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Chapter 240
Jiang Meishu really wanted to roll her eyes. "Jiahui, how about you do some charity and give that piece of land away to everyone for free after you build it?"
After hearing this, Qiao Jiahui fell silent.
"Sister-in-law, I'd better do as you say and become a profiteer."
Jiang Meishu handed the design sketch to Qiao Jiahui, "Give this sketch to the designer and have them follow it."
Qiao Jiahui spread his hands. "Sister-in-law, even if I leave it to them, I still can't explain it clearly. Why don't I call them all over and you explain it to them?"
Jiang Meishu thought about Qiao Jiahui and nodded. "Find some time to call them all over."
Qiao Jiahui was very quick. With just one phone call, the architect who was in Hong Kong in the morning came to Guangzhou in the afternoon.
The man was young, around twenty-five or twenty-six, wearing a suit and black leather shoes, looking like an elite. "Mr. Qiao, you're looking for me."
It can be seen that the other party respects Qiao Jiahui very much.
Of course, among the locals in Hong Kong, no one is unfamiliar with the Qiao family, and as the only young master of the Qiao family, Qiao Jiahui will be respected wherever he goes, even if he is a loser.
Qiao Jiahui nodded and said to Jiang Meishu, "Sister-in-law, let me introduce you. This is Zhao Bin from our Xiangjiang Architectural Office. He's a young and promising man."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been recommended by his sister.
Zhao Bin looked at Jiang Meishu in surprise, but quickly calmed down, "Boss."
If you don't know the other person's name, it's definitely a good idea to call him boss.
Jiang Meishu was a little embarrassed. "My last name is Jiang, you can just call me Sister Jiang."
Zhao Bin answered fluently, "Jiang Jie."
"These are some of my suggestions for the design of Xiaodongmen. See if you can move closer to this."
"My demands are twofold: the first three floors of all buildings should be made commercial, and the fourth to tenth floors or higher should be made residential."
Zhao Bin frowned as soon as he said this. "Jiang Jie, if we design it this way, it will be difficult to keep the layout of the shops below consistent with the layout of the residential units above. Secondly, if the commercial area is below and the residential area is above, the residents above will be very noisy and won't be able to get a good rest."
Rest is the top priority in Hong Kong, so many rich people live in villas halfway up the mountain to ensure that there is no noise during sleep.
Jiang Meishu also knew this shortcoming. "Zhao Bin, nothing is perfect. If it's just a residential area, then the surrounding businesses won't be well-equipped, and residents won't have convenient food, clothing, housing, and transportation."
"Designing the downstairs as a commercial area would provide convenience for residents, but of course, this would sacrifice their sleep quality. But there are pros and cons to both. For me, I prefer the former."
Because the former rents out commercial properties, they can maximize the protection of their land property rights.
Only by taking control of the right to use these 7,500 square meters of land into one's own hands.
After becoming a businessman, Jiang Meishu realized that those naive and innocent people would eventually be buried by interests, and what she had to do was to maximize their interests.
Everything else is secondary.
Zhao Bin listened and stared at the blueprint. "Even if we sacrifice residential tranquility for commercial convenience, it's still difficult to build."
"When we build a house, the most important thing is to ensure consistency between the top and the bottom. How can I ensure consistency between the top and the bottom if there's a commercial building below? It's impossible to build this."
Jiang Meishu thought about the large commercial complexes of the future, which seemed unsuitable for the present.
"What if we build the same building from top to bottom? For example, we can build three elevators and four households on the top floor, and then I can build a storefront on the bottom floor, about 200 to 300 square meters. After the building is completed, I will let the merchants divide it up."
"Each merchant occupies one stall, about five to ten square meters."
This really opened Zhao Bin's mind. "You mean we don't split up the entire storefront down there, and let the merchants rent it out based on the area themselves?"
"right."
Jiang Meishu envisioned a different model, the underground shopping mall model. "Whether they use glass rooms or curtains, they enclose their own land and pay based on the area."
Zhao Bin touched his chin and said, "If that's the case, then building commercial land below might not be that difficult."
