The next morning, Xiao Weiguo slumped in his office chair, holding a newspaper in his hand, but his thoughts were wandering elsewhere.
He plans to recruit technical and management talent through newspapers and television.
Have the secretary call Wang Xiuhong over and ask her to calculate the total shortage and how many people need to be recruited.
After a while, someone knocked on the door. Xiao Weiguo looked up and saw that it was Xiao Baojun who came in.
As promised, Xiao Baojun arrived at Xiao Weiguo's office on time today.
"Baojun, sit down."
Xiao Weiguo led him to a chair opposite him, and his secretary poured him a cup of tea.
Xiao Baojun was dressed neatly today. His family wasn't short of money, and they were able to get by in terms of food and clothing.
"Wei Guo, about what we talked about yesterday..."
When asked, Xiao Weiguo finally revealed his thoughts.
"Baojun, here's the thing. Based on your personality and abilities, I've decided to assign you to the business department. From now on, you'll be responsible for negotiating business with external units and handling the sales of our products. Does that sound okay to you?"
"Business Section?"
Xiao Baojun carefully considered Xiao Weiguo's words and was overjoyed.
Negotiating business with external parties and handling production and sales. Isn't this exactly what he wanted?
"Okay, thank you, Weiguo. I will definitely do my best and won't let you down."
“Baojun, doing business is a very profound skill. I can’t teach you about it; you have to figure it out yourself. What I can remind you is that doing business is actually about dealing with people, all kinds of people. How to handle relationships with these people is something you have to figure out for yourself.”
Xiao Baojun nodded, silently keeping these words in mind.
"Alright, Baojun, we now have a business department. Go and familiarize yourself with the environment first. After the new factory is fully operational, the business department will undergo significant adjustments. For now, you won't have much work to do, and your salary will be the same as your current colleagues. We'll definitely give you a pleasant surprise after the adjustments are made."
Being able to receive the same salary as his colleagues right after arriving was already a sign of Xiao Weiguo's exceptional care, and Xiao Baojun naturally understood, so he quickly stood up to thank him.
Then, led by the secretary, I went to the business department.
Although Xiao Baojun was his childhood friend, this was all Xiao Weiguo could do for him.
If he is truly talented and excels in his work, he will naturally have his day in the sun soon. If not, at least he can make a living in this easy position in the business department. Xiao Weiguo has done right by his family.
However, what Xiao Weiguo didn't expect was that his casual arrangement would bring him such a big surprise in the future.
In the afternoon, Xiao Weiguo took Jiao Bai on a tour of the entire county.
Last night he promised Zhou Ruolan that he would buy Xiao Yue a piano, and a guitar, and something like that.
To his dismay, he searched the entire county but couldn't find a single music store that sold pianos.
I inquired at a small musical instrument shop that only sells harmonicas and electronic keyboards.
Pianos are such high-end instruments that they don't sell in their county town at all. If you want to buy one, the nearest place is in the city. There are two relatively large musical instrument stores there.
Left with no other option, Xiao Weiguo drove to the city again.
After much difficulty, Xiao Weiguo finally found a music store with a piano. He inquired and found that an imported piano cost over 12,000 yuan. Although it was a bit expensive, Xiao Weiguo bought it without hesitation. Together with a guitar, he spent about 13,000 yuan.
Given the size of the piano, Xiao Weiguo's car definitely wouldn't be able to fit it. The boss promised to find a car to deliver it to his door and have a tuner tune it while he was at it. However, there wasn't enough time today; he would have to wait until tomorrow.
Xiao Weiguo had no choice but to leave his address and phone number. He asked the shop owner for a receipt and then went home.
After all that trouble, it was already dark when they returned to Shang County. As they passed a Santana, Xiao Weiguo glanced casually into the oncoming car.
The person in the car opposite seemed to be Xiao Changsuo's son, Xiao Feng, who had been dismissed from his public office. There appeared to be several blue-eyed, blond foreigners sitting next to and behind him.
By the time Xiao Weiguo wanted to check carefully, the car had already sped past and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
How did he end up in the county town, and even drive a car?
These days, a Santana costs more than 200,000 yuan. Where would Xiao Feng, a person who was kicked out of his home, get the money to buy a car?
Could it be that I've mistaken someone for someone else?
It was only a split second; the two cars passed each other, so it's normal that you couldn't see them clearly.
The car continued moving forward, and Xiao Weiguo didn't take the matter too seriously.
When she got home, her younger siblings had already finished school. Zhou Ruolan had come back with Xiao Yue after class, but seeing that Xiao Weiguo wasn't there, she knew the piano probably hadn't been bought yet. So she went home by herself.
Grandma had already prepared dinner, and everyone busied themselves bringing the food to the table.
Jiao Bai had been learning to drive for the past few days and usually lived in a single dormitory room in the factory. Since he came today, he had dinner with Xiao Weiguo. Xiao Weiguo had never treated him as an outsider.
Xiao Weiguo had always wanted Jiao Bai to stay at home; with him there, the family's safety was not a concern at all.
But now, apart from the room reserved for Xiao Jian, there is nowhere else for him to stay.
Considering that if Zhou Ruolan were to teach Xiao Yue every night, and that Xiao Yue's home was so far away and it would be late at night after class, it would be very unsafe for a young girl to live alone, and Xiao Weiguo wouldn't be able to take her there every day.
Therefore, it would be appropriate to arrange accommodation for her as well.
This further solidified Xiao Weiguo's idea of building a bigger house. With the family growing larger, the small courtyard was no longer sufficient.
Anything bigger than this yard could only be a villa.
The problem is, where can you buy a modern villa these days?
During the meal, he brought up the matter and asked for everyone's opinion.
If they want to build a new villa, it's really hard to find suitable land near the school. And if it's too far away, it'll be inconvenient for them to get to school. Are they going to provide them with two cars too?
If we were to tear down this courtyard and rebuild it, there wouldn't be enough space.
Just as he was worrying, his grandmother gave him an idea.
"Isn't the old merchant's house next door empty? Ask him if he's willing to buy it first."
Xiao Weiguo's eyes lit up.
Yes, ever since this house was burgled, Grandpa Shang has refused to come back to this place, and I guess he won't be coming back to live here again.
His yard was just sitting empty anyway. If he could buy it, wouldn't his accommodation problem be solved immediately? They could just tear down the wall between the two yards, and then their yards would become one. It would be very convenient.
Once I have the time, I'll demolish both courtyards, and this area will be perfectly connected, more than enough to build a villa.
Xiao Weiguo slammed his fist on the table and made the decision on the spot.
"Okay, I'll go find Uncle Shang tomorrow and ask him if he's selling the place."
At this moment, Liu Ye smiled and leaned out to say something to Xiao Weiguo.
"There's something I've been wanting to tell you, but I can't."
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