Jiang Yilu, who had just finished pretending to be a rich man, returned to the car and suddenly slumped down on the seat like a boneless snake. Although he looked really generous when he was showing off, he was still a little nervous in his heart. There were more than a hundred pairs of eyes watching him. As a man who was actually in debt of 600,000 yuan, he was also a little overwhelmed.
Fortunately, there is no interest on the 600,000 yuan, and the repayment period is 20 years. Think about it, 600,000 yuan in 20 years does not seem to be a large number.
If Jiang Yilu hadn't had some code of conduct, he could have mobilized his entire family to borrow money from the bank and pay it back in 20 years, which would have been enough for him to become rich. But this was just something he'd occasionally think about when he had nothing to do. If he was really asked to do this, he wouldn't be able to do it.
"Not short of money--" Xia Ai looked at him and joked amusingly.
"Isn't this to appease the workers?" Jiang Yilu stood up, his expression somewhat relaxed. "At present, it seems that these workers are still useful, but I don't know how they will perform when they really do the work. Moreover, such a huge change in identity cannot be achieved all at once."
The first step now seems to have been successful. The workers' emotions have been calmed down. At least in the short term, there will not be too much protest. But I don't know if those people who are used to being lazy can regain their energy for higher wages when they really start working.
"Are you going to keep that factory manager?"
Xia Ai's original request was to keep the workers. The factory director was actually a cadre, and if Jiang Yilu didn't want to stay, he could be transferred to other factories.
"This factory manager has been in office the longest among all the factory managers in the food factory. The workers are used to listening to him, so we have to keep him for the time being. Even if he doesn't do a good job, it's just a salary."
Jiang Yiliu currently has no better candidate for factory director, especially at the beginning of the factory reform, it is better to keep a leader that the workers are familiar with. Jiang Yiliu does not need him to do anything, just manage the workers' emotions, and other purchases, production, and sales do not require him to interfere too much. Like a mascot, the old factory director's existence is just to reassure the workers.
After the factory was on track, he would of course arrange his own people to take over the factory. He could be just a nominal deputy director. Jiang Yilu would definitely put the real power in the hands of his own people. He saw that the old director was old, and even if he was the director, he would not be able to serve for many more years.
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For some time afterwards, Jiang Yilu was busy with the training of workers and the issue of the factory's raw material procurement channels. He handed over the matters of the hot pot restaurant to his third and fourth sisters. He went back and forth between home and the factory, and spent most of his time in the factory, being very busy.
"Xiaobao, you're back." Jiang Sanni saw her brother, who had been elusive and busy with something, coming back. She paused for a moment, then greeted him with a smile.
Jiang Yilu had some clue about the factory's affairs. He asked all the workers to sign a confidentiality agreement, and each person was responsible for his own tasks. Now the workers were gradually getting the hang of it. These days, Jiang Yilu almost lived in the factory, keeping a close eye on the workers as they worked.
"Third sister, what can I do for you?"
Jiang Yilu came back a little early today. His third sister was the only one in the room. Grandpa Bai and his second sister must be in the hospital now, and his fourth sister was probably watching at the hot pot restaurant. He glanced at his third sister who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and asked in confusion.
"Come in for a moment, I have something to tell you." Sanni's expression was a little conflicted. She wanted to say something but stopped herself several times. Finally, she didn't know what she thought of, but she made up her mind and said to Jiang Yilu.
Her appearance was different from usual, which made Jiang Yilu raise an eyebrow. He dragged his tired body into her room with her.
"Third sister, what secret do you have that you have to run to your room to tell it? There is no one else at home." Jiang Yilu was very puzzled. Could it be that there was something secret that made him hide in the house to prevent his second sister and the others from coming back suddenly and hearing it?
"Isn't the box of gold bars from my uncle in his hand? My uncle also said at the beginning that the box of gold bars was for us to share equally. I was thinking, can you give me my share?" Jiang Sanni hesitated for a long time, lowered her head, and kept spinning on her toes on the ground, her fingers almost twisted into a knot.
Jiang Yilu resisted the urge to scratch his ears, wondering if he had heard wrongly. When his third sister first saw the box of gold bars, she was in favor of returning it to his uncle. Why did she regret it now?
"Don't worry, that money was borrowed from my uncle at the time. When I make money, I will definitely pay it back to my uncle." Jiang Sanni didn't get a reply from her brother, so she raised her head and said anxiously, "I promise, I will pay it back in one year, no, at most two years."
"Third sister, are you short of money now? Didn't I just give you one thousand? If you still need some money, I can lend it to you." Jiang Yilu didn't know what his third sister needed so much money for. He stared at Jiang Sanni's eyes until she avoided him out of guilt. His heart sank.
