Chapter 59

Song Shu and her friends had lunch in Chen Zonghao's office. After lunch, Chen Zonghao said to her, "There is another factory next to the factory. It used to be a clothing factory. The previous investor mortgaged the factory to the government after his investment failed. Now the Shenzhen Municipal Government encourages investment in factory construction, so the clothing factory is going to be sold at a low price. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Song Shu's eyes lit up when she heard this. She didn't expect that he would do it for her so quickly, as he had asked her to do before coming. This man was still very convenient and thoughtful. Song Shu's heart suddenly warmed up and she nodded, "Yes, I want to go and take a look. Is it far from here?"

Chen Zonghao stood up and picked up Jiahui, looking down at her, "Not far, it only takes four or five minutes to walk from my factory."

Song Shu nodded after hearing this. It wasn't very far, and it could be said to be very close. She stood up and followed him out of the office.

At this time, people in other offices had gone off work, and Song Shu didn't meet anyone when she went out. When she walked downstairs and passed the factory, she did meet some workers, who looked at Song Shu and the other two curiously.

No one recognized their big boss, Chen Zonghao, but Chen Zonghao was in Hong Kong most of the time except when he came for important matters. Many workers had never seen the legendary big boss, they only knew that he was a very young T boss.

Therefore, when the workers saw Song Shu and the other two, they just thought they were some employees, so they withdrew their gazes and walked towards the cafeteria in twos and threes. They could hear their happy voices, "I wonder what delicious food there is in the cafeteria today. I heard there are white-chopped chicken and braised pig's trotters."

"Really? Let's go quickly. There must be a lot of people queuing up."

Song Shu listened to their conversation and thought of the lunch that A-po brought them from the cafeteria. He said to Song Shu, "Second sister-in-law, try the food in our factory. Although it is a big pot of rice, it is made by an old chef. It is delicious. This is also Brother Hao's order to add some snacks to the food. Moreover, three meals a day are free for all employees in the factory."

Song Shu had lunch in the cafeteria at noon and felt that it was delicious just as Apo said. It was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into the preparation. Therefore, she did not find it strange to hear the workers talking. She looked at the person next to her and thought that his factory had very good welfare for the workers. In addition to this, Apo said that accommodation was completely free and there were holidays every month. If a couple came to work together, they would be assigned to the same dormitory, and they were allowed to bring their children with them.

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A worker got a full lunch box and a box of vegetables from the canteen, walked quickly to the dormitory, went up to the second floor, opened the door and walked in, and shouted happily: "Wife, the girls have eaten."

A woman in a blue work suit was packing her things in the room. She looked up at him and said, "That's it."

Two twin girls who looked about four or five years old who were playing in the room rushed over and hugged one of the man's legs, looking up and saying in unison: "Dad, what delicious food do you have today?"

The man dragged his daughters to the dining table, put the food on the table first, and then put the two daughters on the chairs one by one, "Today we have the pig's trotters you like to eat."

"Wow!" Both girls clapped their hands happily and turned to look at the woman eagerly, "Mom, it's time to eat."

The woman met her daughters' gazes, shook her head in amusement, walked over and opened the lunch box, "Okay, it's time to eat."

The man stood by and watched his wife serve meals to the children. He felt satisfied and thought that he had made the right decision to bring his wife and children out of the countryside. The factories nowadays were great because they allowed both he and his wife to have jobs and they could also bring their two daughters with them.

The woman prepared meals for her two daughters. She looked up and saw the man standing there stupidly. She couldn't help but say, "What are you doing standing there stupidly? Come and have dinner."

"Okay." The man came back to his senses and sat on a chair. He first gave each of his two daughters a piece of pig's trotter, then he looked up at his wife sitting opposite him and told her the news he heard at noon: "I heard that the factory is planning to expand, hire more workers, and build a few more buildings. There is also a rumor that if you work in the factory for more than 15 years, you can pay a small amount of money to buy the house assigned to you, but you can't sell it at will. If you don't want it, the factory will buy it back at three times the price."

The woman was excited when she heard this: "Really? That's great."

As for what her husband said about houses not being able to be bought and sold at will, she felt that there was nothing wrong with the factory doing so. After all, the factory sold the house to you at a cheap price, so how could it allow you to buy and sell it at will?

The man nodded. "I saw that the supervisor said so, so it must be true. I also heard that they will expand some facilities here, such as kindergartens, schools, and hospitals. It will be much more convenient then."

The woman's eyes lit up as she listened. She couldn't help but touch the heads of her daughters sitting on both sides of her and said with relief, "In that case, our daughters can go to school here and don't have to be sent back home."

No parent wants to be separated from their children, they just have to make a living. After she and her husband came to the factory, they were assigned a small suite because they were a couple, and the factory allowed them to bring their children over as long as they were kept under surveillance and not brought into the workplace. After discussing it, the couple decided to bring their two children with them.

