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Chapter 11 Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

After cleaning up the dirty clothes, she went to the field, where the helper the village secretary had arranged for her had already arrived.

She greeted them, "We're all old acquaintances. It's a bit late today, but I'll pay everyone based on half a day's work. You can go home when it's time and continue tomorrow."

Everyone was afraid of He Ping, but they also valued money. They responded to his call and worked enthusiastically.

After He Qiaoyun finished arranging things for them, she was about to set off to inspect the lychee and longan orchards on the back mountain when a village cadre hurriedly ran towards her.

"Sister Qiaoyun."

He Qiaoyun stopped in her tracks. "Xiao Li, is something the matter?"

Xiao Li smiled and said, "There's something about your orchard."

What happened to the orchard?

"The Feng Group wants to discuss the orchard contracting rights with you, and they asked me to act as a go-between. They also want to ask for your opinion."

*

A cement road leads up the hillside of the orchard to a research base for the cultivation of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs.

This herbal medicine base was established even earlier than her orchard. These herbs are an important component of some traditional Chinese medicines. Their investment in building a factory in Hejia Village has also brought great economic benefits to the village.

As He Qiaoyun walked, she heard a horn behind her. She turned around and saw several black cars slowly approaching. Leading the way was a very imposing Rolls-Royce, and she recognized the golden figure on the hood.

The road was wide, but He Qiaoyun still took two steps to the side, her heels touching the edge of the cement road.

She inexplicably felt that staring at other people's cars was silly, so she turned around, grabbed the low branches of a lychee tree, and strolled into the garden.

At that moment, in the back seat of the black Rolls-Royce, Feng Tiantian excitedly pointed to the woman in front of the car, "It's Aunt He!"

Feng Jiashu turned his head to look outside, about to tell the driver to stop the car, when He Qiaoyun disappeared into the orchard.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Assistant Guo turned around and reported: "Chairman, the person who was standing by the roadside just now was He Qiaoyun, the contractor of this orchard. Our people plan to talk to her about the future contracting rights of this orchard so that we can continue to plant new medicinal herbs."

Feng Jiashu paused for a moment and said, "I can keep an eye on the land I went to see today. There's no need to ruin someone's business. These fruit trees are growing so well; it's not easy for them."

Assistant Guo glanced at Feng Jiashu's expression through the rearview mirror, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "That piece of land is fine, but it's a bit far from our base, so it's not easy to manage in a unified manner."

Feng Jiashu thought for a moment, "Give me her contact information, and I'll talk to her."

Assistant Guo was stunned. "Chairman, are you going to negotiate in person?"

You have to understand, the deals that get their chairman involved are all multi-million or even hundreds of millions of yuan. This small plot of land's lease rights are like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut...

"has a problem?"

"...Of course, no problem."

That evening, He Qiaoyun received a call from Feng Jiashu. She didn't recognize him, but his voice sounded somewhat familiar.

But when he heard that the caller was calling to offer to lease the orchard, he refused decisively: "I will not transfer the orchard, and there is no need for us to meet. That's it."

This was the first time Feng Jiashu had been hung up on on the phone. He shook his head helplessly, chuckled, and then texted his assistant: "[Didn't close the deal.]"

When Assistant Guo received the message, his expression was both shocked and strange.

Is there really a collaboration in this world that their chairman couldn't reach?

How strange.

He replied: "So... shall we still talk?"

Feng Jiashu: [Don't make things difficult for them, let's find another piece of land.]

*

He Qiaoyun stayed in her hometown for a few days. After pruning the grapevines, she went to buy a batch of fertilizer for the orchard before driving back to the city.

She took her dirty wool coat to the dry cleaners, which added to her expenses.

But she retaliated by playing for a month, and when she checked her balance, she found that she had only spent 100,000 yuan that month.

Clothes, bags, and six months' rent prepaid were the biggest expenses; food, drinks, and entertainment didn't cost much.

And what's even more exciting is that the small supermarket's turnover this month was 120,000.

She bought this small supermarket shop with a loan after gritting her teeth. She was incredibly lucky when the seller was going to settle abroad and wouldn't be coming back. She was sincere about wanting it, and the seller was sincere about selling, so she negotiated a significant price down.

The apartment is 60 square meters, costing over three million yuan. The loan was taken out for nearly seven years, and it was only at the beginning of last year that all the loans were finally paid off.

The small supermarket has a great location, right next to the primary and middle schools, and behind it is an old residential area where a steady stream of young people rent rooms, making the business extremely popular.

After deducting operating costs, the remaining amount of 120,000 is pure profit.

She never bothered to calculate these expenses properly. She was very generous to her children and husband, sending them whatever they asked for, spending money like water.

Now that I think about it, if I work for a few more years, I'll be able to buy my own house.

That day, she got up early, cooked herself a simple breakfast, and then went to help out at the shop.

The store is busiest during the morning and noon hours when students are going to and from school, as they flock in and buy things like they're ransacking the place.

After finishing her morning routine, she received a call from her daughter.

"Hemei, aren't you busy today? How come you have time to call me?" She answered the phone while swiping her bus card, her face beaming with smiles.

Once on the bus, she found a window seat.

The daughter's voice came through the phone: "I don't need to accompany the teacher to the clinic today, so it's not too busy. But I have to go with the teacher to do surgery later."

He Qiaoyun quickly said, "Then you should go and get ready, don't talk to me on the phone anymore."

"Oh Mom, I'm calling because I need to talk to you. My older brother just called and asked to borrow money, which really startled me. I wonder if something happened to him..."

"You gave it?"

"No, they're asking for 20,000 right off the bat. I've only been working for less than six months, where would I get that much money... Mom, didn't you give my older brother any living expenses?"

"I didn't give it to him, and I won't give it to him again. If he asks you in the future, just ignore him and say you have no money."

"Oh... Mom, are you really determined this time?"

"Well, he's a grown man now, he should work hard on his own, he can't always rely on me for support. Of course, I'm only referring to the two brothers. If you ever need money urgently, you must tell Mom. Don't feel embarrassed just because you're married."

Xu Hemei smiled on the other end of the phone, "Yes, thank you, Mom."

"Don't thank me, you should go and prepare for the surgery."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, He Qiaoyun smiled silently. Of her three children, at least one was of one mind with her, so she wasn't too much of a failure.

The thought of my daughter marrying a man who is a burden to me breaks my heart.

She opened her daughter's WeChat and sent a message: "[Hemei, ask your teacher if you can go back to pursue your doctorate next year. Mom will do everything she can to support you. I heard that the higher your medical degree, the higher you can advance in your career. People always strive for higher positions.]"

The message was immediately followed by a reply from her daughter: "Mom, Duan Fei and I are planning to have a baby. I don't want to study anymore."

He Qiaoyun continued to persuade her: "[Pursuing a PhD won't affect having children. If you have children early, your child can start kindergarten right after you graduate with your PhD, and your work will be easier, right?]"

There was no further reply, leaving He Qiaoyun helpless.

Having been through similar experiences, how could she not understand her son-in-law's petty scheme? He simply didn't want his wife to surpass him, which is why he advised his daughter to give up pursuing a doctorate in order to maintain his position as husband.

The problem is that the daughter is young and has set her sights on this man; nothing she says will change her mind.

Even if you feel it's a pity, you shouldn't interfere too much, lest you ruin the young couple's relationship and make yourself the sinner, with no one to reason with.

A short while later, the bus stopped next to the Civil Affairs Bureau.