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âItâs not easy for you to earn money. Why did you buy such an expensive thing?â Zhao Jiefang said.
âJust buy me some tobacco. Iâve been smoking that all my life.â
âItâs because youâve smoked it all your life that I bought you this. Now that Iâm old, you need to try something good and enjoy yourself.â
âYou really know how to charm others.â Zhao Jiefang held Lin Yiâs hand happily.
He wasnât happy because Lin Yi had bought him these things.
Most importantly, Lin Yi had a way with words and knew how to make people happy.
In Zhao Jiefangâs eyes, Lin Yi and Guo Ningyue were not outsiders.
These children were very good. Although they were not biologically related to him, they were very filial.
They treated him even better than some biological children.
Therefore, Zhao Jiefang also treated the two of them as his biological grandsons.
âGrandpa, I even bought you new clothes. Hurry up and see if you like them.â
âI like it, I like it. Iâll like whatever you buy for me,â Zhao Jiefang said with a smile.
âQuanfu, youâve made a name for yourself now. Your son and daughter have become successful. You can enjoy your life in the future,â the villager who came to visit said.
âWeâre doing okay.â Zhao Quanfu said honestly.
âThe two of them have stable jobs now and earn a lot. Moreover, theyâll be married next year. I have nothing to worry about. â
âThen you can stay in the city from now on.â
âLittle Yue is in Yangcheng, and Little Yi is in Zhonghai. They have both just bought houses, so they will stay in the cities from now on.â
When she talked about the two of them, Zhao Quanfu felt proud.
She had never thought that Lin Yi would be able to get to where he was today.
Moreover, he had also upgraded the conditions of the orphanage. This was something that she did not dare to imagine in the past.
âYangcheng and Zhonghai are both good places. They must be doing well to be able to stay in these places.â
âI remember that the Liu Family kid from our village graduated from a famous university. In the end, he worked in Zhonghai for a few years but couldnât make a name for himself. I heard that heâs coming back soon, since he canât stay there anymore.â
âWhen I was young, I knew that he would be successful. Look, he turned out as
I said.â
âI donât need you to tell me that. Everyone knew that Lil Yi was smart ever since he was young.â
Seeing the villagers praising Lin Yi one after another, Wang Cuiping was extremely proud. She straightened her back and raised her neck to the sky.
After waiting for more than half a year, this day had finally arrived.
âWho among you can compare to my son?
âWhat are you doing?!â
Seeing that Sun Guilan was about to speak, Zhao Quande held her back to prevent her from spouting nonsense.
âIâm just going to have a casual chat. Donât stop me.â
Sun Guilan broke free from Zhao Quande and said,
âThe houses in Zhonghai are not cheap. I heard that it costs over ten thousand yuan per square meter, and itâs not even in the school district. If you earn less than ten thousand yuan a month, you canât survive in such a place.â
âEven with a monthly salary of over ten thousand, itâd be tough to survive,â Lin
Yi said.
Guo Ningyue sulkily stopped talking.
She was only in charge of showing off. If she encountered someone of Sun Guilanâs level, she would have to rely on her brother to take the lead.
The only pity was that her sister-in-law was not here.
If she was here, she probably wouldnât even need to say a word. Just her powerful aura alone would be enough to suppress these people.
âBut I remember that last year, you seemed to have just changed jobs. You were in a real estate company, and your monthly salary was only a few thousand yuan.â
âSecond Aunt is right,â Lin Yi said.
âThen how did you get a house in Zhonghai? Itâs not in the suburbs, is it? Iâm told the houses there arenât very good. Theyâre almost at the edge of Zhonghai.â
âBut wasnât that last year? I canât possibly be stuck earning a few thousand yuan all my life.â
âThen what have you done in the past year? How could you suddenly buy a house in Zhonghai?â
âI started a small company and made some money.â
Guo Ningyue was a little puzzled. It was clearly a big company, so why did he say it was a small company?
âWhat is my brother trying to do?â âWow, my grandson even started a company. How impressive.â
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âBrother, whatâs the name of your company? I might be transferred to
Zhonghai next year. I might be able to help manage your company,â Zhao Zirui said.
Everyone in the room was stunned when they heard that. Zhao Jiefang said,
âGrandson, arenât you a civil servant? How can you manage your brotherâs company?â
âIâm from the tax bureau. Weâre in charge of Big Brotherâs companyâs accounts, so we can help manage them,â Zhao Zirui said with a smile.
âThatâs good. If thatâs the case, you have to take care of your brotherâs company.â
âThatâs for sure. Iâll take care of whatever I can.â Zhao Zirui smiled and said.
âOtherwise, it will be very difficult for small companies to survive in a place like Zhonghai. They might go bankrupt at any time.â
âThatâs right. You brothers have to help each other, so try to help your brother expand his business.â
âDefinitely.â
âDo civil servants have so much power?â One of the villagers asked.
âYou guys donât know the truth, right?â Sun Guilan added.
âIn Huaxia, power comes first. Those small businesses are under the control of my sonâs tax bureau. If thereâs a problem with the accounts, they will have to go back and redo it. The lives and deaths of some small businesses are completely to these people.â
âThatâs really impressive. Your Zhao family is doing well now. In the future, your family will be able to do whatever they want in Victory Village.â
âWeâre doing okay. Weâre doing about as well as everyone thinks,â Sun Guilan said with a smile.
Wang Cuiping rolled her eyes and ignored her.
She also wanted to refute, but hse really didnât understand what was going on, so it wasnât appropriate for her to randomly start arguing.
âGranddaughter, look at your brother. Heâs already a civil servant, but he still has an iron rice bowl. I donât think you should look for another job. Just take the civil servant exam. Itâs good for a little girl to do this. Arenât you tired of job hunting?â
Zhao Jiefang looked at Wang Jiajia and said.
âIâve already taken the exam, Grandpa, but I got eighth place in the written test.
After the interview, only two people were accepted. I feel like I have no chance,â Wang Jiajia said dejectedly.
âThis interview is indeed quite difficult.â Zhao Zirui said sagely, as he had a vast amount of experience.
âBack then, I got first place in the written test. During the interview, I even bribed them 100,000 yuan to work at the tax bureau. You only got eighth place. Moreover, you donât have money or power. Itâll be very difficult for you to get a job here.â
âThatâs what I thought too. I donât think I have much of a chance. Iâm prepared to work hard and try again next year.â
âIsnât that wasting another year? Canât you think of another solutions?â Zhao Jiefang asked.
Although he was old, he was still very aware of the ways of the world and was not at all senile.
âThe main issue is that our family lacks the connections, so we canât find anyone to help us,â Wang Jiajia said.
âActually, I donât think someone like me is suitable to take the civil service exam at all. I have no money or power. Thereâs no chance they will hire me.â
âAsk your brother. Heâs a civil servant and knows a lot of people. He might be able to help,â Zhao Jiefang said..