Luo Wei said, "The end of the year is the peak season for home appliance sales, and the turnover should double around New Year's Day."
Xu Xiaoya said, "What kind of data does Secretary Sun want? We can create it for you."
Sun Changqing said, "Let's double it compared to last month, so that we can present it well when we report to the provincial authorities."
Xu Xiaoya said, "No problem, I'll have several companies under Jiayuan Investment place a few large orders."
Sun Changqing said happily, "Then we Standing Committee members will be very proud. Liming has really given birth to a good daughter. We are so envious."
Xu Liming chuckled foolishly. Of course, he was proud. His daughter had brought him everything he had never imagined: fame and status. Just over a year ago, he couldn't have imagined it. Back then, he was diligently trying to hold onto his position as the district head of Kaiyuan District. Now, even a deputy mayor couldn't hold him back.
The family dinner ended in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere. Although Ge Zhongyi and Zhang Yunjiang initially looked down on Zhao Qiang, they stopped making things difficult for him after seeing how much Xu Xiaoya cared for him. That would be openly going against Xu Liming. If they really angered his daughter, who knew where they would lose money? Their relatives all had considerable investments, and it would be very easy for Xu Xiaoya to ruin someone.
Springtime filled Xu Xiaoya's bedroom. Xu Xiaoya straddled Zhao Qiang, twisting her waist vigorously. Zhao Qiang had never felt that she was so passionate and proactive. This battle lasted for more than an hour, and the two of them finally stopped when they were both exhausted.
Xu Xiaoya lay in Zhao Qiang's arms, sobbing softly. Zhao Qiang was startled: "What's wrong, Ya? Who bullied you?"
Xu Xiaoya shook her head. She didn't think confronting Zhao Qiang was the best solution; it would only strain their relationship. "No one is bullying me. I'm just afraid that one day you'll leave me."
Zhao Qiang hugged Xu Xiaoya tightly and said, "How could that be? I will never leave you in my entire life."
Xu Xiaoya said, "You're just saying nice things to make me happy."
Zhao Qiang held up his finger and said, "Pinky promise, I assure you I'm telling the truth."
Xu Xiaoya also extended her finger, and the two made a pinky promise. Xu Xiaoya said, "If you don't keep your word, I'll curse you to never have a son."
Zhao Qiang exclaimed, "Wow, you're so ruthless! Well, I promise I'll keep my word."
Xu Xiaoya chuckled in Zhao Qiang's ear: "As long as you keep your word, your son is also my son. So I won't curse our own son. At worst, we'll have a daughter. I don't think there's anything wrong with having a daughter. I'm just afraid your parents will have objections."
Zhao Qiang said, "Isn't that easy? Have a daughter first, then have a son."
Xu Xiaoya said, "Do you think I'm a pig? I'm only good for having your babies. Go find someone else to have them."
Zhao Qiang asked, "Why did you call Wei into the room during the meal?"
Xu Xiaoya said, "Let's discuss how to deal with you."
Zhao Qiang said, "No way, there's nothing between me and her."
"I know you have the desire for her but not the courage to do it."
Zhao Qiang said, "You really know me."
"But you have both the desire and the courage to pursue other women, don't you?"
Zhao Qiang covered it up by saying, "Men, who hasn't been fickle at times? Everyone gets excited when they see a beautiful woman, right?"
Xu Xiaoya said angrily, "You're not just tempted, your lower half is too." As she spoke, Xu Xiaoya grabbed Zhao Qiang's genitals.
Zhao Qiang was strongly stimulated and opened his mouth to bite Xu Xiaoya's nipple. He was also afraid that if Xu Xiaoya continued to talk, it would involve Hu Qian. At that time, whether he should lie to Xu Xiaoya or not was a difficult question. It would be better to shut her up and stop her from asking.
Xu Xiaoya didn't actually intend to confront him. If she did, how would she be any different from an ordinary woman? She figured the two would just have a big argument, then Zhao Qiang would get dressed and leave, and in the end, Hu Qian would be the one who benefited. She wasn't stupid.
