Chapter 524 Don't Look Back (ask for monthly ticket subscription)
In the blink of an eye, the noisy Spring Festival is about to pass.

The school season is here again.

On the third day after the high school class 156 reunion, at the strong suggestion of Tian Zhuangzhuang, the four people from their former dormitory plus Chu Jian and Yan Shi organized another outdoor activity.

A group of six people went to Yangtian Lake Prairie for fun.

In the 1990s, the Yangtian Lake prairie was still a virgin land that had never been cultivated by humans. It was naturally beautiful. Now it was spring, and green buds had sprouted on the withered yellow grass of Yangtian Lake. The primeval forest was still lush and green, the lake water was crystal clear, and the sky in the distance was pure blue without any buildings blocking the view.

Although the mountain road was bumpy, the group of people who came here for the first time were still very excited to see such beautiful scenery.

The two girls, Chu Jian and Yan Shi, were picking bluebells with great interest, and their pleasant laughter could be heard from time to time. Yang Wei lit a bonfire on the lake beach and prepared various barbecues.

Zhang Yunqi and Wang Xiaokai sat on the grass and smoked.

The fat man Tian Zhuangzhuang, who had just come back from collecting firewood, sat down next to him and asked Zhang Yunqi for a cigarette. He lit it and took a puff. Having never smoked before, he coughed for a long time and said, "By the way, Kaizi, at the class reunion that night, why did I feel like you still couldn't let go of Yu Qingqing?"

Wang Xiaokai laughed: "It's an illusion."

Tian Zhuangzhuang was a little bit unconvinced: "You can just pretend, but you might go home and hide in your bed crying. When you were in high school, I saw you loved someone madly."

Wang Xiaokai said happily: "Where is there any love that is life-or-death in this world? It's all an illusion. People always want to live in an ideal dream, but are unwilling to face the disappointing truth."

Tian Zhuangzhuang became more and more confused as he listened: "So you never really loved Yu Qingqing? Who dumped whom back then?"

Wang Xiaokai took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Love is one topic, dumping is another. She was the one who dumped me in the beginning, but if she hadn't dumped me, I would have dumped her sooner or later. We were just waiting for the right opportunity. And she waited and took the first step, so she won. But at least I understand one thing: only by mastering your own steps can you be the master of your life. As for love, to be honest, it's hard to find. When we are in it, we all think that it is love, but it is not actually. A little worldly desire can wash away the so-called love. People who indulge in love will sooner or later be taught a lesson by life."

Tian Zhuangzhuang was quite discouraged by these words. He lit up his half-smoked cigarette and took two puffs: "I haven't seen you for half a year. You are really different now. You are more knowledgeable about the world."

Wang Xiaokai smiled and touched Tian Zhuangzhuang's pig head: "Fatty, when you are away from home studying, don't trust anyone or any kind of emotion easily, it will only make you a slave to life. If you want to ask why, are people's hearts really so cold? Yes, they are so cold. Society is the real university. I have experienced a little more than you. Of course, you will experience those things in the future. I just practiced it one step earlier than you."

Kaizi was like a wise man who solved a mystery. He was really annoying. Tian Zhuangzhuang sighed and said, "Your words make me disappointed in life. What's the point of living?"

Wang Xiaokai said, "Yes, you see, our Boss Zhang lives an interesting life. Boss Zhang saw through the truth of the world earlier than us. When we were just little idiots who only knew how to play, he plunged into the melting pot of society and faced the cruelty of life, thus completely controlling his own life. That's why he can get the love he wants and live the life he wants. Four years ago, when Boss Zhang was selling handheld games on the street with a snakeskin bag on his back, everyone laughed at him and called him a fool. Now, looking back, who is the real fool?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded and asked Zhang Yunqi for another cigarette.

Zhang Yunqi sat next to him and didn't say anything. Kaizi's life experience was probably meant for him, so that his boss could see his growth and transformation, so the purpose was self-evident. He had to admit that these words were indeed realistic and a wise saying in life.

After not seeing him for more than half a year, Wang Xiaokai has grown a lot.

Zhang Yunqi recalled the night when Kaizi was dumped by Yu Qingqing in his senior year of high school and cried alone in the dormitory. Perhaps this buddy took his words to heart: "When you leave the campus and enter the society, you have to say goodbye to innocence and become sophisticated and realistic, just like Runtu put down the steel pitchfork and called the master."

At night, the group lit a bonfire on the lake beach, drank wine and ate barbecue.