The man also looked at his two daughters and smiled gently, "It will get better and better."

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Song Shu followed Chen Zonghao for a few minutes, turned a small road and arrived at a clothing factory. There were not many people in the factory, only a gatekeeper watching over the factory. After all, there were some clothing equipment inside.

The doorman knew Chen Zonghao and knew that this man was the boss of the factory next door and had visited this clothing factory before, so he asked, "Boss Chen, are you here to visit the factory again?"

Chen Zonghao nodded, "Uncle, I want to bring my wife over to look at the factory. Is that convenient?"

After hearing what he said, the master looked at the young woman and the girl in his arms. He wondered why he brought his wife and children with him to visit the factory. However, he nodded without saying anything and said, "Of course, I'll open the door for you."

The master was here to look after the factory. Originally, he had the task of receiving the bosses who came to visit the factory. Moreover, he saw that this was Boss Chen's second visit, and it was obvious that he was planning to buy the factory. How could he not let them in? He opened the door for them, "Boss Chen, please go in. I won't take you in to introduce it. You have been here before, so you should be very familiar with it."

Chen Zonghao nodded, thanked him and walked in with Song Shu. After hearing what the old man said, Song Shu thought that Chen Zonghao had indeed helped her once before.

The clothing factory occupies a large area, more than one hundred acres, which is one-third smaller than Chen Zonghao's factory. It has a two-story factory building and three buildings, which appear to be the office accommodation in the past. There is also a lot of vacant land that can be planned at will.

Chen Zonghao took the lead and took her to the factory. The machines inside were neatly arranged. Song Shu took a look around and found that the machines were quite complete. There were only a few machines she needed to purchase. She only needed to check if any of them were broken and she could start using them directly.

Song Shu walked around with Chen Zonghao and was quite satisfied with the clothing factory. There was a road outside and convenient transportation. It was very convenient to go to the dock or other places, and cargo transportation was not a problem.

Thinking about this, Song Shu asked, "How much does it cost to buy this clothing factory and land?"

Chen Zonghao looked down at her and said, "The stated price is four million, plus the price of the land and the machinery."

Song Shu nodded without being surprised. At that time, the land price in Shenzhen ranged from one thousand to 11,000 yuan per mu depending on the area. This was extremely cheap in later generations, but at that time, Shenzhen had just been reformed and opened up and was still a small fishing village. However, due to policy support, the land price soared. This price is not cheap even now.

Song Shu could accept this price, and she had enough money to buy the clothing factory. However, thinking back to what Chen Zonghao meant, Song Shu asked curiously, "What do you mean by the stated price?"

Chen Zonghao glanced at her and said, "I had dealt with government officials before when I built a factory here to produce DVDs. They knew I seemed interested in this clothing factory, and with the support of the government, I could sell it at a lower price."

Mainland China is now vigorously developing production and foreign exchange, so it particularly welcomes Hong Kong and businessmen to come and invest. In addition, when Hong Kong businessmen come to the mainland to invest and build factories, they use foreign exchange for transactions, which has received strong support.

The most important thing is that the electronic technology factory built by Chen Zonghao is particularly prominent among these factories that are almost all producing daily necessities, and has received strong support. Therefore, when we heard that he recently wanted to invest in a clothing factory, we wanted to make a good deal.

Song Shu suddenly understood. It's no wonder that the mainland is so enthusiastic. This is because the mainland is currently lacking in high-tech, so the support in this area is even greater.

However, Song Shu thought of something and asked in confusion: "So they said they have a discount for you, but is there any discount for me?"

After Song Shu finished speaking, Chen Zonghao glanced at her and said slowly, "We are husband and wife, and we have a marriage certificate. If I open a clothing factory, it means you open a clothing factory."

Song Shu blushed even though Jiahui was the only one present. She glared at him coquettishly and said, "You are the only one who can say that."

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After visiting the clothing factory, the three returned to Chen Zonghao's office. Song Shu was quite satisfied with the clothing factory. Chen Zonghao also told him about several clothing factories he had visited before. Either the location was too remote, or the machinery and equipment were not so complete, or they were just an empty piece of land and needed to be rebuilt and machines purchased.

Song Shu thought that the deal with the clothing factory was more reasonable and made her more satisfied.

While they were discussing in the office, there was a knock on the door and Chen Zonghao said, "Come in."

A-Po pushed the door open and walked in, saying to Chen Zonghao, "Brother Hao, the secretary of the deputy director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Commerce just called and said that the deputy director wants to invite you to dinner this afternoon."

Chen Zonghao nodded and said, "I understand."

After giving his instructions, Apo left the office and closed the door again.

Song Shu also heard what Chen Zonghao said and said, "Then Jiahui and I will go back to the hotel first." This dinner was obviously not suitable for family members to attend.

Chen Zonghao nodded, "I'll take you back to the hotel first."