After she finished her arrangements, Song Tao asked, "Sister-in-law, what kind of goods are your friends selling?"
"It's mainly light industrial products, most of which are good, cheap, and high-quality goods from the south, and some are from the port city."
"They have 30 to 40 regular customers. Most of them sell in Kyoto, and a small number of them sell in surrounding cities and counties. Their goods are very popular and in short supply."
"Now that I've transferred the main force, they don't have enough manpower to mobilize, and they're a little overwhelmed."
"If you're willing to go, you can help them ship the goods. You can also pick up the goods and set up a stall yourself when you have time. You can go there first to gain some experience and get familiar with their business. After the shopping mall opens in the future, you can come and help me expand the market."
Gong Linglong had already told him about the shopping mall and the food factory, and Song Tao agreed without hesitation, "Okay, I've never sold goods before, so I have no experience. I'll go and learn from them first."
After that, he asked her, "Sister-in-law, is your friend hiring? Not a summer job like me, but a long-term job."
"They should be looking for people, but you know, in this line of work, they want people who are trustworthy and reliable. They won't hire unreliable people." Gong Linglong reminded him.
"clear."
Song Tao understood what she meant and said with a smile, "Do you still remember Li Chong from Tancheng? He was my classmate who went with us to beat up Bai Jianren."
Gong Linglong remembered him and nodded. "Is he looking for a job? I remember he was a veterinarian at the Tancheng pig farm. He had a stable job."
"He doesn't like being a veterinarian and hates this line of work. He had no choice at the time; he didn't want to go to the countryside, so he listened to his elders and took this job. Last month, his father's company went bankrupt, and he was idle at home. His father was interested in this job, so he gave the job to him. A few days ago, he wrote to me asking if there were any ways to make money. He wanted to try his luck out there."
Gong Linglong had a good impression of Li Chong. Pointing at the phone, she said, "Call him and ask him to come over. He can start by setting up a stall with you to ship goods and get familiar with the situation here. When the shopping mall and food factory are built, he can work there if he wants. It's up to him then."
"OK."
Song Tao smiled and thanked her, "Sister-in-law, thank you."
"Why are you being so polite to me?"
Gong Linglong rolled her eyes at him and invited him, "I haven't seen Sister Yan and Nini for a long time. Go pick them up later and come to my house for dinner. I made some steamed braised pork for lunch."
"Oh, your food is still the best. I'm drooling just thinking about the braised pork." Song Tao finished half a watermelon in a few bites, and then went to call Li Chong after eating.
After he finished the call, Lu Jingchuan asked about his cousin, "How has Sister Yan been doing these past six months?"
"good."
Song Tao sat down next to him and talked about the Zheng family's troubles. "At the end of last year, that gossipy woman was sentenced to three months in prison. Her husband divorced her to save his and her son's jobs. After work started at the beginning of the year, my parents and grandparents took action to deal with them. Both father and son were transferred and demoted."
"That bastard father of Zheng Chaolin has already gotten together with the widow of the Yuan family before he even reported to his new unit."
"Widow Yuan asked her family for help and secured him a job. The two of them got married quickly, and Widow Yuan moved in with her daughter to live with the Zheng family."
"Zheng Chaolin is more concerned with reputation than his father. I heard he had a huge argument with him at home, smashed everything in the house, and forced his father to choose between him and the Yuan mother and daughter. In the end, his father chose the Yuan mother and daughter, so he announced in anger that he would sever ties with her and moved away with his luggage."
"In the beginning, he would come to see my sister and Nini every few days. I beat him up twice when I caught him, but he still kept pestering me. I don't know what my sister talked to him about later, but he stopped pestering me and only came to see Nini once every two weeks."
"After that nagging old woman came out of the detention center, she saw that her husband had married Widow Yuan and started throwing a tantrum at home. Now she lives with them, making a lot of noise all day long. I heard that their neighbors on both sides watch the noise every day."
Gong Linglong had been studying at school for the past six months and had never heard anyone talk about the Zheng family. Now that he mentioned it, she was horrified: "Now there are two women sharing one man?"
"Ahem, maybe."
My sister-in-law always speaks in a shocking way, and Song Tao smiled awkwardly.
Lu Jingchuan pouted his wife's face and changed the subject: "Taozi, do you have a heavy workload over there? Is studying hard?"
"The workload is quite heavy, and the learning atmosphere is completely different from what I had at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. Now I really want to break every minute into ten. Before, I just spent my days playing around."
Song Tao likes the current learning atmosphere very much. He goes out early and comes back late every day. It is fulfilling and busy. He feels that his mental outlook is different from before.
After sitting at home for a while, Gong Linglong took Song Tao to Sun Ting's residence and asked him to familiarize himself with the procedures there today. They returned home at about five o'clock to prepare dinner and asked him to drive home to pick up Song Yan and her daughter for dinner.
When Song Yan came over, she brought a lot of gifts. She bought a big watermelon, two strings of fried sesame balls for each of the triplets, and some red dates and longans for Lu Jingchuan to nourish his body.
In the evening, Gong Linglong steamed braised pork with pork belly, stewed a pot of boiled fish, made egg rolls that the children loved, fried a big bowl of stir-fried bacon with garlic sprouts that Song Tao and his friends loved, and also made two or three light vegetable cold dishes.
Four adults and four children sat around a table, chatting and laughing.
The next morning, Gong Linglong and Gan Jinlin agreed to meet at home. Her uncle Lu Zhongyi was also there. After the two sides exchanged greetings, they first looked at the construction drawings together, and then he drove them to the construction site to check it out.
The professionals were much more professional and precise than Gong Linglong, a half-baked person. The uncle and nephew drew a new blueprint, wrote down all her requirements, and gave her a simple design drawing that afternoon.
Gong Linglong was very satisfied with their efficiency and was optimistic about their design capabilities. She confirmed the design task with them that day, signed a simple design contract, and paid them a deposit of 300 yuan.
Gan Jinlin was taking orders for the first time, and she felt a little nervous. "Linglong, how about we finish everything first and then settle the bill?"
"I'll pay a partial deposit first, and then pay another part a month later when your renderings are ready. The rest will be paid after the project is completed."
Gong Linglong gave them part of the money first so that they could work with peace of mind. She smiled and said, "Uncle Lu, Jinlin, just listen to me. My uncle and his family also follow this process in Hong Kong City."
"Okay, we will produce the renderings of each floor this month. Please contact us when you come back from your work. We can discuss the details face to face." Lu Zhongyi responded readily.
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