Chapter 248
Meng Huaiqing was startled, then smiled cunningly, "Isn't your third brother my third brother?"
Qin Xiang stumbled and nearly fell, looking at Meng Huaiqing who was overjoyed. "You seem to have forgotten that my third brother is two years younger than you."
"So what?" Meng Huaiqing said with a cunning smile, "But I look younger than him, right?"
Qin Xiang stood outside the car, looking at the walled factory and the messy surroundings. She couldn't help but laugh, "I'll tell my third brother about this."
After saying that, Qin Xiang walked towards the temporary office.
Mi Hongjun was in charge of this area, but he was very busy, having to coordinate other policy matters with Yong'an County, so he left two of his own people behind to supervise the work. When they saw Qin Xiang coming over, they hurried out and said, "Boss."
Qin Xiang glanced at the house where the foundation was being laid and asked, "Did they say how long it would take to build it?"
Li Ming said hurriedly, "I asked before, and they said it would take at least three months at the earliest."
"More than three months?" Qin Xiang frowned. "More than three months for so many people?"
Although her original storefront in the capital was small, her father's team was small and their experience was not as rich as these people's. Even the house built in Suzhou didn't take that long. Now this team has at least a hundred people, and it takes more than three months?
Li Ming hesitated to speak, and Qin Xiang said directly, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Li Ming was about to speak when Meng Huaiqing came over. Qin Xiang asked, "He said the foreman said the construction period here will be more than three months."
"More than three months?" Meng Huaiqing had built several buildings and had some understanding of the construction period.
Building a factory is different from building a residential building. A factory is built with three floors, and the first and second floors are not divided so finely. Even the staff dormitories are small rooms that so many people cannot use for so long.
Li Ming said, "I've noticed these past few days that many of them are just slacking off and not doing their jobs seriously. We started working together, but Mr. Meng's progress is much faster. I also talked to the foreman, but he said I don't understand their contracting team's affairs and told me not to get involved and delay things. He also said that the land here is different from that over there, so it will be slower."
After hearing what he said, Qin Xiang understood, "I remember their wages are calculated by the day?"
Li Ming nodded, "Yes, because the construction period here is uncertain, we calculate it according to the Heavenly Book."
Qin Xiang laughed. "They're taking advantage of us. Tell them that if we can't catch up to the other team's progress within a week, I'll replace them. They're state-owned employees, so I don't care. If they really want to cause trouble, I'll go straight to the county leadership."
Li Ming hesitated, "Is it okay? What if they pass off inferior goods as good ones?"
"Then what are you doing here?" Qin Xiang looked at him with a smile. "You're supposed to supervise them, not just watch them work, but you're also the one who goes with them to purchase the materials. Didn't Assistant Liu also take you along when he was purchasing? You know, you're not ignorant of learning, right?"
Seeing Qin Xiang was angry, Li Ming nodded quickly, "I understand. I'll go right away."
After saying that, Li Ming went to find the foreman.
Meng Huaiqing said, "I guess they'll come over and make trouble soon."
Qin Xiang smiled, "Of course they will come. If the construction period is shortened, they will lose money, which will make no one happy."
As the two were talking, they saw a man in his forties approaching with an impatient look on his face. When he got to Qin Xiang, he glanced up and down and said, "Boss Qin, right?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "It's me."
"You city folks probably haven't seen a house being built before, so you don't know the construction period. It's not that simple. It has everything to do with the soil. They're progressing faster over there, but you can't expect us to catch up without knowing anything. If something goes wrong with the house, who will we blame?"
The other person has an honest and down-to-earth face, and it's really easy to believe when he says this with a frown.
But Qin Xiang was not only in her twenties, she had met many people. Some people relied on their honest appearance to deceive others.
This foreman says nice things, but isn't that just an excuse?
They all saw it, and they could say such words without changing their expressions, which showed that the other party was a veteran.
But if you think about today's state-owned units, it's not surprising. Many units are facing this situation.
After hearing what she said, Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Okay, you make sense."
"Anything else?" Captain Lu thought Qin Xiang was convinced by what he said, so he said directly, "Don't make a fuss about this kind of thing in the future. You're young and don't understand. Since we have taken on the responsibility of construction, we must build it well."
After saying that, he snorted and left.
Qin Xiang's smile faded, and Li Ming asked worriedly, "Boss, what should we do?"
Meng Huaiqing listened without saying anything, and kept looking at Qin Xiang, "What do you want to do?"
Qin Xiang didn't answer but asked Li Ming, "If there is a foreman, is there also a deputy foreman?"
"Yes, but they don't call him foreman, they call him captain, and there's also a deputy captain." Li Ming has been here for quite a while and is familiar with everything going on here. He was a little surprised to hear Qin Xiang say this. "Are you looking for him?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "Yeah, they must not have a good relationship, right?"
"It's not good. We argue all the time. I think Deputy Captain Jia is a better person."
Qin Xiang was satisfied. "You should secretly find Deputy Captain Jia and tell him that I'm inviting him to dinner in the capital city tonight. Remember to do it secretly."
Li Ming didn't understand Qin Xiang's actions. "Aren't they all in the same group? Why are we looking for him?"
Qin Xiang didn't want to explain to him. She went to the office to find a pen and paper, wrote a note, and handed it to Li Ming, "Go find him if I tell you to. Remember to give this note to him. Don't let anyone see it."
Li Ming was a little confused and felt that his brain was not enough.
But Qin Xiang obviously didn't want to explain to him, so he just said to Meng Huaiqing, "Let's go check over there?"
"Walk."
The two men turned around and drove away. Captain Lu spat on the ground and said, "You look so serious, but you're just relying on your face to rely on men. How can you possibly endure it?"
