"Thank you so much, Zhang Hongmei. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"No, as long as you can truly learn the skills and contribute to the country in the future, I'm willing to do you a favor."
"You guys are all familiar with each other now, but who among you isn't an economics major? Should we rotate your group too?"
Han Guangtai smiled and said, "Feng Zhiping is in agriculture, and so is Cao Binggang."
Neither of them said anything; I'll ask them when I get back.
"Okay, it's really hard to arrange things in agriculture right now. How about we go to someone else's experimental field? But I'm afraid we'll be rejected. I'd better call and ask first."
This time, Zhang Hongmei didn't call Wyatt. His family did have experimental fields, but they belonged to the clan, and it was inconvenient for him to speak up. She decided to contact Carlos first.
The call was made directly to their home, but Carlos hadn't returned by then, so Huang Meihua answered the phone.
"Godmother, do we have any experimental agricultural fields at home?"
Yes, I do. What's wrong?
"Two of them are from the Ministry of Agriculture. They're sophomores now, and I was thinking, should we let them get some practical experience?"
"That's easy. I'll give you the address; you can just send it to them directly."
"Okay, they didn't mention this request to me. It was just my own idea. If they want to go, I can take them there."
"Yes, the person in charge there is from our family, they all know you, so don't worry about going."
How's Anne? You need to come back for Christmas; there's a family gathering.
"Okay, I'll go there the day after tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay, we still have time to order clothes."
“I already have a lot of dresses, and there are several that I haven’t even worn.”
"That's because you're too low-key and don't attend any gatherings. And since there's a new design this year, let's just have it custom-made."
"Yes, I'll listen to you. Annie is very well-behaved; she plays with Ningning every day."
The two chatted for a while longer before hanging up the phone.
"Ask them what they think, right? If you want to go, you can go to the experimental field."
Also, you two can work at the trading company during your vacation, and then go back to your regular jobs after school starts.
"Okay, we understand."
"It's getting late, let's head back first, otherwise there won't be any buses left."
"Alright, I won't keep you for dinner. Be careful on your journey."
After seeing the two people off, Miao Xinyue and her friend finished washing up and left the room.
"Hongmei, have you made arrangements for them?"
"Well, they need to have a chance to practice, otherwise their learning will be a waste. What's wrong? Are you not satisfied with them?"
"Yeah, I'm speechless. They've been working for half a year, how can they be so undisciplined?"
"I'm already impressed that they'll just sit there without being told what to do."
"Then let's allocate them. People are different."
"That's all we can do. I was hoping they could accomplish something, but I'm so disappointed."
Hongmei, you don't know, all three girls are studying economics, and so is He Zhanhua. They can't even write a simple delivery request. If you don't know how, you shouldn't just humbly ask for help. Instead, they have the audacity to say they've never learned it.
How is Kong Yushun?
"He's alright; he's more reliable and hardworking than them."
"That's probably the difference between students and staff. If you can offer some advice, then say a few more words; if they're not willing, then just let it go."
"Xiao Tong and I said the same thing. Among the girls, only Wang Minxia is alright. Dong Yuping is always off track, and Jiang Mingyan feels like no one is as good as her."
"It's a matter of personal karma; as long as we have a clear conscience, that's enough."
Zhao Tiancheng returned first. "Am I the last one today? Both of those hardworking girls arrived earlier than me today?"
Wang Xinyi helped him hang up his clothes. "Haozheng hasn't come back yet."
It's so cold today. It snowed around this time last year too.
"Yeah, I think it'll still snow these next few days, the sky is pretty gloomy."
"Haozheng didn't spend Christmas at home last year, but this year he's home."
People are most susceptible to being talked about, and as he was saying this, Zhao Haozheng returned.
"Hehe, I'm the last one today."
Everyone laughed when they heard what he said. The father and son were really the same; they came in with the same intention.
After dinner, Miao Xinyue and the others played with Annie, while Zhao Hao and Zhang Hongmei went to the study together.
"We've bought all the plots of land you mentioned, and the prices weren't high. I calculated that the three plots totaled about 73 mu (approximately 4.2 hectares). It cost a total of 360,000 yuan."
"Hehe, it's really not expensive."
"Here you go, these are the land deeds. I completed the transfer at the government office today."
Zhang Hongmei took a look and was quite satisfied. She then waited for the value to increase.
"Tomorrow, tell the manager of the service company to reserve such land for me in the future."
"Why buy so much land? I know all the places, and I don't think they have any development prospects."
"Zhao Haozheng, I've analyzed that these land plots will appreciate dozens of times in value in the future. Do you believe me?"
Zhao Haozheng fell silent. Like Wang Xinyi, he had absolute faith in Zhang Hongmei. But this kind of investment period was too long; who knew if it would be several years, or even decades?
"What are you going to do with those plots of land? Are you just going to leave them there?"
"Let's leave it for now. It's not of any use to us right now."
"So, the funds are tied up?"
"It's okay, it's an investment, and a long-term one at that."
"Okay, I got it. I'll acquire any land that comes my way from now on."
"Yes, but it can't be more than ten kilometers from the center."
"Understood. Do you still want the farm?"
Zhang Hongmei thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but we won't consider anything too small. It has to be at least a thousand acres or more before we take it on."
"Okay, Wyattroy called us to a meeting this morning and approved the blueprints for the group building, and also decided that the McCann family's construction company would be the contractor."
I personally think the building is too big.
"oh?"
"Fifteen stories, including parking and green space, covering seventy acres. The budget is three million eight hundred thousand. This doesn't include the interior decoration."
"Sure, I think it's alright."
"The money is alright, the statistics haven't been released yet, but it's true you won't get any money this year. I think we'll have to put another 200,000 into the land."
"Hehe, isn't this great? I only need to contribute 200,000 yuan, and the 73 acres of land, plus one-third of the 15-story building, will be mine. Isn't that a good deal?"
"Can the accounts be calculated like this?"
"Hehe, I knew I only had 200,000 of my own capital; the rest was free."
Such a good attitude?
"Of course. Can the accounts be ready by tomorrow?"
“Okay, everything’s been calculated, so you have to pay up. And you’re trying to fool me. Aren’t the investments in each of your companies your own capital?” Zhao Hao glared at her.
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