nucmednet Chapter 126 Can we refuse this request?
Chapter 126 Can we refuse this request?
After we've cried, let's go home together and forget all the unpleasant things that happened here.
Mayor Zhang Xulin, standing to the side, frowned as he observed the scene before him, and issued an order with a serious yet urgent tone:
"Stop crying! Come home with us right now!"
However, Secretary Zhang Donglin quickly spoke up to persuade him:
"Brother, don't be anxious. Let her calm down a bit first. It won't make a difference if it takes a little longer."
For a moment, the entire room fell into silence, as if even the air had frozen, showing no sign of movement.
After a while, Zhang Hua finally stopped crying.
She hastily wiped away her tears, tidied her slightly disheveled hair and clothes, and then silently followed her parents away from the place.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yuan was enjoying his lunch leisurely, just like always.
After finishing his meal, he was planning to take a relaxing nap. Just then, a clear, loud telephone ring came from the main room. Zhao Yuan reacted immediately, quickly walking to the telephone and answering it.
"Hello? Who is this?" Zhao Yuan asked politely.
A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Hello, Mr. Zhaoyuan? This is Lei Jianjun, the factory director of Bingcheng Fertilizer Plant! I'm calling to sincerely invite you to come to Bingcheng again to help the factory collect some goods. I wonder if you have time recently?"
Zhao Yuan originally had no intention of going there, for a simple reason: firstly, the place was too far away, and it would be quite inconvenient to travel by plane or train.
Secondly, after what happened last time, he figured that even a powerful country like the United States would probably not dare to act recklessly again. Therefore, he felt there was no need to make this trip in person.
However, Lei Jianjun, the director of the Bingcheng Fertilizer Plant, insisted on inviting Zhao Yuan to visit, and even revealed that a generous reward awaited him.
Despite his reluctance, Zhao Yuan was unable to refuse the invitation due to the other party's warm invitation and had no choice but to embark on his journey to Harbin once again.
Zhao Yuan, who had just hung up the phone, was preparing to take a nice afternoon nap and get some rest.
But just then, that annoying phone rang again at the most inopportune moment. Zhao Yuan picked up the receiver somewhat impatiently; it was County Magistrate Yang Xilai calling.
On the other end of the phone, County Chief Yang said, "The provincial machinery factory plans to import a batch of color television production lines from the Sun Country, and they specifically requested that you accompany them to the Sun Country to participate in the inspection!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuan frowned and quickly asked:
"County Chief Yang, is it possible to refuse this offer?"
County Magistrate Yang sighed and replied:
"It's not easy to refuse. Secretary Bai might call you later to inform you about this. I'm just letting you know in advance so you can be mentally prepared."
After listening, Zhao Yuan replied, "Okay, I understand."
He hung up the phone in a hurry after saying that.
To his surprise, no sooner had he put the phone back than the piercing ringtone started again...
This time, it was actually Secretary Bai Bin of the Provincial Party Committee who called personally!
After receiving the call, the two exchanged warm greetings, as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
Subsequently, Secretary Bai Bin solemnly explained to Zhao Yuan the critical importance of this project and sincerely requested that he go there to assist in overseeing its progress.
Faced with such an important task and the leader's earnest expectations, Zhao Yuan found it difficult to refuse and had no choice but to accept.
However, things are far from as simple as they seem.
Due to the tight schedule, Zhao Yuan not only needed to apply for a passport for going abroad, but also had to go to Huacheng for an interview after the passport was issued. This series of tedious procedures gave him a headache.
There are a lot of things to deal with at the family's pig farm and food factory.
After all that commotion, Zhao Yuan had long since lost the desire to take a nap.
He started the car engine and sped towards the police station.
The passport application process was completed smoothly according to procedure.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yuan drove straight to Zhaojia Village.
Upon arriving in the village, Zhao Yuan first went to the new pig farm. In just a few days, the main construction of two more pigsties was basically completed. Zhao Yuan estimated that after returning from Harbin, he would have to go to Huacheng and then to Japan, so he needed to speed up the recruitment process.
The sun was shining brightly, and Li Yong was working diligently in the pigsty, sweeping every corner with a broom and shovel.
His forehead was covered in sweat, but his hands never stopped moving.
Just then, Zhao Yuan walked in and asked the busy Li Yong:
"Director Li, once all the pigsties here are completed and put into use, how many people do you think we would need to hire?"
Li Yong stopped what he was doing, straightened up, thought for a moment, and then said:
“I estimate it will take at least 60 people. This job is no easy task. First of all, the amount of manure produced by so many pigs every day is quite astonishing, and cleaning it up alone will take a lot of manpower. Secondly, there are also people responsible for feeding the pigs, checking their health, and so on. So 60 people should be able to manage it.”
After saying that, Li Yong continued to bend over and work.
Zhao Yuan nodded in agreement after hearing Li Yong's words and promised to recruit another 60 workers as soon as possible.
He then slowly drove away from the pigsty and parked the car steadily in front of his house.
After getting off the bus, he walked straight towards the village office without stopping for a moment.
However, when he arrived at the village office, he found it empty.
Without hesitation, Zhao Yuan turned around and rushed to Secretary Zhao Jianguo's house.
From afar, Zhao Yuan could see Secretary Zhao Jianguo busily irrigating the fields in front of his house.
He quickened his pace and stepped forward, calling out:
"Secretary Jianguo, I'd like to discuss something with you."
Upon hearing the voice, Zhao Jianguo looked up at Zhao Yuan and responded with a smile:
"Okay, let's go back to the village office and talk about it there."
As he spoke, he carefully washed his hands in the ditch, and then went to the village office with Zhaoyuan.
After sitting down at the village office, Zhao Yuan asked:
"Secretary Jianguo, how many households are there in our village? And what is the total population?"
Without hesitation, Zhao Jianguo replied, "Our village has a total of 220 households, and the total population is 1108."