Chapter 223 Dragon and Phoenix
"Uncle, we've arrived at Yanquan Building."

Zhang Guoxiang's son Zhang Xiaodong drove to the entrance of Yanquan Building, stopped, and said to Zhang Guorui who was sitting in the back seat.

Zhang Guorui looked out the window at the tall buildings outside, subconsciously touched his empty pockets, raised his head and asked, "Xiaodong, do you have any cigarettes?"

Zhang Xiaodong looked a little embarrassed: "I've finished smoking."

Zhang Guorui coughed twice and said, "Then go to the nearby store and buy me a pack. Don't buy the good ones, but ones with a stronger flavor."

Zhang Xiaodong got out of the car and opened the door for Zhang Guorui. He scratched his head and said, "Uncle, I don't have any money. Don't make things difficult for me. My dad specifically told me not to let you smoke when we went out. You are not in good health."

Zhang Guorui coughed and laughed with difficulty. He did not embarrass his sensible nephew any more and said, "Do you know where Liansheng is?"

"It's my first time here too, but it's okay. I'll ask the security guard and I'll know. Uncle, come with me." Zhang Xiaodong closed the car door and took Zhang Guorui to the entrance of Yanquan Building.

Originally, after his father Zhang Guoxiang made the call, he said that Zhang Yunfeng didn't have time to come today, so he asked his uncle Zhang Guorui to stay in the city for one night and talk about this matter after his cousin Xiaonan came back, and then ask Zhang Yunfeng to come home to talk tomorrow.

However, his uncle was strong-willed and impatient. He insisted on talking to Zhang Yunfeng in the cold weather, saying that his aunt was not in good health and could not take care of the pigs at home, and he had to catch the last bus back today. His parents could not persuade him, so he had to drive his uncle over.

In fact, Zhang Xiaodong is not in a position to comment on the relationship between his cousin and Zhang Yunfeng, but speaking of today's incident, he really feels that Zhang Yunfeng is a bit unkind. No matter how to say it, even if his uncle opposes this marriage, at least you, Zhang Yunfeng, are a junior and have been with cousin Xiaonan for so long. Now the girl's parents have come up from such a faraway mountain village to see you, and you are so arrogant that you can't even respond. You are too arrogant!

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaodong, who felt a little resentful, asked the security guard at Yanquan Building about the situation. He took Zhang Guorui to the fourth floor by elevator and saw the golden bronze plaque of Liansheng at first sight.

When they walked in, they saw a large office of several hundred square meters. The decoration was exquisite and very high-end. All the partitions were made of translucent frosted tempered glass, which was rare in that era. The ground was covered with pure white flooring that allowed people's faces to be clearly seen. There were chandeliers with grand shapes hanging above their heads. It was really impressive! This kind of decoration style made Zhang Xiaodong feel like Liu Laolao visiting the Grand View Garden. He had never seen it in Jiangchuan City, let alone Zhang Guorui, who was born a peasant.

"Hello, may I help you, gentlemen?" The two men were looking around aimlessly when a pretty girl at the front desk stood up and asked them politely.

Zhang Xiaodong glanced at her face and couldn't move his eyes away. He said hesitantly, "Miss, is Zhang Yunfeng here? We are here to look for him."

The girl at the front desk was stunned for a moment, and immediately remembered that when the boss came over at noon, the Deputy General Manager of the Foreign Affairs Office, Ma Shi, told her that if anyone came to see Zhang Yunfeng, don't say too much and take him directly to see the boss.

Thinking of this, she immediately came out to lead the way: "Please come this way, our boss is waiting for you."

Zhang Guorui was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Is Zhang Yunfeng the boss of this company?"

The girl at the front desk was a little confused: "Uh, our boss is Mr. Zhang Yunqi."

Zhang Guorui suddenly started coughing violently, his face turned red and purple, and he stopped with difficulty: "Zhang Yunfeng's younger brother Zhang Yunqi is your boss? Isn't he still in high school? Girl, you must have made a mistake."

