There’s also the previously agreed upon employment issue, with 20 positions being mentioned, but if the villagers come to apply, as long as they are diligent and capable, there’s no reason why the factory wouldn’t hire them.
So many benefits indeed.
Lin Chuxia noticed the satisfaction of the group and she couldn’t help but sigh at how simple and sincere the common people are these days, even though she also benefited greatly.
Compared to the crafty businesspeople she encountered in her previous life, these village cadres seem endearingly naive.
She glanced at her wristwatch, realizing it was almost mealtime, “Uncle, after keeping everyone busy all day, if you have time, why don’t we sit together for a while? My older brother, Qin Han, also wanted to come by today, saying he hadn’t had a good chat with you all in a long time. He’s just been tied up at the Bun Shop, probably scratching his head in frustration right now. You should come by and check out our place, try some prepared dishes. After the factory is built, it’ll be producing these foods.”
Qin Shusen smiled broadly, his face honest and simple, “Then we must give it a try.”
When he spoke, the secretary and the accountant had no objections, and the group headed to the Bun Shop together.
Nowadays, the second floor of the Bun Shop has two private rooms, arranged for the convenience of friends and acquaintances.
The Bun Shop already had dishes for accompanying drinks, and with just a few cuts, there were several plates of prepared and cold dishes. Zhang Guilan also fried up a few hot dishes, filling a whole big table, and the alcohol was also of good quality.
Qin Han has always had a good capacity for alcohol, and he was even more relaxed among familiar faces.
The village cadres were very satisfied with the meal, and when they left, their steps were a bit unsteady, patting their chests proudly, repeatedly assuring everyone that if there was anything in the future, they just needed to speak up to the village.
After seeing off the group, Qin Han ran his hand through his hair, his face wearing a smile.
To be honest, he had never felt so valued by the village cadres in the village as he did today.
Today was not just about giving the village cadres face; Qin Han also felt immensely proud.
He planned to go back and have a good talk with his parents – he had exerted himself, drinking at the same table with the village cadres and receiving a lot of praise from the older generations.
This kind of treatment was formerly something only his second brother would receive.
He took another glance at Lin Chuxia. At the dinner table, he also learned of the big project his sister-in-law and his second brother were undertaking.
Building a factory, and in their own Qin Family Village, no less.
He could imagine the status the Qin Family would have in the village in the future.
This sister-in-law truly brought glory and honor to the Qin Family.
“By the way, Chuxia, I saw that the order Xiao Wu brought back was quite large; are we short-staffed right now?”
These past days, the people who went out had been returning, as they were marketing in the nearby cities and the feedback was quick.
Due to people being pulled away for other tasks, there weren’t many left at the small courtyard, just enough to supply the daily sales of the two shops.
“No need to worry. I’ve spoken to the village chief and tomorrow 5 more workers will come. I will be personally overseeing them,” Lin Chuxia had already planned.
She definitely wanted to personally oversee the use of machines and the assignment of staff for the first batch of goods before she could feel at ease.
As for manpower, the village chief was more than eager to offer their people for the job.
It was getting late; if not for the presence of several village cadres, the Bun Shop would have closed already.
Qin Han suggested that Qin Yang and Lin Chuxia go first, while he and his wife stayed behind to clean up before heading back.
By evening, small snowflakes had started to drift down, and now the ground was covered with a white layer.
The once dim streetlights now shone particularly brightly on the snowy ground.
Qin Yang wanted to push the handcart, but Lin Chuxia stopped him, “Let’s take a walk.”
“Sounds good.”
Qin Yang came back to her side, looked at her delicate face, put on her cotton hat for her, adjusted her scarf, and finally took one of her small hands and tucked it into his coat pocket.
Lin Chuxia smiled through her eyes as she let him fumble, his large hands warm and dry, just like him, providing strength and warmth.
She looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky, her heart filled with peace.
“What are you thinking about?”
Qin Yang was not used to her being so quiet.
“I’m not thinking about anything,” she looked at him, “Before my mind was full of things, but today all of a sudden there’s nothing. If I really had to say something, Qin Yang, it’s really nice to take a walk with you like this.”
Qin Yang immediately showed a smile, as if the directness and gaze from her made him shy, his gaze darting around as he glanced at the surroundings, “Lin Chuxia, I’ve always wanted to take walks with you like this,” to walk with her for a lifetime like this.
Lin Chuxia laughed too, amused that her man was always so pure-hearted.
“Honestly, I didn’t expect to build a factory so soon, I was thinking about opening a few more Bun Shops before, preferably all over the country. Now with Xiyang, I’ll probably be stuck in the small county of An City for the next year or two. But Qin Yang, did you think about the possibility of me losing money when you took out the loan today?”
Twenty thousand yuan was not a small sum in an era that had just begun to advocate for becoming millionaires. She remembered when she mentioned borrowing twenty thousand yuan, Qin Yang had merely paused for a moment before agreeing.
“I thought about it,” Qin Yang was honest, he indeed had a moment of surprise when she made that bold move, “But so what? Since it’s something you want to do, I support it. Just go ahead and do it. Even if one day you truly lose everything, even if you are deep in debt, you don’t have to bear any burden, Lin Chuxia, I will provide for you, I will help you repay the debt.”
Looking at his deep brows and eyes, Lin Chuxia couldn’t help but raise her hand, stroke his eyelashes, and knock the snowflakes off them, laughing softly, “Fool, aren’t you afraid I’ll incur a huge debt that you’d never be able to pay off in your lifetime?”
“I’m not afraid, that would mean you would never leave me, and we would share our joys and sorrows.”
Seeing his cheerful demeanor, Lin Chuxia sighed, “You really are a fool.”
How could someone be so foolish?
In her previous life, even when she and Li Guangyuan were starting to succeed, when faced with major decisions, that person would unhesitatingly choose his own interests.
Yet the man before her, with just one word from her, was willing to bet his lifetime.
“Qin Yang, rest assured, I won’t let you have to repay any debts.”
The man she had set her mind on was destined for a life of bliss, not for repaying debts.
……
The next morning, the people sent by the village chief arrived at the Qin Family’s home, led by the village chief himself.
Five people, two men and three women, all in their twenties.
One of them, Lin Chuxia had seen the day before, the daughter of the village chief, Qin Yufeng. Although she wasn’t familiar with the others, she could guess that they also had good relations with the village cadres.
Mrs. Qin knew several of them and, while the village chief was exchanging pleasantries with Mr. Qin, she pulled Lin Chuxia aside.
In a low voice, she said, “Would it work to have these people go to your place? That’s the village chief’s daughter, those two are the Party Secretary’s nephew and niece, that one is the Public Security Director’s cousin… what if they can’t really do the work?”
If they really can’t work, employing them would hinder her daughter-in-law’s business, but not hiring them would offend the village cadres.
Lin Chuxia reassuringly patted Mrs. Qin’s hand, “Mom, don’t worry, it should be fine.”