Chapter 502: Chapter 502: Two People with Ulterior Motives
Xu Qiuye brought the man back ho and imdiately went to find Xu Ying, recounting the day’s events involving the two of them.
Xu Ying heard this and smiled faintly, “Eldest Sister-in-law, there’s no need to be afraid. Rural tourism isn’t a secret; anyone with the idea can make it happen.
But while it’s easy to set up rural tourism, managing it is no easy task.
Controlling costs, retaining custors, and providing excellent service to every guest is very important.
As long as we do these things well, we don’t have to worry about others snatching our business.”
Xu Qiuye nodded her head, feeling that made a lot of sense.
That evening, Mrs. Xu returned ho humming a tune alongside the man, her mood couldn’t be better. As soon as she arrived, she eagerly shared the good news with everyone.
“Your little aunt is pregnant.”
Her mother was over the moon today; at last, she was going to have grandchildren, and their family would have descendants.
“This is indeed a cause for great celebration; our family has truly been blessed with constant joy this year.” Eldest Sister-in-law Xu said with a smile.
First, a family mber got admitted to a university, then the younger sister gave birth to twins, followed by the pregnancy of the second sister-in-law, and now the little aunt is pregnant.
“Isn’t it an endless stream of good things! Now we only have to wait for Third Brother to get married. If Third Brother gets married next year, our family will celebrate yet another happy event,” Mr. Xu also said from the side.
“Father, soone ca looking for you today about road construction.” Huo Chen arrived ho with Old Hui and saw Mr. Xu, telling him the news.
Mr. Xu looked surprised, “Are you sure these people really want to construct the road?”
Wasn’t it just last year that they utterly refused to do it?
Mrs. Xu was also speechless, “These people really have the nerve. Last year they flat-out refused to build the road.
Now they suddenly want to build it; they should go to the Society Director, why co to us?”
“What else could it be? It’s likely that their superiors didn’t agree. Road construction requires a significant amount of money.
Previously, our family and Xu Qingqing supported it, but now there is no support.
And road construction is a major project. It’s not easy to hire the needed workforce just once; if they don’t et the required amount of money, they surely won’t be willing to do the work,” Xu Shengwu said pointedly.
Mr. Xu indeed hesitated. There’s a saying “to get rich, build roads first.”
What he most hoped for was that all the people in their entire society could beco wealthy. Now that these people were willing to build roads and make changes, that was a good thing.
Seeing her husband pondering over the matter, Mrs. Xu imdiately beca irritated, “Save your little sches for yourself.
This matter is none of your business; let them go directly to the Society Director.”
Mr. Xu saw his wife getting angry and chuckled, “I always say your mother understands best. I’m just sitting here, and she knows what I’m thinking.
It’s no surprise after being married for so many years; she knows like the back of her hand.”
Mr. Xu played the emotional card, but Mrs. Xu didn’t respond.
With no other option, Mr. Xu looked towards his sons and son-in-law, hoping they would speak on his behalf.
Eldest Brother Xu, upon receiving such a look from Mr. Xu, had no choice but to pluck up the courage and say, “Mother, actually, fixing the road would be quite good.
That way, when our rural tourism business opens, it would be more convenient for those who want to visit.”
Second Brother Xu followed suit, “Yes, Mom, I think what Eldest Brother says makes sense.”
Third Brother Xu nodded in support.
Their father clearly wanted to help; what else could he say?
Mrs. Xu looked towards Huo Chen, trusting her son-in-law’s judgnt more.
“Mother, it’s just too much. At first, when we asked them to build, they flat-out refused.
Now that we’ve fixed it up, they’re willing,” Huo Chen said to Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu, upon hearing her son-in-law speak like this, imdiately felt comforted at heart, appreciating that her son-in-law understood her thoughts.
Those people must be dreaming.
After Huo Chen finished speaking and saw the anger on Mrs. Xu’s face lessen a bit, he continued, “However, if the road is fixed, it will indeed be quite beneficial for our rural tourism.”
“You see the main road leads to the county train station.
From now on, the guests coming to visit will surely be from other cities, and they’ll have to get off at the train station and then make their way to our village.
If they encounter a rainy day or a snowy day, with the roads all muddy, it won’t be easy for them to co here.
By then, we will definitely miss out on a lot of business.”
Mrs. Xu, once she heard her son-in-law talk like this, imdiately put on an upset face. Wasn’t this talk still about fixing the road?
“But we can fix the road, indeed, just not forgive them so easily,” Huo Chen said with a smile as he looked at Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu’s heart kept going up and down, and at this mont, she looked at her son-in-law urgently and urged, “What exactly are you trying to say? Out with it, stop playing gas with your mom.”
Huo Chen chuckled, then said slowly under everyone’s watchful eyes, “If we submit a request to fix the road to the leaders, the funding certainly won’t co through easily.
However, our rural tourism is about to open, and this road has to be fixed. When the ti cos, we will still have to contribute funds, but this ti we can’t do it for free; we need to have these people co work for us.”
Mr. Xu heard this and hesitated sowhat, “Would these people be willing to co?”
Mrs. Xu imdiately exploded, “If they’re unwilling to co, forget it; then we don’t fix the road. That way, we can even save a good amount of money.”
“They will definitely be willing to fix the road.” If it weren’t for the fact that they’ve suffered and had no choice, why would these people shalessly co knocking on his father’s door?
This could also give these people a lesson and let the others around know that the Xu Family isn’t an easy target. There are so things you only get help with once, and if you miss out, you have to pay for it.
Mr. Xu imdiately agreed with his son-in-law on this matter.
He had just been about to go and talk to the villagers about this issue when Huo Chen stopped Mr. Xu, “Dad, are you going to find those villagers?”
Mr. Xu nodded.
Huo Chen stopped him, “Then you might as well call the Society Director directly, let the Society Director intervene, and then these people will willingly co to work.”
“Society Director, are you saying these people have already applied for fixing the road?”
“What else? Coming to us is just because they’re out of funds and want us to contribute,” Xu Shengwu said with irritation.
Just as their rural tourism is about to open, if these people want them to contribute, then they can co and help work.
Mr. Xu instantly understood what was going on.
He imdiately made a call to the Society Director.
The Society Director was recently dealing with the road repair issue; he indeed hoped to get all the roads in the society fixed.
It’s not just about looking good, but also a good deed for enriching the people and community, but to want to fix it, he needed the funds, right?
They had just allocated funds to repair a road, and if he asked for more money from the higher-ups now, the leaders would certainly bla him.
The first ti they repaired it, it wasn’t finished, and now they need a second major operation.
These people are really good at making trouble for no reason.
He wanted to ask for Xu’s help but felt embarrassed to ask.
Now that Xu had called and brought up the road repair issue, the Society Director was overjoyed, “Brother Xu, tell , we’ll agree to any conditions.”
Mr. Xu, seeing this, went straight to the point, “It’s not a big deal. Regarding the road repair, we’re willing to contribute funds, but we’re not doing this for nothing.
Last ti that group was asked to fix the road, and they were dead against it. It was initially us putting up more money, and they missed out, so there must be so sort of contribution.
So, let them co help work in Xujia Village. If they agree, I will donate the money.”
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