When the girl at the front desk heard the words "a kid who is still in high school", she knew she was right. Seeing the old man seemed very shocked, she wanted to laugh, but she had seen this situation many times. After all, their boss was young and it was not easy for people to believe him. She said politely: "You'd better come with me. You will know everything after you meet our boss."

Zhang Guorui stopped asking questions and asked his nephew Zhang Xiaodong to wait for him outside. He followed the receptionist into the depths of Liansheng's outer office area with a lot of doubts in his mind.

Along the way, he saw not many staff members, but all of them were well-dressed. Their clothes were not the green military uniforms, gray Zhongshan suits, or blue liberation suits that were common on the streets of that era, but all suits and dresses. They were either busy at their desks, or walking hurriedly with documents in their arms, giving off the air of a big company, which made Zhang Guorui more and more suspicious.

It was not until he was led by the receptionist into a large office and looked at the young man sitting high up in the leather office chair that he truly understood.

Zhang Guorui lived in a small mountain village in Yunxi Village all day long. He didn't know much about Zhang Yun's situation. All he knew were old news spread by the village gossip center, probably that he bought a large house of more than 150 square meters in the city and opened a few Zhangji Qifengdu fish noodle shops.

In the eyes of those farmers who dig in the soil all day long, this is already a remarkable achievement. But if they knew that Zhang Liushun's top scholar son had already achieved such a high level of success, they would probably swallow their saliva and call him the God of Wealth!

He really didn't expect that Zhang Liushun, an honest peasant who had suffered for half his life, could actually give birth to such a talented person. He was probably only 17 or 18 years old, but he had already built such a big family business and such a grand company. Just renting this office, decorating it, and hiring employees would probably cost hundreds of thousands. It's really impressive! What will happen to this little guy in another five or eight years? But, so what?
This little guy is full of nonsense. Who lured him here? Could it be that he wanted to stand up for Zhang Yunfeng and teach him a lesson?

Zhang Guorui felt so upset that he subconsciously reached into his pocket for a cigarette but failed. Then he heard Zhang Yunqi's voice: "Uncle Zhang is here. Come over here and sit down and talk."

Zhang Guorui raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Yunqi who stood up and walked to the leather sofa opposite him. He didn't know why, but he felt a little angry. But then he thought, he was already half buried in the ground, and if he continued to get angry with a little kid, it would be a step backwards in life.

He took a breath and asked, "Where's your elder brother?"

Zhang Yunqi said with a smile, "Uncle Zhang, you came at an unfortunate time. My eldest brother has already left. But that's OK. I was just thinking of talking to you about something."

"what's up?"

"Two things, one private and one official."

When Zhang Guorui heard this, he felt inexplicably funny in his heart that such a young guy actually wanted to talk to him seriously about official and personal matters. However, looking at the magnificent office and the calm young man in front of him, he felt inexplicably sad. He was a person from the old society, and after the implementation of the household contract responsibility system, half of his body was buried in the soil. Apart from reminiscing about the prosperous days in the past among the dead branches and rotten leaves, he really couldn't adapt to the ways of these young people of the new era.

He sighed and said, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Yunqi went straight to the point: "This is my business card. I am currently running two companies. One is Lianzhong next door, which specializes in domestic trade. The other is Liansheng. Liansheng wholly owns a canning factory called Longjingyuan. Uncle Zhang, you should know this brand, right?"

Zhang Guorui nodded: "I've eaten your canned food."

Zhang Yunqi said, "That's good, Uncle Zhang. The situation is like this. Next year, my cannery will adjust its business direction and improve the variety of canned products. By then, we will need a large amount of soybeans, radishes, peppers and other vegetables. We originally have suppliers for these raw materials, but now I want to adjust them and slowly let the elders and villagers of Yunxi Village take over this business."

Zhang Guorui was stunned after listening to Zhang Yunqi's words. Then he asked, "What are you going to do?"

