Chapter 433: Greenhouse Assessment

It had been over half a month since they last met; Lin Wei had become darker and thinner, which made Chen Yang feel a pang of heartache.

"Wife, don't just focus on work; you also need to take care of your body."

Lin Wei sighed and complained to Chen Yang: "I've never seen such a difficult team to manage. Setting up a greenhouse base, something always goes wrong. After finally getting a few bases ready, letting them learn the techniques, they're unwilling. Saying they've farmed all their lives and don't need teaching, I explain, but they won't listen. What kind of people are these?"

Chen Yang reminded her: "You can't be too lenient with them, or they'll get spoiled. If it were me, anyone who doesn't follow orders would have their qualification revoked outright—one household loses it, ten households lose ten. With so many farming households in Shuangfeng Town, even revoking a hundred households' qualifications wouldn't have much impact."

Lin Wei frowned slightly and said: "These people just don't obey orders, but they're basically good. If I revoke their qualifications, wouldn't that be too harsh on them?"

Chen Yang snapped: "The money for these vegetable greenhouses is all mine. They spend my money and still make my wife upset—what kind of logic is that?!"

Lin Wei felt warm inside, hugged Chen Yang's neck and gave him a kiss. She whispered: "Actually, as long as they get the job done, it doesn't matter if I endure a little frustration. After all, this is my work."

Chen Yang pinched her cheek and gently admonished: "You're frustrated because your approach is wrong. With such a huge investment and so many participants, if you don't set some rules for them, even working the town's officials to death won't accomplish anything."

Lin Wei pouted and said: "Who says I haven't set rules for them? They just don't listen! Every time they have some excuse or another."

Chen Yang thought for a moment and said: "Tomorrow go to the town and issue a notice conducting a quality inspection of all greenhouses. Those who pass will receive a reward of five hundred yuan per household; those willing to learn greenhouse planting knowledge and achieve passing grades will get an additional two hundred yuan."

Lin Wei hadn't expected Chen Yang to suggest this; she laughed through tears and said: "Doing it this way could get things done, but we'd have to spend a lot more money. Isn't that inappropriate?"

Chen Yang said nonchalantly: "As long as spending money can settle my wife's affairs, it's perfectly appropriate!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Wei's eyes welled up with emotion. She tightly hugged Chen Yang and happily said: "Thank you, husband—I love you to death!"

Chen Yang put his arms around her slim waist and smirked: "Love means taking action, not just talking."

Lin Wei gave Chen Yang an annoyed glance, then pounced on him like a fierce tiger, knocking him onto the sofa……

The next morning, the village cadres of Shuangfeng Town were urgently summoned to the town government meeting room.

When they saw Chen Yang, Hu Tianyu, and Lin Wei sitting together in the meeting room, their expressions were all surprised. This legendary biggest investor of Shuangfeng Town had never participated in a town government meeting before, nor paid attention to the town's development. Why had he suddenly shown up today?

Had something changed with the investment?

Everyone whispered among themselves, each saying a few words.

Once everyone had arrived, Hu Tianyu, as the town Party Committee secretary, began speaking: "We've called you all together today mainly to announce two things."

"First, starting today, the town will conduct inspections of all vegetable greenhouse projects. Those who pass will receive a bonus of five hundred yuan per greenhouse household from our investor, Mr. Chen."

"Second, also related to the vegetable greenhouse project: after the inspection, we will provide greenhouse planting technique training. Those who achieve passing grades will receive an additional two hundred yuan bonus from Mr. Chen."

As soon as Hu Tianyu finished speaking, discussion broke out again below. However, everyone's mood was noticeably higher than before.

Seeing that the emotions were about to settle, Hu Tianyu immediately raised his hand to signal quiet, then continued: "Don't get too excited too soon. Our inspection is strict; only those who pass receive rewards. Those who fail not only get no bonus but also incur fines. If they still can't correct their issues after being fined, the town will revoke their greenhouse planting qualifications."

Upon hearing this, the village cadres immediately erupted in an uproar.

"Secretary Hu, Mayor Lin, we finally managed to set up the greenhouses with great effort—you can't just say cancel and cancel them!"

Hu Tianyu snapped: "I've told you over and over to follow the rules strictly. After all this time, have you listened? Every time I and Mayor Lin come down to inspect, we find problems. I just don't understand—you're all seasoned veterans of decades, yet you can't even manage a greenhouse properly."

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and remained silent.

At this moment, Chen Yang began to speak.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although many of you know me, I'll still give a brief self-introduction. I'm Chen Yang, boss of the Ordinary People's Meat Industry Co., Ltd. and the Agricultural Products Trading Company. I'm also the investor in your town's vegetable greenhouse base and pig farm. More importantly, I'm the husband of Town Mayor Lin Wei."

"I've invested several hundred million yuan in your town, not because there are mountains of gold and silver here, but to make my wife's work a little easier."

"She wholeheartedly wants to lead you out of poverty and toward prosperity; she's put up the money and worked hard, yet you treat her work so casually. To be frank, I'm unhappy."

"If you can't change your attitude and make this vegetable greenhouse project succeed, I will simply withdraw all my investment. After that, however you choose to get by or live, I won't interfere anymore."

After Chen Yang finished speaking, the village officials lowered their heads in shame.

Their hope for a better life comes entirely from Lin Wei. If Chen Yang really withdraws his investment in anger, Shuangfeng Town will be thrown back to its original state, becoming that poor mountain town where even grandparents don't care and uncles don't love.

After a brief silence in the meeting room, an old party secretary puffing on a dry pipe suddenly broke the quiet: "Mr. Chen, rest assured—we are also grateful people. We keep Mayor Lin's kindness in our hearts. From today on, we will definitely follow her lead and get the greenhouses going."

Once he spoke, others followed suit and expressed their stance.

"Mr. Chen, our village has endured decades of hardship, and we finally have a glimmer of hope. Please don't withdraw your investment! I guarantee that upon returning, I will strictly require villagers to follow Mayor Lin's demands and get the greenhouses running well."

"Mr. Chen, who doesn't want a good life? Our villagers may be a bit slow-witted and slow to learn, but we will certainly strive to overcome difficulties."

"Mr. Chen, give our village another half month. If we still can't get it right, we're willing to accept the penalty."

Chen Yang nodded and said to the village officials below: "Then I'll give you half a month. After half a month, I'll send people to inspect your greenhouses. Those who pass will receive the rewards I promised, without shortchanging a cent. Those who fail will only prove they're unsuitable for this project, and I won't force them."