Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 407 - Chapter 407 Chapter 396 Two Spots

Chapter 407: Chapter 396 Two Spots Chapter 407: Chapter 396 Two Spots Ding Tangping was reluctant to give up this sole opportunity, but he also understood that if he really took the thirty thousand yuan, and if Jiaxin didn’t donate the remaining fifty thousand yuan, he would offend not only the village secretary but also the fellow villagers. With the thirty thousand yuan in his pocket, his family wouldn’t be able to live a peaceful life.

Captain Du was shrewder. Seeing the struggle on Ding Tangping’s face, he pointed to a large tree not far away and said, “Old Comrade Ding, if you have any difficulties, you can talk to me over there. I and the organization will definitely do our best to help you solve them.”

Seeing this, Ding Tangping also took a step back and nodded in agreement.

Gu Wenfeng lowered his voice and said, “Jiaxin, no matter what agreement they reach, don’t get involved, lest any more complications arise.”

He was really annoyed, not understanding how Captain Du and Secretary Ruan ran their operations. With so many people around, how could they not keep an eye on the few people from the Ding Family?

Jiaxin didn’t say anything.

Half an hour later, Captain Du returned, but Secretary Ruan and Ding Tangping were nowhere to be seen. He walked up to Jiaxin and said, “Comrade Lu, Old Comrade Ding has already gone back.”

Jiaxin asked, “What conditions did you promise him?”

Captain Du didn’t dare to hide it from her and said, “A permanent position at the construction company and a temporary job at the Second Machinery Factory.”

Jiaxin said with an indifferent expression, “Do you know why I am donating one million to build your roads? It’s because I don’t want the Ding Family to take advantage of this matter to get benefits from me. What you are doing goes against my original intention.”

Captain Du let out a sigh and said, “It’s our fault, we didn’t do our job well. Comrade Lu, today is after all the big day for relocating the graves, and it’s not right to draw blood, as it would be inauspicious.”

Nowadays, it’s like there’s one slot for every turnip in the job market. However, compared to losing fifty thousand Hong Kong Dollars, it was still possible to give away two job slots.

Jiaxin’s face was dark.

Seeing she was unhappy, Captain Du added, “Comrade Lu, if they don’t do well, we will have them return to the countryside to continue farming.”

Jiaxin scoffed, “Do you think I’m stupid? It’s easy to fire a temporary worker, but it’s not the same with a permanent employee. You can’t just fire them whenever you want.”

After saying that, she waved her hand and said, “Forget it, consider this an expensive lesson for me. He Bin will give you the rest of the money.”

Dealing with these people, one must be extremely vigilant, or else one could be swindled at any moment.

At that moment, The Gold Picker told Jiaxin that all the bones had been collected and they could leave. He had seen the whole commotion and thought it best to leave this place of trouble sooner rather than later.

Jiaxin bowed, “I’ll have to trouble you with the next steps.”

The other party politely said, “Miss Lu, you’re too kind.”

This time, Jiaxin didn’t stay in the county but went straight back to the Forty-nine City with Gu Lanlan’s remains. As for He Bin, he stayed to handle the follow-up matters.

Wenfeng saw her frowning the whole time and tried to console her, “Boss, if he really died in front of you, it wouldn’t be good for your reputation.”

Jiaxin coldly huffed and said, “I’m angry because they treated me like a fool. The Ding Family only has a few people; how could they not keep them under control? They probably think that just because I’m wealthy, I should help improve their lives. Perhaps in their hearts, they also think I’m heartless and unfeeling!”

Having finished, she took a deep breath, “Anyway, Grandmother’s grave has been successfully relocated, and I’ll avoid coming back here in the future if there’s no need.”

If she hadn’t mentioned that she wouldn’t donate the remaining fifty thousand yuan, these people would still be begging her, saying the matter was difficult to resolve and asking her to compromise. What a joke, as if they could have acquired the one million yuan if she were willing to compromise. Although Ding Tangping didn’t get any money, he managed to secure jobs for his two grandsons, indirectly benefiting from her goodwill.