Zhang Yunqi once again proposed to Yang Wei to upgrade his barbecue stall and focus on crayfish, a dish that is not yet well-known, in an effort to make it the first signature crayfish restaurant in Jiangchuan.

Seeing Yang Wei's hesitation, Wang Xiaokai smiled and said, "Impotence, do you need to think about Boss Zhang's suggestion for so long? Just do it! If you want to lose money, I'll pay you back."

Yang Wei picked up the beer and said, "Cheers!"
The four of us drank all the wine in our glasses and drank until very late.

After that night, old classmates left Jiangchuan one after another with their bags on their backs. Many of them called Zhang Yunqi, and the most common phrase they said was, "I have no place to go in the future. I have to ask my old classmates to remember to arrange a job for me."

Zhang Yunqi agreed.

He left Jiangchuan on the 16th day of the first lunar month.

Yunxi Village has a new house, and Zhang's father and mother should have lived in their hometown for a while, but Chunlan and Xiaoxiao still have to go to school, especially Chunlan, who will take the college entrance examination in the second half of this year, and academic study is very important, so Zhang's mother accompanied the two children upstairs.

Everything is fine at home now, and Zhang Yunqi has nothing to worry about. The night before he and Chujian returned to Lijin, he said to the sensible Chunlan: "You have always had good grades, just follow the routine and study hard. If you feel too stressed sometimes, remember to call me or your sister Chujian if you have any questions. It doesn't matter if you do well in the college entrance examination. I will never let you live a life you don't want to live or do things you don't want to do in this life."

Chunlan nodded and said yes with a smile.

Zhang Yunqi reached out and touched the head of his distressed sister.

The next day, he brought Chu Jian to Flip Rijin.

Prior to this, the Southern Hunan People's Congress had been held, and Lizhen also held its party congress shortly afterwards. Yang Jiarong was naturally transferred to Lizhen and became the top leader.

No one was surprised by this, but the change in form caused by the change of power had already been surging underground. Even Qiao Zhiwu was very sensible and reached an out-of-court settlement with several village collectives in Qiaokou Town. Qiao Zhiwu agreed to cancel the contract for privately transferring more than 1,000 acres of land from farmers, and several village collectives also withdrew their civil lawsuits against Zhicheng Industrial Group.

At the beginning, Qiao Zhiwu took the management rights of more than 20 acres of land for 20 years and paid the full land fee for 30 years in one lump sum. He then asked Zhang Yunqi for a % stake. Now, times have changed. No matter how unwilling Qiao Zhiwu was, he knew that this was impossible. The situation was stronger than the person. When he reached an out-of-court settlement with several village collectives, he had already admitted defeat and left.

The day after arriving in Lizhen, Zhang Yunqi asked Yang Jin to call Wang Jingshan to the East Gate Villa.

Wang Jingshan did not return to his hometown during the Spring Festival.

This young man, who is not yet 30 years old, was transferred from Huafeng Agriculture to Lizhen by Zhang Yunqi last year to cooperate with Li Jilin in promoting the lotus shrimp project in Qiaoku Town. His performance is quite good. He is a technical person and a graduate student from Southern Hunan Agricultural University. He is definitely a rare top student of that era. He is quite professional in property rights operation and breeding. His biggest shortcoming is that he is a bit idealistic.

Now Li Jilin is going to take over the first phase of the Dongting Lake 4350 Project. Zhang Yunqi asked him to take the lead and be fully responsible for the large lotus shrimp base project in Qiaoku Town. This guy is very excited, especially now that Qiao Zhiwu has admitted defeat and left. There are no major obstacles to the advancement of the Qiaoku Town project. Under his leadership, the project team of Liansheng Group once again entered Qiaoku Town to carry out a series of preliminary work such as land exploration, transfer, and remediation.

In Zhang Yunqi's office, Wang Jingshan introduced the progress of the project in detail.

Finally, he raised a currently unresolved issue: "Mr. Zhang, although the land transfer contract signed privately between Zhicheng Industrial Group and local farmers has been terminated, Qiao Zhiwu has actually paid a huge amount of 4.2 million yuan to the farmers. However, it is extremely difficult to get this money back from the local farmers. The common people will not listen to these reasons. Regardless of whether the private land transfer is legal or not, the land money has already gone into their pockets."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and asked, "What do you mean?"

Wang Jingshan said: "Although legally the ownership of the 1250 acres of land belongs to the collectives of the villages in Qiaokou Town, and Qiao Zhiwu also agrees that the contract is invalid, he paid the money after all, and the main part is still in his hands, so..."

Zhang Yunqi understood what Wang Jingshan meant and asked, "What do you think?"