Jia Fugui, who was working not far away, looked up and frowned, saying, "That's our current employer. Please be polite. She's the one who pays us."
"So what if it's her? We're working here, and she dares not pay us? I'll smash her head with a hammer." Captain Lu was arrogant and cruel, his eyes no longer honest. He glanced around fiercely and scolded, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and get to work."
Captain Lu was a little puzzled. Did Qin Xiang really just call him over for questioning? Just to say those two sentences?
I always feel like something is not right.
His wife had previously said that she wanted his sister-in-law to work in a garment factory, but she didn’t know if that would be possible.
Jia Fugui was too lazy to argue with him, so he straightened up and walked forward. Captain Lu shouted, "Why aren't you here watching me?"
Jia Fugui didn't even raise his head, "Go to the toilet."
From a distance, Li Ming felt that his chance had come, so he hurried to the toilet with the note in his pocket.
The toilet at the construction site was not very sophisticated, so they just built a simple small shed. When Li Ming went there, Jia Fugui had already finished his work and came out.
When the two men passed each other, Li Ming directly stuffed the note into Jia Fugui's hand, just like they did in the past.
Jia Fugui was stunned. When he turned around, Li Ming had already entered the bathroom. He stroked the note, found a secluded place to take a look, and was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
On the other side, Qin Xiang and Meng Huaiqing went to the factory opposite and saw a project with a larger area and faster progress.
Qin Xiang was depressed. "Is my luck so bad? Or do the county leaders want to please you more?"
"What are you thinking about?" Meng Huaiqing flicked her head with his hand and said with a smile, "Because this team has more people, they came to block mine. If you think it's unfair, you can just switch teams. They get the same pay anyway."
The two of them walked around while talking, and a captain named Liu came over. Without wasting any time, he reported to Meng Huaiqing the progress of the project and the subsequent problems that needed to be solved.
Qin Xiang asked, "How long will it take for the project here to be completed?"
Captain Liu said, "The weather isn't too hot yet. If we start work early this morning, we'll be able to finish the project in about two months."
Hearing this, Qin Xiang became even more depressed. Her factory was much smaller than the electronics factory. Although there were fewer workers, it didn't make much of a difference. However, the construction period was a full month shorter.
One month's wages are one month's wages, and taking into account the renovation, it means that the opening and operation of the factory will have to be delayed, which will greatly affect the production and stocking of clothing in the autumn and winter seasons.
Qin Xiang asked, "If you were to do the project opposite, how long would it take to complete it?"
Captain Liu looked at her in surprise, then understood what she meant. He smiled and said, "It's hard to say. I've never built a garment factory."
Qin Xiang understood what he said. This person obviously knew what kind of person Captain Lu was and didn't want to offend him.
Qin Xiang didn't want to embarrass him and stopped asking.
Meng Huaiqing knew more about this aspect after all, and asked more questions about the factory, and then let him get busy. Seeing that Qin Xiang was still depressed, he smiled, "Haven't you already thought of a solution?"
"It's okay to think about it, but I'm not allowed to be depressed." Qin Xiang said unhappily, "What a crap thing."
Maybe it was because she had had it too smooth all the way, so now she felt really bad when encountering something like this.
After looking here, the two drove away.
In the evening, the two of them arrived at the restaurant she had notified them of as scheduled. She booked a private room in the restaurant, and when she entered, she saw Jia Fugui had already arrived.
Seeing them come in, Jia Fugui hurriedly stood up, "Boss Qin, Boss Meng."
When Jia Fugui came over, he was actually very nervous, because the note written by Qin Xiang only had one sentence besides the time and address: Do you want to be the captain?
This made Jia Fugui a little flustered, as if his thoughts had been seen through.
He was sitting there feeling a little uneasy, and Qin Xiang comforted him, "You don't have to be so nervous. We're just chatting casually. I want to ask about the construction site."
Jia Fugui smiled and said, "Didn't you ask Captain Lu today?"
Qin Xiang looked at him and said directly, "I did ask, but I don't trust him. I think Captain Jia is more reliable, and I trust Captain Jia's words more."
The call of Captain Jia made Jia Fugui even more nervous. "If you ask, I will definitely answer."
Qin Xiang learned and put it into practice, asking a few questions that Meng Huaiqing had asked Captain Liu in the afternoon. Although Jia Fugui's answers were halting, they were much clearer than Captain Lu's.
Qin Xiang didn't beat around the bush. "I'm very dissatisfied with your current construction team. In fact, I really want to replace all of you."
Upon hearing this, Jia Fugui looked up and said in surprise, "But, but this is a project given to us by the county government..."
"It's true that the county government gave you this project, but without my investment in the factory, how could the county government just create a project for you out of thin air?" Qin Xiang said bluntly, "You're just taking advantage of me because I don't understand these things, so you're just using these lame excuses to fool me and delay my work. You probably forgot that I'm the one paying you. If you can't do the work, can't I replace you? If they don't let me, then I'll have to move my electronics factory along with me. I'm sure many counties will welcome us."
She was telling the truth and was not bragging. As long as she said it, Meng Huaiqing would definitely let her do it. What's more, she was just using this matter to scare Jia Fugui.
Jia Fugui couldn't help but look at Meng Huaiqing. Meng Huaiqing smiled and nodded, saying, "She's right. As for the expenses incurred from starting work now, I don't care about this little money."
Jia Fugui's face turned pale. Although the construction team was state-owned, his younger brother and brother-in-law were also there. If they were driven away, they would all lose their livelihood.
He suddenly remembered the note Qin Xiang handed him, and asked hurriedly, "What should I do to become the captain?"
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