"Well, you can try both. One is a large integrated store, and the other is a storefront with partitions. You can decide based on the floor, design, and area."
Zhao Bin wrote down Jiang Meishu's thoughts one by one.
"I'll go back and draw the design and show it to you."
Jiang Meishu hummed, "Thank you for your hard work."
"We won't develop all 7,500 square meters at the beginning. We will develop a few buildings first as a trial. If the effect is good, we can continue to develop later."
Zhao Bin hesitated, "But, Miss Qiao means to develop all these houses."
"We strive to build a large residential building. Only then can we compete with Li's Real Estate."
Jiang Meishu shook her head. "We can't compete with the Li Group. They're a professional, established real estate developer with a large capital base. If we were to invest all of this 7,500 square meters of land in construction, honestly, the investment would bankrupt us all. That's why our business model was different from theirs from the very beginning."
“We walked along the commercial and residential areas, and they were residential buildings.”
At this point, Jiang Meishu suddenly remembered something. She looked at Zhao Bin and asked, "Will the design drawings here be leaked?"
Her design and concept were almost based on the successful model of large shopping malls in later generations.
If this design sketch was stolen by someone else, Jiang Meishu would be almost devastated.
Zhao Bin was stunned for a moment, "No."
"When Miss Qiao approached me, I signed a confidentiality agreement. If any information is leaked, I will pay a tenfold fine and will be permanently banned from the Hong Kong construction industry."
This move by Third Sister Qiao directly cut off all the other party's thoughts of betrayal.
The price of betrayal is simply too high.
Qiao Jiahui also said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry about this. Qiao's company still has its own rules for hiring people."
Otherwise, the Qiao family of Hong Kong would not have achieved such a great success.
Jiang Meishu hummed, "That's fine, just think of it as me being overly suspicious."
Zhao Bin shook his head and put away the design sketch Jiang Meishu gave him. "No, normally, a far-sighted boss would have this idea."
This guy is really good at talking. He praised Jiang Meishu in just one sentence.
"Jiang Jie, I'll take this sketch back and draw it up, and I'll try to get it to you within a week."
Jiang Meishu nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
After Zhao Bin left, Jiang Meishu said to Qiao Jiahui, "This guy is good. Where did your sister find him?"
Qiao Jiahui coughed lightly and said, "My sister's ex-ex-ex-boyfriend."
"My third sister is a natural born love saint. According to her, all her ex-boyfriends have become her assistants."
"The kind that helps her in every way."
Jiang Meishu knew Third Sister Qiao. At first, Qiao's father wanted to let his daughter try to steal Liang Qiurun away, but Liang Qiurun was drunk and Third Sister Qiao was too disdainful to do such a thing, so it didn't work.
"Didn't you say last time that she liked a male actor from the Hong Kong entertainment industry?"
"Yes, this is her new boyfriend from last year. She planned to invest in the film and television industry after she succeeded in pursuing him."
Sister Qiao San is a lawyer. In Hong Kong, those who can be lawyers are basically the elite among the elites.
Every time she takes on a case in a new industry, she will gradually get involved in doing business in that industry.
Zhao Bin was her boyfriend after she got involved in the construction project.
Jiang Meishu was stunned after hearing this. "I really can't believe your third sister is such a role model for my generation."
Just dating, not getting married.
Don’t rush to throw away the thing you’re dating. Pick it up, wash it and you can still use it.
"Don't be like my third sister." Qiao Jiahui looked at Jiang Meishu's shining eyes and couldn't help but feel frightened. "Otherwise, Brother Qiu Run will kill me when he finds out."
This guy even led Brother Qiurun's wife astray, and the fact that he is still alive is purely because Liang Qiurun showed mercy.
Jiang Meishu sneered, "Next time your third sister comes to Pengcheng or Yangcheng, introduce her to me."
"I really want to get to know her again and make her my friend."
I really missed it before.
She is blind to the true value of things.
How could Qiao Jiahui dare to agree? He hesitated and hesitated. Jiang Meishu looked bored and said, "Next time I go to Hong Kong, I will go find your third sister. I know her myself."
