After discussing it with Aunt Wang, Yang Yufen now speaks as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"That's true, but it will cost a lot of money. Are you two sure?"
The two elderly women said very confidently, "Of course, just tell me if the paperwork can be done?"
"Yes, of course we can. We can help you with the paperwork, but you'll still have to find someone to handle the dormitory construction."
Deputy Director Zhao also thought it was a good thing. Once it's built, the two old ladies won't be able to take it with them in the future. If they don't renew the lease, it will still belong to their Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
"I know who to ask for this."
Yang Yufen immediately thought of her fellow villagers who came to Beijing to build houses for others.
"Okay, this problem is solved. Let's get the formalities done first, and then we'll find a brick factory to order bricks."
Aunt Wang slammed her hand on the table. The two old ladies were of one mind, and Deputy Director Zhao went to find the application form.
In a flurry of activity, Yang Yufen used the phone in the Agricultural Academy's office to call her son, Shen Xianjun, to ask about the situation. Unexpectedly, Hu Jun happened to be there.
“Auntie, this is Hu Jun. If you need anything from Xianjun, I will pass it on to you.”
"It's nothing major, just a bit urgent. I want to find someone to build a house. A group of villagers came from the countryside to build houses for people. Xianjun found a place for them to work, so I just wanted to ask about it."
Yang Yufen didn't hide it from Hu Jun either.
"Building a house? Ma'am, where do you want to build a house?"
"We need to build dormitories for the workers in the orchard, and also a chicken farm. We need a lot of manpower."
"Auntie, look, Xianjun has been assigned a task and can't get away for the time being. I'll ask you about it carefully when I get back tonight. Are you planning to recruit all the helpers as full-time workers when you build the staff dormitory?"
Hu Jun asked carefully.
Is that Hu Jun?
Upon hearing the sound, Aunt Wang asked Yang Yufen.
"Yes, you tell him that you've made yourself clear."
Yang Yufen handed the phone to Aunt Wang.
“The orchard needs manpower to manage it. The people you helped find are all very good at their work, so I thought of building dormitories to keep them here and save them the trouble of looking for work elsewhere. They will have a place to shelter from the wind and rain and won’t have to travel back and forth.”
After confirming that the two elderly women had filled out the application, Hu Jun hung up the phone and then made another call elsewhere.
"Hu Jun said he'd talk to us when he got back tonight, so maybe we should head back early today?"
Aunt Wang asked Yang Yufen for her opinion.
"OK."
"dad."
Hu Jun made a phone call to Dean Hu's office.
Why are you calling me at this time?
"You're probably only in the office around this time. I remember when the research institute's staff quarters were built, they hired someone to draw up the blueprints. You can't build a three-story building without blueprints, right?"
"Hmm, is something the matter?"
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