The director laughed. "You are a small girl, but you have a big temper. I just want to ask you, why do you say that the building I designed is awkward?"
"Are you unconvinced, or can't accept criticism? There's something wrong with your thinking!"
"Look, aren't you also beating around the bush and interrupting?"
"Don't you know that skills are the most valuable? In the past, people learned a craft by working for a master for free for three years before gradually starting to learn."
"State your conditions."
"Are you still planning on building and selling buildings? Why not just change the name of your company to the Real Estate Bureau? Why call it the Water Conservancy Bureau?"
"You told me to stop rambling, so you should be more straightforward."
"Okay, let me tell you this. First, if you build the building according to my drawings, either as is or after some modifications, I want two of the largest ones."
The director remained calm, "What about the second one?"
"Secondly, I have a technology that doesn't require prefabricated panels. After the first month of the lunar year, a three-story building will be built in the market town. It uses new technology and new drawings. You can find a few experienced people who know how to build buildings to help you learn.
I don't pay wages, nor do I provide food. This is the condition for helping to build a building. Otherwise, you don't have to learn it. If you sell the skills, how much money will you make? Don't you agree? Director!
"How cruel! You're even more cunning than me! So, tell me, why should I believe that your blueprints will allow me to give up two houses?"
Zhou Xiang picked up the pen and paper on the table, drew a few simple strokes, and then looked at him.
Based on what she said, the director imagined it in his mind and thought, well, it is indeed very novel and not messy.
"Then what's so attractive about your new technology that workers are willing to learn it at their own expense and contribute?"
Zhou wanted to tell the director the benefits of cast-in-place concrete, and only then did the director look at her seriously.
"Are you really only ten?"
"No, I'm eleven."
The director stared at her for a long time. Seeing that she remained calm, he nodded and said, "Okay, once you've drawn up the formal blueprints, we'll sign an agreement. After the first month of the year, I'll send five experienced building builders to the market town to find you."
"Aren't you afraid of being complained about or reported? You're not doing your job properly and you're stealing other people's jobs."
"Who made it difficult for the higher-ups? I just figured out how to solve the bureau's expenses myself."
"You are this!" Zhou Xiang gave him a thumbs up. The work of the Real Estate Bureau is almost taken away by you, and the real estate company in this county is about to be established by you. You are awesome!
Wu Haotian came back very quickly. Section Chief Li went to the Real Estate Bureau frequently this year and even had a special channel for him.
Wu Haotian was excited holding the house deed. When he came to the county town, his brothers gave him their household registration books and asked him to come and look at the house when he had time. The money was also in their hands.
He was excited because he felt that he had roots and his heart had found a place to stay.
The three apartments belonged to him, Wang Qiao, and Chen Ou respectively. Those two playful kids weren't suited to such a quiet workplace. After sending Zhou Xiang off, he'd look for one in the county town.
Back in the courtyard to cook, Wu Haotian didn't let Zhou Xiang do it, "Sister, tell me what dishes to cook, and I'll do it."
"Then just look at the dishes and make whatever you want. It's just for the two of us."
Zhou Xiang was sitting in the yard basking in the sun when he noticed Sister Tang from next door peeking out of the yard. Seeing that Zhou Xiang had noticed her, she quickly waved to her.
Zhou Xiang walked to the gate of the courtyard and asked, "Why don't you come in?"
Tang Min shook her head. "You have a grown man at home. It's not appropriate for a young woman like me to go in there."
"So, is there something wrong, Sister Tang?"
Tang Min lowered her voice, "I'm just wondering who the man who came to your house today is. Is he married?"
Zhou Xiang also became interested, "Wait, let's go to your house to talk."
Then he shouted loudly to the pot room: "Brother Wu, I'm going to play next door for a while."
"Hey! Go ahead! I'll call you when dinner is ready."
Tang Min pulled Zhou Xiang to the west side of their own yard and took out some melon seeds to treat her.
"Come, let's chat while cracking melon seeds."
Zhou Xiang sat down, grabbed a handful, and waited for her to speak.
"I have a cousin who has a rural household registration. I want to find someone from the city. It doesn't matter where he is, as long as he can support the family."
"Tell me about your cousin. I want to hear if it's appropriate."
The mature Tang Min wanted to laugh at this, but she also felt that this was how she should speak.
"My cousin is nineteen years old. She only went to primary school for two years. Her skin is not very white. She is about 1.6 meters tall. She is an honest person. She is busy at home and outside. She is very busy and exhausted, but her family is still poor. She has an older brother and a younger brother. Her brother finally got married, and the family is in even greater trouble.
My cousin just wants to ask for more betrothal gifts to make things easier for the family, so she wants to find a capable man in the county town. I think the man from your family seems quite capable.
"Is your cousin planning to find a man in the city who will often help the family in the future?"
Tang Min immediately shook her head. "No, no, no, I just want a betrothal gift all at once, and then leave it at home as a way of repaying my parents for raising me. From now on, we can visit relatives during festivals and holidays as normal. Nothing else."
"How much do you plan to ask for as a betrothal gift?"
"Three, three hundred."
Zhou Xiang sighed. In the past, even thirty yuan would have been difficult for him, let alone three hundred yuan. Now, when he heard three hundred yuan, he felt that girls were so worthless.
"Don't even think about this one. Besides this one, there are four others. Let me first tell you about their conditions. In the past, in the eyes of the villagers, they were all working shady jobs, or their families didn't value them. They worked hard but didn't get any food, and they were scolded.
Unable to bear it any longer, they left home and the six of them gathered together, stealing and robbing all day long. Anyone who heard their names was afraid.
In the past year, I started a small business in the city and made some money, so the three hundred yuan betrothal gift is still affordable.
However, I have conditions: I don't want those with weak personalities, those who are irrational, those who are unreasonable, those who only care about their mothers, those who are too stubborn to listen to advice, and those who are too soft-hearted to listen to others complaining about their poverty.
Tang Min was stunned. A thief? Not likely! Perhaps this year's business had changed him. But you're not the parent. You're just a younger sister. You can't have this or that. Are you going to do that?
So, he asked tentatively, "Can you be their master?"
"I can't say that. I should say they trust me. As long as I introduce someone to someone, they will definitely agree. So I can't hurt them, right?
I have five here, and the one you see is the second best among the six. You can help introduce me. I have already stated the conditions. I don't look at appearance, I look at personality and temperament. If your cousin is unwilling or not suitable, you can find someone else!
The thank-you gift for the matchmaker must be quite a lot."
The last sentence made Tang Min's eyes light up. "Thank you for the matchmaking gift!" He stayed at home all day without making any money, so it would be nice if he could earn a thank-you gift.
"Okay, let me try. What do those five people look like?"
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