Chapter 290: A house facing south must have a shorter right side and a longer left side.
"Hello, Master. It's the second day of the festival. Are you busy?"
"I'm a free spirit, not like the mayor who has to deal with all sorts of affairs."
"I'd like to invite you to Dongli for a walk and a look. You have a lot of ideas, so could you give me some advice? The New Year is almost here, and I need to come up with a work plan for next year. I'm completely overwhelmed right now."
I laughed and said, "Although I am a free and easy person, I am under someone's control. You know."
"Haha, then I'll call Mr. Chen now."
About a quarter of an hour later, Secretary Ma called and asked me to come over.
As soon as I sat down, Secretary Ma brought in some tea. Mr. Chen sat across from me and said with a smile:
"Shanhong, Secretary Tian called me and asked for your advice on the development of Dongli Town. He wants my support. What do you think?"
Having said this, he looked at me with a smile.
"Is he promoted to secretary now?"
"Yes, the development of Bainiao Lake was long delayed. After he became mayor, he took charge of the matter and signed the contract immediately. The organization believes he has courage. Of course, in the final analysis, this matter is your credit."
"I'm just the catalyst. Secretary Tian's work is really solid. Since he's made this request, I'll take some time to help him think of something."
Mr. Chen paused and said, "You should focus on the four villages around Bainiao Lake. If those four villages develop well, our tourism will be more prosperous."
I smiled and said, "We have the same idea."
I stood up and was about to leave when he said, "Before the Spring Festival, you should take care of your work and personal affairs. After the Spring Festival, we will go to Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand to take a look."
"OK."
When you speak to your boss, you either say yes or no. Don't hesitate.
I returned to my room and called my mother to tell her I wouldn't be home for lunch. I might even eat out in the evening. My mother asked, "Are you going to eat out with those girls from the troupe?"
I laughed out loud: "The women in the troupe are not tigers."
"Don't go. Last time you got married, I found out that the group leader was already over 40 years old and still wore such revealing clothes. It was so inappropriate. There were so many people watching."
"I met with a town clerk to discuss work."
"Oh, fine. But don't compete with them in drinking. You and Xiaolin have children to raise, and drinking too much is not good."
I won't argue with her anymore. She can talk about it all morning, and she's fine anyway.
After a while, Secretary Tian called: "Mr. Chen should support this, right? If so, should I send someone to pick you up?"
"No thanks, I can do it myself."
I called Chun Yazi.
"Where are you going?"
"At Secretary Tian's office in Dongli Town Government."
He said, "Wait a moment, I'll be down in ten minutes."
Ten minutes later, I got in the car. It hadn't been washed, but it looked clean. I didn't say anything, just closed my eyes and rested.
After driving four or five miles, Yifan called and said that he had seen a storefront that he liked, but the owner asked for a higher price than he expected.
"Which direction does the door face?"
"Sitting north and facing south."
"Take a picture of the entire storefront and the street view in front of it, and send it to me."
After a while, the photos came over. I asked, "What kind of shop did you run?"
Yifan said, "An ear cleaning shop."
"First, tell the boss about your relationship with me, then call me and I'll tell him."
After a while, the phone rang again. The person on the other end said, "Is this Yifan's uncle? My last name is Zhang."
"Hello, Boss Zhang. I saw the photos of your storefront that Yifan sent me. I've never been there, but I can tell that your ear-cleaning shop isn't doing well.
I recently had a conflict with a customer, and I think they closed the shop because of a fight. The prices will be based on Yifan's, and they can't go up a penny. I'll discuss the details with you later."
After saying that, I hung up.
Chun Yazi was listening and asked, "Master, how did you know that business was bad and you even had a fight?"
It’s okay to talk about this general knowledge with Chun Yazi.
I said, "The storefront is fully glass. The main entrance faces a telephone pole on the sidewalk. This kind of storefront is bound to cause disputes."
"You can't move the electric poles. If you rent them, there will be disputes if they are different."
I laughed and said, "If the telephone pole can't be moved, move the gate. Make it smaller and move it to the side."
Chun Yazi said with a playful smile: "Which side should I change to? Master, please teach me."
"For a house facing south, the main door should be the central axis. The length of the house should be shorter on the right and longer on the left for best luck.
If you look at the houses that understand Feng Shui, they will add a few utility rooms on the left, such as a kitchen or firewood room. If you don't understand, they will add a few rooms on the right.
"You can't change the structure of a house in the city, so just move the front door as far to the right as possible, making the left side longer. This will avoid the money-losing utility pole and also conform to the principles of feng shui for attracting wealth."
"Even if my uncle asked me to drive for him, I wouldn't go. It's so nice to be with you. Hey, Master, is it that we are destined to be together?"
"If there is fate, after the mountains turn red, the spring breeze will blow."
"Haha, they said I became a different person after I started driving for you."
"Everyone likes to hear good words, but this is also a kind of encouragement to me."
The two chatted along the way. Chun Yazi called Secretary Tian while driving: "We're almost there."
"You even know the secretary's phone number?"
"You should have prepared for the service in advance. You said you were going to Dongli Town, so I immediately found the phone numbers of the secretary, the mayor, and the office director."
I thought to myself, so they want me to wait ten minutes, because they're going to do this. After all, he's a soldier, so he has this kind of cleverness that Yifan doesn't have.
As soon as I arrived at the yard of the town government office, Secretary Tian walked towards me quickly, followed by Lao Jin.
We shook hands. Secretary Tian said, "I've transferred Lao Jin to the position of director of the Industry Office."
After that, he looked at his watch and said, "You guys take my car, watch it while I introduce it."
He is decisive and efficient in his work style.
We changed to a Toyota SUV. Lao Jin drove, Chun Yazi sat in the passenger seat, and Secretary Tian and I sat in the back.
Along the way, Secretary Tian introduced the people who had come out of Dongli Town, the products it had, and where the scenery was the most beautiful. I didn't say anything, but just nodded continuously.
At noon, they went to the home of Secretary Wei of Weijia Village. Secretary Tian had called earlier, and Secretary Wei's family was preparing food. At this time, a young girl, about fourteen or fifteen, came in and stunned everyone.
Secretary Wei introduced her as his youngest daughter, who was currently in junior high school. Secretary Tian said, "Your daughter is beautiful, just like Yang Yuying."
When the girl heard this, she looked at us like a frightened deer and ran away immediately.
Secretary Wei said: "It's okay. There is a good well in the village, which feeds people and the girls are all pretty."
I smiled and said, "Tofu is delicious too."
Secretary Wei slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, the tofu is very tender, but it tastes best when it's made by Master Cheng." Then he called to his daughter, "Sanni, go to Master Cheng's house and buy a tray of tofu."
At lunchtime, Sanni refused to sit at the table and ate in the kitchen. Secretary Tian said with a smile, "If you want to be like Yang Yuying, you have to be more generous."
I said, "As a young girl, you need to have this shyness to have charm."
Everyone laughed together, even the secretary's wife turned her head to the side and laughed.
Secretary Tian said: "Master Wan is right. He has mastered Li Qingzhao's poem 'Leaning on the plum blossoms, yet sniffing the green plums.'"
After dinner, I visited several more businesses and five or six villages. In one day, I had traveled all over Dongli.
We didn't get back to town until around six o'clock. After dinner, I exchanged views with Secretary Tian.
He said, "Your suggestion is very good. In three days, I will hold a meeting of all the village cadres in the town. You can give a lecture to brainwash everyone."
So, we agreed that I would go to Dongli Town to give the lecture three days later.
Principal Cao once invited me to give a lecture. Will I repeat the same mistake?
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