"Okay, now that everything is almost finalized, I'll go back. I probably won't be able to come over these next few days. There will be a social gathering at the China Merchants Bank's family compound, and I'll attend. It might take up some time."
Jiang Meishu didn't want to miss any of the relationships with the sisters-in-law of China Merchants Group.
Because building a good relationship with them is equivalent to building a good relationship with the officials behind them.
Shenzhen in the 1980s was full of opportunities, and China Merchants Group was the closest ladder to these opportunities.
If she didn't hold the ladder well, Jiang Meishu would regret it to death.
Qiao Jiahui is no longer the naive person he used to be. When he heard Jiang Meishu's words, he immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Sister-in-law."
"I have nothing to do these days. Can I be included in the association meeting at the Merchants Group?"
Obviously, even Qiao Jiahui could sense the benefits involved.
If he doesn't want to be limited to the Xiaodongmen area in the future, he must establish a good relationship with the China Merchants Group.
But he is a person who cannot endure hardship, and he cannot do what Li Chengdong did and directly rent a house in the China Merchants Group’s staff housing, so he can only rely on Jiang Meishu’s convenience.
Hug your thighs.
Jiang Meishu saw through it but didn't expose it. She smiled and said, "You can come, but you can't come empty-handed."
Afraid that Qiao Jiahui didn't understand, she went on to talk about more specific things.
"If I were you, I would buy a bunch of the melon seeds, fruit, and peach soda at the social gathering and let the sisters-in-law and children eat as much as they want. It would be best if they could eat, take, and keep them. It only takes one time for them to remember your identity - the foolish and wealthy Young Master Qiao."
Qiao Jiahui did not feel offended. On the contrary, he seriously considered Jiang Meishu's proposal.
"It's all right for my sisters-in-law to eat, but if I want them to remember me for a long time, I think it's easier to start with the children."
Jiang Meishu, "Be more specific?"
"The kids like marbles, comic books, and shuttlecocks, so I'm going to prepare some too," Qiao Jiahui said with a proud smile. "When the time comes, I'll keep these toys so the kids can play with them and remember Uncle Qiao bought them for them."
Jiang Meishu was a little surprised. "Really? This is really good. You can prepare it."
"What date does the social gathering start?"
Jiang Meishu said, "February 14th. If you prepare your things, you may need to move in before the 14th."
Qiao Jiahui calculated the time and said, "That's the day after tomorrow."
"Yes, it's the day after tomorrow." Jiang Meishu, "I estimate it will be the evening of the day after tomorrow, but the exact time is not clear yet. I will let you know when I return to the hospital to confirm it."
Qiao Jiahui naturally agreed.
After Jiang Meishu returned, she asked Meng Juan, "Sister-in-law, when does the social gathering start here?"
"It starts at 6pm on the 14th."
"It's inside our Investment Promotion Bureau." Meng Juan was afraid that Jiang Meishu didn't know, so she pointed to her and said, "It's a ten-minute walk from the back door. When the time comes, we family members will go in through the back door. You just have to come in with us."
"Can outsiders enter?"
Jiang Meishu asked.
"Outsiders?" Meng Juan thought for a moment. "It's not acceptable on principle. This is a social gathering within our Merchants Group."
Jiang Meishu pulled Meng Juan into the house and closed the door carefully to make sure no one outside would hear it.
She whispered, "Actually, he's not a stranger. The one you met, sister-in-law, is the younger brother who came to see me this morning. He's from a wealthy family in Hong Kong. He heard we were short of funds for the social gathering, so he wanted to send something to our China Merchants Association."
Afraid that Meng Juan would refuse, she added, "It's nothing expensive, just melon seeds, peanuts, candy, soda, fruit, and so on."
Meng Juan hesitated, "Sister Jiang, to be honest, I can't make the decision on this matter."
Jiang Meishu, "Can you talk to your wife about this tonight? We won't do it secretly, we'll do it openly. It's about how everyone took care of me and Lao Liang when we were living in the staff quarters."