Wang Jingshan adjusted his glasses and said, "Boss, I think there are two options. One is to negotiate with Zhicheng Industry and try to acquire the 1,000 acres of land at a reasonable price. Of course, they can't refuse this offer. The other is to leave Zhicheng Industry aside and directly sign a transfer agreement with several villages in Qiaokou Town."

Zhang Yunqi asked again: "Which method do you think is better?"

Wang Jingshan felt the pressure. Zhang Yunqi had not given a positive answer, as if he wanted to test his decision-making ability. He said stubbornly, "I think the first option is better. Now that Zhicheng Industry has actually acquired and owned the 1250 acres of land, we can negotiate with Zhicheng Industry first. Zhicheng Industry will sign a letter of intent with the farmers who have received the money but still have the legal right to contract the 1250 acres of land, and then the farmers will jointly sign a pre-transfer agreement with the local village collective in Qiaokou Town. The village collective will then sign a land management rights transfer agreement with Liansheng Group and publicize it. After confirmation by all villagers, we will go through all legal procedures. Finally, the 1250 acres of land will still be in our hands."

At this point, Wang Jingshan added emphatically: "Of course, we can't let Qiao Zhiwu take advantage of the land price again."

Zhang Yunqi said, "There is indeed nothing wrong with your operation, but the procedure is so complicated. Will the project progress be delayed for another two months?"

Wang Jingshan immediately realized that Zhang Yunqi was not satisfied with this plan, but he still insisted: "The main reason is that this operation is more legal and compliant, so that those who are interested cannot find fault with it."

Zhang Yunqi looked up at Wang Jingshan and asked, "Who is the person with ulterior motives? If we take the second approach and sign a land transfer agreement directly with the village collective, isn't that illegal and compliant?"

Sweat broke out on Wang Jingshan's forehead.

The temperature in Lijin was only around ten degrees at this time, and there was a cold wind blowing outside the window.

Zhang Yunqi lit a cigarette and said, "You haven't gotten married yet, right? Actually, my ancestors were all farmers for 18 generations. We were very poor, so I know that it's not easy to work in agriculture. But you, a top student majoring in agriculture, have suffered so many blows from reality and have no plan for the rest of your life. Looking at those poor farmers who dig in the mud all day and still can't get enough food, you still have the idea and desire to lead these farmers to become rich."

Zhang Yunqi took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "It's not wrong to have such a wish, but in real life, the process of realizing such a grand wish must be cruel! So on the road to your goal, your heart must be hard enough. And put aside the trivialities and find the core of the problem."

At this point, Zhang Yunqi took out a red envelope from a thick stack of red envelopes in the drawer and handed it to Wang Jingshan: "I plan to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to operate the Qiaokou Town project independently. You will be the general manager and be fully responsible for this largest agricultural breeding base project in Lijin City. I believe that you have been in this business for so many years and should have been waiting for such an opportunity. Now I give you this opportunity and pave the way for you. How do you go? It's up to you. As for me, I only care about the results. This summer, I hope to see thousands of acres of lotus flowers blooming, fish and shrimps swarming, processing plants rumbling, and farmers' faces full of joy of harvest in Qiaokou Town! At the beginning of the new year, let me give you a good start."

Wang Jingshan took the thick red envelope, opened his mouth, and spoke for a long time. After being treated like this by Zhang Yunqi, his eyes were red: "Boss, I will work hard."

Zhang Yunqi asked again: "What are you going to do with Qiao Zhiwu's 1250 acres of land now?"

Wang Jingshan said: "Sign a contract directly with the village collective."

Zhang Yunqi stood up and said, "That's what we should do! Since Qiao Zhiwu has reached an out-of-court settlement with several village collectives, he is ready to pay all the 420 million yuan for the land. You don't need to consider his feelings. He won't dare to tamper with this project anymore."

Wang Jingshan said: "I understand."

Zhang Yunqi put out his cigarette butt in the ashtray. "You don't understand enough. I have another request. Speed ​​up the progress. The land acquisition and storage work must be completed within a month. On the day of Jingzhe, hold a groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony must be large, the scene must be spectacular, there must be many media reporters, and the project must be of great significance. Also, invite Yang Jiarong to attend."

Now Wang Jingshan understood completely.

Zhang Yunqi disagreed with his plan, thinking that the project was progressing too slowly and was too time-consuming. It was not because he cared about Qiao Zhiwu, but because of the newly appointed Yang Jiarong.

The boss is going to give a big gift to the new official Yang Jiarong.

Wang Jingshan nodded heavily: "I will definitely do it!"

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