering team for a year and learn the ropes first."
Gu Daqiang raised his head and let out a long sigh. Smoke rushed out from his mouth and nose, like sorrow condensed into substance.
He looked at the two of them and said, "No one knows a son better than his father. With his personality and culture, this path is actually very suitable for him."
Lao Tang smiled and said, "Being suitable is one thing, being able to do it is another. Anyway, he is young now. After accumulating for another two years, your family will have a solid foundation. You can give him money to mess around with! I'm not saying that it would be a big loss for your family to take out 100,000 yuan, Brother Gu."
Gu Daqiang shook his head, "There is money."
Huo Qianli and Tang Yuxuan were both stunned.
Gu Daqiang's face showed no complacency. "You all should know that I have a boss, right?"
The two nodded, and Huo Qianli said, "I've only seen photos a few times, but I haven't seen the real person yet."
"My eldest is very smart. He has been good at studying since he was young and always gets first place in every exam."
"Not only did he have good grades, he was also very sensible. He slept by himself when he was over three years old, cooked when he was five, and washed his own clothes when he was seven. At that time, his mother had just given birth to their second child, and the family was under great pressure. He, his grandmother-in-law and grandfather took care of his mother and second child together."
Huo Qianli and Tang Yuxuan listened quietly without interrupting.
They thought to themselves that perhaps they would hear a "but" or a long sigh next, as if they saw the river of fate making a sharp turn in Gu Daqiang.
But fortunately, life is not that bloody.
"We were very strict with him at first, but then the second child came out and he went to school. The family was under a lot of pressure, so I went to work for a relative in Lotus Pond, Jincheng for a few years. The second child was mainly taken care of by my grandparents, so we didn't discipline him. So he always felt that he was also responsible for his younger brother's poor academic performance."
"When he finished college, the second child had just entered high school. When he was in his second and third year of high school, he saw that there was no hope for him to go to college, so he stepped up to make money, hoping to leave more capital for his younger brother."
Gu Daqiang held up a finger and said, "150,000 yuan. In three years, the eldest brother, who was so busy that he even worked overtime during the New Year, saved up 150,000 yuan for the second brother."
Huo Qianli suddenly remembered what Gu Haitao said. This was the brother in his eyes who was obsessed with money.
Thinking of this, he silently picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"So, if Haitao wants to do something, using this money can help fulfill his brother's wish. If it's not enough, we can still squeeze out tens of thousands."
After hearing what Gu Daqiang said, Lao Tang stopped talking.
He knew that the remaining conversation would be between Gu Daqiang and Huo Qianli.
Huo Qianli turned his head to look at Gu Daqiang, and Gu Daqiang also turned his head to look at him.
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