Meng Juan, "Okay, I'll bring it up with Lao Li tonight."
When Section Chief Li came back that evening, Meng Juan made him his favorite braised hairtail fish. Seeing that Section Chief Li was in a good mood, she casually mentioned, "Xiao Jiang told me this afternoon that she and Lao Liang wanted to donate some supplies at the social gathering to thank everyone at our Merchants Group for taking care of them after they moved in."
Seeing that her husband didn't say anything, she knew there was something fishy going on. "Xiao Jiang also said that it wasn't anything expensive, just melon seeds, peanuts, soda, etc. The main purpose was to create an atmosphere."
Of course, she heard this from Jiang Meishu.
Section Chief Li nodded, "If it's not something valuable, then you can make the arrangements. Don't leave in the name of the unit, just go through the family compound. You'll be responsible for organizing it when the time comes."
Section Chief Li is the second-in-command of the China Merchants Group. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that when the superiors retire, he will be the next in line.
The man has a high status outside, so much so that his wife Meng Juan is also the leader among the sisters-in-law in the family compound.
Hearing her lover's words, Meng Juan knew that the matter was settled. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'll take care of it. I guarantee it will be beautiful for you."
After eating so much food from Jiang Meizi, if she couldn't even do this little thing, she would be too embarrassed to see her.
The next day, Meng Juan found Jiang Meishu and said, "Jiang sister, I have talked to my husband. He said that as long as it is not expensive, you can send it when the time comes, but you can't send it in the name of the unit, but in the name of the family compound."
Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "Okay, sister-in-law, thank you."
"Without you, I really don't know what I would do."
Even the usually calm Meng Juan couldn't help but feel elated when hearing this. "How can it be as good as you say?"
Then, she changed the subject and carefully instructed, "After you have prepared the goods, bring a sample over for me to see. Don't buy expensive items, otherwise it will be difficult for me to do it later."
Jiang Meishu said, "It's natural."
"I'll have Jiahui move all the things to your house and check them out."
this--
Meng Juan hesitated for a moment, and Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "It's just a sample, not something valuable. I just wanted you to take a look at it, sister-in-law."
Meng Juan then nodded, thinking that everyone would know about it the day after tomorrow and would be able to eat it, so she didn't refuse.
After Jiang Meishu dealt with Meng Juan, she went to find Qiao Jiahui. Qiao Jiahui had been busy since last night.
He ordered 50 kilograms of melon seeds, peanuts, candy, and soda. There are purchase limits in Shenzhen, and he didn't have that many tickets. Qiao Jiahui was capable, and he could have someone deliver it from Hong Kong overnight.
This is good stuff.
In addition, Beibingyang soda generously bought ten boxes, using all its financial resources.
Fifty comic books for children, fifty boxes of glass marbles, and a clockwork frog.
The last few were really delivered from the stall over there in Yangcheng, and the person who delivered the goods was not someone else, but Zhao Xiaojuan.
So when Jiang Meishu came to find Qiao Jiahui, she saw Zhao Xiaojuan counting the goods at a glance. She spoke to Qiao Jiahui with shining eyes and a shy look on her face.
Jiang Meishu's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately pushed the door open and walked in, "Xiaojuan, why are you here?"
Zhao Xiaojuan, who had been talking to Qiao Jiahui, suddenly stopped talking and muttered, "Sister, why can't I come over? They were all too busy, so they asked me to deliver the goods. I carried the glass marbles, the clockwork frog, and the comic strips."
Jiang Meishu paused, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Go back early after delivering the goods. I think my aunt's ticket will be the day after tomorrow. You can pick her up at the train station then."
Zhao Xiaojuan was stunned. "What? My mom is coming?"
How come she doesn't know anything about this?
Jiang Meishu said, "Yes, my aunt is worried about us, so she wants to come here in person to earn some money in the south and find a partner for you."
When she said this, she deliberately glanced at Qiao Jiahui, "Your mother means to find you a decent man who can make money and treat you well. Of course, she also said that it would be best if the two families have similar conditions."
This is for Qiao Jiahui to hear.
