Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 135 Telephone 2

Xiao Wei shifted his body, leaned against the headboard wall, and said, "It's done. The contracts are all signed. But let me tell you, things aren't what we originally thought. It's gotten much bigger. We originally just wanted to run a class for a few months, but now it's turned into contracting the local labor bureau's vocational training center for nine years."

Xiao Hong paused for a moment, then asked, "How many years? I thought it was nine years?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Yes, we leased it for nine years, so it's a long-term deal now, haha. We got a building to use for free, plus a big yard, about a thousand square meters. There's a garage, a house, and an old two-story building in the yard. Lao Xia and I are planning to move there. We'll install a boiler tomorrow and heat our own house."

Xiao Hong asked, "My goodness, how much would that cost? Do you two have that kind of money?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's not much. The contract fee is two thousand a year. I bring about ten workers and just need to pay their wages. That's all. I don't need to pay them right away. I just need to pay them monthly."

Xiaohong said, "That's still quite a lot. A full-time employee must earn at least three or four hundred, right? So you must be making five or six thousand a month, right?"

Xiao Wei said, "We don't have to pay any water, electricity, or taxes, and the industry and commerce bureau can't interfere. So the two thousand yuan is just rent. In total, it's three or four thousand square meters, so it's worth it."

Xiao Hong thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, I don't know anything about it. Just make sure you've thought it through. If it doesn't work out, ask my dad for some money. Don't force yourself to do it. Are you going to start now? It's almost Chinese New Year."

Xiao Wei said, "It's slow here, we'll have to go after the New Year. We need to install the boiler, tidy up, fix the doors and windows, and so on. It would be good if we could finish before the New Year. I was talking about that free building and house in the back. The front has already been tidied up, but I feel there's not enough time before the New Year. It's too rushed. Let's just say we'll start after the New Year, and Lao Xia agreed."

Xiao Hong said, "Then everything's alright? When are you coming back? I miss you so much."

Xiao Wei chuckled a few times, and Xiao Hong pouted, "You're so annoying." Xiao Wei then said, "Well, we can't go back for now. We signed a nine-year contract with the training center, and the chef class also needed a place for internships, so we booked a restaurant for another nine years."

Xiao Hong: "Huh? A restaurant? Nine years too? Xiao Wei, can you guys handle this? This is such a big deal, it makes me so uneasy."

Xiao Wei said, "It's okay, we're more confident here than over there, and the restaurant is quite big, with plenty of space and empty rooms."

Xiao Hong asked, "How much did it cost?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's also about managing workers, about ten workers. The wages here are lower than over there, and there's no other income."

Xiaohong said, "I can't believe what you're saying. If it's so good, why don't they do it themselves? Why do they have to contract it out to you? And at such a low price, isn't there something fishy going on?"

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "This kind of thing, private individuals can make money by taking it over, but they lose money if they actually do it. Besides, there's Lao Xia's connection involved, his aunt's influence. Do you think just anyone can get a job here?"

Xiao Hong said, "I'm always a little unsure. There's no such thing as an easy way to get something for nothing."

Xiao Wei said, "That's how it is here now. Shixing contracts out everything. These days, government agencies, hotels, guesthouses, and even small factories can all be contracted out. The conditions are all about the same. It just depends on who has the strongest connections. There's definitely nothing else to worry about, so don't worry."

Xiao Hong asked, "So where are you right now?"

Xiao Wei said, "The restaurant is installing the heating today. I just finished eating with the workers. The place is all cleaned up, and the chef has arrived. We can open for business tomorrow. Oh, right, write down this number, 042125***. Call this number to find me during the day. I'll give you the number over there once I've finished. We're planning to move into the courtyard over there. It's about a thousand square meters. It'll be so spacious and bright."

Xiao Hong wrote down the phone number and said, "It's so big, we could do something with it. It's a waste to just live here like this."

Xiao Wei said, "You'll see when you come and see for yourself. There's plenty of space, more than enough. Oh right, they're installing a big boiler in that yard, it'll need a whole building. Old Xia said he'll call my dad to come and run the boiler, pay him, and then he said he'll transfer my brother's household registration here so he can go to school. Do you think that'll work?"

Xiao Hong thought for a moment and said, "That's a good thing, but what about the future? Weren't you planning to come to Fengtian?"

Xiao Wei said, "If I just move my brother's household registration, he'll need it for school. We can talk about moving my parents' and mys later. Besides, we'll be staying here for over ten years."

Xiao Hong said, "Then let's go. It's better than staying at home anyway. At home, it's useless if you don't let them do any work. It's good that they're out here. It's a good opportunity for my uncle to get his back checked. Besides, studying in the city is definitely better than where we are. If they get into a good university in the future, that would be great."

Xiao Wei said, "Then I'll shout it out?"

Xiao Hong thought for a moment and said, "I'll shout, but I'm afraid your dad won't listen. I'll just say that you went to Longcheng to do business with some people without saying a word, and you've invested a lot of money. I'll ask him to come and keep an eye on things. He'll definitely come, hehehehehe."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Okay, then go ahead and shout. You're definitely more effective than me. Let's hurry up. We still need time to process the household registration, and besides, the boiler here needs to be turned on soon."

Xiao Hong agreed and said, "I'll let my dad arrange it. It's up to them to decide. What's the point of us talking?"

Xiao Wei said, "Alright, I'll leave that to you. My dad definitely won't listen to me. By the way, have you seen Chen Hui and Chen Xiao lately?"

Xiao Hong said, "I saw them. They had nowhere to go, so I come here to sit for a while every day after school. Let me tell you, I saw them kissing downstairs the other day, hehehehehe."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "You didn't shout 'Catch the pervert!'"

Xiao Hong chuckled a few times and said, "They're quite a good match. I think it'll work out. You asked them about something?"

Xiao Wei said, "When you see him tomorrow, ask Chen Hui if he has time. If he does, have him come over. Lao Xia and I are staying at the Municipal Party Committee Guesthouse, so you can find us when you get there. I need to talk to him about something."

Xiao Hong asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Wei said, "Chen Hui was discouraged by Chen Xiao, so he wants to make some money too. There's something I think can work out here. Let him take a look, and he can decide for himself whether to do it or not."

Xiao Hong said, "Okay, I'll talk to him when I see him tomorrow. Xiao Wei, we shouldn't make decisions for others, it would be terrible if things went wrong. Let him decide for himself. There's also Chen Xiao, he's been doing this for years, he's definitely more discerning than us."

Xiao Wei agreed, and the two exchanged a few more words. Xiao Hong yawned; it was getting late, and she usually went to bed. Xiao Wei reluctantly hung up the phone and was lost in thought when Xia Maosheng said from the doorway, "Aren't you cold? I'm freezing here. Shall we go back?"

Xiaowei was a little embarrassed and said, "Xiaohong agreed. She went to call my parents. Um, can my brother's household registration really be transferred? It would be a big problem if he couldn't go to school. Maybe I should tell my family and have my brother go to school in the county town and stay at Xiaohong's house."

Xia Maosheng said, "It's okay, I'll ask Li Xing to handle it tomorrow. His dad is very influential, and if that doesn't work, there's always my aunt. What's there to worry about? Let's go, go back to sleep. Aren't you going there tomorrow? I have to get up early to go to the Labor Bureau."

The two locked the door and went back to the guesthouse.