Chapter 693
Zhang Laosan's face turned the color of liver. He suddenly picked up a hoe and smashed it on the foundation: "I don't care! You can't build here anyway!"
"stop!"
The fifth uncle came hurriedly and shouted angrily, and several young men from the Su family also surrounded him.
"Zhang Laosan! The land lease for Suji Food Factory's expansion was approved by the villagers' congress, and we signed a contract with the village committee and completed the formalities at the county level.
"The contract states that if you breach the contract, you'll have to pay two years' rent. The rest of us have no objection to that, but if you're the only one causing the breach, then you'll have to pay for it yourself," Fifth Uncle said angrily.
Su Miao poked his head out from behind his father and added, "According to the agreement, the breaching party must compensate for all losses caused by the breach of contract.
Uncle Zhang, we've already been working on this project for a week. Please consider the cost of labor and materials yourself."
Now Zhang Laosan is in a difficult situation. He came here today with the intention of taking advantage of others.
Considering the huge matter of factory expansion, perhaps Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao would settle the matter privately with him in order to appease him.
Now that the number of 10 new recruits has not been decided yet, he can take the opportunity to apply to work in the factory. You know, he has been coveting the factory's salary and benefits for a long time.
However, he couldn't really tell this reason, otherwise he would have to pay compensation.
Just one week's lost wages for the construction team would cost him half a year to dig the ground, not to mention the penalty for breach of contract for two years' rent which is like a mountain pressing down on his head. Wouldn't he have to pay for several years to do so?
Zhang Laosan's palm was sweating from the handle of the hoe. "I... I didn't mean to do that! I just feel scared when I see this factory building. I'm afraid it will ruin the feng shui..."
Seventh Uncle took a step forward with his cane, poking the tip of his cane at the mound of earth surrounding the "cemetery":
"Feng Shui? If you really care about your ancestors, you should go to the mountains and repair the ancestral tombs, instead of just building a mound on the flat ground and extorting people!"
The old man turned to the onlookers and said, "Fellow villagers, our village has good feng shui, which is why we have such talented people like Yuanzheng and Miaomiao. Can you see which village around here can build a factory like ours?"
They provide good jobs for our young people, buy our papayas, and give subsidies to the village for free.
Do you think it's better to expand the factory or let him break the rules alone?"
The onlookers naturally had the same thoughts as Mingjing. Even if some of them had the same ulterior motives as Zhang Laosan, none of them were as stupid as him to confront him in broad daylight.
"That's too much! Make him pay for it!"
"That's right! We can't tolerate this bad habit! Yuanzheng and Miaomiao are both from our Sujia Village. If they blackmail us like this and spread the news outside, it will make people laugh at us for not being able to lead a good life in our village but to start internal strife."
"This is really embarrassing for our village. If we don't abide by the contract, everyone will say that we in Sujia Village are untrustworthy. Maybe no one will dare to buy our products or hire us as workers."
Su Miao was ecstatic. "Great job!" He thought, "When I enter the pass, there will be great scholars who will debate for me."
When she becomes strong, there will naturally be people who will prove the rationality of her existence and the legitimacy of her actions, and she won't even need to engage in a verbal battle with her father.
He looked at the contract in Su Wubo's hand, then at the construction team's idle machinery. Suddenly, he threw his hoe to the ground, squatted on the ground, and rubbed his face:
"Is it okay if I'm wrong? I just... I just want to ask about the job openings..."
"The factory expansion has not yet been completed, and the newly added positions are not yet in place. If you want to apply, you can come to the factory to pick up the application form.
"We'll screen the applicants based on their application. If we give the spot to your family just because you're causing trouble, would that be fair to others? Wouldn't everyone be looking to cause trouble?" Su Yuan said angrily.
Amid the villagers' condemnation, Zhang Laosan and his men left in shame.
After the issue was resolved, construction progress actually accelerated. Seeing how the Su family adhered to the rules, the villagers became even more supportive of the expansion project, with many villagers volunteering to help carry bricks and pass water.
The factory expansion will take more than a month. There are a lot of people watching over it here, so Su Miao and his father don’t need to come here every day. Seeing that everything is on track, they returned to Yongcheng.
Su Miao remembered that he had said before that he wanted to find Liang Manman to play, so he called and made an appointment with Liang Manman and Wei Siya to go boating in People's Park.
The August sunshine shines through the gaps in the leaves onto the lake in People's Park, breaking into golden spots of light.
Fortunately, the sun was not very strong today, so they did not feel too hot when paddling around the shaded area by the lake.
Su Miao stood on the cement platform at the boat rental station, the tips of her canvas shoes rubbing against the moss on the edge of the platform.
He looked around from time to time, looking for Liang Manman and Wei Siya.
There are several pedal boats floating on the lake, and tourists can see big carp in the lake as they row by.
"Su Miao! We are here!" Liang Manman's voice came from not far away.
She was wearing a light yellow dress with lace on the hem bouncing, making her particularly conspicuous in the crowd. She was waving her arms, but Wei Siya, who was following behind her, was half a beat slower.
Su Miao walked towards them with a smile, but suddenly stopped when he saw the two of them clearly.
"Siya? You've lost a lot of weight!"
The Wei Siya in front of him had lost at least ten pounds compared to the Chinese New Year, and even the clothes she wore seemed a little ill-fitting.
It would be fine if she just lost weight, but her face was sallow and she had dark circles under her eyes. She looked much worse than before.
Wei Siya smiled at her and said, "Su Miao, long time no see. I...successfully lost weight."
Liang Manman said with some concern: "Look, she has lost a lot of weight. She said it was because of dieting, but she didn't think she would lose weight so quickly."
"It's okay. I was on a diet for a while because I was too fat. Now that I feel unwell, I've started eating normally again. I'll be fine soon."
Liang Manman tugged at Su Miao's sleeve, lowering her voice but shaking with anger:
"It's nothing. It was all caused by those boys in the class. Siya suddenly gained weight and they laughed at her for being like she was punching a balloon. That's why she decided to go on a diet and ended up ruining her health."
Su Miao thought for a moment and said, "Siya, you weren't that overweight before. Just adjust your diet and eat lighter...
I'm not really that fat. Not many people can afford to gain weight these days. There's no need to be influenced by those classmates."
Wei Siya said distressedly: "It's not entirely because of them. At the family gathering after the New Year, many relatives surrounded me and told me that I couldn't gain any more weight.
They said I was a city girl, not from the countryside where I had to fatten up so I could cut sugarcane, and that girls looked better when they were thinner. They also said I should lose some weight...
Anyway, to put it bluntly, I just said I wanted to lose weight, which meant I only skipped lunch, but I still ate breakfast and dinner. I didn't expect the effect to be so fast."
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