Xu Xiaoya slid her body down and then opened her mouth to take a certain part into her mouth. Zhao Qiang said "Oh," and said, "Aren't you satisfied yet?"
Xu Xiaoya peeked out, a few drops of liquid at the corner of her mouth, "Yeah, starting tonight you have to come and keep me company every day, I'm going to drain your juices."
Zhao Qiang, also aroused, thrust his hips and pulled Xu Xiaoya inside again, saying, "Come on, drain me dry. I'd die for you."
That night, Xu Xiaoya indulged herself to the fullest, and finally fell asleep in Zhao Qiang's arms with tears in her eyes. Zhao Qiang held the extremely exhausted Xu Xiaoya with great heartache. In fact, he also felt that Xu Xiaoya was venting her dissatisfaction with him, but what could he do? He couldn't just abandon Hu Qian and ignore her. He could only hope that Xu Xiaoya could understand his difficulties. However, it seems that Xu Xiaoya is not the kind of person who makes trouble for no reason. At most, she is just venting her anger.
Holding Xu Xiaoya tightly, Zhao Qiang whispered in her ear, "Wife, don't worry, I will always love you."
Perhaps Xu Xiaoya heard Zhao Qiang's confession while she was asleep. She moved her body and hugged Zhao Qiang tightly. The two finally fell asleep.
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Volume 2 [415] The Village Committee's Industry
[415] The Village Committee's Industrial Development
Evening, Shantou Village, Zaolin Town, Dongyang City.
"Attention all commune members! Attention all commune members! To ensure everyone has a good New Year's Day, the wages for December's work have been calculated and collected from the military factory. You can collect them at the village committee tonight. The deadline is January 3rd. Please don't delay. If you haven't heard this announcement, please inform other commune members..."
After the announcement was made three times, Zhao Weidong finally put down the microphone and turned off the loudspeaker. The village accountant then said to him, "Village Chief, we received a total of 50,069 yuan from the military factory in December. In addition, the military factory gave us 10,000 yuan as New Year's Day bonus. Do you want to buy things or distribute cash to everyone?"
Since taking office as village chief and village committee secretary, Zhao Weidong has gradually become familiar with the village's management work and is now acting as a leader with competence. He said, "I think we shouldn't distribute cash anymore. If it's spread across households, each family won't get much. Let's buy some rice and pork and give each family a share."
The village accountant said, "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to take care of it. I'll try to get the things back and distribute them by tomorrow, so as not to delay everyone's New Year's Day celebration."
Zhao Weidong laughed and said, "We didn't pay much attention to these holidays before, but now there are more and more Western holidays."
The accountant said, "That's great! We can give out more benefits."
Zhao Weidong pointed at the accountant and laughed, "You little rascal, all you think about is eating and drinking."
The accountant said, "Isn't the point of life to eat and drink?"
Zhao Weidong said, "Okay, come to my house for dinner tonight. My son is coming back. Last time he came home, the virus was rampant and he didn't stay long. This time, I must let him stay at home for a longer period of time during the New Year's Day holiday."
The accountant said, "I guarantee I'll be there to provide food and drink, but I'll be giving everyone money tonight, so I won't be able to drink to my heart's content."
Zhao Weidong said, "Tonight is just a small feast. We'll have a proper feast tomorrow, on New Year's Day, to invite everyone."
When Zhao Qiang got home, it was a bit late. Xu Xiaoya drove the BMW 760, and its performance was naturally excellent. Thanks to the military factory, almost all the rural roads in Zaolin Town had been replaced with asphalt roads; otherwise, the bumpy roads would have made it difficult to drive fast.
The villagers of Shantou Village have been doing odd jobs at the military factory recently, earning several hundred yuan a month each. Zhao Weidong arranged these jobs, which has greatly increased his prestige. The villagers can't earn money if they don't respect him, which is probably a form of control.
Seeing the car, children who had been playing at the door ran into Zhao Qiang's house to report the news. Zhao Weidong, Zhao Tiancheng, Liu Huilan, and several village committee leaders came out of their homes to greet them. After all, Zhao Qiang is now a company leader. If he hadn't spent money to appease Zhang Zhiqiao and the others, who knows what the village would be like now? Back then, that chemical plant would have caused serious pollution to the village, not to mention the demolition of the village's houses.