She also said this to Zhao Xiaojuan, and she meant for Zhao Xiaojuan to give up on Qiao Jiahui.
Sure enough, Qiao Jiahui was fine, but Zhao Xiaojuan burst into tears on the spot, "Who do I like? Do I need my mother to control me?"
"I'm already 23, why should she care? If she likes me, why doesn't she marry me?"
Jiang Meishu looked up and glanced at her, "Xiaojuan, you don't need to tell me who you like. Go tell your mother."
"It's not your lifelong event, and I, your cousin, can make the decision."
When Zhao Xiaojuan heard this, she stomped her feet in anger. She quickly glanced at Qiao Jiahui, but she didn't expect that Qiao Jiahui was like a wooden man and didn't see it at all.
Finally, she couldn't stand the humiliation anymore and turned around and ran away.
Jiang Meishu pinched her brows and said, "Jiahui, I'm going to go out and see her. You should check out the goods first and pick out one. I'll take you to Section Chief Li's house tonight."
Qiao Jiahui's eyes lit up, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely take care of it."
As for Zhao Xiaojuan running away, he didn't care about it at all.
From this we can see that Zhao Xiaojuan is almost wishful thinking.
This was Shenzhen, a place Zhao Xiaojuan was unfamiliar with. It was already mid-afternoon, and dusk was approaching. She didn't dare run far, so she wiped her tears outside Qiao Jiahui's rented office.
Jiang Meishu came out and handed her a handkerchief from her pocket, "Don't cry, Xiaojuan."
It would have been fine if she hadn't comforted me. After she did, Zhao Xiaojuan cried even harder. "Sister Meilan, I know you've disliked me since we were little, but you don't have to humiliate me like this."
When the girl's inner thoughts were exposed at this moment, she felt embarrassed, ashamed, angry, sad, and all kinds of emotions intertwined.
Jiang Meishu looked at her in surprise, "Do you think I'm humiliating you?"
Zhao Xiaojuan pursed her lips and asked, "Isn't it?"
"You said that to me in front of Qiao Jiahui, you almost threw my feelings in his face. Sister Meilan, don't I have any shame? Don't I have any dignity?"
Her face, dignity, and dignity were all crushed to pieces by Jiang Meishu at that moment.
Jiang Meishu took a deep breath.
Considering the last bit of affection between them, she reminded him, "I'm reminding you, and I'm also warning Qiao Jiahui not to have any thoughts about you. Similarly, Zhao Xiaojuan, you shouldn't have any thoughts about him either."
"Zhao Xiaojuan, this is my last warning to you. Qiao Jiahui is far from being as simple as you think. He comes from the Qiao family of Hong Kong, the only male in a wealthy family. He has three older sisters, each more powerful than the last. Furthermore, he has a wealthy father who is out and about with other women, while his mother is alone in the empty house, pinning all her hopes on Qiao Jiahui."
"Qiao Jiahui himself inherited his father's romantic ways. Over the years, he has had more than one girlfriend outside, but none of them could enter the Qiao family."
"Do you know what this means?"
This was the first time Jiang Meishu had used such a blunt tone to say to Zhao Xiaojuan, "The Qiao family isn't a good match. They're a dangerous place. You were eaten alive by them before, not even a bone was left. That's not right."
"Regardless of whether Qiao Jiahui agrees or not, even if he agrees, it's useless. You can't enter the Qiao family. Even with his three powerful sisters, you can't even pass this level!"
Zhao Xiaojuan was a little angry. Her face flushed and she was shaking with anger. "Sister Meilan, I'm not as bad as you say."
From this sentence, we can see that she did have feelings for Qiao Jiahui and had even dreamed of marrying him.
Jiang Meishu wasn't angry either. She asked calmly, "You're not as bad as I said. So tell me what you have? A good family background? An excellent education? A good job? Or perhaps stunning beauty and endless money?"
"Do you have any of these?"
Zhao Xiaojuan's face turned pale instantly. She asked unconvincedly, "I don't have it, do you?"
"You didn't have one, but didn't you still marry Director Liang?!"
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