Having said all that, Zhou Hui didn't insist anymore. She took the money, said she would be right back, got out of the car, and walked towards the factory.
After Zhou Hui left, Li Yuzhu asked, "You've confused me. What cousin is she to you?!"
Dongqing said, "She's the daughter of our third aunt's husband and cousin. Wouldn't you say she's a cousin?"
Li Yuzhu laughed after hearing this, and said, "Your cousin is really quite roundabout!"
Dong Qing laughed and said, "Wife, let me correct your wording. It's our cousin."
Li Yuzhu smiled and said, "Yes, she's our cousin."
It's easy to quit a job that doesn't pay you; even if the boss wanted to keep you, he couldn't. Twenty minutes later, Zhou Hui carried her luggage to the tractor, and Dong Qing let her get on Su Wei's tractor.
Su Wei was asleep in her sleeper berth, unaware of what had just happened. The sound of the car door opening startled her awake. Sitting up, she saw Zhou Hui, and both of them froze. Su Wei quickly recovered and smiled, "Old classmate, what are you doing here?"
Dong Qing asked, "Do you two know each other?"
Zhou Hui said, "Of course I know her, Su Wei is my classmate."
Su Wei and Zhou Hui were junior high school classmates, but they rarely saw each other after graduation. They never expected to meet under these circumstances.
Zhou Hui asked, "Su Wei, what are you doing here?"
Su Wei said, "I'm Dong Qing's driver. Isn't it normal for me to be in the car?"
Zhou Hui knew that Su Wei had once driven a tractor in the village, so it was normal for her to be able to drive a tractor for Dong Qing. Hearing this, she suddenly realized what was going on.
Su Wei took her luggage and placed it on the sleeper berth. Zhou Hui boarded the train and sat down next to the luggage.
At this time, Dongqing's tractor had already started, and Suwei started the tractor and followed behind on the return trip home.
Zhou Hui asked, "Su Wei, how long have you been working with Dong Qing?"
Su Wei said, "I started working for him last fall. How did you and Dong Qing meet?"
Zhou Hui said, "He's my cousin."
Su Wei asked, "Really? Are you cousins on your paternal or maternal sides?"
Cousins are usually either paternal or maternal cousins, so it's normal for Su Wei to ask that question.
Zhou Hui laughed after hearing this, and said, "It's nothing."
Zhou Hui explained her relationship with Dong Qing as cousins. Su Wei, too, took a long time to understand it, and laughed, "It's really hard to figure out your cousins!"
Zhou Hui laughed and said, "You also think it's a bit of a detour, right? It took me a while to figure it out!"
After laughing, Su Wei asked, "With your family relationship, Dong Qing shouldn't be able to find you. He must have something to say to him for going to such lengths to find you, right?"
Zhou Hui recounted how Dong Qing had invited her back to help him set up his bean product factory. Su Wei understood everything after hearing this. She said, "It seems my hunch was right. Dong Qing is indeed a good person. I rested at home for more than a month during the Spring Festival, and he still paid me my salary after the New Year. It's really hard to find a boss like that these days. You should work hard with him."
Zhou Hui said, "Really? I didn't know he had such an outstanding side. It seems I made the right decision to come back and work for him."
Su Wei said, "It can't be wrong. Listen to your old classmate and work hard with Dong Qing."
Back in his hometown county, Dong Qing got out of the car and walked to Su Wei's tractor. He said, "Zhou Hui, Su Wei will take you home. Rest for a while. I'll start buying land and building the factory tomorrow."
Zhou Hui said, "Okay, I'll go back and wait for your news."
Dong Qing said, "Su Wei, drive Zhou Hui home. Wait for me at home. Your sister-in-law and I will come to your house to see your second uncle later."
Su Wei didn't ask Dong Qing why he wanted to see his second uncle. She simply said "okay" and drove towards Zhou Hui's hometown.
In Dong Qing's memories of his previous life, his hometown county was upgraded to a county-level city in the second half of 1985. In 1986, the municipal government moved from the old county town to the Su Village area. The establishment and relocation of the municipal government is something that will happen between this year and next year.
Sucun is indeed a good place to invest in and develop the commercial economy, and the train station is located at the east end of Sucun Village.
However, in those days, county-level train stations were very rudimentary. There was a ticket office and a simple waiting hall in front of the road, and then the boarding platform was behind it. To be precise, it was just a small boarding station in a small county-level station.
Therefore, the train station did not have much influence on the citizens at the time, and the villagers of Sucun did not benefit much either. The daily passenger flow of the train station was very small, and even selling food near the train station did not generate business. So even now, there is not a single snack vendor there.
Dongqing also saw the potential in the railway station as a prime location. Although the railway station appears desolate now, it will truly become a valuable asset once the surrounding area of Sucai develops.
That's why Dong Qing made the investment plan to go to Su Village. He didn't have much time left and had to buy a piece of land in Su Village before the municipal government moved.
The land in Su Village is worthless now, but once the relocation of the municipal government is finalized next year, the land there will become prime real estate. At that time, Dongqing won't be able to afford it even if he wants to. We must buy the land now; this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we must seize it.
Back home, Dongqing and his wife took showers one after the other. Dongqing changed into a suit, and Li Yuzhu changed into a spring/autumn dress. Then they took their motorcycle keys and left the house.
Dong Qing and his wife rode their motorcycle to Su Village and got off in front of Su Wei's house.
Su Wei had already brought Zhou Hui back. The tractor was parked in front of the house, and Dong Qing pushed the motorcycle into the yard.
Su Wei must have just returned. She was sitting in the courtyard talking to her mother. She hadn't expected Dong Qing and his wife to arrive so quickly, so she stood up and said, "You've come. Please have a seat."
Rural conditions are what they are, so Su Wei's mother found two stools and put them in the yard. Dong Qing and his wife sat down on the stools opposite Su Wei and her daughter.
"Please have a seat. My second uncle should be in the village by now. I'll go and get him. You can talk to him at home if there's anything you need to discuss!"
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