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Chu Tian was really embarrassed to let someone of the same age as him call him uncle, but seeing Su Juan's as-it-was-right expression, Chu Tian didn't say anything else, but instead talked about his family's requirements.
"Sun Juan, we're not stingy with our food. Just use as much oil as you need. Don't be stingy."
"The same goes for meat. We have to make it every day. As for how to cook it, just follow your instructions. If you're done, take the money and go to the morning market to buy more. I'll give you the money for vegetables, meat, and fruit later."
"As for the cleanliness of the house, just keep it clean. You can help wash everyone's clothes, but you don't need to wash underwear. And..."
Chu Tian listed a series of requests, thought for a moment, and then asked again, "By the way, Yanfang said you never went to school, so can you write simple characters?"
Sun Juan responded repeatedly, "Hey, hey, I can do it. My younger brother taught me before, and my children also taught me after they started school, so I still know some simple characters."
"Well, that's good. I'll give you a notebook and pen, and you can just write down the money you spend each time."
After a pause, Chu Tian's tone softened again. "Sun Juan, you don't have to be so restrained. We are relatives. Just help me take care of the family, my wife and my grandmother. I won't treat you unfairly."
Sun Juan nodded and said with a smile, "Uncle, don't worry, I will take good care of the family."
Most people nowadays are simple, honest, hardworking, and don’t have so many tricks. Therefore, after only two days of Sun Juan coming to Chu Tian’s house, she was liked by Old Mrs. Chu.
Chu Tian observed her for two days and found that she was indeed good, so he felt relieved to hand over the family and Yao Xiujuan to her. He had to continue to be busy with the company's affairs. In recent days, all the important matters had fallen on Chu Min and Zuo Zhuang, and he was really embarrassed.
"Boss, this is the design drawing of the North City Site No. 3."
Not long after Chu Tian arrived at the office, Xiao Wang from the design department knocked on the door and came in, placing several drawings designed by the design department on Chu Tian's desk.
Chu Tian picked up several drawings and looked through them. Finally, he pulled out the third drawing and asked, "Who designed this?"
Xiao Wang took a look and quickly said, "I designed it."
Chu Tian nodded and said nothing.
Xiao Wang asked anxiously, "Boss, is there something wrong?"
Chu Tian put down the blueprint designed by Xiao Wang and smiled. "No, it's very good. I just think that the two-story shopping mall and the underground floor are a bit insufficient. There are also not enough elevator rooms upstairs and in the upper floors at the back. If we add another elevator room..."
"You can convert this two-story shopping mall into a four-story building with two underground floors. The sixteen floors above and the high-rise buildings in the back remain unchanged..."
Xiao Wang was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and asked in surprise, "Boss, are you saying that my design is for the building on North City Site No. 3?"
Chu Tian nodded, "Well, yes, you can follow the original foundation and add my requirements..."
After Xiao Wang left, Xiao Qi, who was in charge of purchasing materials, also came.
"Boss, I have contacted the elevator manufacturer that meets your requirements."
Chu Tian asked, "Where are you from?"
Xiao Qi placed the product photos sent by the other party on Chu Tian's desk. "It's an elevator factory in Hu City. They have the passenger elevators you want, as well as freight elevators, utility elevators, and even the escalators you mentioned..."
Chu Tian carefully examined each photo. Although there weren't as many styles as the future passenger elevators, he could tell they looked very sturdy. Satisfied, he said, "Xiao Qi, you're now the head of our company's purchasing department. I'll hand this important task over to you. Take your team to Hu City to personally inspect and place an order."
Xiao Qi said excitedly, "Boss, I will definitely buy the best quality elevator at the lowest price."
Chu Tian smiled and nodded. "Well, you and the design department should verify the specific types and quantities of elevators needed, and then you can take your team with you. Remember to go to the Finance Department and ask Manager Liu for travel expenses before you leave..."
(Note: Wuxing Elevator Factory began producing elevators in 1979 and was later renamed Huzhou Elevator Factory (Huzhou Elevator General Factory). It was the predecessor of Zhejiang Giant Elevator, which has now been renamed Julong Elevator. (This is according to Baidu.)
That afternoon, Chu Min and Zuo Zhuang came back from outside after finishing their work and went to Chu Tian’s office together and sat opposite Chu Tian.
Chu Min asked with a smile, "I heard that you have already decided on the building for our site number three?"
"Yes."
Chu Tian nodded and placed the improved blueprint he had handed in later in front of Chu Min and Zuo Zhuang, gesturing, "We have more and more employees, and each department has begun to work separately. My small building is too small and will soon be unable to accommodate them. No, it should be said that it has already been unable to accommodate them. Therefore, I plan to build a building for our company on the largest and best-located of the three plots of land."
"This building has 22 floors above ground and 2 floors underground, a total of 24 floors. I plan to turn the second underground floor into a parking lot..."
Zuo Zhuang interrupted Chu Tian and said, "Brother Tian, as far as I know, in our city, apart from the three of us, there are only a handful of bosses who own private cars. Even if you include the shared cars of various factories, there are only about twenty cars."
“So, do we really need to build a parking lot?”
In the first half of 1984, Chu Tian went to the automobile factory in Hai City while discussing cooperation with a hardware lock manufacturer in Guangzhou. In order to drive a car as soon as possible, Chu Tian added 3,000 yuan to the price of each car, with a unit price of 210,000 yuan and a total price of 630,000 yuan. He jumped the queue and bought three Santana sedans.
Yes, you read that right, Santana of this era was so expensive, priced at 198,000, but you couldn’t get one, you had to pay more to buy it.
Chu Tian was not angry, but asked with a smile, "Xiao Zuo, if you were asked to go back five years, would you have thought that so many people would come to the city to start small businesses?"
"Do you think we can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a car?"
"You would think that we..."
When Zuo Zhuang was silent, Chu Tian continued, "So, how can you be sure that cars won't be popular in the future?"
"If it becomes popular in the future and there's no parking lot under our building, then if we want to rebuild it then, won't it be over?"
"So, do you think it's right or wrong for me to prepare in advance?"
"Brother Tian, I understand."
Zuo Zhuang nodded. He used to be the kind of person who could listen to what was said. Even now that he became the second boss, he did not get carried away. After listening to Chu Tian's words, he understood Chu Tian's good intentions.
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