Zhang Yunqi poured a cup of hot tea for Zhang Guorui, and after he sat down, he said, "If possible, I would like to let some willing farmers in Yunxi Village cooperate with Liansheng in the pilot project in the early spring of next year to plant various vegetables needed by Longjingyuan Canning Factory. There is no need to worry about sales and costs. Liansheng can provide seeds and fertilizers first, and then deduct this part of the cost when purchasing. In general, I plan to let Uncle Zhang take the lead in establishing a cooperative in Yunxi Village and building a vegetable production base. Through the form of production and sales, we will implement the model of 'company + cooperative + base + farmers', guide farmers to standardize and scale vegetable planting, and lead the elders and villagers of our Yunxi Village to create income and become rich."

Zhang Guorui has been speechless for a long time.

The words of the little kid in front of him made him feel warm inexplicably. Because, for those poor farmers in Yunxi Village, his proposal was definitely a great thing!
The farmers in Yunxi Village have made a living by growing flue-cured tobacco for generations, but in Fengyang County, tobacco needs to be grown in fertile paddy fields for good quality. Most of the crops, such as fields facing the sky, irrigated fields, dry land, and vegetable fields, are planted with food such as peanuts, soybeans, cabbage, and radishes. But these crops are not easy to sell in the market. First, they have to rely on the weather for their livelihood. Second, there are relatively few dealers who buy them. Third, the prices are sometimes too unreasonable, so no one dares to plant more for fear that they will get moldy and rot. They are all planted in small quantities. They usually have some for themselves to eat, and occasionally they can drag a few bags to the market or go to the city to exchange for some pocket money.

But if Zhang Yunqi is really willing to do this, set up a cooperative and sign a contract to sell, and also cover the initial cost of seeds and fertilizers, the farmers in Yunxi Village will definitely be willing to plant more without him taking the lead. This is a good thing to earn a lot of money for nothing! Not to mention him, the secretary of Yunxi Village, anyone in the village would be so happy that they couldn't sleep after hearing this.

Zhang Guorui no longer dared to look down on the little kid in front of him, and even felt ashamed of his prejudice against him when he first came. He had to admit in his heart that this was indeed an outstanding and promising young man. He made a lot of money and built a big business outside, and he did not forget to lead the elders and villagers in the corners to create income and become rich.

He said eagerly, "Wa Wa, this is a good idea. I will discuss it with a few people in the village, and then hold a village meeting in the auditorium to make a decision."

Zhang Yunqi nodded: "Okay, then let's talk about private matters, Uncle Zhang, you don't have to treat me like a kid, let's be direct and talk about my elder brother and your daughter Sister Xiaonan. Originally, my father should have discussed this kind of marriage with you, but you also know that he is still in prison and will not be released until before the Spring Festival. Sister Xiaonan is a good girl, but my elder brother is not bad either. The two of them have a deep relationship and it cannot be stopped. If you agree to their marriage, you can draw up a charter, and the betrothal gifts and the third party gold are handled according to the rules. My brothers and I can directly separate the family."

Zhang Guorui expected that Zhang Yunqi would definitely mention this matter to him. He thought that he would say something unpleasant, but he didn't expect that he was too narrow-minded. This capable kid was just trying to make the decision. He immediately said, "Kid, what are you going to do?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "The only valuable assets in our family right now are the house and the two Qifengdu fishmeal shops. The house and the No. 1 Middle School fishmeal shop will be left to my parents, and the No. 2 Middle School fishmeal shop will be given to my eldest brother."

Zhang Guorui looked at him with a complicated expression: "Baby, don't you want anything?"

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "Uncle Zhang, I don't need these. Before Sister Xiaonan and my eldest brother get married, I will buy them a four-bedroom, two-living-room house and a Santana in the city. In addition, the trademark of Zhangji Qifengdu Fish Powder has not been put into operation. Next year, I will set up a catering company to operate independently and engage in chain franchising. My eldest brother will be the general manager and he will have 40% of the shares."

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(End of this chapter)