Xu Xiaoya got out of the car and warmly took Liu Huilan's hand, saying, "Auntie, I've come to see you again."
Liu Huilan thought to herself, "Why is my son choosing this girl again? Last time it was a girl surnamed Luo, and another time it was a girl surnamed Hu, and now it's his class monitor again. Which one does he actually like?"
Zhao Qiang stood in front of his father and grandfather, "Dad, Grandpa, I'm back."
Zhao Tiancheng stroked his beard and said happily, "It's good to be home. Come on in, everyone's waiting for you to start your meal."
The accountant patted the BMW 760 and said, "This car isn't cheap, is it?"
Zhao Qiang chuckled: "It's not worth much, it's my class monitor's."
The militia platoon leader said, "I recognize this logo. It looks like a BMW. Anything associated with it probably isn't cheap."
Zhao Qiang didn't flaunt that the car cost over two million. He greeted everyone, saying, "Uncle, patriarch, come on, let's go inside."
Xu Xiaoya opened the trunk, which contained several boxes filled with cigarettes and alcohol. Although Zhao Qiang didn't particularly like them now, his father, grandfather, and the villagers were still very enthusiastic about them. Sure enough, as soon as the boxes were unloaded, the accountant came over and said, "These are good stuff! Moutai. I heard it's hard to buy now, it's limited. These cigarettes are also good, they must cost at least seven or eight hundred yuan a carton."
Zhao Weidong opened a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes and distributed them to everyone, saying, "Everyone, have a smoke. It's a token of the child's goodwill."
So they took their seats amidst the envious exclamations of the crowd. Zhao Weidong and Zhao Tiancheng were beaming with pride, and Liu Huilan went to the kitchen to cook. Xu Xiaoya wanted to go in and help, but was chased out by several aunties. The villagers dared not neglect a girl like her who had arrived in a BMW.
The accountant asked, "Your name is Xiao Xu, right? What company do you work for?"
Xu Xiaoya said politely, "Uncle, I graduated from university not long ago and I work for a big boss."
"Your salary must be very high," the accountant asked. "Otherwise, how could you afford a BMW?"
Xu Xiaoya said, "It's alright. Apart from being a bit lecherous, that boss is okay to his employees."
Zhao Qiang was sweating profusely; Xu Xiaoya was clearly making a veiled attack. The accountant said, puzzled, "You still dare to work for a boss like that? Xiaoqiang, that's not right of you. Your girlfriend is with a heartless, lecherous boss; something bad is bound to happen sooner or later. You can't let Xiaoxu go to work anymore. Don't you have a company too? Invite Xiaoxu to be the boss's wife."
The others chimed in, and the militia platoon leader said casually, "That's right, my aunt is definitely the most beautiful and elegant wife in our village. Uncle Wei Dong, you're so lucky. You can't let my aunt suffer outside." Since the militia platoon leader was of lower seniority, he had to call Zhao Qiang "Uncle," so Xu Xiaoya naturally became his aunt.
Zhao Qiang said, "My company is too small. The class monitor won't like it. Everyone, just leave her alone. I'll warn her boss later, and it'll be fine."
Xu Xiaoya held Zhao Qiang's arm and sat close to him, making it clear to everyone that the two were very affectionate. When Zhao Qiang mentioned warning that lecherous boss, Xu Xiaoya said, "Just tell him to rein in his lust and stop causing trouble."
Zhao Qiang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Okay, okay, I will definitely do as you say."
The accountant and Zhao Weidong had already opened two bottles of Moutai and were busy refilling everyone's glasses. "Come on, try what Moutai tastes like."
When the cups were being filled for Xu Xiaoya and Zhao Qiang, Zhao Qiang naturally wanted to fill them to the brim, otherwise the accountant wouldn't allow it. However, Xu Xiaoya stopped the cups and said, "Uncle, I'll just have tea." Xu Xiaoya could drink alcohol at home, but she would never dare to do it in front of Zhao Qiang's parents and grandfather. If the elders didn't like her, what hope would she have left?