"I can't tell you for now, but I really need the money urgently. I promise that I won't use the money to do anything bad, but now I really can't say what I used the money for." Jiang Sanni seemed a little incoherent, but she refused to say why.
"How dare I give you the money if you are like this? At least tell me, are you going to spend this money on yourself or on others?" Jiang Yilu stared at the third sister closely. The one thousand yuan he gave her last time was enough for her daily expenses for several years. If she wanted to do some business, there was no need to hide it like this. With her expression, it was hard for Jiang Yilu not to think of the bad side.
"Come on, I'm your sister, don't you think I'm being interrogated like a criminal?" Jiang Sanni was a little annoyed by her brother's constant pressure, and blurted out, "My uncle said he would divide the money between us, so there's nothing wrong with me taking it."
As soon as she said that, Jiang Sanni regretted it immediately when she saw her brother's cold expression.
"Xiao, Xiaobao, I really didn't mean that. I was so anxious that I lost my mind. I, I..." Jiang Sannu was at a loss. He covered his mouth and wished he could slap himself.
Her brother was so good to them, how could she say such things to hurt his feelings.
To be honest, Jiang Yilu was indeed a little heartbroken. In his life, he had never let anyone down, but he had never let down his sisters. But now, seeing what his third sister blurted out, he wondered if she had been dissatisfied with him in her heart for a long time.
"You are right. This money is indeed given to you by your uncle. Come with me to get it." Jiang Yilu looked at his third sister deeply, turned around, opened the door and went out.
"Xiaobao..." Jiang Sanni dragged out the last word, "This money is really useful to me. I can write an IOU to my uncle, and I will definitely pay it back when the time comes."
Jiang Sanni also noticed that her brother was a little angry, but she couldn't think of anything to say to cheer him up, so she could only keep repeating the words "pay back the money".
"You're right. It was my uncle who decided to divide this thing. If we don't want it, you have the right to ask for it. As for paying back the money, you can go and talk to my uncle. I can't make the decision for him."
Jiang Yilu turned his back to the third sister and pretended to take out the small wooden box from the locked cabinet, but in fact he took it out from the space: "There are a total of 24 large yellow croakers in here. Uncle wants us to divide it equally, which means six per person. It will be too conspicuous for you to take these gold bars to exchange outside, so just treat it as selling it to me."
Jiang Yilu took out the weight at home and put six large goldfish on it, weighing a total of 1,217 grams. "The current price of gold is about 34, 35 or 36 yuan per gram. I won't take advantage of you. Even if it's 36 yuan per gram, these gold bars will weigh a total of 42,595 yuan. I don't have that much money on me at the moment. I'll go to the bank tomorrow and give it to you."
It is extremely uneconomical to sell the gold now. After all, the price of gold is cheap now, so it is better to keep it for collection.
"Just give me 40,000." Sanni glanced at her cold and serious brother, bit her lip, and finally did not say no. "Do you have that much money? If it doesn't fit in, I--"
"It's still possible if we scrape together some money." Jiang Yilu interrupted her: "I don't know what you want the money for, but don't do anything that you'll regret."
"No." Jiang Sanni answered without thinking, "I really have something urgent to do. I'm sorry for what happened just now."
Sanni glanced at her brother, said sorry, and left Jiang Yilu's house with some guilt.
Jiang Yilu silently put the box of gold bars into the space and lay down on his bed. He was really too tired these days and he wanted to have a good rest.
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From that day on, Jiang Erni and Jiang Sini both felt that something was strange between their third sister and their younger brother. Although they still cooked together as before, there was an indescribable weirdness. It seemed that the third sister and the third sister were trying to curry favor with their younger brother, but upon closer inspection, it didn't seem to be the case.
In short, Jiang Erni and Jiang Sini were a little confused by the way the two people were getting along, and the two people involved refused to talk about whether there was any problem, so they could only watch helplessly.
The day of school starting soon arrived and Jiang Yilu had to report to school.
"Student Jiang——"
Before Jiang Yilu entered the classroom, he was stopped by a familiar voice. Jiang Yilu turned around and found that it was indeed Fu Yunsheng, the ghost behind him that he couldn't get rid of.
"Student Jiang, do you have anything to do this afternoon? Why don't we go to the cafeteria to have a meal together?" Fu Yunsheng smiled. As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit a smiling person, but Jiang Yilu didn't give him any face and refused with a cold face.
“No, I’m afraid that if I eat too well, classmate Fu will accuse me of being extravagant and wasteful.” After saying that, he turned and walked into the classroom.
Fu Yunsheng stood behind him with a strange and unpredictable look in his eyes. He looked at Jiang Yilu's back and suddenly raised the corners of his mouth. He seemed to be confident about what he was doing. He walked towards the classroom behind Jiang Yilu.
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