Wang Lin said, “If you feel wronged, Boss, you could disrupt this whole affair. After all, it was Captain Du who made the promises; it has nothing to do with the other leaders.”

Gu Wenfeng shook his head and said, “Temporary workers can be dismissed with an excuse. But it’s not the same with the permanent workers. However, construction companies are all about hard labor, which is very tough.”

“That’s still better than farming.”

Gu Wenfeng couldn’t deny that.

Lu Jiaxin didn’t assign He Bin any tasks, leaving him to his own devices.

To secure a resting place for Gu Lanlan’s remains, Lu Jiaxin purposely bought a bungalow not far from Mrs. Lu’s gravesite, and only after she had taken care of everything did she return home.

By the time she got home, it was already past midnight, and the bumpy ride had nearly broken her apart. After washing her hair and taking a bath, she had Miao Na blow-dry her hair.

She fell asleep before her hair was dry. Miao Na carried her to bed, tucked her in, and then tiptoed out of the room.

Gu Wenfeng said, “Miao Na, I had the chef make some dumplings just now. Would you like some?”

The few grown men had been busy until now and were starving. They didn’t want to eat hard stuff like bread, so they had dragged the chef out of bed.

Miao Na was hungry too and followed him for a bowl of dumplings. The dumplings, made that afternoon, came in two flavors: three delicacies and mushroom with pork.

While eating the dumplings, Miao Na said, “Mr. Gu, you shouldn’t have stopped me just now. I could have taken away the knife from that scoundrel’s hand and then tied him up with a rope. That way, he wouldn’t be able to seek death. The person wouldn’t get any benefits, and the boss wouldn’t be unhappy either.”

That old man didn’t truly want to die, his knife hadn’t even touched a major artery, and she was absolutely confident she could have taken the knife from him.

Gu Wenfeng explained, “Miao Na, the boss doesn’t care whether he lives or dies, but Captain Du and Secretary Ruan would absolutely not allow him to die in front of them. If Old Man Ding really died, the news spreading would damage their reputation and career paths.”

Miao Na hadn’t considered all these twists and turns.

Lu Jiaxin woke up at six the next morning, checked her watch, got up to wash, and then went for a run along Shichahai. There were quite a few people exercising in the early morning, mostly elderly. Young people had to go to work and children had to go to school; you wouldn’t see them on a regular day.

After her run, Lu Jiaxin learned from the gatekeeper at the entrance to her house that her elder brother and Second Sister-in-law Lu, along with Shanzi, had come over.

Upon seeing Lu Jiaxin, Second Sister-in-law Lu asked, “Did that shameless family bully you?”

Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, “With so many people around me, how could they possibly bully me? However, he demanded fifty thousand yuan and said he would die in front of me if he didn’t get it.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu didn’t wait for her to finish speaking before she spat in disgust and cursed, “Shameless thing. Even had the gall to ask you for money, demanding a hefty sum of fifty thousand. If it wasn’t for him, would your mother’s health have been so frail? If he wants to die, let him die. It would give your grandmother and mother a chance to settle scores with him underground.”

Lu Jiazong asked, “Did you give him the money?”

“No, in the end, it was Captain Du and the village secretary who accompanied us that persuaded him,” she replied.

Lu Jiazong asked incredulously, “They didn’t get the money, and they let you take your grandmother’s remains away?”

The Ding Family didn’t have a single promising member among them, and they certainly would grab the opportunity of moving the graves to extort money from Jiaxin.

Lu Jiaxin said, “They didn’t get the money, but Captain Du promised to arrange jobs for his two grandsons, one as a permanent worker and one as a temporary worker. Seeing that I wouldn’t give him money, he accepted that.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu resentfully remarked, “God really doesn’t have eyes, letting such vermin live instead of striking him down with a bolt of lightning, and even letting his family secure two jobs.”

If God truly had a will, there wouldn’t be so many wicked people in the world.