Grandma Yan picked up a piece of dried roe deer meat, sat down, and slowly began to gnaw on it. The more she gnawed, the tastier it became. This was the taste of her hometown. The roe deer from Mushroom Mountain in Beijing didn't taste as good as the ones from her hometown.
If Nan Nan has made all the arrangements, then Tiger King and Zhong Nan will definitely have no worries about food and clothing in Mushroom Mountain. By the way, Tiger King likes to sleep on bedding. I wonder if Southwest has changed Tiger King's bedding. But Nan Nan is definitely reliable.
The next morning, Yan Xiaoqiang took Southwest and Wujinban out for a walk. Now Yan Xiaoqiang is familiar with all the neighbors. When they meet, they chat and play chess together, which helps them pass the time.
Along the way, the neighbors greeted Yan Xiaoqiang loudly: "Qiangzi, going out to buy groceries? Oh, is this little guy your grandson? You're so lucky, you already have two grandsons."
"My grandfather has three grandsons and one granddaughter," Wu Jinban said loudly to his neighbor, sitting on the crossbar in front of his bicycle.
"Wow, this little guy is smart! Qiangzi is so lucky!" The neighbors laughed heartily.
Amidst the friendly words of their neighbors, the three of them hopped on their bicycles and headed towards the department store. Five-and-a-half pounds of food was already too much for their eyes to take in. The streets were bustling with traffic and incredibly lively, a completely different world from Mushroom Village.
"Dad, can we stay here and not go back?" Wu Jinban asked Southwest.
Southwest thought for a moment and said to Five-and-a-Half, "It's not possible now because our household registration isn't here. If we don't go back, we won't have money to support Grandma in her old age, let alone money for food."
“Then I will study hard and, like my brother Liu Jin, pass the exams and get into this school. Then I'll have money to eat and money to support my grandparents in their old age,” Wu Jinban answered decisively.
"Wu Jin Ban is such a good boy, Daddy believes you can do it." The excitement of the capital and the encouragement from the southwest lit a bright lamp in Wu Jin Ban's little heart, a bright lamp held high.
Yan Xiaoqiang picked out a pair of white running shoes for Wu Jinban and a pair of 765 leather shoes for Xinan. Xinan thought they were too expensive, so Yan Xiaoqiang rolled his eyes at him and said, "Nannan said she would buy them for you."
Five-and-a-half cats cheered, "Auntie is so good! Six-jin brother said that the best person in the family is Auntie. Six-jin brother didn't lie to me."
Southwest felt incredibly warm inside. She knew this girl was thinking of her, and that furniture factory must have been keeping an eye on her for a long time. Since that was the case, she certainly couldn't let Nan Nan down. Southwest was ambitious and ready to welcome her new life.
The group strolled around the department store. Wu Jinban looked at the dazzling array of goods and felt that his eyes were not enough to take it all in. Not only were his eyes not enough, but his brain was also not enough. There were many things that he had never seen before.
"Grandpa, can I go visit Liu Jin's school?" Wu Jin Ban misses Liu Jin.
"How about tomorrow afternoon? Grandpa is going to pick up Liujin tomorrow afternoon. Let's go early so you can play at school." Yan Xiaoqiang agreed quickly.
"Dad, won't Liu Jin get a summer vacation?" Southwest asked.
"Liu Jin said they don't have winter or summer vacations. They don't attend classes during winter and summer vacations, but they have to practice their skills and vocal exercises. They say they can't miss a single day." Yan Xiaoqiang felt a little sorry for Liu Jin. The little guy even practices handstands, somersaults, and stretching at home.
"Does Nan Nan get a holiday?" Southwest asked again.
"Nan Nan didn't say, let's ask her when we get back tomorrow." Yan Xiaoqiang also wanted to know.
When the three returned home, Yan Aidang was already chatting with his grandmother in the courtyard. Grandma Yan really enjoyed chatting with Yan Aidang. This guy was eloquent and well-informed about the outside world, and he always managed to make Grandma Yan very happy.
Upon seeing Southwest enter, Yan Aidang immediately stood up: "Southwest, you really need to take a good look this time. If you can handle it, then we'll take over this furniture factory."
"What does 'contracting' mean?" Southwest was a little confused.
Yan Aidang pulled Southwest to sit down, intending to give him a proper lesson on this new concept: "Simply put, contracting means that we sign an operating contract with this furniture factory, allowing them to hand over all the management rights to us, while we are responsible for our own profits and losses."
Southwest was somewhat clear on the point, yet still confused. Adopting a question-and-answer approach, he asked, "Can I understand that contracting means buying this furniture factory?"
“NO, NO, NO,” Yan Aidang began speaking in English.
“We have no right to buy these state-owned enterprises, nor do we want to, because private enterprises cannot obtain timber purchase permits. You want to pay high prices to buy timber? Not only timber, but also paint and other parts that furniture factories need, we cannot get them. After contracting, the enterprises are still state-owned, so of course the state has to supply us.”
"So, do we also have to pay money to the government?" Southwest remembered that the former furniture factory owner had mentioned paying money or something.
"Of course we should, at least we should pay taxes. We should also take in those workers." Yan Aidang sighed. Taking in those old workers was not worthwhile. They were used to being idle and lazy. Getting them to work properly would be harder than climbing to heaven.
Southwest was well aware of these things. That's how it was in his workplace. Those with a bit of influence were incredibly arrogant. Asking them to do any work was like accepting a huge loss, but when it came to taking their wages, they were never stingy.
"Southwest, Nan Nan means to first take over the factory, then conduct assessments and reforms. You will be in charge of the factory's management. Of course, you don't need to worry. Nan Nan is only asking you to handle the technical management. As for the rest, Nan Nan and I will take care of it."
Yan Aidang was extremely good at reading people's expressions. Seeing that Southwest was getting nervous, he quickly added something.
When Southwest heard that he was only involved in management technology, he felt much more at ease. He knew his own limitations and knew that management technology was already a very difficult thing.
Grandma Yan shook her head inwardly. Southwest was just too honest. The furniture factory in their hometown was bound to go bankrupt sooner or later. Nan Nan had set up this factory to give Southwest a better future, but all Southwest wanted was to have work. What could they do?
“Southwest, the factory manager of that company has already contacted me. They are also interested in subcontracting the project. We’ll go to their factory tomorrow when Nan Nan comes back. You need to take a close look, especially at how much timber and inventory they have in their warehouse. This is related to our future business direction.” Yan Aidang told Southwest the details.
Southwest hurriedly ran into the house, took out a pen and notebook, and wrote down Yan Aidang's words one by one. Yan Aidang's teeth ached from reading it. It was just a small thing, why did he need to take notes?
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