The accountant insisted for a moment and then let Xu Xiaoya go. It's normal for a girl not to drink, especially since she was driving. Several aunties came out of the kitchen with dishes and quickly set out more than a dozen on the table. Old Master Zhao Tiancheng raised his glass and said, "Xiaoqiang, come, have a drink with everyone. Everyone has helped your father a lot during this time, so you should thank them properly."
Zhao Qiang stood up, raising his glass, and said, "Dear uncles and elders, I'd like to propose a toast to you all, to thank you for your support of my father's work."
"Of course, of course. If it weren't for your connections and help, how could our village have gotten the antiviral tea so quickly a while ago? Half of the villagers in other villages had diarrhea before they got the medicine, and I heard they suffered a lot," said the militia platoon leader. Later, Zaolin Town was also affected by the virus, but no one died because the virus was eradicated before it spread on a large scale.
Zhao Qiang laughed and said, "It's nothing. I have some connections with the owner of the youth health product company, so he has to give me this much face. I'll drink this first as a sign of respect." Zhao Qiang gulped down the wine in his glass.
After the first drink and some food, Zhao Weidong spoke up: "Xiaoqiang, the old year has passed. Our village committee members have discussed doing something for everyone next year to increase the villagers' income."
Zhao Qiang said, "Okay, Dad, what are you planning to do?"
Zhao Weidong said, "We've been discussing whether to start a business. That way, we can solve the labor shortage at the military factory. Relying solely on the income from the land won't improve everyone's lives."
Zhao Qiang asked, "Dad, have you decided on any projects yet?"
Zhao Weidong said, "We've discussed it, and we can make use of the river sand at the edge of the village. First, we can set up a brick factory, and second, we can sell sand to construction sites in the city that need it." Making money by selling resources is an old business in China, and the fact that the village committee could consider this shows that they have a normal mindset. It's almost a risk-free business; as long as you dig out sand, you make money.
Xu Xiaoya hesitated and said, "Uncle, this isn't really a real business, is it? Don't you have any plans to set up a factory or anything?"
The accountant shook his head and said, "The investment is too large, we can't get a loan, and we're not good at management, so we dare not do it."
Zhao Qiang smiled and said, "Anyway, if we don't sell sand, someone else will. We can't let construction sites run out of sand."
Xu Xiaoya said, "That makes sense. Someone has to do this. So what is the sand content in the river at the village entrance? If we mine a lot of it, how long can we use it? If it's only for a few months, then it's not very valuable for development."
The accountant said, "We had someone survey the area. The sand under that wasteland is more than ten meters deep, and the total amount of sand is enough for us to mine for several years. That's a riverbed that's been there for hundreds of years, so its development value is definitely huge."
Xu Xiaoya said, "If that's the case, we can buy back excavators and sand trucks ourselves, and our village can earn a lot of money from mining and transportation."
The accountant laughed and said, "Xiao Xu, we've thought about it, but how much does an excavator cost? How much does a sand truck cost? We've had the bank appraise it, but they don't dare use our sand as collateral, so we can't get a loan at all."
Xu Xiaoya said, "Why take out a loan? Just borrow some money first, and pay it back later when we get the money from selling the sand."
Zhao Weidong frowned and said, "This isn't just three or five hundred. Who are we going to borrow from? By the way, Xiaoqiang, what's the situation with your company right now? Could you spare a few million for the village to use?"
Shunfeng Technology doesn't actually have that much capital. It's a company that mainly sells computers and office supplies. Even if it makes a lot of money, it can only operate within the Donghai City area. The market is fixed. A few million is the annual income. Moreover, there are constant investments in fixed assets. It's impossible for Zhao Qiang to withdraw funds from there.
Of course, Zhao Qiang also had several hundred million yuan in pocket money. He planned to use it from there and told his father that it would be the income from his own company, since his father wouldn't check anyway.
Xu Xiaoya then said, "Uncle, how could Zhao Qiang's company transfer such a large sum of money all at once?"
Zhao Weidong nodded: "Yes, it's several million. Even computer companies don't have that much revenue."