Chapter 234 Road Construction
"It's so hot outside, let's go in first. If there's anything, let's talk about it inside."
Wang Xiuren exchanged a few words with the village cadres and then took the old branch secretary's hand and walked into the store.
The other three followed behind.
Wang Xiuren asked for a private room and pushed the menu to the old branch secretary: "Three uncles, order whatever you want to eat, don't be polite to me."
The three village cadres looked at each other, and then the old branch secretary pushed the menu to Wang Xiuren.
"Xiu Ren, we country bumpkins don't know how to order dishes, so you should do it."
"That's right. We've already disturbed you by coming here, and we're also asking you to spend money. We're really sorry." The village chief said with a blushing face.
"How can you say that!" Wang Xiuren replied politely, "We are all from the same village, and we have the same ancestors. You think of me as your nephew when you come to Pengcheng. This shows that you think highly of me."
When several village cadres heard what Wang Xiuren said, they were quite happy and felt less restrained.
Seeing the waiter waiting on the side, Wang Xiuren reported a list of dishes from the menu and asked the waiter to bring a fruit plate and drinks.
"Xiu Ren, there are only five of us, why do we need to order so many dishes? Just order two dishes." The accountant couldn't help but hold the waiter who was about to leave, but probably because he was afraid of being disliked, he quickly put his hand down.
The waiter looked calm and turned his gaze to Wang Xiuren, the person in charge.
Wang Xiuren waved his hand and said, "Just follow my order."
The waiter turned and left, closing the door behind him.
The old branch secretary secretly sighed in his heart, no wonder this kid Xiu Ren became rich, looking at the way he spoke and acted, you can tell there is a reason why he became rich.
The drinks were quickly served. Wang Xiuren poured the drinks and brought them to the four people. Then he got straight to the point and asked, "Uncle Zhi, what do you want this time?"
The old branch secretary looked at the two old friends, considered again and again, and then slowly spoke: "Xiu Ren, I'm really sorry to say that we came here this time to ask you for money."
"Asking for money?" Wang Xiuren was a little puzzled.
The families of several village cadres are relatively well-off, so why would they be asking for money? Has something happened in their family?
The old Party secretary cleared his throat. "You know, the road from our village to your Yue family is called a road, but in fact it is just a dirt road made of mud and channels. Now our village, your Yue family's village, and the three villages above Hujia Village are planning to jointly build a road. What do you think?"
"Build a road? I agree. This way the three villages can take less detours to get to the town." Wang Xiuren answered without hesitation.
"Everyone knows that building roads is a good thing, but we just can't raise enough money for it now." The village party secretary sighed.
"We originally planned to collect 1,000 yuan from each household to repair the road, but the accountant and I asked the engineering team that it would cost at least 150,000 yuan to repair our section. There are only 47 households in our village, so this is still a long way off."
"Can the county allocate some funds?" Wang Xiuren asked.
Normally, the county government should allocate some money for such rural infrastructure projects.
The village chief continued, "The old party secretary and I went to the county five times, and they said they would give us a maximum of 30,000 yuan, and let us figure out the rest ourselves. That's why we came to you wealthy people to come up with some solutions."
Wang Xiuren looked at the three village cadres with bitter faces and thought for a while, "Building roads is a good thing. I definitely support it, but I need to discuss the specific amount with my guests."
"That's what we should do! That's what we should do!" When the accountant heard that Wang Xiuren was willing to support it, a look of joy appeared on his face.
The old Party Secretary also felt relieved. He patted Wang Xiuren on the shoulder and said, "I want to thank you on behalf of the young and old in the village! We will erect a monument of merit at the intersection and engrave your name on it."
"That's not necessary!" Wang Xiuren waved his hands repeatedly.
"Not only you, but anyone who donates money will have their name engraved on it. In our village, you must leave your name behind when you do good deeds!" The old branch secretary's words were powerful.
The village chief followed suit and said, "Yes, we must make everyone who passes by remember your kindness."
Wang Xiuren knew it would be difficult to convince the two elderly people. Just as the waiter started serving the dishes, he hurriedly said, "The dishes are served. Let's eat first and talk while we eat."
The old branch secretary looked at the dishes on the table, eight meat dishes, one vegetable dish and one soup. Wang Xiuren had prepared the whole table to entertain them.
He kept saying, "It's a waste of money, it's a waste of money."
"We don't like to be polite among family members. Eat the food! Eat the food!" Wang Xiuren added food to several people's bowls.
After eating and drinking, Wang Xiuren also learned that they would stay in Pengcheng for three days to meet other villagers in Pengcheng, and then go to Yangcheng and Foshi to raise as much money as possible.
Seeing that there were still quite a few dishes left on the table, Wang Xiuren asked the waiter to bring a take-away box, and packed up the leftovers one by one. The young man, who had been silent, carried it with great insight.
Wang Xiuren ordered a meat dish and a vegetable dish for Lin Qiu and her sister, and then led the four of them out of the restaurant.
"Three uncles, where do you live? I'll take you there." Wang Xiuren opened the car door and invited them in.
"No need, you go and do your own thing, we can go back by ourselves." The old branch secretary declined.
"It's okay, just step on the accelerator. It's hot outside, get in the car!"
The four of them got into the car and sat down as instructed. Wang Xiuren also helped the old branch secretary who was sitting in the passenger seat fasten his seat belt.
After many twists and turns, they finally arrived at a small hotel in the urban village.
"Uncle Zhi, Uncle Zhong, Uncle Jianhua, I'm going to go back first. If you have any problems, please call me. I'll come to see you after I've discussed it with my cousin." Wang Xiuren sent them upstairs.
"Okay, okay, thank you for your expense today."
"We're a family, so there's no need to be so formal. Okay, I'm leaving now." Wang Xiuren closed the door for them.
When I left, I thought about it and booked another room for them and paid for three more days of room.
It's not that Wang Xiuren is too sanctimonious, but he just feels a little sorry for the three old men, who are 200 years old in total, who have come all the way to raise money for road construction and have to squeeze into one room to save money.
"Just think of it as doing good deeds for Shanshan!"
When Wang Xiuren told Lin Qiu about the matter, Lin Qiu said this.
"Then how much is appropriate?" Wang Xiuren looked at her.
Lin Qiu thought for a moment and said, "20,000."
"Okay, then I'll call the old Party Secretary tonight and transfer the money to the village account."
"How many days do they plan to stay in Pengcheng?"
"They said they were staying for three days. On the 12th, they said they were going to Yangcheng and then Foshi. I guess they wanted to find a few more people to raise the money."
"The 12th?" Lin Qiu's eyelids suddenly twitched for some reason, and he vaguely seemed to remember that this day seemed a little special.
"What's the matter? Is there anything special about May 12th?" Wang Xiuren was a little surprised by his wife's reaction.
May 12th.
May 12th.
Lin Qiu muttered to himself.
Suddenly, an idea came to me.
Big earthquake in Wisconsin!
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